Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.
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Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.
As a result, his voice was confident, clear, and amplified by an empty-headed belief in his own good intentions.
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Will Mackin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
But as wealth inequities simultaneously reach new extremes, the transfer has amplified questions about whether wealthy families are moving fast in their promises of impactful giving.
The continued seismic activity has heightened fears among residents, many of whom remain unwilling to return to homes that might have suffered structural damage.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
An interesting month for the ‘baby designer’ crowd A new genome-editing tool used in early embryos has illuminated the role of a key gene overseeing the first stages of human development — and heightened the ongoing debate about whether such tools could or should ever be used to make a baby.
The National Association of Secretaries of State, which has long been a place for secretaries to discuss election security threats, has stepped up its efforts this year, said spokesman John Milhofer.
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Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
That’s when Tucker, who went three for five with four RBIs Saturday, stepped up to the plate.
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