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County since 2012, when a transportation measure fell just short of a needed two-thirds majority with 66.1% support.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"I overcame my inhibitions about asking strangers if they needed my help, and I realised that people liked me for who I was, that they had no idea that I was an ex-footballer."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

At a major cancer-research meeting last week where both Nuvalent and competitors presented clinical trial data for lung-cancer drugs, “I really became convinced that this was a deal that we needed to do,” Miels said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Given the rate of projected growth, there’s also execution risk as Oracle fights everyone else for the land, buildings, power and chips needed for AI data centers.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Trying to chase the omen from his mind was not a battle he was winning, and it had not been the restful day he’d needed.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman