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People in Brenchley, Matfield, Pembury, Lamberhurst and surrounding villages lost their supply on Thursday morning after the fault on a key main from Bewl Water Treatment Works, in East Sussex.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The fire forced evacuations and closures, with Moreno Valley College announcing it would be closed Friday and Saturday, canceling all events on its main campus.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

They note that the main culprit was a “catastrophically bad control-room design” where workers “were unable to understand what was going wrong.”

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Younger post-main sequence stars had a higher rate of 0.35%, similar to stars still on the main sequence.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Inside the hospital, Auntie Nina talks to the main desk to find out what room Tūtū is in.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila