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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Set to Be Awarded in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will award the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday in Stockholm. Last year, three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their development of new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside, laying the groundwork to ...

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Oct 7 • 2:43 AM EDT • Science • usnews.com
Cristiano Ronaldo breaks silence on Portugal exit

Cristiano Ronaldo said he is not retiring from international football in a lengthy social media statement.The 41-year-old’s Portugal future was thrown into doubt after he suddenly left his country��...

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Oct 7 • 1:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Is PENN Entertainment (PENN) Undervalued Following Deutsche Bank's Upgrade And NFL Partnership?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) drew fresh attention after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock and highlighted an improved sector risk reward, while its theScore Bet unit signed a multiyear NFL betting and online casino partnership in Canada. For context, PENN Entertainment’s share price has moved sharply around these headlines, with a 5.36% 1-day share price return and 8.90% 7-day share price return, yet it is still down 20.92% on a 90-day share price basis and its 1-year total shareholder return is...

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Oct 7 • 12:34 AM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
Diocese introduces Mental Health Ministry, invites all to special Mass

Earlier this month Pope Leo shared his October prayer intention for mental health ministry to be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of people with mental illnesses. In the Columbus diocese, the Vicariate of Catholic Social Doctrine has worked since January to animate Mental Health Ministry and support families, clergy, […]

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Oct 7 • 12:00 AM EDT • Health • catholictimescolumbus.org
University of Dubuque Fall Band Concert to Explore Intersection of

DUBUQUE, IOWA (October 6, 2026) — Science demonstrations and musical selections will come together for a mystifying evening during National Chemistry Week at the Fall Band Concert at 7PM, Friday,

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Oct 6 • 10:29 PM EDT • Science • rcreader.com
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The taxman comes for China’s offshore riches

The crackdown has rattled the country’s wealthiest people and the businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo that manage their money

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Oct 6 • 10:27 PM EDT • Business • ft.com
AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) Shares Just Moved, So What Is Driving Attention Now?

AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) has just refinanced about $3.97b of existing borrowings, rolling them into new first and second lien facilities and notes that run out to 2031 and beyond. The refinancing arrives after a volatile stretch for AMC Entertainment Holdings, with the share price at $2.95 and a 90-day share price return of 54.45%, alongside an 83.23% year-to-date gain that points to building short-term momentum, despite a weaker 3-year total shareholder return of 70.26% and a 5-year...

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Oct 6 • 10:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize

Molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced Wednesday.This y...

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Oct 6 • 9:53 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Vietnam's banks tap investors for $7 billion as economy runs red hot

Vietnamese banks are planning nearly $7 billion in share sales as the country's fast-growing economy fuels demand for capital, opening a window for foreign investors to expand in the tightly controlled sector.

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Oct 6 • 9:02 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
‘A period of lawlessness’: Sports industry professionals gather to discuss mental health and the future of collegiate sports

Jim Steyer ’78 J.D. ’83 hosted the panel Monday evening as part of his speaker series.

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Oct 6 • 8:44 PM EDT • Health • stanforddaily.com
One Foot Down Reacts: Notre Dame’s Top Need Against Stanford

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Notre Dame fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys: This week for One Foot Down Reacts, we’re asking: What do you, as a Notre […]

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Oct 6 • 8:41 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Beauty, baking and the hidden science all around us

A graduate student explains how cosmetic chemistry helped students who didn't see themselves as "science people" discover that research was already part of their everyday lives.

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Oct 6 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • asbmb.org
Islamic Development Bank and Global Fund Strengthen Partnership to Advance Sustainable Health Financing

GENEVA/JEDDAH – The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) signed on 6 October a new Partnership Agreement to strengthen collaboration and accelerate investments in health across low- and middle-income countries. The agreement, which marks a new chapter in a long-standing relationship, establishes a framework for aligning investments and coordinating financing, mobilizing additional resources, and supporting country-led efforts to build…

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Oct 6 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • isdb.org
Man living in Congo who went back to Kenya is country's 1st confirmed Ebola case and death

A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend became Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak, authorities said Tuesday

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Oct 6 • 7:58 PM EDT • Health • pbs.org
Order of the Sinking Star: Jonathan Blow on making ' the biggest puzzle game ever'

Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try

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Oct 6 • 7:01 PM EDT • Technology • bbc.com
WATCH LIVE: Winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry is …
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Oct 6 • 6:58 PM EDT • Science • pbs.org
Dallas Cowboys' Week 5 Injury Report Sheds Light On Team Health In Short Week

The Dallas Cowboys still have multiple names listed on the injury report before Thursday night's matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Oct 6 • 6:54 PM EDT • Health • si.com
Why being scared can be fun, according to science

Why do people enjoy being scared? Psychiatry expert Dr. Arash Javanbakht says fear and excitement activate overlapping brain circuits, creating feelings of focus and energy. Horror movies and haunted houses

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Oct 6 • 6:45 PM EDT • Science • fox21online.com
Case of avian influenza identified in Racine County poultry flock

DATCP said the birds in the backyard poultry flock have been depopulated and won’t enter the food system.

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Oct 6 • 6:28 PM EDT • Health • spectrumnews1.com
Case of avian influenza identified in Racine County poultry flock

DATCP said the birds in the backyard poultry flock have been depopulated and won’t enter the food system.

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Oct 6 • 6:28 PM EDT • Health • spectrumnews1.com
Bush-Wells Sporting Goods to close its doors at the end of the year

CASPER, Wyo. — After 63 years in business, Bush-Wells Sporting Goods will close at the end of this year. Changing business models in the industry,

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Oct 6 • 6:00 PM EDT • Business • oilcity.news
‘Make Detroit Home’ program draws more than 6,500 applicants from across the country
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Oct 6 • 5:47 PM EDT • Business • clickondetroit.com
Eva Marie Saint dead: 'North by Northwest,' 'On the Waterfront' actor dies

Eva Marie Saint, a graceful actor best known for her Oscar-winning film debut in 'On the Waterfront' and for her turn as a sultry spy in another 1950s film classic 'North by Northwest,' died Tuesday. She was 102.

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Oct 6 • 5:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Trump loves to bash California to rally the base. 'Let ’em take out' L.A. is just the latest

Bashing California is a reliable applause line in red states like Nebraska, Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma, where Trump has been holding rallies trying to ensure his supporters get out to vote.

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Oct 6 • 4:53 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Offering “Some Hope” and Medical Support, Health Providers Care for Nepal’s Flood Survivors

The woman was trying to make her breathing medicine last, a drop at a time. She had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and feared running out. By the time she reached Dr. Alok Pradhan’s team in …

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Oct 6 • 3:36 PM EDT • Health • directrelief.org
Cherokee Nation Among Eight Communities to Receive Millions to Expand Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment Services, Housing Support

The Cherokee Nation is among eight sites in the country to receive the federal STREETS grant through the new Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-based Treatment and Support (STREETS) program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), STREETS will provide $96 million […]

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Oct 6 • 2:53 PM EDT • Health • nativenewsonline.net
There's Never Been A Better Time To Play Fire Emblem: Awakening

Stop trying to make me social, Nintendo, I just want to bonk units

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Oct 6 • 2:41 PM EDT • Technology • gamespot.com
Deals: Prime Big Deal Days brings big discounts on flagships, foldables and other phones

We also picked out the best offers for premium, mid-range and entry-level phones. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days start today and end tomorrow. As usual, we...

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Oct 6 • 2:31 PM EDT • Technology • gsmarena.com
Hell Is Officially Breaking Loose For The Gaming Industry Thanks To AI

Viral games like Minecraft inside Elden Ring, PS5 emulators, and recent jailbreaks do not bode well for Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo

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Oct 6 • 2:30 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Rating the Governor Races: The States Where Democrats Are Poised for Victory

Election Day this year will determine who holds the keys to influential executive mansions across the country. Thirty-six states have gubernatorial contests on the ballot, and the results in November will determine whether Democrats control a majority of the nation’s governorships for the first ...

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Oct 6 • 2:04 PM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
'If Abdul can win in Michigan, anyone can win anywhere': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outlines stakes for progressives at NYC fundraiser

Ocasio-Cortez is traveling across the country as she considers her political future and potential bids for higher office in 2028.

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Oct 6 • 1:55 PM EDT • Politics • abcnews.com
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia (October 6, 2026)

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia (October 5, 2026) Location: Irkutsk, Russia Event: The U.S. Embassy is aware of press reports from the Irkutsk region of suspected pneumonic plague resulting in the death of an individual and of associated quarantine measures in, and closures of, hospitals in Irkutsk. We continue to track the situation closely. The U.S. government has limited ability to help U.S. citizens in Russia, especially outside of Moscow. U.S. government personnel may face additional restrictions for personal and official travel to specific regions due to health and security concerns. The State Department’s Level 4 Travel Advisory (Do Not Travel) for Russia remains in place and states U.S. citizens currently in Russia should depart immediately. U.S. citizens planning travel to Russia are again strongly advised not to travel to Russia due to risk of wrongful detention and security concerns. Actions to Take: S. citizens in the area should follow the guidance of local health authorities, avoid affected facilities, and seek medical care promptly if they develop fever or respiratory symptoms. Visit the CDC Page on Plague for additional information about the disease. Visit the CDC Travelers’ Health Page for Russia for country-specific health updates. Monitor your health for 14 days following travel if you traveled to an area experiencing the outbreak. Review the S. Embassy country page for general health information. Refer to the Embassy’s list of medical providers. Check with your travel insurance provider about medical evacuation options should you fall ill while overseas. Have a plan to depart in an emergency that does not depend on U.S. government help. Monitor local media for updates. Be prepared to adjust your plans. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program(STEP) to receive health and security updates. Assistance: U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia +7 495 728-5577 MoscowACS@state.gov U.S. Embassy Moscow web page State Department – Consular Affairs (+001) 888-407-4747 or (+001) 202-501-4444 Russia Country Information Follow us on Facebook and Twitter State Department – Consular Affairs 1-888-407-4747 or 1-202-501-4444

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Oct 6 • 1:48 PM EDT • Health • ru.usembassy.gov
How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker death

The World Health Organization says a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia presents a “very low” risk outside the country as investigators look into what caused the death of a lab employee there last week.

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Oct 6 • 1:41 PM EDT • Health • pbs.org
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The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say

The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running low, ‌industry executives said at a forum in London this week, making the market more fragile and putting upward pressure on prices.

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Oct 6 • 1:26 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Rating the Governor Races: The States Where the GOP Is Poised for Victory

Election Day this year will determine who holds the keys to influential executive mansions across the country. Thirty-six states have gubernatorial contests on the ballot, and the results in November will determine whether Democrats control a majority of the nation’s governorships for the first ...

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Oct 6 • 1:26 PM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
Trump Voters Think Ken Paxton Is “Disgusting” and “Bad.” These Ads Aren’t Helping.

You may have seen some weird, off-putting ads from a pro-Paxton group over the weekend. What are they trying to accomplish?

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Oct 6 • 1:07 PM EDT • Politics • texasmonthly.com
Helix Electric, LLC Promotes Marcia Campbell to Director of Business Development

Helix Electric, LLC (Helix), a leading electrical contracting firm with operations across Nevada and Utah, has promoted Marcia Campbell from Business Development Manager to Director of Business Development, recognizing her leadership, industry expertise and contributions

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Oct 6 • 1:00 PM EDT • Business • nevadabusiness.com
CD&R, McKesson acquiring infusion therapy provider Option Care Health for $5.8B

Option Care Health, a provider of infusion therapy services, is being acquired by private equity firm CD&R and healthcare conglomerate McKesson in a deal valued at $5.8 billion, the companies a | Option Care Health, the country's largest independent provider of at-home and alternate site infusion services, would go private in the deal, which is expected to close in the first half of 2027.

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Oct 6 • 12:30 PM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
Autodesk names Diana Colella to lead architecture, engineering and construction business

Proven product leader to advance Forma industry cloud and AI strategy and drive the next phase of AEC growth SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today...

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Oct 6 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • adsknews.autodesk.com
Autodesk names Diana Colella to lead architecture, engineering and construction business

Proven product leader to advance Forma industry cloud and AI strategy and drive the next phase of AEC growth

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Oct 6 • 11:57 AM EDT • Business • adsknews.autodesk.com
MS in AI in Business Starts Up at UMW Through Interdisciplinary and Industry-Spanning Courses

byThe new Master of Science in AI in Business is in its startup year at the University of Mary Washington, and the first-of-its-kind graduate program in Virginia is already attracting entrepreneurs and business owners, project managers and business analysts, account executive and directors, as well as engineers and vice presidents. The varied titles and career […]

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Oct 6 • 11:33 AM EDT • Business • umw.edu
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Family behind 'The Bold and the Beautiful' is trying out microdramas

The Bell family, behind "The Bold and the Beautiful" for nearly 40 years, is making microdramas on the soap's own set during its dark weeks.

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Oct 6 • 11:19 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
IPM Food Pantry adds a new harm reduction vending machine

The Ohio Department of Health lists nearly 100 Naloxone vending machines all across the state

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Oct 6 • 11:08 AM EDT • Health • spectrumnews1.com
In Texas governor’s race, Abbott spends big to try to stay in office

Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa has ramped up her fundraising.

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Oct 6 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Paramount-WBD deal closes; here are top quant-rated entertainment stocks

The merger of Paramount Skydance (SKYD) and Warner Bros. Discovery NASDAQ:WBD marks a major shift in the entertainment industry after months of competing bids, lawsuits, and uncertainty.With the deal now closed, here are the top 20 Seeking Alpha's quant-rated stocks in the Movies and Entertainment…

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Oct 6 • 10:39 AM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
Students Use Forensic Science Skills in Escape Room

Hundreds of students from across the region put their problem-solving skills to the test this week during the Regional Science Consortium’s annual Forensic Science Escape Room. Elementary school students had just a few hours to figure out how someone died as part of a forensic science escape room activity. The Regional Science Consortium partnered with Mercyhurst University for the 10th year of the event, which is taking place at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. It began Monday and runs through Thursday.Throughout the week, more than 250 students are working to solve murder mysteries using real forensic science techniques. Students must analyze the evidence, piece together clues and solve the crime before time runs out.Organizers said the event gives students interested in pursuing forensic science in college a firsthand look at what a career in the field could entail.Sarah Skelton, Special Gifts Coordinator at Iroquois, said the activity provides students with an opportunity to develop skills that can sometimes be difficult to practice in a traditional classroom. "It really helps them to work in teams and on critical thinking skills. Which, not that they don't get these opportunities, but it's hard sometimes in the classroom to develop those higher-level thinking skills”, said Skelton.Students also get a chance to learn how forensic science is used in real-life investigations. As Skelton explained, "What are the real-life applications? What would you actually see in a crime scene? How would you handle these types of forensic investigations? So it's really cool our kids get to see what opportunities are out there and possibly a career field one day."The popular event has grown over the years, with some students returning year after year. Organizers said watching those students grow and develop their interests is one of the highlights of the program.Jeanette Schnars, the Executive Director of the Regional Science Consortium said it's rewarding to see how students' interests evolve as they get older. According to Schnars, "How they have grown and matured and where their interests are going and maybe they aren't going into forensics, but if they are going into sciences or different disciplines, so it's really fulfilling to see how they have matured."One student who continues to enjoy the event is sixth-grader Mia Harvey of Iroquois. Harvey hopes to pursue a career in medicine and says the forensic science activities are helping her explore her interests, "One day I want to become a neurologist, and learning about the bones is probably going to help me."Harvey said her favorite part of the event is the real-life application of what she's learning. "While you are trying to find the clues, they teach real stuff that you would need to know”, said Harvey.Event organizers said if students are learning while having fun, then the program is accomplishing its goal. "Not only are they learning the science, but they are having fun with it too”, said Schnars.Adults will also have a chance to take part in the experience this Saturday during an adult version of the escape room, which will feature food, drinks and entertainment. For more information, click here.The Forensic Science Escape Room has become one of the Regional Science Consortium’s most popular events, with teachers signing up their students as soon as registration opens in August.

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Oct 6 • 10:34 AM EDT • Science • erienewsnow.com
Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster

By Antonio Martins (Outras Palavras) Defeats become deeper and more prolonged when we misunderstand what caused them, avoid correcting course, and embrace “solutions” that only compound our mistakes. Lula’s government and the Brazilian left suffered a disaster in Sunday’s election. Contrary to every poll, the president finished the first round 2.2 million votes behind Flávio Bolsonaro—and, more significantly, 3.4 million votes below his total four years ago, when the machinery of the state was working against him and in favor of his opponent. His vote share declined in 98 percent of Brazil’s municipalities. The PL, the main party of the far right, elected 121 deputies and 28 senators, becoming the largest caucus in both houses of Congress. The parties aligned with the Centrão—Brazil’s bloc of transactional center-right parties—were somewhat diminished, but will still hold roughly 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 in the Senate. That will make it easier to assemble the majorities needed to amend the Constitution or impeach Supreme Federal Court justices. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro could appoint four members of the Court, substantially altering its internal balance of power. What produced these results? How can the far right be prevented from consolidating them into a prolonged political hegemony? And what is the essential change of direction the left now needs? Explaining the Disaster Across the commercial media and the exuberant chaos of digital platforms, interpretations are multiplying. Some focus on specific episodes: Lula’s absence from the Globo debate, his very close relationship with Alexandre de Moraes, or his emphasis on issues supposedly remote from most people’s everyday concerns, such as rare earth minerals. Among the more systemic interpretations, three seem especially questionable. One argues that the principal defeat was not the left’s, since its congressional representation declined only slightly. The decisive movement captured at the ballot box, according to this view, was a shift within the right itself—from the more moderate and transactional forces of the Centrão toward the more ideological and radicalized forces of the PL and Novo. A second interpretation holds that the nature of electoral and political processes has changed. The material interests and aspirations of society, it argues, no longer play the central role they once did; they have given way to forms of subjective self-identification that the left has yet to understand. And a third concludes that, because of these two developments, we should expect a political winter: a prolonged period in which the far right and the broader right dominate Brazilian political life. There are important elements in all three interpretations. The problem lies in what they deny or leave out: Lula’s third government was a small-bore government. It offered the majorities that elected it neither a clearly better life nor reasons to believe again in politics and its power to transform society. These failures flowed from two fatal accommodations, which I will examine below. As a result, the government suffered a slow but steady erosion of support. And, as has happened in so many Western countries, it gave the far right the opportunity to present itself as anti-system and to benefit from popular frustration and distress. The interpretation that emphasizes the migration of votes from the center-right and traditional right toward the far right has been advanced, among others, by the courageous journalist Leonardo Sakamoto. In his UOL column on Monday, October 5, he highlights the miserable behavior of the traditional conservative parties. Over the past four years, they repeatedly joined forces with the “neo”-fascists, helping to “normalize” them—a criticism that could equally be directed at almost the entire corporate media. Believing they could use the far right as a stepping stone, they instead ended up partly devoured by it. This was especially true in the Senate, where the PL’s gain of 13 senators and Novo’s gain of two came at the expense of the PSD, which lost nine; the MDB, which lost two; the PSDB, which lost two; and the PP, which lost one. Sakamoto’s observation is accurate and necessary, but it leaves uncomfortable questions unanswered. Why did the erosion of the Centrão benefit the far right rather than, for example, producing growth for the left—as has happened so many times before, both in Brazil and elsewhere? The answer is not difficult. Throughout its four years in office, Lula’s third government was almost invariably associated with the Centrão. Here lies its first accommodation: accepting the limits imposed by conservative institutions; avoiding, as much as possible, any attempt to strain those limits through popular pressure; and believing only in the modest changes that could be squeezed through openings in Congress. The failure of the campaign to end the six-day workweek is emblematic. Lula could have electrified the presidential race by pairing it with a popular campaign for passage of the measure. Instead, he chose to place his hopes in the hands of Senate president Rodrigo Alcolumbre. He generated no mass mobilization, did not force his opponents onto an uncomfortable defensive, and won no victory. In September 2025, the government squandered the greatest of its many opportunities to shake up conservative power in Congress. Popular opposition to the so-called Shielding Amendment—which, if approved, would have restricted criminal proceedings against members of Congress—brought crowds into the streets, mobilized primarily by artists and social movements. This opened the possibility for a broader political education: a campaign that could begin exposing the limits and dysfunctions of Brazil’s political system while putting Bolsonaro’s movement on the defensive for its predictable support of political privilege. The amendment was defeated. But the executive branch then backed away from the fight. It remained associated with an institutional world widely seen as corrupt, elitist, and indifferent to ordinary people’s struggles. In doing so, it forfeited its credibility as a vehicle for the protest vote. On Sunday, it reaped the bitter fruits. Are We Doomed? Taking a different approach from Sakamoto, the philosopher Moysés Pinto Neto and other writers have drawn attention, in their first analyses of October 4, to the fragmentation of the public sphere produced by Big Tech platforms. Through their algorithms, these platforms present each person with a different view of social reality. As a consequence, it becomes much harder to identify common material problems and demands—for example, the fight for labor rights or for a properly funded public health system. Voters no longer embrace such demands, these authors argue, because they no longer see themselves as part of a collective. Instead, they tend to value the identities assigned to them by neoliberal subjectivity—the role of the entrepreneur, for example. On this interpretation, the left’s possible error lies in clinging to outdated illusions. Moysés’s warning is highly relevant and resonates with arguments such as Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s “Apocalyptic Fascism and the Billionaires’ Bet.” Unlike a century ago, the far right no longer promises a radiant future. It concentrates instead on resentment—especially that of young men. “They belong to a generation that fears it may never own a home, but compensates with the pleasure it gets from constantly provoking progressives online. Convinced their future has been stolen, they share memes romanticizing historical authoritarian regimes,” the authors write. But Moysés seems to confuse this danger with inevitability. He fails to see that the left’s answer cannot be adaptation. On the contrary, it must strengthen the possibility of politics as collective action. Nor does he recognize that precisely such a reversal is already becoming possible in some of the most promising mobilizations of the twenty-first century: the election, at the end of 2025, of the young Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York, on a platform centered on the intensely material fight for an affordable city; the Left Party’s victory in Berlin two weeks ago, built around the demand to expropriate private real-estate corporations; and the very recent wave of demonstrations in Spain—including an occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol—in which tens of thousands of young people mobilized by the Tenants’ Union have demanded limits on rents. By putting itself in the straitjacket of the “fiscal framework” in the first months of 2022, Lula’s third government adopted the second fatal accommodation of its term. Faced with conservative institutions and a country devastated by four years of Bolsonaro, increased public investment was the government’s remaining weapon for offering a more dignified life to the majority and forging an anti-conservative pact with them. The same state that disburses 1 trillion reais a year to enrich a small class of rentiers could instead spend money to extend the Family Health Strategy to every Brazilian, at a cost of 30 billion reais; provide full-day public schooling and childcare to all adolescents and children—and, especially, relief to their mothers; achieve universal sanitation while cleaning up polluted urban rivers; multiply metro systems; begin transforming the urban peripheries; and undertake many other urgently needed projects. In April 2023, an article in Outras Palavras warned that the fiscal framework could “shrink the Lula government and preserve the forces that condemn the country to inequality and regression.” A year later, another article showed that restraints on public spending were strangling policies vital to ordinary people and undermining the president’s popularity. In November 2024 came a reality check, in the form of the government’s humiliating defeat in the municipal elections. Even then, the fiscal lock was neither removed nor loosened. On the contrary: throughout the government’s four years, fiscal restraint remained central to its political narrative. The administration proudly proclaimed that it had “put the state’s accounts in order,” without grasping either how misleading that phrase was—given the payment of 1 trillion reais in interest—or how badly the message was hurting it politically. Lula finally woke up in September 2026. The increase in Bolsa Família benefits, after four years of being frozen; the announcement that anti-obesity drugs would be offered through Brazil’s public health system; and the ban on online betting showed that the state has the power to act decisively on behalf of the majority when those in government are willing to confront obstacles. The huge marches that closed the campaign in Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo on the eve of October 4 showed how such initiatives can mobilize activists and the broader public. But it was too late—and too little to change the outcome of the first round. History has not ended The possibility of a turnaround in the three weeks leading up to November 25 cannot be ruled out. It will not be simple or easy. Lula must not only make up a deficit of 2.2 million votes; he must also offset the movement of voters who backed other right-wing candidates in the first round, most of whom are likely to move toward Flávio Bolsonaro. Pulling that off will require a broad, grassroots effort to win over voters, potentially reinforced by new initiatives from Lula. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If Bolsonaro’s movement also wins the presidency, the result will create a high-risk situation for Brazilian sovereignty and democracy. The enormous challenges posed by such an outcome would require the left to reexamine, in depth and with a genuine willingness to engage in self-criticism, its political projects—or its lack of them—and its practices. But would that mean we are condemned to the long winter of far-right hegemony that some analyses are beginning to forecast? It is far too early to say, suggests a recent text by Álvaro García Linera, the thinker who served as vice president of Bolivia under Evo Morales. His central hypothesis is that this political current will prove short-lived. At a moment when the entire world is once again talking about sovereignty and protecting national economies, the far right offers a stale, recolonizing neoliberalism. Its submission to the United States is as blatant and pathetic as Flávio and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s overtures to Donald Trump. Its project amounts to something like every man for himself: greater inequality, capitalism without limits, devastation, and supremacism. Will it work? In the United States, just two years into his second term, Trump himself is reaching record levels of unpopularity and may be on the verge of losing Republican control of both the House and Senate in November. Every new beginning is difficult. Whatever the outcome of the second round, the defeats of October 4 show how profoundly the Brazilian left will have to rethink and rebuild. But just as it would be foolish to underestimate the seriousness of its mistakes, it would be equally foolish to conclude that rebuilding a political project is no longer possible. History has not ended. The times are moving faster than ever. Originally published in Portuguese by Outras Palavras. English translation by Eric Blanc; I’ve added the subtitles. More We can’t stop the far right at home or abroad without a revitalized labor movement, which is yet another reason why you should become a sustaining supporter of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) — one of US labor’s pivotal bright spots. Relatedly, Jacobin published a short piece of mine reflecting on a decade of Bernie Sanders inspiring a whole new generation of young worker organizers.

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This Muskegon exhibit reveals the artistry and science behind observing nature up close

From detailed natural history illustrations to specimens drawn straight from the collection, the exhibit offers something for budding scientists, artists, and curious minds exploring how we document the world around us.

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Business Strategy: Oklahoma aerospace is entering its next chapter

Kenton Tsoodle argues Oklahoma can build on its aerospace legacy as autonomous aircraft, advanced air mobility and other technologies reshape the industry.

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Noah Schnacky, country music singer-songwriter and content creator, delivered a special performance honoring the service and sacrifice of the fire service community at Kidde’s Cause For Alarm™ Home Safety Forum

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Catholic institutions join global gathering on Church’s mental health ministry

Catholic institutions and leaders gather in Rome under the patronage of the Pontifical Academy for Life to strengthen the Church’s ministry to people ...

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PARAMOUNT COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, CREATING A NEW GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT LEADER, SKYDANCE

Skydance Corporation (f/k/a Paramount Skydance Corporation) (NYSE: SKYD) ("Paramount") today announced the completion of its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) ("WBD"), creating a combined company, named "Skydance." The company brings together two major film studios, two global streaming services, a premier television portfolio including CBS, HBO, and Paramount's and WBD's cable networks, two of the industry's most recognized news networks, CBS News and CNN, and a portfoli

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How traditional Chinese medicine is shaping Kazakhstan’s health system

Partnership is latest move by Beijing to engage the resource-rich country amid expanded ties in energy, security, trade and infrastructure.

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Industry Insights: Q&A with Estée Lauder’s SVP of Global Clinical, Consumer Sciences on One-of-a-Kind Complexion Research

“A shade can be technically close to a person’s skin tone and still not look completely natural in every situation.”

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Chemistry professor Grinias elected ACS division chair-elect, earns national honors

Rowan chemistry professor James Grinias earns national recognition with an ACS leadership role and honors from two Under 40 lists.

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Republican Hilton's ‘Just try it' ad courts liberals — and angers his own base

A suggestive campaign ad from California Republican governor candidate Steve Hilton pushes buttons; some conservatives say it goes too far.

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Ubisoft Will Reportedly Try Relaunching Watch Dogs: Legion With a Director's Cut

Ubisoft will attempt to relaunch Watch Dogs: Legion next year via a revamped Director's Cut, it's been reported.

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SSM Health Supports Fondy Food Pantry Food for Thought Program

SSM Health is giving a $20,000 community health gift to the Fondy Food Pantry to support its Food for Thought program, which helps reduce childhood hunger by providing nutritious weekend food bags …

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DITP Promotes Thailand's Entertainment Industry on the Global Stage with "Thai Night Busan 2026& ...

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - Media OutReach Newswire - 6 October 2026 - The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, has announced its readiness to bring Thai companies in the film and content industry to the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) 2026, a major marketplace

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Kenya ministry of health confirms first imported Ebola case
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Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death

Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died after returning to the country....

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Beauty Brands Are Coming for Sports—and They Want More Than Exposure

Beauty presents a distinct opportunity because brands within the category are decidedly investing to reach female fans. The industry also has an $11.4 billion global advertising budget and has historically spent little with rights owners and holders. Rights owners and holders must offer beauty brands more than visibility. However, properties that can successfully pair access to the demo with engaging on-site activations and measurable gains in awareness, purchase intent, and/or sales should be p

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AI is changing entertainment. Here's what investors are betting on

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Recent investments in media and entertainment, from Prime Focus-backed Brahma AI raising $150 million to AI-native live entertainment discovery and ticketing platform thumpN raising over $3.75 million, might suggest that artificial intelligence has become the industry's newest…

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In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

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Wildfire smoke affects animals in unique ways. Scientists are trying to understand it

The new field of "smoke ecology" examines how wildfire smoke perturbs wild places and animals — and what might be done to prevent its worst mayhem.

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Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi

Kenya’s Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo

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Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi

Kenya’s Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case from Congo.

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How hunger is devastating Yemen’s children

Al Jazeera travels to Yemen's displacement camps to measure the toll of malnutrition on the country's children.

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Euro dips further as French central bank chief warns the country risks being ‘strangled by interest rates’

Euro extends last week’s 1.2% drop amid French debt fears and political uncertainty in Europe

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In Business: Bemidji Woolen Mills Keeping Local Production Alive

https://youtu.be/dwmn4Xteru4 As more clothing production moves overseas, one Bemidji manufacturer is still keeping much of its work local. Behind the racks and finished products at the Bemidji Woolen Mills, much of the work here still comes down to people cutting, stitching, and sewing. In an industry where production has often…

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FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins are engaged

FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins, who is also an ambassador for Turning Point U.S.A., announced their engagement on Instagram after dating since 2023.

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Democrats dump money into race to succeed North Country star Rep. Stefanik

The campaign arm of the Democratic Party believes one of New York State’s Republican strongholds is now at play.

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RFK Jr. moves to reveal health care costs

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new initiative requiring the health care industry to publish clear pricing data for consumers.

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Try the new demo for Warhammer Survivors now!

Bring bullet heaven to the worlds of Warhammer this November.

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Countries race to provide oral health care for all in 100-Day Sprint across Asia

Twenty Asian countries and areas across the WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions vowed to strengthen essential oral health benefits as part of a “100-Day Sprint” initiative, during the 16th Asian Chief Dental Officers Meeting held from 27 to 29 September in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The meeting marked the midpoint of the 100-day sprint bolstering support for countries to develop essential oral health benefit packages that can be integrated into national universal health coverage plans. Convened by the two WHO regional offices and the Malaysian Ministry of Health as the Secretariat, the meeting brought together national oral health leaders from 20 Asian countries, staff from all levels of WHO, WHO collaborating centres and other development partners. Participating countries and areas included: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong (SAR) China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam. Participants reviewed progress and refined proposals using the WHO Service Package Delivery and Implementation (SPDI) Platform. Countries conducted bottleneck analyses across four key areas: service delivery, workforce, access to essential medicines and health products, and health financing. They identified practical actions to address implementation challenges and refined proposed revisions to their national oral health benefit packages. “There is no health without oral health. Through the 100-Day Sprint, countries are advancing the implementation of the Western Pacific regional implementation plan on oral health and strengthening progress towards universal health coverage,” noted WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala. Participants identified bottlenecks and proposed workable solutions to strengthen access to essential oral health care through primary health care, sharing experiences and discussing how best to translate policy commitments into feasible and sustainable action at the country level. Malaysian Minister of Health Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad highlighted the importance of prevention and primary health-care approaches to improve oral health: “Oral diseases can have lifelong consequences, yet many are preventable. By integrating essential oral health care into primary health care and promoting prevention in schools and communities, we can improve oral health across the life course.”The WHO team led by Dr Huong Tran, Director of the Division of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control of the WHO Western Pacific Region and national oral health leads from over 20 Asian countries visited the SK Pekan Putatan School, Sabah for school oral health programme including flouride mouth rinsing. © WHO / V. ChaudharyDr Huong Tran, Director of the Division of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control for the WHO Western Pacific Region, emphasized key collaborative roles WHO can play. “Oral diseases are the most common noncommunicable diseases, yet many can be prevented and treated through essential oral health services delivered at the primary health-care level,” she said. “By sharing experiences and using WHO tools such as the SPDI Platform, countries are accelerating progress towards universal health coverage for oral health.” “Integrating oral health into broader health services is essential for reducing inequities, expanding access and recognizing oral health as an integral component of overall health and well-being. The 100-Day Sprint provides an important opportunity to translate this commitment into practical action and ensure that quality oral health services reach all people, especially those most in need,” said Dr Suman Rijal, Director of the WHO South-East Asia regional Department of Healthier Populations and Noncommunicable Diseases. As host of the meeting, Malaysia showcased ongoing efforts to strengthen oral health care through primary health care and prevention-focused approaches, while providing a platform for countries across the two WHO regions to exchange experiences and accelerate progress towards universal health coverage for oral health. “WHO is encouraged by Malaysia's leadership in addressing the burden of oral diseases and advancing universal health coverage for oral health through practical, country-led action,” said Dr Rabi Abeyasinghe, WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore. Countries will continue to refine and figure costs for national oral health benefits during the remaining sessions of the 100 days. These efforts support implementation of the WHO Global strategy and action plan on oral health 2023–2030, while also helping to expand access to essential oral health services through stronger and more equitable health systems across the WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions.______________For more information, or to arrange media interviews, contact: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific: wprocom@who.int WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia: SEMediaRelations@who.int

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Scientists finally see how nature moves energy so efficiently

Researchers have captured key steps in a chemical reaction that helps nature transfer energy with remarkable efficiency. Ultrafast X-rays revealed how changes involving electrons and protons are closely linked to the rearrangement of surrounding water molecules. Because similar reactions drive photosynthesis and other energy-conversion processes, the technique could help scientists develop better catalysts, fuel cells, and flow batteries.

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Kazakhstan backs US-led Kyoto Vision for a ‘Golden Age of Science’

The United States and 16 other countries have endorsed the Kyoto Vision for a Golden Age of Science, with Kazakhstan the only Central Asian country among the 17 signatories, Qazinform News Agency reports.

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Finalists Revealed for 2026 Centre County Business Awards

The Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County on Monday announced the finalists in six categories to be honored at the 2026 Centre County

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Survey: Most software developers try to avoid using AI
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Legends Radio spotlights JB Berkow’s lifelong art passion

JB Berkow is the founder of Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts in Lake Worth Beach. LEGENDS RADIO / COURTESY PHOTO This week's Legends Radio Local Artist Spotlight shines on accomplished artist and passionate advocate for the arts, JB Berkow. For more than five decades, JB Berkow has dedicated her life not only to creating art but also to making sure art has a place to thrive. Her work has been exhibited throughout the country in galleries, museums, and universities, and is held in permanent collections, including the Vatican’s Contemporary Art Collection in Italy, Boston University, and Palm Beach International Airport. Her passion for supporting other artists began early. At age 26, Berkow founded Touchstone Gallery in Washington, D.C., which became a highly successful cooperative gallery. She later brought that same entrepreneurial spirit to South Florida, founding Frenchman’s Art Gallery and Studios in Juno Beach in 1995. She opened Rosetta Stone Fine Art Gallery in 2003. In 2015, JB took her commitment to arts education even further by founding the nonprofit Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts. The 15,000-square-foot facility in Lake Worth Beach is home to Florida’s largest publicly accessible glassblowing hot shop and offers instruction in glassblowing, fusing, flameworking, and glass casting. The center also provides free classes to approximately 1,000 underserved children and young adults with disabilities each year. Its “Fragments Reimagined” art therapy program for veterans with PTSD recently received a $100,000 Impact 100 grant. In addition to her work as an artist and advocate, Berkow has authored four books, including Shades of Love and What They Didn’t Teach You in Art School. For JB, art has always been about more than creating something beautiful. It’s about opening doors, inspiring others, and making creativity an important part of life.That is why JB Berkow is in this week’s Legends Radio Local Artist Spotlight.

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New Zealand third quarter business confidence jumps, says think tank

New Zealand's business ​confidence rose in ‌the third quarter even as fuel ​prices increase ​and geopolitics remain ⁠a headwind for ​the country, ​a private think tank said on Tuesday.

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New Zealand third quarter business confidence jumps, says think tank

WELLINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - New Zealand's business ​confidence rose ‌in the third quarter even as fuel ‌prices ​increase ⁠and geopolitics remain ⁠a headwind for the country, a private ​think tank said ⁠on Tuesday. A ⁠net 43% ​of firms ​surveyed expec...

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New Zealand third quarter business confidence jumps, says think tank

WELLINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - New Zealand's business confidence rose in the third quarter even as fuel prices increased and geopolitics remained a headwind for the country, ​a private think tank said on Tuesday. A net 43% ‌of firms surveyed expected ge...

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Executive MBA Grad Garners Industry Honors

The Daily Journal of Commerce has recognized Caitlin Powell, MBA '24, as one of its Women of Vision for 2026.

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Zach Bryan breaks Gillette Stadium record in ‘Free Palestine’ shirt

Country singer Zach Bryan broke Gillette Stadium’s all-time attendance record on the second consecutive night he wore a “Free Palestine” T-shirt to perform in Robert Kraft’s Massachusetts venue. “Tonight, Zach

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Did New Science Board Just Shift BioCryst's (BCRX) Investment Narrative?

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals recently formed a seven-member Scientific Advisory Board made up of experienced rare disease and drug development leaders to guide its research, clinical plans and regulatory approach. The depth of this board, spanning big pharma R&D, AI driven drug discovery and rare disease commercialization, directly targets BioCryst’s execution risk as it builds a broader pipeline beyond its current portfolio. We will now examine how BioCryst Pharmaceuticals’ investment narrative...

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Goat to Vote: SPC students' try to get young people to the polls

St. Petersburg College students organized a voter registration event to register as many people as possible. The event, aptly named "Goat to Vote," provided treats, free yoga, and two voter-support goats.

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Why I Don’t Think Ride Or Die Should Have Been Cancelled (And What Company Should Save It...)

(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.) So…I recently came across a Reddit thread, talking about films on streaming, wondering why there are no reliable sources out there for streaming ratings data. Sigh. Honestly, as annoyed as I am that so many still don’t realize that we have streaming ratings, I somewhat get it. Until now, there was such a long delay between when a show or film came to streaming and when we got its viewership data; I understand why people were confused. (But, as you know, this just changed.) Also, even back in the day, how many people knew how well films did on television? Luckily, as a reader, you’re in the know. Okay, on to this week’s issue. I want to take a look at Prime Video cancelling Ride or Die and whether I agree with that decision. Overall, we didn’t have any breakout hits (no TV shows landed over 20 million hours according to Nielsen) but we have a lot of steady performers on the streaming charts. Plus, we’ll look at where $50 million in missing box office dollars went. (Spoiler: straight-to-streaming.) All that, plus new episodes of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Supergirl heads to streaming, a new YA show does well on Netflix, the viewership for the Daily Wire’s $50 million fantasy show, what TV show hit-maker can’t make streaming hits, CD sales, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of September 7th to September 13th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Television - Ride or Die Is a Hit…But It Got Cancelled? What The Data “Says” I hate the phrase “here’s what the data says”, even though sometimes I find myself using it. If data just told us everything, we data folks would be out of a job! Data is often messy, complicated and nuanced. When it comes to strategy, many of the best decisions can’t actually use “data”, since it’s vastly too complicated to model. Anyways, I’ve been singing the praises of Prime Video’s Ride Or Die this summer, a show that did very well for them. And yet…it got cancelled. Now, usually when a show gets cancelled, a bunch of websites say “a hit show got cancelled”... Here’s the thing, though: in this case, they’re right! The data “says” that this show was a hit. Specifically, out of 522 first seasons to make a week on the Nielsen charts since 2020, it’s the 75th biggest. On Amazon, Ride or Die is eighth out of 41 first seasons: That’s top 15th percentile all time, almost exactly, which is my definition of a “hit”! I mean, outside of Reacher, Amazon needed a hit this summer! (Admittedly, Off Campus did well for Amazon in the spring, but Ride or Die performed even better.) So what happened? Why did Amazon cancel one of their rare 2026 bright spots? Well, Deadline reported a reason—which I’ll get to—but I’d break it down into three relevant questions: What is a given streamer’s reasoning? Is that reasoning sound? Could the stated reason not be the real reason? According to Deadline, Amazon felt the show “over-indexed” in middle-aged women. (This was based on leaks from within Amazon.) The logic is this: Amazon already reaches this demographic because of unlimited two-day shipping bundled with Prime, so they don’t really need more shows like this. Now, it’s my job to ask if that’s a good reason, and I’ll be honest, in this case, I don’t think it is. Sure, this show may “over-index” in middle-aged women—I’ll just assume that’s the case here—but I think folks often oversell how important over-indexing actually is. When a show is a “hit”, it isn’t a bit bigger than its rivals; it’s usually multiples bigger. For example, Elle only made the charts for two weeks at 8.3 million hours each. So Ride or Die was 80% bigger in its first two weeks, and likely had a much stronger hold, with its terrific 13 million hours in week three. Ride or Die was nearly three times bigger than Sterling Point through three weeks too. And that means that _Elle, Sterling Point a_nd other Amazon YA shows need to not just over-index a little with younger women (assuming that’s who Amazon prefers over middle-aged women), but massively over-index. Otherwise, more people in that demo (and a bunch more besides) likely watched Ride or Die. (I’ll try to explore this concept more in a future article.) And don’t get me started on how Ride or Die did compared to a certain (very, very popular, possibly the world’s most popular) YouTuber’s reality show…which didn’t make the charts after its first week and likely cost much, much more than Ride or Die. All to say, Amazon-MGM Studios/Prime Video can tell reporters that this show didn’t reach the right audience, but that excuse feels weak to me. So this leads to the third question: could other reasons have come into play? Yes! Renewal or cancellation decisions rarely (I’m tempted to say “never”) boil down to one variable. At its simplest, it’s two things: budget versus viewership. But often factors like critical acclaim, ownership and, yes, personal opinion come into play. In this case, Amazon has a new executive running things, and this show isn’t owned by Amazon-MGM Studios (unlike Elle). And yes, it may not have indexed with the right target viewers, too. Likely all of those factors came into play.1 My guess is ownership ended up mattering most. Amazon doesn’t own Ride or Die. It’s actually produced by another major studio. Fortunately/allegedly, this show is being shopped around. I can think of one brand new CEO who should consider it for one of his two major streamers…especially if he wants to rebuild goodwill in Hollywood. His name is on this list of exec producers of Ride or Die… If David Ellison needs some goodwill—and he does—rescue this female-led show tomorrow and grab some good headlines for a day. The data justifies it. Quick Notes on TV We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… How The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives latest season did on Hulu, post-controversy... Whether Supergirl soared on HBO Max... Why the box office is losing money due to the streamers... The viewership for the Daily Wire’s $50 million fantasy show... Updates on The Gentlemen, Lanterns, Outer Banks, King of the Hill and more... What former hit-maker has three streaming flops in a row... Whether The Mandalorian and Grogu popped in week two... All the flops, bombs and misses... And a whole lot more... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. If you want an idea of just how much content you’d get in a full issue, check out this older issue. Coming Soon! Oh man, we’re almost caught up! We just have two more issues, then the streaming Ratings Report will be coming out just two weeks after a TV show premieres! Next issue, I’ll be looking at the first two weeks of the NFL Thursday night games on streaming, a huge new spinoff, Reacher’s Neagly on Prime Video, and the latest edition of Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story on Netflix, the return of Slow Horses on Apple and MobLand (quietly one of their biggest shows) on Paramount+, and Dancing with the Stars on both ABC and Disney+. Plus I’ll take a look at animation for adults in 2026. The week after, a ton of movies are coming to streaming: Toy Story 5 on Disney+, Backrooms on HBO Max, Jackass: Best and Last on Paramount+ and The Breadwinner on Netflix, plus a Unabomber film on Netflix and a romcom on Prime Video. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey have a show on Apple, along with a game show inspired by Willy Wonka that everyone seems to hate. Long term, some crazy (but hopefully crazy like a fox) IP news. FX ordered a new Sons of Anarchy show from Charlie Hunnam, but it’s not about the biker gang. No, it features the show’s cast playing themselves in a new “meta-thriller”. Huh. And a lot of the cast is coming back. Next, Ryan Gosling is producing a Flintstones movie about a “grown-up Bamm-Bamm Rubble”. Also, huh. This one is in “early development” so we’ll see what happens. Both projects are based on IP, but also seem to have crazy takes on the IP, which I like.

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Don’t pay full price for a winter jacket. We found the best deals on Backcountry’s sale (ending tonight!)

We sifted through hundreds of winter boots, jackets and outdoor gear to find the top 12 deals in Backcountry’s sale

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Yes on Prop 2: How We Can Get Money Out of Michigan Politics!

This November, Michiganders can vote yes on Prop 2 and get corporate spending — including by the data center industry — out of our politics.

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Is It Smart To Buy Science Applications International Corporation (NASDAQ:SAIC) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend?

Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Science...

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A Political Brain Trust in an Upper West Side Building

Dick Gottfried and Ruth Messinger. Photo by Saul Dennis. By Saul Dennis Artists. Politicians. Actors. Chefs. Philosophers. Captains of industry,

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WBJ seeks nominations of business executives who served in the military

Worcester Business Journal is seeking nominations of notable executives with military experience for the Focus on Veterans in Business edition. WBJ will highlight professionals who served in the country’s active […]

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Nations League Liveblog: Italy vs. Turkiye

This page will update live with the latest relevant news, no need to refresh the page!Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Nations League, as Italy try to build momentum agai...

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Country boys in Kentucky hear knocks in woods at night before one catches glimpse of Bigfoot with spotlight

Clayton's group heard tree knocks and stick breaking before spotting a 7-to-8-foot dark hairy figure at a Kentucky lookout on the back roads.

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Oct 5 • 1:08 PM EDT • Technology • foxnews.com
Top Iranian official admits dire state of the economy: Report

A top Iranian official reportedly admitted that Iran’s economy is in dire straits due to the war and the U.S. blockade of the country. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and former commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, made the admission Saturday at a high-level government meeting focused on […]

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Oct 5 • 12:37 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
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NWA C-Suite: Aaron Shew

Shew leads the technology and product strategy behind one of the country’s leading land intelligence platforms. Under his technology leadership, Acres has scaled to bring together more than 13,000 data...

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Oct 5 • 12:30 PM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net
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Trump is clearly trying to buy votes with taxpayer money

President Donald Trump is ramping up his efforts to use taxpayer money and resources to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections.

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Oct 5 • 12:20 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Former Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News

Leavitt joins a long line of former White House secretaries who have made the jump to TV news punditry.

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Oct 5 • 10:41 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
50th annual Arkansas Rice Festival slated

It was 1976 and the United States was turning 200 years old. Festivities were planned in nearly every city and town across the country and one of the celebrations was...

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Oct 5 • 10:23 AM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net