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A vast majority of California voters cast ballots by mail, including nearly 90% in last year’s special election on Proposition 50, the state’s mid-decade redistricting measure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The drab Chevron at the edge of Chinatown these days is charging nearly $9 a gallon, $3 more than the Los Angeles area’s average of $5.72.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Some economists expect the war in Iran—which has rattled energy markets, driven up fuel costs and dragged the U.S. stock market to its worst quarter in nearly four years—to damp growth in the short term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The demolition also destroyed the community primary school, leaving nearly 500 pupils out of class for months.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

‘That’s it,’ she shouted above the thunder of the falls, ‘you’re nearly there!’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver