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The 2,500 invite-only spectators will watch several former Olympic medalists, including sprinter Fred Kerley and swimmers Hunter Armstrong and Cody Miller of the USA.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
A former Wales rugby international described the "crazy" and "very special" moment he held his own heart after a life-saving transplant.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
When Paz, a 58-year-old former senator, took office in November, he inherited a country close to collapse, with dwindling dollar reserves, fuel shortages and a widening fiscal crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
A former Cuban spy who infiltrated a group of Florida anti-communist exiles in the 1990s told AFP that Havana's fatal shootdown of two planes piloted by the activists set the stage for devastating US sanctions.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Anxiety, depression, insomnia, and feelings of isolation were common in the workers, as well as in the former populations of the towns surrounding the plant.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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