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US Army will detonate unstable explosives near ammo plant

The controlled detonation of the toxic degraded material will occur in the coming weeks, with temporary evacuations planned for residents.

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Oct 17 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
‘Marva to a T:’ Craft prepares for final show at WYO Theater

The upcoming Fall Premiere production, “Anything Goes” will be Marva Craft’s last before she retires from directing the WYO Theater stage.

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Oct 17 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • thesheridanpress.com
Islanders Gameday: Back to Toronto

The Islanders are back in Toronto for the second and final time in this young season, The Leafs are coming off a loss where they benched their first-overall pick Gavin McKenna, for reasons Justin Bourne is not feeling. Kirill Marchenko had a hat trick playing with John Tavares, who left the game with an injury […]

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Oct 17 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Los Tacos No. 1 is betting on private equity. Its CEO explains why.

Los Tacos No. 1 took a private equity investment, and customers freaked out. Its CEO promises horse meat isn't coming to the menu: The quality stays.

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Oct 17 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Use This Emergency Brake On Climate Change And Air Pollution, Experts Urge Finance Ministers

They are urging climate negotiators at the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Antalya, COP 31, to create a formal roadmap to tackle air pollution and

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Oct 17 • 2:55 AM EDT • Health • healthpolicy-watch.news
Regional Entertainment Calendar

Upcoming entertainment events scheduled within a 250-mile radius of Mountain Home include: Wednesday, Oct. 21-Sunday, Oct. 25 Dirty Dancing: The Musical, Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. Tickets: […]

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Oct 17 • 1:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • baxterbulletin.com
Uncertainty Over Pope’s Health Fuels Familiar Debate Over Vatican’s Candor

By announcing his lung condition himself, Leo has been more forthcoming than many popes. But mysteries remain, prompting scrutiny of papal statements for hidden meaning.

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Oct 17 • 12:01 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
FEATURE: Scientists edge closer to making world of "Ghost in the Shell" a reality

Becoming invisible and uploading human consciousness may sound like something out of the world of the famed cyberpunk anime and manga series "Ghost in the Shell," but two Japanese scientists are working to turn such science fiction concepts into reality.

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Oct 16 • 10:52 PM EDT • Science • english.kyodonews.net
Political violence: How justifications influence voter approval

What happens when political violence is presented as a justified response to threat or injustice coming from an out-group? A study by Ursula Daxecker, director at the Max Planck Institute for Politics ...

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Oct 16 • 9:00 PM EDT • Politics • phys.org
New Franciscan Health office could come to Marquette Mall in Michigan City

From a shopping mall to helping save lives.Part of the Marquette Mall in Michigan City could be on its way to becoming a new office for Franciscan Health.The he

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Oct 16 • 8:39 PM EDT • Health • wsbt.com
7+ Florida Politics Now: Discussing the upcoming midterm elections

On this episode, we’re discussing the upcoming midterm elections.

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Oct 16 • 7:25 PM EDT • Politics • wjhg.com
7+ Florida Politics Now: Discussing the upcoming midterm elections

On this episode, we’re discussing the upcoming midterm elections

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Oct 16 • 7:25 PM EDT • Politics • wjhg.com
Player Availability Report: #SKCvRSL

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

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Oct 16 • 5:29 PM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com
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Nick Nurse Sends Clear Message to Teams Coming After 76ers

After all the star-studded additions, the Philadelphia 76ers have garnered the attention of everyone in the NBA.

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Oct 16 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Boutique, Hawaiian BBQ: Check out 9 business, restaurant updates in central, East McKinney

Discover nine businesses now open, coming soon and expanding in central and East McKinney, including Cafe LaFaye, Grace+Emma and Ono Hawaiian BBQ.

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Oct 16 • 4:00 PM EDT • Business • communityimpact.com
Cin-Emma Extra! reviews ‘You Can See Everything’ documentary, talks incoming ‘Club Kid’

“You Can See Everything” documents the 34 days before Theranos co-founder Elizabeth Holmes is sent to prison.

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Oct 16 • 3:20 PM EDT • Entertainment • koin.com
Business Community Update: Fall 2026 - City of West Chicago, Illinois

The City of West Chicago is pleased to welcome several new businesses to our community, along with businesses that have recently changed ownership, relocated, or expanded their operations. These investments reflect the continued growth and diversity of West Chicago's business community. New Businesses Please join us in welcoming the following businesses to West Chicago: ALM

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Oct 16 • 3:00 PM EDT • Business • westchicago.org
Live & Local: Where to find upcoming local music, open mics and live entertainment

Rafters

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Oct 16 • 1:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • bcdemocrat.com
Political analyst talks about upcoming 2nd Congressional District debate and race

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Friday night, KRQE News 13 will host candidates for the hotly contested 2nd Congressional District in New Mexico in a live debate at 5 p.m. Democratic Incumbent Gabe Vasque…

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Oct 16 • 1:30 PM EDT • Politics • krqe.com
Cook Political Report moves 11 more House races toward Democrats

The election prognosticator says more races are becoming competitive in traditional GOP strongholds because of voter frustration with the economy.

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Oct 16 • 12:45 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Billy Joel just gave an update on his health — there are two things he can’t do

‘It’s someone else’s turn to hit the road.’

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Oct 16 • 12:20 PM EDT • Health • miamiherald.com
HomePod is about to get free upgrade with these new features

There’s no new full-size HomePod launching yet, but Apple has confirmed three features coming to the existing HomePod 2 soon.

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Oct 16 • 11:49 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Miranda Lambert exhibit coming to Fort Worth’s National Cowgirl Museum

FORT WORTH, Texas — One of country music’s biggest stars is getting an exhibit at a Fort Worth museum. The National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that

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Oct 16 • 11:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • recorderonline.com
Local health insurance broker highlights changes coming to Medicare, healthcare policies in 2027

As over a million Coloradans review their healthcare plans for Medicare’s open enrollment period — running from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 — a local health insurance broker is preparing

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Oct 16 • 11:42 AM EDT • Health • littletonindependent.net
New copper roof just the beginning for First Baptist in Rome

The First Baptist Church in Rome is looking a bit shinier these days after a new copper roof was installed — all that's missing is the 30-foot, wood-frame copper steeple. Church officials said the steeple will be reattached in the coming week, completing a post-tornado roof repair.

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Oct 16 • 11:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • romesentinel.com
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Registration is open for high school winter sports

Registration is now officially open for high school winter sports for the City School District of Albany! Any student in grades 9-12 who is interested in trying out for boys' basketball, girls' basketball, bowling, cheerleading, boys' indoor track, girls' indoor track, spirit team, boys' swimming and diving, boys' wrestling and girls' wrestling is invited to register via Final Forms. Important: please note that registration for winter sports ends on Friday, Nov. 13. Practices and tryouts for winter sports begin on Monday, Nov. 16. FINAL FORMS Each season, the following must be done prior to the first day of tryouts and practices: A parent or guardian must initiate the registration process for their student-athlete in Final Forms, filling out the required forms such as Interval Sports Health History and the Athletic Consent Form. The student-athlete must sign and complete their required forms. A reminder that all students who would like to play an interscholastic sport need to have a current physical conducted within a year on file. PHYSICALS A physical conducted within the last 12 months is mandatory for any student interested in trying out for an athletic team and must be uploaded into the Final Forms platform. Families are encouraged to get a completed physical from their child's physician. If you are unable to get a physical from your child's physician, you can schedule a free physical with Whitney Young's school-based health center by calling (518) 573-2556. Additionally, the district physician will also be available to facilitate sports physicals at Albany High in room 4253 on the following dates: Thursday, Nov. 12 from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sports physicals on Nov. 12 and 13 are free and no appointment is necessary. ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Please note that students must have a good attendance record and be in good standing academically to be eligible to participate in an athletic team. Eligibility is determined based on quarterly grades, and interim progress reports will serve as an important academic checkpoint for all student‑athletes. For additional details about academic eligibility, please see our Athletic Code of Conduct. For our winter teams, academic eligibility to start the season will be based on final first-quarter grades. The first marking period ends Nov. 13. Albany High offers free tutoring facilitated by Albany High teachers Monday-Thursday from 3:30-5 p.m. for students who need extra help with their academics. See this flyer for additional details. IMPORTANT DATES Seniors, please mark your calendars for Senior Media Day for winter sports, which will take place on Monday, Nov. 30. All student-athletes playing winter sports will also participate in our winter sports picture days, which will take place Tuesday, Dec. 15–Thursday, Dec. 18. Specific dates and times for each team will be shared once rosters are finalized. OPEN GYM SESSIONS Student-athletes are encouraged to check out our open gym sessions as they prepare for upcoming sports seasons. We’re looking forward to a rewarding winter sports season this year! If you have any questions, please contact the Athletic Department at (518) 475-6310. Go Falcons!

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Oct 16 • 10:44 AM EDT • Sports • albanyschools.org
Over 1,100 Improvements Promised in The Blood of Dawnwalker Patch 1.1

Coming to PS5 next week

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Oct 16 • 10:30 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Windows 11 Is Finally Becoming the OS It Should Have Been From the Start

Microsoft is completely redesigning parts of its OS so it doesn't hog all the resources of lower-end PCs with 8GB of RAM.

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Oct 16 • 10:15 AM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Details Revealed

Blood of Dawnwalker have revealed the details of their upcoming update 1.1, listing new features, changes and improvements.

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Oct 16 • 10:05 AM EDT • Technology • insider-gaming.com
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 19 to 23

Next Week on XBOX: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Final Fantasy Resonance, We Were Here Tomorrow, and more coming soon!

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Oct 16 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • news.xbox.com
Morocco health alert issued due to diphtheria: US Embassy

In the North African country of Morocco, the country’s Ministry of Health reported a small diphtheria outbreak with clusters in multiple regions in Morocco in late September. Moroccan health teams are tracing contacts and providing preventive treatment and vaccines. This has prompted the US Embassy to issue a health alert for U.S. citizens in Morocco. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection. It spreads primarily from person to person through coughs and sneezes (respiratory droplets). Most Americans were vaccinated as children and have received Td or TdaP boosters as adults. The risk to U.S. citizens in Morocco remains low. U.S. Citizens may contact their local doctors if they would like immunizations. Embassy officials advise citizens to watch out for the following symptoms: Sore throat or hoarse voice, mild fever, a thick gray or white coating in the throat or nose, swollen neck and trouble swallowing or breathing. If you or a family member has trouble breathing or swallowing, please contact your local doctor. They also advise on the following actions concerning vaccines: Check your vaccination records and your family members’ records. Get a booster if you need one. Adults need a diphtheria booster (Td or Tdap) every 10 years. Make sure your children are up to date on their routine vaccines. Outbreak News Today is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Oct 16 • 9:01 AM EDT • Health • outbreaknewstoday.substack.com
Annual library gala takes a fairy tale theme for 2026

HUNTINGTON — The upcoming 23rd annual gala hosted by Cabell County Public Library carries the theme of being a "grim" affair in the woods, but it's far from fitting that

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Oct 16 • 8:56 AM EDT • Entertainment • herald-dispatch.com
Banished Michael Foote from ‘The Traitors’ is ‘coming for their f---ing wigs’

Michael Foote from ‘The Traitors: New Blood’ is ‘still mad’ about his banishment: ‘I’m coming for their f---ing wigs.’

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Oct 16 • 8:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
What's the 411?

The new "Street Fighter" movie, based on the infamous video game, is coming to theaters Friday. The cast includes 50 Cent, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, among others.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • phillytrib.com
A new health center is coming to the Power District in another sign of the area’s growth

The new Redwood Health Center will be larger, offer more services and even more accessible to west-side community members.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • sltrib.com
Is your phone being flooded with political text messages? Here’s what you need to know

Political text messages are becoming an increasingly popular way for campaigns to connect with voters.

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Oct 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • mercurynews.com
Regenerative Growers in Florida aim to improve soil for health of food, environment, consumers and workers

The broad set of practices is becoming more popular at a time when climate change is stressing the state’s land—and the people who work on it.

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Oct 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • wlrn.org
Patients are why Lee Health made UnitedHealthcare decision

When people hear the words "hospital finances," they often think about budgets, spreadsheets, and balance sheets.

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Oct 16 • 6:03 AM EDT • Health • bradenton.com
Lisandro Martinez is ‘The Butcher’ who meditates, loves crying and dreams of becoming a sporting director

The centre-back criticised the Man United hierarchy live on TV and has since apologised. He is outspoken, emotional and hard to categorise

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Oct 16 • 2:30 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Elon Musk reveals a flying futuristic Tesla Roadster supercar

The revised Tesla Roadster has been a long time coming, with Elon Musk first showing off an earlier version back in November 2017.

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Oct 15 • 9:17 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Oops, Apple's Website Just Hinted at iPad Mini 8

Apple has an unreleased iPad mini Smart Folio listed on its French regulatory website, hinting that a new iPad mini is coming. The case's A3632 model number doesn't match current or past iPad mini cases. Apple appears to have added the case to its website recently, and it's listed alongside iPhone 18 Pro accessories added in September. The listing doesn't include any iPad mini specs, but it does suggest design changes to the device it's meant for.

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Oct 15 • 8:27 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
'The Traitors' recap: 'Fruitgate' theory has the secret killers sweating

Spoiler alert: Major spoilers for "The Traitors: New Blood" follow. A new theory exposing "The Traitors" may be coming to fruition.

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Oct 15 • 7:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Remedy Boss Reacts After Control Resonant Sells 1 Million Copies, Becoming Studio's Fastest-Selling Game

Control Resonant has sold one million copies, becoming Remedy’s fastest-selling game in spite of leakers cracking the title and pirating it after its digital launch in September.

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Oct 15 • 7:04 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Medical Advantage plans to leave NH including CVS Health, BMC Health System

There are major upcoming changes to Medicare Advantage plans that will impact thousands of Granite Staters.

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Oct 15 • 6:43 PM EDT • Health • wmur.com
Top Duke Basketball Recruiting Target Cancels Upcoming Visits

A top Duke Basketball recruiting target has cancelled some upcoming visits which signals good news for the Blue Devils.

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Oct 15 • 6:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change, AP-NORC poll finds

A strong majority of voters believe that President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new AP-NORC poll that raises serious warning signs for the Republican Party at a critical moment.

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Oct 15 • 6:27 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Cincinnati business leaders oppose CPS property tax levy ahead of upcoming vote

The Cincinnati Business Committee said it cannot support the proposed 7-mill property tax levy that would fund Cincinnati Public Schools.

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Oct 15 • 4:35 PM EDT • Business • local12.com
Why your health insurance is dropping GLP-1 coverage

Coverage for these anti-obesity drugs was finally becoming more common. Not anymore.

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Oct 15 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • vox.com
NASA to Help Unlock Mysteries of Mars’ Moons in Upcoming Mission

NASA is playing an important role in JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, to advance our understanding of

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Oct 15 • 3:58 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 Disappears From Its Marketplace, Adding Fuel To Discontinuation Rumors

NVIDIA's RTX 5090 has disappeared from its Marketplace amid production halts, as reports suggest it may be replaced by the upcoming RTX 5080 24 GB.

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Oct 15 • 3:49 PM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
IP Saves the Day On Streaming

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Before we get started, I wanted to highlight a new idea I saw from Real Good AI, proposing a ratings system for AI use. (H/T to Anthony Kaufman’s article highlighting this.) It would look something like this: In general, I think that this is a solid, middle-ground solution that should appease both the pro-AI camp (who love AI) and the anti-AI camp (who wants to know if what they’re watching didn’t come from humans). Regardless of your feelings on AI/LLMs—I’ll never use it for my writing—transparency is often the best solution to many problems. In general, I think way more media outlets need to be using way more AI disclosures. My quick “Yes and...” to this idea: what about ads? In particular, I hate it when I see or hear ads that are obviously AI-generated, but a person or voice says, “I used this product”. AI doesn’t use products! Just today, I watched a YouTube ad where a “person” said they use some sort of rain wind chime...but that’s not a real person! They didn’t use this product. (Especially since the video of the wind chime itself also appeared to be AI-generated...) I believe most traditional advertising already has standards like this anyway.1 Okay, on to this week’s issue. We’re covering the week of 14-Sep, and then next issue, I’ll be fully caught up with Nielsen’s new release schedule. In the future, I plan to put out Streaming Ratings Reports each Monday after Nielsen’s Thursday releases. Overall, we had some big new shows this week, like Prime Video’s Reacher spinoff_, Neagley_, which is off to a big, big start, and Netflix’s latest in its Monster anthology, which is their largest opening since June and the second-largest since One Piece came out in March. All that, plus Slow Horses returns, the trio of returning shows (Lioness, Reacher and Ted Lasso) continue to dominate the top tens, Paramount+’s latest crime drama, a big whiff for a Netflix original film and a precipitous drop for Netflix film charts, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of September 14th to September 20th 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Television - IP For the TV Win Can I use the dirty word of entertainment journalism right now? IP. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone I said it. But IP works at the box office, and we’ve seen some evidence it works in TV too. Not as well, and not all the time—no absolutes here!—but often enough. And glancing at the Nielsen top ten…it worked this week! Take Prime Video, who has a monster hit in the crime drama Reacher. Would a spinoff work for that show? Yep! They binge-released Neagley, about a detective from the original Reacher series, and its eight episodes debuted to 29.6 million hours. Here’s how it stacks up to Reacher, one of Prime Video’s biggest shows: That’s great. Nearly as strong as Reacher’s opening! (Both shows started with eight, binge-released episodes, so this comparison is apples-to-apples.) Notably, Prime Video scheduled the debut of Neagley to overlap with Reacher’s most recent season, to help drive tune-in. Obviously, I love smart release strategies like that. And even though I wrote “obviously”, it’s not really that obvious, since streamers don’t often take advantage of natural overlaps like this_._2 Other data backs how well Neagley performed. It opened at second place on Samba TV for two weeks and got 51.7 million hours on Luminate. That’s the eleventh biggest opening on Luminate since May of 2024 and tied with Bridgerton’s third season opening. That’s a huge opening! Its IMDb is solid too, a 7.7 on 24K reviews. Netflix’s latest edition in the “Monster” series—which started with Jeffrey Dahmer and comes from Ryan Murphy—did well too, opening to 24.7 million hours. That’s the biggest opening for Netflix since I Will Find You in June, and second biggest since March. Unlike the Reacher series, this franchise is trending downward, though. The first Monster show—Dahmer - Monster—was giant. More than anything, I think this reflects that Netflix running out of extremely popular—if that’s the right word?—serial killers to feature. Still, the data says this is a very good opening. It made it to third place on Samba TV for two weeks. It also opened to 40.0 million hours on Luminate. That’s not quite as elite as Neagley, but still very, very strong. I’ll be honest: my priors coming into any given week are that IP works to help drive buzz for new shows, but TV shows need to stand on their own even more than movies, so they will succeed or fail based on their quality. But these two spinoffs definitely worked. Quick Notes on TV The top show, film or special this week? Football, again. Specifically, Prime Video’s season opener of Thursday Night Football. The games run long (three hours) but mainly a lot of people watch each game. That adds up to a lot of viewership. Paramount released the second season of MobLand on an unusual day for that service, a Friday! Often, they put their new shows out on a Sunday, as they did last year with a run of shows (Lioness, Tulsa King and Landman). MobLand didn’t make Nielsen in its first week, but on Samba TV it got to eighth and seventh place. Luminate had a smaller opening too, only 5.3 million hours. MobLand missed the Nielsen charts for its first eight weeks, so this season is off to a stronger start. (Bonus note: the first season streams on both Prime Video and The Roku Channel, but I only have it as Paramount+ on those charts.) I’ve mentioned a few times that foreign-language originals do lower numbers than English-language originals on Netflix most of the time. But I don’t usually emphasize what country those originals come from, and observationally, they tend to be from Western or Northern European countries, in general. So credit to Not a Stranger, a Turkish Netflix original, for breaking through on Luminate, getting to 7.9 million hours in its first full week on those charts. As I mentioned last issue, Crew Girl ended up making the Nielsen charts in its second week. That’s still a soft performance compared to many shows, but again this, one looks affordable. And if you’re curious, here’s how it stacks up to some other sports romance shows: We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… …about a new data source and how it drives streaming viewership… ...what reality show is struggling in its latest season…. ...what Netflix film bombed…. ...How Reacher, Ted Lasso, and Lioness are doing on the charts… ...what obscure sport put up great viewership numbers… …how far streaming films are falling… …all the flops, bombs and misses for the last week… …and more… ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. If you want an idea of just how much content you’d get in a full issue, check out this older issue. Coming Soon! Next week, we’ve got a double issue, then we’ll be all caught up with Nielsen’s data. Yes! The goal is to have my report out on the Monday after I get Nielsen’s data. So next issue, I’m looking at East of Eden, The Great British Baking Show, a Willy Wonka game show (that people are upset uses AI, but viewers might not care), and a Cosby show spinoff reboot on Netflix, and Brothers on Apple TV (starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey). That’s about it for TV, but who’s going to win the streaming week, The Breadwinner or Backrooms on streaming? Answer: Toy Story 5. Plus Netflix has a Unabomber film and a new Tyler Perry film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma tries to repeat The Substance’s run on MUBI, and Paramount+ has Jackass: Best and Last. Long term, Netflix is remaking Lonesome Dove. I love this choice, but man, there are a lot of westerns on TV right now. And they’re making Sega TV shows, including a Crazy Taxi TV show and Sonic show with an “edge”.

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Oct 15 • 3:32 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
I’m Both Elated and Terrified to Hear That Trump’s Administration Is Coming Unstrung

A disastrous new press secretary. Whispers of a new chief of staff. A feud between the president and old lawyers. We have to endure two more years of this?

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Oct 15 • 2:46 PM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
New business association coming to Kettering

Leaders sat down for a panel discussion in front of dozens of businesses, where they talked about what the city is working to improve and the barriers they face.

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Oct 15 • 2:07 PM EDT • Business • whio.com
Get free health screenings, wellness info at these Indianapolis events

Indianapolis residents can access free health screenings and flu shots at several upcoming community wellness events.

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Oct 15 • 1:47 PM EDT • Health • indystar.com
Trump and Democrats make the election about Trump

President Donald Trump has been a fixture on the campaign trail in the final weeks before the midterm elections, with one ask of his loyal supporters becoming a standard part of his stump speech: “Pretend I’m on the ballot.” That’s exactly what Democrats are telling their voters too: Target Republicans who actually are on the […]

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Oct 15 • 1:16 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
PEAK coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 on October 22

Aggro Crab and Landfall will release cooperative climbing game PEAK for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 on October 22, the developers announced.

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Oct 15 • 1:02 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Cashman Field prepares for historic farewell

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — After decades of memories, Cashman Field is coming down and this morning Good Day Las Vegas’ JC Fernandez was live inside the historic stadium looking back at its past and previewing Saturday’s Las Vegas Lights FC match, the final event ever at Cashman Field before the site makes way for redevelopment. […]

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Oct 15 • 12:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Millions Of Us Could Develop Dementia In The Coming Years – 3 Experts Weigh In On Where The Science Is Heading

Where will dementia research be in 10 years’ time?

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Oct 15 • 12:40 PM EDT • Science • iflscience.com
Biketoberfest brings safety patrols, business boost to Daytona Beach

With thousands of people coming in for the event, deputies will patrol for unsafe driving, and businesses will see a key offseason revenue boost.

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Oct 15 • 12:14 PM EDT • Business • mynews13.com
Two decades of publications reveal research institutions becoming more alike worldwide

Where researchers go, their knowledge goes. And that shapes where innovation happens. "Recruiting researchers is one way institutions gain new knowledge and steer their research in particular directions," ...

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Oct 15 • 11:20 AM EDT • Science • phys.org
Sega Pulls Disastrous Total War: Shogun 2 Remaster From Sale Following Backlash

Original game is coming back.

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Oct 15 • 11:09 AM EDT • Technology • nordic.ign.com
How 'Sunrise on the Reaping' landed its 'dream' cast

With up-and-coming actors working alongside Hollywood veterans in the new "Hunger Games" prequel film, "Sunrise on the Reaping" reflects a "dream" cast for its filmmakers.

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Oct 15 • 10:07 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
City of Heroes: Homecoming hosts the Players Choice Awards for Architect Entertainment arcs

Any dedicated player of City of Heroes: Homecoming knows that there are many arcs in Architect Entertainment which are there for farming or leveling. This is just how it is. But there are also many arcs that weave interesting narratives, and the Players Choice Awards is returning to the server from back when the game was [...]

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Cirie Fields and Parvati Shallow discuss who would have won a “Survivor: Micronesia” final 3

The dynamic duo also reveals details of their upcoming Soulmate tour.

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UEFA Make Official Benfica vs Celtic Announcement

UEFA have made an official announcement regarding the upcoming game involving Benfica and Celtic.

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‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Original Cast Spooktacular coming to New York City for film’s 50th anniversary

It’s just a jump to the left and a step to the right — right into New York City as “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Original Cast “Spooktacular” Tour makes its

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The Politics of Heat, Homes, and Lobster Boats.

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—The candidates’ forum focusing on House District 15 and incumbent Holly Eaton and Clifford Noyes last week spent a lot of time on the candidates’ thought of heating, communication with constituents, property taxes, education costs, and other issues. It also was a time for the community to ask their own questions and see two candidates up close and personal at the Southwest Harbor Fire Department firehouse. Jim Vallette organized the hour-long event, which was moderated by Carrie Jones of the Bar Harbor Story. Ken Rozsahegyi provided technical support for the congenial event. House District 15 serves Brooklin, Deer Isle, Eagle Island Township, Frenchboro, Isle au Haut, Marshall Island, Southwest Harbor, Stonington, Swan's Island, Tremont, and Vinalhaven. Jones advised as she began the question and answer part of the event, ”Treat everyone here like they are going to be the ones who might give you a ride in a rainstorm, pull your pet out of a burning building, or be the one grading your kids’ papers at school, okay?” She continued. “That’s it. Tonight isn’t meant to be a gotcha debate. The goal is to give people in the district a chance to get to know both candidates, hear what they care about, and understand what they’d actually try to accomplish in Augusta.” The questions and discussion throughout were kind. Eaton currently serves in the position. She’s a Democrat from Deer Isle, raised in a fishing family and has worked in nonprofits and volunteered for her school board. Noyes is unenrolled (politically) and from Southwest Harbor and currently a school board member, self employed as a mason. He focused on fiscal issues throughout the forum. Eventually, at Jones’ prompting, the candidates played “Rock, Paper, Scissors” for who would go first for their closing statements. Noyes used the opportunity to urge others to head to the ballot. “Whether you vote for me or Holly, it’s important that people vote,” Noyes said. He hoped the voter turnout in the district would be over 35 percent because that would mean people were truly engaged. Eaton stressed that she’s a Democrat, but in Augusta, her role isn’t about party. “I am a Democrat, but when I go to Augusta, I am there to represent the people of District 15. I want people to feel as though I’m accessible, that I’m responsive, and that I show up for the district,” Eaton said. Being there for others was vital, she explained. “When something comes before me in Augusta, I try to look at it through the lens of the people and the communities that I represent. How will this affect the people who live here? Does it make it easier or harder to raise a family here, to operate a small business, to work on the water, to afford a home, to keep our schools open, or provide the essential services our communities depend on?” Eaton said. Noyes spoke about fiscal responsibility and about the state being more responsive to communities and the ideas that come from them. “I feel that we desperately need to restore some fiscal sanity, a little bit. So when the legislature meets again,” Noyes said, “it could be critical for Maine residents that we don’t keep digging this hole that we’re in financially and keep raising our taxes so the struggling families struggle even more.” The two answered a series of questions from Jones, then answered questions from the audience and participants via Zoom. Jones asked what they heard the most from people about what was making their lives hard and what can the legislature in Augusta do it about those issues. Both spoke to concerns about heating oil costs. Noyes spoke to the three H’s: health, home, and heat. Eaton and Noyes spoke to the burdens of families with lower incomes, with Eaton mentioning LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program). They both were in favor of free community college and trade programs. They both supported the working waterfront. Both said that data centers—such as the one proposed in Eastport, which is out of the district—should be a local decision, but neither were in favor of it. The working waterfront was supported by both. Eaton’s served on the Maine Marine Resource Committee in the legislature. She advocated a diversity of fishing resources and less of a reliance on lobstering. Shrimp, she hoped, would make a comeback. Noyes worried about out-of-state pressure on the lobstering industry, also spoke of shrimp harvesting timings, and said he supported the lobstering industry. QUICK NOTE Carrie Jones is, obviously, the co-founder of the Bar Harbor Story, which made us have a bit of a hard time putting out this story and thinking it through and how to present it. We ended up with this article. The debate in its entirety is below, many thanks to Ken and Jim for making it publicly available. UPCOMING AND PAST EVENTS The following events are or were organized by the League of Women Voters Downeast. DISTRICT 7 DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT 13 Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM Candidate Forum: House District 13 125 State St , Ellsworth Featuring candidates Michael Cunningham (D) and Russell White (R), moderated by Cyndi Wood, managing editor of the Ellsworth American. DEMOCRACY FORUM Friday, Oct 16, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Democracy Forum — Election 2026: What’s on Your Ballot RECENT PRESS RELEASES AND BRIEFS To see all the press releases, click here. To see our news, click here. For the full archive, click here. All of these are on our dedicated website. 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Paid DLC is coming to Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave—Wave 1 is out now! – News

Watch the video for your first look at the paid Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Expansion Pass DLC. This Expansion Pass DLC will add extra content in three different waves.

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Is the EU research budget actually increasing?

Is a Horizon Europe budget of €158 billion a 10% cut or a significant increase to the EU’s support for research and innovation? What would seem like a question of fact has divided opinion in Brussels since the Irish presidency of the EU Council presented its negotiation box on October 10. The answer depends on factors such as how you adjust for inflation, whether you account for increases in overall EU wealth and if you care about absolute or proportional figures. The €158 billion budget in current prices, proposed by the Irish presidency of the EU Council, was quickly criticised by university lobbies and rejected by the high-level expert group led by former Portuguese science minister Manuel Heitor. It was also decried by the four pro-European political groups in the European Parliament. “How can Europe close its competitiveness gap while cutting the European Competitiveness Fund by 13% and Horizon Europe by nearly 10%?” asked a joint statement by the European People’s Party (EPP), Renew Europe, the Socialists and Democrats and the Greens/European Free Alliance. Together, these parties hold 63% of seats in the Parliament.In stark contrast, Irish foreign affairs minister Helen McEntee said that the proposal “significantly increases investment in competitiveness, research and innovation,” Meanwhile, a presidency press release said that, compared to the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the proposal would “double the volume of competitiveness related programmes.” So, who is right? That depends on how you make the calculation.Compared to the Commission figure or the previous budget?The first thing to notice is the difference in baselines. When the MEPs say the Irish presidency will cut Horizon Europe by “nearly 10%” they are using the European Commission proposal for the MFF from July 2025, which allocated €175 billion in current prices to Horizon Europe. However, when the Irish foreign affairs minister said the research and competitiveness budget is increasing significantly, she is comparing it to the 2021-27 MFF, which had a Horizon Europe budget of €84.9 billion in 2018 prices.Her point holds when accounting for inflation. Applying a 2% annual inflation rate, the calculation method used by the Commission, the 2021-27 Horizon Europe would have a budget of €97.5 billion in 2025 prices. In comparison, the Irish presidency’s €158 billion figure in current prices translates to €140 billion in 2025 prices. Does the ECF count?But there is more to the dispute. In its statements, the Irish presidency lumped the research budget in with the overall budget for competitiveness. The Parliament statement, however, kept the two separate. This matters because the next MFF includes plans to add a new European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) to fund programmes meant to boost the continent's competitiveness. The Irish negotiating box allocated €245 billion in current prices to this programme.When this is added to the €158 billion for Horizon Europe, as well as programmes such as the EU education programme Erasmus+, the total for “competitiveness, prosperity and security” in the Irish proposal becomes €514 billion in current prices. But it is still uncertain how big a share of this competitiveness budget would go to research. The Commission proposal of July 2025 for the MFF included clear links between the ECF and Horizon Europe, indicating some ECF money will go to research. At the same time, the structure of the ECF is still being negotiated, and a substantial part of its budget is expected to support non-research activities such as defence manufacturing, decarbonisation and digital infrastructure. Related articlesCouncil floats 9.6% budget cut to next Horizon EuropeResearch community to appeal to national governments over planned EU budget cutEU own resources ‘essential’ for future research budget, says leading MEPSo, it is by looking at competitiveness rather than research, or combining the two, that the Irish presidency can claim that its proposed budget will significantly increase investment in competitiveness, research and innovation.According to the Irish presidency proposal, Horizon Europe and other competitiveness-related programmes in the current multiannual budget received €221 billion in current prices. However, since this money is being distributed from 2021 to 2027, it is not directly comparable to the €514 billion in current prices which will be distributed from 2028 to 2034.Research as a proportion of the MFFBut the relative rise in competitiveness-related programmes points to another important distinction: whether you look at the research budget in absolute terms or as a share of the overall MFF. Here, too, the size of the research budget has risen, although only slightly. In the 2021-27 MFF, Horizon Europe accounted for 7% of the total budget. In the Irish presidency’s proposal, it amounts to 8.7%. The share for the total competitiveness envelope went from 17.7% in the current MFF to 28.1% in the Irish presidency proposal.This proportional share may seem irrelevant to universities looking for research funding, but it is becoming significant as budget negotiations between the Parliament, the Commission and the Council begin. On October 2, a group of 17 southern and eastern European countries sent out a statement calling for the EU agriculture and cohesion budgets to be protected. The Parliament’s co-rapporteur on the budget, Siegfried Mureșan of the EPP, has also said that the research envelope is likely to be cut disproportionately as the budget is slimmed down during negotiations.

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Ravens’ Tyler Huntley Draws ‘Overused’ Praise From Browns’ Todd Monken

Before becoming head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Todd Monken was on the Baltimore Ravens coaching staff. He served as Baltimore’s offensive coordinator from 2023 to 2025, where he worked with ultra-talented quarterback Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley. Monken is now planning how to beat his former team, with the Browns and the Ravens set […] The post Ravens’ Tyler Huntley Draws ‘Overused’ Praise From Browns’ Todd Monken appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.

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L.A.’s dynasty is (probably) done, plus the NFL’s uncomfortable moment

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Work an 11-pitch at-bat today. Coming up: 🍻 Milwaukee roars, again 🖊️ Will anyone sign Hill? 🤒 Warriors star clarifies health Yesterday, we discussed how the Dodgers’ possible demise would impact the sport’s future on a decidedly macro level. Today, after their 6-2 loss in Game 3 of the NLCS last night to the Brewers, I want to get granular: We should start with the winners, who deserve plenty of shine. Milwaukee is...

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Pens Points: Heading Further West

Coming off a loss in Chicago to open their first major road trip of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins will now continue heading west and climb to a mile above sea level for a meeting with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night to open a back-to-back set that will conclude on Saturday in Las Vegas […]

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Business taxes explained: City of Savannah to host resource event

The City of Savannah’s Revenue Department is hosting Business Tax 101 on Thursday, a resource event for current business owners and anyone thinking of becoming one.

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Regenerative Growers in Florida Aim to Improve Soil for Health of Food, Environment, Consumers and Workers

The broad set of practices is becoming more popular at a time when climate change is stressing the state’s land—and the people who work on it.

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European Firms Link Sustainability to Business Resilience

LONDON, October 15, 2026--European firms are becoming more selective about digital sustainability, focusing their efforts on resilience and long-term competitiveness, ISG says.

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Inside Dentsu’s plan to make entertainment a part of every brand’s budget

Dentsu is a financier on the upcoming Angry Birds 3 film as well as its lead marketer, and has found room in the film for two clients.

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Sports/Rec calendar: Oct. 16–25, 2026

Upcoming recreation opportunities and college and prep sports

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Employer Compliance Guide to 2027 Open Enrollment for Health and Welfare Benefits

It’s that time of year again – employers are gearing up for the administrative marathon known as open enrollment season, when employees revisit their benefit plan choices for the upcoming plan year. This critical period consistently highlights the many complex rules applicable to employer-sponsored health and welfare plans. We’ll cover five key legal considerations for employers and share practical takeaways to help you stay compliant.

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EGOT winner John Legend to meet fans at Mall of America album signing

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WQOW) — John Legend is coming to Mall of America for an exclusive album signing and photo opportunity celebrating his new album, Muse.

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Warriors' Kristaps Porzingis out indefinitely due to health issue

Kristaps Porzingis returned to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday but will remain sidelined indefinitely due to a health issue, the team announced Wednesday.

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Astronomers Have Detected A Mysterious Signal Coming From Empty Space. Nobody Knows What It Is.

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Astronomers Have Detected A Mysterious Signal Coming From Empty Space. Nobody Knows What It Is.

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Knicks Bold Predictions For The 2026/27 Season

The New York Knicks have one of the most unique seasons in their history coming up in 2026-27: a season defending their title as NBA champions. 3 Bold Predictions for the Knicks' Season With much of the roster returning, a wild offseason across the league, and public contract disputes, the spotlight remains on them as next …

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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave announces Expansion Pass DLC

DLC is coming to Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave with a new Expansion Pass, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems just revealed. Three separate waves of content are planned. Wave 1, which is out today, includes four additional weapons. These are modeled after the Heroes’ Relics from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Wave 2 includes additional wearable outfits and three additional allies. New allies...

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Travis Kelce reveals terrifying Steelers Combine meeting detail

Mike Tomlin explained how the Pittsburgh Steelers used Hall of Famer Mean Joe Greene during draft combine meetings to test incoming prospects.

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After a rash of burglaries at South Side establishments, Black business owners are wondering: ‘Why us?”

Business owners are coming together and demanding tighter security after a rash of burglaries targeting Black-owned businesses on Chicago’s South Side.

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Political analysts on what could tip the balance in Georgia’s midterm elections

Finding common ground between Democrats and Republicans has been difficult. However, the nation’s two dominant political parties agree on one thing: the upcoming midterm elections matter for several reasons, chief among them control of Congress.

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Ubisoft plans cuts at German studios, adding to wave of workforce reductions

Ubisoft is planning to reduce its workforce in Germany, where it operates a trio of studios, by about 100 workers, Game File has learned. The company wants to offer employees buyouts to, should enough people accept, avoid having to lay anyone off. “In Germany, we initiated discussions with the Works Council last week regarding a proposed voluntary departure plan across Ubisoft Dusseldorf, Ubisoft Berlin & Ubisoft Mainz,” a company rep told Game File. A “works council” is a union-like group representing employees. “The voluntary plan is the primary measure being proposed to support the intended organizational changes,” the Ubisoft rep added. The company declined to confirm the scale of the potential headcount cut. Of the impacted studios, Mainz might be the best known to the public. It leads development of the Anno series and shipped the well-reviewed strategy game Anno 117: Pax Romana in November 2025. Berlin and Dusseldorf operate as support studios within Ubisoft’s creative network. Berlin recently supported the development of Rainbow Six Siege and the Rayman Legends Retold remake. Dusseldorf also contributed to those projects, as well as The Settlers and Ubisoft-branded escape rooms. Dusseldorf is the biggest of the three studios, with some 400+ workers, compared to just over 100 at the other two, a source familiar with the reductions and the teams told Game File. More than half of these new reductions of about 100 people are expected to happen at Dusseldorf. The planned cuts were announced at a town hall for the German studios on Tuesday of last week. In an email follow-up, the studio group’s managing director, Benedikt Grindel, said the cuts were intended to “best position our German studios for the future... with a clearer focus on their role, capabilities and organizational setup needed for the work ahead.” The email was an echo of the past. In January 2025, Grindel had emailed the Ubisoft developers in his region (or studio “zone”) to explain that a round of 185 cuts at the time, including about 65 at Dusseldorf, were “essential to improve our operational efficiency and ensure the long-term sustainability of our studios, the zone and the company.” A half-decade of continued job cuts Ubisoft has been aggressively cutting its headcount for years. At the end of September 2022, it had 20,729 workers. By the end of March 2026, that total was down to 16,590. Studio management is trying to trim costs as it grapples with a changing industry and a drought of releases, let alone hits. The company announced earlier this year that it had reduced its costs since 2022 by “nearly €325 million” ($362m) and planned to lower them through 2028 by another €180 million ($200m). In June the company said it was closing down its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios and cutting roles in its Barcelona team. Even commercial and creative success hasn’t spared studios from this ongoing company-wide contraction. As Game File was nailing down details around the proposed cuts in Germany, Ubisoft management was informing workers of cuts in its Singapore studio, which shipped a hit remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag this past July. Some 70 positions in Singapore are being eliminated “to align the studio with upcoming production needs,” per a company rep’s statement to Game File. In early 2024, a large team in the Singapore studio launched the multiplayer pirate game Skull & Bones. It performed poorly but has been supported with regular content updates since. Many of Ubisoft’s studios around the world are heavily subsidized via regional grants and tax breaks. Singapore had been among them for years, but received no such local assistance in the 12 months ending this past March. News of the Singapore cuts broke today alongside word that Ubisoft is also proposing the closure of RedLynx, pending negotiations with officials. The Finnish studio behind the motorbike series Trials was founded in 2000 and sold to Ubisoft in 2011. As reported by VGC (and corroborated by Game File), Ubisoft management told employees it could not come up with a new, sustainable assignment for RedLynx. The 2025 workforce at Ubisoft Dusseldorf were straight-up cuts. This time, Ubisoft is hoping the reductions at its trio of German studios will largely come from workers taking a payout to leave. The company offered such voluntary dismissals at its Massive Entertainment studio (The Division) a year ago. For the German studios’ buyouts this time around, Ubisoft and the Works Council had discussed a formula that’d pay a worker’s monthly salary multiplied by 1.5 and by the number of years they’ve worked at the company, according to Game File sources. The formula is still subject to negotiations with the Works Council and has not yet been part of an official offer to workers. It could be adjusted up or down, and it could be supplemented with additional bonuses. Asked about the floated payout formula, a Ubisoft rep told Game File, “The terms of a potential voluntary departure program remain subject to negotiation with employee representatives. No final agreement has been reached, and we won’t comment on specific proposals while discussions are ongoing.” Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: Epic’s AI adventures Epic Games (Fortnite, the Unreal engine) is all-in on using AI to try to transform the way it makes video games and game-making tools. It’s leaders appear to be undeterred by any resistance among gamers and some game developers around generative AI—and instead emboldened by advances, particularly in AI-assisted programming. A recap of the last three days: On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Epic management told workers last week that development of an upcoming game combining Star Wars and Marvel characters would be “AI first.” Employees would be expected to use AI models such as Claude to code the game. A manager told Epic’s developers there would be “[n]o more hand-written code” and that art for the game would be “generated with full AI workflows,” per the outlet. Just ahead of that story running, Epic founder Tim Sweeney tweeted: “We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic, moving developers around to retool for maximum AI acceleration. The aim isn’t to do the same stuff with fewer people, but to enable everyone here to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.” In a follow-up, Sweeney predicted that most game development processes would be at least three times faster a year from now than they were in January 2026, thanks to AI. To a person on X who told him he was failing to read the room, Sweeney said: “Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it’s not. Our job, as the provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, is to design for the present that is and the future that will soon be.” On Wednesday, Epic announced it was releasing a faster launcher for its Epic Games Store marketplace. It did so by stating in a blog post as clear as could be that the launcher is an AI-enabled, vibe-coded project: Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look. Programming is hard? That was unexpected phrasing from a company founded by a legendarily great programmer. Back in 2011, Sweeney told me that he’d picked up programming quickly as a kid and rejoiced at the power it gave him. “I could look at any program that anybody else had written and, with enough effort, build something cooler.” Item 3: The Xbox Labs experiment (and one of the people behind it) Microsoft’s Xbox division, which is flooding the zone with announcements lately, yesterday revealed a new internal tech-tinkering team called Xbox Labs. In the words of Xbox boss Asha Sharma Labs is “a small group of game makers, engineers and scientists whose job is to turn emerging ideas into things our players and developers can experience.” Conventional wisdom coming out of the announcement is that Labs is a team that’ll focus on ideas driven by generative AI. In her announcement, Sharma cited some of the dizzying achievements in tech and gaming over the past month as AI agents and other AI tools have been deployed to swiftly figure out how popular games work, then rebuild them and mix them up. She mentioned seeing ”games rapidly decompiled and rebuilt to run on hardware they were never originally designed to support” and said “[p]erhaps more surprisingly, we’ve seen many of the biggest games in the world have been remixed into the source code of another.” (Minecraft plus Elden Ring, for example, or Fortnite + Super Monkey Ball + Overwatch + Diablo + others.) Sharma also cited the work of Windows PC games being ported to run in browsers, a seeming reference to a recent AI-assisted fan port of Halo. Or perhaps Call of Duty or GTA. Sharma didn’t use the specific term “AI” in her memo, but she came close, citing AI “agents” and their potential for game-making tools that Labs could help craft: I think XBOX has an important role to play here. Coding became the first major workload for agents because they can write, run, and test software. Games share many of those same properties, and people spend more than 72 billion hours a year playing XBOX games, roughly five times the estimated time spent writing code worldwide. We’ve spent 25 years learning how to make great games, and I want our game makers to help shape what these new technologies make possible. As we learn, we’ll share the tools we build with developers across the industry, just as we always have. When I asked an Xbox rep if Labs was an AI-centric team, they said genAI was not the focus, describing it as having a broader mandate for using new tech in new ways in gaming. As an example, they pointed to Xbox’s recently launched disc-to-digital gaming usage rights program. Microsoft didn’t specifically name anyone involved full-time in Xbox Labs yesterday, but on social media and LinkedIn, I spotted Adrian Mato IDing himself as leading the creatio of tools at Labs and talking up the launch. Mato first caught my attention in late September, when he said on X that he was “starting to build a new team at Xbox focused on products and tools for how games get built and distributed as agentic tools become more capable.” At the time, he framed AI-based tools as a supplement to traditional game dev tools. “I don’t think we need to replace them,” he said. Since then, he’s publicly shown interest in AI and in games. He’s recently spent some of his X feed marveling at the power of AI agents and praising the lighting in the latest Gears of War. Following the Labs announcement yesterday, he enthused about the Xbox Labs’ stylish landing page. He wrote: “We built some fun tools to art-direct shaders in real time, experimented with interactive ASCII art, and sprinkled in lots of tiny details. “Move your mouse to leave a colorful trail that reveals the original footage, or interact with the video to trigger bursts of particles. “A lot of love went into making it all feel just right. “More to come”

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County budget review off to a tense start

ELLSWORTH — As the Hancock County Budget Advisory Committee launched its work on the upcoming annual budget Oct. 7, one member voted in opposition to nearly every vote. Paul Bissonnette

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Litecoin Shows How Multi-Rail Business Payments Are Taking Shape

Payment infrastructure is becoming a broader business decision as companies collect money through digital channels and connect those transactions with established financial operations.

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Oct 14 • 3:37 PM EDT • Business • njbiz.com
In Final Four homecoming, Detroit organizers tout opportunities of citywide event

Spartans coach Tom Izzo hopes the April event helps the city make its case for another Final Four.

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Oct 14 • 2:49 PM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
AI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science

AI may soon be the default way to solve theoretical problems in economics, high-energy physics, and other fields, MIT researchers tell WIRED.

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Oct 14 • 2:15 PM EDT • Science • wired.com
MIDDAY GUEST: Jackson Area Business and Professional Women and Excelsior Theatre Company

Mary Jo Middlebrooks, with the Jackson Area Business and Professional Women and Excelsior Theatre Company, joined our show to talk about to upcoming Ghost A-Walkin Tour and Dinner.

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Oct 14 • 2:01 PM EDT • Business • wbbjtv.com
New renderings offer glimpse of Salt Lake's future sports, entertainment district

Smith Entertainment Group and Salt Lake leaders provided a new look at the upcoming sports, entertainment and culture district set to reimagine the space betwee

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Oct 14 • 1:53 PM EDT • Entertainment • kutv.com
No, Siri AI is not coming to the original HomePod mini

Siri AI will be exclusive to HomePod mini 2, it‘s not coming to the original HomePod mini despite a report temporarily claiming otherwise.

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Oct 14 • 1:30 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Melco Resorts And Entertainment (MLCO) Stock May Be A Bargain Following REM Hotel Launch

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has seen its share price under pressure in recent years, which puts a spotlight on a simple question for investors who care about fundamentals. Is the current valuation of Melco justified by the earnings the business is generating today and is expected to earn in the future? Over the past 5 years the stock price has fallen 63.6%, which puts past shareholders' experience and today's earnings based valuation question in sharp contrast. The upcoming REM hotel...

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Oct 14 • 1:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
TENNESSEE LADY VOLS SOCCER: Arkansas is coming to town

Tennessee soccer opens a two-match homestand on Thursday night as the Lady Vols welcome SEC foe Arkansas to Regal Soccer Stadium for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff.

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Oct 14 • 1:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The risk of a track meet at Dodger Stadium

Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow need to limit the walks for the Dodgers to have any hope of coming back in the NLCS.

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Oct 14 • 1:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Downtown Gloversville businesses to be highlighted on Small Business Saturday

Organizations are asking Gloversville businesses to participate in an upcoming campaign to highlight local merchants.

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Oct 14 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • adirondackexplorer.org
Fall is full of ways to connect with nature, get creative, and recharge at Trailside Nature & Science Center

The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to explore a variety of upcoming programs, including sound bowl meditation, acrylic painting workshops, forest bathing and tea cerem…

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Oct 14 • 11:46 AM EDT • Science • ucnj.org
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