The Hibbitt acquisition catapulted North America to become JD’s largest market.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Alex Bores, a largely unknown 35-year-old New York state legislator, catapulted into the national spotlight this spring for his platform advocating tough regulation of artificial intelligence.
Following its mega-IPO, shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketed to new heights, peaking at just over $222 on Tuesday morning.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
Your biggest traditional rival, the New York Knicks, just won the NBA Finals for the first time in a thousand years as Jalen Brunson rocketed up the charts among the pantheon of all-time Big Apple sports heroes.
My eyes darted back and forth, trying to grasp the imposing silhouette in its entirety.
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Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
After a weekend in the city with his fiancée, Kelce darted over to Los Angeles with his brother Jason to host a live taping of New Heights at the Orpheum Theatre on Monday, June 12.
Western whiptails flitted across the trail and onto rocks.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Brands may be gearing up for a European summer, but over the past couple of months, many European luxury labels — and with them, brand executives, fashion journalists, and VICs — have flitted between the coasts of the United States.
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