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Horror, electronic music and Russian politics: Brittany Roberts connects them all

Brittany Roberts, an assistant professor with the App State English department, gave a talk on how Russian electronic music duo IC3PEAK uses horror imagery to critique its government. The talk was part of the Music Humanities Community Conversation Series, a series of presentations and workshops coordinated by Jacob Kopcienski, an assistant professor of musicology with...

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Oct 16 • 8:27 PM EDT • Politics • theappalachianonline.com
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Ketchikan nonprofit launches initiative to strengthen health advocacy for local Filipino families

The Ketchikan Wellness Coalition has been awarded a grant to expand health advocacy for Filipino families in Ketchikan and on Prince of Wales Island. The initiative is called Malasakit Matters. Malasakit is a Tagalog concept that means to have deep compassion and ownership for someone else’s wellbeing. The program is aimed at training Filipino youth […]

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Oct 16 • 8:18 PM EDT • Health • krbd.org
Scientists discover how deep sleep builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts the brain

Scientists have discovered a surprising two-way relationship between sleep and growth hormone, revealing how the brain carefully balances physical recovery with wakefulness. The findings could help explain why poor sleep harms metabolism and brain health, potentially opening the door to new treatments for sleep and neurological disorders.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Man’s Clever Trick After Realizing His Job Interviewer Was AI Sparks Fears For Humanity’s Future

As more and more companies replace their interviewers with AI, a frustrated comedian went viral by bringing his own “AI representative” to the meeting. Curiosities, Funny, Science & Technology, Social Issues, Society

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Oct 16 • 6:39 PM EDT • Technology • boredpanda.com
'AI slop' or a boost for business?: How online AI promos are changing jobs in Sarpy County

As small businesses turn to generative AI for labels, menus and advertising, an Omaha-area graphic designer says the technology is reducing opportunities for human creatives.

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Oct 16 • 6:20 PM EDT • Business • 3newsnow.com
Above Media: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Oct 16 • 5:58 PM EDT • Science • televisionacademy.com
SipRadius: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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ATSC: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Wave Central: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Vindral: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Steampunk Media, LTD: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Oct 16 • 5:58 PM EDT • Science • televisionacademy.com
Sony Corporation: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Telecast Fiber Systems: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Disney Research Studios: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Brahma AI (Metaphysic): 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Oct 16 • 5:57 PM EDT • Science • televisionacademy.com
Grass Valley & CBS Sports: 2026 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards
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Oct 16 • 5:57 PM EDT • Science • televisionacademy.com
New UI clinic pilots exercise treatments to improve health of cancer patients, survivors

Cancer patients and survivors are working with a new UI exercise oncology clinic to help with symptoms and health.

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Oct 16 • 5:30 PM EDT • Health • iowacapitaldispatch.com
Marián Janík Wins ESET Science Award For Quantum Dot Research

Marián Janík wins the ESET Science Award for his quantum dot research with fellowQUTE, helping to advance quantum technologies in Slovakia.

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Oct 16 • 4:58 PM EDT • Science • quantumzeitgeist.com
Jenny McCarthy believes Tom Cruise attempted to ‘lure’ her and Jim Carrey into Scientology

The couple was invited to Cruise’s 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes, where McCarthy was introduced to Scientology leader David Miscavige.

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Oct 16 • 4:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Archaeologists discover the oldest dwelling in the Western Hemisphere at a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient base camp in Alaska that has evidence of the oldest dwelling and possibly the earliest domesticated dogs in the Americas.

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Oct 16 • 4:54 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 rolling out for Pixel

Google is rolling out Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 today a week after the last preview for Pixel devices. This small update...

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Oct 16 • 4:25 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Heart surgeons now earn more than $1 million per year

Cardiac surgeon compensation is up 11%, according to new survey data from MedAxiom and the American College of Cardiology. Vascular surgeons experienced an increase in pay as well, but it was much smaller.

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Oct 16 • 4:15 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
New UNT science and technology building on track to open in spring 2027

The University of North Texas hosted a tour of its new four-story science and technology building on the Denton campus ahead of its spring 2027 opening.

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Oct 16 • 4:00 PM EDT • Science • communityimpact.com
Packers RB Josh Jacobs to be removed from NFL's commissioner exempt list, will be eligible to play Week 7

Jacobs was arrested for domestic abuse last May and was placed on the list ahead of the season.

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Oct 16 • 3:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Joe Manganiello Says He’s Heard From Sofía Vergara Since Writing Memoir

Joe Manganiello spoke to Andy Cohen on "Andy Cohen Live" about his new memoir "Bloodlines" and more.

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Oct 16 • 2:05 PM EDT • Health • siriusxm.com
Indigenous Biz Con explores a renaissance in Tribal business, technology and entertainment

Indigenous Biz Con returned for its fifth year Oct. 11-13, bringing Indigenous leaders, entrepreneurs and community members to Milwaukee to explore a potential economic renaissance for Indian Country. The annual conference, held at Potawatomi Casino, featured discussions on the current state and

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Oct 16 • 2:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • madison365.com
Indigenous Biz Con explores a renaissance in Tribal business, technology and entertainment

Indigenous Biz Con returned for its fifth year Oct. 11-13, bringing Indigenous leaders, entrepreneurs and community members to Milwaukee to explore a potential economic renaissance for Indian Country. The annual conference, held at Potawatomi Casino, featured discussions on the current state and

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Oct 16 • 2:03 PM EDT • Business • madison365.com
Julien Boone Heads to ESMO 2026 to Explore Emerging Science in Oncology

Julien Boone Heads to ESMO 2026 to Explore Emerging Science in Oncology / cancer, cancer medicines, esmo 2026, European Society for Medical Oncology, Fanny

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Oct 16 • 1:59 PM EDT • Science • oncodaily.com
Saturday Science Gets Spooky: 100-Plus Hands-On Experiences Return to Alexandria

Alexandria's free Spooky Mad Science Expo returns Saturday with hands-on STEM activities, costumes and more than 100 interactive experiences.

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Oct 16 • 1:55 PM EDT • Science • thezebra.org
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NASDAQ:PLAY)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY - Get Free Report) was the target of unusually large options trading on Friday. Investors purchased 5,009 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 37% compared to the typical daily volume of 3,653 call options.

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Oct 16 • 1:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
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Analogue is reviving its Mega SG and Super Nt consoles, and they'll play all your old Sega and Nintendo cartridges with some modern enhancements

Analogue has unveiled new, fancier, versions of its Mega SG and Super Nt machines, with pre-orders starting soon.

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Oct 16 • 1:11 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Nintendo Switch 2 Is Not The Disaster You’d Imagine

Modern Warfare 4 is the first Call of Duty since 2013 to launch on a Nintendo console. We played the campaign on Switch 2 and were pleasantly surprised by its performance.

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Oct 16 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Small business optimism dips in September NFIB survey

Small business optimism slipped in September as owners grappled with rising costs, higher interest rates and a persistent shortage of qualified workers, according to a monthly survey released by the National Federation of Independent Business. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.8 points to 97.9, just below the survey’s 52-year average of 98.0. The […]

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Oct 16 • 12:54 PM EDT • Business • corridorbusiness.com
UT Health oncologist discusses breast cancer awareness
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Oct 16 • 12:36 PM EDT • Health • ksat.com
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Stand Up for Science Traces the Surprising Story Behind Ozempic and Related Drugs in the Latest 'Traces

Venom from a desert lizard, a hormone that vanishes in minutes & 40 years of persistence: the “overnight” weight loss drug revolution wasn’t overnight at all

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Oct 16 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • einnews.com
Business taking action for nature at CBD COP17

At the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19-30 October, IUCN will show how business can use science, data and technology to scale up its contribution to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

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Oct 16 • 11:43 AM EDT • Business • iucn.org
Wildfires, heat waves and access to care among health-related problems facing Californians

The latest annual California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) offers a more precise look at how the 2025 wildfires affected Californians’ health and well-being. The data also reveal trends in the health of immigrants, low-income individuals, and transgender and gender-expansive communities. The 2025 CHIS data show: 500,000 more California adults said their mental health was harmed...

