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Science Museum of Virginia Opens “Rescue” Exhibit

Watch Virginia This Morning each weekday from 9 to 10 a.m. Find the show on Facebook and Instagram at @VirginiaThisMorning.

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Oct 16 • 1:50 PM EDT • Science • wtvr.com
Trump says he told Katie Zacharia he'd reconsider White House job

Katie Zacharia made her White House press briefing debut on Tuesday and quickly came under intense scrutiny over her legal credentials.

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Oct 16 • 1:47 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Ousted After 5 Days

Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

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Oct 16 • 1:33 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Microplastics Have Been Linked With Myriad Human Health Problems. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out How They Harm the Body

Lab experiments suggest that tiny bits of plastic can react with water inside us to produce highly reactive molecules. They can lead to damaging oxidative stress and inflammation

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Oct 16 • 1:03 PM EDT • Science • smithsonianmag.com
Microplastics Have Been Linked With Myriad Human Health Problems. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out How They Harm the Body

Lab experiments suggest that tiny bits of plastic can react with water inside us to produce highly reactive molecules. They can lead to damaging oxidative stress and inflammation

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Oct 16 • 1:03 PM EDT • Health • smithsonianmag.com
Pokémon TCG Pocket Is Finally Fixing One Of Its Most Frustrating Features

Alongside slowing its release cadence, trading and immersive cards are also getting improvements

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Oct 16 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
The Next Pandemic Might Already Be Taking Shape at the Edge of the World’s Vanishing Forests

Outbreaks cluster where people, livestock, and damaged ecosystems collide, a new Nature study finds.

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Oct 16 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
Does Being Circumcised Make Sex Better or Worse? Here’s What Science Says.

A study found small differences in sexual satisfaction and erectile function, but researchers say the results aren't definitive.

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Oct 16 • 12:46 PM EDT • Science • vice.com
Scientists Kept Finding The Same Mysterious DNA In Their Samples. The Marine Microbe It Belongs To Has The Smallest Genome Ever Identified

This tiny marine organism may demonstrate just how little genetic material a cell needs to survive.

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Oct 16 • 12:40 PM EDT • Science • iflscience.com
Hometown’s Best: Vote for your favorite Southwest Virginia live music, entertainment, or sports venue finalist in 2026

The search is on for Southwest Virginia’s favorite live music, entertainment, or sports venue, and the finalists for this year’s Hometown’s Best have officially been announced.

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Oct 16 • 12:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • wsls.com
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Hometown’s Best: Vote for your favorite place to watch sports in Southwest Virginia

The search is on for Southwest Virginia’s favorite place to watch sports, and the finalists for this year’s Hometown’s Best have officially been announced.

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Oct 16 • 12:33 PM EDT • Sports • wsls.com
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Double-Digit Health Insurance Rate Increases Finalized for 2027

Health insurance rates in New Jersey’s individual market, which includes Get Covered New Jersey, will increase by an average of 19.8% for 2027, according

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Oct 16 • 12:32 PM EDT • Health • njbia.org
Hometown’s Best: Vote for your favorite Southwest Virginia pet care business finalist in 2026

The search is on for Southwest Virginia’s favorite locally owned pet care business, and the finalists for this year’s Hometown’s Best have officially been announced.

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Oct 16 • 12:31 PM EDT • Business • wsls.com
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Sell Rating Could Be A Turning Point For Sphere Entertainment Stock (SPHR)

Argus recently cut its view on Sphere Entertainment to a SELL rating, citing weaker scores on management quality, growth potential, and valuation, while assigning only medium marks to financial strength and the industry backdrop. The downgrade highlights a key tension in Sphere Entertainment’s story: an experience-heavy, capital-intensive model that faces questions about execution discipline and long-run profitability. This raises the question of how Sphere Entertainment's investment...

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Oct 16 • 12:28 PM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
Ducks Wire staff predicts Oregon Ducks vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Ducks Wire staff predicts Oregon vs. Nebraska, including final score picks, players of the game, and key matchup predictions.

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Oct 16 • 12:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Shrink Their Hollywood Business as Layoffs Hit Archewell Productions

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly been quietly cutting staff at Archewell Productions. “They cut staff over the last 12 to 18 months,” an insider told Page Six on Thursday, October 15. Th...

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Oct 16 • 12:17 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Long Beach student advances to national science competition finals

Long Beach student Hanna Heitefuss is the only New Yorker among 30 finalists in the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, earning national recognition for her research on saltwater intrusion and its effects on plants and aquatic life.

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Oct 16 • 12:15 PM EDT • Science • liherald.com
“Musk” distributor Bleecker Street acquired by Outerlight Entertainment

Outerlight Entertainment, previously First Look Entertainment, has acquired indie studio Bleecker Street Media, fresh from its release of Alex Gibney’s new documentary, Musk, on Friday (October 16). Financial terms of ...

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Oct 16 • 12:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • realscreen.com
LaMelo Ball Gives Timberwolves New Way to Use Rudy Gobert

The Minnesota Timberwolves have already seen how quickly a physical defense can disrupt actions built around Rudy Gobert's screens. Against Detroit, that pressure kept Minnesota from finding the offensive rhythm it had established against New York. LaMelo Ball Gives Timberwolves New Way to Use Rudy Gobert For a team with major ambitions, the problem extends …

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Oct 16 • 12:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How“ Street Fighter”’s surprising ending sets up a sequel — and introduces an iconic final boss

The new video game adaptation comes across as a clear part one of a two-part series.

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Oct 16 • 11:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
AtScale Finds Semantic Layer Boosts AI Accuracy on Enterprise Data by Up to 2.4x

A more powerful AI model isn’t necessarily the answer to unreliable business analytics. New research from AtScale found that leading AI models answered fewer than 40% of business questions correctly when querying databases directly. But when AtScale added its semantic layer, accuracy improved by 1.7x to 2.4x across all seven models tested. In one test, […]

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Oct 16 • 11:27 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Your Financial Health on Another View

Practical Advice on Managing Your Money During Stressful Financial Times

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Oct 16 • 11:27 AM EDT • Health • whro.org
Breece Hall, Adonai Mitchell out for Week 6

New York Jets RB Breece Hall (quadriceps) and WR Adonai Mitchell (finger) have been ruled out for Week 6 against the New England Patriots.

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Oct 16 • 10:59 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
IU Kelley School of Business Expert Weights in on Prediction Markets and Midterm Elections

As prediction markets play a growing role in election forecasting and increasingly compete with traditional polling, Russell Rhoads, clinical associate professor of finance at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, is available to provide expert analysis and commentary. Rhoads can help audiences understand how prediction markets work, what market odds actually signal about election outcomes, and why investors, analysts, and political observers are payin

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Oct 16 • 10:45 AM EDT • Business • newswise.com
Registration is open for high school winter sports

Registration is now officially open for high school winter sports for the City School District of Albany! Any student in grades 9-12 who is interested in trying out for boys' basketball, girls' basketball, bowling, cheerleading, boys' indoor track, girls' indoor track, spirit team, boys' swimming and diving, boys' wrestling and girls' wrestling is invited to register via Final Forms. Important: please note that registration for winter sports ends on Friday, Nov. 13. Practices and tryouts for winter sports begin on Monday, Nov. 16. FINAL FORMS Each season, the following must be done prior to the first day of tryouts and practices: A parent or guardian must initiate the registration process for their student-athlete in Final Forms, filling out the required forms such as Interval Sports Health History and the Athletic Consent Form. The student-athlete must sign and complete their required forms. A reminder that all students who would like to play an interscholastic sport need to have a current physical conducted within a year on file. PHYSICALS A physical conducted within the last 12 months is mandatory for any student interested in trying out for an athletic team and must be uploaded into the Final Forms platform. Families are encouraged to get a completed physical from their child's physician. If you are unable to get a physical from your child's physician, you can schedule a free physical with Whitney Young's school-based health center by calling (518) 573-2556. Additionally, the district physician will also be available to facilitate sports physicals at Albany High in room 4253 on the following dates: Thursday, Nov. 12 from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sports physicals on Nov. 12 and 13 are free and no appointment is necessary. ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Please note that students must have a good attendance record and be in good standing academically to be eligible to participate in an athletic team. Eligibility is determined based on quarterly grades, and interim progress reports will serve as an important academic checkpoint for all student‑athletes. For additional details about academic eligibility, please see our Athletic Code of Conduct. For our winter teams, academic eligibility to start the season will be based on final first-quarter grades. The first marking period ends Nov. 13. Albany High offers free tutoring facilitated by Albany High teachers Monday-Thursday from 3:30-5 p.m. for students who need extra help with their academics. See this flyer for additional details. IMPORTANT DATES Seniors, please mark your calendars for Senior Media Day for winter sports, which will take place on Monday, Nov. 30. All student-athletes playing winter sports will also participate in our winter sports picture days, which will take place Tuesday, Dec. 15–Thursday, Dec. 18. Specific dates and times for each team will be shared once rosters are finalized. OPEN GYM SESSIONS Student-athletes are encouraged to check out our open gym sessions as they prepare for upcoming sports seasons. We’re looking forward to a rewarding winter sports season this year! If you have any questions, please contact the Athletic Department at (518) 475-6310. Go Falcons!

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Oct 16 • 10:44 AM EDT • Sports • albanyschools.org
Is the Prince estate finally listening to fan complaints?

MINNEAPOLIS — Is the Prince estate finally listening to complaints from hardcore fans? On Oct. 9, the estate and NPG Records released the “Calabama EP” as a follow-up to the

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Oct 16 • 10:38 AM EDT • Entertainment • recorderonline.com
Can AI solve our mental health access problem?

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

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Oct 16 • 10:32 AM EDT • Health • yourlocalepidemiologistca.substack.com
Nebraska-Oregon Preview: Why the Huskers Must Win Early

Oregon’s quarterback uncertainty and vulnerable early-down defense give Nebraska a path to bowl eligibility and a defining win under Matt Rhule.

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Oct 16 • 10:28 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Truist CEO shakes up bank's consumer, small business leadership

New Truist Financial CEO Mike Lyons revamped the Charlotte-based bank’s consumer and small business leadership and jettisoned one of the key digital initiatives of his predecessor CEO.

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Oct 16 • 10:20 AM EDT • Business • businessnc.com
Windows 11 Is Finally Becoming the OS It Should Have Been From the Start

Microsoft is completely redesigning parts of its OS so it doesn't hog all the resources of lower-end PCs with 8GB of RAM.

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Oct 16 • 10:15 AM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 19 to 23

Next Week on XBOX: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Final Fantasy Resonance, We Were Here Tomorrow, and more coming soon!

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Oct 16 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • news.xbox.com
The Definitive Futuristic Mechanical Watch Debuts Its Ultimate Version

Ressence unveils the Type 10 DN, the brand's first watch to combine an in-house movement with an oil-filled dial.

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Oct 16 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • gearpatrol.com
THE BUSINESS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AS GOLDMAN SACHS CEO DAVID SOLOMON TAKES THE HELM

Washington, D.C., Oct. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Business Council today announced that Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon will become its next leader, succeeding Brian Cornell, Executive Chair of Target Corporation. In this role, Solomon will chair one of the nation’s most distinguished business organizations, bringing together the world’s foremost CEOs to confront emerging challenges, advance innovation, and help define the future of global leadership. Cornell has led The Busin

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Oct 16 • 10:00 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Healey and Minogue made their final pitches to voters in a tense debate. Here are 4 takeaways.

The two clashed over housing costs, public accountability, abortion access, immigration enforcement, and energy policy.

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Oct 16 • 9:31 AM EDT • Politics • boston.com
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Sony's Multi-Million Dollar GTA 6 PS5 Marketing Strategy Is Already Working

"I’m most definitely playing on a PS5"

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Oct 16 • 9:30 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
New SBA lending rules create hurdles for aspiring business owners

Some worry the updated rules to the Small Business Administration's 7(a) loan program would make it harder for some would-be buyers to obtain financing, putting business acquisitions further out of reach.

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Oct 16 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • ibj.com
Five Big Questions The Angels Must Answer This Offseason

From new ownership to the GM position to the manager's office and finally to the field, the Los Angeles Angels face some pretty significant unknowns as they begin preparations for 2027.

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Oct 16 • 9:29 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Apple’s first foldable iPhone sells out within minutes as preorders begin

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

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Oct 16 • 9:17 AM EDT • Technology • finance.yahoo.com
Beauty-from-within surges with new science, finished products

Beauty-from-within makes a comeback while ingredient research shows benefits for bone and gastrointestinal health.

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Oct 16 • 9:15 AM EDT • Science • supplysidesj.com
Science Missed the Giraffe's Only Relative Until 1901

Science ignored the okapi for centuries while Indigenous communities in the Congo knew it well, and even after a skull reached London in 1901, researchers struggled to explain what they were looking at. Today, this elusive giraffe relative faces threats that make it harder than ever to find, count, or protect.

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Oct 16 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • a-z-animals.com
Drinking 'Very' Hot Tea or Coffee Could Triple Your Risk of This Cancer, Huge Study Finds

The largest study of its kind to date.

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Oct 16 • 8:59 AM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Plague is stoppable. The next health threat may not be.

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

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Oct 16 • 8:57 AM EDT • Health • tomfrieden.substack.com
NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge

This Hubble image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away.

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Oct 16 • 8:42 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
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Thinking of buying Tesla's flying Roadster? Read the fine print first.

Tesla's thrust-powered flying supercar was a wow-moment, but it also raised questions that make it important to read the fine print.

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Oct 16 • 8:20 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Cigarette Ads Once Promised Absurd Health Benefits. Scientists Just Found One of Them Was Actually True.

A 1959 finding about smokers held up for decades—and researchers now know the likely reason.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
I've lived with Microsoft's $6,000 Surface Laptop Ultra, and it's so close to being the best MacBook Pro alternative you can buy

Microsoft's top of the line Windows 11 PC is finally here, and it's giving the MacBook Pro a real good run for its money.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • windowscentral.com
The uranium cubes that exposed Nazi Germany’s nuclear failure

Scientists investigating Nazi Germany's secret nuclear program have uncovered evidence that its final experimental reactor was nowhere near as close to working as previously claimed. Analysis of surviving uranium cubes and wartime documents reveals that Germany lacked the enormous quantities of uranium and heavy water needed to make its reactor operational.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
California falls short on Medi-Cal fraud, state report says

The program serves 14 million Californians and pays out $200 billion a year. State health officials dispute the findings.

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Oct 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • calmatters.org
Boise to hold celebration and ribbon cutting for McDevitt Youth Sports Complex

New Features at Charles F. McDevitt Youth Sports Complex. Photo: Courtesy Boise Parks and Recreation Visitors to Boise’s Charles F. McDevitt Youth Sports Complex (5101 N. Eagle Rd.) will find a number of new amenities now open to the public as city leaders celebrate the completion of a renovation project that began back in 2025. […]

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Oct 16 • 7:36 AM EDT • Sports • boisedev.com
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Actinium Pharmaceuticals Appoints Radiopharmaceutical Industry Veteran Sean Maenpaa as Senior Vice President, Business Development

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

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Oct 16 • 7:30 AM EDT • Business • prnewswire.com
Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) Adds Eli Lilly and J&J on Wednesday

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

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Oct 16 • 7:04 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Sixers vs. Celtics preseason: How to watch, lineups, broadcast info

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Boston Celtics in the preseason finale on Friday back in the City of Brotherly Love.

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Oct 16 • 7:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Gary Vee’s VeeFriends finds its place in the comic industry at New York Comic Con

In 2021, entrepreneur and internet personality Gary Vaynerchuk, also known as Gary Vee, introduced his new project, VeeFriends, a media and entertainment

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Oct 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • amny.com
Five storylines to watch as Spurs enter a new season

Here are five plot points that will help determine whether the Spurs can fight their way back to another NBA Finals

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Oct 16 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Key takeaways from the final, fiery debate between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson

The debate featured lots of talk about Donald Trump, disparate views on the state of American democracy and a moment when Jackson told Collins to "shut up."

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Oct 16 • 6:37 AM EDT • Politics • mainepublic.org
Microsoft's Business Software Proposed to Receive Increased UK Regulatory Scrutiny

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

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Oct 16 • 6:11 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Patients are why Lee Health made UnitedHealthcare decision

When people hear the words "hospital finances," they often think about budgets, spreadsheets, and balance sheets.

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Oct 16 • 6:03 AM EDT • Health • bradenton.com
These are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’

A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.

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Oct 16 • 6:01 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Letters: I applaud the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry for improving accessibility

On behalf of those who would like to enter the building through the same doors with their family and friends, thank you to the museum.

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • chicagotribune.com
The Democrat Who Knows What A Blue Wave Feels Like

“I think there’s a chance this is going to be the first election of the post-Trump era,” Perriello told HuffPost.

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
These are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’

A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • cleveland.com
A St. Louis plant scientist discovers a trail first blazed by his grandma’s cooking

Antonio Brazelton used to think of himself as a trailblazer in the plant science field, following in the footsteps of George Washington Carver. But years ago, the St. Louisan realized he was overlooking his own lineage of Black plant scientists.

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • stlpr.org
It's time to reassess the size of our solar system, scientists say

The edge of our solar system may be defined not by a sharp boundary, but by a "complex dance among forces, energies and trajectories," two researchers argue.

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • space.com
These are scariest movies of 2026, ‘according to science’

A scientific study seeks to find the scariest movies ever made each year.

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • masslive.com
'White' dwarf stars can be purple, pink and even green, surprising new study finds

Stellar remnants called white dwarfs ‪appear to come in a rainbow of colors, according to a new study.

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Pens Points: Girard finally finding his groove

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Penguins’ top line of Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell has struggled to produce offense and has been a defensive liability early in the season. Crosby scored twice in Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to Chicago for his first goals of the season, but Rakell remains […]

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Oct 16 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PepsiCo just lost the KFC US business—here's how much it could sting financially

Another loss for PEP.

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Oct 16 • 5:21 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Geothermal finds rare political sweet spot amid AI boom

The bipartisan appeal, combined with surging electricity demand from AI, is helping fuel investment in the niche energy source.

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Oct 16 • 5:15 AM EDT • Politics • axios.com
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Li Auto Inc. Announces Equity Financing for Its Chip Business

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

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Oct 16 • 4:31 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Who shapes climate science? The equity question facing the IPCC

Early publication of the next global climate science assessment reports risks excluding scientists and research from the Global South, which are key to ensuring the findings are fair

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Oct 16 • 3:41 AM EDT • Science • climatechangenews.com
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Hispanic business leader helps Gulf Coast entrepreneurs, empowers community

Mario Castañeda uses his accounting expertise to help small businesses and Latino families achieve financial independence in Daphne, Ala.

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Oct 16 • 3:28 AM EDT • Business • wkrg.com
John Healey set to raise bank taxes in the budget

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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Oct 16 • 2:23 AM EDT • Business • theguardian.com
Bay Area sports calendar, Oct. 16-18

Draymond Green and the Warriors host the Portland Trail Blazers in their final preseason game on Friday at 7 p.m. (NBCSBA)

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Oct 16 • 1:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Dodgers veteran Miguel Rojas pulled before first at-bat in final game of 13-year career
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Oct 16 • 12:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Dodgers veteran confirms he’s retiring immediately after NLCS

The 37-year-old singled in his final career plate appearance.

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Oct 16 • 12:22 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Wildlife biologist launches bear-proofing business to help LA County homeowners
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Oct 16 • 12:17 AM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Wildlife biologist creates bear-proofing business to help SoCal residents
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Oct 16 • 12:04 AM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast

High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the lights came back.

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Oct 16 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
An Amazon 'science fair' and quashed legislation: A busy day for debate on Trenton data centers

On Thursday, Amazon hosted an open house about its potential 600-acre data center in St. Clair and Madison Townships. Trenton City Council also voted to withdraw several pieces of legislation proposing financial benefits for residents that would only take effect if voters reject Issue 17.

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Oct 15 • 11:29 PM EDT • Science • wvxu.org
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Dunlap, LePage clash over health care, costs in final CD2 debate

Hosted by WABI in partnership with WAGM, the candidates for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District went head-to-head on affordability, energy, health care and immigration.

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Oct 15 • 11:22 PM EDT • Health • wabi.tv
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Serious Progress: Ethan Taylor Most Surprising to Tom Izzo

A towering five-star freshman is shattering expectations in East Lansing, using elite mobility and reach to challenge veteran lineups while fueling the Spartans’ ambitious Final Four pursuit.

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Oct 15 • 11:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Veterans, small business owners gather in Steubenville to help vets find jobs
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Oct 15 • 11:09 PM EDT • Business • wtov9.com
Every Celebrity Arrival at the InStyle Imagemaker Awards 2026 Red Carpet

The annual event celebrates the creative visionaries hard at work behind the scenes.

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Oct 15 • 11:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Benson, James clash over health care, Trump, Lansing record in final Michigan governor debate

Jocelyn Benson and John James made their cases to become Michigan’s next governor in their second and final debate, sparring over health care costs, President Donald Trump, and the record of Democrats in Lansing.

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Oct 15 • 10:55 PM EDT • Health • clickondetroit.com
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A CDC survey finds 4 in 5 US teenagers fall short of high heart health scores

A CDC study of 5,192 US high school students found that approximately 80% had low or moderate cardiovascular health scores based on five measures assessed in a national survey. Diet, sleep, and physical activity received the least favorable scores, with differences observed across sex, grade, and racial and ethnic groups.

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Oct 15 • 10:09 PM EDT • Health • news-medical.net
5 Takeaways From the Senate Debate in Maine

The race’s fourth and final debate centered around whether Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, was as independent as she claimed to be from President Trump.

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Oct 15 • 9:42 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
MU Health Care offers final flu, COVID-19 vaccination event Saturday

Mu Health Care will host its final flu and COVID-19 vaccination event in Columbia from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Oct 15 • 8:57 PM EDT • Health • komu.com
Democrats target Epstein ties to banks for action after midterms

WASHINGTON — Key Democrats on Thursday unveiled legislation that would force federal regulators to disclose financial records related to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. The measure also would require regulators

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Oct 15 • 8:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Final weekend for Marsha's on South Street as the women's sports bar shuts down

Marsha's on South Street in Philadelphia is closing its doors for good after being open for just one year.

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Oct 15 • 8:28 PM EDT • Business • nbcphiladelphia.com
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Francis Bacon’s 'Sylva Sylvarum' Stars in New Art and Science Exhibit

Opening next month at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, Plain Things Wonders marks 400 years since the publication of Francis Bacon’s influential experimental science text Sylva Sylvarum.

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Oct 15 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • finebooksmagazine.com
Green Bay highlights sustainable business initiative

The program, funded by a local grant from the “Daybreak Fund”, helps business owners find ways to make their company more sustainable.

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Oct 15 • 7:33 PM EDT • Business • wbay.com
Ojeda wants to end Iran War, improve economy and affordable healthcare

Richard Ojeda chats about the campaign trail, the war in Iran and much more as the challenger gets ready for the final sprint to election day.

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Oct 15 • 7:18 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Prichard finance committee meeting raise questions about employee health insurance and potential pay

During Thursday’s finance committee meeting, a committee member questioned Mayor Carletta Davis about confusion surrounding the city’s health insurance plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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Oct 15 • 6:59 PM EDT • Health • fox10tv.com
Employee Retention Credit Eligibility for Healthcare Staffing Agencies: Legal Analysis of Southern Arizona Health Services v. United States

Southern Arizona Health Services Phoenix, LLC v. United States , No. 25-62T, Fed. Cl. , 2026 WL 29374 (Oct. 14, 2026) The United States Court of Federal Claims has issued a published opinion granting summary judgment to the government in Southern Arizona Health Services Phoenix, LLC v. United S

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Oct 15 • 6:39 PM EDT • Health • currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com
Meet Omar & Roxanne of Into The Blue Rooting

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 🏠 On this episode of the Cutler Bay Business Association spotlight, meet Omar and Roxanne of Into The Blue Roofing for a conversation about entrepreneurship, the roofing industry, and building a business that serves the South Florida community. Omar and Roxanne share their experiences in business, the work behind […]

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Oct 15 • 6:34 PM EDT • Business • communitynewspapers.com
Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change, AP-NORC poll finds

A strong majority of voters believe that President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new AP-NORC poll that raises serious warning signs for the Republican Party at a critical moment.

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Oct 15 • 6:27 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Prichard finance committee meeting raise questions about employee health insurance and potential pay increases

Prichard finance committee meets as city budget runs more than two weeks overdue

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Oct 15 • 6:20 PM EDT • Health • fox10tv.com
Unfinished business in Istanbul? Vincenzo Grifo and Julian Schuster address Freiburg’s European dreams

SC Freiburg supporters have made it abundantly clear that last season’s Europa League final defeat has done nothing to diminish their dreams of European glory. Ahead of Thursday evening’s 3-2 Conf...

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Oct 15 • 6:18 PM EDT • Business • sports.yahoo.com
Final New Orleans Pelicans Roster Decisions Have Become Clear

The New Orleans Pelicans still need to cut two players, and it has become clear who those will be.

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Oct 15 • 5:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The tech backlash is now in theaters

It feels like studios are finally ready to make critical films about Big Tech’s heavyweights.

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Oct 15 • 5:39 PM EDT • Entertainment • theverge.com