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Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds | US news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/personal-care-products-unl…

Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds
Even products labeled ‘eco’, ‘green’ or ‘natural’ can contain dangerous compounds including Pfas

Woman Arrested After City Council Denies Residents Right to Speak on Flock Cameras https://www.404media.co/woman-arrested-after-city-council-denies-residents-right-to-speak-on-flock-cameras/

Source: Xbox plans to lay off hundreds of employees this week in its second major staff cut in 2026, as it also plans to consolidate several of its game studios (Aaron Holmes/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/exclusiv…

Exclusive: Xbox to Cut Hundreds of Jobs, Consolidate Game Studios
Xbox is planning to lay off hundreds of employees this week in its second major staff reduction this year, according to someone briefed on the plans. The Microsoft-owned firm also plans to consolidate several of its game studios, this person said. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma in July told staff she would eliminate 1,600 roles by the end of the year on top of 1,600 roles the company cut that month.

Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival, Arab world's most prominent film market, cancels its 2026 edition as the country's conflict with Houthi rebels escalates (Nick Vivarelli/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/red-sea-f…

Red Sea Film Festival Cancels 2026 Edition, Will Return Next Year
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival has canceled its sixth edition that was scheduled to take place from Dec. 3 to 12.

"For the first time, Congolese NGO to manage a DRC protected area"
#DRC #Congo #Environment

For the first time, Congolese NGO to manage a DRC protected area
For the first time in the modern history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a Congolese nongovernmental organization will co-manage a protected area in the country. “It is an honor,” Dominique Bikaba, founder of the NGO Strong Roots, told Mongabay by phone. Strong Roots has been entrusted with the management of Itombwe Nature Reserve […]

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved $466.6 million in funding that will be doled out to developers, nonprofits, land trusts and other organizations to build and renovate affordable housing.
The pool of money is the largest in the city housing department’s history, topping last year’s $387 million.
Roughly 70% of the record budget will come from Measure ULA,
the so-called mansion tax,
which levies a 4% or 5.5% tax on L.A. property sales abov…

L.A. approves $466 million in affordable housing spending
L.A. City Council approved $466.6 million in affordable housing funding on Tuesday. It'll go toward developers, nonprofits and land trusts developing housing projects.

More than half of America’s parks are near toxic chemical sites https://www.earth.com/environment/more-than-half-of-americas-parks-are-near-toxic-chemical-sites/

More than half of America’s parks are near toxic chemical sites
Thousands of public parks across America sit near toxic-release facilities and Superfund sites, revealing a hidden overlap in communities.

Sources: DeepSeek and Moonshot are among the companies briefing the UN Security Council on AI risks and international security during the UN General Assembly (Laurie Chen/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/de…

The UN secretary general,
António Guterres, has told the security council that
the Middle East is being pushed to the “edge of the unimaginable”
amid mounting fears over the trajectory of the conflict.
“The situation is getting out of control.
It is teetering on the edge of the unimaginable.
The region is being pulled into an ever-widening circle of confrontation.
One crisis feeds another.
One escalation triggers the next,” Guterres told a secur…

Middle East crisis is ‘getting out of control’, UN chief warns, as fears mount of escalation spiral – live updates
Secretary general António Guterres tells security council the Middle East is being pushed to the ‘edge of the unimaginable’ amid latest threats from Donald Trump

California AG cancels a meeting with Paramount, accusing the company of acting in bad faith by leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions (Laurel Rosenhall/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/…

California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger
The attorney general of California, one of 12 states suing to block the $111 billion deal, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions.