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In 2021, Sanberg artificially inflated Aspiration’s 2021 revenue by $44 million by recruiting 27 fake customers to sign letters of intent pledging tens of thousands of dollars per month for tree planting services.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Tens of thousands more black men aged 45-74 are to be invited for prostate cancer checks as part of an ongoing trial in the UK to find better ways of testing for the disease.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Large groups like New York City Pride and San Francisco Pride have cut their budgets and others remain hundreds of thousands of dollars short.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Operation Rescue disrupted the Democratic National Convention in 1992 and recorded thousands of arrests.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

At the docks, thousands of New Yorkers cheered when Elisha and his crew disembarked.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock