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Finally, Scorpio has ordered two newbuild medium-range product tankers for 2030 delivery, with only 10% down before 2028.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Its president has ordered an internal investigation into the incident, it added.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The department said it has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to reinstate the execution protocol adopted during the first Trump administration, which relies on pentobarbital as the lethal agent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Since last July, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered that all immigrants it arrests are subject to “mandatory detention” — a policy that had previously only applied to those caught at the border.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

The Head Peacekeeper says the president himself has ordered part of his mansion readied to receive citizens tomorrow.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins