On a sunny day in late May, a brand-new Mazda CX-5 was accelerated to about 40 mph and driven toward a stationary object with the express purpose of testing whether the vehicle would hit it.
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Keith Laing,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
China’s economic imbalance worsened in May as retail sales fell at the fastest pace in years, while industrial output accelerated, new data showed.
The sale on Monday far outstripped those, no doubt due to the truly top material in the sale, including what Christie’s called the largest Pollock drip painting still in private hands.
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Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
18 May 2026
Demand outstripped supply by more than 20 times before the roadshow finished.
The White Lotus star, 58, caught up with PEOPLE at the premiere of her new film Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass on June 10, aspart of the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Unfortunately, this is a line item my budget hasn’t quite caught up to.
In the 54th minute, New Zealand fought to get the ball back at midfield and then Elijah Just streaked forward, playing a give-and-go with Chris Wood at the top of the 18-yard box.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
Within seconds, their left forward Pam Woodworth, 72, streaked past three Togolese defenders, white ponytail flopping.
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