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Debbie Carlson, a former commodities writer for Dow Jones Newswires, is a financial journalist based in Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In 1995, after Selena’s tragic death at the hands of Yolanda Saldivar, the former president of her fan club, Abraham dedicated his life to safeguarding her legacy and overseeing primary control over her estate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"To this day when people don't like me they introduce me as a former Bunny, as a put-down," she told the New York Times in 2016.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The ceremony was held at the Oklahoma home of Steinem’s friend Wilma Mankiller, former head of the Cherokee Nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Three hundred ninety-eight residents, out of the original population of 10,341, registered to return on the opening of Okuma, and fewer than 800 of the former population of 8,000 committed to return to Futaba.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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