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Large Area of Chicago Bans Delivery Robots After Resident Outcry

Futurism 15 Feb 2026
Late in 2025, a whole fleet of delivery robots descended on Chicago, where they clogged sidewalks, injured residents, and prompted a community campaign to ban them from the streets. In at least one major Chicago neighborhood, residents succeeded ... ....
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Disney cease-and-desist call adds to growing industry outcry over new Seedance 2.0 AI tool (report)

Screen Daily 14 Feb 2026
The letter adds ... Now performers union SAG-AFTRA has added its voice to the industry outcry, saying in a statement that it “stands with the studios in condemning the blatant infringement enabled by Bytedance’s new AI video model Seedance 2.0 ...  . .
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Namibia: Oil Bill Sparks Outcry As Opposition Warns of Presidency Power Grab and Corruption Risks

All Africa 13 Feb 2026
Opposition parties are united in opposing a bill that proposes shifting oil and gas regulatory powers from the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Energy to the Presidency ....
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‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments

The Guardian 13 Feb 2026
Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check ... ....
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Ring cuts surveillance firm ties amid Super bowl ad outcry

Deutsche Welle 13 Feb 2026
Amazon's doorbell camera producer Ring has ended their partnership with Flock Safety, a tech surveillance company, as the two firms face a backlash over privacy. The trigger? A Super bowl commercial about a lost dog ... .
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Longtime New Braunfels landmark faces removal, ignites community outcry

my SA 13 Feb 2026
The Walnut 6 sign has been a Hill Country staple long after its theater shut down ... .
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More industry groups join outcry over new Seedance 2.0 AI tool

Screen Daily 13 Feb 2026
Two more US industry organisations have joined the uproar over ByteDance’s new AI tool Seedance 2.0.  ... The infringement includes the unauthorised use of our members’ voices and likenesses ... In its statement the Campaign said ...  . .
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Gene-edited pork secretly approved for Canadian dinner tables amid public outcry

GMO News 13 Feb 2026
Key points.. Health Canada has approved gene-edited pork for human consumption without mandatory labeling requirements ... It comes just weeks after Health Canada was forced to pause the introduction of cloned meat following public outcry ... Infowars.com ... .
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Ring and Flock cancel camera partnership amid outcry over Super Bowl camera ad

WPTV 13 Feb 2026
Amazon's Ring has canceled its partnership with surveillance company Flock Safety as pushback builds against Ring's plans for an AI-driven camera network ... That expansion was never launched, the companies say ... Sen ... RELATED NEWS ... Sen ... Wyden wrote ... .
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Martindale Brightwood data center moves forward despite resident outcry

IndyStar 12 Feb 2026
Black clergy speak out against Martindale-Brightwood data center. The Black Church Coalition speaks out against a data center in Martindale-Brightwood on eve of first public hearing ... 12 over the objections of many area residents ... @AlysaGuffeyNews.
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L.A. 2028 Olympic organizers back Casey Wasserman despite outcry over Epstein ties

The Athletic 12 Feb 2026
Despite calls for Wasserman to resign, the LA28 board sticks with its committee chairman overseeing the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles ....
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China envoy in Japan makes 1st public appearance after threat sparks outcry

Kyodo 12 Feb 2026
Xue posted comments on X in response to Takaichi's parliamentary remarks on a Taiwan contingency, threatening to "cut a dirty neck without a moment of hesitation," over which the Japanese government lodged a protest. The X post has since been deleted.
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Rat in Don Don Donki sushi chiller sparks outcry over Hong Kong hygiene standards

South China Morning Post 12 Feb 2026
In the 20-second clip, a male shopper carrying a tote bag... .
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Mt. Diablo USD proposal to phase out some dual immersion programs sparks outcry

NBC Bay Area 12 Feb 2026
The Mt. Diablo Unified School District board meeting on Wednesday night got heated as students and parents urged district leaders not to phase out two elementary school dual immersion English-Spanish language programs ... Local. Oakland 2 hours ago ... Mt ... .
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Socorro moves to block new ICE detention center amid community outcry

El Paso Times 12 Feb 2026
El Pasoans speak out against ICE detention centers in El Paso County ... 26, voicing opposition against detention centers ... said ... Residual outcry for previous ICE site ... The planned detention center has generated an unprecedented outcry in the Borderland ... 26.
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