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.
Georgia still has ample budget reserves and a growing economy, prompting credit rating agencies to give the state their top scores.
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David Wickert,
AJC.com,
30 July 2026
Advertisers who have treated those as different budgets, different agencies and different measurement systems may find the distinction harder to maintain.
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