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In the meantime, general manager Howie Roseman has addressed Brown’s status by choosing his words more carefully than a Philadelphian ordering a cheesesteak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Tina Peters deserved to go to jail but not for nine years, a panel of judges decreed, ordering her resentencing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

On Wednesday, the U.S. indicted Cuba’s Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old brother of the late revolutionary leader Fidel, on charges of ordering civilian aircraft shot down near the island nation in 1996.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

This led to the state coroner ordering an investigation into the museum's collection in April 2023, and after months of inquiries, the findings were handed down in September.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In his will, George Washington left his enslaved people—with the notable exception of Billy Lee—to his wife, Martha, ordering that they be freed after her death.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis