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Lyla Sage teases update on Rebel Blue Ranch TV adaptation – plus an exclusive chapter from new book Free Falling

Lyla Sage teases update on Rebel Blue Ranch TV adaptation – plus an exclusive chapter from new book Free Falling

Published by Daniella Wilson

Leith started down the stairs first. “God, it’s like The Conjuring in here,” he said. “Maybe we should’ve done this in the light of day.” “Scaredy-cat,” I said—even though I wasn’t a big fan of this creepy staircase either. But there was nothing a little bravado couldn’t fix. In situations like this, I found it best to channel Collins. Fake it till you make it and all that shit. When we got to the bottom, there was another door. Leith went to work on testing if any of the keys unlocked it, and I stood a couple of steps away. Unlike him, I understood personal space. Suddenly, a whoosh of air knocked me forward, and I lost my balance. I let out a yelp, which caused Leith to turn around right before I landed face-first in his chest. Then, as if this series of events couldn’t get any worse, the door opened with a rasp, and we both went down. One of Leith’s arms wrapped around my waist before we hit the floor with a …

Australia warns of risks from ageing population, falling birth rates

Australia warns of risks from ageing population, falling birth rates

Published by Sam Flores

SYDNEY: Australia forecast on Monday (Sep 21) that deaths would exceed births for the first time in the 2060s, a demographic shift with far-reaching implications for an economy grappling with an ageing population, declining births and cuts to immigration. For decades, Australia has sustained population growth by relying on immigration to offset low birth rates. But with immigration now slowing, the country is starting to look down a path already taken by many advanced economies including Japan, Germany and South Korea, where deaths have already outnumbered births. In an Intergenerational Report published on Monday, the Treasury department identified AI, geopolitical fragmentation, the energy transition, ageing population and a shift to a service-based economy as the five most consequential transformations facing the country’s economic outlook over the next four decades. It now expects population growth to slow to 0.9 per cent a year over the next four decades as fertility rates decline and net overseas migration – the difference between the number of incoming migrants and people leaving the country – continues to fall before stabilising. That is down from an …

Falling Leaves (of Books): Graphic Novels That Are Giving Autumn

Falling Leaves (of Books): Graphic Novels That Are Giving Autumn

Published by Jenni Sidey

Every year, everyone gets very excited about all of the creepy books there are to read at Halloween–and justifiably so. But the rest of fall deserves love, too! I decided to dig around and look for some books that reflect all of the best things about autumn, not just Halloween, though there are a couple here that could pull double duty. Whether they actually take place in the fall or play with fall-adjacent themes, these graphic novels are perfect for cozying up with as the temperature drops and the smell of fallen leaves and pumpkin spice dances in the air. Get 15% off annual All Access memberships for a limited time in celebration of Book Riot’s 15th anniversary! Savings amount to more than 3 months of free unlimited access to our entire content archive, plus features like Collections and the New Release Index. Claim your savings and start leveling up your reading life. Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley The entire “Peapod Farm” trilogy could probably go here, but since apples are a fall crop, I’m highlighting this one. Jen, …

Homes are falling into the ocean. FEMA rules may reward the mess : NPR

Homes are falling into the ocean. FEMA rules may reward the mess : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Richard Foreman’s home is stranded in the middle of the beach. The stairs were ripped away by waves years ago, so there’s no way in or out anymore. The house is 20 feet into the air, on stilts that were designed to protect it from hurricane storm surge. But there haven’t been any big storms recently, just the rising ocean eating away at the sand year after year. Just six years ago, the house was still a popular vacation rental in Rodanthe, North Carolina. Like many beachfront houses, it had a nickname: Sea ‘n Delight. Today, the name is gone, and the house is uninhabitable. At low tide, the Atlantic Ocean laps at what used to be the driveway. At high tide, the ocean runs beneath the entire house. Waterfront houses are collapsing because of erosion. The erosion is exacerbated by sea level rise caused by climate change. More than 30 homes have collapsed in Dare County since 2020. National Park Service hide caption toggle caption National Park Service Foreman knows it will collapse eventually. …

Girl, 4, dies after ‘falling off tractor which reversed over her’ on family farm | World | News

Girl, 4, dies after ‘falling off tractor which reversed over her’ on family farm | World | News

Published by Sam Flores

A four year old girl has died after falling from a family tractor, which then reversed over her. Hellayna Michelle King was travelling on a tractor across her family’s farm in Clark County, Nevada, when the tragic incident took place on September 2. The four year old was sitting on a trailer hitched to the rear of the tractor when the farm vehicle abruptly stopped. The sudden braking caused the toddler to be thrown from the back of the vehicle, before it moved backwards and struck Hellayna, according to a report from Clark County Coroner Neal Oliver. Distressed family members who were present immediately contacted emergency services, however the closure of a nearby bridge prevented the ambulance from reaching the scene quickly. Almost 45 minutes elapsed before assistance arrived, during which relatives remained with Hellayna until emergency responders could attend, reports The US Mirror. Hellayna’s aunt, LaDonna Lovings, said it was impossible to determine whether a quicker response might have saved the child’s life. “They had to sit there for 45 minutes with her, and …

Trump sees Iran war ending ‘very soon’, oil prices then falling

Trump sees Iran war ending ‘very soon’, oil prices then falling

Published by Sam Flores

DUBLIN, IRELAND – SEPTEMBER 12: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks to U.S. Embassy personnel and business leaders at Deerfield Residence on September 12, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images The war in Iran will likely end soon after November’s mid-term elections, President Donald Trump said Saturday, and predicted that energy prices would fall sharply once that happens. “I think very soon, I think it’ll be right after the mid-terms, actually,” Trump said on a trip to Ireland when asked by reporters when the Iran war is likely to end. “I would say shortly, and oil will come tumbling down when that happens,” Oil prices retreated on Friday, but notched sharp weekly gains after soaring above $100 a barrel for the first time in months. Brent crude oil futures, the global benchmark, settled down 2.8% at $104.61 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate was down 2.4% to settle at $100.05 per barrel. On Thursday, Brent crude peaked at around $108 a barrel, while …

EV prices are falling while the average new car tops K

EV prices are falling while the average new car tops $50K

Published by skeptic

2026 Tesla Model Y. Photo: Kelley Blue Book The average new EV got cheaper in August, even as the average transaction price (ATP) paid for a new vehicle in the US climbed back above $50,000. New EV buyers paid an average of $54,813 in August, according to Kelley Blue Book. That was down 1.2% from July and 2.7% year over year. Meanwhile, the industry-wide ATP rose to $50,089 – up 0.5% month over month and 1.9% year over year. August was the first month in 2026 that the average new-vehicle price topped $50,000. That left EVs with a 9.4% price premium in August, down sharply from more than 16% a year earlier. In dollar terms, the average EV costs around $4,700 more than the average new vehicle – the smallest gap yet. Advertisement – scroll for more content EV prices also fell despite automakers pulling back slightly on discounts. Incentive spending averaged 12% of an EV’s transaction price in August, compared with 12.2% in July and 14.6% year over year. EV incentives were still nearly …

A Satellite Falling Out of Orbit Embarks on Its Final Mission

A Satellite Falling Out of Orbit Embarks on Its Final Mission

Published by skeptic

NASA has carried out some notable rescue missions over the past few years, including bringing home the astronauts stranded on the International Space Station last year. More recently, the agency sent up a probe in hopes of saving the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a satellite first launched in 2004 that began falling out of our planet’s orbit. The plan was for robotic arms on the probe, known as LINK, to grab onto the aging satellite and—with a powerful set of thrusters—drag the observatory back into position. The rescue robot was launched into space this past July but soon after suffered issues with its altitude systems, a key set of controls for moving in space. The mission had to be canceled. “Swift wasn’t designed to be serviced,” Ghonhee Lee—CEO of Katalyst Space, the company that developed LINK—stated just before the probe’s launch. And as Shawn Domagal-Goldman, director of NASA’s astrophysics division, also noted at the time, this was “a high-risk, high-reward mission.” Now, Swift will continue sinking. Like all low-orbit satellites, the observatory experiences air resistance …

Crime is falling – but the public doesn’t feel safer, study finds

Crime is falling – but the public doesn’t feel safer, study finds

Published by Sam Flores

Crime levels are falling for most offences across the UK – but the public doesn’t necessarily feel safer. It’s a human trait to focus on frightening information in the news or on social media – but it could also mean that people are more fearful about crime than they need to be. Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage claimed last month that “everyone knows” law and order in the UK is in a worse place than it was five or ten years ago. Farage was launching a new Reform policy document called Keeping Criminals Behind Bars. More than eight in ten of the British public really do believe that crime has gone up in the past few years. But as a study I was recently involved in shows, this sense of increasing lawlessness is based on very faulty perceptions of trends in actual crime rates. Eight in ten of the UK public think mobile phone thefts have increased since 2010 and around six in ten believe both vehicle-related thefts and burglary have increased. In fact, all …