That five-year project between El Toro Road and State Route 73 added new lanes in each direction between Avery and Alicia parkways and a second carpool lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro Road.
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Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
All Southbound lanes of Junipero Serra are closed to all traffic due to the Light Pole blocking all lane.
Along with its work on public lands, Pacific Coast Seed also works frequently with BART and the California Department of Transportation to replant around stations or along highways with native plants and flowers — meaning that your nearest wildflower display could be as close as your commute.
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Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
Slow-moving convoys of vehicles also caused traffic jams on major highways.
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2026
As the nation’s tax-filing deadline approaches, immigrants worry that filing taxes may put them in danger after the IRS shared information with ICE last year.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
The normally bustling streets of Islamabad were deserted Saturday morning as security forces sealed roads ahead of the talks.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
More than 270 people have died on city streets since the pledge, according to city data, and Sacramento ranked second-worst among California’s 15 largest cities for injury and fatal crashes, with 4,214 people killed or injured in 2023.
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Chris Fusco. Story produced with AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
South Korea routes around 70% of its crude oil imports through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
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Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Ongoing military activity in the Middle East and disagreements over Iran’s control of key shipping routes have left the diplomatic effort vulnerable to collapse before the talks even begin.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
The Palestine Solidarity Committee holds protest signs every Friday at the corner of Summit and Snelling avenues near Macalester College.
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Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
In Cairo, a famously nocturnal city, shops and restaurants are now forced to close at 9 pm, with police brigades sweeping through the broad downtown avenues to urge everyone to go home.
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