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Kelly Clarkson's feud with Brooklyn store escalates as owner says she 'put us in danger' and raises bird's price to $15m

Clarkson claims that the item she wanted to purchase had a $15,000 price tag, but the Brooklyn store insists it was never for sale. The back-and-forth's since gone viral.

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Oct 14 • 6:18 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
The raid on Ilhan Omar’s house is dangerous political theater

The raid is meant to cast an air of suspicion and criminality over Democratic candidates who, like Omar, are facing the voters in a matter of weeks

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Oct 14 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Secret Source: Industry insiders reveal the truth about bad business

Whistleblowers from the world's biggest industries let us in on dodgy, dangerous and illegal practices

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Oct 13 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • thebureauinvestigates.com
Analysing the Role of Summer Signing Dan Neil at Rangers

With Dan Neil making an exceptional start to life at Ibrox since joining Rangers from boyhood club Sunderland of the Premier League in the summer, we analyse his current role in the team.

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Oct 13 • 7:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Many I-Drive business owners want a ban on e-scooters

Some business owners say e-scooter users are riding dangerously, leaving them scattered on sidewalks and posing risks to pedestrians.

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Oct 13 • 5:16 PM EDT • Business • mynews13.com
The New York Giants are Treading on Dangerous Ground

The New York Giants are playing a dangerous game heading into Week 6.

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Oct 13 • 11:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Australia: NSW Health warns against handling bats due to lyssavirus

NSW Health is advising the public not to handle, or otherwise handle bats, following a recent increase in people being bitten or scratched across the state. In the two weeks from 28 September to 10 October, 43 people were assessed by NSW Health after being bitten or scratched by bats. This includes in coastal areas in Hunter New England, the Mid North Coast, Northern NSW, and the Central Coast. This is a significant increase when compared with 10 reported cases of bat bites or scratches for the same two-week period in 2025. Keira Glasgow, Director in Health Protection at NSW Health, said, “We want people to assume that any bat could carry Australian bat lyssavirus, which is a close relative to the rabies virus and very dangerous to humans.” “If you see a bat that is injured or in distress, call your local wildlife rescue service and do not touch it. Only trained, protected and vaccinated wildlife handlers should interact with bats. “It is incredibly rare for Australian bat lyssavirus to transmit to humans, but once symptoms of lyssavirus start in people who are scratched or bitten by an infected bat, sadly there is no effective treatment. “If you are bitten or scratched by a bat, urgent medical assessment is crucial.” Rabies virus and Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) belong to a group of viruses called lyssaviruses. These viruses transmit via a bite from an infected ("rabid") animal. They all cause a similar illness known as rabies, which affects the central nervous system and is usually fatal. Rabies and ABLV infection cause similar symptoms. The early symptoms are flu-like, including headache, fever and fatigue. The illness progresses rapidly to paralysis, delirium, convulsions and death, usually within a week or two. Rabies cases and the three known human cases of ABLV infection have shown a wide variability in the time it takes for symptoms to appear following exposure to an infected animal (from several days to several years). The best way to protect yourself from infection is to not touch bats. If you see a bat in distress, injured or trapped on the ground, do not try to rescue it. Instead, contact trained experts. Outbreak News Today is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Oct 13 • 9:25 AM EDT • Health • outbreaknewstoday.substack.com
Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

The latest on the once and future World Series champion Texas Rangers

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Oct 13 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Islanders Gameday News: Should win but probably won’t

The Islanders continue their mediocrity-destined season with a visit from the sadsack Canucks, who just lost to a “gritty, resilient” Rangers team, so you know we’re screwed. The Canucks are 2-5 and have lost four in a row, so they are due an uplifting win on Long Island. First Islanders Goal picks go here. Islanders […]

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Oct 13 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jazz Continue Strong Preseason with Win Over Spurs

Rookie Darryn Peterson shined and Ace Bailey’s defensive versatility flashed as Utah’s dominant third-quarter surge dismantled San Antonio, signaling a dangerous new depth in the Western Conference.

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Oct 13 • 12:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Threat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF

High valuations and debt put sector in danger, while fund also warns on government borrowing and cyber-attacks

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Oct 12 • 11:15 PM EDT • Business • theguardian.com
Elon Musk calls Waymo cars ‘pet destroyers’ as robotaxi rivals clash over safety

Tesla robotaxi expansion plans include screening for dangerous railroad crossings as Elon Musk takes aim at Waymo's animal collision record.

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Oct 12 • 10:02 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Retired police captain completes 222-mile run for veteran mental health

A retired state police captain and Army Ranger finished running from Pittsburg to Nashua on Saturday.

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Oct 12 • 9:31 PM EDT • Health • wmur.com
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'I was blessed to be her mom:' Cheyenne woman starts youth sports league in honor of daughter

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger of harming themselves, please call 911. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts,

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Oct 12 • 4:06 PM EDT • Sports • capcity.news
Man charged with endangering by fire after blaze found near Fargo business

Police say fire was set to strip copper wire just feet from the building’s walls

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Oct 12 • 3:44 PM EDT • Business • valleynewslive.com
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Business Court Weakens Lawsuit Against Boeing for Downplaying Dangers of Aircraft

Only Southwest Airlines Pilots Association’s claims for direct damages are allowed to proceed.

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Oct 12 • 12:26 PM EDT • Business • texasscorecard.com
Today in Blue Jays History: Jays win ALDS Game 4

Memorable Blue Jays Playoff Moments 11 Years Ago Eleven years ago, the Blue Jays triumphed in Game 4 of the ALDS against the Rangers. After dropping the first two games of the series, the Jays faced a daunting challenge. Yet, they responded with a decisive 8-4 victory, scoring early and often. From the recap: It […]

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Oct 12 • 11:42 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mahershala Ali reveals how being a dad shaped 'Your Mother'

In “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,” Mahershala Ali is the father you don’t want to anger.

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Oct 12 • 11:23 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
I’ve Been Estranged From My Mother for Years. One Screenshot From a Total Stranger Changed Everything.

I'm not one to keep tabs on my mother. But once I saw the stranger's message, I immediately started scrolling.

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Oct 12 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • slate.com
Businesses Risk Wave of Democratic Probes on Costs, Corruption

Private businesses risk an onslaught of congressional investigations if Democrats prevail in midterm elections as the opposition party prepares to concentrate sweeping oversight powers on allegations of Trump administration corruption and public anger over the cost of living.

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Oct 12 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
NHL power rankings: Rangers surprise, Flyers disappoint early

The New York Rangers are among the teams off to a strong start. But they'll have to cope with a season-ending injury to goalie Igor Shesterkin.

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Oct 12 • 6:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think

Solar geoengineering could buy humanity time against climate change—or trigger a dangerous new arms race. A first-of-its-kind simulation offered a glimpse of what happens when geopolitics takes the wheel.

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Oct 12 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • wired.com
UK politics live: Tories accuse Burnham of being ‘dangerous and divisive’ after he confirms Russian interference in Brexit campaign

PM to give speech calling for ‘calm, clear-eyed look’ at possibility of new deal with EU as he says Brexit has done more harm than good

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Oct 12 • 4:28 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
In one of the countrys most competitive districts, a Democrat tries to keep her seat

In a highly competitive Washington congressional race, the incumbent Democrat has angered part of her party base and the Trump-backed Republican challenger faces backlash against the party in power.

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Oct 11 • 11:00 PM EDT • Politics • opb.org
Republicans want Abdul El-Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. He's happy to oblige

Michigan’s Senate race has become a battle over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Republicans portray him as a dangerous radical; El-Sayed responds by traveling across Michigan and meeting voters.

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Oct 11 • 8:49 PM EDT • Politics • michiganpublic.org
Trump’s cost-of-living politics just rescued Putin’s war chest

A fuel shipment gave Trump the pre-election boost he craved – and made Kyiv’s best tactic newly dangerous.

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Oct 11 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • lowyinstitute.org
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Rangers' Rocker Needs to Overcome Struggles in 2027

Texas Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker has not lived up to being the No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft.

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Oct 11 • 4:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia raise risk of wider war

This weekend’s deadly attacks on Riyadh’s main airport have demonstrated the ability of Yemen’s Houthis to strike at the heart of Saudi power, raising the risk of a dangerous escalation

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Oct 11 • 3:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Kris Boyd makes Sky Sports studio laugh as he's pushed for answer on Rangers incident

Kris Boyd speaking on Sky Sports

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Oct 11 • 7:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Recommends Science-Based Thresholds to Target Dangerous Enhanced Kratom Products

Kratom products credit: CDPH DEA takes action based on updated recommendation from HHS October 11, 2026 - WASHINGTON - On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services relesed the following: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided a new recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that establishes science-based thresholds for 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (MGPI), potent opioid compounds associated with products marketed as kratom. The Department of Justice today announced that DEA issued new Notices of Intent reflecting HHS’ updated scientific analysis and recommendations, including a new Notice of Intent for 7-OH and MGPI incorporating HHS’ recommended concentration and ratio thresholds. Following a review of available scientific data and comments, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brian Christine, M.D., recommended that DEA use concentration or ratio-based thresholds to determine which products containing 7-OH and MGPI are subject to Schedule I control for purposes of temporary scheduling of these substances under the Controlled Substances Act. The recommendation is designed to target concentrated or chemically altered products while distinguishing them from natural botanical kratom products, which may contain trace amounts of 7-OH and MGPI. “We are drawing a clear line between natural kratom and dangerous, enhanced opioid products,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “We listened to the public, followed the science, and developed a clear recommended threshold for temporary scheduling that targets concentrated 7-OH and MGPI without sweeping natural botanical kratom into Schedule I. The Trump Administration will continue taking decisive action against dangerous products that fuel addiction while making sure our policies are grounded in rigorous science.” Under the recommendation, 7-OH and MGPI would be controlled in Schedule I for purposes of temporary scheduling when either substance alone, or their combined amount when both are present: Exceeds 1 milligram per gram in solid powders, encapsulated material, or other solid forms, or exceeds 1 milligram per milliliter in liquid preparations; or When the mass of mitragynine present divided by the mass of 7-OH, or MGPI, or the combined amount of 7-OH and MGPI if both present, is less than 100. The ratio-based approach reflects the alkaloid composition of natural kratom products and provides a way to identify products intentionally enhanced or concentrated with 7-OH or MGPI. Available scientific data indicate that 7-OH occurs naturally in botanical kratom at relatively low or trace levels, while some evidence reviewed by FDA suggests MGPI may also occur at trace levels in some natural or kratom-derived products. FDA's scientific review found that 7-OH is substantially more potent than morphine in preclinical studies, with available data indicating approximately two to nine times greater potency depending on the study. FDA also identified evidence supporting a meaningful risk of opioid-like physical dependence and withdrawal from MGPI. “Our recommendation gives DEA a scientifically supportable framework to distinguish natural botanical kratom from products that have been concentrated or manipulated to deliver dangerous levels of potent opioid compounds,” said Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brian Christine, M.D. “This approach allows us to focus on the products that pose the greatest threat to public health.” In July 2025, following an FDA scientific and medical evaluation, HHS recommended that 7-OH above a specified threshold be placed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. In July 2026, DEA announced its intent to temporarily schedule 7-OH above a specified threshold, and HHS simultaneously sought public comment on the proposed threshold. DEA subsequently temporarily placed MGPI and two synthetic 7-OH derivatives, MGM-15 and MGM-16, in Schedule I. Since then, questions have emerged about how scheduling could affect natural botanical kratom products potentially containing trace amounts of MGPI. The new HHS recommendation responds to those concerns by providing DEA with a more precise threshold based on both the concentration of 7-OH and MGPI and their relationship to mitragynine, the predominant alkaloid in kratom. HHS and FDA will continue working with DEA to protect Americans from dangerous concentrated and synthetic opioid products while ensuring federal policy is grounded in the best available science. Source: HHS

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Oct 11 • 6:20 AM EDT • Science • goldrushcam.com
Here's when to get your flu shot

Here's what to know about common flu symptoms, why the illness can become dangerous and when to get vaccinated.

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Oct 11 • 5:07 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
In one of the country's most competitive districts, a Democrat tries to keep her seat

In a highly competitive Washington congressional race, the incumbent Democrat has angered part of her party base and the Trump-backed Republican challenger faces backlash against the party in power.

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Oct 11 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • kosu.org
Ducks’ Cutter Gauthier Injury Update Leaves Question of What Happened

It feels like it’s been a particularly painful start to the season in the NHL. The Anaheim Ducks are the latest team to get hit with the injury bug to a star player: In their case, Cutter Gauthier on Saturday night. Gauthier isn’t alone in this, though. The Rangers just lost star goalie Igor Shesterkin […] The post Ducks’ Cutter Gauthier Injury Update Leaves Question of What Happened appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 11 • 2:28 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Worst Case Scenario Confirmed For Igor Shesterkin.

A horrific update from the New York Rangers on Saturday.

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Oct 10 • 12:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rangers Top Prospect Walcott Strong in Fall League

Texas Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott had a strong day in the Arizona Fall League, but the Surprise Saguaros dropped their third straight game.

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Oct 10 • 11:17 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Will Voters Punish Politicians for Data Centers? Ask Ohio and Michigan

Local anger over energy bills and lost farmland are reaching top-of-the-ticket battleground races.

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Oct 10 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • wsj.com
Saturday morning Rangers stuff

Texas Rangers update for Saturday, Oct. 10.

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Oct 10 • 10:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘Stranger Things’ star brings music project to S.F.

Nearly one year after the “Stranger Things” finale was released on Netflix, Finn Wolfhard is ready to show a new side of himself to San Francisco fans.

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Oct 10 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • sfchronicle.com
12 reactions · 3 comments | A politician allegedly killed for...

A politician allegedly killed for promoting health measures in the fight against Ebola. Health workers attacked, medical facilities put on fire. What's behind people's anger in response to aid in the...

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Oct 10 • 8:38 AM EDT • Health • facebook.com
FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed

Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic

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Oct 10 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
Abbott targets Hinojosa over whether she backs a state income tax

For weeks now he has been pointing to a 2019 vote as evidence that his opponent, Gina Hinojosa, wasn’t against income taxes and “is dangerous for Texas.”

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Oct 10 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • houstonchronicle.com
No injuries after early morning fire at Elkhart County business

WSBT CBS 22 provides news, sports, entertainment and public interest programs to the South Bend, Indiana area including Mishawaka, Notre Dame, Granger, Osceola, Elkhart, Jimtown, Dunlap, New Carlisle, Goshen, Middlebury, Bristol, New Paris, Nappanee, Howe, Lagrange, Topeka, Bourbon, Milford, Syracuse, North Webster, Warsaw, Bremen, Plymouth, Walkerton, Argos, Tippecanoe, Culver, Grovertown, Delong, Rochester, Akron, Winamac, North Judson, LaPorte, North Liberty, Wakarusa, Lapaz, Millersburg, Knox, and Michigan City, Indiana – and these areas of Michigan: St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Buchanan, Niles, Three Oaks, New Buffalo, Harbert, Bridgeman, Stevensville, Watervliet, Berrien Springs, Dowagiac, Marcellus, Cassopolis, Decatur, Vandalia, Constantine, White Pigeon, Galien and Edwardsburg.

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Oct 10 • 5:49 AM EDT • Business • wsbt.com
Rangers star carried off ice after scary injury

The Rangers season outlook just changed in a big way.

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Oct 10 • 12:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump deal for Russian diesel sparks anger in Ukraine, doubts among analysts

President Donald Trump said on Friday he secured an agreement from Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply markets with Russian diesel fuel as he works to bring down energy costs ahead of the midterm elections.

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Oct 9 • 6:34 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
“The Exorcist ”film, starring Scarlett Johansson, should feel ‘dangerous’: ‘It made me wildly uncomfortable’

“I want this to be a world where God is dead,” writer-director Mike Flanagan tells EW as the new trailer drops.

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Oct 9 • 6:32 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Rangers Prospect Earns Recognition After Breakout 2026 Season

Texas Rangers left-hander Dalton Pence delivered one of the Minor Leagues' strongest pitching performances in 2026.

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Oct 9 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NC sues state’s biggest hospital chain, extends enrollment deadline for State Health Plan

North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner is suing Atrium Health over new payment strategies he says could endanger the financial health of the State Health Plan, which insures 750,000 state workers and others.

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Oct 9 • 2:49 PM EDT • Health • wral.com
HHS Recommends Science-Based Thresholds to Target Dangerous Enhanced Kratom Products

HHS provided a new recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration that establishes science-based thresholds.

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Oct 9 • 2:31 PM EDT • Science • hhs.gov
Venardos Circus returns to Asheville Tanger Outlets with new acts, local business boost
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Oct 9 • 1:56 PM EDT • Business • wlos.com
Gears of War: E-Day sells 230K copies

Gears of War: E-Day has sold 230K copies since its advance-access launch on October 1 and full release on October 6. Steam accounts for 168K of those, with Xbox (console and PC) selling 62K. But there’s more to this story, as Xbox makes up the bulk of revenue. E-Day is the best-reviewed Gears game in nearly two decades (and the best one ever made, in my opinion). The Coalition has made a banger here (it’s currently in my top 10 of the year). Despite E-Day’s undeniable quality, this is a soft result. And it’s down to the business model, really. E-Day has made $37M so far, thanks to the Premium upgrade On Xbox, Game Pass is cannibalising much of the premium revenue. Our estimates show that 1.7M folks accessed E-Day via their subscription rather than a copy. But Xbox is having it both ways – or having it halfway, at least – via its Premium Edition Game Pass upgrade. Game Pass subscribers could pay $30 (or their local equivalent) for up to five days of early access starting October 1. Our estimates show that of the 1.7M who accessed E-Day through Game Pass, 722K paid for the upgrade. Between the review embargo lifting on October 1 and the full release, E-Day managed to shift another 250K early-access upgrades – no doubt helped by the campaign’s rave reviews. So despite selling far fewer copies on Steam, Xbox accounts for almost three-quarters of the revenue (roughly $26M of the $37M, versus about $11M on Steam). So “230K copies” undersells the paying audience. Including the 722K upgrades, nearly 950K people actually paid something for E-Day. The $30 upgrade is a halfstep from cannibalisation, but will Xbox go all the way? While E-Day is a sublime game, these are soft numbers for a flagship when Xbox badly needs revenue wins. E-Day sold 62K copies on Xbox against 722K Premium upgrades, so for every one copy sold on Xbox, nearly 12 Game Pass upgrades were sold. The $70 premium SKU is – functionally – dead on Xbox. Normally you can’t see what a Game Pass player would have paid, because the game’s just there in the subscription. But the $30 early-access upgrade estimate shows that 722K people demonstrated they’ll spend real money on this game. In a world without day-one Game Pass, many of these folks would have bought E-Day at $70. They paid $30 for five days early access to something they don’t own. Xbox is, in effect, charging its most valuable customers the least, based on a hangover from a tried-and-exhausted strategy from a previous administration. Those 722K willing-to-pay players generated about $21.7M via the upgrade. If three quarters of this group – mostly US and European audiences – bought E-Day outright, that’s nearly $40M. Of course, Game Pass does bring in meaningful recurring revenue, and E-Day is adding value for hundreds of thousands of subscribers. However, Game Pass is no longer growing, so Xbox is at a crossroads. Xbox is reportedly looking to do a Netflix and bolt on an ad-supported tier to pad it further. But that will just set a new floor, and leadership keeps telling us the priority now is revenue growth, which is subscriber-speak for ARPU. Xbox has already pulled Call of Duty from day-one Game Pass after day-one inclusion hammered its sales, with new CoD titles now arriving on the service around a year late. We know that some Microsoft executives believe the service devalues games outright, and rumours (which Microsoft has dismissed so far, to be fair) suggest that day-one releases could be taken off Game Pass. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe When a game this well-reviewed does this softly on its home platform, the model – not the game – gets brought into question. What else E-Day’s early adopters have played (including this month so far) Looking at E-Day‘s players on Xbox, most have played the franchise before (86% have played Gears 5, 76% Gears 4), and every game on the crossover list is either a shooter or a title from an Xbox-owned studio (though Game Pass is inflating those numbers, of course, more on that later): As for what else Xbox’s E-Day players have played this month, the top three are Fortnite (16%), Roblox (7%), and Call of Duty (6%). Another 5% played Minecraft Dungeons II, which is also on Game Pass and launched a couple of days before Gears‘ advance-access date. Many Game Pass players are happy to check out most big new additions. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Over on Steam, the top crossover games are also mostly shooters (slightly more PC-coded ones), including Space Marine 2, which was itself heavily inspired by Gears: Looking at what E-Day‘s Steam players are into this month shows who they are – as subscriptions don’t skew the data. The top three are Wardogs (13%), Deadlock (12%), and CS2 (10%), so you’ve got the restless shooter crowd checking out the new hotness. A little further down are Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2, your co-op PVE shooter players who’ll feel right at home in Horde mode. Game Pass is skewing the playtime distribution on Xbox Looking at the playtime distribution in our platform, E-Day players on Steam are – relatively speaking – playing for longer: 54% of E-Day players on Xbox have played for five hours or less (versus 32% on Steam) 19% of Xbox players played for over 15 hours (versus 33% on Steam) 14% of Xbox players played for over 20 hours (22% on Steam) The absolute number of people playing for over 15, 20, and 50 hours is, of course, bigger on Xbox, thanks to the sheer volume of folks who came in through Game Pass (upgraders included). None of that is cause for alarm. Game Pass is the reason Xbox playtime skews lower, as when a game is free to try, people try it and bounce without putting in even an hour (17% under an hour on Xbox versus 6% on Steam). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe The subscription brings in tourists alongside the committed, dragging down the average even when the game is excellent (but also perhaps winning over the uninitiated). It’s standard across every subscription-included title, on PS Plus too. Forza Horizon 6, for instance, had 11% of its Xbox players bounce under an hour, versus just 2% on Steam. So, Xbox’s crossroads So there we have it. Gears of War: E-Day is an incredible game whose revenues have been stifled by subscription inclusion and exclusivity. It’s the best-reviewed entry in the series in fifteen-odd years, but it still turned into one of the year’s softer flagship launches, not because players didn’t want it, but because Xbox’s own storefront gave its most willing buyers a reason not to pay. Which leaves Xbox at a crossroads. Will it keep making Gears games when the financial returns are this thin and the margins this low? And if it does, does the next one arrive off Game Pass at day one – the way CoD now does, or even on PlayStation? I think it should. Alright, back to E-Day for me! 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. [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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Oct 9 • 11:49 AM EDT • Technology • alineaanalytics.substack.com
Foscue Gives Rangers Affordable Designated Hitter Option

With Joc Pederson’s price tag rising, the Texas Rangers could pivot to Justin Foscue’s versatile bat to stabilize the lineup without breaking the offseason budget.

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Oct 9 • 10:32 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Friday morning Rangers things

Texas Rangers update for Friday, Oct. 9.

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Oct 9 • 10:12 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Clemson's 5-Star Talent is Dangerously Approaching Bust Territory

This Clemson Tigers' 5-star talent is in danger of becoming a bust.

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Oct 9 • 9:54 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Are Suns in Immediate Danger of Regretting Miles Bridges Trade?

By sacrificing sharpshooting depth and a distant first-round pick, Phoenix embraced significant risk. Bridges’ volatile off-court history and fit now determine if this gamble haunts the franchise.

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Oct 9 • 9:07 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
When health advice goes viral, these San Diego doctors are trying to cut through the noise

More than a third of Americans turn to social media for health information, but doctors warn some of what they find there can be dangerous.

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Oct 9 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • kpbs.org
Today in Blue Jays History: The Donaldson Dash

Ten Years Ago Today Josh Donaldson raced home from second base on a grounder to shortstop, clinching Game 3 of the ALDS for the Blue Jays and completing a sweep of the Rangers. With the game tied in the 10th, Donaldson led off against Matt Bush—whose name keeps coming up for all the wrong reasons—with […]

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Oct 9 • 8:18 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
In New York governor's race, a Republican rallies with Trump and leans into his political playbook

NEW YORK (AP) — In his campaign to become the next governor of New York, Republican Bruce Blakeman has suggested Democrats might steal the election, played up fears about immigrant criminals and posted AI-generated videos depicting the state as dangerous and unaffordable.

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Oct 9 • 7:33 AM EDT • Politics • wral.com
In New York governor's race, a Republican rallies with Trump and leans into his political playbook

In his campaign to become the next New York governor, Republican Bruce Blakeman has suggested Democrats might steal the election, played up fears about immigrant criminals and posted AI-generated videos depicting the state as dangerous and unaffordable.

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Oct 9 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • clickorlando.com
In New York governor's race, a Republican rallies with Trump and leans into his political playbook

In his campaign to become the next New York governor, Republican Bruce Blakeman has suggested Democrats might steal the election, played up fears about immigrant criminals and posted AI-generated videos depicting the state as dangerous and unaffordable.

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Oct 9 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
In New York Governor's Race, a Republican Rallies With Trump and Leans Into His Political Playbook

NEW YORK (AP) — In his campaign to become the next governor of New York, Republican Bruce Blakeman has suggested Democrats might steal the election, played up fears about immigrant criminals and posted AI-generated videos depicting the state as dangerous and unaffordable. And on Friday night, he'll ...

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Oct 9 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
Ace Combat 8 players in Japan are affectionately headcanoning its ace pilot protagonist as a helpless "airhead" outside the cockpit, thanks to clumsy story moments and awkward QTEs

In ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE, players take on the role of silent protagonist Rex, an ace pilot who racks up impressive achievements in aerial combat. However, a popular headcanon has recently been making the rounds among Japanese Ace Combat players, proposing (affectionately) that outside of the cockpit, Rex is actually a complete airhead. The idea was fueled by how the game’s interactive scenes work as well as certain moments in the story, with Rex gradually becoming the fandom’s beloved anemic baby. Note that this article discusses some details of Ace Combat 8’s main story. Ace Combat 8 is set in the franchise’s shared fictional world of Strangereal. In […]

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Oct 9 • 3:35 AM EDT • Technology • automaton-media.com
Sabotaging conservation in the US: this time it’s the next generation of conservation scientists

Let’s be honest. Most of us working in conservation science got into it because we wanted to save something. We envisioned our research ultimately protecting a fragile ecosystem or an endangered sp…

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The Real Alexis Lafrenière Is Standing Up

We likely never will know what manner of offers Chris Drury fielded when trade talk involved Alexis Lafrenière. For all we know, Laffy could have wound up anywhere – including Lower Slobbovia.

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Oct 8 • 11:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Hamilton County School Board approves new health clinic in Howard School

School board members explained that Erlanger had challenges staffing the school-based health clinic during their partnership that started in 2024.

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Oct 8 • 11:15 PM EDT • Health • local3news.com
Russia’s plague scare and the danger of unpreparedness

The erosion of global public health infrastructure does not serve America's interests.

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Oct 8 • 6:34 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
RFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries

[T]he Trump-RFK Jr anti-vax agenda keeps getting more corrupt and dangerous."

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Oct 8 • 3:26 PM EDT • Health • arstechnica.com
Alabama health officials warn of storm cleanup dangers ahead of Isaias

Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris is urging residents to follow health and safety warnings as Hurricane Isaias brings the possibility of significant

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Oct 8 • 1:19 PM EDT • Health • abc3340.com
Seager’s Contract Leaves Rangers With Difficult Decision

Faced with payroll restrictions and injury concerns, the Texas Rangers must weigh moving Corey Seager against the offensive production and veteran stability he provides.

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Oct 8 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists find signal that suggests AI is about to go rogue

Simple maths formula can predict when artificial intelligence is about to give dangerous responses, researchers say

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Oct 8 • 11:24 AM EDT • Technology • the-independent.com
Supercharged Entertainment New Jersey, The World's Largest Indoor Multi-Level Karting Track, Launches Time Mission - An All-New Interactive Adventure

/PRNewswire/ -- Supercharged Entertainment New Jersey, the world's largest indoor, multi-level karting track and premier entertainment destination, yesterday...

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Oct 8 • 11:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • prnewswire.com
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Morning, all! The Rangers are facing some pretty big questions this offseason, like what are they going to do with their aging, expensive superstars? Are the young guys going to take a step forward? What about the bullpen? And that’s about all I’m seeing this morning.

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Oct 8 • 10:43 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Open science is compatible with research security, says Canada’s chief science advisor

Open science is “not incompatible” with research security and science leaders and policymakers should “demystify” the false dichotomy between the two, according to Mona Nemer, Canada’s chief science advisor. More than a decade ago, EU policymakers were promoting open science, open innovation and open collaboration across the world. It was a political movement that aimed to make scientific research, data, software, publications and methodologies transparent, accessible and reusable for everyone.But that rhetoric has changed over the past few years. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and Donald Trump came back to power in 2025, international partnerships have become more pragmatic. Countries are trying to implement protectionist policies and governments are increasingly worried about technology espionage. According to Nemer, science can remain open if the sector can come up with improved security protocols that would protect research data from undue manipulation by foreign actors. “If anybody can fiddle with the with the data, then [open science] is actually quite dangerous and quite useless,” she told Science|Business. Universities and research institutions are increasingly vulnerable to attempted espionage and other types of foreign interference. In September, the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence service MI5 issued a security warning against collaborations with the China General Technology Research Institute. And earlier this year, Germany’s Helmholtz Center for Information Security was criticised by federal research minister Dorothee Bär, who told a parliamentary hearing that “existing rules and systems” at the institute “were not suitable” for preventing leaks to China. According to Nemer, universities and research institutions should perhaps follow the example of the private sector, as companies have been able to safeguard their research while still publishing results. “I think that there is a level of research security hygiene that researchers and institutions need to just adopt,” she said. “You don't have to tell Sanofi or IBM how to safeguard their research, which they end up publishing anyway.”While certain areas of research will not be open for collaboration with certain partners, in other areas cooperation is necessary even with researchers based in adversarial countries. “I stress this because politics change,” she said. “Science and politics don't make for good fellows, and whether we like it or not, politics will influence certain things.”Researchers will play an important role in “protecting the integrity of science,” said Nemer. “I think that it's time that there's a commitment to a certain scientific compact, so that citizens don't think that science is actually an open door for espionage and for anti-nationalism.”New partnershipsNemer spoke with Science|Business on the margins of the Hamburg Science Summit on September 17, the day when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for increased cooperation with the EU, including in science and technology. Canada is looking to strengthen ties with partners in other corners of the world, after the Trump administration threatened to put tariffs on Canadian goods and services and even openly suggested Canada could become the 51st state. In parallel, the US government has indicated it wants to retreat from international science projects, including US collaboration with Europe’s CERN particle accelerator and other big science labs.Related articlesThe stats we need to better understand R&DCanada looks to deepen research and education links with the EUCan researchers trust that AI models won’t leak their ideas?Nemer said the US is still a science “powerhouse,” but Canada and Europe will have to work closely together on global challenges. “It’s important for both [sides], but I think it's also important for the rest of the world, because the cut in funding for development, in health, in regions like Africa and other places, have dramatic effects.” The Trump administration is also planning a review of the Nelson memo, a Biden-era document that mandated that results of federally funded research would be openly available. With that idea being called into question, Nemer said it could be “very disruptive” to scientific collaborations and could jeopardise research on climate change, the Arctic and global health. “When your collaborator suddenly tells you I'm not going to share the data with you as a researcher, if this happens, I think it's very worrisome,” she said. “I'm certainly hoping that a lot of the Canadian institutions, funders, researchers, have started looking at joining forces on databases and using more European research infrastructures,” Nemer added.

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Oct 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
NASA is searching for hidden caves to build its first Moon base

NASA is preparing for humanity’s first Moon base with three investigations that will hunt for underground shelters, uncover hidden ice, and track dangerous conditions on the lunar surface. The findings could reveal how astronauts can survive and thrive on the Moon while laying the groundwork for future journeys to Mars.

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Oct 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Ohio health officials warn of dangerous drug resurfacing

Cyclorphine could be up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl, and overdoses could require many doses of naloxone.

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Oct 8 • 7:58 AM EDT • Health • spectrumnews1.com
FEATURE | Mezian Mesloub – Lens’ star in the making

RC Lens are no strangers to departures. And this summer was no exception, as they let Mamadou Sangaré, Adrien Thomasson, Malang Sarr, Wesley Saïd, and Allan Saint-Maximin leave their Coupe de France...

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Oct 8 • 7:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
In Peterborough, a civics quiz: Is Jonah Wheeler proving his independence? Or ignoring his voters?

In Peterborough, there’s something of a political schism playing out over two-term state Rep. Jonah Wheeler, a Democrat who has angered some in town with his votes.

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Oct 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nhpr.org
A $3.5M hangar is underway at StanCraft Jet Center

Construction of a new $3.5 million hangar is underway at the StanCraft Jet Center, a full-service fixed base operator at the Coeur d’Alene Airport.

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Oct 8 • 3:00 AM EDT • Business • spokanejournal.com
NFL Canada Partnership Could Be A Game Changer For Penn Entertainment Stock (PENN)

PENN Entertainment recently saw its theScore Bet unit secure a multiyear role as an official NFL partner for sports betting and online casino in Canada, alongside an analyst upgrade that reflected these business developments. The Canadian NFL tie-up gives PENN Entertainment another channel to push its digital betting brand into a live sports audience, which could affect user acquisition costs and long term engagement across its broader entertainment ecosystem. We will now look at how PENN...

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Rangers Striker Lawrence Shankland Provides an Injury Update

Rangers centre forward and skipper, Lawrence Shankland has on Wednesday (the 7th of October) provided the fans and everyone else with an update on his recovery from a hamstring issue.

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Oct 7 • 6:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Isaac Paredes Proved He's a Threat Behind Yordan Alvarez

The Astros infielder put together a strong 2026 campaign while hitting behind one of baseball's most dangerous bats.

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Oct 7 • 4:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How to prioritize mental health in a demanding career

These are some of the ways that Harvard Law School faculty members prioritize their well-being in a demanding profession.

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Oct 7 • 3:29 PM EDT • Health • hls.harvard.edu
Brookdale, Sierra Club Present Free Science Monday Lectures on Stormwater and Endangered Species

Brookdale Community College, in collaboration with the Sierra Club of the Jersey Shore, will present two free Science Monday programs this fall examining environmental issues affecting New Jersey, including stormwater management and the conservation of

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deGrom’s Late Collapse Clouds His Future With Rangers

Jacob deGrom faces an uncertain Texas Rangers future after a costly late-season slide, forcing his payroll-strapped team to weigh his veteran leadership against a massive contract.

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Oct 7 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rangers Fall League Report: Walcott in Action

The Texas Rangers had a pair of prospects in action on Tuesday afternoon in the Arizona Fall League as the Saguaros suffered their first loss.

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Oct 7 • 9:37 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump’s LA and San Diego comments ‘dangerous, if not treasonous’, says Newsom

California governor critcizes president for ‘putting a target on two of our biggest cities and one of America’s largest naval hubs’

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Oct 7 • 6:01 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Utah health officials issue ‘urgent’ warning about kratom, ‘cat’s claw’ products after overdoses

The Utah health officials are warning against cat's claw herbal supplements that may contain dangerous semi-synthetic kratom chemicals.

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Oct 6 • 7:11 PM EDT • Health • utahnewsdispatch.com
The dangers and science of outflow winds

Outflow winds can exceed 40 mph and increase fire danger. They happen during the mature and dissipating stage of a thunderstorm and if strong enough they can cause some damage.

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Oct 6 • 6:40 PM EDT • Science • 2news.com
CDC: Monitoring Russian plague risk, "prepared" for any threat

The pneumonic plague is the most dangerous version of the plague.

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Benson HS teen faces new hearing after release to mental health treatment

A 15-year-old accused of bringing dangerous chemicals to Benson High School is expected to be back in court Tuesday, where prosecutors could ask a judge to send

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Extreme Heat Is Making Pregnancy More Dangerous For Mothers And Newborns

Nearly three in four maternal healthcare workers say extreme heat-related complications among pregnant women have increased over the past five years,

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Oct 6 • 12:49 PM EDT • Health • healthpolicy-watch.news
A Dangerous and Unsocial Form of Excitement

Religious leaders are finally pushing back against online gambling.

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Demand Change: Homer G. Phillips Sale Delay Endangers Vulnerable Seniors

Homer G. Phillips residents endure neglect, safety risks, and maintenance failures. Uncover the story behind Alderwoman Tyus's 'bullet in the head,' comment | 104.1 FM KMOX

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Rangers Outfield Prospect Kling Has Massive Day in Fall League

Texas Rangers outfield prospect Paxton Kling went 4-for-5 with five RBI, including a walkoff, as the Saguaros took down the Desert Dogs 8-7.

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Oct 6 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Opinion: El Paso women cannot underestimate the danger in Texas’ extreme reproductive policies

After experiencing miscarriages in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, Rebecca Guerrero reflects on why she felt better supported across the border and urges Texans to vote for reproductive health protections.

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California leaders slam Trump for saying Iran could ‘take out’ L.A. or San Diego

Officials in California condemned the president's comments as “dangerous,” after he told a Nebraska rally the war in Iran was a “small price to pay for keeping the world safe.”

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Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster

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

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Oct 6 • 10:08 AM EDT • Politics • laborpolitics.com
Rangers Daily: Tolvanen’s ‘hockey IQ;’ Ovechkin retiring; Celebrini injury

Considered a good late-summer addition at the time, signing Eeli Tolvanen is shaping up to be a steal in the […]

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Remaking scents: could fragrance tech help take pressure off endangered plants?

Firms working on reproducing compounds without need for repeated harvesting but conservationists are sceptical

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Republican Hilton's ‘Just try it' ad courts liberals — and angers his own base

A suggestive campaign ad from California Republican governor candidate Steve Hilton pushes buttons; some conservatives say it goes too far.

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Trump draws backlash after he suggests Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

Officials in California denounced comments made by President Donald Trump as “dangerous” on Monday after he appeared to suggest Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego – major cities in a state he has often criticized.

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