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South Carolina, under legendary coach Dawn Staley, is playing in the national championship game for the third straight year and fourth time in five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The company developed its products by sending pods of four to five engineers to work with customers for months at a time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

It has now spent five years telling the public that above-target inflation is temporary, and each new shock makes that harder to sustain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In fact, if SpaceX’s pitch goes through, it would rank behind only five companies in the S&P 500 Index — Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

J.W. snapped at the thing in the road, then jumped an easy five foot in the air.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck