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The glassy-winged sharpshooter was first reported in California in the early 1990s and is native to the southeastern U.S. and northeastern Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"Through strengthened domestic protection, climate-responsive planning, and global financial and technical assistance, we can still prevent the first modern extinction of a great ape species."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A few miles from those macabre discoveries, soccer fans will pour into the volcano-shaped Akron Stadium, just outside Guadalajara, for the first of four World Cup matches that will be played there, beginning Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Los Angeles made the playoffs each year since the 2021-22 season, but the team did not advance past the first round.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

On lucky days when water is available, it must be boiled first, so that it doesn’t make the prisoners sick.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly