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Simi Valley Unified School District released a statement saying that students are safe and are being kept indoors due to the poor air quality.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Inevitably, the rich are less deterred by the uncertainty than the poor.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 May 2026
But on top of the limited generation capacity and the poor state of the electrical grid, which partially collapsed again on Wednesday, Cuba lost its regular oil suppliers.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Saint Zdislava of Lemberk lived from 1220 to 1252 and was known for her generosity and work for the poor.
—CNN Money, 13 May 2026
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Inevitably, the rich are less deterred by the uncertainty than the poor.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 May 2026
But on top of the limited generation capacity and the poor state of the electrical grid, which partially collapsed again on Wednesday, Cuba lost its regular oil suppliers.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Saint Zdislava of Lemberk lived from 1220 to 1252 and was known for her generosity and work for the poor.
—CNN Money, 13 May 2026
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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