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Trump dangles rural health dollars to push states to change hospital laws

The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.

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Oct 19 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Amazon's $220 billion AI bet tests the limits of its empire

Amazon's $220 billion AI buildout is draining cash as power shortages, costly Nvidia servers, and construction challenges pile up.

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Oct 19 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every American child

Elon Musk's plan to gift SpaceX shares to U.S. children in 2027 would be worth equivalent to roughly $10.5 billion at current market prices.

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Oct 19 • 4:43 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
How the No Surprises Act’s nonprofit arbitrators are operating like 'mini gods' and getting rich doing it

A STAT investigation found that several nonprofits are raking in massive sums by acting as arbitrators in a program that helps protect patients from surprise medical bills.

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Oct 19 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
LIVE: Avenged Sevenfold at Brisbane Entertainment Centre -

18 October 2026 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre - words by Lucas Bell - pictures by Isis Totora It’s been 4621 days since the California rockers Avenged Sevenfold have graced a stage in Brisbane. Off the back of Soundwave 2014, no one anticipated the second billed band of the festival would take over 12 years to

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Oct 19 • 3:57 AM EDT • Entertainment • thelivewire.com.au
Raiders are done with moral victories — now they need actual wins

Six measly points. That is the combined margin separating the Raiders from the Chiefs and Bills in two gut-wrenching home losses over the last three weeks. Two competitive, winnable games...

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Oct 18 • 9:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bills QB Josh Allen Makes History With Wild Touchdown Pass

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen made team history with a memorable touchdown. The post Bills QB Josh Allen Makes History With Wild Touchdown Pass appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 18 • 9:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Former Lions DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson Ejected For Spitting

Former Detroit Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected from the Bills-Raiders game after spitting toward Brock Bowers. Watch the incident.

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Oct 18 • 6:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Inside Brittany Mahomes’ Growing Billion-Dollar Business Empire

Inside Brittany Mahomes' growing business empire, including major brand partnerships and investments connected to companies worth billions. The post Inside Brittany Mahomes’ Growing Billion-Dollar Bus...

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Oct 18 • 6:02 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
BUTCH’S BLOG: Unhealthy Health Care

Unhealthy Health Care Lately I’ve had to deal with some health problems—skin carcinomas to be precise. Too much sunning in my youth on the waves and beaches of New Jersey. My mother used to slather us with Coppertone. Wear hats, I say. And use that high SPF sunscreen. But for me, the horse is already way out of the barn. I’ve had two surgeries now, painful, but successful, one more to go. But I’m not here to whine. I’m lucky. I will survive. And, importantly, I have health insurance. Many are not so lucky. When the bill came from the clinic,...

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Oct 18 • 4:47 PM EDT • Health • tillamookcountypioneer.net
Anthropic commits billions to a 'public benefit fund'

Anthropic said it wants to create a new charitable LLC with the company's stock as its sole asset.

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Oct 18 • 2:46 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Video game ownership bill introduced in Congress

The Power To The Players Act would guarantee buying a game means you own it, not license it.

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Oct 18 • 12:27 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Voter roll fight in California ramps up weeks before election

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli defended the Trump administration's lawsuit against California election officials, alleging that 20,000 non-citizens who are documented immigrants are registered to vote and have received mail-in ballots, just weeks before the upcoming election.

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Oct 18 • 11:25 AM EDT • Politics • kcra.com
In Concord, RFK Jr. renews attack on hep B vaccine that inspired state anti-vaccine bill

In a visit to Concord Friday, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cast doubt on the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine but wouldn’t comment on state legislation in New Hampshire that his agency inspired.

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Oct 18 • 10:58 AM EDT • Health • nhpr.org
Woman allegedly hit business owner with a closed fist when he tried to stop robbery

WCYB NBC 5 Bristol and WEMT Fox 39 Greeneville offer local and national news reporting, sports, and weather forecasts to viewers in the Tennessee, Virginia Tri-Cities area including Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson City.

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Oct 18 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • wcyb.com
Woman allegedly hit business owner with a closed fist when he tried to stop robbery

News4 NBC Reno covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Reno, Nevada area including Sparks, Carson City, Virginia City, Silver City, Stagecoach, Silver Springs, Sun Valley, Cold Springs, Spanish Springs and Fenley, Nevada and Truckee and Tahoe City, California.

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Oct 18 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • mynews4.com
Woman allegedly hit business owner with a closed fist when he tried to stop robbery

KOKH Fox 25 provides, news, sports, weather and local event coverage in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas, including McLoud, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Seminole, Wewoka, Maud, Asher, Wanetted, Goldsby, Norman, Blanchard, Chickasha, Pauls Valley, Purcell, Andarko, Bridgeport, Lawton, Duncan, Okarche, Kingfisher, Guthrie Stillwater and Cushing, Oklahoma.

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Oct 18 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • okcfox.com
Woman allegedly hit business owner with a closed fist when he tried to stop robbery

WGXA News Fox 24 and ABC 16 in Macon Georgia provides local and national news, weather, sports and notice of community events in surrounding towns, including Warner Robins, Gray, Forsyth, Musella, Roberta, Milledgeville, Phoenix, Monticello, Hawkinsville and Montezuma, Georgia.

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Oct 18 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • wgxa.tv
Woman allegedly hit business owner with a closed fist when he tried to stop robbery

WOAI NBC News Channel 4 San Antonio provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, investigations, and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for San Antonio and nearby towns and communities in South Central Texas, including Windcrest, Uvalde, Universal City, Somerset, Seguin, Schertz, San Marcos, Sabinal, Poth, Poteet, Pleasanton, Pearsall, New Braunfels, Live Oak, Kerrville, Hondo, Helotes, Goliad, Fredericksburg, Floresville, Eagle Pass, Devine, Del Rio, Cuero, Crystal City, Converse, Cibolo, Castroville, Carrizo Springs, Boerne, Bandera.

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Oct 18 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • news4sanantonio.com
Woman allegedly hit business owner with a closed fist when he tried to stop robbery

KEYE TV CBS Austin is the news, sports and weather leader for the Texas Capitol Region, covering events in the surrounding area including Round Rock Pflugerville, Georgetown, Belton, Killeen, Taylor, Lakeway, Buda, Kyle, San Marcos, Wyldwood, Bastrop, Elgin, Bartlett, Jarrell, Bertram, Burnet and Salado.

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Oct 18 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • cbsaustin.com
Health minister decries bill subsidizing NHI premiums for most seniors

Health Minister Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) has warned that newly passed legislation fully subsidizing National Health Insurance (NHI) premiums for most seniors would increase the financial burden on younger generations.

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Oct 18 • 7:29 AM EDT • Health • focustaiwan.tw
Democratic Voices, Sunday: Science

Welcome to Democratic Voices, a series that features elected Democrats speaking out on Bluesky. Sundays I try to create some kind grouping other then by state. Today, Science. Sean Casten and Bill…

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Oct 18 • 6:21 AM EDT • Science • dailykos.com
Conservative radio station Freedom 96.9 bets on bright future in Oklahoma
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Oct 18 • 6:15 AM EDT • Politics • oklahoman.com
Why Buffett's Berkshire is betting nearly $1 billion on Bending Spoons

Warren Buffett's storied company has historically avoided tech stocks, but Bending Spoons is a long-term acquirer that prizes ownership and learning.

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Oct 18 • 6:08 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Here’s how to watch Bills at Raiders in Week 6

All the ways to catch the action live when the Buffalo Bills take on the New England Patriots in Week 4

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Oct 18 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Opinion: The hidden billing practices raising healthcare costs

Written by Tom Stephens, Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans The hidden billing practices raising healthcare costs Sophisticated new mark-up schemes, provider consolidation, and dated diagnosis criteria are all impacting Kentuckians There is no single explanation for America’s high healthcare costs. But any serious effort to control them must start with hospitals. […]

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Oct 18 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • linknky.com
Scientists Find Evidence That Earth's Core Is Still Leaking Hydrogen, Helium and Tungsten

When Earth first formed, around 4.5 billion years ago, it was an extremely hot, largely molten planet. As it cooled, heavier materials sank to form the core, while lighter materials formed the mantle and crust.

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Oct 18 • 3:34 AM EDT • Science • ndtv.com
Hormel makes $1 billion bet on chicken

Hormel Foods is branching into a new — and wildly popular — meat category with a deal to acquire a chicken company for more than $1 billion.

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Oct 18 • 1:30 AM EDT • Business • telegraphherald.com
Stephen A. Smith recounts 4-hour White House dinner with Trump and Bill Maher

President Donald Trump hosted Stephen A. Smith and Bill Maher at the White House on Thursday in Smith's first face-to-face meeting with Trump in years.

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Oct 17 • 10:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • washingtonexaminer.com
25 Wild Things Only The Ultra Wealthy Can Buy

"I was at Burning Man last year, and some billionaire really wanted pizza from his favorite pizza place in Italy. So, he had them fly in something like 5,000 pizzas, the restaurant crew, and a pizza oven."

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Oct 17 • 7:31 PM EDT • Technology • buzzfeed.com
Bills star in trouble with the NFL before Raiders showdown

A Buffalo Bills veteran is in some hot water with the NFL ahead of the Las Vegas Raiders game.

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Oct 17 • 5:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bills Land Star Safety in New 2027 NFL Mock Draft

The Buffalo Bills have to add to the defense at some point.

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Oct 17 • 4:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
California's billionaire tax promises healthcare relief. The fine print is murkier

It’s unclear how much money Prop. 40 would raise, how quickly the funding would become available, and how lawmakers would spend it.

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Oct 17 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • timesofsandiego.com
Rep. Ritchie Torres Wants Gamers to Own the Games They Buy, Announces Power To The Players Act

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has announced plans to introduce the "Power To The Players Act," a federal bill that would direct the FTC to write rules making a game purchase actual ownership rather than a revocable license. Games that rely on online servers would also need to offer an...

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Oct 17 • 3:15 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
'No Kings' rallies across U.S. urge voters to cast ballots early

The hundreds of planned events were being billed as nonpartisan

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Oct 17 • 1:48 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
'No Kings' rallies across U.S. urge voters to cast ballots early

The hundreds of planned events were being billed as nonpartisan

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Oct 17 • 1:48 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Surprising Bills Player Has Helped Buffalo's Offense Thrive This Year

The Buffalo Bills offense has been explosive this season so far.

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Oct 17 • 12:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Somerset campsite's £27k business rates rise 'catastrophic'

Jules Sayer, from Petruth Paddocks campsite in Cheddar says the bill has caused "untold worry".

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Oct 17 • 12:17 PM EDT • Business • bbc.com
Here's How Microsoft's $175 Billion in Capital Expenditures Is Hurting Its Business

Microsoft cloud computing business may not be as profitable as its other segments.

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Oct 17 • 10:36 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Becky G Brings World Mental Health Day Festival to a Close in NYC

Becky G on mental health, BMI empowers women in música mexicana, Lin-Manuel Miranda honored & Latin Grammy's Leading Ladies of Entertainment announced.

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Oct 17 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • billboard.com
China pours record $583 billion in research as US weighs science cuts

Beijing plans to strengthen research in semiconductors, AI, quantum technology and other strategic fields.

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Oct 17 • 9:38 AM EDT • Science • interestingengineering.com
Science icon Bill Nye to speak at RIT’s homecoming

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – RIT has a special guest in town for its homecoming weekend. World-class science educator Bill Nye, best known for his Emmy-winning television series Bill Nye The Science Guy, ...

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Oct 17 • 9:14 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Science icon Bill Nye to speak at RIT’s homecoming

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – RIT has a special guest in town for its homecoming weekend. World-class science educator Bill Nye, best known for his Emmy-winning television series Bill Nye The Science Gu…

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Oct 17 • 9:14 AM EDT • Science • rochesterfirst.com
Science icon Bill Nye to speak at RIT’s homecoming

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – RIT has a special guest in town for its homecoming weekend. World-class science educator Bill Nye, best known for his Emmy-winning television series Bill Nye The Science Guy, will be this year’s Brick City Weekend & Student Government speaker. Nye will be at the Gordon Field House at 2 p.m. Since […]

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Oct 17 • 9:14 AM EDT • Science • aol.com
Chuck Lorre claims Cybill Shepherd became ‘a different person’ when shooting season 2 of ‘Cybill’

Chuck Lorre recounts how he was fired from ‘Cybill,’ a show he created, in his new memoir

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Oct 17 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Chuck Lorre claims Cybill Shepherd became ‘a different person’ when shooting season 2 of “Cybill”

The future creator of “The Big Bang Theory” writes about his Hollywood career in his new memoir.

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Oct 17 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Hochul's second-term test and Blakeman's crusade to stop it

Blakeman and Hochul have both billed themselves as candidates with the unique ability to appeal outside their base.

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Oct 17 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Susan Dell is the one running the Dells’ $10 billion giving operation—and her biggest bets are on kids, health care, and UT Austin

Michael Dell may be one of the richest men in the world, but his wife Susan is helping decide where billions of their fortune go.

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Oct 17 • 6:48 AM EDT • Health • fortune.com
Mark Ruffalo calls Gavin Newsom's billionaire tax stance 'disqualifying' ahead of California vote

Mark Ruffalo slammed Gavin Newsom for opposing California's billionaire wealth tax, calling it "disqualifying" for anyone with ambitions for higher office.

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Oct 17 • 5:16 AM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
19.8 million watched Bills-Rams on Monday night
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Oct 16 • 11:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A $100,000 Science Prize Could Leave His Social Security Checks Intact, but Still Raise His Tax Bill

A $100,000 honorary science prize sounds like a clean windfall, but for a retiree on Social Security, the tax math that follows can turn a moment of recognition into a costly surprise.

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Oct 16 • 9:00 PM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
A $100,000 Science Prize Could Leave His Social Security Checks Intact, but Still Raise His Tax Bill

A $100,000 honorary science prize sounds like a clean windfall, but for a retiree on Social Security, the tax math that follows can turn a moment of recognition into a costly surprise.

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Oct 16 • 9:00 PM EDT • Science • 247wallst.com
Raiders Could Capitalize On A Couple Of Buffalo Issues

The Las Vegas Raiders could capitalize on the inexperience of Bills coach Joe Brady, who made a questionable call.

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Oct 16 • 8:37 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
From bowling alley handyman to business mogul: GOP candidate shares his American Dream story

Florida congressional hopeful Joe Strada explains how he built a half-billion-dollar business, why he entered politics and what matters more to him than money.

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Oct 16 • 4:55 PM EDT • Business • foxnews.com
Horse carriage drivers rally against ban ahead of vote to end industry

A full council vote on the bill is scheduled for Oct. 22.

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Oct 16 • 4:10 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"

There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.

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Oct 16 • 3:41 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
What we know about Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes' long-term partner

Elizabeth Holmes, her partner Billy Evans and their two children are the focus of the new, nearly three-hour long documentary, "You Can See Everything."

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Oct 16 • 3:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Patriots WR talks difference between Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel

Patriots wide receiver DeMario Douglas revealed the key difference between the Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel eras.

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Oct 16 • 3:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Billy Joel can't drive or perform following brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel shared health updates following his 2025 brain disorder diagnosis, stating that he has to take “a series of tests” before being able to tour and drive again.

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Oct 16 • 3:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Billy Joel just gave an update on his health — there are two things he can’t do

‘It’s someone else’s turn to hit the road.’

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Oct 16 • 12:20 PM EDT • Health • miamiherald.com
'I can't do performances': Billy Joel gives health update after recent brain surgery

"I'm not allowed to drive. And I can't do performances." | Billy Joel opened up about his health in a recent interview, saying that while he is better now, he doesn't know if he'll be able to perform again.

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Oct 16 • 11:56 AM EDT • Health • gulfcoastnewsnow.com
'I can't do performances': Billy Joel gives health update after recent brain surgery

"I'm not allowed to drive. And I can't do performances." | Billy Joel opened up about his health in a recent interview, saying that while he is better now, he doesn't know if he'll be able to perform again.

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Oct 16 • 11:56 AM EDT • Health • kcci.com
'I can't do performances': Billy Joel gives health update after recent brain surgery

"I'm not allowed to drive. And I can't do performances." | Billy Joel opened up about his health in a recent interview, saying that while he is better now, he doesn't know if he'll be able to perform again.

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Oct 16 • 11:56 AM EDT • Health • koco.com
'I can't do performances': Billy Joel gives health update after recent brain surgery

"I'm not allowed to drive. And I can't do performances." | Billy Joel opened up about his health in a recent interview, saying that while he is better now, he doesn't know if he'll be able to perform again.

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Oct 16 • 11:56 AM EDT • Health • wcvb.com
Billy Joel says he can no longer perform or drive due to health condition

Billy Joel said he has hydrocephalus, a condition affecting his balance, memory, vision and hearing, and that he is unable to perform or drive.

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Oct 16 • 11:44 AM EDT • Health • wlfi.com
Billy Joel says he can no longer perform or drive due to health condition

Billy Joel, 77, said he has a condition called hydrocephalus that has affected his balance. (Source: AP Images, Canva, DCC Gray News)

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Oct 16 • 11:38 AM EDT • Health • wcax.com
Billy Joel says he can no longer perform or drive due to health condition

Billy Joel, 77, said he has a condition called hydrocephalus that has affected his balance. (Source: AP Images, Canva, DCC Gray News)

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Oct 16 • 11:38 AM EDT • Health • wsfa.com
Billy Joel says he can no longer perform or drive due to health condition

Billy Joel, 77, said he has a condition called hydrocephalus that has affected his balance. (Source: AP Images, Canva, DCC Gray News)

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Oct 16 • 11:38 AM EDT • Health • kold.com
What a subscription business actually automates when it sets up recurring billing

The word "automatic" in subscription billing can mean two very different things depending on which part of the process it describes.

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Oct 16 • 11:37 AM EDT • Business • rbj.net
SACE’s $31 billion US portfolio underscores the strength of Italy-US business ties

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

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Oct 16 • 11:31 AM EDT • Business • decode39.com
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How much are D.C.'s sports teams worth?

The Commanders are valued at $9.64 billion — $3.59 billion more than their 2023 sale price. Here's what the city's other franchises are worth, according to Sportico.

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Oct 16 • 11:30 AM EDT • Sports • axios.com
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Marsha's opened to put women's sports first. A year later, it's closing

The news of the Oct. 18 closure prompts more discussions around what we expect from queer spaces.

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Oct 16 • 11:08 AM EDT • Sports • billypenn.com
Harvard's SpaceX bet helped its endowment grow faster than the S&P 500

Harvard's endowment grew to nearly $68 billion, helped by the university's $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX at the end of June.

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Oct 16 • 10:58 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Billy Joel Shares Heartbreaking Health Update After Brain Disorder Surgery

The 'Piano Man' singer, 77, was forced to cancel his tour in 2025 due to normal pressure hydrocephalus.

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Oct 16 • 10:50 AM EDT • Health • tvinsider.com
Billy Joel Shares Heartbreaking Health Update After Brain Disorder Surgery

The 'Piano Man' singer, 77, was forced to cancel his tour in 2025 due to normal pressure hydrocephalus.

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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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Davids Urges Federal Action as Kansas Small Businesses Squeezed Out of Tariff Refunds While Large Corporations Cash In

Today, Representative Sharice Davids demanded immediate action to ensure Kansas small businesses receive the tariff refunds they are owed. Following this year’s Supreme Court ruling overturning the president’s reckless tariffs, the federal government began processing billions of dollars in refunds.

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Health Care and Crude Led the Week While Tech Lost Its Grip

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

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Bill Taft: Road construction shouldn’t drive out local businesses

These road projects threaten to undo millions of dollars and years of economic development efforts.

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Billy Joel say's he can't perform again after neurologist's warning

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

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Bills aim to avoid letdown in Las Vegas as Raiders seek rebound

Buffalo will come into its game against Las Vegas trying to maintain momentum. The Bills could learn a lesson on what not to do from the Raiders.

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How Congress' college sports bill could impact Delaware’s student athletes

Despite its recent gridlock, the U.S. Senate last month passed the Protect College Sports Act with broad bipartisan support, even as the bill divided Delaware’s normally lockstep delegation.

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J. Harrison Ghee Exits Oh, Mary! Tour to Focus on Health Recovery

Alaska Thunderf*ck and John-Andrew Morrison will continue to lead the tour through early 2027, with further casting to be announced.

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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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Big Tech and Big Business are spending millions to block progressives on the California ballot

Groups funded by Meta, Google, and cryptocurrency billionaires have spent millions trying to sway voters, especially in races with two Democrats on the ballot

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OrbiMed raises two new life sciences funds worth $3B with one aiming for Asia

The sixth cycle of OrbiMed’s Asia Partners fund included one with more than $1 billion earmarked for life science companies based on the Eastern continent.

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A Chicago billionaire is now a chief foe to both Mayor Johnson and CTU. Just who is Michael Sacks?

For years, Sacks has been a behind-the-scenes fixture in Chicago politics. Now he’s putting his money behind frontrunner mayoral candidate Alexi Giannoulias, as well as anti-Chicago Teachers Union school board candidates in the Nov. 3 election.

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Immigrant advocates say federal cuts to Medicaid are creating a 'health care crisis'

The federal government cut off access to healthcare benefits for some immigrants and refugees under the H.R. 1 bill on Oct. 1. Dozens of refugees, asylum seekers and humanitarian parolees have complained to St. Louis organizations that they are suffering without healthcare services.

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Hiltzik: The politics of wealth taxes

The billionaires' attack on California's wealth tax initiative shows why it's needed.

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Billion dollar changes in the Haynesville Shale, energy prices expected to stay high

Haynesville Shale dealmaking hits $7.8B, outpacing the Permian in 2026.

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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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CT electric bills are going up due to economics, not politics: Haar

Friendliness between Eversource CEO Joe Nolan and Gov. Lamont will not affect the inevitable rise of electric rates.

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'We’re here for a business trip' | The Bills practice on the West Coast ahead of Week 6

The perks of staying out on the West Coast, what challenges Maxx Crosby brings, and Wednesday's injury report

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‘I’m Not Allowed to Drive’: Billy Joel Shares Health Update as He Prepares to Sell Vintage Motorcycles

The singer was diagnosed with a brain disorder and stepped away from live performances last year

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Billy Joel Says 'I'm Not Allowed to Drive' Before He Sells Motorcycles

Billy Joel shares an update about his health and says that at the moment, he's not allowed to drive.

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DJ Moore misses another practice

Bills WR DJ Moore sits out Thursday and may not be available

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From labs to billboards: Behind China’s push to turn scientists into patriotic icons

Giant tributes to nuclear physicists and rocket scientists are popping up across major Chinese cities. However, academic Erik Baark observes that behind the scientific drive is a push for academic reforms.

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You’re Not Gonna Like the List of Donors Fronting the Bill for Trump’s Big, Ugly Ballroom

A White House spokesperson called them “a wide array of great American companies and generous individuals.” I call them a bunch of influence-buying grifters.

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SF Billionaire Chris Larsen on AI: “This Is an Incredibly Dangerous Moment”

Larsen once called for a "middle path" on the AI arms race but now says we need to "shut down all the data centers."

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New Mid-Market Arts District Launches With $500K Investment From SF Billionaires

SF business leaders and wealthy donors are funding a new Mid-Market arts district, which launches alongside a free festival Saturday, as a growing number of Bay Area artists call for a boycott of events funded by billionaires.

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