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Amy Gibney said she is one of eight parents told on Thursday that SEN schools across Belfast are either full or unable to meet their children's needs.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Evidence suggests that pairing GLP-1 medications with endoscopic procedures or bariatric surgery could lead to greater weight loss and longer-lasting results than either approach alone.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

Those officers "could either on their own initiative or following orders from their superiors" help "facilitate an escape that would make it impossible for the accused to be available to justice", he wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

The small, colorful board book isn’t the typical banned book, mostly because parents are usually either doing or directing the reading.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

I can tell she wants to say something else here, either a reproach or a further suggestion about something I’ve missed, but whatever it is, she bites it back.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse