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California’s latest plan to fight climate change will limit what tires can be bought, which has some industry leaders pushing back.
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California’s new tire rules promise savings, but the industry warns of higher costs


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  • The Forest Service has proposed eliminating the 2001 "Roadless Rule," which limits road construction and logging in remote forests.
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    Trump moves to open 44 million forest acres to roads, logging, citing wildfire risk

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  • Eleven people were killed in two Israeli strikes in Lebanon Saturday, in some of the deadliest attacks on the country in months.
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  • Changes aren't done for the nation's food stamp program, with error rate penalties on the horizon for many administrators.
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  • An already historic wildfire season is setting another tragic record.  Federal data shows 12 entrapments in the first half of 2026, six of which have been deadly. Entrapments occur when fire crews encounter a life-threatening situation while battling blazes because their escape route is compromised.
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    Friday
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    Firefighter entrapments are at a two-decade high for this point in the year

  • The U.S. Justice Department says several California women’s prisons are violating the U.S. Constitution.
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    Friday
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    Trump DOJ surprises California prison reform advocates with crackdown on sexual abuse

  • Trump asked the Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue after an appeals court ruled work had to halt.
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    Friday
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    Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump’s name to the building — in a new way

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  • The Golden State’s first carbon vault is officially being operated but there’s some major lingering questions that involve some major dollars in a state that’s already struggling financially.
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    Thursday
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    California’s carbon vault is open. Now come the costly questions

  • The Border wall project has reached Big Bend National Park, sparking concerns about ecosystems and dark skies.
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  • A new report from the Office of Inspector General for High-Speed Rail found that the California High-Speed Rail Authority could run out of money for the project as early as next year.
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    Aug 12
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    California’s high-speed rail project could run out of money next year

  • President Donald Trump confirmed he secretly switched planes while leaving Turkey last month after a possible Iranian threat, saying the decision came from the Secret Service and military.
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    Aug 12
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    Democrats press White House over Trump’s secret Turkey flight switch

  • A new abortion law in Massachusetts has sparked debate online, but media outlets reporting on the law may have missed a key caveat.
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    Aug 12
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    Massachusetts expands abortion access. Here’s the nuance missing from some coverage

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    Democratic socialist falls in Wisconsin; Colombia races to find quake survivors

  • Hackers are getting faster at finding weak spots in computer systems, and OpenAI says the people defending those systems need stronger tools to keep up. OpenAI has built a cybersecurity model designed to handle advanced cybersecurity requests that its standard safeguarded model typically rejects, and it is granting access only to vetted defenders.
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    OpenAI gives select tech ‘defenders’ new AI to stay ahead of hackers

  • NYC’s new pied-à-terre tax is an annual surcharge on certain high-value homes, condos and more that are not used as their owner’s primary residence.
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    Aug 11
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    NYC’s new tax has a second job: Finding out who really lives in New York

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    Colombia crews search for quake survivors; Trump’s secret Air Force One switch in Turkey

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