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[mil-yuhn] / ˈmɪl yən /


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The VA’s 2027 budget proposal sought $500 million for eight projects, including a parking structure and rehabilitation of six existing buildings, but no funds for new housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Thomas Priselac, then-president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, made $8.8 million in fiscal year 2024, according to the organization’s most recent available federal tax filing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Former Northwest Airlines co-chairman Al Checchi spent more than $40 million of his money on an unsuccessful gubernatorial primary campaign in 1998, which broke records at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The hospital association calculates that SEIU-UHW has spent nearly $125 million on local and statewide initiatives since 2012.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A million little silver strands burst in the serpent’s face, prompting it to recoil and blink its way through the sparkly cloud.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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