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For years, Jin built a thriving Protestant congregation in the heart of Beijing, known as Zion Church, that operated outside the government’s system of tightly controlled official churches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province, is currently controlled by rebels from the AFC-M23 group, who say they are creating an Ebola response team.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

OpenAI later turned its for-profit business into a public-benefit corporation, known as a B Corp, controlled by its nonprofit arm.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The pair were ultimately accused of transferring $350 million out of Venezuela either to the US or through the US to foreign accounts they owned or controlled.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Even so, I was desperate to find out where the many, many rules that they controlled us with came from.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals