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junto

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as in cabal

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The eight-part Spanish-language drama, inspired by real events, is set in 1980s Lima, Peru, and follows the rise of an elite law school cabal that infiltrates academia, politics, and organized crime.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
This despite its violent, heroic left-leaning revolutionaries and a cabal of right-wing racists with unapologetically murderous intentions.

— Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026

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July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
The headstone, a memorial to texans who served the confederacy, was erected in 1964, which is to say the state missed the hundred-year anniversary of the battle itself but did remember to put it up in the year that Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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Yet the bloc’s self-destructive policies have left it reliant on record levels of natural gas from Russia.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
The European Union coordinated efforts to raise 900 million euros ($1 billion) in aid for Gaza, working with 65 governments and organizations including the White House and the United Nations, the bloc's top diplomat said Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

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Thiel has spent the better part of his adult life building a coalition between Silicon Valley libertarianism and conservative Christianity.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Healthcare workers and other supporters with the Billionaire Tax Now coalition hold placards during a media briefing in Los Angeles on April 27, 2026.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 17 July 2026

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They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The union says it’s already made concessions at the bargaining table but with little offered in return to improve current conditions and wages.

— Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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In the aftermath of the American Revolutionary War, the national government remained a loose confederation of state governments.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Weinberg says the confederation has evolved immensely since then, shifting from simply managing competitions to actively trying to help develop football in the region.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 July 2026

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Overnight Oats May Support the Gut-Brain Connection Researchers are still learning about the gut-brain axis, the two-way communication system between your gut and your brain.

— Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 14 July 2026
Also, like Earth, Saturn’s rotational axis is tipped relative to its orbit.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

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