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The criminal probe was a significant escalation in the yearslong effort to police serial pollution offenses by Virginia-based Southern Coal and dozens of affiliated mining operations controlled by the family.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
In the end, England's midfielders were too passive and easily controlled by Spain, while the usually explosive frontline of Alessia Russo, Lauren Hemp and Lauren James proved ineffective.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A rare strain of Ebola has reached territory controlled by Islamic State militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a place too dangerous for health workers fighting to stop the deadly virus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It estimated that 66 percent of the around $5.5 billion generated by mining each year was controlled by political elites working in cahoots with organized crime through murky public-private "strategic alliances."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Her avatar’s facial expressions were extremely realistic, which usually meant they were synched to those of their operator instead of controlled by software.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
