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Progressive candidate is gaining on top two rivals in N.H. congressional race

While the establishment-backed top contenders, Stefany Shaheen and Maura Sullivan, are locked in a close contest, a progressive push by Carleigh Beriont may be gaining momentum.

Aug 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com

Novant Health, Hornets unveil progress on new Uptown practice facility

Channel 9’s Miana Massey got a first look of the facility on Friday, where crews are building the spaces that will become practice courts, training and recovery areas for the Hornets.

Aug 28 • 1:19 PM EDT • Health • wsoctv.com

Oklahoma officials outline progress on Rural Health Transformation Program initiatives

The update comes as Oklahoma prepares to enter the second budget period of a five-year federal funding opportunity meant to transform rural health.

Aug 28 • 8:22 AM EDT • Health • kosu.org

Democrats aim to emulate Republicans in building state power

A growing number of progressive groups looking to combat the influence of conservative groups. Experts say the left has years of work ahead if it wants to match the prowess of the organized right. But the second Trump administration has rallied Democrats across the states seeking to oppose federal policies.

Aug 28 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • stateline.org

Politics Chat, August 27, 2026

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Aug 27 • 7:28 PM EDT • Politics • heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

The Literacy Crisis Reaches Dog-Bear Science

“New analysis of more than 300 bear encounters suggests our canine companions often increase odds of conflict and rarely serve as early warning systems many recreationists assume,” reads a subhead in Mountain Journal. The thing is, that study reaches no such conclusion. But you have to read beyond the abstract to understand that. Mountain Journal is not alone. Let’s look at a brief list of takeaways published elsewhere just to establish that none of them seem to know how to read science. Wes Siler’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Here’s CBC: “A new peer-reviewed study, The Canine Conundrum: Is a Dog a Help or Hindrance in Bear Country?, dug into conflicts similar to what the video depicts, by analyzing 326 reported human-bear conflicts from 1901 to 2023 involving dogs.” “The study found 54 per cent of conflicts were started by dogs. In the encounters researchers included in the study, five people and 56 dogs were killed, and 170 people were injured.” “Lana Ciarniello, an independent researcher who co-authored the study, said researchers found when a person goes hiking with at least one other person, the odds of a negative bear encounter decrease by 50 per cent.” “However, when a dog is involved, the chances of a negative bear encounter increase because ‘a dog really adds a chaotic factor into the mix of recreation,’ said Ciarniello.” Again, the study finds no data supporting that conclusion. “Hiking with your pet dog may make you feel safer in bear country—but a hiker’s recent encounter and a new study prove that the numbers don’t add up,” writes Backpacker, which is now part of Outside. The numbers don’t add up to support this take. There’s plenty more examples, but all are equally dumb, so I’ll stop there. How did so many people get this so wrong? Three reasons: 1) the study is published behind a paywall, with only the abstract freely available. 2) the methodology sets out to create work relevant to a hyper-specific audience, not the public. And 3) the dataset studied is almost absurdly limited and doesn’t bear (get it?!) comparison to wider information. Let’s work through all three. The Problem is Money I understand the irony, since I’m writing about this on a subscription-model newsletter, but information wants to be free. The study is published by The Wildlife Society and costs $16 to access. Reprinting it is specifically prohibited by the terms of use, so I can only share snippets and my conclusions with you here. Having worked as a journalist for 24 years, I can report with some authority that journalists are both lazy and cheap. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that much of the material you’re seeing written about this study is drawn from the freely-available abstract (above) only, and not a deep dive into its methodology or data. And that’s a problem, because abstracts are where researchers are able to break from their numbers and editorialize their opinions about conclusions. So what’s getting reported isn’t based on numbers, it’s based on an opinion designed for a specific audience, not the general public. Hell yeah ladies, kick that bear’s ass. The Methodology is Designed to Support a Predetermined Conclusion One of the biggest issues with the science that everyone likes to cite about bear spray’s efficacy is that no one understands that study was designed for a specific audience, looking for a specific answer. And since that audience is not the public, and our safety was not the question being asked, its conclusion is rendered irrelevant to our needs. Yes, I’m talking about Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska, which was created by Tom Smith and Stephen Herrero, two of the same scientists who put together this dog-bear conflict analysis. In the spray study, the purpose was to present relevant agencies with the information they needed to issue their field workers with bear spray. As such, incidents where people were unable to access the spray or similarly failed to get it deployed in time were excluded from the results, and only incidents they deemed successful were included. Could a ranger roll down their vehicle’s window and scare a bear away from a dumpster by spraying it? Turns out the answer was yes, and that was good enough for the purposes of that study. The sample size of actual bear attacks—the thing you and I would want bear spray to provide a solution to, was too small to draw conclusions from, and didn’t indicate success in that role. Is a Dog a Help or Hindrance in Bear Country? has similar limitations. “Insights provided here are intended to help wildlife managers create effective guidelines regarding the presence of domestic dogs in bear habitat,” is explained clearly by the study’s text. To conduct the study, Smith and Herrero went looking for publicly available reports of dog-bear conflicts: “All incidents included in our analysis involved at least one bear, one dog, and one person who was at immediate risk of injury (e.g., not in a protective structure such as a cabin or vehicle), injured, or killed,” explains the report’s methodology. Why is that a problem? “We recognize that data used in this study are biased in that people generally only report adverse interactions with bears, not benign ones. Consequently, we assume that for the most part, people and their dogs pass through bear country without incident.” As was the problem with the bear spray study, people are drawing conclusions here from a study that was never intended to be relevant to the general public. The Smith-Herrero database famously excludes Alaska’s Defense of Life and Property records, which are elsewhere considered the largest and most authoritative source on human-bear conflict. The Dataset is Absurdly Limited A 2009 study conducted by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife estimates that each year there are at least 43,000 documented complaints of human-bear conflict across North America. Is a Dog a Help or Hindrance in Bear Country? Examined those reports for years ranging from 1901 to 2023, and only managed to find 326 such incidents that met the criteria explained above. Let’s do some quick math, poorly. 43,000 incidents x 122 years = 5,246,000 total incidents of documented human-bear conflict. Smith and Herrero were only able to find 326 incidents that met their criteria for dog+human+bear+risk or occurrence of injury. That means there’s a 0.006 percent chance that the study’s conclusion—that dogs make bear encounters more dangerous—even gets a chance of occurring. And remember, that’s only in documented conflicts. There’s no way to know how many people across North America run into a bear in any given year without any conflict, but it’s probably safe to assume that the total number is well in excess of 43,000. And, dig deeper into the study and you can find further restrictions that skew its conclusions even more. “While the people involved in these incidents did not report the level of training their dogs had received, it is our assumption that most were untrained companion dogs as opposed to well-trained bear dogs, such as Karelians and livestock guardian breeds that have proven to be significant aids in bear country,” the study’s methodology explains. And that’s a problem, because an ongoing study here in Montana is finding that the simple presence of a Kangal like our youngest dog Teddy can reduce visits to private property from grizzly bears by 87.8 percent. In addition to being a badass, Teddy is also a companion animal. And in my admittedly limited sample size of the three dogs currently present in our living room, she’s no more effective than her mutt brothers. Plenty of people own a dog capable of deterring bears, even if they didn’t set out to own a bear dog. The real purpose of this study appears to be a recommendation that leashes are mandated and recreationists pursue training in their deterrent of choice. But that doesn’t make for sensational headlines. Are There Any Real Takeaways Here? Let’s throw some numbers around, just to try and get our hands around what the larger picture might look like for bears and dogs here. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that 42.6 percent of American households own a dog. The Canadian Animal Health Institute says roughly 35 percent of households in Canuckistan own a dog. In an attempt to create the worst possible result for dogs, let’s run with that 35 percent number. And given that outdoorsy and rural people are more likely to both own a dog, and have bear encounters, let’s just make a giant assumption and apply that number to those 43,000 conflicts documented annually. If 35 percent of 43,000 human-bear encounters involve a dog, then we can assume that at least 15,050 dog-bear conflicts are occurring annually in North America. 15,050 x 122 = 1,836,100. Smith and Herrero were only able to find 326 incidents that met their human, dog, chance or occurrence of injury criteria across 122 years. And only 170 documented human injuries. So, with all the obvious caveats about these numbers in no way describing reality beyond narrow study parameters, what they actually found is that your risk of injury if your dog tangles with a bear is only 0.009 percent. I’ll take those odds next time I’m hiking my dogs in bear country. Top photo: “Superintendent Horace Albright, eating pancakes with bears, at Lake Lodge, Yellowstone National Park.” NPS. A journalist with more than two decades of experience working around the world, Wes Siler is here to cut through the outrage and disinformation to bring you the factual, insightful, actionable reporting you need to understand what’s going on. Upgrading to a paid subscription supports this reporting, and buys personal access to Wes, who will help you save money on gear, plan outdoor adventures, and prepare for real life, and who promises he’s less salty in real life than he sometimes comes across as on the Internet. Wes Siler’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. 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Aug 27 • 6:47 PM EDT • Science • wessiler.substack.com

Florence Harding Photographed Taught Me About Women Partaking in Politics

What would Florence Kling Harding think now? A week or so ago when I cast my ballot at my designated polling place this thought crossed my mind. I imagine the former first lady would be pleased about how routine voting has become for women in the United States. But perhaps she would not be satisfied. Today, a published essay I wrote for In Pursuit spotlights a lesson in leadership demonstrated by First Lady Florence Harding. In my research, I discovered there’s a lot to be said about this strong female historic figure. But it was the blurry photograph capturing Mrs. Harding voting for her husband Warren G. Harding, one of two presidential candidates from Ohio, on Nov. 2, 1920—Election Day—that drew my attention. It was the first presidential election held in the United States after the ratification and certification of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Its 106th anniversary was marked on Wednesday. I remember thinking what a shame it was that her presence in the image was imperfect while the mostly men surrounding her were in sharp focus. Perhaps cynically I thought, “No surprise!” On further examination, though, the clear reaction of the people surrounding Mrs. Harding was equally important. In that snapshot of time, many of their expressions were serious. One man stood elevated above the rest with a slight smile as he caught a glimpse of history. Mr. Harding hovered over his wife’s shoulder closely observing the last seconds of her vote being cast. Their gazes were locked in on who would hours later become first lady. Subscribe The attention she drew is worth noting, mostly because, as I learned, Mrs. Harding understood the power her image could have on women across the country. She and I share in common a career in newspapers—hers the business side and mine on the editorial side. Nevertheless, it became clear to me as I write in the essay that she understood if she was seen voting, other women would follow suit. That wouldn’t necessarily be the case in that 1920 election, though, Karen Kedrowski, the director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University, explained to me. Florence Harding was a suffrage advocate. But, suffrage was a contentious issue and women were far from united at the time of the election. In fact, a substantial number of women and active anti-suffrage organizations thought women participating in elections was a “bad idea and antithetical to their roles in the private sphere as mothers and homemakers,” Kedrowski said, adding that women were also viewed as the moral compass for their husbands and sons. If women got involved in politics they would become contaminated by it. Suffragists, on the other hand, wanted to bring that moral presence into politics to help clean things up. Only about 30% of women voted in that 1920 presidential election. That was a start. More than 100 years later in the 2024 presidential election, 66.9% of eligible women voted (91.3 million), compared to 63.7% of men who voted (82.6 million), according to the League of Women Voters. Yes, Florence Harding would be pleased. Subscribe That imperfect Election Day image was important symbolism about women’s potential during what was known as the “Modern Woman” era and the growing public role women were taking in the 1920s. I imagine Florence Harding might agree with other succeeding first ladies when it comes to gender equality and the importance of the vote. Like Michelle Obama when she said in her memoir Becoming, “We all play a role in this democracy. We need to remember the power of every vote.” Or Hillary Clinton during her unsuccessful run for president in 2016 when she remarked on International Women’s Day: “We celebrate the progress we’ve made to advance the full participation of women in economies and societies. And most importantly, we recommit to finishing the unfinished work that remains …” I hope if you are reading this, you will also read my essay on Florence Harding’s leadership lesson for In Pursuit. And perhaps that will move you to dig deeper and read more about Florence Harding’s life circumstances in biographies like First Lady Florence Harding: Behind the Tragedy and Controversy by Katherine A. S. Sibley. No, I do not think Florence Harding would be satisfied despite how far women have come from that day she first entered her polling place. She once wrote to the Camp Fire Girls, “The part that women play in the world has been greatly changed … It has been broadened and enlarged …” It has. And as women continue to engage in civics it continues to be. I imagine Florence Harding would want women to keep meeting the moment. Read the In Pursuit essay Watch on C-SPAN Share East Wing Magazine is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

Aug 27 • 5:01 PM EDT • Politics • eastwingmagazine.com

Progressives Condemn Pick of Pro-Israel Democrat Atop House Panel

Outrage over making Representative Jared Moskowitz, who is vocally pro-Israel, the top Democrat on a Middle East policy subcommittee reflected the party’s rift over Israel.

Aug 27 • 4:59 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

Are the kids all right? Mental health issues drop — but disparities remain

The latest data from a statewide youth survey shows signs of progress, but that’s partly because our comparison is from a “horrible” pandemic peak, experts say.

Aug 27 • 4:16 PM EDT • Health • vtdigger.org

From foot-and-mouth disease to One Health: 75 years of regional cooperation for veterinary public health in the Americas

Established in 1951 to help countries combat foot-and-mouth disease, PAHO's Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Veterinary Public Health (PANAFTOSA) has spent more than seven decades advancing regional cooperation. Its work has helped drive progress toward the eradication of the disease while strengthening the Americas' response to zoonotic diseases, food safety threats, antimicrobial resistance, and emerging health risks.

Aug 27 • 12:01 PM EDT • Health • paho.org

Primary conversations: Manzur says it’s time to break donors’ grip on party politics

Senate Democratic candidate Karishma Manzur lives in Exeter, serves as a volunteer with progressive organizations and has a background in medical science.

Aug 27 • 10:54 AM EDT • Politics • nhpr.org

$50B Rural Health Transformation Program Needs More Transparency, Groups Say

States must submit Rural Health Transformation Program progress reports to the federal government, but they aren’t required to proactively post those reports, or related information, publicly.

Aug 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org

Investing in Pandemic Preparedness for Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems

Pandemic preparedness and resilient health systems are inseparable. This message featured prominently during Symposium 5, “Resilient Health Systems for Future Well-being”, at the Public Health Summit held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 22 to 24 July. The WHO South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO SEARO) participated in the symposium, contributing to discussions on how countries can prepare for future health emergencies while sustaining essential health services, contributing to health security, and advancing universal health coverage.Photo: Public Health Summit, where the main theme was 100 years of organised community health services in Sri Lanka. The summit was supported by the WHO Country Office for Sri Lanka. The SEARO presentation at the symposium, titled “Pandemic Preparedness for Resilient Health Systems”, highlighted how lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing global health initiatives are shaping stronger, more resilient health systems capable of protecting populations during future crises.Photo : WHO South-East Asia Regional Office’s Health Emergencies Programme highlighted that pandemic preparedness strengthens resilient health systems, advances health security, reinforces primary health care, and supports progress towards universal health coverage.

Aug 26 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int

The Real Purpose of China's Robot Games Is Not Your Entertainment

China’s endlessly delightful World Humanoid Robot Games featured tons of impressive stunts. But the most mindblowing tricks were far less showy, and a lot more significant. For more like this, subscribe to Will Knight’s “AI Lab” newsletter.

Aug 26 • 2:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • wired.com

Trump scores federal court win against House progressive accused of assaulting ICE

A Biden-appointed judge sided with Trump's DOJ, rejecting House Democrat LaMonica McIver's legislative immunity argument for getting her case thrown out.

Aug 26 • 1:38 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

Politics Chat, August 25, 2026

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Aug 25 • 8:06 PM EDT • Politics • heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Patrick Mahomes continuing to progress; looking to play Week 1

Aug 25 • 7:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

At Atlanta Black Pride, Joy Becomes A Public Health Strategy

As federal disruptions threaten hard-won progress against HIV, organizers are embedding prevention, care and stigma reduction within Black queer culture and celebration.

Aug 25 • 1:31 PM EDT • Health • forbes.com

Crop health falls six weeks in a row

For six weeks in a row, Minnesota’s corn and soybean health has fallen, per USDA crop progress reports. In many parts of the state, one would need to dig down at least three feet to find much in the way of even ‘adequate’ water.

Aug 25 • 1:15 PM EDT • Health • mprnews.org

REACH Study Aims to Make School Success a Measure of Children's Health

The REACH study is developing a method to link school performance and health data, expanding how researchers measure outcomes for children.

Aug 25 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • news.med.miami.edu

Anavex Life Sciences Reports Third Fiscal Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Business Update

Clinical Development Strategy for Alzheimer’s Disease Remains the Focus as Anavex Advances Regulatory Progress Across All Three Programs Anavex Submits Completed Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Study Data and Rett Syndrome Formal Meeting Request to FDA, with an IND Submission for Fragile X Syndrome Planned for September NEW YORK, NY, August 25, 2026 – Anavex Life Sciences […]

Aug 25 • 8:23 AM EDT • Business • anavex.com

Is AIPAC’s political standing declining in the US?

The powerful pro-Israeli lobby group is increasingly becoming liability for both the progressive as well as right-wing.

Aug 25 • 6:55 AM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com

VA deploys Oracle EHR to 3 medical centers in Indiana

The Department of Veterans Affairs is making progress on its goal to add the new electronic health record to all of its medical centers. Past deployments have been plagued by technical challenges and delays.

Aug 25 • 5:32 AM EDT • Health • healthcaredive.com

Rebecca Katz’s Risky Formula for Winning Elections

The political consultant has an uncanny gift for finding charismatic progressives. Why do so many of them implode?

Aug 25 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nymag.com

Katin Houser's Biggest Area of Growth Revealed by Illinois Coach

The Illinois Fighting Illini's newest starting QB has progressed in one key area.

Aug 24 • 5:25 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Panthers expect RB Chuba Hubbard to be ready for regular-season opener vs. Bears

Coach Dave Canales says Hubbard, who strained his hamstring earlier this month, is progressing well.

Aug 24 • 2:27 PM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com

AMC Entertainment Spikes 7%, Cinemark Climbs 6%: Is This a Short Squeeze in Progress?

Theater stocks are surging together on a down-market Monday with no earnings, no analyst upgrades, and no press releases to explain the move. When three separate exhibitors all spike at once without a single headline, something deliberate is driving the tape.

Aug 24 • 1:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • 247wallst.com

Why politicians are punchlines at the Edinburgh Fringe

There was a time when satire had an easier gig. Politicians said something ridiculous, comedians made fun of them, audiences laughed, and everyone went home. Subscribe Now the joke is often the headline. In a world where the unbelievable regularly makes the news, where politics can veer into parody before the comedians have had time to write the punchline, you might reasonably wonder: is satire running out of material? Not in Edinburgh. At the Fringe, I can confirm satire has a pulse, even in a relentless and rapid news cycle. Politicians as punchlines Take NewsRevue, the world’s longest-running live sketch show, where politicians are turned into punchlines at industrial speed. Its latest target? Andy Burnham - or, more accurately, his doppelganger, pictured below in the middle. The joke, he tells us, is that there have been so many politicians coming and going that even satire risks suffering from political fatigue. But perhaps that revolving door is precisely why comedy matters. When the news cycle moves faster than our ability to process it, comedians can hold up a mirror - and make us think twice. Small talk Take Ayoade Bamgboye, the Saturday Night Live UK star who won the Best Newcomer prize at last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Her Fringe debut was critically acclaimed; this year she is turning her attention to one of Britain’s most baffling social rituals: small talk. Share It’s a reminder that satire doesn’t always need a politician in its sights. Sometimes the target is simply us civilians - the strange little rules and rituals we have collectively agreed to pretend are normal. Politics and Palestinian identity For British-Palestinian comedian Sami Abu Wardeh, pictured below, comedy has a more urgent job. His new show, Sami Abu Wardeh Hates You, asks who gets to hate, and whether anger belongs to everyone, not just the far right. His comedy confronts politics and Palestinian identity while refusing to surrender the simple business of making people laugh. Shakespeare meets climate crisis And then there is HAM: an “eco-hijacking” of Hamlet, which its creators describe as “a sordid wrestle between a vegan and a sausage-lover”. Shakespeare meets the climate crisis. Meat meets moral panic. The end result? You’ll leave promising to become vegan and swiftly bulk buying Linda McCartney sausages. HAM was created by theatre company Hotter Project, aka Ell Potter and Mary Higgins, pictured below. They say comedy helped them avoid the preachiness sometimes associated with climate activism - using Shakespeare as a vessel for uncomfortable questions about the planet, politics and the way we live. Perhaps that is satire’s secret weapon. It doesn’t necessarily make the world less absurd. It makes the absurdity crystal clear. And at a moment when reality increasingly feels like it has been written by a sketch writer, the Fringe is proving there is still plenty to laugh and cry at. Satire isn’t dead. It’s alive, subletting and having the time of its life at the Fringe. Subscribe Share Channel 4 News Leave a comment

Aug 24 • 12:02 PM EDT • Politics • channel4news.substack.com

Rune Factory 6 work-in-progress video

Marvelous has released a work-in-progress video for the May 2025-announced,/a> Rune Factory 6.

Aug 24 • 9:37 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com

Mozambique strengthens regulation of medicines and imported vaccines, boosting health protection

Mozambique has reached a major milestone in strengthening the regulation of medicines and imported vaccines, with its national regulatory authority recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having a stable, well-functioning and integrated regulatory system.The Autoridade Nacional Reguladora de Medicamentos de Moçambique (ANARME) has achieved Maturity Level 3 (ML3) for the regulation of medicines and imported vaccines under WHO’s global classification of national regulatory authorities.Mozambique becomes the 10th country in Africa to reach ML3, joining Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe and marking further momentum in strengthening regulatory systems across the region.For people in Mozambique, stronger regulation means greater assurance that medicines and vaccines are appropriately evaluated for quality, safety and efficacy and monitored throughout their lifecycle. It also strengthens the country’s ability to identify and respond to safety concerns and substandard or falsified products, while supporting timely access to quality-assured health products.“Mozambique’s achievement is the result of sustained investment in regulatory capacity that will deliver crucial benefits for public health,” said Dr Sylvie Briand, WHO Chief Scientist and Assistant Director-General a.i. for Health Systems, Access and Data. “Strong regulatory systems protect people, build confidence in health products and help countries respond more effectively to evolving public health needs and challenges. Mozambique’s progress also contributes to advancing regulatory capacity across Africa and promoting more equitable access to safe and quality-assured medicines and vaccines.”Building a stronger regulatory systemMozambique’s achievement follows years of sustained efforts to build the institutions and capabilities needed for effective regulation.WHO worked closely with ANARME throughout this process, assessing the national regulatory system and supporting the authority in addressing identified gaps and strengthening priority areas.WHO evaluates national regulatory systems using its Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT), which assesses the regulatory functions required to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of medical products. These include registration and marketing authorization, licensing, market surveillance and control, pharmacovigilance, regulatory inspection, laboratory testing and oversight of clinical trials, as applicable. WHO’s maturity levels range from 1 to 4. Reaching ML3 confirms a stable, well-functioning and integrated regulatory system, while ML4 represents an advanced system focused on continuous improvement.Benefits for Mozambique and the African continentAn ML3 regulatory system can support more timely and predictable regulatory decisions, reinforce safety monitoring and help ensure that health products entering and remaining on the market meet appropriate standards.It also creates greater opportunities for regulatory cooperation and reliance – approaches that help authorities make use of the work and decisions of trusted regulators, reduce unnecessary duplication and allocate limited resources more efficiently, while maintaining rigorous standards for quality, safety and efficacy.As the first Portuguese-speaking country in Africa to reach ML3, Mozambique’s experience can also contribute to strengthening regulatory systems and fostering greater cooperation, knowledge sharing and reliance among Portuguese-speaking countries and across the African continent. Its achievement further reinforces a more connected African regulatory ecosystem, providing a solid foundation on which the newly established African Medicines Agency can build to advance regulatory convergence and cooperation across the region.Strengthening confidence in regulatory recognitionMozambique’s achievement comes as WHO strengthens the process through which the performance of national regulatory systems is recognized.The newly established Technical Advisory Group on Regulatory Systems Strengthening (TAG-RSS) brings together independent international experts to advise WHO on whether recommendations concerning regulatory authorities reaching ML3 and ML4 and WHO-Listed Authorities, are supported by the findings of WHO evaluation processes. Its recommendations provide an additional level of independent assurance, strengthening the impartiality, transparency and credibility of WHO’s recognition process.Mozambique is among the first countries to achieve ML3 following consideration and recommendation by the TAG-RSS. As part of the same TAG-RSS process, South Africa was recommended to retain its ML3 status for the regulation of vaccines manufactured, imported or distributed in the country, following an additional WHO assessment. This extends the recognition first granted in 2022 and underscores the sustained performance of the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA).The two recognitions highlight continued progress in strengthening regulatory systems across Africa, as well as the importance of continued performance, improvement and assessment in sustaining regulatory maturity.WHO will continue working with ANARME and SAHPRA to sustain these gains and support continuous improvement as science, technologies and public health needs evolve.

Aug 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • who.int

BRINSUPRI® (brensocatib) Approved by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the Treatment of Patients With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis, a Serious, Chronic Lung Disease

—First-in-Disease and First-in-Class Therapy Approved in Japan for Patients With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFB), a Progressive Disease That Can Lead to Permanent Lung Damage—...

Aug 23 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • investor.insmed.com

Executive Summary: Russell prefers a collaborative, progressive approach

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the...

Aug 23 • 12:06 PM EDT • Politics • talkbusiness.net

Executive Summary: Russell prefers a collaborative, progressive approach

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the...

Aug 23 • 12:06 PM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net

Week in politics: primaries results, Iran pressure, Korean relations flip

Democrats have not shown a clear preference for progressive candidates over moderate ones. Republicans have rejected some of President Trump's endorsees despite his tight grip on the party's base.

Aug 23 • 8:02 AM EDT • Politics • upr.org

Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime

The letter gave the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress until the end of business Friday to issue the retraction or face a $5 billion lawsuit. The center declined.

Aug 22 • 1:36 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

How a Progressive Democrat in Florida Gave Her Party New Hope

Angie Nixon, a state lawmaker from Jacksonville, shocked Democrats in red Florida by soundly defeating her centrist primary opponent. Now comes the hard part.

Aug 22 • 5:03 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

Families face higher back-to-school costs this year, report finds

A new study by two progressive think tanks estimates that a typical basket of school supplies costs nearly 8% more this year than last year.

Aug 21 • 5:00 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

Top 5 most heated moments as progressives spar over who is farther to the left in final Dem Senate debate

Ed Markey and Seth Moulton clashed over transgender athletes and abolishing ICE in their final Senate debate in Massachusetts.

Aug 21 • 2:27 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

Sean Mannion’s offense looks for progress against the Patriots

The Eagles need cleaner execution, better protection and more quarterback rhythm when Sean Mannion’s offense faces New England

Aug 21 • 1:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Democrats rally behind progressive Aisha Wahab after win in California special election

First Muslim woman and Afghan American elected to California legislature held lead throughout race over main opponent Melissa Hernandez

Aug 21 • 7:18 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com

Iowa Writers’ Workshop professor explores forgotten history

Matthew Neill Null, an Iowa Writers' Workshop professor, has a new novel, “Floodgate,” which centers on the 1960s construction of West Virginia's Summersville Dam and explores themes of labor unions, resource extraction, and the lives of working-class people left behind by progress.

Aug 21 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • thegazette.com

Opinion | Walz said ‘follow the science.’ His mining order does the opposite.

"The governor’s executive order throws six years of progress into question without new science, new legislation or the opportunity for a vote by our elected representatives," Dave Lislegard writes.

Aug 21 • 5:59 AM EDT • Science • startribune.com

Gallery of William Rawn Associates' New Museum of Science Venue Nears Completion in Boston - 1

Image 1 of 5 from gallery of William Rawn Associates' New Museum of Science Venue Nears Completion in Boston. View of the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common in progress, 2026. Image © Nicolaus Czarnecki

Aug 21 • 5:54 AM EDT • Science • archdaily.com

Politics Chat, August 20, 2026

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Aug 20 • 8:21 PM EDT • Politics • heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Yankees news: New Aaron Judge injury update is crucial

Will New York Yankees star Aaron Judge return soon? The hope is still that Judge will return before the regular season comes to an end . According to MLB.com, the Yankees slugger is expected to return from his rib injury at some point in September. MLB.com also reports that Judge began a hitting progression on Thursday which is a big step in the […] The post Yankees news: New Aaron Judge injury update is crucial appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Aug 20 • 7:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Layoffs in Apple's Vision Products Group prove slow progress in spatial computing

A source has exclusively revealed to us that Apple has just laid off an unknown number of people dedicated to VR development, which aligns with incoming CEO John Ternus reportedly putting the category "on ice."

Aug 20 • 3:48 PM EDT • Technology • appleinsider.com

Turning Play into Progress: An Update on Sustainability Efforts

Learn how Sony Interactive Entertainment is advancing sustainability through lower emissions, reduced plastic packaging, ecosystem restoration, and climate research.

Aug 20 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • sonyinteractive.com

Patriots rookie Gabe Jacas progressing under Mike Vrabel’s hard coaching

Gabe Jacas was challenged by his head coach in the preseason opener.

Aug 20 • 5:23 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

A new 15-minute trailer of Black Myth: Zhong Kui shows the game’s combat in action

The work in progress video highlights the game’s visual fidelity at this stage…

Aug 20 • 4:30 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com

Biotalys Reports Half-Year 2026 Financial Results & Business Highlights

Company Provides R&D UpdateGhent, BELGIUM, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Press release – regulated information Made substantial regulatory progress in both the U.S. and E.U. with first protein-based biocontrol EVOCA®, paving the regulatory pathway for its commercial version EVOCA NG Achieved promising results in field trials with a second lead BioFun-6 candidate from the AGROBODY® technology platform Entered into a strategic partnership with 21st.BIO, a leading precision fermentation technol

Aug 20 • 1:00 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

Knee osteoarthritis isn’t inevitable — here’s what you can do

Knee osteoarthritis can seriously affect mobility and quality of life, but its progression isn’t completely out of your control. Exercise, stronger leg muscles, a healthier diet, and even modest weight loss can dramatically reduce stress on the knees and help keep pain in check.

Aug 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com

Q2 Earnings Highlights: agilon health (NYSE:AGL) Vs The Rest Of The Outpatient & Specialty Care Stocks

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at agilon health (NYSE:AGL) and the best and worst performers in the outpatient & specialty care industry.

Aug 19 • 4:14 PM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com

Government Science Websites Shouldn’t Apologize for Scientists

The job of a government science website is to inform the public about what science has discovered, not to pass judgment on historical figures for their alleged failure to live up to contemporary progressive standards of opinion. Someone should make that distinction clear to the men and women at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).

Aug 19 • 11:14 AM EDT • Science • donoharmmedicine.org

Progressive scores upset victory in Florida, and other takeaways from Tuesday's elections

As the long, contentious primary season nears its end, Democratic voters elevated another progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while President Donald Trump's chosen candidate in his adopted home state, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, won the nomination to be the state's first Black governor.

Aug 19 • 10:28 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

Arkane veterans Harvey Smith and Ben Horne reunite: “We’re back to the games we love”

Aug 19 • 9:01 AM EDT • Technology • thegamebusiness.com

A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways from Tuesday’s Primaries

State Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive firebrand, defeated a moderate who dramatically out-raised her with grass-roots enthusiasm. Can it carry her to victory in November?

Aug 19 • 12:26 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

Politics Chat, August 18, 2026

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Aug 18 • 7:57 PM EDT • Politics • heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Researcher-artist paves the way for science communication

Lulu Perez ‘26 is a behavioral neurosciences alumna. She is a researcher in an FIU lab that investigates how complex sugars can regulate immune and cancer cell function and slow cancer progression. She is also an artist. Perez attended an arts-focused school, where she learned to paint in traditional mediums like acrylic, oil and watercolors,

Aug 18 • 2:26 PM EDT • Science • communitynewspapers.com

Hiltzik: The Democrats' age revolt took down a progressive leader

Rep. John Larson fought hard in Congress to protect Social Security. Will his much younger successor play the same role?

Aug 18 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com

Progressive Florida Dem Senate candidate wants to ‘assess’ congressional leadership

Aug 18 • 1:06 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Multiple Businesses Burglarized During Overnight Crime Spree; Juvenile Arrested

On August 17, 2026, at approximately 5:00 AM, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Regional Communications Center received a call for service reporting a burglary in progress at a business in the 6800 block of Space Village Avenue in unincorporated El Paso County. As Patrol deputies responded, dispatchers received additional information indicating the suspect was […]

Aug 17 • 5:04 PM EDT • Business • epcsheriffsoffice.com

Florida primary considered huge test for progressives

Aug 17 • 9:48 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Apple retains clear smartwatch market lead, but a new contender is rising in a key wearable segment

No one can threaten Apple's smartwatch market supremacy right now, although Google and Garmin are making very interesting progress with a relatively new type of wearable.

Aug 17 • 9:38 AM EDT • Technology • phonearena.com

It’s Obvious Now Why “Woke 1” Failed. I Have an Idea for How Progressives Can Be Less Annoying Next Time.

It wasn’t the ideas that were the problem. It was the execution.

Aug 17 • 5:40 AM EDT • Politics • slate.com

Far-left politicians still using ActBlue as 88-year-old disputes donating nearly $150,000 to fundraising giant

Top progressives including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders still fundraise through ActBlue amid smurfing allegations and a House probe.

Aug 16 • 7:45 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

The Scientists Who Want to Steer Hurricanes

Over the weekend, Hawaii was lashed by Hurricane Lala, which has washed away homes, left more than 125,000 people without power, shut down two of the state’s busiest airports, threatened dangerous flash flooding and, at time of writing, has killed one person. What if we could’ve steered the storm away from Hawaii, into the vast expanse of the empty Pacific Ocean that lies all around the islands—where no one could get hurt? This scenario might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But earlier this year, a peer-reviewed study published by the Public Library of Science found that it might be possible, and sooner than we think. The study was titled: “Weather Jiu-Jitsu: Prospects for atmospheric nudging to defuse the impact of catastrophic weather extremes.” According to the paper, the controversial practice of cloud seeding could enable human beings to make hurricanes change direction. The potential results could be astounding: The authors suggested that Hurricane Sandy, which in New York City alone killed 44 people and caused $19 billion of damage in 2012, could’ve been diverted by 200 miles, missing the metropolis entirely. Cloud seeding, which first succeeded in the U.S. in 1946, is a practice whereby small particles—for example, dry ice, silver iodide, or salt—are dropped into clouds, causing moisture to condense into precipitation. In the 1960s, the U.S. government launched Project Stormfury, an experiment that saw Navy pilots flying into the heart of a hurricane, dodging winds over a hundred miles per hour, to cloud-seed inside it, in the hope of reducing the storm’s power. “The seeding,” the theory went, “would stimulate the formation of a new eyewall that would surround the existing eyewall. The new eyewall would contract, strangling the old eyewall and reducing the intensity of the hurricane.”

Aug 16 • 4:43 PM EDT • Science • thefp.com

GIMP Making Progress On New Project File Format After Nearly 30 Years With XCF

The GIMP project has published their latest development update to highlight the interesting work that's ongoing toward GIMP 3.4 and future releases.

Aug 16 • 4:15 PM EDT • Technology • phoronix.com

Dodgers Expect Ohtani Back on the Mound in September

Shohei Ohtani enters the final phase of his throwing progression, aiming to bolster the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation before the postseason begins.

Aug 16 • 2:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Covington Business Council luncheon to feature Sharmili Reddy, Covington city manager

Covington City Manager Sharmili Reddy will speak at the Covington Business Council’s monthly luncheon on August 20. She will speak on “Covington’s Resilience — Partnerships Powering Progress.

Aug 16 • 12:38 AM EDT • Business • nkytribune.com

Yankees’ Aaron Judge begins baseball activities as return draws closer

Aaron Judge is making progress toward his highly anticipated Yankees return, taking another key step in his recovery from a broken right rib as New York awaits its superstar’s comeback.

Aug 15 • 7:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Can Oscar Health (OSCR) Still Look Cheap After Strong Q2?

Oscar Health stock has delivered a very large 3 year return while the broader valuation checks still lean cautious, with a low value score hinting that the recent re rating may not be a simple bargain story. Oscar Health has returned about 3.6x over the past 3 years, which puts a spotlight on whether recent enthusiasm already prices in much of the progress. Recent profitability and revenue growth can support investor expectations for the business, while concerns around medical cost trends...

Aug 15 • 2:09 PM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com

Rash: This primary season, the Midwest is a political science laboratory

Though some fared better than others in the primaries, the competitiveness of progressives this year suggests Donald Trump has radicalized the Democratic Party, John Rash writes.

Aug 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • startribune.com

Rob Sand Has Figured Something Out

Rob Sand isn’t progressive or moderate. What is he trying to be?

Aug 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com

Opinion: Black Atlanta must decide its own political future

Black Atlanta residents built their prosperity through hard work and discipline. The rise of democratic socialism threatens the progress made over several generations.

Aug 15 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • ajc.com

Bruce Willis makes rare appearance at daughter Tallulah's wedding

Bruce Willis showed up for his daughter Tallulah Willis's wedding as he navigates the progression of frontotemporal dementia.

Aug 14 • 7:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com

Bruce Willis makes rare appearance at daughter's wedding

Bruce Willis showed up for his daughter Tallulah Willis's wedding as he navigates the progression of frontotemporal dementia.

Aug 14 • 7:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com

Can Senator Ed Markey’s Progressive Politics Help Him Overcome the Age Issue?

Ed Markey is hoping that his progressive politics will save him in Massachusetts.

Aug 14 • 5:57 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

Arizona has become a destination for women’s sports

Arizona has evolved into one of the nation's fastest-growing women's sports markets. Coaches, athletes and industry leaders explained how decades of progress, increased visibility and investment transformed the state's women’s sports culture.

Aug 14 • 12:59 PM EDT • Sports • cronkitenews.azpbs.org

America is finally turning the corner on overdose deaths. Washington is about to squander it.

Advocate Ryan Hampton argues that while overdose deaths fell significantly through existing federal programs, upcoming budget cuts and political inaction threaten to dismantle the progress made in …

Aug 14 • 9:30 AM EDT • Health • thehill.com

No Mora progress for Roma, so Galatasaray contact FC Porto

Roma’s talks for Rodrigo Mora seem to have collapsed over conditions making the option to buy an obligation, letting Galatasaray in. ‘There’s a lot of noise, nothing more than that,’ said Fran...

Aug 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Politics Chat, August 13, 2026

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Aug 13 • 7:54 PM EDT • Politics • heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Spanberger touts progress keeping insulin, prescriptions affordable during tour of Northern Va. health clinic

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is touting the progress the state has made in capping insulin costs and keeping prescription drugs affordable.

Aug 13 • 7:21 PM EDT • Health • wtop.com

Rangers Sports Network Broadcasts Delivered to BZZR Now Available on Roku Devices

Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers, along with Rangers Sports Network presented by Progressive (RSN) and its direct-to-consumer distributor BZZR (pronounced ‘buzzer’), today announced that the BZZR television app is now available for download on Roku devices. Tonight’s telecast of the Rangers game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel

Aug 13 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • mlb.com

Bernie Sanders says he can’t get involved in every race. Some allies wish he would.

Some high-profile progressives are blaming the Vermont senator for not endorsing Francesca Hong in Wisconsin. Sanders told POLITICO he has “limited resources.”

Aug 13 • 6:00 PM EDT • Politics • politico.com

Several Giants show progress in light practice before Vikings game

Several New York Giants returned in limited roles during a light practice ahead of Saturday’s preseason opener against the Vikings.

Aug 13 • 4:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Politics Chat, August 12, 2026

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Aug 13 • 3:02 PM EDT • Politics • heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Hasan Piker event cancellation sparks intervention from top House progressive

Rep. Pramila Jayapal said she is working with the University of Washington after it canceled Hasan Piker's campus event over process concerns.

Aug 13 • 2:56 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

BREAKING: Netflix to shut down two more game studios

Netflix is sticking with video games but once again reducing the number of studios it owns making games. The streaming giant is closing Los Angeles-based Night School studio, which it acquired in 2021 and plans to close Helsinki-based Moonloot, which was founded in 2022. Just six weeks ago, Night School had released Unhinged, a novel 30-minute first-person horror game, streamable on TVs to Netflix users. The game was hailed by Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters in a call with investors. Six weeks later, Night School is closing. Prior to its Netflix tenure, Night School had developed the award-winning supernatural thriller Oxenfree. A second Oxenfree game followed after the purchase, as well as a mobile game designed to tie in to an episode of the Netflix show Black Mirror. Netflix attributed the studio closures to a prioritization around kids gaming, party games, story-driven fare and games with mainstream hooks, such as a recently released FIFA game. “We see an opportunity to be more focused in our execution, so we are making organizational changes to the business to match those priorities,” a Netflix spokesperson told Game File. Netflix is also cutting jobs from its internal games team. A rep declined to say how many jobs were being lost by these cutbacks. “We are incredibly grateful to the talented colleagues we’re saying goodbye to today. We thank them for all their contributions to Netflix, and wish them the best,” the rep said. Netflix started releasing video games, initially on mobile as a free bonus to subscribers, in 2021. By 2023, Mike Verdu, then the head of Netflix’s game operations, was telling me that the company was committed to growing carefully, as it offered more games and built up internal game studios. At the time, it hadn’t made any gaming job cuts. Since then, Netflix has altered its approach. In 2024, it shut down Team Blue, a start-up studio led by ex-Call of Duty and Halo developers that was exploring making a high-end first-person game for the service. Last October, Netflix shut down another studio, Boss Fight, shortly after Peters praised the team’s Squid Game game to investors. (One of Boss Fight’s main developers now works on the Netflix FIFA game for outside studio Delphi.) And in December, Netflix sold cozy game studio Spry Fox back to its founders. Amid all of this, Netflix has shifted from emphasizing mobile games to offering games through TVs and PCs, via streamed connections, with phones used as controllers. That’s how Night School’s Unhinged worked, along with games such as Boggle and Party Crashers that have collectively helped the Netflix game controller app chart well on mobile app stores. The studio cuts leave Netflix with a central gaming team that works with external developers, and a dedicated first party studio in, Helsinki-based Next Games, which produced many of the company’s couch-centric party games. The move away from having a roster of internal game studios aligns with Netflix’s own approach to shows and movies, which are largely produced externally. The company owns few TV/film production studios of its own. The gaming industry overall is seeing large holders of multiple studios cut back, with Sony, Ubisoft, Embracer, Microsoft and other giants closing or selling off studios. Cuts in California-based studios, where costs often run relatively high, have been particularly acute. Netflix has faced skepticism about its gaming plans for years. The moves today are likely to fuel them, and the company has few upcoming projects to counter the narrative. Among the few hinted, acclaimed independent studio Don’t Nod said last year it was working on a game tied to a major Netflix franchise.

Aug 13 • 2:47 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news