Tillamook, Ore. – September 03, 2026 -- Tillamook cheese has landed a permanent spot on Route 66, unveiling a roadside landmark shaped like a massive cheddar loaf outside Flagstaff, Arizona.

A cheese sculpture roughly 32,000 times the size of the real thing greets road trippers

The new Cheeseside Attraction, a giant replica of Tillamook's Medium Cheddar Baby Loaf, now stands among the pines at the Americana Motor Hotel in Flagstaff. Tillamook says the piece is about 32,000 times the size of a standard loaf, joining other oversized roadside stops along the Route 66 Cheese Trail. The brand notes that Route 66 doesn't actually pass through Oregon, making the installation its way of bringing the state's cheddar to the historic highway.

Richmond, BC – September 03, 2026 -- Jukebox has added free 4x HD image upscaling to its online background remover, letting users enlarge and sharpen photo cutouts before downloading them as full-resolution transparent PNGs with no account, no signup and no watermark.

The tool now handles bigger files and bigger batches

The update raises the maximum upload size to 25MB per photo and allows batches of up to 50 images processed at once. Files can be uploaded in JPG, PNG or WebP format.

Free full-resolution exports remain the core offer

Most background removal tools cap free downloads at reduced resolution and reserve full-quality exports for registered or paying users. Jukebox exports every image at full resolution as a transparent PNG at no cost, with no locked download quality.

BETHESDA, Md. -- September 02, 2026 -- Marriott Bonvoy launched 37 player-curated city guides on August 31, covering every U.S. and international location hosting an NFL game this season, from Mexico City to London to Melbourne.

TAIPEI -- September 01, 2026 -- GIGABYTE closed out Gamescom 2026 by putting its newest AORUS INFINITY gaming hardware directly into players' hands, from a motherboard built with 3D metal-printing techniques to OLED monitors with 0.03ms response times. The Taiwan-based computer maker reported strong gamer engagement across desktop builds, AI-equipped laptops, monitors and peripherals at its booth during the annual gaming convention. GIGABYTE shared the recap on August 31, 2026, as part of its ongoing 40th anniversary celebrations.

ONTARIO, Calif. -- September 01, 2026 -- Platt College graduated its Class of 2026 on Saturday, August 29, during a commencement ceremony at the Ontario Convention Center, marking the 20th consecutive year the college has held the event at that venue. Graduates from Platt's Southern California campuses received associate and bachelor's degrees along with diplomas in front of family, friends, faculty, and staff. The ceremony closed out programs tied to healthcare, technology, business, legal services, and design.

Erfurt, Germany -- September 01, 2026 -- Families looking for new children's programming this fall can find a fresh batch of shows from Germany's public children's channel KiKA, starting with a 50th-anniversary re-release of "Die Biene Maja" now streaming on kika.de. The lineup for September 2026 also includes the new preschool series "Karlchen" launching September 2, the desert adventure film "Prinzen der Wüste" arriving September 6, a live AI-education event called "Check die KI" on September 15, and new episodes of "Rabbit Academy - Die Häschenschule" from September 16. All titles are available on kika.de, the KiKA app, and the Kikaninchen app.

TAIPEI -- September 01, 2026 -- Gamers walking through Gamescom 2026 got their hands on GIGABYTE's newest AORUS INFINITY lineup, testing everything from an AI-optimized gaming laptop to OLED monitors with 0.03-millisecond response times. GIGABYTE wrapped up the event reporting strong turnout at its showcase, where flagship desktops, laptops, monitors, and peripherals were set up for live play. The Taiwan-based computer maker used the gathering to demonstrate how its latest engineering choices translate into faster, smoother gameplay for everyday PC builders.

The centerpiece was the AORUS INFINITY Series, a matched set of components meant to work as one system rather than separate parts bolted together.

ONTARIO, Calif. -- September 01, 2026 -- Platt College graduates from campuses across Southern California crossed the stage on Saturday, August 29, at the Ontario Convention Center, marking the 20th consecutive year the college has held its commencement at that venue. The Class of 2026 included students earning associate and bachelor's degrees along with diplomas in fields such as healthcare, technology, business, legal services, and design. Family, friends, faculty, and staff filled the venue to watch graduates from Platt's Alhambra, Anaheim, Ontario, and Riverside campuses finish programs many completed while juggling jobs and family responsibilities.

DENVER -- September 01, 2026 -- Denver homeowners weighing whether to combine their home and auto insurance policies with a single provider may not automatically get the best deal, according to a new HelloNation article featuring insurance expert Jack Sughrue. The piece examines bundling, the practice of buying home and auto coverage from the same insurer for a discount, and finds that savings and coverage quality vary widely depending on the provider and policy details.

Sughrue's insights, published by HelloNation, walk through the tradeoffs Denver residents face when deciding whether one insurer for both policies beats shopping separately.

WIESBADEN -- September 01, 2026 -- German consumers paid 2.9% more for goods and services in August 2026 than they did a year earlier, largely driven by a sharp jump in energy costs, according to preliminary figures released by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Prices also rose 0.2% compared to July 2026. The agency, based in Wiesbaden, said it will publish final results for August on September 10, 2026.

Energy Costs Keep Climbing

Energy prices rose 10.5% year-over-year in August, extending a rapid acceleration that started earlier in the summer. In July, energy costs had climbed 8.3% compared with July 2025; in June, the increase was just 3.4% against June 2025. That pace has more than tripled in two months, squeezing household budgets on heating, fuel and electricity bills.