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California to recieve $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach <p>The 2023 breach exposed millions of customers’ genetic and personal information, including more than 855,000 Californians</p><p>California attorney general Rob Bonta on Monday announced the state will receive a $6m settlement payment in 23andMe’s bankruptcy, resolving California’s legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers’ genetic and other personal information.</p><p>California had unsuccessfully tried to block the $305m sale of 23andMe assets to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit controlled by 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki. The state had argued that the bankruptcy sale violated California’s Genetic Information Privacy Act, and it had said consumers did not give express consent to the sale.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/california-settlement-23andme-data-breach">Continue reading...</a>
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Colorado wildlife overpass cut vehicle-animal collisions by 91%, report finds <p>Elk, bear, frogs and other animals have used the overpass, which connects 39,000 acres of habitat, since its completion</p><p>Colorado officials have tracked herds of elk, bears, pronghorn and even northern leopard frogs ambling across its new wildlife overpass. According to a newly released report, the overpass, which acts as a bridge over a busy stretch of interstate, has cut wildlife-vehicle collisions by 91% since its completion 10 months ago.</p><p>“One of the most heartwarming moments for me was when [Colorado department of transportation] sent me a picture of an elk mama taking her calf under [Interstate-25],” Brandon Marette, a wildlife biologist for Colorado parks and wildlife, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/largest-wildlife-overpass-north-america-colorado-reduce-wildlife-collisions/">told CBS News</a>. “All came to fruition in that one moment. That elk with her calf was just standing there in safety.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/colorado-wildlife-overpass-vehicle-animal-collisions-results">Continue reading...</a>
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Andy Burnham outlines new rules to outlaw ‘rip-off’ private parking fines <p>Drivers to get five minutes to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after their session ends</p><p>Drivers will get a guaranteed five minutes to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after their parking session ends before they face a fine under new rules for private car parks that Andy Burnham said were designed to outlaw “rip-off” charges.</p><p>In the latest in a series of “everyday fixes” to ease the cost of living and give consumers a “fairer” deal, the prime minister said a new official code of practice for the industry meant motorists in England, Scotland and Wales would enjoy a range of new rights.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/19/andy-burnham-new-rules-private-parking-fines-code-of-practice">Continue reading...</a>
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