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Escape From Tarkov’s New PvE Update Officially Makes the Game Easier for Newbies

Exfil Brothers rewards veterans for helping newcomers

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Oct 6 • 3:00 AM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Endrick shows interest in working with Gasperini

Roma are looking for a striker to boost their attacking capabilities in January. The Giallorossi made moves for Endrick in the summer, and a significant resurgence could be in the works in the coming ...

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Oct 6 • 2:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
JJ Redick is impressed with how fit Luka Doncic is

The days of Luka Doncic seeming to be overweight and out of shape may be over.

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Oct 6 • 2:39 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Switching on brain cells: The Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

In optogenetics, scientists control neurons by stimulating them with light—potentially unlocking breakthroughs for conditions such as dementia, depression and blindness.

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Oct 6 • 2:20 AM EDT • Science • phys.org
Lakers vs. Warriors Preview: Building off a strong start

After an impressive opener to the preseason, the Lakers are right back at it against the Warriors on Tuesday.

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Oct 6 • 1:16 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Long-term "Food Is Medicine" program improves cardiometabolic health in adults

Providing people with nutritious foods can improve the management of chronic metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension.

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Solana Beach market owners say ICE's immigration enforcement is hurting business

A family-owned market in Solana Beach says declining customer traffic over the past year is putting pressure on the business, with its owners attributing the drop in sales in part to fear surrounding ICE's increased immigration enforcement in the region.

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Oct 5 • 8:28 PM EDT • Business • nbcsandiego.com
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GTA 6 Could Finally Fix Gaming's Huge Drug Problem

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should

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Oct 5 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Rightlessness after reform? Agrarian conflict and the politics of land in Indonesia

A review of Berenschot et al 2026

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Oct 5 • 7:13 PM EDT • Politics • newmandala.org
John E. Sununu pressed on loyalty to Trump in Nashua forum

John E. Sununu pointed to his bipartisan approach to politics during his previous stretch in Congress while answering voter questions in Nashua on Monday.

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Oct 5 • 6:57 PM EDT • Politics • wmur.com
Amazon MGM Names Daniel Matusov Head of Business Affairs for Animation

Amazon MGM Studios has moved TV biz affairs exec Dan Matusov onto Melissa Wolfe's Animation team as part of a restructure.

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Oct 5 • 6:33 PM EDT • Business • animationmagazine.net
DEEP DIVE: How Politics Is, and Is Not, Addressing Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

In a conversation with U.S Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan last week with members of our young Future Forward editorial board, we talked about how powerful it is for four Minnesota women to be running for the two highest offices in the state — including Governor. We also talked about

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Oct 5 • 6:10 PM EDT • Politics • womenspress.com
Robert De Niro rips 'coward' Trump over voter suppression

Robert De Niro is ramping up his criticism of the Trump administration in the final weeks before the 2026 midterm elections.

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Oct 5 • 5:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Cargill’s earnings slump 52% with high cattle costs, cocoa loss

Cargill Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter earnings fell by more than half as the largest private company in the U.S. was pressured by higher costs for cattle and cocoa despite also benefiting

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Oct 5 • 5:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
How AI is adding to health care affordability concerns

AI was touted as a way to improve efficiency in health care. But in the short run, it's adding to cost pressures.

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Oct 5 • 5:19 PM EDT • Health • wpintelligence.washingtonpost.com
Hawkeye Women Land Athletic Center Khalia Hartwell From 2027 Class

Fans of Iowa women’s hoops should be very excited about some of the recruits that are saying yes to the black and gold in the post Caitlin Clark era. Jan Jensen has had some of the very best high school players expressing serious interest in Iowa and has convinced a few of them to commit. […]

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Oct 5 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rice: Southern Baptist pastors should be involved in the political process

CLEARWATER, Fla. (BP) – Southern Baptist pastors should “absolutely” be a part of the political process in order to press on issues that speak to theological and moral clarity, SBC President Willy Rice told Fox News in a weekend interview.

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Oct 5 • 4:40 PM EDT • Politics • baptistpress.com
The Googlebook era is here: some first impressions of the hardware and a whole new OS

Today is the day. After months of tracking code commits, dissecting leaks, and getting that unforgettable first taste at Google’s media showcase in New York City, Googlebooks are officially landing...

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Oct 5 • 4:30 PM EDT • Technology • chromeunboxed.com
Harlandale makes E-N high school football power rankings season debut

Harlandale makes E-N high school football power rankings season debut after winning fourth game in a row.

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Oct 5 • 4:06 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Childhood Housing Assistance Linked to Better Health Decades Later, Children's Mercy Study Finds

A child’s home may shape their health well into adulthood. New research led by Dr. Jeffrey D. Colvin, pediatrician, health services researcher and principal investigator at Children’s Mercy found that children who receive housing assistance are significantly less likely to develop diabetes and high blood pressure, also known as hypertension,...

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Oct 5 • 4:05 PM EDT • Health • news.childrensmercy.org
Multi-Stage Boss Fights Are the Worst Video Game Mechanic of All Time

Control Resonant is the most recent offender

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Oct 5 • 4:00 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
McAllen’s Soft-Landing Program Generates Business Interest in Tampico, Mexico

The City of McAllen is expanding its economic diplomacy efforts following a successful business engagement in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, where approximately 25 prospective business owners expressed interest in expanding into the United States through McAllen’s Soft-Landing Program.

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Oct 5 • 3:55 PM EDT • Business • texasborderbusiness.com
Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 3 works with way more Android phones than anyone realized

No longer exclusive to Galaxy and iOS devices.

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Oct 5 • 3:54 PM EDT • Technology • androidpolice.com
Bladen Community College to host “So You Want to Start a Small Business” class and preview Pitch It Bladen 2027

The Small Business Center at Bladen Community College invites aspiring entrepreneurs to attend “So You Want to Start a Small Business” on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Building 14, Room 104. This class will help participants explore what it takes to become an entrepreneur and take the first steps toward turning a business idea into reality.Participants will explore the entrepreneurial mindset and consider whether they have the interests, characteristics, motivation and willingness to take on the challenges of business ownership. The class will encourage attendees to examine their personal goals, expectations, strengths and readiness to pursue entrepreneurship.Attendees will also gain insight into the realities of starting and operating a small business, including the commitment, planning, decision-making and perseverance required to build a successful venture. Whether participants are just beginning to consider business ownership or already have an idea they want to pursue, this class will provide a foundation for determining their next steps.In addition to the class instruction, attendees will receive advance information about the upcoming Pitch It Bladen 2027 Business Competition, including the application form and details about the program. Individuals who are ready to move forward may submit their applications early and have the opportunity to receive advance acceptance into the program.Pitch It Bladen helps aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs develop their business ideas through structured instruction in business planning, financial management, cash-flow projections, marketing and operations. Participants work toward completing a business plan and preparing a business pitch, with the opportunity to compete for cash prizes.Last year's Pitch It Bladen program demonstrated the value of investing in local entrepreneurs by helping participants strengthen their business knowledge, develop their business plans and prepare to present their ideas. The competition showcased the creativity and potential of Bladen County's small-business community and provided participants with practical tools to move their business goals forward.Building on that success, Pitch It Bladen 2027 will provide another opportunity for local entrepreneurs to gain knowledge, build confidence and take meaningful steps toward launching or growing a business.“The Small Business Center wants to help individuals make informed decisions about entrepreneurship before they take the leap into business ownership,” said Theresa Dennison, Small Business Center director, in a press release. “This class gives participants an opportunity to evaluate whether entrepreneurship is right for them while also introducing them to Pitch It Bladen 2027 and the resources available to help them succeed.”Registration: Visit www.ncsbc.net and search for the class by name, or contact the Small Business Center at 910-879-5572 for additional information.

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Oct 5 • 3:26 PM EDT • Business • bizfayetteville.com
Overwatch Season 5 skins and Mythics Revealed by Blizzard

Get ready for a spooky season in Overwatch

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Oct 5 • 3:13 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Watch Sirianni presser after Week 4 loss to Rams

Watch Nick Sirianni as he answers questions about the Eagles’ Week 4 loss to the Rams at the Linc.

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Oct 5 • 2:35 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
Opinion: Pay for performance, not for politics

North Carolina should link teacher pay growth to hard-to-staff roles and performance, not seniority, credentials or political pressures, columnist John Hood arg...

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Oct 5 • 2:10 PM EDT • Politics • wakeweekly.com
Opinion: Pay for performance, not for politics

North Carolina should link teacher pay growth to hard-to-staff roles and performance, not seniority, credentials or political pressures, columnist John Hood arg...

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Oct 5 • 2:10 PM EDT • Politics • springhopeenterprise.com
Massachusetts Governor Urges No Vote on Cannabis Prohibition Measure

Gov. Maura Healey said she opposes Question 8, a ballot measure that aims to wipe out the state’s adult-use legalization laws.

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Oct 5 • 2:01 PM EDT • Business • cannabisbusinesstimes.com
Clemens' McKenna Gobin selected E-N volleyball Player of the Week

Clemens senior McKenna Gobin selected Express-News volleyball Player of the Week.

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Oct 5 • 1:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
CD Projekt Promises 'The Witcher 3' Remaster Fixes as Some Players Struggle

An upcoming patch will target performance issues

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Oct 5 • 1:07 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
US services sector activity slows in September; price pressures mount

US services sector activity slowed in September as supply chain strains and rising input prices signal persistent inflation risks into next year.

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Oct 5 • 12:33 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
FSU's Mike Norvell earns major honor amid growing scrutiny

After a week of mounting pressure surrounding his future at Florida State, Mike Norvell earned CBS Sports' ACC coach of the week recognition.

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Oct 5 • 12:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig as Fox News contributor

Leavitt follows Kayleigh McEnany, the former press secretary who joined Fox in 2021.

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Oct 5 • 11:33 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Former Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News

Karoline Leavitt, the tenacious former Trump White House press secretary, is joining Fox News as a contributor. The network announced Monday that Leavitt, 29, known for her rapid-fire defense of

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Oct 5 • 11:24 AM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig: Fox News contributor

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor starting November 1.

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Oct 5 • 11:14 AM EDT • Politics • news5cleveland.com
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Spurs employ three-guard lineup during Silver & Black Scrimmage

De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper played together in what coach Mitch Johnson called "on-the-job training."

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Oct 5 • 11:12 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News as on-air contributor

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will become an on-air Fox News contributor next month, weeks after stepping down from her prior role to spend more time focusing on her family.

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Oct 5 • 10:45 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Former Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News

Leavitt joins a long line of former White House secretaries who have made the jump to TV news punditry.

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Oct 5 • 10:41 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
National Museum of Natural History’s Sant Director Kirk Johnson To Depart for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Kirk Johnson announced today that he will step down as the Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History after 14 years in the role, as he prepares to join the Denver Museum of Nature and Science as its next president and CEO. An advocate for science, nature and the power of museums to influence the […]

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Oct 5 • 10:34 AM EDT • Science • vannuysnewspress.com
3 scientists share Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for work in optogenetics

The Nobel Foundation awarded its prize in physiology and medicine Monday to three scientists who researched how nerve cells affect the brain.

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Oct 5 • 10:21 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig: Fox News contributor

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor starting Nov. 1.

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Oct 5 • 10:19 AM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt lands her next gig: Fox News contributor

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor starting November 1 | WWJ Newsradio 950

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Oct 5 • 10:19 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
Davids Fights Washington Healthcare Cuts with Plan to Lower Costs, Protect Kansas Hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced a comprehensive package of healthcare legislation that directly counters Washington’s recent healthcare rollbacks, which are increasing monthly costs and closing rural hospitals. Davids’ efforts would protect Kansas families from rising medical costs, block new federal red tape, and keep local hospitals and health clinics open.

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Oct 5 • 10:14 AM EDT • Health • davids.house.gov
The Legend of Zelda: Master Collection Officially Announced

A partnership between Nintendo and Panini offers a new opportunity for collectors and fans.

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Oct 5 • 10:09 AM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
US services sector activity slows in September; price pressures mount

US services sector activity slowed in September, with strong domestic demand stretching supply ‌chains and raising prices paid by businesses for inputs, indicating that inflation could remain high into next year.

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Oct 5 • 10:04 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Comcast Business 2026 Cybersecurity Threat Report: 79.3 Billion Events Show AI Pressurizing the Threat Landscape

Comcast Business has released its 2026 Cybersecurity Threat Report, an analysis of 79.3 billion cybersecurity events detected across its cybersecurity custom...

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Health Agency says now is the time to update raspatory virus Vaccinations

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - As fall arrives and respiratory virus season gets underway, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Jo...

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Business Beat : Halloween activities planned at the Branch County Fairgrounds

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Fairgrounds will host a pair of family-friendly Halloween events this...

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Patrick Mahomes shares an emotional message for an injured teammate

During his press conference, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shared an emotional message for injured WR Tyquan Thornton | @EdEastonJr

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Indonesia and China to strengthen science and education cooperation

Indonesia and China plan to expand cooperation in higher education and science to advance innovation and technology adoption.

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Oct 5 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • tvbrics.com
Carlisle boss Elliot proud of squad after hard week

After a five-game winless streak, consecutive away wins have eased some of the pressure on Carlisle head coach Rob Elliot.

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Oct 5 • 7:19 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Florida commissioner’s social media on science standards aims for attention

The big story: When Henry Mack III became Florida’s education commissioner in the summer, public education advocates expressed high hopes for the positive way he kicked things off with school official...

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Yale School of Medicine On the Science of Childhood Anxiety, Say, Anxiety Disorders Are the Most Common Mental Health Challenges In Youth

Credit: Matt Bradbury October 5, 2026 - By Isabella Backman - Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in youth. Left untreated, they can disrupt the lives of both children and their families. The good news is that with intervention, most children will overcome these conditions. Across Yale School of Medicine, scientists are working to understand anxiety at every level, from common anxious behaviors to molecular biomarkers in the brain. They are using their findings to develop and disseminate new evidence-based treatments for childhood anxiety. Today, the go-to treatment for childhood anxiety disorders is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This is a form of psychotherapy that teaches children skills for confronting anxious thoughts and helps them practice managing situations that cause anxiety. While it is the gold-standard treatment backed by considerable scientific evidence, up to 50% of children will not see sufficient benefit from CBT alone. Wendy Silverman, PhD, Alfred A. Messer Professor in the Child Study Center, co-directs the Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program alongside Eli Lebowitz, PhD, associate professor in the Child Study Center. One of their main interests is learning how to improve outcomes beyond CBT. “We’re developing cutting-edge, research-based knowledge that can reduce the suffering that anxiety causes children and their families,” says Silverman. Changing parent behavior YSM experts are investigating how to improve CBT outcomes for children by involving the parents. Silverman’s research has uncovered two main components of parent intervention that improve childhood anxiety: not enabling children to completely avoid the things that make them anxious and taking steps to enhance their autonomy. Parents may unintentionally reinforce their child’s anxiety by allowing them to avoid what makes them anxious. They also may unintentionally limit the children’s sense of autonomy by being overly intrusive. “One of the things that we take pride in is that we’ve focused on trying to understand what parents need to do, and to test our ideas and see if changing the parents’ behaviors is enhancing the effects of CBT,” Silverman says. “Our findings thus far suggest that they do." As much as CBT can be helpful, it can also be challenging to get one’s child to do the necessary steps for CBT to work. This is one important reason why Lebowitz created a novel intervention program for parents named Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE). Existing intervention programs often teach parents to act as therapists for their child, such as training them on how to practice breathing exercises. “It makes sense, but this doesn’t work very well in practice,” says Lebowitz. “And part of the reason, I think, is that it’s not easy to get your kid to do things, especially if they’re not excited about doing it.” SPACE is unique because it focuses entirely on parent involvement and changing parental behavior—children are not involved in the sessions. For example, parents learn how to use supportive messages that convey confidence that their child can tolerate and manage distress. “It might sound like a parent saying to a child, ‘I get that this is really hard for you, but I know that you can handle it,’” Lebowitz says. The program also works with parents to identify the ways in which they are accommodating anxious behaviors. “We’ll pick one thing that parents are doing that is an accommodation and help them make a detailed plan for how they’re going to change that,” Lebowitz explains. Treating Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Much of the existing research on SPACE has focused on parents of children under age 14. Ongoing studies are now exploring its use with parents of older teens. “Both anxiety and accommodation can interfere with normative developmental shifts during the teen years, including increased autonomy and individuation from parents,” says Rebecca Etkin, PhD, associate research scientist in the Child Study Center. “In this sense, SPACE may be particularly well-suited for anxious teens and their parents. We want to see whether it is effective during this distinct developmental window.” Unfortunately, many families in need of CBT face barriers, including limited availability of services and geographic constraints. One way to improve access is digital interventions. Silverman and her team are developing an evidence-based digitized intervention program for parents that they can access directly from their computer or smart phone. “The work we’re doing will be one of the very few parent interventions that is digitized and importantly tested for effectiveness,” she says. Creating interventions for anxiety-related challenges Silverman and Lebowitz recently received a generous gift to develop and test other interventions that help parents reduce other child anxiety-related behavioral and emotional difficulties, such as restrictive eating and unexplained somatic symptoms. One of these projects in particular focuses on understanding the risks of social media and its potential benefits, including offering a sense of connection. “A lot of research has focused on the idea that social media is harmful and the less of it the better,” says Lebowitz. “But we actually see is that this is not quite right—there are negatives, but there are also positives. So, we’re trying to get a little bit more nuanced of a picture.” The team is working with teens with social anxiety and their parents over an extended period to better understand their social media habits and how their anxiety levels affect engagement with different platforms. The teens will answer questions sent to an app on their phones about mood and social media usage in an effort to capture emotional responses as they unfold. “We hope to develop interventions that can help make the best of social media while protecting against the more problematic effects,” Lebowitz says. The brain’s role in anxiety Researchers are also testing therapies to address anxiety at the neurological and molecular levels. In collaboration with Dylan Gee, PhD, professor of psychology in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Hilary Blumberg, MD, John and Hope Furth Professor of Psychiatric Neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine, Lebowitz and Silverman are using brain imaging to identify changes in a child’s brain before and after parents enroll in SPACE. In one study, children viewed anxiety-inducing images while undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); the researchers conducted scans with and without the children’s parents nearby. Before SPACE, children’s brains were better able to activate the regulatory circuitry needed to turn off an anxious response when their parents were nearby. But after SPACE, children could activate this circuitry even without the parent around. “As parents work on gradually reducing some of their accommodations, you can see a child get better at regulating their own fear system in the brain,” Lebowitz says. “It’s remarkable.” Research into the molecular underpinnings of anxiety can also inform new childhood anxiety treatments. In a recent study, Lebowitz, Silverman, and Flora Vaccarino, MD, Harris Professor in the Child Study Center, discovered that a protein known as fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) could be protective from the toxic effects of stress. FGF2 levels in children and their parents were linked to the children’s risk of developing anxiety and depression, the study showed. The findings could help explain why some children who are exposed to early life trauma such as poverty or abuse are more prone to developing mental health disorders. And FGF2 could be a target for treatment. “This is very novel because it starts to give a clue to what is the molecular chain that connects those lived experiences to the actual psychological outcomes,” Lebowitz says. New ways to study and treat childhood anxiety Michael Crowley, PhD, associate professor in the Child Study Center, collaborates with Silverman and Lebowitz to study the role that attention plays in development and maintenance of childhood anxiety. There is a large body of research that shows that anxious children, like anxious adults, are prone to focus on threatening stimuli such as angry faces compared with neutral faces. This has led to innovative interventions that involve attention retraining. The idea is that if experts train children to look away from threatening stimuli, it may reduce their anxiety—especially children with social anxiety who are most prone to attend to threats. The researchers have just completed a clinical trial for attention retraining with 10- to 14-year-olds with social anxiety disorders and are currently analyzing the findings. Besides this innovative attention retraining research, as Crowly notes, “I like to design tasks that are engaging to kids,” Crowley says. “My goal is to assess something without the kids knowing what we are assessing.” With this goal in mind, Crowley has created a virtual game, named Boom, to study threat processing in children with anxiety disorders. The game is similar to that of hot potato—the child and three digital players take turns virtually passing a ball to each other’s gloves. At some point, the ball turns into a bomb, and as the bomb lands in each player’s glove, the outline of the glove turns yellow. The goal is to avoid having the bomb go off in your glove. What isn’t obvious is that the game is designed to measure different types of threatening stimuli, both ambiguous and direct. In the game, the direct threat occurs as the bomb is traveling towards your glove. The ambiguous threat is the yellow outlined glove as it is unknown where the bomb will travel next. While children play the game, Crowley’s team measures their brain activity using electroencephalography (EEG). The researchers have discovered that in kids with anxiety, the brain reacts more strongly to ambiguous threats than it does in their peers, but less strongly to direct threats. They believe that the initial abnormally large brain response to not knowing where the bomb is going impairs the brain's ability to properly respond when the threat is actually traveling the child’s way. “The brains of children with anxiety are unable to differentiate between threats you need to do something about and those that are not your problem.” Michael Crowley, PhD, develops innovative games for studying anxiety in children and adolescents.Credit: Matt Bradbury Based on these insights, Crowley hopes to study whether interventions like attention training could restore appropriate threat processing. Crowley’s team is also working on a test called the Balloon Risk Avoidance Task, which evaluates risk-taking and avoidance behaviors. It features a digital balloon that is full of air and about to burst. Kids have six seconds to let air out of the balloon. The more air they let out, the less risk they face that the balloon will pop. But at the same time, the balloon becomes less valuable as it deflates. “The more air you keep in the balloon, the more points you get,” Crowley explains. So far, the researchers have found that when the balloons pop unexpectedly, teens with social anxiety show distinct brain responses. Studying these responses can help psychologists understand the underlying pathways driving the various manifestations of anxiety. The genetics of anxiety When Thomas Fernandez, MD, associate professor in the Child Study Center and of psychiatry, was still in training, there was a lot of excitement about understanding the genetics associated with autism spectrum disorder. Since then, scientists have identified around 250 genes associated with autism. The genetic contribution to anxiety disorders, on the other hand, has historically received less attention. Anxiety is less heritable than autism, but the genetic contribution for anxiety disorders that emerge in childhood may be higher than for anxiety disorders overall. While scientists estimate the heritability of anxiety disorders in general to be around 30% to 50%, some studies suggest higher heritability for certain childhood-onset anxiety presentations. “I saw firsthand how researchers in the field went about finding vulnerability genes for autism,” Fernandez says. “So, we’re using a very similar playbook for childhood anxiety.” “I saw firsthand how researchers in the field went about finding vulnerability genes for autism. So, we’re using a very similar playbook for childhood anxiety.” Thomas Fernandez, MD Associate Professor In the Child Study Center and in Psychiatry Now, Fernandez and Emily Olfson, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Child Study Center, are studying children and their parents to identify genetic changes that are present in the child but not the parents, known as “de novo mutations.” “All of us have some de novo mutations—maybe about 50 to 100 sprinkled throughout the genome,” Olfson says. “But when they occur within the coding regions of genes, they can be really disruptive.” Previous research shows that people with autism have higher rates of damaging de novo mutations than the general population. In 2022, Olfson, Lebowitz, Silverman, and Fernandez published a study on 68 children and their families that found that children with anxiety had similarly high levels of these mutations. Studying de novo mutations can help point the researchers to where they should be looking for genes associated with anxiety. “The end game is using the genes to steer us toward the right part of biology that we can then target to come up with better treatments,” Fernandez says. Building on those findings, the team is now studying more families to better understand how these de novo mutations, along with other genetic and environmental factors, shape pediatric anxiety disorders. They recently received a National Institutes of Health grant to enroll 750 new families over the next five years. Olfson is the principal investigator, with co-investigators Lebowitz, Fernandez, Silverman, and Shuangge Steven Ma, PhD, department chair and professor of biostatistics at Yale School of Public Health. Neurodevelopment, Risk Genes, and Mental Health Conditions - The Olfson Lab Joel Gelernter, MD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry, is interested in how different anxiety disorders differ genomically. “We are studying social phobia, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, working to understand why people differ in their risk to these specific anxiety disorders and evaluating various risk factors,” he says. Gelernter was recently involved in one of the largest studies to date of the genomics underlying anxiety disorder. The study included around 122,000 people with anxiety disorders and around 730,000 without. It found that some genetic differences associated with anxiety were linked to signaling that helps reduce overactivity in the nervous system. Many anxiety medications available today work by targeting this process. “It’s nice when the biology that you get out of a large genome-wide study ratifies things that we already know because that can help increase confidence in further findings from the study,” Gelernter says. Uncovering the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders John Krystal, MD, Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Professor of Translational Research and chair of the Department of Psychiatry, is interested in the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), of which anxiety is a major symptom. In the late 1980s, Krystal’s team discovered that the drug yohimbine activated symptoms in patients with PTSD. “This was the first time we could link a specific biological mechanism to the symptoms of PTSD,” Krystal says. At the time, he adds, this finding was highly controversial. “A lot of people felt that PTSD was a purely psychological syndrome that didn’t have an underlying biology.” Since then, Krystal has dived deep into understanding the neurobiology of PTSD to learn how to better treat it. His team is evaluating the use of ketamine and psychedelics. These would be among the first treatments to be developed specifically for PTSD. They may also be applicable for other disorders including anxiety disorders, Krystal adds. An important gap in PTSD treatment is the absence of biological tests that inform how to best help patients manage their PTSD symptoms. A doctor doesn’t diagnose cancer based on how they feel. Rather, they use tests of the biology of the cancer to determine the best course of treatment. “And we can’t do that in any psychiatric disorder other than Alzheimer’s disease,” Krystal says. “But now we are building a foundation for this approach to the treatment of anxiety disorders for the first time.” Source: Yale School of Medicine

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Dan Campbell: I'm not talking about firing Kelvin Sheppard

The Lions defense was unimpressive in the first three weeks of the 2026 season and things didn't get any better in Sunday night's loss to the Panthers.

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Oct 5 • 6:39 AM EDT • Sports • nbcnews.com
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Study finds a whole grain sweet spot for heart health

You know that whole grains are good for your heart. New research identifies how much it takes to notice improvements in cholesterol, blood pressure and more.

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Oct 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for research on brain activity

The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. This neurobiology tool has provided new insights into how we might treat blindness, depression, addiction and dementia.

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Oct 5 • 5:37 AM EDT • Science • dw.com
Louisiana is capturing carbon emissions with Exxon's help -- but shipping them to other states

Louisiana's petrochemical plants that export products are under increasing pressure in overseas markets to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Oct 5 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • nola.com
From floating saunas to clinical trials: How heat might help mental health

Many people are turning to sauna because of its benefits for their mental health. While scientists have a decent understanding of how sauna — and other forms of heat exposure — exercises our cardiovascular system, they know relatively little about its impact on depression, anxiety and mood. But more studies are being done to understand this connection and why heat appears to act as a powerful antidepressant. NPR's Will Stone visits a "floating sauna village" in Oslo where a husband-wife team are conducting one of the first trials on the link between sauna and mental health — and talks to one of the leading researchers in the U.S about her efforts to study this. Morning Edition consumer health segment for October 5

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Euro zone business growth hits over 3-1/2-year high despite inflation worries, PMI shows

BENGALURU, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity expanded at its fastest pace in nearly 3-1/2 years in September as demand remained strong despite inflation worries stemming from the Middle East war, according to a private survey which also showed resurgent price pressures.

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Whole Fruits vs. Juice? Study Finds Differences in Heart Health

Whether you slice fruit into your cereal or drink a glass of juice apparently makes a difference for the heart. A large U.S. study shows that adults with high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, or ...

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Britain's Green Party votes to treat Zionism as racism

Britain's Green Party has adopted a new policy declaring itself an anti-Zionist party and treating Zionism as racism.

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Oct 5 • 3:44 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Engelbert Humperdinck says he ‘went through hell’ rejecting 'casting couch' advances early in career
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On This Day, Oct. 5: Scientists genetically sequence flu strain behind 1918 pandemic

On Oct. 5, 2005, scientists announced that for the first time they were able to genetically sequence the strain of avian flu that was behind the 1918 pandemic that killed up to 50 million people world...

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Confirmed: Roma reopen talks with Endrick’s entourage

Roma will continue to strengthen in January. Gian Piero Gasperini, even in the last transfer window, was left without a striker capable of sprinting and raising the team’s level. A promised addition...

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‘Gossip Girl’ 25th anniversary musings

The CW’s “Gossip Girl” recently turned 19 years old, making it the age of this year’s college freshmen. Despite being over a decade old, the show remains impressively relevant among

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They survived World War II and lost decades, but not 2026. Japan's century-old businesses are disappearing at a record pace

Japan’s century-old businesses face mounting pressures from rising costs, labor shortages, a shrinking market and succession challenges.

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Oct 4 • 9:08 PM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
MPD Reports: Mental health issues, domestic disputes, suspicious persons and juvenile problems

The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 2026. Due to the length, this report has been split into four parts. This is the second. Ple…

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Oct 4 • 8:38 PM EDT • Health • news.monroelocal.org
Congressman: Report Shows More Needed To Help Veteran Mental Health

The Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus released a report capturing responses to a 20...

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WHO joins Pre-COP31 to advance climate action that delivers for people’s health

The World Health Organization (WHO) is joining Pacific leaders, governments and partners at Pre-COP31 in Fiji from 5 to 8 October to advance health priorities in climate action and strengthen the Pacific voice ahead of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).COP31, to be held next month in Antalya, Türkiye, marks an important step for global climate and health action. Health is one of the 10 priority themes of the COP31 Action Agenda, “Dynamic and Resilient Health Systems”, and a dedicated Health Day will take place on 9 November, the first day of COP31. The inclusion of health reflects growing global recognition that climate action and health are closely connected. The climate crisis is affecting population health globally. Across the WHO Western Pacific Region, which includes Pacific island countries and areas, the consequences of climate change include extreme heat, cyclones, floods, rising sea levels, food and water insecurity, infectious diseases and disruptions to essential health services. The Pacific in particular faces additional challenges. A recent review of 76 hospitals in 14 Pacific island countries found that 62% of health facilities are located within 500 metres of the sea or a river, leaving them particularly exposed to flooding, storm surges and sea-level rise.Bringing Pacific priorities to the global climate agendaThe Pacific Pre-COP31 provides an important opportunity for Pacific countries and partners to consolidate regional priorities and bring the experiences and leadership of Pacific communities into global climate discussions.Pacific countries have been advancing practical approaches to protect health in a changing climate, including strengthening climate-resilient health systems, improving preparedness for extreme weather events, building resilient health infrastructure and mobilizing climate finance for health. “This Pre-COP is an important moment for the Pacific, bringing global climate discussions to a region that has long been at the forefront of the climate crisis. It provides an opportunity for Pacific countries and areas to set their priorities, experiences and leadership on the global stage, and to ensure that the realities of Pacific communities are genuinely reflected in the decisions made on climate action,” said Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific.Throughout this week, WHO will co-convene and participate in high-level discussions and events focused on climate and health, climate resilience, adaptation, financing and implementation. “Climate finance is essential for resilient and healthy Pacific communities,” emphasized Dr Mark Jacobs, WHO Representative to the South Pacific and Director of Pacific Technical Support. “We must ensure that financing reaches the people, communities and essential services most exposed to climate risks, supporting locally defined priorities and investments.”WHO will work with partners to strengthen the integration of health considerations across climate policies and investments, including national climate plans and resilience initiatives.Health as a driver of climate actionAmid the risks to health and pressures on health systems, well-strategized and implemented climate action can deliver significant health benefits. Investments in clean energy, sustainable transport, resilient infrastructure, food systems and nature-based solutions have proven to reduce health risks while contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation.“Climate action is truly an investment in health. Cleaner energy, healthier food systems and climate-resilient health services can protect lives while building stronger communities. We now need to turn these opportunities into action and make health a core part of climate investments,” said Dr Sandro Demaio, Director and Head of Office, WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region. “These benefits demonstrate that climate action is not only about reducing future risks. It is also an opportunity to improve lives today while building healthier, safer and more resilient societies.”At COP31 next month, WHO will also support the Health Pavilion, which will bring together the global health community and partners to advance health and equity within climate negotiations. With COP31 poised to move health higher on the global climate agenda, WHO will continue working with countries and partners across the Western Pacific Region and globally to strengthen climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems, and ensure that climate action protects and improves people’s health.____________________Media contactsElizabeth Bennett, WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region, elizabeth.bennett@who.intJulia Dongwhan Shin, WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region, dong.shin@who.intWHO Western Pacific Communications, wprocom@who.int

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2TB MicroSD Express card leaks, providing Switch 2 storage for 100+ games

With some Switch 2 games creating a storage dilemma, help is on the way. Suneast is marketing a 2TB MicroSD Express card without a release date or price. Amid the memory shortage, 1TB cards already cost Nintendo supporters over $300.

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Study says San Antonio's mental health care access is worst in the U.S.

San Antonio tied for the worst access to mental health treatment facilities nationwide, based on travel distance and the number of nearby options, according to a recent study.

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Oct 4 • 6:34 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Northwestern’s Top PFF Grades Highlight Dominant Win Over Penn State

Northwestern received impressive PFF grades on both sides of the ball after its 34-13 win over Penn State, led by Joseph Himon II, Caleb Komolafe and several defensive standouts

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Oct 4 • 6:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What Charles Huff said after Saturday’s win over Charlotte

Memphis beat Charlotte 59-8 on Saturday to pick up its first win in conference play and improve to 4-1 on the season. After the game, Charles Huff met with the media to talk about the win and what impressed him in the performance.

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Oct 4 • 4:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Juan Soto Is Impressed By Rookie Who Mimicked His Move
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7 Hard Sci-Fi Space Movies With Scientifically Accurate Physics

These movies used hard science to portray space travel.

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Scientists Might Have Found a New Cause of High Blood Pressure, And a Way to Treat It

There's an urgent need for new treatment options.

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Oct 4 • 4:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
El-Sayed stops in Flint, discusses economic pressures and failures

U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed made a stop in Flint Saturday as a part of his 'It shouldn't be this hard' town hall tour.

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Oct 4 • 3:49 PM EDT • Politics • abc12.com
Health records from 68 adults link plant-based grocery support to lower blood pressure and weight

Providing people with nutritious foods can improve the management of chronic metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension. However, most studies of "Food Is Medicine" programs have only ...

