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Nestle has been bottling and selling water it has no right to in drought-stricken California, state says

Nestlé has been bottling and selling water that it does not have the legal right to use, officials in California have concluded.

Fights over water are a constant in California, exacerbated when drought years make the supply especially scarce.

Because California allocates water rights in part based on who got there first, getting to the bottom of those allegations required a deep dive into history.

“Westerners have savoured the natural goodness of Arrowhead water since bottling began in the 1890s,” the company’s website proclaims.

6/9 Nigeria A girl pumps water from a borehole provided by UNICEF in Old Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria Unicef.

“A significant portion of the water currently diverted by Nestlé appears to be diverted without a valid basis of right,” the report said.

While California law does not prohibit private companies like Nestlé from bottling the state’s water, the company is a regular target for environmentalists, Native Americans and other activists. »

Bone conduction: Get used to the voices in your head

Authored by cnn.com

"It's the natural spectrum of sound compared with traditional hearing", says Brian Walshe, spokesperson of hearing treatment company Cochlear.

The company recently launched a wireless Baha set, an indication of the technology's progress and growing popularity.

Ludwig Van Beethoven overcame deafness by biting a metal rod attached to his piano to hear his work. »

Audiences Seem To Love ‘Bright’ As Much As Critics Hate It

Authored by decider.com

IndieWire named it the worst movie of 2017 during a year that also included The Book of Henry.

Director David Ayer may be fretting over what critics are saying, but for his own sanity, he should probably focus on mainstream reactions.

Yes, critics hated Bright, but critics typically don’t love the big budget blockbuster action flicks that drive Hollywood. »

In wake of net neutrality decision, should cities build internet networks?

Authored by curbed.com

But some see the policy shift as a potential boost to the movement for more municipal broadband networks.

More than 185 communities nationwide offer some form of publicly controlled broadband service, including many that have laid their own fiber networks.

Even more promising for advocates is data showing the public would like to see these networks created as a check on telecoms providing poor service. »

Mueller is reportedly investigating whether the Trump campaign coordinated voter outreach with Russian trolls

Authored by theweek.com

The investigation will reportedly seek to determine whether the Trump campaign and the RNC worked in conjunction with Russian-backed social media accounts that posted false or inflammatory political content.

Now, Mueller is reportedly considering the possibility that the Trump campaign and the RNC coordinated their voter outreach in swing states using Russian-acquired information.

President Trump reportedly expects Mueller's investigation to end imminently, but a source told Yahoo News that the president's thinking was "fanciful." »