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In the days following Unai Emery's appointment as Aston Villa head coach, John McGinn was north of the border catching up with some old friends.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Monday-night regulars at Sullivan County come mostly for “the hang,” Mr. Coyne writes, in contrast to the friendly but eccentric old gentleman who comes by himself most evenings to putt on distant greens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In his hands, that old chop-socky cliché where a circle of ninjas challenges the hero one at a time becomes a sphere of ninjas simultaneously engulfing the hero from above and below.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

GE’s aerospace franchise was called the crown jewel of the old GE, which is how Stephanie Link, Hightower’s chief investment strategist, describes Honeywell’s aerospace franchise today.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Joey, now twenty-four years old, stands at the gate of Ateneo de Manila University in the early months of 1942.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly