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Italian state police have identified several individuals who set off fireworks in the Borgo Rossini area, according to an announcement from the Questure. The news is drawing attention as fireworks misuse remains a recurring concern in Italian cities, with authorities increasingly tracking down those responsible for unauthorized pyrotechnic displays.

Lan Quoc Nguyen is running for the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education in Area 2 in the 2026 election. The Orange County Register has published a candidate questionnaire with his responses, part of its coverage of local races ahead of the vote. The item gives voters a look at his positions, though specific answers were not detailed.

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a possible phishing operation at a site hosted on Google's Firebase app platform. The site, gagiywuoc.firebaseapp.com, has been defanged in public warnings and submitted to the URL analysis service urlDNA for scanning. Researchers say the domain shows signs of a scam, though its exact targets and techniques remain unclear.

Thomas Quoc Thai Nguyen, a candidate for Garden Grove City Council District 3 in the 2026 election, has completed a candidate questionnaire published by the Orange County Register. The questionnaire outlines his positions ahead of the local race, part of the paper's coverage of Orange County municipal elections. Attention is on his candidacy as the District 3 contest takes shape.

Emilia Redolar, a researcher at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), argues that claims that being trans is a social trend run counter to biology. She says the brain always works to fit the body and identity together, and that framing trans identity as a fashion ignores neuroscience. Her comments come amid ongoing public debate over trans identity and youth.