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The Angels entered Sunday’s game ranked No. 9 in MLB attendance with 34,555 announced fans per night, according to ESPN.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Of these, nearly a third said they provided 50 or more hours of care per week.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The tank is owned by GKN Aerospace, which operates 32 manufacturing locations in 12 countries -- including China, India, Mexico, Turkey, Sweden and Germany -- and has 16,000 employees, per its website.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

The World Health Organization’s target is about 45 doctors, nurses and midwives per 10,000 patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Over the next four hours, fifty-five minutes, and twenty-three seconds, he orbited the world three times, at more than seventeen thousand miles per hour.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson