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Dragon Age Lead Writer Condemns AI As A 'Virulent Plague'

David Gaider doesn't hold back when explaining why genAI is so bad for games development

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Jun 30 • 1:15 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
A New Way to Uncover How Science Is Under Attack

Science is being threatened at a pace and scale we’ve never seen before in the federal government. It’s nearly overwhelming—but we’ve built a new system to help us monitor and explain what’s happening, looking both incident by incident and at the larger pattern. Last week, the Union of Concerned

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Jun 30 • 8:31 AM EDT • Science • blog.ucs.org
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"We're talking about at least half a decade of horror": former Exodus lead explains why he wasn't keen on doing a Baldur's Gate 4 despite Hasbro offering the chance

After Larian opted against a Baldur's Gate 4, Hasbro asked Archetype Entertainment head James Ohlen if he fancied a crack at it and he wasn't keen.

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Jun 30 • 7:07 AM EDT • Technology • rockpapershotgun.com
EDITORIAL: Bennet, Hick play politics with the judiciary

Facing spirited challenges from the left — in the final hours of races each thought would be a walk in the park — Colorado’s two Democratic U.S. senators are doing what comes naturally to politicians. Pandering. How else to explain their opposition, reported Sunday, to the pending nomination of respected and rock-solid U.S. District Judge […]

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Jun 30 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • gazette.com
After Trump's re-election, these U.S. scientists found jobs in the U.K.

More U.S. scientists are heading abroad. Three researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K.

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Jun 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • npr.org
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All eyes on Tom Kean, Capitol Hill’s most mysterious non-voter

The Republican representative will return today, with assurances that he'll explain his absence. Here's what he missed while he was away

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Jun 30 • 12:05 AM EDT • Politics • njspotlightnews.org
Netflix and Superheroes Are Having a Rough Stretch on Streaming....

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) I have a quick prediction before we start today’s article: You might see this data in future news articles. Not my specific charts or analysis, but the core trend I’ve been monitoring—Netflix is having a lackluster Q2—will become inescapable. Often, folks want to know “What does the data say?” Well, that’s what it says. I haven’t seen this analysis hit the trades really yet, but I have a feeling some other outlets are going to start making this case soon. Remember, you read it here first. You probably have read about the problems facing superhero films at the box office this weekend. Well, this week, I explore whether superheroes are dying on TV as well! And the data says: definitely maybe! We have a lot to cover in today’s Streaming Ratings Report, which covers the two weeks of 18-May and 25-May. Today, I’m just looking at TV, like Netflix’s disappointing Q2, superhero shows underwhelming, a few TV shows dropping off the charts, The Pitt finally ending its epic run on the viewership charts (and whether “view counts” change its status as one of the biggest shows of all time), all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. Tomorrow, I’ve got a great rundown of the film side of things. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, Showlabs, TV Time trend data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of May 18th to May 31st, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Television - Netflix’s Q2 Slump Continues Having analyzed streaming ratings for going on half a decade, I have learned to trust my gut, but I’m always relieved when I can find actual data to back it up. For example, after a string of very popular shows like Stranger Things, Bridgerton, The Lincoln Lawyer and The Night Agent came out, week after week, in January and February, my gut wondered if Netflix had enough new and returning TV shows to sustain them throughout the year. Since then, Netflix’s post-March slate of shows has not impressed me. This week seemed to feature a potential new hit, but then, like a classic Duffer Bros. TV show, there was a twist. I speak of The Boroughs, Netflix’s latest (and last) Duffer Bros. produced show. The pitch is “Stranger Things with older actors”. And it topped the Nielsen charts: With just two weeks of viewership, The Boroughs would have been a top 25 debut show last year: But here’s the twist: Netflix has already cancelled The Boroughs! What happened? Likely a few things. First, the show didn’t do as well globally as it did in the US. As What’s on Netflix showed, it lagged behind several other shows that got cancelled. Second, its completion rate was likely low; after an initial burst of interest, it quickly dropped off on the Samba TV and Luminate charts. Third, the Duffer Bros. left Netflix for Paramount, and that may have factored into Netflix’s decision here. (Though I tend to believe that if a show is doing well, Netflix would have kept greenlighting seasons.) Still, just because I can explain why Netflix may have cancelled this show doesn’t mean I’m justifying it. In particular, as I’ve noted before, Netflix is losing a lot of their bigger shows as they reach their natural ends, and they need to replace those shows. This show had the hallmarks of a big new genre show, and it’s their biggest hit of the last few months (in the US at least), but now it’s done. Netflix’s other show this week—The Four Seasons, the second season of the “hit” show from last year—definitely disappointed. Its sophomore season had about half the viewership of the first, only 12.7 million hours. It also only had a two week run on Samba TV, and its numbers were all down on Luminate too. In other words, even with two successes, the Q2 slump for Netflix looks real: I could add to the list of disappointments: Both Lord of the Files and Man on Fire had short runs on the Nielsen charts. Running Point’s sophomore season also opened to about half its viewership, similar to The Four Seasons. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’s second season—see below—didn’t even make any of the three viewership charts I track, unlike the first season. Netflix is absolutely having a dismal second three months of 2026. If this Nielsen data is any indication, and I think it is, I think this will show up in Netflix’s engagement report, and maybe even their financial outcomes. And the rest of June doesn’t look much better. We have two hit shows coming back—Sweet Magnolias, one of their quietest big shows, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, a big hit for them in 2024—but the other big swings are limited series crime thrillers i.e. no future season potential. Like I said above, sometimes when I uncover a juicy nugget like this, other outlets end up writing very similar articles mimicking the data without credit. We’ll see if that happens this time! Share Television - The State of Superhero Shows on Streaming When I first heard the pitch for Spider-Noir—a Sony TV show on Prime Video that binge-released eight episodes first on MGM+ then on Prime Video two days later—I had my doubts. It’s a live-action Spider-Man show set in the 1930s, starring Nicholas Cage, based on a cameo of a character in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. No, seriously, that’s the pitch. That could either go terrifically well or horribly wrong. Great because, Spider-Man. He’s the biggest superhero we have. I’ve seen tracking numbers that put the new _Spider-Man: Brand New Da_y as the blockbuster of the year and initial pre-sales back that up. And yet this Spider-Noir pitch feels very esoteric. (Also, the eight-episode binge release feels very “Amazon copying Netflix” again.) So what’s the data say? And what does this say about the future of superhero shows?

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Jun 29 • 5:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
This Simple Nightly Ritual Improves Nail Health

A dermatologist explains the benefits of nail oiling, as well as which types work best and how often you should apply them.

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Jun 29 • 3:30 PM EDT • Health • vogue.com
People are taking allergy and heartburn pills for PMS. Could it work?

Can the mix really help with premenstrual woes? Theoretically, the link between histamine and hormones could explain why the trendy DIY treatment seems to help some women.

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Jun 29 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • npr.org
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These fat-filled brain cells may be making multiple sclerosis worse

Scientists have uncovered a surprising clue that may help explain why multiple sclerosis (MS) progresses rapidly in some people but not others. In brain tissue from patients with severe MS, researchers found large numbers of “foamy” immune cells packed with fat droplets after absorbing damaged myelin. These overloaded cells appear to switch from helping repair the brain to fueling ongoing damage and inflammation.

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Jun 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
The latest 2026 ODA projections reveal aid for health is further at risk

With official development assistance (ODA) by member countries of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) projected to fall again in 2026, the health sector is facing deep cuts.

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Jun 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • oecd.org
That explains it: Phillies 5, Mets 4

The Mets showed why they’re a last place team

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Jun 28 • 5:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Business Owner Questions Buffalo Council on Business Park

At their last regular meeting in June, the Buffalo City Council was asked by business owner Dustin Smith about the status of lots at the Buffalo Business Park, saying he may be interested in purchasing one. He explained further. Smith said he wanted to know what the city was planning for the business park because […]

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Jun 28 • 4:46 PM EDT • Business • sheridanmedia.com
GOP Sen. Cassidy seeks to explains RFK Jr. confirmation vote for Health and Human Services

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in a Sunday inteview sought to explain his controversial vote to confirm Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as he said Kennedy is dug in on h…

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Jun 28 • 1:15 PM EDT • Health • thehill.com
Rise in cancer in younger adults may be explained by faster 'biological aging,' early study hints

Researchers report that younger adults with older‑than‑expected biological ages are more likely to develop early‑onset lung, gastrointestinal and uterine cancers, but more research is needed.

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Jun 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Google employee who made nearly $1 million explains why he left

A former Google employee says AI equity, job security concerns, and years of side projects convinced him to leave and build his own company.

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Jun 28 • 7:15 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
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What is extra time in the World Cup knockout stage? Complete rules explained

When a match ends in a draw in the single-elimination phase of a soccer tournament, an additional 30 minutes of play are required

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Jun 28 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Yzerman Explains Why Red Wings Left Traverse City

The post Yzerman Explains Why Red Wings Left Traverse City appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now. The Detroit Red Wings brought to a halt a nearly three-decade tradition this week. The club made the announcement that […] The post Yzerman Explains Why Red Wings Left Traverse City appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now.

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Jun 28 • 4:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it's a bad idea

You've likely heard it since childhood: Don't scratch that bug bite or rash, you'll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad?

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Jun 27 • 3:28 PM EDT • Science • medicalxpress.com
Scientists finally explain why these wild boars stay more radioactive than Chernobyl's wolves - Futura-Sciences

What explains this surprising finding? The answer appears to be a complex mix of history, ecology, and diet. Bavaria’s wild boars mainly feed on underground fungi that absorbed radioactive fallout from both the notorious Chernobyl disaster and Cold War-era nuclear testing. Unlike wolves, which sit higher on the food chain...

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Jun 27 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
Vanilla Ice: Music brings people together, transcends politics

Rapper Vanilla Ice explains his decision to perform at the America 250 event. He states music is universal and should bring people together, transcending political divides. He emphasizes celebrating the country's 250 years.

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Jun 27 • 1:55 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it's a bad idea

Now researchers better understand why even a mildly annoying itch could put you on an itch-and-scratch cycle if you give in.

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Jun 27 • 10:51 AM EDT • Science • boston.com
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it's a bad idea

For the summer itchiness of bug bites and poison ivy, dermatologists recommend hydrocortisone cream, calamine lotion or oatmeal baths.

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Jun 27 • 10:31 AM EDT • Health • nbcdfw.com
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Yellowstone’s supervolcano may be fueled by something unexpected

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for what powers Yellowstone and other supervolcanoes. Instead of a deep plume rising from near Earth’s core, a broad “mantle wind” may push hot rock beneath Yellowstone, generating magma closer to the surface. This process helps create a massive underground magma network and may explain how supervolcanoes remain active for long periods.

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Jun 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it's a bad idea

You scratched that bug bite and now it's a big itchier bump. Some science explains why scratching really can make things worse, even if you don't break the skin. University of Pittsburgh researchers put tiny “cones of shame” onto mice to help unravel what happens on a cellular level when an itch ...

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Jun 27 • 7:53 AM EDT • Science • wral.com
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it’s a bad idea

You scratched that bug bite and now it's a big itchier bump.

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Jun 27 • 7:51 AM EDT • Science • seattletimes.com
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it’s a bad idea

WASHINGTON (AP) — You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad? A lot of things can cause itc…

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Jun 27 • 7:51 AM EDT • Science • woodtv.com
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it's a bad idea

You scratched that bug bite and now it's a big itchier bump. Some science explains why scratching really can make things worse, even if you don't break the skin. University

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Jun 27 • 7:51 AM EDT • Science • oskaloosa.com
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it's a bad idea

You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. A lot of things can cause itchiness, sometimes serious diseases. Whatever the cause, doctors have l...

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Jun 27 • 7:51 AM EDT • Science • uk.style.yahoo.com
Why 6 Google employees left one of tech's most coveted employers

Six former Google employees explain why they left one of tech's most coveted employers.

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Jun 27 • 5:15 AM EDT • Technology • businessinsider.com
Why 6 Google employees left one of tech's most coveted employers

Six former Google employees explain why they left one of tech's most coveted employers.

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Colombia vs. Portugal scenarios, explained: How final Group K game will impact 2026 World Cup bracket

Colombia and Portugal clash in one of the most intriguing games in the final round of group-stage matches at the World Cup.

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Jun 27 • 4:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Nia Long explains why she turned down Prince's advances

The "Michael" actress said that she later met Prince a second time: "He was lovely, but we talked about my hair the whole time."

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Jun 26 • 8:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • aol.com
Nia Long explains why she turned down Prince's advances

Nia Long explained why she once shut down Prince's advances when she was young, and said that she later met the musician again when she'd gained more notoriety in Hollywood.

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Jun 26 • 8:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
'Supergirl' spoilers! Milly Alcock explains that 'twisted' ending

Spoiler alert! The following post discusses important plot points and the ending of “Supergirl” (in theaters now) so beware if you haven’t seen it yet.

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Jun 26 • 6:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
The Business of Grand Theft Auto VI, Explained: How a Billion Dollar Game Is Likely to Pay Off

Anthony Palomba on why the stakes are so high for the Grand Theft Auto VI launch and what it means for the gaming industry and the entertainment industry as a whole.

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Jun 26 • 5:29 PM EDT • Business • news.darden.virginia.edu
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'The Bear' ending explained – Jeremy Allen White, cast unpack finale

Warning: This story contains spoilers from the Season 5 finale of “The Bear,” now streaming on Hulu. Clear the plates and pack the linens – “The Bear” has served its

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Jun 26 • 1:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Science Can Fully Explain Consciousness? By 326 Theories…

It’s supposed to be a given that machines or brain organoids might be conscious despite not knowing what that is or how it works — but preborn children can’t be…

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Jun 26 • 12:33 PM EDT • Science • mindmatters.ai
ConcernedApe Explains Why He's Shown So Little Of Haunted Chocolatier: 'I Would Rather Serve A Fully Baked Bread'

Eric Barone posted his first blog update in six months yesterday to reassure fans he's still hard at work.

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Jun 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • gameinformer.com
Strength Training Could Be One of the Best Things You Do for Your Brain

A growing body of research suggests strength training can help preserve cognition and improve brain health as you age. Experts explain the best way to work strength training into your routine.

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Jun 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • health.com
This Democratic congresswoman almost helped elect a Republican speaker

Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) explains why she contemplated supporting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) in 2023 with an extremely rare crossover vote.

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Jun 26 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Distrust In Science Isn't New: We Mistook Silence For Trust

Distrust in medicine and science isn't a new crisis. Drawing on decades in communities, a physician explains the real source and how we earn trust.

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Jun 25 • 7:20 PM EDT • Science • forbes.com
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Sean Hannity Explains Puffy Face in Health Update Amid Viewer Concern

Sean Hannity gave a health update after viewers expressed concern about his puffy face and raspy voice in recent Fox News telecasts.

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Jun 25 • 1:16 PM EDT • Health • variety.com
Google Finance gets a dedicated app for Android

Users will be able to access their watchlists, real-time market data, live financial news, and Google's AI-powered "Key Moments" feature, which explains why stocks moved.

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Jun 25 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
Embodying the Moment: Paloma Elsesser On Beauty, Bodies and Business

The model and muse explained her supermodel origin story and her plans for her next act onstage at The Business of Beauty Global Forum.

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Jun 25 • 11:45 AM EDT • Business • businessoffashion.com
Health systems must shift AI use from automation to transformation

While healthcare investments in AI are two to three times that of other industries, most providers focus AI's power on tackling administrative tasks. But AI's true value is in transforming care, explain experts at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum.

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Jun 25 • 9:54 AM EDT • Health • healthcareitnews.com
The Heart-Healthy Way to Lift Weights, Explained by a Doctor

In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, a sports medicine doctor reveals whether it’s better to use heavier weights with fewer reps or lighter weights with more reps for a healthy heart.

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Jun 25 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • today.com
This health data provider could benefit as AI reshapes drug research

Harvey Stober, senior equity analyst and correspondent at CNBC, explains why this healthcare company could benefit from artificial intelligence reshaping the drug industry thanks to its treasure trove of data.

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Jun 24 • 1:38 PM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
Why 2 pitches from Seattle Mariners starters jump out

Logan Gilbert is riding one pitch to success, while Emerson Hancock is struggling with one of his own, Seattle Mariners analyst Ryan Rowland-Smith explains.

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Jun 24 • 10:43 AM EDT • Sports • sports.mynorthwest.com
Kathy Griffin explains why she left 'The View' with bruises, says 1 star 'did not care for me'

Kathy Griffin has explained why she left 'The View' with bruises on her leg after Barbara Walters allegedly kicked her so hard under the table: 'Did not care for me,' Griffin explained.

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Jun 24 • 10:28 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Scientists finally explain what your dog's eyes do to your brain - Futura-Sciences

That soft look your dog gives you across the room feels like love, and it turns out that is not just sentimental projection. When you and your dog lock eyes, both of your brains release the same bonding hormone that ties a mother to her newborn. Scientists have measured it,...

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Jun 24 • 8:55 AM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
How wearable tech aims to innovate women's health care

Clair Health co-founder and CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Abhinav Agarwal comes on Asking for a Trend to explain how the company is using AI models in its hormone monitoring device and how new doctors, specifically OBGYNs, can use it to learn more.

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Jun 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Science in Seconds: Improving GLP-1

A UConn Health researcher explains how her lab is focusing on how GLP-1 medications affect the brain and how they can be improved for the future

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Jun 24 • 7:30 AM EDT • Science • today.uconn.edu
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Jaguars coach explains what makes Liam Coen special

Who would have thought Liam Coen could ascend to this position so quickly? At least one coach wasn't surprised at all.

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Jun 24 • 5:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Younger Adults May Be Aging Faster Than Previous Generations

This could explain a worrying trend.

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Jun 24 • 3:17 AM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Kenny Chesney explains why he keeps politics offstage

Kenny Chesney opens up about politics, celebrity influence and why he keeps his concerts focused on music.

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Jun 23 • 7:58 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
Roku May Help Fox Avoid Aggregeddon

(Welcome to the “Most Important Story of the Week”, my bi-weekly strategy column analyzing the most important (but often not buzziest) news story of the last two weeks. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. Please subscribe.) Scrolling through links over the last week, I stumbled across this fun headline: Wow. Formula 1 (the sport, not the docu-series) is the perfect “dog not barking”. As a reminder, each week in my Streaming Ratings Report, I call out the shows that miss every viewership chart. I dub them “dogs not barking”—like the Sherlock Holmes mystery—because without any data, we forget they even exist. This is in contrast to something like, say, a film flop—cough The Mandalorian and Grogu cough—where even underperforming at the box office is widely discussed here, there and everywhere. In the US, Formula 1 is now in “no public viewership data, so not discussed” territory. After moving to Apple TV from its former home of ESPN, basically no one talks about it. Apple did publish an initial, unsourced, unsubstantiated, (dare I say unserious) datecdote claiming more folks are watching Formula 1 on Apple than ESPN, but we haven’t gotten any updates since. This stands in contrast to when the sport streamed on ESPN, and ESPN PR provided weekly viewership figures. Formula 1 was, at best, a niche sport in America—averaging 1.3 million viewers in the Big Data Plus era—but now it’s basically anonymous. (And yeah, after moving to Apple, I very, very, very much doubt its ratings increased.) Unfortunately, that story isn’t quite big enough to warrant a section in today’s “Most Important Story of the Week” column, but I wanted to call it out, because otherwise, no one else will! Certainly, no one will write articles about the silence/ratings decline, unlike when they wrote breathless articles connecting the rise in viewership to Netflix’s Drive to Survive, including Reuters just last month. (This is a topic I’ve tried to provide a moderate/nuanced/non-hyped take since 2022.) Anyway, on to this week’s issue. I was a bit worried I didn’t have a juicy topic, then the Murdochs went out and did their Murdoch thing: buying Roku. So that’s the story of the week, and it happens to touch on quite a few themes of the streaming wars and the disruption therein. I’ll cover that, plus why more consolidation in Hollywood media looks likely, more good news on the Hollywood labor front, whether we’ll see an uptick in production in Los Angeles, some Broadway and theme park news, cellphone prices going up in the third world (and possibly everywhere), and more. Subscribe Most Important Story of the Week - Another Big Media & Entertainment Merger The story of the week is clearly Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion. I read a lot of good strategy takes on why Fox bought this streaming TV device maker—and I’ll have mine below—but what fascinates me more is how this deal connects to quite a few themes of the streaming wars, linking to everything from the pace of M&A to “aggregeddon” to Netflix’s recent M&A actions/inactions to the shift to advertising from pure play streaming and more. The only topic I can’t really connect it to is my old theory, “never bet against Rupert Murdoch” because he isn’t the one who did this deal; his son Lachlan inked it. (Do I think he provided advice, even at his 95 years of age? Sure.) That plus I have one additional piece of strategy for all entertainment players, inspired by this deal. So let’s dive into all those topics, starting with why I like this deal. Roku is a Great M&A Buy

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Jun 23 • 2:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
Cited 23 June: Project Cosmos launch | Science ‘under attack’ at Bonn | Emissions inequality

Carbon Brief explains how it built a major new database of climate science research and unveils a new ranking of the 500 most highly cited publications, authors and institutions in climate science.

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Jun 23 • 10:07 AM EDT • Science • carbonbrief.org
Valve Explains Why You Have To Pay $1,050 To $1,430 For A Steam Machine

Valve has finally revealed the price of the Steam Machine, and it's more than almost anyone predicted. Can you afford it?

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Jun 23 • 9:50 AM EDT • Technology • forbes.com
Explainer: The health risks of extreme heat

The world is baking under extreme heat, with Europe, Asia and parts of the U.S. all dealing with scorching temperatures.

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Jun 23 • 7:40 AM EDT • Health • reuters.com
Tetanus cases are rising. How to prevent getting this potentially fatal disease

Recent CDC reports found dozens of tetanus deaths since 2011 and four cases in children in 2024. CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen explains how people can protect themselves.

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Jun 23 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • cnn.com
Charles Leclerc explains why business ventures are helping his F1 career

Charles Leclerc says his growing business interests are making him more open-minded, but insists his focus remains firmly on becoming F1 world champion

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Jun 23 • 3:05 AM EDT • Business • motorsport.com
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Charles Leclerc explains why business ventures are helping his F1 career

Charles Leclerc says his growing business interests are making him more open-minded, but insists his focus remains firmly on becoming F1 world champion

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Jun 23 • 3:05 AM EDT • Business • sports.yahoo.com
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The future of a new sports entertainment development in Chula Vista

The Pangea Sports Entertainment District complex is the latest in developments coming to Chula Vista’s bayfront. NBC 7’s Joe Little explains why its future depends on a big decision being made Tuesday.

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Jun 23 • 2:17 AM EDT • Entertainment • nbcsandiego.com
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Top Republican, 84, Ignores Health Crisis in New Statement

The octogenarian lawmaker has yet to explain his absence from Capitol Hill.

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Jun 22 • 10:10 PM EDT • Health • thedailybeast.com
Private equity unlikely to dominate cardiology despite hype

Medaxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, discusses investor's interest in buying cardiology practices, noting that PE ownership remains relatively low.

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Jun 22 • 4:51 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Keir Starmer has quit as prime minister – what will happen next in UK politics?

Britain will soon have its fifth prime minister in four years. The Guardian explains how we got here and what challenges await Starmer’s successor

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Jun 22 • 1:57 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
1 in 3 Americans use chatbots for health advice. These 6 patients explain why.

Chatbots fueled by AI bear disclaimers saying they cannot dispense medical advice or diagnose conditions, but they still field millions of queries.

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Jun 22 • 9:04 AM EDT • Health • detroitnews.com
Kyle Busch's wife pays tribute to late NASCAR driver: 'The Father’s Day cards that were already made'

Kyle Busch's wife, Samantha Busch, shared an emotional Father's Day tribute to the NASCAR driver after his death. 'Watching these memories hurts more than I can explain,' Samantha wrote.

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Jun 22 • 8:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Science Over Tradition: Plymouth South Middle Schoolers Advocate for Later School Start Times

PLYMOUTH - June 15, 2026 - In a powerful demonstration of student advocacy, a delegation of eighth-grade students from Plymouth South Middle School presented compelling, science-based research to the School Committee, urging district leadership to push back school start times to improve adolescent mental health, well-being, and academic performance. The presentation sparked immediate commitment from the administration to formally evaluate the district’s schedule over the coming school year. Subscribe The Full Story The final in-person meeting of the academic year opened with a celebratory outdoor ceremony honoring dozens of elementary, middle, and high school student artists whose work was chosen for the biannual Central Office Artwork Awards. However, the evening’s primary policy focus quickly shifted to student-led civic action when eighth graders Sophia Scarini, Skye Togun, Leah Mansfield, James Moore, Avery Mahan and Lily Simpson took the podium. The students revealed that their presentation was the culmination of a year-long civics project involving local community assessments, interviews with former officials, and extensive literary analysis. The research sharply highlighted the biological mismatch between adolescent sleep patterns and current school schedules. Under the district’s current framework, Plymouth High Schools open at 7:20 a.m., Middle Schools at 8:12 a.m., and Elementary Schools at 9:05 a.m.. “The high school start times directly contradict students’ natural sleep patterns,” student Leah Mansfield explained, noting that the teenage brain does not naturally produce melatonin until around 11:00 p.m.. The student presentation underscored a harrowing correlation between sleep deprivation and severe mental health struggles, citing data that adolescents with insomnia are ten times more likely to develop depression. Conversely, data shows that just one additional hour of sleep results in a 28% reduction in students reporting feelings of depression or sadness.

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Jun 22 • 7:03 AM EDT • Science • southshore.news
Opinion: Grievance, Bewilderment and Ethnic Amnesia: Poland, Ukraine and the Politics of Historical Memory

An explainer from a Ukrainian perspective to warn against a black-and-white approach to historical issues that serves politicians’ purposes but divides neighbors.

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Jun 22 • 6:31 AM EDT • Politics • kyivpost.com
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Google software engineer, podcaster, quit to pursue AI startup

A former Google software engineer explains why she turned down security, left a job she loved, and pursued an AI startup with her podcast cohost.

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Jun 22 • 6:13 AM EDT • Technology • businessinsider.com
Google software engineer, podcaster, quit to pursue AI startup

A former Google software engineer explains why she turned down security, left a job she loved, and pursued an AI startup with her podcast cohost.

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Jun 22 • 6:13 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
1 in 3 Americans use chatbots for health advice. These 6 patients explain why.

They say cost, speed and other considerations drove them to AI. They are also learning what to believe and what to take with caution.

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Jun 22 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Ewan Mitchell explains 'House of the Dragon' season 3's shocking Aemond-Alicent moment

Ewan Mitchell explains 'House of the Dragon' season 3's shocking Aemond-Alicent moment from the premiere.

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Jun 21 • 11:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Ewan Mitchell explains that shocking Aemond-Alicent moment on “House of the Dragon” season 3's premiere

"He's assuming control of the family," Mitchell says.

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Jun 21 • 11:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Can we discuss politics through the lens of faith ?

Father James Martin, a prominent Catholic voice, explains how the gospel cuts through partisanship and heals

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Jun 21 • 6:48 PM EDT • Politics • deseret.com
Why is Iran called IRN? Explaining country code for 2026 World Cup team

Fans following Iran at the 2026 World Cup may be wondering why Team Melli are listed as "IRN" on scoreboards and standings. Here's the explanation behind FIFA's official country code.

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Jun 21 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How Vancouver's instantly iconic Science World soccer ball came to be

But one of the biggest stars of the World Cup in Vancouver isn't an athlete or even a person. It's a 41-year-old, 17-storey geodesic dome.

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Jun 21 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • vancouversun.com
Dirty politics, dirty soda and dirty Mormon wives

A young neighbor's entrepreneurial enterprise leads to an astounding television show that helps explain our national morass.

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Jun 21 • 10:11 AM EDT • Politics • chicago.suntimes.com
The Science Behind Why Certain People Instantly Make You Feel Calmer

Being with others can sometimes make you feel calmer. Therapists explain the science behind co-regulation and how to cultivate it in your relationships.

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Jun 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • realsimple.com
The Prime Day TV deals worth waiting for

Prime Day TV deals start June 23. Our TV expert explains which OLED, QLED, and budget models are worth watching and what shoppers should avoid.

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Jun 21 • 7:31 AM EDT • Technology • businessinsider.com
Why Is There No Money In Star Trek? The Economics Of The Federation Explained

Star Trek operates in a post-capitalist space, and money is no longer used. Here's how the economics of the Federation work in the franchise.

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Jun 21 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • slashfilm.com
'The Pitt' star Katherine LaNasa on Dana's emotional breakdown over sexual assault survivor

Katherine LaNasa explains how her own battle with cancer and ex-husband Dennis Hopper's death informs her work on 'The Pitt' — and why her character had an emotional breakdown over a sexual assault survivor.

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Jun 20 • 7:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Jeff Lee explains why rodeo avoids politics and focuses on American values

Rodeo 250 production manager Jeff Lee discusses why the rodeo industry has largely avoided political controversies, unlike some musicians.

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Jun 20 • 2:24 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
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François Englert, Nobelist Who Helped Predict the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 93

His work paved the way for the discovery of the Higgs boson, which explained how particles acquire mass, solving one of the deepest mysteries in physics.

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Jun 20 • 1:39 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Video: How a New York Politics Reporter Sets Priorities

Nicholas Fandos explains how he navigates coverage of the primary races this month and what he’s watching in New York politics.

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Jun 20 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Why is Ivory Coast called CIV? Explaining country code for 2026 World Cup team

Here's why the Ivory Coast has a different abbreviation than what many would have expected.

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Jun 20 • 3:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Why Jamie Lynn Spears left Hollywood for 'the middle of nowhere' to raise daughter as a teen mom

Jamie Lynn Spears explained why she left Hollywood for 'the middle of nowhere' to raise her daughter as a teen mom.

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Jun 19 • 6:34 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Here's why Apple is already dropping support for so many watches in watchOS 27

It's for your own good, unsurprisingly. At its Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, Apple unveiled watchOS 27. This will be rolling out in...

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Jun 19 • 5:00 PM EDT • Technology • gsmarena.com
Key OL target explains what makes Florida State stand out

Florida State was able to get three-star offensive lineman DaJohn Yarborough on campus last weekend, and they helped there case immensely.

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Jun 19 • 4:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition - Jax Chamber outlines a playbook for business adoption

Kent Justice talks with Dr. Carlton Robinson, Chief Innovation Officer at the Jax Chamber, about how Jacksonville can stay competitive as AI shifts from buzzword to workplace reality. Robinson explains why the Chamber launched its new Center for Applied Infrastructure—framing “human-centered AI” as the next kind of public infrastructure—and why the goal is augmentation, not replacement: identifying what must remain human-led and using AI to remove friction in everyday work.

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Jun 19 • 3:55 PM EDT • Business • news4jax.com
Apple reveals why watchOS 27 will be limited to Apple Watch Ultra 2 and newer models

While watchOS 26 could still be installed on the Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 27 doesn't even run on the Apple Watch Ultra. Apple explains the reasons behind this decision, and, unsurprisingly, AI is responsible for the shorter software support period.

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Jun 19 • 2:55 PM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
Colman Domingo explains his 'wild' theory about Hitchcock classic 'Rear Window'

Colman Domingo doesn't play about his favorite films, but he does hold one playful theory about the best of his best — 'Rear Window,' which blew the mind of TCM host Ben Mankiewicz.

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Jun 19 • 12:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Colman Domingo explains his 'wild' theory about Hitchcock classic “Rear Window”

Plus, the "Disclosure Day" star tells TCM why he considers Jimmy Stewart his "North Star as an actor."

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Jun 19 • 12:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Apple Explains Why watchOS 27 Drops Support for So Many Models

Apple today detailed why five Apple Watch models will miss out on watchOS 27 and the new Siri AI features that come with it. The Apple Watch Series 6, 7, 8, SE 2, and the original Apple Watch Ultra will not receive watchOS 27, and will only get basic security updates going forward. With the update, Apple is effectively dropping three years' worth of device support in a single software update, which is unprecedented for the product line.

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Jun 19 • 9:07 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Gaona: «I’ve seen things that science can’t explain»

Neuropsychiatrist José Miguel Gaona publishes *Possession*, a journey to the boundary between reason, faith, and the inexplicable

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Jun 19 • 5:22 AM EDT • Science • omnesmag.com
Mercedes release statement on withdrawing Monaco podium appeal

Mercedes confirmed that it has withdrawn its Right of Review request concerning the penalties George Russell received and served during the Monaco Grand Prix, explaining the reasons behind its decision to drop the appeal. The team disclosed that it had initially explored every available avenue to mitigate the impact of Russell's pit lane speeding penalty on his final result, particularly after Pierre Gasly's time penalty was overturned.

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Jun 19 • 4:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Indian entertainment is structurally shifting: Anand Rathi

Omar Hinduja, Senior Analyst of Media and Entertainment at Anand Rathi, explains how India's entertainment landscape is rapidly developing - expanding its reach globally as it shifts to non-traditional media.

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Jun 19 • 1:31 AM EDT • Entertainment • cnbc.com
The "dad bod," explained by science

The term is more than a cultural phenomenon.

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Jun 18 • 9:25 PM EDT • Science • axios.com
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