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Its chief executive, Cástulo de la Rocha, served on Mayor Karen Bass’ transition team after she won the mayor’s race in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Gov. Janet Mills entered the race months after Platner and dropped out in April after her campaign failed to take off as Platner drew crowds and enthusiasm.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Concerning questions about the artificial-intelligence race have been emerging, as well as the path of inflation and interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
A candidate calling himself Mr. Fishfinger also said he would enter the race, vowing to “batter” Farage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Like a game!” we’d tell each other: “a race to beat our own record!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Michigan’s primary and Maine’s process to replace Platner will determine whether any women join Alaska’s Mary Peltola as Democratic nominees in the nine most competitive races this year.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
EU lawmakers on Thursday backed kickstarting negotiations on creating a digital version of the euro, as the European Union races to introduce the currency.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Millions more would likely flow into the state’s judicial races should the amendment pass, as competitive elections tend to attract more spending than retention elections.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
It may have been a somewhat underwhelming year for television, but there are still a number of standout series to root for and races with the potential to surprise us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
He won six races, then the big one, the three-hundred-mile race, and $500.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
With back-to-back wins, the Americans raced off to a historic start and their 11 goals scored were their most ever at a World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Maxime Lucu's penalty gave France a 10-5 lead, but the home side hit back to lead when flanker Lakai raced over after combining with Caleb Clarke.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Portland, like many cities, has raced to increase its supply of affordable housing by turning to a federal program that’s existed since the 1980s: the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Just days after Sony announced it would be killing off its physical videogame discs by 2028 in favor of digital-only alternatives, one player raced to liquidate his collection.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
My mind raced back to that night, and everything clicked into place.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
A few years ago, Ubisoft announced they were shutting down “The Crew,” a 2014 racing game that requires a constant internet connection despite being mainly a single-player game.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
She was a racehorse owner, breeder and a racing fan who, like her grandson William, often revealed a more private side of her personality in her reactions while watching a race.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Helicopter footage shows Pendree racing through the traffic doing wheelies on what the force described as a Sur-Ron "e-bike" as he drives down the middle of the road.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Across Silicon Valley, startup founders like Ibarra are enjoying a wave of computing credits and fielding competing offers from AI-model makers racing to land new enterprise customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Three seconds later I’m racing down the path behind my house.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
