Twice Basilio Aguirre built and lost a fortune, defrauded by business partners one time, the victim of Mexico’s economy the other.
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Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Demiana Khoury, Tran’s defense attorney, and Progressive Insurance Co,, which was named as the company that had been defrauded, did not respond to requests for comment.
The keen scent of the fall breeze with its hint of snow now swept down the valley and stung our faces.
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Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
Drivers stung by high gas prices have enjoyed some welcome relief over the last couple of weeks, even as the impact of the Iran war continues to choke off oil supply.
Everyone can relate to a character waiting for a phone call, or a text, that feeling of being stuck in a purgatorial gap that won’t end until the other person has made contact.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Outside the arena, reactions were mixed after Trump waved through his tinted window to the crowds stuck behind the barricades across the street.
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