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Central Intelligence Agency director John Ratcliffe went on to praise the mission’s “flawless execution” during the briefing.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Don eventually remarried and had three more kids, but he held on to a big box of Cynthia’s clothes and other keepsakes, including a lock of hair and bottle of her perfume.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The strait is also a critical thoroughfare for liquefied natural gas, which many countries rely on to produce electricity and fertilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

After his 1989 speech to a large crowd in Heroes' Square, he went on to study liberal political philosophy briefly at Oxford.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Late in the afternoon we were allowed aboard a mail train, only to be put off two stops farther on to make room for a food shipment.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom