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Aboriginal people harvested channel millet for thousands of years, and scientists have now found the native grass carries 12 copies of each chromosome

Seen from the air, Channel Country in outback Australia looks like a vast, living tapestry. A web of rivers and creeks fans out across more than 280,000 square kilometres of desert, creating one of the world’s last truly free‑flowing arid river systems.

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Jul 21 • 3:39 AM EDT • Science • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Clearing his lines

Only one player across the entire World Cup completed more clearances than new Leeds signing Tarik Muharemovic. The Bosnia and Herzegovina international cleared his lines 41 times. Only Nico Elvedi of Switzerland got rid of the ball on more occasions - 48.

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Jul 21 • 3:32 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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IDP Prospects Flying Under The Radar

Steve Hungarter makes his debut with The Huddle and discusses five of his favorite undervalued IDP prospects.

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Jul 21 • 3:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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In Gaza, a mother's hunt for water lays bare a worsening health crisis

In pre-dawn darkness, Ibtisam Al-Helou leaves her tent on Gaza's seafront on a daily search for fresh water. The Mediterranean lies only a few steps away, but the water she needs to cook, drink and wash ​will mean a trek across Gaza City.

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Jul 21 • 2:33 AM EDT • Health • reuters.com
Explained: Why India's medal-heavy sports like badminton, wrestling, hockey are missing from CWG 2026

The Glasgow CWG is going to be a severely truncated one with only ten sports on the roster.

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Jul 21 • 2:28 AM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Bucs' Biggest Remaining Roster Issue Named Before Training Camp

Despite a revamped defense and high-powered backfield, Tampa Bay’s postseason hopes could hinge on a neglected tight end room currently lacking depth behind starter Cade Otton.

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Jul 21 • 1:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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The Bull Case For Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Could Change Following Guidroz’s Promotion To COO

Accel Entertainment, Inc. recently reshuffled its leadership, promoting Toucan Gaming CEO Stan Guidroz to Chief Operating Officer effective July 14, 2026, while President Mark Phelan relinquished the COO title and Chief Compliance Officer Derek Harmer prepared to transition into a compliance committee role in 2027. This move elevates an executive with deep Louisiana gaming and acquisition experience to oversee day-to-day operations across Accel’s markets, potentially influencing how the...

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Jul 21 • 12:31 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Family stresses need for mental health resources after man's accused of killing his aunt

Columbus family members said they're morning two people - a woman who died and the man accused of killing her."It's just tragedy across the board, you know?,"

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Jul 20 • 11:18 PM EDT • Health • abc6onyourside.com
HeRAMS Ukraine health services across oblasts - Legal entities (April 2026)

Infographic in English on World about Health; published on 22 Jun 2026 by WHO

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Jul 20 • 9:34 PM EDT • Health • reliefweb.int
Changes to government science department

The new Prime Minister has merged the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology into a new Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. In response, Paul Nurse, the President of the Royal Society said: “The Prime Minister understands the transformative power of science, knowledge, innovation, and technology. They are all parts of an interlinked and interdependent system of research that drives economic growth, health care, security, education, prosperity and the public...

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Jul 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • webwire.com
Palmetto Sports Daily: SEC Media Days kick off, Clemson sets expectations for 2026

The crew talks football across South Carolina as college season kicks off with several media days.

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Jul 20 • 6:13 PM EDT • Sports • wistv.com
ESPN names two Texans players to 2026 All-Backup Team

The Houston Texans seem to have one of the more complete rosters entering 2026 among AFC contenders, so with a total staff, who would make the all-backup team this season?

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Jul 20 • 5:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Dates Confirmed

Activision and Infinity Ward have confirmed dates for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta tests across PC, Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox devices.

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Jul 20 • 5:23 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Steelers Backup QB Battle Makes Four-Quarterback Roster Idea Unlikely

One of the battles on display in Latrobe for the Pittsburgh Steelers will be the competition for the backup quarterback job. Mason Rudolph and Will Howard will compete for the role, with the loser likely receiving a ticket out of Pittsburgh, unless the Steelers decide to get creative and find a way to keep all of them. One local beat writer proposed that idea, and it’s something the Steelers have done before.

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Jul 20 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Miami Heat become new favorites in LeBron James sweepstakes

Could LeBron James really be headed back to Miami? The idea isn’t as far-fetched as some would like to believe, especially when you consider the talent on the roster, familiarity with the coaching staff, and let’s face it, who wouldn’t…

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Jul 20 • 4:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
SEC Power Rankings Heading Into 2026 Season

The SEC enters the 2026 season looking as loaded as ever. National title contenders are scattered throughout the conference, and even the middle tier features programs capable of pulling major upsets. Here’s how the league stacks up heading into Week 1. 1. Georgia Bulldogs Kirby Smart once again has the SEC’s most complete roster. Gunner…

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Jul 20 • 4:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Campaign photo puts Toast on Lenox in political crosshairs

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson visited the Atlanta restaurant and posted photos with the co-owner.

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The health risks of wildfire smoke across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic

Learn about the dangerous wildfire smoke blanketing wide regions of the U.S.

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Jul 20 • 4:17 PM EDT • Health • pbs.org
British prosecutors charge a man with murder in death of former politician Ann Widdecombe

Joshua Kerry was charged after more than a week in custody on suspicion of murder and acts of terror.

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Jul 20 • 4:01 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: DT LT Overton

What are your expectations of LT Overton?

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Jul 20 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NEW NFIB REPORT: Texas Small Businesses Report Insurance Challenges Five Points Worse Than National Average

State-specific report finds insurance affordability and availability concerns are five points worse in Texas than across the country

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Jul 20 • 3:55 PM EDT • Business • nfib.com
Summer internship program prepares students for careers in adolescent health

UT Teen Health hosted nine college students from across the country to learn what it takes to improve teen health in South Texas.

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Jul 20 • 3:32 PM EDT • Health • news.uthscsa.edu
How much coffee is safe for the heart? Doctors explore the benefits and risks of caffeine

Drinking multiple cups of coffee each day may decrease a person's risk of heart disease, heart failure and stroke. Too much caffeine can still cause issues, however, when taken as energy drinks.

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Jul 20 • 3:30 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Public Health searching for dog that bit child at Madison park

MADISON (WKOW) — Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) is searching for a dog that bit a child at Droster Park on Saturday.

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Jul 20 • 2:50 PM EDT • Health • wkow.com
Scientists Were Wrong About Fireflies’s Light. The Impact Could Ripple Across All of Science.

For more than a century, an overestimation of a firefly’s brightness has persisted.

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Jul 20 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
Cyclospora outbreak has me worried about public health cuts

As the cyclospora outbreak wreaks havoc across the country, federal funding cuts have weakened the public health system, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.

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Jul 20 • 1:00 PM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
WA's Suzan DeBene helps lead House midterm election strategy

Washington's Rep. Suzan DelBene is leading Democrats' efforts to reclaim the U.S. House, crisscrossing the country to raise money and guide strategy.

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Jul 20 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Mark Walter’s insurers, Guggenheim probed by prosecutors

Last year, federal prosecutors began examining Guggenheim’s $362 billion money management arm.

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Jul 20 • 12:26 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
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Disability inclusion in health systems and emergency management remains uneven across Latin America and the Caribbean, new report finds

Washington, D.C., July 20, 2026 (PAHO) — Despite progress in laws, policies and programs aimed at advancing the rights of persons with disabilities across Latin America and the Caribbean, many continue to face barriers to accessing health services and emergency care on an equal basis with others, according to a new report released by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Inter-American Network of Persons with Disabilities and Their Families (RIADIS).

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Jul 20 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • paho.org
Riser House Entertainment Adds Paul Grosser As Director Of Regional Promotion

Riser House Entertainment has added Paul Grosser as Director of Regional Promotion. A graduate [...]

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Jul 20 • 11:39 AM EDT • Entertainment • musicrow.com
Gut check: What the digestive system means for our overall health

In a Q&A, gastroenterologist Rosemarie Fisher explains common digestive health issues — and the best ways to improve gut health.

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Jul 20 • 11:36 AM EDT • Health • news.yale.edu
NVIDIA’s Synthetic Video Detector Spots Fake News & AI-Generated Content With 92% Accuracy, Analyzing 1080p Footage In Just 22ms

NVIDIA introduces the Synthetic Video Detector NIM microservice, achieving up to 92% accuracy in identifying Fake News.

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Jul 20 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
3 women's world records set at the annual Lumberjack World Championships

Meredith Ingbretson of Hayward set a world record in the Women's Boom Run, sprinting across the water and back over eight red cedar logs in 13.78 seconds.

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Jul 20 • 10:47 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumnews1.com
AMC Entertainment delivers record Q2 results as summer releases boost results

AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) shares rose 11% after the movie theater chain reported second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven by a strong slate of summer blockbuster releases. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.14 for the quarter ended...

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Jul 20 • 10:42 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Jaleel McLaughlin faces steep hill to crack Broncos roster

Jaleel McLaughlin had his production drop in 2025. Now you add another back to the mix and his status is iffy at best.

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Jul 20 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
WABC-TV's 'Eyewitness News' accounces major shakeup in its roster of reporters
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Pittsburgh jobs for 7/20/26: Kamin Science Center, Mt. Lebanon School District, Aramark and more

Check the NEXT Job Board every Monday for the latest job openings in a variety of industries across the Pittsburgh area.

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Jul 20 • 9:49 AM EDT • Science • nextpittsburgh.com
Maid Brigade Leadership Summit Highlights AI Innovation, Business Growth and Franchise Excellence

Maid Brigade franchise owners from across North America gathered July 16-18 at The Source Hotel in Denver for the 2026 Maid Brigade Leadership Summit, where they explored innovative business strategies, shared best practices and celebrated franchise excellence.

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Jul 20 • 9:40 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Shaky political "science": breakdown of the peer review process

[This article is the latest in our “Shaky Political Science” series. In our 38 page report, “Shaky political ‘science’ misses mark on ranked choice voting,” released in December 2025, we examined over 40 studies focused on ranked choice voting (RCV). Many of these studies suffered from puzzling research methodologies, poorly constructed surveys, unrealistic simulated elections, cherry picked data and faulty analyses that often were contradicted by results from real-world elections (a link to our full paper is here). Here are links to the first four articles in our series: the first one summarizing the overall results of our report; the second one analyzed a study co-authored by University of Minnesota academic Larry Jacobs, which was one of the most error-prone of all the research we reviewed in our report; a third article showing an admirable example of two political scientists holding two other political scientists accountable for their flawed, sloppy research; and a fourth article that analyzed seven studies sponsored by New America’s political reform program that deployed flawed methodology based on “simulated” elections instead of real-world elections, which when combined with some basic misunderstandings of RCV, produced odd and misleading results]. In this fifth article in our “Shaky Political Science” series, we examine two flawed studies on the impact of RCV on voter turnout authored by San Francisco State University professor Jason McDaniel. McDaniel’s research in these two papers stands out for its puzzling methodology, inadequate and cherry-picked data, and faulty analyses that not only misunderstands ranked choice voting but reflects a basic misunderstanding of politics in general. The first of the McDaniel studies actually passed through a peer review process and then was subsequently published by the Journal of Urban Affairs, despite its obvious errors. It is perplexing that a jury of peer political scientists did not catch the errors and send it back to McDaniel for a rewrite or outright rejection. This calls into question the credibility of the peer review process itself. The peer review process is supposed to represent the intellectual pinnacle of the profession – a way for academics to certify the quality of each other’s work, and to act as a check against sloppy research. In the case of the McDaniel study, the peer review process failed. Yet his flawed study has been cited dozens of times by other political scientists in their own flawed works — an unvirtuous circle of academic research. Here is the first Jason McDaniel study that we analyzed: “Writing the Rules to Rank the Candidates: Examining the Impact of Instant-Runoff Voting on Racial Group Turnout in San Francisco Mayoral Elections,” by Jason McDaniel, 2016, Journal of Urban Affairs. This study covered San Francisco’s use of ranked choice voting (RCV) in mayoral elections, purporting to show that RCV reduces voter turnout overall, increases voter errors, and has a negative impact on “marginal populations,” i.e. racial minorities, mainly as the result of the alleged complexity of RCV asking voters to rank candidates and having to be familiar with multiple candidates and related dynamics. McDaniel reached these conclusions by examining five San Francisco mayoral elections taking place in odd years (i.e. where there are no federal or state races on the ballot) from 1995 to 2011, comparing three earlier non-RCV races (in 1995, 1999 and 2003) with the later two RCV races (in 2007 and 2011). Only two RCV races were studied, and as McDaniel acknowledged, only the contest in 2011 was “competitive” (that contest in 2007 was the first mayoral election using RCV, and incumbent mayor Gavin Newsom won easily in the first round of counting, earning 74% of first choices and far ahead of the second place candidate who had just 6.3% of first choices). Yet even the allegedly competitive contest in 2011was won by an incumbent with a landslide margin of nearly 20 points. No other elections were studied by McDaniel, even though San Francisco elects 17 other offices besides mayor with RCV, including the 11 seats on the Board of Supervisors (the name for the city council) in even years, and six other citywide offices in odd years. Previous academic research has found that competitive elections can stimulate greater voter involvement and higher turnout. For unexplained reasons, this study ignored at least 34 other RCV races between the years 2004 to 2011, many of which were very competitive and had high voter turnout. Instead, McDaniel’s analysis based its conclusions on data from only a single, marginally-competitive mayor’s race using RCV. These 2007 and 2011 mayoral elections were the only two RCV elections that McDaniel used as the sole basis for his small data set to determine the impact of RCV on voter turnout. Despite having no meaningful data to inform his study, McDaniel nonetheless concluded that RCV lowered turnout when compared to the previous three mayoral non-RCV elections using two-round runoffs. Then, using the same inadequate database of San Francisco elections, McDaniel also found that “Instant-runoff voting is associated with a significant decline in Black voter turnout and White voter turnout…On average, Black voter turnout decreases by 18 points and White voter turnout decreases by 16 points …” But how could he credibly arrive at that conclusion when his study was based on voter turnout in two RCV contests that were not even remotely competitive? Beyond that, McDaniel tacitly admits that the key determining factor driving Black voter turnout was not RCV vs non-RCV elections, but the presence of a viable Black candidate. McDaniel wrote, “Black voter turnout was about 17 percentage points higher for the two elections that featured an African American candidate compared to the three elections that did not” — but one of those three elections did not use RCV. The same dynamic was present for White voter turnout, in which higher turnout was not correlated with RCV vs non-RCV elections, but the presence of a viable White candidate. Beyond that, McDaniel’s voter turnout results, whether correlated with the race of the candidates or RCV vs non-RCV elections, showed no clear patterns. In his Figure 1, he shows low Asian voter turnout in the non-RCV elections in 1999 and 2003 when there was no viable Asian candidate running, but in the 2007 mayoral election using RCV, there is still no viable Asian candidate, yet Asian turnout increases dramatically. For Latinos, voter turnout is virtually the same in 1999 (no viable Latino candidate, non-RCV elections), 2003 (leading Latino candidate, non-RCV elections), 2007 (no viable Latino candidate, RCV elections) and 2011 (leading Latino candidate, RCV elections). Meanwhile White voter turnout increased dramatically from a low in the 2007 mayoral election, in which the leading candidate was a white incumbent, to the 2011 election in which there were no leading white candidates that finished any higher than sixth place with 5.6% of the vote. Clearly other factors were determining voter turnout than either the race of the candidates or RCV vs non-RCV elections. Despite these inconsistent findings, McDaniel boldly marches forth to render conclusions about the impact of RCV on different groups of racial voters, even though his conclusions are not remotely supported by his data. This looks like the worst kind of “data cherry picking” to cover up a puzzling conclusion based on a poor data set involving only two RCV elections, neither of which were remotely competitive. McDaniel’s cherry picking didn’t stop there. In calculating voter turnout for the three non-RCV mayoral elections in 1995, 1999 and 2003, he failed to mention that in each of these years there was a two-round runoff election, with a first round election in November in which no candidate garnered a winning majority of the vote, followed by the decisive runoff in December. So there were two non-RCV elections in each election year. But McDaniel only decided to include one of the two elections in his data set, apparently the December runoff in each year (which had higher turnout in two out of the three mayor’s races, and lower turnout in the third). So he ignored the November 1995 election, the November 1999 election when turnout was only 45 percent, and the November 2003 election when turnout was only 45.7 percent. This is flawed methodology based on blatant cherry picking, since McDaniel simply omitted three elections worth of data that did not fit within his frame. His study should never have made it through a peer review process, and it is an embarrassment to political science that not only was it approved for publication, but it has been uncritically cited by dozens of other political scientists. Share A “study” without wider context or credible data Lacking a data set that included even a single competitive RCV mayoral race, McDaniel declared that RCV lowered voter turnout in 2011, when turnout was 42.5 percent. But he also ignored -- or did not realize -- that voter turnout in mayoral elections during 2011 had sharply declined in all big cities, including far more steeply in nearby Los Angeles and other cities. In fact, San Francisco’s election in 2011 had the second highest turnout of any mayoral election in the nation’s 22 largest cities from 2008-2011. Was 2011 just a particularly low turnout year all across the country, perhaps because the country was still reeling from the aftermath of the housing market collapse in 2008-2010? McDaniel ignored this factor and did not search for alternative explanations beyond his flawed thesis. Furthermore, while McDaniel suggested that RCV leads to more “overvotes” – which is an invalidated ballot in which a voter, in either a non-RCV or RCV race, makes a mistake and selects two candidates for a single choice – he failed to address that in the June 2012 US Senate primary contest, which used the typical “one-choice” plurality method and did not use RCV, there was more than five times as many overvotes in San Francisco and Oakland than in the RCV mayoral elections in those cities. Additionally, turnout had been significantly higher and more representative in RCV elections for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors races -- that McDaniel didn’t even bother to study -- as compared to previous “delayed two-round runoffs” for those offices, often higher by as much as 40% in the RCV races. Perhaps the most surprising irony was that an earlier study co-authored by McDaniel (Overvoting and the Equality of Voice under Instant-Runoff Voting in San Francisco by Francis Neely and Jason McDaniel, 2015, California Journal of Politics and Policy) found that overvotes are often more common in lower-income precincts, but that the pattern of overvoting is similar in both RCV and non-RCV contests. Wrote Neely and McDaniel: “[Overvote] errors appear to be a function of complexity in general and not IRV per se…. the pattern of overvoting is similar in both IRV and non-IRV contests…Even among votes cast in a top-of-the-ticket race like U.S. Senate, overvoting occurs in an uneven fashion” (IRV, or ‘instant runoff voting,’ is another name for ranked choice voting in single-winner contests). So McDaniel not only contradicted his own conclusion in his earlier study with Neely, but the earlier study had been an important corrective for one of the most frequently made mistakes made by anti-RCV political scientists – a continual failure to provide crucial context by pairing a comparative analysis of real world RCV elections with an analysis of real world plurality or other electoral methods. Unfortunately McDaniel’s earlier study does not get cited much by other researchers, and McDaniel did not even cite it in his own flawed study analyzed above. Incredibly, McDaniel cherrypicked McDaniel, even as his flawed study has been cited dozens of times. Despite being a textbook example of poor political “science,” featuring both inadequate as well as cherrypicked data, the shelf life of McDaniel’s study has been extended endlessly by other political scientists and media outlets who have cited it uncritically. Equally troubling, the Journal of Urban Affairs put this paper through its peer review process and published it despite its numerous flaws. McDaniel gets it wrong, Part II Not content with producing one shoddy, confused paper, McDaniel produced another one a few years later, here is the link: Electoral Rules and Voter Turnout in Mayoral Elections: An Analysis of Ranked-Choice Voting by Jason McDaniel. San Francisco State Univ. (McDaniel, 2019). In this paper, McDaniel extended his previous flawed research focused on San Francisco, about voter turnout and voter impact, to multiple RCV cities through the 2018 elections. In his data set he included San Francisco, Minneapolis, St Paul, Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro and Santa Fe. He then compared their turnout in mayoral elections to non-RCV cities, and to mayoral elections in those cities held before first RCV usage, and concluded “a significant decrease in voter turnout of approximately 3–5 percentage points in RCV cities after the implementation of RCV.” But he replicated many of the same mistakes as his first study presented above. While in this study McDaniel attempted to distinguish between various factors, such as odd year vs. even year elections, competitive races vs. noncompetitive, contests with open seats and other factors, the analysis is superficial and inadequate. He attempts to incorporate so many often-conflicting variables that his conclusions are once again unsupported by the actual data, and ultimately unconvincing (this second study never underwent a peer review process). For example, McDaniel declared that for RCV cities “in elections that are more competitive than average (margin of victory less than 20%), there is no significant RCV effect on voter turnout.” Yet McDaniel is a professor in a city, San Francisco, in which the 2018 special election using RCV to fill a mayoral vacancy was exceedingly close, decided by a margin of only one percentage point, and resulted in the second highest turnout in San Francisco history for a mayoral election. Illustrating the complexity involved in assessing the critical factors in turnout, that special election was held on the same election day as federal and state offices, which tends to boost turnout. Yet more voters participated in that RCV mayoral election than voted on the same day in the non-RCV primary for governor in which former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom was running. Even more puzzling, in this study McDaniel inaccurately cited his own previous study from 2015 with Neely. McDaniel wrote, “Neely and McDaniel (2015) examine individual ballot image files within a natural experiment, and find higher rates of ballot errors in RCV elections compared to non-RCV elections” (emphasis added). However, we quoted from that 2015 study several paragraphs above, and in actual fact Neely and McDaniel actually concluded the opposite -- that the pattern of overvoting – which is the most common form of ballot error – is similar in both RCV and non-RCV contests. McDaniel also ignored the fact that in Bay Area RCV elections held in even years – at the same time as federal and state elections, when turnout is highest -- the “undervote” (that is, the dropoff in ballots cast for governor or mayor) has declined, which contradicts his thesis that the act of ranking ballots in RCV elections is too complex and presents a barrier for certain demographics of voters. To his credit, McDaniel actually acknowledged another contradiction in his own paper, which found a negative RCV turnout effect in some odd-year elections but not others, admitting that “may present a challenge to the theory that increased complexity [from RCV] will have a marginal negative effect on voter turnout.” But he tried to wallpaper over that contradiction by blaming it on an unlikely source -- bad election administration. McDaniels wrote, “This would suggest that the negative impact of RCV on voter participation may be alleviated by high quality election administration,” without presenting any data or even anecdotes to support such an unfounded theory. While competent election administration of any election, whether RCV or non-RCV, is crucially important, there is no credible research that supports the far-fetched notion that the quality of election administration has much of an impact on voter turnout in US elections, whether using RCV or otherwise. Upgrade to a $5 subscription The unvirtuous circle of academic research It is puzzling how McDaniel’s first study could have survived the peer review process for the Journal of Urban Affairs. The mistakes in McDaniel’s first study above should have been obvious to anyone with a basic understanding of ranked choice voting as well as elections in general, and elections in San Francisco specifically. It undermines faith in the credibility of the peer review process to think that a jury of peer political scientists did not catch the egregious errors and reject McDaniel’s sloppy research and paper. And it remains a black mark on political science that this thoroughly discredited study has been cited dozens of times by other researchers. Indeed, in our research paper it became apparent that many political scientists cite each other’s flawed research to pad their list of citations and to legitimize their own flawed research, creating an unvirtuous circle of political science. More broadly, McDaniel’s voter turnout studies, like other studies evaluating RCV’s impact on turnout, lacked a recognition that no credible opinion or research can claim that RCV increases voter turnout merely because so many voters are excited to vote for their favorite candidates instead of “lesser evil” candidates without worrying about spoilers. Instead, with respect to turnout, the advantage of RCV has always been that, in most places where it has been used, it has eliminated a pre-November primary or post-November runoff, which usually saw about half the turnout of the November general election. This is especially true during even years when there are state and federal elections on the ballot which substantially drive turnout more than local contests. Any study that does not adequately account for this non-November primary/runoff vs November general election dynamic, or odd year vs even year election factors, is simply not credible. Both of McDaniel’s studies largely failed on those grounds. Steven Hill and Paul Haughey Share Upgrade to a $5 subscription Thanks for reading DemocracySOS…your digital portal for the pro-democracy movement. Subscribe for only $5 per month to receive full benefits and to support our work. Subscribe

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Jul 20 • 9:29 AM EDT • Science • democracysos.substack.com
AEW CEO Tony Khan: The Paramount deal for Warner Bros. Discovery would be great for my wrestling business

Why Tony Khan says this mega media merger would be a "huge opportunity" for AEW.

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Jul 20 • 9:27 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Celebrities from across sports, entertainment and more spotted at World Cup final

Making his first appearance at this year’s World Cup, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were joined in their suite by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and wife Diana and more.

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Jul 20 • 8:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • sportsbusinessjournal.com
Chicago Bears 2026 Training Camp Position Breakdown: Defensive End

In this position-by-position series, @wiltfongjr will preview the Bears roster and make his picks for who could stick around for the 2026 season.

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Jul 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ray Veeraraghavan joins L7 Informatics as VP science and AI

Indian American health executive to advance agentic AI platform across scientific workflows at life sciences firm.

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Jul 20 • 7:52 AM EDT • Science • americanbazaaronline.com
Who is Andy Burnham and what are his policies for Britain?

The new U.K. prime minister rose to prominence as mayor of the northern city. NBC News traveled there and spoke to those who know Burnham to get a sense of who he really is and what his policies might be.

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Jul 20 • 7:33 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Titans training camp preview: Running backs

The Tennessee Titans have six RBs on the training camp roster, with Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears leading the way.

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Jul 20 • 7:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Six AMC theaters showed THE ODYSSEY for more than 85 hours

THE ODYSSEY's media-reported domestic gross reached approximately $124M; Rotten Tomatoes scores were 95% from critics and 97% from audiences. Ticket information is online.

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Jul 20 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
AMC Entertainment Attracts More Than 4.3 Million Moviegoers Worldwide as THE ODYSSEY Delivers the Biggest Opening Weekend for an R-rated Film Across AMC’s U.S. Circuit Since 2024

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, today announced that more than 4.3 million...

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AMC Entertainment Attracts More Than 4.3 Million Moviegoers Worldwide as THE ODYSSEY Delivers the Biggest Opening Weekend for an R-rated Film Across AMC’s U.S. Circuit Since 2024

LEAWOOD, Kan., July 20, 2026--AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, today announced that more than 4.3 million moviegoers attended AMC Theatres in the United States and ODEON Cinemas internationally from Thursday through Sunday, led by the opening of Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY.

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Jul 20 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Bristol Myers Squibb Building Life Science Industry’s Most Advanced AI Factory on NVIDIA Vera Rubin

The pharmaceutical company has demonstrated how AI can transform how drugs discovery and is now scaling AI across R&D to accelerate the discovery of next-generation medicines.

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Jul 20 • 6:59 AM EDT • Science • blogs.nvidia.com
Paramount/Warner Bros. merger will make media more MAGA

Larry and David Ellison's political ambitions will suck the joy out of TV and movies

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Jul 20 • 6:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
AMC Entertainment delivers record Q2 results as summer releases boost results

AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) shares rose 11% after the movie theater chain reported second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations,...

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Jul 20 • 6:42 AM EDT • Entertainment • proactiveinvestors.com
Kraken Robotics Announces $35 Million in New Orders and Business Update

Year-to-Date the Company has Announced $327 Million in Combined Product OrdersTORONTO, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraken Robotics Inc. (“Kraken” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: PNG, OTCQB: KRKNF) is pleased to announce continued momentum with $35 million in new product orders from customers in maritime defense, offshore energy, and ocean science. By technology solution, these orders are across navigation and positioning systems, multi-aperture sonar, positioning, and monitoring systems from Cov

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Jul 20 • 6:30 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Windows KB5121767 OOB update fixes shutdowns on some Dell PCs

Microsoft has released emergency updates to fix a known issue causing some Dell PCs to shut down after installing the July 2026 Windows 11 security updates.

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Jul 20 • 6:06 AM EDT • Technology • bleepingcomputer.com
The Canoe Guy vs. Trump’s Blue Pool

An Olympian accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool has become the latest emblem of possible prosecutorial overreach.

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Jul 20 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Questions Remain on Rural Health Transformation Funds Effects on Rural Hospitals

Across the country, states are grappling with how to allocate their portion of funds from the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) created in 2025.

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Jul 20 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • dailyyonder.com
Stocks to Watch: Alibaba, Ryanair, AMC Entertainment, Micron

↗️ Alibaba (BABA, HK:9988): Shares in the Chinese internet giant rose after it previewed its new AI model, which it said is second onl

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Jul 20 • 5:34 AM EDT • Entertainment • wsj.com
The cyclosporiasis outbreak lawsuits have begun

At least four lawsuits were filed late last week after health officials identified the source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak spreading across the US.

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Jul 20 • 5:09 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Why Epidemics Breed Rage at Health Workers

Some people have fought Ebola containment measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scholars have seen similar responses across societies and throughout history.

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Jul 20 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Trump continues overhaul of White House grounds with new Rose Garden statues

A bronze Thomas Jefferson was installed as the fifth new statue last week. Three were provided by Harlan Crow, a conservative collector and political donor.

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Jul 20 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
SDSU@Comic-Con: Brain science suggests Baby Yoda might not be a baby a

Neurobiologist Elena Blanco-Suárez applies her expertise on brain development and repair to "The Mandalorian" series. See our complete list of other SDSU participants.

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Jul 20 • 4:44 AM EDT • Science • sdsu.edu
Kaneka pitches “mitoceuticals” as mechanism-led mitochondrial health supplements

Cellular health is becoming increasingly important as industry and science reveal that health systems are interconnected. The mitochondria are especially central in this understanding, as it addresses healthy aging, healthspan, and lifestage demands. Nutrition Insight speaks with Kaneka Corporation and Kaneka Ubiquinol’s consultant to learn about how nutrition is evolving on an industry and consumer level. “Over the past decade, we’ve seen nutrition evolve from addressing nutrient deficiencies to supporting specific conditions and now toward supporting healthspan — the health and well-being across life stages,” says Tsuyoshi Takakuwa, head of Marketing and Sales Team (APAC), Supplemental Nutrition Business Division at Kaneka Corporation.

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Jul 20 • 4:36 AM EDT • Health • nutritioninsight.com
Sweetening the Deal

At 22, Loren Castle found herself at a crossroads in life. She was a fresh communication graduate from the University of Southern California, a certified

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AMC Entertainment Attracts More Than 4.3 Million Moviegoers Worldwide as THE ODYSSEY Delivers the Biggest Opening Weekend for an R-rated Film Across AMC’s U.S. Circuit Since 2024

Six U.S. AMC locations operated around the clock throughout the weekend, running THE ODYSSEY showtimes for more than 85 consecutive hours to…...

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Jul 20 • 3:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • investor.amctheatres.com
Pellegrini’s contract renewal, agreement worth €3 million

Lorenzo Pellegrini is waiting to renew his contract with Roma. The Giallorossi midfielder is in the capital and rejected Juventus’s offer to convince him to join Spalletti’s project, as they did w...

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Jul 20 • 2:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Spain's world champions head home to million-strong Madrid welcome

Spain's World Cup winners were due home on Monday to a heroes' welcome in Madrid where a million fans are expected to greet them after a night of raucous celebrations across the country.The scenes are expected to echo the celebrations that followed Spain's first World Cup title in 2010, when hundreds of thousands of supporters flooded Madrid's streets to welcome the team home after their victory in South Africa.

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Jul 20 • 1:23 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Hidden Cost of Healing: Where Health Insurance Ends

The Together for Families Fund at Children’s Minnesota channels local generosity to shield parents from financial crises.

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Jul 20 • 1:00 AM EDT • Health • startribune.com
Ex-politician on mission to save the printed word

Pat Davis, who served two terms as an Albuquerque city councilor, rescued Roswell's newspaper from the brink.

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Jul 20 • 12:13 AM EDT • Politics • santafenewmexican.com
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Paris farmer sees business boost amid Kentucky cyclosporasis outbreak

A cyclosporasis outbreak affecting nearly 200 people across Kentucky, including more than a dozen combined cases in Fayette and Madison counties, is prompting some consumers to bypass major retailers and buy produce directly from local farms.

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Jul 19 • 11:26 PM EDT • Business • wkyt.com
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Te Whatu Ora taps NHS partner for AI development

AI director Sonny Taite says initial work with UCLPartners affirms its AI scribe rollout across emergency departments.

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Jul 19 • 9:02 PM EDT • Health • healthcareitnews.com
Dodgers Have Array of Prospects to Trade From at Deadline

The Los Angeles Dodgers have plenty of chips to choose from if they choose to deal at this year's Trade Deadline.

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Jul 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Heat stroke, exhaustion biggest RAGBRAI concerns for county public health

The National Weather Service is predicting that Marshall County’s temperature and heat index – 92 degrees with a heat index of 101 – will persist and possibly increase on Monday. The high temperatures felt across the state will greet RAGBRAI riders as they start the journey on Sunday in Onawa. Once they reach Marshalltown on […]

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Jul 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • timesrepublican.com
Cowboys 2026 roster rundown: WR Tyler Johnson

The Cowboys have a ton of tough decisions to make.

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Jul 19 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Orioles Announce Reason for Samuel Basallo's Departure During Astros Game

The Baltimore Orioles removed catcher Samuel Basallo from Sunday's game against the Houston Astros.

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Jul 19 • 2:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rookie Draft Pick May Fix ‘Biggest Roster Issue’ for Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys could have a fix for their "biggest remaining roster issue" in rookie cornerback and 4th-round pick Devin Moore. The post Rookie Draft Pick May Fix ‘Biggest Roster Issue’ for Cowboys appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 19 • 2:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bucs Called Out Over $30 Million ‘Biggest Roster Issue”

NFL.com's Matt Okada singled out tight end as the "Biggest Remaining Roster Issue" for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers headed into the season. The post Bucs Called Out Over $30 Million ‘Biggest Roster Issue” appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 19 • 2:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
WCG Dynasty Fantasy Football: Assessing Kev H’s Roster

Let’s continue assessing rosters in the WCG Dynasty Fantasy Football League, today is Kev H who needs to work on his rebuild.

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Jul 19 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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NFL analyst names Falcons' biggest remaining roster issue

NFL.com names Falcons' biggest remaining roster issue ahead of training camp

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Jul 19 • 1:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
De Paula's Breakout Season Strengthens Case as Dodgers' Untouchable

Josue De Paula's latest clutch home run continued a remarkable season that has likely cemented his status as one of the Los Angeles Dodgers' few untouchable prospects.

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Jul 19 • 1:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Best Entertainment Stocks To Follow Now

Verizon Communications, Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Autodesk, SEA, Take-Two Interactive Software, and FOX are the seven Entertainment stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Entertainment stocks are shares of companies involved in creating, distributing, or mo

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Jul 19 • 1:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
MLB insider unveils update on Phillies' trade deadline demands

As reported by a senior MLB insider, the Phillies are looking to fill two holes in their roster before the deadline closes.

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Jul 19 • 12:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Music Review: Gracie Abrams confronts crises on 'Daughter From Hell'

Crises loom across singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams’ third album, “Daughter from Hell.”

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Jul 19 • 12:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • journalgazette.net
Citizen Scientists Helped Decipher How Harvestmen Became Oddly Devoted Dads

Paternal care is vanishingly rare in the animal kingdom, yet one spider relative pulls it off repeatedly across thousands of species. Unlocking why required a surprising shortcut that compressed decad...

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Jul 19 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Voyager 1 is still crossing interstellar space with six computers holding about 68 kilobytes of memory between them — less storage than a single compressed photograph on a modern phone

Voyager 1 carries six flight-computer units designed in the early 1970s, and NASA’s own accounting puts their combined memory at about 68 kilobytes. That is

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Jul 19 • 11:30 AM EDT • Technology • spacedaily.com
Why Mega Mergers Like Paramount-Warner Bros Are Big Business for Big Law

A decision by the EU on the Paramount-WMD megadeal is expected this week. Mandates like Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. are challenging and the reason that Brussels has the highest saturation rate of Global 200 firms present of any European city.

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Jul 19 • 11:30 AM EDT • Business • law.com
In Graham Platner’s home county and across Maine, Troy Jackson gains early edge in Senate fight

Delegates supporting Jackson, a former state legislator with labor backing, won most of the spots up for grabs on Saturday for the upcoming Democratic nominating convention.

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Jul 19 • 10:41 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Windows 11's big 2026 update is almost here, and these 10 things you need to know before upgrading could save you time and frustration

Windows 11 2026 (26H2) Update looks like a new version, but it follows Microsoft's newer approach of smaller, faster upgrades.

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Jul 19 • 9:43 AM EDT • Technology • windowscentral.com
This Penguins Prospect Is A Big Player To Watch
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Jul 19 • 8:28 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
California Pizza Kitchen founder says California has become too difficult for entrepreneurs

California Pizza Kitchen co-founder Rick Rosenfield says he'd open in Florida over California today, citing rising labor costs and increased bureaucracy.

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Jul 19 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
UCLA scientists develop mineral sunscreen without the chalky white cast

Scientists have redesigned zinc oxide particles to create a mineral sunscreen that protects against ultraviolet radiation without leaving such a noticeable white cast. The SPF 30 formula could make sunscreen easier and more appealing to use across a wider range of skin tones.

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Jul 19 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
The science of Alaska’s bees: What researchers are learning

Volunteers across Alaska are collecting thousands of bee specimens to document the state's native pollinators as warming threatens their survival.

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Jul 19 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • kiowacountypress.net
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Small Business Technology News Roundup: IBM Shares Crash, ChatGPT To Replace Wall Street Analysts

IBM shares collapse, OpenAI says AI will replace workers, Upwork says AI is reshaping freelancing, Microsoft will let you pause Windows 11 updates, Expensify consolidates travel billing

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Jul 19 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • forbes.com
5 Powerful Laptops Cheaper Than MacBook Air After The Price Hike

With the MacBook Air getting more expensive, a few options from Lenovo, Microsoft Surface, HP, and Asus can offer good power and value for money.

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Jul 19 • 6:47 AM EDT • Technology • bgr.com
DOGE was supposed to be dead. Its remnants are everywhere.

The fallout from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting venture can be found across the government if you know where to look.

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Jul 19 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Red Wings Prospect Enjoying His Michigan Summer

The post Red Wings Prospect Enjoying His Michigan Summer appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now. When JP Hurlbert heard his name called by the Detroit Red Wings on the night of the NHL Entry Draft […] The post Red Wings Prospect Enjoying His Michigan Summer appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now.

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Jul 19 • 4:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Blood-Brain Barrier Has Been Breached. Is Clinical Trial Science Ready?

FDA's March 2026 approval of AVLAYAH marks the first BBB-crossing biologic — but CNS trial design, PK monitoring, and safety frameworks haven't caught up.

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Jul 19 • 2:40 AM EDT • Science • clinicaltrialvanguard.com
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Denny Sanford, philanthropist who gave nearly $2 billion to Sanford Health, dies at 90

Thomas “Denny” Sanford, the Sioux Falls philanthropist whose generosity transformed a regional hospital system into one of the largest rural health networks in the country, died Saturday.

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Jul 19 • 1:41 AM EDT • Health • valleynewslive.com
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NFL analyst says exactly what needs to be said about Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby before training camp
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Jul 19 • 1:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Important Takeaways From Houston’s Summer League Blowout

A sluggish start derailed Houston’s championship hopes, but Quadir Copeland’s aggressive 24-point breakout and Bruce Thornton’s versatile playmaking provided silver linings despite a frustrating night in Vegas.

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Jul 18 • 10:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
This wild Microsoft tech may solve data storage and backup crisis forever

Future data storage backup crises may become a thing of the past, thanks to Microsoft's groundbreaking technology innovation.

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Jul 18 • 8:16 PM EDT • Technology • neowin.net
Saturday Sports: Summertime golf, softball, and lacrosse updates

Here’s a recap of your North Country sports this Saturday.

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