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Trump promises $5,000 'dividend' if Republicans win midterms

Trump said recipients would have to spend the $5,000 "Trump dividend" in the US.

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Sep 10 • 2:18 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Goldman says Treasury buybacks won't be enough to tame bond yields

Treasury yields remained elevated after the department said it would repurchase up to $6 billion of 10- to 20-year debt.

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Sep 10 • 1:14 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
UBS says its China fund distribution unit will cease business

UBS ‌said on Thursday its China ​fund distribution ​unit in the tech ⁠hub of ​Shenzhen would cease ​fund sales business from the end ​of September.

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Sep 9 • 10:12 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
August was world's joint-hottest month on record, scientists say

The world just experienced its joint-hottest month since records began, with August pushing the planet's average global ‌temperature to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday.

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Sep 9 • 10:05 PM EDT • Science • reuters.com
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth’s hottest month they’ve measured.

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August.

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Sep 9 • 10:01 PM EDT • Science • seattletimes.com
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August

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Sep 9 • 10:00 PM EDT • Science • abcnews.com
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August.

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Sep 9 • 10:00 PM EDT • Science • clickorlando.com
Uptown's Weiss Memorial Hospital loses license, health officials say

Chicago's Weiss Memorial Hospital has lost its license, officials said. There have been community efforts to reopen it, but the Illinois Department of Public Health says leadership has not made improvements.

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Sep 9 • 9:59 PM EDT • Health • abc7chicago.com
Anthropic has cute graphic showing how its AI spread 'malicious' code

Anthropic said it was "most concerned" about an event in which Claude uploaded "malicious" code. To help explain the incident, here's a cute robot.

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Sep 9 • 9:05 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Who is Sam Darnold's backup after Week 1 injury?

The good news: Drew Lock has starting experience. The bad news: what Drew Lock has done with said experience.

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Sep 9 • 8:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Academy Sports (ASO) Rockets 14% on Solid Q2 Despite Consumer Spending Tests

Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc. (NASDAQ:ASO) saw its share price jump by 14.40 percent on Wednesday to close at $51.15 apiece after posting a strong earnings performance in the second quarter of the year despite weakness in consumer spending trends. In an earnings call on the same day, the sporting goods store chain said that […]

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Sep 9 • 8:47 PM EDT • Sports • finance.yahoo.com
Penn Vet launches certificate program focused on global health issues

“We’re looking for students that are action-oriented, that are trying to go beyond just having an interest in the area, but want to do something about it,” Parsons said

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Sep 9 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • thedp.com
Closing health workforce gaps for emergency response: the Western Pacific steps up

Over 100 health emergency experts from 56 institutions across 21 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region who are part of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) concluded their annual regional partners’ meeting with a commitment to bridge gaps in emergency workforce capacities and advance regional emergency readiness and resilience.Co-hosted by WHO and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in the Republic of Korea, the two-day event aimed to strengthen the Region’s collective ability to detect, prepare for and respond to health emergencies.Partners mapped capacities and priority technical gaps across the Region — including cybersecurity and critical infrastructure resilience; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and environmental health; biological emergencies, nuclear emergencies, and nuclear and radiological security.The result: a renewed commitment to close these gaps by working together through shared expertise and coordinated action. Advancing the Global Health Emergency CorpsReflective of regional solidarity and partnerships in action, GOARN – which is coordinated globally by WHO - enables a stronger, better-connected emergency health workforce that is ready to surge wherever and whenever requested by WHO Member States.This year alone, GOARN partners across the Western Pacific have supported nine experts on six missions - from measles outbreaks in Viet Nam to HIV outbreak response in Fiji - providing surge support in epidemiology, surveillance and clinical case management.Photo: Participants at the Global Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Partners Meeting 2026. Credit: KDCA/Shin Dong Myoung“GOARN partners across the Western Pacific and globally have repeatedly demonstrated the power of what we can do collectively, when we join forces, share expertise and build on each other’s strengths,” noted Dr Gina Samaan, WHO Regional Emergency Director for the Western Pacific, in her opening remarks at the gathering. “Let us continue to forge long-term partnerships grounded in mutual respect that will protect the Region for generations to come. We are smarter, faster and infinitely stronger when we work together,” she added.Reiterating Dr Samaan's call, Dr Seung-kwan Lim, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, emphasized the value of GOARN: “The Republic of Korea is pleased to stand alongside our regional partners in building an emergency workforce that is ready and resilient. GOARN turns national expertise into regional readiness - catalysing national strengths into collective resilience.”GOARN advances the Global Health Security Action Framework (GHEC) initiative by “convening, connecting and capacitating” regional leaders and surge workforce – “the three Cs”. Years of GOARN leadership and outbreak response training programmes have cultivated a deep bench of fit-for-purpose, seasoned outbreak response experts and forged an alumni network of emergency leaders worldwide. The Western Pacific network alone has now grown to 94 partner institutions across 19 countries. Photo: Participants at the Global Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Partners Meeting 2026. Credit: KDCA/Shin Dong Myoung Putting partnerships into practiceDuring the Regional Partners’ Meeting, health experts identified and catalogued the technical expertise currently available across the Western Pacific Region, so that the right skills could be better matched quickly to needs wherever emergencies occur.Three priority areas emerged for further strengthening:Cybersecurity and critical infrastructure resilience - protecting essential systems, including healthcare networks, from digital disruptions.Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and environmental health - reflecting the ongoing nexus between climate change and health.Biological emergencies, nuclear emergencies, and nuclear and radiological security - requiring specialized technical capability that remains limited across many national response systems.Meeting participants reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening workforce capacities in the Region, with a particular focus on these three areas, and to working collectively to better prepare the Western Pacific for the next health emergency.Photo: Dr Gina Samaan, WHO Regional Emergency Director for the Western Pacific, delivers opening remarks at the Global Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Partners Meeting 2026. Credit: KDCA/Shin Dong Myoung“GOARN is truly turning preparedness into action - giving our Region the surge capacity it needs for fast, coordinated response when it matters most - and building more resilient health systems along the way,” said Dr Samaan. “As health emergencies mount in this age of permacrisis, emergency preparedness and response must be woven into the fabric of health. This is not an option, but an imperative as we seek to achieve health for all.”____ About GOARNThe Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), coordinated by the World Health Organization since 2000, strengthens global health security by advancing preparedness for and response to public health emergencies. The network brings together more than 390 institutions, including national public health agencies, technical organizations and nongovernmental partners, to support coordinated international action during outbreaks and other health emergencies. There are 94 GOARN partners in the Western Pacific Region (as of August 2026), accounting for approximately 25% of global partners. For more information and media interviews, please contact: WHO Western Pacific Communications: wprocom@who.intAra Johannes: johannesa@who.int

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Sep 9 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
Jeremiyah Love receives major injury update before Cardinals’ practice

GLENDALE – The hope for Week 1 of the NFL season for the Arizona Cardinals is that they are about to get their first real look at their newest star running back. Head coach Mike LaFleur said rookie running back Jeremiyah Love will be “ready to roll” in practice Wednesday, according to Donnie Druin of the Arizona Cardinals on SI.

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Sep 9 • 5:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Luminis Health cyberattack delays cancer treatment and test results

The health system said it is still trying to determine which systems and how many patients are affected across its entire organization.

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Sep 9 • 5:28 PM EDT • Health • wbaltv.com
Anthropic researcher's resignation sends warning about the dangers of AI development

Jacob Coxon, who said he spent three years doing research at both Anthropic and OpenAI, said Tuesday on the social platform X that the two AI companies are more focused on beating each other and global competitors in developing the most advanced model possible than they are on safety.

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Sep 9 • 5:23 PM EDT • Science • pbs.org
Kidpreneurs Fair to give youth business experience, confidence

Business-minded youth can get real-life experience at an upcoming event. The fourth annual Kidpreneurs Fair PA will take place on Sept. 19, offering over 150 young people a chance to set up shop for a day. “I wanted to help kids in the community gain entrepreneurship skills,” said founder Ashruta Shettar. “The earlier kids can […]

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Sep 9 • 5:08 PM EDT • Business • theburgnews.com
Partnership Health Center closes Missoula clinics Wednesday over safety concerns

Patients in Missoula will need to make alternate plans for medical care after Partnership Health Center said its Missoula clinics are closed for the remainder o

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Sep 9 • 4:51 PM EDT • Health • nbcmontana.com
Michael J. Fox explains why he returned to acting with “Shrinking”: ‘Allows me to show up on set as myself’

The “Back to the Future” star said that the show allowed him to “use how I feel on any given day and channel it into the scene.”

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Sep 9 • 4:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Local scientists air concerns about federal funding losses in Arlington town hall

Researchers at a Massachusetts science town hall said funding instability is pushing scientists out of academia and threatening the pipeline that feeds the state’s research and technological economy

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Sep 9 • 3:38 PM EDT • Science • cambridgeday.com
Concerned Scientists Air Their Concerns to Rep Clark

Researchers at a Massachusetts science town hall said funding instability is pushing scientists out of academia and threatening the pipeline that feeds the state’s research and technological economy

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Sep 9 • 3:38 PM EDT • Science • cambridgeday.com
Kinsman Road Appearance Deters New Businesses

Newbury Township officials debated how to address the multitude of landscaping businesses along state Route 87 during the Sept. 2 trustees meeting. Newbury Township Trustees agreed they do not plan to force out the more than a dozen landscaping businesses already established along the corridor. However, they said they would like to see some improve

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Sep 9 • 2:38 PM EDT • Business • geaugamapleleaf.com
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Sports betting is everywhere now—here are the rules bettors might not realize they're breaking

Sports podcaster Bill Simmons recently had wagers voided after breaking a sportsbook rule he said he didn't know about.

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Sep 9 • 2:30 PM EDT • Sports • cnbc.com
'Like Science Fiction': Resident Votes and Virtual Reality Drive NYCHA Campus Transformation

Maria Guzman, 71, said she couldn’t believe that a man who helped her garden for a few minutes one afternoon would, within weeks, donate millions of dollars to redesign 33,000 square feet of outdoor space at her public housing development.

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Sep 9 • 1:49 PM EDT • Science • citylimits.org
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Apple Announces iOS 27 Release Date

At its event today unveiling the iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12, and more, Apple announced that iOS 27 will be released later this month. iOS 27 has already been available as a developer beta since June and as a public beta since July, and Apple today said that the update will be released for all users with a compatible iPhone model on Monday, September 14.

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Sep 9 • 1:46 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Jacksonville council shuts door on neighborhood storage locker proposal

Citizens speak out, and unanimous council cites city’s historic charm and community backlash in voting to quash business plan that also included retail The Jacksonville City Council said no to […]

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Sep 9 • 1:14 PM EDT • Business • rv-times.com
A Medicare policy designed to encourage certain business arrangements produced unexpected results

The exclusion bar can be for the rest of your lifetime or for several years, but it effectively halts your ability to participate," said Alice Harris.

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Sep 9 • 12:24 PM EDT • Business • federalnewsnetwork.com
Kane County reports 2nd measles case of 2026, connected to 1st case, in vaccinated patient

Kane County health officials said they have identified a second confirmed case of measles.

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Sep 9 • 11:37 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO on Success of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'

Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Ravi Ahuja said the box-office success of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' stems from the movie's emotional resonance with audiences that's unlike other recent superhero movies.

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Sep 9 • 10:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
Luma locks down 15-year, $410M fund for life science investments

Luma Group today announced the final close of its inaugural life sciences venture capital fund, totaling $410 million. The New York-based investment firm has had a grip on life sciences since its founding in 2023. The funds unveiled today, dubbed LumaBio Fund I, include investments that have already been made into more than 10 biotechs. They include the likes of eye disease-focused Character Biosciences, rebranded Belgian biotech Coultreon Biopharma and cellular rejuvenation company Altos Labs. The fund saw early success when one of the companies it co-founded, called Vaccine Company, was picked up by Eli Lilly earlier this year for up to $1.55 billion. The acquisition of the in vivo nanoparticle technology-focused biotech formed part of a trio of vaccine buys for the Big Pharma, which has itself been on a prolonged spending spree in 2026. Luma's fund is structured as a 15-year investment with plans to support groundbreaking science and support companies through key milestones from discovery to commercialization, Luma explained in the release. "We founded Luma Group on the belief that extraordinary science, supported by patient, long-term capital, has the power to improve millions of lives," Joshua Fink, founder and managing member of Luma Group, said in the release. "This fund represents more than capital—it is a commitment to partnering with extraordinary innovators as they translate visionary science into life-changing medicines."

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Sep 9 • 9:43 AM EDT • Science • fiercebiotech.com
The Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity

Among the federal government’s many responsibilities is the work it does to protect public health. Federal agencies monitor our food supply to ensure safety, conduct research to better understand emerging health threats, provide funding for public health programs in communities and work to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. Americans rely on these efforts every day—in a 2024 online survey, 74% of respondents said that “if the federal government issued safety guidance about food you eat regularly,” they would follow it. Changes to Federal Public Health Capacity The Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the federal government have resulted in significant impacts on our nation’s public health capacity over the past 20 months, affecting the response to health concerns such as measles, Ebola and cyclosporiasis. Agencies with core public health, food safety and disease prevention responsibilities experienced large workforce decreases during the first year of the administration. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for instance, the workforce in February 2026 was 26.7% smaller than in September 2024 before the start of the Trump administration. The Food and Drug Administration saw a similarly steep decline of 21.6%. Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Food Safety and Inspection Service also experienced large workforce decreases. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); Changes can also be seen in crucial public health occupations. The number of federal food inspectors, for example, decreased by more than half between September 2024 and February 2026, going from 1,035 to 473. This is the lowest number of food inspectors employed by the federal government since at least 2005. By February 2026, there were also 33.3% fewer federal public health program specialists, whose work includes advising federal funding recipients on public health activities and analyzing the effectiveness of public health programs. Government’s capacity is diminished as employees with specialized knowledge and experience in protecting the public and responding to health risks depart, leaving agencies less prepared to carry out their public health missions. There also have been vacancies in critical high-level leadership positions at public health agencies, most notably at the CDC, which had a permanent Senate-confirmed director for less than a month between January 2025 and early August 2026. Although the CDC has previously been led by acting directors at the start of an administration, the nearly yearlong gap since the departure of the administration’s first permanent director in August 2025 is without precedent. As of August 2026, the FDA is also currently without a Senate-confirmed commissioner following the previous commissioner’s resignation in May 2026. Additionally, public health agencies are experiencing increased politicization of their leadership ranks. In agencies such as the CDC and Food Safety and Inspection Service, the number of individuals in the Senior Executive Service—the most senior career leaders in government—has declined significantly, while at the same time the number of political appointees has reached record levels. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); At the CDC, for example, the number of career SES decreased 42.9% between December 2024 and February 2026, while the number of non-Senate confirmed political appointees at the agency was six times larger than the agency’s historical average from 2009 and 2024. Knowledgeable career leaders are integral to the ability of public health agencies to carry out their work with scientific integrity and professional judgment, and rapid leadership turnover and increased politicization threaten agencies’ ability to make evidence-based decisions to protect our health. The upheaval and politicization in public health agencies have also negatively affected employee engagement. Strong employee engagement is crucial to the ability of agencies to carry out their mission and successfully provide essential services to the public. In the 2025 Public Service Viewpoint Survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service, the Department of Health and Human Services—which encompasses major public health agencies such as the CDC and FDA—had an employee engagement and satisfaction score of 20.4 out of 100, one of the lowest among large agencies. Only 2.8% of HHS employees indicated trust in their political leaders and only 8.7% reported confidence that they could report a suspected violation of law or regulation without retaliation. Employees at HHS also reported that the agency’s ability to provide services to the public had suffered. Nearly half of employees at HHS, 47.5%, said their work unit was worse at delivering quality services compared to its performance in 2024. In addition, 57.8% said their work unit was performing worse at fulfilling stakeholder needs. In addition to the work done within federal agencies, the federal government also distributes significant funding for public health and disease prevention work to state and local governments, nonprofits and small businesses—funding which has been significantly disrupted. At the CDC, for example, there was a 71.9% decrease in the amount of project grant funding issued in fiscal year 2025 compared to fiscal year 2024. The FDA also issued far less funding in fiscal year 2025—a 21.3% decrease from its fiscal year 2024 funding. Changes in federal funding include the ending of grants to community organizations that worked on HIV prevention and the cancellation of funding for research into improvements to patient safety and healthcare quality. These changes go beyond federal agencies to impact the broader public health ecosystem, including the state and local health departments responsible for much of the on-the-ground public health work in their communities. About 80% of the CDC’s domestic funding is directed towards state and local partners—meaning that cuts to CDC funding can ultimately result in cuts to state and local public health capacity. Federal agencies also provide expertise and assistance to state and local health agencies as they deal with particular health challenges, but workforce cuts have resulted in fewer federal employees available to help. The Impact of Changes to Public Health Capacity These changes to federal public health capacity are not abstract concerns. Disrupted programs, reduced funding and lost expertise at public health agencies across all levels of government threaten the public’s physical well-being and safety. In some cases, this has already led to harm. The most immediate impacts of federal cuts were seen in interruptions to ongoing public health programs and crisis responses. In one instance, when CDC grants were canceled during the 2025 Texas measles outbreak—the most severe measles outbreak in 25 years—public health officials in Lubbock, Texas were forced to pause parts of their measles response work supported by the frozen funding. Lubbock’s director of public health further said that a lack of available CDC experts to reach out to for advice “definitely” impacted the department’s response to the measles crisis. Cuts to federal funding also forced Dallas County Health and Human Services to cut staff and cancel 50 community vaccination clinics during the outbreak. Public health work outside of major outbreak responses was also disrupted. For example, in April 2025, the Milwaukee Public Health Department was unexpectedly unable to reach experts on lead poisoning due to firings at the CDC when responding to concerns about lead contamination in Milwaukee public schools. Due to federal workforce cuts, several programs at the CDC, including Alzheimer’s and epilepsy programs, have also become trapped in limbo—existing on paper, but without the staff necessary to operate. More recent crises reveal how federal cuts have weakened the public health infrastructure needed to prevent and respond to dangerous new outbreaks. Internationally, cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated funding for disease testing and contact tracing abroad, which delayed detection of and responses to the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While international outbreaks may seem far removed, the unchecked spread of disease in any country can quickly pose a danger to economic well-being, security and health around the world. Within the United States, public health cuts inhibited responses to the summer 2026 outbreak of the food-borne parasite cyclospora. At the federal level, cuts to funding for lab equipment and for CDC staff with expertise in parasitic infections—including 9 out of 11 staff members at the lab responsible for identifying parasitic outbreaks in 2025— contributed to the largest reporting delay in outbreak cases at the CDC in 15 years. Conflicting communications from the FDA about the source of the outbreak, which followed cuts to the agency’s communications department, additionally led to confusion among the public about how to best avoid infection. At the same time, cuts to HHS funding and support for local and state public health slowed some health departments’ responses to the crisis. The exact costs of these delays, constraints and confusion in public health responses are difficult to estimate. However, their message is clear: federal cuts have already made containing threats to public health even more of a challenge. Conclusion Protecting public health—from food safety to disease prevention—is one of the federal government’s most important missions. Dramatic and haphazard cuts to federal agencies and funding have already disrupted the public health system, impacting the response to challenges such as measles, lead poisoning and cyclosporiasis. The U.S. public health system needed improvement before these disruptions. Since 2022, federal leadership and coordination in response to public health outbreaks has been on the Government Accountability Office’s High-Risk List of areas in need of attention to improve government effectiveness and efficiency. Recent cuts only compound these concerns. The chaotic dismantling of government and resulting disruptions to crucial functions like public health and disease prevention highlight the need for meaningful reform and concrete policy proposals to reimagine how government can better serve the public and be more effective, responsive and accountable. To learn more about the impact of federal cuts to public health and science more broadly, visit The Cost of Cutting American Science. Learn more For more information on the Partnership for Public Service’s government reform initiative, visit Government for a New Era. View here In line with The Cost of Cutting American Science, federal workforce data in this brief is as of February 2026

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The Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity

Among the federal government’s many responsibilities is the work it does to protect public health. Federal agencies monitor our food supply to ensure safety, conduct research to better understand emerging health threats, provide funding for public health programs in communities and work to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. Americans rely on these efforts every day—in a 2024 online survey, 74% of respondents said that “if the federal government issued safety guidance about food you eat regularly,” they would follow it. Changes to Federal Public Health Capacity The Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the federal government have resulted in significant impacts on our nation’s public health capacity over the past 20 months, affecting the response to health concerns such as measles, Ebola and cyclosporiasis. Agencies with core public health, food safety and disease prevention responsibilities experienced large workforce decreases during the first year of the administration. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for instance, the workforce in February 2026 was 26.7% smaller than in September 2024 before the start of the Trump administration. The Food and Drug Administration saw a similarly steep decline of 21.6%. Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Food Safety and Inspection Service also experienced large workforce decreases. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); Changes can also be seen in crucial public health occupations. The number of federal food inspectors, for example, decreased by more than half between September 2024 and February 2026, going from 1,035 to 473. This is the lowest number of food inspectors employed by the federal government since at least 2005. By February 2026, there were also 33.3% fewer federal public health program specialists, whose work includes advising federal funding recipients on public health activities and analyzing the effectiveness of public health programs. Government’s capacity is diminished as employees with specialized knowledge and experience in protecting the public and responding to health risks depart, leaving agencies less prepared to carry out their public health missions. There also have been vacancies in critical high-level leadership positions at public health agencies, most notably at the CDC, which had a permanent Senate-confirmed director for less than a month between January 2025 and early August 2026. Although the CDC has previously been led by acting directors at the start of an administration, the nearly yearlong gap since the departure of the administration’s first permanent director in August 2025 is without precedent. As of August 2026, the FDA is also currently without a Senate-confirmed commissioner following the previous commissioner’s resignation in May 2026. Additionally, public health agencies are experiencing increased politicization of their leadership ranks. In agencies such as the CDC and Food Safety and Inspection Service, the number of individuals in the Senior Executive Service—the most senior career leaders in government—has declined significantly, while at the same time the number of political appointees has reached record levels. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); At the CDC, for example, the number of career SES decreased 42.9% between December 2024 and February 2026, while the number of non-Senate confirmed political appointees at the agency was six times larger than the agency’s historical average from 2009 and 2024. Knowledgeable career leaders are integral to the ability of public health agencies to carry out their work with scientific integrity and professional judgment, and rapid leadership turnover and increased politicization threaten agencies’ ability to make evidence-based decisions to protect our health. The upheaval and politicization in public health agencies have also negatively affected employee engagement. Strong employee engagement is crucial to the ability of agencies to carry out their mission and successfully provide essential services to the public. In the 2025 Public Service Viewpoint Survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service, the Department of Health and Human Services—which encompasses major public health agencies such as the CDC and FDA—had an employee engagement and satisfaction score of 20.4 out of 100, one of the lowest among large agencies. Only 2.8% of HHS employees indicated trust in their political leaders and only 8.7% reported confidence that they could report a suspected violation of law or regulation without retaliation. Employees at HHS also reported that the agency’s ability to provide services to the public had suffered. Nearly half of employees at HHS, 47.5%, said their work unit was worse at delivering quality services compared to its performance in 2024. In addition, 57.8% said their work unit was performing worse at fulfilling stakeholder needs. In addition to the work done within federal agencies, the federal government also distributes significant funding for public health and disease prevention work to state and local governments, nonprofits and small businesses—funding which has been significantly disrupted. At the CDC, for example, there was a 71.9% decrease in the amount of project grant funding issued in fiscal year 2025 compared to fiscal year 2024. The FDA also issued far less funding in fiscal year 2025—a 21.3% decrease from its fiscal year 2024 funding. Changes in federal funding include the ending of grants to community organizations that worked on HIV prevention and the cancellation of funding for research into improvements to patient safety and healthcare quality. These changes go beyond federal agencies to impact the broader public health ecosystem, including the state and local health departments responsible for much of the on-the-ground public health work in their communities. About 80% of the CDC’s domestic funding is directed towards state and local partners—meaning that cuts to CDC funding can ultimately result in cuts to state and local public health capacity. Federal agencies also provide expertise and assistance to state and local health agencies as they deal with particular health challenges, but workforce cuts have resulted in fewer federal employees available to help. The Impact of Changes to Public Health Capacity These changes to federal public health capacity are not abstract concerns. Disrupted programs, reduced funding and lost expertise at public health agencies across all levels of government threaten the public’s physical well-being and safety. In some cases, this has already led to harm. The most immediate impacts of federal cuts were seen in interruptions to ongoing public health programs and crisis responses. In one instance, when CDC grants were canceled during the 2025 Texas measles outbreak—the most severe measles outbreak in 25 years—public health officials in Lubbock, Texas were forced to pause parts of their measles response work supported by the frozen funding. Lubbock’s director of public health further said that a lack of available CDC experts to reach out to for advice “definitely” impacted the department’s response to the measles crisis. Cuts to federal funding also forced Dallas County Health and Human Services to cut staff and cancel 50 community vaccination clinics during the outbreak. Public health work outside of major outbreak responses was also disrupted. For example, in April 2025, the Milwaukee Public Health Department was unexpectedly unable to reach experts on lead poisoning due to firings at the CDC when responding to concerns about lead contamination in Milwaukee public schools. Due to federal workforce cuts, several programs at the CDC, including Alzheimer’s and epilepsy programs, have also become trapped in limbo—existing on paper, but without the staff necessary to operate. More recent crises reveal how federal cuts have weakened the public health infrastructure needed to prevent and respond to dangerous new outbreaks. Internationally, cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated funding for disease testing and contact tracing abroad, which delayed detection of and responses to the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While international outbreaks may seem far removed, the unchecked spread of disease in any country can quickly pose a danger to economic well-being, security and health around the world. Within the United States, public health cuts inhibited responses to the summer 2026 outbreak of the food-borne parasite cyclospora. At the federal level, cuts to funding for lab equipment and for CDC staff with expertise in parasitic infections—including 9 out of 11 staff members at the lab responsible for identifying parasitic outbreaks in 2025— contributed to the largest reporting delay in outbreak cases at the CDC in 15 years. Conflicting communications from the FDA about the source of the outbreak, which followed cuts to the agency’s communications department, additionally led to confusion among the public about how to best avoid infection. At the same time, cuts to HHS funding and support for local and state public health slowed some health departments’ responses to the crisis. The exact costs of these delays, constraints and confusion in public health responses are difficult to estimate. However, their message is clear: federal cuts have already made containing threats to public health even more of a challenge. Conclusion Protecting public health—from food safety to disease prevention—is one of the federal government’s most important missions. Dramatic and haphazard cuts to federal agencies and funding have already disrupted the public health system, impacting the response to challenges such as measles, lead poisoning and cyclosporiasis. The U.S. public health system needed improvement before these disruptions. Since 2022, federal leadership and coordination in response to public health outbreaks has been on the Government Accountability Office’s High-Risk List of areas in need of attention to improve government effectiveness and efficiency. Recent cuts only compound these concerns. The chaotic dismantling of government and resulting disruptions to crucial functions like public health and disease prevention highlight the need for meaningful reform and concrete policy proposals to reimagine how government can better serve the public and be more effective, responsive and accountable. To learn more about the impact of federal cuts to public health and science more broadly, visit The Cost of Cutting American Science. Learn more For more information on the Partnership for Public Service’s government reform initiative, visit Government for a New Era. View here In line with The Cost of Cutting American Science, federal workforce data in this brief is as of February 2026

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Is Senesi a long-term starter for Spurs?

"He's comfortable playing in a possession-based team, reads the game very well and has the personality to thrive in a demanding environment," Roberto de Zerbi said on Marco Senesi after Tottenham signed the defender in June. Senesi was a big get for Spurs. It was expected Senesi would slot straight into De Zerbi's starting XI - and he did for the Premier League opener away at Brentford.

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Trump gave $45K holiday gifts to Natalie Harp and 2 other White House aides

A White House official said the cash gifts were not related to the "individuals' official government duties, and therefore are entirely permissible under relevant legal and ethical standards"

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AT&T Business and Amazon Leo form strategic partnership

AT&T Business and Amazon Leo have agreed to bring broadband services to AT&T Business customers nationwide, making AT&T is the first major U.S. telecom provider to offer converged connectivity solutions that include Amazon Leo’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services. With the agreement, AT&T Business customers have multiple access connectivity options, which the company said […]

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Mac Allister 'spoke brilliantly'

Former Chelsea and Everton winger Pat Nevin says Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister "said exactly the right things" when telling media that he is "very sad" not to have been offered a new deal by the club. The Argentine, who joined on a five-year contract from Brighton in June 2023, saw team-mates Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch extend their Reds deals this year. "I often hear various players saying things and pushing things a certain way and you get a bit fed up with it," Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.

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Collins not heading to Dallas GOP convention

While speaking to reporters in Brewer on Tuesday, Collins said many of the Republicans facing tough races will not be in attendance.

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Sep 9 • 7:56 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
France to reduce corporate tax surcharge and ease employee buyouts in 2027 budget, PM says

France plans to reduce, but not abolish, the exceptional corporate tax surcharge imposed on very ​large companies in its 2027 budget, Prime Minister ‌Sebastien Lecornu said in a letter to executives on Wednesday, pledging tax stability to support growth.

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Sep 9 • 7:46 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Foldable iPhone Duo to Come With Apple Pencil Support

Apple's foldable iPhone Duo will come with Apple Pencil support, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman previously claimed that Apple had prototyped a dedicated Apple Pencil for its foldable iPhone that was "stubbier than the versions for iPads" and "designed to magnetically attach and charge on the side of the device," but he said it was unlikely that the accessory would be released.

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Ted Cruz swears off Supreme Court spot, despite Donald Trump's asking

Despite a clear affinity for the Supreme Court, Cruz said he turned President Trump down three times already.

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Sep 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • houstonchronicle.com
Marquinhos ‘hopes’ another PSG player wins the Ballon d’Or

Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos (32) has said that he hopes that a PSG player wins this year’s edition of the Ballon d’Or. The Brazilian is one of nine Parisiens nominated for the award.The...

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Sep 9 • 6:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Courtois to put Belgium career on hold

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said in quotes published on Wednesday he has decided to put his Belgium career on standby until September 2027."If the goalkeeper playing in the Nations League performs well, Van Bommel might continue with him.

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Favored Farmhouse expands business

MOSES LAKE — The owners of the Favored Farmhouse celebrated expanding their business by cutting the ribbon for the new drive-through Thursday – and co-owner Daphne Martinez said there’s more to come.

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Southern Heritage Classic continues to evolve while preserving foundation

The Southern Heritage Classic has had changes, but Fred Jones said the foundation remains the same as Alcorn State faces Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

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Forest penalty v Liverpool incorrect, but not for VAR

Nottingham Forest should not have been awarded a penalty at Liverpool for Alisson's challenge on Neco Williams, the Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel has said.

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The Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands To Patient Bills

By Elisabeth Rosenthal and KFF Health News HealthDay ReportersWEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — After a failed round of in vitro fertilization this year, Anne Hug’s fertility doctor said she had a single polyp in her uterus that should be removed to improve the chance of pregnancy. Hug, a ...

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Luminis cybersecurity incident highlights 'concerning' rise in attacks on healthcare

Cyberattacks on the healthcare industry, like the one that hit an Anne Arundel County hospital last week, are becoming increasingly common and state-level policymakers should prepare for even more, an expert said Tuesday.

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JPMorgan expands corporate banking business to Greece

JPMorgan has expanded its corporate banking business to ​Greece, the U.S. bank said ‌on Wednesday, as part of a broader plan to grow its ​services for companies across ​Europe.

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Troves of new 9/11 docs suggest NYC officials knew of air quality health risks

“For too long, New Yorkers have had to fight for access to records that should have been available to them,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

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Report: Messi plans to buy Spanish second-tier side Eldense

Argentina football great Lionel Messi is set to become majority owner of Spanish second-division club CD Eldense, Spanish sports daily AS reported late on Tuesday. AS said that the 2022 World Cup winner had reached a basic agreement with Colombian investment group TH to take over 100% of the shares.

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Sep 9 • 3:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'I cannot take my eyes off Bouaddi

Ayyoub Bouaddi belied his age with a mature Champions League performance on his first Manchester City start to showcase why the club were so intent on signing the 18-year-old. Erling Haaland will take the plaudits for his two goals, but it was Bouaddi who caught the eye with a tidy and assured performance in the middle of the park, signalling early signs that Rodri may not be too sorely missed after his departure. "His age, his game – he looks absolutely born to do it," former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin said on BBC Radio 5 Live during the game.

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The five deep-sea arrays of the Ocean Observatories Initiative had been streaming continuous readings from the Atlantic and Pacific since 2016, and in May 2026 the National Science Foundation said four would be pulled out of the water before reversing course on June 18

The five deep-sea arrays of the Ocean Observatories Initiative streamed continuous readings from the Atlantic and Pacific for a decade. In May 2026 the National Science Foundation moved to pull four of them out. A bipartisan Senate revolt reversed the plan — but the data gap and the deeper funding cliff remain.

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South Park is being renamed 'South America' in jab at Apple and Google

The show's creators said they were "Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google," who recently renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America.

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49ers defensive lineman Alfred Collins' injury latest blow to largely unproven unit

San Francisco 49ers second-year defensive lineman Alfred Collins tore his patellar tendon at the team's second practice in Melbourne and will be out for the season, coach Kyle Shanahan said.

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New York Yankees clinch 34th straight winning season but have much bigger goals

For the New York Yankees, clinching their 34th consecutive winning season was a milepost rather than a milestone. “We're the Yankees, and we're going to win,” captain Aaron Judge said after New York beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Tuesday night for its 82nd victory. New York’s streak is the second-longest in the four major U.S. professional sports leagues behind the Yankees’ record 39 winning seasons in a row from 1926-64.

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Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson Makes Waves With Comment on Dan Campbell

Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson said he supports head coach Dan Campbell taking a more serious approach with the team. The post Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson Makes Waves With Comment on Dan Campbell appeared first on HEAVY.

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Licensed counselor reveals link between weight loss and mental health effects

Bonnie Mitchell, a licensed professional clinical counselor in California, said that while a new study shows a correlation between weight-loss drug use and self-reported mental health symptoms, it cannot prove causation.

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Sep 8 • 10:41 PM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
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Baylor finds confidence and belief despite loss to Auburn

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — Baylor may have lost the battle on the scoreboard Saturday, but the Bears believe they gained something just as important in Atlanta: confidence. Despite a loss to Auburn, Baylor players said the game showed the team’s growing chemistry, physicality and belief heading into the rest of the season. Fifth-year cornerback […]

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COVID-19 cases on the rise across all age groups, local healthcare expert says

Dr. Jason Bowling, the chief epidemiologist at University Health, said there is an increase in COVID-19 cases across all age groups.

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Sep 8 • 9:46 PM EDT • Health • ksat.com
Man accused of assault, inducing panic at Dr. Amy Acton event pleads not guilty

The armed Ohio man investigators said set off a security scare involving Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday.

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Sep 8 • 9:13 PM EDT • Politics • news5cleveland.com
Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2–1 Inter Milan

Thibaut Courtois: 8.5. Seven saves — and that doesn’t include those wiped out by Inter offsides. Both Mourinho and Valverde said afterwards that Courtois deserved to be Man of the Match. They’re right. Denzel Dumfries: 6. Struggled at both ends. To be fair, he received little defensive support beyond Konaté and was consistently isolated against […]

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A very special milestone for Serhou Guirassy

“I’m very, very happy to have played 100 matches for Dortmund. I didn’t know that at all,” said the 30-year-old striker, who joined BVB from VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 2024. One hundred co...

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Future Of Jimmy Kimmel's Late-Night Show In Doubt Following Bombshell Report

A spokesperson for ABC said no final decision has been made about the future of the show.

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Sep 8 • 8:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • huffpost.com
A Very Special Milestone for Serhou Guirassy

“I’m very, very happy to have played a hundred games for Dortmund - I didn’t even realize that,” said the 30-year-old forward, who joined BVB from VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 2024. 100 comp...

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Man sentenced after breaking child's fingers while working for health facility

A man is avoiding jail time after breaking a child's fingers in 2025 and not reporting the injuries while working for KidsPeace, officials said.

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Sep 8 • 8:19 PM EDT • Health • nbcphiladelphia.com
Have we found alien life? Hundreds of scientists weigh in

Two major alien-life announcements in 2025 generated enormous excitement, but most astrobiologists remained unconvinced. Only 6.6% of surveyed experts thought possible biological molecules on K2-18b probably represented extraterrestrial life, while 15.1% said the same about intriguing mineral patterns in a Martian rock.

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Drone debris falls on business grounds in Russia's Novorossiysk, mayor says

Drone debris fell ​on the premises of ‌a number of businesses and close to an inhabited ​building in the ​Russian Black Sea port of ⁠Novorossiysk late on Tuesday, ​Mayor Andrei Kravchenko said ​on the Telegram messaging app.

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Sep 8 • 7:25 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Ohio cannabis store voluntarily closes as state investigates ‘serious health events’

Arizona-based Vext Science said late last week it had voluntarily shuttered a cannabis store in Jackson, Ohio amid a health investigation.

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Sep 8 • 6:21 PM EDT • Health • mjbizdaily.com
Smithfield Foods expects to swing to third-quarter operating loss in fresh pork business

Smithfield Foods said on Tuesday its fresh pork segment is expected to swing to an adjusted operating loss in the third ​quarter, due to persistent pressure from lower hog prices and ‌a shrinking industry market spread amid cautious spending.

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Sep 8 • 5:49 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Dueling Court Rulings Leave Missouri’s Congressional Races in Chaos

After losing in two courts and winning in another, Missouri officials said they planned to forge ahead with using a congressional map that was redrawn to benefit Republicans.

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Sep 8 • 5:43 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Ripple cofounder: California should allow Chinese EVs for some buyers

Chris Larsen, the cofounder of Ripple, said California has imposed the "most regressive tax in the world." He said cheap Chinese EVs could help.

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Sep 8 • 5:36 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Lori Loughlin is divorcing Mossimo Giannulli after 30 years together

“Full House” star Lori Loughlin is formally ending her nearly 30-year marriage to fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli. The 62-year-old sitcom actor said the pair separated on Aug. 31, 2025, according

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Annapolis' Storm Brothers Ice Cream expands menu as City Dock construction hurts business

Owner Sveinn Storm said high rents and seasonal crowds have always made running a business downtown challenging, but the City Dock construction has added to the strain.

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Sep 8 • 5:10 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Pritzker defends Logan prison closure; pumps 5-year plan to attract new business to Lincoln

During a media appearance Tuesday in Bloomington, Pritzker said he's the most pro-economic development governor since Jim Thompson, who left office in 1991. He plans to work with Logan County officials to state properties where industry has left, including the pending closure of Logan Correctional Center.

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Sep 8 • 5:07 PM EDT • Business • wglt.org
Villa take 'big step forward' with win over Brugge

Unai Emery said Aston Villa took "one big step forward" after clinching their first win this season with a 3-2 victory at Club Brugge in their Champions League opener on Tuesday."We took one step forward today and it was very, very important for our confidence and stability," Emery said.

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Driver crashes through Bradenton business on Cortez Road, police say

Bradenton police said the crash happened Sunday afternoon.

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Sep 8 • 4:51 PM EDT • Business • bradenton.com
Georgia getting new pro football team

The ownership group said Rome is a great market for arena football.

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Sep 8 • 4:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nebraska Stat Tracker vs Ohio, Week 1

Nebraska 49, Ohio 21 — and the offense is a long way ahead of the defense Welcome to the first statistical breakdown of the 2026 Nebraska football season. I said back in the summer that I’d track a set of numbers all year to see how this team is actually doing, and this is the […]

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Dunlap highlights high home heating oil prices in Maine

Dunlap, who faces former Republican Gov. Paul LePage on the Nov. 3 ballot, said Maine continues to be the state where more people rely on home heating oil than any other.

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Sep 8 • 3:16 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Exclusive: Two of gaming’s biggest names are making a big investment in gaming’s future

The first thing to know about the Nova Games Foundation is that it isn’t about The Game Awards. And it’s not about PlayStation. The ambitious new grant program is the brainchild of Geoff Keighley and Mark Cerny. Keighley is the host of The Game Awards, Summer Game Fest and Opening Night Live. Cerny is a game designer of some 45 years and the lead architect for the PlayStation 4 and 5. But this new thing, which they’re revealing through Game File, isn’t about their day jobs. It’s an unaffiliated, standalone philanthropic project. It’s a bet on the artistic future of video games and a way, they tell me, to give back. “I’m nearing the end of my career,” Cerny recently told me over email. “I’m not done yet, but paying it forward—in the best way possible—is very much on my mind these days,” The Nova Games Foundation is a university-affiliated fellowship program, intended to offer six-figure grants to 20 young game designers each year, potentially for decades to come. It will offer no-strings-attached funding along with mentorship from games industry leaders, a combination intended to aid the development of groundbreaking new games, Cerny and Keighley told me. Nova will begin accepting applications in December, from class of 2026 and 2027 students from 13 affiliated gaming programs at universities in eight countries. The schools working with Nova include the New York University and the University of Southern California in the U.S., along with Abertay University in Scotland, Cnam-Enjmin in France, TH Köln in Germany, and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, Cerny and Keighley said. The plan: $100,000 per recipient, with about a quarter of Nova fellows eligible for up to $500,000 more for projects that are shaping up particularly well. Payments will be delivered based on development milestones, and recipients will own their games. Nova will help promote the work, and developers will be free to pursue the publishers and platforms of their choice. Nova can help introduce fellows to publishers, but won’t take a cut. “I’ve always wanted to give back, but given my role in the industry, I’ve never felt it appropriate to commercially invest in games,” Keighley told Game File. “I’ve never owned stock in a game company or taken a financial stake in a game. Nova is philanthropy: we aren’t taking equity or looking to recoup the grants. The return we’re hoping for is creative—helping new voices make games and find their footing. “Mark and I have each made multi-million-dollar donations to establish the foundation, and we intend to keep contributing. We hope others will join us.” Cerny and Keighley have already hired an executive director, John Maconga, and a head of grants, recent Game Developers Conference director Ashley Corrigan, to help launch the effort. They’re working to recruit game industry leaders to join the effort. Keighley says “dozens of leading game directors have already expressed interest in contributing their time.” To name one, they’ve already gotten Josef Fares, lead designer from It Takes Two and Spit Fiction studio Hazelight on board with a donation and pledge to help out. “I’m proud to support Nova because it gives the next generation of creators the freedom to explore their creativity and hopefully bring their unique visions to life,” Fares told Game File. A plan forged from a friendship Keighley and Cerny have known each other a long time. It’s been so long, Cerny isn’t even sure exactly when they met. “We travel in much the same circles and I’m sure first intersected in the 90s or early 2000s,“ Cerny said. Keighley thinks it might have been during his stint writing a column about the mid-’90s console 3DO for a gaming magazine while Cerny was working on games with Crystal Dynamics or on Way of the Warrior with Naughty Dog. They became genuine friends about a 10 years ago, Keighley said, as they bonded over a shared love of games and a hope to improve the industry. “About a decade ago, we started having dinner a few times a year in LA,” Keighley said. “Just to catch up on life and the industry. Those conversations continued over Zoom during COVID. Nova grew out of that friendship and a question we kept coming back to: ‘What could we do to help the next generation of game directors get started?’” Keighley credits Cerny with the idea to figure out a way to put their money and time back into the industry. At one of those dinners, Keighley proposed the idea of a fellowship program. He’d recalled applying for a Rhodes Scholarship when he was younger. “Spoiler: I didn’t get it,” he said. He’d admired the MacArthur Foundation’s so-called “genius grants.” He liked these kinds of programs that recognized people’s talents and gave them the financial boost and the freedom to realize their potential. With Cerny, he had pondered what a game industry version of that could be. Keighley liked the idea of centering the fellowship on students, drawing inspiration from the accomplishments of Jenova Chen, the USC game design graduate who went on to lead the creation of gently moving, ambitious games such as Flower and Journey. Keighley also thought it could be useful to help promising graduates bridge the transition from student to professional. “Joining an established studio isn’t always possible—especially in today’s market—and even then, it isn’t the right path for everyone,” Keighley said. A fellowship, he realized, could give “graduates the time, resources and guidance to pursue a game of their own and not worry about the commercial viability.” As the idea took shape, Cerny also saw an opportunity to enable more games of a certain type: “The target with the grants is games as an artistic medium,” Cerny told me. “We like to say games with ‘artistic, literary and societal value.’” He added: “I’m a pretty big gamer myself, though I tend to gravitate towards the smaller and more unique or artistic titles, games like Neva, Abzu, Gorogoa, Stray or Outer Wilds. I was just playing and Roger on a flight to Japan, and was getting misty eyed to a degree that I was concerned that a flight attendant would ask me if I was OK. “So one fun benefit here is the games that will come out of the Nova Games Foundation – I can’t wait to play them myself.” Cerny believes it will also be useful for Nova fellows to hone their craft and team leadership skills. “We are looking for the next generation of visionaries,” he said. “The trick is that they will also need to have the executive function necessary to drive a small project to completion.” Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my reporting, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Going big with this Keighley and Cerny may have started Nova and may be the ones primarily backing it right now, but they’re dreaming of something that goes beyond them. “Mark and I may have helped get it started, but one of our measures of success is that Nova grows into something the entire games industry feels a sense of ownership in,” Keighley said. “Our ambition is to build a lasting endowment supported by people and companies across the industry, and an equally broad community of creators willing to give their time and experience to the next generation.” The industry has a lot of knowledge that it can pass to the next generation, Keighley said: “Nova can hopefully become a way to connect that generosity with talented young creators at the moment when it can make the biggest difference.” Cerny, who told me he believes Nova can mature “over the next 10 or 20 years,” sees an opportunity to give generations of game makers momentum. “The industry has changed immeasurably since I started in games in 1982,” he said. “These graduates have talent, training and tools that outclass what we had back in the day by an astonishing amount. But they face a tough road ahead getting traction in the industry, and many could benefit from our support. We want to be there to give it to them.” “There’s a personal side to this, too,” Keighley said. “I don’t have children, and I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I can do for future generations. Games have been my entire career. I’ve been incredibly fortunate, and helping someone else build a life in this industry feels like a meaningful way to give back.” Cerny’s oeuvre dates back to Marble Madness and Sonic the Hedgehog 2. He has stood on stage multiple times to reveal the future of PlayStation hardware. He’s been an executive producer for a string of modern PlayStation classics such as The Last Guardian and Marvel’s Spider-Man. Nevertheless, of Nova, he said, “It’s certainly not like anything I’ve done before.” Nova Foundation applications will be due in December and the first wave of fellows will be announced in March 2027. A full list of participating universities and steps students and recent graduates can take to apply to become a Nova Fellow is forthcoming.

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Funding cuts are forcing dozens of health clinics in Sudan to close, aid groups warn

CAIRO (AP) — An additional three dozen health facilities serving more than 400,000 people in Sudan are closing this year due to global aid cuts, worsening a dire humanitarian situation in a country torn by more than three years of war, aid groups said Tuesday.

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Trump Administration Blasts Ford Business Deals With Chinese Firms

WASHINGTON, Sept ⁠8 (Reuters) - ⁠The ⁠Trump administration on Tuesday ‌blasted Ford ‌Motor's ⁠business partnerships ⁠with Chinese companies, saying it poses deep national security ⁠concerns. U.S. Transportation ⁠Secretary ⁠Sean Duffy in a letter to ⁠Ford CEO ⁠Jim Farley sent on Tuesday said ...

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Women immigrant-owned businesses featured at massive market at HER Tel Aviv festival

“We really want to show the diversity and the connection and the love for Israel,” HER Tel Aviv founder and CEO Sivan Hadari said.

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Camillus Police shut down Greenhouse Convenience of CNY cannabis business

A Camillus cannabis business was shuttered after illegal activity, the Camillus Police Department said.

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As measles cases rise, Lancaster County officials point to information gap

Communication and information-sharing among agencies could be better with regard to Lancaster County’s measles outbreak, officials said during a recent Lancaster County Health Advisory Council meeting.

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Sep 8 • 2:12 PM EDT • Health • lancasteronline.com
There is room for improvement in information-sharing about measles outbreak, officials say

Communication and information-sharing among agencies could be better with regard to Lancaster County’s measles outbreak, officials said during a recent Lancaster County Health Advisory Council meeting.

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Sep 8 • 2:12 PM EDT • Health • lancasteronline.com
Nurses throughout Jefferson Health System announce plan to unionize

More than 200 nurses throughout the Jefferson Health System plan to file to unionize, organizers said during an event on Tuesday.

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Sep 8 • 1:57 PM EDT • Health • nbcphiladelphia.com
AI for better food safety: How tech helps uncover emerging outbreaks

Food-safety expert Willette M. Crawford discusses AI's role in preventing outbreaks and calling for recalls. She said regulatory challenges remain.

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Sep 8 • 1:53 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Detroit’s iconic Hotel Yorba has a new owner whose plans are still in flux

The new owner said he had originally planned on an affordable housing conversion but has gone "back to the drawing board" after a meeting with nearby residents.

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Sep 8 • 1:46 PM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch to retire following clash with Trump admin

Bunch said in a news release Tuesday that he was departing the position he had held since 2019 "with very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude"

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Sep 8 • 1:24 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch to retire following clash with Trump admin

Bunch said in a news release Tuesday that he was departing the position he had held since 2019 "with very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude"

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Sep 8 • 1:24 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch to retire following clash with Trump admin

Bunch said in a news release Tuesday that he was departing the position he had held since 2019 "with very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude"

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Sep 8 • 1:24 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
North Carolina unveils new 988 signs to expand mental health support awareness

The campaign aims to make calling 988 for a mental health crisis as familiar as calling 911 during other emergencies, officials said.

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Sep 8 • 1:10 PM EDT • Health • abc11.com
New law to force tech firms to prevent children from taking nude images

The government said it will legislate "as soon as they can" but may "reassess" its plans if firms make the desired changes sooner.

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Sep 8 • 12:48 PM EDT • Technology • bbc.com
Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch is leaving amid fights with Trump

Bunch, the first African American and first historian to lead the institution, said he has ‘mixed emotions’ about departing.

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Sep 8 • 12:45 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Smithsonian head Lonnie Bunch to retire amid Trump administration effort to reshape institution

Lonnie Bunch III said Tuesday that he will retire as the head of the Smithsonian Institution, a role that placed him at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the world’s largest museum organization.

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Sep 8 • 12:17 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Apple to Introduce All-New 'Readiness' App Tomorrow

Apple plans to announce an all-new "Readiness" app during its "Surprise and Shine" event this Wednesday, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In a social media post today, Gurman said the "Readiness" app will be a "variant" of the existing Vitals app on the Apple Watch. "The idea is to better compete with software from Whoop and Oura," he said.

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Sep 8 • 11:55 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
New-to-science Amazon frog stands out for its slow ‘lazy’ song

Scientists recently described a new species of a tiny brown frog found in the Amazonian floodplain forests of Ecuador and northwestern Brazil. It looks nearly identical to related species but its slow, widely spaced out call sets it apart, researchers note in a study. “I’ve had to get into arguments because people said the frog […]

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Sep 8 • 11:53 AM EDT • Science • news.mongabay.com
Scotland defender Souttar may leave Rangers soon

John Souttar may yet leave Rangers in the short term, even though the transfer window has closed in Scotland. The Scotland defender, 29, is under contract until next summer. "I think he still can [make a contribution]," said Rangers manager Derek McInnes.

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Sep 8 • 11:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Richfield estate built for entertainment lists at nearly $4M

This Richfield estate has details that would cost millions to replicate, its agent said.

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Sep 8 • 11:42 AM EDT • Entertainment • crainscleveland.com