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• The News: September 21, 2026
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• Bad News for the News Industry
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• The News: September 14, 2026
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• California Forever. Religious freedom now.
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• California Forever Faces a Setback
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• The News: September 7, 2026
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• Local Businesses & Giant Octopus Celebrate Cruzio’s 35th Birthday
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• Giant Slugs & Giant Sloths — That’s So Santa Cruz
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• Why My Gen Z Students Are Fascinated by the King James Bible
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• Russians Snap Up Chinese E.V.s as Ukrainian Attacks Make Fuel Scarce
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• Kyiv bridge hit in further Russian drone attack as German chancellor makes surprise visit
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• Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country
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• Rare tornado whips through small Australian town
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• Debris found from plane that went missing off US coast
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• 'Anger in the streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisis
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• FSF Sponsors 'GNU Boot', a Libre, Ethical Replacement for Nonfree BIOS Or UEFI
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• US Bank Regulator Sued Over Crypto Firm Charters by Community Bank Advocates
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• Long-Time Slashdot Reader Announces New Open Source Web Browser 'Northstar'
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• Three EU Officials Not Sold on Europe's Homegrown Alternative to Microsoft Teams
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• This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won't Let Go of It
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• Physicists Identify 'Octupolar' Magnetism, With Implications for Quantum Technologies
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• Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras
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• As 'Falcon Heavy' Launches, SpaceX Plans Dragon and Falcon 9 Phase Out As Starship Ramps Up
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• President Trump Doxxes Senator's Cellphone in Push For Permanent Daylight Saving Time
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• Steam On Linux – Down To 3.05% For September?
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