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After the Pacific, the Mediterranean basin holds the highest number of historical tsunamis recorded, of which several have impacted France’s Côte d’Azur coastline.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

While imports have continued to hold up, the tariffs have impacted export markets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Trump’s words during the Persian Gulf conflict have impacted the price of oil, as this chart on X from Rory Johnston, founder of oil-market research provider Commodity Context, shows.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The new retail sales report should give an indication of how higher gasoline prices have impacted consumer spending on other purchases.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Although Native historians and scholars have written at length about how events in US history have impacted Indigenous peoples, their perspectives are not often included in history courses.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz