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Where Shohei Ohtani's health went wrong this season
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Oct 23 • 3:45 PM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Writers Series hosts Andrew Wittkop Nov. 4

The Laureate Writers Series presenter for November will be Andrew Wittkop, a distinguished geologist and former Winona State University science student who has had a lifelong interest in creative writing.

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Oct 23 • 3:45 PM EDT • Entertainment • winonapost.com
Dontayvion Wicks not practicing Friday

Eagles WR Dontayvion Wicks missing second practice of week because of injury

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Oct 23 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Johnson formally files for re-election, downplays loss of union support

Johnson downplayed the recent loss of union support for his campaign, calling himself “the most pro-worker mayor that this city has had.”

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Oct 23 • 2:46 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Constance Wu shares new details on ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ TV show

Constance Wu is sharing new details on the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ television show, confirming that she’s read a script for it already and ‘it’s really funny.’

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Oct 23 • 2:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Fusion Entertainment Signs Ryan DeForeest

Fusion Entertainment has signed writer-director Ryan DeForeest and started development on a feature adaptation of his short film 'My Brother & Me.'

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Oct 23 • 2:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
The importance of oral health: Connecting mouth care to overall well-being
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Oct 23 • 1:17 PM EDT • Health • wral.com
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Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief

End Citizens United has endorsed Democratic challenger Callie Barr for Michigan’s 1st Congressional District. William Lawrence, Democratic nominee for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, has been endorsed by the Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union and the Black Economic Alliance. Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has formally endorsed state Senator Chedrick Greene (D-Saginaw) in the […]

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Oct 23 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • michiganadvance.com
Bow parents seek swift ruling in transgender athletes case ahead of winter sports

The lawsuit centers on pink “XX” wristbands that the Bow parents wore to a girls’ soccer game in Sept. 2024.

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Oct 23 • 11:47 AM EDT • Sports • nhpr.org
Why Chloe Troast was relieved to be fired from “SNL”

The comedian and actress said she was thankful for the support that she received from her fellow cast members and the show’s writers after being cut.

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Oct 23 • 10:42 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.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…

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

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Oct 23 • 10:03 AM EDT • Politics • gelliottmorris.com
Before We Abolish Business Schools, Let's Look Beyond The West

Can the case for abolishing business schools travel? India’s experience suggests the answer depends on context, writes Vikas Kumar.

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Oct 23 • 10:01 AM EDT • Business • poetsandquants.com
Op-ed: The case for a primary care triple-double

Strong primary care is the foundation of a high-performing health system, proven to control costs and

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Oct 23 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
I Can’t Believe Carrie Is Coming Back for Season 2

Don’t get me wrong, the show is good. But what are we doing here?

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Oct 23 • 9:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • esquire.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.

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Oct 23 • 9:10 AM EDT • Entertainment • pillarcatholic.com
Billions of ‘Uncounted’ People? The Real Mystery Is Where the Maps Think Everyone Actually Lives

A disputed study raises a practical question. If population maps put people in the wrong places, could disaster plans underestimate how many need help?

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Oct 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
There’s a Reason That Netflix’s Ad Business Has Underwhelmed

Somewhat lost in the company’s slew of firings and engagement warnings over the past few weeks was the fact that Netflix is scaling back its ad forecast for 2026 from $3 billion to $2.7 billion. That’s despite the fact that: CTV is growing by 14-15% this year This year saw a monster upfront Netflix is the biggest streamer out there this side of YouTube, and was the platform that for years brands were supposedly dying to be a part of In other words, that’s an alarming pull-back from Netflix. A Wall Street analyst I spoke with last week was blunt, calling Netflix’s ad business “disappointing.” To me, a red flag on the ad front is that Netflix has never revealed how many ad-supported subscribers it has. Because if I know anything about how big companies work, if they have a positive number that makes them look really good - they tend to share it. (How many subs does go90 have right now? We’re not saying just yet. How are ads going on ChatGPT? Oh, a billion run rate - I see). Yes, to date Netflix has shared some fuzzy ad numbers, such as the idea that the company’s ad tier ‘reaches’ 250 million users globally.’ Here’s why that figure gives me pause: a)they lead with global, and b) they don’t explain how they are calculated. (Are they based on average people in each room? Surveys of some kind?). Regardless, some insiders say that Netflix’s ad tier is scaling nicely - others not so much. Either way, one of Netflix’s biggest challenge on the ad front appears to have been its starting point. Remember, when Netflix launched ads in 2022, it had 73 million subs in the US and Canada. That’s 73 million people who were used to Netflix with zero ads. And when the ad product rolled out, the company clearly was going after new users - a limited pool of potential subscribers by default. That focus seems to have changed over time, as Netflix has tried to convert longtime subscribers to the ad tier. Historically Netflix subscribers are very sticky. But is the company’s low churn a problem? Not necessarily, according to Antenna data. Rather, Netflix’s consumer loyalty is a bit of a double-edged sword. “Netflix is the one streamer which actually has seen substantial “trade downs” but has much lower ‘win backs,’ said Antenna founder Jonathan Carson (win-backs being people who were on the ad-free plan, cancelled, then rejoined on the ad plan). “Netflix has lower churn and so has less opportunity to win back old subs with a lower cost plan option.” This all might explain why Netflix has been so slow to roll out all of these table stakes targeting options until just this week. It likely didn’t have enough users to carve up into various targets. etc. However, what really hit Netflix’s ad business was Amazon’s move a few years ago to turn on advertising for Prime Video by default. Suddenly the market was awash in premium inventory, and Netflix was playing catch-up on multiple fronts. Thus, the streaming giant appears to still be figuring out if if wants lead in ‘programmatic TV,’ or premium ‘upfront’ TV sales. “The CTV market now sorts into three businesses, and Netflix is not the leader of any of them,” wrote analyst Jack Myers. Ouch. So how does Netflix ratchet up its ads business? Get the next NFL package You’re gonna have to wait until 2030 unless one of the bigger media companies like Skydance opts out, but the easiest (not cheapest) way for Netflix to become a huge TV ads contender is to get one of the regular NFL packages, ideally Sunday afternoons. That way it can sell ads to its whole U.S. subs base overnight. Go FAST This one is risky, because to program a compelling FAST channel, you’d likely have to take some older Netflix exclusive shows and make them available for free to non-subscribers. But FASTs, for better or worse, are ad-inventory machines. Go full UGC I’m not sure I see this happening. There is something already off about Netflix carrying podcasts and shows for creators. The experience sticks out in what is such a produced, and generally non-communal environment. But Netflix could open up its platform by allowing creators to upload videos without having to be approved by the service. But that opens a whole other can of worms (policing brand safety, copyright infringement, overall quality). Make a huge RMN Deal I was going to suggest something crazy, such as ‘instead of buying Warner Brothers, Netflix should buy Target. But the company doesn’t want to be in the brick and mortar business. Yet for Netflix’s ad business to compete in an Amazon world, it needs to be able to connect ad exposures to shopping. What if, instead of letting Amazon target Netflix viewers with its DSP, Netflix inked a deal with Target, or even took control of Roundel, and created its version of the Amazon full-funnel for brands? Price us out. I hope they don’t do this, but Netflix’s price increases - while significant - haven’t been enough to push long-term customers out of the ad-free tier. But if they made those prices so prohibitive, it could push large swaths of consumers to trade down. Then again, that could also dent engagement - as binging becomes much less appealing once you bring ads into the equation. Or, they could just launch a bunch of hit shows and maybe everyone will quickly forget all this angst. More from Amazon unBoxed A few weeks ago, I recorded two podcasts live at Amazon’s unBoxed event in San Francisco. I was able to go really deep with several brand partners about how Amazon’s various data and ad products work - particularly the under appreciated Amazon Marketing Cloud. First, I talked with Laura Abadias Velilla, of the Amazon specialty agency Amerge, along with Amazon’s own Charlotte Maines, Vice President, Devices Content & Advertising, about how the two partners helped a very specific printer company Epson launch into a brand new category - high end projectors. It’s a great example of how brands connect audience data across platforms to make budget deployment decisions. Next, I chatted with Monks VP Head of Digital Investment for North America Tom Burchill about how the agency actually brought in data from Linkedin to help target B2B customers across various Amazon properties for the brand Quicken. Check it out: Check these out, or just listen:

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Oct 23 • 8:52 AM EDT • Business • mikeshields.substack.com
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In brief: Fleetwood Mac documentary coming to Apple TV and more

The landslide is bringing them to Apple TV. Fleetwood Mac is telling their story in their own words in the Apple Original Films documentary Fleetwood Mac: The Chain. Apple announced the “unprecedented look” is the first fully authorized documentary about the award-winning, culture-defining band. It brings together the voices and memories of Fleetwood members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and the late Christine McVie. Fleetwood Mac: The Chain will debut Jan. 29 ...Ramy Youssef’s feature directorial debut has added some more star power to the cast. Amanda Seyfried will join Youssef and Sharon Stone in Martha & Muhammad, a new comedy for A24, according to Deadline. Youssef will direct from his own script, in addition to starring. Plot and character details are being kept under wraps, though The Hollywood Reporter previously described the project as telling the story of “a white widowed socialite in New York who develops a relationship with a young Muslim man” ... TNCMS.AdManager.render({region: 'fixed-big-ad-top-asset', slot: 1, fold: "above"}); Another book adaptation is coming to Prime Video. Amazon MGM Studios confirmed Thursday it has picked up Butcher & Blackbird, the bestselling thriller novel by Brynne Weaver. Emma Laird and Thomas Doherty are signed on to star in the new film, which follows vigilante serial killers who fall in love as they compete to take out the most targets ... Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. Thank you for reading kmaland.comAt KMA, we attempt to be accurate in our reporting. If you see a typo or mistake in a story, please contact us by emailing kmaradio@kmaland.com.

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Former WWE Star Killer Kross Recalls Failed Entertainment Industry Promise From TKO
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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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3 Quick Exercises to Do Daily to Build Bone and Muscle Health Mid-Life, According to a Longevity Expert

In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, Dr. Vonda Wright, orthopedic surgeon and longevity expert, shares three movements to integrate into your daily routine to help you age better.

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Oct 23 • 7:23 AM EDT • Health • today.com
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Something Strange Is Living in The Old Fuel Leaking From WWII Shipwrecks

Surprising diversity.

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Oct 23 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Scientists Discover a Hidden Oxygen Source Deep Inside Earth That Could Rewrite Our Planet’s History

Ancient eruptions may have helped shape the air we breathe, with laboratory experiments revealing magma’s unexpected ability to store extra oxygen. Molten rock deep inside Earth can take up an extra supply of oxygen under pressure, according to a new study. That finding raises the possibility that rising magma could release oxygen on its way

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Oct 23 • 5:21 AM EDT • Science • scitechdaily.com
Opinion: One man's story of supporting the wrong side — and how it applies to the Kansas midterms

Opinion from Eric Thomas: Manchester City’s monumental soccer deception contains a lesson in blind allegiance — my blind allegiance — but also a lesson about what happens when that irrational loyalty breaks.

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Oct 23 • 4:33 AM EDT • Sports • kansasreflector.com
Overdose deaths have plunged. We need to know why

The humbling truth is that forces outside medical care and public health policies must be playing the biggest role in a dramatic drop in opioid overdose deaths, three health experts write.

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Oct 23 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
Ohio policymakers wrestle with prediction markets as wagers on sports and politics explode

With tens of millions of dollars staked on political and sporting contests, prediction markets are fueling anxiety among policymakers in Ohio and around the country.

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Ohio policymakers wrestle with prediction markets as wagers on sports and politics explode

With tens of millions of dollars staked on political and sporting contests, prediction markets are fueling anxiety among policymakers in Ohio and around the country.

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Oct 23 • 3:50 AM EDT • Politics • ohiocapitaljournal.com
Full practice for Jordan Addison

Minnesota Vikings WR Jordan Addison logs full practice on Thursday

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Oct 22 • 11:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
No practice for Deebo Samuel

Hamstring issue keeps San Francisco 49ers WR Deebo Samuel sidelined

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Oct 22 • 10:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Boston 25 News

Road closures, blocked parking lots and construction equipment have made it difficult for customers to get around downtown and, business owners say, even harder to get people through their doors.

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Oct 22 • 10:42 PM EDT • Business • facebook.com
Rashee Rice unable to practice

Kansas City Chiefs WR Rashee Rice remains sidelined Thursday

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Oct 22 • 9:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Matthew Golden limited Thursday

Green Bay Packers WR Matthew Golden dealing with shoulder injury

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Oct 22 • 8:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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‘Expendable’ Buffalo Bills WR Named NFL’s Top Trade Candidate

"Expendable" $30 million Bills WR called NFL's top trade candidate. The post ‘Expendable’ Buffalo Bills WR Named NFL’s Top Trade Candidate appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 22 • 8:25 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Jaylen Waddle limited Thursday

Chest injury limits Denver Broncos WR Jaylen Waddle Thursday

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Oct 22 • 8:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Another limited practice for KC Concepcion

Browns WR KC Concepcion a limited participant Thursday because of two injuries

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Oct 22 • 8:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.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.

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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

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Oct 22 • 7:21 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
DeVonta Smith misses first practice for week

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith sidelined because of his hamstring injury

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Oct 22 • 7:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Another limited practice for Adonai Mitchell

Jets WR Adonai Mitchell may be back in lineup after back-to-back limited practices

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Oct 22 • 6:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'Heated Rivalry' is coming to Regal, AMC and Cinemark theaters

'Heated Rivalry' — with commentary from Jacob Tierney, the show's creator, writer and director — is coming to theaters for Season 1 screenings.

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Oct 22 • 6:27 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
George Pickens a limited participant Thursday

Cowboys WR George Pickens dealing with shoulder issue and listed as limited

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Oct 22 • 6:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cary businesses form coalition to challenge potential impacts of $84 million railroad project
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Oct 22 • 6:10 PM EDT • Business • wral.com
Full practice for Keenan Allen

Colts WR Keenan Allen on track to play in Week 7 after full practice

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Oct 22 • 5:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How construction impacts can underpin racial inequities for Lawrence business owners

When construction starts, businesses owned by Black and Brown people in Lawrence can face a tougher climb toward recovery. One city commissioner says we must “do the work” to keep building opportunities for local establishments.

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The One Chart That Explains Why Netflix Cleaned House

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Yeah, I’ll be honest: I went with a clickbait-y headline today. One chart? That explains everything? That’s as clickbait-y as it gets. But let’s be real. I’m analyzing a dataset that I’ve built over six years, and c’mon, I never write articles which feature just one chart! If you think this article—which includes a level of data detail unheard of in journalism twenty years ago—is clickbait, fine by me. Really, what I’m doing is using data to explain Netflix’s recent strategy changes, since the story of the month is the turbulence at Netflix. First, head of content Bela Bajaria was fired. Then head of film Dan Lin followed her to the unemployment ranks. (Along with, sadly, 1,000 other Netflix workers.) And then Netflix delivered a “sub-optimal” earnings report, which continued their year-long stock price slide. Then came a flood of articles explaining why all this is happening. (Mine’s coming shortly, rest assured.) I realized I had the perfect chart to explain Netflix’s woes. Specifically, Nielsen’s weekly top ten charts. Usually I focus on one or two weeks in my Streaming Ratings Reports, but sometimes it’s worth stepping back to look at the larger story. And hoo boy, what a story. This article is my annual (plus three months) follow-up to one of my most popular articles of last year. (And a topic I’ve been visualizing for the last half decade.) Subscribe Netflix’s Share of The Nielsen Charts Continues to Decline

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Omnicom lands Coca-Cola’s North American media business, as WPP retains its global remit

The beverage giant's US and Canada media move to Omnicom as the holdco's CEO John Wren made the case it would build a bespoke team, not a Pepsico holdover.

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Patriots Playmaker Named Potential Trade Chip by FOX Sports

The NFL trade deadline is approaching, and various writers are listing their top candidates who could be traded for their respective teams. For the New England Patriots, Fox Sports’ Henry McKenna had an interesting name. Running back TreVeyon Henderson was his choice for this article. Henderson has 49 carries for 194 yards and a touchdown […] The post Patriots Playmaker Named Potential Trade Chip by FOX Sports appeared first on HEAVY.

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AU report raises red flags on these Ga. health problems

The 2026 “Healthy Georgia: Our State of Public Health” report, produced by the Institute of Public and Preventive Health, compiles the latest available numbers on 31 health topics.

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Oct 22 • 4:25 PM EDT • Health • wrdw.com
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‘We haven’t shut down’: St. Johns County golf cart business owner continues operation after large fire

The owner of the St. Johns County golf cart business that was heavily damaged in a fire Wednesday night said he is continuing operations as the business recovers.

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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.

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Oct 22 • 3:59 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Lions sign WR DeAndre Carter to 53-man roster
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Giant iPhone Duo Displays Coming to Four Apple Stores

To celebrate the launch of the iPhone Duo this Friday, Apple has set up oversized iPhone Duo promotional displays at Apple Fifth Avenue in New York City, Apple Covent Garden in London, Apple BKC in India, and Apple Jing'an in Shanghai. The installations were already spotted under wraps, and Apple CEO John Ternus has since revealed what they look like in a photo of Apple Jing'an shared on his Weibo account today.

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Governor Candidate Jocelyn Benson (D-MI) Visits Small Business and Meets with Voters

Governor Candidate Jocelyn Benson (D-MI) visits small business and meets with voters in Jackson, Michigan.

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FOX Sports Reveals Broadcasters, New Tech Wrinkles For 2026 World Series

FOX Sports announced its announcers, studio analysts and new wrinkles for the 2026 World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers.

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Oct 22 • 2:02 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Sam LaPorta Trade Pitch Targets the Lions’ Biggest Hole

A Lions beat writer's trade pitch would send Sam LaPorta to a contender and address Detroit's weakest spot. #OnePride

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Oct 22 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Libertarianism Is Equality of Permission

“Without shared standards of right and wrong, it’s impossible to settle disputes; it’s impossible to maintain social cohesion and trust. Every healthy society rests on some shared conception of the sacred.”

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Oct 22 • 1:53 PM EDT • Politics • cato.org
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!]

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'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2' ending, explained: Who dies, and who survives?

Showrunner Bartosz Sztybor tells Mashable why the anime's ambiguous ending took years to get right.

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Oct 22 • 12:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
Larry Gies pledges $100M matching gift to Gies College of Business

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Larry Gies has announced a new pledge of $100 million to Gies College of Business in Champaign.

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Oct 22 • 11:44 AM EDT • Business • newschannel20.com
Belmont High School Sports Wrap

Weekly BHS Sports summary for the week of 10-23-2026.

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Oct 22 • 11:22 AM EDT • Sports • belmontvoice.org
Ava Max, Stephani Parker highlight Sunday’s gameday entertainment

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ava Max will perform at halftime while Stephani Parker will perform the National Anthem.

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Oct 22 • 11:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • raiders.com
'Just wrong': Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tells Ramaswamy to immediately take down controversial ad

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is telling Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy to pull down his controversial ad featuring Democrat Dr. Amy Acton's estranged mother.

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Oct 22 • 10:56 AM EDT • Politics • news5cleveland.com
James Patterson is writing a romantasy with this Scottish author

Like millions of readers worldwide, James Patterson loves Sarah J. Maas' "A Court of Thorns and Roses" and Rebecca Yarros' "Fourth Wing."

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Oct 22 • 10:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Ategrity Specialty’s underwriting gains offset by investment losses

Excess and surplus lines insurer Ategrity Specialty reported lower third-quarter profits Wednesday despite improved underwriting results.

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Oct 22 • 10:39 AM EDT • Business • businessinsurance.com
Through pioneers and slow progress, America's relationship to women's sports continues to evolve

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Athletes and fans of women's sports across the United States have found no shortage of reasons to celebrate: historic TV ratings, changing attitudes toward female players, high-profile wins for equal opportunities and pay.

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Oct 22 • 10:18 AM EDT • Sports • wral.com
Food Industry Innovation: The Convergence of Science and Trends

Food industry innovation combines AI, culinary science, and local trends to deliver sustainable, convenient meals, writes Mildred Villegas.

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Oct 22 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • mexicobusiness.news
Influential Women Showcases Madison Tyler: Making Complex Biomedical Science Clear, Accurate, And Accessible

Founder of MAT Communications Brings Research Experience and Scientific Writing Expertise to Science Communications and Medical Affairs Salem, Connecticut –

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Oliver Hudson gets yelled at on “Special Forces”: ‘What’s wrong with you?’

The actor had a bit of an attitude with the DS in EW’s exclusive clip.

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Oct 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
The Daily Mauling: 10/22/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Kansas hosted Louisville for an exhibition last night. The KC Star has a write up on how it went 247’s Michael Swain takes you through everything Bill Self and the players said at media day Tre White made it very clear exactly why he came back to Kansas. He wants to win […]

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Oct 22 • 7:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Giant iPhone Duo Installations Spotted at Apple Fifth Avenue

Apple is preparing what appear to be giant iPhone Duo displays outside its Fifth Avenue store in New York ahead of the device's launch on Friday, October 23. Photos from users on X show the structures on the plaza beside the glass cube. Their designs are hidden by wrapping and black covers, so it remains unclear exactly how Apple will present the device. October 21, 2026 The outdoor installations accompany a substantial retail push inside the store.

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China’s rise deepens industry concerns: Europe lacks a clear plan for life science

China’s five-year plan for life science must be taken “extremely seriously,” but Danish companies should also stay close to China’s fast-growing innovation hubs, says trade group director.

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Oct 22 • 6:54 AM EDT • Science • medwatch.com
Brown: What’s wrong with political polls these days?

"As we barrel toward another consequential election on Nov. 3, we should reconsider the role of polling in our political discourse," columnist Aaron Brown writes.

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Oct 22 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • startribune.com
Steelers' newest WR receives interesting Week 7 update

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy provided an important Week 7 update on whether or not Marquez Valdes-Scantling could play in Paris.

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Oct 22 • 5:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
C&O Historical Society announces new book about songs inspired by historic railway

The C&O Historical Society's newest book, Music of the C&O, seeks to take songs written about the C&O Railway and use them to uncover what has captivated people so much about the railway to write songs about it.

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Oct 22 • 4:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • herald-dispatch.com
What I got wrong about the Affordable Care Act — and how to fix it

“The big mistake, ironically, was the ACA’s lack of focus on affordability,” writes Dana Goldman.

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Oct 22 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
Jacksonville Jaguars Trade Pitch Acquires $36 Million OL From Eagles

The Jacksonville Jaguars are approaching their Week 7 clash.Ahead of the meeting, they are floating in several trade rumors.According to one NFL writer, they could be in the running to acquire a $36 million offensive lineman from the Philadelphia Eagles.Jaguars Could Target Eagles’ Landon DickersonZachary Rotman of FanSided unveiled his top trade deadline predictions on […] The post Jacksonville Jaguars Trade Pitch Acquires $36 Million OL From Eagles appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 22 • 12:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Frontier Zero announced for PC, iOS, and Android

enish has announced Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Frontier Zero, a new game based on the anime series Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? It will launch for PC, iO…

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Oct 21 • 11:55 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Haverhill, Southern New Hampshire Chambers Plan Joint Business After Hours

The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is joining with the Southern New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce for Business After Hours next week at Wicked Sticky Designs. Members of the two chambers will network; get a behind-the-scenes look at Wicked Sticky Designs, producer of wide format printing, vehicle wraps, fleet graphics, banners and decals; and enjoy

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Oct 21 • 11:00 PM EDT • Business • whav.net
Rashid Shaheed limited Wednesday

Seattle Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed dealing with hip injury

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Oct 21 • 10:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Buccaneers HC on Rookie WR: 'We Really Gotta Use Him.”

Todd Bowles and Zac Robinson aim to unleash Ted Hurst, a dynamic rookie wideout averaging 15.3 yards per catch, to spark Tampa Bay’s offense.

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Oct 21 • 9:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Deebo Samuel remains sidelined Wednesday

49ers WR Deebo Samuel sits out of practice due to hamstring issue

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Oct 21 • 8:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
KC Concepcion limited during Wednesday's practice

Cleveland Browns WR KC Concepcion dealing with multiple injuries

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Oct 21 • 8:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bad interpretation of the Bible creates stupid conflicts between science and religion. (It’s poetry, not a textbook.)

Scripture functions best when it stays in its lane. The authors of the Christian scriptures were writing the gospel. The gospel was meant to be “good news” for all, not bad news for most. But somehow…

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Oct 21 • 8:19 PM EDT • Science • dailykos.com
Scientists discover a surprising secret behind the human brain’s wrinkles

Scientists have discovered why common marmosets have unusually small, smooth brains despite starting development much like other primates. The secret lies in subtle changes to brain-building cells that slow neuron production, revealing new clues about how the large, folded human brain evolved.

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Oct 21 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Lima Memorial Foundation highlights Women’s Health Center during INSIGHT event

The Lima Memorial Foundation showcased the Women's Health Center and its plans for a new high-risk breast clinic funded by community donations.

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Oct 21 • 6:53 PM EDT • Health • hometownstations.com
Justin Jefferson limited at practice Wednesday

Vikings WR Justin Jefferson starts off week with a limited practice

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Oct 21 • 6:47 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Christian Watson a limited participant at practice

Packers WR Christian Watson start week off with a limited practice

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Oct 21 • 6:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NBC developing “Coach” reboot with Ty Burrell

“Mr. Throwback” creators Daniel Libman and Matthew Libman are writing the show.

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Oct 21 • 6:19 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Healthy Living with Northern Light Health: Breast cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But experts want women to stay educated about their health year-round.

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Oct 21 • 5:35 PM EDT • Health • wabi.tv
‘Klara and the Sun’ review: Film adaptation lacks novel’s poignancy

The film adaptation never quite finds the delicacy of Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestselling novel, writes Moira Macdonald.

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Oct 21 • 5:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Limited practice for Caleb Douglas

Dolphins WR Caleb Douglas have have chance to play after limited practice

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Oct 21 • 4:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #228

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over Iowa’s education savings account program In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues school board […]

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Oct 21 • 4:00 PM EDT • Politics • news.ballotpedia.org
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Amy Acton Attack Ad Is ‘One of the Most Despicable Things’ Chris Hayes Has Seen in Politics

Chris Hayes condemned a controversial attack ad targeting Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, calling it "despicable"

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Oct 21 • 3:39 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
BioWare Becomes First Major Casualty Of Saudi Arabia's EA Takeover

When news came out that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund had taken a majority stake in Electronic Arts last September, it was clear to anyone familiar with Saudi Arabia, EA, private equity, or capitalism that the move would make an already terrible gaming company even worse. I wrote as much at the time, and though…

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Oct 21 • 3:24 PM EDT • Technology • defector.com
Seneca begins $8.9M sports lounge project at Niagara casino

The Seneca Nation’s gaming enterprise, Seneca Resorts & Casinos, has begun construction on an $8.9 million Seneca Sports Lounge at its Niagara location, adding another major project to a growing list of capital investments across its properties. The venue is being built on the west concourse near the Bear’s Den Showroom, in the former Blues […]

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Oct 21 • 3:06 PM EDT • Business • tribalbusinessnews.com
Energy Dept to loan part of home heating oil reserve to ease prices, drawing bipartisan praise

The Department of Energy plans to loan 315,000 barrels from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve as fuel oil prices surge 70% from a year ago.

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Oct 21 • 2:58 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Unpacking the Public Health Turn in Internet Regulation

Measures designed to protect children from digital harms are ushering in a public health approach to internet regulation, writes Ramiro Álvarez Ugarte.

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Oct 21 • 2:56 PM EDT • Health • techpolicy.press
Vance says he’s ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother

Vice President JD Vance says he’s “disgusted” by the pushback from fellow Republicans to an ad Vivek Ramaswamy is running against his Democratic opponent for Ohio governor, Dr. Amy Acton. During a visit Wednesday near Cincinnati, the Republican vice president said politics is "a tough business.” ...

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Oct 21 • 2:48 PM EDT • Politics • wral.com
NBA Excitement Elevates as New Season Kicks Off

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Oct 21 • 2:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com