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Harger: Gov. Bob Ferguson is a two-time state chess champion. Washington politics is his board now

Governor Bob Ferguson is smart. You don't make the move from the King County Council to the attorney general's office to the governor's mansion without being smart, savvy, and strategic.

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Sep 30 • 10:26 AM EDT • Politics • mynorthwest.com
Tampa General Hospital’s Melissa Golombek Honored With 2026 Apogee Award by Tampa Bay Business & Wealth

Executive vice president and president of Tampa General Hospital recognized for driving organizational excellence, innovation and community impact. Sept. 29, 2026 – Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced today that Melissa Golombek, executive vice president and president, Tampa General Hospital, has been honored with the 2026 Apogee Award in the President category for large organizations by […]

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Sep 30 • 10:26 AM EDT • Business • southfloridahospitalnews.com
I On Politics

ADDABBO CONCERT RE-SCHED­ULED: Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.’s Big Band Swing Concert, co-sponsored by Flor Cawley/State Farm, originally scheduled for Fri­day, September 25, was postponed due to fore­casted rain and will now take place on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Forest Park Bandshell. GREEK AMERICAN HOMEOWNERS ASSN MTG: The next General Meeting of

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Sep 30 • 10:13 AM EDT • Politics • qgazette.com
Jared Goldstein, M.D., Joins Baptist Health Urology

September 18, 2026 – Baptist Health is pleased to announce the addition of Jared Goldstein, M.D., a highly skilled urologist and urologic surgeon, to the Baptist Health Urology team. Dr. Goldstein brings to the community extensive expertise in general urology, minimally invasive surgery and men’s health services. Dr. Goldstein specializes in the diagnosis and treatment […]

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Sep 30 • 10:05 AM EDT • Health • southfloridahospitalnews.com
This Week In Politics: United Nations General Assembly

In a week packed with diplomacy, the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week began on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the U.N. headquarters in New York City. In the annual diplomatic forum, all 193 member states are invited to address the General Assembly through the General Debate, while a range of meetings bring world leaders together...

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Sep 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • villanovan.com
Debt service and the Pentagon. Private equity and the politics of the US housing market. The return of black lung disease & the Franco-Prussian War in color.

Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. RALPH BALSON. 1890—1964. Oil and enamel, signed. Source: Gavekal This going to hurt - the two 7s in the US: diesel and mortgage rates Source: Gavekal In the US housing market, costs are soaring and the role of corporate, private equity-backed buyers is high on the mid-term election agenda. HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $60. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe It is striking how, since 2020, big banks have dropped out of the political spotlight in the US. For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Rates of the lung disease pneumoconiosis among working US coal miners have risen to levels not seen in nearly 40 years Source: Bloomberg Chinese Clean Technology Exports For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Ralph Balson (1939) Portrait of Grace Crowley Cole, G. O. & Haseman, S. M., (2023) “‘The Substance of Paint’: Class and Materiality in the Work of Ralph Balson”, Open Library of Humanities 9(2). Ralph Balson (1890–1964) was an English plumber and house painter who emigrated to Australia in 1913 and subsequently became a key member of Sydney’s artistic avant-garde. He is credited with having the first solo exhibition of purely abstract painting in Australia in 1941. Despite his role in developing Australian non-objective painting, Balson remained principally a house painter, working on his art practice at weekends. In 1955 he retired on a state pension and became a full-time artist. Balson’s artistic education and methods were critically shaped by his working-class background. He did not travel abroad until 1960 and was an avid auto-didact. His materials, palette, techniques and compositional strategies were likewise informed by his trade. Balson’s profession as a painter-decorator made him conspicuous within the predominantly middle-class Sydney art scene, though his painting partner Grace Crowley considered it an advantage in their pursuit of constructive painting. This paper explores the impact of Balson’s trade on his trajectory towards pure abstraction. While his art was at odds with the predominantly figurative mode of class-conscious art in Australian Modernism, we argue that it is embedded in the experience of class through its creative adaptation of labour into aesthetics. Source: OLH Svetlana Alexievich, The Art of Oral History No. 1 Paris Review Issue 257, Fall 2026 Interviewed by Elena Kostyuchenko INTERVIEWER How were you able to go to Chernobyl? Did you need special papers? ALEXIEVICH It was a time of chaos. They let me right into the zone. … More than anything, there was confusion. Adamovich [Ales Adamovich, the Soviet Belarusian writer], I remember, persuaded Gorbachev to send in the scientists, who showed up without even bringing their shaving kits. They were told that there had been an explosion at a nuclear power plant, but for some reason they thought that they’d be there for only a day or two. The first time I went was several months later, and people kept telling me about things they didn’t understand—how the fishermen couldn’t find worms, because they’d burrowed deep into the earth, how the milk wouldn’t curdle at the cheese factories. The honeybees wouldn’t come out of their hives. The evacuations started, I think, in the first month. The old women hid, they wouldn’t leave. I mentioned radiation to one of them and she said, “I’ve seen that radiation, all right! It’s yellow with green in it. I saw puddles of it in my garden, and I told the other women, and we ran and looked, and she had it in her garden, and the other one, too!” God, it was wild, the way the mind made sense of it. There was a story going around about Gorbachev telling the scientists to show him the radiation. “We can’t, it’s invisible.” “But I want to see it!” I also ran into the soldiers who’d been flown in on helicopters from Afghanistan. I asked them, “What are you doing here with your machine guns?” They said, “We’re collecting the radiation, that’s what.” So you had some of them running around with their guns, others out in the village washing off firewood or burying soil in the soil. These were the kinds of things that exploded our worldview. They made you realize that culture was just a chest filled with old manuscripts. There were no books in there that could help me. Our philosophers turned out to be useless when faced with the unprecedented. Derrida, Baudrillard—philosophy fell silent. What was happening? How would we live with it? That’s when I decided it simply needed to be witnessed. Which is what I did. INTERVIEWER I wanted to ask about how you talk to people. … ALEXIEVICH Yes, we sit and we talk—about what interests me and about life in general. About love, about everything in the world. That way, what comes out is three-dimensional. If you cut straight to the part you need, which is what journalists do, it won’t be interesting, and it won’t be the truth, either. Not the whole truth. INTERVIEWER Do people always open up when you ask questions, or can questions get in the way? ALEXIEVICH You have to ask questions, of course. Your job is to scour away the banality and return people to their true selves, to make them face what they rarely tap into. With every new person, you have to find a new way to do it. When you ask an interesting question or you share what happened to you, you help people really think about what they’re saying and not just repeat whatever they’ve picked up from the newspaper. But not everybody is capable of it, not everyone wants to put themselves through that. Either the chemistry starts to kick in or it doesn’t. A person might be wonderful, but you can tell that the conversation just isn’t going to happen. You can try to push it, but it will be a product of your own intellect, rather than of that mysterious connection. Life doesn’t come from the mind. Some people I can call two years after our last conversation, and they’ll say, “Oh, Svetochka! I think of you all the time,” and we’ll start talking again. With others, that won’t happen. That doesn’t mean they’re not extraordinary people, just that you can’t connect with them. They might have some insight, but you don’t have the right antenna to pick up their signal. Source: The Paris Review Colorized Franco-Prussian war … the ruins of Strasbourg with a French photographer and his mobile dark room. Ralph Balson (1961) Matter Painting If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe

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Sep 30 • 6:25 AM EDT • Politics • adamtooze.substack.com
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What's causing health insurance costs to increase more for 170K in RI

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha calls for "bold" reform just after state announces new rate approvals.

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Sep 30 • 6:04 AM EDT • Health • providencejournal.com
$500M Gift Will Fuel Next Era of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon

A landmark $500 million gift will transform Carnegie Mellon University’s top-ranked School of Computer Science into a global powerhouse shaping students, research and technologies to address emerging global challenges.

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Sep 30 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • cmu.edu
Sen HELP Committee Votes on Nominations for Surgeon General & Other Public Health Officials

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee votes on the nomination of Nicole Saphier to Surgeon General, as well as other public health officials.

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Sep 30 • 12:00 AM EDT • Health • c-span.org
Voice of America Cuts Hurt ‘U.S. National Interests,’ Internal Watchdog Says

The assessment by the State Department’s inspector general echoes concerns raised by critics of the move to shutter V.O.A., including some Republicans in Congress.

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Sep 29 • 9:40 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Air Force Major Recommended for General Court-Martial After Protesting Trump

The recommendations are not binding, but it is rare for them to be ignored in the military justice system.

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Sep 29 • 9:18 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Iowa attorney general candidates lay out goals for safety, taking on big corporations

Nate Willems is the Democratic challenger to Republican incumbent Brenna Bird.

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Sep 29 • 8:10 PM EDT • Politics • kcci.com
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Microsoft releases Windows 11 version 26H2, calls it a "predictable and low-disruption update" with no compatibility concerns

The next version of Windows 11 is now generally available. Here's what's now and how you can get it.

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Sep 29 • 1:33 PM EDT • Technology • windowscentral.com
Nursing Dean Carole Kenner participates in United Nations General Assembly health event

Carole Kenner, dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at The College of New Jersey, participated in a United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week side event focused on strengthening collaboration across health professions to improve maternal, newborn, and child health. The event was held on September 21, 2026, in New York City. Titled […]

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Sep 29 • 1:11 PM EDT • Health • news.tcnj.edu
Microsoft Announces General Availability Of WSLC: Linux Containers On Windows

Following the public preview of Linux containers on WSL, Microsoft today announced the general availability of WSLC for supporting Linux containers on Windows.

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Sep 29 • 1:09 PM EDT • Technology • phoronix.com
Representative Nathaniel Moran introduces H.R. 10582: Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act

We have received text from H.R. 10582: Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act. This bill was received on 2026-09-24, and currently has 9 cosponsors.Here is a short summary of the bill: This bill would create a new federal tax credit for certain U.S.-based film and television productions. In general, eligible productions could claim a credit equal to a percentage of their qualified compensation costs, meaning wages and c

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Sep 29 • 11:42 AM EDT • Entertainment • quiverquant.com
Health policy polling shows similar feelings across party lines

With Michigan’s general election underway, a new poll shows voters want many of the same things from government health policy. Colin Jackson has more.

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Sep 29 • 7:47 AM EDT • Health • wemu.org
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Vikings Nolan Teasley, Kevin O’Connell Address J.J. McCarthy Trade

Minnesota's general manager Nolan Teasley and head coach Kevin O’Connell addressed J.J. McCarthy’s trade, emphasizing their respect for the quarterback and the difficulty of moving on.

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Sep 29 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Phillies news: Luis Arraez, Jesus Luzardo, wild card

In these days we pay our respects to General Sherman.

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Sep 29 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ken Paxton calls for balancing border security, immigration reform to help labor-starved businesses

The Texas attorney general and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate blamed Democrats for standing in the way of a deal, arguing one could have been passed during the first Trump administration.

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Sep 29 • 6:21 AM EDT • Business • keranews.org
Golden Knights Starting Over, but Fueled by ‘Unfinished Business’

A certain energy has crackled in the air at City National Arena throughout training camp and the preseason. There is a hunger, a sense of urgency that has nothing to do with the shortened preseason. And everyone in the Vegas Golden Knights organization, from the players to the head coach to the general manager, speaks of unfinished business.

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Sep 28 • 10:01 PM EDT • Business • sports.yahoo.com
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Golden Knights Starting Over, but Fueled by ‘Unfinished Business’

A certain energy has crackled in the air at City National Arena throughout training camp and the preseason. There is a hunger, a sense of urgency that has nothing to do with the shortened preseason. And everyone in the Vegas Golden Knights organization, from the players to the head coach to the general manager, speaks of unfinished business.

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Sep 28 • 10:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Gen. George Marshall's Leesburg home designated National Park Service affiliated area

The General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, has been designated an affiliated area of the National Park Service.

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Sep 28 • 7:00 PM EDT • Politics • insidenova.com
Paramount, states reject Booker's call for deeper review of merger deal

Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and attorneys general from 12 states are pushing back against Sen. Cory Booker's questions about how their antitrust settlement came about and whether its terms go far enough.

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Sep 28 • 6:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Ken Paxton calls for balancing border security with immigration reform to help labor-starved business sectors

The Texas attorney general and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate blamed Democrats for standing in the way of a deal, arguing one could have been passed during the first Trump administration.

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Sep 28 • 4:19 PM EDT • Business • houstonpublicmedia.org
Ken Paxton calls for balancing border security with immigration reform to help labor-starved business sectors

The Texas attorney general and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate blamed Democrats for standing in the way of a deal, arguing one could have been passed during the first Trump administration.

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Sep 28 • 4:19 PM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
Opioid settlement funds could bridge some health gaps

Back when now-Gov. Maura Healey was the Massachusetts attorney general, in July 2021, she sued opioid distributors, manufacturers, and pharmacies for their prescription practices, which the state argued contributed to a national opioid crisis. What resulted was a settlement of more than $1 billion from opioid-makers Johnson and Johnson and opioid-distributors McKesson, Cardinal, and AmerisourceBergen. […]

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Sep 28 • 4:16 PM EDT • Health • mvtimes.com
Senate Health Panel Delays Bill as Nominees Await Vote

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

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Sep 28 • 3:02 PM EDT • Health • legis1.com
AMC Entertainment (AMC) grants its general counsel 201,289 share units that vest in stages through 2029.

Edwin F. Gladbach received the grant Sept. 24. One-third vests each January from 2027 to 2029, subject to service conditions; shares follow within 30 days.

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Sep 28 • 2:39 PM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
US revokes visas from Latin American officials, including Bolivia’s top prosecutor

The Trump administration is revoking the visas of 27 Latin American officials and their families, including Bolivia’s attorney general, over accusations of corruption. The officials and their families come from

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Sep 28 • 2:11 PM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
Apple Releases iOS 27.0.1 With Face ID Bug Fix

Apple today released iOS 27.0.1, the first update for the iOS 27 update that came out two weeks ago. iOS 27.0.1 can be downloaded over the air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. According to Apple's release notes, iOS 27.0.1 addresses an issue that could cause Face ID not to work properly on the iPhone 18 Pro. Some iPhone 18 Pro users have complained that authentication can fail to work for things like unlocking a locked app.

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Sep 28 • 1:09 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Trump's mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he's 'not political'

President Trump's effort to use the Postal Service as a tool to reshape American elections is testing whether U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner will follow a similar path.

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Sep 28 • 1:07 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Financial Boost For Global Health On Sidelines Of UN General Assembly

Several significant pledges for global health – covering reproductive health, 'transition' and Ebola – were made on the fringes of last week’s United Nations

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Sep 28 • 12:07 PM EDT • Health • healthpolicy-watch.news
Trump’s mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he’s ‘not political’

During a lengthy interview, David Steiner seemed surprised at points by his reception in Washington. He insisted he wasn’t a “political person” and said he had no intention of stepping down despite the criticism. He dismissed heated congr…

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Sep 28 • 12:05 PM EDT • Politics • chicagotribune.com
Health Anxiety and Teens: How Parents Can Help

Many of the same tools that help with generalized anxiety can be used for health anxiety. Parents can both model and help kids engage in healthy coping.

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Sep 28 • 9:39 AM EDT • Health • tulsakids.com
How to secure Hilary Duff presale tickets for 2027 ‘Lucky Me Tour’ before they sell out

Four separate presale windows open this week ahead of the general on-sale.

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Sep 28 • 9:26 AM EDT • Entertainment • syracuse.com
General contractor more than doubles Valley office space

Alston Construction doubles its Phoenix office space to 10,000 square feet in Tempe as major Arizona general contractors expand operations.

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Sep 28 • 8:45 AM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com
General Mills brands undergo innovation and renovation

Market share improves for North American Retail business.

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Sep 28 • 8:15 AM EDT • Business • foodbusinessnews.net
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes gave political aide no-bid government contract

Republican challenger Warren Petersen raised the no-bid contract during a Sept. 23 debate.

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Sep 28 • 8:15 AM EDT • Politics • tucson.com
<em>CASNews</em> staff spotlight: Dr. Jay Ansher

Meet Dr. Jay Ansher, general education lab coordinator in the Department of Physics.

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Sep 28 • 8:03 AM EDT • Science • news.illinoisstate.edu
General Counsel Awards 2026

Meet the 40 nominees who will be honored at the 2026 Orange County Business Journal's General Counsel Awards. The awards dinner will be Oct. 29th at the Irvine Marriott.

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Sep 28 • 4:16 AM EDT • Business • ocbj.com
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IRGC Reaffirms Commitment to Resistance Path on Nasrallah’s Martyrdom Anniversary

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps reaffirmed its commitment to the path of Hezbollah late Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, saying his legacy continues to strengthen the resistance front and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

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Sep 28 • 3:21 AM EDT • Politics • tasnimnews.ir
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Marks 2nd Anniversary of Nasrallah’s Martyrdom

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

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Sep 28 • 2:12 AM EDT • Politics • tasnimnews.ir
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Wisconsin AG debate between Kaul and Toney set for October 11

MADISON (WKOW) — The candidates for Wisconsin's next attorney general have agreed to debate, and it will air on WKOW.

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Sep 27 • 11:59 PM EDT • Politics • wkow.com
WHO recognizes healthy, innovative cities across the Western Pacific Region

Nine Healthy City champions from across the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region received special recognition at an awarding ceremony during the 11th Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities in Sydney, Australia.The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific has presented the Healthy Cities Recognition Awards every two years since 2004 to celebrate innovative and impactful city-led initiatives that improve the health and well-being of urban populations.Eight cities received awards for their best practices, and one National Forum received the WHO Regional Director’s Special Award in recognition of its long-standing leadership in advancing the Healthy Cities movement.Awardees were selected through a rigorous evaluation process and recognized for demonstrating measurable, innovative and sustainable approaches to health challenges faced by cities.Remarking on the significance of the awards, Dr Huong Tran, Director of the Division of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control at the Regional Office, said that, “There is no single blueprint for a healthy city. What works in one context may need to be adapted to another. But by sharing our experiences, including what worked, what was challenging, and what we learnt along the way, we can help one another move faster and further.”Award-winning cities and initiativesThis year's awards recognize outstanding city-led initiatives that have demonstrated measurable impact, innovation and sustainability in advancing health initiatives for urban populations.Baguio City (Philippines) – Data for equity: informing action, improving healthDr Donnabel Tubera-Panes, City Epidemiologist – Medical Officer IV of the Health Services Office accepted the award on behalf of Baguio City. Photo credit: Maria BoyadgisBaguio City was recognized for developing a pioneering Livability Index that provides village-level data across all 128 barangays (villages), enabling evidence-based planning and more equitable allocation of resources. By integrating community participation and institutionalizing the index within city planning and budgeting processes, the city has demonstrated how data can drive action to reduce health and social inequities.Eunpyeong-gu (Seoul, Republic of Korea) – Communities living in vulnerable situations: advancing health equity through community engagementVice Mayor Honourable Ahn Hyoung Jun accepted the award on behalf of Eunpyeong-gu. Photo credit: Maria BoyadgisEunpyeong-gu was recognized for its inclusive health equity programme supporting vulnerable populations, including isolated older adults and LGBTQI+ communities. Through peer-led community networks, social cooperatives and inclusive service design, the district has strengthened access to care, promoted social inclusion and advanced community ownership of health initiatives.Madiun City (Indonesia) – Adapting and mitigating climate-related crises: building heat resilience and preventing flood-related health risksMs Yuni Dwi Purwani, Secretary General of the National Forum for Indonesian Healthy Cities/Regencies, accepted the award on behalf of Madiun City. Photo credit: Maria BoyadgisMadiun City was recognized for its SUPERMIE (Sustainable Public Environmental Management Initiative) – a community-based environmental governance model that addresses urban flooding, climate resilience and environmental sustainability. The initiative contributed to reductions in flood-prone areas, greenhouse gas emissions, diarrhoeal disease and dengue fever, while at the same time improving food security through neighbourhood food gardens. The programme has already been replicated in 15 cities and regencies across Indonesia.Macao Special Administrative Region (China) – Protecting communities from tobacco and alcohol-related harms: tackling commercial drivers of riskDr LO Iek Long, Director of the Health Bureau, Macao SAR, China accepted the award on behalf of Macao. Photo credit: Maria BoyadgisMacao SAR was recognized for implementing a comprehensive and integrated approach to tobacco and alcohol control. Through legislation, monitoring systems, enforcement, public awareness campaigns and multisectoral partnerships, the programme has strengthened protection against major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases and established a model that is highly transferable to other urban settings.Phnom Penh Capital City (Cambodia) – Safe, active and health-enabling transport: advancing health and reducing inequities in urban mobilityH.E. Khoung Sreng, Governor of Phnom Penh Capital City accepted the award on behalf of Phnom Penh Capital City. Photo credit: Maria BoyadgisPhnom Penh received the award for its Safe School Zone Project, which combines infrastructure improvements, speed management, enforcement, education and stakeholder engagement to protect children and communities. The initiative has demonstrated measurable reductions in crashes and vehicle speeds while providing a scalable model for safer urban mobility across the country.Quezon City (Philippines) – Transforming food environments: addressing policy, market and urban design drivers of health and nutritionMs Jirah Asa M. Sideco, Chief of the Nutrition Section of the Quezon City Health Department accepted the award on behalf of Quezon City. Photo credit: Maria BoyadgisQuezon City was recognized for its public food procurement policy that promotes healthier diets through government-run institutions and feeding programmes. Supported by strong policy frameworks and monitoring systems, the initiative improves access to nutritious food for vulnerable populations while serving as a benchmark for other local governments.Samarinda City (Indonesia) – Preventing violence and promoting gender equality: transforming urban systems, norms and spaces Mrs Rinda Wahyuni, Chairperson of Samarinda Healthy City Forum accepted the award on behalf of Samarinda City. Photo credit: Maria BoyadgisSamarinda City was recognized for its multisectoral approach to preventing violence and advancing gender equality. Responding to local evidence on violence against women and children, the city has positioned violence prevention as a public health priority, bringing together health services, schools, social welfare institutions, law enforcement, civil society and community leaders to strengthen prevention, reporting, survivor-centred support and legal protection. Through inclusive policies, community engagement and sustainable city financing, Samarinda has developed a locally owned and scalable model for creating safer, more equitable and inclusive urban communities.Singapore – Age-friendly cities: transforming systems to bridge generations for a healthier tomorrowDr Tan Weng Mooi, Director, Integrated Health Promotion, accepted the award on behalf of Singapore. Photo credit: Maria BoyadgisSingapore received recognition for its Healthy Precinct Framework, which translates national healthy ageing priorities into neighbourhood-level action. The initiative integrates preventive care, social support, service coordination and age-friendly environments while actively engaging older persons, caregivers and community organizations. Its expansion across multiple precincts demonstrates its scalability and ­long-term sustainability.WHO Regional Director’s Special AwardNational Forum for Indonesian Healthy Cities/Regencies (Indonesia)Ms Yuni Dwi Purwani, Secretary General of the National Forum for Indonesian Healthy Cities/Regencies, accepted the award on behalf of the National Forum. Photo credit: Maria BoyadgisThe WHO Regional Director's Special Award was presented to the National Forum for Indonesian Healthy Cities/Regencies (FKKSI) in recognition of its long-standing leadership in advancing the Healthy Cities movement across Indonesia. As a national platform bringing together local governments, communities, academia and civil society, FKKSI has played a critical role in promoting collaboration, capacity-building, knowledge exchange and advocacy. Its efforts have strengthened and institutionalized healthy urban development nationwide and established a model for multisectoral engagement in the Region. Healthy Cities for allThe 2026 Healthy Cities Recognition Awards highlight how cities can lead transformative action on health by addressing climate change, inequity, ageing, nutrition, mobility, social inclusion, violence prevention and the commercial determinants of health. The recognized initiatives demonstrate that local governments, communities and partners can work together to create healthier, safer and more resilient urban environments for everyone. As urban populations continue to grow across the Western Pacific Region, WHO remains committed to supporting cities in advancing health, equity and sustainable development through the Healthy Cities approach and the Alliance for Healthy Cities. ###Note to editorsSince 2004, the WHO Healthy Cities Recognition Awards have provided a platform for cities to share innovative and effective approaches to improving health and well-being. The awards recognize achievements in areas including climate resilience, healthy ageing, health equity, gender equality, tobacco and alcohol control, urban mobility, nutrition and data-driven governance. In 2026, more than 150 submissions were received from cities and local governments across the Western Pacific Region. The titles and affiliations of awardees are presented as they were at the time the photo was taken.______________For more information, or to arrange media interviews, contact: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific: wprocom@who.int

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Sep 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
Blanche says ‘one-sided news’ is a national security issue worthy of barring press

Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that media outlets reporting “one-sided” news is a national security issue that merits a White House ban.

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Sep 27 • 3:54 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
“Remarkable committment to global health, equity and stronger health systems” - AORTIC congratulates Dr Gevorg Tamamyan on recent recognition as WHO Director-General candidate

“Remarkable committment to global health, equity and stronger health systems” - AORTIC congratulates Dr Gevorg Tamamyan on recent recognition as WHO

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Sep 27 • 3:30 PM EDT • Health • oncodaily.com
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AG hopefuls Savit, Lloyd spar over Line 5, AI regulation in first debate

Republican Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd and Democratic Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit are running to succeed Attorney General Dana Nessel

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Sep 27 • 12:42 PM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
Steelers Induct Three New Members Into Hall of Honor

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have inducted three new members into the Steelers’ Hall of Honor. General manager Kevin Colbert, […]

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Sep 27 • 12:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Attorney General Rob Bonta defends settlement with Paramount as judge delays merger

A federal judge has delayed approval of the settlement in the Paramount-Warner merger case, following concerns raised by critics and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker about its potential impact on competition, jobs, and media independence.

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Sep 27 • 11:25 AM EDT • Politics • kcra.com
California Politics 360 full episode | Attorney General Rob Bonta reacts to Paramount settlement

After several states, including California, agreed to settle an antitrust case with Paramount, a federal judge wants to learn more about the settlement.

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What Happens to Your Brain During Anesthesia? Scientists Are Still Searching for Answers

There is a strange kind of trust involved in going under general anesthesia. One moment you are answering a nurse’s questions beneath bright operating room lights. Then, seemingly seconds later, hours...

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Sep 27 • 11:16 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Democrat José Javier Rodríguez launches 'Give 'Em Hell' statewide ad campaign in Florida AG race

The ad, released in both English and Spanish, centers on Rodríguez's background and career while sharply criticizing incumbent Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier.

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Democratic attorneys general work to Trump-proof election

Stepping in for a complacent Congress, Democratic attorneys general are ready to fight efforts to undermine or overturn the Nov. 3 election. "We need to stay vigilant," says Colorado's Phil Weiser.

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Sep 27 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Burnham: 'Broken social care will in the end break the NHS'

Andy Burnham said the proposed care service would be laid out in detail and put on the ballot at the next general election.

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Sep 27 • 5:52 AM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
Pols & Politics: Minogue closing the gap in new poll, Healey still favored in general election

Gov. Maura Healey remains favored for reelection in November, but not as comfortably as in past surveys as the latest UNH Survey Center poll shows GOP challenger Mike Minogue is closing the gap.

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Sep 27 • 5:21 AM EDT • Politics • bostonherald.com
Detroit Pistons PG Depth: How Ebuka Okorie Fits Into Rotation

The Detroit Pistons have ample point guard depth after adding a couple talented floor generals during the summer

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Sep 26 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘It was a mistake.’ Tax theft tossed for Pierce County roofing company owners

The Washington Attorney General’s Office agreed to dismiss charges against the owners of JS Roofing, but the business will make restitution.

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Sep 26 • 8:15 AM EDT • Business • thenewstribune.com
Looking back on the \'60s origins of Spider-Man in advance of the 1,000th issue [Unscripted column]

In the fall of 1962, a fantastical story was released to the general public that is still being told, uninterrupted, to this day.

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Sep 26 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • lancasteronline.com
watchOS 27: 12 New Things To Check Out on Your Apple Watch

Apple released watchOS 27 on September 14. The features and changes aren't limited to owners of new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 models. If you have an Apple Watch model that supports the latest update, here are 12 features and changes to check out after installation. To do so, open the Watch app on your iPhone, then tap General ➝ Software Update, strap your watch into a charger, and follow the onscreen prompts.

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Sep 26 • 3:29 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
TikTok settles for over $100 million in mental health lawsuit, Alabama AG says

The Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced Friday it reached a minimum $100 million settlement deal with TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, days before a state court was set to hear arg…

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Sep 25 • 8:31 PM EDT • Health • thehill.com
UN Declaration On Pandemic Readiness Appears Headed For Approval In December

A High Level Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response appeared likely to win approval by the United Nations General Assembly - but only

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Homewood BBQ spot improves as 5 other eateries fall below health standards

Five Jefferson County food establishments, American Deli, Jimmy Johns, Walmart Deli, Triple S Food Store and Dollar General, scored below 85 in health inspections, while Jim N' Nicks in Homewood cleared reinspection with a 97 after months out of compliance, according to JCDH.

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How higher education shapes politics

By Andrew Menendez | Contributing Writer In recent elections, mentions of the voter preferences of college-educated voters seem to permeate news surrounding young people—the way most people seem to discuss it is wrong. It has become a general rule in media such as Fox News or The New York Post to frame universities and most […]

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José Javier Rodríguez launches multimillion-dollar ‘Give ’Em Hell’ statewide ad campaign

The 30-second spot follows poling showing him and the Republican incumbent statistically tied in the Attorney General’s race.

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Essentia Health-Fargo adds new electrophysiology procedural suite

Essentia Health-Fargo has added a new electrophysiology (EP) procedural suite, a $2 million project that repurposed a general operating room.

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Everything you need to know before Election Day

You’re going to need a game plan for the general election.

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"The NBA in general, I knew it was really a business, …

"The NBA in general, I knew it was really a business, …

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Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Republican nominee Mike Rogers in his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said this week she will vote for fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in his run for U.S. Senate, ending speculation that she did not endorse his candidacy due to their differences over Israel. […]

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Gurucul Launches AI Risk and Response to Detect and Stop Risky AI Behavior Before It Escalates

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25, 2026 — Gurucul has announced the general availability of Gurucul AI Risk and Response, bringing behavioral AI to the growing attack surface created as AI moves from assistant to actor. With hundreds of AI detections connecting activity to identity, access, data and broader security telemetry, the solution helps SOC and Insider […]

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CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider

CERN has started replacing some of the Large Hadron Collider’s most important magnets as part of its High-Luminosity upgrade. The new superconducting magnets will produce fields about 40% stronger, allowing particle beams to be squeezed more tightly before they collide. That should create far more collisions for the ATLAS and CMS experiments to analyze, giving physicists a much larger window into the fundamental workings of the universe.

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Why the U.S. Chamber Shows Up at UNGA: Connecting American Business to the World

Motorcades, boardrooms, and billion-dollar conversations: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Chief International Affairs Officer reflects on what the UN General Assembly really means for American business and global growth.

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Bill Nye the Science Guy to speak at CU Boulder on Nov. 4

Tickets will go on sale on Oct. 6 and cost $5 for CU students, $10 for CU faculty and staff and $30 for the general public.

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Bill Nye the Science Guy to speak at CU Boulder on Nov. 4

Tickets will go on sale on Oct. 6 and cost $5 for CU students, $10 for CU faculty and staff and $30 for the general public.

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Hung parliament: who could form a coalition after the next general election?

A ‘mega poll’ from YouGov suggests parties could be scrambling to forge an alliance

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Default Enablement of Copilot Features for Copilot Business and Enterprise

We’re introducing a new global default policy for generally available GitHub Copilot features and supported client capabilities in enterprise and organization Copilot settings. For the next 28 days, you can…

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Rob Pelinka Confirms Luka Doncic Influenced Offseason Moves

The Los Angeles Lakers have put their full trust in Luka Doncic as the face of the franchise. General Manager Rob Pelinka confirmed that Doncic was strongly involved into the decisions he made to build a team around the All-NBA superstar. Moves like adding center Walker Kessler and extending Austin Reaves to a long-term contract […] The post Rob Pelinka Confirms Luka Doncic Influenced Offseason Moves appeared first on HEAVY.

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Campaign finance complaint against Let’s Go Washington dismissed

The conservative political committee is backing three initiatives that voters will consider in November’s general election.

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Wisconsin joins multistate push for federal AI safety rules

MADISON (WKOW) — A bipartisan coalition of 28 state attorneys general, including Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul, is urging Congress to immediately establish federal regulation and safety protocols for artificial intelligence.

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At least 30 arrested, including actors, politicians during anti-Netanyahu protest outside UN

Police arrested at least 30 people, including actors and politicians, during a protest outside the United Nations headquarters on Thursday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hours before he addressed the UN General Assembly.

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Police arrest actors, politicians protesting against Netanyahu outside UN

Police arrested at least 30 people including actors and politicians as they protested outside United Nations ​headquarters on Thursday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead ‌of his speech at the General Assembly.

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Attorney General Marshall Urges Congress to Add Women's Sports Protections to College Sports Bill

For Immediate Release:September 24, 2026

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Netanyahu says attacking Iran was ‘one of the easiest decisions’ he’s ever made

He denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the U.N. General Assembly when he took the podium to speak

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Netanyahu says attacking Iran was ‘one of the easiest decisions’ he’s ever made

He denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the U.N. General Assembly when he took the podium to speak

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Netanyahu says attacking Iran was ‘one of the easiest decisions’ he’s ever made

He denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the U.N. General Assembly when he took the podium to speak

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Avalanche chief joins Massive Entertainment as managing director

Francis will step into the role starting October 1st folloing Thomas Andren's recent appoint as general manager for the creative network.

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Wild GM Bill Guerin’s contract reportedly has been extended

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin reportedly has signed a contract extension, another sign of the organization’s all-in pursuit of a Stanley Cup title.

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Reports show MD owed millions by providers, local health agencies

The Office of Inspector General for Health conducted almost 1,400 audits and investigations over the last four years that found more than $42 million in improper or unrecovered payments — they only recently were made public.

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GSA Issues Notice of “Glitch” and Recommends Contractors Validate Small Business Status Representations on SAM.gov

The General Services Administration (GSA) has begun sending out email notifications of a “known glitch” affecting certain System for Award Management

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"I assume someone is being greedy somewhere" - Tim Schafer discusses current game industry woes following Double Fine's split with Xbox

Tim Schafer speaks to the BBC about Double Fine going independent, Game Pass, and the games industry in general.

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Is metascience being co-opted?

