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Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton rank sixth in CBS Sports’ dynamic duo wide receiver ranking

Will 2026 be the year that the Denver Broncos once against boast two 1,000-yard wide receivers?

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Jul 2 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Takeaways from a divisive Supreme Court term that expanded Trump’s power

After berating the Supreme Court for much of the year — while simultaneously inviting some of the justices over to the White House for dinner — President Donald Trump’s final assessment of the court’s momentous term this week felt something like a ceasefire.

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Jul 2 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
CBS Atlanta's Sam Crenshaw wins 2026 Georgia's Sportscasters of the Year
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Jul 1 • 5:49 PM EDT • Sports • cbsnews.com
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Cardiologist Manesh Patel named new American Heart Association president

Patel, a veteran interventional cardiologist with Duke Health, was named the group's Physician of the Year in 2023.

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Jul 1 • 5:38 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
The 4 must-watch science-fiction films of the year so far

The first six months of 2026 have produced four stand-out sci-fi movies – and they all have one thing in common, says Bethan Ackerley

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Jul 1 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • newscientist.com
Charlotte Hornets Named Finalist For ESPN’s 2026 Sports Humanitarian Team Of The Year Award

The Charlotte Hornets have been named a finalist for ESPN's Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award, which recognizes a professional sports team that demo...

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Jun 30 • 3:11 PM EDT • Sports • nba.com
Browns named finalist for ESPY’s Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award

The Sports Humanitarian Awards will be held on July 14

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Jun 30 • 9:59 AM EDT • Sports • clevelandbrowns.com
Vote for the Cincinnati high school winter Athletes of the Year

Cincinnati Enquirer readers can now vote for the 2025-26 Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine readers' choice winter Athletes of the Year.

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Jun 29 • 7:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Netflix and Superheroes Are Having a Rough Stretch on Streaming....

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) I have a quick prediction before we start today’s article: You might see this data in future news articles. Not my specific charts or analysis, but the core trend I’ve been monitoring—Netflix is having a lackluster Q2—will become inescapable. Often, folks want to know “What does the data say?” Well, that’s what it says. I haven’t seen this analysis hit the trades really yet, but I have a feeling some other outlets are going to start making this case soon. Remember, you read it here first. You probably have read about the problems facing superhero films at the box office this weekend. Well, this week, I explore whether superheroes are dying on TV as well! And the data says: definitely maybe! We have a lot to cover in today’s Streaming Ratings Report, which covers the two weeks of 18-May and 25-May. Today, I’m just looking at TV, like Netflix’s disappointing Q2, superhero shows underwhelming, a few TV shows dropping off the charts, The Pitt finally ending its epic run on the viewership charts (and whether “view counts” change its status as one of the biggest shows of all time), all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. Tomorrow, I’ve got a great rundown of the film side of things. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, Showlabs, TV Time trend data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of May 18th to May 31st, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Television - Netflix’s Q2 Slump Continues Having analyzed streaming ratings for going on half a decade, I have learned to trust my gut, but I’m always relieved when I can find actual data to back it up. For example, after a string of very popular shows like Stranger Things, Bridgerton, The Lincoln Lawyer and The Night Agent came out, week after week, in January and February, my gut wondered if Netflix had enough new and returning TV shows to sustain them throughout the year. Since then, Netflix’s post-March slate of shows has not impressed me. This week seemed to feature a potential new hit, but then, like a classic Duffer Bros. TV show, there was a twist. I speak of The Boroughs, Netflix’s latest (and last) Duffer Bros. produced show. The pitch is “Stranger Things with older actors”. And it topped the Nielsen charts: With just two weeks of viewership, The Boroughs would have been a top 25 debut show last year: But here’s the twist: Netflix has already cancelled The Boroughs! What happened? Likely a few things. First, the show didn’t do as well globally as it did in the US. As What’s on Netflix showed, it lagged behind several other shows that got cancelled. Second, its completion rate was likely low; after an initial burst of interest, it quickly dropped off on the Samba TV and Luminate charts. Third, the Duffer Bros. left Netflix for Paramount, and that may have factored into Netflix’s decision here. (Though I tend to believe that if a show is doing well, Netflix would have kept greenlighting seasons.) Still, just because I can explain why Netflix may have cancelled this show doesn’t mean I’m justifying it. In particular, as I’ve noted before, Netflix is losing a lot of their bigger shows as they reach their natural ends, and they need to replace those shows. This show had the hallmarks of a big new genre show, and it’s their biggest hit of the last few months (in the US at least), but now it’s done. Netflix’s other show this week—The Four Seasons, the second season of the “hit” show from last year—definitely disappointed. Its sophomore season had about half the viewership of the first, only 12.7 million hours. It also only had a two week run on Samba TV, and its numbers were all down on Luminate too. In other words, even with two successes, the Q2 slump for Netflix looks real: I could add to the list of disappointments: Both Lord of the Files and Man on Fire had short runs on the Nielsen charts. Running Point’s sophomore season also opened to about half its viewership, similar to The Four Seasons. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’s second season—see below—didn’t even make any of the three viewership charts I track, unlike the first season. Netflix is absolutely having a dismal second three months of 2026. If this Nielsen data is any indication, and I think it is, I think this will show up in Netflix’s engagement report, and maybe even their financial outcomes. And the rest of June doesn’t look much better. We have two hit shows coming back—Sweet Magnolias, one of their quietest big shows, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, a big hit for them in 2024—but the other big swings are limited series crime thrillers i.e. no future season potential. Like I said above, sometimes when I uncover a juicy nugget like this, other outlets end up writing very similar articles mimicking the data without credit. We’ll see if that happens this time! Share Television - The State of Superhero Shows on Streaming When I first heard the pitch for Spider-Noir—a Sony TV show on Prime Video that binge-released eight episodes first on MGM+ then on Prime Video two days later—I had my doubts. It’s a live-action Spider-Man show set in the 1930s, starring Nicholas Cage, based on a cameo of a character in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. No, seriously, that’s the pitch. That could either go terrifically well or horribly wrong. Great because, Spider-Man. He’s the biggest superhero we have. I’ve seen tracking numbers that put the new _Spider-Man: Brand New Da_y as the blockbuster of the year and initial pre-sales back that up. And yet this Spider-Noir pitch feels very esoteric. (Also, the eight-episode binge release feels very “Amazon copying Netflix” again.) So what’s the data say? And what does this say about the future of superhero shows?

Who Wore It Best: 1

You’d think there’d be more demand from top players for the number 1 on the back of the jersey, especially since it was worn by some notable players. However, it has largely been the designation of contact first, defensively solid infielders over the years and the Jays are no exception. When the Yankees and Indians […]

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Jun 29 • 2:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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A Diet and Workout Plan to Hit Weight-Loss Goals By the End of 2026

A dietitian and personal trainer share the simple plan they give clients who want to lose weight, build strength and feel more energized by the end of the year.

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Jun 29 • 2:08 PM EDT • Health • today.com
The Hollywood Reporter Tops 2026 SoCal Journalism Awards With 20 First-Place Wins, More Than Any Other Outlet

Among its awards are best website, journalist of the year honors for Gary Baum and Seth Abramovitch, best film critic for David Rooney, and best audio anchor/host for Scott Feinberg. Overall, THR nabb...

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Jun 29 • 10:14 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Kakao Entertainment Announces Genre-Spanning Lineup

Kakao Entertainment enjoyed a highly successful first half of the year, with its Netflix series “The WONDERfools” and “Boyfriend on Demand” hitting global home runs with their distinctive narratives. Also building on the recently released suspense drama “Notes from the Last Row,” Kakao Entertainment’s genre-spanning 2026 slate features the upcoming action-comedy “A Bona Fide Killer” and the thriller “Mousetrap,” cementing - Read our full Pop Culture on The Outerhaven .

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Jun 29 • 7:21 AM EDT • Entertainment • theouterhaven.net
Safety in the summer

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, July is, on average, the hottest month of the year in the United States.

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Jun 29 • 2:00 AM EDT • Health • safetyandhealthmagazine.com
Who slept best last night: George Russell

First win since Melbourne for the man who began the year as Formula 1's pre-season favourite. Is he back in the fight?

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Jun 29 • 1:47 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Choose central Ohio's boys high school Athlete of the Year for 2025-26

Dispatch.com readers can choose central Ohio's boys Athlete of the Year. You have until 4 p.m. July 3 to vote.

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Jun 29 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • dispatch.com
Ace Aquatec wins Scottish Business of the Year award for innovation

Ace Aquatec wins Scottish Business of the Year award for innovation

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Jun 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • seafoodsource.com
Linux 7.3 To Introduce DRM "Color Format" Property With AMD GPU Driver Support

While the Linux 7.2 kernel merge window is only ending later today to cap off the feature work on this next version of the Linux kernel, already for the Linux 7.3 kernel cycle later in the year there is one notable feature on the way: the DRM color format property is being introduced and being first supported by the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver.

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Jun 28 • 9:34 AM EDT • Technology • phoronix.com
3 million Americans have dropped Obamacare health coverage over past year, after Republicans let federal subsidies expire

KFF expects the total number of people in the government healthcare program to continue to decline throughout the year, potentially to a low of about 17.5 million from 19.2 million now.

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Jun 27 • 4:21 PM EDT • Health • fortune.com
Thanks, Obama: Reflections on a library and a presidency

The years since Obama left office have underscored for me just how important character, temperament and respect for the rule of law are for a president.

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Jun 27 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
Bill Maher reveals to JD Vance which political party keeps refusing to face his questions

Bill Maher told Vice President JD Vance on Friday's episode of "Real Time" that many of the Democrats he has supported over the years have declined invitations to appear on his show. (Credit: Real Time with Bill Maher)

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Jun 27 • 9:53 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Hopewell's James Armstrong is the first sophomore to win Post-Gazette Athlete of the Year

James Armstrong is a teenager who doesn’t do well with downtime. Armstrong has a summer job as a maintenance worker at schools in the Ambridge Area...

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Jun 27 • 4:00 AM EDT • Sports • post-gazette.com
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Caleb Wilson bringing flood of confidence to Bulls: 'I expect to have Rookie of the Year, honestly'
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Jun 26 • 9:11 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Kern County Public Health reports first detection West Nile virus for 2026

Kern County health officials have confirmed the first mosquito sample of the year has tested positive for West Nile virus, a development that is prompting

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Jun 26 • 6:40 PM EDT • Health • bakersfieldnow.com
EA Sports College Football 27 Will Be Without Two Surprising Stars

One of the most anticipated video game releases of the year is set to arrive on July 9 when EA Sports releases College Football 27 worldwide.This marks the third consecutive annual release since the series returned after an 11-year hiatus.Players who want to be included in the game must actively opt in through a structured […] The post EA Sports College Football 27 Will Be Without Two Surprising Stars appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jun 26 • 2:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Year 536 AD Was So Bad It May Have Been the Worst Time in Human History to Be Alive

Volcanoes, famine and plague made 536 a leading candidate for history’s worst year.

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Jun 26 • 2:50 PM EDT • Science • zmescience.com
Athlete of the Year finalist: Penn Manor standout provided the power for Comets in 3 sports

Anneli Starry didn’t know what she had in Joelle Kroesen. The Penn Manor girls lacrosse coach labeled the then-freshman as a swing — an athlete who is rostered on two

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Jun 26 • 10:29 AM EDT • Sports • lancasteronline.com
Four bad habits tournament golf exposed within my game

What one writer learned from his second tournament round of the year.

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Jun 26 • 9:09 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Salpointe flag football QB named MaxPreps Freshman of the Year

It is the first year that MaxPreps is putting together an All-American team as the sport continues to gain popularity.

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Jun 25 • 9:11 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Health officials: State's first West Nile virus-positive mosquito of the year found in Berkshires

“With warmer weather and summer officially beginning this week, it is the time of year when we typically begin detecting West Nile virus in mosquito populations,” a public health official said.

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Jun 25 • 7:50 PM EDT • Health • boston.com
Making Our Own Luck

We are cross-posting a piece that former NIH official Kris Willis wrote for Macroscience. Kris is now the President and Founder of the Woodley Park Institute, for which I’m a board member. Picking winners or hedging bets? Federal science agencies have long wrestled with the question of how to ensure their billions of dollars of grants and contracts result in maximum benefits for Americans. On the surface, it might seem that a goal-oriented, interventionist style of management would be the best policy: prioritize our most pressing problems and distribute funding accordingly.This top-down strategy creates a unique hazard, though: bad choices can send resources in the wrong direction, resulting in slow progress that impedes the delivery of tangible benefits to citizens. Moreover, if decision makers pursue an applied advance when the underlying scientific principles remain poorly understood, they risk costly failures and a loss of support for the research enterprise at large. Examples include Nixon’s 1971 War on Cancer, undertaken on the premise that a cure could be achieved in less than a decade, the drive to build an operational commercial fusion plant by the mid-1990s, and the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which failed to produce the effective treatments and prevention strategies promised by 2025. The contrasting laissez-faire approach is to hedge your bets. If the path to an advance is impossible to predict, then the wisest choice might be to distribute funding to as widely as possible. The main risk of this strategy is that spreading funding thinly may limit the resources available to the most promising research, resulting in the same negative outcomes as the interventionist approach: limited support for the most promising topics, slow progress, and delayed returns. In reality, at science agencies like the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, program managers navigate between these two extremes, setting some funds aside to target high-priority areas and using the rest to cover the widest possible range of meritorious proposals. This middle path seems like the most rational way to proceed, but it still requires making choices. How much should be set aside for high priority topics? What should those topics be? How should we define merit? Expert opinion can provide a helpful guide, but leading experts can have remarkably different opinions about what matters and what should be prioritized. Moreover, experts and administrators alike can be risk averse, giving an edge to high-profile, well-established concepts. What’s really needed is a data-driven framework to help guide decision-making, one that doesn’t simply repackage prestige or incumbency. Recognizing breakthroughs years in advance Many breakthroughs fail to attract funding or recognition at the earliest stages of development. Katalin Karikó, for example, spent years struggling to win grants for work on mRNA that would eventually win her and Drew Weissman a Nobel Prize. Similar stories can be told about Jim Allison’s groundbreaking studies leading to the development of cancer immunotherapy, Stan Pruisner’s demonstration that prions can self-replicate without DNA, or Robin Warren and Barry Marshall’s proof that Helicobacter pylori, not stress, causes ulcers. Yet at some point, the scientific community recognizes and responds to transformative breakthroughs like these. How does that change happen? And what if science funders could identify the areas that are on the cusp of a breakthrough? Those questions led my collaborators and me to study how scientists responded to past breakthroughs. Based on patterns in that data, we developed a means of predicting future breakthroughs, using biomedicine as a proof of concept. It’s worth taking a moment to describe how our approach works. Briefly, our prediction process begins by grouping the 18 million or so peer-reviewed papers in PubMed, the authoritative database of biomedical research, into roughly 50,000 unique topics. A small subset of these topics are so widely acclaimed as breakthroughs that they have been recognized with a major prize like a Nobel or a Lasker Award. We theorized that studying the development of these outliers over time, especially before they gained acclaim, was the key to identifying future instances of them. After defining topics, we chose 21 representative breakthroughs and asked what they looked like before they won prestigious prizes. To answer that question, we re-ran our topic-mapping algorithm repeatedly, winding back the clock one year each time, stringing together the years to follow the progress of each field as it grew and advanced. We found that in each case, the years leading up to a discovery followed a pattern: a burst of papers on a new, rapidly evolving topic, many of which quickly became influential. These characteristics—the percent of papers that are new, the percentage of papers that are brought in from other topics, and the influence of each individual paper—can all be measured separately for any given topic. Together, they act as a predictive signal that is detectable an average of five years before a transformative discovery is made, and up to thirty years before the discovery receives a major prize. Scanning the current research landscape for topics that display this signal allows us to predict what work will likely produce a future breakthrough. Each year we analyzed includes four or five signals, a number that appears to have remained constant across a twenty year time frame. In their classic work on the sociology of science, Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar established that the desire to participate in a major discovery is an important motivator for scientists as they consider whether they should take up (or abandon) a research problem. Although further work is needed, the simplest explanation for our results is that this behavior is widespread enough to detect at scale. A foundational advance, or something like it, draws the attention of scientists and causes them to change the direction of their research. They vote with their feet, staking their own reputation and careers by publishing on and citing the new idea. That upswell of interest is the foundation of our breakthrough signal. What kind of research does our model identify as a breakthrough? After building a model based on the patterns in our 21 preselected breakthroughs, we tested it by identifying all early signals of discovery from 1994 through 1997. Of the 18 signals we found in that time period, 17 can be traced forward in time to a breakthrough. Examples include super-resolution fluorescence microscopy (see the image above), the directed evolution of proteins and enzymes (Chemistry Nobel, 2018), and sequencing the human genome (National Medal of Science, 2008). The discovery of the role of leptin signaling in obesity is a particularly interesting case study. Around 1950, scientists noticed the existence of a type of lab mouse that suffered from a unique inherited form of obesity. When given the freedom to choose their own diet, these mice ate more than normal and preferred food that was high in fat. Researchers had few clues as to why the animals overate; early experiments pointed to the existence of a soluble ob factor found circulating in the bloodstream that regulated appetite, but its identity was unknown. In 1994, Jeffrey Friedman and colleagues identified and sequenced the ob gene, noting that the protein it encoded appeared to fit the profile of a circulating factor. A year later, a trio of high-profile publications demonstrated that ob was a hormone that regulated body weight and fat deposition by regulating appetite. One of these was co-authored by Friedman, who christened it leptin from the ancient Greek word for thin. Using our model, the data from 1996 make it clear this advance would become a breakthrough. Scientists had flocked to study the biology of the new hormone, generating the flurry of new papers and citations required to produce a signal. One of these demonstrated that serum leptin concentrations reflected the amount of adipose tissue in the human body, providing clinical validation of the earlier mouse studies. Before the identification of leptin, scientists were unable to point to a specific molecule that controlled appetite and adiposity, so that it was impossible to rule out non-physiological causes of obesity; its characterization fundamentally changed our concept of weight gain. In 2010, Friedman and fellow pioneer Douglas Coleman were awarded a Lasker for the discovery. Our work also identifies breakthroughs in clinical practice and behavioral and social sciences, even though these areas are less likely to draw the attention of major prize committees. One example that falls into this category is the introduction of endovascular aneurysm repair, a minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm, a leading cause of death among Americans over the age of 65. Relative to the previous standard of care, it reduces in-hospital mortality by almost four-fold. In 2017, Timothy Chuter received the American College of Surgeons’ prestigious Jacobsen Innovation award for his multiple refinements to the technique. Another under-recognized breakthrough identified by our model is the development of standardized survey instruments to assess the quality of life for HIV+ patients. The antiretroviral cocktails introduced in the mid-1990s reduced AIDS mortality, but treatment came with serious side effects. The new evaluations showed that patients whose disease progressed had worse physical functioning than Americans with other chronic diseases, while those who were asymptomatic maintained a health-related quality of life on par with the overall US population. This evidence made it possible for patients and activists to argue that even in the absence of a total cure, and in spite of the side effects, alleviation of symptoms was a worthwhile priority for clinicians. My colleagues and I have failed to identify any significant recognition for the physicians and health policy experts who pioneered this advance, although in 2016, researchers called for the World Health Organization to set targets for good health-related quality of life as part of its framework to end the AIDS pandemic. From forecasting to funding How should science funders use our predictions? Any serious discussion of what we should do with this new capability needs to begin with an understanding of its limitations. We can’t (and shouldn’t) invest all of our resources in the small number of topics predicted to produce breakthroughs. Innovative new fields are born from existing ones; they rarely arise de novo. If funders don’t maintain a diverse portfolio, the breakthroughs of tomorrow will have no antecedents. Think of this as eating the seed corn, or killing the goose that lays the golden egg. There are also multiple goals of funding beyond basic scientific discovery, including translating discoveries into clinical practice, developing new technologies, supporting economic development, and training new scientists. The investments needed to accomplish these goals are likely different from those required to support emerging breakthroughs. Finally, we must be aware that we may not capture every instance of a breakthrough. The concept is fuzzy, and not every significant discovery is recognized with a major award. Further, breakthroughs are rare, meaning that our dataset is, by necessity, small. This makes formal estimates of accuracy challenging. Although our overall success rate appears to be high, any one signal may turn out to be a false positive. We found one apparent example: the development of the third generation COX-2 inhibitors, Vioxx and Celebrex, which were much celebrated in the early 2000s as effective but non-addictive pain relievers, meets all the algorithmic criteria of a breakthrough. Five years after it received FDA approval, researchers demonstrated that Vioxx was associated with serious cardiovascular complications, and the manufacturer voluntarily pulled the drug from the market. Celebrex remains available, although like other NSAIDs, it carries an FDA warning for increased cardiovascular risk. Decision makers who were overly focused on the breakthrough potential of this research might have wasted substantial resources nurturing an area that ultimately proved to be a failure—but so would those who relied on expert opinion at the time. That said, the potential benefits of funding the next mRNA vaccine or cancer immunotherapy years earlier than we might have are large. When we can’t assume the outcome of an action, it’s worth conducting an experiment. Can targeted support for areas that are poised to produce a breakthrough increase the return on scientific investment without cannibalizing future advances? With the necessary administrative infrastructure in place, conducting this experiment would be straightforward. First, identify all the breakthrough signals between 2018 and 2023, select half at random, and commit to a decade of investment. For biomedicine, a six year window should yield about 30 topics with the potential to produce a breakthrough. Providing strong support to half of these might be accomplished for $300 million a year. That’s roughly half of the recent annual budget of the NIH Common Fund or around 20% of the fiscal year 2025 budget for ARPA-H. After five years, then again at ten, compare to see which group — the one that was actively managed, or the control — produced more breakthroughs, and on what timescale. Although we used biomedicine as an example, the same experiment could just as well be run for physics, materials science, or any other discipline. Any attempt to undertake such an experiment should keep three points top of mind. First, we can predict the topic of future breakthroughs, but the people and vision for how to move the work forward are still important. In practice, this means success requires active program managers with the expertise to develop the science and the authority to do so, including by recruiting investigators. Second, we would be wise to learn from the failures of past attempts to fund transformative research. High among these are funding modestly repackaged work, confusing the genuinely novel with the merely unfamiliar, and relying too much on incumbent investigators. All of these risks can be mitigated by thoroughly and intelligently integrating high quality data into portfolio management. Finally, we need to have patience. Even with strong funding support, producing a breakthrough takes time. If supporting breakthroughs is the best way to nurture the birth of new fields, we also need to accurately describe and properly manage the other two stages, so that we invest wisely throughout the productive lifetime of ideas and divest once they reach the point of diminishing returns. We would benefit from more study of all of these phases, especially the transition from one to another. More research could answer questions like: When does a breakthrough become an established field? How do the availability of funding, the size and characteristics of the available workforce, and the accumulation of evidence that disagrees with prevailing models affect a field’s decline? Exactly how do old ideas give birth to new ones, and can we speed up the process? The more we understand about the dynamics of scientific progress, the better we can maximize the odds that our curiosity leads to results. I’d call that finding a way to make our own luck.

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Jun 25 • 4:48 PM EDT • Science • goodscience.substack.com
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Entertainment this week: Paul Thorn, Hike for Hope and more

Friday, June 26 Annual Ian Casey Classic – Tahoe Donner Golf Course. Our most popular event of the year, a full field of 130+ golfers will team up in foursomes and hit the links to...

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Jun 25 • 10:57 AM EDT • Entertainment • sierrasun.com
Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders open, but don’t expect a physical copy

The blockbuster launch is expected to dwarf the box office takings of the year’s biggest movies with one industry analyst predicting it could make $1bn within an hour

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Jun 25 • 10:17 AM EDT • Technology • theguardian.com
Keiser's Paul Dodson Voted 2025-26 SUN Sports Information Director of the Year

The Sun Conference is pleased to announce that Keiser University Assistant Athletics Director of Communications Paul Dodson has been named the 2025-26 Sun Conference Sports Information Director of the Year, as voted on by his peers across the league. The honor marks the third conference SID of the Year award of Dodson's career after previously earning the distinction in 2022-23 at Keiser University and 2018-19 while at Johnson & Wales University.

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Jun 25 • 6:20 AM EDT • Sports • kuseahawks.com
Cardona family business named rookie of the year, yet family still blocked from E-2 visa
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The 17 best popular science books of 2026 so far

The first six months of the year have brought us popular science reads on everything from consciousness to cosmology. Liz Else rounds up her favourites

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Jun 24 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • newscientist.com
Los Angeles Business Journal Names Kristen Cerf CEO of the Year

This recognition reflects Cerf’s leadership and the collective commitment across the Blue Shield Promise team to improve health outcomes and expand access to care.

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Jun 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • news.blueshieldca.com
Aces fall to Liberty in first matchup of the year

LAS VEGAS – The Aces certainly know what to expect now.

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Jun 24 • 1:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NAWBO Honors Prominent Business Leader as Member of the Year

Credit: Courtesy SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The National Association of Women Business Owners, Santa Barbara chapter (NAWBO-SB) is proud to honor

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Jun 23 • 5:46 PM EDT • Business • independent.com
Scientists alarmed after two wildfires hit Greenland within a week

Researchers say it is ‘quite wild’ to see fires at such high northern latitudes happen so early in the year

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Jun 23 • 6:44 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Opinion | Is This the Year Florida Turns Blue?

David Jolly must persuade voters who have been increasingly hostile to Democrats that he’s a different kind of Democrat.

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Jun 23 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Cannes Lions 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year is Apple TV chief

The Apple TV streaming service is run by Apple SVP of Services and Health, Eddy Cue, and Cannes Lions has recognized him as the 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year thanks to his work on the platform.

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Jun 22 • 10:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • appleinsider.com
Eddy Cue accepts Entertainment Person of the Year Award at Cannes Lions

Eddy Cue, received the 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

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'A smartphone-like user experience' – The Hammerhead Karoo has just hit its best price of the year in this Amazon Prime Day deal

At full price, the Karoo 3 impressed our expert tester with its brilliant touchscreen that made it our top choice for cycling navigation

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Jun 22 • 12:56 PM EDT • Technology • cyclingnews.com
Health inspections in first half of 2026 lead to restaurant closures, warnings in Champaign Co.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — In the first half of the year, more than two dozen businesses in Champaign County have received less than satisfactory health inspections. These businesses hav…

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Vote: IndyStar boys golfer of the year

Here are the nominees for the IndyStar boys golfer of the year. Readers vote to decide the winner.

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Jun 22 • 11:19 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Old Dominion University Women’s Business Center Helps Suffolk Company Earn National SBA Award

When Rachael and Joseph Culbertson started Culbertson Contracting in 2021, the couple knew they had the work ethic to succeed; they just needed the right roadmap. Now, thanks to a transformative partnership with Old Dominion University through its Women’s Business Center, the Suffolk-based company has been named Virginia’s Blue-Collar Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

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Athlete of the Year finalist: \'Clutch\' three-sport standout left legacy of winning at Manheim Township

The number is simply staggering.

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\'Toy Story 5\' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million

“Toy Story” still has a friend in moviegoers. The fifth installment in the Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That easily

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Anti-Myles Garrett commentary starts to leak out of Cleveland

A recent column out of Cleveland slighted the Defensive Player of the Year’s leadership.

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A 35-year-old copyright rule could let Ultima's creator make a new game EA can't stop

Garriott says he has tried several times over the years to bring Ultima back with EA's help, but each effort stalled before anything concrete happened. "Every decade...

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Jun 21 • 11:22 AM EDT • Technology • techspot.com
Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba Overlooked in Calvin Johnson's Record Prediction

Megatron snubbed the reigning Offensive Player of the Year, favoring Puka Nacua to break his receiving record despite JSN’s historic 1,793-yard season and Super Bowl title run.

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Jun 21 • 8:16 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Comparing the mood of America’s 250th anniversary with its 200th in 1976

As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, a look back five decades to 1976 — the year of the nation’s bicentennial — reveals notable similarities with today.

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Clemson Athletics Introduces Multi-Sport “Paw Pass” Ticket

Clemson Athletics is launching a new ticket platform, Paw Pass, designed to give fans more flexibility and access to a wide range of athletic events throughout the year.

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20 Best Video Games of 2026 So Far

It's been a tough run for the industry, but there's plenty of strong contenders for game of the year, from old franchises to all-new IP.

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Jun 19 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • rollingstone.com
Watkins honored with top national bone health award

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Colleen Watkins, M.D., a WVU Medicine rheumatologist, has been named the 2026 Andrew D. Bunta Own the Bone Clinician of the Year by the American Orthopaedic Association. Colleen Watkins, M.D. ...

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Stanley Cup cash flow: Downtown Raleigh businesses prepare for big crowds during Saturday's parade

Before Saturday's Stanley Cup championship parade, downtown Raleigh businesses are stocking up for what could be the busiest day of the year.

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Jun 18 • 3:47 PM EDT • Business • wral.com
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How many Americans can afford high-quality healthcare? A new poll finds the number has fallen

Concerns about affording healthcare in the year ahead were also at a record high.

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Android 17 just dropped for Pixel phones and Watch all at once - the biggest update of the year

From real multitasking to better battery life, here is what landed today.

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Jun 17 • 11:05 AM EDT • Technology • phonearena.com
Science, Public Health, and the Politics of Truth

Presented as part of the McCloskey Speaker Series.Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., professor and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, joins the Aspen Institute for a keynote lecture on the intersection of science, medicine, and public trust. A leading authority on vaccines and neglected tropical diseases, Hotez reflects on the challenges facing public health today, the growing politicization of science, and what it will take to rebuild trust in scientific institutions in the years ahead.Paepcke Auditorium, doors at 5:00 pmRegistrationThis event is free and open to the public, but registration is required, and capacity is established on a first-come, first-served basis. Once an event is at capacity, we will have an in-person waitlist at the door.Public registration is now open for summer 2026. Please click here to register.ParkingParking is very limited. Please carpool, walk, bike, or ride RFTA.Book signing will immediately follow the event. To learn more about his book or to order a copy, please click here.

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Jun 17 • 7:35 AM EDT • Science • aspenpublicradio.org
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Science, Public Health, and the Politics of Truth

Presented as part of the McCloskey Speaker Series.Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., professor and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, joins the Aspen Institute for a keynote lecture on the intersection of science, medicine, and public trust. A leading authority on vaccines and neglected tropical diseases, Hotez reflects on the challenges facing public health today, the growing politicization of science, and what it will take to rebuild trust in scientific institutions in the years ahead.Paepcke Auditorium, doors at 5:00 pmRegistrationThis event is free and open to the public, but registration is required, and capacity is established on a first-come, first-served basis. Once an event is at capacity, we will have an in-person waitlist at the door.Public registration is now open for summer 2026. Please click here to register.ParkingParking is very limited. Please carpool, walk, bike, or ride RFTA.Book signing will immediately follow the event. To learn more about his book or to order a copy, please click here.

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MSU announces naming of Greene College of Science & Engineering, cementing eastern Kentucky family legacy

Morehead State University is honored to announce the naming of the Greene College of Science & Engineering in recognition of a significant and generous gift from Drs. Randy (Class of 1967) and Judy Greene. Approved by the MSU Board of Regents at the meeting on June 12, the college naming will take effect on July 1. A formal recognition and transition will occur later in the year. To learn more about the College of Science & Engineering and its programs, email dsci@moreheadstate.edu or call 606-783-2626. For more information on the Greene Family Scholarship Endowment, or to establish your own, contact MSU’s Office of Alumni Relations & Development at 606-783-2033 or email giving@moreheadstate.edu.

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Jun 16 • 3:01 PM EDT • Science • moreheadstate.edu
Android 17 is headed to Pixel phones now, and it'll change the way you multitask

The biggest OS release of the year has started

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Miguel Rojas' pinch-hit homer lifts Dodgers past Rays

LOS ANGELES — The crowd of 53,911 at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium has seen its share of dramatic moments over the years, but on Monday night, Miguel Rojas added another memorable chapter to his growing collection of clutch performances.

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Jun 16 • 2:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Former Cyclone Hakeem Butler signs with Broncos

The Denver Broncos have signed veteran wide receiver Hakeem Butler, the reigning UFL Offensive Player of the Year, just ahead of their mandatory minicamp, which starts on Tuesday. According to NFL insider Mike Garafolo, Butler joins the team after a dominant season with the St. Louis Battlehawks, where he led the UFL with 641 receiving […]

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Two-time UFL Offensive Player of the Year gets another NFL shot, signs with Broncos

Hakeem Butler led the UFL in receiving yards and now gets another chance to stick on an NFL roster under Sean Payton

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Missouri and Kansas have tens of thousands of kids without healthcare. But poverty is down

The annual child wellness report Kids Count found child poverty has improved in Kansas and Missouri compared to the years before the pandemic. But both states still have tens of thousands of children without health insurance.

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Jun 15 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kcur.org
Hernandez, Snell Seen Working Out on Field Amid IL Stints

Los Angeles Dodgers stars Blake Snell and Teoscar Hernandez both worked out on the field at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. Snell has only made one start for the Dodgers this season, missing the beginning of the year with fatigue and…

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West Hartford Business Buzz: June 15, 2026 - We-Ha

A round-up of openings, closings, and other news about West Hartford businesses. Business Buzz is sponsored by NBT Bank, and we are very thankful for their support! By Ronni Newton We've just about reached that time of the year when I would like to hit pause and stay here for a

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The #1 pop song from the year you graduated high school

Stacker pulled data from Billboard's year-end charts to compile a list of the #1 pop song for each year from 1946 to 2024.

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Jun 14 • 7:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • caledonianrecord.com
MarketInk: Health Care Communicators honor Mission Valley nonprofit’s PR director

The 2026 Communicator of the Year Award went to Anne Slate, director of public relations for LifeSharing, a Mission Valley nonprofit.

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Jun 14 • 6:00 PM EDT • Health • timesofsandiego.com
McHenry High social science educator honored at Teacher of the Year awards

A McHenry Community High School social science teacher was among those recently honored during the 2026 Those Who Excel and Teacher of the Year Awards in Normal.

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Jun 14 • 3:38 PM EDT • Science • shawlocal.com
NFL writer ranks Steelers T.J. Watt contract among league’s worst

The former Defensive Player of the Year has one of the worst contracts in the NFL.

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Jun 14 • 12:21 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
We lived in China and Cambodia. Our daughter found home in Los Angeles.

My daughter barely remembers the years we spent living in China and Cambodia, even though they still shape how I see family and home.

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Jun 14 • 6:37 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
UCLA's John Savage named national baseball coach of year

John Savage, whose UCLA team was ranked No. 1 the entire regular season and won the Big Ten tournament before the Bruins were bounced in the regional round of the NCAA tournament, was named coach of the year by the College Baseball Foundation on Saturday.

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans is racing’s super-sized event of the year

The size of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, from the full day race to the fan zones and camp sites, sets it apart from other motorsport events.

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What Genres and Streamers Won 2025? And Who Lost? Plus Six Strategy Thoughts

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Okay, time for the tenth and final article in my ten-part series recapping 2025. As I wrote two articles ago, my barometer for whether these articles are worth writing/publishing is whether they yield strategic insights, and once again, every subsection in this article has a strategic takeaway (or two). Honestly, these are the most important takeaways, since I step back and look holistically at the streaming wars in 2025. After I declare which streamers won and lost the year and which genres won and lost the year, I have six bonus thoughts. If you’d like to review the whole series... You can find the film flops here and here. You can find the TV shows flops here and here. You can find the top films here. You can find the top TV shows here, here and here. Then I declared my winners and losers in various categories here. You can find my 2024 recaps here. You can find the 2023 recaps here and here. And my 2022, 2021 and 2020 are all stored here. Yeah, it’s halfway through the year, and I’m just finishing this series up now. This year, I tried to space things out to not clog up my writing calendar, plus I had to wait for Fallout to (finally) drop off the charts. Well, that ended up pushing this series wayyyyy too far back on the calendar. Oh well. Next year, the goal will be to finish this series in March, but frankly, I just need more staff to make that happen. So please subscribe. Or, if you’re an advertiser (movie studio, FYC firm, or other), please reach out. Subscribe Streamer of the Year: Netflix Honorable Mention: Paramount (and CBS) So, just last week, I wrote about how Netflix has lost seven of its top twelve scripted shows in the last year. And I shared two very dour looks at Netflix’s potential slowdown this year and last. Guess what? They’re still the number one streamer in America. In 2025, they dominated new streaming shows (even if most of those new hit shows aren’t coming back for future seasons), they had the two biggest films, and they had the top returning TV show by a mile. The world is complicated, nuanced and messy. There may be warning signs of a future Netflix slowdown, but in 2025, Netflix was still the number one streamer. Note what I didn’t say? That Netflix has “won” the streaming wars, because obviously the streaming wars are still ongoing and, more importantly, YouTube is still growing—so now YouTube has “won” the streaming wars?—while Netflix’s share of TV consumption has stalled out. Avoid simplistic talking points, especially if they’re constantly repeated and could fit on a bumper sticker. I had trouble picking the second-place streamer this year, because all of the candidates for second place—Prime Video, HBO Max, and Paramount+—had some hits, but no one stood out. Then I saw this update from Nielsen on the top shows on TV in the 2025-206 season. Sure enough, Netflix had five of the top ten shows! And they had ten of the top 31 shows and fifteen of the top fifty. But CBS/Paramount+ actually had more shows in the top thirty and the top fifty. Paramount+/CBS had twelve of the top thirty shows and nineteen of the top fifty. Let me emphasize that: CBS/Paramount+ had more top shows in the 2025-2026 season than Netflix. And this look was just for TV shows, not live sports, an arena Netflix barely plays in. Meanwhile, Paramount-Skydance’s market cap is a fraction of Netflix’s. That’s weird, right? Streaming Loser of the Year, TV… We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… ...what streamer lost the year in TV... …whether Netflix could win the title for “film” streamer too… …who won the Disney vs Warner Bros. battle for theaters… ...what TV genres won and lost the year... ...what film genres won and lost the year... ...what film genre people think is thriving on streaming but isn’t… …why F-BOSSS TV shows don’t hold the same sway in the 2020s… …what it means to “flop” as a film on streaming… …UK shows underperforming on streaming… And a lot more... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. If you’d like to read more about why you should subscribe, please read this article about the Streaming Ratings Report, why it matters, why you need it, and why we cover streaming ratings best.

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One of the Best New Shows of the Year Was Just Renewed for Season Two

Apple TV+ has already renewed a fan-favorite comedy-horror series after just one season. Here’s what to know about the renewal and what's being teased for season two.

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Jun 12 • 12:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • purewow.com
He Went From $300,000 in Debt to Running a $1 Million Business. Now This Founder Is Taking His Model to America.

Brandon Willington is taking the lead generation system behind “Where U?” into the United States, following a breakout year that saw him named Marketing Entrepreneur of the Year.

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Apple to Release These 15 New Products Later This Year

Apple's annual WWDC developers conference is drawing to a close, but there is still a lot to look forward to in the second half of the year. Apple is expected to release at least 15 more products later this year. Now that the more intelligent and personal version of Siri has finally arrived in beta, a full two years after Apple first previewed it at WWDC 2024, we should begin to see some new devices that were reportedly postponed until the new Siri was ready.

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Bean Named General Counsel of the Year by St. Louis Business Journal

Eight Corporate Counsel Award honorees chosen by publication for 2026 Howl Bean II, general counsel for St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (STL Partnership), has been named the 2026 General Counsel…

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Tigers hit 6 homers in 11-0 rout of Twins

Leading 2-0, Torkelson hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning for his 10th of the season. Torres made it 5-0 in the fifth before Keith hit a two-run shot for his first of the year in the sixth. Greene in the seventh and McKinstry added solo shots before Pérez capped the surge with a two-run shot to left-center in the eighth.

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Grounds for celebration: Dean’s Beans named Massachusetts Rural Business of the Year

When founder Dean Cycon stepped down from his Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Co. in 2023, he didn’t look for a wealthy outside buyer or a massive conglomerate to take over. Instead, he handed the keys directly to the roasters, packers and office staff who helped him build the brand. Three years into its journey as […]

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Plumas Bank named 1st AD small business of the year

The Office of Assemblymember Heather Hadwick announces May was National Small Business Month, and Hadwick recognized Plumas Bank as the 1st Assembly

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Mike Vrabel hints at Patriots adding more tight end depth

The team’s younger tight ends could see increased opportunities with Julian Hill out for the year.

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Business Restructuring Review Vol. 25 No. 3 May-June 2026

In This Issue Texas Bankruptcy Court Adopts Barnet Rule Requiring Foreign Debtor to Have U.S. Assets to Be Eligible for Chapter 15 Relief In In re Siu-Fung Ceramics Holdings Limited, No. 24-33299, 2026 WL 382424 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Feb. 10, 2026), the court denied petitions for chapter 15 recognition of Hong Kong bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings commenced on behalf of an individual debtor and a group of companies that he owned or controlled. According to the court: (i) the corporate debtors' Hong Kong liquidation proceeding was not eligible for chapter 15 recognition because the attorney retainer upon which such relief was based was not funded until nine months after the chapter 15 petition date; and (ii) the individual debtor's Hong Kong bankruptcy case could not be recognized because the debtor's "center of main interests" on the chapter 15 petition date was not in Hong Kong, and he did not even maintain an "establishment" there. [read more …] Southern District of Texas Clarifies Post-Purdue Course for Consensual Third-Party Releases and Gatekeeping Provisions In In re Container Store Group, Inc., 676 B.R. 356 (S.D. Tex. 2026), appeal filed, No. 26-20166 (5th Cir. Apr. 14, 2026), cross appeal filed, No. 26-20166 (5th Cir. Apr. 24, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas addressed consensual third-party releases and gatekeeping provisions in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 603 U.S. 204 (2024). Consistent with existing Fifth Circuit precedent, the court confirmed that, in appropriate circumstances, consent for third-party releases may be obtained through a creditor's failure to opt out of granting that consent. But, the court ruled, consent through an opt-out mechanism essentially can never be inferred for creditor classes that stand to receive no recovery under a chapter 11 plan and that are deemed to reject the plan by operation of applicable bankruptcy law. Instead, those classes must affirmatively opt in to any release. The court also narrowed and remanded the bankruptcy court's acceptance of a broad gatekeeping provision, ruling that such provisions must correspond to the restrictions established by Fifth Circuit precedent. [read more …] Delaware Bankruptcy Court: Initial Transferee Need Not Be Defendant in Fraudulent Transfer Avoidance and Recovery Litigation The Bankruptcy Code gives a bankruptcy trustee the power to avoid asset transfers that are either made with the intent to defraud creditors or that are "constructively" fraudulent because an insolvent debtor did not receive adequate value in exchange. The Bankruptcy Code also permits recovery of an avoided transfer from not only the initial recipient, but also from subsequent transferees. Courts disagree over whether a transfer must actually be avoided before the trustee can seek recovery from a subsequent transferee and whether the initial transferee must also be a defendant in the recovery litigation against a subsequent transferee. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware weighed in on this debate in Phillips v. SS Associates LLC (In re ONH AFC CS Investors, LLC), No. 23-10931 (CTG), 2026 WL 312892 (Bankr. D. Del. Feb. 4, 2026). The court adopted the majority view, ruling that the initial transferee need not be a defendant in avoidance and recovery litigation against a subsequent transferee, but that the trustee must establish the elements necessary to avoid the initial transfer as part of the recovery litigation. [read more …] New York Bankruptcy Court Weighs In on Adequate Assurance of Future Performance under Assigned Leases and Chapter 11 Plan Exculpation Provisions In order to assume and assign an executory contract or unexpired lease, a bankruptcy trustee must cure most defaults under the agreement and provide "adequate assurance" of the assignee's future performance. However, the Bankruptcy Code provides no guidance as to the meaning of "adequate assurance" other than with respect to shopping center leases. In In re Broadway Realty I Co. LLC, No. 25-11050, 2026 WL 147505 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Jan. 19, 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York examined this issue in connection with a proposed assignment of thousands of residential leases as part of a free-and-clear sale of debtors' properties. The court held that "adequate assurance" does not mean a guarantee of the assignee's future performance, but merely demonstration that the assignee has the ability to satisfy the underlying obligations. The bankruptcy court also ruled that an exculpation provision in the debtors' chapter 11 plan exonerating non-estate fiduciaries from liability for actions taken in connection with the chapter 11 case was unobjectionable, provided it was limited in scope to postpetition conduct and actions taken in connection with implementation of the plan after its effective date. [read more …] Newsworthy Corinne Ball (New York) (Hall of Fame), Bruce Bennett (Los Angeles), Carl E. Black (Cleveland), Jeffrey B. Ellman (Atlanta), Brad B. Erens (Chicago), Gregory M. Gordon (Dallas), Heather Lennox (Cleveland/New York), Joshua M. Mester (Los Angeles), and Kevyn D. Orr (Washington) were included in the 2026 edition of Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers. The Daily Business Review selected Isel M. Perez (Miami) as an "On the Rise" winner for the Florida Legal Awards. The Florida Legal Awards annually recognize those who have made significant contributions to the legal industry in Florida. Dan T. Moss (Washington/New York) was inducted as a Fellow in the 37th Class of the American College of Bankruptcy at its Annual Meeting in March 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. Christine Borries (Munich) was ranked in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency in the 2026 edition of Chambers Germany. The 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Singapore™ recognized Sushma Jobanputra (Singapore) in the practice area Insolvency & Reorganization. The restructuring transaction involving Eissmann Automotive North America, Inc. received the "2025 Turnaround of the Year (Large Company)" at the Turnaround Management Association (Detroit) Annual Awards Reception. T. Daniel Reynolds (Cleveland) and Nick Buchta (Cleveland) represented subsidiaries of Eissmann Group Automotive in connection with the parent company's German insolvency proceedings. Roger Dobson (Sydney) is among 40 Jones Day lawyers recognized by The Best Lawyers in Australia 2027 for his contributions in Banking and Finance Law; Distressed Investing & Debt Trading; Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation. An article written by Corinne Ball (New York) titled "Ard Finance—A Global Enterprise Combining an LME With a Foreign Insolvency Proceeding and Chapter 15" was published in the April 21, 2026, edition of the New York Law Journal. An article written by Alex Sapp (New York) titled "Recent Developments in Section 510—Subordination" was published in the 2025 edition of the Norton Annual Survey on Bankruptcy Law. An article written by Brad B. Erens (Chicago) titled "New York Bankruptcy Court Approves Insider DIP Litigation Financing" was published on April 6, 2026, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Corinne Ball (New York), Dan T. Moss (Washington/New York), David S. Torborg (Washington), and Isel M. Perez (Miami) titled "New York District Court Affirms Narrow Scope of 'Public Policy Exception' in Chapter 15 Cases" was published on April 6, 2026, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Jeffrey B. Ellman (Atlanta) titled "Statutory Cap on Lease Rejection Damage Claims in Bankruptcy Applies to Solvent Debtors" was published on April 6, 2026, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Trisha L. Mowbray (Real Estate; Chicago) and Ryan Sims (Washington) titled "Chapter 11 Plan that Abridged Non-Debtor Lessee's Rights to Remain in Possession After Rejection Unconfirmable as Having Been Proposed in Bad Faith" was published on April 6, 2026, by Lexis Practical Guidance. Lawyer Spotlight: Ben Rosenblum Ben Rosenblum, a partner in the New York Office, represents debtors, creditors, and other parties in out-of-court restructurings and court-supervised proceedings, including chapter 11 cases, municipal bankruptcies, international insolvency matters, and stockbroker liquidations. His experience spans industries such as manufacturing, shipping, mining, aviation, energy, real estate, and telecommunications. Ben's notable debtor representations include Peabody Energy, the City of Detroit, Chrysler LLC, Spansion Japan, and Dana Corporation. Significant creditor representations include General Maritime Corporation, Calpine Corporation, American Home Mortgage, and Murray Energy. He currently represents creditors in Puerto Rico's restructuring. He also has extensive experience advising financial institutions on bankruptcy law as applied to derivatives.

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Google TV Streamer’s new update turns it into a better smart home device

The first big Google TV Streamer of 2026 is here – yes, six months into the year. Timing aside, though,...

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Reform, politics and Bangladesh cricket: The many challenges awaiting Tamim's BCB

His measured start has already earned praise, with many within Bangladesh cricket believing he could steer the board in a different direction in the years ahead | ESPN.com

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets a corrected Offensive Player of the Year award

Jaxon Smith-Njigba was Offensive Player of the Year.

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Cooper Flagg named to inaugural Time list of the 100 most influential people in sports

Cooper Flagg continues to put Maine on the map, as the recently-crowned NBA Rookie of the Year was named to Time Magazine's inaugural list of the 100 most influential people in sports.

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Platner seeks Democratic nomination for US Senate

Graham Platner has attracted a following of enthusiastic supporters and been confronted with a string of controversies as he has transformed from a political unknown into the leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in one of the year's most critical races.

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Teyana Taylor To Receive Icon Of The Year Honor At BET Awards 2026

Teyana Taylor will receive the Icon of the Year Award at the 2026 BET Awards, recognizing her impact on music, film, and culture.

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Jun 9 • 1:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • essence.com
Platner seeks the Democratic Senate nomination to set up critical Maine race with Collins

Graham Platner is seeking to make a Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate official in advance of one of the most anticipated contests of the year.

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Yough River Rally huge on entertainment

Musical entertainment has grown in both variety and number over the years at the annual Yough River Rally and this year will be no exception as the three days promise

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SBA visits Pennsylvania’s 2026 Small Business Person of the Year

Gale Ferranto, of Buona Foods in Chester County, received the award.

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Google patches new Chrome zero-day flaw exploited in the wild

Google has released emergency updates to patch another Chrome zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild, the fifth such flaw patched since the start of the year.

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Jun 9 • 2:56 AM EDT • Technology • bleepingcomputer.com
Fort Worth Chamber Opens Applications for 2026 Small Business of the Year Awards

The Fort Worth Chamber is now accepting applications for its 2026 Small Business of the Year Awards. Presented by Bank of Texas, these annual awa

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Jun 9 • 12:23 AM EDT • Business • fortworthbusiness.com
MSE Receives Seven Industry Honors

Led by Monumental Sports Network's Sports Media Platform of the Year honor and MSE Productions' Best Documentary, Long Form award, MSE earned additional recognition for innovation, storytelling, production excellence, and fan engagement Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2026)— Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) was recognized with seven awards across two of the sports industry's most prestigious awards

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Jun 8 • 10:56 AM EDT • Entertainment • monumentalsports.com
MSE Receives Seven Industry Honors

Led by Monumental Sports Network's Sports Media Platform of the Year honor and MSE Productions' Best Documentary, Long Form award, MSE earned additional recognition for innovation, storytelling, production excellence, and fan engagement Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2026)— Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) was recognized with seven awards across two of the sports industry's most prestigious awards

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Jun 8 • 10:56 AM EDT • Sports • monumentalsports.com
The Times' softball coach of the year: Katie Stith of JSerra

The daughter of a legendary Orange County club team coach guided the Lions to the program's first Division 1 softball championship.

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Jun 7 • 9:31 PM EDT • Sports • latimes.com