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Meet the 'socialist' progressive Democrats likely on their way to Congress
There's been a lot of talk this midterm election season about socialism.
Meet the \'socialist\' progressive Democrats likely on their way to Congress
There’s been a lot of talk this midterm election season about socialism. But only a handful of candidates running for Congress actually align with the far-left wing of the party
Meet the 'socialist' progressive Democrats likely on their way to Congress
There’s been a lot of talk this midterm election season about socialism.
Meet the 'socialist' progressive Democrats likely on their way to Congress
There’s been a lot of talk this midterm election season about socialism.
Meet the 'Socialist' Progressive Democrats Likely on Their Way to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's been a lot of talk this midterm election season about socialism, but only a handful of candidates running for Congress actually align with the far-left wing of the party or consider themselves part of the Democratic Socialists of America. Most of these candidates come from ...
Smithville take care of business early in first round playoff win over Grand Valley
Smithville didn't waste anytime early running away from Grand Valley in the Smithies first round playoff win on Friday.
Tamara Tunie earns Daytime Emmy lead actress honor in triumphant return to soaps
Tamara Tunie of “Beyond the Gates” has won lead actress honors at the Daytime Emmy Awards. She made her return to the soap opera genre after 17 years away.
Nebraska soccer drops final match to No. 18 Purdue
Nebraska soccer’s 2026 season ended in heartbreak. The Huskers fell 2-1 to No. 18 Purdue on Friday, Oct. 30, in West Lafayette after a late goal. In the final game of her college career, Nebraska soccer senior midfielder Ella Guyott scored in the second half to put the Huskers ahead. This was the first time Nebraska had led in a ranked match since its 1-0 win over No. 20 Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 27. However, Purdue scored two unanswered goals to rip the win away from NU.
NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 31, 2026
Looking for a spoiler-free way to find a connection? We have you covered.
Why do scientists study toast crumbs, itching and head-banging? A new analysis identifies seven ways research gets funny
An analysis of 269 humorous scientific papers found that 48.3% applied rigorous methods to everyday subjects, while researchers identified six other recurring humor strategies.
Jets’ Breece Hall shares inspiring message on social media
Extra perseverance should be a requirement for any member of the modern-day New York Jets, but Breece Hall has faced other challenges besides frequent losing at the NFL level . The 25-year-old running back suffered a torn ACL and meniscus injury about midway through an impressive 2022 rookie campaign and is currently working his way back from a […] The post Jets’ Breece Hall shares inspiring message on social media appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Good Sports: Redwood girls' flag football aiming for title in first season
The Redwood girls' flag football team is now two wins away from a section championship in their first season playing the sport!
For many, striped bass fishing is a way of life. But the iconic species could face collapse
Scientists who study striped bass say anglers on the East Coast are right to be concerned, and they say years of overfishing are just part of the problem.
Trump tariffs hitting small business owners in multiple ways
“Seeing prices on our goods go up and up.”
Trump tariffs hitting small business owners in multiple ways
“Seeing prices on our goods go up and up.”
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT MURDER at Arts & Science Center For Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff
What did our critic think of MUCH ADO ABOUT MURDER at Arts & Science Center For Southeast Arkansas? I love a good murder/mystery, especially when I get to…
Review: EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL at Columbia Entertainment Company
Columbia Entertainment Company’s “Evil Dead The Musical” is a loud, gory, and frequently hilarious staging of the cult horror musical, an excellent rock…
Top federal prosecutor in Alaska says criminal probe underway over would-be spoiler Senate candidate
The Department of Justice also filed with the court a list of proposed questions it seeks to compel the Peltola campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to answer about their reported role in recruiting the challenger Dan. J. Sullivan.
Scaring Up Customers for Halloween Streaming
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Way back in 2022, I did a deep dive into each streamer’s horror offerings, looking at the top horror film and TV shows, and which streamers had the best library titles and best Halloween landing pages. If you’d like to check out those articles... Way back in 2022, I ranked all the streamers’ Halloween landing pages. I updated my thoughts in 2023... ...and 2024. After taking last year off, I’m back at it again this year. My theory—then and now—is that Halloween landing pages provide a subtle but surprisingly valuable insight into how the streamers position themselves, and what they do well and what they don’t. They show who relies on libraries, whose libraries across TV and film have the most value, who understands how customers want to access those libraries, and, being blunt, which product teams actually put the time in to make a quality holiday user experience. Plus, three “horror” TV shows had big debuts this month! So today, I’ll answer the questions... What are the all-time biggest horror shows and films on streaming? What streamer has the best library? What streamer has the best landing page? And what does this say about the streaming wars today? But first, let’s look at three big new horror shows on streaming... Subscribe Horror TV Has Dominated October So Far In a fun twist this month, three different streamers released three different horror TV shows. Many scary stories come out every October, but the twist is that all three did well: Two of the shows got over 20 million hours, which is just good. You can see that Below is helping Netflix start October/Q4 off well: And that Carrie is a top seven show for Amazon through two weeks: But here’s the crazier note: even though it doesn’t look huge, Crystal Lake is Peacock’s biggest debut yet: Let’s discuss the streaming elephant in the room: two of these shows are based off classic horror IP: Jason and Carrie. So once again, IP works, in theaters and on streaming. It just does. Oddly enough, horror IP doesn’t draw a tenth of the ire that other IP does, even though, arguably, horror films are the original franchise films, starting in the 1930s and continuing on through the slasher film 80s. So horror TV shows are off to a great start. While I’ve written before that horror films do NOT over-perform on streaming, TV shows are a different story. The Top Horror Films and TV Shows on Streaming All Time To start, here are the top first seasons for all streaming TV shows since 2020 (the start of the Streaming Ratings Era): First take: yep, that’s some power laws at work right there. The biggest TV show hits aren’t just bigger than other hit shows, they’re orders of magnitude bigger. Wednesday dwarfs The Last of Us (a big hit!) and is ten times bigger than the next six most popular horror shows. Wow! So yes, horror or horror-adjacent shows can do as well as the top shows on streaming. Wednesday is proof of this. (Though, even Wednesday is more horror-adjacent than proper horror.) Also, note that Below, Carrie and _Crystal Lake_could/should keep moving up the charts. That said, there is some weakness in these numbers. Only eighteen horror first seasons made the charts, which is low. For context, 541 season ones have made the Nielsen originals charts since 2020. Eighteen out of 541 isn’t great! Plus, again, the IP issue. Wednesday and The Last of Us came from popular IP, and It: Welcome to Derry and Goosebumps are spinoffs. Next up, every horror show from season two on: The bad news here? Besides one iconic example, horror shows don’t last long i.e. generate very many seasons. While many straight-to-streaming horror shows were limited series, many weren’t and only four horror shows got to a second season or beyond. That’s a bad hit rate. And yeah, only one horror show made it to a fifth season! This genre is just not elite (on streaming). Okay, on to the top horror films all time (er, since 2020): We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… ...What streamers have the most horror films... ...And how FASTs have embraced horror films... ...How many elite horror films are on linear TV or aren’t on TV at all… ...How streamers make it very, very hard to find horror films… …And a lot more... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. If you’d like to read more about why you should subscribe, please read this article about the Streaming Ratings Report, why it matters, why you need it, and why we cover streaming ratings best.
Washington vs. Nebraska – Game Thread and How to Watch
Washington got its season back on track on the road against Purdue and went into the bye week with a chance to get healthier and finish strong. That’s the positive way of looking at the season trajectory. However, there are concerns embedded in even this optimistic outlay. Are the Huskies healthier? Demond Williams is listed […]
Bhayshul Tuten Blowing Away Expectations as Jaguars’ RB1
In his first season as Jacksonville’s top running back, Bhayshul Tuten has greatly exceeded expectations.
Wendy’s and IHOP Face Buyout Bids. Going Private Is Easy, Fixing a Business Is Hard.
Private-equity firms are targeting struggling U.S. restaurant chains to revive them away from public-market scrutiny.
DEA approvals could bring big tax benefits for medical marijuana businesses
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has for the first time issued registrations to medical marijuana businesses. It is a bureaucratic maneuver under President Donald Trump’s historic rescheduling of the drug that could pave the way for the dispensaries to receive tax benefits long denied the...
How Will the Dodgers Increase Shohei Ohtani’s Adaptability in 2027
The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was a shell of himself in the latter stages of 2026. It was just one of the reasons that they had an abbreviated postseason. From the beginning of July to end of the season the two-way player had just two home runs at the plate and was forced …
New York’s Laws on Voting Leave and Political Speech: Key Workplace Laws
With midterm elections scheduled for November 3, 2026, and early voting already underway in New York, employers may be facing an uptick in questions regarding voting leave or incidents involving political speech. This article outlines state and federal laws concerning employees’ paid time off to vote and political speech in the workplace.
Broward County's Supervisor of Elections warns about political flyer showing his face
With Election Day just days away, Broward County’s Supervisor of Elections is warning voters about a flyer featuring his own face.
Americans facing ‘really tough decisions’ around rising health insurance costs | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In a WBUR interview, Harvard Chan School’s Adrianna McIntyre offered perspective on common ways Americans are trying to cope with rising health care costs.
SAG-AFTRA actors launch 'One Job Away' campaign amid concerns over health insurance eligibility
Actor Cheyenne Jackson's effort to help fellow performers qualify for SAG-AFTRA health insurance is gaining attention as industry workers and lawmakers discuss the decline of production jobs in Los Angeles.
Stop Looking for the Next Ben Johnson
Every Jets coaching search starts the same way. Find the next hot coordinator before anyone else does. Find the next Ben Johnson, the next Liam Coen. It sounds smart. It isn’t. The Jets are 2-5, Aaron Glenn is 5-19, and the team has three first-round picks and well over $100 million in cap space coming […]
G10 garage demolition complete as Neyland entertainment district progresses
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The demolition of the existing G10 parking garage is complete, making way for a new garage as part of the new 865 Neyland entertainment district. The new garage will include ...
2026-2027 Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science
Graduate students Lenka Milojević (Zhou group), Akshaya Narayanasamy (Lindert group), Sarah Singleton (Conway group), and Janet Zhong (Feigon group) have been selected as 2026–27 Fowler Fellows and shared their research at a special event on Oct. 13, 2026. 2026-27 Fowler Fellows – Sarah Singleton, Lenka Milojević, Janet Zhong, and Akshaya Narayanasamy. Akshaya Narayanasamy and Prof. Steffen Lindert. Sarah Singleton and Prof. Stuart Conway. Janet Zhong and Prof. Juli Feigon. About the 2026-27 Audree Fowler Fellows in Protein Science Lenka Milojević is a fifth-year Biophysics Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Professor Z. Hong Zhou at UCLA. As an undergraduate at Maastricht University, she studied the structural basis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence and amyloid-β fibril nucleation in the lab of Professor Peter Peters. She completed her bachelor’s thesis research at UCLA in the lab of Professor David Eisenberg, focusing on amyloid disaggregation, before beginning her doctoral studies. In the Zhou lab, Lenka uses cryo-electron tomography to visualize and characterize membrane-associated protein assemblies across a range of viral and cellular systems. Akshaya Narayanasamy is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA, mentored by Professor Steffen Lindert. She earned her B.S.-M.S. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, where she worked in Professor Mahesh Hariharan’s lab investigating how single-atom substitutions influence crystal packing and charge transport behavior. She received her M.S. in Physical Chemistry from The Ohio State University before moving with the Lindert lab to UCLA. At UCLA, Akshaya develops integrative modeling methods that combine deep learning and Rosetta with experimental data, such as ion mobility mass spectrometry and cryo-EM, to improve protein structure prediction. Her current work focuses on developing an experimentally guided diffusion model and designing de novo protein binders with potential antibacterial activity. Ultimately, she aims to bridge AI-based structure prediction and experimental data to make computational protein models