In July, the White House released a report that argued academia is deeply dysfunctional and in need of radical reform.Science: A New Golden Age sets out a litany of problems many academics will recognise: interminable waits for grants; short-term funding rather than support for longer, more ambitious projects; ballooning administrative requirements; pressure to publish, and many more. “The scientific machine is getting bogged down,” it says. At least on the face of it, Science: A New Golden Age is a triumph for the metascience movement, a loose-knit, global group of academics, philanthropists and think tankers that want far more testing and experimentation in how we fund public research and innovation. The report tells US research funders to set up internal metascience units to do just this. But it has also set alarm bells ringing that metascience is being conveniently deployed to help justify the defunding of US universities, which US vice president JD Vance has openly labelled “the enemy.” “Just because you have an issue with your plumbing in your house doesn't mean you light the entire house on fire and burn it to the ground,” said Colette Delawalla, chief executive of Stand Up for Science, a group campaigning against what it says are attacks on scientists by the Trump administration. No one is arguing that academia doesn’t need reform, but there’s debate over how far and how fast the system should be shaken up. Does public R&D need slow and steady evidence-based adjustment, or radical new experiments?One of the key arguments in Science: A New Golden Age is that there’s not enough funding for what it calls “mid-level” science: engineering-heavy projects that require tens of millions of dollars, involve ten to a hundred people, and last around five years. Such a project might develop a brain-computer interface for people with Alzheimer's disease, for example. As such, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has already announced $1.5 billion to set up so-called X-Labs, effectively new research organisations to pursue breakthroughs in areas such as quantum sensing and new scientific instruments. Funding divertedBut there’s a catch: this money has squeezed NSF budgets for more traditional, fundamental research grants, Science reported in June, likely meaning less cash for university-based scientists. Science: A New Golden Age also makes various swipes at universities, accusing them of extracting overheads from scientists to fund administrative bloat. “We have become dependent on a narrow set of legacy institutions,” it says. The report doesn’t mention it, but the US government is simultaneously seeking greater powers over federal funding, which would allow political appointees at funding agencies to screen or cancel research grants mid-project. The White House is also seeking to slash the NSF’s budget by more than half in 2027, although similar cuts proposed for 2026 were blocked by Congress. Convenient hookThis has worried some that the metascience agenda could be misused as a kind of smokescreen to further weaken universities. James Wilsdon, executive director of the Research on Research Institute at University College London, said that the report contains lots of “interesting ideas” and agrees that in places, academia is a “pretty broken system.” But the risk is that metascience is being deployed as a “convenient hook” to support cuts and a “political land grab” to transfer grant power from scientists to political appointees in US funding agencies.So far, the metascience agenda hasn’t been seized on by radical right parties in Europe. But Wilsdon worries it will cross the Atlantic, politicising research reform efforts and making them more difficult to carry out. The report is already making some in Europe sceptical of the entire idea. “The system is not without flaws, but the metascience discussion is not likely to improve the system but rather to generate munition to undermine it,” said Claes de Vreese, a professor of AI and society at the University of Amsterdam. Peter Thiel protégéOfficially, Science: A New Golden Age has just one named author: Michael Kratsios, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and a former chief of staff to Silicon Valley mogul Peter Thiel. He also served as chief financial officer of Thiel’s Clarium Capital Management. Since the 1990s, Thiel has criticised US universities for moving away from teaching what he views as the classic works of western civilisation, and drifting towards “anti-Western zealotry.” And since 2011, he has offered two-year fellowships of $250,000 to young people to skip or drop out of university, and instead start companies or pursue scientific research. “College can be good for learning about what’s been done before, but it can also discourage you from doing something new,” according to the Thiel Fellowships website. In other areas, the Trump administration has promoted academics with a longstanding interest in metascience. For example, the head of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya, in 2020 co-authored a study arguing the funder backs overly conservative proposals, although he achieved wider prominence as a critic of pandemic lockdowns. Careless talk costs fundingEven before the Trump administration embraced the metascience agenda, some metascientists privately wondered whether they should be careful not to overstate dysfunctions in academia, in case this gets used as ammunition against universities. But others think being cautious with criticism is pointless. After all, last year, the Trump administration sought to cut funding from US universities on an entirely different premise: supposed antisemitism on campus. “I don't think these governments need a technical metascientific excuse to attack the universities, they will want to do so anyway,” said Will Stone, a researcher at Science Works, a new think tank advocating for a “metascience revolution” in the UK. “I think researchers should report what they find, even when the findings may be used to advance policies they disagree with,” echoed Russell Funk, a researcher at the University of Minnesota, who in 2023 co-authored a highly influential paper that argued scientific papers were becoming less disruptive over time. No justificationThat said, Funk thinks that metascientific research certainly doesn’t justify a weakening of universities. Instead, scientists need “time, resources and stability to pursue unfamiliar ideas,” he said. “Taking away those conditions works against the very goal the reforms are supposed to achieve.”The Institute for Progress, a Washington DC-based innovation policy think tank that has championed X-Labs and metascience units, also says that reforms should complement, not supplant, universities. “Unpredictable, unreliable, and reduced federal funding to researchers is destabilising to the very foundations of research and development and is bad,” said Jenn Gustetic, the institute’s director of metascience and R&D policy.Evolution or revolution?This points to a much bigger divide in the metascience community: how far and how fast should public R&D be shaken up? Does it need evolution or revolution? For example, Science: A New Golden Age says the science system relies too heavily on traditional “workhorse” project grants, the type that pay out around $250,000 a year to fund “hypothesis-driven science by small teams on tractable questions.” However, in criticising project grants, the report “decisively picks one side of a debate that is far from settled,” David Hilmer Rex, a metascientist based in Denmark, has written. In June, Pierre Azoulay, a metascientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, defended project grants, saying that the alternative of X-Labs “merits scepticism.”A-B testingOne challenge in metascience is that it’s easier to generate evidence for some types of change than others. Most straightforwardly, research funders can run A-B tests on different ways of awarding money. For example, Germany’s Volkswagen Foundation recently trialled distributed peer review, where applicants rate each other’s proposals, and measured its results against traditional review panels. Distributed peer review made quicker decisions, although awarded money to largely different ideas. However, much of the focus of the metascience movement has been on founding fast-moving and free-acting new research organisations and funders, in contrast to the alleged stodginess of mainstream academia or public innovation grants. A culture of speed and freedom are the animating principles behind Germany’s Sprind or the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria).Related articlesViewpoint: it's time to experiment with how Europe funds science European researchers sound the alarm that Trump rule changes will hit cooperationHowever, while it’s possible to closely study previously successful bodies, such as the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), for historical clues to their secret sauce, it’s impossible to guarantee in advance that the likes of Sprind or Aria will actually work as hoped. But advocates of new organisations say this inherent uncertainly shouldn’t stop us trying. “If we wait for definitive proof that something will work before we try it, I don't know where your proof is coming from,” said Stone. Trade-offsUp until now, experiments in metascience haven’t generally come with hard trade-offs over money. In the US, new ideas such as focused research organisations have often been funded by billionaire philanthropists. In Europe, new innovation agencies such as Sprind and Aria, or the Netherland’s new National Agency for Disruptive Innovation, haven’t needed explicit cuts elsewhere in the research system. But with the $1.5 billion establishment of X-Labs by the NSF, the trade-offs are becoming clearer. Some metascientists privately wonder whether a smaller pilot would have been more appropriate, given that the idea is untested. The Institute for Progress counters that the $1.5 billion X-Labs budget is spread out over a decade, so will account for less than 2% of the NSF’s annual budget. “It’s important to remember that [Darpa] was once an institutional experiment as well. Now it’s one of the most cited innovative funding models in the world,” said Gustetic.As for Europe?The US isn’t the only country placing metascience at the heart of its research strategy. Science: A New Golden Age looks admiringly at the UK, which in 2024 set up a Metascience Unit to scrutinise how it funds research. In Brussels, it’s more of a mixed picture. In 2018, the EU set up the European Innovation Council to funnel grants and equity to start-ups, although it’s sometimes criticised for awarding money too slowly. Recently, the council has started experimenting with challenges, where teams of inventors compete to overcome a technological challenge. The European Commission also wants to experiment with partially randomising grant winners, to cut down on bureaucracy. However, the Commission’s own advisers have said the EU’s own research schemes are too conventional. They want the Commission to establish a new dedicated unit to scrutinise and experiment with funding. But there’s no sign of a such unit emerging in Brussels’ plans for the next Horizon Europe programme, which from 2028 is set to distribute more than €160 billion over seven years. Sam Bogerd, director of breakthrough innovation at the Brussels-based Arq Foundation, an AI-focused think tank that also looks at metascience, says that Europe might have the opposite problem to the US: universities and basic research funding are still reasonably well supported, but there’s not enough experimentation. “We're not taking a close enough look at where this money can achieve the most, and I am worried that the good ideas around metascience will be tainted politically by their association with the Trump administration,” he said. He’s still lobbying for the Commission to set up an experimental unit. But in the meantime, the Arq Foundation plans to do its own research, and is currently hiring two metascience researchers to run the rule over how Brussels spends research funding.

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EU science policy wonks debate prospect of stronger ties with Canada

Europe’s research and innovation sector has started asking questions on how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s offer to make Canada “the first associate member of the EU” would actually work in practice, and who will get to shape priorities in a transatlantic relationship that is getting stronger. The Commission says it wants “a new model of association” under which the EU and Canada will aim to develop “a shared space” to face ongoing challenges. “Working in close coordination with our member states and the European Parliament, we will aim to create a new form of partnership that has not existed until now, building the closest imaginable form of association with a partner outside Europe,” a spokesperson told Science|Business.Locked in an escalating trade war with US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly talked of annexing Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney has been looking east, but full EU membership was never in play. Taking the floor a day after von der Leyen’s proposal, he agreed to strengthen ties under “an alliance of the future” but reined in enthusiasm on the new label. He also suggested expanding Canada’s involvement in the Erasmus+ student mobility scheme, to which it currently has limited access, and the next iteration of Horizon Europe. Canada joined the present Horizon Europe in 2024, but only contributes to collaborative projects.Neither side has detailed the next practical steps in developing this new relationship. “I think nobody at the moment truly knows how this will work,” said Michael Browne, chief executive and founder of Crowdhelix, a global collaborative network that connects players in research and innovation. “It’s more of a statement of intent for closer collaboration, which requires legislative frameworks and approval processes, which have not started.”Kurt Deketelaere, secretary general of the League of European Research Universities, said von der Leyen’s pitch to Canada is “politically significant, but the legal content still has to be negotiated and constructed.”Mattias Björnmalm, secretary general of the Cesaer university group, agreed that she had only opened “a political door” to Canada, as “associate membership does not come with a predefined set of rights in the EU institutions.”Not only does this status not currently exist as a legal category in the two treaties that set up how the EU functions, but the Commission president cannot unilaterally create a new category of EU membership.According to Deketelaere, Article 217 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, which allows the bloc to make association deals with non-EU countries involving reciprocal rights and duties, is “the most obvious existing legal basis for building a much deeper EU-Canada relationship.”Getting universities involvedNo matter how this new cooperation takes shape, Liviu Matei, who heads the School of Education, Communication and Society at King’s College London, hopes to see universities involved in discussions from an early stage.“Its primary motivations, entirely justifiably, are political and geopolitical,” he said. “In the area of higher education, however, restricting the initiative to political and geopolitical considerations would limit the scope of cooperation and lead to distorted frameworks and counterproductive implementation.”It is all the more important since academic interests on the two sides of the Atlantic are “neither identical nor fully aligned,” Matei added. “This is not insurmountable; it simply requires work to articulate the details of this privileged cooperation, including its governance and funding frameworks, as well as its substantive content in education and research.”Related articlesCanada looks to deepen research and education links with the EUZaharieva hopes for a Horizon Europe deal in 2026Canada might participate in European Research Council schemes, for example, which was not on offer in the present Horizon Europe association agreement. But “there would have to be something in it for the EU,” Browne said. “They don’t want to be funding projects outside of the EU where intellectual property is going to sit outside of the EU. There has to be some kind of transfer of knowledge.”But access to funding will not by itself resolve all the practical difficulties of working together, said Björnmalm. “For researchers and students, these include visas and residence arrangements, recognition of qualifications and study periods, and the conditions for pursuing a research career across borders,” he said. “For universities, there is scope for more predictable access to shared laboratories, computing and research data, and stronger support for joint doctoral training and long-term institutional partnerships.”Linda Doyle, provost and president of Trinity College Dublin, said Europe should strive for the “closest possible expression” of this new political alliance. “If Europe is serious about recovering its voice and its place in the world, it needs to be strongly allied with countries who share its values and its vision for a stable, rules-based, peaceful world.”

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ADHD and autism diagnoses have surged. A massive study may help explain why

A large Danish study found that children diagnosed with ADHD or autism today more closely resemble their peers in the general population than those diagnosed 10 years ago. The shift suggests that rising diagnosis rates may partly reflect broader identification and changing diagnostic patterns, rather than only an increase in the underlying conditions.

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Australia Says Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked Health Service Website

Australia said an OpenAI agent hacked a data portal for its public health insurance system, in what’s thought to be the first known instance of an AI agent infiltrating a government website. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said the agent had accessed public and non-public information relating to health care spending, but personal information is not believed to have been part of the breach. Albanese, speaking on Wednesday at a media briefing in New York where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly, said that the incident took place in June. OpenAI learned of the hack in August, but only emailed a general inbox of an Australian government agency on September 10, and it wasn’t until this week that OpenAI and the Australian government spoke directly about the issue. “It took the company way too long to inform the government what had occurred,” Albanese said, “and the nature of the way that that notification occurred as well was unacceptable.”

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Opinion: Kobach's politics of tragedy underline our nation's immigrant crime double standard

When a native-born American commits a murder, we generally understand the concept of individuality perfectly well. We ask about motive, rage, domestic conflict, ideology, drugs, mental illness, opportunity or the peculiar facts of that person's life.

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Reality Check: Kathleen Taylor’s “Kate Marshall Gambles” ad

The General Election is approaching with political attack ads emerging early, including one by Kathleen Taylor targeting Kate Marshall's tenure as Nevada State Treasurer.

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Sep 23 • 7:23 PM EDT • Politics • 2news.com
OpenAI agent hacked into Australia’s national healthcare system

An OpenAI agent hacked into a database of Australia’s national healthcare system, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

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OpenAI agent hacked into Australia’s national healthcare system

An OpenAI agent hacked into a database of Australia’s national healthcare system, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Suicide Prevention and Mental Health on the Spectrum

Autistic people of all ages are significantly more likely to think about suicide and die by suicide than the general population. Science and medicine reporter Corinne Purtill takes a deep dive into the issues they and their families face in her series, ‘Mental Health on the Spectrum.’

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Sep 23 • 2:13 PM EDT • Health • latimes.com
Tampa General Hospital First Academic Health System in Southeast to Adopt Innovative Host-Response Technology to Advance Sepsis Care

MeMed BV provides results in 15 minutes to help clinicians distinguish bacterial from viral infections, building on Tampa General’s nationally recognized efforts to improve the early detection and treatment of sepsis. Sept. 22, 2026 – Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is advancing its longstanding commitment to improving sepsis care as the first academic health system in the Southeast to […]

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