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Public Health Advocates Are So Desperate for Help Against Conspiracies They’ve Turned to the Place You’d Least Expect

“We’re just trying stuff and seeing if it sticks,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University.

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Aug 26 • 5:40 AM EDT • Health • slate.com
Persona 4 Revival Hands-On: The New Stuff Still Needs to Be Dialed In, but It Remains Awesome at Its Core

In the pantheon of the Persona series, its fourth entry is held in high regard, and time will tell if Persona 4 Revival will prove to be the best of the bunch. The little bit I got to see is at least making it a pretty strong contender for that award, and it still very much feels like Persona 4. But anyone who has played it before knows it’s a very long game, so we will have to wait and see whether it's worth tuning in for or changing the channel.

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Aug 26 • 5:00 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Trace Gallagher: LA has perfected political math

The CSD thinks if LA Mayor Karen Bass plans to flood her campaign with taxpayer cash, can’t she at least add a little water to the Palisades reservoir?

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Aug 25 • 11:17 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Crop health falls six weeks in a row

For six weeks in a row, Minnesota’s corn and soybean health has fallen, per USDA crop progress reports. In many parts of the state, one would need to dig down at least three feet to find much in the way of even ‘adequate’ water.

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Aug 25 • 1:15 PM EDT • Health • mprnews.org
The Least-Vaccinated Kindergartners in Decades

American children are going back to school without the protection they need.

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Aug 25 • 12:59 PM EDT • Health • theatlantic.com
Drug mix-up at Ascension impacts at least 4 surgeries, leaves 1 patient paralyzed

The details are still unclear, but an anesthetic used during joint replacement surgeries may have been contaminated with potassium. The number of victims and the full extent of the injuries are still being investigated by the hospital and the state.

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Aug 25 • 12:55 AM EDT • Health • healthexec.com
Las Vegas business owner convicted of $24 million cryptocurrency ponzi scheme

The owner of a Las Vegas-based business was convicted Monday of fraudulently taking $24 million from at least 400 investors.

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Aug 24 • 7:40 PM EDT • Business • 8newsnow.com
Cincinnati lands new global headquarters, dozens of high-paying jobs

Valvoline Global Operations relocates its headquarters from Lexington to Cincinnati's downtown, bringing at least 54 jobs and a $10.4 million payroll to Ohio.

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Aug 24 • 12:59 PM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com
Data centers are ‘redefining’ midterm races across Pennsylvania

Candidates in at least 20 competitive legislative races are staking out data center positions, and Gov. Josh Shapiro has pivoted to a tougher stance.

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Aug 24 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
275 Marine Scientists Demand Stronger Protection for Australia's Ocean Parks

A group of 275 marine scientists has released a consensus statement calling on Australia's Federal Government to expand sanctuary zones to cover at least 30 percent of every marine bioregion and ban bottom trawling, longlining, and mining from all Commonwealth marine parks.

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Aug 24 • 10:21 AM EDT • Science • ecomagazine.com
Long-Term Survivors of Hodgkin Lymphoma May Face Elevated Health Risks, Study Finds

In a retrospective population-based study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported that adults who have survived Hodgkin lymphoma for at least 5 years may face signif...

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Aug 24 • 6:12 AM EDT • Health • ascopost.com
Starting the day in a healthy way

Half of parents say their child chooses what to eat for breakfast. 3 in 4 parents cite at least one barrier to their child having a healthy breakfast. 1 in 6 parents say their child eats breakfast alone. 1 in 3 parents say their child has 15 minutes or less to eat breakfast.

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Aug 24 • 12:00 AM EDT • Health • mottpoll.org
Many parents face challenges getting kids to eat a healthy breakfast before school

Three-quarters of parents report at least one barrier to their child starting the day with a healthy meal on a typical school day, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.

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Aug 23 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • michiganmedicine.org
Pete Buttigieg returns to first-in-the-nation South Carolina with a fresh appeal to Black voters

Pete Buttigieg has been to this small but historic city in South Carolina’s Midlands at least twice before, as an underdog presidential candidate in 2020 and then as the better-known transportation secretary under President Joe Biden in 2023.

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Aug 23 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
The No. 1 Weekend Hobby The Smartest People Indulge In, By A Psychologist

Psychologists find the least productive weekend habit—reading a novel with no goal—quietly trains the reading of other minds and comfort with ambiguity.

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Aug 23 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • forbes.com
Amiga-Inspired AROS Goes Bare Metal On Raspberry Pi

There’s no actual data, but if we had to guess the least-favourite Disney movie of former Amiga owners would have to be Frozen, because none of them will ever be able to “Let it Go̶…

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Aug 23 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • hackaday.com
Building the beat: How New Orleans can grow the business behind the music

People dance to the music of the TBC Brass Band Photo by Michael DeMocker / The Times-Picayune This week New Orleans hosts the annual Cutting Edge CE Conference, which brings together members of the music industry, musicians, lawyers and others to learn about and discuss the latest changes in the business of making, producing and selling music. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1492300'); }); The conference comes as AI and streaming are causing upheavals in the industry. Meanwhile, we’ve seen at least a partial collapse of the global festival industrial complex which has long been a key financial lifeline for many artists.All of that can feel a bit removed from life in New Orleans. After all, we are a city filled with music. On any given day or night, there are dozens of shows across the city, ranging from jazz and blues to hip-hop, bounce and house. Whereas in other cities kids dream of being the star of their local sports team, in New Orleans more often than not they dream of leading their own band.And music is a huge part of our economy. Before New Orleans was known as a foodie destination, it was already drawing millions of visitors from around the globe to experience our jazz, soul and funk scenes firsthand.But the reality is, if you want to make it big, you’re probably going to end up leaving the city. We’ve seen major performers like Lil Wayne, Master P and Jon Batiste (though he’s back on the Northshore) decamp to Los Angeles, Miami and New York. Likewise, up-and-coming musicians like Greer Grimsely, $leazy EZ and Lucky Daye have also left town in search of more profitable pastures.Meanwhile, our local universities train some of the best producers and engineers in the business — only to see them head to one of the big music industry cities after graduation.It’s not a new phenomenon, though the reasons have changed over the years. Like a lot of early jazz musicians, Louis Armstrong famously left New Orleans, first for Chicago before ultimately settling in New York City. But while those early migrations had more to do with racism, in today’s day and age, musicians end up leaving because New Orleans doesn’t have the industry infrastructure necessary to sustain the kind of growth and, well, success, a lot of folks dream of.It’s a hard, but very real, truth. Artists have to go to Nashville for publishing, Los Angeles for production, Atlanta to join a label or New York for representation. That, in turn, is a drain not only on the city’s talent pool but on money that could be staying here at home.Not being an industry town inevitably makes it that much harder for musicians who don’t leave to get the recognition and success they deserve. It also undoubtedly plays a part in keeping the wages working musicians in New Orleans make at their gigs here lower than in places like Austin or Nashville.That’s not to say we don’t have any of the infrastructure needed to make New Orleans a music industry town. We’ve got live music venues, studios, record labels, management companies, copyright attorneys ... all the various building blocks are there. We just haven’t ever built upon that solid foundation. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1492297'); }); The question is how do we do that in a way that supports our existing industry and artists, respects our cultural traditions and ensures the wealth generated is equitably distributed so it isn’t just C-suite executives who end up reaping the benefits. And the time to start figuring out the answers is now: next year the legislature will focus on taxes and spending, making it vital that New Orleans leaders have a plan to try and secure funding to help grow our industry.So we asked a group of New Orleanians to give us their thoughts, ranging from industry attorneys and venue operators to working musicians and cultural advocates. Their answers point toward turning New Orleans into a music industry city without leaving musicians behind or abandoning what makes us the greatest music city on earth.If a dusty city like Austin can transform itself into a major hub not just for music but the industry behind it, surely the birthplace of jazz — and pretty much all modern music by extension — can figure it out as well. +3 Mailbox Money: The Recording Academy’s Reid Wick on supporting, and growing, New Orleans’ music industry Reid Wick has been a part of the New Orleans music landscape from virtually every angle. He'… California Dreaming: Pell discusses his time in L.A. and how New Orleans can help young musicians In 2015, New Orleans-born rapper Pell decided to make the move to Los Angeles. He was fresh … +2 Up from the street: To build a stronger music industry, support community first. At MaCCNO, most of our team aren’t just advocates, we’re also working musicians. Here are a … +2 Live and direct: Public investment in independent venues is key to a robust music economy. I’ve spent most of my adult life looking at the New Orleans music business from every side o… +2 Helping Hand: New Orleans doesn’t need more talent. It needs more infrastructure. People love to call New Orleans a music town. And they’re right. +2 \We out here: New Orleans doesn't need to be Austin. It's already a music industry city. +2 Futureshock: New Olreans has the music talent. Now it needs the innovation. New Orleans has long been known as a place for music creation and innovation. 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Aug 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • nola.com
Voyager 2’s three surviving instruments are part of humanity’s only direct scientific presence in interstellar space—and with no approved successor under development, engineers remotely reconfigured the 49-year-old probe’s power system in July 2026, completing a delicate operation across a 39-hour command-and-response delay that should preserve its science for at least another year.

Voyager 2's saved watts preserve magnetic-field, plasma-wave and cosmic-ray measurements from beyond the heliopause, where no approved replacement mission is yet on its way.

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Aug 23 • 6:30 AM EDT • Science • spacedaily.com
WHO RUNS MARYLAND POLITICS NOW?

ByThe Maryland Wire The Machine Didn’t Die — It Broke Apart Mike Miller is gone. Steny Hoyer is retiring. The two men who helped define Maryland political power for generations are disappearing from the map. Nobody has inherited all of what they controlled. Instead, Maryland power has fractured among Wes Moore, legislative leaders, county organizations, federal figures and a new generation fighting to connect the pieces. By The Maryland Wire For decades, there were two names in Maryland politics that required almost no explanation. Mike Miller. Steny Hoyer. You didn’t necessarily have to agree with them. You didn’t even have to like them. But everyone understood something: Not social-media power. Not cable-news power. Not the temporary power that comes from one big election. They possessed political infrastructure. Relationships. Institutional memory. Donors. Staff. Allies. County leaders. Lobbyists. Legislators. Operatives. And the ability to connect people who needed something with people capable of delivering it. Today one is gone. The other is preparing to leave Congress after more than four decades. And Maryland faces a question it hasn’t had to answer in generations: The answer may be: Nobody. At least not the way Miller once did. Maryland’s old machine wasn’t inherited by one person. It fragmented. And now several ambitious political networks are competing to assemble the pieces. Miller presided over the Maryland Senate for 33 years, becoming one of the longest-serving legislative leaders in American history. He stepped down as Senate president in 2019 and died in January 2021. (Behavioral and Social Sciences) But Miller’s real power wasn’t the title printed on his door. It was the accumulation of relationships behind it. Miller came from Maryland’s old Democratic organization and developed into an extraordinarily adaptable political operator, retaining authority even as the Senate around him became younger and more liberal. (The Washington Post) He understood something fundamental: politics is information. Who wants what? Who owes whom? Which senator needs help? Which county executive wants something in the budget? Which committee chairman can move a bill? Which lobbyist represents which client? Which candidate should receive support today because that candidate could be a senator ten years from now? Miller knew the answers because he’d spent decades collecting them. Miller’s influence wasn’t confined to elected officials. Former Miller aides became prominent Annapolis lobbyists. Maryland Matters noted figures such as Joseph Bryce and Timothy Perry among the high-profile lobbyists who had once served as top Miller aides. (Maryland Matters) That was one of Miller’s greatest political achievements. He didn’t merely accumulate power around himself. He produced alumni. Staffers became lobbyists. Legislators became committee chairs. Allies became power brokers. And decades of relationships reinforced one another. By the end, Mike Miller wasn’t simply a person. He was an ecosystem. Hoyer’s network was different. Miller’s power was rooted in Annapolis. Hoyer connected Maryland to Washington. He served in the Maryland Senate before winning election to Congress in 1981 and ultimately became one of the longest-serving members of the U.S. House and a longtime No. 2 in House Democratic leadership. In January 2026, Hoyer announced that he would retire rather than seek another term. (The Washington Post) His influence stretched through: Prince George’s County, Southern Maryland, Congress, federal agencies, donors, campaign organizations, and generations of Democratic candidates. And Hoyer had something machine builders value enormously: a succession network. That became obvious almost immediately. When Hoyer announced his retirement, Maryland’s 5th Congressional District exploded with candidates. Twenty-four Democrats entered the race. But when the votes were counted, the winner was Adrian Boafo, Hoyer’s former campaign manager. Boafo wasn’t running without establishment help. He was endorsed by Hoyer. He was endorsed by Governor Wes Moore. And he ultimately won the Democratic nomination. (AP News) In his victory speech, Boafo described the result as voters deciding it was time to “pass the torch to a new generation of leaders.” (AP News) That phrase captures the transition perfectly. Hoyer’s seat isn’t simply being vacated. Parts of his network are being transferred. But they aren’t being transferred to another Steny Hoyer. They’re being absorbed into a newer political constellation. And standing prominently inside that constellation is Wes Moore. If someone forces you to name the single person sitting nearest the center of Maryland Democratic politics today, the answer is Governor Wes Moore. The 2026 Democratic gubernatorial primary underscored the scale of his position. Moore won renomination overwhelmingly, receiving roughly 88% of the Democratic primary vote. (WBAL-TV) But raw votes tell only part of the story. Look at the party infrastructure. The Maryland Democratic Party says Steuart Pittman ran for state party chairman in 2025 “at the suggestion of Governor Wes Moore.” Pittman took office that July. (The Maryland Democratic Party) That’s important. Governors traditionally influence their state parties. But party leadership plus fundraising, endorsements, executive appointments and national relationships creates the beginning of something bigger: a political network that could survive the governor’s term. Moore also played a role in the Hoyer succession by backing Boafo. That’s how political organizations reproduce themselves. You support tomorrow’s politician today. And that’s the distinction that matters. Moore has enormous statewide visibility. Miller had decades of accumulated legislative control. Moore can endorse candidates. Miller could influence the environment in which legislators lived every day. Committee assignments. Leadership positions. Legislative priorities. Relationships that had been accumulating since before many current lawmakers entered politics. Moore may have a larger national profile than Miller ever possessed. But he doesn’t possess Miller’s half-century of Annapolis memory. Nobody does. Which is why the modern Maryland political structure looks less like a pyramid and more like several power centers connected by overlapping relationships. One of those centers belongs to Senate President Bill Ferguson. Ferguson controls an institution no governor can simply command. The Senate. Maryland’s official 2026 legislative records identify Ferguson as Senate President. (Maryland General Assembly) That means influence over: committee structure, Senate leadership, legislative priorities, confirmations, and negotiations with the House and governor. But Ferguson is not Mike Miller 2.0. Miller’s extraordinary longevity allowed him to become almost inseparable from the institution. Ferguson possesses the office. Miller possessed the office plus decades of political mythology and accumulated relationships. Those aren’t the same thing. The House now has its own new center of gravity. Official 2026 legislative records identify Joseline Peña-Melnyk as Speaker of the House of Delegates, alongside Ferguson as Senate President. (Maryland General Assembly) That makes the current Maryland governing triangle: Executive power. Senate power. House power. None fully controls the others. And that fact alone demonstrates how different modern Maryland is from the Miller era. The governor proposes. The legislature disposes. Committee leaders negotiate. County interests intervene. And political coalitions shift issue by issue. That’s not one machine. That’s a networked power structure. Then there’s U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks. Her significance isn’t that she is the new Hoyer. She isn’t. Hoyer spent decades constructing his network. Alsobrooks brings something different: Prince George’s County roots, a statewide electoral organization, a United States Senate platform, and relationships with national Democratic leaders. That makes her a critical bridge between Maryland and Washington at precisely the moment Hoyer leaves. Hoyer’s retirement therefore doesn’t necessarily weaken Prince George’s influence. It changes who carries it. Prince George’s itself is undergoing a dramatic generational transition. Official 2026 results show Aisha Braveboy winning the Democratic County Executive primary with 87,944 votes and 73.31% of the vote. (Maryland State Board of Elections) That’s political infrastructure. Prince George’s is one of Maryland’s central Democratic vote engines. A county executive with that level of primary support gains: appointments, budget influence, organizational relationships, donor access, and a platform for cultivating the next generation of political leadership. Braveboy therefore isn’t merely another person on the Maryland power map. She controls a place from which a political organization can be built. Boafo is particularly interesting because he sits almost perfectly at the intersection between the old and new worlds. He worked for Hoyer. Hoyer endorsed him. Moore endorsed him. Then Boafo beat an enormous Democratic field for Hoyer’s seat. (AP News) That doesn’t make him powerful on Hoyer’s scale. He’s just beginning. But it illustrates how power actually transfers: not through a ceremonial handoff, but through endorsements, donors, staff, relationships, and voter confidence. Boafo may become Hoyer’s congressional successor. He will not automatically inherit Hoyer’s 40-plus years of political capital. That part has to be rebuilt. This is the part that often gets overlooked. When a machine breaks apart, power doesn’t only move upward. Some people’s relationships become less valuable. Former Miller aides still know Annapolis. Former Miller allies still possess institutional memory. Veteran lobbyists don’t forget how legislation works. But something fundamental disappeared when Miller did: the common center. The person capable of connecting all of them instantly was gone. That changes the value of a political network. Imagine knowing everybody in Annapolis. Useful. Now imagine the person who introduced many of those people, appointed committee chairs, influenced Senate priorities and understood decades of relationships is simultaneously Senate President. Much more useful. Remove that person and the individual relationships remain. But the system becomes decentralized. First: Bill Ferguson. The Senate’s institutional relationships now run through his leadership rather than Miller’s. Second: the House leadership. With the Miller-Busch generation gone, today’s House leaders are building their own committee chairs, alliances and relationships. Third: Wes Moore. Moore became governor after Miller was gone. That distinction matters. Earlier governors had to operate with Miller sitting across State Circle. Moore entered office during a generational reset. Instead of negotiating with the old machine, he has the opportunity to help build the next network. Fourth: Angela Alsobrooks and the emerging Prince George’s generation. Hoyer is leaving. Miller is gone. The county’s political leadership now belongs to another generation. Fifth: politicians who were outside the old Miller organization. When someone dominates an institution for 33 years, inevitably some politicians develop within that organization and others outside it. Miller’s departure created room for people who may never have risen as quickly under the old structure. That’s the biggest point. If Mike Miller’s power had simply transferred to Bill Ferguson, Maryland would still have a machine. If Hoyer’s influence simply transferred to Boafo, Maryland would still have a machine. If every county leader simply took orders from Moore, Maryland would have a machine. None of those things happened. Instead: Moore controls the statewide executive platform. Ferguson controls the Senate. Peña-Melnyk controls the House. Alsobrooks has statewide and federal reach. Braveboy has Prince George’s executive power. Pittman leads the state Democratic Party after Moore encouraged him to seek the role. (The Maryland Democratic Party) Boafo represents the beginning of the post-Hoyer congressional generation. And Baltimore, Montgomery County, organized labor, donors and other county organizations maintain their own centers of influence. That’s not one machine. If you want to understand where Maryland power is moving, don’t simply watch office titles. Watch endorsements. Who does Moore support? Who does Alsobrooks support? Who gets Ferguson’s allies? Who gets House leadership? Who gets Hoyer’s blessing? Who gets labor? Who gets major donors? And most importantly: That is where the new Maryland network becomes visible. The Boafo race was a textbook example. Hoyer’s successor didn’t emerge randomly from 24 candidates. He had ties to the outgoing incumbent and support from the governor. The old network and the emerging one overlapped. And voters chose him. (AP News) Moore may ultimately become the most important person in determining whether Maryland develops another durable statewide political organization. But the test isn’t whether Moore himself remains popular. The test is what happens to the people he supports. Which delegates become senators? Which senators become committee chairs? Which county officials become executives? Which staffers become candidates? Which appointees become statewide leaders? Who gets his donor network? Who gets his political advisers? Who eventually gets his endorsement when Maryland faces a post-Moore gubernatorial succession fight? That’s how we’ll know whether Moore was merely a successful governor— or the founder of another generation of Maryland power. There’s another category worth watching: politicians who came from Miller’s Maryland but remain active in the new one. Dereck Davis is one. Anthony Brown is another. Veteran legislators and former officials throughout the state still possess old relationships that newer politicians don’t. These people can function as bridges. That’s important because political systems rarely reset completely. The new machine usually grows partly from pieces of the old one. Donors don’t disappear. Lobbyists don’t disappear. Operatives don’t disappear. Institutional memory doesn’t disappear. They find new centers of gravity. If you want one name: His overwhelming 2026 Democratic renomination, executive authority, national profile and influence within the Maryland Democratic Party make that difficult to dispute. (WBAL-TV) But saying Moore “runs Maryland” the way Miller once ran the Senate would oversimplify the reality. Maryland power today looks more like this: WES MOORE Statewide organization.Appointments.Fundraising.Executive government.National Democratic relationships. BILL FERGUSON The Senate.Committees.Confirmations.Legislative leverage. JOSELINE PEÑA-MELNYK The House.Committee leadership.Budget and legislative leverage. ANGELA ALSOBROOKS Statewide electoral organization.Federal platform.Prince George’s relationships.National Democratic connections. AISHA BRAVEBOY Prince George’s executive organization.County government.A major Democratic vote base. THE POST-HOYER GENERATION Boafo and the emerging political class that will have to rebuild Hoyer’s Washington-Maryland network rather than simply inherit it. It did something more interesting. Mike Miller’s influence was too personal, too old and too deeply rooted in his own relationships to be inherited whole. Hoyer’s network is too extensive and too intertwined with decades of congressional politics to fit neatly inside one successor. So the pieces are moving. Toward Moore. Toward Ferguson. Toward Peña-Melnyk. Toward Alsobrooks. Toward Braveboy. Toward younger candidates and new county organizations. And toward veteran political survivors who understand both eras. That’s the next chapter of Maryland politics. The person who eventually connects: Annapolis, Prince George’s, Montgomery County, Baltimore, labor, business, donors, the Maryland Democratic Party, and the congressional delegation will possess something Maryland hasn’t truly seen since Miller’s heyday. Not merely another elected official. And maybe that’s why searching for “the next Mike Miller” is the wrong exercise. There may never be another one. The more important question is: Miller spent half a century becoming that person. Hoyer spent decades becoming another version of it. Maryland’s current political leaders are still competing for the privilege. And until somebody actually connects all those pieces, the most accurate answer to the question “Who runs Maryland?” may be the most fascinating one of all: No one does. Not anymore. But there are plenty of people trying. Sources University of Maryland and Maryland Matters — Miller’s 33-year Senate presidency and political legacy. (Behavioral and Social Sciences) Washington Post historical reporting — Miller’s rise from Maryland machine politics and ability to retain power as the Senate evolved. (The Washington Post) Maryland Matters — former top Miller aides who moved into Annapolis lobbying and the changing Senate power structure. (Maryland Matters) Washington Post and Reuters — Hoyer’s January 2026 retirement announcement after more than four decades in Congress and his long Democratic leadership career. (The Washington Post) Associated Press — Adrian Boafo’s 2026 victory in the Democratic primary to succeed Hoyer, including Hoyer and Moore’s support and Boafo’s “pass the torch” remarks. (AP News) Maryland Democratic Party — Steuart Pittman’s official biography stating that he sought the state chairmanship at Moore’s suggestion. (The Maryland Democratic Party) Maryland General Assembly — official 2026 records identifying Bill Ferguson as Senate President and Joseline Peña-Melnyk as Speaker. (Maryland General Assembly) Maryland State Board of Elections — official 2026 Prince George’s County results showing Aisha Braveboy’s dominant County Executive primary victory. (Maryland State Board of Elections) 2026 election reporting — Moore’s overwhelming Democratic gubernatorial primary victory. (WBAL-TV)

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How a decades-old logger blockade is shaping Troy Jackson’s pitch in Maine’s Senate race

Jackson is trying to win over working-class voters who have drifted away from Democrats. At least one of his fellow former protesters isn’t convinced.

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Aug 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Friday Fun: Upper Michigan Today goes for a ride at UP State Fair

The Escanaba tradition is still going strong 98 years later. UMT showed off the festivities Friday, encouraging viewers across Upper Michigan to make their way to the fair at least once before it’s over. The U.P. State Fair runs through Aug. 23. Check out the fun here!

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Aug 21 • 2:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • uppermichiganssource.com
ARC Raiders Cancels Expeditions Until Early 2027

Embark Studios has announced that the fifth Expedition coming to ARC Raiders will be the last until at least early 2027.

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Aug 21 • 1:20 PM EDT • Technology • insider-gaming.com
‘My Guardian and Protector’: Natalie Harp letters express her devotion to Trump

President Donald Trump’s close aide Natalie Harp expressed her utmost loyalty to him in at least two letters addressed to the president, which were published by The Daily Beast on Thursday amid increased scrutiny of the close aide’s relationship to Trump.

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Aug 21 • 9:19 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Apple Reportedly Lays Off 60 Vision Products Group Employees

Apple "has just laid off an entire team dedicated to VR development," reports AppleInsider, citing its own source. Apple is said to have laid off at least 60 employees from its Apple Vision Group. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman previously reported that the Vision Pro team was disbanded and its members redistributed across other projects, following the October 2025 refresh of the Vision Pro and the headset's weak reception.

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Aug 21 • 7:28 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Westcott businesses left without air conditioning after thieves wreck rooftop units

The owner of the building said it'll cost at least $55,000 to replace the units

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Aug 21 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • syracuse.com
Moment of Science: How much water do you actually need?

You may have been told throughout your life to drink at least eight glasses of water each day... how accurate are those claims?

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Aug 21 • 6:54 AM EDT • Science • wistv.com
Data center politics take over PA midterms

Candidates in at least 20 competitive legislative races are staking out data center positions, and PA Gov. Josh Shapiro has pivoted to a tougher stance.

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Aug 21 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • spotlightpa.org
Bridgewater Little League balances fun with big business at Little League World Series

After a 2-1 loss Wednesday, Bridgewater will live to see at least one more game this Saturday.

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Aug 20 • 11:07 AM EDT • Business • wgbh.org
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta requires GTX 970 or RX 470 at minimum

Activision has published the official PC system requirements for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta. PC players will need at least a GeForce GTX 970, GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 470.

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Aug 20 • 7:40 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Saints, Cowboys Joint Practice Erupts Into Multiple Brawls

What was supposed to be a productive joint practice between the New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys quickly turned chaotic Tuesday as tensions boiled over into multiple fights. At least six separate altercations broke out during the session, disrupting practice and drawing the attention of both coaching staffs. Players exchanged punches and, in one incident,…

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Beware the Business Owner Without Battle Scars. Here's What Their Perfect Story Is Really Hiding.

The entrepreneur with no scars worries me far more than the entrepreneur who can point to several. At least the second person has been in the arena.

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Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra leaks in the worst ‘spot the difference’ game ever

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is going to be a tame upgrade, at least in terms of fit and...

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Aug 19 • 1:45 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
The Original Xbox Is Back, And This Time You Have To Build It Yourself

At least it's cheaper than an Xbox Series X.

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Eagles Legend Jason Kelce Lands New Opportunity In NFL

The Philadelphia Eagles legend Jason Kelce will be a part of an ESPN broadcast team during the 2026 NFL season, calling games in the booth. According to a report from Sports Business Journal, Kelce will be a part of at least four broadcasts. He’ll work alongside Kurt Warner and Dave Pasch. Will Kelce Call Any […] The post Eagles Legend Jason Kelce Lands New Opportunity In NFL appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 19 • 12:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Alvin Kamara reportedly out at least 1 month with sprained MCL, latest Saints playmaker sidelined
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Next Apple TV Rumored to Have Five New Features, Including Siri AI

According to rumors, the next-generation Apple TV 4K will have at least five new features, including an A17 Pro chip or newer, increased RAM, Siri AI support, an Apple-designed N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 support, and an updated Siri Remote. Below, we recap everything rumored for the next Apple TV, along with potential launch timing.

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Aug 19 • 10:43 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
iPhone 17 Pro Cases Fit iPhone 18 Pro - Or At Least Otterbox Thinks So

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman noted on X (Twitter) today that Otterbox is already selling iPhone 18 Pro cases at Best Buy. While the timing is early for a new iPhone that isn't expected to launch until mid-September, what's more interesting is that Otterbox's packaging indicates the iPhone 18 Pro will fit iPhone 17 Pro cases and vice versa.

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Aug 19 • 5:39 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Disease experts urge safe animal practices amid 'unusual' rabid beaver attacks

Despite headline-grabbing stories of rabid animal attacks – including three attacks by beavers, at least two of which were confirmed rabid – experts say there is not any greater risk to public safety this summer compared to previous years.

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Aug 19 • 5:15 AM EDT • Health • marylandmatters.org
Businesses reopen after eastern Indonesia earthquake displaced thousands

REO, Indonesia (AP) — Grocery stores, gas stations and other shops reopened Wednesday, four days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 70 people, injured nearly 1,200 others and damaged thousands of homes.

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16 mummies and a dog reveal a hidden order inside an ancient Egyptian tomb

A tomb in Egypt’s Theban Necropolis reveals a surprisingly organized story of burial, reuse, and changing beliefs spanning hundreds of years. Researchers found 16 mummified people, the remains of at least four more, and a mummified dog, with burials ranging from wealthy individuals laid in coffins with amulets and imported goods to later bodies carefully stacked in increasingly crowded spaces.

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Aug 18 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Inside Caron Treatment Center’s C-Suite Shakeup

At least five top leaders at Caron Treatment Centers have parted ways with the company as part of a leadership shakeup that played out during the

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Scientists Have Found A Surprising Number Of “Extraterrestrial Amino Acids” Never Before Seen On Earth

We call them the building blocks of proteins, but only a small fraction actually does that. At least, on Earth!

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Aug 18 • 6:16 AM EDT • Science • iflscience.com
300 years of mummies found in ancient Egyptian tomb

At least 20 people and one dog reside in the Theban Necropolis chamber.

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Aug 18 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • popsci.com
WNBA: Security wrong to ask fans to cover shirts' transgender messaging

At least three fans were asked by WNBA security personnel to cover shirts that had messages about transgender women participating in women's sports during Sunday's Fever-Dream game. The league said Monday the fans should have been free to wear the shirts.

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Aug 17 • 8:47 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Trump dwarfs predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House

The number of people worth at least $100 million is more than four times the combined total under the three previous presidents

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Aug 17 • 11:42 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump dwarfs predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House

The number of people worth at least $100 million is more than four times the combined total under the three previous presidents

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Business owner vows to rebuild after catastrophic Indiana flooding

Business owner Cyndee Gillmore joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the devastating impact of historic floods in Indiana, which have left at least seven people dead and caused widespread damage.

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Aug 17 • 6:09 AM EDT • Business • foxnews.com
Countdown to Kickoff: Friendship Collegiate

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Each year, Friendship Collegiate is one of the top teams in the District of Columbia. Last year, for the fourth straight season, Friendship posted at least nine wins. After winning the DCSAA title in 2022 and 2023, the Knights fell short in the playoffs in 2024 and 2025. As Friendship […]

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Alibaba to Sell Videogame Business for at Least $1.5 Billion

Alibaba Group is selling its videogame arm in a deal worth at least $1.5 billion, as the Chinese company shifts its focus to artificial intelligence.

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Aug 17 • 12:43 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history

At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreak

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Chronic pain is missing from America’s heat warnings

The results of a new study suggest that chronic pain deserves a place in how the country prepares people for extreme weather. They also show that rural residents may be the least protected.

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Shootout outside Pioneer Square bar hits cars, business; at least 1 person wounded

Gunfire erupted in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood early Sunday after a fight outside a bar spilled into the street near 1st Ave. and King Street, leaving

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Scientists reveal the real culprit behind the surge in dangerous flight turbulence - Futura-Sciences

Why Turbulence Is on the Rise Many travelers believe flights feel more turbulent than they used to. Atmospheric measurements prove they’re right, at least when it comes to certain types of turbulence. In fact, a particular kind of turbulence has jumped by 55% along major air routes. What’s behind this...

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Voyager 2 is nearly 50 years old, losing about 4 watts of power every year as its plutonium power source fades — and NASA just bought it at least another year of science with an all-at-once power-system swap engineers called the “Big Bang,” performed on a spacecraft with razor-thin power margins and no possibility of physical repair.

The Big Bang swap freed almost 10 watts while preserving Voyager 2's thermal balance, keeping its three remaining interstellar instruments on for at least another year.

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Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 11 people, Health Ministry says

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least 11 people, marking the deadliest attacks since a truce with Hezbollah was announced in June.

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Aug 15 • 12:44 PM EDT • Health • latimes.com
Israeli strikes kill 11 in south Lebanon, health ministry says​

At least 11 people were killed in Israeli ‌strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanon's health ministry said.

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Lloyd’s not dead yet, at least for these businesses

The Lloyd Center closed to the public on Aug. 8, but three businesses are still open: Jumbo's Pickleball, Dermatology Professionals and Trackers Earth.

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Aug 15 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • opb.org
Falcons – Broncos preseason recap: Not for the faint of heart

Atlanta now has a much clearer idea of what they need to work on, at least.

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Aug 15 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Man arrested after burglarizing 26 Philadelphia businesses, police say

A man was arrested in Florida after being identified as the suspect behind at least 26 burglaries in the city of Philadelphia, police said.

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Aug 14 • 8:22 PM EDT • Business • nbcphiladelphia.com
Jefferson Health reported a $181.5 million operating loss in fiscal 2026

The health system had a relatively strong finish to the fiscal year, logging its first quarterly operating profit excluding investment income in at least four years.

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Aug 14 • 5:44 PM EDT • Health • inquirer.com
Measles case confirmed in western Kentucky, health officials suspect outbreak

Officials confirmed at least one unvaccinated person in western Kentucky's Christian County contracted measles, a highly contagious respiratory disease. Officials warn of several unconfirmed cases in the area too.

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30 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 27

Apple will release iOS 27 in September, and despite the company's focus this year on refining its flagship operating system and nixing bugs, there are still many additional features on the way, not least of which is Apple's new context-aware Siri, re-tooled for the generative AI era. This year's major iPhone software update isn't all about AI, though, as the following feature list testifies.

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Aug 14 • 9:24 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Aesto Health Data Security Incident Affects Multiple Healthcare Provider Clients

A data breach at Aesto Health, a Birmingham, Alabama-based healthcare technology company, has affected several of its healthcare provider clients. Aesto A security incident at the Alabama healthcare technology company Aesto Health has affected at least 27 of its healthcare provider clients and exposed the protected health information of hundreds of thousands of patients.

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Aug 14 • 8:07 AM EDT • Health • hipaajournal.com
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Jalen Carter Shares Health Update After Enormous Contract Extension

The Philadelphia Eagles took on at least some modicum of risk back in 2023 when they moved up one spot to the ninth overall pick to select Jalen Carter out of Georgia. Whilst phenomenally talented, after a car-incident that resulted in the deaths of two students and saw Carter himself serve 12 months of probation […] The post Jalen Carter Shares Health Update After Enormous Contract Extension appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 13 • 8:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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What's Coming in September: New iPhones, Apple Watches and More

Apple will introduce at least five new devices at its iPhone-centric event next month, and it's also possible we'll get devices waiting on Siri AI like the Apple TV. iPhone 18 Pro The iPhone 18 Pro is going to look like the iPhone 17 Pro, but with a smaller Dynamic Island. It's getting some internal updates, including a new Wide camera with a variable aperture for more control over lighting and a faster A20 Pro chip built on a new 2nm process.

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Aug 13 • 7:20 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Wisconsin health officials investigating measles outbreak in southwest counties

State health officials have confirmed 15 new cases of measles among residents in southwestern Wisconsin, and it’s likely there will be at least a half dozen more.

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Aug 13 • 5:24 PM EDT • Health • wpr.org
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These mammal ancestors birthed live young far earlier than thought

Growth rings on a fossil bone suggest at least one mammal ancestor gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs 236 million years ago.

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Aug 13 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
Major supermarket chain closes at least 39 stores as nationwide overhaul takes shape

The grocery giant is closing underperforming locations across several banners, with some stores being consolidated into larger-format locations.

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Aug 12 • 7:11 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
John Harbaugh Explains Giants' Decision to Try Out Terrion Arnold

The New York Giants broke from their traditional caution by inviting Terrion Arnold to East Rutherford for a tryout Wednesday. First-year head coach John Harbaugh explained what went into that decision and how Arnold performed while working out at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Arnold has now tried out for at least four teams, most recently the Giants on Wednesday, a day after working out for the New Orleans Saints.

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Aug 12 • 5:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Car crashes into business in Huntington Beach

Injuries were reported after a car crashed into a business Wednesday in Huntington Beach. The crash was reported in the 6000 block of Edinger Avenue. Details about what led to the crash were not immediately available. At least part of the car appeared to end up inside the store, one of several in the strip mall. Patients were transported to…

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Aug 12 • 4:51 PM EDT • Business • nbclosangeles.com
Twitch Is Now Using Your Content To Train Amazon AI Models And Has Hidden The Option To Opt Out

For now at least, you can stop Amazon from using your streams and chat to train its generative AI tools

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Aug 12 • 3:46 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Former OpenAI product chief is raising $150 million for a new AI science startup

Kevin Weil is seeking a valuation of at least $750 million for the new venture, which is focused on gathering scientific data for AI models

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Aug 12 • 9:59 AM EDT • Science • qz.com
Which hitter could be cut following possible star returns?

The Yannkees should at least receive a Belli boost soon.

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Aug 12 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
As Henry Ford Health searches for a new HQ office, here are the other buildings that could be in play

The health system wouldn’t specify what other properties were in the mix, but there are a few large buildings in the area that could be contenders — at least in theory.

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Aug 12 • 5:45 AM EDT • Health • crainsdetroit.com
Testing finds 85% of everyday personal care products contain unlabeled chemicals with suspected health hazards

A new study of sunscreens, baby lotions, shampoos, soaps and other everyday products found that nearly all contained chemicals not disclosed on their labels. Most contained at least one unlabeled chemical ...

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Aug 11 • 3:40 PM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
iPhone Users Who Pay for Enough iCloud Storage Get New iOS 27 Perks

If you are subscribed to an iCloud+ plan with at least 2TB of storage, you will receive new perks in the Home app on iOS 27, according to Apple. Starting with iOS 27, Apple said iPhone users who are subscribed to an iCloud+ plan with at least 2TB of storage receive access to three new Apple Intelligence features in the Home app: generated video descriptions for HomeKit Secure Video cameras, the ability to search for camera clips, and automatic surfacing of noteworthy clips.

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Aug 11 • 11:24 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Wingers and defenders needed with tough season ahead

After Saturday's EFL Cup win over Swindon, we asked Cardiff City fans what manager Brian Barry-Murphy's promoted side still needs for the Championship season which kicks off against Wrexham on Monday. Mark: Unless Cardiff bring in at least another three or four players we will be in a dog fight at the wrong end of the table. Dafydd: The Championship looks really tough this year.

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Aug 11 • 6:39 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record

Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded at least 2,000 deaths among confirmed cases, the fastest growing on record.

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Aug 11 • 3:18 AM EDT • Health • ksat.com
Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record

Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded at least 2,000 deaths among confirmed cases, the fastest growing on record.

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Aug 11 • 3:18 AM EDT • Health • clickondetroit.com
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Rod Stewart cancels Rocket Arena show due to health concerns

Rod Stewart canceled his Rocket Arena show scheduled for Tuesday following a period of monitoring; doctors advised Stewart to rest for at least 48 hours.

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Aug 10 • 8:22 PM EDT • Health • cleveland19.com
Saber's newest game trailer takes a shot at Gearbox's CEO, if you look closely

The first hint that something might be up with the recent debut trailer for Saber Interactive’s Rideshare Stimulator is an unusual choice of words—aside from that second one in the game’s title. “Don’t take your passengers too seriously,” the trailer’s narrator says, as he describes this upcoming game. It a car game about the gig work of driving eccentric people to their destinations, a riff on Crazy Taxi. And then, he says: “When I think I’ve met the randiest of passengers, someone even stranger gets in.” “Randiest”? That suggests “randy,” which usually means having strong sexual desire. Yet none of the oddball backseat occupants featured in the trailer seem particularly lustful. One is an old man who considers his grandson a failure, another shares the theory that birds might control traffic lights, another says he’s banned from an aquarium. A little later, there’s a license plate, shown 63 seconds into the trailer, on the front of an SUV: USB DRV It’s a Texas plate. The symbol between those letters is a cog wheel. If you know, you know. That’s a reference to Texas-based Borderlands game development studio Gearbox Software (their logo features a cog wheel). More specifically, it’s a reference to Gearbox’s CEO Randy Pitchford, who in 2018 found himself explaining the nature of video he’d saved on a USB drive that was found at a Medieval Times restaurant before being returned to the studio: “It was ‘barely legal’ porn. This girl’s handle was ‘Only 18.’” The “girl” in the video had committed a solo sex act that Pitchford, an avid practitioner of magic, found remarkable. “I realized, this is not a sex worker…This is a fucking magician.” Back then, the USB drive was central to competing lawsuits against Gearbox by the studio’s former lawyer and by Gearbox against him. A settlement in late 2019 “exonerated” Pitchford, per the Hollywood Reporter. The USB story has resurfaced at times, now in a trailer from a company that not long ago was corporate brethren with Gearbox. Saber vs. Gearbox The head of Saber told Game File that the reference is payback. “The dig is because Randy took shots at Embracer in Borderlands 4,” Saber CEO Matt Karch told me when I asked him about the license plate. “Without Embracer, Randy is performing magic tricks at birthday parties for a living.” Having interviewed Karch during a cross-country flight in late 2024, I can confirm that Karch was unimpressed with Pitchford during their time both working in the Embracer group. I’d approached him not out of surprise that there was animosity but that it was manifesting publicly now. Gearbox was founded in 1999, worked on a port of Halo early on, and developed hit series such as the loot-based sci-fi shooter Borderlands before it was purchased by The Embracer Group in early 2021 for $363 million (with a possible earn-out of over $1 billion, if certain targets were hit by 2027). Saber was founded in 2001, worked on a remaster of Halo early on, had a big hit with zombie shooter World War Z and was purchased by Embracer in early 2020 for $150 million, with a potential earn-out of up to $375 million. For a few years, the Embracer group was a voracious acquirer of game studios. Then, as investment dried up, it choked. In March 2024, Embracer sold Saber to an investment company controlled by Saber CEO Matt Karch, and it sold Gearbox in an all-stock deal to long-time Borderlands publisher Take Two Interactive. Other studios were shut down. Hundreds of developers were laid off. Gearbox didn’t say much about their Embracer experience, nothing too direct, at least. In the summer 2024, Pitchford told reporter and occasional Game File contributor Nicole Carpenter that Borderlands 4’s story was in some way thematically connected to Gearbox’s experience at Embracer: “There’s this cultural and emotional shift in me, personally, and at the studio. What does it mean to trade some autonomy for organization?” When Borderlands 4 came out, there was something stranger: the matter of “Embracer’s Bluff,” a location in the game featuring an AI-powered toilet and a large trash dump, according to a detailed Kotaku account of the place. Gearbox never commented on it; Take Two never got back to me about it when I asked them last year. By contrast, since Saber exited Embracer, Karch has been one of Embracer’s biggest defenders, casting their management as well-meaning and supportive despite the layoffs and studio closures that resulted from their excessive expansion. Like others, Saber’s Karch saw Embracer’s as a shot. With Rideshare Stimulator’s trailer, he’s returned fire. “It’s amazing to me how fast people forget those who went above and beyond for them,” Karch told Game File. A rep for Gearbox did not comment by press time. Game File is a reader-supported publication. Your backing makes my reporting—including any coverage of trailer-based beefs—possible. Good news! I’m currently running Game File’s first big sale of 2026. You can get a one-year subscription for 23% off. Click here to take advantage of the limited-time offer. And thank you for your support! Item 2: In brief… 🚫 Wal-Mart has laid off the staff of Restart, a games media outlet launched in 2024, Aftermath reports. 🟥 A GTA VI preview is on the way, at last, via an “extended look” that will premiere, unusually, on Netflix at 3pm ET on August 27, then officially go live elsewhere six hours later. Last week, Game File noted that Take Two label Rockstar Games is overdue for showing off GTA VI, based on the timing of the initial hands-off previews of GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. During a call with investors, Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said pre-orders for GTA VI were “unprecedented and astonishing,” but added the company can’t predict how many of those pre-orders represent bonus sales vs. sales that otherwise would have been made at launch. During the same call, Zelnick was noticeably bullish on the future of playing games over streaming cloud connections (predicting wider adoption in three or so years). He sounded unbothered by Sony’s plans to stop making discs for new games (he said the business is 90% digital already and predicted that there could still be limited edition physical editions of games “in the same way there’s still vinyl in the recorded music business.”) 👀 Take Two wrote off $43 million in their spring quarter after deciding “not to proceed with further development of an unannounced title in its pipeline from a third-party developer.” 🤔 Some rare age-demographics from a big publisher: Capcom recently told investors that “users in their 20s account for approximately half of the users of both Pragamata and Resident Evil Requiem.” Item 3: The week ahead Tuesday, August 11 Game releases: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Switch 2; already out for PC, PS5, Xbox) continues the Bethesda strategy of putting Elder Scrolls games on everything; Royalty Free-For-All is a Smash Bros.-style fighting game featuring public domain characters such as Mother Goose brawling with Oliver Twist in a stage based on the original Little Shop of Horrors movie. Wednesday, August 12 Game release: Pro Jank Footy (PC, console) is an arcade-style Australian Rules Football game with increasingly ridiculous rules, the more you play (I enjoyed the Steam demo) Thursday, August 13 Game release: Super Mario Sunshine (Switch 2, originally released in 2002 on the GameCube) is released for Switch 2’s Nintendo Switch Online service. This game is the black sheep of 3D Mario games. It’s the successor to the breakthrough Super Mario 64 and the rare Mario game built around a single (vacation resort) theme. Mario’s got a water-spraying backpack, a Yoshi pal and a lot of blue coins to collect.

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Aug 10 • 4:27 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Opinion |Boston homeowners aren’t overtaxed. So why raise taxes on businesses?

New data show Boston homeowners are already among the least-taxed in the country, while businesses carry a disproportionate share of the city’s property tax burden.

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Aug 10 • 12:43 PM EDT • Business • bostonglobe.com
A Blog, If We Could Keep It

In 1797, a Philadelphia socialite asked Benjamin Franklin, of the new American nation, “What have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” Reader, Off Tackle Empire makes no claim to be important; rather, it is a silly place on the internet. But I hope you’ll indulge me at least that introduction in the hopes of […]

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Hemp businesses ask federal judge to block Virginia’s new THC cap

Seven Virginia hemp businesses are asking a federal judge to block new restrictions on consumable hemp products, arguing the changes will wipe out much of their inventory, trigger layoffs and force some companies to close when they take effect on Aug. 15. The lawsuit, filed July 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, challenges a new provision in the state budget that will eliminate an exception for products containing more than 2 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per package when they also contain at least 25 times as much cannabidiol (CBD).

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Aug 10 • 5:28 AM EDT • Business • virginiamercury.com
Mirror cells could threaten life on Earth. Why are we building them?

For people with two hands, one is usually dominant. On a molecular level, earthly life takes this to the extreme. All of the DNA in living things twists to the right, whereas the protein building blocks favor a kind of left-handed chemistry.The rules of life are based on this chemistry.In recent years, scientists have worked toward a kind of mirror version of life. Currently, the technology doesn't exist to make mirror life at the cellular level — and likely won't for at least a decade. Still, a group of scientists is concerned enough about the possibility that they've published a 299-page technical report calling for a stop to the science.In this encore episode for our Tech Camp series, host Regina Barber talks to Carl Zimmer, a science reporter at The New York Times, about his reporting on mirror cells — and why creating them could lead to devastating consequences for life on Earth.Check out Carl's full article.Curious about other controversial research? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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Who are the least-contacted people on Earth?

"Uncontacted" and "isolated" peoples live in roughly 10 countries around the world, including one group that erases their footprints so they cannot easily be found.

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Who are the least-contacted people on Earth?

"Uncontacted" and "isolated" peoples live in roughly 10 countries around the world, including one group that erases their footprints so they cannot easily be found.

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Column: Back to blockbusting

At least part of the magic of the movies comes from community — the communal experience of gathering in one place together with others and letting the story wash over

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Aug 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • thesheridanpress.com
Pokémon's Newest DLC Still Falls Short of Palworld In One Major Way

At least my Pals care enough to help

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Aug 7 • 3:09 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
'I’m very good at grass.' Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topics

President Donald Trump loves talking about grass, even in settings where such a topic might seem out of place. Since returning to the White House early last year, the Republican has spoken about grass at least 45 times in public events or interviews.

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Aug 7 • 12:19 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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iPhone 18 Pro is getting even more ‘Pro’ this year in three ways

iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will be unveiled soon, and rumors point to at least three ways the new models will be even more ‘Pro’ this year.

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Celebratory Fanfare Promo Revealed for 2026 Season!

The annual "Celebration Fanfare" promo card has now been revealed for the 2026 season! Like every year, players in Japan who earn at least 30 Championship

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Penguins’ Bill Zonnon Reveals Sidney Crosby’s True Character

Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain and future Hall of Fame franchise icon Sidney Crosby is under contract for at least one more season, though he’s openly spoken about how he intends to continue his career with year-to-year contracts.In the meantime, Crosby managed to help lead the Penguins back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs earlier this spring […] The post Penguins’ Bill Zonnon Reveals Sidney Crosby’s True Character appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 6 • 11:21 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Rams have assembled a roster to ruin football, just like the Dodgers have ruined baseball

Colin Cowherd claims the Los Angeles Rams have assembled the best NFL roster in at least a decade, and the case for an even bolder claim exists.

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Aug 6 • 7:33 PM EDT • Sports • foxnews.com
Flesh-eating bacteria has killed 5 in Louisiana this year, officials say

A flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters is responsible for at least five deaths so far this year in Louisiana, state health officials reported Thursday.

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Aug 6 • 6:00 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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At least 3 businesses burglarized in south suburbs: police

There were at least three businesses burglarized early Thursday morning in the south suburbs, police said.

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Aug 6 • 4:44 PM EDT • Business • abc7chicago.com
Xbox Is Getting Platinum Trophies Later This Year, Says CEO

Xbox is attempting to win back fans, or at least satisfy the ones they already have, by making changes, big and small. Now, Platinum Trophies are coming.

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Aug 6 • 9:43 AM EDT • Technology • forbes.com
Billionaire Agarwal’s Vedanta Unit Seeks Mega Loan After Business Split

A unit of India’s Vedanta Group is raising about 135 billion rupees ($1.4 billion) from at least three banks, the first large local-currency loan since the conglomerate controlled by billionaire Anil Agarwal was split into separate firms, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Aug 5 • 9:30 PM EDT • Business • bloomberg.com
Dundalk businesses, residents frustrated after third water main break this summer

Parts of Dundalk are without water for at least the third time this summer after another water main break.

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Butterflies Take Flight in Face of Climate Change and Extreme Weather

In 32 of the countries included in a recent study, at least a quarter of the native butterfly species had moved to new areas.

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Aug 5 • 2:59 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com