Category 5 — Hurricane Polo strengthened to Category 5 as it approached Southern California, prompting emergency preparations and coastal warnings.

California California whistleblower suit alleges millions of Driscoll's berry trays exceeded pesticide… · yahoo.com Governor Newsom signs housing legislation, cementing California’s record progress to reduce… · gov.ca.gov New California law expands personal data deletion mandate for businesses · complianceweek.com

Southern California Southern California braces for Hurricane Polo, now a Category 5 · cbsnews.com Southern California braces for high surf as hurricane swells arrive · cnn.com Southern California beaches braces for flooding from Hurricane Polo · usatoday.com

Parenting It costs nearly $37,000 a year to raise two children in Australia, research shows · theguardian.com Furman program lets incarcerated parents read bedtime stories to their kids · foxcarolina.com The Parenting Trend That’s Accidentally Sabotaging Your Kid’s Career Before It Starts · sheknows.com

Climate Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name · insideclimatenews.org Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers · politico.com How AI took over a key climate event · edition.cnn.com

Film ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Changes the Film’s Ending — The Russo Brothers Explain Why They… · yahoo.com Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Zach Cregger’s ‘The Flood’ · variety.com AFI FEST 2026 Presented by Canva Announces Full Festival Lineup · afi.com

Culture National Museum of African American History and Culture celebrates 10 years of history… · wusa9.com Why Macklemore Was Kicked Off the Ed Sheeran Tour · theatlantic.com Uzbekistan Gets Its First Contemporary Art Institution: ‘It’s a Cultural Renaissance’ · news.artnet.com

Television ‘Naruto’ Returns to Television With a Limited Anime · complex.com Disney Must Really Like 'Star Wars: Starfighter' · gizmodo.com Shawn Levy Inks Overall Deal With Disney’s 20th Television · hollywoodreporter.com

Geography How the War is Changing the Geography of Iran’s Influence · time.com Visit England's Ambitious Woodland Restoration Project · nationalgeographic.com We assumed geography was history · thetimes.com

Video Games Valve Rolls Out Huge Update for Hero Shooter Deadlock as Game Hits All-Time Peak · polygon.com Video Game Addiction Lawsuits Top 100 Cases, No MDL [2026] · tech-insider.org The Witcher 3 Remastered is now the highest-scoring game of 2026 on Metacritic · videogameschronicle.com

Economy US Hits Canada With Ban on Some Dairy and Liquor Products · nytimes.com The economic legacy of the Biden immigration surge · axios.com US, China slash tariffs on basic goods – but leave rare earths off the record · scmp.com

Music Miley Hits Number One on Albums Chart With ‘Bass Persuades’ · rollingstone.com Miley Cyrus Scores First No. 1 in Over a Decade on Albums Chart, While Ella Langley Extends… · variety.com Rod Stewart announces final tour for 2027: ‘Most definitely my last’ · theguardian.com

Entertainment IATSE Lauds Introduction of Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act… · iatse.net Netflix's New Crime Thriller Becomes 'The Most-Watched Movie in the World' One Day After Its… · mensjournal.com 2026 VMAs: How to watch live, who’s performing, full nominations list and more · yahoo.com

Los Angeles Inside LA's Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, George Lucas' $1B vanity project · sfgate.com Firefighters stretched to breaking point after homeless people spark over 12K fires in Los… · nypost.com More than 12,000 homeless-related fires already reported in LA this year, straining fire crews · abc7.com

Media White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media · theguardian.com ‘Trump TV’ Upends the Media Gatekeepers Debate · bloomberg.com Trump’s disruption to TV coverage during Xi visit frustrates Chinese officials · cnn.com

San Diego Jury rules Apple owes San Diego-based company $5.3B for using patented tech · cbs8.com Navy leadership confirms 8 sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide · fox5sandiego.com San Diego’s home prices rise at fastest rate in nearly 1.5 years · sandiegouniontribune.com

Tourism Industry Axios C-Suite: Even the World Cup couldn't stop America's tourism slide · axios.com Eased visa rules, K-culture buzz drive record tourism boom in Korea · koreatimes.co.kr Japan Tops 2026 Travel, Tourism Development Rankings · nippon.com

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