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Borrowing language from an earlier case, Justice William Douglas argued that giving “untrammeled discretion” to the judge or jury to make sentencing decisions in capital cases was “offensive to … the Constitution.”

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

It’ll probably deliver record earnings in 2026, partly supported by a production recovery, says the brokerage, which forecasts the company’s copper-in-concentrate production to climb 124% and gold output to surge 565% from year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The sector was written off earlier this year when investors predicted a “SaaSpocalypse,” and questioned if software companies would eventually be replaced by AI.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Belgium didn’t make it out of the group stage in Qatar after reaching the semifinals four years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

He gestures to the velvet sofa Helen had tried to make me sit on earlier.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse