“The fast pace of stupidity that we got to and what made us family was such an amazing thing,” Cutkosky, 25, said. “It’s really hard to come by.”
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Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches across the port of Gaza City on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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