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Firefighters and officials describe severe staffing and equipment shortages during a record 2026 wildfire season, with crews stretched thin and forced to move resources between active fires. The article links the strain partly to last year's U.S. Forest Service cuts under DOGE, which reduced staffing and logistical support capacity.
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The article explains how opening a Lifetime ISA with £1 before it is replaced by a First Time Buyer Isa in 2028 could preserve more generous government bonuses and retirement flexibility. It calculates potential gains of around £12,000 over 15 years and £32,500 in mortgage-interest savings for savers who act early. It also notes that the new account may be more flexible in some ways, such as no age limit or withdrawal penalties.
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The article recounts a series of controversies surrounding Hyrox, a rapidly growing endurance fitness sport valued at $700m, including an athlete competing despite soiling herself in Beijing, alleged bullying and deaths, high costs, and a volunteer pay dispute. It frames the sport as having a 'toxic' and 'ego-driven' culture amid commercial growth.
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An analysis of supermarket prices finds a basket of 25 essentials that cost £25.04 in September 2020 now costs nearly £38, a 50.24% increase. It attributes the rise to higher energy and staff costs, extreme weather, business rates, packaging tax, supply disruptions and agricultural pressures, with beef mince, olive oil, chocolate and eggs rising most.
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The article reports on reactions to Napheesa Collier's viral criticism of WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert as the league prepares for a leadership change. It includes players' and coaches' reflections on Engelbert's tenure and hopes for the next commissioner.
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McClatchy is laying off dozens of journalists at California newspapers while expanding an AI-powered Content Innovation Lab. Laid-off reporters and surviving staff describe the cuts as devastating and worry that AI-generated content will replace local coverage.
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San Jose is considering new self-checkout regulations, including a 1:3 employee-to-kiosk ratio and a 15-item limit, citing retail theft losses and worker safety concerns. Similar rules already exist in Southern California and Rhode Island, while a grocery industry spokesperson warns the rules could raise prices and lengthen lines without reducing crime. The UFCW union supports the measure and has cited higher loss rates at self-checkout lanes.
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Canada's industry minister said Stellantis could have to repay hundreds of millions unless its idle Brampton, Ontario, factory resumes auto production. The plant has been idle since 2024, and Stellantis is in advanced talks to sell it to a Canadian armored-car maker.
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A Brookings analysis finds that U.S. cities with the sharpest increases in ICE arrests in 2025 saw employment fall 0.4% below expected levels and roughly four jobs lost per arrest. The article cites researchers who describe fear-driven labor withdrawal, business disruptions, and reduced consumer spending, while also including a White House denial that ICE enforcement caused job losses.
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Ryan Clark accused ESPN of trying to humiliate him by leaking and airing his firing, saying he was the only person let go on-air before a round of layoffs. He also revealed that his ESPN contract includes a non-compete through the end of February.
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Sharon Stone recalled learning that her used lingerie was being sold outside an episodic TV set in the 1980s, calling it degrading. The experience led her to add costume-retention clauses to her contracts, with advice from Carrie Fisher, and she frames it as a lesson about women's power in Hollywood.
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A Detroit TV anchor was cleared to work at another station after Fox 2 Detroit dropped a non-compete clause; she had been fired after an on-camera rant in which she called a supervisor a 'bitch.' Her lawsuit alleging gender discrimination and retaliation remains pending, while the station has alleged repeated unprofessional behavior.