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Lindsay Clancy trial: Fragmented mental health system under scrutiny
When patients move among doctors, therapists, hospitals, and medications, no one may be responsible for seeing the whole picture.
Bakersfield police seek public’s help identifying suspects in White Lane business burglary
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a man and a woman allegedly involved in a burglary investigation.Bakersfield
James Gunn reveals title, description for Jimmy Olsen/Gorilla Grodd series, calls it DC’s ‘first foray’ into true crime
James Gunn and HBO Max shared the official title and description for DC’s Jimmy Olsen/Gorilla Grodd mockumentary series, which the ‘Superman’ filmmaker called ‘our first foray into the true crime genre.’
One:eight Entertainment Launches Publishing Division, Signs Producers Kyle Lee & Ryan Rich
Artist development company one:eight entertainment has launched a new publishing division led [...]
Police search for man accused of defecating, smearing feces on Tulsa business
Officers say a man wearing a thong, cut-open mask and shower cap has repeatedly defecated into a dog waste bag and smeared it on a business.
Kylie Kelce reveals Taylor Swift's surprising family nickname
Taylor Swift is officially part of the Kelce family, and she's got the title to prove it.
Woot Is Practically Giving Away Sonic x Shadow Generations to New Customers Today—and Selling Sonic Racing CrossWorlds for Next to Nothing As Well
Amazon-owned retailer Woot is practically giving away top Sonic titles today—including Sonic x Shadow Generations for just $1—to new customers.
Canton coffee shop owner chasing business pitch title
Lindsey King of Walkie Talkie Espresso and Coffee is a finalist in a pitch competition hosted by the Cleveland chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier.
Hawgs Illustrated Sports Club luncheon speakers announced for fall
Arkansas football coach Ryan Silverfield will kick off the weekly fall luncheon schedule on Aug. 27.
Prime Video to invest $2 billion in Latin America between 2027 and 2030
The investment spans original programming and live sports across the region—with more than 25 new titles coming in 2027 alone.
Manager Alyssa Manning Joins Untitled
EXCLUSIVE: Alyssa Manning has joined Untitled as a manager based in the company’s New York office. Most recently at Mgmt Entertainment, Manning reps digital creator and crossover talent whose careers ...
A youth movement is coming for the 2028 presidential election
President Donald Trump’s first election in 2016 made him the oldest president ever elected at age 70. Joe Biden, at 78, took that record four years later. Four years after that, in 2024, Trump reclaimed his title at 78 years and 220 days old. Former President Bill Clinton, who celebrated his 80th birthday on Wednesday, […]
FAST Sports Programming Surges at More Than Twice the Rate of Sports Channel Growth
New Gracenote Data Hub analysis finds sports program titles up 31.2% and individual games and events up 37.5%...
Premier League predictions 2026-27: BBC Sport pundits pick their top four
We ask 26 BBC Sport football pundits to predict who will win the 2026-27 Premier League title, and which clubs will finish in the top four.
Mackenzie Dern Reacts to Successful UFC 330 Title Defense
UFC women’s strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern reacted to her first successful title defense against Gillian Robertson at UFC 330.Dern won a unanimous decision as she used her grappling advantage to control Robertson on the mat for large durations of their UFC 330 co-main event. She also outstruck her opponent when the fight took place on […] The post Mackenzie Dern Reacts to Successful UFC 330 Title Defense appeared first on HEAVY.
Dan Bartholomae: Michigan State AD position is 'destination job'
Michigan State introduced Dan Bartholomae, and the new athletic director wants the Spartans to 'win at the highest levels' and compete for titles.
Arkansas baseball, softball teams announce Diamond Sports Alliance to help fund NIL
The teams will play in what equates to softball-baseball doubleheaders on four dates in September and October.
Unprecedented: Scientists Have Built Miniature Brains That Experience The Passage Of Time
A breakthrough for studying our own brains.
Understanding Athlete Support Needs and Advancing Disability Health Equity
A new study from Special Olympics was published in the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities titled, Functional Limitations Reported Among U.S. Adults With Intellectual Disability Participating in Special Olympics: A Comparative Analysis to the General Population.
Sea Aggie Researchers Make Evening Fun with Science on the Beach
“The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it’s the one thing all of us share.” – Lady Bird JohnsonOn Galveston Island, beaches rank among the favorite environments to share and study, and, as Texas A&M University at Galveston faculty emphasized last week, are “More Than Just Sand.”A program subtitled “The Secret Life & Value of Sandy Beaches” drew more than 40 people to the Aug. 13 meeting of Surfrider Foundation Galveston, a local chapter of a nonprofit focused on the protection and enjoyment of oceans and beaches.The evening began barefoot with ecology lessons on the sand before moving across Seawall Boulevard for beverages, bites, and more beach talk at an area establishment. Drs. Guilherme Corte and Yasmina Shah Esmaeili show how a mesh bag is used as a sieve to separate organisms from samples of the sand. Credit: TAMUG Divisions of Marketing and CommunicationsNot far from where others were enjoying the attractions at Pleasure Pier, Drs. Guilherme Corte and Yasmina Shah Esmaeili introduced the ecologically curious to species living within the sediments.“When people hear ‘coral reefs,’ they immediately think of fish, live ecosystems, but when they think of sandy beaches, they think party, recreation, vacations – not coastal ecosystems,” said Corte, an assistant professor of marine biology in the College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies at TAMUG.Shah Esmaeili co-founded the Gulf eDNA Network and works with Corte in TAMUG’s Benthic Ecology Lab.“Sandy beaches are indeed great places for leisure and recreation,” Corte said. “Let’s keep enjoying them, because they are awesome. But they are also full of life that we most of the time don’t realize is there.”The married couple soon had the beachcombers measuring the slope with PVC poles, searching for ghost shrimp with a stainless-steel pump, sifting for marine worms and sand fleas, and guessing which species would burrow fastest back into the sand once released.Away from the sand, the focus turned to research from Drs. Ashley Ross ’03, ’10, and Virgie Greb, ’25 and those words from Lady Bird Johnson reminding people that the environment isn’t separate from their daily lives.“It’s about things that we value, mostly our communities, strong local economies, outdoor recreation, cultural connections, and our overall quality of life,” said Greb, a proud BOI – born on the island – Galvestonian, who now works in Austin as a project manager for the Texas General Land Office. “Along our coast, these benefits are deeply interconnected.”Greb and Ross, an associate professor in marine and coastal environmental science with the College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies, have studied a variety of ways beaches and the sea are important to Galveston and those who live there. Drs. Ashley Ross (left) and Virgie Greb (standing at right) field questions after their presentation. Credit: TAMUG Division of Marketing and CommunicationsIn 2023, using three survey methods – online for Galveston County residents, in-person at beaches, and paper distributed via city water bills – they collected 732 complete responses, 53 percent from residents and 47 percent from visitors.Most were frequent beachgoers who gave the recreation value of Galveston beaches a “B” and rated amenities such as restaurants, lodging, shopping, and beach access highly. Lower rated were water clarity and restroom facilities.“It’s noticeable that primary residents actually rate water quality higher; they’re more tolerant of hard, turbid water,” Ross said, crediting them with better understanding the natural conditions with the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers bringing sediments and rich nutrients to the area around Galveston.Island residents also were more likely to understand that “clear” isn’t the same as clean beach water and to know that water quality is regularly tested. Clean means absent of disease-causing pathogens.“We need more education and outreach focused on water quality and the benefits of Galveston beaches and shores and water,” Greb said. “And it’s not just for tourism. There are a lot of people who are very lucky to live on an island with beaches and the bay.”
HHS announces addition of behavioral health programs eligible for federal reimbursement
The Department of Health and Human Services Aug. 18 announced that its Administration for Children and Families has added two new peer support programs to the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse, allowing all states to claim federal reimbursement. One addition is the Family-Based Recovery program, which focuses on in-home clinical treatment for parents combatting addiction who have children ages 0-5.
Sell this Chinese internet name that is struggling to turn around its core business, Morgan Stanley says
Baidu has shown that it's still struggling to turn around its core ads business, so it looks like it's time to sell the stock, per Morgan Stanley.
Son of Yankees Legend Homers in Pro Debut with Organization
Andy Pettitte once served a key role in the New York Yankees‘ dynasty from the 1990s, helping the franchise earn five World Series titles as a starting pitcher. His son, Luke, is embarking on his own career with the Yankees three decades later.New York selected Luke Pettitte in the eighth round of the 2026 MLB […] The post Son of Yankees Legend Homers in Pro Debut with Organization appeared first on HEAVY.
‘Jealousy Runs So Deep Through Your Blood’
Khabib Nurmagomedov is not the top pick for greatest of all time (GOAT), but it’s not a rare choice either. Though “The Eagle” didn’t have a title reign as long as Georges St. Pierre or Demetrious Johnson, retiring undefeated at 29-0 counts for something. More to the point, nobody saw Khabib bleed in his entire […]
Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded announced for Nintendo Switch 2 - 1993 game returns with new content and features
City Connection is making Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded for Nintendo Switch 2, the company has announced. The title’s launch is confirmed for December 10, 2026. Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded marks the return of Irem’s arcade beat ’em up game. There’ll be Pink as a new playable character, a new high difficulty arranged mode, new mini game events, newly...
Oregon Ducks' 2026 Position Preview: Quarterbacks
Star starter Dante Moore spurns the NFL for a title charge, while Nebraska transfer Dylan Raiola joins a loaded room poised to fuel Oregon’s high-octane offensive assault.
Cardinal Newman reloads for title defense with Atlantic transfers
Replacing championship MVP Jyron Hughley won't be easy. Cardinal Newman hopes transfers Pedro Martinez and Justin Barrera can help.
Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action
Apple is working on camera-equipped AirPods that appear to be nearly ready to launch, based on a video MacRumors found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate. In a short demo, a man holds a book up so the camera in the AirPods can see the title. "With Visual Intelligence, your world becomes savable. See something you like? Just ask me to save it for later," says the voiceover text.
'This isn't just about health': Spike warns Seattle's unlicensed food vendors are hurting businesses playing by the rules
Spike warns that Seattle's unlicensed food vendors threaten health and hurt businesses complying with regulations.
Tracy Rietzke Inducted Into Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
Former Kansas Wesleyan standout player and coach Tracy Rietzke ’77 was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas. Rietzke was part of a KSHOF record 32-person class inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2026. KSHOF officials divided the inductions into three separate ceremonies concluding on Sunday at Sporting Park. Rietzke retired from coaching volleyball at Rockhurst University following the 2019 season, leading the Hawks for 32 seasons, amassing a 1105-229 record (.828 win percentage). He also coached eight seasons in women’s basketball at Rockhurst from 1988 to 1996, leading the Hawks to a 206-45 record and five NAIA National Championship appearances. Before heading to Kansas City and Rockhurst, Rietzke coached at Kansas Wesleyan after a stellar playing career for the Coyotes. Rietzke coached volleyball, women’s basketball and softball at KWU. In volleyball, Rietzke coached six seasons leading the Coyotes to a 172-56 record. He never won less than 25 games in a season and had three 30-win seasons, the only three in program history, culminating with a 34-9 season in his final year in 1987. He still ranks second in all-time coaching wins at KWU. In women’s basketball, he coached six seasons, leading the Coyotes to a 94-60 record. His career culminated with a 25-5 season in 1987-88, earning the program’s first KCAC Championship that season and the program’s only conference title until 2009. He ranks third all-time in career wins at KWU in the sport. In softball, Rietzke started the dynasty of KWU softball in the 1980’s and 1990’s, leading the program for six seasons, amassing a 126-40 record, ranking third in all-time wins in program history. Rietzke’s teams never finished worse than third place in the KCAC and won or shared four straight conference championships from 1985 through 1988. The Kensington, Kansas native brought his basketball talents to Kansas Wesleyan after two seasons at York College (now University) in York, Nebraska after starring at Kensington High School. In two seasons with the Coyotes, he was a two-time All-KCAC honoree and was an Honorable Mention NAIA All-American in 1976. He continues to hold the KWU school records for season field goal percentage (.771) in 1976, and the career field goal percentage record (.692 (423/611)). His .771 field goal percentage in 1976 led the NAIA. Rietzke is also a member of the Jerry Jones Kansas Wesleyan University Coyote Athletic Hall of Fame (a 1986 charter member), the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Rockhurst University Athletic Hall of Fame. KWU will sponsor Smoky Hills PBS’ presentation of the induction, which will be presented on tape-delay later this fall. Stay tuned to university social media outlets for the announcement of a date and time. Release Courtesy of KWU Athletics
Do Arsenal have the mentality to retain Premier League title?
Arsenal ended their long wait to win the Premier League again by securing the title last season. It means they begin this campaign as defending champions - something they have not done since the 2004-05 season. The Gunners are favourites to lift the trophy once more - but what does history tell us about how defending champions perform, and just how likely is it that Mikel Arteta's men can claim back-to-back Premier League titles?
Pluto TV Bows 'Double Feature Fridays' Weekly Movie Promotion With 'Entertainment Tonight'
Pluto TV is rolling out a weekly classic movie promotion, “Double Feature Fridays,” with “Entertainment Tonight” beginning Aug 21. The free ad-supported streaming television (Fast) platform will pair a studio classic with a new indie title, streaming 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Each pairing is connected by shared talent, genre, or theme, and introduced through original … Continue reading "Pluto TV Bows ‘Double Feature Fridays’ Weekly Movie Promotion With ‘Entertainment Tonight’"
Kōji Fukada's Cannes Film 'Nagi Notes' Scores North American Deal
Kōji Fukada's Cannes Competition Title 'Nagi Notes' Scores North American Deal With Greenwich Entertainment.
Momentum Leaders Announces Huntsville Executive Class 5
Momentum Leaders has announced the members of its Huntsville Executive Class 5, a group of women leaders selected to participate in the organization's
Boston's raw crime politics
Keller on the lesser-watched test of Mayor Wu's political clout
Countdown to Kickoff: Friendship Collegiate
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Each year, Friendship Collegiate is one of the top teams in the District of Columbia. Last year, for the fourth straight season, Friendship posted at least nine wins. After winning the DCSAA title in 2022 and 2023, the Knights fell short in the playoffs in 2024 and 2025. As Friendship […]
FT and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026
Contenders include three former winners and titles on power, innovation and society
Matches To Make After UFC 330
UFC 330 went down last night (Sat., Aug. 15, 2026) inside Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa., which saw Islam Makhachev defend his Welterweight title for the first tim ever by defeating Ian Machado Garry via unanimous decision (highlights here). In the co-main event of the evening, Mackenzie Dern defended her women’s Strawweight title — […]
The Scientists Who Want to Steer Hurricanes
Over the weekend, Hawaii was lashed by Hurricane Lala, which has washed away homes, left more than 125,000 people without power, shut down two of the state’s busiest airports, threatened dangerous flash flooding and, at time of writing, has killed one person. What if we could’ve steered the storm away from Hawaii, into the vast expanse of the empty Pacific Ocean that lies all around the islands—where no one could get hurt? This scenario might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But earlier this year, a peer-reviewed study published by the Public Library of Science found that it might be possible, and sooner than we think. The study was titled: “Weather Jiu-Jitsu: Prospects for atmospheric nudging to defuse the impact of catastrophic weather extremes.” According to the paper, the controversial practice of cloud seeding could enable human beings to make hurricanes change direction. The potential results could be astounding: The authors suggested that Hurricane Sandy, which in New York City alone killed 44 people and caused $19 billion of damage in 2012, could’ve been diverted by 200 miles, missing the metropolis entirely. Cloud seeding, which first succeeded in the U.S. in 1946, is a practice whereby small particles—for example, dry ice, silver iodide, or salt—are dropped into clouds, causing moisture to condense into precipitation. In the 1960s, the U.S. government launched Project Stormfury, an experiment that saw Navy pilots flying into the heart of a hurricane, dodging winds over a hundred miles per hour, to cloud-seed inside it, in the hope of reducing the storm’s power. “The seeding,” the theory went, “would stimulate the formation of a new eyewall that would surround the existing eyewall. The new eyewall would contract, strangling the old eyewall and reducing the intensity of the hurricane.”
Arsenal rout Man City in Community Shield masterclass
Arsenal powered to a 3-0 win against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, delivering a swaggering statement of intent ahead of their Premier League title defence.Only City, in 2019, have gone onto become Premier League champions among the previous 15 winners of the Community Shield.
Hollywood duo underline Premier League ambition for Wrexham
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the Hollywood owners of English second-tier side Wrexham, have restated their ambition for the club to win the Championship title and so complete a remarkable journey from National League to the Premier League.Deadpool star Reynolds said he felt "obscene pride" at Wrexham's league finish and co-owner McElhenney has underlined their determination to reach the top flight after playing in the fifth tier of English football as recently as 2023.
Pluto TV's New App is Rolling Out Now As Paramount Overhauls Its Pluto TV & Paramount+ Apps
Pluto TV is in the process of deploying a significant technical and design update that places its free ad-supported streaming service on the same underlying application foundation as Paramount+. The change, long planned as part of Paramount Skydance’s broader streaming infrastructure merger to use the same app for both services, keeps the two services as […]
Science & Medicine: San Antonio's fungus lab is on the front line of a growing drug-resistance crisis
When doctors can't identify a fungal infection, they often turn to UT Health San Antonio's Fungus Testing Laboratory, which has discovered more than 60 new species since 2013. The lab is now racing to fight drug-resistant fungi while helping bring new antifungal treatments to market.
Shields eyes Price after dominant middleweight return
Claressa Shields makes a powerful return to middleweight, stopping Kaye Scott in the sixth round to reclaim the WBA and WBC titles in Atlanta.
Sooo ... About Last Night
Last night (Sat., Aug. 15, 2026), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ventured forth to Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for UFC 330. Though the pair of title fights atop the card understandably garnered most of the attention ahead of time, the rest of the card proved a little underrated. Some of the veterans exceeded expectations, […]
Mackenzie Dern Defends Women’s Strawweight Title at UFC 330
UFC women’s strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern defended her title with a unanimous decision win over Gillian Robertson at UFC 330. Making her first title defense since winning 115 lbs gold last fall, Dern defeated Robertson via UD with all three judges scoring the bout in her favor. Mackenzie Dern Defeats Gillian Robertson In the first […] The post Mackenzie Dern Defends Women’s Strawweight Title at UFC 330 appeared first on HEAVY.
Class ‘A’ amateur state title game set
MITCHELL, S.D. (KELO) — The Class ‘A’ amateur semifinal braved the rain after multiple hours of delays to see Harrisburg advance to meet Renner in the championship. Tea held off a late Brookings comeback push, 14-13, to move out of the losers bracket. The Steam faced Harrisburg in their second game of the day but […]
How to watch Diamondbacks-Braves on Saturday night
The Diamondbacks are 2-1 when featured on the Saturday Night Baseball in America, including a 2-1 win over the Braves in April.
Trail Blazers' Schedule Reveals Brutal Early Test
A grueling six-game road trip and back-to-back matchups against title contenders force Ja Morant and the new-look roster into a high-stakes gauntlet less than a month in.
UCLA sports dominate Big Ten, MPSF in first 2 seasons since Pac-12 exit
In 2024, UCLA Athletics left the Pac-12 after 96 years of competition. Most programs moved to the Big Ten, with some sports that did not compete in the new conference playing in the MPSF.
UFC 331 press conference video
Joshua Van, Alexandre Pantoja square off in UFC 331 title rematch
Police seek man accused of robbing East Austin business in July
Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of robbing a business in East Austin last month.The robbery occurred about 2:56 p.m. Tuesday
Seahawks news: Mike Macdonald reveals factors in Terrion Arnold signing
Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald believes cornerback Terrion Arnold could be a valuable asset in their title defense.
New initiative set to help small businesses grow in El Paso's Mission Trail
El Paso’s Mission Trail small businesses are getting an SBA-funded boost as Rep. Veronica Escobar, the County, Revby, and EFO Media launch hands-on marketing and technical assistance, from workshops to 1-on-1 support.
Lighthouse Guild Celebrates Blind Changemakers in Entertainment, Content Creation at Lincoln Center Event
NEW YORK—Lighthouse Guild, a New York-based nonprofit that empowers people who are blind or have vision loss to live independent lives, in partnership with Spectrum, the communications services company, held its 4th annual celebration that focused on the state of content and entertainment creators who are blind, according to an announcement from the organization. Titled Access in Focus: Blind Perspectives on Entertainment, the event brought together blind professionals and accessibility advocates for a timely conversation about inclusion across film, television, theater, music, social media and beyond, the nonprofit said.
Oregon Pass-Rusher Named ESPN Preseason All-American
While the Ducks' offense faced notable snubs, A’Mauri Washington anchors the defense as a dominant force primed to lead Oregon’s pursuit of a historic national championship title.
Apple TV Gains Classic Movies Collection
Apple has again added a collection of classic movies to Apple TV that subscribers can now stream at no extra cost. The films are located in a new "Great Movies Available Now on Apple TV" carousel inside the Apple TV app. So far, free titles are showing up for subscribers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with the exact selection differing by country.
College football championship contenders: Favorites, long shots, and playoff candidates
College football preview season rolls on today at SB Nation. While we previously released our own Top 25 ahead of the campaign, we are diving into those rankings a bit more today, breaking them down by what teams can truly be considered title contenders. Some are longshots, others need a break or two to make […]
Energy drinks are more popular than ever. Here’s what we know about the health risks.
Highly caffeinated energy drinks have been linked to heart problems, obesity and anxiety.
Andreas Dresen, Doris Dörrie Films to World Premiere at Zurich Film Festival
The world premieres of two major German films, Andreas Dresen’s “Love, After All” and Doris Dörrie’s “How Can I Help?,” are among 10 titles to feature in the Gala Premieres section of Zurich Film Fest...
UNC Health's Asheville hospital plan among 4 proposals for 92 beds
NFL Tiers: Which Teams Are Title Contenders Entering 2026?
Here’s how Nick Wright breaks down the league tiers entering Week 1 of the preseason.
8 ASU underclassmen impressing in camp
ASU's two-deep rotation appears vastly talented, so many these players will have uphill climbs to work their way up the depth chart, but they're making their mark early.
A-List Editors’ Choice Awards 2026: Arts, Culture & Entertainment
SPECIALTY BOOK CLUB Shakespeare Festival Reads If you long for the welcoming embrace of high-school English class as an adult, the Shakespeare Festival Reads book club may be for you. This collab between Left Bank Books and St. Louis Shakespeare Festival guides readers through monthly picks from The Bard and titles that help expand your […]
Magic Johnson praises new Lakers ownership, predicts future titles
Lakers Owner Sells to Jared Kushner’s Brother as Trump DOJ Probes His Business Empire
Guggenheim founder Mark Walter sold the Lakers for $12.5 billion, one month after the Wall Street Journal reported the Trump DOJ was probing his business empire.
Fans Try To Decipher The Elder Scrolls VI’s Censored Subtitle
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma just played 'The Elder Scrols VI' and both she and Bethesda are censoring its subtitle with a specific number of letters.
River Games Chattanooga brings X Games-style action sports to Tennessee River
2026 Huntsville Restaurant Week + Culinary Month Guide
The 2026 Huntsville Restaurant Week, organized by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), offers a place to start.
Caitlin Clark Has Strong Words About Indiana Fever
Caitlin Clark gets real if the Indiana Fever can be title contenders this season.
A tale of two candidates in LD 14: Biggs’ political name versus Walsh’s career experience
Legislative District 14 is reliably Republican, making a Democratic upset this November a long shot.
7 page-turning nonfiction history books
This mix of newer and older titles are page-turners in the best sense; you'll learn something new on each page and want to keep reading!
Xbox CEO Gets Elder Scrolls 6 Demo, Teases the Subtitle
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma got to see a "live playthrough" of The Elder Scrolls 6, and she posted her reactions on social media afterwards. She also teased – in the vaguest of ways – the subtitle for the upcoming RPG.
UFC President Dana White Open to Creating Women’s BMF Title
UFC president Dana White said that he is open to creating a women’s BMF title for some of MMA’s best women’s fighters to compete for.The UFC has a men’s BMF title, which is currently possessed by lightweight star Charles Oliveira, but there is no women’s BMF title.However, that could potentially change, as White said for […] The post UFC President Dana White Open to Creating Women’s BMF Title appeared first on HEAVY.
UFC 330 Countdown: Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry
The UFC 330 main event features a welterweight title bout between champion Islam Makhahev and No. 2 ranked Ian Machado Garry. It will be Makhachev's first title defense. UFC 330 Countdown takes an in-depth look at the welterweight title bout ahead of Saturday's event at Xfinity Mobile Arena in ...
Harger: A Kent business lost $90,000 to copper wire theft. The accused got $113.40 at a recycler. The receipt was in his truck.
$113.40. That's what the copper was worth at the recycler. The business it came from has lost more than $90,000. Merry Christmas.
Saber's newest game trailer takes a shot at Gearbox's CEO, if you look closely
The first hint that something might be up with the recent debut trailer for Saber Interactive’s Rideshare Stimulator is an unusual choice of words—aside from that second one in the game’s title. “Don’t take your passengers too seriously,” the trailer’s narrator says, as he describes this upcoming game. It a car game about the gig work of driving eccentric people to their destinations, a riff on Crazy Taxi. And then, he says: “When I think I’ve met the randiest of passengers, someone even stranger gets in.” “Randiest”? That suggests “randy,” which usually means having strong sexual desire. Yet none of the oddball backseat occupants featured in the trailer seem particularly lustful. One is an old man who considers his grandson a failure, another shares the theory that birds might control traffic lights, another says he’s banned from an aquarium. A little later, there’s a license plate, shown 63 seconds into the trailer, on the front of an SUV: USB DRV It’s a Texas plate. The symbol between those letters is a cog wheel. If you know, you know. That’s a reference to Texas-based Borderlands game development studio Gearbox Software (their logo features a cog wheel). More specifically, it’s a reference to Gearbox’s CEO Randy Pitchford, who in 2018 found himself explaining the nature of video he’d saved on a USB drive that was found at a Medieval Times restaurant before being returned to the studio: “It was ‘barely legal’ porn. This girl’s handle was ‘Only 18.’” The “girl” in the video had committed a solo sex act that Pitchford, an avid practitioner of magic, found remarkable. “I realized, this is not a sex worker…This is a fucking magician.” Back then, the USB drive was central to competing lawsuits against Gearbox by the studio’s former lawyer and by Gearbox against him. A settlement in late 2019 “exonerated” Pitchford, per the Hollywood Reporter. The USB story has resurfaced at times, now in a trailer from a company that not long ago was corporate brethren with Gearbox. Saber vs. Gearbox The head of Saber told Game File that the reference is payback. “The dig is because Randy took shots at Embracer in Borderlands 4,” Saber CEO Matt Karch told me when I asked him about the license plate. “Without Embracer, Randy is performing magic tricks at birthday parties for a living.” Having interviewed Karch during a cross-country flight in late 2024, I can confirm that Karch was unimpressed with Pitchford during their time both working in the Embracer group. I’d approached him not out of surprise that there was animosity but that it was manifesting publicly now. Gearbox was founded in 1999, worked on a port of Halo early on, and developed hit series such as the loot-based sci-fi shooter Borderlands before it was purchased by The Embracer Group in early 2021 for $363 million (with a possible earn-out of over $1 billion, if certain targets were hit by 2027). Saber was founded in 2001, worked on a remaster of Halo early on, had a big hit with zombie shooter World War Z and was purchased by Embracer in early 2020 for $150 million, with a potential earn-out of up to $375 million. For a few years, the Embracer group was a voracious acquirer of game studios. Then, as investment dried up, it choked. In March 2024, Embracer sold Saber to an investment company controlled by Saber CEO Matt Karch, and it sold Gearbox in an all-stock deal to long-time Borderlands publisher Take Two Interactive. Other studios were shut down. Hundreds of developers were laid off. Gearbox didn’t say much about their Embracer experience, nothing too direct, at least. In the summer 2024, Pitchford told reporter and occasional Game File contributor Nicole Carpenter that Borderlands 4’s story was in some way thematically connected to Gearbox’s experience at Embracer: “There’s this cultural and emotional shift in me, personally, and at the studio. What does it mean to trade some autonomy for organization?” When Borderlands 4 came out, there was something stranger: the matter of “Embracer’s Bluff,” a location in the game featuring an AI-powered toilet and a large trash dump, according to a detailed Kotaku account of the place. Gearbox never commented on it; Take Two never got back to me about it when I asked them last year. By contrast, since Saber exited Embracer, Karch has been one of Embracer’s biggest defenders, casting their management as well-meaning and supportive despite the layoffs and studio closures that resulted from their excessive expansion. Like others, Saber’s Karch saw Embracer’s as a shot. With Rideshare Stimulator’s trailer, he’s returned fire. “It’s amazing to me how fast people forget those who went above and beyond for them,” Karch told Game File. A rep for Gearbox did not comment by press time. Game File is a reader-supported publication. Your backing makes my reporting—including any coverage of trailer-based beefs—possible. Good news! I’m currently running Game File’s first big sale of 2026. You can get a one-year subscription for 23% off. Click here to take advantage of the limited-time offer. And thank you for your support! Item 2: In brief… 🚫 Wal-Mart has laid off the staff of Restart, a games media outlet launched in 2024, Aftermath reports. 🟥 A GTA VI preview is on the way, at last, via an “extended look” that will premiere, unusually, on Netflix at 3pm ET on August 27, then officially go live elsewhere six hours later. Last week, Game File noted that Take Two label Rockstar Games is overdue for showing off GTA VI, based on the timing of the initial hands-off previews of GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. During a call with investors, Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said pre-orders for GTA VI were “unprecedented and astonishing,” but added the company can’t predict how many of those pre-orders represent bonus sales vs. sales that otherwise would have been made at launch. During the same call, Zelnick was noticeably bullish on the future of playing games over streaming cloud connections (predicting wider adoption in three or so years). He sounded unbothered by Sony’s plans to stop making discs for new games (he said the business is 90% digital already and predicted that there could still be limited edition physical editions of games “in the same way there’s still vinyl in the recorded music business.”) 👀 Take Two wrote off $43 million in their spring quarter after deciding “not to proceed with further development of an unannounced title in its pipeline from a third-party developer.” 🤔 Some rare age-demographics from a big publisher: Capcom recently told investors that “users in their 20s account for approximately half of the users of both Pragamata and Resident Evil Requiem.” Item 3: The week ahead Tuesday, August 11 Game releases: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Switch 2; already out for PC, PS5, Xbox) continues the Bethesda strategy of putting Elder Scrolls games on everything; Royalty Free-For-All is a Smash Bros.-style fighting game featuring public domain characters such as Mother Goose brawling with Oliver Twist in a stage based on the original Little Shop of Horrors movie. Wednesday, August 12 Game release: Pro Jank Footy (PC, console) is an arcade-style Australian Rules Football game with increasingly ridiculous rules, the more you play (I enjoyed the Steam demo) Thursday, August 13 Game release: Super Mario Sunshine (Switch 2, originally released in 2002 on the GameCube) is released for Switch 2’s Nintendo Switch Online service. This game is the black sheep of 3D Mario games. It’s the successor to the breakthrough Super Mario 64 and the rare Mario game built around a single (vacation resort) theme. Mario’s got a water-spraying backpack, a Yoshi pal and a lot of blue coins to collect.
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Business Restructuring Review Vol. 25 No. 4 July-August 2026
In This Issue New York Bankruptcy Court: Premature Allegations of Creditor Mistreatment Insufficient to Deny Chapter 15 Recognition of Foreign Restructuring Proceeding In In re ARD Finance, S.A., No. 25-12794 (MG), 2026 WL 817458 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York was presented with a petition seeking chapter 15 recognition of Luxembourg's recently enacted bankruptcy law governing judicial reorganization proceedings. The court granted the petition, turning aside challenges to recognition voiced by a creditor group arguing that recognition should be denied based upon allegations of unfairness to creditors in the Luxembourg proceeding that would make recognition manifestly contrary to U.S. public policy. According to the bankruptcy court, recognition was warranted because: (i) the rules and procedures governing the proceeding under Luxembourg law were fundamentally fair; (ii) the petition otherwise satisfied chapter 15's recognition requirements; and (iii) the creditor group's allegations were premature, given the fact that the Luxembourg court presiding over the debtor's restructuring proceeding had not confirmed a restructuring plan, and all creditors had the right to participate fully and voice their objections in the proceeding (including the right to appeal an order approving a plan). [read more …] Florida Bankruptcy Court Examines Scope of Discovery in Chapter 15 Cases In In re Banco Master, S.A., No. 25-24568-SMG, 2026 WL 931729 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Apr. 6, 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida granted in part and denied in part post-recognition motions filed by an insider of a foreign debtor seeking to bar or limit discovery sought by the debtor's foreign representative concerning allegedly voidable transfers involving the debtors' U.S. real property. According to the court: (i) although chapter 15 includes its own discovery provisions among the relief that may be granted to a foreign representative, the expansive discovery available in cases under other chapters of the Bankruptcy Code is also available in chapter 15 cases; (ii) the discovery sought by the foreign representative was permissible; (iii) discovery regarding matters that were the subject of a pending adversary proceeding had to be undertaken under the more restrictive rules applicable to such proceedings; and (iv) a discovery request would be barred to the extent that it sought production of documents or testimony from a subpoenaed entity that exceeded the geographic limitations specified in such rules. [read more …] Delaware District Court Affirms Chapter 15 Recognition Order Enforcing Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases In U.S. Int'l Dev. Fin. Corp. v. Credito Real S.A.B. de C.V. SOFOM, E.N.R. (In re Credito Real S.A.B. de C.V. SOFOM, E.N.R.), 677 B.R. 192 (D. Del. 2026), appeal filed, No. 26-2356 (3d Cir. June 5, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware affirmed a bankruptcy court order granting chapter 15 recognition to a Mexican "concurso mercantile" proceeding and enforcing nonconsensual third-party releases approved by the Mexican court. Agreeing with the bankruptcy court that the releases were not manifestly contrary to U.S. public policy, the district court concluded: "It is well settled that U.S. bankruptcy courts can give effect to foreign orders in recognized foreign proceedings pursuant to the authority granted in Chapter 15, even when those orders contain relief unavailable under U.S. law. [The appellant's] arguments misconstrue the Supreme Court's narrow holding in Purdue, applicable in Chapter 11 cases, as well as the statutory framework of Chapter 15 and its core policy objectives. Accordingly, I will affirm the Enforcement Order." The ruling has been appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. [read more …] Fifth Circuit: Bankruptcy Court, Not State Court, Had Jurisdiction to Allow or Disallow Administrative Expense Claim In Storey Minerals Ltd. v. EP Energy E&P Co., LP (Matter of EP Energy E&P Co., LP), 169 F.4th 609 (5th Cir. 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed lower courts' rulings disallowing a creditor's administrative expense claim. It also rejected the creditor's argument that, because the claims were predicated on state law, a state court should adjudicate the merits of the state law causes of action before the bankruptcy court could allow or disallow the claim as an administrative expense. According to the Fifth Circuit, even though the causes of action were based on state law, the bankruptcy court had jurisdiction to determine whether the creditor's claims should be conferred with administrative expense priority in the debtors' chapter 11 case. [read more …] New York Bankruptcy Court: Dismissal of Involuntary Chapter 11 Case Filed Prior to Commencement of Foreign Restructuring Proceeding Unwarranted In In re Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd., No. 25-10745 (PB), 2026 WL 592250 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3. 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York considered the bona fides of an involuntary chapter 11 petition filed by certain holders of U.S. dollar-denominated notes against a holding company for a group of Chinese property development companies that filed a restructuring proceeding in the Cayman Islands after the noteholders filed the involuntary chapter 11 petition. The court denied the debtor's motion to dismiss the chapter 11 case. Given the timing of the filing of the Cayman Islands restructuring proceeding, the absence of any progress in the proceeding for seven months, the debtor's need to restructure notes governed by U.S. law, and the debtor's lack of any meaningful contacts to the Cayman Islands, dismissal of the chapter 11 case was unwarranted under the applicable provision of the Bankruptcy Code, international comity, or the doctrine of forum non conveniens. [read more …] Bankruptcy Court Evaluates Trustee's Authority to Sell Avoidance Actions and Right of Target Defendants to Object In In re Law Enf't Officers Sec. Union, No. 24-70277-JAD, 2026 WL 560452 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. Feb. 27, 2026), a chapter 7 trustee sought court approval to sell certain avoidance actions to a creditor of the debtor's estate. Potential targets of the subject avoidance actions objected, arguing that such claims were nontransferable powers of the trustee rather than saleable estate property and urging the court to approve their competing settlement with the trustee. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania disagreed with the potential defendants, holding that they lacked standing to object to the proposed sale, that avoidance actions are indeed estate property, and that the sale—rather than the settlement—best served the estate's interests. [read more …] U.S. Supreme Court Bankruptcy Roundup in Brief In Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction Inc., No. 25-6, 2026 WL 1686028 (U.S. June 11, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Fifth Circuit decision judicially estopping a chapter 13 debtor from asserting a personal injury claim against a construction company because the debtor failed to disclose the claim during his bankruptcy case. In so ruling, the Court held that "[t]he Fifth Circuit erred by artificially narrowing its inquiry to whether the debtor had knowledge of the underlying facts or a potential motive to conceal the claim." It represents the first time that the Court has applied judicial estoppel in the bankruptcy context, although it has suggested in other contexts that it may be inappropriate where an inconsistent legal position resulted from "inadvertence or mistake." Also in June, the Court denied petitions for certiorari in a few notable bankruptcy cases. [read more …] Newsworthy Heather Lennox (Cleveland/New York) (Star Individual), Bruce Bennett (Los Angeles) (Senior Statesperson), Kevyn D. Orr (Washington) (Eminent Practitioner), Gregory M. Gordon (Dallas) (Band 1), Carl E. Black (Cleveland), Corinne Ball (New York) (Senior Statesperson), Brad B. Erens (Chicago), Jeffrey B. Ellman (Atlanta), T. Daniel Reynolds (Cleveland), and Dan T. Moss (Washington/New York) were recognized as leading lawyers in the practice area Bankruptcy/Restructuring in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business. The 2026 edition of Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers ranked the following lawyers: 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). Fabienne Beuzit (Paris) and Jasper Berkenbosch (Amsterdam) were among the "Leading Individuals" ranked in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA guide in the field of Restructuring and Insolvency or Insolvency. Rodolphe Carrière (Paris) was named a "Next Generation Partner" in the practice area Insolvency. Sid Pepels (Amsterdam) was selected by Global Restructuring Review's 40 under 40 2026. He was identified as a Rising Star within the global cross-border restructuring community. Global Restructuring Review is a leading digital subscription service, news outlet, and information platform dedicated exclusively to cross-border insolvency and corporate restructuring law. Fabienne Beuzit (Paris), Rodolphe Carrière (Paris), and Isabelle Maury (Paris) were recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in France™ in the practice area Insolvency and Reorganization Law. An article written by Corinne Ball (New York) titled "Comity and Fairness are Critical to Granting Additional Assistance under Chapter 15: A Canadian Reverse Vesting Order and Related Releases in Proceedings Involving Canadian and U.S.-Affiliated Companies Are Approved" was published in the June 24, 2026, edition of the New York Law Journal. An article written by Caitlin K. Cahow (Detroit) titled "New York Bankruptcy Court Weighs In on Adequate Assurance of Future Performance under Assigned Leases and Chapter 11 Plan Exculpation Provisions" was published on June 8, 2026, in 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 June 16, 2026, in the Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable. An article written by Dan T. Moss (Washington/New York), Corinne Ball (New York), Isel M. Perez (Miami), and David S. Torborg (Washington) titled "Texas Bankruptcy Court Adopts Barnet Rule Requiring Foreign Debtor to Have U.S. Assets to Be Eligible for Chapter 15 Relief" was published on June 10, 2026, in Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Daniel J. Merrett (Atlanta) and Nathaniel Parr (Atlanta) titled "Southern District of Texas Clarifies Post-Purdue Course for Consensual Third-Party Releases and Gatekeeping Provisions" was published on June 11, 2026, in Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Corinne Ball (New York) titled "LMEs, Sophisticated Investors and Equitable Mootness: The Fifth and Third Circuits Warn Against Testing the Limits of Chapter 11" was published in the June 2026 issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal. Nicholas J. Morin (New York) was quoted in an article titled "Serta Ruling Offers Damages Road Map in Lender-on-Lender Disputes," published by Bloomberg Law on July 7, 2026. The article discussed U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez's July 7, 2026, ruling that participating lenders in Serta Simmons Bedding's 2020 non-pro rata uptier exchange breached the credit agreement's ratable-sharing provision, and awarding excluded lenders more than $261 million in damages. The opinion resolves six years of litigation related to Serta's 2020 transaction, where it raised $200 million in new financing and exchanged $1.2 billion of term loans for $875 million in superpriority debt. Judge Lopez found that the debt-for-debt exchange constituted a "payment" under the credit agreement, requiring proportional sharing among lenders, and dismissed various defenses raised by the participating lenders. The case is Serta Simmons Bedding LLC v. AG Centre Street Partnership (In re Serta Simmons Bedding LLC), 2026 WL 1968535 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Jul. 7, 2026). The New York Law Journal has recognized Andrew M. Butler (New York) as a 2026 "Rising Star" in Restructuring/Bankruptcy as part of the New York Legal Awards. The Rising Star category recognizes New York's most promising lawyers age 40 and under who have distinguished themselves through exceptional legal work, leadership, and contributions to the profession. Lawyer Spotlight: Daniel J. Merrett Dan Merrett, a partner in the Atlanta Office, has spent nearly 20 years representing all manner of stakeholders in complex corporate restructurings and chapter 11 reorganizations. His practice extends to related transactions and disputes involving acquisitions; divestitures; credit facilities; securities; environmental obligations; and vendor, employee, and governance matters. Dan has substantial experience managing mass tort liabilities, including the restructurings and related chapter 11 cases of affiliates of Georgia Pacific and Johnson & Johnson, implemented to resolve asbestos and talc liabilities. He also represents key parties in energy and infrastructure matters, including facility owners, EPC contractors, and joint-venture parties. Dan was a key player in the restructuring teams in the historic bankruptcies of the City of Detroit and Chrysler. His other significant representations in chapter 11 cases include AFA Foods, Alpha Natural Resources, Dana Corporation, M&G Chemicals, McDermott International, Monster/CareerBuilder, Transtar Industries, and Westinghouse. He is licensed in both the United States and England & Wales and recognized in restructuring by Chambers USA and Best Lawyers.