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In a long post on X, Ruben Rocha Moya, an ally of leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum, insisted he had "committed no crime" and was returning to office "with a clear conscience and head held high."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“As long as he’s good now, all is great.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
After a long and somewhat uncomfortable few days of news, aren’t you looking forward to the weekend?
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
But Crandall said that in the long run, it will raise the interest rates on money the government borrows, increasing the cost to taxpayers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
This—coupled with their long separation—has taken its toll.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Today, Canyon View Ranch boards around 60 dogs at once, often with a waiting list stretching six months or longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
And is there a backup if that firm is no longer around?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
That may not be spectacular by U.S. standards, but Europe no longer looks like a zero-growth economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
This time the queues in Moscow are even longer than before.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Joey is no longer here to tell us about her life.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Their return - the longest gap between games by a side in Premier League history - and first assignment was chastening and a reminder that survival will be no easy task.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The fees were so steep that other pay-TV providers, including Cox, Dish Network and, for many years, DirecTV, refused to carry the Dodgers channel — leading to one of the longest blackouts in sports TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nvidia describes its hardware as an investment with the “lowest token cost, highest revenue and longest life.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Italy’s longest river, the Po, is essential for irrigating farmland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The few seconds she makes me wait are the longest of my life.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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