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Two paintings by the Impressionist master Claude Monet that have never been shown in public are to be sold in Paris next month by the billionaire Schlumberger family of France, auction house Sotheby's said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Stocks had sold off while yields jumped following the Fed’s rate decision Wednesday, with Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warning that inflation remains “too high and has been for too long.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Jeramy seemed to have a motive: A couple of weeks before the break-in, Roebuck had repossessed a Dodge Dakota pickup truck he’d sold to Jeramy after his nephew fell behind on payments.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Last year an all-party Westminster inquiry, external called for action to close a legal loophole that allows illegal vehicles to be sold under the guise of off-road use.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
While Mother and I wash and put away the few dishes we haven’t yet sold at the market, we hear a faint knock at the door.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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