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“It’s clear that there are concerns among voters about the direction of the city — and the state, quite frankly,” said Pomona College politics professor Sara Sadhwani, referring to the race for governor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The AI and human scores were quite similar, even though the bots had access to vast amounts of data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Evolutionary theory is no longer heretical, Galileo has been issued a hall pass to heaven, and quite a few sincere if entirely inadequate apologies have been issued, mostly to people long dead.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

"Dreaming of a white Easter" does not quite have the same ring to it as the Bing Crosby classic.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But in the end it was Karli, of course, who eventually decided this family moment had gone on quite long enough, and broke the silence.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo