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Conflict | Culture

When Inclusion Trips Over Its Own Paperwork: Long Beach Pride Festival’s Last‑Minute Shutdown

Long Beach Pride Festival was canceled 30 minutes before opening, leaving vendors and fans in the lurch as missing permits derailed the event. Meanwhile, the city-funded parade marches on.

Your Amazon Order Has Been Recalled’: When Recall Panic Is a Scam Boutique

By Holden McGroin

Scammers have found a new battleground for consumer panic: your phone. Fake Amazon recall texts are circulating, aiming to steal your credentials while Amazon calmly assures us they’d never text recalls.

America's Got Governance | Environment

Dust Permit or Dust Storm: Project Blue’s Subcontractor Faces Dusty Violations

A Project Blue subcontractor's dust issues spark a bureaucratic boondoggle in Pima County.

Economy | Politics

Crypto-Backed PAC Falls Short of $100M Claims—Spends Big with Tether-Linked Firm

By Phil McCracken

Fellowship PAC, linked to crypto heavyweights, disclosed just $11M in funding, channeling $3M into ads through a firm tied to Tether's US CEO.

Environment | Politics

EPA’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ Softening Is a Poisoned Gift to Communities That Already Breathed Too Easy

The EPA's plan to roll back Biden's PFAS water limits is a wet blanket on festive clean water promises.