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All three of Iran's group-stage matches will be played in the United States, against New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles, and against Egypt in Seattle.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In California, prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter charges against the mother of a 14-year-old boy who allegedly struck and killed a man while riding an e-moto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Investors spent the last two years crowding into artificial-intelligence stocks as a hedge against an economic slowdown that never fully arrived.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

Fujimori, 51, appeals to the mixed legacy of her late father, who stabilized the economy and defeated a Maoist insurgency, but was convicted of corruption and crimes against humanity.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

I reach up, hugging her neck, feeling her long, furry face against my cheek.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes