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Yankees and Red Sox meet in playoffs again

The Yankees and Red Sox are set to square off in a Wild Card Series, marking their seventh postseason meeting.

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Sep 29 • 11:01 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
Prediction Markets Are Crucial Knowledge-Givers To Small Business

Knowledge is wealth. Prediction markets enable the voluminous creation of knowledge.

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Sep 29 • 11:00 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Gusto Small Business Jobs and Pay Report: Small Businesses Add 28,000 Jobs in September, Marking Eighth Straight Month of Growth

/PRNewswire/ -- America's small businesses added an estimated 28,000 net new jobs in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest Gusto...

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Sep 29 • 11:00 AM EDT • Business • prnewswire.com
Belmont’s Mini Market Makers get down to business

Already a seasoned entrepreneur at age 10, Merri Suzuki’s daughter Emi is eager to bring her slime business, Gummy Drops, back to the Belmont Farmers’ Market on Oct. 1, for the second-annual Mini Market Makers (MMM) Day. Suzuki, the food assistance manager at the Belmont Farmers’ Market, said that 10 kid vendors (including her daughter) ages 8 through 12, will be selling their goods for the second year in a row as part of MMM. The goal of the program “is to help children learn what it’s like to be in business. They’ll develop an idea, decide what to charge,

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Sep 29 • 10:57 AM EDT • Business • belmontvoice.org
Business Council of Douglas County announces business spotlight and lifetime achievement awards

STATELINE, Nev. – The Business Council of Douglas County honored businesses and people that have made a positive mark on Douglas County with the Business Spotlight Awards and the Lifetime Achievement Awards at its 34th...

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Sep 29 • 9:45 AM EDT • Business • tahoedailytribune.com
Kustom Entertainment, Inc. Announces Reverse Stock Split

Olathe, KS, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kustom Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: KUST) (the “Company”), a leader in live event production and ticketing technology, today announced a 1-for-10 reverse split (the "Reverse Stock Split") of the Company’s common stock (the "Common Stock") and proportional reduction of the number of shares of Common Stock authorized (the “Capital Stock Reduction”). The Company anticipates that the Common Stock will begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”

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Sep 29 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Mark Rober’s mission to support science classrooms

Former NASA engineer and YouTube creator Mark Rober shares how Class CrunchLabs delivers free, hands-on physics and engineering lessons designed to help educators engage students.

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Sep 29 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • blog.youtube
Biggest Questions For Every MLB Wild-Card Series

The 2026 MLB postseason is here , and the path to the World Series is loaded with familiar contenders, unexpected arrivals, and a few teams carrying serious momentum into October. From the White Sox completing a remarkable turnaround to the Brewers chasing the first championship in franchise history, there is no shortage of intrigue .…

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Sep 29 • 8:59 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘Live’ Fans Send Support to Mark Consuelos After His Health Update

Mark Consuelos underwent foot surgery in late September, and he surprised fans by returning to 'Live With Kelly and Mark' a few days later. See how fans supported him.

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Sep 29 • 8:21 AM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Meta expands Muse AI agent to small business market

Meta expands Muse AI agent to small business market

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Sep 29 • 8:18 AM EDT • Business • investing.com
What’s In Anthropic’s I.P.O. Filing

The artificial intelligence giant reportedly believes that it’s on track for a record-breaking stock market listing, according to a prospectus seen by Reuters.

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Sep 29 • 7:58 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Aramark Sports + Entertainment Turns up the Heat for the 2026-27 Arena Season With Locally Inspired, Personalized Fan Experiences

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 29, 2026--

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Sep 29 • 7:32 AM EDT • Entertainment • newspressnow.com
Smart ring maker Oura postpones public listing due to 'uncertainty in the IPO market'

The digital health IPO window may be closing, at least for now. | Smart ring maker and health tracking company Oura is postponing its previously announced initial public offering on Nasdaq due to "uncertainty in the IPO market," the company announced Tuesday morning.

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Sep 29 • 7:30 AM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
The Beclowning of Scott Bessent

One iron law of current politics is that nobody who associates themselves with Donald Trump emerges with a shred of credibility. For some, that’s not a big loss — it’s not as if anyone respected Pete Hegseth even before he decided that the key to military success in an age of drones and AI was more testosterone. For others, however, the costs are real. I’m old enough to remember when Marco Rubio was widely considered a reasonable, thoughtful politician. Right now, however, my candidate for the biggest loser is Scott Bessent, the Secretary of the Treasury. Bessent started out with significant reputation to lose: When Trump selected him, this was the headline in the Financial Times: Jason Furman, Barack Obama’s chief economist, described him as a “credible Treasury secretary who has a real understanding of the global economy”. But Bessent has now transformed himself into the Baghdad Bob of bonds. Three weeks ago, after intervening (for reasons that remain somewhat unclear) to support the Japanese yen, Bessent boasted about his ability to move markets and dared investors to bet against his, declaring “I am the house now.” He then tried to push long-term interest rates down, buying 30-year U.S. Treasuries in a move some have compared to paying down part of your mortgage by running up your credit card balance. Here’s how that’s going so far: To get some perspective on how high interest rates have gone, here’s a longer-term perspective: We haven’t seen interest rates this high since the fading days of the dotcom bubble. Why are interest rates hitting new records? The backdrop, as I argued in last Sunday’s primer, is the huge AI-driven investment boom; more on that next week. But the immediate cause of the latest interest rate spike was Trump’s rejection of an Iranian proposal to end the war. This rejection sent crude oil prices, which for a while had fallen considerably, shooting back up: It’s notable, by the way, that oil prices remain high even though a significant amount of oil is now being shuttled through the Strait of Hormuz by night, on smaller vessels. That’s an interesting story, which has a lot to do with the fact that oil from the Hormuz shuttle runs must be transferred to larger vessels before being shipped to markets in Europe and Asia; around 15 percent of the world’s large crude carriers are now parked off the coast of Oman, waiting to be tanked up. This is creating a shipping crunch: But that’s a topic for another day. For now, the point is that with oil still high and refined products, especially diesel, still close to record levels, inflation will remain elevated. And this in turn means that the Federal Reserve will keep short-term interest rates high, an expectation that is feeding into longer-term rates. Hence Bessent’s bond-market humiliation. The truth is that Bessent might not have been able to get interest rates down even in the best of circumstances. But he certainly won’t get anywhere as long as Trump keeps believing that he can somehow convert his Iran debacle into a triumphant victory. And Trump will keep believing that as long as he is surrounded by sycophants who tell him what he wants to hear. Sycophants like, for example, Scott Bessent, who is predicting the imminent collapse of the Iranian economy, possibly within two weeks. Bessent is right to say that the embargo on Iranian oil exports is placing the country under great economic strain. But his implicit prediction that this will quickly produce a deal that Trump can call victory looks no more plausible than his boasts about the bond market. The big question now is, why would anyone with a reputation to lose work for Donald Trump? As the beclowning of Bessent shows, joining the Trump team won’t just damage your reputation; it will utterly destroy it.

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Sep 29 • 7:10 AM EDT • Politics • paulkrugman.substack.com
From a martini bar to a spot from a consulting chef on ‘The Bear,’ here are 6 new Chicago restaurants

Also in the mix: A Queens-born soup dumpling spot and a market with a sprawling, European-like square for sipping spritzes.

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Sep 29 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Chip and a chair: How American sports learned to monetize hope

The postseason across most sports has become a market for mediocrity.

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Sep 29 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Meta launches Muse for Small Business as Zuckerberg pushes beyond consumer AI market

Following the success of its Muse personal AI agent, Meta is introducing a specialized version for small businesses.

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Sep 29 • 5:30 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
The Senate passes the Protect College Sports Act

The U.S. Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act Monday night, marking the most significant milestone to date in the attempt to legislate reform in college athletics.

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Sep 29 • 4:46 AM EDT • Sports • npr.org
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Liverpool Midfielder given ultimatum amid contract standoff

Julian Ward is taking over as Liverpool’s sporting director in the middle of an important transition period. The last 18 months have seen the Reds be very active in the transfer market, meaning lot...

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Sep 29 • 4:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) Reaches New 1-Year High

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) Hits New 52-Week High - Here's What Happened

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Sep 29 • 3:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
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Analysis-Euro’s dollar resilience faces energy price, political risk tests

By Sophie Kiderlin and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The fortunes of the euro, trading not far off its lowest levels of the year against the dollar, are in the grip of a global energy shock and growing political risk in Europe. The euro...

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Sep 29 • 1:02 AM EDT • Politics • wtvbam.com
Bucket List Provides an Experiential Introduction into a World of Electronic Musical Entertainment

Bucket List, an experimental music band conceived at Stanford University, performed in Ring Family Performing Arts Hall a little over a week ago. The band consists of Mark Applebaum on keyboard and guitar, Andy Meyerson on percussion, and Travis Andrews on guitar. All members perform vocals. Their performance was titled “Achievement: Presented by the Achievement […]

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Sep 28 • 11:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • wesleyanargus.com
Reality Check: Marshall returns attack ad towards Taylor

Tuesday marks five weeks until Election Day in Reno's mayoral race between Kate Marshall and Kathleen Taylor. Taylor's campaign previously ran attack ads against Marshall, who has now responded with

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Sep 28 • 11:21 PM EDT • Politics • 2news.com
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Two new The Last of Us projects in “very early stages” at Naughty Dog

Two new projects set in the world of The Last of Us are in the “very early stages” at Naughty Dog, studio head Neil Druckmann said in a note marking the end of The Last of Us Day 2026.

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Sep 28 • 8:22 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Glenville State cuts ribbon on new College of Business

Glenville State University marked the creation of its College of Business with a ribbon cutting Wednesday. In recent years the university has added an MBA and moved two business degrees online.

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Sep 28 • 8:21 PM EDT • Business • mybuckhannon.com
After court ruling, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to hold Kalshi accountable for operating illegally

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is promising to hold prediction market platform Kalshi accountable for skirting state gambling regulations for years after a federal court ruling.

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Sep 28 • 8:01 PM EDT • Politics • news5cleveland.com
Kamin Science Center kicks off 35th Anniversary with an addition

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s most visited museum — the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center — is marking its 35th anniversary with an addition to one of its most beloved experiences. The Miniature Railroad and Village has reopened with an exact replica of the Andrew Bayne Memorial Library in Bellevue, Pa., continuing a tradition […]

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Sep 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • weirtondailytimes.com
Kamin Science Center kicks off 35th Anniversary with an addition

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s most visited museum — the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center — is marking its 35th anniversary with an addition to one of its most beloved experiences. The Miniature Railroad and Village has reopened with an exact replica of the Andrew Bayne Memorial Library in Bellevue, Pa., continuing a tradition […]

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Sep 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • heraldstaronline.com
New York, Polymarket clash over who gets to regulate prediction markets

A legal fight between New York and prediction market Polymarket is raising a larger question over the rapidly growing industry.

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Sep 28 • 7:51 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market

One observer called the move a "disaster for people’s health, the planet, and even U.S. automakers.”

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Sep 28 • 7:21 PM EDT • Health • insideclimatenews.org
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) CFO Acquires 4,000 Shares of Company Stock

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY - Get Free Report) CFO Cory Hatton purchased 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $6.50 per share, for a total transaction of $26,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer owned 104,475 shares of the company's stock, valued at $679,087.50. This trade represents a 3.98% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

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Sep 28 • 7:08 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
Should Mark Kotsay Return in 2027? A's Players Weigh In

Mark Kotsay has received no assurances that he'll be back in 2027 with a new GM hire on the way. His players are clear about what they want to happen.

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Sep 28 • 6:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PAHO marks 50 years of strengthening health emergency preparedness and response in the Americas

Washington, D.C., 28 September 2026 (PAHO) – When two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela in June 2026, health authorities and emergency responders faced an enormous test. Within hours, regional emergency coordination mechanisms were activated to support the national and international response. Almost immediately after, health facilities were being assessed, medical supplies were mobilized, and highly trained and self-sufficient Emergency Medical Teams from across the Region were ready to deploy.

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Sep 28 • 6:13 PM EDT • Health • paho.org
Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Call Options on AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC)

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC - Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock investors acquired 161,950 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 50% compared to the average daily volume of 107,856 call options.

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Sep 28 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
Ranking Member Markey: SBA Administrator Loeffler, Trump Administration are Refusing to Answer to America’s 36+ Million Small Businesses and Workers, Leaving Main Street Behind

Loeffler canceled her scheduled Sept. 30 appearance before the Senate Small Business Committee, has not appeared before SBC in more than a year (Washington, September 28) – Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler canceled her scheduled Wednesday appearance before the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Administrator Loeffler has not appeared before the committee in more than a year and has consistently refused to provide substantial answers to committee members in person, in writing, or via requested briefings. In June, Ranking Member Markey led every Democratic member of the committee in calling on Administrator Loeffler to appear before the committee to answer for the Trump administration’s cruel attacks on American small businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers. The Democratic lawmakers still have not received a response from Administrator Loeffler. “It is unacceptable that Administrator Loeffler chose to cancel her appearance before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. The Trump administration is once again ignoring the more than 36 million American small businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers who drive our economy and enrich our communities by refusing to answer questions about this administration’s reckless economic policies. It has been more than a year since Administrator Loeffler has appeared before our committee and answered questions from both Democrats and Republicans. Since then, the Trump administration’s attacks on Main Street have only worsened. “Small businesses are facing record high gas and diesel prices, skyrocketing healthcare costs, and never-ending uncertainty from Trump’s trade war with the world. Trump has terrorized Main Streets across the country with violent ICE raids, destroying families, communities, and local economies. Meanwhile, Administrator Loeffler and the Trump SBA have been in a Witness Protection Program, ignoring the Pain on Main Street that they have created. They have chosen to make drastic cuts to SBA funding and essential, bipartisan programs, including the closure of the SBA office in Springfield and removal of the SBA office from Boston; directly attacked immigrant small business owners and destroyed the promise of the American Dream; and proposed shortsighted small business size rules that would benefit billion-dollar businesses over actual small businesses. “It’s clear that Administrator Loeffler, President Trump, and their CEO billionaire buddies want to turn the Small Business Administration into the Big Business Administration, tear down our economy, and abandon Main Street. If that is indeed this administration’s goal, Administrator Loeffler must answer to the millions of small businesses, workers, and families in Massachusetts and across the country that this administration is leaving behind.” ###

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Sep 28 • 5:57 PM EDT • Business • sbc.senate.gov
Economy is healthy and that is transcending AI spend, says Janus Henderson's Michael Contopoulos

Michael Contopoulos, Janus Henderson head of multi-asset macro investment, joins 'Fast Money' to talk the state of the markets and the health of the U.S. economy.

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Sep 28 • 5:34 PM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
Former Ukrop’s CEO Jim Ukrop dies at 89

Jim Ukrop, former Ukrop’s Super Markets CEO and Chairman, dies at 89 after decades of business and civic leadership in Richmond, Virginia.

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Sep 28 • 5:32 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
This Futuristic Body Scan Mapped 1,596 Skin Markings and Tested My Heart and Blood in an Hour. Was It Worth It?

I did the new $499 Neko scan and have thoughts.

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Sep 28 • 5:26 PM EDT • Health • menshealth.com
Highmark Foundation and Buffalo Bills Foundation Unveil “Victory Table” to Expand Access to Healthy Food and Wellness Resources Across Western New York

New mobile initiative will bring free healthy meals, nutrition education and community health support directly to neighborhoods in nee

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Sep 28 • 5:24 PM EDT • Health • buffalobills.com
NAVANEETHAKRISHNAN: You do not know women’s sports

When female autonomy is still marketed through male desire, is it really empowerment or just the same gaze repackaged?

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Sep 28 • 5:01 PM EDT • Sports • vanderbilthustler.com
Northwestern’s New Era Gets a Major Endorsement From David Braun

David Braun knows Friday night will mark more than just Northwestern’s first matchup with Penn State at the new Ryan Field. Before the Wildcats take the field, their head coach made a bold declaration about the new home of Northwestern football.

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Sep 28 • 4:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bobby Kotick’s lawyers sent me a bad email (and later apologized)

The message I had received was unsettling—for a moment. Then it was just really confusing. Back on January 20 of this year, at 5:15pm ET, I received an email with the subject line “Legal Correspondence re Bobby Kotick.” It was from the law firm Clare Locke, a firm I’d heard had been emailing reporters in recent years about their coverage of Kotick, the former, longtime CEO of Activision Blizzard. The letter was threatening. A lawyer from the firm introduced themselves as “defamation counsel to Bobby Kotick.” They issued a “demand” that I “correct” a Game File article I’d published a week prior. The article that had irked them had been a scoop of sorts. I’d written about a a 2022 lawsuit brought by a Swedish pension fund, AP7, over Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. The suit wasn’t news, but I was first to review and report about Kotick’s extensive pushback to the fund’s claims. The pension fund’s core contention was that the sale had been rushed by Kotick to avoid the consequences of sexual misconduct scandals swirling around the company in 2021. (He’d not been accused of misconduct himself in those suits, to be clear.) As I wrote at the time, Kotick had denied the allegations of the rushed sale. Beyond that, Kotick used a December 2025 reply to the Swedish fund’s lawsuit to assign blame for those workplace scandals, the bad press and even for the AP7 lawsuit. I’d found Kotick’s arguments novel and newsworthy. Across nearly 3,000 words, I explained Kotick’s take: that a Swedish gaming company was behind the Swedish fund’s lawsuit (the Embracer group; they denied it); that the Microsoft-Activision deal was not rushed and was secured at what Kotick felt history had proven to be an optimal price for shareholders; that he believed a conspiracy of people at unions government agencies, PR firms and the media had spun up claims of widespread workplace misconduct at Activision Blizzard in 2021. The article gave context for all of this, letting readers assess the claims and weigh their credibility. As I’d later write to Kotick’s lawyers: I would be surprised if you could point to any news article about Bobby Kotick in the last five years that has spent more of its wordcount articulating his point of view. He is welcome to do an interview with Game File any time. Nonetheless, there they were in my inbox that Tuesday evening: Clare Locke, the law firm that secured a $787.5 million settlement from Fox News over false statements about voting machines. They were emailing me, threatening that failure to comply with their demand could support a claim of “actual malice,” a legal standard for libel. Unless… Unless, they said, I added a key paragraph to my article. This was a paragraph that I already knew Kotick’s lawyers had been emailing reporters about for at least a year, and it was a paragraph that was already in my article. The paragraph they wanted is from a 2023 settlement that California’s Civil Rights Department struck with Activision Blizzard. The settlement had closed a two-year-old lawsuit over alleged sexual discrimination at the game maker. The paragraph basically said that claims of systemic or widespread sexual harassment—or of execs like Kotick tolerating such behavior—had never been proven. I’d already seen proof that Kotick’s lawyers had pushed for the settlement’s language to be added to reports about 2021 sexual discrimination and misconduct lawsuits brought against Activision Blizzard by California and, separately, by the U.S. federal government (both suits were since settled). I knew that Kotick and his lawyers felt that the California settlement language should be mentioned in the same breath as references to an article he hated and denied, a November 2021 Wall Street Journal article claiming Kotick knew “for years” of sexual misconduct at Activision Blizzard. So, in the Game File article that Clare Locke emailed me about, in the interest of ensuring I was being fair and balanced regarding the person I was covering, I had already included the following excerpt from the California settlement [emphasis added in bold]: (Kotick has repeatedly pushed back against that November article in the Wall Street Journal, citing among other things, language from a court-approved consent decree as part of Activision’s 2023 $54 million settlement over the California suit. It states: “no court or any independent investigation has substantiated any allegations that: there has been systemic or widespread sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard [or] that Activision Blizzard senior executives ignored, condoned, or tolerated a culture of systemic harassment, retaliation, or discrimination.”) On the evening of January 20, I was incredulous. How do you write a four page legal threat about a week-old article and miss this? While scrambling to also make my kids dinner, I wrote a lengthy reply to Clare Locke’s lawyers, basically asking them to cool it with the threats and to start making sense. In part, I wrote: I hope you can understand why I am having trouble understanding what you’re asking for, when the statement you’re demanding to see in Game File’s article already appears in Game File’s article. Actual malice, as you know, refers to a reckless disregard for the truth. I’m not sure what your argument is when my article already states your client’s position. Here is where I should remind you, the reader, that I am an independent journalist. I publish on Substack, and have availed myself of the Substack Defender program that provides writers on the platform with legal support. But I’m no Wall Street Journal or New York Times, nor even IGN or GameSpot when it comes to such things as, well, having a legal department. There are more fun things for me to do as an independent journalist than writing back to a powerful law firm representing a very rich person. On the evening of January 20th, I was just trying to cook some pasta, broccoli and chicken nuggets for hungry twins. Nevertheless, I wrote back to them. Two hours later, I got a reply. Summarizing: A lawyer for Clare Locke said they’d “reviewed an incomplete version” of my article and they “apologize for the confusion.” (My guess: Someone didn’t read past the piece’s paywall, even though they’d had a full week to scrounge up the funds to do so. What I’d published above the paywall was balanced, as was what came after.)1 That was almost that, but something about the situation bothered me. The letter had been marked “confidential.” I hadn’t agreed to that, and I disliked the idea that powerful people on the beat that I cover would act like they could unilaterally control what I might tell my readers about. On the morning of the 21st, having already gotten the powerful law firm to back off, I oh-so-wisely re-approached them with just one more thing. I thanked them for clearing things up the night before but noted that I’d never agreed to keep their letter confidential. I’m all for agreeing with a source to keep things off the record, but that’s the thing. We have to agree. You can’t just declare it. I’m not bound by that. I wrote to Clare Locke’s lawyer and said, in part: I trust the matter is resolved. It was disappointing to have to spend less time with my kids last night in order to address your legal letter. Family time’s precious. I will add, for clarity’s sake, that, while your letter stipulated that it was confidential, I did not agree to those terms. In the future, should you wish to communicate with me confidentially, I am happy to agree to classifying our communication as “off the record” prior to the actual communication—as is standard with any professional journalist. The firm’s lawyer replied, not directly addressing the confidentiality issue but asserting that the matter was resolved. Why I didn’t write about this until now In May, I told this story on an episode of Simon Parkin’s podcast My Perfect Console, but I held off on sharing it directly with Game File readers. I held off to avoid stepping on the toes of another reporter, the journalist Mikhail Klimentov. He’d interviewed me in the spring of 2025 about an investigation he was working on regarding Bobby Kotick lawyers pressing the media to add the California settlement language to stories referencing the 2021 lawsuits. And about how some outlets had changed their stories and how some simply deleted them. Initially, I was a third-party source for Klimentov’s reporting, providing on-the-record context about the state of the games media. I’d heard about the letters but hadn’t put the time into pursuing the story. I thought it was interesting, and I was glad he was covering it. When the outlet that Klimentov was going to run his reporting in dropped the story, I began talking to him about potentially publishing his reporting on Game File. This was tentative. Then, in January, when I got my own Clare Locke letter, I told Klimentov that I didn’t think it would make sense for me to publish him, not with me now being part of the story. I had my own version of this situation to tell. But I wished him well and said I’d refrain from telling my tale until he could get his reporting out there. Last Friday, Klimentov finally ran his investigation, in a nearly 48-minute video report for People Make Games. It covers various Clare Locke letters, how media outlets reacted to them and what to make of all this. His video weighs the merits of Kotick’s request and looks at some of the articles that were changed (one of which had a glaring error). I highly recommend watching it: (Note, I did some editorial consulting for a People Make Games video last year but nothing to do with this report.) While many outlets haven’t left any public evidence that they updated their Kotick coverage at Kotick’s counsel’s request, at least one has. Back in October 2025, the mainstream outlet Reuters applied the most transparent article update I’ve seen. On the 3rd of the month, they published an article about the state of the Swedish pension fund’s lawsuit. Days later, they added this: In an October 7 letter sent after publication of this article, Kotick’s defamation counsel disputed claims of widespread harassment at Activision. “Not a single investigation, court finding, verdict, or ruling ever concluded that there was any merit” to the allegations of widespread harassment at Activision, Tom Clare and Nick Brechbill of Clare Locke wrote. I’ve never added a statement to my article on Game File, because none was needed. Not for fairness’ sake, nor to meet any demands of Kotick’s lawyers. I’ve nevertheless wanted to be transparent with Game File readers. If someone powerful is questioning my reporting, is threatening a lawsuit over it… if that threat is part of a pattern involving other games media outlets and if, in my case, the whole thing ran into a ridiculous ditch, I want you to know about it. I also share this as a real example of how I handle threats to Game File. I stand up for my own reporting, even when it’s not comfortable to do so. (In that same category of standing up for the work I do, I’ll point to an incident in late August. Asocial media post I published to X/Twitter regarding reporting I did about Take Two and GTA VI was hit by bogus copyright claim by a firm working for the publisher. I pushed back and got it reversed; even while a bigger games media outlet let themselves be censored. This is the other reason I’m sharing this story: To emphasize that dealing with threats from powerful people is one of the costs of covering the video game industry independently and as fearlessly as possible. This is where you come in. Your support, through free and paid subscriptions (sign up here!), can help me keep doing that. It can ensure that I’ve got the back-up I need. And it can help make fiascoes like this even less of a worry, so I can spend my evenings dealing with more important things, such as making sure I steam the kids’ broccoli just right. 1 That pension fund lawsuit I wrote about in January has all but gone away. In May, the fund and Activision Blizzard owner Microsoft agreed to settle. Lawyers for the fund brokered a $250 million settlement for former Activision Blizzard shareholders. In the settlement, the fund’s lawyers changed their rhetoric. Where once they’d questioned the meaning of the California settlement language, they adopted a version of it for themselves. Several weeks ago, while seeking to get a court to sign off on the terms of the settlement, they proposed their fee for their work in the case: $60 million.

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Sep 28 • 4:13 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Meta's splashy new business AI hire offers yet another reason to bank on Zuckerberg

By poaching MongoDB's CJ Desai, Mark Zuckerberg shows he's serious about building an enterprise AI business.

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Sep 28 • 4:01 PM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
FanDuel’s Parent Flutter Entertainment Loses Brazil After India

Brazil's about-face around online betting delivers the second blow to Flutter in a major market in two years.

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Sep 28 • 3:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • sportico.com
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Senate Health Panel Delays Bill as Nominees Await Vote

Senate Health Committee recesses HHS markup as measles cases rise. Surgeon General nominee delayed. See why this matters for public health policy.

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Sep 28 • 3:02 PM EDT • Health • legis1.com
AMC Entertainment (AMC) executive Mark Way's rights to 362,319 shares vest over three years.

One-third of Way's award is scheduled to vest in each January from 2027 through 2029, subject to service conditions. Shares are due within 30 days of vesting.

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Sep 28 • 2:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) Shares Down 6.4%

Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) Stock Price Down 6.4% - What's Next?

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Sep 28 • 2:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
The Last of Us Day Marked with PS5 Avatars, Ghost of Yotei DLC, Figures

Get your redemption code here

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Sep 28 • 2:30 PM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:FUN) Reaches New 12-Month Low

Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:FUN) Sets New 12-Month Low - Time to Sell?

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Sep 28 • 2:24 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
Federal court rules Kalshi is subject to Tennessee’s gambling laws for sports contracts

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prediction market Kalshi’s sports-event contracts are subject to Tennessee’s sports-wagering laws

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Sep 28 • 1:50 PM EDT • Sports • tennesseelookout.com
Lindsay Lohan officially reunites with “Mean Girls” director for new movie

Lohan will make the new project with her “Mean Girls” and “Freaky Friday” filmmaker, Mark Waters.

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Sep 28 • 1:49 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Ubisoft's calling its next push into gen-AI game development Motherbrain

Ubisoft has been quite enthusiastic about generative AI's use in game development, and a new trademark might sound familiar to Nintendo and Metroid fans.

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Sep 28 • 12:58 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
What to know ahead of Open Enrollment to avoid health insurance scams

Health insurance scams happen year-round, but they pick up during Open Enrollment for Medicare and the Marketplace. If you’re looking to find a new plan, you might search online. But before you click on a search result, remember: scammers and dishonest businesses sometimes pay to appear at the top.

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Sep 28 • 12:41 PM EDT • Health • consumer.ftc.gov
Xbox is releasing a Gears of War pizza cutter.

Xbox has teamed up with Prince St. Pizza to launch a pizza cutter to mark the launch of Gears of War: E-Day. The $60 cutter is built in the shape of the Prototype Lancer weapon from the game, and also includes an in-game pizza emblem. Price St. Pizza will also be selling an “Emergence Pie” pizza with a spicy vodka sauce in stores across the US and Canada through November 1st. [Image: The $60 Prototype Lancer cutter. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/CutterImage-a1fcb5295fc994e46da8.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

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Sep 28 • 12:40 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Lauri Markkanen on a number of teammates and Will …

Lauri Markkanen on a number of teammates and Will …

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Sep 28 • 12:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What Marketing Science Can Teach Us About Making Compound Branding Work

Little Black Book, Brenda Imeson, director of strategy at Brave Bison, reflects on what brands need to make compound branding work

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Sep 28 • 12:01 PM EDT • Science • lbbonline.com
Harvard launches $150 million research initiative

University plans range of awards in basic and applied science, seeking to meet "moment of remarkable opportunity."

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Sep 28 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • news.harvard.edu
Meta launches enterprise AI business seeking to cash in on vast spending

Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg opens a new front in his push to turn huge investment in the technology into profits

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Sep 28 • 11:54 AM EDT • Business • ft.com
Mark Kelly says Troy Jackson a 'real shot' to win in November

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly said Democrat Troy Jackson has a chance to unseat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, this November.

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Sep 28 • 11:49 AM EDT • Politics • bangordailynews.com
Turnout, not political persuasion, may decide Pody-Patrick-Wright state Senate race in Tennessee

Democrat Lindsey Patrick-Wright and Republican Mark Pody are facing off for the Tennessee Senate District 17 seat.

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Sep 28 • 11:33 AM EDT • Politics • wsmv.com
SMH Ranked No. 1 in Florida Among Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals

Sept. 28, 2026 – Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) has once again been recognized among the nation’s best places to work in healthcare, ranking No. 17 on Forbes’ 2026 list of “America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals,” the highest ranked healthcare employer in the state of Florida. The recognition marks the second consecutive year […]

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Sep 28 • 11:31 AM EDT • Health • southfloridahospitalnews.com
Baobab Fare owners open food truck-inspired restaurant in Eastern Market

The opening comes more than two years after the concept was announced.

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Sep 28 • 11:30 AM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
Survey: Floridians sour on prospects for the property insurance market

Most aren’t buying claims lawsuit restrictions are helping matters.

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Sep 28 • 11:13 AM EDT • Politics • wlrn.org
SpaceX’s Starship launches on 14th flight, first headed to orbit

SpaceX's Starship rocket launched from Texas on its 14th flight, marking the first operational satellite release and debut flight to orbit.

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Sep 28 • 11:07 AM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
Rebuilding Ukraine’s Wounded: Dr Volodymyr Staude on the Science of Military Rehabilitation

By Matthew ParishMonday 28 September 2026The Lviv Herald interviews the head of rehabilitation at Kharkiv’s Sytenko Institute about blast injuries, prosthetics, virtual reality, the limits of early rehabilitation and the new medical science emerging from Ukraine’s war.Kharkiv is a city in which war and science live remarkably close to one another. The missiles and drones that have repeatedly struck Ukraine’s second city are manifestations of a new kind of warfare, but Kharkiv is also one of Ukra

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Sep 28 • 10:49 AM EDT • Science • lvivherald.com
Meta is launching an enterprise AI business, sending MongoDB stock plunging

Chirantan "CJ" Desai stepped down from MongoDB on Monday to become Meta's chief enterprise platform officer, reporting to Mark Zuckerberg

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Sep 28 • 10:48 AM EDT • Business • qz.com
Aarhus Business College Students Bring Global Learning to Brookdale

Brookdale Community College is welcoming students and faculty from Aarhus Business College in Denmark to campus for its Second Annual Study Tour. This immersive international experience combines academics, business, culture, and community. The Danish delegation

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Sep 28 • 10:47 AM EDT • Business • brookdalecc.edu
Essentia Health hosting vaccine clinics ahead of respiratory virus season

As we move into fall, Oct. 1 marks the unofficial start of the respiratory illness season. This is typically when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) starts to see an uptick in reported cases of influenza, RSV and COVID-19.

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Sep 28 • 10:29 AM EDT • Health • essentiahealth.org
Inova buys two Fairfax medical buildings for $97.5M

Inova Health bought two medical office buildings in Fairfax County for $97.5 million, Newmark announced Wednesday.

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Sep 28 • 10:28 AM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
Vinik Sports Group, Cabot Citrus Farms unveil new premium hospitality destination at Benchmark International Arena

Multi-million-dollar transformation creates elevated Cabot Club experience for hockey, concerts and live events

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Sep 28 • 10:15 AM EDT • Sports • nhl.com
A $6 Lead And 15,000 Women Reveal A Healthcare Market Failure

Xella Health integrates multi-omic diagnostics, AI, and Oura wearable data into a connected precision health platform. CEO Kelly Lacob on closing the diagnostic gap.

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Sep 28 • 9:46 AM EDT • Health • forbes.com
Cambridge redevelopment project creates sustainable opportunities

The Packing House – a historic landmark in Dorchester County – has transformed from a vacant factory into a bustling site for businesses, entrepreneurs, food production, and community programming. Originally constructed in 1920 as the Cambridge...

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Sep 28 • 8:59 AM EDT • Business • business.maryland.gov
SpaceX launches Starship on 10-hour test flight, aiming to orbit Earth 6 times

SpaceX's massive Starship rocket lifted off from Texas Sunday morning on its most ambitious mission yet, marking its first attempt at orbit.

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Sep 28 • 8:57 AM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Nvidia announces the biggest share buyback in history

Nvidia said on Monday that it would it expand its overall buyback program to $235 billion, the biggest in stock market history.

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Sep 28 • 8:43 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
In brief: '9 to 5' headed back to theaters and more

Pour yourself a cup of ambition and head out to your local movie theater. 9 to 5 is headed back to movie theaters for a special, weeklong run starting on Oct. 9. This will be a newly restored version of the classic satirical workplace comedy starring the late Dolly Parton. Additionally, Disney is set to donate net proceeds from each ticket purchased for the rerelease in the U.S. to the Dollywood Foundation in support of its flagship program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Disney is the parent company of ABC News ...Off Campus star Ella Bright has found her next gig. The actress confirmed she will star opposite Mason Thames in the movie Narcs in a post shared to her Instagram Story. This marks Bright's first major studio feature role. The upcoming coming-of-age comedy will be made for Sony Pictures. While the movie's plot is being kept under wraps, it will serve as the directorial debut of John Phillips, the writer of No Hard Feelings, Good Boys and Dirty Grandpa ... TNCMS.AdManager.render({region: 'fixed-big-ad-top-asset', slot: 1, fold: "above"}); Did you miss Evil Dead Burn in theaters? Not to worry. The film is set to make its global streaming debut on HBO Max on Oct. 2. Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand and Maude Davey star in the film that was directed by Sébastien Vaniček ...Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. Thank you for reading kmaland.comAt KMA, we attempt to be accurate in our reporting. If you see a typo or mistake in a story, please contact us by emailing kmaradio@kmaland.com.

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Sep 28 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • kmaland.com
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Celebrates First Anniversary of Pediatric Health Chat Initiative

/PRNewswire/ -- This month, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) marks the first anniversary of its Pediatric Health Chat initiative, a pioneering online...

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Sep 28 • 8:17 AM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
General Mills brands undergo innovation and renovation

Market share improves for North American Retail business.

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Sep 28 • 8:15 AM EDT • Business • foodbusinessnews.net
What do the numbers tell us about Hogh's Celtic start?

It is fair to say Kasper Hogh has not had the start he or Celtic would have wanted after the club spent a club-record fee to sign the Denmark striker from Bodo/Glimt. Having bagged 53 goals in 102 appearances for his previous team, a handful of which came in the Champions League against top-level opposition, the 25-year-old arrived to fanfare following the signing of fellow big-money capture Camilo Duran. Now, with Martin O'Neill's men on a three-game losing run, serious questions are starting to be asked after Hogh's underwhelming introduction.

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Sep 28 • 8:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Smart Money Lessons On College Football Season So Far

Smart Money Lessons: The biggest betting lessons college football has taught us so far, from sharp reads and market moves to costly mistakes.

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Sep 28 • 8:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trading Technologies Elevates Maxime Jeanniard du Dot to Lead TT® Margin Business Line

/PRNewswire/ -- Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology provider, today announced the promotion of Maxime Jeanniard...

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Sep 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • prnewswire.com
13,000-year-old butchered bones of long-tusked beast found in Chile give more evidence of early first Americans

Archaeological excavations in the Lake Tagua Tagua basin in central Chile have revealed stone tools and animal bones with cut marks dated to 13,000 years ago.

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Sep 28 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
A $6 Lead And 50,000 Women Reveal A Healthcare Market Failure

Xella Health integrates multi-omic diagnostics, AI, and Oura wearable data into a connected precision health platform. CEO Kelly Lacob on closing the diagnostic gap.

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Sep 28 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • forbes.com
Tranche Update on Clean & Science co., Ltd's Equity Buyback Plan announced on September 7, 2026.

From September 7, 2026 to September 28, 2026, the company has repurchased 161,862 shares, representing 2.65% for KRW 500 million. With this, the company has completed the repurchase of 161,862 shares,...

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Sep 28 • 6:52 AM EDT • Science • marketscreener.com
Clean & Science co., Ltd announces an Equity Buyback for 313,479 shares.

Clean & Science co., Ltd announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 313,479 shares. The purpose of the program is to stabilize stock price and enhance...

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Sep 28 • 6:51 AM EDT • Science • marketscreener.com
E.l.f. jams to second music album under entertainment marketing arm

“Mirror Mix” features seven rising artists and will be promoted through a partnership with song lyrics platform Genius around its Open Mic content series.

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Sep 28 • 5:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • marketingdive.com
All Aboard Banijay Entertainment’s Landmark MIPCOM 2026 Line-Up

Media and entertainment group, Banijay Entertainment, today unveils its newly combined powerhouse of content for MIPCOM 2026. Celebrating highly anticipated premium scripted staples, versatile next-gen formats, and standout catalogue champions, the business teases the hits set to grace its newly named “Banijay House” in Cannes this October. This year’s line-up is led by gripping legal […]

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Sep 28 • 5:24 AM EDT • Entertainment • banijay.com
Global benchmarks are mixed despite Wall Street's rally finish last week

Global shares are trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped U.S. stock close out their first winning week in the last three. Benchmarks are rising

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Sep 28 • 5:20 AM EDT • Business • yakimaherald.com
What events are happening in the area from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4?

Looking for something to do? Check out these festivals, haunted attractions and art walks happening this week.

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Sep 28 • 5:03 AM EDT • Entertainment • southbendtribune.com
Asian benchmarks are mixed despite Wall Street's rally finish last week

Asian shares are trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped U.S. stock close out their first winning week in the last three. Benchmarks rose in

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Asian benchmarks are mixed despite Wall Street's rally finish last week

Asian shares are trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped U.S. stock close out their first winning week in the last three. Benchmarks rose in

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Winvia Entertainment Says Full Year Adj EBITDA Expected To Be Ahead Of Market View

Winvia Entertainment PLC LSE:WVIA:

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Sep 28 • 2:41 AM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
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Iran Condemns Attacks on Yemen’s Civilian Targets

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned military attacks on various parts of Yemen that have killed and wounded scores of civilians and caused extensive damage to the country’s infrastructure, particularly deadly airstrikes on a market in Taiz.

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Sep 28 • 2:27 AM EDT • Politics • tasnimnews.ir
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Marks 2nd Anniversary of Nasrallah’s Martyrdom

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Foreign Ministry of Iran commemorated the second anniversary of the martyrdom of Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, hailing his decades-long leadership of the Lebanese resistance and reaffirming Iran’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty.

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Sep 28 • 2:12 AM EDT • Politics • tasnimnews.ir
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Officials praise Jim Ukrop, local business legend, who died Friday at 89

Perhaps best known for helping grow his family’s Ukrop’s Supermarkets grocery store chain into a beloved Richmond institution, Ukrop also made his mark in philanthropy, banking, venture capital and as a civic booster.

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Sep 28 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • richmondbizsense.com
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THE BOYZ’s NEW Joins ONLY NEW ENTERTAINMENT

THE BOYZs NEW Joins ONLY NEW ENTERTAINMENT Dual-Concept Photos Mark Fresh Start for Solo Ventures

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Sep 28 • 1:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • chosun.com
EFI and Agfa’s DPS Business to Combine and Form a Global, Full-Service Industrial Inkjet Company

September 28, 2026 – 7.45 AM CET Regulated information – Contains inside information EFI and Agfa’s DPS Business to Combine and Form a Global, Full-Service Industrial Inkjet Company Combination to Create a Broader, More Diversified Business with a Comprehensive Product Portfolio, Expanded Geographic Reach and Enhanced Capabilities to Serve Customers Across Key End Markets Mortsel, Belgium and Londonderry, N.H. – September 28, 2026 – 7.45 a.m. CET Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (“EFI”), a leading

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Navigating the American Dream: How Integrated Financial Tools, Credit and Rewards Can Help Small Businesses Succeed

(Feature Impact) Owning a small business has been a cornerstone of the “American Dream” for generations. It represents the chance to transform a passion into a livelihood and legacy. However, turning dreams into reality is rarely a smooth or easy process and requires more than ambition alone. Today’s business owners need support and access to tools that enable them to overcome challenges and keep growing.#placement_678081_0_i{width:100%;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid678081 = window.pid678081 || rnd;var plc678081 = window.plc678081 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=678081;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid678081+';place='+(plc678081++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Recent research conducted by the Capital One Insights Center shows 75% of more than 1,000 surveyed small business owners with more than one employee and annual revenues of up to $20 million are confident about the future, and 69% believe their business is actively primed for growth.While this optimism is promising, 47% of business owners still said their operations either stayed the same or became less efficient over the past year, citing issues like back-office friction and fragmented financial systems that make it difficult to get a clear picture of the health of their businesses.If you’re a small business owner eager to grow but not sure how to get there, start with this advice from real small business owners and experts at Capital One.Identify Sources of FrictionBefore you can pour effort into growth, you must understand what barriers are holding you back. Take time to look under the hood of your business to identify where time and energy is being lost.For example, you may be among the 78% of small business owners who feel stressed and uncertain about expense management – think hours spent hunting for receipts, manually entering numbers into software and reconciling accounts. Operational challenges aren’t just a hassle; they also pull attention away from important priorities like serving your customers and planning for growth. “We were focused on making as many candles as possible, especially during the busy season,” said Katie Roering, co-owner of Fontana Candle Co. “A lot of the back-office tasks like procurement, raw material purchasing, forecasting – all the really important things – were done at 3 a.m., 8 p.m. or on Saturday and Sunday, and there really just was not enough time in the day to get everything done that we needed to. We just knew as we continued to grow, we needed to streamline our processes, build out our team and keep moving forward.”Use Integrated Tools to Manage FinancesInstead of balancing 10 different tracking and analysis tools, you can turn to one-stop solutions to improve efficiency. Time gets lost when you’re forced to manually gather and interpret relevant data before you’re able to act. You need a platform that handles the busywork for you.Integrated, or “all-in-one,” financial tools – like accounting and bookkeeping platforms with automation capabilities or business credit cards featuring built-in analytical tools – allow you to easily stay on top of cash flow and day-to-day operations. For small businesses where every hour and dollar makes a difference, consolidating and automating systems can have an immediate impact. In fact, 51% of survey respondents said integrated tools have already fueled their growth.Leverage Credit Access and Rewards WiselyGrowth requires capital, so access to credit is a game-changer for many business owners, with 77% describing it as a key factor in achieving business resilience. Having funds accessible when you need them makes your business more capable of weathering storms such as equipment failures and seasonal slowdowns. It also puts the power in your hands to act when an exciting opportunity presents itself, like an inventory flash sale or the chance to advertise in a new market.Access to credit comes with another advantage: rewards. By using credit cards for your daily business expenses, you can earn cash back, points or travel rewards. Whether you redeem these to cover everyday expenses, book business trips or reinvest in the business, they can act as a bonus source of income. Learn to maximize rewards like the 84% of small business cardholders surveyed so you aren’t leaving money on the table.To learn more about how small business owners can identify obstacles, employ integrated financial tools and use credit as a tool for growth, read the full report at capitalone.com/about/insights-center.Photos courtesy of Shutterstock

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KIAS marks 30 years, expands basic science for AI era in South Korea

KIAS marks 30 years, expands basic science for AI era in South Korea

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Sep 28 • 12:40 AM EDT • Science • biz.chosun.com
Oscar Health (OSCR) Shares Moved, What Is Catching Investors' Attention?

Why Oscar Health’s latest product push matters now Fresh commentary around Oscar Health (OSCR) centers on management’s push for higher earnings per share through tighter medical loss ratios, new offerings such as the Lucy Healthcare Marketplace, and wider use of AI tools. At a share price of $29.60, Oscar Health has pulled back over the past week with a 7 day share price return of down 5.4% and a 30 day share price return of down 2.9%. However, the 90 day share price return of 3.8% and year...

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Sep 28 • 12:36 AM EDT • Health • simplywall.st
Asian shares trade mixed as oil prices rise

Asian shares are trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped U.S. stock close out their first winning week in the last three. Benchmarks rose in

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