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Colbert succeeded David Letterman, who was the original host of the “The Late Show” when it launched in 1993 and became the first successful late night show in CBS’s history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Michael Saylor, the company’s executive chairman, posted “back to work” on social media site X, alongside a chart showing Strategy’s history of Bitcoin purchases.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

PHOENIX—Cori Close was a rookie assistant women’s basketball coach at UCLA, barely past her playing career at UC Santa Barbara, when she met the most famous coach in college basketball history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“We are grateful that Congress rejected these proposed cuts in the FY 2026 funding agreement, continuing its 30-year bipartisan history of fully funding WIC,” she wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Knowing how the rest of history would play out, I found this sadly ironic as I grabbed a hatchet from the basket.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin