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The LA Alliance recently tried unsuccessfully last year to persuade a judge to put the city’s homelessness system into receivership, arguing that it has been failing the city’s most vulnerable population.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

As she put it: “I have seldom seen a clearer expression of legislative intent in a congressional record.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Despite SpaceX becoming a public company, which will put its operations under more scrutiny, Musk will maintain almost total control of it.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Equity-only put-call ratios continue to climb, as put buying has accompanied the selling that began in earnest last Friday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

I put my phone facedown beside me on the table, right over my grandparents’ initials.

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