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Entain Plc, the London-listed gambling and betting group behind brands including Ladbrokes and Coral, is drawing attention from investors tracking its stock price, quotes and trading history. Shareholders and market watchers are following the company's latest movements on the London Stock Exchange as they weigh news flow around the business and its outlook.

USGS researchers have reconstructed a 253-year record from corals off Maui, Hawaii, showing how the reef has been affected by land-use changes on the island over nearly three centuries. The record traces shifts in runoff and sediment reaching coastal waters, linking historical agriculture and development on land to long-term stress on the reef ecosystem.

The Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department in Florida has introduced a new tool designed to combat electric vehicle fires, which are notoriously difficult to extinguish because lithium-ion batteries can reignite. The department presented the equipment as part of its efforts to keep pace with the growing number of EVs on local roads. Local coverage highlights the fire service's ongoing challenge of adapting tactics and gear to new vehicle technology.

Researchers have tested ways to increase coral larval settlement directly on degraded reefs, combining acoustic enrichment, engineered habitat structures and living materials. The approach, published in Nature, aims to help coral larvae attach and survive in place rather than relying solely on nursery-based restoration. It reflects growing interest in active interventions as warming seas continue to damage reef ecosystems worldwide.

Local coverage is highlighting the matchup between Silver Stage and Coral Academy as part of the Sports Caravan highlights series. The segment showcases key plays and moments from the game between the two schools. Details of the final score and standout performances were not included in the initial coverage.

Google's Perspective API, used to flag toxic comments, is being phased out, and two of the most common places it is embedded are Discourse forums running the official plugin and the Coral Talk commenting platform. Webmasters are now working to swap in alternative moderation tools before the 31 December deadline, prompting discussion among developers about open-source moderation options.

A diver in Indonesia's Gili Islands, off Lombok, shared an observation that coral polyps are only partly out on the local reef, a condition often tied to lighting, water conditions or coral stress. The post tagged scuba diving spots including Gili Trawangan and Gili Air, drawing attention from the diving community watching reef health in the region.

ReefCloud is spearheading an expanded coral reef monitoring effort across Southeast Asia, coordinating regional surveillance of reef health. The initiative uses shared data and analysis to track coral conditions across multiple countries, supporting conservation responses in one of the world's most biodiverse marine regions, where reefs face mounting pressure from warming seas and human activity.