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Sadie Sink channels 2000s pop diva in sexy Calvin Klein campaign

Sadie Sink is channeling her inner pop star in a sexy new campaign for Calvin Klein.

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Sep 2 • 8:25 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn’s south pole

Recent observations with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a giant, evolving 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn’s south pole. This discovery marks the first time a large regular-sided jet pattern has been observed in the planet’s southern hemisphere. The feature appears remarkably similar to Saturn’s famous hexagon at its northern pole, but is also distinctly different, suggesting scientists may be witnessing a new atmospheric phenomenon develop on the iconic gas giant.

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • esahubble.org
This environment is antagonistic to local business

Last week, The News-Gazette reported on a real estate covenant gumming things up for a potential locally owned and operated pharmacy in Urbana. As you may recall, both the Walgreens and CVS on Philo Road ...

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • smilepolitely.com
Employer healthcare costs are expected to jump again. Workers could feel it

As healthcare costs keep climbing, workers could face higher bills, fewer choices and changes to their health benefits.

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • oregonlive.com
Defeated by physics

The Pentagon's $3.2 billion bet on space-based boost-phase missile defense ignores basic orbital dynamics, offering no real protection while fueling a costly, destabilizing arms race in space.

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Sep 2 • 7:30 AM EDT • Science • thebulletin.org
Nexus Mods acquires the popular community site SteamDB

Something quite unexpected here - the newer owners of Nexus Mods have now acquired the popular community website SteamDB, a site that many rely on.

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Sep 2 • 6:45 AM EDT • Technology • gamingonlinux.com
Capcom removes Denuvo from Dragon's Dogma 2 ahead of its new expansion

As well as a mountain of other changes, Dragon's Dogma 2 has had Denuvo DRM software removed ahead of the Dark Arisen expansion.

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Sep 2 • 6:16 AM EDT • Technology • pcgamesn.com
Dolly Parton And Tim Curry, Two Entertainment Icons Gone

On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the world received a one-two gut punch. First, the news hit that American musical icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80.

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Sep 2 • 5:41 AM EDT • Entertainment • mountaintimes.info
CAPCOM Finally Fixes Dragon’s Dogma 2 Biggest Flaw, As Patch 3.2 Brings Significant Performance Improvements On PC and Consoles

Patch 3.2 massively boosts Dragon's Dogma 2 performance on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Steam Deck ahead of Dark Arisen.

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Sep 2 • 5:37 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
Mario Kart 8 Just Got a Game-Changing Update for Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo's Switch 2 update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is just bonkers

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Sep 1 • 10:03 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
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OHA weighs approval of PeaceHealth's proposed behavioral health hospital in Lane County

The fate of PeaceHealth's proposed Timber Springs Behavioral Health Hospital is now in the hands of the Oregon Health Authority, as Lane County officials and co

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Sep 1 • 9:35 PM EDT • Health • nbc16.com
NES – Nintendo Classics adds Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, R.C. PRO-AM II, and Ikari Warriors

The Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Classics app has added Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, R.C. PRO-AM II, and Ikari Warriors, Nintendo announced. In Japan, Dragon Buster…

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Sep 1 • 9:07 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Colossal, Game-Changing Dragon's Dogma 2 Patch 3.2 Out Now on PS5

Arise, Arisen

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Sep 1 • 8:30 PM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Former President Joe Biden Will Attend Sept. 11 Ceremony in New York

Mr. Biden will join three other living presidents at the event. President Trump has decided to skip the ceremony and is expected to appear at the Pentagon on the 25th anniversary of the attacks.

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Sep 1 • 7:10 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
What Box Office Bomb Crushed Obsession on Streaming?

(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.) Before we get into this week’s issue, let me ask you for some suggestions. At the risk of coining too many names for too many things (hence my dictionary of terms...), I need a name for straight-to-streaming films that are too expensive to justify a straight-to-streaming release, but not big enough to justify a theatrical release. Like some of the films I highlighted in last week’s tally of the biggest film flops of 2026 so far: Hulu’s Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, Pizza Movie or Never Change! They don’t feel like “made for TV movies” (think Hallmark and Lifetime movies, cheap Netflix romcoms, or Disney Channel Original movies, for example) but they don’t feel big enough for the big screen. They’re not “cinematic” enough, so to speak. As I wrote... “I still need a name for this middle zone of film that’s too expensive to go straight-to-streaming but too small to justify a theatrical release (with all the PR, distribution, marketing and whatnot costs that go along with it), the Goldilocks zone of streaming film death.” Friend of the newsletter Brandon Katz has suggested the “Bermuda Budget Triangle”, “The Platform Gap” and “The Distribution Deadzone”. I love that first one. I’d offer up the much wordier “The Streaming Budget Dead Zone” or “the Goldilocks Zone of streaming film death” but that last one isn’t accurate since, unlike Goldilocks’ porridge, these films are the opposite of “just right”. That’s the problem! Anyway, if you have any suggestions, let me know! On to today’s Streaming Ratings Report. As you can tell by today’s headline, things are going to be spicy! I’m looking at a box office bomb that did really, really well on streaming, somewhat challenging a few different narratives. And another Netflix series declined in its second season. All that, plus Wicked: For Good switching streamers, The Hawk continuing its strong run, _The Bear’_s finale season finally dropping off the charts, the WNBA posting a big viewership number, “shallow libraries”, a sitcom spinoff failing to launch, more big budget IP flopping on Paramount+, 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 July 20th to July 26th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Film - The Latest Theatrical Success Story on Streaming In the latest edition of “Flops, Bombs and Misses of the First Half of 2026”, I made a crucial change: I started including theatrical films with the streaming misses. The streamers have collectively—including Netflix, but not to as big of an extent—stopped making a lot of straight-to-streaming films, and the ones they do make aren’t as expensive as in the heyday of the streaming bubble. After the following two films bombed in theaters, you’d guess that they’ll be included in my next collection of flops, bombs and misses six months from now: Masters of the Universe on Prime Video (only $64 million domestic box office) Mortal Kombat II on HBO Max ($79 million domestic) But you’d be wrong! Masters of the Universe, a reboot of the He-Man franchise, a toy from the 1980s, came to streaming on 22-July and did great! This long-gestating project—it’s been at every studio for years, and came close to getting a greenlight at Netflix—then finally came to theaters in June, and showed up on streaming less than two months later. (I don’t love this short theatrical window.) It surprisingly grabbed nearly 20 million hours on its debut: That means, wait for it, Masters of the Universe is currently the eighth biggest film on streaming through two weeks. My rough bar for “hit” is shows or films in the top 15%. Ergo…Masters of the Universe is a legit, streaming hit! (One quick caveat: if it falls out of the top ten next week, it will move to 13th overall, just on the edge of the top 15.) Of course, that’s the data for just 2026. Here’s how it stacks up to Prime Video’s theatrical films: That drop into its second week is typical for Amazon films, but also a worrying sign. I have a feeling interest in this film is front-loaded and we’ll see it drop off after this. As for Mortal Kombat II, in this case, the viewership numbers roughly match the theatrical outing, with only 4.1 million hours in its first week. Here’s how it stacks up to other HBO Max films: The best defense of this number is that, as a relatively violent rated-R film, Mortal Kombat II never had a good chance at breaking out. So now it’s time for a little big of “Entertainment Nuance Guy”: First, yeah, my headline is obviously facetious, since Masters of the Universe besting Obsession says more about horror as a genre than it does that film. Second, I read and listened to quite a few “nobody wanted this IP” takes about Masters of the Universe, and that’s not really true. At least enough people wanted it to power a 20 million+ hour debut! Third, both this film and Mortal Kombat II were considered “average” by viewers, but not great films, with a 6.4 and 6.3 respectively on IMDb. That’s just shy of the level needed to be a word-of-mouth hit. Fourth, in the olden days, strong word of mouth could transform a box office miss into a cable/DVD hit, like Austin Powers or The Shawshank Redemption. We haven’t seen a lot of examples of that on streaming, though. And there are far fewer ways to monetize the post-theatrical life of a film these days. Fifth, Prime Video has shown an ability to push their own titles well, likely because they control the Amazon Fire TV ecosystem. Add it all up, and here’s my nuanced take on Masters of the Universe: it was a box office bomb, but, shockingly, a streaming hit. Unfortunately, while being a theatrical hit saves your film financially, being a streaming hit does not. Both Masters of the Universe and Mortal Kombat II had big budgets and needed to make more money in theaters to justify them. So…Straight-to-Streaming or Theaters? We’ve hit a really fun point in the streaming calendar, since the films that came out in theaters in April, May, and June are now arriving on streaming. So the “Do theatrical releases help streaming performances?” question is gonna get a fresh round of updates nearly every week. No single week will answer the question, but we may get some insights. For example, so far in 2026, it looks like theatrical films are lasting longer on the weekly Nielsen film charts. Here’s a list of films that have made the charts in their fourth or fifth week of release, separated by “for kids” and “general entertainment”: It certainly seems like theatrical films are lasting just a pinch longer on the charts, with Project Hail Mary being the current five-week champion. One Battle After Another did well for HBO Max too, and even The Sheep Detectives made it four weeks. The only exception to this trend? Obsession, which only lasted two weeks on the charts. You might tempted to overreact to this news. Don’t. Obsession is a huge horror hit, but horror just doesn’t do as well on streaming. By the way, here’s the Google Trends for various theatrical and stremaing films: Plus, when it comes to Netflix in four months, Obsession may have another big boost. Quick Notes on Film Note that when I write, “the streamers have pulled back on straight-to-streaming films” that doesn’t mean “abandoned” because Netflix is gonna Netflix. On 24-July, they released 72 Hours, a Kevin Hart comedy. Along with Eddie Murphy, Mark Wahlberg, John Cena and Adam Sandler, Kevin Hart is a streaming film star now. Did this latest one work? Not really. It only garnered two weeks of 13.2 and 12.2 million hours on its debut, well below the 20-million-hour hit threshold. It also was poorly received critically—a 44 on Metacritic—and by customers—a 5.4 on IMDb on 21K IMDb reviews. 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… The latest Netflix true crime doc to pop on the charts… How The Bear finished its run… Netflix’s latest Western to return to streaming… What Paramount+ animated film flopped… And what sitcom also missed… All the flops, bombs and misses… And a whole lot more… ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. Coming Soon! I’m behind by a week, so we’ve got two issues coming your way this week, including one in a couple of days or so, then we’ll be all caught up**.** Next issue, inspired by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie coming to Peacock, I’m going to take a look at the workhouse of streaming TV: kids films. Plus The Devil Wears Prada 2 continues theatrical films’ big run on streaming. All that, plus another surprise hit on Hulu, Lioness on CBS, and a whole lot more. Long term, LeBron James is filming his own “Last Dance”-style docu-series, surprising no one. But as I’ve been writing about a lot this summer, this genre is really overrated, so whoever ends up buying it (reportedly ESPN) really shouldn’t pay too much for it.

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Sep 1 • 6:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
OHA reports new measles exposures at 3 Portland-area clinics, hospitals

Oregon health officials are warning people about new measles exposure sites at hospitals in Portland and Gresham.The Oregon Health Authority and Multnomah Count

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Sep 1 • 6:05 PM EDT • Health • katu.com
Days After GTA 6's Big Reveal, Rockstar Announces A Major GTA 5 Update

Grand Theft Auto 5 will introduce a revamped world with better NPCs in addition to other improvements, Rockstar says

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Sep 1 • 4:34 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Hours, tickets, things to see at 2026 Oregon State Fair in Salem

The 2026 Oregon State Fair continues through Labor Day, Sept. 7, at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. Here's what to know before you go.

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Sep 1 • 3:53 PM EDT • Entertainment • statesmanjournal.com
Chevron to expand Venezuela operations, says U.S. official

President Donald Trump last week announced an ambitious deal to develop Venezuela's oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits

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Sep 1 • 2:43 PM EDT • Business • spectrumlocalnews.com
New Sony Policy Could Lead To Legal Action Against Vocal PS5 Disc Critics

Sony announces aggressive new measures amid an ongoing PS5 protest that has plagued games like Marvel's Wolverine

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Sep 1 • 12:51 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Coming to XBOX Game Pass: RuneScape: Dragonwilds, SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed, The Royal Writ, and More

Coming to XBOX Game Pass: RuneScape: Dragonwilds, SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed, The Royal Writ, and more!

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Sep 1 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • news.xbox.com
Quantum Science Researcher Receives Competitive Student Fellowship from UC Noyce

Nathan Gonzalez, a student studying scalable quantum technologies in the College of Engineering, has received a UC Noyce Graduate Student Fellowship for outstanding doctoral research. The program supports doctoral students at the forefront of computational health, quantum information science and cybersecurity.

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Sep 1 • 11:30 AM EDT • Science • engineering.ucdavis.edu
gamescom 2026’s Steam wishlist winners

gamescom wrapped up last weekend, and it was bloody fantastic. It really felt like the industry had a spring in its step again. The show itself was BUZZING, with 368K attendees (+3% over last year), maxed-out exhibit space, and Opening Night Live pulling over 78M online views (+7.5%). Let’s have a look at the games at the event that brought in the most new Steam wishlists between August 23 and 30. One quick thing before we start, and stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but wishlists are NOT a barometer for launch sales (they’re bookmarks, not baskets is what we always say over here at Alinea). With that aside, wishlists are a nice gauge of hype, so let’s dive in. Witche(r)s and Warlocks take the top two spots The biggest game of the event (by new wishlists, anyways) wasn’t a game at all. It was an expansion. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s upcoming expansion, Songs of the Past, nabbed 451K Steam wishlists by the end of the weekend. It’s a big example of something we bang on about constantly: proven IP with built-in fandom is the most powerful force in this market. But said IP can also ripple into other external success stories (more on that later!). Anyway, Songs of the Past debuted at Opening Night Live, and it’s the first Witcher 3 expansion in over a decade, landing next year after a full Witcher 3 remaster (free for existing owners!) arrives next month. The Witcher 3 has sold around 66M copies, and I’ll be one of those owners jumping back in to refresh myself on the core game (like there isn’t enough to play!), then play the expansion next year. This is all part of CDPR’s plan. The studio is clearly whetting everyone’s appetite for The Witcher 4 in 2028 via a classic bridge strategy. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Releasing a free 4K remaster next month – followed by a proper expansion in 2027 – keeps IP top-of-mind across a huge gap between content (games-wise, anyway). It kind of echoes Capcom’s evergreen catalogue strategy. And outsourcing co-development to Fool’s Theory (a studio led by trusted Witcher 3 veterans) keeps CDPR’s internal headcount focused on The Witcher 4. #2 by wishlists between Aug 23 and 30 went to another giant IP: Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, published by Wizards of the Coast and developed by Invoke Studios (a team of ex-Far Cry, Watch Dogs, and Splinter Cell devs). It’s due to launch in 2027, and it looks brilliant so far. It’s a dark-fantasy open world with third-person spell-slinging. It’s a very Witcher-ish aesthetic. As you might expect, 48% of Warlock’s Steam wishlisters have played Baldur’s Gate 3, and 46% have played The Witcher 3. One to watch. For sure! Mash-ups: Anime GTA (!?) and a city-builder for kids (and adults) Ananta took #3 with 302K new wishlists. It’s an open-world game that looks like GTA and Persona had a baby. It was published by NetEase, developed by Naked Rain, and got a trailer at Opening Night Live. I got hands-on at the show, and it wears its influences openly; there’s literal web-slinging (very Spider-Man) and a LOAD of mini-games (Like a Dragon). It’s free-to-play and out in January. For Ananta, Naked Rain is taking the free-to-play, cosmetics-only route. That’s certainly a choice for a single-player open-world game. Without gacha mechanics driving high ARPU, Ananta is betting purely on top-of-funnel reach and long-term retention. This puts pressure on skin appeal when there’s no multiplayer lobby to flex in (although, co-op is reportedly coming later). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Then there’s Lego Skylines (273K wishlists between Aug 23 and 30), which does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s a cosy Lego twist on the city-builder genre, as shallow or as deep as you fancy (five min quick sesh or ten-hour no-lifer session; latter for me). There’s some family-friendly stuff in there like couch co-op, which is only really viable on console. Iceflake Studios, which Paradox acquired back in 2020 is developing this one. So Paradox is probably looking for a family-friendly onramp to its rad Cities: Skylines games. The overlap there is plain, with 33% of Lego Skylines wishlisters having played Cities: Skylines and 16% Skylines II. There’s no doubt plenty of parents here (and uncles, ahem) planning to indoctrinate the next gen of city-builders. I’ll definitely be playing with my youngest nephew. This one could be big and educational. I’m very curious to see more. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Mature IP, new and old, rounds out the list As for the rest of the list of gamescom games by new wishlists between Aug 23 and 30: Heroes of Might & Magic III Remake got 189K new wishlists. It remakes the iconic 1999 turn-based-strategy classic in full 3D and 4K. It follows this year’s Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era (~1.8M copies sold, as per our estimates), and around a quarter of the III Remake wishlisters have played Olden Era, including 7% of them this month. Wardogs – a $40 PvP shooter – added another 146K to an already massive pile (nearly 1.6M total). It’s published by Team17 and made by Bulkhead. It plays somewhere between the tactical squad stuff of … Squad and the all-out-chaos battlefield of … Battlefield. It’s up to 100 players, and it’s out in about 10 days. It’s already pre-sold over 500K copies on Steam ($16.6M), boosted by a pre-order-only beta. It sold another 70K copies during gamescom, too. Afterworld managed 121K new wishlists. It’s a Paradox-made post-apocalyptic grand-strategy game, and it was announced at the show. It’s a departure from Paradox’s usual historical stuff, and the studio’s first new setting in over a decade. The Paradox purists are into it, with over half its wishlisters having played Hearts of Iron IV (19% this month) and 41% Crusader Kings III (17% this month). Metro 2039 got 110K during the show, tunnelling its total past 1.3M. Nearly 40% of wishlisters have played 2020’s Metro Exodus, the previous mainline title in the series. The Metro novels are Russian, dev 4A Games is Ukrainian, and it’s set in Moscow, so it’s unsurprising that – after the US (17.3% of wishlisters) – the next two countries are Russia (12.7%) and Ukraine (10.0%). The Blood of the Dawnwalker drew in (the blood of) 108K new wishlisters, now totalling an impressive 1.7M (at a $70 price point, though). It’s an open-world dark-fantasy action-RPG set in 14th-century Europe (with vampires!), made by some former Witcher devs at Rebel Wolves. Again, it shows. Over half of Blood of the Dawnwalker’s wishlisters have played The Witcher 3, and its #2 market is Poland, home of Rebel Wolves. That’s that hometown-hero effect we keep banging on about again! And Blood of the Dawnwalker plays very well, by the way. While it looks like a Witcher clone on the surface, it actually brings a lot to the table mechanics-wise. I love the whole time-as-a-currency spin on RPG gameplay. It gives the game a different, refreshing pace. Essentially, you start Blood of the Dawnwalker with a pool of 480 action points spread across 30 days and 30 nights. As for how the game performs, we’ll be posting some numbers next week, so hit subscribe below to get that in your inbox when it’s ready. Subscribe The Witcher’s legacy ripples Make no mistake: on a high level, this was The Witcher‘s gamescom. The #1 game by wishlisters was a Witcher 3 DLC. Warlock is clearly Witcher-inspired – as is Blood of the Dawnwalker, which was made by ex-Witcher devs. There was a lot of other cool stuff on the floor that we’ll no doubt be covering in subsequent newsletters, though! As always, wishlists went through the roof for sequels, remakes, DLC, and licensed IP. As always, though, these wishlists will likely convert to about 5% to 10% of launch-day buyers, with the probable exception of The Witcher DLC – the exception that proves the rule. Either way, we’ve got a nice, diverse list here – one that is very Witcher-y, Paradox-y, and – if you’re a fan of great games on Steam – a bloody good list. We even got a bunch of new IP to get excited for. Great gamescom! Even if we are still processing that unfathomable number of mini Kölsch beers! One more thing: GTA 6 broke the internet (again) Move aside, Spider-Man and The Odyssey (I love you both, really). But the decade’s defining entertainment zeitgeist is round the corner. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Rockstar dropped an extended look at GTA 6 last week. It was INSANE, the most impressed I’ve ever been by a showcase like this. You can see the budget seeping through every second of the extended look, and this level of game is unobtainable for any other publisher. Everyone’s going nuts, and rightly so. GTA 6 is out in holiday 2026, and it’ll be the biggest entertainment release ever, full stop. For those without a PS5 or Xbox Series console, a $500-$900 console is a big ask in this economy, but GTA will pull a lot of last-generation-console fence sitters over the current-gen fence either way: The autumn timing puts GTA 6 on (digital) shelves for the holidays, meaning a PS5 or Xbox (let’s be honest, mostly the former) will be on many a Christmas and Hanukkah list. Demand will outweigh the struggling supply, though, and PS5 Pros are already sold out and being sold at a markup via scalpers. Every console that isn’t on a shelf is a sale deferred or lost, and worse, it hands scalpers the margin. GTA has cultural clout that reaches everyone. It’s been a mainstream fixture since 2001’s GTA III and its clout has only grown exponentially since then. There’s a touchpoint for every generation alive. The FOMO-word-of-mouth double punch does the rest. Loading... It’ll reactivate the lockdown cohort, the millions who picked up gaming in 2020-21 and churned. GTA 6 will bring them back. Remember when College Football 25 brought a bunch of US gamers to current-gen consoles? GTA will do that globally. Once they’re back (or upgraded), and all GTA’d out, the fresh current-gen-console folks will check out the rest of the current-gen catalogue they missed. GTA Online, if not free to play, will also lead to a boost for PS+ and Xbox Game Pass, another boost for the ecosystem players. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Even some of the smug PCMR 60FPS crew won’t be able to resist their FOMO and will bite the bullet on a console to play this one early (then double dip). The consoles cost the same as a decent stick of RAM these days anyway lmao… Don’t get me wrong, though. GTA 6 is no silver bullet for the mature console market, but it does prime the current gen for a couple of strong swan-song years. And it’ll also give the consoles more users from which to maximise ARPU. ‘’We are in the latter half of the lifetime cycle of [the PS5],’’ said Sony President and CEO Hiroki Totoki in a Wall Street Journal interview. ‘’That means we do not need to aggressively sell the console today; rather than that, we are focusing on the current revenue from the current user base.’’ The biggest, best premium games always arrive late in a console cycle, so getting more players aboard now, ahead of that content storm (the new current-gen-only Call of Duty included), is a clear win for the platforms. On the Netflix thing, though: let’s all chill out a bit, like. Half my LinkedIn feed was going bonkers treating the reveal debuting on Netflix like it’s the future of entertainment. It wasn’t. It was a six-hour head start, and Netflix left that detail out of the “first-of-its-kind partnership” press release. The extended look hit Netflix at 3pm ET on 27 August, then went up on YouTube and Rockstar’s site for everyone six hours later. And it was all over social immediately, anyways. This reveal was going to reach an untold number of people whether it debuted on Netflix, YouTube, a Times Square screen, or a group chat. The last trailer did nearly half a billion views in a day with no gatekeeper at all. Netflix just stood next to that audience for six hours, borrowing it. It’s was a tidy deal for Netflix, sure. But every outlet on earth was breaking the thing down frame by frame by the evening anyway. Anyway. I’m hype. And we’ll be covering some GTA numbers on the newsletter soon. So hit subscribe below to get that in your inbox when it’s ready! Subscribe The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. 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Times Square stabber had mental health history with police before deadly attack

Jarring video circulating social media shows the woman swinging two large knives before police shot and killed her in the middle of Times Square.

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Sep 1 • 8:11 AM EDT • Health • nbcnewyork.com
Are Eagles growing concerned with Makai Lemon and Eli Stowers?

The Eagles' top-two picks in the 2026 NFL Draft struggled this summer.

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Sep 1 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
Caio Borralho Calls for Fight at UFC 334

UFC middleweight contender Caio Borralho called for a fight at the upcoming UFC 334 card in his return to the Octagon.Borralho, the No. 6-ranked middleweight in the Meta UFC Rankings, was supposed to fight Joe Pyfer at UFC 330 but was forced to pull out due to injury.He is now getting back to full health […] The post Caio Borralho Calls for Fight at UFC 334 appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 1 • 1:48 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Jiri Prochazka Teases UFC Fight News

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka is teasing fight news ahead of a potential return to the Octagon later this year.Prochazka last fought at UFC 327 in April, when he was knocked out by Carlos Ulberg in a failed bid to recapture the UFC light heavyweight title.The Czechia native has been linked to several […] The post Jiri Prochazka Teases UFC Fight News appeared first on HEAVY.

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‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch

Last week was meant to be a moment of triumph for Bit Reactor, the Maryland-based game studio founded in 2021 with ambitions to create a great new tactical combat game. On Thursday, August 27, Bit Reactor’s debut title, Star Wars Zero Company, released to stellar reviews. And, from the Gamescom show in Cologne, Germany, studio co-founder Greg Foertsch was giving interviews discussing what the studio’s next game may be. But for many developers on the game, launch has been bittersweet. Fans love it. Critics prefer it to most recent Star Wars games. Zero Company, which is out for PS5, Xbox Series consoles and PC, is the top-selling game on Steam. Much of the team that made it, however, is currently going without pay. They were furloughed, just weeks ahead of the game’s launch. A rep for Bit Reactor confirmed to Game File today that the studio had furloughed many of its workers prior to the game’s release. They said it was a difficult decision and one that had been made before it was clear how launch would go. The rep emphasized that the call to do this was Bit Reactor’s alone (meaning not from publisher EA nor Star Wars license holder Disney). While the rep declined to comment on the scale of the furloughs, a previously unreported lawsuit brought by studio co-founder Alison Kelly in 2024 noted in a filing from August 12 of this year that Bit Reactor “has furloughed most of its employees and terminated contractors…” One source told Game File the furloughs impacted 80% of the team; another referred to there only being a skeleton crew left on Bit Reactor’s active payroll, ready to address any of Zero Company’s post-launch bugs. The issue is that Bit Reactor, a studio formed in 2021, had run out of most of its money just ahead of the launch of its first game. Over the weekend, Zachariah Scott, a senior technical artist who worked at Bit Reactor from early 2023 until an acrimonious exit this past May, said on LinkedIn that the studio was “concealing the fact that the team was Furloughed weeks ago.” Reached by phone today, Scott told Game File that he spoke to nearly a dozen Bit Reactor workers over the weekend. “Everybody has essentially the same story, which is, ‘Yeah, I got furloughed three weeks ago.” The Bit Reactor rep told Game File that the studio hoped to bring furloughed workers back, suggesting that a successful launch of the game could be impactful. Scott told Game File that workers he spoke to were less confident that even if there were returns, that all who were furloughed would get their old jobs again. A heated dispute Bit Reactor’s mid-2026 was almost even more tumultuous. The lawsuit by co-founder Alison Kelly that first revealed the furloughs was initially slated to go to trial in June. The suit is a she-said/he-said about whether Kelly, until 2024 the chief operating officer of Bit Reactor, was a co-owner of the studio or whether it was solely owned by Greg Foertsch. In July 2024, Kelly sued, saying she was pushed out by Foertsch. She first sued in federal court and later refiled in Maryland’s Baltimore County, alleging breach of contract and that Foertsch had unjustly enriched himself. Kelly cited damages of over $20 million, on the basis of Bit Reactor allegedly being worth more than double that. Foertsch’s side has said Kelly was never a co-owner and has countered with claims about her job performance (which she has denied). The June trial was postponed until early 2027, as both sides have been deposing witnesses and filing more claims and denials along the way. Amid all of that, filings in the lawsuit reviewed by Game File paint a picture about Bit Reactor’s origins, early aspirations around tactics games, the team’s breakthrough in drawing the attention of Electronic Arts with the help of a pitch tied to one of EA’s non-Star Wars franchises, and early fractures among its co-founders. The real story about the company behind Zero Company

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Aug 31 • 10:23 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump

The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital, founded by the Biden administration to give loans to bolster the U.S. defense industry, is helping lead President Trump’s oil deal.

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Aug 31 • 9:56 PM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
PS5 Officially Has 5 GOTY Contenders Coming in September

Too many new games, too little time

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The Bentley Supersports: A stripped-out engineer's indulgence

It's the lightest Bentley in 85 years.

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Aug 31 • 7:01 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
Broncos select Oregon tight end in 2027 NFL mock draft

The Broncos select an intriguing Oregon tight end in this 2027 NFL mock draft.

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Risk of mosquito-borne viruses rises as EEE detected in Michigan horse

Michigan health leaders say there's a growing threat to humans and horses of mosquito-borne viruses after EEE was detected in two Michigan counties.

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U.S. military does not plan to deploy troops to the polls in November, general says

Responding to a senator’s questions, Gen. Dan Caine said the Pentagon did not plan to send military personnel to voting sites or to seize ballots or voting machines.

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Oregon State Hospital order draws mixed reactions over mental health, jail policy

The state hospital has been turning away low-level offenders who are deemed too mentally ill to stand trial, following a federal judge’s order from June.

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Naughty Dog Confirms Major Intergalactic Milestone Ahead of Sony's State of Play

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet gets an important update ahead of State of Play

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Fable Leans Hard on "Limitless" Life Sim and RPG Gameplay

The upcoming release of the Fable reboot has generated quite a bit of hype, with the studio behind the game recently revealing some impressively forgiving minimum hardware requirements for PC gamers. Following that reveal, Polygon published an interview with Xbox about Fable and its content,...

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'Lost at the Science Fair': Kyron Horman's disappearance remains one of Oregon's biggest mysteries

Kyron Horman vanished from his Portland, Oregon, school on June 4, 2010. The 7-year-old has not been seen or heard from since then, and the case remains open and active.

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Aug 31 • 9:56 AM EDT • Science • abcnews.com
CAA Volleyball Weekly Awards

RICHMOND, Va. – Hofstra’s Beatriz Braga and Geovanna Gonçalves Rocha picked up CAA Volleyball’s first Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors of the season, respectively, while North Carolina A&T’s Kirsten Kemper nabbed Rookie of the Week recognition on Monday.

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Argonne takes AI on the road

Argonne's AI Roadshow brings cutting-edge artificial intelligence research to everyday community spaces, making science accessible, exciting and relevant to all.

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Aug 31 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • anl.gov
Oregon Ducks Receive Promising Update on 2028 QB Prospect

Rising high school star Tommy Devany eyes a high-stakes visit to Eugene as Dan Lanning pivots his powerhouse recruiting strategy toward a new generation of elite quarterbacks.

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Fable Will Officially Be 20 Hours Long, Xbox Confirms In New Interview

But you can 'literally play it forever' if you want

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Aug 30 • 10:42 AM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Lane County caregiving business becomes employee-owned

Lane County caregiving business Rise & Shine Social Enterprise has become Oregon's first employee-owned business of its kind, aiming to reduce staff turnover and support community care.

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Thanks to Dr Tottenham for yet another cure

There has been a lot gone on today, that’s for sure. The back story to this one for me starts in Manchester in March.

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The next Cascadia megaquake could hit Oregon harder than expected

The Juan de Fuca plate beneath northern Oregon appears to be shallower than previously estimated, potentially making shaking from a future Cascadia megathrust earthquake significantly stronger. Scientists also found a deep basin beneath Tillamook that could trap seismic waves and intensify the shaking even further.

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Aug 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Dragon Boat Festival draws crowds, boosts business along Paducah riverfront

The 11th Annual Paducah Dragonboat Festival returned to Paducah on Saturday, with the event being emceed by WPSD’s own Drayton Charlton-Perrin, many businesses across Paducah also saw an uptick in

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Eagles' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day

With their preseason finale against the Cincinnati Bengals officially in the books, the Philadelphia Eagles have already begun the process of trimming down their 90-man roster to a 53 . Carson Steele, the owner of Crocky J and basically every offensive highlight of the preseason? Gone . Quez Watkins? Gabe Hall? Zion Wilson? Ambry Thomas? Gone, […] The post Eagles' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Current NFL Star RB Could Threaten LaDainian Tomlinson’s Fantasy Record

With David Montgomery gone, the Detroit Lions’ dual-threat star enters a workhorse role capable of chasing the most prolific scoring season in fantasy football history.

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Aug 29 • 5:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vicariously hike the Appalachian in the gorgeous A Trail Tale

A Trail Tale is an interactive trail journal inspired by Sierra point-and-click adventures and Oregon Trail.

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Aug 29 • 4:59 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Everton Must Be In A Worse Position Than We Think

The news of Nottingham Forest pushing for Harrison Armstrong hasn't gone down well with Evertonians.

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Aug 29 • 2:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Pixel 11's Tensor G6 and Pixel 10's Tensor G5 still fall behind in performance per watt, testing shows

Geekerwan's first efficiency test of the Tensor G6 and G5 shows that both trail the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Apple's A-series chips in CPU and GPU performance per watt, while the Kirin 9030 Pro matches the Tensor chips despite being manufactured on a much older process node.

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Plans Announced for NYU Langone Health Medical Center in Melville, Long Island

Plans have been announced for a new medical center designed by Ennead Architects for NYU Langone Health in Melville, Long Island.

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How the Cold War US Military Modeled Itself on Private Business

The following is an excerpt from Pentagon Capitalism: How the Cold War US Military Modeled Itself on Private Business by A. J. Murphy, now out at Harvard University Press.

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Bandai Namco Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch sale live with Ace Combat 7, Tales of Arise, and more at new low prices

A new Bandai Namco publisher sale is live on the Nintendo eShop, with various Switch 2 and Switch games discounted such as Ace Combat 7 and Tales of Arise. These titles are at new low prices. However, they’re far from the only games on sale. Dragon Ball, Digimon, Pac-Man, and many other titles / franchises are represented. Below is the...

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Dana White Provides Update on Tom Aspinall’s UFC Return

UFC president Dana White provided the latest update on UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s return to the Octagon.Aspinall has not fought since UFC 321 in October 2025, when he suffered an eye injury in a No Contest against Ciryl Gane.Now, nearly a year later, he still hasn’t been booked yet, which has fans wondering when […] The post Dana White Provides Update on Tom Aspinall’s UFC Return appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 28 • 10:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Vikings' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day

The Minnesota Vikings have not had many secrets regarding their roster this summer. The focus for head coach Kevin O’Connell has been on the quarterback position since the end of last season. That’s when the 9-8 Vikings took a hard look at their season and came to the conclusion that they did not get the kind of quarterback play they needed to win […] The post Vikings' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Oregon high school football scores

Oregon high school football is underway in 2026. See the latest football scores across the state.

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Aug 28 • 9:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Lil Nas X announces his mom has died in heartbreaking tribute

Lil Nas X has revealed that his mother has died.

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Aug 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Lil Nas X's mom dead

Lil Nas X has revealed that his mother has died.

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President Trump to attend Pentagon's 9/11 ceremony

Trump attended the Pentagon ceremony last year, as well.

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Aug 28 • 7:00 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Trump says he will observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon

Vice President JD Vance will attend the New York observance and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

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Trump says he will observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon

Vice President JD Vance will attend the New York observance and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

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Trump says he will observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon

Vice President JD Vance will attend the New York observance and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

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Free-falling atoms in space put a new twist on Galileo’s gravity test

Rubidium atoms on China’s Tiangong space station fell with the same acceleration, upholding a cornerstone of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

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Aug 28 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
FDA approves tirzepatide for reducing cardiovascular risk in adults with type 2 diabetes

The popular drug, sold by Eli Lilly and Company under the brand name Mounjaro, has been at the center of many cardiology trials over the years. It is now the first dual GIP and GLP-1 hormone receptor agonist approved by the FDA for this indication.

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Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'

The government labeled the company a supply chain risk earlier this year

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Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'

The government labeled the company a supply chain risk earlier this year

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49ers' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day

The San Francisco 49ers are approaching the final stages of the 2026 preseason with a roster that looks increasingly defined at the top but painfully unsettled underneath. With assistant head coach Chris Foerster helping steer daily operations during Kyle Shanahan’s recovery from an offseason vehicle accident, the exhibition slate provided really […] The post 49ers' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Skylar Wicks Decommits From Gonzaga, Opens Up Another Roster Spot

The madness will never seem to end for the Lilac City’s team.

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Mike Vrabel addresses Christian Gonzalez’s contract frustrations

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel commented on star cornerback Christian Gonzalez's contract frustrations.

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'Right to repair' bill could free contractors' grip on military

The Pentagon spends billions of dollars fixing equipment, and Republicans and Democrats alike want to bring the work in house

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Who's wild for Wile E.? 'Coyote vs. Acme' is finally here

Love movies? Live for TV? USA TODAY's Watch Party newsletter has all the best recommendations, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.

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Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero

President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.

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Aug 27 • 6:50 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
GTA 6's Main Story Took a Rockstar Dev 80 Hours To Beat

Rockstar North's Rob Nelson says he mostly stuck to the main quests in GTA 6, which is reportedly three times bigger than RDR2

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Aug 27 • 5:38 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Oregon health officials warn of possible measles exposure at crowded Canby Rodeo

Oregon health officials say large crowds, tight seating and the difficulty of pinpointing who might have been at risk led to their exposure notice about the outdoor event.

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Say Hello To GTA 6's Awesome New Dialogue System

Netflix's extended look revealed how Jason and Lucia will speak during GTA 6's story, and how NPCs have been reworked for a more realistic experience

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Aug 27 • 3:12 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
‘Is It Four Characters Now?’ — Rockstar Briefly Thought About Doubling the Number of GTA 6 Protagonists

Following GTA 5’s three playable characters, Rockstar considered putting four protagonists in GTA 6 before settling on its criminal couple.

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Aug 27 • 3:00 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
San Ramon swim coach Ntatsos dives into city politics

Longtime San Ramon swim coach Paschalis Ntatsos is testing the waters of city politics this year, with the political newcomer's first-ever campaign for public office now underway as a three-way race for mayor ramps up ahead of the November election.

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Pathways, possibilities and the future of science

Two workforce development programs at Argonne, Taste of Tech and NGenE, give learners at different stages access to labs, mentors and career pathways, helping Argonne strengthen the scientific workforce.

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Greenland research institutions halt new US collaborations citing mistrust

Although US President Donald Trump still harbours ambitions to take over Greenland, for US researchers his actions seem to have had the opposite effect. Over the summer, Greenland’s two largest research institutions, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and the University of Greenland, both announced policies of not starting new research projects with US researchers.Both institutions cite a mistrust of the US as a motivation for the decision. At the University of Greenland, the change of policy has already led to the rejection of specific proposals for new collaborations, rector Mari Kleist told Science|Business. “The reason is the changed political situation between the US and Kalaallit Nunaat [Greenland], and the uncertainty that the American interest in Kalaallit Nunaat has created,” she said.For the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, a partially state-funded environmental research institution, the decision was also prompted by a lack of trust in US intentions. In a July interview with local broadcaster KNR, director Josephine Nymand cited concerns about data ownership, US “influence operatives” and social media monitoring of researchers entering the US.The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources has long collaborated with the US National Science Foundation (NSF). The policy change will not affect these existing partnerships but will apply to collaborations with new, “unknown” partners, Nymand said. At the University of Greenland, the policy is the same.The changes come amid proposals of severe cuts to the NSF, which would likely also see the US research presence in Greenland reduced. In spite of this, when asked about the Greenlandic policy change, the NSF remained optimistic of its continued presence in Greenland.“We are grateful to our partners in Greenland for their collaboration in advancing scientific knowledge and training the next generation of researchers. NSF remains committed to the long-term collaborations with Greenland that enable scientific research near communities and on Greenland’s ice sheet,” an NSF spokesperson told Science|Business.Fewer US researchers in GreenlandMost research published on Greenland is on natural science topics such as the cryosphere, ice dynamics, permafrost and climate change. In recent years, US researchers have been the most prolific publishers on Greenland.The US research presence in Greenland goes far beyond the capital of Nuuk, where the two research institutions are located. It includes the Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland, various projects in settlements and research stations along the coast, as well as research stations on the Greenland ice sheet itself.The largest of these sites, Summit Station, is located at the highest point of the Greenland ice sheet, about 3,200 metres above sea level, and since the 1980s it has been used for drilling cores out of the ice sheet. These ice cores provide valuable information on the global climate going back at least 100,000 years. About 30 kilometres from Summit Station, the Danish-led Greenland Ice-core Project (Grip), funded by the European Research Council, is also drilling ice cores. Although they initially competed, the relationship between the two research teams has “long been amiable,” Jørgen Peder Steffensen, a Danish researcher who has been part of Grip for more than 40 years, told Science|Business.However, since Trump took office in early 2025, Steffensen has noticed a reduction in US research in the country. “Several of our American partners did not make it into the field this year. Their field seasons were cancelled because they lacked the budget,” he said.He ascribed part of the reduction in US researchers to a renovation of Summit Station. “A very large share of NSF funding has gone into renewing the station. Money has been taken from research and allocated to rebuilding it,” he said.A report published in August by Arctic Hub confirms Steffensen's observations of fewer US researchers. It shows that US research publications on Greenland took a dip towards the end of the period spanning 2015 to 2024. In 2024, before Trump took office, the number of publications had fallen from an average of about 250 articles a year, to just 164, second behind Canada at 169.Data from the NSF logistics provider Battelle also shows a reduction in US research presence in Greenland in recent years. In 2023, Battelle counted 48 projects across 78 locations, but in 2025 that number had fallen to 40 projects across 38 locations. And while relations with US personnel in Greenland have remained strong, some tensions have arisen since Trump took office. “On a personal level, there is nothing. But it’s hanging in the air. It hangs unspoken,” Steffensen said.Cutting ties with US researchers entirely would come at a higher cost for the ice core researchers than the Nuuk-based institutions. To get cargo to and from their bases, both Grip and Summit Station rely on unique, ski-equipped Hercules LC-130 aircraft operated by the New York Air National Guard. Without these, maintaining a research base on the Greenland ice sheet would not be viable on current budgets, Steffensen said. “[If the Hercules planes were not available], we would have to think outside of the box. We would have to use smaller planes, and we would have to build a base closer to the coast. But staying in our current location would be too expensive and it would create a huge carbon footprint,” he said.Suspicious people in NuukIn her explanation of the severed US ties, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources director Josephine Nymand compared the decision to past situations when the institute had to cut ties with China and Russia, the latter due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And although the current situation is less severe, the comparison reflects the seriousness with which Nuuk sees the US threats. “From Greenland’s perspective, the US may not look so different from Russia right now: a much larger neighbouring power threatening to invade,” Lin Alexandra Mortensgaard, a researcher of international politics in the Arctic at the Danish Institute for International Studies, told Science|Business. “From a European perspective, it is not a comparable situation, because we are entangled with the US on all possible fronts and do not want to destroy more than is absolutely necessary. But from Greenland’s side, there may well be a need to send a clear signal to the US,” she went on. Suspicions have been fuelled by instances of Trump-affiliated people in Greenland trying to persuade Greenlandic citizens to support a US takeover. The most prolific among them is Tom Dans, a former venture capitalist and pecan farmer who was appointed by Trump as the chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission. Observers fear that he is now using research to achieve a US takeover.“Greenland is a small society with a small population, so when Americans with unclear affiliations wander around, trying to be good friends with people, and you don't know what they want, that creates mistrust. This probably played into the research institutions taking these drastic steps,” Mortensgaard said.Related articles:The US ‘golden age’ science strategy: what Europeans need to knowEU polar research melts into the backgroundAnchor Greenlanders in Arctic climate research, experts tell EU ahead of policy updateAnd although Greenland’s population is small at just 57,000, for Mortensgaard, it serves as a microcosm for the geopolitical situation as a whole: global powers fighting for their interests to the detriment of the common interest. Arctic research already suffered when collaborations with Russia broke down in 2022, she said, so a split with the US would be a serious hit to climate science.“The Arctic climate system does not respect borders or geopolitical divides. When collaboration across those lines suddenly becomes impossible, it is a huge problem for knowledge production,” she said. European alternatives?The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources is funded partly by research grants from external sources like the NSF. To replace the US funding, the institute will have to look for alternative revenue sources, and Nymand said that she is looking to Europe for those. Aside from Denmark, of which Greenland is formally a part, she also noted increased interest in research collaborations from the UK, France and Switzerland. Kleist of the University of Greenland told Science|Business that it was too early to say if the severed US ties would lead to more collaborations with Europe. Meanwhile, Mortensgaard believed that the tensions in Arctic research could well leave room for closer European partnerships, or stronger links with Canada. “I spoke to Canadian researchers who had long-standing relationships with American colleagues and who collaborated with the US Navy, but who had gotten worried that their data on sea ice could be used if Trump suddenly decided to follow through on his threats of invading,” she said. “Like Canada, I think Greenland is considering creating closer ties to Europe and I think European capitals will be open to this,” she said.

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Charles says he plans to invite ICE to Maine polling places

Independent Rick Bennett said he believes it is aimed at keeping people of color away from the polls and that ICE “has gone rogue.”

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CIA chief reportedly warns Russia against attacking Nato countries on visit to Moscow

Kremlin dismisses US media reports after meeting as ‘scare stories’, as Pentagon policy chief prepares to meet Nato secretary general

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We must deliver on cost of living

By Ryan Gonzalez Insurance premiums are on the rise. Property taxes are increasing. Groceries are becoming more expensive. Gas prices are reaching record levels. Housing costs are becoming unsustainable. These are the concerns I hear from people in my district. But these issues are becoming more common across the state as people continue to live […]

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Idaho high schoolers learn to lead campus mental health efforts at Boise State summit

KBOI-TV CBS 2 covers news, sports, traffic, and weather in the Treasure Valley and Boise, Idaho and nearby communities, including Meridian, Nampa, Garden City, Caldwell, Kuna, Middleton, Eagle, Mountain Home, Star, Melba, Payette, Weiser, Horseshoe Bend, Idaho City, Marsing, Homedale, Parma, New Plymouth, Murphy, Fruitland, Emmett, Wilder, Notus, McCall, Cascade, Donnelly, Council, and Vale, Oregon, and Nyssa, Oregon, Ontario, Oregon.

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Entertainer Jaye P. Morgan Dies At 94

Morgan was one of the top female recording artists of the 1950s and later became a frequent talk show guest and game show panelist, infamously taking off her shirt on “The Gong Show.”

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Portland video game company surprises customers with tariff refund

“That’s not our money to keep," Panic's co-founder said. Other businesses have taken a different approach.

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Women’s Equality Day highlights Portland’s women-owned businesses

Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26 spotlights the 19th Amendment and women-owned businesses powering Oregon’s economy. Women own 39% of employer firms, from Portland staples to newer community hubs like The Sports Bra.

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UFC fighters fined for climbing octagon fence after victories

UFC fighters Max Holloway, Paddy Pimblett and Gable Steveson were fined $2,500 each for scaling the octagon fence at UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas.

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PlayStation Plus September 2026 Free Games Lineup Officially Revealed, Includes a Great Retro RPG

PS Plus subscribers get four games in September

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Christian Gonzalez Frustrated With Patriots Amid Contract Talks

Christian Gonzalez is not happy with the New England Patriots.

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Aug 26 • 10:53 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
AOC AGP327KG is the first 5K G-SYNC Pulsar gaming monitor

AOC has unveiled the AGP327KG, a 31.5-inch 5K gaming monitor running at 144Hz. It is the first model to combine 5120×2880 resolution with NVIDIA G-SYNC Pulsar.

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Aug 26 • 9:41 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Chiefs' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day

Kansas City has spent the 2026 offseason trying to rebuild the margins around Patrick Mahomes. However, their final roster decisions may prove more painful than the biggest personnel moves. One of the most intriguing battles is for a place behind Mahomes and Justin Fields. Garrett Nussmeier has performed well enough throughout camp to make keeping […] The post Chiefs' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Aug 26 • 1:41 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Bears' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day

The Chicago Bears’ most difficult roster decision may come down to a player who never sees the field on opening night. With Caleb Williams certainly comfortable in Ben Johnson’s offense and the starting units beginning to take shape, Chicago’s roster picture is becoming clearer by the day. Yet the battle for the final running back spot has refused […] The post Bears' most agonizing roster decision looming on 2026 cutdown day appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Aug 26 • 1:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Drazan lays out 6-part plan for Oregon, claims state’s ‘best days are still ahead’

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — State Senator Christine Drazan released her six-part plan for Oregon on Tuesday. The Republican candidate for governor says her priority is affordability, saying that …

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Aug 25 • 9:59 PM EDT • Politics • koin.com
Christian Gonzalez frustrated over Patriots contract talks

For the first time this offseason, Christian Gonzalez admitted he's frustrated that a new deal isn't done with the Patriots.

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Aug 25 • 5:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lenovo launches flagship tablet with 2.5K 165 Hz OLED, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and 24 GB RAM

Lenovo has launched the Legion Y700 Infinite in China with a 2.5K 165 Hz OLED display and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. It offers up to 24 GB of RAM and 5G, with prices starting at CNY 4,999 (about $744).

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Aug 25 • 5:27 PM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
ASUS Intros ROG Gladius IV Ace Wireless Gaming Mouse at Gamescom 2026

ASUS held an extensive press event today at Gamescom, where, among many new products, the fourth generation of the ROG Gladius gaming mouse was introduced, following the ROG Gladius III that was launched in 2021. The ROG Gladius IV Ace uses an ergonomic design and weighs just 56 g. The weight...

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Aug 25 • 4:31 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
In business for 94 years, Wigon Office Supplies gives stock to teachers before closing

The stalwart of Portland's Old Port is holding a back-to-school giveaway as its 106-year-old owner prepares to shutter the shop this fall.

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Aug 25 • 3:26 PM EDT • Business • pressherald.com
Pragmata is Finally, Officially a 'Mega Man Game'

Pragmata and Mega Man are finally connected — just not in the way fans expected.

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Aug 25 • 3:06 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com