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Disaster recovery efforts temporarily boosted health for some men, Northwestern study finds

New Northwestern University research aims to shed light on what drives inequalities among men in the aftermath of mega disasters. In such situations, men are often depicted as heroic leaders, and this study finds that many of them experience improved mental and physical health while assisting with recovery efforts. However, for some men, the boost is short lived once recovery activities are completed, leading to emotional lows and potentially increasing the risk of suicide.

Oct 23 • 10:32 AM EDT • Health • news.northwestern.edu

Raskin happy at Rangers but unsure about January

Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin is "really happy" at Rangers but is unsure what might happen in January.

Oct 23 • 10:28 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Hartford promotes construction leaders

The Hartford on Thursday named John Watts head of risk management construction and Joshua Janes head of guaranteed cost construction.

Oct 23 • 10:17 AM EDT • Business • businessinsurance.com

Skuld names new underwriting chief and CFO

Norway-based Assuranceforeningen Skuld (Gjensidig) has promoted Chief Financial Officer Kristian Løberg to chief underwriting officer, Coverager reported. Skuld expects the reorganization to establish…

Oct 23 • 10:08 AM EDT • Business • businessinsurance.com

Poll: Low-information voters have turned hardest against Trump and the GOP

In 2024, the voters who knew the least about politics were some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters. A Data for Progress poll released just before the election found Americans who didn’t consume any news at all said they’d vote for Trump over Kamala Harris by a 20-point margin, 60%1 to 40%. In February, we reported that many of these voters had soured on Trump. Voters who couldn’t name the party in control of Congress moved away from Trump at about twice the rate as high-information voters. But approval isn’t vote choice. With the midterms less than two weeks away, it is worth asking if these voters are turning against the president’s party in federal elections, too. In our October Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, conducted Oct. 13–19 among 2,028 U.S. adults, we asked respondents two factual questions about politics: which party has the most members in the House, and which has the most members in the Senate. I classified anyone who got at least one of these questions wrong as “low-knowledge.” About 30% of adults miss at least one question, including 25% of 2024 Trump voters, 22% of Harris voters, and more than half of people who didn’t vote in 2024. In this article, I do two things with this data. First, I repeat my February analysis and compare how these two groups feel about Trump’s job as president; then I look at each group’s voting behavior in the upcoming House midterms. Register for free to read the rest of this piece.

Oct 23 • 10:03 AM EDT • Politics • gelliottmorris.com

What's happening at the Waunakee Public Library

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Oct 23 • 9:57 AM EDT • Entertainment • hngnews.com

Source: DOJ investigating former Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski

Oct 23 • 9:48 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

UK Board of Trustees approves joint venture with Signature HealthCARE

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today approved a joint venture between UK and Louisville-based Signature HealthCARE to develop and operate a 105-bed skilled nursing facility on UK’s Hamburg East campus in Lexington. The facility will expand access to skilled nursing care and help patients move from the hospital to the next stage of their recovery sooner.

Oct 23 • 9:45 AM EDT • Health • uknow.uky.edu

Trump administration sends mixed signals on curbing Ukraine’s Starshield access

Recent efforts to throttle Ukraine's access to satellite systems have created a blame game of sorts among Trump administration officials and their allies

Oct 23 • 9:28 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

Pope hope, that’s entertainment, and getting ahead in the CIA

Happy Friday friends, I want to start by just breathing for all of us a big long collective sigh of relief at the news this week that the pope’s doctors have basically blown the all clear for Leo’s health. Going from knowing nothing to him declaring to the world he needed surgery, to a cancer diagnosis, to bouncing out of the hospital in barely even days, to ringing the bell in less than two weeks is whiplash inducing. But in the best possible way. We are living in a world in which the Roman pontiff, by dint of history, biography and circumstance, is once more at the epicenter of global affairs. Not just conversations about religion, or Christian and post-Christian values, but the bleeding edge of the most pressing issues of human affairs. Think I am exaggerating a touch? Consider the images of the crowds who greeted Leo in Paris just weeks ago, and juxtapose them with the absolute photo negative scenes unfolding there recently. Ask yourself how many world leaders are talking about AI right now and directly citing the pope as they do so. Try to name a country who has had as many top-ranked diplomats in and out of both Russia and Ukraine in the last three years as the Vatican has in the last three months. It has been fascinating to watch Leo XIV emerge as not just a kind of pop culture reference point or totem to be cited (Francis was often name-checked this way) but as a kinetic force in global conversation. Given the state of things, we need global figures of gravitas and values, even better if they have real wisdom behind what they are saying. So news of Leo’s illness was, it seemed to me, a tremor with potentially Richter Scale implications. That not only has the worst not come to pass but instead we’ve had the best of outcomes announced is something to really be grateful for. Humanity, it seems to me, is entering one of its irregular but cyclical phases where the pace of change — technological, social, and geopolitical — outstrips the ability of previously settled norms and received wisdom to cope. Such periods – and I think the first decades of the last century were a similar such time – throw into question the viability of all kinds of institutions. And many of ours have been straining to breaking point for a few years now. The papacy has the power and the potential to be a steadying pole in all of this. That’s my hope, anyway. It’s a lot to freight the office with, though it is arguably its ultimate purpose from its founding, to be a steadying rock on which all that matters can be anchored. It’s also, of course, an intolerable weight of responsibility to place on a single man. But I am encouraged to have hope in – and for – Leo. The apostle whom he succeeds, after all, was famously unequal to some moments, failed some tests of faith, and resiled from taking the road which led ultimately to the circus on Vatican hill. Human frailty and limitations, of health, of character, of temper, can open us to Christ, whose strength is greatest in our weakness, so St. Paul learned. That gives me hope, and I am sure it consoles Leo, too. And so I will continue to pray for him. Because we need apostles of rock right now. Here’s the news. Subscribe The News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued yesterday a new document “Venite ad me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.” It’s not a short document, and it is at pains to stress this isn’t a doctrinal note from the dicastery, either. Rather, it brings together reflections on an important issue from the Church around the world. Some of it I actually found really rather powerful. It is, however, 25,000, which is a lot for a busy reader to get through on a weekday. So, you can read our busy reader’s summary right here. — News broke yesterday of an Oct. 22 meeting of U.S. bishops with President Donald Trump. The meeting was organized by an official at the Heritage Foundation, according to several sources close to the meeting. Video of several U.S. bishops praying in the Oval Office over President Trump was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, first by White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin, and then by the official twitter.com account of the Archdiocese of Denver. The meeting has drawn sharp criticism because of its proximity to the upcoming midterm Congressional elections, in which Democrats are widely expected to win control of the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate remains closely contested. Sources close to the bishops’ conference told The Pillar that some USCCB senior officials were surprised by the existence of the meeting when video of it first emerged online. And a source close to conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City told The Pillar that the archbishop was “deeply frustrated” by the occasion of the meeting. An official conference spokesperson told The Pillar that the meeting was “not organized with or by the USCCB” and was “not affiliated with the conference.” You can read the whole story here. — The next National Eucharistic Congress will be held in Indianapolis in 2029, a return to the city that hosted the last gathering in 2024. You read it here first. By here, I don’t mean this newsletter, I mean at The Pillar. We broke the story this week. It’s a big deal, in as much as the last congress was a roaring success and the next installment has the potential to be a real focal point for evangelizing efforts in the coming years. Read all about it here. — As Pope Leo prepares for the longest trip of his pontificate, Church leaders in Uruguay say the pontiff will encounter a highly secularized culture, in a country with a very different Catholic history than many of its South American neighbors. The nation has not had a papal visit since 1988, and leaders who spoke with The Pillar say it has a dire need for evangelization, even amid the prospect of a small revival in faith. This is real reporting on the Church in the country, and frankly a story you simply are not going to be able to read anywhere else. Read the whole thing. — The Archdiocese of Detroit announced this week a plan that would see the vast majority of its parish priests reassigned next summer, amid a restructuring process expected to dramatically shrink the number of parishes in the archdiocese. Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said this week that the plan “asks much of our priests,” but is a “sacrifice they are making as brothers of one, unified presbyterate.” The thing is, as JD pointed out in an analysis yesterday, pastors of parishes have a legal right to stability in office, so the only way this kind of wholesale reassignment goes ahead is if all of the archdiocesan clergy agree to resign. That creates its own kind of legal issues, though, and re-raises longstanding questions about the effectiveness of canonical due process protections for priests when dealing with coercive exercises in authority. Read the whole thing here. — More than three months after the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its decree declaring the excommunication of the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X, questions remain about the full effects of the society’s schism. Specifically, the DDF’s July claim that marriages witnessed and confessions heard by SSPX priests are now invalid remains contested — and it emerged this week it appears that the Vatican’s own legal experts don’t agree. You can read my whole analysis of the situation and what it means here. All I would add is that the DDF’s undeveloped, some would say unsubstantiated, claim about the invalidity of some SSPX sacraments came in their July Explanatory Note on the schismatic consecrations by the society that month. It touches directly on both papal acts of governance — indeed it purports to nullify them — and the most intimate pastoral encounters possible in a parish setting. If there is one aspect of the Francis-era style of governance I would like the curia to finally cut out, root and branch, it would be these attempts to try to effect extraordinarily sensitive legislative acts via a note. — At least a dozen French bishops have spoken out following an eruption of violence on the country’s streets Oct. 17. Not surprisingly, they unanimously condemned the violence, but the length and content of their interventions varied significantly. Several sought to distinguish between the actions of rioters and what they suggested were the legitimate concerns of peaceful young protesters. Many also evoked Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France, suggesting it offered a powerful counter-image to the scenes of looting and destruction. A number of bishops also stressed their solidarity with law enforcement officials who struggled to contain the disorder, as well as the owners of the roughly 3,000 damaged or looted businesses. What’s the background to the nationwide unrest that the French media calls “les violences du 17 octobre”? And what exactly are the bishops saying? Read all about it here. — A Polish bishop called for the firm defense of unborn children as well as compassion for their mothers this week, as the lower house of Poland’s parliament passed two bills seeking to liberalize the country’s abortion laws. The bill on decriminalizing assistance in an abortion passed by 217 votes to 213, while the abortion in cases of fetal abnormality bill passed by 233 to 203, thanks to the government’s majority in the lower house. Both bills will now move to the Polish Senate, the upper house of parliament, where the ruling coalition has a larger majority. The fetal abnormality bill is symbolically significant because if it became law, it would effectively overturn a 2020 ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal that a 1993 law permitting abortion for a severe and irreversible disability or a life-threatening incurable disease was unconstitutional. Read the whole story here. Subscribe **[The St. Paul Center App | Bible Study On-The-Go Read and understand the Bible with St. Paul Center’s new app! With today’s leading Catholic Scripture scholars as your guides, the St. Paul Center app empowers you to read the Bible](https://stpaulcenter.com/app?utm_source=pillar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=applaunch)** from the heart of the Church. Download the app for free at either the Apple or the Google app stores. https://stpaulcenter.com/app That’s entertainment I have written before about my deep and sincere reservations about the celebrity exorcist subculture which has taken root in American Catholicism. And, because I am very ill at ease with the entire thing, I try to keep a weather eye on the phenomenon without being drawn into the kind of online back-and-forth which these figures sometimes generate. Earlier this week, JD noted that one such celebrity exorcist type, Fr. Chad Ripperger, has undertaken, on the request of his bishop, a year’s fast from interviews and public speaking. I’m sure that will be salutary for him, if for no other reason than that receiving with docility requests from one’s rightful ecclesiastical superiors always comes with graces. Then a second thing happened this week which caught my eye. Apparently, another fixture in the celebrity exorcist world, Fr. Carlos Martins, has initiated a lawsuit against two lay men — apparently associates of Rippenger, though I am unclear in what way, exactly — for allegedly defaming him and his ministry on a podcast. It seems the suit was initiated nearly a year ago and is now pending. At issue, I read, is that the two men described Martins on a podcast as “not who he says he is” with regard to his exorcism ministry and that he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” These statements Martins considers to be false and defamatory and, his suit claims, “directly affected the sale and reception of [his] The Exorcist Files book that was newly released at the time these episodes aired.” I don’t want to get too into the weeds of the details here, but a couple of things struck me about all this.

Oct 23 • 9:10 AM EDT • Entertainment • pillarcatholic.com

More Than a Charcuterie Board: A Mother and Daughter Build a Business Around Gathering.

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Birch Bay Retirement Village. NORTHEAST HARBOR—Food’s ability to be a social cornerstone is one of the founding premises of one of Mount Desert Island’s newest, and perhaps most unique, endeavors in cuisine based catering. From intimate gatherings to large functions, Olive & Pearl creates charcuterie boards that can not only astound the tongue but also the eye. Many would agree that food can bring people together. In fact, culinary delights, and sometimes adventures, have been utilized as the centerpiece for social and business occasions of all kinds for centuries. Often times it even has the ability to start conversation, temper differences, and build new relationships. Settings can vary, from a multi-course sit down meal, a backyard barbecue, or a couple of bowls of chips and dip in front of a television, but the result can be the same. Humans come together, they share food, and the whole process is a catalyst for thought, communication, and a shared experience. Imagined and created by the mother and daughter team of Dr. Susan Scanlan (formerly MacCready) and Kayla Musetti, Olive & Pearl was started in June of this year and has been creating, delighting, and growing since. We gave the two an opportunity to answer some questions about themselves and their new venture. The love, passion, and pride for what they are doing and the fact that they are doing it as a mother and daughter team came through so strongly in their answers that we decided to present the question and answer session in its entirety. The Interview What did you do prior to Olive & Pearl? We’re a mother-daughter team, and food, family, and hospitality have always been a big part of our lives. Susan grew up in a large family in Pennsylvania, where the table was always at the center of everything. There were multiple dishes, little bites, stories, and plenty of conversation. Food was never simply about eating. It was about gathering, celebrating, and spending time together. After living in several Southern states, Susan relocated to Maine more than 20 years ago, and Maine has truly become home. She loves its sense of community, natural beauty, and connection to local food and makers. Professionally, Susan is a registered nurse and holds a doctorate in health administration. She has worked in a variety of clinical, nonclinical, and leadership roles and currently works as a faculty academic director. Building Olive & Pearl has been an exciting creative venture alongside her career. Kayla is also a registered nurse and works in the ambulatory surgery unit at Mount Desert Island Hospital. While healthcare is an important part of both of our professional lives, Olive & Pearl has given us an entirely different way to connect, collaborate, and create something together. Tell us about the business. Olive & Pearl is a mother-daughter charcuterie business centered around beautiful food, thoughtful presentation, and bringing people together. We create curated charcuterie boards designed for everything from intimate gatherings and dinner parties to weddings, showers, corporate events, boat days, and celebrations of all kinds. We think of our boards as more than food. They’re an experience and an invitation to gather, slow down, and enjoy time with the people around you. We’re intentional about quality ingredients, artful presentation, and personalization. Whenever possible, we also incorporate Maine-made and locally sourced products, including cheeses, jams, honey, seasonal produce, and baked goods. What inspired you to start Olive & Pearl? In many ways, Olive & Pearl grew out of something we had been doing our entire lives —bringing people together around food. We’ve always loved creating beautiful spreads for family and friends. There was something special about watching people gather around a table, graze, talk, laugh, and simply enjoy being together. Friends and family began telling us, “You should do this as a business,” and one day, we stopped laughing it off and started mapping it out. We realized we had an opportunity to combine our different strengths and create something that reflected what we both value: hospitality, creativity, quality, and connection. Charcuterie felt like the perfect expression of that. It’s beautiful and creative, but it’s also communal and approachable. At its heart, it brings us right back to where the idea began, a table filled with food and people gathered around it. Do you have a business partner(s)? Our business partner is each other! Olive & Pearl is truly a mother-daughter partnership, and building it together has been incredibly meaningful and sometimes hilarious! We know each other extremely well, which can be both a strength and, occasionally, a challenge. We have different personalities and strengths, but we’ve learned to lean into those differences and use them to our advantage. There’s a lot of trust between us, and we’ve learned how to communicate, collaborate, and occasionally laugh at ourselves along the way. We’re also building Olive & Pearl while continuing our careers in healthcare and education, so we’re taking things thoughtfully and growing the business one step at a time. We all have to start somewhere. One of the most rewarding parts has been having something that belongs to both of us. We get to learn from one another, celebrate the small wins together, and create something that we hope will become part of our family’s story for years to come. When exactly did you launch the business? Recently, in June 2026, we launched Olive & Pearl, turning an idea we had talked about for years into real business. It has been incredibly rewarding to watch something that started around our own family table and begin to find a place within the community. How is it going so far? How do you feel it has been received? It has been going very well, and we’ve been incredibly encouraged by how warmly Olive & Pearl has been received. As more people hear about us, our orders have continued to increase, and we’re seeing growing interest in boards for events and celebrations. It’s exciting to watch something that began as an idea between the two of us start to grow within the community. One of the most rewarding parts is hearing from customers after their events or seeing photos of our boards being enjoyed. Knowing that something we created became part of someone’s celebration is incredibly meaningful to us. Is there a brick-and-mortar location or is it all online? Olive & Pearl is currently an online business. We’re intentionally starting this way so we can build relationships with our customers, learn what they love, and grow thoughtfully. Our long-term dream, if the business continues to grow, is to eventually have a sit-down space where people can experience Olive & Pearl in person. Do you have any future plans if things go well/keep going well? Absolutely. For now, our focus is on continuing to grow Olive & Pearl, getting to know our customers, and becoming part of more celebrations and gatherings throughout the area. Long term, we would love to have our own physical space where people can come together and experience Olive & Pearl beyond the boards themselves. We can imagine a place that combines food, hospitality, creativity, and community. Ultimately, we want to build something that continues to grow while still feeling personal and connected to the people and community around us. Is there an aspect of the business that you really love? There are so many things we love about it, but the people and the connection are probably at the top of the list. We love creating something beautiful, but what really matters to us is what happens after we hand it over to the customer. We picture our boards on kitchen islands, at backyard gatherings, on boats, at weddings, or around a long dinner table—with people laughing, talking, and lingering a little longer. We also love the creative side. Every board is an opportunity to play with color, texture, shape, seasonality, and flavor. We don’t just want to fill a board, we want to curate an experience. And supporting local makers is especially meaningful to us. Whenever possible, we love incorporating Maine-made cheeses, local jams and honey, seasonal produce, and products from nearby bakeries and businesses. It allows us to showcase some of what makes Maine so special. Perhaps most importantly, we love doing this together. Building something as a mother and daughter has given us another way to spend time together, learn from one another, celebrate small wins, and create memories. Is there anything regarding any aspect of Olive & Pearl that you may think is important that is not reflected on the website? One thing that may not always come through online is just how personal this business is to us. Olive & Pearl isn’t something we created simply because charcuterie was popular. It grew very naturally from our family, our traditions, and the way we’ve always enjoyed gathering with people we love. There is a lot of heart behind every board. We think about the people who will be enjoying it, the occasion they’re celebrating, and how we can make the experience feel special. We also want people to know that we care deeply about supporting locals whenever possible. Using Maine products isn’t just about sourcing ingredients, it’s about telling a little story about where we live and the talented people who make and grow wonderful things here. Is there anything that we have not asked that you think is important/relevant that would like readers to know? We hope people see Olive & Pearl as more than just a charcuterie business. At its heart, it’s about gathering. Our goal is to make it easier for people to create those moments when everyone gathers around the table, conversations last a little longer, and people simply enjoy being together. We also hope people see the mother-daughter story behind the business. We’re building Olive & Pearl alongside our careers, one step at a time, and there is something incredibly special about creating a shared family legacy in the process. For us, success isn’t just about how many boards we make. It’s about becoming part of people’s special moments - birthdays, weddings, weekends with friends, quiet evenings at home, or a beautiful day on the Maine coast. If one of our boards helps people put down their phones, linger a little longer, laugh a little more, and enjoy the people around them, then we feel like we’ve done exactly what we set out to do. All photos courtesy of Olive & Pearl. LINKS TO LEARN MORE Olive & Pearl website Olive & Pearl Facebook Olive & Pearl Instagram RECENT PRESS RELEASES AND BRIEFS To see all the press releases, click here. To see our news, click here. For the full archive, click here. All of these are on our dedicated website. 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Oct 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • barharborstory.substack.com

USC women’s basketball ranked No. 3 in preseason AP Poll

Expectations are certainly very high for the Women of Troy this season, as evidenced by their preseason ranking

Oct 23 • 7:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk plays politics with satellites

Ukraine has changed drones and war-fighting tech to reduce reliance on Starlink.

Oct 23 • 7:30 AM EDT • Politics • arstechnica.com

SpaceX bear flips to big bull because of AI business. Analyst now sees 70% gain

PhillipCapital moved its rating on the Elon Musk giant to buy from sell, with the bullishness stemming from the company's AI business.

Oct 23 • 7:02 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com

Gasperini requests two signings in January

January is approaching, when the transfer window reopens, and Gasperini is asking Roma for reinforcements. Sporting director D’Amico has confirmed that something will likely happen. According to Tut...

Oct 23 • 7:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Public health experts warn lawmakers may politicize spending of opioid settlement funds

Public health experts warn that future opioid-related settlement dollars could go to waste following a decision by West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey in 2026 to give lawmakers the power to distribute most of those funds.

Oct 23 • 6:15 AM EDT • Politics • wvgazettemail.com

Who should win the Ballon d’Or Feminin? The Athletic asked people in elite football to vote

Our reporters asked players and managers, past and present, coaches, sporting directors, scouts and leading executives to pick their top-10s

Oct 23 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com

Musk’s political donations top $445 million ahead of U.S. midterm elections

With a net worth of $905.8 billion, the world’s richest person’s overlapping empire of companies is heavily exposed to regulation by federal agencies.

Oct 23 • 5:22 AM EDT • Politics • japantimes.co.jp

Stream CW Sports Videos on Watch ESPN

Stream the latest CW Sports videos on Watch ESPN. Your streaming home for all CW Sports events - NASCAR, WWE NXT, College Football/Basketball and more.

Oct 23 • 5:02 AM EDT • Sports • espn.com

Cloudflare, Vercel leaders caution against AI cyber panic

AI is exposing security holes across the web. Cloudflare and Vercel executives explain the risks and why the internet could actually become safer.

Oct 23 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com

Commentary: Donald Trump’s actions against Ukraine betray Ronald Reagan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds the toughest job on the planet. And it just got tougher. Donald Trump has made a cottage industry out of offering Russian President Vladimir Putin

Oct 23 • 4:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com

“It was a tough evening, but I can’t ask for any more from the players,” Martin O’Neill

Martin O’Neill spoke to the mainstream media last night after Celtic lost a fourth successive match in European football, this time going down 2-1 to Celta Vigo at Celtic Park…Martin O’Neill, Ma...

Oct 23 • 3:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Hong Kong finance secretary on AI risk and future growth

Oct 23 • 3:23 AM EDT • Business • cnn.com

Nurses at four Endeavor Health hospitals seek to join Teamsters

Nurses at Evanston Hospital and three other Endeavor Health facilities across the North Shore are officially seeking to unionize. Teamsters Local 734 filed a petition — covering more than 2,000 nurses at the Evanston, Skokie, Glenbrook and Highland Park hospitals — with the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday asking for a union election. Nurses...

Oct 23 • 3:15 AM EDT • Health • dailynorthwestern.com

Pomegranate for skin health: exploring nature's potential

Despite pomegranate’s long history as both a food and a traditional remedy, consumers in today’s nutricosmetics market are seeking indisputable evidence of its efficacy

Oct 23 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • nutraceuticalbusinessreview.com

What is Shamonda, the livestock virus found for the first time in a person in France?

The first known human case of Shamonda virus was reported by France on Thursday. The patient has died, but the World Health Organization says that it is considered to be an isolated case so far and that there is no broader risk to the general public.

Oct 23 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • cnn.com

LeBron James: Donald Trump accuses Philadelphia 76ers star of moving during national anthem before NBA season opener

President Donald Trump has accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States after the star continued warming up during the national anthem; watch the 2026/27 NBA season, including the Christmas Day games and the NBA finals, only on Sky Sports.

Oct 23 • 2:51 AM EDT • Sports • skysports.com

Bridging Climate Science and Cardiometabolic Health from Radiative Forcing to Disease Risk

Cardiovascular disease remains a dominant cause of global morbidity and mortality, yet conventional prevention...

Oct 23 • 2:30 AM EDT • Science • emjreviews.com

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

Oct 23 • 1:00 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com

Faces cut out of Las Vegas campaign signs in political vandalism

Campaign signs for three Las Vegas candidates were vandalized near Cactus and Jones with faces cut out, as Metro Police report no incident was filed.

Oct 23 • 12:52 AM EDT • Politics • fox5vegas.com

Julia Roberts honors “Steel Magnolias” dad Tom Skerritt upon his death at 93

Skerritt died of natural causes, his family said in a statement.

Oct 23 • 12:22 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

Jacob Misiorowski's velocity intact, strikeouts down so far in playoffs

Oct 23 • 12:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Laurel Sports Hall of Fame holds ceremony for inaugural class

Laurel Sports Hall of Fame holds ceremony for inaugural class

Oct 22 • 11:51 PM EDT • Sports • wdam.com

Social determinants of health may increase kidney failure risk after critical illness

New research indicates that certain individual- and neighborhood-level social determinants of health may increase the risk of developing post-discharge kidney failure in patients who developed acute kidney injury while in intensive care.

Oct 22 • 11:15 PM EDT • Health • news-medical.net

Middle East Conflict Puts F1’s Season Finale at Risk

F1 assures that Qatar and Abu Dhabi will be held according to the calendar, but it has already activated a contingency plan with Imola as an alternative venue.

Oct 22 • 11:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Pete Ricketts’s Wealth Puts Class at the Center of Nebraska’s Senate Race

In a year when the wealth of the rich soared while workers lost ground to inflation, class has become political, especially in the Nebraska Senate race.

Oct 22 • 9:04 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

OSF HealthCare encourages improving your health literacy

RNF News at 6:30 p.m.

Oct 22 • 8:53 PM EDT • Health • rockfordnewsfirst.com

Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Limits on Ukraine’s Military Internet Use

The call from the president about the Starshield network came after officials in Ukraine reported that they found new limits on the use of military drones in their war against Russia.

Oct 22 • 8:50 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

Breakthrough vaccine for the deadliest skin cancer cut risk by almost half

The skin cancer vaccine is based on mRNA technology that helped end the coronavirus pandemic.

Oct 22 • 8:24 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com

Justice Department asks appeals court to intervene in California ballot case

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department asked an appeals court to intervene on Thursday in its lawsuit seeking to temporarily block California from counting more than 20,000

Oct 22 • 8:19 PM EDT • Politics • centraloregondaily.com

Stifel CEO Kruszewski talks sports and makes pitch for St. Louis’ future

The Stifel Charity Classic returned to Norwood Hills Country Club, with Stifel in its second year as title sponsor. The tournament is the opening playoff event on the PGA Tour Champions.

Oct 22 • 8:05 PM EDT • Sports • firstalert4.com

Claim your commemorative Space Marine 2 desk mat from your local Warhammer Store

Gaming mat with any purchase in your local Warhammer store over £95 on Warhammer Day weekend

Oct 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • warhammer-community.com

The business case for pro bono: indirect benefits with social impact

Pro bono work has evolved into a driving force within Argentina’s legal profession, expanding access to justice while strengthening law firms, lawyers and civil society organisations. Through collaboration and institutional commitment, it has become a powerful tool for talent development, reputation building and long-term impact.

Oct 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • latinlawyer.com

Essential Health Direct Primary Care

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Oct 22 • 7:32 PM EDT • Health • kwqc.com

Nonprofits warn online sports betting initiatives put vulnerable Nebraskans at risk

The Open Door Mission hosted Gambling with the Good Life this morning to speak out against Initiatives 440 and 441, two measures that would amend the Nebraska Constitution to legalize online sports gambling.

Oct 22 • 7:30 PM EDT • Sports • wowt.com

Wood Co. Health Department reminds parents to create safe sleeping environment for kids

Wood Co. Health Department reminds parents to create safe sleeping environment for kids

Oct 22 • 7:23 PM EDT • Health • wsaw.com

Florida resident arrested after threatening US Rep. Jared Moskowitz

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Boca Raton resident was arrested Thursday after making an alleged threat against U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, the congressman announced. Just after 2:30 p.m., Moskowitz wrote

Oct 22 • 7:21 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com

U.S. Figure Skating Partners With Feld Entertainment for Disney On Ice Programs

U.S. Figure Skating announced a partnership with Feld Entertainment, the producer of Disney On Ice.

Oct 22 • 6:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • wdwnt.com

Breast cancer awareness: learn the signs and screening options

This October, learn about breast cancer risk, recognize changes in your body, and find out when to get tested.

Oct 22 • 6:26 PM EDT • Health • phila.gov

OPD: Package found at business not suspicious

Authorities responded Thursday afternoon to a report of suspicious package at an Omaha business.

Oct 22 • 6:26 PM EDT • Business • wowt.com

UW-Oshokosh business students launch new coffee cart

UW-Oshokosh business students launch new coffee cart

Oct 22 • 6:13 PM EDT • Business • wsaw.com

Besiktas 2-2 Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe Mateta and Yermey Pino strike but Palace forced to settle for Europa League draw in Istanbul

Match report as Crystal Palace end two-game losing run with a 2-2 Europa League draw away at Besiktas; Wilfred Ndidi put Besiktas ahead before goals from Yeremy Pino and Jean-Philippe Mateta; Junior Olaitan equalised before Umit Akdag was sent off for a bad tackle on Jorgen Strand-Larsen

Oct 22 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • skysports.com

Nebraska Health Care Foundation gives Omaha caregiver a car, ending her transit struggle

A surprise gift gives an Omaha caregiver her first car in two years, ending her transit struggle.

Oct 22 • 5:58 PM EDT • Health • ketv.com

Contractors removing old siding from Wausau business uncover decades old mural

Contractors removing old siding from Wausau business uncover decades old mural

Oct 22 • 5:57 PM EDT • Business • wsaw.com

Five Steps for BYU to Avoid Letdown vs. UCF

Exhale. What a weekend in Provo. From College Gameday to storming the field as the final pass fell incomplete to beat No. 2 Notre Dame, that was perhaps the single most perfect day in the history of BYU sports. The task at hand? Shake off the cobwebs. Get the celebratory Swig out of your system […]

Oct 22 • 5:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Nurses at Endeavor Health’s hospitals in Evanston, Glenview, Skokie, Highland Park move to unionize

If the election is successful, nurses at Endeavor’s hospitals in Evanston, Highland Park, Skokie and Glenview would be represented by Teamsters Local 743.

Oct 22 • 5:50 PM EDT • Health • chicagotribune.com

SCENE VIDEO: Suspicious package reported at Omaha machine business

Omaha Police and Fire responded Thursday afternoon to the scene at Grede Casting Integrity, on Martha Street, just east of Highway 75.

Oct 22 • 5:10 PM EDT • Business • wowt.com

New owner-operator brings upgrades, more programming to Skate City

"There's nobody else in the country that does what we do when it comes to roller-skating." Take a look at what already has changed and what's ahead from the new owner-operator of Skate City.

Oct 22 • 5:05 PM EDT • Business • siouxfalls.business

Why measles outbreak in Pennsylvania poses risks beyond US borders

Oct 22 • 5:02 PM EDT • Health • aljazeera.com

Judge limits election-related immigration stops amid broader legal war ahead of midterms

An unprecedented election war is playing out between the Trump administration and California in federal court, with a slate of cases proceeding at breakneck speed ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Oct 22 • 5:00 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com

Cody grocery store teaches students business skills

A grocery store in Cody is giving high school students hands-on business experience while serving the surrounding community.

Oct 22 • 4:53 PM EDT • Business • knopnews2.com

Elon Musk invests about $1B in Skydance, CNBC reports

Elon Musk has made a roughly $1 billion investment in Skydance, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Oct 22 • 4:37 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com

World Series 2026: It will be Jacob Misiorowski vs. Nick Martinez in Game 1 as Brewers host Rays

Oct 22 • 4:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Actor Tom Skerritt of ‘Steel Magnolias,' 'Top Gun,' dies at 93

NEW YORK — Prolific actor Tom Skerritt died Wednesday from natural causes. He was 93. Skerritf’s “heartbroken” family said, though fans knew him for his work on films including “Alien,”

Oct 22 • 4:19 PM EDT • Entertainment • recorderonline.com

Tom Skerritt dead: 'Alien,' 'Top Gun' actor and Emmy winner was 93

Emmy-winning actor Tom Skerritt, whose decades-long career includes roles in 'Alien,' 'Top Gun' and TV series 'Picket Fences,' died Wednesday. He was 93

Oct 22 • 4:02 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com

MLB free agency Top 50: Ranking the best players available this winter, starting with Tarik Skubal and Freddy Peralta

Oct 22 • 4:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Brewers Made Right Call Keeping Henderson Over Skubal

Prioritizing long-term stability over a blockbuster trade, the Milwaukee Brewers’ front office gambled on homegrown talent, which has them chasing their first World Series.

Oct 22 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Redesign Health, ARC Global merge in $2B deal to accelerate health system innovation

Redesign Health is making a major push deeper into health system-led innovation, merging with Sheba Medical Center’s innovation arm ARC Global. | The three organizations—Redesign Health, ARC Global and AVIA—work with more than 100 health systems on five continents, and the companies and products built across their networks have reached more than 100 million patients worldwide.

Oct 22 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski

The details of the inquiry remain unclear, but it is one of the rare instances in which a Trump ally or appointee has been investigated for potential wrongdoing during the president’s second term.

Oct 22 • 3:59 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

Big Sky students get a head start on business through International Baccalaureate Program

Two-year course challenges juniors and seniors to analyze real companies, explore business strategy and develop critical thinking skills By Leslie

Oct 22 • 3:57 PM EDT • Business • explorebigsky.com

Christy Turlington says she 'will never alter or augment' her face; instead, she uses this science-backed skin care line

"I feel like I’ve earned and deserve better care when it comes to my skin," she told Vogue.

Oct 22 • 3:47 PM EDT • Technology • pagesix.com

Tom Skerritt, who starred in 'Alien' and 'Top Gun,' dies at 93

Skerritt died Wednesday of natural causes

Oct 22 • 3:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • spectrumlocalnews.com

Tom Skerritt, who starred in 'Alien' and 'Top Gun,' dies at 93

Skerritt died Wednesday of natural causes

Oct 22 • 3:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • spectrumlocalnews.com

Tom Skerritt, star of ‘Alien’ and familiar face at SIFF, dies at 93

Tom Skerritt, the acclaimed character actor who starred in “Alien,” “Top Gun,” “Contact” and more, died Wednesday at his home in Seattle. He was 93.

Oct 22 • 3:33 PM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com

Tom Skerritt, ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Picket Fences’ star, dies at 93

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor known for his roles in projects like ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Top Gun,’ has died at 93.

Oct 22 • 3:28 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com

Emmy-winning actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93

Skerritt died of natural causes. He was known for “Top Gun,” “Picket Fences” and “Alien” among his nearly 200 roles

Oct 22 • 3:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • fox21online.com

Baker Mayfield: 'Take Care of Business' vs. Carolina

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback Baker Mayfield spoke to the media following Thursday's Week 7 practice. QB Baker Mayfield discussed his recovery process, what he learned from the sidelines and taking things one day at a time.

Oct 22 • 3:14 PM EDT • Business • buccaneers.com

Tarik Skubal Rumors: Toronto Blue Jays Listed as Potential Suitor

Skubal is going to hit free agency this winter with a lot of questions around him.

Oct 22 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Indiana men’s basketball listed as a top NIL spender ahead of 2026-27 season

Indiana, fresh off a transfer portal roster reload, was listed as a big spender by CBS Sports ahead of the season.

Oct 22 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales

Searches for Samsung foldables just happened to skyrocket following iPhone Duo unveiling.

Oct 22 • 2:49 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com

Trump asked Musk to lift Starlink slowdown, WSJ reports

Elon Musk, a critic of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had ordered the slowdown of SpaceX's Starlink, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

Oct 22 • 2:35 PM EDT • Politics • cnbc.com

SpaceX and Tesla have high election stakes as Elon Musk pours $366 million into campaigns

Musk’s biggest political bet is on the Senate, where control could shape future investigations, federal spending and regulations affecting SpaceX and Tesla.

Oct 22 • 2:26 PM EDT • Business • cnbc.com

Kristin Dietzel focuses on business growth, access in run for Dubuque County supervisor

Watch KCRG-TV9's full interview with Democratic candidate for Dubuque County supervisor Kristin Dietzel from October 2026.

Oct 22 • 2:25 PM EDT • Business • kcrg.com

Dementia risk may be linked to seemingly harmless daily habit, new research suggests

Even naps under 30 minutes raised dementia risk 40% in a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study of nearly 1,000 older adults.

Oct 22 • 2:22 PM EDT • Health • foxnews.com

Sabyasachi Sen Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Glass Science and Technology

Sabyasachi Sen, professor and chair of materials science and engineering at UC Davis, is the 2026 recipient of the American Ceramic Society’s George W. Morey Award, which celebrates outstanding, original contributions to glass science and technology.

Oct 22 • 1:54 PM EDT • Science • engineering.ucdavis.edu

Stony Brook Researchers David Miloschewsky and Supartha Podder Resolve a Decades-Old Puzzle About the Limits of Quantum Computing

Finding a path through a maze is hard, even for quantum algorithms. A quantum computer can find the exit of a certain kind of maze far faster than a classical computer. But can it also give you directions? David Miloschewsky and Supartha Podder of Stony Brook University’s Department of Computer Science have proven that finding

Oct 22 • 1:50 PM EDT • Science • news.stonybrook.edu

2026 NFL Madrid pregame entertainment announced

The NFL announced that Pablo Sáinz-Villegas and Taylor Momsen will perform the national anthems of Spain and the United States prior to the 2026 NFL Madrid Game.

Oct 22 • 1:39 PM EDT • Entertainment • nfl.com

UTC student-athletes host Tommie F. Brown Academy students for Sports Camp Day

“Are we going to college today?” a Tommie F. Brown Academy student asked during the walk from the elementary school to UTC’s Aquatic and Recreation Center. The question set the tone Wednesday, Oct. 21, as 46 Brown Academy students in kindergarten through fifth grade spent an hour at the ARC with 14 UTC student-athletes for Sports Camp Day.

Oct 22 • 1:31 PM EDT • Sports • blog.utc.edu

How well have past GOTY winners sold?

We’re less than two months away from 2026’s The Game Awards, and what a year it’s been for fantastic games, including Resident Evil Requiem, Forza Horizon 6, Slay the Spire II, the Blood of Dawnwalker, and Control Resonant – just to name a few. So as we approach the end of the year, we thought we’d look back on our estimates for the GOTY winners of the past four years. In terms of revenue, Elden Ring (2022 winner), Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023), Astro Bot (2024), and Expedition 33 (2025) have generated a combined $3.8B via 73M copies sold: Let’s have a look, then. Elden Ring has generated $2B in revenue Elden Ring is a phenomenon in every sense. It’s sold a whopping 36.4M copies across Steam (50%), PS5 (35%), and Xbox (15% across console and PC). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Elden Ring also just passed an astronomical milestone: $2B in revenue. While PlayStation and Xbox account for half of Elden Ring’s copies sold across these three platforms, they account for 57.5% of revenue. This – as ever – is due to regional pricing and the higher relative share of PC gamers in lower-priced markets. For example, around 17.4% of Elden Ring’s Steam copies sold were in China, where the game costs about 26% less than the price in the States. There’s an … interesting narrative going around these days that console gamers are only interested in ball-and-gun games and have the patience for little else. Well, Elden Ring’s impressive sales prove that is simply not true, and across all platforms. What’s more, over 9.8M people have played Elden Ring for over 100 hours, with nearly 3.5M people getting all of the achievements and trophies. For reference, 10.9% of Elden Ring’s PlayStation players have the platinum trophy, while 10.5% of players on Steam and 3.9% of Xbox players unlocked all the achievements. Git gud, Xbox players! Of the 1.5M people who played Elden Ring on PlayStation last month, 4% also played Dark Souls 3 last month, 4% played Bloodborne, and 3% played Sekiro. There’s those Soulsborne diehards for you. By many accounts, including my own, Elden Ring is one of the best games of all time. It’s an evergreen seller that will continue to be a cash cow for Bandai and FromSoftware for years to come. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Elden Ring has sold another 2M copies across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox this year, generating almost $110M. This means it’s outperforming many of this year’s high-profile releases. Even Elden Ring’s standalone run-based PvE spinoff, 2025’s Nightreign, has sold 7.8M copies and generated $282M in revenue. Baldur’s Gate 3 is another billion-dollar-plus banger Another cross-platform phenomenon is Baldur’s Gate 3, which has sold 23.2M copies and generated over $1.2B in revenue. About 18.7M of these copies (80.6%) are via Steam, 2.9M via PS5 (12.7%), and 1.6M (6.8%) via Xbox. Around 1.3M folks on Steam bought BG3 before it hit 1.0. The PlayStation version launched about a month after the PC 1.0 release, while the Xbox version came four months later due to technical issues around developing local co-op on the Series S. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Across platforms, Baldur’s Gate 3’s monthly active users have never dropped below 2M, including 2.2M MAUs last month (68.5% on Steam, 21.9% on PS5, and 9.6% on Xbox). And it still regularly brings in 280K to 400K players every day: About 1% of BG3’s Steam player base has played for over 500 hours! That’s a little under 200K people. Astro Bot is also an evergreen seller, albeit a more niche, family one Astro Bot, 2024’s winner, has now sold 4.7M copies and generated $291M in revenue. The budget, including marketing, is almost certainly under $100M, given the small Japan-based core team and three-year dev timeline. You can really see why the tides are changing toward less expensive hubs. Astro Bot is the only first-party winner on this list, but follows other first-party winners of The Last of Us Part II (2020’s winner), God of War (2018), and Breath of the Wild (2017). Around 46.6% of Astro Bot’s copies sold have been physical, which is far higher than the typical game. This makes sense for a couple of reasons: There’s a large family audience for this one, and physical boxes are an item to wrap when giving Astro as a gift. Astro has collector value for the PlayStation core (this is nostalgia-fueled platformer celebrating PlayStation’s history) Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Astro is another one of those games that continues selling over time, regularly selling more than 100K a month. It’s sold around 1M more copies this year ($60M in revenue) and is a popular title with families. We can see this using the Alinea platform’s MAU crossover tool: Astro Bot’s top #2, #3, and #4 games by crossover in any given month this year are Minecraft, Fortnite, and Roblox – without fail. The #1 title every month, though, is Astro’s Playroom, a pack-in with all PS5 consoles. For every month this year, between 20% and 30% of Astro Bot players also played Astro’s Playroom that month. So the free pack-in is a noice funnel for converting players to a full paid product. Expedition 33 sells 8.7M despite Game Pass cannibalisation Finally, we have last year’s winner – Expedition 33. The turn-based-RPG banger has generated $366M via 8.7M copies sold, with 58.8% on Steam, 35.7% on PS5, and 5.5% on Xbox. Xbox’s share of copies sold is this low due to Expedition 33 launching on Game Pass, where 4.3M people across console and PC accessed the game. A little under 700K Xbox players used their subscription to play Expedition 33 this year. That said, the game’s 1.5-year Game Pass deal ended last week on October 16, and we’re already beginning to see a positive trend on Expedition 33’s copies sold via Xbox (but the jury’s still out!). There’s understandably a lot of French pride behind this one, as France is the game’s #3 market on both Steam and PlayStation. Vive la France! One thing that stood out to me is that the GOTY winners aren’t $300M Hollywood productions made in the US. They’re mostly mid-budget studios outside the traditional AAA cost centres. Lots to think about there. Also, good games sell well; who’d have thunk it!? And there’s a whole load of them this year, with GTA 6 still to come, too. GTA just made the cutoff point for the VGAs this year. What a coincidence! Loading... Cool links and other stuff Our physical games newsletter from Tuesday was picked up by GameSpot, Eurogamer, TweakTown, and a bunch of others. We’re offering a free trial of our platform for games companies. Send us a message here, or reply right here on Substack/email, and we’ll set you up. Next week, we’ve got some exciting news regarding the future of our newsletter, so stay tuned! The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. Want to see why these companies (and many others) are subscribed to Alinea? Get a free platform trial! [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]

Oct 22 • 1:02 PM EDT • Technology • alineaanalytics.substack.com

Report: Arizona men’s basketball roster spending trails top programs

Arizona men’s basketball’s budget for building a Final Four-caliber team is significant, but the UA is far from one of the top spenders in the sport, according to a new report on roster spending. Arizona will spend approximately $15-17.5 million on its men’s basketball roster, CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander and Isaac Trotter reported this week. […]

Oct 22 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

CDC denies approval for high volume measles test, ‘prioritizing emerging technologies’

A letter signed by health officials in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, asks the CDC to reconsider

Oct 22 • 12:49 PM EDT • Health • theguardian.com

‘Halloween Baking Championship’ winners: Where are they now?

They came, they baked, they conquered. Catch up with all 11 past winners of Food Network’s ‘Halloween Baking Championship’ and see where their sweet victories have taken them.

Oct 22 • 12:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com

Coast Business Council details changes and future plans

The Gulf Coast Business Council meeting provided changes as well as a look into the area's future in terms of economic development.

Oct 22 • 12:15 PM EDT • Business • wfsb.com