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Democrats, who controlled both houses of Congress, passed the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, which gave the Republican president the power to stabilize prices, rents, wages, interest rates, and dividends.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Pasadena officials are warning that residents may hear helicopters, controlled explosions and simulated weapons fire as the U.S. military conducts a training exercise in the northeast area of the city Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

NAIROBI—A rare strain of Ebola has reached a corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo controlled by Islamic State militants, a place too dangerous for health workers fighting to stop the deadly virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The resulting vapor then traveled through a tube in which temperatures could be carefully controlled as the material cooled.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

But Bill knew that Grammer, whom the Osage Chief called the “county’s most notorious character,” possessed secrets and controlled an unseen world.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann