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Seventeen's hot new JxJ unit are showing off their chemistry — with a little help from Pinterest

Jeonghan and Joshua from the mega K-pop boy band Seventeen are offering fans a dream to lose themselves in and a mood board for shopping

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Oct 17 • 10:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • africa.businessinsider.com
Photos from undefeated Hamilton's victory over Marquette

Hamilton (9-0) broke a 14-14 halftime tie with a strong second-half to defeat Marquette, 42-20.

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Oct 17 • 9:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Midland Mall Renaissance Festival draws thousands on opening day

Thousands of costumed festivalgoers filled Midland Mall on Saturday for the opening day of its first Renaissance Festival, featuring vendors, food, dancing and fantasy fun.

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Oct 17 • 9:21 PM EDT • Entertainment • ourmidland.com
Exchange Between El-Sayed and Audience Member at Townhall in Caro, Michigan
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Troy Jackson tells Dana Bash he has no apologies for ‘shut-up’ debate moment
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One shot while shopping at Dearborn business

Just after 6 p.m. Saturday a fight broke out at a business in the area of Ford Road and Oakman Boulevard, that resulted in one person being shot.

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Oct 17 • 7:58 PM EDT • Business • fox2detroit.com
'No Kings' movement returns to Stockton to bring 'a little bit of light' before the election

“The event today is about voting, and especially right now in American history and the present politics,” said Dawn Griep, a local organizer.

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Oct 17 • 7:35 PM EDT • Politics • stocktonia.org
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Police search for two suspects after violent robbery in North Columbus

Two suspects are being sought after a violent robbery at a business on the city’s North Side that left an employee with a gunshot wound to the head.Columbus pol

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Oct 17 • 6:46 PM EDT • Business • abc6onyourside.com
Bills star in trouble with the NFL before Raiders showdown

A Buffalo Bills veteran is in some hot water with the NFL ahead of the Las Vegas Raiders game.

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Oct 17 • 5:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Portsmouth church works to close health literacy gap with community health event

St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church hosted a community day with health screenings and health care resources to help Portsmouth residents better understand their health and care options.

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Oct 17 • 4:48 PM EDT • Health • wtkr.com
Haunted attraction in Kathleen adds mental health mission, with part of sales donated

As Halloween shadows lengthen across Middle Georgia, a haunted attraction in Kathleen is aiming for more than screams, turning fright into support for mental he

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Oct 17 • 4:45 PM EDT • Health • wgxa.tv
Business in Edmonds' Westgate Village 'heavily damaged' by early Saturday morning fire

South County firefighters extinguished a fire that heavily damaged an Edmonds business Saturday morning and stopped the fire from spreading to other businesses. Around 5:45 a.m., firefighters responded after a […]

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Oct 17 • 4:33 PM EDT • Business • myedmondsnews.com
County Health Releases Immunization Recommendation

(SANTA BARBARA, CA.) – This fall season, the County of Santa Barbara Health Department (County Health) is reminding community members to protect

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Oct 17 • 3:55 PM EDT • Health • independent.com
Los Retros frontman Mauri Tapia charged with unlawful acts on a child

Mauri Tapia, frontman of SoCal indie rock act Los Retros, has been charged with four felony counts of unlawful acts with a child under 10.

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Oct 17 • 2:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
A Matter of Faith: Religious leaders on voting, justice and political division

Politics increasingly shapes how Americans talk, work and interact with one another. But how should faith leaders respond when political disagreements

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Oct 17 • 2:15 PM EDT • Politics • wtmj.com
Harry Styles dedicates new song to late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne on 2nd death anniversary

Payne died in 2024 after falling off the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Argentina.

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Oct 17 • 1:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
ENTERTAINMENT: ‘Dirty Dancing’ comes to Fayetteville en route to Broadway

The North American tour of “Dirty Dancing: The Musical” makes a stop at Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center en route to a February Broadway debut.

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Oct 17 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • nwaonline.com
ENTERTAINMENT: ‘Dirty Dancing’ comes to Fayetteville en route to Broadway

The North American tour of “Dirty Dancing: The Musical” makes a stop at Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center en route to a February Broadway debut.

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Oct 17 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • arkansasonline.com
AHN takes lifesaving training into western Pennsylvania classrooms

AHN's new Building Bridges program teaches students CPR, Narcan use and other lifesaving skills while introducing health care careers.

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Oct 17 • 12:03 PM EDT • Health • phillyburbs.com
AHN takes lifesaving training into western Pennsylvania classrooms

AHN's new Building Bridges program teaches students CPR, Narcan use and other lifesaving skills while introducing health care careers.

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Oct 17 • 12:03 PM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
UT System's $60 million Laredo Center expansion begins

UT System officials broke ground on a new Laredo Center building that will expand educational access, research opportunities and health care training.

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Oct 17 • 12:02 PM EDT • Science • lmtonline.com
Business Bulletin: Are those “Cloud storage is full” messages real?

If you receive an email warning appearing to be from a company you know and trust that states your online storage is full and your family photos, important documents and other files could soon be deleted ... would you click on the "fix" button?

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Oct 17 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • timesfreepress.com
Pittsburgh adds entertainment destination with The Wylie
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Oct 17 • 11:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • usatoday.com
Kenya’s Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared for the first patient

Three Kenyan health workers have tested positive for Ebola after caring for the country's first confirmed case, according to the Health Ministry. Another person linked to the initial case also tested...

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Oct 17 • 11:43 AM EDT • Health • nhregister.com
Smash Bros. Pro Barred From Event Following Bed Bug Concern

Announcing a hiatus, Melee pro Jason ‘Mew2King’ Zimmerman says he regrets posting the now viral photos and would have stepped back if he believed the community was at risk

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Oct 17 • 11:38 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
What’s on the dems 2027 agenda if they win the house?
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Oct 17 • 11:30 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
If dems win the house: investigations or legislation?
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Oct 17 • 11:03 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Heat reduces photosynthesis in California redwoods

California redwoods reduce photosynthesis at high temperatures, which may affect their long-term survival and forests’ capacity to store atmospheric carbon.

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Oct 17 • 10:52 AM EDT • Science • ua.news
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How Light Rewrites Skin Biology: New Research Moves Beyond Sunburn Science

A new editorial in Frontiers in Photobiology argues that skin's response to light extends far beyond sunburn and DNA damage, encompassing inflammasome-driven inflammation, visible-light pigmentation, and photochemical therapies.

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Oct 17 • 10:18 AM EDT • Science • bioengineer.org
Hackers hide dangerous fake AI downloads behind Google ads

A fake Claude AI download scam uses Google ads and Bing redirects to trick Mac users into pasting a hidden malicious command in their Terminal.

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Oct 17 • 9:20 AM EDT • Technology • foxnews.com
15 uplifting images from Dog Photography Awards 2026

From elegant poodles to playful corgis.

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Oct 17 • 8:05 AM EDT • Science • popsci.com
California redwoods are struggling in the heat — and it's not clear how much damage is being done

When temperatures rise, California redwoods slow down their rate of photosynthesis, a discovery that could have implications for the long-term survival of the iconic species.

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Oct 17 • 7:45 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Ultimate Netflix Quiz: Can you guess the hit show from a cropped screenshot?

Test your TV knowledge with this quiz featuring cropped screenshots from 10 hit Netflix shows and see how many you can identify.

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Oct 17 • 7:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Rabies reports are rising in California. Experts can’t explain why

Rabies reports are up across the U.S., including in one greater Bay Area county where human exposures to rabid animals have tripled, prompting a local advisory to stay away from sick creatures.

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Oct 17 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • sfchronicle.com
Detroit summit boosts Israeli business in face of pro-Palestinian wave

Michigan Israel Business Accelerator drew fire ahead of the Innovation Exchange Summit at Huntington Bank HQ, with Rep. Rashida Tlaib demanding state end funding for group

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Oct 17 • 6:28 AM EDT • Business • timesofisrael.com
Biggest storylines for Panthers vs. Eagles in Week 6

Can the Panthers and the red-hot Bryce Young deliver a knockout punch to the wounded Eagles in Week 6?

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Oct 17 • 6:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
CT Culture Corner: K-Pop, RUSH, ‘Mamma Mia’ and more

"Mamma Mia!" has been seen by 70 million people internationally.

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Oct 17 • 4:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • nhregister.com
Egor Chinakhov Injury Update: Why Penguins’ Forward Missed Avalanche Game

Egor Chinakhov is one of the fastest skaters in the NHL and also possesses one of the hardest shots. Pittsburgh Penguins fans didn’t get to see that on display on Friday night against the Colorado Avalanche, though. He was out with a surprise injury. Chinakhov hadn’t missed a game yet this season, so it was […] The post Egor Chinakhov Injury Update: Why Penguins’ Forward Missed Avalanche Game appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 17 • 1:48 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Alanis Morissette, Rita Moreno among Valkyries Finals performers

The Golden State Valkyries have assembled a Bay Area-heavy entertainment lineup for their first two WNBA Finals games at Chase Center in San Francisco.

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Oct 17 • 12:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • sfchronicle.com
Healthcare costs top survey of Americans’ biggest economic concerns, followed by gasoline, food, utilities

The cost of healthcare is the top economic issue for voters, according to a recent national survey, as politicians in Arkansas and across the U.S. prepare to make their final pitches ahead of the November midterm elections.

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Oct 17 • 12:00 AM EDT • Health • arkansasonline.com
Clients, employees left hanging as NH wedding photography business files for bankruptcy

Kasey Fedorchuk and her fiancé Joshua Logan are set to tie the knot on Halloween, but just weeks before the couple will say, "I do," an unexpected email hit their inbox.

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Oct 16 • 11:21 PM EDT • Business • wmur.com
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Leonardo DiCaprio's 'dad bod' puts spotlight on dangerous belly fat — and how to lose it

Leonardo DiCaprio's beach photos sparked a 'dad bod' debate, as a trainer warns that excess belly fat and visceral fat carry serious health risks.

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Oct 16 • 11:12 PM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
Man killed during attempted robbery at east Las Vegas business identified; three suspects sought

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, three men entered a second-floor business suite intending to commit a robbery when the employee was shot.

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Oct 16 • 11:05 PM EDT • Business • ktnv.com
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Inter Kashi vs Odisha FC, NorthEast United vs Kerala Blasters in ISL; Preliminary rounds in Asian Para Games: Indian Sports LIVE, October 17

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on October 17, 2026.

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Oct 16 • 10:32 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
California Proposition 4 would allow public funding for political campaigns
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Oct 16 • 9:37 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Tenderloin ‘zombie shooter’ game shut down by creator after backlash

The developer of a “zombie shooter” game set in the Tenderloin has shut it down after city officials and other San Francisco residents said it depicted homeless people as monsters to be killed.

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Oct 16 • 9:06 PM EDT • Technology • sfchronicle.com
‘Hot economics, cold politics’: why China gave nod for expanded Japanese trade trip

Allowing more executives to visit Beijing shows that China aims to use economic leverage to pressure Tokyo, experts say.

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Oct 16 • 9:00 PM EDT • Politics • scmp.com
Downtown Portland businesses weigh safety and signs of progress after deadly shooting

Downtown Portland business owners react after police fatally shot a man on SW Broadway. Merchants describe chaos, shifting street behavior, and cautious optimism as crime data shows assaults up, homicides down.

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Oct 16 • 7:28 PM EDT • Business • katu.com
Super Smash Bros. Player Mew2King Banned From Tournament After Bug Bites Spark Health Concerns

Professional Super Smash Bros. player Jason ‘Mew2King’ Zimmerman has been banned from a competitive tournament after posting photos of his concerning skin condition and complaining of a bug infestation in his home.

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Oct 16 • 5:54 PM EDT • Health • ign.com
Super Smash Bros. Player Mew2King Banned From Tournament After Bug Bites Spark Health Concerns

Professional Super Smash Bros. player Jason ‘Mew2King’ Zimmerman has been banned from a competitive tournament after posting photos of his concerning skin condition and complaining of a bug infestation in his home.

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Oct 16 • 5:54 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
The Leap Second Is No More

The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.

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Oct 16 • 5:31 PM EDT • Technology • wired.com
Joe Manganiello on why he's sharing his 7-year health journey: "The alternative became too difficult"
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Oct 16 • 5:29 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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California falls short on Medi-Cal fraud, state report says - The Business Journal California auditor flags Medi-Cal fraud oversight concerns

California's state auditor raises concerns about Medi-Cal fraud oversight, citing millions in questionable claims and thousands of high-risk providers not under investigation.

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Oct 16 • 5:07 PM EDT • Business • thebusinessjournal.com
‘There Should be a Game Award for Hot Dads’ — Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Devs Are Fully Aware and Loving the ‘Horny’ Fanart for Their Game

The developers behind Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse are enthusiastic about the “horny” fanart they’ve seen of the game’s characters, saying they specifically made them "hot" to appeal to fans.

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Oct 16 • 5:03 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Health insurers balk at paying for newborns' RSV immunization in the hospital

Many infants are leaving the hospital without getting immunized against RSV. Why? Because many insurance companies won't pay for the shots while the newborn is in the hospital.

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Oct 16 • 4:46 PM EDT • Health • npr.org
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Antonio Banderas, Nicolas Cage to star in 'True Detective' season 5

Nicolas Cage attends 'The Surfer' photocall at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2024, in Cannes, France. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) | Antonio Banderas

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Oct 16 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • kmaland.com
'He took care of business': Trump says bystander saved lives at Oregon school shooting

President Donald Trump praised the armed man who shot and killed an Oregon elementary school shooter, saying the intervention likely saved lives.

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Oct 16 • 3:54 PM EDT • Business • wcti12.com
Talking Heads star David Byrne blends “story and science” for unique theater experience

Grammy, Oscar and Tony award winning musician, playwright, author David Byrne is always doing something interesting. One of his latest creative endeavors is his “Theater of the Mind” in…

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Oct 16 • 3:46 PM EDT • Science • wgntv.com
US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"

There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.

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Oct 16 • 3:41 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
'The Wiz' Eases on Down the Road to Eisenhower Auditorium

The hit Broadway musical “The Wiz” will bring its reimagining of “The Wizard of Oz” to Penn State next week, featuring performers from “American Idol” and

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Oct 16 • 3:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • statecollege.com
Katie Zacharia is out, White House official confirms

She is leaving after merely a week on the job.

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Oct 16 • 3:17 PM EDT • Politics • sfgate.com
Holy Cross Health Named Among America's Best Healthcare Employers and Florida's Top 100 Employers by Forbes - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report

Holy Cross Health caregivers and nursing team members gather to recognize a colleague’s dedication and service, reflecting the collaborative culture and commitment to exceptional patient care across the organization Recognitions […]

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Oct 16 • 3:14 PM EDT • Health • southfloridahospitalnews.com
Billy Joel can't drive or perform following brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel shared health updates following his 2025 brain disorder diagnosis, stating that he has to take “a series of tests” before being able to tour and drive again.

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Oct 16 • 3:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Eagles sign quarterback Joe Milton off Cowboys' practice squad

The Philadelphia Eagles signed quarterback Joe Milton off the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer confirmed Friday.

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Oct 16 • 2:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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I tried replacing Photoshop, Lightroom, and Acrobat with free vibe-coded alternatives, and they're surprisingly good

Got to give credit where credit's due

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Oct 16 • 2:00 PM EDT • Technology • xda-developers.com
Scientists find 'gemstones' in atmosphere of bizarre, scorching-hot 'marshmallow' exoplanet

"Planets are temperamental, their atmospheres complex and chaotic."

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Oct 16 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • space.com
Idaho receives $329,000 federal grant to boost small business exports

Idaho secures a $329,000 federal grant through the State Trade Expansion Program to help small businesses expand into international markets.

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Oct 16 • 1:58 PM EDT • Business • idahobusinessreview.com
Expedia accused of inflating hotel prices in new lawsuit

Struggling to afford hotel prices? A new lawsuit alleges Expedia is jacking up costs across the board. A proposed class-action lawsuit filed on Oct. 2 in the U.S. District Court

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Oct 16 • 1:55 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
In sickness and health: Husband and wife share powerful breast cancer survival stories

One local couple is making sure both women and men know the warning signs of breast cancer.

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Oct 16 • 1:40 PM EDT • Health • foxbaltimore.com
In sickness and health: Husband and wife share powerful breast cancer survival stories

One local couple is making sure both women and men know the warning signs of breast cancer.

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Oct 16 • 1:40 PM EDT • Health • wjla.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
‘Magic Mike’ Star Shares Graphic Photos From Secret Health Battle

The actor, whose marriage to Sofía Vergara ended during the 7-year struggle, says he lost 60 pounds in just a few weeks.

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Oct 16 • 1:03 PM EDT • Health • thedailybeast.com
From Snack Bags to Sports Drink Sachets: How PepsiCo Shares Packaging Science Across Foods and Beverages
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Oct 16 • 12:50 PM EDT • Science • packworld.com
Artificially Infused exhibition to move forward at Brazosport Art and Science Center

Art lovers will have an opportunity to experience the inventive works of photographer Charles Jesse Miller Jr., who died unexpectedly last month.

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Oct 16 • 12:20 PM EDT • Science • thefacts.com
Dealroom.co | Parkview Health to acquire Ovation Healthcare in rural care push

What's the deal? Parkview Health has signed an agreement to acqu…

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Oct 16 • 12:19 PM EDT • Health • app.dealroom.co
See progress of West Palm's Cox Science Center $150 million expansion

The Cox Science Center and Aquarium is undergoing a $150 million expansion in West Palm Beach on September 14, 2026. See photos of progress.

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Oct 16 • 12:05 PM EDT • Science • palmbeachpost.com
Tottenham Looking For A Striker In January

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly preparing to strengthen their first-team attack when the January transfer window opens, according to TEAMTALK, with Roberto De Zerbi said to have identified five potential striker targets.

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Oct 16 • 12:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What a subscription business actually automates when it sets up recurring billing

The word "automatic" in subscription billing can mean two very different things depending on which part of the process it describes.

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Oct 16 • 11:37 AM EDT • Business • rbj.net
We’re Living in a Golden Age of Hot-Guy Politicians

From Zohran Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed to Jon Ossoff and Pete Buttigieg, a new generation of politicians is going hard on policy while being easy on the eyes.

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Oct 16 • 11:34 AM EDT • Politics • vogue.com
A Time For Science to host STEM Expo

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A local science museum will host a STEM Expo this month. A Time For Science invites the community to interact, ask questions, and dive into the world of STEM with ed…

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Oct 16 • 11:28 AM EDT • Science • wnct.com
Virginia health leaders strongly encourage vaccines at Riverside Health flu shot event

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Riverside Health hosted a flu vaccine event at their Internal Medicine Warwick location Thursday morning. Multiple state leaders and stakeholder were in attendence,…

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Oct 16 • 11:20 AM EDT • Health • wavy.com
NCAA sues Ohio gov. over eligibility order for 5th-year athletes

The NCAA has filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine three days after he signed an executive order giving the state's colleges and universities the option of allowing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to play a fifth year.

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Oct 16 • 11:19 AM EDT • Sports • espn.com
“Love Is Blind’”s Jax has ‘regrets’ about how she dumped Stew — but not about comparing him to Mitt Romney

“Mitt Romney’s wicked hot.”

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Oct 16 • 11:11 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Oklahoma City, OKCPS receive $11.5M for youth mental health

Oklahoma City and OKC Public Schools received $11.5 million in federal grants to expand youth mental health services and school-based support.

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Oct 16 • 11:07 AM EDT • Health • journalrecord.com
AASHTO Journal - State DOTs Use Art to Promote Safety, Health, Beautification

Across the country, state departments of transportation are using a bevy of artistic approaches to promote safety, health, and community beautification efforts. [Above photo by Oklahoma DOT] For example, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is currently seeking student participants for its “Keep Our Land Grand” poster contest. Formerly known as the “Trash Poster Contest,” the […]

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Oct 16 • 11:01 AM EDT • Health • aashtojournal.transportation.org
Health Department to hold flu clinic at Westford Academy

Westford residents have the opportunity to receive free flu vaccinations at a community clinic hosted by the Westford Health Department.

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Oct 16 • 11:00 AM EDT • Health • westfordcat.org
5 things to know in life sciences: Week of Oct. 12, 2026

Each week we highlight five things affecting the life sciences industry. Here’s the latest.

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Oct 16 • 10:58 AM EDT • Science • realeconomy.rsmus.com
NFL fans question Donald Trump’s choice of Week 6 game

Ale_Mi/Depositphotos Donald Trump cancels NFL game visit President Donald Trump was reportedly planning to attend the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 18, 2026. CNN correspondent Kristen Holmes first reported the expected visit on October 13. The game was scheduled for a Sunday afternoon kickoff at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa,…

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Oct 16 • 10:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Can AI solve our mental health access problem?

Last week I asked you what worries you most about AI in health. It was close, but your top answer was “AI giving bad health advice.” Last week’s poll results: You’re in good company. This concern was top of mind at a conference I joined at Stanford last week, where researchers, clinicians, and people who build AI systems spent a day debating trust and safety in health AI. Stepping back, I’m also hearing your emerging concerns about AI’s impact on our well-being generally. I see this as a matter of public health, and we’ll take it in pieces as we learn together. Today we’ll focus on AI chatbots used for therapy for mental health. Early this month, Governor Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 903, California’s most ambitious attempt to regulate AI use for mental health. It’s at the center of active debate, and raises the questions patients, family members, citizens, and voters will face as AI moves deeper into health care. Let’s work through it. What is “AI-based therapy”? It’s really two things: purpose-built mental health apps designed to deliver structured support, and general chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini that people increasingly use for emotional support—even if they weren’t built for it. Spoiler alert: I don’t know whether the shift toward AI therapy is good or bad. The evidence isn’t there yet. But I do know it’s already happening, and I have some ideas about how we can roll it out with safety in mind. The therapy dilemma, in a nutshell Mental health challenges are common, and strain health and well-being across populations. Therapy (interactive dialogue with a trained, empathetic practitioner) helps many people heal. The demand for licensed therapists far exceeds the supply in California, and AI-based therapy can narrow that gap. AI-based therapy remains novel, unproven, and not well tested. Right off the bat, we can see we’re dealing with trade-offs here. Since the main driver of demand for therapy from a robot is lack of access to therapy from a human, we’ll start there. It’s too hard to find and afford a human therapist California is short roughly 55,000 licensed, non-prescribing therapists and counselors, about 40% of what we need. Psychiatrists, who rely on talk therapy as a complement to prescribed medications, are even more scarce. Eight counties have none, and density ranges from 1.7 per 100,000 residents in San Benito County, to 68.1 in Marin County. My wife is a psychiatrist in Marin, and even here access is tight. If it’s hard in the best-supplied county, imagine rural Sierra County, or the San Joaquin Valley. In 2024, more than half of Californians who tried to make a mental health appointment struggled to find a provider who took their insurance, compared with 14% for physical health care. When Senate staff posed as “secret shopper” patients and called 120 mental health providers in Medicare Advantage networks, they landed an appointment less than once for every five tries. Insurers pay behavioral health clinicians about 22% less than medical and surgical clinicians for comparable office visits. On top of that, billing denials and prior authorizations hit hardest at the solo and small practices common in mental health. Psychiatrists opt out of Medicare at the highest rate of any specialty. In many places, a cash practice for therapy fills quickly with patients paying $250 or more an hour, with no insurance paperwork at all. Families who can pay cash find providers more easily. Those who rely on insurance, including Medi-Cal enrollees, older adults, rural residents, and non-English speakers, compete for what’s left. So we can’t pretend the human system works, and we can’t blame people for turning to AI for support when they’re in distress. AI is filling the gap It’s estimated that roughly a quarter of AI users use it for mental health support. If you have internet, it’s available 24/7, it’s cheap, and it speaks your language. Uninsured adults are about twice as likely as insured adults to do it (30% vs. 14%). It feels anonymous in ways that may enable people to ask things they’re unsure or embarrassed about. The largely hidden, personal use makes it hard to study whether it’s actually helping people with their mental health issues, but researchers are trying. Does AI therapy work? A 2026 analysis of nearly 40 randomized trials found chatbots showed a real but small reduction in depression symptoms. But most of these trials were compared to an alternative of no therapy, not a human therapist. So the benefit of AI therapy is probably real, but modest, and mostly untested against the alternative of human contact. We need more studies. Serious concerns OpenAI’s own estimate is that more than a million ChatGPT users each week show signs of suicidal planning or intent. These are high stakes encounters, and AI doesn’t always get it right. That’s partly because a chatbot can sound like a therapist, but it has no license, no duty of care, and it’s not clear who to hold accountable when it gets things wrong. AI is also designed to help users in whatever task they’re seeking to accomplish. People may feel like they’re getting therapy, but they’re mainly getting a convincing conversation. It’s easy for an AI companion to wander into gray areas, like playing along with “creative writing” that may be about the user’s own suicidal intent. Courts are driving safety conversations A wave of lawsuits have been filed on behalf of families claiming that chatbots pushed people they loved toward self-harm, including teens who died by suicide. The first settlements came this year. OpenAI is headquartered in San Francisco, and dozens of cases alleging that ChatGPT drove users to suicide or self-harm are now before a San Francisco judge. Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy after several states brought lawsuits accusing the chatbot of pushing dangerous content to kids. But the technology seems to be improving. Last month, an independent evaluation found that newer AI models “almost never endorse suicide.” That’s progress, but our societal appetite for even one preventable death is very low. So how do we move forward? Finding a middle ground Earlier this month the governor vetoed Senate Bill 903, a bill designed to place guardrails on the use of AI for therapy. The bill would have prohibited any AI-based platform from being advertised as psychotherapy, and would have required a licensed professional to review and approve each encounter where AI was used to support therapeutic decisions. Newsom called it overly broad, since even routine screening questions would have needed clinician sign-off. Knowing we’re already short on mental health providers, requiring human review of AI encounters may not relieve our access problems. Still, the answer isn’t no oversight. Here’s one feasible short term solution. Rather than reviewing each encounter, a licensed clinician can design the guardrails: what counts as a crisis, what triggers an immediate handoff to a human, and what gets sampled for audit each month. The AI runs inside that structure. Conversations get checked, failures get reported, and a real clinician owns the framework. Medicine already has models to learn from. The FDA process for rolling out newly approved medications is an example. After a product reaches patients, we keep watching for adverse events. Patient-facing AI needs the same “digital pharmacovigilance”: systematic tracking of harms, near misses, and the types of groups that get hurt and why. It’s also critical that users know that they can reach a human if they’re in crisis. Most chatbots now include messages like these: Bottom line The rush to use unproven AI tools for mental health support is mostly a workaround, a sign of a health system people can’t get into. We need better access to proven care from licensed clinicians. That takes reimbursement that makes accepting insurance viable, and a bigger workforce. But, built and tested well, AI could be part of the answer. It could be the 2 a.m. check-in when no one else is awake, or a way for patients to practice skills their therapist taught them. It could be the first step to get someone the right level of care, and take paperwork off clinicians’ plates so they spend more time with patients. None of this is simple. The SB 903 veto doesn’t end the debate, and the legislature will be back. In the meantime, those of us using these tools need to stay informed, ask hard questions, and hold the companies building them accountable. I’ll try to do my part, and we’ll keep learning together. Love,Matt P.S. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, emotional distress, substance use problems, or just needs to talk, call or text 988- you’ll reach a real person— or chat at 988lifeline.org 24/7. Dr. Matt Willis is the author of Your Local Epidemiologist in California. A California native, he’s served as a primary care physician, CDC epidemiologist, and public health officer for Marin County, where he guided the pandemic response. He lives in Marin with his family and their dogs, Teddy and Ramona. Thank you Cynthia He, MD, PhD, and Parnika Saxena, MD, for their guidance in preparing this article. Cynthia works in an outpatient mental health clinic, treating patients who have Medi-Cal or, sometimes, no insurance. Parnika works in an inpatient psychiatric unit, treating patients with public or private insurance or self-pay ability. All opinions are their own and do not represent their employers.

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Oct 16 • 10:32 AM EDT • Health • yourlocalepidemiologistca.substack.com
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Health Care and Crude Led the Week While Tech Lost Its Grip

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