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Meet FLVCKKA, the Mexican artist redefining Latin music with ‘Hypercorridos Vol. 1’

Mexican singer-songwriter FLVCKKA is carving her own path in Latin music, one hyperpop mixed beat at a time.

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Oct 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • amny.com
UVA Health physician dispels common misconceptions about antibiotics

Studies suggest that the old clinical axiom that patients must finish the entire course of antibiotics when treating infections may call for more nuance.

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Oct 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • cvillerightnow.com
‘VisionQuest’ review: ‘WandaVision’ sequel an excellent examination of humanity

U2 is set to release their first full-length album of new material in nine years, titled “Carnaval De Luz.” Interscope Records announced that the album will be available on Nov.

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Oct 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • wyomingnews.com
Here’s how David Crowley and Tom Tiffany differ on healthcare

Wisconsin spends more on healthcare than neighboring states without notably better outcomes. How will the next governor manage the health of Wisconsinites?

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Oct 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • captimes.com
'Grey's Anatomy' started with a one-night stand. 22 seasons later, how much do you remember?

From McDreamy's exit to Meredith's multiple near-death experiences, remind yourself of the key moments from the series so far in minutes.

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Oct 15 • 5:50 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Prince Harry and Meghan make first joint appearance since UK return

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are stepping out for their first official event since their return – and the location holds special meaning.

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Oct 15 • 5:50 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Watch out for deer during mating season

PROVIDENCE – It’s deer mating season, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management reminds drivers to keep an eye out for deer crossing roadways, particularly at dawn and dusk.

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Oct 15 • 5:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • valleybreeze.com
Entertainment at Coolidge Days features all-new acts

COOLIDGE — There are three main entertainment acts planned for the annual Coolidge Days event, two of which are brand-new and performing at the event for the first time. The

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Oct 15 • 5:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • pinalcentral.com
Pumpkins aplenty: HCM carving contest raises money for accessibility programs

HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Children’s Museum hosted a Pumpkin Carving Contest and fundraiser Tuesday evening outside of The Market.

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Oct 15 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • herald-dispatch.com
Top of the Morning, Oct. 15, 2026

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Oct 15 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • news-gazette.com
7 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Financial Aid at Texas Hospitals

Hospitals can prevent medical debt by preemptively wiping out a patient’s bill. But a Tradeoffs analysis finds that few nonprofit facilities in Texas use this tool to the maximum benefit of patients.

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Oct 15 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org
Industrial real estate in south Louisiana is hot, while other sectors are more sluggish

Louisiana’s industrial construction boom is fueling demand for warehouse space across the region, including the Greater New Orleans area — a welcome trend in an otherwise lackluster real estate market

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Oct 15 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • nola.com
Local Ballot Measures

Voters in some Midcoast towns will be asked to weigh in on property matters and other municipal issues.

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Oct 15 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • midcoastvillager.com
Ubisoft to reduce workforce across Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz as part of "proposed voluntary departure plan"

Approximately 100 employees may be affected by cuts, which are reportedly taking place to "best position [its] German studios for the future"

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Oct 15 • 4:09 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
HOTDAM hosts square dance, costume contest this weekend

HUNTINGTON — Mark your calendar for this Saturday.

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Oct 15 • 4:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • herald-dispatch.com
Blondie to return with the new album 'High Noon' next year and you can have a taste of it now

Blondie is set to release a new album, “High Noon,” early next year, a decade after their last outing. The band dropped the first single, “Spectral Eyes,” on Thursday, written

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Oct 15 • 3:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Pay for performance, not for politics

The North Carolina General Assembly approved substantial pay increases for public schoolteachers earlier this year. If a bipartisan commission has its way, teacher compensation will soar over the next few

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Oct 15 • 2:45 AM EDT • Politics • newsargus.com
2026 Engineering, Science and Technology Emmy Awards

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE TELEVISION ACADEMY - Charles Leonard, right, takes the podium to accept the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award along with Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment Inc. colleagues Jim

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Oct 15 • 1:40 AM EDT • Science • timesargus.com
2026 Engineering, Science and Technology Emmy Awards

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE TELEVISION ACADEMY - Host Kirsten Vangsness, center, poses with all 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Award winners (from both the Television Academy and the National Academy

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Oct 15 • 1:40 AM EDT • Science • timesargus.com
2026 Engineering, Science and Technology Emmy Awards

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE TELEVISION ACADEMY - Kirsten Vangsness hosts the 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards at the Television Academy's Wolf Theatre in the Saban Media Center on

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Oct 15 • 1:40 AM EDT • Science • rutlandherald.com
Dodgers' problems may soon extend far beyond a Brewers sweep

An embarrassing NLCS exit would end Dodgers' World Series reign – heading into pivotal winter.

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Oct 15 • 1:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nebraska women’s golf continues to build depth

Nebraska women’s golf returned to the links for its final outing of the fall season on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Golf Iconic Classic hosted by New Mexico State University at the university’s golf course in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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Oct 15 • 1:17 AM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com
Out & About: A weekly guide to live and local entertainment

Thursday, Oct. 15

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Oct 15 • 1:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • gazettextra.com
Binge or Cringe: Nostalgia, renewed interest bring generations together

In 1987, “The Cosby Show” introduced a spin-off television show called “A Different World.” The show introduced many to the world of historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). Many say

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Oct 15 • 1:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • forthoodsentinel.com
Santa Fe International Film Festival brings over 300 hours of entertainment

In the lineup is a new horror film inspired by a laundromat on Siler Road on Santa Fe that in the 1990s — and for decades prior — laundered tainted

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Oct 15 • 1:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • santafenewmexican.com
Should you have to pay to hear the gospel?

For generations, the Black church has passed the offering plate to keep the lights on, pay the preacher, help the poor and carry the Gospel beyond its walls. But what

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Oct 15 • 12:11 AM EDT • Entertainment • insightnews.com
Zoo a place for education, science, conservancy

“What do lions eat?”

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • johnstonsunrise.net
For Better Or For Worse

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Bizarro

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Mutts

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Dennis The Menace

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Garfield

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Blondie

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United voices concert celebrates unity and brotherhood

One nation. Five choruses. More than 250 voices united in song.

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • floridaweekly.com
From runway to classroom Jenny Smith shapes artist futures

From international runways to luxury cosmetics, Jenny Atwood Smith brings her creative vision to HOURGLASS Cosmetics.

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • floridaweekly.com
Step back to Bedrock for a yabba-dabba-doo celebration

Good Night John Boy turns back the clock to Bedrock for a funky Halloween celebration, Yabba-Dabba-DOO!

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • floridaweekly.com
Matthew Morrison brings Broadway magic to Jupiter stage

From “Glee” to Broadway, Matthew Morrison brings star power, storytelling and showstopping music to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre for one unforgettable night.

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • floridaweekly.com
Beech Mountain’s Autumn at Oz draws faithful pilgrims

Autumn at Oz, the world’s largest Wizard of Oz festival, takes place on Beech Mountain at the Land of Oz theme park, attracting tens of thousands of visitors over nine days each September with immersive Oz-themed experiences along the Yellow Brick Road.

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • wataugademocrat.com
Neeley releases album ‘Hungry Dogs’

Randon Neeley, a regional recording artist about to graduate Eastern Kentucky University, released his debut album “Hungry Dogs.”

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • news-graphic.com
Historical records from Preston County highlight notable figures in politics, science, arts and athletics

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Historical public records, municipal documents and biographical archives detail the lives of prominent individuals who were born in or established residence within Preston County, West Virginia.

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • wvnews.com
Historical records from Preston County highlight notable figures in politics, science, arts and athletics

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Historical public records, municipal documents and biographical archives detail the lives of prominent individuals who were born in or established residence within Preston County, West Virginia.

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • wvnews.com
The Herald's weekly entertainment picks

Looking to be entertained from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Wednesday, Oct. 21? Check out the Skagit Valley Herald’s weekly recommendations.

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Oct 14 • 11:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • goskagit.com
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LaRoyce Hawkins exits “Chicago P.D. ”— here’s how they handled Kevin Atwater’s goodbye

Atwater’s life is about to look very different.

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Oct 14 • 11:28 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Spencer Cox Talks Polarization, Outrage Politics, and the Future of Bipartisanship at IOP

Governor Spencer Cox (R-Utah.) spoke to Institute of Politics (IOP) Founding Director David Axelrod about his efforts to promote collaboration and debate across party lines at International House on Monday. This past year, Cox published Off Ramp: How To Be A Peacemaker In An Age Of Contempt, a book outlining his blueprint for depolarization in...

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Oct 14 • 10:42 PM EDT • Politics • chicagomaroon.com
Anna Nicole Smith gets the tabloid treatment in “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor”

Does Anna Nicole Smith have any relevance in today’s culture? It’s been nearly two decades since her passing, generations born that likely have no idea who she was. The new

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Oct 14 • 10:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • galvnews.com
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EGOT winner John Legend to meet fans at Mall of America album signing

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WQOW) — John Legend is coming to Mall of America for an exclusive album signing and photo opportunity celebrating his new album, Muse.

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Oct 14 • 10:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • wqow.com
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Scientists reviewed studies covering 1.17 million children and found a major research gap

Researchers identified 104 pregnancy and birth cohorts representing more than 1.17 million children across 41 countries, documenting the availability of data on early-life nutrition and neurodevelopment. Approximately 99% of participants in the income-stratified analysis came from high- or upper-middle-income countries, while differences in data collection and assessment methods complicate future international comparisons.

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Oct 14 • 10:25 PM EDT • Science • news-medical.net
Philadelphia Phillies Fire 2 Coaches After Early Playoff Exit

The Philadelphia Phillies made some major coaching staff changes after their early exit from the MLB playoffs. The post Philadelphia Phillies Fire 2 Coaches After Early Playoff Exit appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 14 • 10:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Weekly Entertainment Report: Live music and lively arts, Oct. 15-18 » Nashua Ink Link

"Let the music soothe your soul, let the music take control."

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Oct 14 • 9:29 PM EDT • Entertainment • nashua.inklink.news
Politics, Philosophy and Economic Society discusses ethics of physician-assisted suicide

Members of UCF’s Politics, Philosophy and Economics Society packed into Classroom Building 1 on Thursday night to debate the ethics of physician-assisted suicide being available to patients whose deep depression

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Oct 14 • 9:13 PM EDT • Politics • nicholsonstudentmedia.com
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Central Oregon's first children's museum finally secures a home, and a new name

After reaching more than 24,000 people through its Mobile Museum, the Children's Museum of Central Oregon is taking the next step. Rebranding as Ruckus, a Children's Science Museum, the organization has secured a permanent home in Bend and is working to create Central Oregon's first dedicated children's science museum.

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Oct 14 • 8:49 PM EDT • Science • centraloregondaily.com
Children's museum secures Bend building, rebrands as Ruckus science museum

The Children's Museum of Central Oregon is turning a nearly 8,000-square-foot building in Bend's Central District into Ruckus: A Children's Science Museum. Its Mobile Museum has reached more than 24,000

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Oct 14 • 8:49 PM EDT • Science • centraloregondaily.com
Trick-or-treating, spooky science and haunted houses arrive at Miami Children’s Museum for Halloween - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

Trick or treating in a museum can be full of surprises because mixing up spooky science with costumes equals a bash to remember. Experimenting withRead More

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Oct 14 • 8:03 PM EDT • Science • wsvn.com
Shawn Horcoff Reveals Surprising Detail About Simon Edvinsson Contract Talks

Red Wings GM Shawn Horcoff reveals new details about Simon Edvinsson contract negotiations, including direct conversations and Detroit's flexibility.

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Oct 14 • 7:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Orleans officials urge residents to advocate for change at Urban League conference

New Orleans leaders, including U.S. Rep. Troy Carter and Mayor Helena Moreno, spoke at the event

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Oct 14 • 7:07 PM EDT • Politics • nola.com
Prichard Senior Center, Housing Authority host senior health fair

Wednesday's event offered flu shots and wellness information for seniors.

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Oct 14 • 7:00 PM EDT • Health • fox10tv.com
Wyoming Business Council announces Josh Dorrell to step down as CEO

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) announced Wednesday that Chief Executive Officer Josh Dorrell will be stepping down.

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Oct 14 • 6:46 PM EDT • Business • wyomingnews.com
Edmonds College to Host World Business Expo

Vendors and experts in attendance will discuss topics such as securing loans and government contracts, financing, artificial intelligence, and other business-related issues.

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Oct 14 • 6:36 PM EDT • Business • 425business.com
The Painters Cottage opens in downtown Leesburg

Celebrating their passion for the arts, three friends have teamed up to open The Painters Cottage at 23 N. King St. in Leesburg.

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Oct 14 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • loudountimes.com
ICE’s Operation Metro Surge cost Twin Cities a reported 32,000 jobs

Operation Metro Surge cost Minnesota 32,000 jobs, a new study found. The job losses followed the immigration crackdown between December and February, which included about 4,000 arrests, according to the

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Oct 14 • 5:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Compete in Creative Living at Southwest Florida Ag Expo

Registration for the Southwest Florida Ag Expo’s popular Creative Living Competition opened Thursday, Oct. 1. This free competition celebrates the creativity and skills of Southwest Florida residents, offering an opportunity

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Oct 14 • 5:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • floridaweekly.com
McKinney campaigning for US House, District 4

"It's an absolute joy talking to residents in the district while on the campaign trail," said Amanda McKinney.

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Oct 14 • 5:30 PM EDT • Politics • wenatcheeworld.com
Governor, health advocates push bill to lower drug prices for 23 medications

Under the proposed legislation, the state's Prescription Drug Affordability Board would have the authority to match the maximum fair price for prescriptions negotiated by the federal Medicare program.

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Oct 14 • 5:24 PM EDT • Health • wbaltv.com
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Volunteers build Habitat Collier’s newest community

Physicians Regional Healthcare System and FC Naples joined Habitat for Humanity of Collier County for a volunteer build day at Las Palmas, Habitat Collier’s newest affordable homeownership community in North

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Oct 14 • 5:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • floridaweekly.com
Joni Mitchell celebrates citizenship after 62 years living in the U.S.

'Big Yellow Taxi,' 'Woodstock' and 'Both Sides, Now' singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is from Canada but has long resided in the U.S. She shared video of her naturalization ceremony on social media.

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Oct 14 • 5:09 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
‘Good versus evil’: How La Derecha Diario portrays politics in the United States and Latin America

By Samedi AguirreWhat do former Colombian senator Iván Cepeda and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have in common? According…

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Oct 14 • 5:08 PM EDT • Politics • factchequeado.com
‘Misty Green’ review: Rosalind Eleazar is a revelation in uneven drama

Chris Rock’s drama about a once-successful Hollywood actress struggling to navigate her second act is tonally all over the place, but its star is fantastic.

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Oct 14 • 5:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Willoughby challenges Burnett for District 12 Representative, Position 2

In the Nov. 3 general election, two candidates are running for the first position in Washington’s 12th Legislative District for State House Representative. Brian Burnett is running for re-election against

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Ubisoft plans cuts at German studios, adding to wave of workforce reductions

Ubisoft is planning to reduce its workforce in Germany, where it operates a trio of studios, by about 100 workers, Game File has learned. The company wants to offer employees buyouts to, should enough people accept, avoid having to lay anyone off. “In Germany, we initiated discussions with the Works Council last week regarding a proposed voluntary departure plan across Ubisoft Dusseldorf, Ubisoft Berlin & Ubisoft Mainz,” a company rep told Game File. A “works council” is a union-like group representing employees. “The voluntary plan is the primary measure being proposed to support the intended organizational changes,” the Ubisoft rep added. The company declined to confirm the scale of the potential headcount cut. Of the impacted studios, Mainz might be the best known to the public. It leads development of the Anno series and shipped the well-reviewed strategy game Anno 117: Pax Romana in November 2025. Berlin and Dusseldorf operate as support studios within Ubisoft’s creative network. Berlin recently supported the development of Rainbow Six Siege and the Rayman Legends Retold remake. Dusseldorf also contributed to those projects, as well as The Settlers and Ubisoft-branded escape rooms. Dusseldorf is the biggest of the three studios, with some 400+ workers, compared to just over 100 at the other two, a source familiar with the reductions and the teams told Game File. More than half of these new reductions of about 100 people are expected to happen at Dusseldorf. The planned cuts were announced at a town hall for the German studios on Tuesday of last week. In an email follow-up, the studio group’s managing director, Benedikt Grindel, said the cuts were intended to “best position our German studios for the future... with a clearer focus on their role, capabilities and organizational setup needed for the work ahead.” The email was an echo of the past. In January 2025, Grindel had emailed the Ubisoft developers in his region (or studio “zone”) to explain that a round of 185 cuts at the time, including about 65 at Dusseldorf, were “essential to improve our operational efficiency and ensure the long-term sustainability of our studios, the zone and the company.” A half-decade of continued job cuts Ubisoft has been aggressively cutting its headcount for years. At the end of September 2022, it had 20,729 workers. By the end of March 2026, that total was down to 16,590. Studio management is trying to trim costs as it grapples with a changing industry and a drought of releases, let alone hits. The company announced earlier this year that it had reduced its costs since 2022 by “nearly €325 million” ($362m) and planned to lower them through 2028 by another €180 million ($200m). In June the company said it was closing down its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios and cutting roles in its Barcelona team. Even commercial and creative success hasn’t spared studios from this ongoing company-wide contraction. As Game File was nailing down details around the proposed cuts in Germany, Ubisoft management was informing workers of cuts in its Singapore studio, which shipped a hit remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag this past July. Some 70 positions in Singapore are being eliminated “to align the studio with upcoming production needs,” per a company rep’s statement to Game File. In early 2024, a large team in the Singapore studio launched the multiplayer pirate game Skull & Bones. It performed poorly but has been supported with regular content updates since. Many of Ubisoft’s studios around the world are heavily subsidized via regional grants and tax breaks. Singapore had been among them for years, but received no such local assistance in the 12 months ending this past March. News of the Singapore cuts broke today alongside word that Ubisoft is also proposing the closure of RedLynx, pending negotiations with officials. The Finnish studio behind the motorbike series Trials was founded in 2000 and sold to Ubisoft in 2011. As reported by VGC (and corroborated by Game File), Ubisoft management told employees it could not come up with a new, sustainable assignment for RedLynx. The 2025 workforce at Ubisoft Dusseldorf were straight-up cuts. This time, Ubisoft is hoping the reductions at its trio of German studios will largely come from workers taking a payout to leave. The company offered such voluntary dismissals at its Massive Entertainment studio (The Division) a year ago. For the German studios’ buyouts this time around, Ubisoft and the Works Council had discussed a formula that’d pay a worker’s monthly salary multiplied by 1.5 and by the number of years they’ve worked at the company, according to Game File sources. The formula is still subject to negotiations with the Works Council and has not yet been part of an official offer to workers. It could be adjusted up or down, and it could be supplemented with additional bonuses. Asked about the floated payout formula, a Ubisoft rep told Game File, “The terms of a potential voluntary departure program remain subject to negotiation with employee representatives. No final agreement has been reached, and we won’t comment on specific proposals while discussions are ongoing.” Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: Epic’s AI adventures Epic Games (Fortnite, the Unreal engine) is all-in on using AI to try to transform the way it makes video games and game-making tools. It’s leaders appear to be undeterred by any resistance among gamers and some game developers around generative AI—and instead emboldened by advances, particularly in AI-assisted programming. A recap of the last three days: On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Epic management told workers last week that development of an upcoming game combining Star Wars and Marvel characters would be “AI first.” Employees would be expected to use AI models such as Claude to code the game. A manager told Epic’s developers there would be “[n]o more hand-written code” and that art for the game would be “generated with full AI workflows,” per the outlet. Just ahead of that story running, Epic founder Tim Sweeney tweeted: “We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic, moving developers around to retool for maximum AI acceleration. The aim isn’t to do the same stuff with fewer people, but to enable everyone here to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.” In a follow-up, Sweeney predicted that most game development processes would be at least three times faster a year from now than they were in January 2026, thanks to AI. To a person on X who told him he was failing to read the room, Sweeney said: “Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it’s not. Our job, as the provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, is to design for the present that is and the future that will soon be.” On Wednesday, Epic announced it was releasing a faster launcher for its Epic Games Store marketplace. It did so by stating in a blog post as clear as could be that the launcher is an AI-enabled, vibe-coded project: Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look. Programming is hard? That was unexpected phrasing from a company founded by a legendarily great programmer. Back in 2011, Sweeney told me that he’d picked up programming quickly as a kid and rejoiced at the power it gave him. “I could look at any program that anybody else had written and, with enough effort, build something cooler.” Item 3: The Xbox Labs experiment (and one of the people behind it) Microsoft’s Xbox division, which is flooding the zone with announcements lately, yesterday revealed a new internal tech-tinkering team called Xbox Labs. In the words of Xbox boss Asha Sharma Labs is “a small group of game makers, engineers and scientists whose job is to turn emerging ideas into things our players and developers can experience.” Conventional wisdom coming out of the announcement is that Labs is a team that’ll focus on ideas driven by generative AI. In her announcement, Sharma cited some of the dizzying achievements in tech and gaming over the past month as AI agents and other AI tools have been deployed to swiftly figure out how popular games work, then rebuild them and mix them up. She mentioned seeing ”games rapidly decompiled and rebuilt to run on hardware they were never originally designed to support” and said “[p]erhaps more surprisingly, we’ve seen many of the biggest games in the world have been remixed into the source code of another.” (Minecraft plus Elden Ring, for example, or Fortnite + Super Monkey Ball + Overwatch + Diablo + others.) Sharma also cited the work of Windows PC games being ported to run in browsers, a seeming reference to a recent AI-assisted fan port of Halo. Or perhaps Call of Duty or GTA. Sharma didn’t use the specific term “AI” in her memo, but she came close, citing AI “agents” and their potential for game-making tools that Labs could help craft: I think XBOX has an important role to play here. Coding became the first major workload for agents because they can write, run, and test software. Games share many of those same properties, and people spend more than 72 billion hours a year playing XBOX games, roughly five times the estimated time spent writing code worldwide. We’ve spent 25 years learning how to make great games, and I want our game makers to help shape what these new technologies make possible. As we learn, we’ll share the tools we build with developers across the industry, just as we always have. When I asked an Xbox rep if Labs was an AI-centric team, they said genAI was not the focus, describing it as having a broader mandate for using new tech in new ways in gaming. As an example, they pointed to Xbox’s recently launched disc-to-digital gaming usage rights program. Microsoft didn’t specifically name anyone involved full-time in Xbox Labs yesterday, but on social media and LinkedIn, I spotted Adrian Mato IDing himself as leading the creatio of tools at Labs and talking up the launch. Mato first caught my attention in late September, when he said on X that he was “starting to build a new team at Xbox focused on products and tools for how games get built and distributed as agentic tools become more capable.” At the time, he framed AI-based tools as a supplement to traditional game dev tools. “I don’t think we need to replace them,” he said. Since then, he’s publicly shown interest in AI and in games. He’s recently spent some of his X feed marveling at the power of AI agents and praising the lighting in the latest Gears of War. Following the Labs announcement yesterday, he enthused about the Xbox Labs’ stylish landing page. He wrote: “We built some fun tools to art-direct shaders in real time, experimented with interactive ASCII art, and sprinkled in lots of tiny details. “Move your mouse to leave a colorful trail that reveals the original footage, or interact with the video to trigger bursts of particles. “A lot of love went into making it all feel just right. “More to come”

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Oct 14 • 4:31 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
A user has installed Googlebook OS onto a Chromebook Plus, and it runs great

Ever since Google officially launched the new Googlebook platform, one of the biggest questions hanging in the air has been what this means for existing Chromebook hardware. While we wait for...

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Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in biggest round of job cuts at streaming giant in years

Netflix plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce as part of wider organizational changes. Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos announced the cuts in a memo to employees

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Oct 14 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • wqow.com
Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in biggest round of job cuts at streaming giant in years

Netflix plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce as part of wider organizational changes. Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos announced the cuts in a memo to employees

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Oct 14 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • wxow.com
Get to know the candidates for Okanogan County sheriff

In the Nov. 3 general election, two candidates are running for Okanogan County Sheriff. Current Sheriff Jodie Barcus is running to be reelected and Gisberth Gonzalez is running against her.

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Oct 14 • 4:30 PM EDT • Politics • wenatcheeworld.com
Evaluating Where Suns' Offense Stands Heading Into Season

With questions looming over turnover troubles and backcourt rotations, Jordan Ott faces the challenge of maximizing a revamped roster to unlock the Suns' full offensive potential.

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Oct 14 • 4:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
MIT-TASC seeks future tribal leaders with advanced science camp

Applications for the 2027 Tulsa Advanced Sciences Camp, ran by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, opens Oct. 14 for Native American high school students.

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Oct 14 • 4:00 PM EDT • Science • cherokeephoenix.org
The moon is shrinking. Astronomers finally know how fast.

Understanding moonquakes will be useful for future lunar bases.

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Oct 14 • 3:55 PM EDT • Science • popsci.com
Sundance Film Festival passes on sale Thursday

DENVER — Passes for the Sundance Film Festival — which runs Jan. 21-31, 2027 — in Boulder go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, launching an early ticket

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Oct 14 • 3:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • recorderonline.com
County budget review off to a tense start

ELLSWORTH — As the Hancock County Budget Advisory Committee launched its work on the upcoming annual budget Oct. 7, one member voted in opposition to nearly every vote. Paul Bissonnette

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Oct 14 • 3:48 PM EDT • Politics • mdislander.com
DNA from centuries-old skeletons buried in Montreal reveals no genetic mixing between Indigenous people and French colonists

A study of DNA from early colonial-era skeletons in a Montreal cemetery has revealed that none of them had any Indigenous ancestry.

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Oct 14 • 3:46 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Questions swirl about new White House press secretary's resume

NEW YORK (AP) — The new White House press secretary is facing mounting questions about her background and resume as she transitions into her role as the public face of

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Oct 14 • 3:34 PM EDT • Entertainment • newspressnow.com
Could AI spell doom for humans? Poll finds Minnesotans are worried

MINNEAPOLIS — More than two-thirds of Minnesota voters worry that artificial intelligence could someday destroy humanity, according to a new Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll, an extraordinary fear that joins

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Oct 14 • 3:27 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees

Despite the cuts, the company expects to meet investor expectations for its full-year financials.

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Oct 14 • 2:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • axios.com
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10 Dane County employers get grants for AI, manufacturing training

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced state funding for Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream, Quartz Health Solutions, DSG Outerwear and more in the Madison area.

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Oct 14 • 2:45 PM EDT • Business • captimes.com
Button Gwinnett Stamp Club hosting event this weekend

The Button Gwinnett Stamp Club will host its "GwinnPEX" (Gwinnett Philatelic Exhibition) this weekend in Stone Mountain.

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Oct 14 • 2:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com
Redwood Public Law Launches Sports, Arts & Entertainment Practice

/PRNewswire/ -- Redwood Public Law LLP today announced the formal launch of its Sports, Arts & Entertainment Practice, bringing together existing experience...

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Oct 14 • 2:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • prnewswire.com
Bishop Espaillat Calls for Prayers for the Health of Pope Leo XIV

Bishop Joseph Espaillat reflects on the importance of praying for Pope Leo XIV’s health and invites the faithful to unite spiritually in praying for his recovery.

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Oct 14 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • thegoodnewsroom.org
Early voting begins Monday

MONROE COUNTY — Registered Monroe County voters can cast ballots from Monday, Oct. 19, through Saturday, Oct. 31, during early voting for the November general election, county elections officials said.

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Oct 14 • 2:00 PM EDT • Politics • keysnews.com
PDHD to hold neighborhood farmers market with emphasis on mental health

The Purchase District Health Department invites the community to attend its October Neighborhood Farmer's Market. This event is the last of the year and it's all about mental health!

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Oct 14 • 1:48 PM EDT • Health • wpsdlocal6.com
Video of Kelly Clarkson’s Art of Play store interaction released

NEW YORK — Kelly Clarkson’s now-notorious visit to Art of Play in Brooklyn — home to a beloved automaton bird named Molly — has been made public. The security footage,

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Oct 14 • 1:46 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Elizabeth Keckly Center, WHUP FM present Hillsborough Harvest Festival

WHUP 104.7 FM and the Elizabeth Keckly Center at the Burwell School invite the community to celebrate the season at the Hillsborough Harvest Festival on Saturday, November 7, from 12–4

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Oct 14 • 1:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • newsoforange.com
Duke Health, CaroMont Health plan 2 Charlotte-area hospitals

The proposed hospitals would be built in the River District and in Mallard Creek.

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Oct 14 • 1:08 PM EDT • Health • axios.com
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Blessing Health System to host free Medicare 101 event in Quincy

QUINCY, Ill. — As Medicare open enrollment begins Thursday, Blessing Health System is offering a free presentation to help community members better understand their coverage options.

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Oct 14 • 1:04 PM EDT • Health • khqa.com
How a Damien Jurado song inspired Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Lost Weekend’

The indie rock star behind one of 2026's most anticipated new albums plays a sold-out Climate Pledge Arena this month.

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Oct 14 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Mon County Commission approves 2027 health insurance strategy

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Commission approved a new employee health insurance contribution strategy Wednesday that officials say will help limit rising costs while maintaining coverage options for county

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Oct 14 • 12:48 PM EDT • Health • wvnews.com
Chesapeake Bay health rebounds to C+ in best grade yet

The Chesapeake Bay’s ecological health rebounded in 2025 and scored its highest ever mark — by one percentage point — in the 40 years that the University of Maryland Center

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Oct 14 • 12:43 PM EDT • Health • bayjournal.com
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New details about Pope Leo XIV’s health are putting a little-known condition in the spotlight.

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Oct 14 • 12:40 PM EDT • Health • facebook.com
HHS Declares Public Health Emergencies for Florida, Alabama following Hurricane Isaias

Secretary Kennedy yesterday determined that public health emergencies exist in Florida and Alabama as a result of Hurricane Isaias.

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Oct 14 • 12:30 PM EDT • Health • hhs.gov
Lawrenceville Arts Center launches intimate live music series featuring rising artists

Music fans looking to discover their next favorite artist can find their next live music experience in downtown Lawrenceville with the launch of The Preview, a new intimate concert series

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Oct 14 • 12:18 PM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com
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Celebrate Ukrainian culture at annual festival this weekend

UTICA — With preparations in full swing, the public is invited to celebrate Ukrainian culture as the annual Ukrainian Festival will take place from noon to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct.

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Oct 14 • 12:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • romesentinel.com
Lexington Health adding new emergency departments in Columbia, White Knoll

The health system said population growth in the Midlands is spurring the need for more emergency and urgent care facilities

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Oct 14 • 11:56 AM EDT • Health • thestate.com