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Highs across the Los Angeles region are expected to top out in the mid-80s to mid-90s again on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

By age 73, retirees must begin annual required minimum distributions, or RMDs, which are taxed at income-tax rates of up to 37% rather than at capital-gains tax rates, which top out at 15%.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Bernadette Feichtel bought what was advertised as a “pixie juliana” that was supposed to top out at 50 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Depending on income, capital-gains taxes top out at 20%, plus another 3.8% net investment income tax.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

We all wanted to catch the first glimpse of Cleopatra’s Needle as it poked its pointy top out of The Dessoug.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman