probe
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The criminal probe was a significant escalation in the yearslong effort to police serial pollution offenses by Virginia-based Southern Coal and dozens of affiliated mining operations controlled by the family.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Virginia to probe whether the incessant violations of antipollution laws had risen to the level of criminal behavior, people familiar with the matter said.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
The changes come following two recent high-profile insider trading cases involving Polymarket users and a congressional probe of how both Kalshi and Polymarket manage insider trading risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
As part of that same probe, EU regulators are looking into how Meta protects users' physical and mental wellbeing, as well as the "addictive" design of Facebook and Instagram.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
"If the probe can't attach to the docking port for some reason, Beck will open the probe and carry its contents to the airlock."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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