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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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He made around $2 billion in cattle transactions to build his “ghost herd,” according to bank records filed in Texas federal bankruptcy court, which is trying to pick apart the web of alleged fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

No one appeared to have been taken, but the presence of federal agents drove off customers again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Prosecutors asked for a 30-year sentence, but federal Judge Deborah Boardman sentenced the attacker to eight years in prison, about what the defense sought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The Unite Here Local 11 union, which represents about 2,000 stadium food and beverage workers, is demanding better pay along with assurances that federal immigration agents will not be allowed to enter the venue.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The federal courts ordered public schools in Newport News and Norfolk to integrate.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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