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Unless the state acts, contaminated water will continue running off businesses’ parking lots into drains, adding to the “toxic soup” in Southern California waterways, said Bruce Reznik, executive director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Hiring by American businesses remained resilient in May, according to the latest monthly numbers from human-resources firm ADP, adding to evidence that the U.S. labor market has found more solid footing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Berkshire will be adding to its already sizable Alphabet holding with the $10 billion of new equity purchases.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The stuck VLCCs are adding to the growing global anxiety about dwindling crude inventories.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
We sat in silence, and I felt an unseen mosquito feasting on my ankles, adding to my general misery.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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