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Two weeks later, on Dec. 8, San Francisco police got a tip that Kirchner had been spotted at a cheap motel two hours away in Merced, Calif., according to police records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 12, 2026

Along the way he broke even more records.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

"Dangerous heat is expected to unfold through the weekend with triple digit highs and potential for daily maximum temperature records both days," the service's Weather Prediction Center said Saturday.

From Barron's • Jul. 11, 2026

A "widespread and significant" heat wave is predicted to bring oppressive temperatures to drought-hit western US states over the weekend, with all-time records at risk of falling, the National Weather Service said Friday.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

He didn’t know anything about his birth parents; all the adoption records had been sealed.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix