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Healthcare Partnership Expands Nursing Capacity by 77.5%

More students are enrolling in nursing programs at Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) and UNCW, thanks to a community partnership funded by The Endowment. Nursing enrollment capacity has increased by 77.5% since 2023, according to the New Hanover Healthcare Career Partnership (HCP), representing a significant step toward addressing healthcare workforce shortages in New Hanover County and southeastern North Carolina.

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Sep 4 • 10:39 AM EDT • Health • uncw.edu
Beyoncé and Selena Quintanilla’s duet: New Spanish-language track blend their voices; Chris Pérez react

Latin music

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Sep 4 • 10:05 AM EDT • Entertainment • hola.com
Alabama STEM Council Launches Improved Math and Science Proficiency Data Dashboard

The Alabama STEM Council of the Alabama Department of Workforce has launched a new and improved Alabama Math and Science Proficiency Data Dashboard, providing parents, educators and workforce partners with a clearer view of how Alabama students are performing in key STEM subject areas. The dashboard presents the most recent Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP) […]

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Sep 4 • 9:44 AM EDT • Science • gadsdenmessenger.com
Executive Liquidates 2,900 Shares of Entertainment Stock, Valued at More Than $525,000

Capo's $534,000 liquidity event reduces his direct stake by 25%, leaving him with $1.6 million in remaining holdings as the stock maintains momentum.

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Sep 4 • 9:05 AM EDT • Entertainment • fool.com
'No crisis' at Aberdeen despite difficult start

Aberdeen captain Kevin Nisbet insists there is no "crisis" at Pittodrie after back-to-back Scottish Premiership defeats to Rangers and Celtic. The Dons, who will also play Killie in the quarter-finals of the League Cup the following week, have won one of their opening four leagues.

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Sep 4 • 8:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Learning from the Trees

At a joint field school on Allen Island, Colby and UMaine researchers use dendrochronology, or tree-ring science, to unlock stories of climate, landscape, and human impact

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Sep 4 • 8:49 AM EDT • Science • news.colby.edu
Genesee Brewing parent company sold to private equity firm

Saothair Capital Partners acquires Genesee Brewing's parent company, renaming it North American Breweries and investing in Rochester operations.

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Sep 4 • 8:45 AM EDT • Business • rbj.net
Labor Day Weekend is brought to you by these Florida lobbyists and political associations

These are the people who help workers and labor unions get results in the Capitol.

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Sep 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
HERA Director-General visits Indonesia to strengthen health cooperation

The Director-General of the European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), Dr Florika Fink-Hooijer, met with Indonesia's Minister of Health, H.E. Budi Gunadi Sadikin, in Jakarta on 4 September 2026. Discussions centred on Indonesia's expansion of surveillance capacities, including genomic sequencing as well as local manufacturing capacity. There was a clear commitment to work together on wastewater surveillance going forward. Earlier that day, Director-General Fink-Hooijer, met with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Secretariat to discuss health emergency preparedness and response to emerging health threats, and to explore deeper cooperation between the EU and ASEAN. More info on the meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat: https://link.europa.eu/HdVV7q

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Sep 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • eeas.europa.eu
Dissecting the Indiana Takes Arms Race in college football media

The sports media landscape is in the midst of a Cold War-style opinion race with Indiana football at its center.

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Sep 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Psychological capital is a business advantage. Here’s why it matters

How can organizations navigate sustained disruption without worsening employee disengagement? Psychological capital begins to explain this.

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Sep 4 • 7:45 AM EDT • Business • hrexecutive.com
Cowboys news: Dallas restructures deals for more salary cap room

Here is today’s Dallas Cowboys news.

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Sep 4 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Skubala discusses Bristol City star’s future at the club

Michael Skubala hopes Bristol City and Jason Knight’s joint statement has brought an end to speculation surrounding the Robins captain’s future.Knight had been linked with a move away during the s...

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Sep 4 • 6:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists looked inside a rock pellet smaller than a grain of rice and found a 445-million-year-old world preserved within it — more than 20 microscopic marine organisms, including a species never seen before

A microscopic time capsule from an ancient ocean reveals an entire ecosystem frozen in stone—and scientists didn't even know to look for it.

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Sep 4 • 6:15 AM EDT • Science • scienceblog.com
Chiefs’ team representative on stadium authority board knows Kansas politics well

The Chiefs are the first NFL team with a representative who gets to vote on stadium-related decisions.

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Sep 4 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • kansascity.com
A good omen? Fort Lauderdale now allows more fortune tellers to set up shop

A zoning tweak opened up new areas of the city to entrepreneurial mystics.

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Sep 4 • 5:30 AM EDT • Business • miamiherald.com
Fall porch decorating businesses capitalize on passion for pumpkins

As summertime gives up the ghost to longer shadows, cooler days and cobalt skies, many people lock on to pumpkin spice everything and dive headlong into their fall decor. While

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Sep 4 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • lancasteronline.com
Springfield Mile, Oyster and Beer Festival happening this weekend

After a year off, the Springfield Oyster and Beer Festival returns to the capital city this weekend, along with another popular event.

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Sep 4 • 4:50 AM EDT • Entertainment • sj-r.com
PSG release midfielder with 32 Portugal caps

PSG mutually agreed with Renato Sanches to cancel the midfielder’s contract as his disaster move to Paris comes to an end.If you enjoy PSG Talk coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a prefe...

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Sep 4 • 4:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
North Carolina invests in childcare while testing how to sustain family childcare homes

The data points to more than childcare capacity: The state also needs a sustainable pipeline of people willing and able to provide that care.

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Sep 4 • 4:45 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
Xbox adds monthly cloud limits to Game Pass as it "continues to invest in its reliability and performance"

Once caps are reached, players can purchase additional cloud playtime hours through the Xbox Store

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Sep 4 • 3:37 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
Man United Women Summer 2026 Ins and Outs: Full Recap

3Manchester United Women have brought to an end an eventful transfer window.The Red Devils made a significant change at the start of August, with Marc Skinner departing his role as head coach and Eva ...

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Sep 4 • 3:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What Harry Maguire Told Bruno Fernandes After Losing Captaincy

In 2023, Bruno Fernandes replaced Harry Maguire as Manchester United captain, and it has now been revealed what the centre-back told Fernandes at the time.

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Sep 4 • 3:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How to balance soil health and wildlife conservation

Digging Deeper: Managing for diversity, whether it is aboveground or belowground, is crucial to building healthy rural landscapes and farms.

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Sep 4 • 2:20 AM EDT • Health • farmprogress.com
Ospreys and bunker, campaign politics, tax breaks for builders

Reader letters to Newsday.

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Sep 4 • 2:00 AM EDT • Politics • newsday.com
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

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Sep 4 • 1:00 AM EDT • Politics • politico.com
Scores, recaps and more from Thursday's RI high school games

Here's who won Thursday's games in soccer, volleyball, field hockey and tennis. Also, Friday's full schedule

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Sep 3 • 10:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bad moves from the past plagued Bayern Munich’s summer

FC Bayern is doing what it can to compete in a tough landscape.

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Sep 3 • 10:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Wade Meckler Caps Red-Hot Month With Personal Achievement

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Wade Meckler earned the Sports Info Solutions Defensive Player of the Month for his efforts in August. The post Wade Meckler Caps Red-Hot Month With Personal Achievement appeared first on LA Sports Report.

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Sep 3 • 10:25 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'Al the Jelly Man,' a familiar face on the South Shore and Cape, asks for community's help amid health challenges

“I still want to get out and meet people and talk and everything. But it's just — it's something I cannot do.”

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Sep 3 • 10:11 PM EDT • Health • boston.com
Cowboys Move Money On 3 Contracts, Create $19 Million In Salary Cap Room
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Sep 3 • 9:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New research vessel joins UNCW’s marine science fleet

UNCW is expanding its ocean research capabilities with the addition of a new 78-foot research vessel to its scientific fleet.

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Sep 3 • 7:59 PM EDT • Science • kcrg.com
New research vessel joins UNCW’s marine science fleet

UNCW is expanding its ocean research capabilities with the addition of a new 78-foot research vessel to its scientific fleet.

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Sep 3 • 7:59 PM EDT • Science • wect.com
New research vessel joins UNCW’s marine science fleet

The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) is expanding its ocean research capabilities with the addition of a new 78-foot research vessel to its scientific fleet.

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Sep 3 • 7:39 PM EDT • Science • wect.com
Madison Keys Saves Five Match Points to Survive Anna Bondar

Madison Keys produced the escape act of the US Open so far, clawing back from 5-2 down in the third set and fending off five match points before outlasting Anna Bondar 5-7 6-4 7-6(5) in a second-round thriller that had Court 17 on its feet. The 22nd seed and former Australian Open champion looked in …

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Sep 3 • 6:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bears need health, production from WR Rome Odunze to form dynamic duo

Their decision to trade DJ Moore to the Bills opened up salary cap space in 2026 and into the future, when the Bears hope they have to pay Caleb Williams like a franchise quarterback. It also put the onus on Odunze and Luther Burden to perform like one of the best receiver pairings in the NFL.

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Sep 3 • 6:50 PM EDT • Health • chicago.suntimes.com
Arizonans bracing for more Medicaid coverage changes

Arizona’s Medicaid system, already facing declining enrollment, is bracing for impacts from H.R. 1.

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Sep 3 • 6:04 PM EDT • Health • azcapitoltimes.com
Can Paolo Banchero Recapture LeBron James Comparison?

At Paolo Banchero's best, he shows flashes that are similar to LeBron James, but can he do it consistently?

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Sep 3 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Five Things presented by Compass Minerals: Sporting travels to face FC Dallas

Sporting Kansas City hits the road this weekend to take on FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium down in Texas on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT and will be available to stream on Apple TV, while the game will also be broadcast locally on the radio via

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Sep 3 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com
Bryce Young among the Panthers captains again
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Sep 3 • 5:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Sep 3 • 5:43 PM EDT • Politics • youtube.com
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A judge expanded abortion access in Idaho last month. Another court paused his decision

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador said the ruling “means unborn children and their mothers in our state are protected under Idaho law.”

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Sep 3 • 5:22 PM EDT • Politics • idahostatesman.com
Tesla Introduces 'Automatic Collision Evasion' for Manual Drives

Tesla has quietly added a major new active safety capability to its vehicles, turning its autonomous driving software into an emergency crash-prevention tool

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Sep 3 • 4:36 PM EDT • Technology • notateslaapp.com
Senator Shelley Moore Capito speaks at 2026 Business Summit, talks new bill

Bill S.5243 proposes the automatic registration for a Trump Account when newborn babies are registered for a social security number.

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Sep 3 • 4:35 PM EDT • Business • wvva.com
Scientists Recreated the Long-Lost Chirps of Jurassic Insects. Listen to the Simulated Soundscape of 165 Million Years Ago

With artificial intelligence and careful modeling of fossilized wings, researchers reproduced how some extinct, katydid-like insects might have made noise

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Sep 3 • 4:08 PM EDT • Science • smithsonianmag.com
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Meet the Fall 2026 Institute of Politics & Public Service Capitol Campus Fellows | McCourt School of Public Policy

McCourt’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) spring 2026 visiting fellows includes experts in AI, data privacy and digital governance.

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Sep 3 • 3:04 PM EDT • Politics • mccourt.georgetown.edu
Xbox is putting monthly time limits on cloud gaming

Xbox will cap cloud-gaming hours for Game Pass members in November. Players can buy additional playtime, the company wrote.

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Sep 3 • 2:28 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Video: Why the N.B.A. Banned the Richest Owner in U.S. Sports

A yearlong league probe, sparked by Pablo Torre’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation, found that the billionaire Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer helped to secure endorsement deals for star Kawhi Leonard, breaking salary cap rules.

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Sep 3 • 1:52 PM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Nvidia sets October launch for RTX Spark AI PCs

Nvidia on Thursday said Lenovo and Acer will launch the first Windows PCs ​powered by its RTX Spark chip in ‌October, as the chip giant pushes to bring AI capabilities directly to laptops and desktop computers.

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Sep 3 • 1:32 PM EDT • Technology • reuters.com
Microsoft to impose time limits on Xbox cloud gaming subscribers as costs continue to climb

Xbox Game Pass subscribers will have cloud gaming capped starting in November.

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Sep 3 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • cnbc.com
A Grand Theft Auto marketing deal with Miami-Dade has a real-life foe: the sheriff

The mayor thinks a GTA deal could be a way to generate some money for Miami-Dade. Sheriff Cordero-Stutz: Not worth it.

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Sep 3 • 12:18 PM EDT • Technology • miamiherald.com
EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans

A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers that have sparked backlash in communities across the United States and transformed the midterm election landscape.

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Sep 3 • 12:14 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
The business of the NFL: How Zach Harrison went from Falcons roster cut to returnee

Atlanta waived Harrison after claiming three players off waivers, knowing it could lose a defensive lineman who had made a strong impression on the organization.

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Sep 3 • 12:11 PM EDT • Business • atlantafalcons.com
GOP lawmaker says he expects McConnell will return to Capitol Hill later this month after lengthy absence

House Oversight Chair James Comer of Kentucky said Thursday that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staff have told him they are hoping the senator – who has had an extended absence from Washington due to health issues – will return when the Senate comes back into session on September 14.

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Sep 3 • 12:06 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition - Jacksonville growth draws Mesa Capital multifamily investment
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Sep 3 • 11:36 AM EDT • Business • news4jax.com
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CMI boosts medical affairs capabilities with new specialty communications unit

CMI Media Group is adding to its spread of media services through a new specialty communications business that introduces a slate of new cutting-edge marketing tools. | The new business unit is centered on four core capabilities, which includes AI-enhanced scientific intelligence, omnichannel "scientific ecosystems," and more.

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Sep 3 • 11:35 AM EDT • Business • fiercepharma.com
Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV: Autumn Ring, Sugo Circuit, 12 Cars, Shuffle Racing, and More

Polyphony Digital has announced Gran Turismo 7 Spec IV at PlayStation's State of Play, adding Sportsland Sugo, six new cars, the return of Shuffle Racing, a Car Concierge, and a Collector Level 90 cap.

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Sep 3 • 10:37 AM EDT • Technology • gtplanet.net
Brian Windhorst Calls Kawhi Leonard The ‘Unmitigated Winner’ Of Clippers Salary Cap Scandal

Brian Windhorst called Kawhi Leonard an “unmitigated winner” after comparing his $700,000 punishment to the millions he collected.

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Sep 3 • 10:36 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cherokee Film brings music to life via cutting edge technology

Advanced virtual production techniques is helping Cherokee Film to not only film local artists but also capture the spirit of the artist’s music through visual applications.

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Sep 3 • 9:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • cherokeephoenix.org
Rooney and Kate Mara had to speak in unison in 'Bucking Fastard'

Werner Herzog's new film "Bucking Fastard" features sisters Rooney and Kate Mara playing siblings who speak in unison.

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Sep 3 • 9:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • newsday.com
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Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen devs say Western and Japanese players want different things from the game

There's a reason players are split on some of the changes Capcom made to Dragon's Dogma 2 with recent updates.

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Sep 3 • 8:43 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
CS50 Recompiles Amid Malan Sabbatical, New Grading Cap

CS50 Recompiles Amid Malan Sabbatical, New Grading Cap

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • thecrimson.com
California to phase out paraquat over health concerns. What does this mean for farmers?

Studies have linked the widely-used herbicide to serious health conditions like Parkinson’s disease, birth defects and thyroid problems. But the California Farm Bureau says the move leaves growers with fewer tools and more costs.

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • capradio.org
Capito Participates in West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 90th Annual Business Summit | U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week attended the...

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • capito.senate.gov
Ancient “living fossils” may reveal how complex life began

A newly discovered microbe living inside ancient stromatolite communities may offer a rare look at how complex life first emerged. Researchers captured the first direct images of an Asgard archaeon physically connected to a bacterium, with the two microbes appearing to exchange nutrients and other compounds. Scientists think similar partnerships billions of years ago may have helped produce the first complex cells.

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Tacoma brewery caught in controversy as owners’ political donations surface

A political organizer accused the businesses of being “anti-trans” after owners donated to a PAC. The owners say it was about tax reform.

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • thenewstribune.com
Nuclear medicine physician-scientist Dr. Amir Iravani joins UCLA Health to lead Theranostics Program

Iravani will help advance the integration of theranostics into cancer care, expand clinical trials and research opportunities and develop new collaborations.

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • uclahealth.org
Phoenix data center firm raises $1B to repurpose older facilities amid construction backlash

Saragon, backed by I Squared Capital, is repurposing existing data centers across the nation for AI inference, with headquarters in Phoenix and plans to hire 160-180 employees by end of 2027.

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com
In KC’s River Market, business owners are ticked off about parking tickets

“What the city has done to this downtown area has been devastating to our businesses,” said Arthur Leduc, owner of Kansas City Taco Company.

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Sep 3 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • kansascity.com
Domestic Bond Investors Can be a Powerful Constraint on Far-Right Populists

The rise of the far right has been a defining feature of political systems in developed democracies over the past two decades. In recent research, Alison Johnston and Juliet Johnson demonstrate that domestic bond investors have become an important constraint on populist governments and their access to capital.

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Sep 3 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • promarket.org
What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.

Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.

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Sep 3 • 5:03 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
TOLvsMTY 09-06-2026

Official Leagues Cup match recap for TOLvsMTY 09-06-2026 with stats, highlights, and analysis

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Sep 3 • 1:58 AM EDT • Technology • leaguescup.com
Minor League Recap: RubberDucks Offense Explodes For 13 Runs

Clippers 6, Cubs 2 This was a nice win from the Clippers, we saw multi hit efforts from both George Valera and Blake Perkins and a homer from Dayan Frias. Kyle Manzardo, Cooper Ingle, and Alfonsin Rosario all had a hit and an RBI. Ben Lively had another good start tonight. He tossed 4.2 innings […]

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Sep 2 • 11:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Blood of Dawnwalker Suffers From Major Stutters and a 30FPS Cinematic Cap

Bandai Namco has just released The Blood of Dawnwalker, which uses Unreal Engine 5. And sadly, the game suffers from major stuttering issues.

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Sep 2 • 9:03 PM EDT • Technology • dsogaming.com
Burnham to tackle 'mega-donors' in UK politics, minister says

Some MPs have pressed for the government to introduce a cap on UK-based donors.

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Sep 2 • 8:44 PM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
Sony and Microsoft say they’re not obligated to pass U.S. tariff refunds to consumers, echoing Nintendo

Back in July, Sony executives told investors that the company expected to receive $508 million in refunds from the U.S. government, after tariffs that the PlayStation-maker paid were ruled mostly in 2025 were found to be illegal. “Most” of the refund would by recouped by Sony’s gaming division, its chief financial officer said. This week, Sony’s lawyers are arguing that the company is not legally obligated to pass those proceeds on to consumers who paid for recently price-hiked PlayStation consoles. That’s in the face of a lawsuit from gamers calling on them to do exactly that. “Paying fair market price for voluntarily purchased consumer goods is not a legally cognizable injury in fact,” the lawyers wrote in a legal motion filed on Monday, as they asked a judge in California’s Northern District to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit over the tariff refunds. Microsoft made a similar argument two weeks ahead of Sony’s lawyers, in a similar lawsuit brought by a gamer in federal court in Washington State. As Microsoft’s legal team put it on August 21, in their request for a dismissal of that lawsuit: “There is nothing unjust about Plaintiff purchasing an Xbox at an advertised price and getting exactly what he paid for—regardless of whatever theory he devised months later about Microsoft’s cost structure.” Both legal fights are set to go on for some time. How things got to this point U.S. tariffs impacting a wide range of imported goods, including game consoles, had kicked off in early 2025. In May 2025, Microsoft raised the price of its Xbox consoles, citing “market conditions and the rising cost of development.” They raised them again that September. In August of that year, Sony raised the price of PlayStation 5 consoles, citing “a challenging economic environment.” Sony later told investors that its tariff fees for the fall quarter were nearly $200 million. in February of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the 2025 tariffs illegal, prompting impacted companies to begin to request refunds. In turn, consumers began suing the likes of Sony and Microsoft to get what they said was their share. The gamers in the Microsoft and Sony lawsuits argue that the 2025 price hikes of PlayStation and Xbox consoles, which added $50 or more to their sticker price, were due to illegal tariffs and should now be returned to consumers. The Sony suit started in May, when a group of gamers sued in federal court in California, saying Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) would be unjustly enriching itself if it did not pass tariff refunds to its PS5 buyers. “Sony is poised to be paid twice for the same unlawful tariff burden: once by its customers (through elevated prices) and once by the U.S. government (through tariff refunds),” the gamers’ lawyers wrote at the time. They called for Sony to partially reimburse anyone who bought a PlayStation in the U.S. since August 1, 2025. The Microsoft suit, filed by gamer Trevor Hastings against the Xbox giant in July, made similar claims. The console makers push back In late July, Nintendo’s lawyers, facing a similar suit accusing them of double-dipping on tariffs and refunds, replied with arguments that previewed Microsoft’s and Sony’s: “Nintendo or one of its retailers set a price for each product, and consumers decided whether that price was worth paying,” they wrote. Sony has buttressed that Nintendo-style argument this week by saying that the gamers have failed to prove that tariffs were the reason for its August 2025 PS5 price hike. They call thatclaim “speculative and illogical.” Other factors, including “inflation, currency fluctuations, component costs, logistics, competitive dynamics, or demand,” could have played a role. (No, the Sony lawyers do not break down the costs and factors that officially triggered the price increases). Microsoft has also argued that there’s no proof in these lawsuits that tariffs drove all or some of the price increase, as it seeks to dismiss the tariff refund suit it’s facing: “Plaintiff provides no specific allegations that would establish any pricing differential attributable to tariffs or suggest any possibility that Microsoft applied then or could recreate now any dollar-for-dollar calculation of tariff-related pricing—any more than it could any other market factor that affects pricing.” To further skewer the gamer side’s argument in its case, Sony’s lawyers have pointed to what might be a surprising defense: yet another PlayStation 5 price hike from this past spring, after the tariffs were ruled illegal. “If the original price increase were attributable to tariffs, SIE [Sony Interactive Entertainment, aka PlayStation] would have had no reason to raise prices again after the Supreme Court invalidated the IEEPA tariffs.” … “If tariffs were the cause of the price increases, one would expect SIE to lower prices once the tariffs were eliminated—not raise them again. Instead, the timeline confirms that the pricing of PlayStation consoles includes a diverse and dynamic set of input costs.” Judges have not yet ruled on the arguments made by Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo. Last week, Panic, the company behind the small, yellow Playdate handheld said it would be passing its tariff refunds on to consumers. It is the only gaming hardware maker to have made such a pledge. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my reporting, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: A reporter’s second Second Life Wagner James Au, who from 2003-2006 was paid by San Francisco-based tech company Linden Lab to be a full-time journalist embedded in their virtual world Second Life, is returning to the company. This time, he’ll be an editorial advisor and business development specialist, he tells Game File. The new role will involve trying to share the stories of people inhabiting Second Life’s ongoing online world with reporters and by extension the public. Au plans to continue to also chronicle some of that through his long-running blog New World Notes. I’ve known Au since the mid-2000s and featured him in a 2007 article for the Columbia Journalism Review about reporters like him opening up virtual news outlets within Second Life. As I wrote at the time: On April 22, 2003, writing as Hamlet Linden for the New World Notes blog on Second Life’s Web site, Au introduced himself. “For the next few months, Linden Lab has invited me to set aside my journalist cap, and instead, don the digital beanie of their in-house virtual correspondent.” He wasn’t paid to keep it positive. He wrote about builders and eccentrics, but then in August of that year, he reported on a tax revolt against Linden Lab (a complaint about the fees it charges users who build stuff) led by a resident whose avatar was a big cat. Second Life has always been less of a video game and more of a virtual world where people can live, hang out, make art, sell virtual items and flirt. Back in 2007, Au described touring it as “sort of like underwater lucid dreaming.” For the past two decades, Au has maintained New World Notes as an independent publication. But he said he’s been drawn back to Second Life and Linden Lab as a place to directly work. The virtual world has around 650,000 monthly active users, he said, “which is actually about what it was during the hype wave.” Au says he’s still finding rich stories in Second Life, the kind that keep him interested 20 years into the beat: “Over the last few months for instance, I wrote about an SL creator in Venezuela whose apartment was destroyed by the earthquakes, so the global SL community rallied to get him back on his feet,” he told me. “Then there’s the woman from a Middle Eastern country who explored her lesbian sexuality in SL, then earned enough from her virtual jewelry to escape her abusive family situation and country.” Au wants to beckon more reporters to give Second Life another look. He argues that it is often ahead of internet trends, noting, for example, an early backlash in the community against AI-made art. Now the platform is drawing curiosity from more of the user-generated content community who’ve grown up with the likes of Roblox, according to Au. “Second Life was too early during its hype wave in 2005-2010, but it now feels right for a new wave of interest,” he told me.

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Sep 2 • 8:21 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Cape Girardeau coffee shop closure highlights small business struggles

Downtown business owners said The Ground-a-Bout closure reflects a troubling trend and pointed to a lack of foot traffic in the area.

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New Mexico’s largest reservoir plunges to just 1. 4% full

Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico’s largest reservoir, plunged to just 1.4 percent capacity in July 2026 after years of extreme drought and record early snowmelt. The dramatic decline exposed long-submerged debris and underscored the growing strain on Rio Grande water supplies used by farms in New Mexico and Texas.

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Coplin Health Systems expands community commitment

PARKERBURG – The Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley has announced a new educational partnership formalized under its Partner In Education program between Coplin Health Systems and the Caperton Center for Applied Technology. The collaboration bridges regional career and technical education with local community healthcare leadership, creating opportunities for workforce readiness, career exploration and […]

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Cape Girardeau coffee shop closure highlights small business struggles

The owner of The Groundabout announced on social media Monday that all four of its shops are closing, including its cafe on Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau. Other downtown business owners said the closure reflects a troubling trend and pointed to a lack of foot traffic in the area.

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Patriots’ Captain Announcement Has Fans Questioning One Major Omission

The New England Patriots have their captains for the 2026 season. It didn’t take long for the conversation to shift toward the player who wasn’t among them. New England announced Tuesday that quarterback Drake Maye, tight end Hunter Henry, safety Kevin Byard III, cornerback Marcus Jones, linebacker Robert Spillane and offensive tackle Morgan Moses were […] The post Patriots’ Captain Announcement Has Fans Questioning One Major Omission appeared first on HEAVY.

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Shane Strum appointed permanent CEO of Memorial Healthcare System in Broward

Under Strum, Broward Health and Memorial are aggressively expanding into areas where residents don’t have nearby access to care.

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Sep 2 • 6:31 PM EDT • Health • miamiherald.com
Gov. Evers casts doubt on compromise for growing budget surplus

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates the surplus will grow to nearly $3B by the end of the biennium.

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Inter Milan star responds to Barcelona transfer links

Inter Milan striker and captain Lautaro Martínez has this week spoken publicly for the first time on the recent transfer speculation linking him with a move to La Liga champions Barcelona.Frontman La...

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Budget deal puts political control of grants on hold until December

Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.

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Resident Evil 2 Director Says Capcom Is Making Current Resident Evil Games Too Damn Scary

Mood, MOOD!

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Sep 2 • 5:15 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Florida Democrats call for attorney general’s impeachment over Hope Florida

Democrats have little power in Tallahassee.

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House GOP lawmakers explore increased public health reporting for tick-borne diseases

The commonwealth had more than 16,000 reported cases of Lyme disease in 2024, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

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Lawmakers push for changes to how sexual misconduct allegations are handled

Tuesday’s censure didn’t come with any other actionable repercussions.

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'We need to return immediately,' flight crew warns as pilot health emergency unfolds

Air traffic control audio captured the urgent moment a Delta Air Lines crew declared a potential pilot incapacitation minutes after takeoff and asked to return to the airport.

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NBA hammers Clippers, Steve Ballmer for salary cap circumvention as Kawhi Leonard avoids suspension

The NBA released the findings of its nearly year-long investigation into salary cap circumvention allegations on Wednesday

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Six Plano restaurants close over serious health violations, rodents and roaches

This inspection database compiled by the Star-Telegram contains results of 113 inspections from Aug. 16-22.

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NBA reportedly strips Clippers of 5 first-round draft picks, fines Steve Ballmer $30M in Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention probe

The NBA has stripped the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks and fined owner Steve Ballmer $30 million at the conclusion of it’s probe into alleged salary cap circumvention with Kawhi Leonard, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports.

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Olive oil shop in Overland Park to close after 15 years. Owner shares next venture

“Thank you for believing in a dream that started with a simple idea and grew into something none of us could have imagined,” the owner said in a message to customers.

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Fort Bragg Veteran celebrates expansion of high-end experiential entertainment brand

Photo provided by EscapologyAfter 15 years as an Army officer at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville resident Dan Cooke transitioned to business ownership to bring high-end experiential entertainment to North Carolina, applying strict military operational systems to scale his footprint across the state.Cooke got his start in the Army’s Boots to Business program.“Boots to Business was instrumental in preparing me to start a company. The program taught me how to develop a business plan, conduct market and financial analysis and critically evaluate whether a business concept was actually viable,” shared Cooke. “What made the program particularly valuable was that the instructors and mentors had real-world business experience…At the end of the course, I had to present and defend that plan. From there, they directed me to SCORE, where mentors helped me further refine the plan. I eventually presented it to a bank, which was impressed with the level of preparation, and I secured the financing necessary to build the business.”As Cooke neared the end of his military career, he began to wonder what would come next. Through his faith and some valuable mentors, he found the right avenue for his entrepreneurial interests.“While working on my instrument pilot rating, my flight instructor happened to tell me about escape rooms and the economics behind building them. He thought they could make for an interesting business. I took the analytical skills I had developed in the military, along with what I learned through Boots to Business, and began comparing the escape-room model against other opportunities I was considering,” explained Cooke. Cooke opened his first Escapology location in Fayetteville in 2019.“My approach was to start small and prove the model. Fayetteville made sense because I was already there, understood the market and could minimize my initial risk. It also became clear very quickly that I needed a partner that could provide the creative design, branding and industry knowledge that I did not have. After researching a number of options, Escapology became that partner,” added Cooke.Following the success of his initial venue in Fayetteville and a venue in Charlotte that opened in 2023, Cooke recently expanded into Raleigh with his third Escapology venue at Crabtree Valley Mall.His North Carolina footprint now includes:Fayetteville: A 5-room venue launched right after his Army transition in 2019.Charlotte: A 10-room venue opened in 2023, doubling his original operational footprint.Raleigh (Crabtree Valley Mall): A 6-room venue opened in May 2026, with plans to expand to 10 full rooms.Beyond his venues, Cooke expanded his local footprint by launching Jade Solutions in Aberdeen, N.C., an OEM manufacturing business that now builds prop and technical solutions for Escapology venues systemwide.Cooke shared that his long-term goal is to continue expanding Escapology in a healthy and sustainable way while enjoying the journey. “I actually did not start an entertainment business because I personally loved escape rooms. I started a business because I love the game of business itself. Growing up, I loved military simulation games and business tycoon games. I eventually had the opportunity to experience the first of those in the real world — I went to war, led troops and played my part in the military. Today, I would much rather apply that same drive to the real-world game of building businesses.I don't play business computer games anymore. I get to wake up and do it for real every day,” shared Cooke.

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It’s official: Cuba finally authorizes Cubans living abroad to own private businesses

The new legal framework published in the Official Gazette is the deepest overhaul of the island’s private sector since small and medium enterprises were legalized in 2021.

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AI boom through 2050 hinges on power supply, politics, PwC says

PwC expects global data center capex will hit $31.6 trillion by 2050 in a base case scenario, with spe | AI may unleash a $31.6 trillion data center buildout by 2050, but PwC says the real race isn’t just for capital — it’s for power, chips and political advantages.

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AI boom through 2050 hinges on power supply, politics, PwC says

PwC expects global data center capex will hit $31.6 trillion by 2050 in a base case scenario, with spe | AI may unleash a $31.6 trillion data center buildout by 2050, but PwC says the real race isn’t just for capital — it’s for power, chips and political advantages.

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CPW chair’s unilateral comment changes spark backlash from fellow commissioners

A decision to cap public comment, announced last week by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission Chair Jay Tutchton, set off a lively discussion at Wednesday’s meeting. In the end, Tutchton’s unilateral decision to cut public comment and to change who gets to testify was killed on a 6-5 vote, with Tutchton himself casting the deciding […]

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Des Moines University partners with Baylor University for certain advanced degrees

Des Moines University and Baylor University have partnered to bring Baylor students to Iowa to continue their education.

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