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Barnes & Noble ‘revival’ underway - here’s where new book stores are opening across America

So far this year, 28 stores have opened or are scheduled to open soon

The Independent UK · Sep 14

The 'Stop Nick Shirley Act': Yet Another Anti-Doxxing Law That Chills Free Speech

A lawsuit argues that a recently passed law to protect immigration service providers in California is "overbroad and vague."

Reason · Sep 14

California loosens first-year climate reporting requirements

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released new guidance on Sept. 2 giving companies additional flexibility as they prepare for the state's first greenhouse gas emissions reporting deadline on Nov. 10.

Ballotpedia · Sep 14

Zachary Levi compelled to 'build a better Hollywood'

Zachary Levi moved to Texas after being "compelled by God to build a better Hollywood".

BANG Premier · Sep 14

California surrogate learns the baby she’s carrying actually belongs to Chinese billionaire who allegedly has 300 kids

The surrogate was left feeling like a "baby factory."

We Got This Covered · Sep 14

California Bars Under Sixteens from Addictive Social Media Feeds and Adds Safety Audits for AI Chatbots

Newsom signed 13 bills on kids and tech, including limits on infinite scroll for under-16s and new safety duties for AI chatbot companies.

Medical Daily · Sep 14

CBS presses Abdul El-Sayed on his ties to controversial streamer Hasan Piker. He says ‘streamers in California’ are not raising gas and grocery prices

He labels this as a distraction from real issues

We Got This Covered · Sep 14

World in Frames: RFI traces the stories behind the world's most famous photos

As France marks 200 years since inventor Nicéphore Niépce took the world’s oldest surviving photograph, RFI looks back at photos that changed our view of history – or even history itself. Here we tell the story of how a portrait of an unnamed woman came to represent the suffering of…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 14

Disaster insurance, datacenters, right to repair: meet the midterm candidates running on green policies

Some of the everyday struggles animating voters have a climate link lurking in the background

The Guardian - US · Sep 14

Weather tracker: Floods in eastern India and hurricane damage in California

Flooding in West Bengal has led to three deaths, while severe beach erosion has been witnessed in Orange county

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14