Button Gwinnett didn’t want to be in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in the summer of 1776, and not just because a heat wave gripped the city and delegates dressed in wool and powdered wigs.
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Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
But on July 2, 1776, as the mighty British army sailed into New York Harbor, the delegates in Philadelphia's Independence Hall voted yea.
The 34-year-old democratic socialist's choices were pitted against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also of New York, in what will likely be viewed as a big and successful early test at establishing a new faction within the national party.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
May said the outcome reflects the consequences of the choices made that night.
There were 13,350 ballots cast in the USC voting, and two candidates received at least 75% of the vote.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Rather than replacing traditional physics calculations, the machine learning system acts as a filter, allowing researchers to focus computational resources on the most promising candidates.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
The lineup for those shows has included four Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees — Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, James Taylor and Foreigner — along with hometown favorite Gregory Page, the two-day San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival and such rising younger stars as Yungblud, Ethel Cai and Cannons.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
This year’s nine inductees steward some of the world's most influential brands, products, experiences and cultural institutions.
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