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This $630 Scratch-Resistant Adventure Watch Leans on Classic Omega Vibes
Héron debuts the Continental, an automatic go-anywhere, do-anything design inspired by Jet Age adventure watches.
Betsy Devos, education advocate, business leader, philanthropist
DeVos is a longtime education advocate and one-time U.S. Secretary of Education under President Donald J. Trump.
Discord age verification rolls out today with changes spurred by user backlash
Discord will try to automatically estimate ages, require verification when it can't.
‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI
A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting
Oprah Winfrey will be live at The Sphere in 2027, how to buy tickets
Oprah Winfrey is bringing AHA Live to The Sphere in Las Vegas in April 2027. See show dates, ticket prices, performers and how to buy tickets.
Jewel says her top songs were 'medicine' amid mental health issues. Now, she's helping others
Singer Jewel shares the tools that shaped her life, what worries her about young people and why talking about mental health isn't enough.
Verizon is investing $70 million in free AI training for job seekers and small businesses
The telecom company is partnering with IBM, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, and OpenAI to offer no-cost AI courses through community nonprofits
Billionaire's political contributions make the Epstein files a focus of Ohio's US Senate race
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship to the rich and powerful has surfaced in congressional contests across the country.
Disney+, Hulu price to increase as soon as Wednesday
The price increase will bring Disney+ more in line with a similar plan sold by Netflix.
Alabama's Ella Langley breaks Billboard record held by Mariah Carey
Hope Hull native Ella Langley has made Billboard history, breaking a record once held by Mariah Carey with her hit “Choosin’ Texas.”
10 can't miss fall festivals in GA
Fall is full of festivals and fairs in Georgia, including everything from pirate takeovers to a chili cookout with 50 samples. Here are 10 to check out.
Fans Seem to Think The Witcher 3 Remastered Looks Worse Than the Original
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered comes out in about a week, and when CD Projekt Red put out a comparison clip on Twitter, some fans really didn't like what they saw.
72-Year-Old Pokémon Collector Arrested After Illegally Tracking Woman Who Restocked Local Stores
A 72-year-old Pokémon card collector has been arrested for illegally tracking a woman who restocked local stores.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Is the Iceborne-Like Adrenaline Boost That Wilds Needed
The first taste of Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance already has me salivating. The new tricks, new (and returning) monsters, and brand new suite of boosts are going to significantly disrupt how I do my builds, and how I approach hunts. Just thinking about it now has my synapses firing, and there are still so many weapons who're boosted actions I have yet to try, and who knows what new armor set bonuses might be ahead of us. The endgame of Monster Hunter Wilds was too easy, but this might be what Monster Hunter sickos are looking for.
Codie Sanchez Doesn't Want to Compete With Sam Altman. She Says Founders Should Buy a Business Instead
Codie Sanchez argues that buying a proven small business can offer better odds, existing demand, and greater control than starting one from scratch.
Marvel Rivals Has Suffered From Poor Balancing and Toxic Player Behaviour for Too Long – It’s Time for an Intervention
Poor balancing, toxic players, and a flawed approach to cosmetics have put Marvel Rivals in a bad place. It desperately needs an intervention to turn its troubles around.
Britain to join the EU’s new global ocean monitoring system
Cooperation on OceanEye, which will help to predict extreme weather and climate events, comes amid government attempts to move closer to Brussels
Business activity at over five-year high; inflation pressures building
The Atlanta Federal Reserve's gross domestic product tracking estimate is running at a 5.1% rate.
‘Watermelons’: Zack Polanski and the rise of the ‘green outside, red inside’ eco-populists
Author Russell Warfield argues the Green leader’s brand of politics is not new but has evolved in the party over time
Apple’s Next Health Wearable May Look Nothing Like an Apple Watch
The tech giant is reportedly developing a screen-less fitness tracker to compete with Oura and Whoop.
Republicans say Democrats are extremists. These Democrats want to convince voters that's not true
Democrats are trying to win back Congress by criticizing their own party to appeal to voters in more conservative areas.
Chelsea have entered the realm of late-stage American sports capitalism
The Blues’ lack of success was no impediment to Todd Boehly and Mark Walter recouping profits from the club’s sale. That’s how things work in the US
Comic books politics: A case study on Ethan Van Sciver
Views Staff Writer Logan Walters examines why we should separate art from artists, using comic book artist Ethan Van Sciver as an example.
BBC to axe sports bulletins on its news channel
Cuts are part of plan to save £500m and lose as many as 2,000 staff by 2028
Scientists Use AI to Find Stable Forms of Molecules for Drug Discovery
Using deep learning, NYU researchers predict tautomeric states—an important foundation for reliable drug design
Fiber is both diet fad and fixture for good health – a doctor explains why there is no one-size-fits-all way to increase your intake
Americans aren’t getting enough fiber in their diets. Luckily, there is a plethora of ways you can increase your daily dose of fiber without upsetting your stomach or breaking the bank.
2 midterm elections that brought on new eras in US politics
Two 19th-century elections are a reminder that a sizable midterm shift, like the one expected in November, can signal long-lasting changes in American politics that set the country in a new direction.
CNN, Politico and MS NOW to face off with Trump administration in court over White House ban
A Trump-appointed federal judge will hear arguments on whether the president’s ban on the news outlets should be lifted.
“Keep Youth Sports About the Kids,” by Stephen Borelli, USA Today Columnist
The story above is shared as part of Little League’s #LLProudParent content series, sharing first-person reflections on their experiences with their child in the Little League program.
Who won the NEBA forum? Derzypolski, Perez compete for business vote
Tallahassee commission candidates Tom Derzypolski and P.J. Perez shared their plans for city growth at a recent forum.
Hometown’s Best: Nominate your favorite Southwest Virginia pet care business in 2026
What’s your favorite place to take your pet in Southwest Virginia?
Nine political books to inspire young people
From George Orwell to Alastair Campbell, our experts recommend books that will inspire youth into thinking politically.
Fast Company's Best Dressed in Business 2026
Meet the executives, founders, athletes, and leaders who set the bar for dressing well at work.
San Francisco’s public-safety technology isn’t the problem — the politics around it is
Amid a local Democratic Party debate, supervisor makes the case for retaining automated tools while strengthening oversight and protecting against misuse.
More music, less red tape. Newark eases live entertainment regulations
The Newark City Council overturned a decades-old ban on live entertainment, paving the way for concert venues to open downtown.
Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics
By Alex Carlen The United Arab Emirates likes to present itself as part of the solution to the climate crisis. The oil-rich Gulf state has committed to Net Zero by 2050, hosted COP 28, and even declared “championing climate action” as one of three strategic objectives for this week’s session of the United Nations General Assembly. But behind the scenes the UAE has quietly built one of its closest political relationships in Europe with the party most hostile to climate action in Britain: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. There is no evidence that the UAE is funding Reform. But a new FairSquare report, Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat, published today, documents a growing political relationship that should concern anyone interested in the integrity of British democracy. Reform’s leaders have embraced the UAE’s political model and promoted positions that align closely with the Emirati government’s priorities, while the UAE has given Farage and his party unusually warm access and public backing. What is emerging is not simply a relationship between British politicians and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad. Democracy for Sale relies on its readers. If you already support us, thanks so much. If you don’t, sign up to support fearless independent investigative journalism. Subscribe Back in January, Nigel Farage appeared at a GB News event in Dubai. On the 50th floor of a tower overlooking the luxury resorts and upscale residences of Palm Jumeirah, the Reform leader declared: “I want Clacton to look like this.” At the event – which Farage never declared on his official register of interests – senior Emirati officials mixed with British expats. Farage was keen to flatter. “We recognise you are our friends”, he said, assuring them that “a Brexit London, a Reform London, will remember you.” Controversy surrounding Reform’s finances and its susceptibility to foreign influence have centred around high-profile donations from billionaire crypto donors, and the jailing of Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, for accepting bribes to give pro-Russia speeches. Far less attention has been paid to Reform’s blossoming new alliance with the UAE, an oil-rich authoritarian state with a track record of ruinous anti-democratic interventions. Farage wasn’t always so fond of the UAE. Back in 2023 he called it an “absolute monarchy with an abysmal human rights record.” Now Reform’s hierarchy calls the UAE home. Deputy leader Richard Tice splits his time between his constituency and Dubai and has called on the UK to learn from the UAE. The party’s treasurer Nick Candy runs a firm which has been in partnership with a UAE-state linked firm since 2024. Nadhim Zahawi sits on the board of an Abu Dhabi think tank alongside an array of the most senior UAE officials and is reportedly close to three brothers of the country’s despotic ruler Mohammed Bin Zayed. Reform’s leading lights have effusively praised the UAE’s governance model, defended it from criticism, and advanced its political agenda in the UK. GB News, whose two major shareholders – the Legatum Foundation and Paul Marshall – have strong links to the UAE, has been more than happy to broadcast UAE propaganda and was forced to pay damages in 2025 after airing a false claim about a UK charity by the UAE “disinfluencer” Amjad Taha. The UAE has responded in kind. When the UAE Minister for Foreign Affairs conducted an official visit to the UK in May, Farage was the only non-government figure granted an audience. UAE state media publicised the meeting, and said that they discussed “the strategic relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them in a manner that serves mutual interests.” For the UAE these ‘mutual interests’ largely concern its paranoia over political Islam, and in this regard the UAE-Reform alliance is part of a broad and troubling pattern. Following a crackdown on dissent at home in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the UAE has offered material and political support to a range of violent and authoritarian actors willing to oppose the Muslim Brotherhood with no regard for the consequences. Its meddling in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and most notably Sudan, have been devastating. The UAE’s strategy of seeking out partners on the political fringes who it believes will advance its interests is not unique to Britain – it extends beyond the Middle East to Europe and the US. In France, it has offered clandestine support to Marine Le Pen through secret meetings, as well allegedly funding trips to the region after which Le Pen returned with a renewed focus on the UAE’s perceived enemies – Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. Left-wing opposition leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has accused the UAE of smearing him and of “encouraging discrimination, hatred or violence”. In the US, the UAE actively supported the rise of Donald Trump, establishing itself as a key ally during both his first and second terms. Around these relationships sits a wider ecosystem of figures willing to amplify UAE narratives, that even extends to Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson. Subscribe In Britain, the UAE has used a combination of aggressive diplomacy and illicit, disruptive tactics to achieve its policy goal of eliminating any perceived threat from political Islam. In 2012, for instance, it threatened to block billion-pound arms deals with the UK and stop inward investment if David Cameron did not act against the Muslim Brotherhood and rein in the BBC’s coverage of the group – going so far as to suggest, with no supporting evidence, that the group had infiltrated the BBC. It has financed smear campaigns against a high-profile UK charity and funded a mercenary to secretly surveil, and possibly assassinate, a British national on British soil. In Reform UK, the UAE has finally found an ally willing to not only ban the Muslim Brotherhood, but to publicly vilify the group and repeat the UAE’s claims that dangerous Muslims are a fifth column in British society, a narrative that aligns with the Islamophobia and anti-immigration sentiments that underpin Reform’s populist politics. The Rycroft review into foreign interference concluded that “hostile states and non-state actors have a clear incentive to attempt to undermine UK democracy.” The UAE’s network and alliance with Reform must be understood within that framework. It is a powerful, disruptive and deeply authoritarian actor with the resources and networks to intervene in our politics, and a track-record of doing so in a multitude of other countries. The evidence of the threat the UAE poses is overwhelming. The question is whether parliamentarians are willing to call the UAE out and demand action using the tools that the government has to respond. Placing the UAE on the “Enhanced Tier” of the Foreign Registration scheme alongside Russia and Iran would send a powerful signal to the UAE that its meddling will no longer be tolerated, and would place Farage’s next trips to the UAE under the scrutiny they deserve. Alex Carlen is research and advocacy manager at London based human rights organisation FairSquare and author of its new report Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat. Subscribe
Apple Intelligence Taking up 30GB+ on Some Macs Running macOS 27
After you install macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple automatically downloads a multi-gigabyte AI model to your Mac the next time it's connected to the internet. Unlike previous versions of macOS, you can't prevent it. Siri AI, and by extension Apple Intelligence, are now a mandatory part of your system.
Discord re-launches age verification following backlash over privacy concerns
Platform adds alternative methods that do not require video selfies or ID to verify age
Robert Pattinson brings 'To Catch a Predator' to life in new film 'Primetime'
Robert Pattinson stars in “Primetime,” a film inspired by NBC Dateline's “To Catch a Predator.”.
Robert Pattinson brings 'To Catch a Predator' to life in new film 'Primetime'
Robert Pattinson stars in “Primetime,” a film inspired by NBC Dateline's “To Catch a Predator.”.
Newark may start fining, issuing charges for repeated false alarms
Newark wants business owners and tenants to better comply with fire code after experiencing dozens of false alarms over the past year.
Republican candidates highlight health care in 2026, battling voter distrust
According to the latest NBC News poll, voters trust Democrats over Republicans on health care by 22 points. Three Republican strategists said the GOP is trying to narrow the advantage.
Fountain Square construction wrecked businesses. This has to stop.
Fountain Square construction closed my restaurant. Indianapolis should learn from other cities, the owner of Magdalena writes.
Want To Remember More Of What You Read? Science Says Do This
Want information to stick? A few simple tweaks can make studying more effective.
Scene calendar: 'Neverland' at GCP, live music in Gainesville and Alachua
From theater and art exhibits to live music, Gator festivities and community events, Gainesville offers a packed week of entertainment and culture.
Xbox lays off Gears of War: E-Day's story director barely two weeks before the game's launch
Gears of War: E-Day story director Juan Vaca announced he was included in yesterday's Xbox cuts, which resulted in widespread layoffs and studio consolidation.
Could we be about to see the end of northern English dialects? My experience – and the science
When I moved to York I thought everyone sounded like a cross between Sean Bean and Mel B. But now the north’s linguistic richness really is being flattened, says author Zahaan Bharmal
Quality Behavioral Health named in $18.8M federal case alleging Medicaid fraud, forced labor
The federal government is seeking to seize nearly $18.8 million in cash, bank funds, and precious metals as part of a civil forfeiture case alleging a Detroit-area behavioral health provider defrauded Medicaid and used forced labor involving people receiving treatment.
5 science-backed strategies to be a better boss
Behavioral science can make us better leaders.
How extreme heat can affect your mental health
Extreme heat does more than cause physical harm. Experts explain how rising temperatures impact mental health.
Gal Gadot's $3m. Genesis Prize initiative funds 24 Israeli mental health and trauma care NGOs
Recipients include Make-A-Wish Israel, United Hatzalah, and CareGivers Israel. The grants will support treatment, trauma counseling, caregiver training, and social work services.
Dolly Parton’s estate accuses her nephew of threatening violence and to destroy his aunt’s legacy
Dolly Parton’s estate has accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening violence and to destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire and have asked a judge to keep him away from its employees and business dealings | KNX News 1070 AM
How opencast mining risks reawakening dormant geological faults
New study finds subsidence caused by groundwater extraction can take place as far as 20km from site of mine
This year, with shifting political winds, Canada gets more of the spotlight on the UN's stage
Canada has a new posture on the planet’s biggest diplomatic stage as world leaders convene at the U.N. General Assembly this week.
This year, with shifting political winds, Canada gets more of the spotlight on the UN's stage
Canada has a new posture on the planet’s biggest diplomatic stage as world leaders convene at the U.N. General Assembly this week.
Dolly Parton's estate seeks restraining order against singer's nephew
Dolly Parton's estate requested a restraining order against Bryan Seaver after he was fired as head of security, according to People and TMZ.
Federal complaint alleges Medicaid fraud, forced labor by Quality Behavioral Health CEO
The federal government is seeking to seize nearly $19 million in bank funds, cash, and precious metals linked to Quality Behavioral Health, alleging the organization’s CEO used Medicaid beneficiaries as forced labor and submitted claims for services that were not provided.
Pasadena ISD employees speak out at board meeting after district scraps controversial healthcare proposal
Teen Turns Dirty Trash Bins Into a Business - Larchmont Buzz
Meet Ivan S., a Hancock Park resident and Notre Dame High School junior who started The Wash Bros, a trash bin cleaning business.
Gears of War: E-Day Story Director Laid Off Just a Week Before Early Access Launch
Gears of War: E-Day's story director has been laid off, just one week before the game's early access launch.
These 6 Grant Programs Offer Chicago Small Businesses Up to $5.2 Million
Entrepreneurs in the Windy City are eligible for a number of grant programs. Here are six to know about.
GOP senator calls for investigation into business dealings of Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden
A Republican senator is calling for an investigation into the business dealings of Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden following the revelation that a Russian oligarch paid for Trump Jr.’s post-wedding festivities in the Caribbean earlier this year. Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, sent a letter Monday to the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee requesting that the panel subpoena the president’s eldest son as well as former President Joe Biden’s son for testimony. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports.
State of Decay Developer Undead Labs Confirms 'Significant' Layoffs Following Independence from Xbox
State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs has confirmed that it has had to undergo "significant" layoffs following its independence from Xbox.
GOP defections from Trump start to pile up: From the Politics Desk
Plus, Republicans search for a messaging balance in Texas.
OU renames health campus for Harold Hamm after $150 million gift
The University of Oklahoma (OU) announced the $150M gift from Harold Hamm Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. See our photos.
FBI seized $18.8M from Quality Behavioral Health in forced labor probe
New court records reveal the scope, focus and riches involved in a high-profile investigation targeting drug rehab center Quality Behavioral Health.
El-Sayed joined by Harris during reproductive health roundtable
Former Vice President Kamala Harris and Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed joined a discussion at Birth Detroit
Harold Hamm commits record $150M to tackle Oklahoma's health crisis
Harold Hamm is donating $150 million to OU to tackle Oklahoma's health crisis and boost medical research efforts.
Grand Theft Auto 6's Miami Takeover Begins as Rockstar Spends Nearly $1 Million on 'Welcome to Vice City' Signage
Rockstar Games has reportedly spent $1 million to install a "Welcome to Vice City" sign in Miami as part of Grand Theft Auto 6's marketing push.
Trump administration cuts ACA coverage for 750,000 people it says were ‘fraudulently’ enrolled
Health policy experts say Affordable Care Act fraud exists, but they question the administration’s claims about the scale.
Call it a win: boredom but no temper tantrums in Burnham’s first face-to-face with America’s King Baby
Meeting at the UN in New York, the UK prime minister showed signs he can handle trash-talking President Trump
Byron Donalds scrubs most Trump references from new campaign site for Florida governor’s race
Donalds’ campaign said the new site is designed to focus on policy issues. The move comes as Trump faces low approval ratings and a challenging political environment.
Orlando Health gives Polk State College $1 million toward new campus
Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital will donate $1 million over five years to the Polk State College Foundation.
'You should not be here.' Trump taunts CNN at U.N. in credential fight
Trump taunted news outlets for continuing to cover him after he revoked the White House credentials of CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
Wardogs Season 2 Release Date Announced, Will Add Weather Including Rain
Wardogs Season 2 has a release date, and the new content update will add weather effects, including rain.
Central Shenandoah Health District reminds Virginians to get vaccinated, protect against seasonal illnesses
On Tuesday, the Central Shenandoah Health District issued a statement encouraging Virginians to protect themselves against common autumn illnesses by getting vaccinated.
The Man Shot by ICE in Austin Speaks
The lawyer of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, currently being held in an ICE detention center with a bullet in his back, held a press conference yesterday. Perez happened to call in.
13-year-old boy accused of stealing multiple cars again, breaking into businesses in Oakland County
A 13-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly trying to steal multiple cars and breaking into businesses in Pontiac and Waterford Township.
What Hayden Panettiere Shared About Her Health Prior to Her Death at 36
From alcohol and drug use to back pain, Panettiere spoke openly about her health challenges in an effort to encourage others to seek help.
The Walmart GeForce Week Sale Has Black Friday Worthy Gaming PC Deals, But They're Selling Out Quickly
The best prices I've seen all year on prebuilt gaming PCs with RTX 5060 to 5090.
UF Health opens 99-bed Durbin Park hospital in St. Johns County
UF Health celebrated the opening of its Durbin Park campus on Sept. 17, expanding access to advanced medical care in one of Northeast Florida’s fastest-growing areas.
Minecraft Beat Itself After Nearly Two Billion Simulated Years
Minecraft is no stranger to simulations, but it turns out that under the right conditions, the game can beat itself if given billions of years.
Russians have a pragmatic approach to politics
Letter: There has never been a real rebellion for the Kremlin to squelch, writes Mergen Mongush
Charlie Berens coming to Green Bay; EPIC Marathon reveals concert acts
Comedian Charlie Berens is returning to the Resch Center for The Lost and Found Tour, and the timing might make it the perfect excuse to take Mom.
Billy Bush lands new Fox News gig. Here's what he'll be doing
Billy Bush is joining Fox News as a contributor after hosting “Extra” and his own show, “Hot Mics with Billy Bush". Here's what his new gig entails.
From paleo to intermittent fasting: are any diets actually good for us?
As diet trends proliferate on social media, it can be hard to work out which are backed by science and which should be ignored. From paleo to keto, raw food to intermittent fasting, each attracts a tribe of ardent followers. Now Daniel Lieberman, professor of biological sciences at Harvard University, has written a book to try to cut through the noise. In Fed Up, he uses his background as an evolutionary anthropologist to scrutinise the evidence, turning himself into a guinea pig in the process and trying various diets. In this podcast, he tells Ian Sample which one has remained part of his routine
Rayman Legends Retold Doesn’t Feel Like a Necessary Remake, But It’s Still a Good Time
Rayman Legends Retold isn't breaking any new ground – not visually and not gameplay-wise, not that it should be expected to since it's a remake, after all – but it is a clean remake chock-full of content both new and old at a pretty nice value. It might be of particular interest to the Switch 2 crowd that isn’t getting the GTA 6 meteor landing in their lives this Fall (particularly in light of a new 3D Mario platformer’s continued absence and Super Mario Bros. Wonder being a couple years old now), and/or to the younger crowd that hasn’t played the series before. Here’s hoping it leads to a brand-new Rayman adventure sooner rather than later.
With "a dozen" music levels, Rayman Legends Retold doubles down on the best bit of the original game, and having played it I couldn't be happier
By adding in more music tracks to Rayman Legends Retold, Ubisoft proves the indefatigable spirit of the 2013 game is still alive.
Grand Theft Auto: players are voting, debating, protesting and making political decisions
It can become a way for gamers who haven’t previously shunned politics to engage.
As resistance mounts, Trump reaches for a familiar shield: national security
Legal experts said the president is applying it more broadly and frequently than his predecessors
Republican calls for Senate investigation of Trump Jr wedding paid for by Russian oligarch
Putin ally helped cover cost of renting private island in the Bahamas for wedding of Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson
Jewel on Emotional Inheritance, Mental Health, Motherhood, More
Singer-songwriter Jewel sits down with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones to talk about her nonprofit, Inspiring Children Foundation, and the #NotAloneChallenge. She opens up about growing up in Alaska and overcoming challenges from her childhood. Jewel also talks about motherhood: “I really love being a mom. I wanted to be a mom, and I was in a really privileged position that I could change a lot of my life to make sure my son was the center,” she shares.
The Maker’s Toolbox: Bambu Lab R1 CO2 Laser Cutter Review
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks testing the new Bambu Lab R1 and have a lot of thoughts to share with you.
'End the open-ended war.' GOP candidates push Trump on Iran
The push from key congressional candidates to end the war illustrates the growing GOP angst around a conflict that is deeply unpopular.
What CDC's new teen health survey shows, and what it skips
Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? Missing data changes public health policy. Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. CDC asked more than 10,000 high school students over 100 questions in spring 2025. Yesterday, it published a report covering a fraction of them. The report focsed on five areas: diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behaviors, and mental health, reflecting the priorities of the Make America Healthy Again movement. There was good news. Fewer teens seriously considered suicide in 2025 than in any survey year since 2015: 14%, down from 20% in 2023. Sadness fell. Underlying Conditions is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Sports participation, which dipped to 49% in 2021, is back to its 2015 level of 58%. Daily PE fell from 27% to 20% in two years, while fewer students eat breakfast daily than a decade ago. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. The questionnaire is public, and it goes well beyond those five areas. Students answered questions about sexual violence, self-harm, and whether they got help when they felt sad or anxious. They said how quickly they could get a loaded gun. They reported whether food ran out at home and whether they felt close to people at school. There were questions about sexual identity, including whether they were transgender. The report did not publish any of the answers students gave to those questions. CDC posts the raw survey data online, so anyone can see what the report left out. The report doesn’t cover the health of sexual minority students. Among students who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning, or another non-straight identity, persistent sadness fell from 66% to 57% between 2023 and 2025. Serious thoughts of suicide fell from 41% to 30%. Those drops were bigger than the ones among straight students, although the gap remains wide: 28% of straight students reported persistent sadness, about half the rate of LGBQ+ students. About 1 in 7 girls reported sexual violence in the past year. One in 6 students hurt themselves on purpose. Among students who needed help for sadness or anxiety, half rarely or never got it. And among students who had seriously considered suicide, 43% said they could get a loaded gun without an adult’s permission. One protective factor rose sharply. In 2023, 55% of students said they felt close to people at their school; in 2025, 63% did. CDC’s earlier research ties that kind of connection to better mental health. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? In 2023, CDC's national survey asked high school students, for the first time, whether they were transgender. Their answers are the only nationally representative data on transgender teens, and their mental health is by far the worst of any demographic. That year, 71% of transgender students reported persistent sadness, 54% seriously considered suicide, and 26% attempted it, compared with 38%, 18%, and 8% of cisgender students. But we don’t have 2025 data. The timing matters because students took the survey in spring 2025, as federal policy toward transgender youth shifted. On January 28th, an executive order directed agencies to end federal support for gender-affirming care for people under 19, and several hospitals paused that care within days. In February, the CDC said it would no longer process transgender identity data. Later in 2025, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and HHS ended the 988 Lifeline’s dedicated line for LGBTQ+ youth. Researchers disagree about how much state policy shapes trans teens’ mental health. A 2024 Trevor Project study estimated that anti-trans laws increased suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth. Critics dispute its methods and its estimates. The 2025 survey could have added national evidence to that fight. CDC collected the data but hasn’t publicly released it. Missing data changes public health policy. Surveillance works as a feedback loop. It can show officials whether their policies help or hurt. The CDC didn’t provide data on the students most exposed to transgender policy shifts. The report kept measures that frame health as personal choice, like fruit, breakfast, and sports. It left out measures that track policy, like gun access, mental healthcare, food at home, and school climate, all of which respond to what legislators and agencies decide. HHS did not respond to questions that I sent on September 21st.
Hellblade developer Ninja Theory to be shut down in new wave of Xbox cuts, as two separate agreements collapse
Ninja Theory - developer of the Hellblade series - is shutting down as part of today's Xbox cuts. Its proposed buyers pulled out, resulting in the closure.
MSCHF bends and twists LEXUS cars into surreal full-scale sculptures in new york
two vehicles are stretched into impossible geometries, translating squash-and-stretch animation into full-scale automotive sculpture.
Xbox transfers Rare and Halo franchise to Activision, proposes closure of Ninja Theory and confirms another 268 roles cut amid studio restructure
Major staff cuts at former 343 Industries and other teams; consultation begins at Ninja Theory; Obsidian transferred to Bethesda, buyer found for Undead Labs
Entertainment-Booking Startup Ande Raises $52 Million From Lightspeed, Redpoint
Personal AI agents like Instinct and Muse have promised to take away the hassle of booking hard-to-get restaurant reservations, Broadway tickets and sporting events. Now, a startup is coming out of stealth to do the same for corporate entertainment—events, group dining, catering, sporting events ...