On a sunny afternoon in May 2024, a hundred New England foodies gathered on the steps of the US Capitol to declare New Haven, Connecticut—in as official a manner as possible—the pizza capital of the United States.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
In aggregate, these steps have reduced capital requirements for the largest banks by 6 percent, translating to $60 billion less capital available to absorb losses and prevent failure from spreading through the financial system.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
That means clear notification procedures, credible monitoring and reliable deconfliction backed by the United Nations.
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John W.H. Denton AO,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
Restaurants that receive more than 30 demerits are required to immediately fix the most critical violations and start corrective procedures on all the other violations within 48 hours.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2026
In replacing Bowman as GM during the 1986-87 season, Meehan oversaw numerous franchise-changing moves, including Mogilny’s defection from the Soviet Union in 1989.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
One of the more notable recent moves involved left-hander Eric Lauer, who arrived in a trade from the Toronto Blue Jays after voicing some displeasure with how the team was utilizing him in the beginning of the season.
According to the Museum, more than 150,000 troops participated in the invasion, one of the largest amphibious military operations in history and a pivotal step toward the liberation of Western Europe.
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Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
An official familiar with US Central Command operations put the count much higher at nearly 1,000 commercial vessels crossing in and out of the Strait of Hormuz in the last two months, according to a Bloomberg report Friday.
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