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The contract also increases minimum salaries for most jobs by 2.5% in the first year and up 3% for each of the following years in the agreement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

The White House has hosted recreational sports and events before but the UFC's show will mark the first professional live sporting event to take place on the grounds.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Longwell has also been working on her first book, scheduled to be published Sept. 8, called “How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

He launched his elementary school’s first newspaper, “The Spotlight,” and purchased a fedora to seal his fate as a journalist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

Phineas's tamping iron struck the left hemisphere first but also grazed the right hemisphere on the way out.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman