current events

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Camus used the notebooks more as a place to organize his thoughts than as a chronicle of current events, but they do feature some real-time accounts of history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

If the global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t wake you up to this, then maybe current events will.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

This threat is acute enough that observers are warning that the ability to anonymously make such large bets on current events could motivate the people involved to alter outcomes for their own financial benefit.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

I am mostly interested in if/how current events, including the war in Iran and the protests against ICE, are mentioned in any way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Every Tuesday, Mr. Ryan’s history students were supposed to bring a topic for a current events discussion.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen