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So Contra Costa Community College District officials are proposing a $920 million bond measure on the June 2 ballot to renovate or replace some of the key structures.—
East Bay Times editorial,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026 -
Convention and government facilities The city is proposing another $100 million bond to finance capital improvement projects for city conventions facilities and other government buildings.—
Dylan Lysen
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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But Netanyahu’s coalition, supported by ultra-Orthodox parties, has tapped only small numbers of willing men, and has been promising to advance a bill—one opposed by more than four-fifths of Israelis—that would supersede the court’s ruling.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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By Carmen Arroyo, Bloomberg Elon Musk’s xAI asked employees earlier this year to offer up their own tax returns as training data for the company’s Grok chatbot, promising a $420 payment as incentive for doing so.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Sony has been wary of committing to such an expensive undertaking in a market that is in flux and more challenging than ever.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Kayla McBride made consecutive 3s to extend Minnesota's lead to 76-67 and the Lynx closed out the win despite committing 19 turnovers in the game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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Defense and national security remain a cornerstone of Germany’s landmark fiscal expansion, with Berlin pledging to ramp up military spending to at least 1% of its total GDP.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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In Central Asia, Japan has been a forward-leaning partner, pledging over $19 billion to help nations bypass Russian influence through the Middle Corridor.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Kelly was crowned Princess of Monaco upon marrying into the House of Grimaldi in 1956, wedding the country's then-monarch, Prince Rainier III.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The announcement stated that King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate had all been given the joyful news, while the church wedding itself will be in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on June 6.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Betrothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrothing. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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