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The disaster left thousands sleeping outdoors, flattened neighborhoods from Caracas’s tightly packed districts to the ocean-view communities on the Caribbean, and exposed the country’s crumbling emergency-response system after years of economic collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Firefighters had thought they had extinguished the initial blaze and left with their equipment on Jan. 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Many more people are feared dead, with others left homeless or too afraid to stay in damaged, unsafe buildings sleeping in the streets after the disaster.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Despite finally showing artificial intelligence updates, including a highly anticipated AI powered Siri chatbot, investors left the conference wanting more.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

No doubt she left one for Arlo, too.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold