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When she ran for mayor four years ago, Karen Bass said she wanted to regrow the Los Angeles Police Department to the 9,500-officer force it was before the ranks began to shrink.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Last week the UK hosted a virtual summit in which representatives from more than 40 countries began work to assemble a coalition capable of ensuring security in the Strait after the fighting has stopped.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The stock fell more than 10% in the first two weeks of the Iran war, but the shares have recovered since and are now largely flat since the conflict began.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
In the past decade, insurers began submitting private letter ratings to get the same treatment for their private-credit investments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
He struck the stone against the rim of his monocle, raining sparks over the hearth kindling—once, twice, three times, until the sparks nestled into the tinder and began to grow into flames.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
