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Jamie Lee Curtis plays Elizabeth Holmes in intense 'You Can See Everything' parody

Fallon gives his best Nathan Fielder.

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Oct 29 • 6:53 AM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
A Clash Over Trans Women in Sports Erupts at a Pro Soccer Game

For protesters seeking a ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports, it made sense to protest near fans of the Portland Thorns, who are known for progressive politics.

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Oct 29 • 5:03 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Augusta's new entertainment complex to be named for James Brown
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Oct 29 • 4:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • augustachronicle.com
Five Takeaways From the New Hampshire Senate Debate

Representative Chris Pappas and former Senator John E. Sununu both stressed their willingness to buck their parties on occasion. Neither had kind words for President Trump.

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Oct 29 • 1:04 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
In Michigan, El-Sayed Faces Heat From Former Primary Rival as Election Nears

Representative Haley Stevens has been less than enthusiastic about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, injecting late intraparty tensions into a race that could decide Senate control.

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Oct 28 • 11:39 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Vance Proposes Restarting Peace Talks in Outreach to Iranian Official

In his letter, the vice president suggested an immediate resumption of comprehensive talks, including about Iran’s nuclear program.

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Oct 28 • 10:12 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Judge Rejects Trump Officials’ Bid to Set Aside California Ballots

The judge ruled that no immediate action was necessary, dealing another setback to the administration as it moves to target voting by noncitizens.

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Oct 28 • 9:32 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump Calls for Mary Peltola, Alaska Senate Candidate, to Be Prosecuted

The president lashed out at the former representative after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime was committed.

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Oct 28 • 8:32 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Cabinet Officials on the Campaign Trail? Ethics Experts Say Some Are Breaking the Law.

As Trump officials stump for Republican candidates facing difficult races, ethics experts say they are being lax about complying with the Hatch Act, a federal anti-corruption law.

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Oct 28 • 7:35 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
As Trump Faces Down the Midterms, a Grim Mood Takes Over the White House

The White House has been rocked by turnover and anxiety over the midterms. The president, who is tightening his inner circle, has lashed out at critics, held meandering rallies and feasted on a diet of news clips and “A.I. slop,” as one aide put it.

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Oct 28 • 7:17 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Some Michiganders facing double-digit health insurance rate hikes
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Oct 28 • 4:17 PM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
Opinion | TikTok Is Making Politics a Little Better

Algorithms are making politicians focus more on positive messaging in short video.

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Oct 28 • 3:00 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Christina Applegate left with health questions after revealing MS misdiagnosis
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Oct 28 • 1:26 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Gina Hinojosa’s Texas Governor Campaign Tests Limits of New Rules for Digital Political Ads

Some of the social media posts paid for by Gina Hinojosa’s campaign for Texas governor don’t include a disclosure, despite a state regulation that likely requires it.

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Oct 28 • 11:45 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Brain Disease Is Pervasive in N.F.L., New Estimate Suggests

Using statistical techniques, a new study has arrived at a harrowing estimate: Three of four retired pro football players most likely had C.T.E. at death.

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Oct 28 • 11:07 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
How to Get a Mental Health Checkup

Here are a few questions to ask yourself — and your primary care doctor — to keep your psychological well-being on track.

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Oct 28 • 10:59 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Baumi scores again to seal progression in the DFB-Pokal

Fritz-Walter weather, a heavy pitch and a lower-league opponent who gave it their all. Tuesday evening in Essen quickly turned into a typical cup tie, with the Red Bulls making life difficult for them...

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Oct 28 • 10:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Inside Democrats’ Secret Effort to Stack Alaska’s Midterm Ballot With Another Dan Sullivan

Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.

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Oct 28 • 10:37 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
For Democrats Eyeing 2028, the First Test Is ‘Money, Money, Money’

As soon as the midterms are over, presidential contenders are going to need to raise millions, quickly.

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Oct 28 • 10:32 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Council releases Heritage Hour presentations

The Floral City Heritage Council, in partnership with the Floral City Public Library and Sherif Shaalan Studios, has released four documentary-length videos of the library’s popular Heritage Hour presentations.

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Oct 28 • 10:21 AM EDT • Entertainment • chronicleonline.com
The Latest: Trump Pushing to Keep Red-State Senate Seats in GOP Hands

President Donald Trump told Texans they'd better accept data centers in their communities and floated making Venezuela the 51st state as he stumped for Republican Ken Paxton, while Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said a “corruption crisis” plagues U.S. politics. Social media videos ...

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Oct 28 • 8:42 AM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
The 'SNL' cast taking each other on in 'Hot Ones Versus' is hilariously chaotic

Pure mayhem.

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Oct 28 • 7:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
‘One Job Away’ Tries to Help Actors Keep Their Health Insurance

The actor Cheyenne Jackson’s social media campaign highlights the increasing struggles of working actors to book enough parts to remain insured.

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Oct 28 • 5:06 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Two Blocks in Pennsylvania Show Why It’s So Hard for Campaigns to Reach Voters

In a competitive House district, residents get their election news from under-the-radar sources — or no sources at all.

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Oct 28 • 5:05 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
How James Talarico’s Years Teaching Middle School Prepared Him for Politics

Former students and teachers at the San Antonio school where he spent two years with Teach for America recalled a conscientious educator, though there are questions about how big his classes were.

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Oct 28 • 5:03 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
The U.S. Attorneys Carrying Out Trump’s Election and Grievance Cases

Together, they have pursued cases against the president’s enemies and protesters and amplified false claims of widespread election fraud, often citing thin evidence.

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Oct 28 • 5:02 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Voters in Daleville react to surge of political adds one week away from Election Day
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Oct 27 • 11:10 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters

In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.

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Oct 27 • 8:53 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates

Social media videos believed to be linked to Russia are misusing real people’s names and photographs to spread disinformation about two Democratic Senate candidates

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Oct 27 • 8:19 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates

Social media videos believed to be linked to Russia are misusing real people’s names and photographs to spread disinformation about two Democratic Senate candidates.

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Oct 27 • 8:15 PM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
White House Has Tight Grip Over FBI in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says

In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to take orders from President Trump to investigate his perceived enemies.

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Oct 27 • 7:48 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Animals Starves while the Kardashians Miss the Charts Again

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Before we get going, I’d like to offer congratulations to Jonathan Funke, whose suggestion “midflicks” won the poll for what I should call straight-to-streaming films which aren’t big or cinematic enough to go to theaters but seem too expensive for a TV movie. It’s so useful a term, I just used it last week! Now I just need to add this term to my data dictionary! Okay, on to this week’s issue. We’re starting out looking at Netflix/Ben Affleck’s latest crime thriller, Animals. I’ll also look at Disclosure Day heading to Peacock (it did better than you’d remember in theaters...) and a new movie based on toys. Plus, a long-time streaming flop returns for its eighth season...will it finally chart? (No.) Will anyone at Disney care? Probably not. All that, plus another look at new shows landing on streaming on 1-Oct from Reelgood, what streamer hasn’t had a film make the Luminate charts since August, Reacher’s long run on the charts, M_onster: The Lizzie Borden Story’s_ short run, the top shows in 2026 according to Samba TV, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. And I mean that last part: putting this week’s issue together, I assembled OVER 25 images, most of which are bespoke looks I made just for this report. Really, publishing articles like this takes the work of writing two articles: one is the narrative and the other is making charts/graphs. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the week of October 5th to October 11th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Film - Netflix’s Latest Star-Studded Thriller Goes For Glory The tempting angle for anyone writing about streaming film this month, like yours truly, is to ask, “Is this why Dan Lin lost his job at Netflix?” Take Animals, the Ben Affleck-starring-and-directing, Artists Equity-produced crime thriller that opened on 9-Oct. (Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson are also in it.) If it did really well, then one could argue that Lin has another success on his resume. If it underperformed, then it’s another example of a Netflix underperformance this year. So where did Animals fall? Kinda in the middle, but that means it’s more “not a hit” than “big hit”. On Nielsen, it opened to 12.0 million hours, and here’s how that stacks up for 2026 films so far this year: Obviously, that’s not great. It’s both under my 15 million opening bar for “fine” for a Netflix film and 20 million bar for “great” opening. It did a bit better on Samba TV, getting to first place. That’s very, very good, though again, looking at the Nielsen data, it probably means that it was a light week overall. Luminate’s data is a bit closer to Samba TV’s, tied for 17th all time for single weeks since May of 2024: To top it off, no one seemed to like it. It has a 33 on Metacritic and only a 5.7 on IMDb. Both of these numbers could have been impacted by the stories about Affleck’s comments about using AI to make the film. Given the controversy, the film might not have been as bad as the ratings suggest, but it’s also not a bullish sign. All to say…yeah, on net this film isn’t a point in Dan Lin’s favor. At this point, Netflix’s slide has been long enough—going on since February—that I’m almost tempted to lower the bar for what a “hit” is on streaming. Post-February of 2026 or so, it seems like straight-to-streaming films just haven’t hit the same heights as they did from 2022 to 2025. Before we head onto the “Quick Hits” for film, I want to shout out a fellow newsletter whose articles I’ve been loving this year, LA Material, a new LA-based news outlet. For just a highlight of my favorite articles since July... I loved this article on Ghost Town, a group on Venice that clears homeless encampments. As a Los Angeleno, obviously I adore their articles on LA parking issues. Their article on illegal parking tickets got the City Council to address the issue! Also check out their article on people parking in medians. Check out their deep dive on what went wrong with the LA Jazz Festival and how it fell apart, or what’s wrong with USC’s finances. Finally, they wrote up a voter guide on voter guides for the LA General Election. So meta! In search of a city? L.A. Material is an independent news outlet covering the people, politics, culture and glorious chaos shaping Los Angeles. L.A. Material brings you intel on the city you can’t get anywhere else. From exploring how Reddit short stories became Hollywood’s hottest commodity to reporting on the survival jobs keeping entertainment workers afloat. And answering, once and for all, why the AMC Burbank escalator is always broken. Through their newsletters, podcast, videos, events, and member community, L.A. Material is designed to help Angelenos connect to Los Angeles and each other. Sign up now for the free weekday newsletter. Quick Notes on Film Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Disclosure Day, came to Peacock on 9-Oct, and I’ll admit that, after pulling its stats, I did a pinch of a double take. As I wrote throughout my deep, deep, deep dive on summer box office/Obsession/Backrooms/IP/superheroes, oftentimes the film media discusses films as “flops” or “misses” or “hits” without clarifying what they specifically mean. Since Disclosure Day didn’t make $250 million in the US or $500 million globally, it was definitely a disappointment by Spielbergian standards, who is the highest-grossing director of all time, and arguably even more ahead in adjusted grosses. But it did make $245 million globally on a $115 million budget, so it isn’t as big of a miss as I remember. That’s still probably not enough to break even in the theatrical window, when you factor in marketing costs…but it’s close. And it grossed a lot more even in the US than some titles with about ten times more coverage. Anyways, lots of preamble to say this one only did 4.5 million hours according to Nielsen, so it did make the charts, but on the low end. Here’s how it stacks up to other Peacock titles: Apple TV (née +) followed up their “success for them” Mayday with Matchbox The Movie. This one doesn’t look like a success even for them, but at least it’s not a miss. Apple/Skydance clearly tried to take advantage of the success of Barbie at the box office—let’s greenlight all the toy properties!!!—but of course, this didn’t make it to theaters. And it stars John Cena, who, as I argued earlier this summer, NEEDS to get his movies back in theaters. Anyways, this one has mixed-to-bad numbers. It missed the Samba TV and Nielsen charts in its first week, but did make Luminate with 7.1 million hours. That’s just enough to not be an outright miss, and about half what Mayday did earlier this summer. Speaking of Apple Studio’s Mayday, it ended up lasting five weeks on Luminate, which isn’t bad for Apple TV. On Nielsen, it had a three-week run, racking up 13.5 million hours total. Again, like Matchbox, the issue is the budget; I doubt that this viewership earned enough to justify that budget. Also, to be clear, neither of these films are “midflicks”; both should have gone to theaters. Toy Story 5 is not hanging around on the streaming charts on Disney+, so it’s not as leggy as either Zootopia 2 or Moana 2, and definitely not in the same class as Encanto. (It did make all the money at the box office, so Disney is going to be fine…) The Breadwinner on Netflix (from Sony) is down to 3.9 million hours in its third week. It only lasted for one week on the Samba TV charts. Netflix’s Doing Life had a smaller-than-normal binge release curve bounce, only going to 7.1 million hours from 6.0 to start, but it made Samba TV at fifth place in its second week. The Netflix documentary, The Widower: Til’ Death Do Us Part, also had a small binge release curve bounce to 6.5 million hours, but did make a second week on Samba TV. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Unabomber fell off after two weeks on Nielsen—which is not great at all—and Demon Slayer fell off after just one week. Over on Luminate, the two smaller titles The Swan: Behind the Mirror and Kill. Bury. Print both fell out of the Luminate top ten charts. The story of library film at the first of the month is the arrival of the Ice Age films on Netflix. Now, here’s a small example of optimizing your library that even Netflix could do better. Say you want to rent/license a new film series from Disney**.** A streamer could pay a big paycheck and then drop each Ice Age film on the exact same day of the month, the fourth of October. That’s one choice. In contrast, the streamer could have released each film one week apart, and make each one a mini-event for folks watching Ice Age films. Or even roll them out monthly. Netflix opted for the former strategy, and as a result, only three of the films made the Nielsen charts this week. The “Miss of the Week” goes to Tubi’s YA-ish horror film_, R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2_, which didn’t even make the Luminate charts like Tubi films usually do, or, should I say, “used to”? Tubi films, most of which are straight-to-streaming, used to reliably make the Luminate film charts (which only covers straight-to-streaming films), but a Tubi film hasn’t made it since August. The first Pumpkinhead got 1.4 million hours last year according to Luminate. As I wrote about this film before, it seems to be a bit muddled in terms of age: too scary for young kids but probably not scary enough for older kids. Speaking of Luminate, Netflix’s latest doc about a comic (expect more docs about comedians all month), Who Is Martin Mull?, flopped, getting just 200K and 700K hours according to Luminate. Three other film/special misses belonged to Hulu, including a standup special, Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself, Neon’s latest horror film, Hokum, which made $17 million in the US, and a Family Guy Halloween special. (That last one was only 22 minutes, so it’s not a surprise it missed.) Finally, another Netflix standup special missed the charts, Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying missed too. I can confirm last week’s misses, most notably Paramount+’s Jackass: Best and Last, MUBI’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and HBO Max’s Evil Dead Burn. Television - I Can’t Visualize Nothing: The Kardashians Story Normally, in the mini-dive essays that open the Streaming Ratings Report, I focus on shows that do well or, at the very least, make the charts. Why? Because as I’ve said time and again, I can’t visualize nothing like, say, the Kardashians’ TV shows. Here’s the TV debuts chart for this week with a missing spot for The Kardashians, whose eighth season just landed on Hulu:

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Oct 27 • 6:17 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson

The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.

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Oct 27 • 6:05 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Video: Opinion | Political Satire Is an American Tradition. Deceptive A.I. Ads Are Not.

Despite how cringeworthy they are, political campaigns have spent $137 million on A.I.-generated ads for the midterms. And the lack of regulation on these ads is warping our sense of what’s real. The Opinion writer Rotimi Adeoye argues that while this kind of political satire falls under First Amendment protection, “you should be free to fake a politician, but you shouldn’t be free to hide the fact that you did.”

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Oct 27 • 1:30 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters

More than elsewhere in the country, U.S. policy toward Israel is at the forefront of the race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed.

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Oct 27 • 11:56 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump-Appointed CDC Deputy Director Jennifer Shuford Resigns After 4 Months

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, a respected former Texas health official, had been appointed by President Trump to help steady the agency.

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Oct 27 • 11:07 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too.

Little known a year ago, Nithya Raman is a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons with New York’s Zohran Mamdani. She has mounted a strong challenge to the incumbent, Karen Bass.

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Oct 27 • 10:24 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Jon Stewart reacts to Obama roasting Trump

A gleeful response.

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Oct 27 • 6:43 AM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
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No pooper scooper required.

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Oct 27 • 5:03 AM EDT • Technology • nytimes.com
Did the Hardest A.I. Problem Just Get Much Easier?

A prominent researcher claims to have a revolutionary approach to “interpretability,” or the science of why A.I. models do what they do. Other experts aren’t so sure.

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Oct 27 • 5:03 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Antidepressants Don’t Correct A Chemical Imbalance. How, Then, Do They Work?

Here’s how psychiatrists like me think about the most promising hypotheses.

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Oct 27 • 5:01 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Intermountain Health Groundbreaking on a New Era of Children’s Health for Nevada

Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital groundbreaking marks the community-wide effort to build a stronger pediatric health system. Intermountain Health Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children’s Hospital Model presented at groundbreaking for the Intermountain Health Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children’s Hospital LAS VEGAS, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For Media Use, use the following link for photos/videos: https://securedrop.intermountain.net/securedrop/public.php?service=files&t=010f47fe8a

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Oct 27 • 2:07 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab Rankles Trump on Mississippi Campaign Stop

Former President Barack Obama had cast his successor as out of touch while jabbing at his extravagant sense of style. Mr. Trump responded at length.

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Oct 26 • 10:07 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Jay-Z Announced as 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show Performer

It will be the eighth Super Bowl halftime show produced by Roc Nation, the entertainment and sports company founded by the rapper and businessman.

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Oct 26 • 9:50 PM EDT • Entertainment • nytimes.com
Bob Woodward Criticizes Jeff Bezos in New Memoir

Six takeaways from a new memoir by Mr. Woodward, the star Washington Post reporter, including his disappointment with the newspaper’s billionaire owner.

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Oct 26 • 7:49 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
‘It affected my health’: Neighbors complain about building implosion, cloud of dust
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Oct 26 • 7:47 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit

By a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s request that it immediately order the state to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.

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Oct 26 • 7:13 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks

Lawyers for James B. Comey said the case centered on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016.

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Oct 26 • 5:44 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
The Science Behind Your Reaction to Art

The Honolulu Museum of Art is showing how art can influence thinking, perspective and mood, in an exhibition that is part of a trend by museums to mix science and art.

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Oct 26 • 5:33 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
What Is the Relationship Between Doing Good History and Entertainment?

[Cross-posted from The Tattooed Historian’s Dispatch] What exactly are we doing when we communicate history to the public? Most of us would agree that accuracy matters, evidence matters, context matters, historical rigor matters. But we also live in a world where attention matters (and attention spans are dropping at an alarming rate). Subscribe Whether we’re posting on social media, producing videos, hosting podcasts, giving public talks, or designing museum programs, we’re all competing with countless other demands on people’s time. The public doesn’t simply stumble into history anymore. Now, good history has to find people where they already are. This raises a difficult question: Is making history entertaining part of good historical practice, or is it simply what we must do to remain relevant? “Entertainment” is often treated as the opposite of seriousness. But what do we mean when we use the term itself? Does entertainment mean simplifying the historical record? Does it mean telling compelling stories in a lively manner? Is there a difference between being engaging and being entertaining? And who gets to decide where that line is? Share These questions become even more complicated online. Social media platforms reward attention. Algorithms reward engagement (the positive and the negative). Visibility often depends on producing content that people are willing to click, watch, share, and discuss. What happens when those incentives shape the way history is presented? Can historians work within those systems without letting those systems define the work? Are public audiences being served better than ever before, or are platform incentives changing what kinds of history rise to the surface? These are just a few of the issues that I discuss with John R. Heckman in our latest installment of “Historians Off the Cuff.” Feel free to suggest future topics for us to discuss in the comments section below. Hope you are entertained. LOL Civil War Memory is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Oct 26 • 5:27 PM EDT • Entertainment • kevinmlevin.substack.com
iPhone AI Images and Edits Now Have a Hidden Watermark

Images generated with Image Playground and some photos edited with Apple Intelligence will now include a SynthID watermark. Apple announced plans to add SynthID support back in June, and the feature is live in iOS 27.2. SynthID is a Google-created tool that identifies AI-generated content. It watermarks images and videos at the pixel level instead of adding metadata. Google says it does not affect image quality and is meant to survive cropping, filters, and compression.

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Oct 26 • 5:15 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Watch out, YouTube; Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos

As Instagram rolls out long form videos of up to 90 minutes, the platform has an opportunity to challenge YouTube if it plays its cards right.

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Oct 26 • 5:05 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
7 Numbers That Explain Anthropic’s Business

We broke down the A.I. company’s key figures, which give insight into the health of its business, its future plans and who’s in charge.

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Oct 26 • 3:08 PM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
'KPop Demon Hunters' reveals new HUNTR/X dance for TikTokkers to obsess over

"How It’s Done" is back at the top of our playlists.

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Oct 26 • 3:02 PM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
Instagram chases YouTube with a push for longer, widescreen videos

Settle in for lengthy Instagram videos.

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Oct 26 • 12:05 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Ken Paxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny

Mr. Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general.

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Oct 26 • 11:34 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Opinion | If Democrats Win Power, What Can We Expect? A Political Scientist Thinks It Through.

Conflict? Cooperation? On the potential of divided government.

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Oct 26 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Seeing isn’t believing when deepfakes pervade politics

AI-generated videos and images are becoming inescapable and threaten to turbocharge disinformation in Georgia elections, and while the technology is new, the tactic is not.

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Oct 26 • 10:39 AM EDT • Politics • times-herald.com
“Breaking Bad” star RJ Mitte’s sister pays tribute to late brother: ‘I just lost my other half’

Lacianne Carriere shared photos and videos from her brother’s life on Instagram.

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Oct 26 • 9:27 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Horizon Science Academy's Naima Ali outlines their immigrant population
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Oct 26 • 5:02 AM EDT • Science • dispatch.com
What Happened to the Neanderthals?

Scientists now know that they shared many of the sophisticated abilities of Homo sapiens. So why are we the only humans left standing?

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Oct 26 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Mass Effect's Commander Shepard Actors, Destiny Community Help #SaveMassEffect Petition Cross 200,000 Signatures

The #SaveMassEffect movement has picked up even more steam after videos from both Commander Shepard actors – and even posts from the Destiny community – helped its petition reach 200,000 signatures.

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Oct 25 • 10:03 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
How Obama and Trump Made their Cases in Dueling Midterm Speeches

At rallies this weekend, Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump delivered two starkly contrasting pitches, differing in style and substance.

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Oct 25 • 7:35 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump’s Election Attacks Enter New Pre-emptive Phase

A lawsuit by the Justice Department challenging a potential narrow loss by the GOP Senate incumbent in Alaska reflects a new tactic by the president to try to shape the election results.

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Oct 25 • 2:42 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
How Becky Baldwin Won Her Dream 1977 Rickenbacker Bass
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Oct 25 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Bloomington business continues to blossom

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Oct 25 • 12:11 PM EDT • Business • insideindianabusiness.com
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In Texas Senate Race, Talarico Leans Into Growing Rivalry With Elon Musk

On the trail, James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee, has increasingly gone after Mr. Musk, a critic of his who has given big to a group aligned with the Republican candidate, Ken Paxton.

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Oct 25 • 11:53 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Investment driving growth at NWS Crane

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Oct 25 • 9:53 AM EDT • Business • insideindianabusiness.com
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Opinion | Trump Should Stay Out of Brazilian Politics

The president seems not to understand that the global standing of the United States suffers when he plays into the stereotype of the ugly American.

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Oct 25 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
My Co-Worker Is Losing It Over My Religion

Plus: Reader responses to a woman returning to the office after two decades of self-employment.

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Oct 25 • 5:02 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Democrats Have Edge Across Four Key House Races in Pennsylvania, Polls Find

Democratic candidates are ahead in two, hold a narrow edge in a third and are tied in a fourth, new polling shows. The seats embody the fights playing out nationwide in the midterms.

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Oct 25 • 5:01 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
The Long Life of the ‘Snacking Occasion’

As eating habits shift, the food industry is promoting any opportunity to nibble.

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Oct 25 • 5:01 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
In Deep Red Kansas, a Trump Loyalist Fights to Defend a Senate Seat

Senator Roger Marshall was slow to recognize the steep challenge he faced in his solidly conservative state. Now he is confronting dissent among voters with deep economic worries.

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Oct 25 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
An Iowa Republican’s Unusual Connection to the Kochs (and Kansas)

In his campaign for governor, Zach Lahn has pitched himself as a self-made businessman. His backstory is more complicated.

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Oct 25 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
He Took Big Risks to Make Billions. He Wants Georgia Voters to Bet on Him.

Rick Jackson’s run for governor as a political nobody was his latest gamble. The campaign has brought scrutiny to the businesses that made him a fortune.

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Oct 25 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
He Took Big Risks to Make Billions. He Wants Georgia Voters to Bet on Him.

Rick Jackson’s run for governor as a political nobody was his latest gamble. The campaign has brought scrutiny to the businesses that made him a fortune.

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Oct 25 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Instagram Launches Apple TV App With Reels and More

Instagram is now available on the Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows via the platform to Apple's streaming device for the first time. The Instagram app for Apple TV lets users watch content from their favorite creators, discover videos, and resume watching across devices. Instagram describes the app as a way to watch together with friends and family, extending its video experience to the television. The app appears to have launched on October 23.

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Oct 25 • 12:27 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War

With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

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Oct 24 • 8:55 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Meet the volunteers helping adults navigate their health
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Oct 24 • 6:38 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Trump, Who Once Called Early Voting ‘Ridiculous,’ Casts a Midterm Ballot

The president voted at a polling station in Palm Beach County, Fla.

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Oct 24 • 5:40 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s Demands

With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.

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Oct 24 • 2:11 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Small Businesses Threaten to FLEE Washington Over New Income Tax
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Oct 24 • 12:32 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
AI tool REA cracks paid software: Is the software industry's business model coming to an end?

Videos with titles like “Clone Everything” and “How to Copy Any App” are currently drawing viewers in on YouTube. The open-source tool REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) is designed to analyze the code of any paid app, allowing AI to recreate the software from scratch. Could this disrupt the market? Here's a closer look.

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Oct 24 • 11:14 AM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
C.E.O.s Say the A.I. Rollout Is Going Well. Employees Feel Differently.

Surveys show workers and executives have different views on A.I.

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Oct 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Opinion | Attempted Coups. Aging Left-Wing Incumbents. Which Country Are We Talking About?

The Brazilian echoes of American politics have become too eerie to deny.

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Oct 24 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
NYT Strands Hints for October 25, 2026

Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.

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Oct 24 • 6:00 AM EDT • Technology • nytimes.com
‘Made by humans, not AI.’ Why Democrats are shunning fake videos in ads

A clear trend has emerged in the 2026 midterm ad wars: Republicans are embracing AI-generated videos while Democrats are betting they will backfire.

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Oct 24 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
How Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ruthless Ad in Ohio Divided Republicans

The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.

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Oct 24 • 5:03 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
What Amy Poehler’s New Series, ‘Dig,’ Gets Right About Archaeology

To get the science right, classical archaeologists, who excavate the world of the ancient Mediterranean, consulted on the show, which also stars Hugh Laurie.

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Oct 24 • 5:01 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Some Buy Telescopes. These People Build Them From Scratch.

For a century, amateur telescope makers have gathered at the Stellafane convention to celebrate their craft. Will the event last another 100 years?

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Oct 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say

The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region.

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Oct 23 • 11:46 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Witney Carson and Mark Ballas refused ‘to be in the same room’ during “DWTS” season 21 feud, PenaVegas claim

The professional dancers were once so close that Ballas cast Carson in one of his music videos and even planned her 21st birthday party.

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Oct 23 • 8:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
NASA Is Still Aiming for the Next Moon Landing in 2028

Administrator Jared Isaacman said that the space agency was exploring ways to keep Artemis III on target without compromising safety.

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Oct 23 • 7:20 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
What to Know About Alaska’s Senate Race

President Trump told the Justice Department to intervene in the race, where polling shows Republicans at risk of losing a seat.

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Oct 23 • 7:16 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
France’s Avoids a Debt Downgrade From Moody’s, but Is Given a Warning

Moody’s held the country’s credit rating steady amid political uncertainty and a rise in borrowing costs that have worsened France’s debt situation.

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Oct 23 • 6:51 PM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Corey Lewandowski Always Found His Way Back to Trump. Until Now.

The Justice Department has opened an inquiry into Mr. Lewandowski. President Trump has not jumped to his defense.

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Oct 23 • 6:04 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump Advisers Give Fees Earned for Aiding Srpska to His Library

The donations from James Blair and Chris LaCivita were revealed after the president expressed pique over their consulting work for Republika Srpska.

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Oct 23 • 3:10 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
At 90, Steve Reich Remains in Good Creative Health

New York, Reich’s hometown, still has a lot of love for him, with a staged show at the Park Avenue Armory and a birthday concert at Carnegie Hall.

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Oct 23 • 1:39 PM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Under U.S. Watch, Venezuela Grapples With Tensions Over Democracy

President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.

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Oct 23 • 1:15 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Justice Dept. Moves to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Race Results if Republican Loses

The Justice Department, in a highly unusual court filing, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.

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Oct 23 • 12:19 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com