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Machines began doing the work of human hands, and factories began churning out goods—textiles, shoes, clocks, farm equipment—that once were made in homes and small shops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

What the Lakers are doing well, it travels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

What’s Next: Japan remains a core market, a spokesperson told Barron’s, but Prudential “will not resume new sales until there is confidence that POJ’s compliance, oversight, and governance environment supports doing so responsibly.”

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

If you can’t see what’s going on inside an institution your regulated banks are funding, and if there’s no transparent price associated with what that institution is doing, you’re taking a big risk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

He stood beside her stroking her ear and feeding her potatoes as if he’d been doing it all his life, talking to her all the while.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo