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15 of the Weirdest Liquor Laws in the U.S.

March 6, 2026

Even before Prohibition, states and counties instituted laws related to the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol. Temperance advocates, bootleggers, religious wine producers, and consumers have all weighed in over the years, leading to a hodgepodge of regulations on a state-by-state and county- by-county level.

Some of these mandates come from research and years of developing common sense — for example, don’t drink and drive or operate heavy machinery. Others are based on religious tendencies like dry counties in the South and limitations in Utah. And plenty are just plain weird.

Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself

March 5, 2026

A new lawsuit against Google alleges that the company's artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini guided 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas on a mission to stage a “catastrophic accident” near Miami International Airport and destroy all records and witnesses, part of an escalating series of delusions that ended when Gavalas killed himself.

21 attorneys general demand GoFundMe take down unauthorized donation pages for charities

March 4, 2026

Nessel and a coalition of attorneys general are demanding GoFundMe verify its corrective actions after it made unauthorized donation pages for 1.4 million charities.

The letter explains that the charities whose identities were taken by GoFundMe to create those pages were unable to control their fundraising and brand. The attorneys general also alleged that the pages created donor confusion, deception, distrust and conflicting messaging.

Wyoming updates zoning codes for first time since the 1960s, impacting 9,000 homes

March 3, 2026

A key driver behind the update is the high number of properties that do not meet current standards. Under the existing code, 63% of parcels are considered non-conforming. With the changes in place, 99% of parcels will meet the updated standards.