1. THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN CALIFORNIA WERE FORCED TO EVACUATE BECAUSE OF FAST-MOVING FIRES ON THURSDAY. POWER WAS CUT FOR 27,000 CUSTOMERS AND THAT NUMBER COULD GO UP TO AS MANY AS 386,000. BLAZES IN THE SAME AREA TWO YEARS AGO DID MAJOR DAMAGE AND KILLED 44 PEOPLE. (AP NEWS)
2. A JUDGE IS TEMPORARILY BLOCKING THE THREE-DAY SUSPENSION OF A CAPE ELIZABETH TEEN WHO POSTED A NOTE IN A SCHOOL BATHROOM CLAIMING THERE WAS A RAPIST IN THE SCHOOL. THE DISTRICT SUSPENDED HER, CITING BULLYING, BUT THE ACLU SAYS THE SUSPENSION VIOLATES HER FREE SPEECH. (WGME)
3. CONGRESS BAR AND GRILL WILL REOPEN TODAY UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP AND WILL SIMPLY BE CALLED CBG. ACCORDING TO CO-OWNER JASON LORING, WHO ALSO OWNS NOSH AND SLAB, IT’LL BE OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 11AM TO 1AM. (PRESS HERALD)
4. POPEYES PLANS TO HIRE 400 NEW EMPLOYEES BEFORE IT RE-INTRODUCES ITS HIT CHICKEN SANDWICH. THE CHAIN WAS NOT READY FOR THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FOR THE SANDWICH LAST SUMMER. THE SANDWICH WILL RETURN SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER. (BLOOMBERG)
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