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Short-series science: Why one wild-card opponent fits Phillies better than the rest

The race for the National League Wild Card spots got a little wilder on Tuesday night. The Phillies defeated Milwaukee; […]

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Sep 23 • 11:50 AM EDT • Science • ocnjdaily.com
St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center receives $2.2M grant for expansion

The grant is awarded from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.

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Sep 23 • 10:39 AM EDT • Business • weau.com
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Brewers postseason tickets: Milwaukee guaranteed home NLDS games

The Brewers clinched a first-round bye in the 2026 MLB playoffs. NLDS tickets in Milwaukee are on sale now, here's everything you need to know:

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Sep 23 • 9:58 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Playoff Countdown: New England Revolution, St. Louis CITY mean business

Most teams have eight games left. The end is nigh. Until then… Each week, we’ll look at four teams rising or falling in the standings, three players making an impact, and three storylines to watch. An Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs race 4-3-3, if you will. Four teams we're monitoring

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Sep 23 • 9:51 AM EDT • Business • mlssoccer.com
Denny Hamlin: Carson Hocevar Always Picks the ‘Nuclear Option’

With Ryan Blaney sitting across from him, Denny Hamlin broke down the Bristol wreck and said Carson Hocevar always reaches for the nuclear option. Hamlin also pointed to his own 2017 mistake at Martinsville as the reason he sees it…

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Sep 23 • 9:39 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Marlins 8, Cubs 2: RISPy business and an Edward Cabrera meltdown

That was one heck of a way to lose a baseball game.

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Sep 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • bleedcubbieblue.com
Alec Burleson’s Gold Glove Case

When you think of Alec Burleson, you think of his power. His 23 home runs and 111 RBI have helped the St. Louis Cardinals exceed expectations this season. In fact, he currently leads MLB in RBI. Burleson's offensive resume already includes a Silver Slugger, earning it last year as a utility player. He is a …

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Sep 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PC version ControlResonant leaked a day before its official release.

A computer version of a sci-fi action film Control: Resonant from Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment has become freely available on...

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Sep 23 • 7:49 AM EDT • Technology • en.gamegpu.com
Pat Murphy calls Jacob Misiorowski’s Brewers development a “Beautiful Story”

Jacob Misiorowski has become a major part of the Milwaukee Brewers’ push toward the postseason after putting together a historic season. With the 2026 MLB Playoffs approaching, Brewers manager Pat Murphy reflected on how the young pitcher’s performance this year compares with what he showed during the 2025 season. During an appearance on The Pat [...]

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Sep 23 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bills Safety Damar Hamlin Makes Personal News Before Chargers Game

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin hosted a charity home run derby in Rochester on Tuesday evening. The post Bills Safety Damar Hamlin Makes Personal News Before Chargers Game appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 23 • 2:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Mac Mini Has Two Storage Downsides, Including Unremovable SSD

As confirmed by the website "Expand Mac mini," NAND storage in the new Mac mini models with the M6 and M5 Pro chips is soldered to the logic board, whereas the previous models with the M4 and M4 Pro chips have removable storage that can be upgraded. In other words, the new Mac mini does not support aftermarket storage upgrades.

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Sep 22 • 11:23 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Brandsegg-Nygard, Johansson lead Red Wings preseason outburst

Detroit defeated Pittsburgh 7-4 one night after being shut out.

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Sep 22 • 10:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A milestone night for Zack Wheeler as Phillies move to doorstep of postseason

Phils scored three in the eighth to beat Milwaukee. Brandon Marsh swung a big bat. A postseason berth could come as soon as Wednesday night.

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Sep 22 • 9:31 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
Journey Mental Health talks about student’s mental health screenings

Thousands of kids carry more than backpacks.

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Sep 22 • 6:25 PM EDT • Health • wmtv15news.com
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How can the Diamondbacks still make the 2026 MLB postseason?

PHOENIX – With six games remaining, the Diamondbacks are still alive in the NL Wild Card race, but barely. Arizona sits four games behind Philadelphia for the third National League Wild Card spot.

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Sep 22 • 5:56 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
3 takeaways from Taylor Tomlinson's memoir, 'Actually, Nevermind'

Taylor Tomlinson is used to turning the most personal parts of her life into comedy. Now, she’s putting them on the page in her debut memoir, “Actually Nevermind,” which is out on Sept. 22.

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Sep 22 • 5:34 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Syracuse athletic department hires Cleveland Cavaliers exec to boost business

Chris Presson will run the business side of the Syracuse athletic department for Bryan Blair.

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Sep 22 • 4:56 PM EDT • Business • syracuse.com
Yankees’ Jose Caballero Starting At Third Base

Yankees utility player Jose Caballero will get the start today at third base in the first game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium against the Tampa Bay Rays.Caballero (age 30) is a former Tampa Bay Ray who was traded to the Yankees at last year’s MLB trade deadline. Caballero is hitting a .236 batting average […] The post Yankees’ Jose Caballero Starting At Third Base appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 22 • 4:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
iPhone Handoff Will Get a Lot of Nerds to Carry Two iPhones

Why choose between an iPhone Duo and another iPhone when you can use one phone number on both and seamlessly switch between the two?

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Sep 22 • 3:45 PM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Justin Verlander’s Tigers Farewell Start Is Officially On

Justin Verlander completed his final bullpen test and is officially set to make his last MLB start Saturday for the Detroit Tigers.

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Sep 22 • 3:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Taylor Tomlinson turns off the mic to tell all in 'Actually, Nevermind'

Comedian Taylor Tomlinson turns a forced pause from nonstop touring and late-night TV into "Actually, Nevermind," an essay collection about grief, reinvention and changing your mind in adulthood.

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Sep 22 • 2:50 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Duckworth slams Trump for ‘cozying up’ to Xi as Illinois waits on China trade

The Illinois senator says promised Chinese purchases of U.S. farm goods and Boeing aircraft have been slow to materialize as Trump prepares to host Xi Jinping at the White House.

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Sep 22 • 2:06 PM EDT • Politics • chicagobusiness.com
Real Salt Lake's Diego Luna out following knee surgery

By MLSsoccer staffReal Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna is expected to miss the remainder of the 2026 MLS season after undergoing a successful meniscus repair in his knee last week, the club announced ...

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Sep 22 • 1:37 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Academies of Math and Science Announces National Expansion with Two New Schools and 1,300 New Student Seats

Academies of Math & Science announces new tuition-free K–8 campuses in Fort Smith, AR and North Las Vegas, LV opening Fall 2027. Join the interest list!...

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Sep 22 • 1:13 PM EDT • Science • globenewswire.com
Russians have a pragmatic approach to politics

Letter: There has never been a real rebellion for the Kremlin to squelch, writes Mergen Mongush

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Sep 22 • 12:58 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
The latest on MLB postseason clinches, Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge health updates, awards races, and more
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Sep 22 • 11:55 AM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Red Sox make final Chad Tracy decision before MLB postseason

Tracy took over as Boston's interim manager in April.

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Sep 22 • 11:29 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘Halo’ to move under Call of Duty publisher as Xbox announces layoffs

The cuts affect Halo Studios, other first-party developers, and management and central functions within Xbox, according to an announcement posted this morning by Matt Booty, Xbox’s chief content officer. The company is now about 75 percent finished with a restructuring announced earlier this year.

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Sep 22 • 10:38 AM EDT • Technology • washingtonpost.com
What CDC's new teen health survey shows, and what it skips

Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? Missing data changes public health policy. Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. CDC asked more than 10,000 high school students over 100 questions in spring 2025. Yesterday, it published a report covering a fraction of them. The report focsed on five areas: diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behaviors, and mental health, reflecting the priorities of the Make America Healthy Again movement. There was good news. Fewer teens seriously considered suicide in 2025 than in any survey year since 2015: 14%, down from 20% in 2023. Sadness fell. Underlying Conditions is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Sports participation, which dipped to 49% in 2021, is back to its 2015 level of 58%. Daily PE fell from 27% to 20% in two years, while fewer students eat breakfast daily than a decade ago. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. The questionnaire is public, and it goes well beyond those five areas. Students answered questions about sexual violence, self-harm, and whether they got help when they felt sad or anxious. They said how quickly they could get a loaded gun. They reported whether food ran out at home and whether they felt close to people at school. There were questions about sexual identity, including whether they were transgender. The report did not publish any of the answers students gave to those questions. CDC posts the raw survey data online, so anyone can see what the report left out. The report doesn’t cover the health of sexual minority students. Among students who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning, or another non-straight identity, persistent sadness fell from 66% to 57% between 2023 and 2025. Serious thoughts of suicide fell from 41% to 30%. Those drops were bigger than the ones among straight students, although the gap remains wide: 28% of straight students reported persistent sadness, about half the rate of LGBQ+ students. About 1 in 7 girls reported sexual violence in the past year. One in 6 students hurt themselves on purpose. Among students who needed help for sadness or anxiety, half rarely or never got it. And among students who had seriously considered suicide, 43% said they could get a loaded gun without an adult’s permission. One protective factor rose sharply. In 2023, 55% of students said they felt close to people at their school; in 2025, 63% did. CDC’s earlier research ties that kind of connection to better mental health. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? In 2023, CDC's national survey asked high school students, for the first time, whether they were transgender. Their answers are the only nationally representative data on transgender teens, and their mental health is by far the worst of any demographic. That year, 71% of transgender students reported persistent sadness, 54% seriously considered suicide, and 26% attempted it, compared with 38%, 18%, and 8% of cisgender students. But we don’t have 2025 data. The timing matters because students took the survey in spring 2025, as federal policy toward transgender youth shifted. On January 28th, an executive order directed agencies to end federal support for gender-affirming care for people under 19, and several hospitals paused that care within days. In February, the CDC said it would no longer process transgender identity data. Later in 2025, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and HHS ended the 988 Lifeline’s dedicated line for LGBTQ+ youth. Researchers disagree about how much state policy shapes trans teens’ mental health. A 2024 Trevor Project study estimated that anti-trans laws increased suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth. Critics dispute its methods and its estimates. The 2025 survey could have added national evidence to that fight. CDC collected the data but hasn’t publicly released it. Missing data changes public health policy. Surveillance works as a feedback loop. It can show officials whether their policies help or hurt. The CDC didn’t provide data on the students most exposed to transgender policy shifts. The report kept measures that frame health as personal choice, like fruit, breakfast, and sports. It left out measures that track policy, like gun access, mental healthcare, food at home, and school climate, all of which respond to what legislators and agencies decide. HHS did not respond to questions that I sent on September 21st.

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Sep 22 • 10:31 AM EDT • Health • celinegounder.com
MLB playoffs 2026 tracker: Standings, schedule, clinch scenarios, tiebreakers, playoff bracket and more
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Sep 22 • 9:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Digital Maternal Health Hub Aims to Close Critical Gaps in Maternal Health Care Across Pennsylvania

AUDUBON, Pa., September 22, 2026--The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC), a nonprofit leader in community-based mental health services, has partnered with Greenspace Health to develop Bloom, a centralized digital platform designed to streamline access to maternal health care and social determinants of health (SDoH) resources and services for underserved communities across Pennsylvania.

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Sep 22 • 9:02 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
The Next Frontier of Attribution Science Has Arrived

New research finds that Europe’s 2025 heat wave was made measurably worse by greenhouse gas emissions since the Paris Agreement.

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Sep 22 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • heatmap.news
Kargo's Emissions Reduction Targets Verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative

Near-term targets through 2030 hold 76.4% of Kargo's suppliers by emissions to science-based targets of their own...

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Sep 22 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • globenewswire.com
Mets Morning News: Hit the Road Jack

Your Friday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.

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Sep 22 • 8:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fine Entertainment Launches El Corazón Investment Offering for Accredited Investors

Fine Entertainment Launches El Corazón Investment Offering for Accredited Investors...

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Sep 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • globenewswire.com
High diesel prices forcing Vermont business to ‘eat’ the cost

Vermont truck drivers are now paying $6.45 for a gallon of diesel fuel. That’s $2.46 more than they paid a year ago.

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Sep 22 • 7:10 AM EDT • Business • wcax.com
Avondale health center is getting a major upgrade

The renovation will bring medical, pharmacy and dental services under one roof.

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Sep 22 • 6:18 AM EDT • Health • axios.com
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Dina Tallis: Science comes to life at Science & Aquarium Night

Science will move beyond the pages of textbooks and into the hands of students and families when Imlay City High School opens its doors for the third

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Sep 22 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • tri-citytimes.com
Science Done Right: New Clinical Evidence Advancing Cardiovascular Nutrition

Discover the key findings from this landmark study and what they reveal about the next generation of clinical research shaping the vitamin K2 category.

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Sep 22 • 5:56 AM EDT • Science • nutraingredients.com
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How lip-syncing to AI let Forced Entertainment ‘play the game of theatre’

Today we have a fascinating piece by long-time Forced Entertainment fan Ben Kulvichit, speaking to Tim Etchells about their latest show Cold Sweat, how they are integrating lip-sync and AI voices into their work, the question of ‘authenticity’ on stage, and how lip-sync has even opened the door for them to make “something a little bit like drama”. This piece is a paid partnership with the Southbank Centre, where you can see Cold Sweat next month – we’re very grateful to the Southbank Centre for their ongoing support for Exeunt. Holly Williams ‘It was immediately interesting and uncanny’ **By Ben Kulvichit** “Is the microphone on?” So goes one of the opening lines of Signal to Noise, delivered by a human performer lip-syncing to an AI-generated voice. The voice is American, cheery but sluggish, slowed down into a gelatinous drawl. It repeats ad infinitum in a farce of stuckness; an answer never materialises. I find myself asking the same question as I hop on a Google Meet call with Tim Etchells, the artistic director of Forced Entertainment. We spend five or ten minutes frowning at each other, muting and unmuting, me gesticulating in semaphore into my webcam, checking if I am coming through now, restarting the laptop. To Etchells, I appear exaggeratedly mouthing words, my voice missing. In this gloopy purgatory of broken communication, life imitates art imitates life imitates art. We try a Zoom instead. Forced Entertainment, the pioneering British theatre company who have been at the avant-garde of performance since the 1980s, turned an interesting artistic corner with Signal to Noise, created on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. The whole performance employed this lip-sync technique to AI voices; on the face of it a left-field move from a company whose identity has long been grounded in the earthy, immediate presences of its performers and its unassuming, low-tech approach to theatricality. The technique, however, turned out to provide the company with a “rich new seam” of artistic enquiry, and has now spawned a trilogy of works. The second instalment, Cold Sweat, plays at Sheffield Theatres, Southbank Centre, and Lancaster Arts in October, while the third part, Everything Must Go, has been touring in Europe and is slated to come to the UK in 2027. As is often the case with Forced Entertainment shows, the main conceit for this work didn’t arrive until quite late. They were “four or five weeks into rehearsals for Signal to Noise,” Etchells recalls, and getting nowhere. Away from rehearsals, he had been playing around with feeding “weird texts” to AI voices to see how they would cope with them – “basically for my own amusement” – and was compelled by the uniformly “serviceable, benign, good-natured” tone they would read in, no matter how poetic, fractured or experimental the writing. On a hunch, he brought some examples into rehearsals and the performers gave lip-syncing a go. “It was immediately interesting and uncanny,” he recalls, with the performers having to deal in the moment with the problem of mapping themselves onto another artificial ‘performer,’ which itself was dealing with the problem of a very human text. “Almost all the writing for these projects would be useless to us unless it was done in this way,” says Etchells. “We wouldn’t know what to do with it. It’s too poetic. It’s too fictional. It’s too tangled.” But exploring lip-syncing along to the text has opened “an enormous reservoir of ways of thinking about writing and performing.” Subscribe to Exeunt, and get two in-depth pieces on theatre a week, direct to your inbox Subscribe Forced Entertainment have long been sifting through the detritus of popular culture, from daytime TV to end-of-the-pier vaudeville, magic acts and clown shows, to find frameworks for their own unusual entertainments. Lip-syncing, then, makes sense for them to experiment with. As a mode of performance, it’s wired into popular consciousness through pop stars trying to convince stadium audiences of their liveness, or those same voices as channeled through the made-up lips of contestants on RuPaul’s Drag Race, or movie dialogue spreading virally through the host bodies of TikTok users. For Etchells, lip-syncing is often about “approaching real voices and trying to take on their aura,” subsuming that original human presence into yours. “There’s a very basic, elemental sort of theatre magic to it, produced in this very easy way.” This broad approach resonates with instances of lip-syncing within contemporary performance, too. In works like Re-Member Me and Showmanism, performance artist Dickie Beau acts as a kind of spirit medium for archival recordings (this process of re-membering – as in, giving corporeal form to voices – relies on his masterfully precise actor’s technique), while Frankie Thompson is similarly possessed by a host of characters ranging from a nine-year-old Jacob Rees-Mogg to Cliff Richards, all of whom she finds compellingly nauseating, in the exorcism ritual that is her latest show, Horrible Things. What’s different about Forced Entertainment’s use of lip-syncing is that here, there is no original presence to be channeled. The performers are instead taking on what Etchells describes as “the voices of nobody,” or rather the “phantasmic, aggregated echoes” of the many many voices on whose data the AI has been trained, and which are now conjuring into existence words they never actually said. There is a sort of mournful, empty quality to these voices, having “washed up” far away from the people they originally belonged to, to find themselves in stranger’s mouths listing objects, wondering if anyone can hear them and glitching in interminable loops. There is a cold, sad anonymity to it all. Etchells remarks that occasionally the software company he used has notified him that particular people are withdrawing their voices from the platform, instructing him to cease use of those voices. Using these technologies in performance certainly brings up ethical questions around digital rights, consent, identity and ownership, although in the grand scheme of things, Etchells is fairly blasé about it: of all the purposes someone’s voice might be put to without their knowledge, “an avant-garde performance is probably the least of their worries.” [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) [ Frankie Thompson: How I manage my own ‘horrible things’ at the Edinburgh Fringe ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) Exeunt · Aug 25 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) For the performers, though, lip-syncing to these strange, artificial voices is an odd task, requiring them to bend their live, human presence into the shapes produced by machines. Politically, it mirrors processes that are already at play in the continued computational automation of human life. Etchells brings up James Bridle’s writings on new technologies as a reference point: one example Bridle gives is of “chaotic storage”, a logistics technique employed by Amazon fulfilment centres whereby items are stored not according to traditional methods of categorisation or alphabetisation, but in a way that an algorithm determines to produce the most efficient routes for ‘picking’ based on customer purchase patterns. This appears completely random and incomprehensible to humans, with paddling pools sitting next to USB sticks sitting next to blowtorches, and so for the warehouse workers, the process of picking items becomes completely reliant on technology which tells them where to go. Our world is increasingly being designed not with humans in mind, but rather machines. As Etchells puts it, “technology malforms the space, and then you end up having to live in it.” Initially, Forced Entertainment tried their best to live in the world of machines: “I was in the it’s-got-to-be-perfect school of lip-sync,” says Etchells. But with their aesthetic being so tied to the failing act, the slipping mask, the shoddy costume, “it’s no surprise really that that didn’t last.” Instead, the performers got to enjoy being late for a line, or playing games with each other, “stealing” each other’s voices. Etchells compares it to the principles of ventriloquism, in which a free-floating voice unattached to a body is fundamentally discomforting and “sort of traumatic”. That discomfort is equally as alluring to Forced Entertainment as the satisfaction of precision, the pretence of authenticity only interesting if shown to be a pretence. Lip-sync has also opened up new avenues for the company. Having been allergic all their lives to Plays-with-a-capital-P, with Cold Sweat Forced Entertainment find themselves approaching something a little bit like drama. Rather than the presentational arena of Signal to Noise’s open white stage, Cold Sweat places us more decisively in a “fictional locale”: what appears to be “the aftermath of some disastrous party or backyard drinking binge” where three figures – family members, or neighbours, perhaps – are the last ones standing. “It’s all quite acrimonious and accusatory, everyone’s talking over each other.” For Etchells, this more fictional mode is “a door that we’ve never been able to open. We’ve just never really gone there.” Perhaps it is the technique of lip-syncing, an extra buffer of mediation, that allows them to venture away from the here-and-now without feeling that they have to commit to the “psychological claptrap” that comes along with acting; to be able to “play the game of theatre, without getting one’s hands too dirty.” As I wonder how else the impulses behind Forced Entertainment’s work have changed over time, it occurs to me that over the last ten years of new creations, with the exception of If All Else Fails, the company’s performers haven’t ever spoken on stage: there were two shows without any language at all, Out of Order and Under Bright Light, and then this trilogy of lip-sync works. Etchells agrees it’s a shift away from earlier productions, that were so often about “the actual voices of the performers and their actual presences. We had a lot of money, in some ways, on an authentic approach to what it might mean to speak on the stage.” But this sense of authentic presence itself had a fakeness to it; these days, Etchells can’t stand that mode of being onstage where performers “are here to be cheeky and witty versions of themselves. I don’t want to be charmed.” Pulling back into a more anonymous space has resulted in works that feel slightly sharper-edged, more brutal in a way. “All of these shows are post-Brexit, post-Trump, post-truth, post-everything,” Etchells notes. Speech, charisma, authenticity – these things feel politically loaded, and perhaps warmth and openness just don’t feel like the right tools to reflect the world we’re living in. “It feels like the space is closing down, and we’re trying to deal with the fact that the system, the structure that you’re in, is more oppressive and more powerful. It probably always was, but I think we’re just more tuned to it now.” Yet even without their voices, the performers’ distinctive presences – ones that many audiences have followed around for years, if not decades – still, inevitably, shine through as they physically navigate whatever unending task the system of the piece has set for them. They’re still trying to keep up with the onslaught of text, still running about, changing costumes, moving stuff around. The human is always stuck in the teeth of the machine, jamming the smooth, frictionless cheeriness of the not-real, gesticulating silently, trying desperately to communicate. Cold Sweat is at Sheffield Theatres, 2 to 3 October; Southbank Centre, London, 9 to 10 October; Lancaster Arts, 14 October [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) [ Exeunt recommends... the best autumn theatre ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) Exeunt · Sep 16 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) This piece was paid for by the Southbank Centre. Such support helps Exeunt to keep publishing the most interesting writing, about the most exciting theatre. Interested in partnering with Exeunt? 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Sep 22 • 5:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • exeuntmagazine.substack.com
New Hope for Diagnosing C.T.E. in Brain Injured Patients

Scientists are developing imaging techniques and blood tests that one day may enable doctors to identify the disease definitively in living patients.

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Sep 22 • 5:01 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
7 things to watch in MLB's final week include red-hot NL wild-card race, a Triple Crown chase and a historically bad division
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Sep 22 • 2:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Los Angeles Dodgers Make 4 Sudden Roster Moves

The Los Angeles Dodgers have enjoyed another successful season in MLB. They are 96-60, and have the second-best record in the sport, and have already clinched the NL West for the 13th time in the past 14 seasons. There are just two series remaining on the schedule for the Dodgers: a three-game set with the […] The post Los Angeles Dodgers Make 4 Sudden Roster Moves appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 22 • 12:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Good goaltending, no offense as Red Wings lose preseason opener

The Blue Jackets prevailed 1-0 in a shootout.

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Sep 21 • 10:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Intuitive enzyme design with LLM agents

Nature Computational Science - A collaborative system of large language model agents brings protein engineering closer to natural-language interaction, lowering the barrier between human intent and...

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Sep 21 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • nature.com
Rockies Notebook: Final Home Series Just Around the Corner

The Colorado Rockies are going to have a test in the Arizona Diamondbacks for their last home series in the 2026 MLB season.

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Sep 21 • 7:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Brewers' Chourio's Third Straight 20/20 Season Makes MLB History

The 22-year-old phenom shatters records with unprecedented power and speed, fueling the Milwaukee Brewers World Series dreams.

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Sep 21 • 7:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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MLB awards check-in: Front-runners for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Reliever of the Year
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PUBLIC COMMENT — Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes

This proposed rule represents one of the most economically significant and socially beneficial deregulatory actions in HHS’s history.

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Sep 21 • 6:33 PM EDT • Health • paragoninstitute.org
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Mike Tomlin Gives Blunt Take on Steelers’ Struggling Offense

Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin pointed out the biggest problem with the Steelers’ struggling offense during a segment […]

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Covenant Health doctor providing tips to stay healthy ahead of flu season

Flu season usually starts in October, and with cases already starting to pop up across the United States, healthcare professionals are making sure everyone prepares ahead of time.

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“Erazno y La Chokolata En Video” Turns Original Stories Into Must-Watch Entertainment

DALLAS, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The cameras are rolling, the stories are getting personal and Erazno y La Chokolata is giving audienc...

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Podium Entertainment Acquired by Flexpoint Ford and Shamrock Capital

CHICAGO & LOS ANGELES — September 21, 2026, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- All Employees to Benefit with Future Ownership Stakes as Company...

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Can the Chicago White Sox Make the World Series?

On Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, the Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game. That brought their record to 27-88, 41.5 games out of first place days into August. 53 days later, the 2024 White Sox became the worst team in modern MLB history, losing its 121st game. “There are no excuses,” wrote chairman and […] The post Can the Chicago White Sox Make the World Series? appeared first on The Lead.

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The latest on MLB postseason clinches, Ohtani and Judge health updates, awards races and more

Major League Baseball’s postseason is rapidly approaching, with the Los Angeles Dodgers seeking a third-straight World Series title

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The 1 thing Guardians' roster is missing before MLB postseason

The Guardians have a formula for winning games.

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New England Revolution's Peyton Miller named Player of the Matchday

By MLSsoccer staffPlayer of the Matchday 27: Peyton MillerAfter leading the New England Revolution to a third straight win, Peyton Miller has been named MLS Player of the Matchday for Matchday 27 of t...

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Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: Sept. 21-26, 2026

Sporting Kansas City will travel to Texas this weekend to take on Houston Dynamo FC at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Shell Energy Stadium. The Western Conference match-up will be available to watch in English and Spanish on Apple TV in addition to local radio coverage on Sports Radio

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Run Positron on Amazon SageMaker AI for data science workflows

Positron, Posit's IDE for data science, now runs on Amazon SageMaker AI. This post shows how a data scientist explores an Amazon Athena table, validates features in R, trains an XGBoost model in Python, deploys a real-time SageMaker AI endpoint, and reports results with Quarto, all in one governed SageMaker Studio Space.

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Vote for Goal of the Matchday

By Dylan ButlerMust-see golazos! | Vote for your Goal of the MatchdayOnce again, MLS's highest-profile players scored some of the best goals over the weekend.Vote here for the latest AT&T Goal of the ...

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REV Entertainment Unveils Spartanburg College Baseball Series Matchups and Gametimes

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – REV Entertainment today announced the complete schedule for the inaugural College Baseball Series in Spartanburg, S.C., at Fifth Third Park, home of the Hub City Spartanburgers. The slate of matchups and game times for the four-team field, featuring Austin Peay, Indiana, UNCW and Wofford, can be found

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UVA Health Prince William Medical Center Earns Nation's Highest Nursing Honor

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MLB’s Fixed Bracket Could Punish the AL’s Best Teams

The league’s postseason format is generating a fresh round of controversy.

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Orioles have 1 clear roster need for 2027 MLB season

The Orioles should focus on improving in this area.

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Main Kremlin party keeps control of Russian parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote

At a polling station in the Russian-held part of the Donetsk region, voters dropped their ballots in a box under the gaze of an armed Russian soldier.

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Xulon Press announces a new work where theology and science meet, The Dimensional Universe: Quantum Ontology, Dynamics and Patterns of Duality from author Jack K. Mayfield.

With the existence of a mysterious immaterial dimension governed by quantum mechanics that still baffles the world’s top physicists, Mayfield builds a bridge long thought impossible: rigorous science standing shoulder to shoulder with theology.

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Got an Android Phone? Google Thinks You’ll Probably Want a Googlebook Laptop

Apple lovers have long enjoyed seamless connectivity between their iPhones and Macs. Now, Google’s bringing that experience to Android.

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Bo French opponent Jon Rosenthal offers wisdom on Railroad Commission

Bo French’s racist comments spark outrage while opponent Jon Rosenthal, an oil and gas engineer, proposes smarter policies, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

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15 People Share Which Beloved Celebrities Randomly Give Them the ‘Ick’

Celebrities can become so familiar that audiences develop surprisingly strong reactions to them, even without any obvious reason. A recent Reddit thread asked people which beloved stars give them an i...

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One Week Remaining: Where the Postseason Race Stands

We are almost there, 155-156 games in the history books, "six-seven" to go in the marathon that is the Major League Baseball Season. But plenty is still up for grabs in the MLB postseason race. All three National League divisions are officially clinched by the 98-58 Milwaukee Brewers, 96-60 Los Angeles Dodgers, and the 92-64 …

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Some of China’s 11,000 mega bridges could be at risk from small drones: study

Chinese researchers simulated attacks on a typical suspension bridge and found a precisely targeted small strike could trigger collapse.

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Whether you like it or not, celebrities have an impact on politics

The global groundswell of support for Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian advocacy serves to remind us that maybe celebrity activism really is that deep after all, writes Cheek’s Varsha Yajman. Subscribe In the last week, publications, podcasts, and influencers that have either rarely or never spoken about Israel’s genocide in Palestine have flooded my social feed. And it was all because singer Ed Sheeran and his team dropped Macklemore as his opener for saying “Free Palestine” on stage. Millions raised, millions speaking up in support of Palestine - all of this confirming my view that, whether I like it or not, celebrities do have an impact on political outcomes. And this is interesting when much of the time celebrity activism can induce an eye roll - I love to see Charli XCX pointing out a Palestinian flag in the crowd, but it’s hardly the bold symbol of allyship that some fans would make it out to be. But there’s a line between healthy scepticism and outright dismissal - and I’d argue that the latter lets the rich and powerful off far too easily. For instance, actress Jennifer Lawrence, once outspoken about her political views, last year told The Times she no longer believes celebrities have a role to play: “Celebrities do not make a difference whatsoever on who people vote for. So then what am I doing? I’m just sharing my opinion on something that’s going to add fuel to a fire that’s ripping the country apart.” While it’s a narrative she might find comfort in, it simply is not true. Grassroots movements often garner worldwide attention when celebrities and other high-profile spokespeople bring a mainstream platform to their causes. And this frustrates me. We have had three years of a live-streamed genocide. Macklemore himself has been calling for a Free Palestine long before he booked the Sheeran concert. Yet it’s the high-profile fallout of the last week that finally seems to have made saying “Free Palestine” socially acceptable in the mainstream. It feels like the collective mood has shifted, where calling out censorship is now the obvious response - not just the business of ‘radical’ activists. To recap, Sheeran’s decision followed an ultimatum from billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of Gillette Stadium, one of the venues Sheeran was scheduled to perform at: either drop Macklemore as your opener after only two of the eight scheduled shows, or you do not play at any stadiums. Sheeran’s disappointing decision to stand on the side of billionaire-led censorship has ultimately seen a surge in support for Free Palestine. It began when all his openers and his backing band pulled out of Sheeran’s tour, in solidarity with Macklemore and with the Palestinian cause. It was met with an uproar of support from those who had never or barely touched politics before: influencers lip-syncing to Macklemore’s music, singers like Jack Antonoff singing “Free Palestine,” and publications and podcasts standing with Macklemore. And finally, we saw material support: Macklemore donated $1 million in profits from his two nights opening for Sheeran’s tour to several Palestinian aid groups and called for Sheeran and Kraft to match it, which they have since promised to do. We’ve also seen children’s entertainer Ms Rachel follow suit with a $1 million donation to Palestinian aid, and publication PopBase has donated $10,000. Anera, a humanitarian aid group working in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan, said donations since Macklemore’s announcement were more than triple this month’s daily average. The group’s Instagram page has also gained 8,000 followers. Macklemore far from the first celebrity to speak and participate in politics in the Western World. In 1924, singer Al Jolson supported Republican candidate Warren G. Harding for president, and decades later, celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne, and Aretha Franklin voiced their public support for the Civil Rights movement. More recently, in the lead-up to the 2024 US election, ‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah partnered with the organisation Power the Polls to recruit poll workers to address shortages- a problem disproportionately affecting voters of colour. The campaign saw 170,000 new sign-ups - 35,000 of which came directly through the TV show’s link - resulting in the recruitment of 713,000 total poll workers that year, an almost three-fold increase on the organisation’s goal. Alongside recruiting workers, celebrities in the US (where voting in elections is not compulsory) have made a huge difference by calling for people to register to vote. Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris in 2024 saw over 400,000 visitors on the voter registration site within 24 hours of her Instagram post. In 2023, Swift had urged her fans to register, resulting in 35,000 new voter registrations. Similarly, Ariana Grande promoted voter registration in 2019 by setting up booths at concerts on the American leg of her tour, resulting in over 33,000 voters registering. And the same thing is happening closer to home. This year, musician Jack River successfully called for government action to ensure creatives in Australia do not have their work scraped by generative AI companies. Celebrity as the mediator between the punter and the politician Celebrity activism isn’t just a feel-good news story - research tells us it actually makes a difference. By directing attention to issues affecting the average person, like voting inaccessibility or a lack of action on a genocide, researchers Alfred Archer and Amanda Cawston state that “celebrities can play a useful bridging role between political elites and the people they represent”. Alternatively, in a world where talking about politics is “not cool,” or where people lack exposure or knowledge to engage with politics, celebrities can act as an educational resource or an entry point into the political world - when they speak up about an issue, their audience gets exposed to it. Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival is a perfect example. Rodrigo partnered with twelve organisations focused on women’s issues, such as reproductive rights. These organisations had stalls at the festival for people to meet them and were also featured heavily on social media, giving their issues global attention and raising $20 million for the organisations. We have also seen celebrities at award shows such as the Emmys wearing F*CK ICE pins, referring to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s treatment and detainment of people - generally people of colour. When celebrities speak up about political issues in public forums, they put the issue at the forefront of mainstream media, rally their supporters, and make it clear that, however much they disagree, the government cannot simply ignore it. Our over-reliance on celebrities versus our politicians As much as I love seeing my favourite celebrity use their platform for a good cause, there is an important question to ask: not whether celebrity activism is good or bad, but whether we should have to rely on celebrities. And the answer would, in an ideal world, be no. In an ideal world, or merely a just world, action on Palestine would’ve happened decades ago, climate change would be taken seriously, and most importantly, people would understand their democratic rights. However, that is not our reality. Only around 28 per cent of Australian Year 10 students reach proficiency in civics and citizenship. In the US, almost two-thirds of people under 30 say high school civics education didn’t prepare them to understand voting deadlines, how to research candidates, or how to vote by mail. When civics education is weak, our trust in these institutions and our understanding of change-making processes also decline. ​This is where celebrity steps in and becomes our main source of reliance. As Mary R. Connelly notes in _The Tartan, “_Celebrities will always be involved in campaigns in one form or another, but their presence is not what causes people to vote blindly. The lack of political engagement and literacy is what allows celebrities to wield their influence on the political sphere so impactfully.” About the author ​Varsha Yajman is the Digital Content Producer at Cheek Media. She is a youth advocate and lawyer with a background in climate litigation and is passionate about looking at the intersection between race, climate justice, and mental health. Thanks for reading Cheek Media Co. ! This post is public so feel free to share it. Share

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Putin’s United Russia set to win Russia’s first wartime parliamentary staged election

The Kremlin is likely to present the results as evidence of public backing for Putin's policies and for the war in Ukraine.

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Texas senior citizens could be leaving health benefits on the table

Almost 5% of Texas households are multigenerational, meaning grandparents, parents and children live together.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ‘Embarrassed’ by Poor Season for Blue Jays

According to a prominent Canadian sports writer, Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is “embarrassed” by his poor season.Guerrero is enduring the worst season of his eight-year MLB career so far.The six-time MLB All-Star is batting just .262 for the Blue Jays with an OPS of .694 and an OPS+ of 92, indicating […] The post Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ‘Embarrassed’ by Poor Season for Blue Jays appeared first on HEAVY.

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Lionel Messi joins Denis Bouanga in elite MLS club

By Jonathan SigalStop us if you've heard this one before: Lionel Messi has rewritten the MLS record books.The Argentine superstar netted his 20th goal of the season during Inter Miami CF's 2-2 draw wi...

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One mobile number, two phones: What is iPhone handoff and which carriers support it?

Apple's new iPhone Handoff feature for iOS 27 allows users to share phone numbers, messages, wallets and more between two iPhones seamlessly. Let's set it up.

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Braves clinch division title as Red Sox reach MLB playoffs

Mike Yastrzemski smacked a game-winning three-run homer to lead Atlanta over Houston 4-2 on Sunday as the Braves clinched their seventh Major League Baseball division title in nine seasons.

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Ruby Rose tears up remembering ‘best friend’ Hayden Panettiere

Ruby Rose attended a memorial service for Hayden Panettiere, days after tearing up while remembering her ‘best friend’ on the red carpet.

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City Arts and Sciences Academy receives $250,000 grant

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Justin Verlander Set to Make Final MLB Start

Justin Verlander is targeting Saturday against the Pirates for the final MLB start of his legendary career, according to A.J. Hinch.

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Sep 20 • 1:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Inter Miami’s Nu Stadium to host 2027 Women’s Champions Cup

Inter Miami’s Nu Stadium will stage the 2027 Women’s Champions Cup. Miami had been announced as the hosts for the final phase of the competition, contested by the reigning continental champions from each confederation (UEFA, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and AFC) in a calendar year, by the FIFA Council in April. World football’s governing body and Inter Miami confirmed on Saturday that the MLS side’s newly-opened stadium would hold the semi-finals, bronze medal match and final in January 2027. Th

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Why politicians should pay more attention to the polls (reprise)

Welcome to the 231st edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP), a polling newsletter that always welcomes new readers. So please don’t keep TWIP a secret; share it with your friends and colleagues: Share The Week in Polls With all the stories swirling around Reform, JL Partners and political polling, I am finally tearing myself away from talking about the regulation of polling this week - and instead re-running a previous piece reminding us why the solution to problems with polls isn’t simply to ban or ignore them. Rather, we need them to play a vital role in making our politics - and politicians - better. This is followed by summaries of the latest national voting intention polls, seat projections from MRPs and the most recent party leader ratings. Subscribers who pay for the full edition can also read ten insights from the latest polls and analyses, including: A trio of organisations and a pair of professors have been casting their eyes over the Liberal Democrats ahead of the party’s autumn conference; What impact did the summer heatwave have on views on climate change? and Which wins out between chocolate and cheese? If you are not yet a paid subscriber, you can read all ten by starting a free trial now: Get FREE 7-day trial For more polling news as it comes in ahead of next week’s edition, you can also follow The Week in Polls on Bluesky. Picking up on my doubt last week about whether or not 35% of British train travellers have tried to order a takeaway for delivery to a railway station or carriage, thank you to reader Iain, who has been in touch to say he has done just that… in India. Another quick pair of updates, this time on the controversies around Reform and polling. Politico has a further scoop - “Farage aide caught in donor sting attended Egypt retreat with JL Partners” - and Ian Dunt has written about the problems with polling too: “Seeing the response of many polling experts in the last few weeks suggests that they are nervous about what is happening and keen to mitigate against it. Seeing the response of journalists, which has been basically non-existent, suggests the precise opposite.” My usual reminder as well: please do hit reply if you’ve spotted a poll, focus group or new piece of poll-based research that you think should be in contention for coverage in a future edition. Thank you! And with that, on with the show. How politicians get public opinion wrong I have written before about the benefits that come from widespread availability of high-quality political polling. We need more polls and more good coverage of polls. However, what I’ve not dug into before is the research into how accurately politicians estimate public opinion on issues. Thankfully we have academic research to tell us. First, the bad news: We present results from a study of 866 politicians in four countries.1 Politicians were asked to estimate the percentage of public support for various policy proposals. Comparing more than 10,000 estimations with actual levels of public support, we conclude that politicians are quite inaccurate estimators of people’s preferences. They make large errors and even regularly misperceive what a majority of the voters wants. Politicians are hardly better at estimating public preferences than ordinary citizens. Walgrave, S., Jansen, A., Sevenans, J., Soontjens, K., Pilet, J.B., Brack, N., Varone, F., Helfer, L., Vliegenthart, R., van der Meer, T., Breunig, C., Bailer, S., Sheffer, L. & Loewen, P.J. (2023a), “Inaccurate Politicians: Elected Representatives’ Estimations of Public Opinion in Four Countries”, The Journal of Politics, 85(1): 209-222. The bad news is not quite as bad as that makes it sound because, when asked whether the majority of public opinion was for or against various policies, politicians picked the wrong option ‘only’ 29% of the time. However, this included getting it wrong even when public opinion is far from evenly split on an issue: They do not only get it wrong when the public is divided and hard to read (e.g., when there is a 51%:49% distribution). Seventy percent of the misplacements occur for policies with a relatively clear distribution of at least 60% (dis)agreeing citizens. Moreover, the public scored only slightly worse than politicians, picking the wrong option 2.7 out of 8 times on average, compared with 2.3 times for politicians. Turning to the other measure of accuracy (not which side is in the lead but what the percentage support is for each side), politicians on average were 18 percentage points out in their guesses. Again, this was only slightly better than the public, whose error came in at 21 percentage points.2 Further research, using the same mix of countries, gives a little more comfort about how (in)accurate perceptions are: We show that politicians have a better understanding of public opinion when they think the issue matters to voters. Further, when an issue is personally important to politicians they more accurately estimate their party supporters’ opinions. The results confirm that politicians hold more accurate perceptions of voters’ preferences when they think it is important to do so but not necessarily when the issues actually are important to voters. Butler, C., Walgrave, S., Soontjens, K. & Loewen, P.J. (2024), “Politicians are better at estimating public opinion when they think it is more salient”, Party Politics: 1–13. Even so, it’s not a good picture. The remedy for this? Politicians should spend more time reading the polls. So forward this newsletter to someone you know… Share For a more general argument against banning polls, see my 2024 piece. Is “Let Bartlet Be Bartlet” good advice or not? The latest episode of my Political Fictions podcast heads across the Atlantic for a dip into one of the political TV classics: Mark and Cory talk about a giant of American political drama for the first time this week, as they tackle The West Wing. They talk about Let Bartlet Be Bartlet, the nineteenth episode of series one. In it, Mark wonders if The West Wing is actually the epitome of the “Boris Johnson school of politics”, Cory outmanoeuvres Mark into confirming we will record a Christmas Special about Love, Actually and they debate whether the central message of this episode has been misunderstood. Cory’s email newsletter is Paperback Rioter and Mark has a family of email newsletters. Subscribe to our newsletter for some additional bonus content and to get alerted whenever a new episode comes out. Our theme tune is “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” by Kevin MacLeod/incompetech.com and licensed under the Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. You can also listen to our episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the web or YouTube. Elsewhere from me… [ A Lord's Eye View How to fix the problem of money in our politics Welcome to my latest update on work in the House of Lords. This time I am taking a look at how our political system is regulated, and the protections we need to keep democracy safe from becoming simply a contest to see who has the biggest bank account… Read more 5 days ago · 3 likes · 2 comments · Mark Pack ](https://lordseyeview.substack.com/p/how-to-fix-the-problem-of-money-in?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=1269283) If you spot a factual error… Borrowing an idea from Stuart Ritchie and others, if you spot a factual error in an edition of this newsletter, I will give you a free 12-month subscription to the paid-for version (or an extra 12 months on your existing one). Factual errors qualify, but grammatical errors or disagreements over interpretation do not, and my decision is final. Messages about both of those are always welcome, though. Voting intention and leadership ratings Here are the latest voting intention polls from different pollsters. It is all pretty static at the moment, with a small and consistent Labour lead in nearly all the polls. The table is also online here, along with explanations about what is included. It is updated regularly throughout the week as new polls are released. Next are the seat projections from MRPs, also sorted by fieldwork dates, listing those which are based on dedicated fieldwork (rather than models based on averages of other polls). Because such MRPs are published infrequently, some of the entries below are quite old. Finally, here is a summary of leadership ratings, with a graph from PollCheck: Detailed numbers from the latest polls are online here, and both that and the graph are updated regularly throughout the week as new data comes out. For historical figures on both voting intention and leader approval stretching back to the 1930s, including Parliamentary by-election polls, see PollBase. Catch up on the previous two editions [ ](https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/a-crisis-point-for-political-polling) [ A crisis point for political polling Sep 13 ](https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/a-crisis-point-for-political-polling) [ Read full story ](https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/a-crisis-point-for-political-polling) [ ](https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/extra-questions-about-the-polls-in) [ Extra questions about the polls in Reform’s funding scandal Sep 6 ](https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/extra-questions-about-the-polls-in) [ Read full story ](https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/extra-questions-about-the-polls-in) My privacy policy and other legal information are available here. Links to purchase books or other items are usually affiliate links which pay a commission for each sale. Quotes from social media messages are occasionally lightly edited for punctuation and clarity. If you are subscribed to other email lists of mine, please note that unsubscribing from this one will not automatically remove you from the others. If you wish to be removed from all my lists, simply reply to this email to let me know. A quintet of Lib Dem polling analyses, and 9 other polling insights you shouldn’t miss The following ten findings from the most recent polls and analyses are only for subscribers who pay for the full edition, but you can sign up for a free trial to read them straight away. Ahead of the start of Liberal Democrat conference, we have a trio of organisations and a pair of professors with pieces out about Ed Davey’s party:

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Minecraft Takes Science to a New Level: A Fly’s Brain Was Transplanted Into the Video Game

The experiment demonstrated the potential of gaming as a tool for testing consciousness in a virtual environment.

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Sep 20 • 12:59 PM EDT • Science • levelup.com
Salas Joins Machado in MLB History With Walk-Off Hit

Ethan Salas became the youngest MLB player with a walk-off hit since current Padres teammate Manny Machado in 2012.

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Sep 20 • 11:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nashville SC eye bigger dreams after clinching playoff spot

By Ben WrightNASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Saturday night, Nashville SC officially became the first team to clinch an Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs spot.The Boys in Gold cruised to a 3-0 win over Chicago Fire ...

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Sep 20 • 8:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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As tailors disappear, this Upper Bucks shop looks to a fifth generation

With tailors disappearing, an Upper Bucks shop is set to pass to a fifth generation. That's "extraordinarily uncommon," the head of a trade association said.

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Sep 20 • 8:01 AM EDT • Business • inquirer.com
Billionaires abound in California. Why not tax their wealth?

No state may be a more natural fit for a tax on billionaires than California. It leans left and its 250 billionaires are worth nearly $2 trillion. But a ballot initiative to impose a one-time 5% tax might not pass.

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Sep 20 • 6:04 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Bristol Night Race

We have a new points leader, as Larson edges ahead of Hamlin in the championship fight

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Sep 20 • 3:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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‘Enormous potential’: UK envoy seeks deeper Israel ties in science, technology and trade

Ambassador Simon Walters tours the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor, meeting researchers, investors and industry leaders as Britain seeks new partnerships with Israel in genomics, life sciences, agri-tech, AI and clean tech despite political differences

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Sep 20 • 3:01 AM EDT • Science • ynetnews.com
Phillies Demote 4-Year Veteran After Brutal Stretch

The Philadelphia Phillies haven’t yet clinched a spot in the MLB postseason, but after a rough loss to the rival New York Mets on Saturday evening, they’ve made a roster move that likely won’t come as a surprise to many.The Phillies have demoted pitcher Orion Kerkering after he allowed four runs as part of their […] The post Phillies Demote 4-Year Veteran After Brutal Stretch appeared first on HEAVY.

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Recap: Sporting KC falls 4-3 to Philadelphia Union

Sporting Kansas City (5-17-3, 18 pts.) fell to a 4-3 defeat against the Philadelphia Union (10-10-6, 36 pts.) at Sporting Park on Saturday night. Andre Luiz scored twice in the first half to go along with Wyatt Meyer’s first goal for the club before red-hot Philadelphia responded with four second-half

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Trump Seeks to Bring Health-Research Funding Under His Control, Politico Reports

Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump ⁠is seeking to bring ⁠a major part of national funding for health research under the control of his political appointees, Politico ‌reported on Saturday. Trump has ‌directed his budget director, Russ Vought, to draft ⁠an executive ⁠order to create a ...

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Sep 19 • 11:34 PM EDT • Health • usnews.com
D-backs anthem trumpeter makes AMAZING recovery after horn malfunction

PHOENIX -- During their run to the World Series championship in 2001, the Diamondbacks believed trumpeter Dr. Jesse McGuire was regarded by the organization as a good-luck charm when he performed the national anthem. McGuire performed the anthem numerous times during that postseason, including before Game 7. And every five

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Sep 19 • 11:11 PM EDT • Technology • mlb.com
Phillies reportedly option Orion Kerkering amid rough stretch

Kerkering owns a 15.43 ERA over his last seven outings as the Phillies search for answers in the bullpen.

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Sep 19 • 10:23 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
Michigan beat UTEP down two starters, including a surprise absence

Kyle Whittingham updates the status of Jordan Marshall and explains why Andrew Sprague and Zeke Berry were absent from Saturday's win.

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Sep 19 • 8:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
MLT’s new family-focused indoor entertainment complex open for business

Just in time for the rainy season, Monster Mini Golf opens its doors in Mountlake Terrace, across the street from the Grocery Outlet and Cinebarre. The 18-hole, glow-in-the-dark, mini golf […]

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Sep 19 • 6:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • myedmondsnews.com
MLT’s new family-focused indoor entertainment complex open for business

Just in time for the rainy season, Monster Mini Golf opens its doors in Mountlake Terrace, across the street from the Grocery Outlet and Cinebarre. The 18-hole, glow-in-the-dark, mini golf […]

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Sep 19 • 6:25 PM EDT • Business • myedmondsnews.com
Casey Legumina Gives Rays Another Intriguing Bullpen Option for October

Casey Legumina is making a case for the Tampa Bay Rays' postseason bullpen after striking out four in two scoreless innings against the Boston Red Sox. With bullpen injuries and Ian Seymour's role uncertain, Kevin Cash has another intriguing relief option to consider for the MLB playoffs.

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Sep 19 • 6:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Touting Success Of Health Links Van

Health officials say it has traveled throughout the county over the past four years, bringing health services, education, and resource navigation directly to residents where they live, work, and gather

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Sep 19 • 5:30 PM EDT • Health • mymotherlode.com