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Lord Robertson and his ministers, John Reid and John Spellar, paid a visit to Tony Blair, saying they'd all resign if the Treasury took the cash.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

On Friday, it took barely six minutes of this World Cup for Pulisic to remind everyone why.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

The U.S. took care of business in its World Cup opener.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

However, many who were active in the effort to stop Mamdani’s election, which ultimately turned out to be a disorganized failure, took that as a sign that defeat was imminent.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Then they agreed to tell him—if he asked—that a wizard came in a smoke cloud and took all the books.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios