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Then there was Sly Stone’s oft-delayed set that ended with him ranting about his former manager and led to a slander lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

While this is a higher bar to meet than any of the previous ones, former Attorney General Pam Bondi has created an infrastructure to make it easier to meet with her tip line system.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The 1988 presidential campaign of Alexander Haig, a former four-star general who served as Ronald Reagan’s first secretary of state, flamed out amid GOP infighting over the Iran–Contra affair.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

A challenge for Scarratt, which Hunter has already had to navigate, is coaching her former team-mates.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It was at a church service in Munich that I saw him, the former S.S. man who had stood guard at the shower room door in the processing center at Ravensbruck.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom