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Peninsula business owner from Australia is 49ers super fan who won't miss season opener in Melbourne
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Sep 8 • 9:08 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Hundreds protest plans to close Philly's Academy of Natural Sciences: "We're going to make our voices heard"
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Sep 8 • 7:34 PM EDT • Science • cbsnews.com
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Yolo County reports its first West Nile virus death of 2026

Yolo County has reported its first death from West Nile virus this year as health officials say mosquito activity increases across the county and throughout California.

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Sep 8 • 7:15 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Michigan Jewish leaders call on El-Sayed to change posture on Israel
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Sep 8 • 6:44 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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9/11 responder recounts rescue and recovery efforts, health struggles after attacks
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Sep 8 • 6:23 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Detroit businesses face costly repairs after tornado tears through east side
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Sep 8 • 5:59 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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University of Chicago health care workers push for passage of RIFL Act targeting gun manufacturers
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Sep 8 • 5:49 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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9/11 survivors dealing with mental health effects 25 years later
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Sep 8 • 5:26 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Annapolis' Storm Brothers Ice Cream expands menu as City Dock construction hurts business

Owner Sveinn Storm said high rents and seasonal crowds have always made running a business downtown challenging, but the City Dock construction has added to the strain.

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Sep 8 • 5:10 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Apple event expected to deliver foldable iPhone and debut of new CEO John Ternus
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Sep 8 • 4:25 PM EDT • Technology • cbsnews.com
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Here's how parents can promote a healthy diet in kids without the unnecessary friction
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Sep 8 • 1:00 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Trinity Health plans to lay off 500 information technology-related roles
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Sep 8 • 11:19 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Trinity Health announces layoffs
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Sep 8 • 7:20 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Patriots keys to the game: Opening the season with a Seahawks Super Bowl rematch

Looking at key matchups, player roles and more ahead of the New England Patriots’ season opener against the Seattle Seahawks.

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Sep 8 • 7:14 AM EDT • Sports • 985thesportshub.com
New Hampshire voters choose nominees for open Senate seat with Shaheen's retirement, and more races to watch today
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Sep 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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AXA scales governed AI infrastructure across global operations

The insurer's vendor-agnostic hub is already live in five entities, with AXA XL among those building claims and email applications

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Sep 8 • 12:27 AM EDT • Business • insurancebusinessmag.com
The science behind making the perfect banana
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Sep 7 • 10:19 PM EDT • Science • cbsnews.com
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Police investigating possible animal abuse at Long Island boarding business
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Sep 7 • 6:35 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Arjun's gameplay trailer for Street Fighter 6, releases in October

Just yesterday, Capcom announced that Arjun's gameplay trailer was set to go live today at 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET. He's the second DLC representative of Season 4 after Yasmine.When Arjun was ...

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Sep 7 • 6:31 PM EDT • Technology • eventhubs.com
Small businesses across Pittsburgh area still feeling effects of recent severe weather

Many small businesses are still feeling the impact of last week's severe weather.

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Sep 7 • 6:19 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Labor Day marks the final sprint to political finish line on Election Day in North Texas
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Sep 7 • 6:14 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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First responders dealing with health issues connected to World Trade Center cleanup
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Sep 7 • 5:44 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Business decisions for Labor Day
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Sep 7 • 5:21 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Colorado cafe owner defied officials, stayed open after failed health inspections
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Sep 7 • 5:14 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Women create mental health check-in and emotional support program for children
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Sep 7 • 4:18 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Health issues linger for thousands of 9/11 responders
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Sep 7 • 1:58 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Harvest Festival 2026: Applin Picking

Pokémon GO’s Harvest Festival runs September 29 to October 5, 2026. Find out about Shiny Applin, Mossy Lures, event bonuses, research, and GO Pass rewards.

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Sep 7 • 12:55 PM EDT • Technology • pokemongohub.net
Germany's AfD won a state election in a landslide, sounding an alarm for centrist politics

The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right party's "dream result" sends a clear message.

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Sep 7 • 12:10 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Michigan sticks with Bryce Underwood at QB, but Kyle Whittingham warns job is not set in stone

The Michigan coach didn't mince words about his QB1

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Sep 7 • 11:39 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Stanford study finds mental health warning labels on social media may reduce teen use
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Sep 7 • 11:22 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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September 11 first responders are still suffering health impacts after 25 years
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Microsoft engineer says 'typing code is absolutely over' as GitHub Copilot takes on more development work

Fowler was not suggesting that software engineers are becoming unnecessary. But as AI handles more routine coding work, developers may spend less time writing individual lines and...

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Sep 7 • 8:03 AM EDT • Technology • techspot.com
Some continue to suffer health effects 25 years after 9/11 attacks
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Sep 7 • 6:45 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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What's open and closed on Labor Day 2026? See which businesses are operating.
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Sep 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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CJ CheilJedang sets Singapore hub for APAC seasoning business

CJ CheilJedang has opened a Global Technical Center in Singapore to expand its food seasoning ingredients business in the Asia-Pacific region. The company held

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Sep 7 • 1:00 AM EDT • Business • koreaherald.com
Colorado cafe owner defies county officials and court, stays open after failed health inspections

Grand County officials are weighing their options in a legal battle against a contentious cafe owner who continued to serve customers despite failing health departments inspections for more than a year.

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Sep 6 • 7:55 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Massachusetts businesses push back after city says to remove hand-painted window art: "Keep Salem weird"
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Sep 6 • 7:28 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Massachusetts business owners push back against new window art policy
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Sep 6 • 6:53 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Armed man lunged at Democratic Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton at fair, campaign says

Several people were injured when an armed assailant lunged at Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, campaign officials said.

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Sep 6 • 6:27 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Paul Tazewell costume exhibit to close after Monday at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

This weekend is the last to see some incredible costumes from movies and Broadway musicals, all created by award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.

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Sep 6 • 2:58 PM EDT • Science • cbsnews.com
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University of Chicago researchers lead effort to map mass in universe using data from South Pole Telescope
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Sep 6 • 1:39 PM EDT • Science • cbsnews.com
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Chicago Mayor Johnson seeks to turn a new page in progressive politics

Johnson says he is addressing his future and the future of Chicago on September 13.

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Sep 6 • 11:37 AM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Eye on Politics: Talarico and Paxton's race in perspective
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Sep 6 • 8:02 AM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Fallen tree creates problems for Pittsburgh-area homeowner dealing with health issues
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Fallen tree creates problems for Pittsburgh-area homeowner dealing with health issues
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Trump, Vance to speak at RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas
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Sep 5 • 7:57 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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New DLSS 5 Swapper Tool Brings Neural Rendering to Games NVIDIA Never Supported

A new tool called DLSS 5 Swapper, published on GitHub by developer rakanki911, automates installing DLSS 5's Neural Rendering into games, including ones that never officially got support for it. Users can drag and drop a game into the app, or let it scan the drive for installed titles on its own....

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Sep 5 • 6:50 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
The same scientists who reported water erupting from Europa in 2014 have now reanalysed 14 years of Hubble data and cut their confidence from 99.9% to below 90%. The signal may have been statistical noise, leaving Europa’s famous geysers physically plausible—but never conclusively observed, and never proven to connect with the ocean below.

A 2026 reanalysis finds no localized Hubble signal requiring a Europa plume, weakening the original claim while leaving smaller or intermittent eruptions physically possible.

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Sep 5 • 6:30 PM EDT • Science • spacedaily.com
Packers Urged to Sign Former Pro Bowl Edge Rusher

The Green Bay Packers‘ edge-rusher room could still use a little more juice. While they wait for Micah Parsons to return from an injury, there are a few well-known veterans who could step up for the time being. Bill Huber of Packers OnSI noted that the room behind Parsons is not strong enough, and they […] The post Packers Urged to Sign Former Pro Bowl Edge Rusher appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 5 • 5:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump delivers $10 million to Ken Paxton in first major contribution of midterms
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Sep 5 • 3:29 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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It's Margaritaville Night at Sutter Health Park!
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WSL: Katie Zelem appointed West Ham captain

Katie Zelem has been appointed captain of West Ham United ahead of the 2026/27 season.The experienced midfielder takes over the captaincy after making her move to East London permanent this summer.Zel...

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Sep 5 • 1:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
WSL: Arsenal sign Élisa De Almeida from PSG

Arsenal have completed the permanent signing of France international Élisa De Almeida from Paris Saint-Germain.De Almeida leaves Paris after five seasons with PSG, where she made 154 appearances for ...

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Cancer patient feels "like collateral damage" after MGB Health Plan removes Dana-Farber from Medicare Advantage network
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Sep 5 • 1:05 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Small Business Shoutout: Melissa Bermudez of Unrefined Foods
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How could Oakland Park benefit from new SBA standards for small businesses?
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August business changes, Smalls Sliders, Optimum make Lubbock headlines

Business Reporter Alana Edgin reviews recent Lubbock area businesses news and hints at upcoming articles in the Around the Hub column.

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Sep 5 • 5:45 AM EDT • Business • lubbockonline.com
Fulham vs Crystal Palace - Team News, Live Updates and More

Welcome to the Fulham vs Crystal Palace match day hub, covering Palace's third game of the Premier League season. We'll have minute by minute updates and all the news to go with it!

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Sep 5 • 5:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Group of over 150 Allina Health doctors in Twin Cities files notice for strike
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Big Sur wildfires impacting businesses with closure of Highway 1
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Last-minute Texas vs Texas State tickets are still available

Last-minute tickets for Texas vs. Texas State are still available. Here's where to buy seats, including the cheapest prices at StubHub, SeatGeek and Vivid Seats.

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Vodafone launches TV entertainment hub

Vodafone is to launch Vodafone TV, an entertainment hub offering streaming services, live television, gaming, and music in one place.

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SBA expands "small business" qualifications, with Oakland Park issuing incentives for start ups
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Suspect in string of Sacramento business burglaries arrested

A suspect was arrested in an investigation into a series of burglaries​ earlier this week in Midtown Sacramento, police said Friday.

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4 residents in Philadelphia have West Nile virus, health officials say
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MGB Health Plan removes Dana-Farber Cancer Institute from Medicare Advantage network
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15 discouraging hours with Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and 10 brilliant ones with He Who Watches

In the last few weeks, while playing some video games that I might review, I emailed two cries for help. I sent the first to a rep for Capcom, confessing that the company’s samurai game Onimusha Way of the Sword (out today for PC and console) was crushing me. “Feels like I’m playing ‘hard’ mode, not ‘normal,’” I wrote. “And I don’t want to have to knock it down to “story”. I’m exploring, trying to level my gear, but these two-phase boss fights with no mid-fight checkpoints are brutal.” I wagered I was only about halfway through the game, if that. I wasn’t sure I could keep up with the steepening difficulty curve. Was I missing something? Then, on Monday, I took some photos of some puzzles that were baffling me in the mind-bending He Who Watches (out now on PC), wrote out lengthy descriptions of how I’d been trying to solve them and asked Bobby Vanden, the game’s solo developer, for a nudge in the right direction. I told Vanden I’d spent hours on these puzzles. “I’m stuck in triplicate,” I told him. Could he tell me if the solutions I was attempting were even on the right track? I didn’t mention that the puzzles—coupled with major time pressures from other work—were stressing me out so much that playing the game was giving me headaches. This double dose of panic was unusual. I’m used to managing a workload full of reporting and reviewing, used to a crowded schedule and the need to stay calm amid the bustle. But I was stressed about these games. No one was forcing me to review them, nor even play them. I’d simply found them interesting enough to start, hoped they’d be interesting enough to write about and I’d sunk hours into them assuming I’d made the right call. Suddenly, however, I felt trapped. I was emailing for a way out. Above: This guy took me about an hour to beat. The feedback I got from Capcom confirmed my fears. They didn’t say it, but I will: Onimusha Way of the Sword is not for me. It’s a brutally hard game in need of a normal difficulty level. It’s a game that spikes so severely during its abundant boss fights—yet offers such flawed ways to improve when outside of them—that it feels like a bait-and-switch. In the new Onimusha, you play as famed samurai Musashi Miyamoto, aided by a magical soul-absorbing gauntlet that is possessed by a lady who offers advice. (Way of the Sword is a continuation of Capcom’s long-dormant Onimusha series, but that set-up had me wondering if the company was cribbing from their ill-fated Bionic Commando reboot; read about “wife-arm” when you get a chance). Way of the Sword is partially set in 17th century Kyoto, an explorable city where Miyamoto can fight demons, help civilians and eventually rescue ghostly dogs. The city evolves over time, with new mini adventures and obtainable loot on offer, all feeding into systems that promise to upgrade your gear and sword-fighting skills. Upgrades, however, are so incremental as to be imperceptible, causing the exploration of Kyoto to feel like inconsequential busywork. From that hub, players can go on linear missions into forests and old temples, where they will encounter many of the game’s tough bosses. Combat in Way of the Sword is akin to many modern melee games. Players are asked to mix attacks with dodges and parries. They’re encouraged to deplete an enemy’s stamina bar in order to do greater damage to its health bar. The old Onimusha games’ signature move was the issen, a counter-attack so sudden it’s all but pre-emptive. You strike just as they begin to strike toward you, beating them to the cut. By definition, the issen is a high risk move, leaving you wide open to pain. It feels risky in the game, especially against bosses, who can maul you in just a few blows. A game might train you to perform an issen well by offering a variety of lesser enemies who are not as tough as the boss but get close. Or it might offer a toehold against bosses by saving or checkpointing the player’s progress when a boss’ first health bar has been destroyed and before the second health bar appears. It might offer the less skilled player a chance to over-level their character, should the player simply commit to playing through its optional sidequests. Way of the Sword does none of this. Fighting its trivially easy grunt enemies and then its ferociously adept bosses is like playing a game of chess where I’ve got a rook, while the opposing side is all pawns and five queens. Bosses simply don’t checkpoint. You may be able to clear a boss’ first phase without taking much damage. Good for you. Do it again, every time you fail the second phase. As for the the central Kyoto hub, I kept pace with all of its added side activities and never felt like I was overpowered. Bosses could still easily buckle me. The new Onimusha, I concluded, is just too discouraging to keep playing. The advice I got from Capcom had been well-intentioned. They reminded me of the game’s various systems. They alerted me to an optional assist that flashes recommended button inputs (basically: counter this move; dodge that move). It was a little helpful. So was dropping down to “story mode,” which I tried last night. Story mode turns on those button prompts by default. It makes countering and dodging way too easy, nearly automatic. I don’t consider myself a master of action games like these, but I’ve cleared the likes of God of War, Stellar Blade, Star Wars Jedi and others of sub-Sekiro difficulty and had a fun time doing so. Not here. Not yet. Unless they patch Onimusha: Way of the Sword and add a middle difficulty or just checkpoint the damn bosses when they’re between health bars, my streak of loving Capcom games released in 2026 will likely end at two. It’s a shame, because I was having a good time finding those ghostly dogs. And then there’s He Who Watches, a phenomenal first person puzzle game with Portal vibes, except instead of a portal gun you’ve got a magical bow that shoots one arrow that can activate switches or be used to drag blocks. The twist is an actual twist: you can also walk on walls and the ceiling, reorienting gravity as you do, thereby placing blocks onto those other surfaces. Walking on walls and ceilings to solve problems is really the best thing. Would that I could in reality. He Who Watches consists of locked-room challenges, each brief enough to only require about a minute to actually solving, though it will take five, 10, eventually 30 minutes to figure out said solutions. They are not obvious! It’s a game of layered mechanics and shocking solutions. For example, see if you can follow this: You can drag a block to a wall. Then you can walk on the wall, which now feels like the floor, and drag that block across the wall. Later, back on the floor, you might realize you can look up. The block is still on the wall, stuck to it. You can shoot your magic arrow to its underside. Doing so creates a tether, so that you can yank the block off the wall and carry it, as if it were a balloon, into the spot where you need it to be to solve the puzzle. Here, watch Vanden explain some of the game’s basics in this launch trailer: As with any great puzzle game, the solutions to He Who Watches’ puzzles elicit relief and amazement. Oh my god, that worked! I didn’t even think that could be possible! Learning to solve the game’s puzzles feels like learning magic. But, oh, does the game get hard. Its Steam reviews, mostly glowing, are full of players remarking how quickly He Who Watches made them sweat. Wrote one: “loving this one already although my brain is hurting!” Wrote another: “As you get further in the game it feels like you need an IQ level of at least 120+.” Vanden has shown some mercy. Each locked room puzzle includes an optional junior version of the puzzle, meant to teach you. Difficulty nevertheless ramps severely. By the time I was emailing Vanden for help, I was struggling to even clear one of the hint puzzles. When I messaged him, my stress was exacerbated by strange things I’d found in the game’s various hubs: suspicious passageways, odd blocks and some intriguing locked doors. These were hints of secrets, I realized, yet I sensed I needed to play further into the game to understand them. I was stuck, but I wanted to see the rest. Vanden offered to give me the exact solutions, to solve those three puzzles for me, but first he gave four nudges. Three were for the specific puzzles, but his best hint was for all and ultimately proved to be a terrific life lesson: go back a bit, he suggested. Do the puzzles right before those. They were teaching you something. Focus on what their lesson was. Don’t rush, in other words. Recognize what you’ve accomplished. Build off of that. I did so. I absorbed the lessons. I saw those three tough puzzles in a new light. I solved one the night after he wrote back, another the morning after. I left a third for another time. I didn’t need it and I wanted to plunge deeper into the game, closer to the moment when I was sure I could start unlocking those secret doors. My head stopped hurting, too. He Who Watches feels special. It’s got more challenges, and I’m undeterred. It’s also nice that its puzzles don’t have a surprise second health bar. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: In brief… 🎮 Ilari Kuittinen, co-founder of Helsinki-based Housemarque (Super Stardust HD, Resogun, Returnal) has stepped down from his studio, after a 31-year run, saying he’s “ taking a rare and well-deserved breather.” Sony purchased Housemarque in 2021, and the studio released its newest game, Saros, earlier this year. Trend-watch: Sony-owned Insomniac saw its founder Ted Price retire in early 2025, after a 30-year run. Sony-owned Sucker Punch saw its co-founder Brian Fleming step down in late 2025, after a 28-year run. 👀 Savvy Games Group chief Brian Ward is stepping down from the Saudi-government-backed games conglomerate, Bloomberg reports. No word on a long-term successor yet, nor if this augurs any closer integration between Savvy and Electronic Arts. EA was purchased by a consortium led by Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund, in early August. 💿 Square Enix has denied a Japanese media report that the company was planning to go private. In very different Square Enix news, the company revealed that the physical version of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, the April 2027 finale of its radical remakes of FFVII, will include just one disc in its case, requiring a download for the rest. The first two FFVII remakes in the trilogy shipped on two discs apiece. While Square hasn’t commented on the reason why, a feature here in Game File last month broke down the processes and costs for physical games. The expense of a second disc comes out of the game publisher’s cut of each copy. Square could be saving in excess of a dollar a copy with this move. 🟥 Grand Theft Auto IV’s 26-minute ’‘extended look” gameplay showcase that premiered on Netflix last week—and was exclusive to the platform for six hours—drew 31.1 million views in its first four days, the streamer announced. (Netflix calculates views as total viewed hours divided by runtime; excludes replays). Compared to YouTube: The version that later premiered on Rockstar Games’ YouTube channel is sitting at 22.6 million views after seven days (YouTube’s more liberal counting system tallies anyone who viewed even just the first few second.) Compared to other Netflix mega-events: Last year, Stranger Things season 5’s first four episodes, which debuted together, drew a record 59.6 million views in their first few days on Netflix. For more of a live event type of comparison, in 2024, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match drew 65 million concurrent streams as it happened; Netflix didn’t release live numbers for the GTA premiere. ☁️ Microsoft is changing the way it charges for cloud gaming, from an all-you-can-play offer for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, to caps for the subscription’s tiers (15 hours per month at the Ultimate tier), with the option to buy more hours in bulk beyond that. The company also said it will sell batches of cloud gaming time to non-Game Pass subscribers, details TBA. Microsoft does not release figures for cloud game usage, but said its changes would impact 4% of Game Pass subscribers. That implies a small portion of its subscribers exceed the 15-hour monthly mark. Cloud gaming offers the promise of playing games without the need for console or PC hardware, as the graphics, sound and controls are all transmitted via a streaming connection. Microsoft notes that its cloud gaming service can be used for a range of things, including Xbox One players using it to play newer-gen Xbox Series games via streaming; and people playing games via streaming, sans any console, “in markets where consoles are less available or affordable.” (That latter use case could even be relevant in Xbox’s home market soon, as console prices keep rising.) Take Two Interactive chairman Strauss Zelnick recently told investors he expects game-streaming tech, which has been only lightly adopted by gamers for over a decade, to be widely used within three years. 🇺🇸 The Trump administration has published multiple agenda-driven web video games to the White House’s website. One called Build The Wall partially clones Tetris as it asks players to build a wall to stop a “zombie border siege.” While actual Tetris involves clearing lines and basically not building a wall, the Trump-backed game omits the line-clearing aspect (and omits the fun as well). On Instagram, Tetris’ official license holders reacted by stating: “At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them. To our fans everywhere: we love you, we see you, and we’re grateful to have you in our community. P.S. The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of ‘Build the Wall.’ P.P.S.: We take copyright infringement very seriously.” Item 3: The week ahead: Tuesday, September 8 Game releases: Mewgenics (consoles; already out on PC) is an engrossing tactical combat game (with cats). It is getting its console port right after the release of a Star Wars tactics game and ahead of the late September launch of a Fire Emblem–a bumper crop for the genre. Wanderburg (PC) is an auto-shooting game like Vampire Survivors, but you’re a castle on wheels Event: Nintendo airs a 30-minute Nintendo Direct (10am ET) focused on The Legend of Zelda’s 40th Anniversary. A full unveiling of the upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is expected. Will they also show footage from next year’s live action movie? Tease the next big 3D Zelda? Add Link to Mario Kart World? Shadow-drop a new Tingle game? Wednesday, September 9 Event: Nintendo again! On this day, they’re planning to air a 45-minute Nintendo Direct (10am ET) focused on games heading to Switch 2 this winter. Followed by about an hour of gameplay demoed by the company’s Treehouse team. The September Nintendo Directs are always some of the year’s biggest. The 2025 edition included announcements of several major 2026 Switch/Switch 2 games: Pokémon Pokopia, Mario Tennis Fever, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave. Plus the return of the Virtual Boy. Friday, September 11 Game release: EA Sports NHL 27 (PlayStation, Xbox) is a hockey game. There are so few that an indie studio that had been making wacky sci-fi first-person shooters just announced that, hey, we’re going to fill a void and make a hockey game for PC.

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Judge lets Pentagon move forward with firing Stars and Stripes journalists
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Site work to begin on entertainment hub, arena in Forsyth County, developer says

A $3 billion entertainment district that hopes to lure an NHL team to Forsyth County is expected to begin site work next week, according to the development team behind it.

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Supreme Court sides with Republicans in fight over broadcast ad rates
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New measles cases associated with metro Atlanta day care outbreak confirmed, health officials say

Health officials have confirmed three new measles cases connected with an outbreak of the virus at a metro Atlanta day care.

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Mohammed El-Kurd on the Politics of the “Perfect Victim”

The author discusses the limits of liberal solidarity, and why human rights cannot depend on being likable.

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First human case of West Nile virus confirmed by Detroit Health Department
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Anthropic’s Claude Can Now Autonomously Run Science Experiments With Lab Equipment

A new system allows agents to orchestrate complex experimental processes and extends Anthropic's reach into the physical world.

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NASA’s Hubble pops in on a ‘superbubble’

N44 is a baby star nursery only 160,000 light-years away.

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Employer and worker health plan costs expected to jump in 2027
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WSL2: Ria Bose joins Sunderland on loan from West Ham

Ria Bose has joined Sunderland on loan for the 2026/27 season, with the young defender set to continue her development away from West Ham United.The 20-year-old will spend the campaign with Sunderland...

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Baltimore health officials warn public after fox tests positive for rabies

Health officials in Baltimore city say a dead fox found near the 4300 block of Groveland Avenue tested positive for rabies.

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Match Preview: Hammersmith v Brentford Women

Brentford Women will make the short trip to Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub to take on Hammersmith in the London and South East Premier Division on Sunday 6 September (3pm kick-off BST).The Bees take to t...

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Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, buried underwear, more

Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. A study of cockroach milk was among the winners.

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AMC Entertainment Shares Rise 9.1% Following Leawood Films Distribution Launch

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) shares rose 9. 1% in pre-market trading as investors assessed the cinema operator’s recently announced Leawood Films distribution venture alongside its latest financial performance.

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Pharr EDC wins international award for its Pharr Global Business Hub Partnership Initiative

An interview with Pharr Economic Development Corporation President Victor Perez.

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Ursinus to Launch First Graduate Program in College’s History

Ursinus College, Department of Health Sciences, Gundolf Graml, Holly Hubbs, Collegeville, Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Science

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Elk Grove hosts battle of the best business ideas
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Teen takeover in Aurora leads to damage inside businesses; community leaders reflect
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Denver businesses now legally have to compost and recycle

Starting this week, the city of Denver is enacting its Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance.

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Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez to plead guilty in Indianapolis stabbing case

Sanchez and the victim are also working to resolve their civil dispute

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Minnesota small businesses cautiously optimistic over delay of federal hemp-derived THC ban
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Pittsburgh leaders look to revitalize East Ohio Street as businesses call for help
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Ross Fire destroys nearly century-old family business in Palo Pinto County
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Pittsburgh leaders seek to revitalize East Ohio Street as businesses call for help
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Ugreen's New Smart Home Ecosystem Is Built Around Local AI Hubs

Ugreen has three new hubs that run your smart home with local AI rather than the cloud. The top model runs on Nvidia's Jetson Thor platform and costs $20,000.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says 9/11 memorial service should be about remembrance, not politics
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9/11 memorial service should be about remembrance, not politics, Mayor Mamdani says
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Opinion: California billionaire tax could push founders away

Silicon Valley has made California a global hub for startup activity, but a proposed billionare tax puts all that at risk, writes tax policy expert Jared Walczak.

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Hubble spots a mysterious 10-sided 'decagon' growing around Saturn's south pole

The Hubble Space Telescope spied a large atmospheric phenomenon on Saturn: a decagon surrounding the south pole.

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Sep 3 • 5:27 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Florida university board calls on Congress to pass antitrust exemption for NCAA amid college sports upheaval

The State University System Board of Governors approved a list of recommendations to reshape how college sports are governed.

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Sports Stylists Reveal Secrets Behind Spectacular Tunnel Fits

Size 18 heels, customized suits for giants: Dressing star athletes like Joe Burrow and Brittney Griner is a full-contact sport.

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Behold this "shocking" display from the Michigan Science Center
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