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During the trial, Nancy Iskander testified that she began to cross Triunfo Canyon Road at Saddle Mountain Drive on inline skates with her youngest son, Zachary, next to her on his scooter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The road narrows next to the building which the council said meant complete closure was necessary for some of the work.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

And Marvell Technology, another AI chip maker, soared 33% after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicted the $254 billion company would be the next to cross the trillion-dollar mark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“We sat next to each other and realized we were reading the same book, which is crazy,” Turner said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“That Belgian boy and girl at the bench next to mine? This noon they became engaged!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom