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RÜFÜS DU SOL announces biggest North American headline tour ever for 2026

The popular Grammy Award-winning alternative group RÜFÜS DU SOL just announced their largest North American headlining tour to date with shows scheduled from June through to September.

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Feb 17 • 10:31 AM EST • Entertainment • al.com
Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Bundle Delays in North America

An update regarding Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Bundles in North America.

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Feb 13 • 4:00 PM EST • Technology • magic.wizards.com
NASCAR, Coca-Cola North America extend longstanding partnership; BodyArmor named Official Sports Drink of NASCAR

NASCAR announced an extension of its Premier Partnership with Coca-Cola, as BodyArmor becomes the Official Sports Drink of NASCAR.

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Feb 12 • 3:02 PM EST • Sports • nascar.com
Uber for Business and Mazda Team Up to Enhance Customer Experience at U.S. Dealerships

Collaboration gives Mazda dealerships a new way to support service and sales customers through courtesy rides, vehicle delivery, and moreSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Uber for Business, Uber’s enterprise arm, today announced a collaboration with Mazda North American Operations to help its dealerships enhance the customer experience by offering courtesy rides on Uber’s platform. Through this integration, dealerships across the U.S. can tap into Uber’s network to easily arrange

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Feb 12 • 10:00 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
There's a simple way to watch Super Bowl 2026 FREE in *USA*

There's an easy way to find a free Super Bowl 2026 stream in North America

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Feb 8 • 5:50 PM EST • Technology • tomsguide.com
International science cooperation must go on, say research leaders

Science leaders in Europe and Canada say international cooperation must go on amid geopolitical turmoil. At the same time, Europe and like-minded countries should continue to enhance and diversify international partnerships, a Science|Business conference hears. Hugh Brady, president of Imperial College London, told delegates that Europe’s response to the current geopolitical climate should be to “diversify in terms of research partnerships and build resilience and scale into our own system.”A first priority should be for the EU to sort out the scope of the upcoming European Competitiveness Fund and ensure that, together with the next iteration of Horizon Europe, it can drive the development and scale up of new technologies. The EU and the countries associated to the Horizon Europe programme represent “the world's most successful research innovation ecosystem,” Brady said. In order to mitigate the negative effects of shifting geopolitics, the EU together with the UK, Switzerland, Canada, South Korea and others should talk about “building resilience” and address their own “regional needs,” he added. Responding to TrumpUnder Donald Trump’s leadership, the US government has slashed science budgets and shut down international research programmes. Nearly 8,000 grants at the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation have been frozen or terminated. Courts have overturned most of these cancellations, but the disruption caused remains significant. While Europe may persuade a few thousand disgruntled scientists to move across the ocean to work on topics that have been de-funded in the US, it’s unclear what should happen next with transatlantic scientific cooperation more broadly.“Now is the time for us to show [US researchers] our support as much as we can,” Brady said.The European Research Council (ERC), the EU’s basic science funder, has seen a surge in applicants from the US. According its latest data, US-based researchers submitted 347 proposals to the last three big funding rounds, up from 158 in the previous set of calls. The European Commission has also launched a €22.5 million pilot call in 2025 for the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions, the EU’s researcher training scheme. It plans to extend this support with a €51.25 million call in 2027 as part of the Choose Europe initiative, which is intended to make the continent a more attractive place to pursue a career in research. Related articlesData corner: US researchers are choosing EuropeEU-India deal highlights growing alignment on technology policyMeanwhile, in the private non-profit sector, the Volkswagen Foundation is experimenting with a new type of grant that would allow US researchers to split their time between the US and Germany. While these schemes are useful, Europe should not bet on an exodus of scientists from the US. “The idea that we might all see them flocking over to Europe is naïve and counterproductive,” said Maria Leptin, president of the ERC, also speaking at the Science|Business conference on February 5. “We need research in the US to be as healthy as possible. I really admire those who are staying there with a will to fight and an optimism that the world will turn into a better place again,” Leptin said. Preserving dataDespite political disruption, academics have found ways to continue cooperating and sharing research data. Leslie Weir, president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and Canada’s national librarian, said the US cuts have raised concerns about research data security, after ideologically sensitive databases were limited or deleted by the Trump administration. But international organisations teamed up to ensure that the data is not lost. “It's interesting to see that researchers and libraries across North America are collaborating to make sure that data at risk is duplicated elsewhere outside [the US],” Weir said.

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Feb 5 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Visa Introduces Visa & Main, A New Platform to Accelerate Small Business Growth Across the U.S.

New program aims to tackle biggest challenges for entrepreneurs across three pillars: Business Capital, Business Connect and Business Essentials Visa Main launches $100M working capital facility Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the launch of Visa Main , a new platform designed to give small business owners across the United States better access to the resources they need to succeed. Built in direct response to the most pressing challenges entrepreneurs face—access to capital, reaching customers and adopting modern business tools—the platform brings together capabilities across Visa’s network to help small businesses succeed. Attendees at Visa Main launch event in Atlanta “Small businesses are the heartbeat of local communities and represent nearly half of our country’s economic activity,” said Kim Lawrence, Regional President of North America, Visa. “With Visa Main, we’re connecting Visa’s products and in-house knowledge with the expertise of our clients and

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Feb 5 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • investor.visa.com
Eddie Bauer expected to close all stores in North America as corporate parent eyes bankruptcy

Eddie Bauer stores could close nationwide as parent company Catalyst Brands prepares bankruptcy filing, potentially shuttering all 180 locations.

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Feb 4 • 11:19 AM EST • Business • foxbusiness.com
Europe and North America Home and Small Business Security System Market Report 2026: DIY Convergence, AI Integration, and Smart Home Competition Reshape the Landscape

Significant opportunities exist in expanding home and small business security systems, particularly in Europe, where penetration is lower. Growth is driven by interactive services, smart home integration, and the rise of DIY security solutions, posing challenges and opportunities for traditional providers. Installed Base of Profesionally Monitored Home and Small Business Alarm Systems in EU27+3 and North America, 2024-2029 Installed Base of Profesionally Monitored Home and Small Business Alarm S

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Feb 4 • 6:14 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
TransLogic™ Launches Secure Tube System Monitoring for Healthcare Operations

BROOMFIELD, Colo., February 03, 2026--TransLogic, a Swisslog Healthcare company and a leading supplier in transport automation, has launched MYtranslogic, a breakthrough cloud-based repository, for North America healthcare facilities. The platform, developed in partnership with DevIQ, provides enhanced access to TransLogic tube system monitoring, helping prevent minor issues from escalating into system service interruptions that prove costly to patient care and staff efficiency.

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Feb 3 • 1:05 PM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com
AI will supercharge sports team valuations, says Arctos Partners’ Charles

Arctos is the only private equity firm approved to own equity in teams across all five major North American professional leagues: the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS.

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Feb 3 • 10:00 AM EST • Sports • cnbc.com
Hain Celestial sells North American snacks business for $115M

The sale of Garden Veggie Snacks,Terra chips and Garden of Eatin' will allow the company to pay down debt and sharpen its focus on tea, yogurt and home meals.

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Feb 2 • 6:00 AM EST • Business • fooddive.com
Pokémon Pokopia Switch 2 Pre-Order Bonus Revealed (North America)

Fancy a plant?

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Feb 1 • 1:30 AM EST • Technology • nintendolife.com
IRS proposes using NAICS to determine lines of business for certain fringe benefit exclusions

The North American Industry Classification System, already in use for other tax purposes, replaces a specified manual that has not been updated since 1974.

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Jan 31 • 7:00 PM EST • Business • thetaxadviser.com
The Next Era of Sports and Entertainment Technology: Info-Tech Research Group Partners With SEAT to Advance Innovation and Digital Excellence Across Industry

Info-Tech Research Group, a global leader in IT research and advisory, has announced a new partnership with SEAT, the Sports & Entertainment Alliance in Technology, to empower technology, marketing, and operations executives across the global sports and entertainment industry. The collaboration will bring Info-Tech's expertise to SEAT's influential community of North American entertainment venues, sports teams, and league leaders who are driving innovation in fan engagement, digital experience,

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Jan 29 • 11:06 AM EST • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
NASA Science Flights Venture to Improve Severe Winter Weather Warnings

A team of NASA scientists deployed on an international mission designed to better understand severe winter storms. The North American Upstream

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Jan 27 • 4:44 PM EST • Science • nasa.gov
Lululemon cuts 100 customer service jobs amid quality complaints

The layoffs have affected staff in North America working at the athleisure giant's

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Jan 27 • 12:33 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
First Brands Group Commences Wind Down of North American Brake Parts Inc., Cardone, and Autolite Business Units

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., January 26, 2026--First Brands Group, LLC ("First Brands" or the "Company"), a leading global supplier of automotive parts, announced that it has commenced a wind down of certain of its North American business operations, including its Brake Parts Inc., Cardone, and Autolite brands. First Brands’ remaining business units continue to operate while the Company assesses pathways to transition these operations to new ownership.

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Jan 26 • 12:06 PM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Smart Lock Market Global Strategic Business Report 2026 | Now Available with Latest Forecasts to 2033

The smart lock market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by increased demand for smart home integration, enhanced security, and convenience, with North America currently dominating, and Asia-Pacific showing fast expansion.Chicago, Jan. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to recent data from Astute Analytica, the global smart lock market was valued at US$ 6.76 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 16.47 billion by the end of 2033 at a robust CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period 20

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Jan 26 • 8:03 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Toughest Places To Play In North America: Where Do Arrowhead, Michigan Stadium Rank?

Here are the toughest places to play in sports across North America.

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Jan 25 • 10:16 AM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
The Guardian expands its sports desk with key hires before 2026 World Cup in North America

The new permanent roles are part of the Guardian’s larger investment in the US, which has come to include more than 20 additional journalists in the past year

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Jan 23 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • theguardian.com
Microsoft 365 outage drags on for nearly 10 hours during bad night for North American infra

: Down to 364.5 already: Redmond's crappy 2026 continues

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Jan 23 • 6:10 AM EST • Technology • theregister.com
Johnson Health Tech Expands Recall to Include Matrix Retail and Vision Treadmills Due to Fire Hazard

Consumers should inspect their treadmills to confirm whether they have a power cord bracket installed on the unit. If there is no power cord bracket, consumers should ensure that the power cord is completely inserted into the treadmill’s power socket before each use, until the treadmill is repaired. Consumers should contact Johnson Health Tech North America to receive a free replacement power cord with an automatic locking-style plug by mail for self-installation. To facilitate consumer participation in this recall, the installation of the replacement power cord does not require any tools.

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Jan 22 • 9:26 AM EST • Health • cpsc.gov
Notice of BetMGM FY 2025 Business Update

BetMGM LLC ("BetMGM"), a leading sports betting and iGaming operator across North America, jointly owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) ("MGM Resorts") and Entain plc (LSE: ENT)...

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Jan 22 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • investors.mgmresorts.com
North America’s Greenhouse Hub

The expansion of greenhouses in southern Ontario is changing the appearance of the land surface—and the night sky.

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Jan 20 • 12:00 AM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
Assessing Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) Valuation After Its Recent Rebrand From Bowlero Corp

Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) has drawn attention after a recent rebrand from Bowlero Corp, shifting its identity across a broad portfolio of bowling centers and regional amusement venues throughout North America. See our latest analysis for Lucky Strike Entertainment. The rebrand comes as LUCK trades at US$9.19, with a 7 day share price return of 4.2% and an 8.2% year to date share price return. The 1 year total shareholder return of 5.5% and 3 year total shareholder return of 33.4%...

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Jan 18 • 10:13 PM EST • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Box Office: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ opens behind ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” continues to dominate the North American box office, topping charts for the fifth weekend with $13.3 million in sales.

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Jan 18 • 12:37 PM EST • Entertainment • click2houston.com
Tiny earthquakes are revealing a dangerous secret beneath California

Scientists are uncovering a hidden and surprisingly complex earthquake zone beneath Northern California by tracking swarms of tiny earthquakes that are far too weak to feel. These faint tremors are revealing what lies beneath the surface where the San Andreas fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone, one of the most dangerous seismic regions in North America.

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Jan 17 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Extracurriculars at VMX focus on wellness, giving back and entertainment

Hosted by the North American Veterinary Community, the event features a variety of activities that include celebrity appearances, physical fitness, and several ways to perform community service.

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Jan 15 • 11:36 AM EST • Entertainment • dvm360.com
Nintendo's First Game Trial Of 2026 Is Exclusive To Switch 2 (North America)

Sorry, Switch fans

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Jan 15 • 1:00 AM EST • Technology • nintendolife.com
45 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In Nintendo's 'Supercharge Sale' (North America)

Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus a personal pick

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Jan 13 • 9:00 AM EST • Technology • nintendolife.com
A Complete Guide to Fashion’s Biggest Sports Moments in 2026

This year will see the Winter Olympics and a North American World Cup. In between, there are plenty of opportunities for brands to enmesh themselves in the world of sport.

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Jan 13 • 12:30 AM EST • Sports • vogue.com
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You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000

We can't keep everyone living on that first ship that sailed to North America."

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Jan 12 • 6:04 PM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
Alliance Entertainment Named Exclusive Physical Media Distribution Partner for Amazon MGM Studios in North America

Deal strengthens Alliance’s leadership in premium home entertainment distribution across major franchises and catalog titlesPLANTATION, Fla., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: AENT), a premier distributor and omnichannel fulfillment partner to the entertainment and pop culture collectibles industry, supplying more than 340,000 unique SKUs across music, video, video games, licensed merchandise, and exclusive collectibles to over 35,000 retail an

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Jan 12 • 8:30 AM EST • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Games Workshop's Warhammer World Hits the U.S. Next Year

North American fans of 'Warhammer' can rejoice at getting a Warhammer World of their own to visit sometime at the end of 2027.

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Jan 11 • 12:30 PM EST • Technology • gizmodo.com
An all-female wasp is rapidly spreading across North America’s elms

The elm zigzag sawfly has spread to 15 states in five years. Now it's attacking the tree that cities planted to replace Dutch elm disease victims.

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Jan 9 • 1:00 PM EST • Science • sciencenews.org
Zurich + Players Health offer injury insurance for NIL era of college sports

In a new era for college sports, Zurich North America and Players Health, a leading provider of athlete safety and insurance solutions, have teamed up to introduce a first-of-its-kind Critical Injury Protection Insurance solution for colleges, universities, collectives and their student athletes who receive name, image and likeness (NIL) payments. The new insurance protects these institutions' financial investments in top student-athletes in the event the athlete suffers a season-disrupting inju

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Jan 6 • 10:01 AM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com
ERPVAR.com Announces Fractional CMO Engagement with Innormax, SAP Business One Partner

ERPVAR.com, a specialized marketing and growth platform for ERP software partners, today announced a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) engagement with Innormax, an established SAP Business One partner supporting small and midsize businesses across North America.

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Jan 6 • 8:00 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Six Flags Qiddiya City, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation’s first destination outside North America, is now officially open

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Six Flags Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia’s first-of-its-kind theme park and entertainment destination, celebrated its grand opening Dec. 31 by welcoming guests from across the Kingdom…

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Jan 5 • 9:53 AM EST • Entertainment • amusementtoday.com
Six Flags Qiddiya City, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's First Destination Outside North America, is Now Officially Open

/PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia's first-of-its-kind theme park and entertainment destination, celebrated its grand opening Dec. 31 by...

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Jan 1 • 9:00 AM EST • Entertainment • prnewswire.com
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How AI Is Changing College Majors In 2026 - Computer Science, Data Science, Information Science, Statistics - North American Community Hub

How AI is changing college majors in 2026, covering computer science, data science, information science, and statistics careers.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 5:28 AM EST • Science • nchstats.com
Activist Ananym Capital urges LKQ to sell its European auto parts business

Divesting its European business means LKQ will be able to focus all its attention on its higher margin North American operations.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 8:39 AM EST • Business • cnbc.com
Why does free agency matter more in MLB than in other sports?: Watch

Baseball free agency is unlike any other major-league free agency in North American sports.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 2:54 PM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
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Erik Newson receives promotion at ATG Entertainment

The industry longtimer is now ATGE’s senior vice president of music, comedy and events programming in North America.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 11:02 PM EST • Entertainment • broadwaynews.com
Google tests an email-based productivity assistant

Google's new email based assistant will be available to 18+ AI Pro and Ultra plan users in North America

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Dec 16, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Technology • techcrunch.com
Chincoteague Island featured in Business View Magazine

Chincoteague has been featured in Business View Magazine as part of the publication’s ongoing series highlighting economic growth and best practices in cities and towns across North America. The feature is based on an in-depth interview between Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden and Business View Magazine Editor-in-Chief Karen Surca, focusing on how the island community balances tourism-driven prosperity with long-term sustainability ... Read More

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Dec 16, 2025 • 5:25 AM EST • Business • shoredailynews.com
ENTERTAINMENT: Repertory Theatre celebrates Christmas season

Little Rock's Arkansas Repertory Theatre celebrates the Christmas season with "Holiday Radio, Live at The Rep" and the Second North American tour production of the musical "Mrs. Doubtfire" sweeps the Baum Walker Hall stage at Fayetteville's Walton Arts Center.

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Dec 13, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Entertainment • arkansasonline.com
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EV sales are up everywhere in the world

Sales of EVs in North America fell by 1% compared to last year, while China was up, confirming the fears of some US auto execs.

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Dec 13, 2025 • 4:02 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS  - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly unanimously adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, an international treaty designed to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. The product of three years of arduous negotiations, the treaty marks a new era of global cooperation in public health. However, core aspects of the agreement remain unresolved—notably the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) System, which is intended to ensure equitable access to pandemic-related materials and benefits. To support the successful implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Introduction For the first time, an international treaty has enshrined the principle of “One Health,” the compelling idea that the health of animals, humans, and the environment all contribute to pandemic risks. SARS (2003), H1N1 (2009–10), Ebola (2014–16), and COVID-19 all emerged through zoonotic spillover from animal hosts—respectively, civets, hogs, and bats. Together, they underscore the need for a coordinated, cross-sectoral approach. The Pandemic Agreement responds to this call, requiring state parties to acknowledge the ecological interplay and commit to a comprehensive “One Health” strategy. Specifically, Article 5 charges governments to address “the drivers of pandemics and the emergence and re-emergence of infectious disease at the human-animal-environment interface,” including wild animal markets, deforestation, and antibiotic overuse. Yet the effectiveness of this “One Health” vision depends equally on the free flow of scientific information and data among countries and institutions. Just as environmental and animal health factors have been neglected in past global frameworks, so too has data sharing been marginalized, despite its centrality to timely detection and response. The Pandemic Agreement takes an important step by requiring governments to enhance data collection and cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO). However, these provisions will remain aspirational without a robust Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex. The PABS system will determine whether countries and researchers can rapidly exchange pathogen samples and genetic data while ensuring equitable access to resulting research and development, including diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Without such mechanisms, the treaty’s promise to operationalize “One Health” and strengthen global preparedness will risk becoming largely symbolic, echoing earlier failures to translate shared principles into coordinated action. Equity Concerns When the 2025 Health Assembly adopted the Pandemic Agreement, it left the difficult question of access to pathogens and the sharing of resulting benefits to be addressed in a separate agreement. Negotiations on this separate agreement, PABS, are now underway in Geneva. Yet governments remain divided over fundamental questions of equity between the countries that primarily contribute to the system and those that primarily draw from it—and consequently benefit. For example, wildlife in countries bordering the equator is likely to produce PABS materials, but companies in Europe are likely to use them to develop lucrative products. The most likely contributor countries are likely to be those biodiverse countries around the equator, such as Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia, where the number of human-mammalian viral host interactions is large. Conversely, countries most likely to benefit from this material are those with the technology, investors, and infrastructure to capitalize on genomic data, such as the United States, EU member states, and Japan. This imbalance reflects a broader pattern seen in prior international frameworks. Now, as in the past, the wealthiest countries in the world (a useful heuristic is membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)) disproportionately benefit from systems in which pathogens and genomic sequencing data are contributed to a common source. Under the International Agreement on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the “Plant Treaty” or “Seed Treaty”) and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework, companies from Europe and North America disproportionately withdraw biological samples and data for development into lucrative medical products. Their governments and companies have both statutory and contractual claims to the products that those companies correspondingly produce. PABS appears poised to follow the same pattern. The text calls for strong language on access to pathogens and associated data, but the corresponding benefits that should flow to poorer countries are couched in equivocal or non-binding language. Common but Differentiated Responsibilities To address these inequities, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Common but differentiated responsibilities are often a feature of climate change negotiations. The basic principle is that, even though all countries should reduce carbon emissions, governments that became rich and powerful through massive carbon emissions (e.g., France, the United Kingdom, the United States) should have a greater obligation to address the resulting crises. Applied to PABS, it would require that governments hosting and supporting companies developing lucrative products carry greater obligations toward the cost of running the PABS system; share benefits or final medical products; and transfer technology to help countries worldwide develop their own capacities to innovate and manufacture vaccines during an emergency. For example, an annex could mandate that any company based in an OECD country that withdraws PABS material would be obligated to donate the resulting diagnostics, therapeutics, or vaccines to the WHO during a public health emergency or pandemic. Questions remain about how robust those donations would be, but the principle is that they should deliver highly significant lifesaving benefits to be equitably shared. Theoretically, this approach mirrors the PIP Framework, in which companies withdrawing influenza samples are required to pay half of the operating costs. In practice, however, the framework has fallen short. The PIP Framework Secretariat has struggled to secure payments from companies, with companies often disagreeing over how much is owed. Additionally, without another pandemic influenza to test the strength of the agreement during a public health emergency, corporate compliance with sharing mechanisms remains unknown. Even if these limitations did not characterize the PIP Framework, partially paying for operating expenses does not address the inequity in access to genetic data and pathogen samples that left less developed countries last in line for COVID-19 vaccines (and, before them, H1N1). Common but differentiated responsibilities would go further, addressing governments’ legitimate grievances regarding information sharing. It would make withdrawals of PABS material and resulting products more transparent, building trust across the board. Enforcement and Enduring Success A key implication of this approach is that the governing mechanism of the PABS must have real enforcement authority. The WHO Pandemic Agreement delegates its core governance responsibilities to a Conference of the Parties (COP)—a governing body composed of one representative from each participating government, similar to those established under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement COP is charged with oversight functions but ultimately possesses no real authority to compel a government to take any action it does not wish to take. The text does not give the COP the ability to, for example, sanction a party that does not comply with either textual obligations or PABS provisions. In other words, there are no effective mechanisms in place to ensure compliance. Perhaps just as significant, establishing a meaningful enforcement mechanism within the PABS system would strengthen the WHO’s credibility and its ability to ensure compliance across global health governance. By setting a precedent for accountability, such a mechanism could enhance the organization’s authority not only within the Pandemic Agreement but also in enforcing the revised International Health Regulations and other frameworks for public health emergencies. Conclusion The PABS annex can—and should—be different. It should establish clear responsibilities for funding as well as for sharing the diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines that result from contributions to the system. The system, in turn, must include a dedicated body empowered to hold governments and the corporations they sponsor accountable for their responsibilities before, during, and after pandemics. Doing so would restore trust in the broader agreement, which was eroded as commitments were repeatedly diluted while parties scrambled to meet their own self-imposed deadlines during the Pandemic Agreement negotiations. A robust PABS Annex would cement a grand social bargain. Wealthier countries and their corporations would gain unimpeded access to scientific information essential for developing and manufacturing lifesaving medical products. As such, they would stand to gain considerable economic benefit. Yet that privilege must be matched with responsibility. The grand bargain must include not only the right to innovate, but also the duty to ensure that innovation serves all. As medical products are developed and produced through collective contributions, every person must have equal access. All human beings deserve an equitable chance to survive—to save their own life, the lives of their families, and the well-being of their communities. … Sam Halabi, JD, MPhil, is the Bette Jacobs Endowed Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Health and the Director of the Center for Transformational Health Law at Georgetown Law. He serves as the co-lead for the WHO’s Working Group on Regulatory Consideration on AI and Health’s training workstream. He earned his JD from Harvard, his MPhil from Oxford, and undergraduate degrees from Kansas State University. Lawrence Gostin, LLD (Hon.), JD, BA, is University Distinguished Professor and Founding Director and Timothy and Linda O’Neill Professor of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. He is the author of Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future (Harvard University Press, 2021); Global Health Law (Harvard University Press, 2014); Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2016); Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2018); Law and the Health System (Foundation Press, 2014); Principles of Mental Health Law & Practice (Oxford University Press, 2010). He also directs the WHO Collaborating Center at Georgetown University. Image Credit: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Health • gjia.georgetown.edu
New Software from the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative

Eighty-two volunteer teams with the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative spent the day spread across North America, observing the eclipse with telescopes, collecting a massive dataset of images, and developing software to process it.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
From insight to impact: How Octagon helps brands win in the sports and entertainment economy

Lou Kovacs, President of Marketing, North America at Octagon, shares how the agency’s insight-powered creative approach helps brands break through, shape culture, and unlock new markets around the world.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Entertainment • adage.com
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From insight to impact: How Octagon helps brands win in the sports and entertainment economy

Lou Kovacs, President of Marketing, North America at Octagon, shares how the agency’s insight-powered creative approach helps brands break through, shape culture, and unlock new markets around the world.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • adage.com
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How Sony’s PlayStation changed gaming and entertainment forever

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in North America and Europe, the PlayStation brand has penetrated popular culture like few others.

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Dec 5, 2025 • 3:15 PM EST • Entertainment • scmp.com
'Zootopia 2' roars to record-setting global box office with $556M opening

"Zootopia 2" broke box office records with a massive Thanksgiving weekend opening. The Disney sequel earned $96 million in North America over the weekend and $156 million over the five-day...

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Nov 30, 2025 • 2:07 PM EST • Entertainment • sfchronicle.com