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Firefighters were able to get a better handle on the situation after two overnight reconnaissance missions into the 15-acre manufacturing complex on the 12000 block of Western Avenue in Garden Grove.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The animateurs – most of whom are on short-term contracts – are expected to look after young children during meal-times and in the afternoons after classes finish.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"We don't give this so much meaning. Life is not stopping," said Mykola, who only found out the windows at the college had shattered after seeing news reports.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“They have no idea when we’re gonna go home,” Jessica Doughty, 31, said Monday, three days after she and her partner were ordered to leave their Stanton home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

I longed for happily ever after, and, even more, I longed for it to start at Sandy June’s.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith