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Rams Set to Host Former Bills HC Sean McDermott

The Los Angeles Rams are no strangers to bringing in former head coaches, and they are now set to host former Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott.

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Jul 31 • 4:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Former Texans legend DeAndre Hopkins joins Georgia Tech's coaching staff

Former Houston Texans All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has found himself a new home before the start of the 2026 NFL season, but not with an NFL team.

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Jul 31 • 4:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Central Coast Wineries Adjust Business Models to Deal With Downturn

Many are struggling with sales, so they're holding more special events.

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Jul 31 • 3:30 PM EDT • Business • kqed.org
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Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer Gives Emphatic George Pickens Warning

Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer gave a strong statement on the approach of George Pickens this week at training camp. The post Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer Gives Emphatic George Pickens Warning appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 31 • 3:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Report: DeAndre Hopkins to join Georgia Tech coaching staff
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Jul 31 • 2:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Secretaries' Science Advisory Board to meet Wednesday

The North Carolina Secretaries' Science Advisory Board, which assists, consults and advises the state's human health and environmental agencies, is scheduled to meet virtually on Wednesday.

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Jul 31 • 1:29 PM EDT • Science • coastalreview.org
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One Chiefs player leaves Friday’s practice with a strained hamstring

Kansas City’s head coach provided an injury update after Friday’s training camp practice.

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Jul 31 • 12:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jets coach Aaron Glenn turns to analytics, science and rest to reshape training camp schedule

Aaron Glenn and the New York Jets have taken a different approach to training camp by incorporating analytics and sports science

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Jul 31 • 12:36 PM EDT • Science • washingtonpost.com
Chiefs Coach Eyes Mahomes’ Footwork As Key To His Progress
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Jul 31 • 10:58 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
5 Reasons Kyle Shanahan Needs to Leave 49ers After 2026

Kyle Shanahan is going to win a Super Bowl. Kyle has more parallels to another coach: Andy Reid. Reid spent 14 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, winning six NFC East titles and reaching the NFC Championship Game five times.

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Jul 31 • 7:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Does public health *need* MAHA?

Last week, our friend Dr. Craig Spencer sparked an ongoing volatile discussion with his Atlantic article “Public Health Needs MAHA.” Some have come out in strong dissent, others are cheering, and others are simply lamenting that we find ourselves in such a divided world to begin with. We will dare to dip our toes in these controversial waters, too. Does public health need MAHA? We think in some ways yes, and in other ways, no. MAHA leaders versus the everyday MAHA supporter The vitriol in this debate mostly comes from one collapsed distinction: the leadership of MAHA is not necessarily the same as the people who support it. Say “MAHA” and most people picture RFK Jr. Fair enough, as he coined the term and holds most of the power. And, yes, some MAHA followers treat Kennedy as something close to a saint. But talk to the grassroots, and it’s not a monolith. They’re Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. People who distrust vaccines and vaccine supporters. It’s a wide, eclectic coalition. The data backs this too: 4 in 10 Americans support the movement—that’s a lot of people! But according to polls, vaccines and medical choice (the issues most tied to Kennedy personally) are cited by only 4% as their reason for supporting the movement. For many, the motivations are much broader. Many MAHA supporters are signing up for the idea that “something needs to change” with health in this country. They’re asking good-faith questions about corporate influence on our health systems, health care costs, nutrition, chemicals, and clean air and water. These are all questions that plenty of public health professionals recognize as legitimate and also care about very deeply. Blurring the lines between the leadership and grassroots does real damage in two important ways: It hands the 4 in 10 exactly the narrative already fed—that the health ecosystem doesn’t listen, doesn’t care, and paints every critic with the same brush. It gives the actual bad actor more power. RFK Jr. has done irreparable damage and can’t be trusted. What the MAHA movement gets right A healthy population is something the public health field was literally built on, and many of these topics are things we have dedicated our lives to. Yet the MAHA movement has captivated nearly half the country in a way the public health establishment has failed to achieve. So that means MAHA is doing something right. Some of it may be timing (after a Covid-19 pandemic and deep frustration and mistrust with institutions). The movement also does three other things really well: 1. It gives a new, louder voice to system failures. While MAHA is not a monolith, one theme stays consistent across their stories: the system failed them. For some, it was the system that flooded their communities with opioids and then walked away. For others, it was the system that let their business collapse during Covid with no safety net in sight. For others still, it was the system that failed to help them manage a complex chronic illness, bouncing them from physician to physician without any real answers. And in many ways, our health ecosystems are failing Americans. Why are medical bills so incomprehensible? Why do some kids get a healthy school lunch and others don’t? Why do an epidemiologist and a MD/PhD student have to start newsletters in the middle of the biggest public health emergency in a century, just so people can get straight information? Because the systems failed. This deep-seated frustration driving many Americans to search for solutions elsewhere needs to be recognized. 2. MAHA has brilliant comms central to their efforts. MAHA figured out something most health institutions still have not: the information landscape changed. It’s participatory now, not top-down; influence runs through many nodes in a community, not one institution; and storytelling and telling audiences “what you really think” moves people more than data dumps do. MAHA goes where audiences are listening, using podcasts, social media, and memes in ways most health institutions would scoff at—but it works. 3. They are very good at organizing. A MAHA meeting feels like a rally: energy, speakers, music, and most importantly, an action for everyone. Someone’s writing the next policy brief, someone’s seeding a narrative, someone knows the next legislative deadline, someone’s sending the text messages for a campaign. None of this is new (ask the civil rights movement), but MAHA knows it works and has capitalized on it. What MAHA gets wrong This list could be much longer, and this newsletter has spent a lot of time covering it, but here are a few things: Poor use of scientific evidence. This is the fundamental problem with many MAHA policies: the hype outpaces the science, and experts are often villainized for pointing this out. MAHA leadership has traded real solutions for cheap wins. For example, instead of taking on the powerful food industry and passing real reforms, it has celebrated french fries made of beef tallow and taken out artificial dyes from still very sugary children’s cereal. These changes won’t move the needle on America’s diet. MAHA leadership has tried to dismantle vaccine access in the U.S. While many MAHA supporters emphasize other issues, the effort to change vaccine policy has become MAHA’s signature effort. This is not surprising given RFK Jr.’s extensive track record campaigning against vaccines. It has rallied behind the wrong leader. RFK Jr. has a decades-long track record of villifying doctors, scientists, and public health workers, well before he became HHS secretary. He is known for his decades-long work sowing distrust in vaccines as well as life-saving treatments like antiretroviral therapy for HIV. This is not a serious person who can move the needle on health in the U.S, and he has already done serious damage. Public health needs more than defense Defending the evidence is absolutely necessary so health in the U.S. doesn’t move further backward. The public health establishment is very good at defense. The problem is this defense often sounds like defending the status quo, which has failed many people. Public health needs to offer an alternative to RFK Jr.’s MAHA—one that is rooted in evidence, truly listens to and addresses people’s frustrations, and has innovative solutions and the courage to change the systems. How do we get there? Find common ground. Do you know what most people care most about? The abysmal cost of healthcare. Start there. Fight for the human loudly. Too often, communications and engagement center on science with a capital S, funding mechanisms, or the CDC/FDA/NIH. Not the person. So the public doesn’t see themselves in it. Instead, they see people fighting for the very powerful systems that they feel negatively impact their health and well-being. Let the public feel and hear that you see their frustrations, you get it, and you’re fighting for them within the system. Recognize when pro-science messages are alienating people. Facts absolutely matter, but angrily venting only alienates people further. Our friend Elisabeth Marnik recently wrote a New York Times article about her experience growing up unvaccinated and how listening and empathetic conversation are the only ways to reach people that really work (a position backed by communication science). Her comments section was full of hateful comments from pro-vaccine individuals attacking her for daring to suggest we approach vaccine-hesitant individuals with empathy. It is possible to both stand firm behind scientific evidence and empathize with people who don’t trust it. Lean into politics smartly. Often, public health has shied away from politics: Don’t touch it, lest you get burned. But this fails to recognize that the third rail is what fuels the train: who is elected determines our budgets, our priorities, and our authority. Being political means being very savvy in strategy on both sides of the aisle, knowing your audience, and recognizing that political capital is as scarce as financial resources and needs to be allocated accordingly. Bottom line So does public health need MAHA? That’s not really the right question. Public health has a responsibility not to dismiss 40% of the country who feel heard by this movement and are frustrated that the system has failed them. And it has a responsibility to stick to the evidence and recognize MAHA leadership for what it is: a danger to our nation’s health. Both can, and should, be done. Love, YLE and KP A big thanks to Craig Spencer, who had the courage to put his neck out there to start a much-needed discussion at such a critical moment—one that is determining the identity of an entire field. Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD is completing an emergency medicine residency and research fellowship focusing on health literacy and communication. In her free time, she writes the newsletters You Can Know Things debunking health myths and rumors and The Public Health Roundup. Views expressed belong to KP, not her employer. Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE) comprises a team of experts, ranging from physicians to immunologists to epidemiologists to nutritionists, working together with one goal: to “translate” ever-evolving public health science so that people are well-equipped to make evidence-based decisions. The YLE suite of newsletters reaches over 475,000 people across more than 132 countries. This newsletter is free to everyone, thanks to the generous support of fellow YLE community members. To support the effort, subscribe or upgrade below: Subscribe

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Jul 31 • 6:30 AM EDT • Health • yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
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Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 31, 2026, puzzle No. 676

Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.

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Jul 31 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
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Coastal residents more likely to have worse midlife health

People who live by the coast in midlife are more likely to have worse health, finds a new study in England and Wales led by UCL researchers.

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Jul 30 • 11:13 PM EDT • Health • news-medical.net
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Sonoma County updates health advisory due to poor air quality caused by the Woodside Fire

8:15 P.M. UPDATE: Conditions are changing quickly and the air quality conditions have evolved to "hazardous" and "very unhealthy" levels. The Sonoma County Health Officer today issued the following health advisory: Areas of Sonoma County may experience "very unhealthy" or "hazardous" air quality caused by the wildfire event along the coast near Timber Cove and Salt Point State Park. People may experience adverse health effects from the smoke over Sonoma County and across the region. Below are some things you can do when the air quality is poor.

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Jul 30 • 11:11 PM EDT • Health • sonomacounty.gov
What Mamdani is doing with city-run stores is illegal and irresponsible, small business owner says

Multicultural Business Coalition Chairman Frank Garcia says the mayor did not want to meet with his group over concerns about the city-run grocery store project on ‘The Bottom Line.’

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Jul 30 • 8:05 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
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Broncos sign DB Sam Webb and waive CB Blake Cotton

On the eve of training camp officially opening, the Denver Broncos have made a minor roster move. According to reports, the team has signed defensive back Sam Webb and has waived cornerback Blake Cotton with an injury designation. Webb had a tryout with the team earlier today and impressed the coaches enough to sign him […]

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Jul 30 • 7:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
State lawmakers keep introducing bills despite January reset

Legislators say the quieter months give them time to build coalitions around legislation.

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Jul 30 • 7:54 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Curt Cignetti Says the SEC Whines Too Much

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti isn’t backing down from his confidence—and SEC fans are already firing back. Speaking at Big Ten Media Days, Cignetti made a bold claim that is guaranteed to spark debate across college football. “The Big Ten is the best league in football… We don’t run a hype machine up here in…

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Jul 30 • 4:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Amtrak business class vs. coach: I liked the cheaper train ride

I rode business class and coach on an Amtrak train between New York City and Rochester. The perks in business class weren't worth the extra money.

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Jul 30 • 3:37 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Lions Star Sends Strong Message on Injury Recovery

Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph started training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list. While head coach Dan Campbell said that he would feel good if Joseph were back by Week 1, Joseph has been much more optimistic than his coach.The fifth-year safety told media members that he was super optimistic about his health […] The post Lions Star Sends Strong Message on Injury Recovery appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 30 • 2:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists discover six hidden volcanoes hiding off the Sicilian coast - Futura-Sciences

“We were quite surprised, because we were really very close to the coast.” — Lodolo, researcher at Italy’s National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics. His team named the volcano Actea. It turned out to be one of six previously unknown volcanoes scattered across the Sicily Channel. An expedition finds...

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Jul 30 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
DeAndre Hopkins' Coaching Tenure with Patriots Ends After a Week

Here's a look at Hopkins' time as a Patriots coach.

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Jul 30 • 12:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ferris State's Tony Annese selected to Michigan Sports Hall of Fame

One of seven new inductees, coach Tony Annese won three MHSAA state titles with Muskgeon and four of the last five D2 national titles with Ferris.

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Jul 30 • 12:31 PM EDT • Sports • lansingstatejournal.com
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Krovinović lands in Porto Alegre to join Grêmio

In the early hours of Thursday, Croatian midfielder Filip Krovinović arrived in Porto Alegre to report to Grêmio.The player’s arrival fulfills a direct request from head coach Luís Castro. The bo...

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Jul 30 • 12:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Health coach compared 4 fitness wearables: 1 was best for performance

A health coach wore an Apple Watch, Whoop, Oura Ring, and Fitbit at once to see which is best. He found a clear winner for fitness, health, and sleep.

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Jul 30 • 12:05 PM EDT • Health • businessinsider.com
Court delays for son of Chiefs coach accused of shooting his mom delayed pending mental health check

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Two court appearances scheduled for the 27-year-old son of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy in connection with the shooting of his mother at their Virginia…

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Jul 30 • 11:53 AM EDT • Health • wtop.com
Arkansas soccer picked second in SEC coaches' poll

The Razorbacks won the SEC regular-season title last year and advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round.

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Jul 30 • 11:17 AM EDT • Sports • wholehogsports.com
‘Gears Of War: E-Day’ Dev Promises ‘No Battle Pass, No Bull—’ For Multiplayer

Gears of War: E-Day developer The Coalition is correctly reading the room when it comes to the sentiment of many gamers these days,

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Jul 30 • 10:45 AM EDT • Technology • forbes.com
Which New SEC Head Coach Worries You The Most

There are many ways in which Georgia is fortunate to have Kirby Smart as its head football coach. One of them is seen currently at six other SEC schools. As this season begins, LSU, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida and Arkansas have new head football coaches. For Auburn, Florida and Arkansas, they get a handful […]

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Jul 30 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer reveal trailer, developer overview

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer The Coalition have released the multiplayer reveal trailer and developer overview for Gears of War: E-Day.

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Jul 30 • 9:25 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
The new "science golden age" looks suspiciously like a grift

This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ 🚀 Subscribe to PN 🚀 The Trump regime is trying to usher in a “Golden Age in Science” where scientific research is run like a Trump family business, artificial intelligence is all that matters, profit is everything, and expertise is for chumps. Or at least that’s the vision emerging from a new 123-page “Report to the President” from Michael Kratsios, the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In a normal administration, you could probably skip over learning about a science policy document — but this is no normal administration, and this is no normal science policy document. Instead, it’s Trump’s attempt to end the actual golden age of science that was kicked off in 1945 with the publication of '“The Endless Frontier” by Vannevar Bush. [ ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/harmeet-dhillon-portland) [ Harmeet Dhillon demonstrates danger of posting through it ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/harmeet-dhillon-portland) Liz Dye · Jul 29 [ Read full story ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/harmeet-dhillon-portland) Bush, at President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s request, laid out a vision of federal support for science that centered on funding universities to do basic research, saying that as long as those institutions were “vigorous and healthy and their scientists are free to pursue the truth wherever it may lead, there will be a flow of new scientific knowledge to those who can apply it to practical problems in Government, in industry, or elsewhere.” Kratsios’s report is supposed to be the successor to Bush’s, and even apes the format, but this isn’t really a document about science policy. It’s one about ending science research as we know it in favor of shoveling cash at big tech companies. While it might be temping to wave this away as an aspirational policy document, Trump has already begun to shift billions in research funds to AI projects and has taken a hatchet to science funding across the board. He’s teed up the shift Kratsios proposes here, and since neither Congress nor the Supreme Court seem inclined to stop him from doing whatever he wants with taxpayer money, it isn’t doomering or hyperbole to say we are staring down the barrel of a world where the only “science” the government intends to support is for-profit tech and defense advancements. Science for dummies Part of how you can tell this isn’t a document about science is that you are immediately faced with an absolute wall of business-speak of the worst sort. Did you know we must “tightly couple our science and technology enterprises to ensure that groundbreaking ideas invented in the United States are rapidly prototyped, tested, manufactured, and scaled domestically”? You do now! That tone isn’t surprising, because Kratsios has no background in science or research. He has a bachelor’s in political science and spent most of his career working for Peter Thiel at Thiel Capital. After a stint in the first Trump administration as Chief Technology Officer, where he also did not do any science, Kratsios was tasked in 2020 with overseeing the Pentagon’s research budget for a brief time, a position that, as the Wall Street Journal put it, “carries a great deal of power in terms of dictating investment allocations.” He spent the Biden years at Scale AI as “head of strategy,” which you will also note is neither a science nor a research job. But Scale AI has contracts with the Department of Defense and, as the Washington Post wrote in 2023, “has been aggressively pitching itself as the company that will help the US military in its existential battle with China.” And now you have the necessary background for our new golden age, which is going to be a golden age of taking money away from scientists and universities and giving it to companies like Scale AI. A note from Aaron: Working with brilliant contributors like Lisa takes resources. If you aren’t already a paid subscriber, please become one to support our work. 👇 Subscribe In a genuinely galling move, Katsios spends a lot of time slamming universities because of “administrative burdens on researchers” and the “well-documented inefficiencies” in academia, the message being that those damn universities waste the time of amazing researchers with paperwork. Except it’s the administration that is attempting to impose inefficient, unnecessary burdens on those researchers with a proposed Office of Management and Budget rule that would require senior political appointees to approve every science grant and ensure it aligns with Trump’s personal priorities. Researchers would also have to seek prior government approval to attend conferences or publicize their research. And political appointees could terminate any grant at any time if they feel like it. [ ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/omb-rule-science-funding) [ The murder of expertise ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/omb-rule-science-funding) Lisa Needham · Jun 11 [ Read full story ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/omb-rule-science-funding) But when it comes to AI, we’re going to “restore permissionless innovation.” The report proposes to give lucky ducky innovators a pile of cash up front for grants lasting five years or longer, saying “awards should be fully-funded in year one, with all resources earmarked upfront, to minimize administrative burdens and reduce pressure for researchers to generate intermediate results to secure continued funding.” Yeah, wouldn’t want to have to make the Very Special Tech Bros show results or get money parceled out year by year like the plebes at universities. The report also proposes that we should have “fast grants” with “simplified applications requiring just a few pages of writing” because that is definitely how science works, just writing a bit off the dome and getting some cash. [ ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-ai-action-plan-altman-llms) [ Tech elites are turning AI into ChatGPTrump ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-ai-action-plan-altman-llms) Paul Waldman · July 29, 2025 [ Read full story ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-ai-action-plan-altman-llms) Oh, and we should have prizes and challenges, where multiple teams compete. The proposed prizes include incentives like “advance procurement commitments,” which means the federal government agrees to buy whatever is being developed. There’s also “regulatory fast-tracking,” making sure all those great AI thingies don’t have to wait too long to be unleashed on a market. These aren’t incentives to do science. These are incentives to develop things with tax dollars that you can then sell to the government for more tax dollars. In the suggestion that might be the most unhinged, the most very opposite of how both government and research work, our new age will include “golden tickets.” That’s where an individual reviewer in an agency — yes, just one person — can “recommend unconventional proposals that may not pass consensus-driven review panels” because somehow this will “surface valuable ideas too divisive for committees and attract higher quality reviewers by empowering them to exercise independent scientific judgment.” Yes, that’s saying that a random person in an agency should be able to shovel money at some idea even if it can’t pass a review panel, and that the opportunity to do so will attract better employees because apparently all the best minds in science are chomping at the bit to be allowed to unilaterally fund AI research based on their personal vibes. But that isn’t at all how actual science works, and actual scientists aren’t unhappy about review panels. They work collaboratively, not siloed in some secret race to create the next AI chatbot. A 2020 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research examined whether peer review panels succeed in helping agencies predict which research ideas will best advance science. Peer review was better at finding “diamond in the rough” applicants than a single government program official. How about that. Trump always wants a taste It’s painfully clear that what Katsios is trying to do here is turn the whole of government science research and funding into the sort of “move fast and break things” paradigm that is the hallmark of big tech. That method works to line the pockets of tech executives, but it isn’t science. There’s a reason the government funds different kinds of research than private tech companies do. What Katsios either fails to understand or deliberately ignores is that the federal government is the main funder of basic research precisely because it can take a long time for it to bear fruit and is not intended to be profitable as such. “Basic” here does not mean rudimentary or simple, but rather research that is designed to advance scientific knowledge instead of achieving a specific outcome or product. Big tech companies don’t widely fund that sort of research, because it doesn’t make them money. Industry dollars account for only about 20 percent of basic research funding, while the government contributes around 60 percent. Big tech companies and startups do, however, rely on and benefit from that basic research. A 2019 study found that 35 percent of all patents obtained by venture-backed startups from 1976 to 2016 cited federally supported research. Basic research funded by the NIH contributed to every single drug the FDA approved from 2010 to 2016. [ ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-saudi-nuclear-deal) [ The Saudi nuclear farce and governance by whim and meme ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-saudi-nuclear-deal) Noah Berlatsky · Jul 27 [ Read full story ](https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-saudi-nuclear-deal) Unlike inventing the next ChatGPT, actual science is slow and iterative. Government funding of research that, on its face, would not appear to lead to any big new invention is actually what underpins those big new inventions. If the government hadn’t funded research into desert lizard venom, we wouldn’t know about semaglutide, and we wouldn’t have Ozempic. If research scientists hadn’t studied how bees optimize nectar foraging within a colony, we wouldn’t have the algorithm that assigns internet traffic across computer servers. The report assiduously ignores that a symbiotic, profitable relationship between the federal government, universities, and private companies already exists. Each federal research dollar generates about $1.50 to $3.00 in long-term economic benefits. The $36 billion the government awarded in NIH research funding in fiscal year 2025 generated $94 billion in new economic activity. Trump’s proposed new golden age is intended to strip those billions from universities, resulting in the dismantling of departments and the shuttering of labs. But Katsios has a plan for that: Universities should just become trade schools to churn out no-show STEM degrees! “Require universities and community colleges to embed practical technical training and externships into STEM curricula. Let hands-on experience and industry credentials count toward degrees.” It’s quite the feat to, on the one hand, strip schools of funding for scientific research while simultaneously demanding to control what is taught and, oh, also, colleges need to give degrees to employees at big tech companies just for being employees at big tech companies. The new golden age would also exacerbate the brain drain Trump’s policies have already caused. Nature found that in the first quarter of 2025, US scientists submitted 32 percent more job applications abroad than in 2024. A March 2025 poll by Nature of roughly 1,600 scientists found that over 1,200 said they were considering leaving the country. Europe is investing $565 million to make it a “magnet for researchers” and provide funding for scientists who relocate. The new golden age is also about embedding Trump’s xenophobia into the fabric of American science. The report complains of an “over-reliance on foreign students” that “creates a security challenge our institutions are ill-equipped to address” and that a “reliance on foreign talent sidelines American students.” This is, to put it mildly, nonsense. International students pay far higher tuition and often receive no financial aid. Their tuition dollars are what make it possible for American students to get financial aid. In the 2023-2024 school year alone, international students contributed $43.8 billion to the US economy and supported over 378,000 jobs. Those 1.1 million international students accounted for only six percent of the total number of students in higher education that year, but were such an economic engine that for every three international students, one job was created or supported. It’s impossible not to wonder whether part of Trump’s loathing for universities and their leading role in scientific research is that there is no way for him to corrupt the process and make money off it in the same way he can by giving millions and billions to Silicon Valley types who, in turn, give him millions in cash. There’s no way for his children to invest in universities that the government then gives no-bid contracts to, fattening the family’s bottom line, which is pretty much the Trump sons’ current venture capital practice. Trump and Katsios’s view of science is narrow, cramped, and wrong. We’re not in a crisis, we’re not a failed state. We’ve been a science superpower for decades, and the only thing that threatens that is Donald Trump. Tech bros are already living high off the hog in this administration. They don’t need any more of our tax dollars. Hopefully this new golden age never comes to pass. Thanks for reading Public Notice. This post is public so feel free to share it. Share We’ll be back with more tomorrow. If you appreciate today’s PN, please do your part to keep us free by signing up for a paid subscription. 🚀 Subscribe to PN 🚀 Thanks for reading, and for your support.

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Jul 30 • 8:12 AM EDT • Science • publicnotice.co
Colts' Shane Steichen Commented On Daniel Jones' First Camp Practice

Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen gave his thoughts on the performance of quarterback Daniel Jones on Day 1 of training camp practice.

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Why Mike McCarthy removed benches at Steelers training camp

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike McCarthy eliminated practice benches to keep players active and maintain an ultra-fast practice tempo.

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'Every reason to believe next season will be a struggle'

Eddie Howe has lost key players Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon already this summer while Arsenal are trying to sign their captain Bruno Guimaraes. There is obviously a level of frustration from Howe at the direction the club are going in their summer recruitment, though the coach was aware of the necessity for the club to sell players this summer. Earlier this year, Howe had decided to remain at St James' Park regardless of the inevitably about selling players.

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'Transition moments were exciting'

Bristol City head coach Michael Skubala liked the intensity in his side as they beat Newcastle United 4-1 in a pre-season friendly.

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Jul 30 • 4:23 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Kyler Murray Drops Major Vikings Offense Update Amid QB Battle

The Minnesota Vikings‘ quarterback competition is underway and while many see Kyler Murray as the favorite to win, J.J. McCarthy does have one major advantage: He knows the offense.It’s Year 3 for McCarthy in the Vikings’ offense under head coach Kevin O’Connell, while Murray is only a handful of months into it. As a result, […] The post Kyler Murray Drops Major Vikings Offense Update Amid QB Battle appeared first on HEAVY.

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Raiders Issued Major Maxx Crosby Update Amid Training Camp

One of the storylines heading into training camp for the Las Vegas Raiders was how Maxx Crosby would look after his rollercoaster offseason. Toward the end of the 2025 campaign, the Silver and Black shut Crosby down after his torn meniscus in his left knee.Crosby would have offseason surgery, but that was the start of […] The post Raiders Issued Major Maxx Crosby Update Amid Training Camp appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 30 • 1:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 30, 2026, puzzle No. 675

Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.

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Jul 30 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
A New Form of Musical Expression

Marco’s charms - the beaches and sunsets, its eateries, recreation and entertainment options - its overall ambiance has provided inspiration for many creatives, whether they express themselves visually, in prose or poetry, or musically.

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Jul 30 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • coastalbreezenews.com
2027 RB picks Tennessee over USC, Florida State

Tennessee football and coach Josh Heupel pulled off a new recruiting win involving the backfield on Wednesday.

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Jul 29 • 10:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Matt Campbell Surprised With Iowa State Head Coach Hiring

Matt Campbell was surprised the route the Iowa State Cyclones took replacing him as head coach.

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Jul 29 • 9:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New book breaks down the science behind swimming

Former University of Hawaiʻi head swim coach Jans Prins breaks down the biomechanics of swimming in his new book, “Freestyle Biomechanics.”

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Jul 29 • 8:37 PM EDT • Science • hawaiipublicradio.org
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Kyle Shanahan still top offensive playcaller, per rival coaches

Kyle Shanahan remains the gold standard for offensive playcalling.

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Jul 29 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Spotify Just Launched a New Running Mode, and I'm Surprised How Much I Love It

Spotify has a new running mode designed to coach you through a structured workout. Here's how it works.

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Jul 29 • 5:00 PM EDT • Technology • lifehacker.com
Ryan Day, Ohio State Seeking Improvement In Margins By Turning To Army Principles

As Ryan Day seeks his second national title as Ohio State's head coach, he's looking for steady, incremental improvement.

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Jul 29 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Eric Bieniemy's wife out of ICU in major health update after alleged shooting by son

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid provided a positive development on the condition of offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s wife, Mia Bieniemy, after she was allegedly shot several times by their son on...

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Jul 29 • 4:25 PM EDT • Health • nypost.com
Eagles GM Howie Roseman Says LeBron James Has Open Invite To Practice

The Philadelphia Eagles have opened their sixth training camp under coach Nick Sirianni, but the spotlight is on LeBron James.

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Jul 29 • 3:46 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Steelers camp observations: Day 1 features defensive wins and a roller-coaster debut for Drew Allar

Aaron Rodgers quickly showed the familiarity and comfort he has with running a Mike McCarthy offense as the Steelers took the field at Saint Vincent College...

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Jul 29 • 3:37 PM EDT • Sports • post-gazette.com
West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes in Coastal Georgia

When you head outside, don’t forget the bug spray – that’s the message from the Coastal Health District after three mosquito samples in Chatham County tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV).

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Jul 29 • 3:09 PM EDT • Health • coastalhealthdistrict.org
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Brian Schottenheimer calls Christian Parker “maybe the hardest working coach”

There is so much excitement for the Cowboys defense under Christian Parker right now.

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Jul 29 • 1:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Fifth Annual Sports Medicine Symposium Held

The 5th Annual McLeod Sports Medicine Symposium was held on Monday, July 27, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the McLeod

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Jul 29 • 12:31 PM EDT • Sports • mcleodhealth.org
Schedule Now for Free Mammograms at Chatham County Health Department August 24

Eligible women can receive no-cost mammograms when the St. Joseph’s/Candler mobile mammography unit visits the Chatham County Health Department Monday, August 24.

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Jul 29 • 8:18 AM EDT • Health • coastalhealthdistrict.org
10 Power Four head coaches on hot seat in 2026

With the 2026 season starting in less than a month, here are 10 head coaches already on the hot seat.

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Jul 29 • 7:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mike Boynton provides health updates on Jalen Reed, Marcus Moller

Speaking to the media, Michigan men’s basketball head coach Mike Boynton Jr. gave updates on the health of LSU transfer Jalen Reed and freshman Marcus Moller:

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Jul 29 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Toughest of tests awaits free-scoring Dundee

To say last season was a rollercoaster for Dundee is an understatement. The number of ups and downs would put fairground rides to shame. Once again he is having to preside over a significant squad turnaround with a host of key players, like Luke Graham, Tony Yogane, Cameron Congreve and Jon McCracken having departed.

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Jul 29 • 6:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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All eyes on Indiana football. Can Hoosiers and their coach repeat?

Curt Cignetti's dramatic transformation of Indiana into a national champion program puts him in the spotlight.

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Jul 29 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • captimes.com
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 29, 2026, puzzle No. 674

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Jul 29 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
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Nobody Knows What to Expect From Michigan Football

The biggest storyline surrounding Michigan this season will be how quickly the program adjusts to new leadership under head coach Kyle Whittingham. The Wolverines have built a reputation around physical football, strong defense, and controlling the line of scrimmage, and maintaining that identity will be a major focus as the program enters a new chapter.…

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Jul 28 • 11:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kansas State Football Gets Another Major Endorsement For Next Season

Kansas State football has undergone major changes in the past few months, following coach Chris Klieman's retirement after a rollercoaster 2025 season.

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Jul 28 • 8:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bears Coach Ben Johnson Provides His Checklist for Caleb Williams
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Jul 28 • 6:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Apple Health Coverage Ends for Some Washington Residents on September 30 – Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

Beginning October 1, 2026, some Washington residents will lose Apple Health (Medicaid) coverage because of changes in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). People who may lose…

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Jul 28 • 6:03 PM EDT • Health • wscadv.org
Full interview: Southcoast Health offers total joint replacement program

Replacing a joint is no simple feat, but the process has come a long way thanks to advanced technology, and the procedure can greatly improve a patient’s quality of life.

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Jul 28 • 5:29 PM EDT • Health • wpri.com
Syracuse Football Given Harsh Reality Check in ACC Preaseason Poll

The Orange went 3-9 last season and it doesn't seem like the league coaches expect them to improve much.

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Jul 28 • 4:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Did the Orlando Magic Really Improve This Offseason?

A new head coach and Nikola Vučević’s return headline Orlando’s summer, but a bolstered Eastern Conference and lingering shooting woes threaten to stall the young roster’s ascent.

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Jul 28 • 1:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vikings suspend DB coach Gerald Alexander for three weeks
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Jul 28 • 12:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'Emotional' Zinedine Zidane: Taking Over France National Team A 'Dream'

Zinedine Zidane is France’s new coach, and he's in awe of the opportunity in front of him.

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Jul 28 • 12:11 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Sonny Styles Highlights Commanders' Three ESPN Top 50 Offseason Additions

Hours before training camp kicks off around the league, ESPN's Matt Bowen ranked the 50 most impactful moves of the offseason. Washington earned three entries on the list: the drafting of Sonny Styles and the free-agent signings of Odafe Oweh and Chig Okonkwo. As fans eagerly await comments from coaches and players during the first week of training camp, it won't feel the same until the team is on the field in Week 1.

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Jul 28 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cowboys Defender Subtly Threw Former Coach Under the Bus

Last year was a nightmare for the Dallas Cowboys and their defense, which never got going under defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.The unit was one of the NFL‘s worst, finishing last in points allowed per game and passing yards per game. Their total and run defense stats were no better, proving to be the thing holding […] The post Cowboys Defender Subtly Threw Former Coach Under the Bus appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 28 • 9:58 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
SEC Hot Seat Watch 2026

The SEC enters 2026 with six new head coaches after last year’s carousel turned into a Game of Thrones episode, sending Auburn, Florida, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Kentucky, and LSU to the Indeed portal to make new hires. That churn means most of the pressure this season falls on a smaller group of holdovers who’ve already […]

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Jul 28 • 9:21 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Alabama's Kalen DeBoer Sets the Record Straight After Recent Backlash

Alabama Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer has set the record straight on some comments he made that resulted in fan backlash.

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Jul 28 • 9:19 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
John Hight steps down as Wizards of the Coast president

John Hight, the president of Wizards of the Coast, will be stepping down on September 1. The news was given through a U…

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Jul 28 • 6:21 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
Bengals coach reveals unexpected heat for starter during training camp

One Bengals starter is apparently in a fight for reps during training camp.

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Jul 28 • 5:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 28, 2026, puzzle No. 673

Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.

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Jul 28 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
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Hidden charcoal reveals the true age of ancient cave paintings

A new analysis has precisely dated paintings in France’s Font-de-Gaume cave for the first time. Scientists discovered charcoal inside black pigments once thought to contain only minerals, allowing them to use radiocarbon dating. The results show that a bison was painted about 13,000 years ago, while sections of a mask-like figure were added during several widely separated periods.

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Jul 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Former Florida QB joins Dallas Cowboys coaching staff

Will Grier, who spent the first two years of his college career at Florida, is joining the Dallas Cowboys' coaching staff.

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Jul 27 • 7:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Which SEC coaches were most entertaining at media days

Arkansas coach Ryan Silverfield checks in at No. 6 in the rankings, as newcomers Jon Sumrall of Florida and Pete Golding of Ole Miss go 1-2.

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Jul 27 • 6:55 PM EDT • Entertainment • nwaonline.com
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Which SEC coaches were most entertaining at media days

Arkansas coach Ryan Silverfield checks in at No. 6 in the rankings, as newcomers Jon Sumrall of Florida and Pete Golding of Ole Miss go 1-2.

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Three Position Groups To Monitor Early In Packers' Training Camp

The Green Bay Packers kick off training camp on Wednesday, July 29, as the start of the 2026 NFL season rapidly approaches. The Packers are looking to bounce back from yet another premature playoff exit in 2025, with stars throughout the roster facing elevated expectations coming into the year. Green Bay's coaching staff will have several position battles to monitor, answering questions that will present themselves early in training camp.

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Jul 27 • 6:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
CBS Sports officially adds Brian Kelly, Doug Pederson as college football analysts

Brian Kelly and Doug Pederson aren’t returning to the sidelines, at least not yet, but they’ll both be calling football games for CBS Sports this season. CBS Sports officially announced that the longtime coaches will join its college football coverage this season as analysts. Kelly, who was fired by LSU during the 2025 season, will…

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Jul 27 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
BMAC LIVE Accelerator Program Year Three Builds on Momentum, Empowering the Future of Live Entertainment Leaders

The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC), in partnership with Live Nation, welcomed its third cohort to the BMAC LIVE Accelerator Program, building on two successful years that have already supported 40 emerging music business professionals with direct access to careers in live music. Meet this year’s cohort: Tobi Bello, Zharia…

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Jul 27 • 4:52 PM EDT • Entertainment • newsroom.livenation.com
Brian Kelly CBS Sports job, explained: What former college football coach will be doing in new broadcast role

Brian Kelly will be behind the microphone in 2026 after last year's LSU firing.

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Jul 27 • 3:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mike Vrabel reveals Patriots' offseason award winners

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel named four players as this year's offseason award winners.

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Jul 27 • 2:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Community Baby Shower Taking Place August 15th in Davenport

The Scott County Health Department’s Healthy Pregnancy Coalition is excited to host a Community Baby Shower on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at the TMBC Lincoln Center (318 E 7th St, Davenport) from 1 to 3 PM.

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Jul 27 • 2:20 PM EDT • Health • scottcountyiowa.gov
NFL training camp news, live updates: Chiefs' Eric Bieniemy steps away from team; Commanders part ways with TEs coach Ben Steele
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Jul 27 • 1:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fall Coaches Kick-Off 2026-2027 Season on Fall Sports Media Day

Wheeling, W. Va. - Since the Wheeling Men's Golf team finished up NCAA DII National Championship play in May, the Wheeling University Athletic Department has been preparing for the start of the 2026-2027 season. Monday would serve as the unofficial kickoff of the 26-27 campaign, when all the Wheeling Fall Sports Coaches came together for the second annual Fall Sports Media Day. Each of Wheeling's 10 fall sports programs were represented by their seven head coaches, as they previewed the action to come this season.

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UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Joins 'Sportico Sports Business'

Geno Auriemma discusses the dramatic change in sports over the last 40 years, UConn's basketball success, the process of documentary filming and more.

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Jul 27 • 1:00 PM EDT • Business • sportico.com
The 'it' toy for Christmas 2026 dropped today (and it'll probably sell out soon)

The Toniebox Lite just launched, offering a smaller and cheaper way for kids to enjoy screen-free entertainment from their favorite characters.

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Jul 27 • 12:59 PM EDT • Technology • usatoday.com
Commanders fire tight ends coach Ben Steele just days before training camp

Virginia court records show Steele was arrested on suspicion of DWI on June 7

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Jul 27 • 10:57 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Commanders part ways with tight ends coach Ben Steele
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Jul 27 • 9:39 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Pompey's Milovanovic 'long way off being match fit'

Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho reveals new striker signing Marko Milovanovic is weeks away from being "match ready".

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Jul 27 • 8:08 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Who is the Detroit Lions’ most important positional coach?

Which Detroit Lions’ position coach is their most important?

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Jul 27 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
🏅 Eight teams make OneFootball's Brasileirão team of matchday 20

The second half of the Brasileirão has begun!It’s time to find out the best XI, as well as the standout coach from the first round of the second half of the season.Eight teams had at least one play...

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Jul 27 • 5:39 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Provincetown Carnival names whale-saving group as grand marshal

Center for Coastal Studies will lead the Provincetown Carnival parade in honor of 50 years of research and conservation in Cape Cod Bay and beyond.

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Jul 27 • 5:09 AM EDT • Entertainment • capecodtimes.com
German Business Sentiment Improves, Shrugging Off Middle East Uncertainties

Confidence among firms picked up a little this month, though the roller-coaster ride of oil prices in recent weeks suggested the recovery could be fragile.

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Jul 27 • 4:37 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com
What England's local councils tell us about fragmenting politics

Even the most ardent advocate for local democracy would concede that council chambers are not always the most exciting places. Subscribe Whether it’s planning meetings, motions or resolutions, you’d be forgiven for switching off. Unless it’s lockdown and we’re talking about standing orders, of course. Remember Jackie Weaver, who infamously “had no authority here” at a chaotic parish council Zoom call in 2021? Yet, as a general rule since then, council meetings rarely make the headlines beyond local papers and news websites. Reform’s success After Reform’s stunning success at the local elections in May though, the leader of the party’s group on Kirklees Council suddenly found she’d gone viral online for admitting that she didn’t actually understand council procedures. “I don’t understand the constitution”, Councillor Sarah Wood, pictured above, told the council chamber. “I have not had sufficient time to read that as yet. I don’t understand what standing orders are, what they’re made up of, nor do I understand what an amendment is.” Share Channel 4 News Councillor Wood later defended her comments to the BBC, and said that “new councillors and not just us, are coming from jobs”. She claimed that the sharing of the clip mocking her online was an example of “Reform-bashing”. She added: “Yes, we need to know procedures. Yes we need to do the homework. And we have addressed that now and we have put that right.” So, with standing orders getting another moment in the spotlight, not to mention the fracturing and fragmentation from May’s results, we set out to find out how new councillors are doing across England in this new political landscape. New political landscape Where better to start then than Kirklees, in West Yorkshire. Reform is the largest party, the council is under no overall control and has chosen a new leader - Sarah Wood - after two failed attempts to elect one. It is difficult to secure interviews with new Reform councillors, but John Hardie, pictured below, told us it’s been a “whirlwind” since being elected in May. He represents the Dalton ward and told us the party’s lack of political experience hasn’t been a hindrance. “We’ve come with lots of experience, lots of business experience and life experience, and it’s been good, actually, too. And to mix with other councillors who have been in the political world, and we can learn from each other.” Indeed, more parties are now having a say than ever before. In Manchester, the Green Party followed up their victory in the parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton by gaining 17 seats on the city council. That makes them the official opposition to Labour, who have long dominated Manchester City Council. [ ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/how-landmark-green-by-election-win) [ How landmark Green by-election win could change British politics ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/how-landmark-green-by-election-win) Krishnan Guru-Murthy · Feb 27 [ Read full story ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/how-landmark-green-by-election-win) Thirza Amina Asanga-Rae, pictured below, is one of those new councillors, representing Moss Side. We asked her how being the official opposition can make a difference. She said: “I think even the fact that we’ve made history in what we’ve done, it’s been a 50-year stronghold of Labour in Manchester, and now that we’ve broken that and chipped in that, there’s real hope that we can not only run the council in the future, but currently hold them to account. So, I think that’s powerful. It’s just going to help shape and build what I call the green wave.” The reality, though, is that several newly elected councillors across the country have already left their roles through resignations, suspensions or defections. ‘It’s a slog’ Asanga-Rae adds: “It’s a job, it’s a slog. Obviously, we’re going through hard times. Austerity is real. We’re talking about food, child poverty, furniture poverty. The list is endless, and I think people who come into a councillor role need to be willing to help, really roll the sleeves up and get involved and help, and I think a lot of the career politicians, who think it’s the ‘la-di-da’ position, get in and realise I’m not going to do this work and bounce.” Share Although Manchester still has a clear majority, many councils, including Kirklees, are now under no overall control. That is perhaps the strongest sign of the political fragmentation we are seeing. Burnley is another example of this. Reform is now the largest party, yet they’re not part of the power-sharing coalition on this council - the Liberal Democrats and a local group of independents. Zulkernehn Hayat, pictured below, is part of The Independent Group. He represents Queensgate ward and told us all councils can benefit from having more independent councillors. ‘This is where I was brought up’ He said: “This is my home. This is Burnley. This is where I was brought up. Why do I need to get approval from somebody in a head office down south somewhere, you know? “This is my biggest argument. If okay, my neighbour comes to me with an issue, I can then take that straight to the council, because I don’t need to get approval from anywhere else. And this is the benefit of being independent.” So, while voters will always inevitably want quick results, perhaps spare a thought for the newly-elected councillors who are still navigating local government - one standing order at a time. 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Coalition's cyber risk management platform new feature to help prevent business email compromise

Coalition, and active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has launched Login Security, a new feature in its cyber risk management platform,

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Jul 27 • 1:00 AM EDT • Business • reinsurancene.ws
Former Michigan State basketball star gets head coaching gig

A former Michigan State standout has gotten his latest high school head coaching job.

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Jul 27 • 12:16 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 27, 2026, puzzle No. 672

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Jul 27 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Kevin Seifert Drops Clear Message on Vikings' 2026 Season

Despite regular-season dominance, Kevin O’Connell faces a high-stakes ultimatum: secure a postseason victory or risk joining a short list of coaches who failed to survive October.

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Jul 26 • 9:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Pirlo position further weakened by fresh Russian gambling revelation

Andrea Pirlo’s hopes of becoming Italy coach took another battering after FC United owner Sergey Lomakin denied he was behind the contract with Russian gambling company Fonbet.The global brand ambas...

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