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Construction started late last month on a massive octagon with an open overhead dome and around 5,000 arena seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Following his death, friends of Muhammed and his family started online fundraising campaigns, including a Gofundme page.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Aschenbrenner, a Columbia grad who is just 24, started a hedge fund to catch the AI wave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“It will still be 70% higher than if you had started at 62.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And then, suddenly, I just started sobbing uncontrollably.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold