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Photographer captures octopus riding rarely seen dolphin, provides valuable evidence for ongoing research

Citizen scientist photographs incredible encounter with a Risso’s dolphin and an octopus just off the coast of Devon

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Sep 22 • 6:15 AM EDT • Technology • digitalcameraworld.com
Cam Ward earns high marks despite Tennessee Titans loss

Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward earned a B grade after a strong performance in a narrow loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Sep 22 • 6:07 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Is 50 the new 60?

Subscribe TL;DR: Younger generations are showing signs of worse health compared to earlier-born cohorts at the same age This backward “drift” is showing up both in mortality risk and chronic disease Worsening trends in obesity and diabetes are the most consistent signals Taking the long view, we’ve made astonishing gains in health and life expectancy in the last century. Global average life expectancy has more than doubled from 32 years in 1900 to 73 years in 2024. (But don’t forget, there were still old people when life expectancy was 32). As people lived longer, they also generally lived healthier along the way. It turns out that avoiding things that can kill you early, like malnutrition and lots of childhood infections, also keeps you healthier later in life. In a classic 2004 paper, Finch and Crimmins proposed that cohorts of children who benefited from fewer early life infections had less lifetime exposure to inflammation and cardiovascular disease later in life, accelerating mortality improvements at older ages. Poor nutrition in the womb has also been linked to a higher risk of later chronic disease. The upshot is that improvements in childhood health can pay dividends many decades later. The combination of better living conditions (nutrition, sanitation) and medical advances (antibiotics, vaccines, blood pressure meds, etc) meant that people’s healthy lifespan generally expanded, even as they lived longer. Aging researchers call this best-case scenario “compression of morbidity”—meaning we delay the onset of disease and disability even faster than the years of life we are adding. During my 20+ year research career, we could generally bank on the idea that younger generations would not only live longer but also keep getting healthier along the way. “60 is the new 50” as they say… Enter “Generational Health Drift” Sadly, this expectation of steady progress may be changing. You’ve probably heard that US life expectancy gains have slowed to a crawl in the past couple of decades. Mortality improvements are also slowing (though less dramatically) in many other high-income countries (you can read more about that in a review paper I wrote here). Mortality is a very blunt health measure, but it is often a good barometer for the broader population health trends happening underneath. And we are now seeing that younger generations may be in worse health at similar ages compared to earlier born cohorts. My collaborator Prof. George Ploubidis at University College London coined this worsening health in more recently born cohorts “generational health drift.” “Generational health drift” is bad news on multiple fronts. Most obviously, we don’t want our health progress to go backward. But the timing is also bad, since our populations are aging. In demographic terms, “population aging” means that the proportion of the population at older ages (i.e >65 years) is increasing. Fun demography fact: Current population aging is not due to the recent declines in the birth rates making the news, but declines in fertility decades ago, after the “baby boom.” As baby boomers reach older ages, the smaller cohorts behind them mean the percentage of older adults will increase. For example, the share of the population age 65 and older in the US increased from 12.4% in 2004 to 18.0% in 2024. This story of population aging was written long ago. Many worry that population aging will put pressure on health care and pension systems. But if people reach older ages in better health than in years past, those fiscal pressures would be less dire than projected. Healthy older people can also continue to contribute to society in many valuable ways, including paid work, caregiving, community service….even high political office 🤷. On the flip side, if younger generations reach retirement age in worse health and with more disabling conditions, this could magnify the societal challenge of population aging. Evidence for worsening generational health A recent paper that I LOVED in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Dr. Leah Abrams and colleagues examined which birth cohorts (aka generations) were behind worsening US mortality. Behold the Lexis diagram (cue swooning demographers). Calendar time is on the x-axis, age on the y-axis. Birth cohorts can be followed over time as they age on the diagonal lines moving up and to the right. This figure plots the year-on-year % change in all-cause mortality at a given age. Green shading indicates mortality improvements over time, white is stagnation, and gray shading indicates worsening mortality. Following the diagonal line for those born in 1950, you can see a noticeable shift from green to gray that follows this cohort for most of their lives. This gray shading shows generally worsening mortality for the 1950 to 1959 birth cohorts compared to their predecessors across all ages. Concerningly for my GenX and elder millennial peeps, there was also a deterioration in mortality for birth cohorts born in the 1970s and 1980s, visible as dark gray areas at ages 30 to 45 during the 2010s. While some of these mortality changes reflect specific shocks such as the opioid epidemic, most deaths still occur from major causes of death such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. For cancer, the gray in the top left corner of the figure below reflects the legacies of smoking for older cohorts, followed by a period of green with improvements in cancer mortality as smoking rates declined. But the white/gray shading in the bottom right corner highlights a stagnation and reversal of the cancer trends, with cohorts born around 1970 to 1985 experiencing worsening cancer mortality. This deterioration was most noticeable for colon cancer mortality, possibly linked to obesity or dietary factors. Not just dying more, but less healthy along the way. A recent paper by Dr. Laura Gimeno of University College London (of which I am a co-author), found evidence that more recently born cohorts in Great Britain have stagnating or worsening health. A stylized picture of what“generational health drift” might look like: The review paper found: Rates of childhood overweight and obesity were highest among Gen Z. Rates of diabetes in the 40s almost doubled from 3.1% among the Baby Boomers to 5.9% in Generation X. Gen Z reported higher rates of poor mental health in adolescence compared to earlier-born groups. These UK results are consistent with studies showing worsening health across generations in the US as well. A 2021 US study found that more recently born cohorts had worse biological markers (like blood pressure and blood sugar) than earlier generations at the same age. A separate 2022 study of Americans aged 50 and over found that more recently born generations had a higher number of chronic diseases, with younger age of disease onset. A 2024 Lancet paper found that in the US, women born in 1945 had 33% obesity prevalence at age 50, rising to 48.2% for women born in 1970 turning 50. So what’s going on, and can we turn it around? We don’t have a definitive answer for what’s causing the deteriorating health of younger cohorts, but circumstantial evidence points to worsening trends in obesity and diabetes in both the US and UK. Remember that cohort trends reflect lagged effects of early environments, and younger generations have faced both earlier onset and more severe obesity across their lifetimes. Despite these very concerning trends, the future is not set in stone. We’ve reversed poor generational health trends before: drops in smoking are a major reason cancer and heart disease deaths fell so dramatically in recent decades. GLP-1 drugs may finally turn the tide against rising rates of obesity and diabetes, though it is still early days. But things could also get worse…for example from a return to higher levels of childhood infectious diseases that can have a lasting impact on health. See for example: [ ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) [ Don’t You Forget About Me(asles): The Virus That Erases Immune Memory ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Jenn Dowd, PhD · March 24, 2025 [ Read full story ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Even as an optimist, emerging data on the “generational health drift” has my full attention. For most of my research career, we took it for granted that each generation would be healthier than the last. But if present trends continue, **50 could be the new 60….**and Gen Z celebrities will soon look older than Paul Rudd :). Stay well, Jenn Share the Health! If you found this post useful, please share it with a friend. Share

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Sep 22 • 6:03 AM EDT • Health • jenndowd.substack.com
COVID vaccines for uninsured Tennessee kids in limbo amid federal delays

The federal government hasn't said if it will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccines to low-income kids through a free immunization program,

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Sep 22 • 6:01 AM EDT • Health • tennesseelookout.com
How lip-syncing to AI let Forced Entertainment ‘play the game of theatre’

Today we have a fascinating piece by long-time Forced Entertainment fan Ben Kulvichit, speaking to Tim Etchells about their latest show Cold Sweat, how they are integrating lip-sync and AI voices into their work, the question of ‘authenticity’ on stage, and how lip-sync has even opened the door for them to make “something a little bit like drama”. This piece is a paid partnership with the Southbank Centre, where you can see Cold Sweat next month – we’re very grateful to the Southbank Centre for their ongoing support for Exeunt. Holly Williams ‘It was immediately interesting and uncanny’ **By Ben Kulvichit** “Is the microphone on?” So goes one of the opening lines of Signal to Noise, delivered by a human performer lip-syncing to an AI-generated voice. The voice is American, cheery but sluggish, slowed down into a gelatinous drawl. It repeats ad infinitum in a farce of stuckness; an answer never materialises. I find myself asking the same question as I hop on a Google Meet call with Tim Etchells, the artistic director of Forced Entertainment. We spend five or ten minutes frowning at each other, muting and unmuting, me gesticulating in semaphore into my webcam, checking if I am coming through now, restarting the laptop. To Etchells, I appear exaggeratedly mouthing words, my voice missing. In this gloopy purgatory of broken communication, life imitates art imitates life imitates art. We try a Zoom instead. Forced Entertainment, the pioneering British theatre company who have been at the avant-garde of performance since the 1980s, turned an interesting artistic corner with Signal to Noise, created on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. The whole performance employed this lip-sync technique to AI voices; on the face of it a left-field move from a company whose identity has long been grounded in the earthy, immediate presences of its performers and its unassuming, low-tech approach to theatricality. The technique, however, turned out to provide the company with a “rich new seam” of artistic enquiry, and has now spawned a trilogy of works. The second instalment, Cold Sweat, plays at Sheffield Theatres, Southbank Centre, and Lancaster Arts in October, while the third part, Everything Must Go, has been touring in Europe and is slated to come to the UK in 2027. As is often the case with Forced Entertainment shows, the main conceit for this work didn’t arrive until quite late. They were “four or five weeks into rehearsals for Signal to Noise,” Etchells recalls, and getting nowhere. Away from rehearsals, he had been playing around with feeding “weird texts” to AI voices to see how they would cope with them – “basically for my own amusement” – and was compelled by the uniformly “serviceable, benign, good-natured” tone they would read in, no matter how poetic, fractured or experimental the writing. On a hunch, he brought some examples into rehearsals and the performers gave lip-syncing a go. “It was immediately interesting and uncanny,” he recalls, with the performers having to deal in the moment with the problem of mapping themselves onto another artificial ‘performer,’ which itself was dealing with the problem of a very human text. “Almost all the writing for these projects would be useless to us unless it was done in this way,” says Etchells. “We wouldn’t know what to do with it. It’s too poetic. It’s too fictional. It’s too tangled.” But exploring lip-syncing along to the text has opened “an enormous reservoir of ways of thinking about writing and performing.” Subscribe to Exeunt, and get two in-depth pieces on theatre a week, direct to your inbox Subscribe Forced Entertainment have long been sifting through the detritus of popular culture, from daytime TV to end-of-the-pier vaudeville, magic acts and clown shows, to find frameworks for their own unusual entertainments. Lip-syncing, then, makes sense for them to experiment with. As a mode of performance, it’s wired into popular consciousness through pop stars trying to convince stadium audiences of their liveness, or those same voices as channeled through the made-up lips of contestants on RuPaul’s Drag Race, or movie dialogue spreading virally through the host bodies of TikTok users. For Etchells, lip-syncing is often about “approaching real voices and trying to take on their aura,” subsuming that original human presence into yours. “There’s a very basic, elemental sort of theatre magic to it, produced in this very easy way.” This broad approach resonates with instances of lip-syncing within contemporary performance, too. In works like Re-Member Me and Showmanism, performance artist Dickie Beau acts as a kind of spirit medium for archival recordings (this process of re-membering – as in, giving corporeal form to voices – relies on his masterfully precise actor’s technique), while Frankie Thompson is similarly possessed by a host of characters ranging from a nine-year-old Jacob Rees-Mogg to Cliff Richards, all of whom she finds compellingly nauseating, in the exorcism ritual that is her latest show, Horrible Things. What’s different about Forced Entertainment’s use of lip-syncing is that here, there is no original presence to be channeled. The performers are instead taking on what Etchells describes as “the voices of nobody,” or rather the “phantasmic, aggregated echoes” of the many many voices on whose data the AI has been trained, and which are now conjuring into existence words they never actually said. There is a sort of mournful, empty quality to these voices, having “washed up” far away from the people they originally belonged to, to find themselves in stranger’s mouths listing objects, wondering if anyone can hear them and glitching in interminable loops. There is a cold, sad anonymity to it all. Etchells remarks that occasionally the software company he used has notified him that particular people are withdrawing their voices from the platform, instructing him to cease use of those voices. Using these technologies in performance certainly brings up ethical questions around digital rights, consent, identity and ownership, although in the grand scheme of things, Etchells is fairly blasé about it: of all the purposes someone’s voice might be put to without their knowledge, “an avant-garde performance is probably the least of their worries.” [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) [ Frankie Thompson: How I manage my own ‘horrible things’ at the Edinburgh Fringe ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) Exeunt · Aug 25 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) For the performers, though, lip-syncing to these strange, artificial voices is an odd task, requiring them to bend their live, human presence into the shapes produced by machines. Politically, it mirrors processes that are already at play in the continued computational automation of human life. Etchells brings up James Bridle’s writings on new technologies as a reference point: one example Bridle gives is of “chaotic storage”, a logistics technique employed by Amazon fulfilment centres whereby items are stored not according to traditional methods of categorisation or alphabetisation, but in a way that an algorithm determines to produce the most efficient routes for ‘picking’ based on customer purchase patterns. This appears completely random and incomprehensible to humans, with paddling pools sitting next to USB sticks sitting next to blowtorches, and so for the warehouse workers, the process of picking items becomes completely reliant on technology which tells them where to go. Our world is increasingly being designed not with humans in mind, but rather machines. As Etchells puts it, “technology malforms the space, and then you end up having to live in it.” Initially, Forced Entertainment tried their best to live in the world of machines: “I was in the it’s-got-to-be-perfect school of lip-sync,” says Etchells. But with their aesthetic being so tied to the failing act, the slipping mask, the shoddy costume, “it’s no surprise really that that didn’t last.” Instead, the performers got to enjoy being late for a line, or playing games with each other, “stealing” each other’s voices. Etchells compares it to the principles of ventriloquism, in which a free-floating voice unattached to a body is fundamentally discomforting and “sort of traumatic”. That discomfort is equally as alluring to Forced Entertainment as the satisfaction of precision, the pretence of authenticity only interesting if shown to be a pretence. Lip-sync has also opened up new avenues for the company. Having been allergic all their lives to Plays-with-a-capital-P, with Cold Sweat Forced Entertainment find themselves approaching something a little bit like drama. Rather than the presentational arena of Signal to Noise’s open white stage, Cold Sweat places us more decisively in a “fictional locale”: what appears to be “the aftermath of some disastrous party or backyard drinking binge” where three figures – family members, or neighbours, perhaps – are the last ones standing. “It’s all quite acrimonious and accusatory, everyone’s talking over each other.” For Etchells, this more fictional mode is “a door that we’ve never been able to open. We’ve just never really gone there.” Perhaps it is the technique of lip-syncing, an extra buffer of mediation, that allows them to venture away from the here-and-now without feeling that they have to commit to the “psychological claptrap” that comes along with acting; to be able to “play the game of theatre, without getting one’s hands too dirty.” As I wonder how else the impulses behind Forced Entertainment’s work have changed over time, it occurs to me that over the last ten years of new creations, with the exception of If All Else Fails, the company’s performers haven’t ever spoken on stage: there were two shows without any language at all, Out of Order and Under Bright Light, and then this trilogy of lip-sync works. Etchells agrees it’s a shift away from earlier productions, that were so often about “the actual voices of the performers and their actual presences. We had a lot of money, in some ways, on an authentic approach to what it might mean to speak on the stage.” But this sense of authentic presence itself had a fakeness to it; these days, Etchells can’t stand that mode of being onstage where performers “are here to be cheeky and witty versions of themselves. I don’t want to be charmed.” Pulling back into a more anonymous space has resulted in works that feel slightly sharper-edged, more brutal in a way. “All of these shows are post-Brexit, post-Trump, post-truth, post-everything,” Etchells notes. Speech, charisma, authenticity – these things feel politically loaded, and perhaps warmth and openness just don’t feel like the right tools to reflect the world we’re living in. “It feels like the space is closing down, and we’re trying to deal with the fact that the system, the structure that you’re in, is more oppressive and more powerful. It probably always was, but I think we’re just more tuned to it now.” Yet even without their voices, the performers’ distinctive presences – ones that many audiences have followed around for years, if not decades – still, inevitably, shine through as they physically navigate whatever unending task the system of the piece has set for them. They’re still trying to keep up with the onslaught of text, still running about, changing costumes, moving stuff around. The human is always stuck in the teeth of the machine, jamming the smooth, frictionless cheeriness of the not-real, gesticulating silently, trying desperately to communicate. Cold Sweat is at Sheffield Theatres, 2 to 3 October; Southbank Centre, London, 9 to 10 October; Lancaster Arts, 14 October [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) [ Exeunt recommends... the best autumn theatre ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) Exeunt · Sep 16 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) This piece was paid for by the Southbank Centre. Such support helps Exeunt to keep publishing the most interesting writing, about the most exciting theatre. Interested in partnering with Exeunt? 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Sep 22 • 5:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • exeuntmagazine.substack.com
‘I Was Sold a Bill of Goods’: Americans and the Distrust Election

Americans have a pervasive sense they are being lied to. That has created an unpredictability in politics unseen since Donald Trump said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue without losing voters.

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Sep 22 • 5:01 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Businesses ‘frozen out’ of Trump’s tariff channel with China

The private sector is largely in the dark about the Trump administration's plans for a "Board of Trade" to oversee reductions on billions of dollars worth of duties.

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Sep 22 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • politico.com
Quincy private jet company sees 10% sales growth as sporting events drive bookings

Sentient Jet's CEO credits pandemic-driven demand and major sporting events for the Quincy company's 10% annual growth in private aviation.

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Sep 22 • 4:00 AM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com
Trump's Belarus potash plan draws warning over Russia route

Belarus says this year's potash output is already contracted as Trump seeks a cheaper supply deal with the US.

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Sep 22 • 3:47 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Jiang Feng: The Unravelling of German & European Politics

A state election in eastern Germany has become a revealing test of the changing political landscapes of Germany and Europe, writes Jiang Feng, Professor and Chairman of the Council of the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies (SAGGAS) at Shanghai International Studies University. His analysis follows the decisive victory of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) (which has been classified as right-wing extremist by German authorities)in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September, in which it finished far ahead of its mainstream rivals. Jiang previously served as Minister-Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Berlin. The following article was published on 8 September 2026 on huanqiu.com, the online platform of the Global Times. On 6 September, the results of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, were announced. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), classified as far-right by German authorities, made history by becoming the largest party in the state parliament, winning 43.8 per cent of the vote — twice its share in the previous election. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which had governed the state continuously for 24 years, won just 17.2 per cent, its worst result ever in Saxony-Anhalt. On the night the results were announced, the atmosphere at the CDU gathering was unusually calm. There was neither shock nor argument, as if the defeat had long been expected. Several veteran party members who had spent years working in the state government said: “Defeat is not a bad thing. It is time to make changes.” This state election has not only upended Saxony-Anhalt’s political landscape, but also laid bare the deep tensions between Germany’s traditional party structure and model of governance, on the one hand, and an increasingly polarised society on the other. Its repercussions are already being felt at the federal level, making Saxony-Anhalt a useful case study of the broader trend towards political polarisation and realignment in Europe. Governing Difficulties after Electoral Victory The most immediate consequence of the election is a historic setback for the mainstream party order that took shape in post-war Germany. In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD has leapt from a peripheral party to the largest political force in the state. Its electoral base has expanded beyond the traditional category of “marginal protest voters” to take on the characteristics of a cross-class coalition. The party has not only consolidated its support in rural areas, but also attracted many middle-class voters and even members of the social elite with stable jobs, their own homes, and substantial incomes. It has thus evolved from a “protest party” into one with the potential to govern. Despite its commanding lead in the vote, however, the AfD faces an institutional obstacle to governing the state: the mainstream parties’ long-standing “firewall” against it. Neither of the two potential routes to forming a government appears likely to break the current political deadlock. The first would be a coalition of establishment parties, led by the CDU and bringing together the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, the Left Party (Die Linke) and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in a cross-camp government. In terms of parliamentary arithmetic, such a coalition could prevent the AfD from forming a government and preserve the outward stability of the traditional political order. Yet these parties are fundamentally divided over key issues including immigration, the energy transition, economic management, and cultural and education policy. Coalition negotiations would therefore be extremely difficult, and even if a government could be formed, it would most likely prove short-lived. More importantly, an alliance of establishment parties aimed at keeping the largest party out of government would play directly into the AfD’s narrative that “political elites are suppressing public opinion”. It could deepen perceptions of political unfairness, further strengthening the AfD’s political capital, and creating a dynamic in which “the more it is suppressed, the more people vote for it”. Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s candidate for state premier, has said that if efforts to form a government fail because other parties refuse to cooperate, the AfD will push for a fresh election, which he believes could deliver the party an absolute majority of seats. This points to more intense political battles ahead. The second option would be a coalition between the AfD and the BSW. Together, the two parties would command a simple majority in parliament, making this, on paper, the quickest route to forming a government. The BSW is the only elected party that has not ruled out cooperation with the AfD, and the two parties share some common ground, including on policy towards Russia. There is therefore a degree of political basis for cooperation. Were such a coalition to materialise, Germany would see its first state government jointly formed by a party defined as far-right and one with a far-left background, creating what might be called a “bipolar anti-establishment alliance”. Such an outcome would fundamentally break with the ideological boundaries of post-war German party politics. It is worth noting that even if the AfD ultimately fails to enter the state government, its roughly 47 per cent share of parliamentary seats would give it a powerful blocking minority. Without its consent, major decisions requiring a two-thirds majority — including constitutional amendments, significant budgetary adjustments, and state-level institutional reforms — would be extremely difficult to pass. Therefore, whoever ultimately forms the government, the AfD will be an unavoidable force in Saxony-Anhalt politics, with a direct influence on the state’s legislative process. Systemic Failures in Germany’s Governance Model The Saxony-Anhalt election result reflects a systemic failure of Germany’s post-war mainstream-party model of governance to adapt to rapidly changing socioeconomic conditions. It stems from multiple, mutually reinforcing structural tensions and highlights the existing political system’s difficulty in adapting to “an increasingly polarised society First, collective anxiety has replaced individual material hardship as a central driver of political mobilisation. The rise of the AfD can no longer be explained simply by poverty or social marginalisation. Its increasingly cross-class electoral base suggests that what is driving voters towards the party is, above all, concern about the broader direction of society. This anxiety about the future of the political community goes beyond individual gains and losses. In political discourse, economic anxiety has become closely intertwined with immigration, while immigration and refugee issues are, in essence, questions of social fairness. This perception turns conflicts over the distribution of social resources into negative assessments of governing parties, providing a broad social basis for far-right political narratives. Second, regional disparities and East German identity have undermined the strategy of addressing eastern Germany’s structural challenges at the regional level. More than three decades after German reunification, eastern states such as Saxony-Anhalt have experienced periods of economic growth, but their underlying economic structures remain weak, and household incomes and wealth remain significantly below those in western Germany. At the same time, they continue to face population outflow, an ageing population, labour shortages, and other structural challenges. At a deeper level, historical experiences — including the collapse of the former East German economic system, mass unemployment during the transition, and the westward shift of decision-making power over major issues — have left some residents with a sense of being “second-class citizens” and of being excluded. For years, the German government treated the “syndrome” of reunification as a regional problem to be gradually addressed at the local level. That approach is becoming increasingly unsustainable, as regional development disparities emerge as a core structural factor shaping national politics. Third, the erosion of institutional trust is perhaps the most decisive factor. AfD supporters tend to distrust establishment institutions, including parliament, government, and the mainstream media. Their concerns about economic security, pensions, and social fairness are significantly greater than the social average. Increasingly, their support for the AfD reflects not an expectation that the existing system can be improved, but a search for an alternative to the current political order. Such a systemic deficit of trust will be extremely difficult for the traditional parties to repair in the short term. Fourth, a generational shift in political mobilisation has amplified political polarisation. Unlike traditional parties, which rely heavily on offline rallies and mainstream media coverage, the AfD has developed a social-media mobilisation strategy built around “raising an issue — identifying who is responsible — offering a simplified solution — building a shared identity”. It turns complex social tensions into concise political narratives, rapidly channelling public sentiment into political support. The contrast on the eve of the election was particularly telling. The establishment parties, together with trade unions and churches, organised an offline march attended by more than 10,000 people, but its reach was largely confined to those present and to traditional media coverage. The AfD held a much smaller indoor event, yet livestreaming on TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms, combined with the involvement of online influencers, gave it a reach and mobilising capacity far beyond that of the march. The contrast illustrates how the traditional parties’ methods of political mobilisation are increasingly struggling to keep pace with a political environment transformed by changes in media technology. A Microcosm of Structural Political Change in Europe The shockwaves from the Saxony-Anhalt election quickly travelled beyond the state to the federal level. Calls for political accountability followed immediately after the results were announced. The governing CDU and SPD are now under enormous pressure, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil face an unprecedented test. Political polarisation in Germany is no longer simply a regional phenomenon. The post-war model of multiparty government by establishment parties is breaking down and being reshaped. Viewed in a broader European context, the Saxony-Anhalt election is part of a continent-wide wave of party polarisation, mainstream-party decline, and rising right-wing forces. Far from an isolated phenomenon, it is a microcosm of the structural political changes unfolding across Europe. Weak economic growth, cultural tensions over immigration, and declining trust in institutions are fuelling the rise of right-wing forces in several countries, challenging the liberal internationalist order established in post-war Europe. As a core member state of the European Union, Germany’s ability to adapt its political system and the direction of its politics will have profound implications for both European integration and the evolution of the international order. Subscribe [ Pekingnology China’s Germany watchers take stock of Berlin’s uneasy turn On 7 December 2025, nearly 50 Chinese scholars and policy researchers gathered in Beijing for the 2025年德国形势年终研讨会 “2025 Year-End Seminar on the Situation in Germany… Read more 9 months ago · 31 likes · 1 comment · YIRUI LI and Yuxuan JIA ](https://www.pekingnology.com/p/chinas-germany-watchers-take-stock?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=1151841) [ Jiang Feng on Germany's 2025 and beyond: no easy exit ](https://www.eastisread.com/p/jiang-feng-on-germanys-2025-and-beyond) Yirui LI and Yuxuan JIA · Jan 24 The following is an op-ed by Jiang Feng, published on 29 December 2025 at Shanghai Observer 上观新闻, the digital platform of Jiefang Daily, the official newspaper of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). [ Read full story ](https://www.eastisread.com/p/jiang-feng-on-germanys-2025-and-beyond)

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Sep 22 • 3:04 AM EDT • Politics • eastisread.com
ESPN Analyst Gives Troubling Arch Manning Message Before Texas-Tennessee

Texas remains unbeaten entering SEC play, but Arch Manning’s latest performance raised specific concerns before a difficult trip to Tennessee. The post ESPN Analyst Gives Troubling Arch Manning Message Before Texas-Tennessee appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 22 • 1:54 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The show must go on: struggling luxury brands seek catwalk boost in Milan and Paris

Glitzy runway shows by the world’s biggest fashion brands in Milan and Paris ​mask a worrying picture for luxury executives behind the scenes: a slowdown that appears to be getting ‌worse as war in the Middle East rages on.

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Week 4 Nebraska volleyball grades

Sports reporter grades the performance of Nebraska volleyball after another undefeated week and breaks down each position group. See how Harper Murray, Bergen Reilly and the rest of the Huskers performed against Creighton, North Carolina and Florida Gulf Coast.

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Sep 22 • 1:00 AM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com
Eagles Get Bold Trade Demand After Brutal Showing vs Titans

For a brief moment, the safety spot didn’t seem like a position of need for the Philadelphia Eagles. Two weeks into the regular season, that’s no longer the case. After reviewing the tape from the Week 2 matchup between the Eagles and the Tennessee Titans, Philly Voice’s Jimmy Kempski made a bold statement that is […] The post Eagles Get Bold Trade Demand After Brutal Showing vs Titans appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 22 • 12:08 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A former top Meta engineer said he enjoyed work more after a demotion

Former Meta and OpenAI engineer Philip Su said promotions lost their shine as higher expectations left him exhausted and seeking a demotion.

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Sep 22 • 12:01 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Yellowtail Drive Could Be Expanded To Accommodate Hi-Tech Business Parks In Sheridan

One road on the north side of Sheridan could soon be widened, in anticipation of increased motor vehicle traffic in the area. At its recent board meeting, the Sheridan Economic and Educational Development Authority (SEEDA) approved a motion to begin preparing bids to add 5-foot gravel shoulders on Yellowtail Drive, from the Weatherby building northward […]

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Sep 21 • 10:59 PM EDT • Business • sheridanmedia.com
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Monkey business: Hundreds line up to shop UT, Roller Rabbit pajama partnership

The line of eager faces stretched nearly a quarter of a mile. Hundreds of customers, some of whom waited almost six hours, patiently anticipated the Roller Rabbit and University of Tennessee collaborative pop-up Monday morning. The two-day event brings a limited edition collection of pajamas designed exclusively for Vols, featuring the brand’s “iconic” monkey-covered pattern...

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‘Seen and Unseen’: Ed Sheeran poured on the emotion and gave in to politics

Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo discusses a fight that broke out on a flight to London and the controversy surrounding Ed Sheeran after Macklemore was dropped from his tour on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

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Sep 21 • 10:24 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Detroit Evening Report: Companies give seniors produce boxes to promote brain health on Alzheimer's Day

Also U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers shares his plan for healthcare, a nonprofit seeks English instructor volunteers and more.

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Sep 21 • 10:08 PM EDT • Health • wdet.org
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China’s Leader Xi Seeks to Extend Truce with Trump During U.S. Summit

Facing an American president constrained by war and politics, China’s leader may seek to lock in a tactical truce while he shores up a fragile economy at home.

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Sep 21 • 10:00 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
This new exhibit explores the fascinating science behind Pixar films

See what makes the characters tick

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Sep 21 • 9:18 PM EDT • Science • timeout.com
Lions’ Secondary Is Falling Apart—and the Numbers Prove It

The Lions just allowed 71 points in two games, and their secondary has become a massive problem. With Jalen Mills now joining the practice squad, let’s break down every defensive back and see just how ugly things have gotten.

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The centuries-old Japanese art of ikebana draws those seeking calm

Ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging flowers, is a form of expression that dates back more than 500 years.

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Sep 21 • 9:09 PM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com
Nintendo Shares First Look At Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 World Map

See how it compares to the original game

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Sep 21 • 8:55 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
As TK Health co-founder seeks attorney general job, Hanchett family presses for criminal investigation

If elected, Jon Echols would oversee the state multi-county grand jury. The state attorney general has the power to seek criminal indictments in connection with jail deaths.

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Mayor, Denver Health clash over treatment program’s funding

Denver Health CEO Donna Lynne says the city is walking away from decades of support for Denver CARES as the health system seeks nearly $23 million in additional funding from Denver.

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Dolly Parton’s nephew removed from estate security team, report says

The nephew of pop music superstar Dolly Parton has been removed from the security team for the late singer’s estate. Bryan Seaver was dismissed from his role overseeing protection of

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After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation

A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air.

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Sep 21 • 7:37 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Square Dancing in Action | Northern Nevada Dancers Perform a Live Demonstration

Now that we've learned the basics, it's time to see experienced square dancers in action! Bill Sutman of the Northern Nevada Square Dance Association takes over the 2 Plus You

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Sep 21 • 7:36 PM EDT • Entertainment • 2news.com
Testudo Times Reacts Survey

Answer this week’s survey to see how fellow Terps fans are feeling.

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Sep 21 • 7:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Kansas Football Learns Kickoff Time for Middle Tennessee Matchup

Kansas Football Learns Kickoff Time for Middle Tennessee Matchup

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Sep 21 • 7:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bellevue Chamber to host Career Fair & Business Expo

The free event will connect job seekers, students, military families, and career changers with employers and workforce resources across the Omaha Metro

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As world leaders converge on U.S., Trump seeks to demonstrate control

The president's actions stand to color the backdrop of a week that will feature meetings with world leaders at the U.N. and a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Record diesel prices threaten small businesses and local housing supply

High diesel prices are impacting East Tennessee businesses and the housing market amid concerns over inflation and wages.

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Siena women's basketball opens practice with sights set on Fairfield

Siena, seeking its first Metro title since 2001, opens the season Nov. 2 against Brown at UHY Center.

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Steelers Open as Home Underdogs vs. Bengals in Week 3

The oddsmakers seem to believe the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a losing record by the end of Week 3.

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Sep 21 • 5:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
SpaceX Seems to Expand 'Free' Starlink Mini Perk to All Residential Plans

Starlink quietly tweaks language about the 'Optional Mini Kit' perk, which used to only be for the Residential Max plan.

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Sep 21 • 5:16 PM EDT • Technology • pcmag.com
How the Paramount-Warner settlement could change movies

Moviegoers and subscribers may see more films, and workers could benefit from new spending after Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.

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Sep 21 • 5:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • desertsun.com
How the Paramount-Warner settlement could change movies

Moviegoers and subscribers may see more films, and workers could benefit from new spending after Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.

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Ex-Eagles Super Bowl Champion Signs With Detroit Lions: Report

The Philadelphia Eagles are enjoying their 2-0 record after beating the Tennessee Titans, and they are seeing their former players sign with other teams. One of those teams is the Detroit Lions, which is adding a former Eagle to its practice squad. ESPN NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler said the Lions will sign veteran safety Jalen […] The post Ex-Eagles Super Bowl Champion Signs With Detroit Lions: Report appeared first on HEAVY.

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Pirates Pitcher on Streak Not Seen in Over 100 Years

Mason Montgomery's current streak solidifies his spot in the Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen for years to come.

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Sep 21 • 5:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Tulane Football Seeks First Complete Game Against Southern Miss

The Tulane Green Wave have yet to put it all together in one game, and that'll be an important thing to display ahead of conference play.

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Sep 21 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Maine’s Office of Affordable Health Care seeks public input

Mainers are encouraged to attend the Office of Affordable Health Care’s annual public hearing this week to share their experiences of navigating today’s healthcare system.Surveys show nearly half of Maine households have taken on medical debt in the past two years and the majority point to hospital-based services like surgeries or emergency care as the

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DXC Technology announces Americas market president

Ashburn-based DXC Technology named Jonathan Nikols president of the Americas, overseeing sales across North, Central and South America.

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Sep 21 • 4:11 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
The latest on MLB postseason clinches, Ohtani and Judge health updates, awards races and more

Major League Baseball’s postseason is rapidly approaching, with the Los Angeles Dodgers seeking a third-straight World Series title

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Sep 21 • 4:08 PM EDT • Health • abcnews.com
Rep. John Larson won't seek third-party run after primary defeat

Larson lost the four-way primary to Luke Bronin in August. Larson's term ends in early January, marking the end of his 28-year tenure.

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Sep 21 • 3:40 PM EDT • Politics • ctmirror.org
Health department seeks woman who picked up rabid bat in Minneapolis

Anyone who came in contact with the bat is urged to contact their healthcare provider.

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Sep 21 • 3:20 PM EDT • Health • startribune.com
COMMENTARY: How Tennessee can take down No. 1 Texas

What must Tennessee do to defeat Texas on Saturday?

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Sep 21 • 3:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Michigan State Report Card: No Answers After Halftime

Pat Fitzgerald's first road trip at Michigan State ended with grades nobody wanted to see. #GoGreen

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Sep 21 • 3:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Alaska Employment: Unemployment Rate Flat in August; Total Jobs Down

Job growth in July was negative due to government sector cuts, even as 4.3 percent unemployment was the lowest Alaska has seen in years.

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Sep 21 • 2:59 PM EDT • Business • akbizmag.com
We got a sneak peek at fall’s best movies. Here are 8 worth seeing.

Our favorite films out of the Toronto International Film Festival were energetic, heartfelt and often gut-wrenchingly funny.

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Sep 21 • 2:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • washingtonpost.com
Hayden Panettiere remembered at Malibu memorial service

Hayden Panettiere attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's new film 'Blonde' at TCL Chinese Theatre on Sept. 13, 2022, in Hollywood, California. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)Hayden Panettiere was celebrated over the weekend at a memorial service held in California, her representative confirmed to ABC News.Around 80 friends of the late Nashville star, who died on Aug. 16 at the age of 36, gathered in Malibu on Saturday to share "an evening of music, memories, laughter and tears."“We wanted to honor Hayden in the best way we knew how—with as much love as possible," Panettiere's representative, Kasey Kitchen, said in a statement with a group of the actress's friends, who jointly organized the memorial.The statement continued, "It was a beautiful and intimate ceremony where friends came together to celebrate her life and honor the beautiful, magnetic light and love she infused into the world.”Panettiere's Nashville co-star Connie Britton and other celebrities, including Evan Ross and Ruby Rose, were photographed attending the memorial.Panettiere died after she was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest at a Greenville, South Carolina, apartment.The actress's official cause and manner of death have not yet been announced.An investigation into her death has expanded from South Carolina to Los Angeles, and investigators are focusing on the role drugs may have played in her death, sources told ABC News last week.Kitchen, Panettiere's representative, said in a statement on Sept. 15 that her death "remains under investigation pending toxicology results.""As we await the answers we are all seeking, may we also remember Hayden for the incredible legacy she leaves behind — the light she shined on mental health and postpartum depression, and the voice she gave to those who felt unseen and unheard," Kitchen said. "The answers we are all seeking will come."Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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Sep 21 • 2:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • willmarradio.com
Sony Seemingly Incentivising Digital PS5 Purchases with Cashback

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Sep 21 • 2:00 PM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Josephine Vaccarello Named President Of Madison Square Garden Entertainment

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. has announced that Josephine Vaccarello has become the President of MSG Entertainment. The new role will see

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Colts' Week 2 Snap Counts: Adjustments Made, With Unexceptional Results

Check out the snap counts from the Indianapolis Colts' Week 2 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs to see how much (or how little) everyone played.

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Sep 21 • 1:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Apple Seeds Second macOS Golden Gate 27.2 Beta to Developers

Apple is testing the next macOS Golden Gate update, and developers can download the second macOS Golden Gate 27.2 beta. The second beta comes a week after Apple released the first beta. Registered developers can download macOS Golden Gate 27.2 by opening up the System Settings app, clicking on General, selecting Software Update, and opting into macOS Golden Gate betas. macOS Golden Gate 27.2 introduces Siri AI in new languages. macOS Golden Gate 27.2 introduces Siri AI in new languages.

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Sep 21 • 1:23 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Apple Releases Second iOS 27.2 Beta

Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming iOS 27.2 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a week after Apple released the first iOS 27.2 beta. Apple also seeded an iPadOS 27.2 beta. Registered developers can download the beta updates by opting in under Settings > General > Software Update and selecting the iOS 27 developer beta. iOS 27.2 includes Apple's redesigned Health app with new Insight and Longevity tabs.

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Sep 21 • 1:21 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
University of Tennessee breaks ground on 865 Neyland entertainment district

The University of Tennessee has officially broken ground on 865 Neyland, a massive mixed-use entertainment district that will transform the riverfront footprint between Neyland Stadium and Food City Center into a year-round hub for fans and visitors.

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Sep 21 • 1:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • wvlt.tv
Raphinha's Great Start To The 2026/27 Season

Every fan who’s been following FC Barcelona during the past few seasons knows how important Raphinha has been to the team. Temporarily losing him due to injuries often meant a decline in the team’s performance, and he became widely respected among the Culers. After the summer break, he has seemingly ascended to another level, exceeding […] The post Raphinha’s Great Start To The 2026/27 Season appeared first on Stadium Rant.

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Sep 21 • 1:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Pat Fitzgerald previews MSU's matchup with Nebraska

See what Pat Fitzgerald said after wrapping up Notre Dame week, and turning ahead to Nebraska.

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Sep 21 • 1:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Tennessee football offers former Mississippi State commit

Tennessee football offers 2028 four-star safety from Florida.

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Sep 21 • 1:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump shattered Canada’s old US relationship. Carney is building a new one in Europe

TORONTO (AP) — For nearly four decades, Canada built its economy around closer integration with the United States. President Donald Trump has turned that dependence into leverage, imposing tariffs, threatening Canada’s sovereignty and openly seeking to pull Canadian industrial production south. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has moved on. Rather than return to trade talks […]

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Sep 21 • 12:51 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
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The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch officials are preparing for the United States to impose a tough new round of sanctions on the International Criminal Court as it seeks to dismantle the global tribunal over what the Trump administration sees as overstepping its authority. Officials in the court’s host country, the Netherlands, have been notified […]

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Public Health seeks info on dog bite near Madison's Cabot Lane

MADISON (WKOW) — Public Health Madison & Dane County is searching for a dog that bit a person on Saturday on the 800 block of Cabot Lane in Madison.

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Sep 21 • 12:48 PM EDT • Health • wkow.com
PS Wallet Credit program is live, offering $10 credit on game purchases

Sony was expected to replace its PlayStation Stars program with a Wallet Credit program that now seems to be live. There are a handful of games that have been listed on the PS Store with a limited-time store credit offer.

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Take part in Palmer Group’s 2027 salary survey

Palmer Group is seeking input from Iowa business leaders for its 2027 Annual Salary Guide, which will examine hiring plans, compensation trends and workforce priorities for the coming year. The four-question, multiple-choice survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete and will be available to complete through Oct. 2. Responses will be kept confidential and…

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2026 Concessions & Entertainment Guide

Agile Ticketing Solutions agiletix.com Agile Ticketing Solutions (AgileTix) is a North America–based provider of ticketing and venue management software, serving the live entertainment industry since 1999. Headquartered in Hermitage, Tennessee, AgileTix supports cinemas, performing arts centers, museums, historic theaters, festivals, and cultural institutions with a unified platform that connects box office, concessions, merchandise, memberships, and […]

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Vote for Goal of the Matchday

By Dylan ButlerMust-see golazos! | Vote for your Goal of the MatchdayOnce again, MLS's highest-profile players scored some of the best goals over the weekend.Vote here for the latest AT&T Goal of the ...

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Sep 21 • 12:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kyle Whittingham sees Michigan offensive line starting to turn corner

Michigan football coach Kyle Whittingham sees progress in his offensive line despite early season struggles.

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Sep 21 • 12:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘Destiny’ Lives: All Content To Be Unvaulted And Future Games Planned

Just months after the decision to end Destiny 2 updates and seemingly shelve the IP, Bungie has made a blockbuster announcement that Destiny will live on.

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Sep 21 • 12:02 PM EDT • Technology • forbes.com
Decatur woman sentenced for role in $158,000 email scam targeting agriculture business, AG says

An agricultural company thought it was spending $158,000 to buy strawberry seeds. Instead, Georgia prosecutors say they were the victim of an email scam.

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Metallica: M72 World Tour: Where and when to buy tickets to see Metallica, tour dates, and more

Here's how to get tickets to see Metallica when they head out on the M72 World Tour.

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Sep 21 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Walmart Has the Best Deal on a GeForce RTX 5080 Prebuilt Gaming PC I've Seen in Months, and It Even Includes a Founder's Edition GPU

Equipped with an RTX 5080 Founder's Edition GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD.

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Scientists Release Details About Moon's New Massive Crater

It's easy to think of the Moon as the static constant companion in the night sky. Its face hasn’t visibly changed in millennia, and always faces us with the same side. But looks can be deceiving, as our closest companion is constantly bombarded by asteroids and comets that make small craters across the lunar landscape. While they might not be large enough for us to see with our naked eye, professional Moon watchers can pick up on them. And a recent paper published in Science Advances, describes the largest ever found in modern times.

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Sep 21 • 11:53 AM EDT • Science • universetoday.com
Penn State health insurance to increase by as much as $165 per month

Penn State says health insurance will cost more next year, as health care costs rise nationwide. Faculty and staff will see their monthly insurance cost go up anywhere from $4.25 to $165 per month.

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Business briefs: Treymor community opens in Mt. Juliet

Homebuilder group PulteGroup has announced the opening of its newest and largest Middle Tennessee John Wieland Homes neighborhood, Treymor, in Mt. Juliet. The 317-acre development community is located near Benders Ferry Road. It will feature 349 homes on lots up to nearly an acre, according to a company news release. The community will also offer

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THE WEEK OF SEPT 21, 2026

- White House floats $100K fee for graduate workers - OMB seeks more power over NIH grants - Federal layoffs balloon spending on paid leave

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Sep 21 • 11:36 AM EDT • Science • aip.org
Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.0561

Content provided by Seeking Alpha is intended for information purposes only, and that Seeking Alpha does not offer any personalist investment advice and is not a licensed securities dealer, broker, US investment adviser or investment bank.

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Studs and duds from Eagles’ last-second victory over Titans

DeVonta Smith and Darius Cooper delivered late, while turnovers and the running game created problems in the Eagles’ win over Tennessee

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Sep 21 • 11:22 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
University of Tennessee breaks ground on 865 Neyland project

865 Neyland will feature about 100,000 square feet of entertainment space, restaurants, shops, event space, fan experiences and a 24-story condo-hotel.

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Sep 21 • 11:19 AM EDT • Entertainment • knoxnews.com
Groundbreaking of 865 Neyland entertainment district

University of Tennessee's Donde Plowman and Danny White break ground on the 865 Neyland entertainment district, Sept. 19, 2026.

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University of Tennessee breaks ground on 865 Neyland
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This Week: Phone Bank for Transit, SF Politics, Transit Tales

Here is a list of events this week. Monday/today! Phone bank with SFBike to Save Transit. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is phone banking and connecting with voters, explaining how vital it is to pass the Regional Transit Measure this November. Join them to help make sure our regional transit survives and thrives. Monday/today, September 21, 5-7 p.m. San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Office, 1720 Market Street, S.F. Tuesday Historic Photo Exhibit Tour. Moving San Francisco is a collaboration between the SFMTA and San Francisco Arts Commission and is on view at City Hall through November 25. During this informal tour, they will take an in-depth look at selected photos from San Francisco transit history and learn more about the stories and people behind them. Tuesday, September 22, 5-7:45 p.m. North Light Court inside City Hall, One Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, S.F. Tuesday San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Board Meeting. SF Bicycle Coalition members are invited to attend all board meetings. Tuesday, September 22, 6-8 p.m. Register for Zoom link. Tuesday SF Politics 101 with Joel Engardio. ​SF Politics 101 is a look at how local politics work and the history that shaped San Francisco—brought to life with visuals and narrative storytelling. Tuesday, September 22, 6-7:15 p.m. SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission Street, S.F. Register to attend. Wednesday Transit Tales: A Storytelling Night. Join SPUR and Muni Diaries at Local Economy for an evening of true stories inspired by riding transit. From unexpected encounters and meet-cutes to funny mishaps and heartfelt moments, Transit Tales celebrates the experiences that make public transportation unforgettable. Wednesday, 5:30-7 p.m. Local Economy, 6028 College Ave, Oakland. Saturday Group Ride: Richmond BART to Point Pinole. Join Bike East Bay for a family-friendly, no-drop group ride to Point Pinole Regional Shoreline. Saturday, September 26, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Starts at Richmond BART Plaza, 1600 Nevin Plaza, Richmond. Saturday Shipwreck Cove Opening. Come see Sunset Dunes’s newest playground. Saturday, September 26, 3 p.m., Sunset Dunes and Kirkham, S.F. Saturday 55 Wine Line Progressive. Ride between Horsies Market & Saloon, Bar Part Time and Ruby Wine on the 55 Dogpatch bus. Saturday, September 26. Three locations in Dogpatch. See SFMTA site for more details on locations and times. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

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White Sox Need Huge Assist From Red Sox This Week

The Chicago White Sox were slotted in as the No. 2 seed for most of the year

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Updated game-by-game Oklahoma Sooners predictions from ESPN

How does the ESPN Matchup Predictor see the rest of the Oklahoma Sooners schedule playing out after Week 3?

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Sep 21 • 10:37 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Three City games switched for TV coverage in November

Three of our November matches have switched for TV coverage.The Premier League have confirmed their broadcast selections today, with our games against Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Arsenal seeing chan...

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Intel: Visiting recruits talk Michigan Football’s win over UTEP

Several recruits who visited Ann Arbor to see Michigan Football beat UTEP spoke with Maize n Brew about their experience:

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Sep 21 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jalen Hurts Taunts Jeffery Simmons After Eagles Beat Titans

Jalen Hurts taunted Jeffery Simmons after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Tennessee Titans.

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Sep 21 • 9:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How Issues With Your Feet Could Signal Bigger Health Issues

As your body’s foundation, issues with your feet can create a domino effect with the rest of your health. Dr. Ebonie Vincent-Sleet, podiatrists and one of the stars of TLC’s “My Feet Are Killing Me,” joins TODAY to break down remedies for common issues, when you should see a doctor, and the possible warning signs your feet could be giving you about diabetes, heart failure and more.

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JB Pritzker Says He Used GLP-1s to Lose 80 Pounds

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.

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Sep 21 • 9:37 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
The Nurse Is Health Care’s Most Underpriced Founder

They see the problem first, build the fix, and decide whether it is ever adopted. The market has trained them to hide the one credential that de-risks the deal.

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Sep 21 • 9:31 AM EDT • Health • medcitynews.com
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MSG Entertainment's New President Is Josephine Vaccarello

The exec is a nearly thirty year veteran of the company, which oversees Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and the Radio City Rockettes.

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Sep 21 • 9:26 AM EDT • Entertainment • hollywoodreporter.com
AMC Entertainment starts $3.97B debt plan to refinance notes, term loans

AMC raises $3.97B in new debt to refinance and restructure existing loans and notes, targeting 2027-2029 maturities.

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Sep 21 • 9:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • seekingalpha.com
AMC Entertainment starts $3.97B debt plan to refinance notes, term loans

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Sep 21 • 9:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
Corridor raises $25M seed to build a health benefits brokerage for SMBs

Corridor focuses on SMBs, which it says traditional brokerages often overlook because small accounts generate lower commissions than larger accounts.

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Sep 21 • 9:02 AM EDT • Health • techcrunch.com
I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops

Googlebooks are here, starting at $899.

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Sep 21 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
MSG Entertainment names new president

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Sep 21 • 8:53 AM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
Ask The Expert: A modernized health plan: Supporting cost management and the employee experience

See how health care cost transparency can help employees compare care and costs while giving employers a different approach to managing benefits.

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Sep 21 • 8:47 AM EDT • Health • hartfordbusiness.com
Tennessee-Texas football series all-time results

Tennessee versus Texas football series all time.

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Sep 21 • 8:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
College Football biggest risers & fallers after Week 3

See which players and teams are the biggest risers and fallers in College Football this week.

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Sep 21 • 8:38 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com