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Employee versus entrepreneur mentality: Is the wealth management business 'dying comfortably'?

As the industry logs record-high profits alongside anemic organic growth, it's time to ask whether firms have permanently lost their business development muscle.

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Aug 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • investmentnews.com
TikTok star Sydney Towle, who documented her health journey online, dies at 26 after rare cancer battle

Sydney Towle’s family revealed the 26-year-old influencer has died after entering hospice care. Her death comes after a three-year-long battle with a rare bile duct cancer.View on euronews

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Aug 7 • 4:36 AM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Doctors caution about "SickTok" and risks of getting health advice on social media
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Aug 6 • 6:15 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Disturbing online incident involving Perez Hilton prompts renewed talk about mental health

A recent incident on TikTok is serving as a good reminder to talk to your kids about mental health.

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Aug 6 • 6:06 PM EDT • Health • wtop.com
White House drafting order on vaccines, autism despite pollsters’ warnings

The effort underscores President Donald Trump’s determination to elevate vaccine policy even as a federal judge has halted Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping vaccine overhaul.

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Aug 6 • 5:40 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
What the left’s Michigan breakthrough does – and doesn’t – mean: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Ohio GOP Rep. Max Miller faces growing calls to step aside.

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Aug 6 • 5:07 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Perez Hilton’s Family ‘Fled’ Home To Protect His Children As He Harmed Himself On Livestream

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was hospitalized late Tuesday after fans called the police during a disturbing TikTok livestream.

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Aug 6 • 3:14 PM EDT • Health • forbes.com
How Abdul El-Sayed rose from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan

El-Sayed, 41, has never held elected office and entered the race seven years after losing Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial primary by more than 20 percentage points.

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Aug 6 • 2:56 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Meister awarded "Top 10 Science Breakthrough" for 2026

Assistant Professor Konrad Meister from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was named in the...

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Aug 6 • 2:51 PM EDT • Science • boisestate.edu
Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI

Researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions

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Aug 6 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Book Sale Helps Kick Off the Little Falls Canal Celebration

The 39th Little Falls Canal Celebration is bringing a packed schedule of community events to the City.

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Aug 6 • 12:20 PM EDT • Entertainment • wktv.com
Senate confirms Schwartz to lead embattled CDC

The vote was largely along partisan lines

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Aug 6 • 10:53 AM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
Perez Hilton Is ‘Able To Communicate,’ Family Says After Hospitalization

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was hospitalized late Tuesday after fans called the police during a disturbing TikTok livestream.

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Aug 6 • 10:06 AM EDT • Health • forbes.com
Mass fish necropsy helps forecast salmon returns in Oregon

Scores of volunteer scientists perform a mass fish necropsy in Newport to help forecast future salmon returns.

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Aug 6 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • opb.org
Atlanta’s legendary Manuel’s Tavern celebrates 70 years of beer, politics and history

The historic Poncey-Highland bar kicks off a weekend of live music, food specials, and limited-edition anniversary merchandise.

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Aug 6 • 7:10 AM EDT • Politics • atlantanewsfirst.com
Wilson County teen turns summer hobby into custom banner business

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Aug 6 • 6:36 AM EDT • Business • wkrn.com
Perez Hilton receiving medical care after self-harming video livestreamed on TikTok

Police responded to Hilton's Miami home after multiple calls from concerned fans, and he was taken to a local hospital.

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Aug 6 • 6:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Cohen's reversible male contraception research earns recognition at international science summit

Dr. Paula Cohen has been chosen as a finalist for the Falling Walls Global Call for Science Breakthroughs 2026. Since 2009, the Falling Walls Science Summit has united the world’s greatest minds to break down barriers in science and innovation.Cohen's work in reversible male contraception has earned her place as a finalist in the life sciences category. Falling Walls interviewed Cohen on this project recently:

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Aug 6 • 5:48 AM EDT • Science • vet.cornell.edu
Best of - Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Best Night Club and Best Place to Shake Your BootyThe BasementLots of night clubs are cool. But walking into The Basement and taking a seat with a swanky cocktail or mocktail, surrounded by polished wood and good lighting, makes you feel a little cooler, too. Which might contribute to one’s confidence at booty shaking. The […]

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Aug 6 • 3:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • northcoastjournal.com
TikTok says moderator error delayed removal of Perez Hilton's livestream showing acts of self-harm

TikTok says a moderator error delayed the removal of Perez Hilton's livestream showing self-harm, prompting a law enforcement response and the celebrity blogger's hospitalization.

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Aug 5 • 11:56 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Countdown to Kickoff : Science Hill will be young going into the upcoming season

Countdown to Kickoff: Science Hill will be young going into the upcoming season

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Aug 5 • 11:17 PM EDT • Science • wjhl.com
New entertainment venue proposed for Gardner, Kansas

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Aug 5 • 11:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • fox4kc.com
Viewpoint: Europe needs a new scientific contract

The White House's new science strategy should be required reading in the Berlaymont and every European capital.Not because Europe should copy it. Parts of it should concern Europeans deeply. But because it asks the question Europe has so far avoided while steadily losing ground in the global race for technological leadership.Europe already possesses many of the world's finest universities, scientists and research-intensive companies. It produces world-leading research in fields ranging from quantum technologies and biotechnology to climate science. Yet time and again Europe generates the scientific breakthroughs while others build the companies, industries and strategic advantages around them, particularly in digital technologies. Increasingly, we find ourselves regulating technologies whose underlying capabilities were developed elsewhere.This is not primarily a scientific failure. It is an institutional one.The settlement that shaped modern science policy emerged after the Second World War. In Science, the Endless Frontier, Vannevar Bush argued that governments should invest in fundamental research while protecting scientists from political direction. Public investment was justified precisely because no government, university or company could predict where the next transformative discovery would emerge.That scientific contract served liberal democracies extraordinarily well. It underpinned decades of advances in medicine, computing, energy and communications, but the world for which it was designed no longer exists.Artificial intelligence is transforming not only technology but the production of knowledge itself. Advanced chips, computing power, data and scientific instruments have become strategic assets. Scientific knowledge now diffuses globally almost instantly. Competitive advantage increasingly lies not in making discoveries first, but in possessing the infrastructure, capital, engineering capability and institutions required to translate those ideas into products, industries and strategic advantage.The old boundaries between science, industrial policy, national security and geopolitics have largely disappeared. Dual-use technologies now underpin both economic power and military deterrence.The US has recognised this shift. In July, the White House published Science: A New Golden Age, a comprehensive attempt to rethink the relationship between science and national power. The report builds on Bush's legacy, but departs from his framework in important ways. Science is no longer treated simply as the source of future discoveries. It is presented as the foundation of economic resilience, technological leadership and national security. AI, advanced infrastructure and the capacity to build become as important as discovery itself.Yet the report also reveals a striking paradox. The same administration calling for “a new golden age” of US science has simultaneously proposed deep cuts to the federal research enterprise while expanding political influence over the allocation of public research funding. Europe should therefore distinguish between the report's diagnosis and its prescription. The diagnosis, that science has become a strategic asset, is compelling. But the prescription is self-defeating. Long-term technological leadership depends on strong universities, academic freedom and the institutional autonomy that makes scientific discovery possible. This distinction matters. Bush's achievement was never simply to make science serve national strength. It was to establish a division of labour in which governments invested in research without attempting to direct discovery itself. Scientific breakthroughs emerge precisely because researchers retain the freedom to pursue questions whose value cannot yet be demonstrated and whose conclusions cannot be anticipated.Neither China, nor the USAs science becomes more strategically important, the temptation to politicise it inevitably grows. But scientific freedom is not an obstacle to technological leadership, it is an essential precondition.China represents the opposite model. For decades it has integrated science, manufacturing, infrastructure and industrial policy into a single national strategy. Its ability to mobilise resources around critical technologies is formidable. But it does so within an authoritarian system where scientific priorities are increasingly inseparable from political power.Europe should imitate neither model. It should learn from the strategic ambition of the US without importing its growing politicisation of science. And it should learn from China's capacity to build without adopting its concentration of power.Instead, Europe needs a scientific contract of its own. Bush's scientific contract protected the freedom to discover because the defining challenge of the 20th century was producing new knowledge. Europe's next scientific contract must preserve that freedom while ensuring that scientific discoveries can be converted into technological, industrial and strategic capability. Because in a transactional world, Europe's freedom to shape its own future depends on its capacity to build it.Related articlesThe US ‘golden age’ science strategy: what Europeans need to knowEuropean researchers sound the alarm that Trump rule changes will hit cooperationNIH turmoil risks reciprocal EU-US access to health research fundingThis does not mean subordinating free science to competitiveness or industrial policy. On the contrary. Scientific autonomy remains the first principle of Europe's next scientific contract. Governments should not direct scientific discovery. Their responsibility is to ensure that Europe's scientific, industrial, financial and regulatory institutions work together rather than in isolation.Meeting that responsibility requires far more than research funding. European researchers need access to world-class computing infrastructure, advanced laboratories, shared datasets and scientific facilities. Innovative companies need patient capital, testing environments and a genuine single market in which they can scale without facing 27 different regulatory regimes. Public procurement must evolve from purchasing existing technologies to creating markets for new ones. Regulators must become partners in experimentation rather than guardians of yesterday's rules.A connecting architectureEurope does not need to invent the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) model from scratch. Britain's Aria, Germany's Sprind and Wellcome Leap already show that Europe can build institutions capable of taking high-risk, mission-oriented bets while preserving democratic accountability. The challenge now is not to create more isolated initiatives, but to connect them to Europe's broader scientific, industrial and financial system so that breakthrough discoveries can scale.Above all, Europe must stop treating research, innovation, industrial policy, finance and security as separate policy domains. The challenge is no longer to create excellent institutions in each of these fields, but to make them work as one European innovation system. Europe's strength will increasingly depend not on excellence within institutions, but on excellence across them.Europe's ambition should be neither to imitate the US nor to emulate China. It should demonstrate that scientific freedom, democratic legitimacy and technological capability are not competing objectives, but mutually reinforcing strengths. In an age of geopolitical rivalry, Europe's greatest advantage may ultimately be its ability to attract the world's best talent by combining scientific freedom, democratic openness and technological ambition.Bush's scientific contract helped define the 20th century because it protected the freedom to discover. Europe's challenge is not to abandon that achievement but to extend it. The defining task of Europe's next scientific contract is to preserve the freedom to discover while building Europe's capacity to translate scientific discovery into technological power.Kaare Nielsen is founder of Pomus, a Danish think tank on science and innovation.

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Aug 5 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Perez Hilton's family offers health update after disturbing TikTok

Perez Hilton's family has asked for privacy and confirmed he is receiving medical care after a TikTok livestream frightened fans and triggered a law enforcement response.

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Aug 5 • 6:20 PM EDT • Health • latimes.com
Katey Sagal says she’s surprised to still be ‘very sexual’ at age 72

Katey Sagal said she imagined that sex ‘would be a distant memory’ when she reached her 70s: ‘I’m at this age of my life and still into it.’

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Aug 5 • 4:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Perez Hilton’s Family Says He Is Receiving Medical Care After Appearing To Harm Himself On Livestream

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was hospitalized late Tuesday after fans called the police during a disturbing TikTok livestream.

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Aug 5 • 3:37 PM EDT • Health • forbes.com
Epic Discounts | Must‑have home, entertainment and tech finds

This week’s Epic Discounts features products for quick cleanups and better indoor air quality, almost endless TV programming and inspiring tech. They’re available at awesome prices, so now is the perfect time to simplify your life and leisure time with these must-have deals.

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Aug 5 • 3:18 PM EDT • Entertainment • wwlp.com
Hallmark Media, NFL, Skydance Sports and the Chicago Bears announce the starting lineup for Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story

With production wrapping last month in the Chicago area, the starting lineup for Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story has been named. The film will feature cameo appearances from head coach Ben Johnson, tight end Colston Loveland, tight end Cole Kmet, al

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Aug 5 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • chicagobears.com
Patriots training camp notebook: Walkthrough provides look at depth chart

The Patriots held their 10th training practice on Wednesday, August 5.

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Aug 5 • 12:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Perez Hilton Hospitalized After Apparent Mental Health Episode On Livestream

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was hospitalized late Tuesday after fans called the police during a disturbing TikTok livestream.

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Aug 5 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • forbes.com
Tennessee’s Republican governor endorses challenge to sitting GOP congressman

Gov. Bill Lee just endorsed against Trump-backed Rep. Andy Ogles, a fellow Republican, ahead of the Thursday election.

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Aug 5 • 8:34 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
TikTok is telling people to put their phones into the fridge

I don’t use TikTok myself, but from all of the second-hand reports I see, it seems to have become a...

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Aug 5 • 8:32 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Preview: Bull Mania 2026 in Holdenville

The Holdenville Roundup Club’s Bull Mania 2026 event is set for Saturday night at 8 p.m., featuring cowboys competing for $40,000 in prize money as part of the LJ Jenkins Bull Riding Tour at 971 Fairgrounds Road in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and under, followed by a dance.

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Aug 5 • 8:11 AM EDT • Entertainment • kten.com
Health advice is a click away on social media, but doctors caution against trusting "SickTok"

Doctors are finding they are faced with questions about health advice from social media, but they caution that you can't always trust what you find.

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Aug 5 • 7:26 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Disney, TikTok to Share Short-Form Videos

Disney, TikTok to Share Short-Form Videos

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Aug 5 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
TikTok Videos Coming to Disney+ in Deal Between Companies

Creators on TikTok will get access to Disney photo and video assets if they opt-in to the program, with their videos living on both platforms.

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Aug 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • hollywoodreporter.com
Happy tears: Young Oakland man is surprised with a work van and tools for his new business

A 25-year-old man was overcome with tears of gratitude and joy when he was surprised with a gift of a lifetime: a fully equipped work van and a set of professional tools to help him with his burgeoning plumbing business.

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Aug 4 • 8:44 PM EDT • Business • ktvu.com
Ask the Doc Town Hall to spotlight Breastfeeding Awareness Month and women's health

Wake County Public Health is hosting a free Aug. 13 town hall at the Southeast Regional Library to provide expert guidance on breastfeeding, maternal wellness and women’s health during Breastfeeding Awareness Month.

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Aug 4 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • wake.gov
Holiday Cheer at the Firehouse Food Truck Series in Deerfield

The Firehouse Food Truck Series is getting into the holiday spirit.

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Aug 4 • 4:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • wktv.com
Daphne child exposed to meth residue on dollar bill found inside business, police say

After the child handled it, adults noticed a white powder on the child’s hands, police said.

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Aug 4 • 3:48 PM EDT • Business • fox10tv.com
Otsego County Fair Kicks Off

The Otsego County Fair has officially started, highlighting its agricultural roots.

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Aug 4 • 2:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • wktv.com
Rakestraw on his health and mindset

CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr. talks with media about his health and his day to day mindset for improving during camp.

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Aug 4 • 1:21 PM EDT • Health • detroitlions.com
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Rady Children’s Health Named Official Pediatric Healthcare Partner of San Diego FC and San Diego FC’s Right to Dream Academy

San Diego FC announced today a deeply integrated, multi-year partnership with Rady Children’s Health. Rooted in a shared commitment to youth wellness, the partnership brings together two trusted and local organizations focused on supporting the health, mental well-being, and joy of children across the San Diego region. “A club is

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Aug 4 • 1:03 PM EDT • Health • sandiegofc.com
MrBeast Sales Slow, Angel Stock Falls, MUBI and Neon Look for Hits, and Will an NBA Franchise Set a Sales Record?

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) You probably remember egg prices spiking a few years ago. This led to a lot of debate between the pro-market/pro-competition/antitrust/Neo-Brandesian crowd and the center/center-right/center-left/abundance/libertarian crowd over the cause, whether it was the avian flu outbreak or whether industry consolidation led to price fixing, using avian flu as a convenient cover. Basel Musharbash wrote a whole investigation at BIG looking at it. Well, two years later, we have our answer: it was price fixing. The Justice Department found proof, via emails, of price fixing. Indeed, just the threat of an investigation brought prices down two years ago: I bring this up because at least half a dozen of my favorite political writers and pundits, who were skeptical about price fixing at the time, haven’t written any mea culpas on this issue. It’s really dispiriting and makes it much, much harder to trust their work on other issues. If you take a hard stand on an issue, then you get it wrong, you need to explain how and why you got it wrong. Or update your priors. This is how epistemological bubbles are formed! All of which is to say, it’s time for another installment of “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong”. Last issue, I mostly focused on the “wrong” side of the equation, so today’s is a bit more balanced, but with one big mea culpa (though I still stand by my original concerns). Let’s dive right in! Subscribe CORRECTION: UFC Didn’t Release Subscriber Data (But Seems to Have Bragged About It Internally) In my analysis of the viewership of UFC Freedom 250, I wrote... “Paramount has also released datecdotes bragging about their subscriber numbers. Earlier this year, they claimed that the first UFC fight on Paramount+ brought in 1 million subscribers.” Well, that datecdote did not come from a PR rep, but from great reporting from James Faris at Business Insider. The actual quote was this: “Paramount’s flagship streaming service generated about a million new subscribers on the day of its first-ever UFC event, Paramount product chief Dane Glasgow told employees in a town hall on Tuesday morning, three staffers who attended the meeting told Business Insider.“ This wasn’t the biggest goof in the world; even Faris emphasized to me that this is more a “clarification” than a correction. Still, it sounds like, internally, the folks at Paramount were very happy about this result—and I’m guessing they were happy with this news getting out—even though the gains didn’t last through the quarter, dropping to 700K adds. RIGHT: MrBeast’s Struggles Continue... I’m very skeptical about MrBeast’s burgeoning media “empire” and, in particular, its $5 billion valuation, as I wrote earlier this year and last year. Sure enough, according to Business Insider, regarding its “booming” consumer products division_:_ “US sales volume grew 13% year-over-year in 2025, following a 33% leap the previous year, according to a presentation deck dated May 2026....A February 2025 investor deck viewed by Business Insider showed Feastables’ net revenue more than doubled in 2024 from 2023, to $215 million, and was forecast to grow 74% in 2025, to $375 million.” [Emphasis mine.] If you told investors that you projected 74% growth but delivered 13%,1 that’s not ideal. But it’s not just MrBeast. Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime had sales drop in half for their energy drinks. It’s one thing to build a successful entertainment company and an entirely different thing to succeed in the heavily-consolidated-but-also-very-competitive consumer packaged goods space! CPGs are dominated by a few firms with very wide moats compared to YouTube, which has few barriers to entry. These businesses require different skill sets and have completely different business environments. WRONG: Does the NBA Have an $8 Billion Bidder? Almost as soon as I published my article about the NBA’s finances, casting skepticism on NBA expansion, I saw this Front Office Sports headline: One group “claims to have already raised $8 billion” for the Vegas expansion team. I mean, wow. That’s just $2 billion less than what the Los Angeles Lakers were valued at when they were sold just last year. And they’re arguably the most popular team in the NBA. (Side note: the new owner is now under an investigation for fraud in how he went about financing the Lakers and the Dodgers purchases.) So much for the “dried up” language I used in that article. (This is why I usually stick to my “Entertainment Nuance Guy” tone in articles...) I went off old information—from April, when I read/heard about the NBA downplaying expansion efforts—instead of doing a quick double-check for new news. That said...if you read the article, the market for Seattle is “slow”, with just one reported bidder. So I wasn’t entirely off. This goof has annoyed me since I first published it, mainly because it undercut that article’s real point, which I stand by: NBA franchises are really overvalued right now. Now, I get why NBA teams are overvalued. When it comes to owning sports teams, it’s basically never wrong to assume that some rich person somewhere will care more about owning a team (or just being part of a group since they’re so expensive) than the actual financials. There are only so many teams to own, and opportunities to buy in preferred markets don’t come along very often. This explains why the teams sell for such high multiples (usually above a 10 to 12.5 revenue multiple, which is very high). You only need one person to overpay! Beyond the ultra-wealthy luxury good explanation, I worry NBA teams are becoming speculative assets. More and more private equity investors are buying into NBA teams. But the value, in owning a team, comes from selling it later, not any meaningful relationship to revenue or profit growth. In other words, the newer NBA owners are increasingly expecting someone later to buy their inflated asset. That’s not sound economics; that’s the “greater fool” theory at work.2 At some point, actually making money has to matter. Especially since revenue growth is now below the growth of the stock market. (And this matters because the NBA doesn’t have easy levers to pull to drastically lower their costs—half of their revenue has to go to players and then you actually have to run a team, including coaching, training, travel, media expenses, and more—or raise revenues aside from one-off expansions in America and overseas.) I just don’t see how investors make their money back buying NBA teams, except for selling at a higher price later on down the line. But if revenue/profit growth continues to slow, at some point, someone will be left holding the bag. RIGHT: Baseball and Basketball are about equally popular. Related to the above, I wanted to cite two quick pieces of evidence for one of my other theories: that the NBA and MLB are about as popular as each other, but the NBA gets much, much better media coverage. One YouGov survey has that fans prefer basketball to baseball by 52% to 48%, which I’m guessing is within the margin of error for that poll. That’s virtually even, meaning they’re about the same popularity. Over on NBC, a recent Red Sox-Yankees game averaged 4 million viewers, higher than Sunday Night Basketball’s average of 3.4 million on the same network. A Yankees-Dodgers game averaged 3.9 million two weeks ago. Not every game averages this much, but it shows you that baseball isn’t far off from basketball, depending on the matchup. Altogether, the NBA is just slightly more popular than baseball, but NBC is paying MLB a fraction of what they pay the NBA, a point I’ve made before. RIGHT: Angel, MUBI and Neon Updates... I’ve long been skeptical about many of Hollywood’s buzziest startups/smaller indie studios. It’s not that they don’t make great movies—films like Anora and Everything Everywhere All at Once are amazing—or that they’re not (rightfully) pushing the majors to make better films, but...they get a ton of hype, and that hype often doesn’t live up to the reality or difficulty in scaling up. Starting with MUBI, well, The Wall Street Journal wrote a feature on MUBI’s struggles last April, best summarized by the subheader “After Sequoia valued Mubi at $1 billion, a left-wing revolt sent the indie film company into a tailspin”. MUBI lost $7.3 million on $200 million in revenue in Q4 2025, but reportedly hit a record 1.7 million subscribers at the end of Q1. As for Neon, Department M purchased a “significant stake” in the company earlier this year. How much is that “stake” worth? According to Deadline, “No financial figures for the Neon-Department M deal were disclosed.” So...that’s not great! If it was a big valuation, we’d hear about. Also, I found this curious: “Both Neon and Department M already have separate partnerships with Qatar. The Qatar Film Committee has a slate deal in place with the former, and a biopic production pact with the latter.” Color me skeptical about much Middle Eastern investment dollars. See: LIV Golf. Finally, as for Angel (formerly Angel Studios), their stock very, very slightly popped last month after Young Washington ($20 million budget) which made $45 million in the US, but their stock is still way down from its opening. Smaller Updates RIGHT: The WGA should focus on antitrust concerns! I’ve been on this for years. Post-WGA/AMTPT deal in 2023, I wrote an article for the Ankler calling on the WGA to focus and organize against industry consolidation. Sure enough, the WGA filed a lawsuit against the Paramount-WBD merger, and people are organizing around this issue now. I wish this energy had coalesced earlier (specifically to lobby Washington much earlier), but better late than never! WRONG: Actually, the chip shortage might be due to market manipulation. In my last “Long Reads for the Long Summer” article, I shared an article about how LLMs are causing memory chip prices to spike, which will make all electronics more expensive. Well, turns out, three RAM manufacturers control 90% of the market, and now a private lawsuit accuses them of price-fixing. So yeah. WRONG/UPDATE: The Odyssey will hold! Two weeks ago, I wrote, “As of this moment, we haven’t had a super-blockbuster, though The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday could all cross the $500 million mark. (At this point, The Odyssey would need a very strong hold to get there.)” Well, it’s safe to say it’s going to have that hold! It only dropped 30% in weekend two and IMAX screenings are sold out all month. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is also off to a great start. RIGHT: People are rushing to get shows out yearly. I’ve long been bullish on yearly, weekly-released shows, and Leslie Goldberg at The Ankler wrote about how many people in town are now listening. WRONG: Mark Carney reverses Canada’s stance on homegrown production. After writing about Canada installing domestic production quotas, Canada has backed off. WRONG: I don’t trust Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s online “views”. When I originally wrote about the latest Spider-Man film’s record-breaking trailer, I thought this was just YouTube views, but after watching this Corridor Crew video and doing more research, well, it’s all social views of the trailer globally. Really? That stat includes TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts views. Basically, I don’t trust it anymore. (This film will probably set record, but I trust the pre-sales data more.) RIGHT: Celebrity Production companies are still struggling. I’ve written about this for years, but the company that I didn’t track was Kevin Hart’s HartBeat, which was valued at $650 million but is struggling now and might just end soon, especially after Kevin Hart pulled his endorsement deals. And Bad Robot is moving to NYC. CORRECTION: SpongeBob is a “second run” title. In my 2025 recap article, I had _SpongeBob SquarePants_labelled as a “library” title, when it is still a “second run” show, with new episodes still coming out on Nickelodeon. CORRECTION: In my last “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong” update, I offered a correction from Doug Creutz and misspelled TD Cowen. Thanks, Grammarly! 1 Though he could have increased prices to make up for the gap, he couldn’t have increased them that much. 2 There’s a theory, which I think that Daryl Morey created and Bill Simmons popularized, that, to be successful building your team, you only need a handful of bad GMs in the league to take advantage of. To be clear, Daryl Morey’s theory was also for signing bad contracts, that you could always get out of bad contracts. Basically, there’s always someone who will make a bad trade. It’s not the same exact thing, but similar enough to the Greater Fool Theory that I really like it.

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Aug 4 • 11:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
Tom Garfinkel Steps Away After Transformational 13-Year Tenure as President and CEO of Miami Dolphins

Garfinkel steps away from day-to-day responsibilities as Miami Dolphins President and CEO, will remain as Vice Chairman and partner in the Miami Grand Prix; Daniel Sillman named CEO of Ross Sports & Entertainment.

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Aug 4 • 11:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • miamidolphins.com
Tom Garfinkel Steps Away After Transformational 13-Year Tenure as President and CEO of Miami Dolphins

Garfinkel steps away from day-to-day responsibilities as Miami Dolphins President and CEO, will remain as Vice Chairman and partner in the Miami Grand Prix; Daniel Sillman named CEO of Ross Sports & Entertainment.

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Ravens Outfit Local Youth Football Programs Through Sports Grant

Team to host Youth Football Day on Aug. 5 at training camp practice. Approximately 2,500 participants from 24 youth and high school programs to receive new equipment and apparel.

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Aug 4 • 9:30 AM EDT • Sports • baltimoreravens.com
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Are AI scribes medical devices? UK regulator weighs in.

In this edition of STAT Health Tech: UK regulator on AI scribes, CMS eliminates key payment pathways for 'breakthrough' devices, and more.

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Aug 4 • 9:23 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Big Questions and Breakthrough Science: Top Takeaways from the 2025–26 Watson Lecture Season at Caltech

Daily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena Now

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Aug 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • pasadenanow.com
Freezing fire: UT San Antonio scientists discover breakthrough for green energy

A novel approach borrowed from metallurgy breaks down ceramics into powerful clean-energy building blocks.

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Aug 4 • 3:00 AM EDT • Science • news.utsa.edu
Former progressive Squad member Cori Bush attempts political comeback against Missouri US Rep. Bell

Former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush is attempting a political comeback in a Missouri Democratic primary.

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Aug 4 • 12:02 AM EDT • Politics • newsday.com
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Apartment complex on 606 trail sold for $42M

A new firm led by former LG Development Group executives bought an apartment complex on the 606 trail in Bucktown from their former employer for $41.5 million.

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Aug 3 • 2:24 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Eagles announce official partnership with online marketplace & sports card grading platform Arena Club

Partnership kicks off with sweepstakes that will award one grand-prize winner with an Eagles gameday experience, a tour of the Jefferson Health Training Complex, and more.

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Aug 3 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • philadelphiaeagles.com
Emerald Cocktail Kitchen to close until at least spring 2027, owners cite health, burnout

Emerald Cocktail Kitchen will be closed until at least Spring 2027, the business announced on Monday.

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Aug 3 • 12:04 PM EDT • Health • cnycentral.com
Lucky Strike brings Bowling Forever to a Times Square billboard

Lane reservations and events booked Aug. 3–9 receive 20% off for visits through Aug. 31; more than 300,000 bowlers participate in leagues, with fall programs upcoming.

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Aug 3 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
Amgen says patient health data, IP stolen in cybersecurity breach

Hackers recently accessed Amgen’s cloud environment, stealing sensitive patient health information and proprietary company data, the company disclosed in a securities filing on Friday. | Hackers recently accessed Amgen’s cloud environment, stealing sensitive patient health information and proprietary company data, the company disclosed in a securities filing on Friday.

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Aug 3 • 11:05 AM EDT • Health • fiercepharma.com
Ipswich Town want Laurienté, Sassuolo set €30m asking price

Sassuolo winger Armand Laurienté has received an approach from Ipswich Town, claim Sportitalia, after Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor interest.The 27-year-old has been linked with an exit for se...

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Hades, King Herod and the Politics of Theater. A Starry August. Stageworthy News of the Week.

The producers of “Hadestown” on Broadway rescinded the casting of Geno Segers as Hades, after OnStageBlog reposted Segers’ (now deleted) videos on social media that belittled transgender people. Th…

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Spider-Man's Media-Reported $927M Global Opening Powers AMC Weekend

The weekend's food-and-beverage record topped Avengers: Endgame's 2019 mark; IMAX 70mm engagements of The Odyssey extend into September.

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Aug 3 • 7:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
Athens library to reopen with regular business hours after flooding

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Aug 3 • 7:04 AM EDT • Business • news10.com
Black Mtn introducing new food and beverage entertainment zone at 49th annual Sourwood Festival

News, weather, sports for Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, and Pickens, SC and Asheville, Hendersonville, NC on channel 7

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Aug 3 • 6:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • wspa.com
Massive leak reveals Lenovo Googlebook 15 ahead of launch

A massive leak reveals press renders of the Lenovo Googlebook 15, showcasing a dedicated Gemini key and an Android desktop interface.

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Aug 3 • 5:41 AM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
Aperol Can Tap Into Beer Market at Sports and Music Events, Campari CEO Says

EXCLUSIVE: Aperitif maker Davide Campari-Milano believes Aperol Spritz, a cocktail that mixes the crimson bitters with sparkling wine and soda, can replace beer as the go-to drink for some concertgoers and sports fans.

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Aug 3 • 2:21 AM EDT • Sports • wsj.com
How mental health is addressed in the U.S. healthcare system

As of March 2023, more than 160 million Americans are reported to live in areas with mental health professional shortages. This is a concerning issue, as mental health struggles are on the rise worldwide.

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Aug 3 • 12:05 AM EDT • Health • healthcaretoday.com
Phillies vs Orioles Highlights ⚾️ MLB on FOX

Watch the best highlights between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Baltimore Orioles.

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Aug 2 • 6:55 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Downtown Rochester business owner calls on city to step up and fix sidewalk

A Third Street shop owner is calling on the city to repair uneven pavement near Mayo Clinic after repeated attempts to get a response from local officials were unsuccessful.

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'Ultimately, it starts with football': President Damani Leech on how on-field success helps drive business

President Damani Leech talks with lead writer Aric DiLalla about the new Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit, the impact on football success on business and more.

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Business to permanently close following fatal Mathews County crash

Hampton Roads Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina News, Weather, Traffic and Sports.

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Aug 2 • 12:50 PM EDT • Business • wavy.com
Stuttgart reject Beşiktaş offer for defensive leader Jeff Chabot (28)

Kicker reports that VfB Stuttgart have rejected a Beşiktaş offer for defensive leader Jeff Chabot. The German magazine reports that the Istanbul-based club were prepared to pay just under €10m for...

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Aug 2 • 6:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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KTM making plans to drop Maverick Vinales with immediate effect

KTM is considering dispensing with Maverick Vinales as early as next weekend’s British Grand Prix, with Pol Espargaro on stand-by to replace him

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Aug 2 • 6:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'The apparent chaos of the Anthropocene is turbocharging evolution itself': Plants are finding ways to survive and thrive in the climate crisis

In this excerpt from "Despite it All," author Fred Pearce explores the ways plants are adapting and evolving in the face of climate change — and how we need to recognize this reality and foster its potential boost to biodiversity, rather than holding steadfast to our notions of what types of nature should and shouldn't be allowed to thrive.

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Aug 2 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Focus: Life after Orban: Hungary Inc digs in as new political era takes hold

Hungarian firms and business magnates who leveraged ties to Viktor Orban to build sprawling ​empires are pivoting to smaller projects as a new ruling party moves to stamp out alleged cronyism.

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Aug 2 • 2:03 AM EDT • Politics • reuters.com
FILE PHOTO: Viktor Orban

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address supporters after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026.

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Scientists Discover New Dinosaur Species In Zimbabwe, Shed Light On Early Evolution

The newly identified species, Musango matusadonaensis, lived in what is now northern Zimbabwe during the Late Triassic period.

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Aug 2 • 1:14 AM EDT • Science • ndtv.com
Recap: Ten-man Sporting KC falls 2-0 to Houston Dynamo

A short-handed Sporting Kansas City (4-12-2, 14 pts.) fell to a 2-0 defeat against the Houston Dynamo (9-6-2, 29 pts.) at Sporting Park on Saturday night. Lasse Berg Johnsen was shown a red card just before halftime before the Dynamo grabbed a pair of goals in the second half to

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Aug 1 • 11:58 PM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com
Jewish Tulsa, Tulsa Health Department host free seminar on vaccine hesitancy

Jewish Tulsa, Tulsa Health Department host free seminar on vaccine hesitancy.

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Aug 1 • 5:55 PM EDT • Health • ktul.com
Houston's Barbecue Inn to serve its final meals after nearly 80 years in business

Since the announcement, lines have formed outside the restaurant. ABC13 crews at the scene saw a line wrapped around the building on Saturday morning.

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Aug 1 • 12:54 PM EDT • Business • abc13.com
Disappointed by your skimpy pay raise? Blame your healthcare benefits.

It’s been two decades since companies’ health-benefit costs have climbed this fast.

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Aug 1 • 9:30 AM EDT • Health • marketwatch.com
Player status report, presented by Orlando Health: Orlando City SC at Red Bull New York

Here is the Player Status Report, presented by Orlando Health, for Saturday's away match at Red Bull New York

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Gemini will create mobile & desktop apps in the future as AI Studio for Android, iOS is canceled

At I/O 2026, Google teased an AI Studio app for Android and iOS. This mobile application has been canceled...

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Jul 31 • 7:39 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Sentara Health, Anthem dispute reimbursement rates

Hampton Roads Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina News, Weather, Traffic and Sports.

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Jul 31 • 7:24 PM EDT • Health • wavy.com
Small business owners reunite for a second chance as The Collective Boutiques opens on Barnes Road

Vendors are moving back into the former Painted Tree boutique’s location on Barned Road this week, as a new company named The Collective Boutiques prepares to open its doors.

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Jul 31 • 7:22 PM EDT • Business • kktv.com
Player Availability Report: #SKCvHOU

Player Availability Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest status updates around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by Saint Luke’s. All details listed are from the league’s official Player Status Report that is submitted the day prior to the match. Sporting Kansas City returns home this

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Jul 31 • 5:32 PM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com
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Back-to-school costs spur Abilene business to offer free supplies at Kulture Con

KTXS ABC Abilene and KTXE ABC San Angelo offer local and national news reporting, sports, and weather forecasts to viewers in central Texas, including Sweetwater, Winters, Ballinger, Cisco, Colorado City, Big Spring, and Grape Creek, Texas.

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Jul 31 • 4:17 PM EDT • Business • ktxs.com
Annual Polish Festival in New York Mills

The annual Sacred Heart-St. Mary Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church Polish Festival is getting ready to welcome visitors.

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Jul 31 • 12:42 PM EDT • Entertainment • wktv.com
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India's SEBI imposes penalty of 14.8 million rupees on Zee Entertainment

India's markets regulator Securities ​and Exchange Board ‌of India (SEBI) said on Friday ​it imposed ​a penalty of 14.8 ⁠million rupees ($155,168.80) ​on Zee Entertainment ​and its chief executive and chairman ​emeritus.

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Jul 31 • 12:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • reuters.com
Sailing on inflated ticket prices: Entertainment expert on 'The Odyssey' & other box office hits

Entertainment Expert Rick Bentley is here to give us a breakdown why the big box office numbers are reflecting higher ticket prices and not more people coming back to the movies. Bentley explains that economic hardships are likely making going to the movies something people choose to skip out on. 17 News at Sunrise

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Jul 31 • 12:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • kget.com
COVID’s political fallout still haunts both Democrats and Republicans

Unbiased Politics News

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Jul 31 • 11:48 AM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
Graphics Cards Could Get Even More Expensive, and It’s Not Just Nvidia

At this point, PC gaming is becoming a pure luxury.

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Jul 31 • 10:55 AM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Reddit is testing a new way to watch — and listen to — its viral posts

Reddit is developing a new video experience that lets users watch — or simply listen to — its most popular posts, taking inspiration from the viral TikTok videos that pair Reddit stories with gameplay or other footage. CEO Steve Huffman said the feature is already in the works and could begin testing later this year.

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Jul 31 • 10:49 AM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
Video: Opinion | A Doctor Weighs In on the Health Tracking Craze

If a fitness enthusiast like Joe Rogan wants to scan his body ad nauseam to track his wellness, that’s fine, says Dr. Rachael Bedard on “The Opinions.” But using those scans to look for medical abnormalities can lead to costly, potentially harmful follow-up tests.

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Jul 31 • 9:23 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Player availability report, presented by Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute: Orlando Pride at North Carolina Courage

Here is this week's player availability report, presented by Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, for Friday's away match at North Carolina Courage

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Jul 31 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • orlandocitysc.com
Giants Now: CBS Sports' top 100 players in NFL history

The news of the day for Giants fans on Friday, July 31, 2026.

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Jul 31 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • giants.com
New report highlights health of the UK's plankton communities

Researchers from the University of Plymouth have led the production of a new report highlighting the impact of climate change on marine plankton and pelagic habitats in U.K. waters. Published by the Marine ...

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Jul 30 • 10:40 PM EDT • Health • phys.org
Gemini Spark can now use Chrome to auto browse, AI Pro access goes international

Gemini Spark is getting two big updates today, starting with Chrome auto browse integration on desktop. Additionally...

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Jul 30 • 4:29 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Tanor Bortolini and Charvarius Ward Sr. on team's health, near-retirement decision | 2026 Training camp media availability

Center Tanor Bortolini breaks down how Daniel Jones' return from injury helps the offensive line and the communication the group has with the quarterback. Then, cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr., joined by a special guest, discusses how he was 85% sure he wa

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Jul 30 • 2:08 PM EDT • Health • colts.com
Water Safari Celebrates 70th Anniversary Aug. 7

Water Safari is marking its 70th anniversary with a one-day birthday celebration featuring giveaways, treats and special events for guests of all ages.

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Jul 30 • 1:21 PM EDT • Entertainment • wktv.com
PoetsLife Entertainment Interview

Acadiana's Local News Leader -- bringing Lafayette the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment

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Jul 30 • 1:02 PM EDT • Entertainment • klfy.com
West Virginia rolls out new AI and digital science framework for schools

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – Hundreds of educators from across West Virginia gathered Wednesday at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center as the state rolled out a new artificial intelli…

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Late for Work: Sports Physical Therapist Doctor Offers Encouraging Outlook for Nnamdi Madubuike

Ravens players who have a lot at stake entering training camp. Vega Ioane and Ryan Eckley make a preseason All-Rookie Team. The Browns are ‘strongly considering’ signing former Raven Jadeveon Clowney.

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