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UberDoc Health Technologies Corp. Announces Upcoming Investor Webinar

Boston, Massachusetts--(Newsfile Corp. - April 13, 2026) - UberDoc Health Technologies Corp. (CSE: APPT) (FSE: 4KL0) ("UberDoc" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Sean Kearney, Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Paula Muto, Founder and Chief Medical Advisor, will present an introduction to UberDoc in a live investor webinar taking place on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET.The webinar will be hosted by Cory Fleck of the Korelin Report and provide an overview of...

Apr 13 • 1:00 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com

Trump attacks Pope Leo, taking credit for his election as bishop of Rome

President Trump wrote that Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, was “weak” and “terrible” on crime and foreign policy. Leo has criticized the Iran war.

Apr 12 • 10:46 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com

Taking Too Much Vitamin D Can Backfire, Scientists Warn

It's not without its risks.

Apr 12 • 10:30 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com

NBA play-in games taking shape: Heat-Hornets, Magic-76ers are set

The East play-in games are set | 97.3 The Sky

Apr 12 • 9:25 PM EDT • Sports • audacy.com

Hearing aids can seem like a big step. This NYC Ballet principal dancer doesn't regret taking it.

According to the National Institutes of Health, less than a fifth of American adults aged 20 to 69 who could benefit from wearing hearing aids have ever used them.

Apr 12 • 9:57 AM EDT • Health • boston.com

Mayor Helena Moreno eyes a new City Hall, courthouse: ‘We have waited long enough’

New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno is taking on a problem that generations of mayors before her have tried — and failed — to solve: The need for a new City Hall.

Apr 12 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nola.com

Seniors: Carol Watson, 72

Owner of Carol Watson Greenhouse and Landscaping in LaFayette enjoys her growing business — still puts in six-, seven-day weeks By Mary Beth Roach Carol Watson, the owner of Carol Watson Greenhouse and Landscaping, has been in gardens since she could walk. Literally. She said she learned to walk in her grandfather’s garden, which was next door to her current home and business in LaFayette. Today, at 72, she is running the business that her mother, Claire, opened in 1981 as Watson Greenhouse. Watson worked part-time for her mom until 1990, when she joined her full time. While she may not have had any formal horticultural experience, she said she learned so much about growing and raising plants from her mom, who had an abundance of energy and talent. Now, after 35 years in the business full time, Watson has no plans to retire, although she joked that she’d like a couple of days off a week. On her seven-acre site, complete with four greenhouses, Watson said her favorite parts of the job are working with and educating her customers; helping some of her young customers build terrariums; conducting occasional class field trips; and supporting local art by decorating the shop with an eclectic mix of pottery from at least four area craftspeople. A one-time employee of the former Dey Bros. department store in Syracuse, Watson said she loves merchandising and enjoys displaying unique pieces of art on shelves and even suspending from ceilings. “We’re creative. We also had top quality plants. We got a reputation of quality plants and unusual products,” she said. It’s tending to her customers and her plants, showcasing the unusual products, and hosting special events to benefit the community that keep her motivated to work six to seven days a week. “I just love it. I love taking care of the plants. I’m one of the few people that really enjoys watering,” she said. And while she has cultivated a solid customer base over the years, she remains savvy in her marketing efforts to draw in new customers. For example, she does a gardening segment on CNY Central television; her active Facebook page has thousands of followers; and she hosts a number of unique events and classes that not only introduce her shop to potential new clients, but some benefit nonprofits as well. About 13 years ago, when the local symphony orchestra was struggling, she said she wanted to help. So, partnering with the group, she began offering concerts, called Soirees, featuring the Syracuse Orchestra’s string quartet. Following up on a suggestion from a customer whose brother is a deejay in retirement, specializing in sock hops, she hosted the greenhouse’s first sock hop. Plants got moved back toward the walls to make room for dancing; a caterer was brought in, offering diner-like food; guests came in period outfits; and proceeds went to the Food Bank of CNY. She is excited about doing it again in October. Via her website, she promotes the greenhouse as an “oasis in the snow,” offering visitors the opportunity to pick up some decorating and gift ideas while taking in the floral and citrus scents. And she also caters to her four-legged friends. Over this past winter, she said, she came up with a “brilliant idea,” although at the time she didn’t appreciate just how brilliant it would become. Feeling it too cold outside to take her dog for a walk, she opted to bring it into the greenhouse. And before long, she was inviting people to bring their dogs into the big greenhouse as well. She looks forward to extending that invitation again this upcoming winter season. For Watson and her customers, the greenhouse is always in season.

Apr 11 • 4:39 PM EDT • Business • oswegocountybusiness.com

“AI polls” are fake polls

A few weeks after Donald Trump’s second presidential win, I took the train up from London (where I was living at the time) to Oxford to attend a conference on polls and forecasts of the 2024 election. Most of the attendees were pollsters or academics, but I also watched presentations from Aaru and Electric Twin, two companies that do what is interchangeably called synthetic sampling, silicon sampling, or synthetic audiences. Stripped of startup jargon, that means they use large language models (LLMs) to simulate responses to public opinion polls by having AI agents take on the role of survey respondents. I had already heard of Aaru thanks to some articles with eye-catching headlines like “No people, no problem: AI chatbots predict elections better than humans” in the months leading up to Election Day. The founders were making some big, some might even say far-fetched claims, such as: “within two years, we will simulate the entire globe — from the way crops are grown in Ukraine to how that impacts production of oil in Iraq, trade through the strait of Malacca, and elections for the mayor of Baltimore.” When Semafor asked Aaru’s cofounders — Cameron Fink and Ned Koh — about my boss, they said “we respect all those who came before us.” Nate (as he so often does) shared his thoughts on Twitter: Fink and Koh were relatively good-natured about this back-and-forth when we spoke at Oxford. They even offered to mail me one of the t-shirts featuring Nate’s quote they apparently had made. I never took them up on the offer, which I now somewhat regret. These synthetic sampling companies fell off my radar for a while, but they do still exist. In fact, Aaru recently received a $1 billion valuation. Is what they’re doing anywhere close to the most important frontier in AI development? Not by a longshot, especially when Anthropic just developed a model so adept at exploiting software vulnerabilities that it’s only being released to 40 companies. Still, silicon sampling is increasingly finding its way into public polling. Axios reported in March that “a majority of people trust their own doctors and nurses” based on findings from Aaru — without mentioning that the “people” in that sentence were actually LLMs. Around the same time, the Public Sentiment Institute “boosted” their online sample of 373 real survey respondents with 114 AI agents.1 (Spoiler alert: even the co-founder of Electric Twin doesn’t think that’s a particularly defensible approach.) Polling companies like Qualtrics and Ipsos are also developing synthetic data panels. So, what should we make of these … “polls”? Let’s get one thing out of the way: whatever they are, they’re not polls in the way that term is usually defined. Subscribe You can’t replace polls with AI On one hand, using LLMs to essentially make up fake survey respondents sort of sounds like the dumbest idea ever, one that will at best imperfectly replicate real polls while introducing all sorts of biases. On the other hand, with LLMs improving at a remarkable, perhaps even alarming rate, maybe that means I’m a dinosaur at the ripe old age of 24 because I still want to rely on polls that talk to actual people. I’m not going to argue that synthetic samples are completely useless. In fact, as I’ll return to later, there is evidence that some techniques can replicate topline survey results quickly and cheaply. But the marketing from certain companies can be slightly optimistic. “No traditional poll will exist by the time the next general election occurs,” said Fink in 2024. We’re just 206 days away from the midterms, and based on the fact that I still have to collect a bunch of polls every day, I’d say he should have run that prediction by a sample of AI agents before the interview.2 To see why synthetic samples can’t replace polls, here’s a quick primer on how they work. The simplest version of these models involves taking a LLM (like ChatGPT or Claude), giving it a demographic profile (e.g., a white, college-educated woman who lives in Utah and makes $70k a year), and then asking it to respond to a survey question. You repeat that process a few thousand times using different demographic profiles and end up with a sample of synthetic survey responses. The actual models used by private companies are more sophisticated than this, usually because they incorporate more hypothesized demographic characteristics for each agent and provide them with extra information. Aaru, for example, feeds agents a diet of news and information they’d be likely to consume, while Electric Twin incorporates their customers’ proprietary data about the audience they’re trying to replicate. The way Ben Warner, the co-founder of Electric Twin, explained it to me was “we have a large amount of data on […] for instance, 5,000 people. Can we make an accurate prediction of how they would respond to another question?” Still, it should be obvious why synthetic samples can’t replace polls. Polling is fundamentally a data collection process. We might use surveys to make predictions by feeding them into election forecasts, but the main purpose of a poll isn’t prediction, it’s gathering new data about what people think and how they feel. Silicon sampling, on the other hand, produces no new data. It’s simply a model: you input LLM training data, demographic prompts, and a bunch of other information, and it spits out a prediction for what a poll would say. We love models here, but models aren’t polls. That difference is an important philosophical sticking point for most pollsters I talk to. “I think politics should stay away from [synthetic sampling], because we’re trying to […] represent the voice of the people,” said Natalie Jackson, a vice president at GQR Insights. Democratic pollster John Hagner told me: “I think I’m just incredibly skeptical of this idea. I don’t think it’s research. At that point, you’re asking the machine to tell you what you already believe.” Hagner has seen some presentations of early synthetic sampling experiments, but so far, “if it’s being used in a campaign, people are keeping it incredibly quiet.”3 But Eli, I hear you saying, aren’t polls themselves increasingly governed by modeling decisions? Indeed they are: pollsters’ choices on which sampling method to use, how to define their likely voter models, and how to weight their samples can and do lead to dramatic differences in the results they publish. Aaru even referenced these limitations in the methodology statement included with that maternal mortality “poll” — although I’m using the term “methodology statement” loosely here, because it doesn’t really explain how the model works at all. We can ignore the (frankly preposterous) implication that synthetic sampling isn’t subject to a separate set of biases. The important point is that there’s still a meaningful difference between using weighting and other statistical techniques on actual polling data and using a model to predict what a poll would say. The latter is far closer to election forecasts or techniques like MRP — potentially useful models, but not a replacement for polls.4 To be fair, other synthetic sampling companies are perfectly happy with the distinction between polls and models. Warner compared polling and synthetic sampling to different tools in a toolbox. “The mistake I think we make is we think that these new tools should either work in exactly the same way or somehow replace these old tools,” he said. “Rather than thinking of it as, okay, so we’ve always had the hammer, we’ve always had the screwdriver, now we’ve got a saw. But don’t use a saw to try [to] do the job of a hammer.” A quick comment from Nate Eli didn’t ask me for a comment — rather rude of him, don’t you think? But since I’m editing this story, I figured I’d add a few quick thoughts rather than putting words in his mouth. Beyond the frequently misleading marketing, what bothers me about the AI “poll” hype is that as AI tools make statistical inference cheaper and/or better (note that these are not synonyms) that actually increases the comparative value of collecting original data. You might be able to train a model to make a reasonable estimate of what some hard-to-reach poll respondent would say — say, a young Black man who voted for Trump. (Such a person checks a number of boxes for a voter who is usually hard to reach in surveys.) Indeed, this is closely related to what models like the Silver Bulletin forecast already do. They essentially smooth out the kinks in noisy survey data by making inferences based on past voting patterns or national polls or surveys of other states. But you don’t actually know what these voters think unless you’re reaching them directly. If there’s a shift in opinion among this subgroup, you’re not going to detect it. So if I were running a campaign, I’d invest more in going the extra mile to find a representative sample of those voters. And then I’d hire some smart quants — or Claude? — to figure out the implications for campaign strategy based on proprietary data that my competitors didn’t have access to. -Nate Silver Are these models any good? If synthetic surveys are just a new type of model, the next obvious question is whether the models are at least accurate. The answer very much depends on who you ask. On one end of the spectrum, you have the maximalist argument that synthetic sampling is more accurate than actual polls. “It’s an incredibly challenging problem to go to someone and say ‘hey, we’re going to be more accurate at predicting human behavior than you, even when you talk to your customers directly’,” Koh recently told CNBC. In his view, synthetic sampling isn’t a saw to polling’s hammer, it’s “magic.” There’s certainly evidence that synthetic samples can replicate certain survey toplines. But if Aaru does have any examples of their approach outperforming the polls, they’re keeping those to themselves.5 Aaru’s 2024 election model, for example, had Kamala Harris leading in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin on November 4th. And although they’ve since taken down their forecast page, they gave Harris a 50.5 percent chance of winning the race on November 2nd.6 After the election, Fink told Semafor he was happy enough with those results because they were “within margin of error,” a term that is completely meaningless when applied to a “sample” of AI agents. And of course, Aaru says their models have improved since 2024, so supposedly now they’d be more accurate than the polls? Still, their stronger argument is on cost: “We are significantly faster and cheaper than traditional polling, and still more accurate,” said Fink. The first two claims are undeniably true, but the third brings us to the opposite end of the spectrum. Both Jackson and Hagner are skeptical that these models are reliable for anything beyond replicating common survey toplines. “I just […] don’t think the machines are what we want when we’re looking for nuanced views. My example on this is people in Arizona and Nevada in 2024 who voted for Trump and voted for expanding abortion in their states on ballot initiatives,” said Jackson. Hagner identified another issue. Maybe the synthetic respondents, like sycophantic LLMs, are inhuman in one important way: they’re too nice. “The reports that have come through at the meetings that I’ve been at are that the early experiments on this, they cannot get respondents to be as racist or sexist or, frankly, as negative as human respondents,” he said. Academic research mostly agrees on this point. While there are some papers that show promising results when using LLMs to replicate polling data, most show that LLMs suffer from various quirks like producing too few “don’t know” responses and can seriously overpredict the favorability of politicians like Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. They also seem to struggle with too little variation between demographic subgroups, so the difference in predicted opinion between Democrats and Republicans, for example, is too small. When I asked Warner about these studies, his response to these papers was that just because academics can’t get synthetic sampling to work doesn’t mean that the technique doesn’t work in general. “Actually, the argument is, okay, yours does not [work]. That does not mean […] for this complex set of machinery, which uses a lot of investment, a lot of time, a lot of money, you can’t get it to work.” Cards on the table, I’m somewhat sympathetic to this argument because academics aren’t exactly great at making election forecasts. Usually, the people with skin in the game are the most accurate. Warner’s argument is that the approach Electric Twin takes — which includes, for example, making multiple predictions for each synthetic respondent using different models and prompts and subsequently averaging those to get a final prediction in a sort of ensemble forecast — produces better results than the simpler academic models. Warner shared a comparison between his method and the method from a recent academic paper with me, and Electric Twin was indeed able to get more accurate replication. But even still, he acknowledged that synthetic sampling “is not a crystal ball.” “If you asked me, do I think using other data sources will be more accurate than asking somebody who they will vote for, I would probably say no. But if you asked me ‘would your system be useful for our turnout modeling today?’ I would say yes.” For better or worse, it looks like the method is already getting more popular in the market research world. Most of the clients Aaru touts these days are businesses like EY and McDonald’s. And AI will probably begin to pop up in other parts of the political polling process. Pollsters are already using it to code open-ended survey responses, and some firms, like YouGov, are testing using LLMs to ask survey respondents questions. More worryingly, one danger to actual polls is that AI agents can be used to infiltrate online surveys. Most online polls use various checks to prevent that from happening, but there’s conflicting evidence on how effective those filters are and how prevalent AI agents currently are in online panels. If those agents ever become impossible to detect, it might spell the end of online polling, but the solution isn’t to replace all of your respondents with ChatGPT. Silver Bulletin is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a subscriber. Subscribe 1 That particular poll obviously doesn’t meet Silver Bulletin standards for aggregation. But we exclude all Public Sentiment Institute polls from our averages because we classify them as an amateur polling firm. 2 You could argue that Fink meant the next presidential election, but (a) I’m also confident we’ll still have real polls in 2028 and (b) in that case he should have asked an LLM to define “general election.” 3 Quick caveat: that’s reporting from a Democratic pollster. It’s possible that Republicans are more willing to use AI in political campaigns. 4 Indeed, Silver Bulletin does not include “polls” produced by MRP in our forecasts or averages, and we think it’s extremely misleading when their practitioners describe them in a way that suggests original data had been collected among a large number of states or Congressional districts. 5 A recent report from Aaru and EY did show two examples of a synthetic estimate being closer than a survey to a real-world benchmark — but I’d take those findings with a grain of salt because the report reads more like an ad and didn’t involve any sort of prediction being made ahead of time. 6 For comparison, our odds for Harris on the same day were 48.2 percent.

Apr 11 • 11:38 AM EDT • Technology • natesilver.net

How science is rewriting the rules of marine taxonomy, one seaweed at a time

Along the southern coastline, researchers dive deep to collect seaweed from kelp forests and rocky platforms, taking small samples and the location of each sample. Back in the lab, the specimens are preserved—some ...

Apr 10 • 4:00 PM EDT • Science • phys.org

Construction Business Taking a Hit From Iran Conflict

Rising prices for fuel and materials such as aluminum push up costs just as they were stabilizing. ‘This war just trashed that.’

Apr 10 • 1:00 PM EDT • Business • wsj.com

Goodbye Traditional Bathtubs & Showers – There's A New Trend Taking Over

Technology has made its way into the smallest of spaces in our homes, including the bathroom. There's one smart tech feature in particular that's trending.

Apr 10 • 10:30 AM EDT • Technology • housedigest.com

Katseye release first music video without Manon ahead of Coachella

Manon announced in February she was taking a break from the group, who play Coachella this weekend.

Apr 10 • 6:21 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

Coach seeks uplift in results for Essex Women

Former England spin bowler Stephen Parry hopes this season will be "a lot more positive" for Essex Women after taking over as head coach.

Apr 10 • 5:38 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Texas' smokable hemp ban hits businesses as lawsuit challenges new rules

It has been just over a week since Texas' ban on smokable hemp took effect, and some business owners say the new rules are already taking a financial toll - while a legal challenge aims to overturn it.

Apr 9 • 11:24 PM EDT • Business • abc13.com

LeBron James dunks right behind KTVU sports reporter Bailey O'Carroll

It's all eyes on Lakers LeBron James ahead of the Warriors final home game of the regular season. While warming up with some free throws ahead of their game with the Warriors, LeBron James decides to dunk, nearly taking out our sports reporter!

Apr 9 • 9:43 PM EDT • Sports • ktvu.com

SBJ Football: Taking stock of the NFL’s offseason business

The offseason isn't off for the NFL's business side, with a number of deals and other issues, such as an 18th game and media rights, pending after the draft. Also in this week's SBJ Football newsletter: Athletes First's NFL business trips for players and the Rams' pulling back on draft house.

Apr 9 • 5:41 PM EDT • Business • sportsbusinessjournal.com

15 things to do around the Seattle area this weekend

From taking advantage of an extended ski season to visiting a new art gallery in Pioneer Square, here are the latest local things to do around the Seattle area.

Apr 9 • 4:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com

'At the edge of the future': ASU breaks ground for better health outcomes for Arizona

Arizona State University is taking a huge step toward addressing one of the biggest crises in the U.S. — the disparity in health care, according to ASU President Michael Crow.Crow spoke Thursday in downtown Phoenix at the groundbreaking of the headquarters for ASU Health, the hub of the university’s efforts to improve health outcomes for Arizona residents.He told the crowd that despite great wealth, the U.S. health care system is failing.

Apr 9 • 3:56 PM EDT • Health • news.asu.edu

'At the edge of the future': University breaks ground on ASU Health building

Arizona State University is taking a huge step toward addressing one of the biggest crises in the U.S. — the disparity in health care, according to ASU President Michael Crow.Crow spoke Thursday in downtown Phoenix at the groundbreaking of the headquarters for ASU Health, the hub of the university’s efforts to improve health outcomes for Arizona residents.He told the crowd that despite great wealth, the U.S. health care system is failing.

Apr 9 • 3:56 PM EDT • Health • news.asu.edu

This Week in Sports Trivia: April 9, 2026

How closely were you following the sports news this week? Find out and test your knowledge by taking The Athletic's weekly quiz.

Apr 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com

This detox may erase 10 years of social media brain damage, researchers say

Studies show that taking even short breaks could reverse measures of cognitive decline.

Apr 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com

Hector Mujica: Why I'm taking the fight to Florida's 28th Congressional District

Senate bid ends as campaign shifts focus to winnable House race

Apr 8 • 6:55 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com

Ishbia family taking swing at youth sports facility for vacant Office Depot

(Editor’s Note: Alex Harrison Perry reported this story for Evanston RoundTable, a neighboring independent newsroom. It was shared with The Record as part of an ongoing collaborative effort.) The vacant Office Depot building at 2722 Green Bay Road — just a block south of Wilmette — could become a year-round site for youth sports, as a North Shore family […]

Apr 8 • 6:05 PM EDT • Sports • therecordnorthshore.org

iPhones accounted for 5 of the 10 best-selling smartphones in Q4 2025

The iPhone 17 lineup led the market in Q4 2025, with its core models taking the top three spots in the top 10 best-selling smartphones for the period.

Apr 8 • 3:43 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com

Trump says U.S. will work with Iran to 'dig up' enriched uranium. Iran hasn't confirmed that

He previously said the U.S. would retrieve the deeply buried material, which is expected to be an intensive undertaking, if it struck an agreement with Iran.

Apr 8 • 11:15 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

VA Finger Lakes focuses on Whole Health

The VA Finger Lakes healthcare system is taking a new approach to care, which focuses not just on treating illness but healing the whole person.

Apr 8 • 9:43 AM EDT • Health • 13wham.com

Insta360’s Snap is a tiny magnetic phone screen for taking rear-camera selfies

Insta360 made a smaller rear selfie screen for your phone.

Apr 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com

Why the U.S. Navy’s retail business is fighting Walmart and Amazon to fund its own future

The Navy runs more than 300 stores globablly but its operations are at risk because retail giants like Walmart, Amazon and Target are taking market share.

Apr 8 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com

Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long

It’s all to do with pesky printer and network drivers.

Apr 8 • 5:23 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com

How sports betting is hooking some young men

Not everyone who uses sports betting apps will get in trouble — but with so many people taking part, even a small percentage represents a big problem.

Apr 8 • 4:30 AM EDT • Sports • statnews.com

How sports betting is hooking some young men

Not everyone who uses sports betting apps will get in trouble — but with so many people taking part, even a small percentage represents a big problem.

Apr 8 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com

After Emily Gregory nod, 22 more Palm Beach County leaders back David Jolly for Governor

Jolly’s campaign says the growing list of local endorsements reflects a broader coalition taking shape in a county seen as key to any statewide victory.

Apr 8 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com

Hologic hires former Baxter International chief as next CEO

José E. Almeida is taking over the top role at the Massachusetts-based breast imaging vendor, replacing retiring longtime leader Steve MacMillan.

Apr 8 • 12:44 AM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com

Marathon's Top Players Are Begging Bungie To Do More About Cheaters

The scale of the issue is hard to pin down but the studio says its taking more steps to crack down

Apr 7 • 4:00 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com

“The Audacity” of Billy Magnussen: See all the exclusive photos from his “Entertainment Weekly” cover shoot

EW's cover star gets punchy taking photos ahead of the premiere of AMC's new Silicon Valley satire.

Apr 7 • 12:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

Americans value their health – but many face challenges in taking care of it

About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views on health information and how they view their own health. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center…

Apr 7 • 11:55 AM EDT • Health • pewresearch.org

Penguins provide Blake Lizotte injury update ahead of playoffs

The Penguins got some seemingly positive updates on a key penalty killer just before the end of the regular season. The Sportsnet Pittsburgh broadcast shared footage this weekend of Blake Lizotte, who has been sidelined since March 14 with an upper-body injury, skating and taking shots ahead of Sunday morning practice. “He’s continuing to progress,” […]

Apr 7 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Sporting CP’s Rui Borges: From amateur coaching to historic match against Arsenal

The Sporting coach is on the brink of taking the club to the Champions League quarter-finals - it has been a rapid rise for the 44-year-old

Apr 7 • 12:03 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com

NFL executive hints when, where A.J. Brown will be traded

The NFL offseason has featured a number of major transactions since the new league year began. Teams are focusing on the NFL Draft, but that doesn’t mean rosters are fully set. A few free-agent signings are still taking place. Teams…

Apr 6 • 8:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

NBC 5 hires former Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper as entertainment reporter

One year after taking a buyout and leaving the Chicago Sun-Times, longtime film and TV critic Richard Roeper has landed a new media home at NBC 5 Chicago.

Apr 6 • 3:54 PM EDT • Entertainment • chicagotribune.com

Sports betting roundup: Michigan favored against UConn in final game of March Madness

There’s only one game left in the college basketball season, with Michigan taking on UConn for the national championship on Monday night. As of Monday morning, Michigan is a 6.5-point favorite. The Wolverines are taking in 70% of the bets and 75% of the money.

Apr 6 • 11:22 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Scientists found a “lost world” of animals that shouldn’t exist yet

A remarkable fossil discovery in southwest China is rewriting the story of how complex animal life began, showing that many key animal groups appeared millions of years earlier than scientists once believed. Dating back over 540 million years, the fossils reveal a surprisingly diverse and advanced ecosystem from the late Ediacaran period—before the famous Cambrian explosion. Among the finds are early relatives of starfish, worm-like creatures, and even ancestors of animals with backbones, suggesting that the roots of modern life were already taking shape.

Apr 6 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com

Bengals News (4/6): Taking Andrew Whitworth’s advice

Andrew Whitworth cares enough to want to help.

Apr 6 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Prescott, Messi, Ohtani and more: How the world’s biggest sports stars get paid

From deferring salaries to taking ownership equity, we explore all the different ways the biggest names in sport get paid

Apr 6 • 12:12 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com

Trump says 'good chance' of deal with Iran on Monday

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Apr 5 • 10:41 AM EDT • Politics • euractiv.com

Trump is trying to build a massive voter database. Election officials are afraid of what he’ll do with it

The Trump administration is intensifying its campaign against alleged voter fraud, taking new steps toward building a national citizen database and ramping up its hunt for suspected noncitizen voters — all under the banner of “election integrity.”

Apr 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Entertainment schedule taking shape for NFL Draft

Pittsburgh’s turn in the spotlight is getting a little brighter this month thanks to even more festivities announced this week in conjunction with the NFL Draft.

Apr 4 • 6:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • ncnewsonline.com

Break-in at Rocco’s Little Chicago prompts safety concerns from local businesses

Some local businesses along Broadway are taking extra precautions as a result.

Apr 4 • 12:29 AM EDT • Business • kold.com

SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder Steps Back for Mental Health

Jackie Fielder, one of the most progressive members on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, is taking a medical leave for a mental health condition.

Apr 3 • 7:05 PM EDT • Health • kqed.org

Small Business Cybersecurity Training Program Scales Nationwide

The national Small Business Development Center is taking a program that was started in Delaware and offering it through its full 1,200-center network across the country.

Apr 3 • 5:57 PM EDT • Business • govtech.com

Charlie Day recalls in horror taking all his clothes off in front of Jennifer Aniston: 'Never felt less attractive'

Charlie Day recalled an extremely awkward first day on the set of 'Horrible Bosses' in which the actor had to take off his clothes for Jennifer Aniston.

Apr 3 • 5:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com

Meloni’s gamble backfires: a turning point for Italy

The Italian PM has had an ‘aura of political invincibility’ since taking office in 2022, but a referendum on flagship judicial reforms has left her vulnerable

Apr 3 • 1:00 AM EDT • Politics • theweek.com

Todd Blanche takes over the Justice Department, where there’s no escaping the Epstein files shadow

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped Thursday to serve as the interim head of the Justice Department, managed the day-to-day operations of the department over the past year, often taking a more public-facing role when Pam Bondi was in hot water with White House officials.

Apr 3 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

San Antonio Metro Health hosts community event to address Black maternal mortality rates

San Antonio Metro Health is taking on a big issue: Black maternal mortality rates.

Apr 2 • 10:59 PM EDT • Health • ksat.com

Selah Downtown Association opens new home in historic district to boost events, business

A new home for the Selah Downtown Association is taking shape in the heart of the city’s historic district.

Apr 2 • 9:00 PM EDT • Business • kimatv.com

Bryan Johnson and other leaders join Business Insider Live

We're taking questions from readers!

Apr 2 • 7:40 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com

Sony Pictures Classics Replacing Row K in CinemaCon Film Showcase

Sony Pictures Classics will join CinemaCon's film showcase, taking the place of struggling Row K Entertainment.

Apr 2 • 7:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com

Who Is Todd Blanche, Trump’s Acting Attorney General?

While it remains unclear how long Todd Blanche will stay in the job, whoever ends up taking over permanently will lead a department that he has shaped in his own image.

Apr 2 • 3:57 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

Wiz Khalifa to headline NFL Draft Entertainment Series

Wiz Khalifa has been named a headliner for the NFL Draft Entertainment Series, taking place in his native Pittsburgh. He is set to take the stage at 5:15 p.m. ET on April 24 before the second and thir...

Apr 2 • 12:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

Growing Smarter: PVAMU study explores science behind stronger plants

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Apr. 2, 2026) — From backyard gardens to large-scale farms, how plants grow can make all the difference. A Prairie View A&M University researcher is taking a closer look at that process and how it could help crops become more productive and resilient. Dr. Tesfamichael Kebrom, a research scientist in the College […]

Apr 2 • 12:04 PM EDT • Science • pvamu.edu

Santa Clara businesses sue over shopping center displacement

A once-busy Santa Clara shopping center home to Asian-owned businesses is now nearly empty — and multiple tenants are taking their former landlord to court as the property moves toward redevelopment.

Apr 2 • 11:30 AM EDT • Business • sanjosespotlight.com

QB Kirk Cousins reportedly signs with Raiders ahead of team likely taking Fernando Mendoza with No. 1 pick

Apr 2 • 10:29 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

This Week in Sports Trivia: April 2, 2026

How closely were you following the sports news this week? Find out and test your knowledge by taking The Athletic's weekly quiz.

Apr 2 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com

Giannis Antetokounmpo Takes Stake in Beckham’s Health Firm IM8

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is taking an equity stake in IM8, co-founded by health-sciences firm Prenetics and former footballer David Beckham.

Apr 2 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • bloomberg.com

A small-business bakery owner details how tariffs are taking a toll

Small-business owner Katrina Golden explains why she thinks sales have cooled and how tariffs are affecting her baking business.

Apr 2 • 4:58 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com

Can Donald Trump singlehandedly withdraw the US from NATO?

For years President Donald Trump has been deeply critical of NATO, including a slew of statements since the beginning of the Iran war. In two recent interviews he has said he would consider taking the significant step of withdrawing the US from the alliance altogether.

Apr 1 • 3:28 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Umpire C.B. Bucknor helped off field by trainers after taking foul ball directly to the face mask

C.B. Bucknor was able to walk off the field after a hard hit to the face mask.

Apr 1 • 2:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Amazon facility in Redding expected to open by summer at Stillwater Business Park

A long-planned vision for industrial growth in Redding is taking a major step forward.

Apr 1 • 10:24 AM EDT • Business • krcrtv.com

The Strange, Shaky Alliance Taking on Trump and His Big Tech Friends

A billionaire-backed movement from Silicon Valley and populists like Bernie Sanders are eager to stop an AI disaster — but can they overcome their mutual distrust and work together?

Apr 1 • 10:00 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com

Live Updates: Supreme Court considers Trump's order on birthright citizenship

Every lower court to have considered the issue has found the order illegal and prevented it from taking effect. A definitive ruling by the nation’s highest court is expected by early summer.

Apr 1 • 9:09 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

Raising Cane's looks to add Sioux Falls location

Popular national chicken restaurant Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers is taking steps toward a Sioux Falls location.

Apr 1 • 8:48 AM EDT • Business • siouxfalls.business

Go Local Business Expo returns May 7, 2026

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The Tahoe Chamber announces the return of the highly anticipated Go Local Business Expo, taking place on Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 5-8 p.m. at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. As Tahoe’s...

Apr 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • tahoedailytribune.com

Golden Entertainment shareholders approve taking casino operator private

Golden Entertainment announced that at its special meeting Tuesday shareholders approved the adoption of its previously announced master transaction agreement with casino operator CEO and Board Cha...

Apr 1 • 7:14 AM EDT • Entertainment • cdcgaming.com

Tim Cook shares fun video trip back through 50 years of Apple products

Apple is today celebrating its 50th anniversary, and CEO Tim Cook has tweeted a fun video taking a trip back...

Apr 1 • 6:50 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com

Missouri attorney general files suit against Kansas City business over 7-OH sales

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is taking action against businesses that sell and manufacture 7-OH, which she called a "deadly opioid."

Mar 31 • 5:11 PM EDT • Business • kmbc.com

First Entertainment CU Carved Out a Lucrative Niche Serving the L.A. Market. How It's Taking Its Show on the Road

Building on its industry smarts, the L.A lender to the film industry's people launches all-digital 'CineFi' to serve Atlanta, 'Hollywood of the South.'

Mar 31 • 1:29 PM EDT • Entertainment • thefinancialbrand.com

Women's sports are taking off — here's what's driving the boom

Research shows that this massive moment in women’s sports is linked to major investments in the athletes, fan experience and clubs.

Mar 31 • 1:09 PM EDT • Sports • nbcboston.com

Foley Entertainment Group Names Jay Heidenreich Vice President of Sales and Giovanni Salvino-Prada Vice President of Marketing

Foley Entertainment Group has announced new appointments, with Jay Heidenreich taking on the role of Vice President of Sales and Giovanni Salvino-Prada stepping into the Vice President of Marketing position.

Mar 31 • 12:42 PM EDT • Entertainment • hotelnewsresource.com

TCL is taking over Sony’s TV business

Will future Bravia TVs be getting cheaper?

Mar 31 • 11:14 AM EDT • Business • theverge.com

Hearts 'agonisingly close' to possibility of winning league

In a world of modern technology - where smart watches track your steps, heart rate and more - any Jambos that own one will find the past few weeks make for some interesting reading. At the Dundee game the other weekend, my watch pinged an alert telling me I was in a "stressful period" and needed to calm down. The fact we'll be taking more than 7,000 supporters to the Spaghettihad/Parmesan des Princes (or whatever it's known as these days) is an absolute testament to the job McInnes and the players have done, with Jambos fully behind the team right now.

Mar 31 • 6:32 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Yankees news: Ben Rice’s defense looking sharp early

Rice taking steps forward with the glove; Weathers’ new toy; Bednar on past demotion; RIP Ken Clay.

Mar 31 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

VA family suing over rules preventing homeschool students from participating in public HS sports

A family is taking legal action against the Virginia High School League, challenging rules that prevent homeschooled students from participating in public high school sports.

Mar 30 • 9:55 PM EDT • Sports • fox5dc.com

BREAKING: Nebraska volleyball to play outdoor match at Wrigley Field

The Big Ten, the Southeastern Conference and the Chicago Cubs announced Monday that Nebraska will take on Missouri, along with Penn State taking on Kentucky, at Wrigley Field on Sept. 6, as part of the inaugural Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week. The games will begin at 6 p.m. CT with the order still to be determined.

Mar 30 • 11:54 AM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com

Close Up program gives Como student group insight into politics

Twenty high school seniors taking the University of Minnesota’s College in the Schools (CIS) government course at Como High School spent the first week of March in Washington, D.C., as...

Mar 30 • 11:30 AM EDT • Politics • parkbugle.org

After a heart attack, beta-blockers are often a lifelong medicine. Maybe they shouldn’t be

For decades, surviving a heart attack has come with a lifelong prescription: Stay on medications called beta-blockers to help protect your heart. But doctors are taking a closer look at whether long-term beta-blocker use is really necessary, especially beyond the first year of recovery.

Mar 30 • 9:30 AM EDT • Health • cnn.com

AI in the Monfort College of Business

Taking a closer look into how students are using AI in the Monfort College of Business.

Mar 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • uncmirror.com

Too much sitting is taking a toll on heart and brain health

DALLAS, March 30, 2026 — Too much sitting has quietly become one of the most common threats to heart health in the United States. Research shows that prolonged sedentary time is linked to higher risks of heart disease, stroke and poorer mental health,...

Mar 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • newsroom.heart.org

How local GOP officials are embracing Trump’s tactics to hunt for voter fraud

Local Republican officials across the country are taking aggressive steps to probe prior elections — from seizing ballots to making sweeping claims of non-citizens on the voter rolls — that mimic actions from the Trump administration’s hunt for 2020 voter fraud.

Mar 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com