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Oct 16 • 11:35 AM EDT • Health • ssrs.com
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SACE’s $31 billion US portfolio underscores the strength of Italy-US business ties

Italy’s export credit agency, SACE, has €27 billion in outstanding commitments in the United States, highlighting the strong economic ties between the two countries. The agency is actively facilitating Italian companies’ access to the US market and attracting investment into Italy, with a focus on high-value sectors like advanced manufacturing and strategic technologies. SACE’s presence in the US underscores the growing integration of Italian industrial supply chains into major American projects

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Oct 16 • 11:31 AM EDT • Business • decode39.com
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Southwest Iowa economic development groups announce new partnership

Advance Southwest Iowa Corp. and the Mills County Economic Development Foundation have announced a new partnership to strengthen economic development efforts across Mills and Pottawattamie counties. The organizations have jointly selected Joe George as senior director of economic development, effective Monday. This shared economic development position will focus on business attraction, retention and expansion, site…

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Oct 16 • 11:22 AM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
CentraCare to Be Official Health Care Provider for Johnnie Athletics

(KNSI) - CentraCare and Saint John's University have agreed to a three-year partnership that makes CentraCare ...

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Oct 16 • 11:12 AM EDT • Health • knsiradio.com
Analogue is re-releasing its SNES and Genesis consoles with some nice upgrades

Analogue’s SNES and Genesis consoles are back with upgrades.

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Oct 16 • 11:08 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.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
The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.1 Adds Directional Animal Petting and Over 1,100 Other Improvements and Fixes

The Blood of Dawnwalker update 1.1 adds directional animal petting and over 1,100 other improvements and fixes.

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Leath earns award from brain science professionals

WashU psychologist Seanna Leath earns an award from the Federation of Associations in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

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Oct 16 • 10:30 AM EDT • Science • source.washu.edu
To the editor: The taint of corporate involvement in politics and government

hen we hear Republican candidates earnestly talking about reducing regulations, cutting government programs and lowering taxes to help ordinary Americans, we need to recognize the distinction between tactics and strategy. These proposals are tactics. The broader strategy behind them is to drastically reduce the role of government in our lives. We have watched this strategy

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Oct 16 • 10:27 AM EDT • Politics • chestertelegraph.org
Google revealed as company considering Roanoke County site

Google is considering Roanoke County’s Wood Haven Technology Park for a data center, with a due diligence period running through March 2027.

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Oct 16 • 10:04 AM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
Green Sports Alliance announces the release of the Sustainable Apparel Playbook

/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Green Sports Alliance announced the release of the Sustainable Apparel Playbook, which highlights practical approaches for sports...

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Plant science graduate student committed to improving food security

Sarah Flanagan, a doctoral student in plant science and food security, has been involved with the World Food Prize Foundation and its mission of world food security since high school. Now, she is set to return for the Norman E. Borlaug Dialogue, Oct. 20-22.

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Oct 16 • 9:41 AM EDT • Science • psu.edu
Apple’s first foldable iPhone sells out within minutes as preorders begin

Investing.com -- Apple shares rose 2% in premarket trading Friday after the company’s first foldable iPhone sold out shortly after preorders opened, with delivery estimates now extending to January 25 as orders continue.

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Oct 16 • 9:17 AM EDT • Technology • finance.yahoo.com
JesserCo., Culture Genius, Uproxx, Comscore Leaders on Creator Boom

Digital leaders discuss why audiences and brands are flocking to the creator economy in a session from Variety's Entertainment and Technology Summit.

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Oct 16 • 9:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
Durham’s newest shop offers custom apparel with focus on HBCU, Divine Nine gear

The business sells custom clothing and logo embroidering for businesses, schools, community groups, Greek-letter organizations, and others.

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Oct 16 • 9:10 AM EDT • Business • newsobserver.com
Health Care and Crude Led the Week While Tech Lost Its Grip

American News Group News Commentary - The State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust slipped 0.28% and the Invesco QQQ Trust fell 2.62% over the five trading sessions ended Thursday, October 15, according to Stock Analysis data, as a hotter-than-expected inflation report revived concerns about interest rates and technology stocks sold off. Among U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds with at least $1 billion in assets, excluding leveraged and inverse products, the week's leaders came from health care, crude

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Biz Starts: These new businesses recently launched in CT

These new Connecticut businesses launched from June 25 to Oct. 14: Already a Subscriber? Log in Get Instant Access to This Article Subscribe to Hartford Business Journal and get immediate […]

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Plague is stoppable. The next health threat may not be.

The word plague is scary. Centuries ago, the Black Death killed tens of millions of people and changed the course of history. Plague still kills people around the world, and the word still evokes catastrophe. New fears of plague surfaced on October 2, when a lab worker in Irkutsk, Russia, died of pneumonia. Reports suggested that she may have contracted plague through a laboratory exposure. Understandably, people were alarmed. On October 7, the World Health Organization called for the Russian Federation to be transparent about what it knew. WHO issued an update on October 10. Russian authorities told WHO that testing did not identify plague and that investigations found no laboratory release. WHO said confidence in its risk assessment remained limited and that further clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory information was needed. The cause of the woman’s illness remains unknown, and WHO says a laboratory-associated exposure cannot be excluded. As I explained in a recent interview, this incident is very unlikely to lead to a pandemic. Plague is still active, including in the U.S., which sees a handful of cases each year. But it is a disease we can prevent and treat. Plague doesn’t spread readily, and it responds to antibiotics. The standard response—isolate the patient, trace contacts, and administer antibiotics and monitor for symptoms among contacts for seven days—works. We have even planned for antibiotic-resistant plague. At CDC, we developed a playbook for antibiotic-resistant plague and ran exercises on how to find and stop it. CDC guidance anticipates engineered resistance and recommends two different classes of antibiotics if there’s reason to suspect it. There is no evidence that resistance—or even confirmed plague—is involved in this incident. We have thought through how to address plague, but we’re not ready for the next major health threat that emerges from a lab or from animal spillover to humans. What should concern people is how little stands between the world and the next pathogen to get loose. Since peak COVID, epidemic preparedness has fallen off the political agenda, but the risk is greater than ever. More labs handle dangerous pathogens with more ways to make those pathogens deadlier, and more people live and work in close contact with animals. There are actions we can take now: We need better lab safety in every country. The number of labs that work with dangerous pathogens has increased worldwide over two decades, but there’s no enforceable international standard and no inspection regime; the Biological Weapons Convention, fifty years on, still has no verification mechanism. Labs that study dangerous germs need strong safety systems, training, and oversight. We need to reduce spillover events. Three in four emerging human infections start in animals, and there’s a lot we can do to reduce spillover risk, but the world is doing very little of it. Live-animal markets are one place to act. For instance, closing live-bird markets helped control H7N9 influenza in China. Reducing opportunities for people to encounter infected animals can prevent infections before they become outbreaks. In The Formula for Better Health, which is now out in paperback along with the hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook versions, I argue that labs do too many risky experiments with too many dangerous pathogens in too many institutions, and that every experiment should first answer one basic question: Is the likely benefit greater than the risk? Spillover risk can also be reduced: In the book, I discuss how Brazil cut its deforestation rate by 70% from 2004 to 2012 while increasing agricultural production and reducing risky contact between people and forest animals. We need faster detection and response. Delay costs lives. Strong surveillance, good labs, and trained responders can turn a single case into a small cluster of infections instead of an epidemic. Resolve to Save Lives has worked for nearly a decade to help countries find and stop outbreaks faster. The 7-1-7 target, which Resolve to Save Lives developed with partners in Uganda and elsewhere, provides a clear standard: detect within 7 days, notify within 1 day and complete all essential early response actions within 7 days. In Uganda’s Kasese district, for example, a review of a measles outbreak using 7-1-7 identified shortages of accessible funds, fuel, and vehicles that delayed the response. District leaders established funds they could access quickly. When, a few months later, the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever appeared, the district detected it in three days, notified authorities in one, and mounted an effective response in two. Only one case was confirmed, and the patient survived. Because funds were available before the emergency, authorities were prepared and able to act. This kind of preparation can’t wait until the next crisis begins. Plague is an old disease we that know how to stop. The next threat may be harder to recognize, harder to treat, and easier to spread. Safer labs, less risk of spillover, and faster outbreak detection and response need sustained investment now, while we still have time to prevent the next emergency. Share

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Oct 16 • 8:57 AM EDT • Health • tomfrieden.substack.com
Tamaqua Choose Happiness competition offers $50K to new businesses

Three winners of the Tamaqua Choose Happiness Business Plan Competition will share $50,000 in startup funding for new businesses in municipalities comprising the Tamaqua Area School District.

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Oct 16 • 8:55 AM EDT • Business • republicanherald.com
Seoul National University of Science and Technology Researchers Show How Smartphones Can Help Detect Lung Problems in Children

/PRNewswire/ -- Respiratory disease in children is a major global concern. Although stethoscopes help clinicians detect abnormal lung sounds, access to...

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Oct 16 • 8:53 AM EDT • Science • prnewswire.com
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Billy Joel say's he can't perform again after neurologist's warning

Billy Joel says he can't perform on his neurologist's advice and needs further testing to determine whether he can return to the stage.

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Oct 16 • 8:37 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
Fanatics to Open Flagship Atlanta Sports Retail Experience at Centennial Yards as Part of New Multiyear Partnership with Atlanta Hawks

Deal pairs e-commerce with in-venue retail operations at State Farm Arena New retail destination, as part of mixed-use Centennial Yards real estate development, to offer Hawks and Atlanta team sports merchandise year-round

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • fanaticsinc.com
Ultra-Processed Foods and the Aging Brain: What Does the Science Say?

Eating more ultra-processed foods has been linked to increased risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as well as other non-brain health effects, including diabetes and cancer. But why do these foods affect our brain health?

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Rice graduate students showcase innovative research at synthetic biology science cafe

The Science and Technology Policy Program at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted a “science cafe” Oct. 13 to bring research to reality and answer questions from the public, giving attendees a look at projects underway in university laboratories and an opportunity to ask questions about the science, its potential applications and its implications for society.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • news.rice.edu
UAB Medicine partners with Lawson State Community College to create radiologic technologist pipeline

UAB Medicine and Lawson State Community College have launched a medical radiologic technology training program that creates a direct pathway for UAB Medicine employees to earn a degree, gain hands-on clinical experience, and pursue careers in medical imaging.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • uab.edu
Big Tech and Big Business are spending millions to block progressives on the California ballot

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With less than three weeks until Election Day, outside groups are pouring millions of dollars into two types of state legislative races: purple districts featuring a Democrat and a Republican, and safely Democratic districts featuring Democrats of different ideological stripes. Political action committees […]

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • rwcpulse.com
Waypoint: Business Aviation Converges On NBAA-BACE 2026

NBAA-BACE 2026 opens with a packed agenda spanning new technology, sustainability initiatives and keynote sessions, offering far-reaching insight into where business aviation is heading.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • aviationweek.com
‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Scrutinizing the costs of powering Meta

LaPolitics: The Louisiana Public Service Commission recently voted down its administrative law judge’s order that would have required Meta to disclose how it calculated job projections and electricity needs for its Richland Parish data center project. Is the PSC overruling an ALJ unusual? Logan Burke, executive director with the Alliance for Affordable Energy: The commission […]

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Oct 16 • 7:44 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
Actinium Pharmaceuticals Appoints Radiopharmaceutical Industry Veteran Sean Maenpaa as Senior Vice President, Business Development

/PRNewswire/ -- Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: ATNM) ("Actinium" or the "Company"), a pioneer in the development of targeted radiotherapies,...

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Oct 16 • 7:30 AM EDT • Business • prnewswire.com
Business Beat Century Bank and Trust Completes phase one of renovation

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Century Bank and Trust has completed Phase One of its Coldwater Main Office renovation ...

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Oct 16 • 7:22 AM EDT • Business • wtvbam.com
Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) Adds Eli Lilly and J&J on Wednesday

The fund bought $304.2 million in stocks, increasing all 60 positions and selling none.

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Oct 16 • 7:04 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Fund Update: 208,165 $IVV shares added to Japan Science & Technology Agency portfolio

Japan Science & Technology Agency has added 208,165 shares of $IVV to their portfolio, per a new SEC 13F filing. This disclosure reflects the funds' holdings for the 09-30-2026 report period. You can see the fund's full portfolio on Quiver Quantitative, and also track the largest institutional owners of $IVV.$IVV Hedge Fund ActivityWe have seen 1,995 institutional investors add shares of $IVV stock to their portfolio, and 1,563 decrease their po

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Oct 16 • 6:13 AM EDT • Science • quiverquant.com
Fund Update: New $130.0M $QQQM stock position opened by Japan Science & Technology Agency

Japan Science & Technology Agency has opened a new $130.0M position in $QQQM, per a new SEC 13F filing. This disclosure reflects the funds' holdings for the 09-30-2026 report period. You can see the fund's full portfolio on Quiver Quantitative, and also track the largest institutional owners of $QQQM.$QQQM Hedge Fund ActivityWe have seen 859 institutional investors add shares of $QQQM stock to their portfolio, and 367 decrease their positions in

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Oct 16 • 6:13 AM EDT • Science • quiverquant.com
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Microsoft's Business Software Proposed to Receive Increased UK Regulatory Scrutiny

Microsoft (MSFT) business software is on verge of being designated with UK strategic market status t

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Oct 16 • 6:11 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Are you addicted to your phone? What scientists say about screen time and social media

Experts unpack the science of screen addiction and how to build a healthier relationship with technology

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
Jagex cancels RuneScape Reignited less than two weeks after it was announced, due to "a ton" of player feedback

A new and visually improved version of RuneScape has been scrapped shortly after its reveal, following fears it would split the playerbase.

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Oct 16 • 5:07 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Li Auto Inc. Announces Equity Financing for Its Chip Business

BEIJING, China, Oct. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Li Auto Inc. (“Li Auto” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LI; HKEX: 2015), a leader in China’s new energy vehicle market, today announced that Shanghai Mahe Xin Technology Co., Ltd. (“MHX Technology”), a subsidiary of the Company dedicated to its chip and domain controller business, entered into subscription agreements for equity financing totaling RMB1.625 billion (the “Subscription”). The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, and external invest

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Oct 16 • 4:31 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Lisandro Martinez is ‘The Butcher’ who meditates, loves crying and dreams of becoming a sporting director

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

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Oct 16 • 2:30 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
'Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild' episode features Pamlico County

The second episode of biologist Jeff Corwin's new television series "Jeff Corwin's Southern Wild," titled "Wildlife After Dark," features a segment on red drum research, a protected game fish and

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Oct 16 • 1:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • newbernsj.com
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Innovation@Brown Showcase highlights new science, technology ventures

The event awarded prizes to inventor, startup and innovation of the year.

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Oct 16 • 1:17 AM EDT • Science • browndailyherald.com
Wildlife biologist launches bear-proofing business to help LA County homeowners
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Oct 16 • 12:17 AM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Women in business

A Movement for the women, is not only in sports.

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Oct 15 • 11:11 PM EDT • Business • capitolcitynow.com
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Anakin Skywalker actor Jake Lloyd shares rare message to ‘Star Wars’ fans alongside fellow child star from prequels

Jake Lloyd, who starred as Anakin Skywalker in 1999’s ‘The Phantom Menace,’ shares rare message to ‘Star Wars’ fans alongside fellow child star from prequels, Daniel Logan.

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Oct 15 • 10:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Full practice for Jonathan Taylor

Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor logs full practice Thursday

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Oct 15 • 9:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Josh Downs logs full practice

Indianapolis Colts WR Josh Downs a full go at Thursday's practice

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Oct 15 • 9:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris declines to apologize to student reporter in TV interview

“If she called me and asked I would tell her what bothered me,” Harris said in the interview.

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Oct 15 • 9:05 PM EDT • Politics • thebanner.com
Targum Spotlight: Geology Club brings together Earth science enthusiasts

The Rutgers Geology Club helps students from a variety of academic backgrounds connect through their shared interest in geology, the study of the Earth's history, composition and natural processes.

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Oct 15 • 8:05 PM EDT • Science • dailytargum.com
Rare N2 dimer could let scientists answer questions about global ...

New technique could track how synthetic fertiliser use has disturbed ecological balance

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Oct 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • chemistryworld.com
Closing surveillance detection gaps for emerging digital drug discourse with ontology-enhanced large language models

npj Digital Public Health - Closing surveillance detection gaps for emerging digital drug discourse with ontology-enhanced large language models

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Oct 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • nature.com
UCLA Health addresses healthcare accessibility issues for Spanish speakers

Three UCLA Health initiatives are working to make healthcare more accessible for Spanish speakers across Los Angeles. The UCLA Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence, the Equity for Latinx/Hispanic Healthy Aging and the Lifespan Assessment Through Integrated Neuropsychology Clinic address disparities in healthcare by offering bilingual training for medical professionals and conducting testing in patients’ native language.

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Oct 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • dailybruin.com
What's going on, South Dakota?

Submit your events for The Dakota Scout's Lounge section by emailing events@thedakotascout.com

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Oct 15 • 7:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • thedakotascout.com
Prehistoric Treasures Take Over Orlando Science Center

Orlando Science Center’s resident paleontologist Mac Bodden stopped by the show with real ancient fossils to celebrate National Fossil Day—giving us an incredible up-close look at prehistoric history right here in Central Florida.

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Oct 15 • 6:31 PM EDT • Science • fox35orlando.com
10/15/26: White Paper - Small Business Trends in Chattanooga - Center for Regional Economic Research

A new white paper released by the CRER looks at trends in small business in Chattanooga since 1978. Small firms are much more numerous in Chattanooga than are medium and large firms, although their number has grown much more slowly. Between 1978 and 2023, the number of small firms grew by 27 percent whereas the… Continue Reading

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Oct 15 • 6:29 PM EDT • Business • blog.utc.edu
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Corn Mazes to Comedy: Wisconsin Science Festival Brings Science to Everyone

You don’t need a lab coat to appreciate science. Sometimes all you need is a corn maze, a curious mind

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Oct 15 • 6:05 PM EDT • Science • q106.com
Billy Joel Shares Health Update as He Prepares to Auction Off His Beloved Motorcycle Collection: ‘I’m Not Allowed to Drive’

Further, "The neurologist told me, every time you do a show, it’s like you’re getting a concussion," Joel shared in a new interview.

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Oct 15 • 5:56 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Trump sues California over allegations of noncitizens registering to vote

The Trump administration is demanding records from Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties as it looks for instances of noncitizens voting

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Oct 15 • 5:51 PM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
Oct. 15: Why Feds Are Investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar and Why Science Journalist Cleo Abram is Optimistic about AI

Just weeks before the midterm elections, federal agents searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., seizing her phone and issuing around a dozen subpoenas, two people familiar with the DOJ investigation told NBC News. NBC News senior justice reporter Ryan J. Reilly explains how the move fits into a broader trend of the DOJ going after President Trump’s perceived political enemies and why it’s so unusual to launch this kind of probe right before an election. Then, Cleo Abram is a video journalist and the host of the widely popular YouTube series “HUGE* if true” and “HUGE* conversations,” where she looks at the potential and the solutions offered by science and technology. Cleo talks about why she’s still a tech optimist in light of growing AI doomerism and how her interviews with industry leaders have shaped her perspective on security and regulation. Lastly, we wade into the internet’s favorite controversy this week: singer and TV personality Kelly Clarkson’s social media fight with a Brooklyn shop over a mechanical bird. NBC News entertainment correspondent Chloe Melas spills the tea on the back-and-forth – and why the bird is now going for $15 million.

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Oct 15 • 5:50 PM EDT • Science • nbcnews.com
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Million dollar shot gala to benefit cancer care services

Naples Cancer Advisors, a community-based, non-profit organization that provides free consultative oncology services to cancer patients and their families, announced it will host the inaugural Million Dollar Shot fundraising gala

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Oct 15 • 5:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • floridaweekly.com
Med Center Health mammographer stresses yearly screenings after 40

Mammographer of 23 years breaks down comfort, compression and digital technology.

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Oct 15 • 4:39 PM EDT • Health • wbko.com
Partnership with World Wide Technology Raceway Opens Doors to Motor Sports Industry for First-Year Students

Nearly 100 Maryville University Rawlings Sport Business Management students worked NASCAR races at World Wide Technology Raceway, gaining hands-on motorsports experience.

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Oct 15 • 4:37 PM EDT • Sports • maryville.edu
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Cardiology’s busy year: Compensation, productivity, imaging volumes and TAVR cases all on the rise for heart specialists

Cardiologists appear to be thriving in the face of adversity. Even as the specialty juggles an aging population, a workforce shortage and unfavorable reimbursement policies, compensation and productivity continue to climb.

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Oct 15 • 4:11 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Green Card Processing Backlogs for Refugees and Asylees Could Have Implications for Health Coverage and Care

This data note highlights changes in green card (I-485) application processing for refugees and asylees between fiscal year (FY) 2021 and FY2025, as well as across the first three quarters of FY2025 to FY2026 (since FY2026 data are only available through the third quarter). It discusses the implications of these trends for access to federally funded health coverage following eligibility changes under the 2025 reconciliation law.

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Oct 15 • 4:06 PM EDT • Health • kff.org