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Defensively, they held Texas star Madison Booker to three baskets off 23 attempts, including an unbelievable 17 straight misses at one point.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Before setting off on his final journey, Daniel said he would "like to think the mountain will be crying today because we're splitting up".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

NASA’s Artemis II mission sped off to the moon Wednesday, and the space agency hopes eventually to build a permanent moon base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Cut off from historic higher elevation cold-water spawning grounds by the Shasta and Keswick dams, the fish have been stranded for decades in the Sacramento River — where warm water routinely cooks their eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“There’s a customer off by herself on the dock behind those trees. Could you run this Navajo taco to her?”

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