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Employer-backed insurance coverage for a family cost a total of nearly $27,000 on average in 2025, up 26% compared with five years earlier, according to KFF, a health research nonprofit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Irregular border crossings into the EU detected by authorities fell by 40 percent in the first four months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to the EU's border control agency.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

According to the survey, 41% approve of his work, compared with 29% who disapprove.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The sale is small compared with Strategy’s overall bitcoin hoard.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

He compared the process to drinking kerosene in order to spit fire: the effect would be magnificent, but you’d die in the process.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day