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Paraguay and Morocco eliminated European giants Germany and the Netherlands on penalty kicks and Brazil, a five-time champion, needed a goal deep in stoppage time to beat Japan, which has never won a knockout game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

And for a judge eager to expand this nation’s use of capital punishment, there is no time like the present to get on with that task.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

“The higher the prices get, the higher of an impact the conditions have on people and the more difficult it becomes to fight their cases,” Patel said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Last September, Thomas asserted that existing court decisions are not “the gospel” and that they may be based on “something somebody dreamt up and others went along with.”

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

It will be a long and difficult struggle to get the Philippines back on its feet.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly