Conlon also launched Recovered Voices, an initiative to revive operas by composers who had been murdered or driven into exile during the Nazi era.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
And in 1960, fearing Congo and its vast resources moving out of the West’s sphere of influence, Eisenhower ordered Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba murdered.
All 12 people on board, including 11 skydivers and a pilot, were killed in the incident, authorities said.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Air Force officials did not immediately identify the eight people killed or explain why there were more people aboard than the bomber’s standard crew complement.
However, Nike quickly snuffed out optimism of turning point, forecasting China revenue to be down about 20% in its current quarter, which will be reported after the bell on June 30 .
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Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
In a blow to a major developer, traffic concerns have snuffed out a plan for dozens of Lake Norman townhomes on a busy Mooresville road.
—
Joe Marusak
June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
The current San Geronimo Chapel was built in 1850 to replace a church destroyed in the Mexican American War.
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Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.
Mitchell Robinson elbow checked him in the face, Jose Alvarado pulled off a single-legged take-down in the first half, and Towns drew a frustration flagrant foul when Wembanyama whacked him in the face.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
The Knicks are also getting whacked every time down the court.
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