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Anthony Rizzo Crosses Chicago Rivalry Line With White Sox Message

Anthony Rizzo will forever be connected to the Chicago Cubs, but that apparently doesn’t mean he has to root against everything happening on the South Side. The longtime Cubs star and one of the central figures from Chicago’s 2016 World Series championship team said Wednesday that he plans to attend Game 3 of the American…

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Oct 7 • 2:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Everything announced at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra event

Check out our coverage of the show.

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Oct 7 • 2:42 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Museum of Science’s William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common Expands Fall Lineup With Trevor Noah and Astronauts Sian Proctor and Amanda Nguyen

BOSTON, October 07, 2026--Driven by a bold vision to build public trust in science and inspire a lifelong love of science in everyone, the Museum of Science today unveiled an expanded fall lineup for the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common. The new 10,000-square-foot civic venue marks a major milestone in the Museum’s ambition to reach 1 billion people with transformative science storytelling by 2030, establishing a world-class platform where critical ideas meet local and globa

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Oct 7 • 1:31 PM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
1,000-mile-long cloud that forms and vanishes on Mars every day obeys 'exotic physics' never seen on Earth

New simulations suggest that the perplexing Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud (AMEC) repeatedly emerges in the Red Planet's skies thanks to a never-before-seen meteorological process.

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Oct 7 • 1:08 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Julian Champagnie Breaks Silence on Losing Starting Role With Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs signed Tobias Harris this offseason, slotting Julian Champagnie to the bench. As the Spurs figure out their starting lineup, the team has to navigate egos. Luckily, Champagnie is putting winning over everything.

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Oct 7 • 12:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
You Can Get Up to $149 Off Every New Mac Mini During Prime Day

Prime Big Deal Days sales have hit Apple's brand new Mac mini and Mac Studio computers, and we're tracking up to $149 off every model of the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini during this year's event. You'll also find $199 off the M5 Max Mac Studio below. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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Oct 7 • 11:24 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
All hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives

The Tory leader is now too big for the party to allow her to fail, so everything she does is acclaimed a work of genius

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Oct 7 • 11:17 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Prime Day Offers Best TV Prices of the Year From Samsung, Sony, and More

Prime Big Deal Days is in full swing this week, offering massive savings on everything from AirPods to MacBook Pro and much more. We've been keeping an eye on these Apple-related Prime Day discounts all week, but now we're also tracking great sales on other categories, including TVs. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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Oct 7 • 10:06 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Argonne Uses AI Agents to Get Closer to Self-Driving Microscopes

Scientists often wait months to get their hands on some of the world’s most powerful research instruments, such as state-of-the-art microscopes. At facilities like Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source, these machines allow researchers to use extremely bright X-rays to study materials at microscopic scales. Once they get access to such instruments, every hour counts. […]

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Oct 7 • 9:58 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Don’t Let the Flu Sideline Your Season. It’s Time for your Flu Shot!

As autumn sets in, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is urging residents to get their annual flu shot now to stay healthy and active through the months ahead. “We recommend a seasonal flu shot for everyone six months of age and older,” said Dr. Alexia Harrist, State Health Officer with WDH. “These vaccines carry […]

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Oct 7 • 9:53 AM EDT • Health • health.wyo.gov
Formula 1: Max Verstappen says sport 'less stressful' without Christian Horner, speaks on whether he would drive for Ferrari and his new contract

Max Verstappen on F1 post Christian Horner: It is not as spicy but I quite like how things are going with everyones behaviour, lets put it like that; Verstappen says it is not my concern if Horner returns to sport; watch Singapore Grand Prix weekend live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday

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Oct 7 • 9:25 AM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
Argonne-Led Campaign Aims to Improve Midwest Storm Predictions

A new U.S. Department of Energy research campaign will deploy advanced instruments from Ames, Iowa, to Chicago, Illinois, to study how differences in land surfaces, from farmland to cities, impact the formation and intensity of energy-disrupting storms. LEMONT, Ill., Oct. 7, 2026 — Every year, destructive storms cause billions of dollars of damage to homes, […]

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Oct 7 • 9:03 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Every Wyoming player drafted by the Boston Celtics

Let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Celtics out of Wyoming.

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Oct 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What If You Perfectly Remembered Every Day of Your Life? Turns Out, It’s Not So Nice.

One teenager’s mind replays the past 5 to 7 hours a day. Scientists just discovered what that costs him.

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Oct 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
Can a robot become a real companion? Science is testing the limits

A robot does not need to feel emotions for a person to become emotionally attached to it. That is one of the clearest lessons emerging from research on social robots. People can name them, talk to the...

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Oct 7 • 8:36 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Webb finds a surprising atmosphere on a scorching lava world

The James Webb Space Telescope has found strong evidence that the rocky lava world HD 3167 b has an atmosphere, despite circling its star every 24 hours under extreme heat. The surprising discovery could help scientists understand how rocky planets retain atmospheres and what the young, molten Earth may once have looked like.

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Oct 7 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
In this vast stretch of northern Minnesota, shifting politics make every vote count

A state Senate rematch and a closely watched House race has a once-reliable DFL stronghold in northeastern Minnesota at the center of the fight for control of the Legislature.

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Oct 7 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • startribune.com
From Hearth to Table: A Germanic Regale at Waterside Solaire Resort Entertainment City

Manila, Luzon Oct 7, 2026 (Issuewire.com) Food, culture, and belongingness have always been at the heart of every

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Oct 7 • 5:20 AM EDT • Entertainment • wboc.com
'Carrie' reading list: Every library book Carrie picks has been banned

Let Carrie White (and everyone) read "The Handmaid's Tale".

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Oct 7 • 3:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
Earth's magnetic field: An enigma that could affect how long we live

Generated by a vast dynamo-like churn of molten iron in the Earth’s core, the magnetic field that surrounds the planet protects its surface and everything on it from space radiation as well as helping...

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Oct 7 • 1:03 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Fran Lebowitz quips about politics, culture, tech at launch of ‘mosaic’ initiative

Duke hosted author and humorist Fran Lebowitz on Tuesday night in Page Auditorium. Her discussion ranged from her queer identity to the shifting arts landscape in America, with jokes cracked in every breath.

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Oct 7 • 12:57 AM EDT • Politics • dukechronicle.com
'Something for everyone' at Maggie Valley Arts and Craft Show

Jump-start your fall shopping at the 35th annual Maggie Valley Fall Arts and Crafts Show from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 17-18.

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Oct 7 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • themountaineer.com
Red Wings Fans Send Dylan Larkin Message During First Shift

Red Wings fans booed Dylan Larkin every time he touched the puck during his first shift of the 2026-27 season at Little Caesars Arena.

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Oct 6 • 9:37 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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LeBron James pushes back on viral claim involving Joel Embiid

LeBron James says not to believe everything you hear about Joel Embiid.

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Oct 6 • 9:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Beauty, baking and the hidden science all around us

A graduate student explains how cosmetic chemistry helped students who didn't see themselves as "science people" discover that research was already part of their everyday lives.

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Oct 6 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • asbmb.org
‘Going to do everything we can’: Wyden visits Portland school to talk mental health in wake of hazmat incident at Benson

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Senator Ron Wyden spoke with students at Portland’s McDaniel High School Tuesday to hear ideas for how Congress can improve youth mental health. Ron Wyden speaks on me…

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Oct 6 • 7:39 PM EDT • Health • koin.com
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Unveils Large-Scale Mural Celebrating Healing, Resilience, and Hope

Brooklyn, NY – NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County is bringing art into an everyday hospital space through Patient’s Pathway, a large-scale mural by

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Oct 6 • 4:20 PM EDT • Health • nychealthandhospitals.org
Everything Fixed in October Pixel Update

Google is pushing out the October Pixel update, and inside, there’s a short list of fixes that Pixel owners should know about. We heard rumblings that folks were having issues with a few bugs on devices after the latest update, so hopefully the below list addresses at least a couple of them. Google lists a...

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Oct 6 • 2:47 PM EDT • Technology • droid-life.com
UVA fall sports pulse check: Where every Virginia team stands in October

After a fifth-place Directors' Cup finish, a midseason pulse check on how every Virginia fall team is holding up.

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Oct 6 • 2:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
iOS 27.2 beta 3: Here’s everything new

Apple released iOS 27.2 beta 3 to developers yesterday, and it includes a handful of changes and hints at future...

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Oct 6 • 1:52 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
EB Games announces first ever Nintendo store-within-a-store in North America

Today, EB Games announced the first-ever Nintendo store-within-a-store experience in North America. The space will be located in the heart of Toronto. EB Games will open the Nintendo space at its flagship location at 267 Yonge Street. This is a permanent, 1,500-square-foot space that “will bring Nintendo games, characters and worlds together in a dedicated retail environment.” The new Nintendo...

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Oct 6 • 12:42 PM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Stephen Wacker outlines his ‘new mandate’ for every Marvel comic

New Marvel EIC Stephen Wacker wants every Marvel comic to give readers enough context and excitement to keep reading, regardless of where they jump aboard.

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Oct 6 • 12:35 PM EDT • Technology • aiptcomics.com
College Football Betting Power Ratings

Check out updated college football betting power ratings for Week 6, including projected spreads for every team.

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Oct 6 • 11:26 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Apple has a new MacBook Pro coming soon, here's what we know

Apple has a new MacBook Pro coming soon, and it will be one of the biggest updates ever. Here's everything we know right now.

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Oct 6 • 11:25 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Star Wars: Galactic Racers Is Free to Play on Amazon Luna, Which Comes Free with Every Prime Membership

Star Wars: Galactic Racers is free to play on Amazon Luna, the game streaming service that comes free with every Prime membership.

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Oct 6 • 10:55 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Giants need this version of Abdul Carter every single week

Nine pressures on 37 pass rushes is the Abdul Carter performance the Giants needed against Arizona. Eight of them arrived […]

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Oct 6 • 10:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster

By Antonio Martins (Outras Palavras) Defeats become deeper and more prolonged when we misunderstand what caused them, avoid correcting course, and embrace “solutions” that only compound our mistakes. Lula’s government and the Brazilian left suffered a disaster in Sunday’s election. Contrary to every poll, the president finished the first round 2.2 million votes behind Flávio Bolsonaro—and, more significantly, 3.4 million votes below his total four years ago, when the machinery of the state was working against him and in favor of his opponent. His vote share declined in 98 percent of Brazil’s municipalities. The PL, the main party of the far right, elected 121 deputies and 28 senators, becoming the largest caucus in both houses of Congress. The parties aligned with the Centrão—Brazil’s bloc of transactional center-right parties—were somewhat diminished, but will still hold roughly 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 in the Senate. That will make it easier to assemble the majorities needed to amend the Constitution or impeach Supreme Federal Court justices. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro could appoint four members of the Court, substantially altering its internal balance of power. What produced these results? How can the far right be prevented from consolidating them into a prolonged political hegemony? And what is the essential change of direction the left now needs? Explaining the Disaster Across the commercial media and the exuberant chaos of digital platforms, interpretations are multiplying. Some focus on specific episodes: Lula’s absence from the Globo debate, his very close relationship with Alexandre de Moraes, or his emphasis on issues supposedly remote from most people’s everyday concerns, such as rare earth minerals. Among the more systemic interpretations, three seem especially questionable. One argues that the principal defeat was not the left’s, since its congressional representation declined only slightly. The decisive movement captured at the ballot box, according to this view, was a shift within the right itself—from the more moderate and transactional forces of the Centrão toward the more ideological and radicalized forces of the PL and Novo. A second interpretation holds that the nature of electoral and political processes has changed. The material interests and aspirations of society, it argues, no longer play the central role they once did; they have given way to forms of subjective self-identification that the left has yet to understand. And a third concludes that, because of these two developments, we should expect a political winter: a prolonged period in which the far right and the broader right dominate Brazilian political life. There are important elements in all three interpretations. The problem lies in what they deny or leave out: Lula’s third government was a small-bore government. It offered the majorities that elected it neither a clearly better life nor reasons to believe again in politics and its power to transform society. These failures flowed from two fatal accommodations, which I will examine below. As a result, the government suffered a slow but steady erosion of support. And, as has happened in so many Western countries, it gave the far right the opportunity to present itself as anti-system and to benefit from popular frustration and distress. The interpretation that emphasizes the migration of votes from the center-right and traditional right toward the far right has been advanced, among others, by the courageous journalist Leonardo Sakamoto. In his UOL column on Monday, October 5, he highlights the miserable behavior of the traditional conservative parties. Over the past four years, they repeatedly joined forces with the “neo”-fascists, helping to “normalize” them—a criticism that could equally be directed at almost the entire corporate media. Believing they could use the far right as a stepping stone, they instead ended up partly devoured by it. This was especially true in the Senate, where the PL’s gain of 13 senators and Novo’s gain of two came at the expense of the PSD, which lost nine; the MDB, which lost two; the PSDB, which lost two; and the PP, which lost one. Sakamoto’s observation is accurate and necessary, but it leaves uncomfortable questions unanswered. Why did the erosion of the Centrão benefit the far right rather than, for example, producing growth for the left—as has happened so many times before, both in Brazil and elsewhere? The answer is not difficult. Throughout its four years in office, Lula’s third government was almost invariably associated with the Centrão. Here lies its first accommodation: accepting the limits imposed by conservative institutions; avoiding, as much as possible, any attempt to strain those limits through popular pressure; and believing only in the modest changes that could be squeezed through openings in Congress. The failure of the campaign to end the six-day workweek is emblematic. Lula could have electrified the presidential race by pairing it with a popular campaign for passage of the measure. Instead, he chose to place his hopes in the hands of Senate president Rodrigo Alcolumbre. He generated no mass mobilization, did not force his opponents onto an uncomfortable defensive, and won no victory. In September 2025, the government squandered the greatest of its many opportunities to shake up conservative power in Congress. Popular opposition to the so-called Shielding Amendment—which, if approved, would have restricted criminal proceedings against members of Congress—brought crowds into the streets, mobilized primarily by artists and social movements. This opened the possibility for a broader political education: a campaign that could begin exposing the limits and dysfunctions of Brazil’s political system while putting Bolsonaro’s movement on the defensive for its predictable support of political privilege. The amendment was defeated. But the executive branch then backed away from the fight. It remained associated with an institutional world widely seen as corrupt, elitist, and indifferent to ordinary people’s struggles. In doing so, it forfeited its credibility as a vehicle for the protest vote. On Sunday, it reaped the bitter fruits. Are We Doomed? Taking a different approach from Sakamoto, the philosopher Moysés Pinto Neto and other writers have drawn attention, in their first analyses of October 4, to the fragmentation of the public sphere produced by Big Tech platforms. Through their algorithms, these platforms present each person with a different view of social reality. As a consequence, it becomes much harder to identify common material problems and demands—for example, the fight for labor rights or for a properly funded public health system. Voters no longer embrace such demands, these authors argue, because they no longer see themselves as part of a collective. Instead, they tend to value the identities assigned to them by neoliberal subjectivity—the role of the entrepreneur, for example. On this interpretation, the left’s possible error lies in clinging to outdated illusions. Moysés’s warning is highly relevant and resonates with arguments such as Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s “Apocalyptic Fascism and the Billionaires’ Bet.” Unlike a century ago, the far right no longer promises a radiant future. It concentrates instead on resentment—especially that of young men. “They belong to a generation that fears it may never own a home, but compensates with the pleasure it gets from constantly provoking progressives online. Convinced their future has been stolen, they share memes romanticizing historical authoritarian regimes,” the authors write. But Moysés seems to confuse this danger with inevitability. He fails to see that the left’s answer cannot be adaptation. On the contrary, it must strengthen the possibility of politics as collective action. Nor does he recognize that precisely such a reversal is already becoming possible in some of the most promising mobilizations of the twenty-first century: the election, at the end of 2025, of the young Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York, on a platform centered on the intensely material fight for an affordable city; the Left Party’s victory in Berlin two weeks ago, built around the demand to expropriate private real-estate corporations; and the very recent wave of demonstrations in Spain—including an occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol—in which tens of thousands of young people mobilized by the Tenants’ Union have demanded limits on rents. By putting itself in the straitjacket of the “fiscal framework” in the first months of 2022, Lula’s third government adopted the second fatal accommodation of its term. Faced with conservative institutions and a country devastated by four years of Bolsonaro, increased public investment was the government’s remaining weapon for offering a more dignified life to the majority and forging an anti-conservative pact with them. The same state that disburses 1 trillion reais a year to enrich a small class of rentiers could instead spend money to extend the Family Health Strategy to every Brazilian, at a cost of 30 billion reais; provide full-day public schooling and childcare to all adolescents and children—and, especially, relief to their mothers; achieve universal sanitation while cleaning up polluted urban rivers; multiply metro systems; begin transforming the urban peripheries; and undertake many other urgently needed projects. In April 2023, an article in Outras Palavras warned that the fiscal framework could “shrink the Lula government and preserve the forces that condemn the country to inequality and regression.” A year later, another article showed that restraints on public spending were strangling policies vital to ordinary people and undermining the president’s popularity. In November 2024 came a reality check, in the form of the government’s humiliating defeat in the municipal elections. Even then, the fiscal lock was neither removed nor loosened. On the contrary: throughout the government’s four years, fiscal restraint remained central to its political narrative. The administration proudly proclaimed that it had “put the state’s accounts in order,” without grasping either how misleading that phrase was—given the payment of 1 trillion reais in interest—or how badly the message was hurting it politically. Lula finally woke up in September 2026. The increase in Bolsa Família benefits, after four years of being frozen; the announcement that anti-obesity drugs would be offered through Brazil’s public health system; and the ban on online betting showed that the state has the power to act decisively on behalf of the majority when those in government are willing to confront obstacles. The huge marches that closed the campaign in Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo on the eve of October 4 showed how such initiatives can mobilize activists and the broader public. But it was too late—and too little to change the outcome of the first round. History has not ended The possibility of a turnaround in the three weeks leading up to November 25 cannot be ruled out. It will not be simple or easy. Lula must not only make up a deficit of 2.2 million votes; he must also offset the movement of voters who backed other right-wing candidates in the first round, most of whom are likely to move toward Flávio Bolsonaro. Pulling that off will require a broad, grassroots effort to win over voters, potentially reinforced by new initiatives from Lula. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If Bolsonaro’s movement also wins the presidency, the result will create a high-risk situation for Brazilian sovereignty and democracy. The enormous challenges posed by such an outcome would require the left to reexamine, in depth and with a genuine willingness to engage in self-criticism, its political projects—or its lack of them—and its practices. But would that mean we are condemned to the long winter of far-right hegemony that some analyses are beginning to forecast? It is far too early to say, suggests a recent text by Álvaro García Linera, the thinker who served as vice president of Bolivia under Evo Morales. His central hypothesis is that this political current will prove short-lived. At a moment when the entire world is once again talking about sovereignty and protecting national economies, the far right offers a stale, recolonizing neoliberalism. Its submission to the United States is as blatant and pathetic as Flávio and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s overtures to Donald Trump. Its project amounts to something like every man for himself: greater inequality, capitalism without limits, devastation, and supremacism. Will it work? In the United States, just two years into his second term, Trump himself is reaching record levels of unpopularity and may be on the verge of losing Republican control of both the House and Senate in November. Every new beginning is difficult. Whatever the outcome of the second round, the defeats of October 4 show how profoundly the Brazilian left will have to rethink and rebuild. But just as it would be foolish to underestimate the seriousness of its mistakes, it would be equally foolish to conclude that rebuilding a political project is no longer possible. History has not ended. The times are moving faster than ever. Originally published in Portuguese by Outras Palavras. English translation by Eric Blanc; I’ve added the subtitles. More We can’t stop the far right at home or abroad without a revitalized labor movement, which is yet another reason why you should become a sustaining supporter of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) — one of US labor’s pivotal bright spots. Relatedly, Jacobin published a short piece of mine reflecting on a decade of Bernie Sanders inspiring a whole new generation of young worker organizers.

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Oct 6 • 10:08 AM EDT • Politics • laborpolitics.com
Every ‘Scream’ opening scene, ranked

Do you like scary movie opening scenes? No franchise does killer starts like ‘Scream,’ and we’re ranking all of the star-studded sequences.

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Oct 6 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026 sale live, best Nintendo deals

Here's a roundup of best Nintendo deals, including games for Switch 2 and Switch, for the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026 sale.

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Oct 6 • 9:35 AM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Office Visit: Mental health matters every day

Todd Hoffman of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma encourages readers to prioritize mental health and reduce the stigma around seeking support.

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Oct 6 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • journalrecord.com
Every Wisconsin player drafted by the Boston Celtics

Let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Celtics out of Wisconsin.

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Oct 6 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jannik Sinner Ends 2026 Season Early With Knee Injury

In a somber video message posted on social media Tuesday, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner announced that his 2026 tennis season is officially over as he prioritizes long-term recovery from a lingering right knee issue. The 25-year-old Italian, speaking directly to fans, said: “Hello everyone, I would like to give you a little update. Me together with …

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Oct 6 • 8:37 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Could the future “afterlife” be digital rather than spiritual? Science fiction is starting to look plausible

For most of human history, the idea of continuing after death belonged mainly to religion, philosophy and personal belief. Technology is now creating a very different possibility: a version of you that continues speaking, answering questions and interacting with family long after your biological life has ended. This would not be an afterlife in the spiritual sense. Today’s systems cannot preserve consciousness or prove that a person’s mind survives death. What they can increasingly preserve is d

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Oct 6 • 8:23 AM EDT • Science • tech.yahoo.com
Is it possible to preserve your memories before dying? The science is moving beyond science fiction

For most of history, preserving someone’s memories after death meant relying on photographs, letters, stories and the recollections of other people. Technology is now pushing that idea much further. S...

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Oct 6 • 8:06 AM EDT • Science • currently.att.yahoo.com
Is it possible to preserve your memories before dying? The science is moving beyond science fiction

For most of history, preserving someone’s memories after death meant relying on photographs, letters, stories and the recollections of other people. Technology is now pushing that idea much further. Scientists can record parts of brain activity linked to memory, researchers are mapping the neural networks that store experiences, and digital systems can preserve enormous amounts of a person’s voice, writing, images and personal history. That still falls far short of copying a mind. No technology

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Oct 6 • 8:06 AM EDT • Science • tech.yahoo.com
Industry Insights: Q&A with Estée Lauder’s SVP of Global Clinical, Consumer Sciences on One-of-a-Kind Complexion Research

“A shade can be technically close to a person’s skin tone and still not look completely natural in every situation.”

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Oct 6 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • cosmeticsandtoiletries.com
What if death from aging becomes preventable? The science is no longer purely theoretical

Most medicine waits for aging to produce a recognizable disease and then tries to treat that disease. A growing field of researchers is pursuing a more ambitious idea: intervene earlier in the biologi...

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Oct 6 • 7:48 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
I’m a neurologist — 7 everyday habits that are quietly damaging your brain
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Oct 6 • 6:59 AM EDT • Health • nypost.com
Chiefs News: Chiefs have early command of AFC West

The latest Chiefs news, brought fresh to you every morning!

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Oct 6 • 6:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
At $2,000 off, this TV could be the best deal of Amazon Prime Day — but should you buy it?

Everything you need to know before pulling the trigger on one of Prime Day's biggest TV deals.

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Oct 6 • 6:01 AM EDT • Technology • tech.yahoo.com
Today's biggest TV deal? $2,000 off a 100-inch Hisense TV (yes, really)

Prime Big Deal Days brings major savings on Hisense U7SG MiniLED TVs, with discounts ranging from $650 to $2,000 off. Shop every size from 55 inches to 100 inches.

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Oct 6 • 6:01 AM EDT • Technology • usatoday.com
The life-saving scientific knowledge hiding in plain sight

Humanity produces a staggering amount of new knowledge every day. The question is how to make sense of it all

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Oct 6 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • aeon.co
Science Just Revealed the Worst Way to Eat a Meal (And You Probably Do It Every Day)

Eating the exact same meal alone is less healthy than eating it with other people, new research warns.

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Oct 6 • 4:00 AM EDT • Science • inc.com
The Canada Super60 turned cricket into a joke. It does the sport no favours

Absurdly short boundaries, a six every other ball - what we saw in Vancouver was just not cricket

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Oct 6 • 12:15 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
NYT Strands hints, answers for October 6, 2026

Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.

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Oct 5 • 10:00 PM EDT • Technology • mashable.com
St. Louis Cardinals Biggest 2027 Challenge? Managing Expectations

I have been a St. Louis Cardinals fan for more than five decades and I have lived through many different eras of losing seasons, championships and everything in between. I can’t recall any of them being more unclear about what the expectations should be for an upcoming season than the one that will hopefully begin […]

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Oct 5 • 9:50 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Every Wyoming player drafted by the Golden State Warriors

Let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Warriors out of Wyoming.

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Oct 5 • 9:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Science starts at the dinner table: Building STEM connections with families

By inviting children, parents and grandparents to explore science together, a Hartford outreach program is helping families see research as part of everyday life.

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Oct 5 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • asbmb.org
Monday Health Minutes

You can get health tips from Valley Health Systems every month on First Look at Four.

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Oct 5 • 5:24 PM EDT • Health • wsaz.com
Teen Corner: Minnesota’s new K-12 health standards

For the first time, Minnesota has statewide K-12 health education standards, covering everything from mental health and nutrition to sexual health and substance use. In another Teen Corner, pediatrician Dr. Maddie Gagnon from Gillette Children’s and founder of Pulse Parenting joins us to break down what’s changing and what it could mean for kids and parents.

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Sean Payton Is About To Make A Crucial Early Decision

The Denver Broncos are struggling offensively, and everyone is waiting to see if the coach will take the reins.

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Oct 5 • 4:21 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Why I Don’t Think Ride Or Die Should Have Been Cancelled (And What Company Should Save It...)

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) So…I recently came across a Reddit thread, talking about films on streaming, wondering why there are no reliable sources out there for streaming ratings data. Sigh. Honestly, as annoyed as I am that so many still don’t realize that we have streaming ratings, I somewhat get it. Until now, there was such a long delay between when a show or film came to streaming and when we got its viewership data; I understand why people were confused. (But, as you know, this just changed.) Also, even back in the day, how many people knew how well films did on television? Luckily, as a reader, you’re in the know. Okay, on to this week’s issue. I want to take a look at Prime Video cancelling Ride or Die and whether I agree with that decision. Overall, we didn’t have any breakout hits (no TV shows landed over 20 million hours according to Nielsen) but we have a lot of steady performers on the streaming charts. Plus, we’ll look at where $50 million in missing box office dollars went. (Spoiler: straight-to-streaming.) All that, plus new episodes of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Supergirl heads to streaming, a new YA show does well on Netflix, the viewership for the Daily Wire’s $50 million fantasy show, what TV show hit-maker can’t make streaming hits, CD sales, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of September 7th to September 13th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Television - Ride or Die Is a Hit…But It Got Cancelled? What The Data “Says” I hate the phrase “here’s what the data says”, even though sometimes I find myself using it. If data just told us everything, we data folks would be out of a job! Data is often messy, complicated and nuanced. When it comes to strategy, many of the best decisions can’t actually use “data”, since it’s vastly too complicated to model. Anyways, I’ve been singing the praises of Prime Video’s Ride Or Die this summer, a show that did very well for them. And yet…it got cancelled. Now, usually when a show gets cancelled, a bunch of websites say “a hit show got cancelled”... Here’s the thing, though: in this case, they’re right! The data “says” that this show was a hit. Specifically, out of 522 first seasons to make a week on the Nielsen charts since 2020, it’s the 75th biggest. On Amazon, Ride or Die is eighth out of 41 first seasons: That’s top 15th percentile all time, almost exactly, which is my definition of a “hit”! I mean, outside of Reacher, Amazon needed a hit this summer! (Admittedly, Off Campus did well for Amazon in the spring, but Ride or Die performed even better.) So what happened? Why did Amazon cancel one of their rare 2026 bright spots? Well, Deadline reported a reason—which I’ll get to—but I’d break it down into three relevant questions: What is a given streamer’s reasoning? Is that reasoning sound? Could the stated reason not be the real reason? According to Deadline, Amazon felt the show “over-indexed” in middle-aged women. (This was based on leaks from within Amazon.) The logic is this: Amazon already reaches this demographic because of unlimited two-day shipping bundled with Prime, so they don’t really need more shows like this. Now, it’s my job to ask if that’s a good reason, and I’ll be honest, in this case, I don’t think it is. Sure, this show may “over-index” in middle-aged women—I’ll just assume that’s the case here—but I think folks often oversell how important over-indexing actually is. When a show is a “hit”, it isn’t a bit bigger than its rivals; it’s usually multiples bigger. For example, Elle only made the charts for two weeks at 8.3 million hours each. So Ride or Die was 80% bigger in its first two weeks, and likely had a much stronger hold, with its terrific 13 million hours in week three. Ride or Die was nearly three times bigger than Sterling Point through three weeks too. And that means that _Elle, Sterling Point a_nd other Amazon YA shows need to not just over-index a little with younger women (assuming that’s who Amazon prefers over middle-aged women), but massively over-index. Otherwise, more people in that demo (and a bunch more besides) likely watched Ride or Die. (I’ll try to explore this concept more in a future article.) And don’t get me started on how Ride or Die did compared to a certain (very, very popular, possibly the world’s most popular) YouTuber’s reality show…which didn’t make the charts after its first week and likely cost much, much more than Ride or Die. All to say, Amazon-MGM Studios/Prime Video can tell reporters that this show didn’t reach the right audience, but that excuse feels weak to me. So this leads to the third question: could other reasons have come into play? Yes! Renewal or cancellation decisions rarely (I’m tempted to say “never”) boil down to one variable. At its simplest, it’s two things: budget versus viewership. But often factors like critical acclaim, ownership and, yes, personal opinion come into play. In this case, Amazon has a new executive running things, and this show isn’t owned by Amazon-MGM Studios (unlike Elle). And yes, it may not have indexed with the right target viewers, too. Likely all of those factors came into play.1 My guess is ownership ended up mattering most. Amazon doesn’t own Ride or Die. It’s actually produced by another major studio. Fortunately/allegedly, this show is being shopped around. I can think of one brand new CEO who should consider it for one of his two major streamers…especially if he wants to rebuild goodwill in Hollywood. His name is on this list of exec producers of Ride or Die… If David Ellison needs some goodwill—and he does—rescue this female-led show tomorrow and grab some good headlines for a day. The data justifies it. Quick Notes on TV We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… How The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives latest season did on Hulu, post-controversy... Whether Supergirl soared on HBO Max... Why the box office is losing money due to the streamers... The viewership for the Daily Wire’s $50 million fantasy show... Updates on The Gentlemen, Lanterns, Outer Banks, King of the Hill and more... What former hit-maker has three streaming flops in a row... Whether The Mandalorian and Grogu popped in week two... All the flops, bombs and misses... And a whole lot more... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. If you want an idea of just how much content you’d get in a full issue, check out this older issue. Coming Soon! Oh man, we’re almost caught up! We just have two more issues, then the streaming Ratings Report will be coming out just two weeks after a TV show premieres! Next issue, I’ll be looking at the first two weeks of the NFL Thursday night games on streaming, a huge new spinoff, Reacher’s Neagly on Prime Video, and the latest edition of Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story on Netflix, the return of Slow Horses on Apple and MobLand (quietly one of their biggest shows) on Paramount+, and Dancing with the Stars on both ABC and Disney+. Plus I’ll take a look at animation for adults in 2026. The week after, a ton of movies are coming to streaming: Toy Story 5 on Disney+, Backrooms on HBO Max, Jackass: Best and Last on Paramount+ and The Breadwinner on Netflix, plus a Unabomber film on Netflix and a romcom on Prime Video. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey have a show on Apple, along with a game show inspired by Willy Wonka that everyone seems to hate. Long term, some crazy (but hopefully crazy like a fox) IP news. FX ordered a new Sons of Anarchy show from Charlie Hunnam, but it’s not about the biker gang. No, it features the show’s cast playing themselves in a new “meta-thriller”. Huh. And a lot of the cast is coming back. Next, Ryan Gosling is producing a Flintstones movie about a “grown-up Bamm-Bamm Rubble”. Also, huh. This one is in “early development” so we’ll see what happens. Both projects are based on IP, but also seem to have crazy takes on the IP, which I like.

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ASU designs a statewide pipeline for Arizona's anesthesia workforce

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CT Business Blend: Oct. 5, 2026

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50th annual Arkansas Rice Festival slated

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Every William & Mary player drafted by the Boston Celtics

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TCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo

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Could we one day vaccinate against every cancer?

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New TV shows to watch this week: Tune in to 'Cupertino' on CBS, stream 'Carrie' on Prime Video and revisit 'The Haunting of Hill House' on Netflix

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KUNC's 2026 midterm election voter guide for Northern Colorado

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Move over kimchi, natto is appearing in health food shops everywhere

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Google admits not every Android app runs great on Intel Googlebooks

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Yale School of Medicine On the Science of Childhood Anxiety, Say, Anxiety Disorders Are the Most Common Mental Health Challenges In Youth

Credit: Matt Bradbury October 5, 2026 - By Isabella Backman - Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in youth. Left untreated, they can disrupt the lives of both children and their families. The good news is that with intervention, most children will overcome these conditions. Across Yale School of Medicine, scientists are working to understand anxiety at every level, from common anxious behaviors to molecular biomarkers in the brain. They are using their findings to develop and disseminate new evidence-based treatments for childhood anxiety. Today, the go-to treatment for childhood anxiety disorders is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This is a form of psychotherapy that teaches children skills for confronting anxious thoughts and helps them practice managing situations that cause anxiety. While it is the gold-standard treatment backed by considerable scientific evidence, up to 50% of children will not see sufficient benefit from CBT alone. Wendy Silverman, PhD, Alfred A. Messer Professor in the Child Study Center, co-directs the Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program alongside Eli Lebowitz, PhD, associate professor in the Child Study Center. One of their main interests is learning how to improve outcomes beyond CBT. “We’re developing cutting-edge, research-based knowledge that can reduce the suffering that anxiety causes children and their families,” says Silverman. Changing parent behavior YSM experts are investigating how to improve CBT outcomes for children by involving the parents. Silverman’s research has uncovered two main components of parent intervention that improve childhood anxiety: not enabling children to completely avoid the things that make them anxious and taking steps to enhance their autonomy. Parents may unintentionally reinforce their child’s anxiety by allowing them to avoid what makes them anxious. They also may unintentionally limit the children’s sense of autonomy by being overly intrusive. “One of the things that we take pride in is that we’ve focused on trying to understand what parents need to do, and to test our ideas and see if changing the parents’ behaviors is enhancing the effects of CBT,” Silverman says. “Our findings thus far suggest that they do." As much as CBT can be helpful, it can also be challenging to get one’s child to do the necessary steps for CBT to work. This is one important reason why Lebowitz created a novel intervention program for parents named Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE). Existing intervention programs often teach parents to act as therapists for their child, such as training them on how to practice breathing exercises. “It makes sense, but this doesn’t work very well in practice,” says Lebowitz. “And part of the reason, I think, is that it’s not easy to get your kid to do things, especially if they’re not excited about doing it.” SPACE is unique because it focuses entirely on parent involvement and changing parental behavior—children are not involved in the sessions. For example, parents learn how to use supportive messages that convey confidence that their child can tolerate and manage distress. “It might sound like a parent saying to a child, ‘I get that this is really hard for you, but I know that you can handle it,’” Lebowitz says. The program also works with parents to identify the ways in which they are accommodating anxious behaviors. “We’ll pick one thing that parents are doing that is an accommodation and help them make a detailed plan for how they’re going to change that,” Lebowitz explains. Treating Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Much of the existing research on SPACE has focused on parents of children under age 14. Ongoing studies are now exploring its use with parents of older teens. “Both anxiety and accommodation can interfere with normative developmental shifts during the teen years, including increased autonomy and individuation from parents,” says Rebecca Etkin, PhD, associate research scientist in the Child Study Center. “In this sense, SPACE may be particularly well-suited for anxious teens and their parents. We want to see whether it is effective during this distinct developmental window.” Unfortunately, many families in need of CBT face barriers, including limited availability of services and geographic constraints. One way to improve access is digital interventions. Silverman and her team are developing an evidence-based digitized intervention program for parents that they can access directly from their computer or smart phone. “The work we’re doing will be one of the very few parent interventions that is digitized and importantly tested for effectiveness,” she says. Creating interventions for anxiety-related challenges Silverman and Lebowitz recently received a generous gift to develop and test other interventions that help parents reduce other child anxiety-related behavioral and emotional difficulties, such as restrictive eating and unexplained somatic symptoms. One of these projects in particular focuses on understanding the risks of social media and its potential benefits, including offering a sense of connection. “A lot of research has focused on the idea that social media is harmful and the less of it the better,” says Lebowitz. “But we actually see is that this is not quite right—there are negatives, but there are also positives. So, we’re trying to get a little bit more nuanced of a picture.” The team is working with teens with social anxiety and their parents over an extended period to better understand their social media habits and how their anxiety levels affect engagement with different platforms. The teens will answer questions sent to an app on their phones about mood and social media usage in an effort to capture emotional responses as they unfold. “We hope to develop interventions that can help make the best of social media while protecting against the more problematic effects,” Lebowitz says. The brain’s role in anxiety Researchers are also testing therapies to address anxiety at the neurological and molecular levels. In collaboration with Dylan Gee, PhD, professor of psychology in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Hilary Blumberg, MD, John and Hope Furth Professor of Psychiatric Neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine, Lebowitz and Silverman are using brain imaging to identify changes in a child’s brain before and after parents enroll in SPACE. In one study, children viewed anxiety-inducing images while undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); the researchers conducted scans with and without the children’s parents nearby. Before SPACE, children’s brains were better able to activate the regulatory circuitry needed to turn off an anxious response when their parents were nearby. But after SPACE, children could activate this circuitry even without the parent around. “As parents work on gradually reducing some of their accommodations, you can see a child get better at regulating their own fear system in the brain,” Lebowitz says. “It’s remarkable.” Research into the molecular underpinnings of anxiety can also inform new childhood anxiety treatments. In a recent study, Lebowitz, Silverman, and Flora Vaccarino, MD, Harris Professor in the Child Study Center, discovered that a protein known as fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) could be protective from the toxic effects of stress. FGF2 levels in children and their parents were linked to the children’s risk of developing anxiety and depression, the study showed. The findings could help explain why some children who are exposed to early life trauma such as poverty or abuse are more prone to developing mental health disorders. And FGF2 could be a target for treatment. “This is very novel because it starts to give a clue to what is the molecular chain that connects those lived experiences to the actual psychological outcomes,” Lebowitz says. New ways to study and treat childhood anxiety Michael Crowley, PhD, associate professor in the Child Study Center, collaborates with Silverman and Lebowitz to study the role that attention plays in development and maintenance of childhood anxiety. There is a large body of research that shows that anxious children, like anxious adults, are prone to focus on threatening stimuli such as angry faces compared with neutral faces. This has led to innovative interventions that involve attention retraining. The idea is that if experts train children to look away from threatening stimuli, it may reduce their anxiety—especially children with social anxiety who are most prone to attend to threats. The researchers have just completed a clinical trial for attention retraining with 10- to 14-year-olds with social anxiety disorders and are currently analyzing the findings. Besides this innovative attention retraining research, as Crowly notes, “I like to design tasks that are engaging to kids,” Crowley says. “My goal is to assess something without the kids knowing what we are assessing.” With this goal in mind, Crowley has created a virtual game, named Boom, to study threat processing in children with anxiety disorders. The game is similar to that of hot potato—the child and three digital players take turns virtually passing a ball to each other’s gloves. At some point, the ball turns into a bomb, and as the bomb lands in each player’s glove, the outline of the glove turns yellow. The goal is to avoid having the bomb go off in your glove. What isn’t obvious is that the game is designed to measure different types of threatening stimuli, both ambiguous and direct. In the game, the direct threat occurs as the bomb is traveling towards your glove. The ambiguous threat is the yellow outlined glove as it is unknown where the bomb will travel next. While children play the game, Crowley’s team measures their brain activity using electroencephalography (EEG). The researchers have discovered that in kids with anxiety, the brain reacts more strongly to ambiguous threats than it does in their peers, but less strongly to direct threats. They believe that the initial abnormally large brain response to not knowing where the bomb is going impairs the brain's ability to properly respond when the threat is actually traveling the child’s way. “The brains of children with anxiety are unable to differentiate between threats you need to do something about and those that are not your problem.” Michael Crowley, PhD, develops innovative games for studying anxiety in children and adolescents.Credit: Matt Bradbury Based on these insights, Crowley hopes to study whether interventions like attention training could restore appropriate threat processing. Crowley’s team is also working on a test called the Balloon Risk Avoidance Task, which evaluates risk-taking and avoidance behaviors. It features a digital balloon that is full of air and about to burst. Kids have six seconds to let air out of the balloon. The more air they let out, the less risk they face that the balloon will pop. But at the same time, the balloon becomes less valuable as it deflates. “The more air you keep in the balloon, the more points you get,” Crowley explains. So far, the researchers have found that when the balloons pop unexpectedly, teens with social anxiety show distinct brain responses. Studying these responses can help psychologists understand the underlying pathways driving the various manifestations of anxiety. The genetics of anxiety When Thomas Fernandez, MD, associate professor in the Child Study Center and of psychiatry, was still in training, there was a lot of excitement about understanding the genetics associated with autism spectrum disorder. Since then, scientists have identified around 250 genes associated with autism. The genetic contribution to anxiety disorders, on the other hand, has historically received less attention. Anxiety is less heritable than autism, but the genetic contribution for anxiety disorders that emerge in childhood may be higher than for anxiety disorders overall. While scientists estimate the heritability of anxiety disorders in general to be around 30% to 50%, some studies suggest higher heritability for certain childhood-onset anxiety presentations. “I saw firsthand how researchers in the field went about finding vulnerability genes for autism,” Fernandez says. “So, we’re using a very similar playbook for childhood anxiety.” “I saw firsthand how researchers in the field went about finding vulnerability genes for autism. So, we’re using a very similar playbook for childhood anxiety.” Thomas Fernandez, MD Associate Professor In the Child Study Center and in Psychiatry Now, Fernandez and Emily Olfson, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Child Study Center, are studying children and their parents to identify genetic changes that are present in the child but not the parents, known as “de novo mutations.” “All of us have some de novo mutations—maybe about 50 to 100 sprinkled throughout the genome,” Olfson says. “But when they occur within the coding regions of genes, they can be really disruptive.” Previous research shows that people with autism have higher rates of damaging de novo mutations than the general population. In 2022, Olfson, Lebowitz, Silverman, and Fernandez published a study on 68 children and their families that found that children with anxiety had similarly high levels of these mutations. Studying de novo mutations can help point the researchers to where they should be looking for genes associated with anxiety. “The end game is using the genes to steer us toward the right part of biology that we can then target to come up with better treatments,” Fernandez says. Building on those findings, the team is now studying more families to better understand how these de novo mutations, along with other genetic and environmental factors, shape pediatric anxiety disorders. They recently received a National Institutes of Health grant to enroll 750 new families over the next five years. Olfson is the principal investigator, with co-investigators Lebowitz, Fernandez, Silverman, and Shuangge Steven Ma, PhD, department chair and professor of biostatistics at Yale School of Public Health. Neurodevelopment, Risk Genes, and Mental Health Conditions - The Olfson Lab Joel Gelernter, MD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry, is interested in how different anxiety disorders differ genomically. “We are studying social phobia, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, working to understand why people differ in their risk to these specific anxiety disorders and evaluating various risk factors,” he says. Gelernter was recently involved in one of the largest studies to date of the genomics underlying anxiety disorder. The study included around 122,000 people with anxiety disorders and around 730,000 without. It found that some genetic differences associated with anxiety were linked to signaling that helps reduce overactivity in the nervous system. Many anxiety medications available today work by targeting this process. “It’s nice when the biology that you get out of a large genome-wide study ratifies things that we already know because that can help increase confidence in further findings from the study,” Gelernter says. Uncovering the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders John Krystal, MD, Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Professor of Translational Research and chair of the Department of Psychiatry, is interested in the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), of which anxiety is a major symptom. In the late 1980s, Krystal’s team discovered that the drug yohimbine activated symptoms in patients with PTSD. “This was the first time we could link a specific biological mechanism to the symptoms of PTSD,” Krystal says. At the time, he adds, this finding was highly controversial. “A lot of people felt that PTSD was a purely psychological syndrome that didn’t have an underlying biology.” Since then, Krystal has dived deep into understanding the neurobiology of PTSD to learn how to better treat it. His team is evaluating the use of ketamine and psychedelics. These would be among the first treatments to be developed specifically for PTSD. They may also be applicable for other disorders including anxiety disorders, Krystal adds. An important gap in PTSD treatment is the absence of biological tests that inform how to best help patients manage their PTSD symptoms. A doctor doesn’t diagnose cancer based on how they feel. Rather, they use tests of the biology of the cancer to determine the best course of treatment. “And we can’t do that in any psychiatric disorder other than Alzheimer’s disease,” Krystal says. “But now we are building a foundation for this approach to the treatment of anxiety disorders for the first time.” Source: Yale School of Medicine

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OnMed, Jackson Health System and The Salvation Army Deploy OnMed CareStation™ to Extend Care Beyond Hospital Walls in Miami

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Science 4 Everyone: What is the difference between a nor'easter and a hurricane?

What’s the difference between a nor’easter and hurricane? Storm Team4 Meteorologist and science teacher breaks it down on Science 4 Everyone.

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Oct 4 • 3:35 PM EDT • Science • nbcwashington.com
Everything Brewers Fans Must Know About Padres Game 3 Starter

Fresh off a dominant return from injury, right-hander Nick Pivetta brings postseason poise and high-strikeout potential to the mound for San Diego’s critical showdown against Milwaukee.

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Oct 4 • 3:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists Uncover a “Pain Switch” That Could Help Ease Arthritis Pain

For years, scientists thought they understood the job of a protein called TRPM2. It sits on the endings of sensory nerves and detects mild, non-painful warmth. That seemed to settle the question of wh...

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Oct 4 • 3:29 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Scientists Find A Molecular Clue That Could Explain Why Weight Comes Back

Anyone who has lost a lot of weight knows the cruel part can come later. The scale drops, clothes fit again, and the hard work seems to have paid off. Then the pounds begin creeping back, sometimes al...

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Oct 4 • 3:27 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Jeremy Zoll Explains How Twins Are Preparing for Uncertain Offseason

Minnesota's general manager says the front office is getting ready for every possible outcome as a possible lockout looms.

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Oct 4 • 1:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sony Digital Camera Model Numbers Explained: Bigger Isn't Always Better

Everything you need to know about Sony's alphanumeric naming schemes.

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Oct 4 • 12:45 PM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
The Science Behind a Simple Headache Trick People Swear By

A viral trend promoting the placement of hair claw clips on eyebrows has captivated millions seeking fast headache relief without prescription drugs. If you have spent any time scrolling social media lately, you have probably spotted people clamping plastic claw clips directly onto their faces. It looks like an eccentric comedy sketch, but videos demonstrating this unusual trick have racked up more than 9 million views. Desperate headache sufferers are flooding comment sections, calling the clip

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Oct 4 • 11:26 AM EDT • Science • health.yahoo.com
Column: More than just a phase: The real science behind why teens feel everything so intensely

When a minor inconvenience feels like the end of the world, take a deep breath. Remember you’re navigating the complex reality of a growing mind.

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Oct 4 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • highschool.latimes.com
Man refuses to defend his brother’s bad business decisions at their dad’s formal hearing after years of cleaning up every overpromise he made

A 38-year-old who has spent his entire career quietly fixing his older brother's overpromises just refused to walk into a formal hearing and help present those promises as bad luck. His family is not ...

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Oct 4 • 9:45 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Every Wiley College player drafted by the Boston Celtics

Let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Celtics out of Wiley College.

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Oct 4 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com