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A graduate with zero debt may be able to start funding retirement accounts instead of paying loan servicers $1,000 monthly for a decade.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, said two weeks ago that the training base would be in Mexico instead of Tucson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Founded in 2017, Wayve is a pioneer in the development of AI embedded in vehicles, which learns from the environment by processing data from sensors instead of relying on pre-mapped routes.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But instead of ending capital punishment in the United States, the Furman decision set off a scramble in which states reenacted their death penalty laws in the hope of curing the problem Justice Douglas identified.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

And angry, too, that I’d left the donut instead of bringing it with me, because now I wanted it, even though eating it felt wrong.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows