However, year after year, predicting Preller’s midsummer machinations has proved a largely futile endeavor.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
30 July 2026
Kapor had a lot more to say, about blazing a trail without a map, about the machinations of markets, and about the opportunities that the world is exploring now.
In June, a federal judge ruled against Katherine and Garry Leach, finding that federal courts could not weigh in on how churches spend their donations, citing First Amendment protections.
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Giles Hudson,
CBS News,
1 Aug. 2026
Children who are victims of trafficking or abuse, for example, are entitled to special protections.
Wednesday night, about 75 agencies from police to community groups, the mayor's office and district attorney's office came together for the One Downtown Task Force's public safety working session.
—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
6 Aug. 2026
Frank Yiannas, a former FDA deputy commissioner for food policy and response, said that the scale of the outbreak should be an alarm bell for America’s food industry and government agencies.
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