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LA County Public Health reports first flu deaths of the season

The LA County Department of Public Health confirmed the first two flu-related deaths of the season.

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Oct 22 • 6:31 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Pope hope, that’s entertainment, and getting ahead in the CIA

Happy Friday friends, I want to start by just breathing for all of us a big long collective sigh of relief at the news this week that the pope’s doctors have basically blown the all clear for Leo’s health. Going from knowing nothing to him declaring to the world he needed surgery, to a cancer diagnosis, to bouncing out of the hospital in barely even days, to ringing the bell in less than two weeks is whiplash inducing. But in the best possible way. We are living in a world in which the Roman pontiff, by dint of history, biography and circumstance, is once more at the epicenter of global affairs. Not just conversations about religion, or Christian and post-Christian values, but the bleeding edge of the most pressing issues of human affairs. Think I am exaggerating a touch? Consider the images of the crowds who greeted Leo in Paris just weeks ago, and juxtapose them with the absolute photo negative scenes unfolding there recently. Ask yourself how many world leaders are talking about AI right now and directly citing the pope as they do so. Try to name a country who has had as many top-ranked diplomats in and out of both Russia and Ukraine in the last three years as the Vatican has in the last three months. It has been fascinating to watch Leo XIV emerge as not just a kind of pop culture reference point or totem to be cited (Francis was often name-checked this way) but as a kinetic force in global conversation. Given the state of things, we need global figures of gravitas and values, even better if they have real wisdom behind what they are saying. So news of Leo’s illness was, it seemed to me, a tremor with potentially Richter Scale implications. That not only has the worst not come to pass but instead we’ve had the best of outcomes announced is something to really be grateful for. Humanity, it seems to me, is entering one of its irregular but cyclical phases where the pace of change — technological, social, and geopolitical — outstrips the ability of previously settled norms and received wisdom to cope. Such periods – and I think the first decades of the last century were a similar such time – throw into question the viability of all kinds of institutions. And many of ours have been straining to breaking point for a few years now. The papacy has the power and the potential to be a steadying pole in all of this. That’s my hope, anyway. It’s a lot to freight the office with, though it is arguably its ultimate purpose from its founding, to be a steadying rock on which all that matters can be anchored. It’s also, of course, an intolerable weight of responsibility to place on a single man. But I am encouraged to have hope in – and for – Leo. The apostle whom he succeeds, after all, was famously unequal to some moments, failed some tests of faith, and resiled from taking the road which led ultimately to the circus on Vatican hill. Human frailty and limitations, of health, of character, of temper, can open us to Christ, whose strength is greatest in our weakness, so St. Paul learned. That gives me hope, and I am sure it consoles Leo, too. And so I will continue to pray for him. Because we need apostles of rock right now. Here’s the news. Subscribe The News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued yesterday a new document “Venite ad me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.” It’s not a short document, and it is at pains to stress this isn’t a doctrinal note from the dicastery, either. Rather, it brings together reflections on an important issue from the Church around the world. Some of it I actually found really rather powerful. It is, however, 25,000, which is a lot for a busy reader to get through on a weekday. So, you can read our busy reader’s summary right here. — News broke yesterday of an Oct. 22 meeting of U.S. bishops with President Donald Trump. The meeting was organized by an official at the Heritage Foundation, according to several sources close to the meeting. Video of several U.S. bishops praying in the Oval Office over President Trump was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, first by White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin, and then by the official twitter.com account of the Archdiocese of Denver. The meeting has drawn sharp criticism because of its proximity to the upcoming midterm Congressional elections, in which Democrats are widely expected to win control of the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate remains closely contested. Sources close to the bishops’ conference told The Pillar that some USCCB senior officials were surprised by the existence of the meeting when video of it first emerged online. And a source close to conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City told The Pillar that the archbishop was “deeply frustrated” by the occasion of the meeting. An official conference spokesperson told The Pillar that the meeting was “not organized with or by the USCCB” and was “not affiliated with the conference.” You can read the whole story here. — The next National Eucharistic Congress will be held in Indianapolis in 2029, a return to the city that hosted the last gathering in 2024. You read it here first. By here, I don’t mean this newsletter, I mean at The Pillar. We broke the story this week. It’s a big deal, in as much as the last congress was a roaring success and the next installment has the potential to be a real focal point for evangelizing efforts in the coming years. Read all about it here. — As Pope Leo prepares for the longest trip of his pontificate, Church leaders in Uruguay say the pontiff will encounter a highly secularized culture, in a country with a very different Catholic history than many of its South American neighbors. The nation has not had a papal visit since 1988, and leaders who spoke with The Pillar say it has a dire need for evangelization, even amid the prospect of a small revival in faith. This is real reporting on the Church in the country, and frankly a story you simply are not going to be able to read anywhere else. Read the whole thing. — The Archdiocese of Detroit announced this week a plan that would see the vast majority of its parish priests reassigned next summer, amid a restructuring process expected to dramatically shrink the number of parishes in the archdiocese. Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said this week that the plan “asks much of our priests,” but is a “sacrifice they are making as brothers of one, unified presbyterate.” The thing is, as JD pointed out in an analysis yesterday, pastors of parishes have a legal right to stability in office, so the only way this kind of wholesale reassignment goes ahead is if all of the archdiocesan clergy agree to resign. That creates its own kind of legal issues, though, and re-raises longstanding questions about the effectiveness of canonical due process protections for priests when dealing with coercive exercises in authority. Read the whole thing here. — More than three months after the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its decree declaring the excommunication of the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X, questions remain about the full effects of the society’s schism. Specifically, the DDF’s July claim that marriages witnessed and confessions heard by SSPX priests are now invalid remains contested — and it emerged this week it appears that the Vatican’s own legal experts don’t agree. You can read my whole analysis of the situation and what it means here. All I would add is that the DDF’s undeveloped, some would say unsubstantiated, claim about the invalidity of some SSPX sacraments came in their July Explanatory Note on the schismatic consecrations by the society that month. It touches directly on both papal acts of governance — indeed it purports to nullify them — and the most intimate pastoral encounters possible in a parish setting. If there is one aspect of the Francis-era style of governance I would like the curia to finally cut out, root and branch, it would be these attempts to try to effect extraordinarily sensitive legislative acts via a note. — At least a dozen French bishops have spoken out following an eruption of violence on the country’s streets Oct. 17. Not surprisingly, they unanimously condemned the violence, but the length and content of their interventions varied significantly. Several sought to distinguish between the actions of rioters and what they suggested were the legitimate concerns of peaceful young protesters. Many also evoked Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France, suggesting it offered a powerful counter-image to the scenes of looting and destruction. A number of bishops also stressed their solidarity with law enforcement officials who struggled to contain the disorder, as well as the owners of the roughly 3,000 damaged or looted businesses. What’s the background to the nationwide unrest that the French media calls “les violences du 17 octobre”? And what exactly are the bishops saying? Read all about it here. — A Polish bishop called for the firm defense of unborn children as well as compassion for their mothers this week, as the lower house of Poland’s parliament passed two bills seeking to liberalize the country’s abortion laws. The bill on decriminalizing assistance in an abortion passed by 217 votes to 213, while the abortion in cases of fetal abnormality bill passed by 233 to 203, thanks to the government’s majority in the lower house. Both bills will now move to the Polish Senate, the upper house of parliament, where the ruling coalition has a larger majority. The fetal abnormality bill is symbolically significant because if it became law, it would effectively overturn a 2020 ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal that a 1993 law permitting abortion for a severe and irreversible disability or a life-threatening incurable disease was unconstitutional. Read the whole story here. Subscribe **[The St. Paul Center App | Bible Study On-The-Go Read and understand the Bible with St. Paul Center’s new app! With today’s leading Catholic Scripture scholars as your guides, the St. Paul Center app empowers you to read the Bible](https://stpaulcenter.com/app?utm_source=pillar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=applaunch)** from the heart of the Church. Download the app for free at either the Apple or the Google app stores. https://stpaulcenter.com/app That’s entertainment I have written before about my deep and sincere reservations about the celebrity exorcist subculture which has taken root in American Catholicism. And, because I am very ill at ease with the entire thing, I try to keep a weather eye on the phenomenon without being drawn into the kind of online back-and-forth which these figures sometimes generate. Earlier this week, JD noted that one such celebrity exorcist type, Fr. Chad Ripperger, has undertaken, on the request of his bishop, a year’s fast from interviews and public speaking. I’m sure that will be salutary for him, if for no other reason than that receiving with docility requests from one’s rightful ecclesiastical superiors always comes with graces. Then a second thing happened this week which caught my eye. Apparently, another fixture in the celebrity exorcist world, Fr. Carlos Martins, has initiated a lawsuit against two lay men — apparently associates of Rippenger, though I am unclear in what way, exactly — for allegedly defaming him and his ministry on a podcast. It seems the suit was initiated nearly a year ago and is now pending. At issue, I read, is that the two men described Martins on a podcast as “not who he says he is” with regard to his exorcism ministry and that he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” These statements Martins considers to be false and defamatory and, his suit claims, “directly affected the sale and reception of [his] The Exorcist Files book that was newly released at the time these episodes aired.” I don’t want to get too into the weeds of the details here, but a couple of things struck me about all this.

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Oct 23 • 9:10 AM EDT • Entertainment • pillarcatholic.com
Report: Bears Fear Cole Kmet’s Knee Injury Is Season-Ending

A reported knee injury has the Bears bracing to lose their top blocking tight end. #OnePride

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Oct 23 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Tulane Standard and Season Face Massive Test Against UTSA Roadrunners

This weekend could put a lot in perspective for the Tulane Green Wave and what this season can truly look like.

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Oct 22 • 12:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Zach Charbonnet Injury Update: Seahawks RB’s Week 7 Status Revealed

Zach Charbonnet was supposed to be the leader of the Seattle Seahawks backfield in 2026, but the veteran running back has yet to suit up thanks to an ACL injury he suffered during the team's Super Bowl run last season. Originally selected in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the UCLA product spent …

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Oct 22 • 6:38 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vivek Ramaswamy campaign ad for Ohio ‘shameful, disgusting’, says Republican congresswoman

Nancy Mace said: ‘This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season’

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Oct 22 • 6:58 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Bogdan Bogdanović Could Steal Reed Sheppard’s Minutes in Houston

As the Rockets are laser-focused on their postseason success, Ime Udoka might lean more on Houston’s veteran offseason addictions. See how that can impact a young star on the rise, and why it all might be a part of the plan in H-Town.

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Oct 23 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Refusal of Care Laws: A Threat to Both Patient Health and States’ Protection of Abortion Access

What You Can Do To Put Patients First In Your State Across the country, people are being denied the health care they want or need, not for medical or professional reasons, but because of the personal beliefs of the health care provider or the institution’s affiliation. Denials range from abortion care (including miscarriage care), to […]

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Oct 22 • 6:10 PM EDT • Health • nwlc.org
24-team playoff will ruin college football’s regular season

A 24-team tournament rewards college football’s biggest brands and gives programs such as Notre Dame little reason to schedule tougher games.

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Oct 23 • 6:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Television Q&A: Will 'Call the Midwife' deliver more episodes?

You have questions. I have some answers. Q: I enjoyed the 15 seasons of "Call the Midwife." Will there be anything new? A Christmas special, prequel stories or a sequel?

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Oct 22 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • recorderonline.com
Chelsea Vs Tottenham Preview

Tottenham travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday, hoping to build on their first Premier League win of the season against a Chelsea side chasing a third straight win. Monday’s 3–1 win over Coventry offered Roberto De Zerbi some relief after a difficult start.

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Oct 23 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Friedman Floats a Theory on Larkin’s New Jersey Choice

Elliotte Friedman thinks there may be a reason New Jersey landed on Dylan Larkin's trade list. #LGRW

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Oct 23 • 2:25 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Seahawks injury update: Elijah Arroyo’s season is over

The Seahawks tight end will end his sophomore campaign with only one catch.

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Oct 22 • 3:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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I Can’t Believe Carrie Is Coming Back for Season 2

Don’t get me wrong, the show is good. But what are we doing here?

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Oct 23 • 9:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • esquire.com
Could Yuki Matsui Leave Padres in Free Agency?

After signing a five-year, $28 million deal with the San Diego Padres ahead of the 2024 season, Yuki Matsui has finally matured into the elite left-handed reliever that the Friars envisioned he'd be. Matsui was incredible for San Diego out of the bullpen, leading to questions surrounding his free agency status for the offseason. The …

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Oct 23 • 1:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bravo casts controversial ‘Big Brother’ star Aaryn Williams on Texas-based reality show

The new reality show ‘Small Town Trouble: Texas’ is set to follow a group of women living in Boerne, Texas, including controversial ’Big Brother’ alum Aaryn Williams, who was known as Aaryn Gries during season 15 of the CBS show.

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Oct 23 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Middle East Conflict Puts F1’s Season Finale at Risk

F1 assures that Qatar and Abu Dhabi will be held according to the calendar, but it has already activated a contingency plan with Imola as an alternative venue.

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Oct 22 • 11:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Through Pioneers and Slow Progress, America's Relationship to Women's Sports Continues to Evolve

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Athletes and fans of women's sports across the United States have found no shortage of reasons to celebrate: historic TV ratings, changing attitudes toward female players, high-profile wins for equal opportunities and pay. After decades of disparity and sometimes outright scorn ...

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Oct 22 • 10:13 AM EDT • Sports • usnews.com
Bye Week Check-Ins: Week 7

This article looks at the teams on bye in Week 7. Where do they stand, and how can they improve for the rest of the season?

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Oct 22 • 7:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
College Football SEC power rankings entering Week 8

Ranking the top teams in the SEC heading into Week 8 of the college football season.

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Oct 22 • 8:41 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Join VENU's Live Investor Webinar: Redefining Live Entertainment Through Premium Venues and a Capital-Efficient Growth Strategy

Learn how VENU is developing a nationwide portfolio of multi-seasonal, multi-configuration, omni-content premium amphitheaters in underserved, high-growth markets

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Oct 22 • 4:06 PM EDT • Entertainment • voiceofalexandria.com
CBS Sports puts Florida among top national title contenders

CBS Sports placed No. 1 Florida among four legitimate national title favorites in its preseason Final Four tiers.

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Oct 22 • 6:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jazz Chisholm Jr & Two Other Yankees Refused Analytics Help

The New York Yankees continue to find more reasons to make changes after the disappointing ALDS exit. Most MLB teams have analytics teams to help the players make changes, including the Yankees under General Manager Brian Cashman. Jazz Chisholm Jr was one of three players who reportedly refused to listen to these suggestions and ignore […] The post Jazz Chisholm Jr & Two Other Yankees Refused Analytics Help appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 23 • 1:48 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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CBS Sports gives Michigan football harsh midseason grade

Michigan football receives a failing grade from CBS Sports after a disappointing start to the 2026 season.

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Oct 22 • 10:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
📺 Y! Sports AM: Silly season

The NFL broadcast booths are about to change dramatically.

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Oct 23 • 8:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Knicks tricked employees with championship ring phishing test

The New York Knicks‘ title defense is off to an embarrassing start. The team is having a public spat with Karl-Anthony Towns over a contract extension. They lost their first game of the season to the Philadelphia 76ers after raising…

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Oct 23 • 12:21 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Suns Fall Flat in Humiliating Opening Loss to Trail Blazers

Phoenix's 2026-27 season opener didn't go the way anyone would have hoped for.

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Oct 22 • 11:16 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Elijah Arroyo will miss the rest of the season

Elijah Arroyo will miss the rest of the 2026 season.

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Oct 22 • 2:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Mexico Dept. of Health: Respiratory diseases on the rise across state

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — The New Mexico Department of Health says it’s seeing an increase in respiratory disease rate, including COVID-19, influenza (flu), and RSV, across the state. “Last season,…

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Oct 22 • 10:28 AM EDT • Health • krqe.com
Jenna Ortega reveals why she felt she wasn’t ‘clicking’ with Tim Burton on “Wednesday” set

The actress explained that she was “mortified” by her performance in the first season, and only watched a few minutes of the pilot.

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Oct 22 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Browns DE Jared Verse Shut Down Deshaun Watson Party Invite

Browns star defensive end Jared Verse had a key reason for not attending Deshaun Watson's team party. The post Browns DE Jared Verse Shut Down Deshaun Watson Party Invite appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 22 • 5:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mets can achieve A+ offseason with this 1 'obvious' move

This should be the Mets' No. 1 priority.

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Oct 23 • 2:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How to watch every Sunday NFL football game during Week 7 of the 2026 season
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Oct 23 • 12:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A Tiny Chemical Tweak From 4 Billion Years Ago May Be the Reason We Exist Today

Heat-loving RNA droplets may be the missing step between raw chemistry and the first living cells.

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Oct 23 • 8:30 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
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Marlins Could Target Veteran Free Agent Due to New CBA

With a salary floor almost certain for next season, Miami should make an offer to Ian Happ

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Oct 22 • 9:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Yankees make Matt Blake decision for 2027 coaching staff

Blake has been the Yankees' pitching coach for seven seasons.

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Oct 23 • 3:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Colorado Football Receives Near Failing Midseason Grade from CBS Sports

Recruiting failures, and locker room dysfunction threaten the "Prime Effect" as Deion Sanders struggles to steer the Buffaloes away from the Big 12 basement.

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Oct 23 • 2:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘Halloween Baking Championship’ winners: Where are they now?

They came, they baked, they conquered. Catch up with all 11 past winners of Food Network’s ‘Halloween Baking Championship’ and see where their sweet victories have taken them.

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Oct 22 • 12:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
'Heated Rivalry' is coming to Regal, AMC and Cinemark theaters

'Heated Rivalry' — with commentary from Jacob Tierney, the show's creator, writer and director — is coming to theaters for Season 1 screenings.

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Oct 22 • 6:27 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Apple F1 Advertising Booming in First Season With Racing Sport

The tech giant does not have an ad tier on its Apple TV streaming service, but one of the company's top ad execs tells THR that F1 is growing its share of the pie.

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Oct 23 • 10:28 AM EDT • Business • hollywoodreporter.com
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Dental implants can hijack your immune system, scientists discover

Researchers have uncovered a surprising reason dental implant infections often resist antibiotics: the implants themselves can contribute to the problem. Bacteria corrode titanium implants, releasing microscopic particles that hijack immune cells, trigger destructive inflammation, and accelerate jawbone loss.

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Oct 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Yankees Predicted To Trade For Brewers' All-Star In Offseason

The New York Yankees need an upgrade at catcher

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Oct 22 • 12:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
“Carrie” officially renewed for season 2 after Mike Flanagan teased 3-season plan

“Mike Flanagan and I are excited about what comes next. It’s bound to be thrilling,” said Stephen King.

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Oct 22 • 11:10 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Bravo casts controversial “Big Brother ”star Aaryn Williams on Texas-based reality show

The former “Big Brother” star, otherwise known as Aaryn Gries, appeared on season 15 of the CBS series.

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Oct 23 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Through pioneers and slow progress, America's relationship to women's sports continues to evolve

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Athletes and fans of women's sports across the United States have found no shortage of reasons to celebrate: historic TV ratings, changing attitudes toward female players, high-profile wins for equal opportunities and pay.

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Oct 22 • 10:18 AM EDT • Sports • wral.com
More Than a Charcuterie Board: A Mother and Daughter Build a Business Around Gathering.

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Birch Bay Retirement Village. NORTHEAST HARBOR—Food’s ability to be a social cornerstone is one of the founding premises of one of Mount Desert Island’s newest, and perhaps most unique, endeavors in cuisine based catering. From intimate gatherings to large functions, Olive & Pearl creates charcuterie boards that can not only astound the tongue but also the eye. Many would agree that food can bring people together. In fact, culinary delights, and sometimes adventures, have been utilized as the centerpiece for social and business occasions of all kinds for centuries. Often times it even has the ability to start conversation, temper differences, and build new relationships. Settings can vary, from a multi-course sit down meal, a backyard barbecue, or a couple of bowls of chips and dip in front of a television, but the result can be the same. Humans come together, they share food, and the whole process is a catalyst for thought, communication, and a shared experience. Imagined and created by the mother and daughter team of Dr. Susan Scanlan (formerly MacCready) and Kayla Musetti, Olive & Pearl was started in June of this year and has been creating, delighting, and growing since. We gave the two an opportunity to answer some questions about themselves and their new venture. The love, passion, and pride for what they are doing and the fact that they are doing it as a mother and daughter team came through so strongly in their answers that we decided to present the question and answer session in its entirety. The Interview What did you do prior to Olive & Pearl? We’re a mother-daughter team, and food, family, and hospitality have always been a big part of our lives. Susan grew up in a large family in Pennsylvania, where the table was always at the center of everything. There were multiple dishes, little bites, stories, and plenty of conversation. Food was never simply about eating. It was about gathering, celebrating, and spending time together. After living in several Southern states, Susan relocated to Maine more than 20 years ago, and Maine has truly become home. She loves its sense of community, natural beauty, and connection to local food and makers. Professionally, Susan is a registered nurse and holds a doctorate in health administration. She has worked in a variety of clinical, nonclinical, and leadership roles and currently works as a faculty academic director. Building Olive & Pearl has been an exciting creative venture alongside her career. Kayla is also a registered nurse and works in the ambulatory surgery unit at Mount Desert Island Hospital. While healthcare is an important part of both of our professional lives, Olive & Pearl has given us an entirely different way to connect, collaborate, and create something together. Tell us about the business. Olive & Pearl is a mother-daughter charcuterie business centered around beautiful food, thoughtful presentation, and bringing people together. We create curated charcuterie boards designed for everything from intimate gatherings and dinner parties to weddings, showers, corporate events, boat days, and celebrations of all kinds. We think of our boards as more than food. They’re an experience and an invitation to gather, slow down, and enjoy time with the people around you. We’re intentional about quality ingredients, artful presentation, and personalization. Whenever possible, we also incorporate Maine-made and locally sourced products, including cheeses, jams, honey, seasonal produce, and baked goods. What inspired you to start Olive & Pearl? In many ways, Olive & Pearl grew out of something we had been doing our entire lives —bringing people together around food. We’ve always loved creating beautiful spreads for family and friends. There was something special about watching people gather around a table, graze, talk, laugh, and simply enjoy being together. Friends and family began telling us, “You should do this as a business,” and one day, we stopped laughing it off and started mapping it out. We realized we had an opportunity to combine our different strengths and create something that reflected what we both value: hospitality, creativity, quality, and connection. Charcuterie felt like the perfect expression of that. It’s beautiful and creative, but it’s also communal and approachable. At its heart, it brings us right back to where the idea began, a table filled with food and people gathered around it. Do you have a business partner(s)? Our business partner is each other! Olive & Pearl is truly a mother-daughter partnership, and building it together has been incredibly meaningful and sometimes hilarious! We know each other extremely well, which can be both a strength and, occasionally, a challenge. We have different personalities and strengths, but we’ve learned to lean into those differences and use them to our advantage. There’s a lot of trust between us, and we’ve learned how to communicate, collaborate, and occasionally laugh at ourselves along the way. We’re also building Olive & Pearl while continuing our careers in healthcare and education, so we’re taking things thoughtfully and growing the business one step at a time. We all have to start somewhere. One of the most rewarding parts has been having something that belongs to both of us. We get to learn from one another, celebrate the small wins together, and create something that we hope will become part of our family’s story for years to come. When exactly did you launch the business? Recently, in June 2026, we launched Olive & Pearl, turning an idea we had talked about for years into real business. It has been incredibly rewarding to watch something that started around our own family table and begin to find a place within the community. How is it going so far? How do you feel it has been received? It has been going very well, and we’ve been incredibly encouraged by how warmly Olive & Pearl has been received. As more people hear about us, our orders have continued to increase, and we’re seeing growing interest in boards for events and celebrations. It’s exciting to watch something that began as an idea between the two of us start to grow within the community. One of the most rewarding parts is hearing from customers after their events or seeing photos of our boards being enjoyed. Knowing that something we created became part of someone’s celebration is incredibly meaningful to us. Is there a brick-and-mortar location or is it all online? Olive & Pearl is currently an online business. We’re intentionally starting this way so we can build relationships with our customers, learn what they love, and grow thoughtfully. Our long-term dream, if the business continues to grow, is to eventually have a sit-down space where people can experience Olive & Pearl in person. Do you have any future plans if things go well/keep going well? Absolutely. For now, our focus is on continuing to grow Olive & Pearl, getting to know our customers, and becoming part of more celebrations and gatherings throughout the area. Long term, we would love to have our own physical space where people can come together and experience Olive & Pearl beyond the boards themselves. We can imagine a place that combines food, hospitality, creativity, and community. Ultimately, we want to build something that continues to grow while still feeling personal and connected to the people and community around us. Is there an aspect of the business that you really love? There are so many things we love about it, but the people and the connection are probably at the top of the list. We love creating something beautiful, but what really matters to us is what happens after we hand it over to the customer. We picture our boards on kitchen islands, at backyard gatherings, on boats, at weddings, or around a long dinner table—with people laughing, talking, and lingering a little longer. We also love the creative side. Every board is an opportunity to play with color, texture, shape, seasonality, and flavor. We don’t just want to fill a board, we want to curate an experience. And supporting local makers is especially meaningful to us. Whenever possible, we love incorporating Maine-made cheeses, local jams and honey, seasonal produce, and products from nearby bakeries and businesses. It allows us to showcase some of what makes Maine so special. Perhaps most importantly, we love doing this together. Building something as a mother and daughter has given us another way to spend time together, learn from one another, celebrate small wins, and create memories. Is there anything regarding any aspect of Olive & Pearl that you may think is important that is not reflected on the website? One thing that may not always come through online is just how personal this business is to us. Olive & Pearl isn’t something we created simply because charcuterie was popular. It grew very naturally from our family, our traditions, and the way we’ve always enjoyed gathering with people we love. There is a lot of heart behind every board. We think about the people who will be enjoying it, the occasion they’re celebrating, and how we can make the experience feel special. We also want people to know that we care deeply about supporting locals whenever possible. Using Maine products isn’t just about sourcing ingredients, it’s about telling a little story about where we live and the talented people who make and grow wonderful things here. Is there anything that we have not asked that you think is important/relevant that would like readers to know? We hope people see Olive & Pearl as more than just a charcuterie business. At its heart, it’s about gathering. Our goal is to make it easier for people to create those moments when everyone gathers around the table, conversations last a little longer, and people simply enjoy being together. We also hope people see the mother-daughter story behind the business. We’re building Olive & Pearl alongside our careers, one step at a time, and there is something incredibly special about creating a shared family legacy in the process. For us, success isn’t just about how many boards we make. It’s about becoming part of people’s special moments - birthdays, weddings, weekends with friends, quiet evenings at home, or a beautiful day on the Maine coast. If one of our boards helps people put down their phones, linger a little longer, laugh a little more, and enjoy the people around them, then we feel like we’ve done exactly what we set out to do. All photos courtesy of Olive & Pearl. LINKS TO LEARN MORE Olive & Pearl website Olive & Pearl Facebook Olive & Pearl Instagram RECENT PRESS RELEASES AND BRIEFS To see all the press releases, click here. To see our news, click here. For the full archive, click here. All of these are on our dedicated website. 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What happened to Jalen Hurts? Reported health update raises questions among viewers

lev radin/Shutterstock.com David Muir reports Jalen Hurts’ diagnosis ABC News anchor David Muir covered Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts’ blood-clot diagnosis during World News Tonight on October 19, 2026. The report followed the team’s announcement of a serious medical condition that will sideline the quarterback for the remainder of the 2026 NFL season. Hurts, 28,…

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NH News Recap: Health insurance changes and a new season of Bear Brook

Looming changes to Medicaid and Medicare in New Hampshire are leaving recipients with questions, and the first episodes of the latest season of NHPR podcast "Bear Brook" are now available.

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Indiana football: Breaking down Michigan’s quarterback quandary

Michigan has a quarterback problem on its hands, in the midst of a season that’s been a problem for Kyle Whittingham.

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FEATURE | Bayer Leverkusen’s rise from a season of chaos

Bayer Leverkusen did the unthinkable in 2023/24. They not only stopped Bayern Munich from winning the Bundesliga but also went the season unbeaten in the league to secure their maiden Meisterschale. O...

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There’s a Reason That Netflix’s Ad Business Has Underwhelmed

Somewhat lost in the company’s slew of firings and engagement warnings over the past few weeks was the fact that Netflix is scaling back its ad forecast for 2026 from $3 billion to $2.7 billion. That’s despite the fact that: CTV is growing by 14-15% this year This year saw a monster upfront Netflix is the biggest streamer out there this side of YouTube, and was the platform that for years brands were supposedly dying to be a part of In other words, that’s an alarming pull-back from Netflix. A Wall Street analyst I spoke with last week was blunt, calling Netflix’s ad business “disappointing.” To me, a red flag on the ad front is that Netflix has never revealed how many ad-supported subscribers it has. Because if I know anything about how big companies work, if they have a positive number that makes them look really good - they tend to share it. (How many subs does go90 have right now? We’re not saying just yet. How are ads going on ChatGPT? Oh, a billion run rate - I see). Yes, to date Netflix has shared some fuzzy ad numbers, such as the idea that the company’s ad tier ‘reaches’ 250 million users globally.’ Here’s why that figure gives me pause: a)they lead with global, and b) they don’t explain how they are calculated. (Are they based on average people in each room? Surveys of some kind?). Regardless, some insiders say that Netflix’s ad tier is scaling nicely - others not so much. Either way, one of Netflix’s biggest challenge on the ad front appears to have been its starting point. Remember, when Netflix launched ads in 2022, it had 73 million subs in the US and Canada. That’s 73 million people who were used to Netflix with zero ads. And when the ad product rolled out, the company clearly was going after new users - a limited pool of potential subscribers by default. That focus seems to have changed over time, as Netflix has tried to convert longtime subscribers to the ad tier. Historically Netflix subscribers are very sticky. But is the company’s low churn a problem? Not necessarily, according to Antenna data. Rather, Netflix’s consumer loyalty is a bit of a double-edged sword. “Netflix is the one streamer which actually has seen substantial “trade downs” but has much lower ‘win backs,’ said Antenna founder Jonathan Carson (win-backs being people who were on the ad-free plan, cancelled, then rejoined on the ad plan). “Netflix has lower churn and so has less opportunity to win back old subs with a lower cost plan option.” This all might explain why Netflix has been so slow to roll out all of these table stakes targeting options until just this week. It likely didn’t have enough users to carve up into various targets. etc. However, what really hit Netflix’s ad business was Amazon’s move a few years ago to turn on advertising for Prime Video by default. Suddenly the market was awash in premium inventory, and Netflix was playing catch-up on multiple fronts. Thus, the streaming giant appears to still be figuring out if if wants lead in ‘programmatic TV,’ or premium ‘upfront’ TV sales. “The CTV market now sorts into three businesses, and Netflix is not the leader of any of them,” wrote analyst Jack Myers. Ouch. So how does Netflix ratchet up its ads business? Get the next NFL package You’re gonna have to wait until 2030 unless one of the bigger media companies like Skydance opts out, but the easiest (not cheapest) way for Netflix to become a huge TV ads contender is to get one of the regular NFL packages, ideally Sunday afternoons. That way it can sell ads to its whole U.S. subs base overnight. Go FAST This one is risky, because to program a compelling FAST channel, you’d likely have to take some older Netflix exclusive shows and make them available for free to non-subscribers. But FASTs, for better or worse, are ad-inventory machines. Go full UGC I’m not sure I see this happening. There is something already off about Netflix carrying podcasts and shows for creators. The experience sticks out in what is such a produced, and generally non-communal environment. But Netflix could open up its platform by allowing creators to upload videos without having to be approved by the service. But that opens a whole other can of worms (policing brand safety, copyright infringement, overall quality). Make a huge RMN Deal I was going to suggest something crazy, such as ‘instead of buying Warner Brothers, Netflix should buy Target. But the company doesn’t want to be in the brick and mortar business. Yet for Netflix’s ad business to compete in an Amazon world, it needs to be able to connect ad exposures to shopping. What if, instead of letting Amazon target Netflix viewers with its DSP, Netflix inked a deal with Target, or even took control of Roundel, and created its version of the Amazon full-funnel for brands? Price us out. I hope they don’t do this, but Netflix’s price increases - while significant - haven’t been enough to push long-term customers out of the ad-free tier. But if they made those prices so prohibitive, it could push large swaths of consumers to trade down. Then again, that could also dent engagement - as binging becomes much less appealing once you bring ads into the equation. Or, they could just launch a bunch of hit shows and maybe everyone will quickly forget all this angst. More from Amazon unBoxed A few weeks ago, I recorded two podcasts live at Amazon’s unBoxed event in San Francisco. I was able to go really deep with several brand partners about how Amazon’s various data and ad products work - particularly the under appreciated Amazon Marketing Cloud. First, I talked with Laura Abadias Velilla, of the Amazon specialty agency Amerge, along with Amazon’s own Charlotte Maines, Vice President, Devices Content & Advertising, about how the two partners helped a very specific printer company Epson launch into a brand new category - high end projectors. It’s a great example of how brands connect audience data across platforms to make budget deployment decisions. Next, I chatted with Monks VP Head of Digital Investment for North America Tom Burchill about how the agency actually brought in data from Linkedin to help target B2B customers across various Amazon properties for the brand Quicken. Check it out: Check these out, or just listen:

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Grading the Buffalo Bills Special Teams At The Bye Week

Tyler Bass’s perfection and a game-changing blocked kick anchor a dominant unit. From field position battles to return-game sparks, these specialists have earned their elite midseason marks.

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LA County Public Health reports first pair of flu deaths of the season
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Yankees aren’t promising Giancarlo Stanton his old job

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Auburn football's latest bowl projections following upset win over UGA

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Eagles to release E.J. Jenkins ahead of Cowboys matchup

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With Climate-Resilient Crops in Mind, Scientists Tackle a Flaw in Photosynthesis

Rising temperatures and increasing drought are shortening crop growing seasons in many parts of the world. Now scientists in Sweden report new advances toward engineering more efficient photosynthesis, work that could eventually contribute to efforts to adapt crops for climate change

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HOMETOWN HEALTH: How expecting mothers should handle this ‘early’ flu season

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4 paranormal romances to read this Halloween season

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Toronto Blue Jays Closer Honored with Award Selection

Louis Varland had an excellent 2026 season that continues to earn him recognition.

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Jaguars Get Devastating Injury Update On Left Tackle Anton Harrison

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Noteworthy Arms to Consider as Padres Offseason Acquisitions

The San Diego Padres' pitching staff was one of many highlights for the organization in 2026, headlined by a remarkable turnaround from the starters after the All-Star break. With the late-season returns of Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove from the injured list, San Diego's front office still remains focused on acquiring additional starting pitching for …

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Forest's start raises questions - but belief in Glasner remains

Nottingham Forest go to Ipswich in the bottom three of the Premier League, but boss Oliver Glasner believes they have deserved more this season.

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Sam Heughan to star opposite Viola Davis in new thriller 'Ascent'

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Indiana men’s basketball listed as a top NIL spender ahead of 2026-27 season

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“MobLand” star Mandeep Dhillon teases the ‘mess’ still to come in season 2: ‘God, it’s chaotic’

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Carrie-Anne Moss won’t return for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ season 3 (exclusive)

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Minnesota-Iowa score predictions from Bring Me The Sports staff

The Gophers face one of their toughest tests of the season this week against Iowa.

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Pirates Top Prospect Gives Update After Midseason Injury

Pittsburgh Pirates' Seth Hernandez insists he's healthy after a season-ending injury.

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Vikes Views: Who Ya Got? Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings

The Indianapolis Colts head to US Bank Stadium to face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The Vikings are looking healthy coming off a bye and will be excited to continue their undefeated start. The Colts are coming in a little more beat up and they’re having a rough start to the season. Series Record: 9-18-1 […]

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Numbers, logic behind OU football’s offensive falloff

OU’s offense has fallen off in the last five seasons under head coach Brent Venables.

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'Carrie' Season 2: Everything we know about Mike Flanagan's Stephen King-inspired miniseries

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‘Gentlemen’ season 3 casting shocker: Major star exits, 2 ‘Lord of the Rings’ stars join for reunion

‘The Gentlemen’ season 3 announcement reveals cast shakeup as Daniel Ings exits show, while Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood will hold a a ‘Lord of the Rings’ reunion as stars join, without Meghan Markle.

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Jeffrey Epstein has been everywhere this campaign season. But voters wonder how much he should matter

Candidates are spending millions to link their opponents to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. But in one of the nation’s marquee Senate contests, many Ohio voters told CNN that prices, healthcare and the economy matter more.

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TreVeyon Henderson invisible on Thursday night

TreVeyon Henderson had just five combined touches on Thursday night, finishing with a season-low 23 yards versus the Bears.

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How well have past GOTY winners sold?

We’re less than two months away from 2026’s The Game Awards, and what a year it’s been for fantastic games, including Resident Evil Requiem, Forza Horizon 6, Slay the Spire II, the Blood of Dawnwalker, and Control Resonant – just to name a few. So as we approach the end of the year, we thought we’d look back on our estimates for the GOTY winners of the past four years. In terms of revenue, Elden Ring (2022 winner), Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023), Astro Bot (2024), and Expedition 33 (2025) have generated a combined $3.8B via 73M copies sold: Let’s have a look, then. Elden Ring has generated $2B in revenue Elden Ring is a phenomenon in every sense. It’s sold a whopping 36.4M copies across Steam (50%), PS5 (35%), and Xbox (15% across console and PC). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Elden Ring also just passed an astronomical milestone: $2B in revenue. While PlayStation and Xbox account for half of Elden Ring’s copies sold across these three platforms, they account for 57.5% of revenue. This – as ever – is due to regional pricing and the higher relative share of PC gamers in lower-priced markets. For example, around 17.4% of Elden Ring’s Steam copies sold were in China, where the game costs about 26% less than the price in the States. There’s an … interesting narrative going around these days that console gamers are only interested in ball-and-gun games and have the patience for little else. Well, Elden Ring’s impressive sales prove that is simply not true, and across all platforms. What’s more, over 9.8M people have played Elden Ring for over 100 hours, with nearly 3.5M people getting all of the achievements and trophies. For reference, 10.9% of Elden Ring’s PlayStation players have the platinum trophy, while 10.5% of players on Steam and 3.9% of Xbox players unlocked all the achievements. Git gud, Xbox players! Of the 1.5M people who played Elden Ring on PlayStation last month, 4% also played Dark Souls 3 last month, 4% played Bloodborne, and 3% played Sekiro. There’s those Soulsborne diehards for you. By many accounts, including my own, Elden Ring is one of the best games of all time. It’s an evergreen seller that will continue to be a cash cow for Bandai and FromSoftware for years to come. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Elden Ring has sold another 2M copies across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox this year, generating almost $110M. This means it’s outperforming many of this year’s high-profile releases. Even Elden Ring’s standalone run-based PvE spinoff, 2025’s Nightreign, has sold 7.8M copies and generated $282M in revenue. Baldur’s Gate 3 is another billion-dollar-plus banger Another cross-platform phenomenon is Baldur’s Gate 3, which has sold 23.2M copies and generated over $1.2B in revenue. About 18.7M of these copies (80.6%) are via Steam, 2.9M via PS5 (12.7%), and 1.6M (6.8%) via Xbox. Around 1.3M folks on Steam bought BG3 before it hit 1.0. The PlayStation version launched about a month after the PC 1.0 release, while the Xbox version came four months later due to technical issues around developing local co-op on the Series S. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Across platforms, Baldur’s Gate 3’s monthly active users have never dropped below 2M, including 2.2M MAUs last month (68.5% on Steam, 21.9% on PS5, and 9.6% on Xbox). And it still regularly brings in 280K to 400K players every day: About 1% of BG3’s Steam player base has played for over 500 hours! That’s a little under 200K people. Astro Bot is also an evergreen seller, albeit a more niche, family one Astro Bot, 2024’s winner, has now sold 4.7M copies and generated $291M in revenue. The budget, including marketing, is almost certainly under $100M, given the small Japan-based core team and three-year dev timeline. You can really see why the tides are changing toward less expensive hubs. Astro Bot is the only first-party winner on this list, but follows other first-party winners of The Last of Us Part II (2020’s winner), God of War (2018), and Breath of the Wild (2017). Around 46.6% of Astro Bot’s copies sold have been physical, which is far higher than the typical game. This makes sense for a couple of reasons: There’s a large family audience for this one, and physical boxes are an item to wrap when giving Astro as a gift. Astro has collector value for the PlayStation core (this is nostalgia-fueled platformer celebrating PlayStation’s history) Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Astro is another one of those games that continues selling over time, regularly selling more than 100K a month. It’s sold around 1M more copies this year ($60M in revenue) and is a popular title with families. We can see this using the Alinea platform’s MAU crossover tool: Astro Bot’s top #2, #3, and #4 games by crossover in any given month this year are Minecraft, Fortnite, and Roblox – without fail. The #1 title every month, though, is Astro’s Playroom, a pack-in with all PS5 consoles. For every month this year, between 20% and 30% of Astro Bot players also played Astro’s Playroom that month. So the free pack-in is a noice funnel for converting players to a full paid product. Expedition 33 sells 8.7M despite Game Pass cannibalisation Finally, we have last year’s winner – Expedition 33. The turn-based-RPG banger has generated $366M via 8.7M copies sold, with 58.8% on Steam, 35.7% on PS5, and 5.5% on Xbox. Xbox’s share of copies sold is this low due to Expedition 33 launching on Game Pass, where 4.3M people across console and PC accessed the game. A little under 700K Xbox players used their subscription to play Expedition 33 this year. That said, the game’s 1.5-year Game Pass deal ended last week on October 16, and we’re already beginning to see a positive trend on Expedition 33’s copies sold via Xbox (but the jury’s still out!). There’s understandably a lot of French pride behind this one, as France is the game’s #3 market on both Steam and PlayStation. Vive la France! One thing that stood out to me is that the GOTY winners aren’t $300M Hollywood productions made in the US. They’re mostly mid-budget studios outside the traditional AAA cost centres. Lots to think about there. Also, good games sell well; who’d have thunk it!? And there’s a whole load of them this year, with GTA 6 still to come, too. GTA just made the cutoff point for the VGAs this year. What a coincidence! Loading... Cool links and other stuff Our physical games newsletter from Tuesday was picked up by GameSpot, Eurogamer, TweakTown, and a bunch of others. We’re offering a free trial of our platform for games companies. Send us a message here, or reply right here on Substack/email, and we’ll set you up. Next week, we’ve got some exciting news regarding the future of our newsletter, so stay tuned! The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. Want to see why these companies (and many others) are subscribed to Alinea? Get a free platform trial! [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]

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Love Is Blind’s Sarah addresses conflicts with John over anger issues, politics

‘Love Is Blind’ season 11 star Sarah spoke to EW about John’s reaction to his phone bill, and how their politics could affect their relationship.

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Kings C Sabonis Wants to Be Primary Offensive Initiator

The Sacramento Kings got great return games from Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis, which is a great sign of things to come. As the season progresses, Sabonis should be a primary option on the offensive end.

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Arizona's Motiejus Krivas named to AP Preseason All-American Team

Arizona Wildcats senior center Motiejus Krivas was named to the AP Preseason All-American Team on Thursday

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In Madison Opera’s first-ever ‘Norma,’ ‘the melodies are phenomenal’

Madison Opera presents Vincenzo Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 in Overture Hall to open its 2026-27 season.

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One Bad Quarter Hurts Jazz in Season Opener

A dismal second-quarter collapse and Ty Jerome’s 45-point masterclass doomed Utah in Memphis, exposing critical defensive lapses and rebounding woes the Jazz must fix before their home opener.

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Washington Nationals Decline to Renew Strength Coaches' Contracts

The Washington Nationals have elected to not renew the contracts of five strength and conditioning coaches following the 2026 regular season

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4 Knicks Keys To Victory For Friday’s Matchup Versus Celtics

After falling in their season opener on Tuesday, the New York Knicks will travel to TD Garden to play the Boston Celtics on Friday. Boston lost their season opener in Detroit on Tuesday, so both of these preseason top Eastern Conference teams will be vying for their first win of the campaign. Here are four …

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Oct 22 • 3:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Luka Vušković And Will Lankshear Exits Continue To Be Questioned

Luka Vušković and Lankshear are giving Tottenham supporters plenty of reasons to question what might have been.

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Oct 22 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Washington Huskies Basketball 2026-27 Season Preview

The Washington Huskies have something to prove as they enter their third season in the Big Ten Conference. Not to mention, their head coach, Danny Sprinkle, is starting to reach a point where he could be on the hot seat very soon. Washington Basketball hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 2019. That's a pretty …

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Oct 22 • 6:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
USC women’s basketball ranked No. 3 in preseason AP Poll

Expectations are certainly very high for the Women of Troy this season, as evidenced by their preseason ranking

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Oct 23 • 7:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NYC Health + Hospitals Encourages New Yorkers to Receive Their Annual Flu and Covid-19 Vaccinations during Respiratory Virus Season

NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that the 2026–2027 updated influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are now available for patients at its hospitals and

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Oct 22 • 12:09 PM EDT • Health • nychealthandhospitals.org
Nebraska soccer draws USC for a record-breaking fifth straight scoreless draw

Nebraska soccer drew 0-0 against USC on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Hibner Stadium. This was the Huskers’ fifth straight scoreless draw and 10th of the season. The Huskers haven’t scored in 452 minutes and haven’t given up a goal in over 540.

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Oct 22 • 11:24 PM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com
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Cole Kmet will miss the rest of the season

Cole Kmet will be out for the Bears after suffering a knee injury.

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Oct 23 • 2:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
LeBron James: Donald Trump accuses Philadelphia 76ers star of moving during national anthem before NBA season opener

President Donald Trump has accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States after the star continued warming up during the national anthem; watch the 2026/27 NBA season, including the Christmas Day games and the NBA finals, only on Sky Sports.

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Oct 23 • 2:51 AM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
A Look at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pending Free Agents

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a key player set to become a free agent this offseason.

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Oct 22 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Baker’s Back: Buccaneers HC Confirms Mayfield Set to Start

After missing three games with a dislocated thumb, Tampa Bay’s signal-caller returns ahead of schedule to rescue a struggling offense and revive the team’s fading postseason hopes.

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Oct 23 • 2:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Dollars & Sense: Tips for health insurance open enrollment

Open enrollment season is approaching, giving millions of Americans an opportunity to review their health insurance coverage and make decisions that could affect both their healthcare and their finances in the coming year.

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Oct 23 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • clickorlando.com
‘Carrie’ season 2 renewed after Mike Flanagan teased 3-season plan

‘Carrie’ season 2 is officially a go after Mike Flanagan teased a 3-season plan for his adaptation of the famed Stephen King novel.

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Oct 22 • 11:10 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
North Allegheny blanks Norwin in regular season finale

by: Bob Orkwis It was Senior Night at North Allegheny, and the Tigers honored their six seniors by shutting out the Norwin Knights and finishing the regular season with a 7-0 victory at Newman Stadium. North Allegheny got the only goal of the first quarter, when Addison Burns deflected home a shot from Audrey Evancho… More »

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Oct 22 • 11:44 PM EDT • Sports • athletics.northallegheny.org
NFL might bring massive change to replay review mid-season

Broncos head coach Sean Payton predicted in July that the NFL would mirror the UFL-style officiating transparency within the next two to three years. “And I think every once in a while the benefit of this other league we have, I think quite honestly it’s been helpful for our league,” Payton told Jason La Canfora…

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Oct 22 • 9:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Is Luis Arraez Good Fit For Yankees?

Luis Arraez is going into free agency after a great season

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Oct 22 • 11:59 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com