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The funding has helped launch defense and aerospace startups across Southern California, including Costa Mesa autonomous weapons maker Anduril Industries, now valued at more than $30 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

It meant Lauren Hemp switched across to the right-hand side, with Alessia Russo leading the line down the middle.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

He also added that progress toward commercializing Amazon Leo would be a positive step “toward realizing the long-term opportunity around satellite broadband connectivity across a range of devices and formats.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Jefferson’s successor as president, James Madison, signed into law the Vaccine Act of 1813, under which an agent of the government was appointed to supply the smallpox vaccine to citizens across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

If it weren’t for the fact that the water was near boiling, he would have thrown it across the small kitchen.

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