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At a June 25 contempt hearing, Jonathan Robbins, a Justice Department lawyer, said they objected to the order regarding personal phones, stating that those “are not in our custody and control.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
On Sunday, Edwards published a post on his Substack blog stating he had "attempted to write a poem" for the first time in his life, having "drawn inspiration" from the National Eisteddfod.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hughes is seeking relief for $1.5 billion in debt that matured on Aug. 1, stating it lacks the cash to pay off the debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Panama-based Nobel laureate has said that she does not oppose the negotiations going ahead, stating that she would not attend.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
We invoked it in stating that if we had 367 people gathered together, we could be certain that at least two had the same birthday.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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