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June 22, 2026, 4:42 p.m. Eastern time

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The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week

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Brexit was supposed to let Britain return to a time when it still counted as a global power. A decade later, the costs are blindingly apparent.

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Despite its advantages, work-from-home arrangements have significantly deepened Americans’ isolation and distress.

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Pedro Hernandez was convicted in 2017 of kidnapping and murdering the 6-year-old boy, but an appeals court in July had said Mr. Hernandez was entitled to a new trial.

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U.S. oil production is expected to grow only modestly next year as companies hesitate to spend more in an uncertain market.

In Utah House Race, Progressives Assail Democrat Who Backed Abortion Restrictions

Ben McAdams, a moderate former congressman, faces a handful of left-wing opponents in a rare opportunity for a Democrat to win in a Republican state.

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Alienated by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims about autism, advocates for disabled students are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's shifting special education programs to his department.

Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency

Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.

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