people

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Nothing is sadder than to watch people stroll past that memorial as if nothing is out of the ordinary, our civic pride and historical perspective crushed under the weight of indifference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The massive festival in the California desert draws more than 100,000 people daily over two weekends, according to police from the city of Indio.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Those who developed obesity between ages 17 and 29 had about a 70 percent higher risk of premature death compared with people who did not become obese before age 60.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

“More people will be able to deduct their charitable gifts in 2026 because we now have a tax deduction for non-itemizers,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

“Most people just see physics as numbers and letters on paper. But I see how those formulas show limits, boundaries. Of movement, gravity. Knowing means working with it, instead of against it.”

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