more reliable for drug discovery and therapeutic design. Sarah Singleton is a 4th year BMSB student, working in Professor Stuart Conway’s lab. She earned her B.S. in Biochemistry at Simmon University (Fenway, MA). Her research is centered on drugging the previously undruggable class of proteins—transcription factors. Zinc finger (ZF)-containing transcription factor proteins typically contain multiple ZF motifs, but little is known about the principles that govern the recognition of multi-ZF arrays by immunomodulatory imide drugs (IMiDs). In a multi-ZF array that contains several potentially targetable ZFs, which will be accessible and why? How does the surrounding protein architecture inform IMiD recognition? Sarah’s research aims to utilize her findings on the fundamental principles of ZF recognition to design IMiD therapeutics for transcription factors involved in health and disease. Janet Zhong is a fourth-year BMSB student, working in Professor Juli Feigon’s laboratory. She received her BSc and MRes from Imperial College London. At UCLA, Janet combines cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and biochemical approaches to investigate how proteins and RNAs assemble into ribonucleoprotein structures. Her research focuses on telomerase, the enzyme that maintains chromosome ends, with interests in its structure, assembly, and mechanisms. She has also worked on capturing the cryo-EM structure of a small bacterial non-coding RNA called raiA motif RNA. About Dr. Audree Fowler A strong supporter of the basic sciences and medicine at UCLA, alumna Dr. Audree Fowler (B.S. ’56 chemistry, Ph.D. ’63 biochemistry) established the Audree V. Fowler Fellows in Protein Science in 2008. Fowler was Director UCLA Protein Microsequencing Facility from 1984-1999 and is a Researcher Emeritus of the UCLA Department of Biological Chemistry. She is one of the first four women to receive a Ph.D. from the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. In 2018, the women were awarded the department’s 2018 Alumni Legacy Awards in recognition of their achievements in life, and generous support and service to UCLA. “The sciences gave me a great life. Now I want to help others have access to the same opportunities I enjoyed,” Fowler explained when she established the Fowler Fellowships endowment. Applications for the fellowships are solicited from graduate students in the Molecular Biology Interdepartmental (MBI) Ph.D. Program, Biological Chemistry, and Chemistry & Biochemistry Departments. In addition to presenting their research at a special seminar, the recipients each receive a $5,000 award. Previous Fowler Fellows from the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry 2025-26 – Nikki Cheung (Clubb Group), Jonathan Jih (Zhou Group), Eileen Olivares (Loo Group), and Lily Taylor (Rodriguez Group) 2024-25 – Andrew Goring (Clubb lab), Eric Pang (S. Clarke and Rodriguez labs), and Miranda Villanueva (Backus lab) 2023-24 – Alexandra Turmon (Backus lab), Cindy Wang (S. Clarke and C. Clarke labs) 2022-23 – Cody Gillman (Gonen lab), Declan Evans (Houk lab), Troy Lowe (S. Clarke lab), Ashley Julio (Backus lab), and Alex Stevens (Hong Zhou lab) 2021-22 – Weixian Deng (Wohlschlegel/Plath labs), Yi Xiao “Sean” Jiang (Eisenberg lab), Maria Flores (Rodriguez lab), Carter Lantz (Loo lab), and Logan Richards (Rodriguez lab). 2020-21 – Janine Fu (Loo lab), Calina Glynn (Rodriguez lab), and Jiahui Lu (Eisenberg lab) 2019-20 – David Boyer (Eisenberg lab), Orlando Martinez (Clubb lab) and John Muroski (Loo lab) 2018-19 – Scott McConnell (Clubb lab), Kevin Murray (Eisenberg lab), Rebeccah Warmack (S. Clarke lab) 2017-18 – Michael Hughes (Eisenberg lab), Yuxi Liu (Yeates lab), Kanishk Jain (S. Clarke lab) 2016-17 – Brendan Amer (Clubb Lab) and Jeff Vinokur (Bowie Lab) 2015-16 – Henry Chan (Feigon lab), Smriti Sangwan (Eisenberg lab), Nicholas Woodall (Bowie lab) 2014-15 – Dan McNamara (Yeates lab) 2013-14 – Alex Jacobitz (Clubb lab), Alexander Patananan (S. Clarke lab), Carly Ferguson (Loo lab) 2012-13 – Letian Xie (C. Clarke lab), Anni Zhao (Eisenberg lab) 2011-12 – Timothy Anderson (Clubb lab), Soohong Kim (Weiss lab) 2010-11 – Zeynep Durer (Reiser lab), Cecilia Zurita-Lopez (S. Clarke lab) 2009-10 – Luki Goldschmidt (Eisenberg lab), Kristofer Webb (S. Clarke lab), Sheng Yin (Loo lab) 2008-09 – Nathan Joh (Bowie lab), Neil King (Yeates lab) Photos courtesy of Helen Houldsworth, the Molecular Biology Institute.
Aging Untold: When health changes your sex life, intimacy doesn’t have to disappear
On this episode of Aging Untold, we address how aging and illness can impact intimacy, sharing practical ways for couples to talk openly and safely navigate sex after a diagnosis. Then, we discuss clinical trials, why older adults are frequently underrepresented and what questions to ask before participating in a study.
Op-Ed: What if falling test scores have little to do with our public schools, and everything to do with NH politics?
New Hampshire is asking its schools to hold back the flood while it pulls away the sandbags
New Brandon Lowe Offseason Prediction Offers Pirates No Excuses
The Pittsburgh Pirates have to find a way to get this deal done.
“Today” fan stuns Craig Melvin with Halloween costume of his iconic violin photo: ‘Spitting image’
The fan drove all the way from North Carolina to New York to show her recreation to the anchor.
Scientists May Have Found a Lost Roman City—and It Could Solve an Ancient Mystery
Ptolemy’s coordinates point to Claudivium. But why did its people walk away from a thriving city?
Lesley Weidenbener: The wisdom of not knowing
Successful leaders understand they don’t know everything and are willing to make decisions — and even take risks — anyway.
LIVE! Canelo Vs Mbilli Weigh Ins Results!
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will fight Christian Mbilli for the WBC Super Middleweight title on Sat. night (Oct. 31, 2026) at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Before they can throw leather inside the squared circle, both combatants will need to make weight to prove themselves worthy. The Canelo vs. Mbilli weigh ins stream gets underway LIVE at […]
This Halloween, amateur astronomers may be in for a dwarf planet treat
The Vera Rubin Observatory is shedding new light on the faraway regions by Neptune and beyond, including possible solar system building blocks.
We Must Kill Windows For A Just Future
Nobody likes Windows. This cannot continue. We must come together and annihilate it. I hate to say it, but the way forward is Linux.
Whoopi Goldberg pays tribute to “Star Trek” costar and longtime friend Patrick Stewart after his death
The platonic pair’s love will always live long and prosper.
In 15 minutes, Sid Edwards transformed into a voodoo priest at 13th Gate in Baton Rouge
The mayor had no intentions of taking the makeup off after the event. Dressed as a voodoo priest, he said he was going to stop at a convenience store for a Diet Coke on the way home.
Barbara Barrie’s daughter reveals actress’ final words before death with medical assistance
The “Breaking Away” star was surrounded by loved ones on her deathbed.
Eastern Suffolk BOCES signs Great River lease for relocation
Eastern Suffolk BOCES signed a lease for 32,808 square feet at Sunrise Business Center in Great River, relocating from Patchogue.
Norway turns to toilet humor after Trump bashes Scandinavian country
Norway has turned to a bit of toilet humor in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments insulting the Scandinavian country and the Nobel Peace Prize.
Patrick Stewart found 'Star Trek' fame but always returned to Shakespeare and the stage
Before he captained the Starship Enterprise, Patrick Stewart commanded the Shakespearean stage | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
Patrick Stewart Found 'Star Trek' Fame but Always Returned to Shakespeare and the Stage
LONDON (AP) — Before he captained the Starship Enterprise, Patrick Stewart commanded the Shakespearean stage. And it was the stage to which he returned time and again, even after “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “X-Men” made him a Hollywood star. The theater was where Stewart felt at home, and ...
Seven young condors released in northern California
The large birds of prey are clawing their way back from the brink of extinction.
NPR special: 5 takeaways from a year of listening to swing voters
Every election, there is a crucial sliver of voters who help determine which candidates win. Here are five takeaways from a year of listening to voters who backed Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024.
NPR special: 5 takeaways from a year of listening to swing voters
Every election, there is a crucial sliver of voters who help determine which candidates win. Here are five takeaways from a year of listening to voters who backed Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024.
Premiere Cinemas expanding at South Plains Mall with new massive family entertainment center
A major entertainment expansion is on the way to the South Plains Mall.
‘A smart piece of entertainment’ or ‘starchy’ and ‘listless’? ‘A Few Good Men’ Broadway revival draws a mixed verdict from critics
Bradley Whitford reunites with Aaron Sorkin in a role made famous onscreen by Jack Nicholson.
'A Few Good Men' on Broadway review roundup, Aaron Sorkin
Bradley Whitford reunites with Aaron Sorkin in a role made famous onscreen by Jack Nicholson.
Panthers part ways with defensive coach after Packers loss
Carolina Panthers make a coaching change on defense, moving on from a coordinator following a tough road loss.
Great Lakes Sports & Entertainment Network to air MSU Hockey game Saturday
No. 4 Michigan State will play No. 8 North Dakota on Saturday night in the 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game in Austin, Texas, and there’s a new way to watch.
Louisville Metro Council eases massage business restrictions
Louisville Metro Council eased massage business rules after therapists said the ordinance hurt their work and drove professionals away.
Louisville Metro Council eases massage business restrictions
Louisville Metro Council eased massage business rules after therapists said the ordinance hurt their work and drove professionals away.
Bre Tiesi explains abrupt ‘Special Forces’ exit: ‘My biggest thing was safety’
Bre Tiesi opens up to EW about her decision to walk away from ‘Special Forces’ early, with Oliver Hudson following right behind her.
Yankees Were Never Going to Pursue Jake Bauers Anyway
The New York Yankees were never going to pursue Jake Bauer this MLB offseason.
Clemson animal health officials: keep domestic birds away from wild waterfowl and their waters
The call comes as waterfowl take wing along the Atlantic Flyway and migrate south to overwinter, carrying with them diseases such as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
Brewers blow away business projections with World Series title
Milwaukee established an MLB record for retail revenue during the postseason. Meanwhile, the team averaged 42,692 fans over eight home playoff dates at American Family Field, with ticket prices skyrocketing on the secondary market (which the Brewers don’t control).
Science Begins With Wonder and Sometimes With a Salamander.
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Don & Beth Straus Center at Birch Bay Village. BAR HARBOR—The children had come to see the axolotls, those odd little salamanders with pink frills around their heads and the remarkable ability to grow back what they lose. But also there were stickers. There were crafts. There was the kind of excitement that makes a roomful of kindergarteners forget, for a little while, that sitting still is ever a requirement. And then there were the animals themselves, alive in their clear cases at the MDI Biological Laboratory, where 12 children from Pemetic Elementary School got to meet the creatures they had been learning about in class. “Do you love them?” their teacher, Carol Null, asked. The answer came back in a chorus. “I do!” “I do!” “I do too,” Null said, smiling. “I love them even more now.” That was the thing about a day at the lab. Science was no longer a picture in a book, or a word on a classroom wall. It had a face, a tail, and a set of extraordinary powers. And for a child, sometimes that is where wonder begins. Sometimes learning about science is about stickers. Sometimes it’s about bright pink feathers and getting super excited about that glow in the dark. Sometimes learning about science is joy—pure and simple joy. That’s how it was October 28 at the MDI Bio Lab as Miss Hannah (known in the lab as Dr. Hannah Lust, director of STEM, undergraduate and graduate Training), other scientists, graduate students, and MDI Bio Lab staff, hosted 12 students from Carol Null’s Pemetic Elementary School’s kindergarten class. The 2.5-hour program created by Dr. Lust focused on axolotls, a species of mole salamanders, a superhero in the animal world: a superhero with some scientific-study worthy superpowers. One of those superpowers come from the axolotls’ ability to regenerate body parts, including entire limbs. But also, they’re cute. This fall, before coming to the internationally renowned lab nestled in Salsbury Cove, Null has been integrating axolotls into her class. They’ve been part of the kids’ vocabulary and their storytelling. They’ve been part of science. They’ve been part of the children’s learning about facts vs opinions. The Pemetic Elementary kindergarten students learn about invasive species and the impact on the ecology and one student related it to their dad, who lobsters, and his worries about green craps, an invasive species in Maine. “Are they bigger or smaller than you thought they’d be?” the children are asked after the scientists show them multiple see-through cases of axolotls, lined up on a table that they’re told not to jiggle. “Bigger!” “I think they’re bigger.” “Smaller!” The bio lab opening its doors to the collaborations and to students and families is a norm, but this is the first program of this kind. It’s meant to encourage kindergarten students about axolotls. But when the students come to the bio lab something else happens too—something beyond Null’s child-focused teaching—the students see science—and the regenerating creatures in real life. They do crafts. They speak with them. They meet people who know all about them: scientists and educators who talk to the kids like they’re equals. That’s a superhero power, too. Null speaks about meeting the kids where they’re at in her classroom, letting their interest and hearts lead her in their learning. That requires recognition of interests, of individuality, of empathy. Some would argue that’s a super power, too, but it’s also in those 12 students as they listen to the storybook, encounter those live axolotls, and hear about how axolotls might help advance society’s understanding of human health. As Eddie Seckeler (comparative animal models, CORE facility manager), carefully puts the axolotls on a cart and rolls them away, some of the children stop what they’re doing to watch. “Bye axolotls.” “Bye!” “Bye!” The axolotls are not just images in a book, Hello, I’m an axolotl by Hayley and John Rocco; they are real and cool. MDI Biological Laboratory scientists Dr. Prayag Murawala and Dr. James Godwin who both feature in the Roccos’ book. The kindergarteners get to meet them in real life, off the page, in the world, doing science. They learn from them, laugh with them. “The visit is about more than meeting an unusual animal. By introducing children to scientists working in their own community, the experience helps make science tangible and accessible. Students can see that science is not just something they read about in books or learn about at school. It is something real people do every day by asking questions, making observations and working to understand how the world works,” explains MDI Biological Laboratory Director of Communications Rebecca Woods. While the students make axolotl-related crafts around tables, graduate students and staff help out. Ryan holds up his construction paper setting and axolotl to show Omar Maged, a graduate student. “Do you like it?” Ryan asks, eyes wide, turning from his axolotl to look up at Omar. Omar studies the construction paper for a moment, smiles and says definitively, each word important. “It is beautiful.” Null says that she’s so thankful for all the “amazing” community partners that her school and her students get to interact with as they learn and grow and live, but emphasized how the MDI Bio Lab goes out of its way to create something meaningful, something that allows her young students to build their own agency, to know that they can be impactful in their community, to show them how how things they learn about in text is connected to themselves and their community. Woods explains, “Axolotls have an extraordinary ability to regenerate, or regrow, certain body parts, including limbs. Scientists study these animals to understand how regeneration works and what their biology might teach us about tissue repair and healing in humans.” The children enter the space for “a memorable introduction to a big scientific question,” Woods said. “How can some animals regrow body parts? The encounter encourages children to look closely, wonder about what they see and begin to understand how scientists use observations and experiments to investigate questions.” “For the students, the visit is an opportunity to explore a fascinating animal and meet scientists in their own community,” Woods explains. “For MDI Biological Laboratory, it is a chance to share the excitement of research, nurture curiosity, and help young learners discover that science begins with asking questions.“ At the beginning of the school year, Pemetic kindergarteners didn’t know what the axolotl was—at least not exactly—now they know all about the axolotl’s life cycle. “It’s different than a butterfly,” one student told Mrs. Null. It is. The change and knowledge might seem small**,** but it offers a glimpse of what happens when a subject moves beyond the pages of a book and into a child’s world. The children have been learning about butterflies at the Charlotte Rhoades Park and Butterfly Garden. At both the garden and the MDI Bio Lab, the children see the animals, meet the scientists who study them and at the lab encounter a question that researchers are still working to answer: how can some creatures regenerate body parts, and what might that teach us about healing in humans? They leave with gift bags, paper-plate salamanders, new things to wonder about and a connection between the science they learn in school and the work happening in their own community. The axolotls may be remarkable for their ability to grow back what they have lost. For these young students, the day offers something different: a chance to discover how much there is to ask, observe, and imagine. When Null’s students had time to use chalk and draw whatever they want, in the beginning of the year, they drew rainbows. Now? They’re using that chalk and choosing to draw axolotls instead. About MDI Bio Laboratory For more than 125 years, MDI Bio Lab has been a center for training and research in comparative biology. In the last two decades its biomedical research has focused on aging, regeneration, and environmental toxins. The Laboratory houses 11 research groups staffed by an international team of world-class scientists and graduate students. It also leads a statewide network of colleges, universities and research institutions that collaborate to provide training, research experiences and financial support to help young Mainers play a bigger role in today’s biomedical revolution. Located on Maine’s rugged coast, the Laboratory’s 100+ acre campus houses research facilities, cottages and dorms that house visiting scientists and students. It is also home to MDI Bioscience, a subsidiary working to design innovative techniques to speed the drug discovery process. The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Rick Osann Art. 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Molloy, YouthBuild Long Island launch workforce program
Molloy University and YouthBuild Long Island have partnered to create a funded workforce development program offering certificate training in healthcare and skilled trades for young adults in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The program aims to address local healthcare staffing shortages and provide career pathways including for those not seeking a four-year degree.
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“Ueck sent me a text today,” Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy said, holding a bottle of champagne after the 2026 World Series. “You did it for the city. You did it for the state. And you boys ought to be awfully proud to know that you’re the first-ever Milwaukee Brewers team to be world champions,” […] The post How the Milwaukee Brewers Won the World Series Their Way appeared first on The Lead.
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The politics of war
Israel went to the polls last Tuesday and it is the turn of the United States next Tuesday. The differences in the two elections are self-evident. Compared with the US, which has favourable geography and does everything at scale, Israel is tiny and part of an unstable region. For its elections, it has adopted an almost pure form of proportional representation based on lists. This encourages multiple parties and can make it almost impossible to form a government, as we can now see. The US system is complex in its own way but discourages third parties. Yet for all the differences in size, geography, and political systems, the fates of the two countries are closely connected. Israel has come to depend on the US to sustain its military strength, and over the past few tumultuous years that dependence has created resentment in the United States. The Biden administration was punished for appearing to give Netanyahu a blank check after the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023, and not holding Israel back as it employed ruthless tactics in Gaza. Because of the treatment of Palestinians, American views of Israel have grown progressively more negative over the past few years. Only a third now support the Israeli government. While on the left, this is largely because of how Israeli forces have operated in Gaza and, more recently, how the settler movement has behaved in the West Bank, for the American right the issue has been about how Benjamin Netanyahu persuaded Donald Trump to forget his wariness about more Middle Eastern wars and agree to a joint attack on Iran, which has gone badly wrong. The Palestine question was not a big issue for the two large Jewish blocs in last Tuesday’s election. Both supported a tough response to Hamas after October 2023 and neither accepts a two-state solution. It was, however, the threat posed by the ethno-nationalist policies of Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, the two extreme members of Netanyahu’s coalition, and their tolerance, even encouragement, of settler violence, that brought out the Arab voters. (In principle this should strengthen their position though to turn into real power would require the ‘Change Bloc’ overcoming their opposition to involving Arab parties. The alternatives are a National Unity government, defection from the Change Bloc to Netanyahu, or deadlock and another round of elections in the new year.) There was also broad support for the war against Iran among the Jewish parties. The difficulty here is that the objectives behind the war have yet to be met, and that continuing with military operations depends on the United States. In this way the two elections have come together at a crucial moment. If Netanyahu hoped that a victory over Iran would help him retain his majority, cementing his legacy as an Israeli war leader, it did not work out that way. Trump also expected a great victory about which he could boast. He promised at most the end of a hateful and aggressive regime, with a record of hostility to both the United States and Israel, or at least the elimination of Iran’s military capabilities and the end of its nuclear programme. Eight months on, there is not much to boast about; vital objectives remain elusive: the Iranian regime is even more hardline than before; the international economy is barely coping with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; and Saudi Arabia is struggling with an unwanted conflict with the Yemeni Houthis. For all these reasons, the Iran War has been a dark cloud hanging over both elections. Yet the issue has been approached in different ways. Netanyahu sought to push the issue before the election while Trump has been more cautious. Trump’s essential claim is that there is nothing to worry about and he’s still working out what final steps need to be taken to provide a definitive conclusion to the conflict. Netanyahu’s final pitch was that there was lots to worry about. He focused on Israel’s dire security situation, with the Iran War unfinished and the prospect of imminent economic isolation because of international sanctions. For him it is imperative to defeat Iran decisively, and without delay. Why this different response to the same war? Part of the answer lies in how public opinion in the two countries responded to the war. In this post, I show how this came about. We await the outcome of the US midterms but know the result, at least in terms of the share of the vote if not yet the shape of the new government, of the Israeli election. With the elections out of the way Netanyahu is pressing for another round in the war. Trump is less sure. I conclude with thoughts on the importance of how he decides.
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