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Oct 4 • 3:24 PM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Black Men, Mental Health and the Entertainment Industry

Black men, mental health and entertainment collide as Charlamagne Tha God and Lil Nas X open up about anxiety, trauma and bipolar disorder, while therapist Jahthaime Smith examines the pressures behind the public spotlight.

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Oct 4 • 3:12 PM EDT • Entertainment • lasentinel.net
My next Windows PC won’t need hours of app installs thanks to this one file

One small bundle file turns hours of reinstalling apps into a few clicks.

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Oct 4 • 2:00 PM EDT • Technology • makeuseof.com
Polls close in Bosnia in race where pro-Russia politician looms large and ethnic tensions simmer

Polls have closed evening in Bosnia after an election shaped by economic pressures, a youth exodus and concerns over corruption. Some leading politicians stoked ethnic tensions that have divided the

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Milan to battle it out with Roma over Endrick loan

Endrick’s future could become one of the hottest topics between Italy and Spain. Roma and Milan continue to closely monitor the situation of the Brazilian Real Madrid striker, who was already on bot...

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AP Top 25 rankings: Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein’s ballot for this week

The Associated Press will release its latest top 25 rankings on Sunday afternoon.

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Medicare for All remains key pressure point for Democrats ahead of midterms

The idea of universal health coverage in the US is embraced by party’s left but is often considered a liability by centrists

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Detroit Lions, TE Sam LaPorta stop contract talks: report

Sam LaPorta and the Detroit Lions won’t be reaching an agreement on a new contract anytime soon.

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Oct 4 • 9:12 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How Americans’ Financial Health Is Faring In The “K-Shaped” Economy

Hey all, Jason here. Money20/20 is still two weeks away, but I’ve already started packing (not procrastinating for once!). My calendar is already filling up with various sessions I want to catch, meetings, and of course happy hours, dinners, and other side events. If you’ll be in Vegas and want to catch up, let me know by replying to this email, and we can try to find a time amidst the chaos of the Venetian. A big if not totally unexpected piece of news dropped on Friday: the Independent Community Bankers of America, a trade group that represents smaller U.S. banks, filed a lawsuit against the OCC and Comptroller Jonathan Gould, arguing that the regulator’s move to grant trust bank charters to firms seeking to use them to conduct substantial non-fiduciary activities exceeds the authorities granted to the OCC by Congress. I haven’t had time to fully digest the legal filing or speak to folks in my network about it, but you can expect to see coverage and analysis on it in next week’s newsletter. Subscribe or Support by Upgrading The NerdCon agenda just dropped. It’s stacked. Partner content: Nubank built an AI-first bank. Chime built its own banking core. Figure and Valon are rebuilding the mortgage stack. At NerdCon, you’ll hear from the people behind those bets: what they chose, what they learned, and what they’re still figuring out. The agenda is live, with leaders from Nubank, Chime, OpenAI, Remitly, Mercury, Figure, Valon and more. Follow the mainstage conversations, bring the problem your team is wrestling with to a hands-on workshop, or pull up a chair at a roundtable. Pick your quests. Meet us in San Diego, November 18–20. Fintech Business Weekly readers save 20% with code FBW20. Explore the Agenda Things To Know & Other Good Reads Federal Reserve Board finalizes changes to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its stress test and reduce volatility in its stress test-related capital requirements (Federal Reserve Board of Governors) FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship (FDIC) Modernizing Financial Regulation: Initial Observations from eSLR (Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman) The Data Version of Godzilla versus Kong: FRED Takes on AI (Fed Governor Christopher Waller) Financing the AI buildout (Brookings) Q3’26: Rules for Banks but Not for Crypto (Fintech Takes Banking) The Inevitability of Local Stablecoins (Lombard Notes) Delusions of AI Governance: The Human-in-the-Loop Comfort Blanket (Fintech Snark Tank) Stripe agrees to acquire Parafin to expand revenue opportunities for platforms and help small businesses grow (Stripe) Listen: Fighting Fraud in the Age of AI, with SEON’s Tamas Kadar (Fintech Business Weekly) How Americans’ Financial Health Is Faring In The “K-Shaped” Economy If there is one overarching theme across the economy and politics in the U.S. at the moment, it’s “affordability.” The term is vague enough to encompass a panoply of factors shaping Americans’ day-to-day lives: rising costs for the hallmarks of being “middle class,” including healthcare, housing, childcare, and education, inflation and rising interest rates, and a job market with the specter of AI hovering over it. At the same time, policy shifts under the Trump administration have resulted in reduced subsidies to those who get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and new restrictions on qualifying for Medicaid and SNAP, the impacts of which have yet to be fully felt. These factors are contributing to declining consumer confidence and general dissatisfaction with the economy, despite continuing GDP growth and stock market records. This divergence is encapsulated in the idea of the “K-shaped” economy, in which a small proportion of Americans have seen their wealth balloon, while the majority of American households struggle to preserve the lifestyle they have. Perhaps the greatest determinant of which branch of the “K” a household is on is whether their wealth and income are primarily derived from employment vs. from assets. Nearly two decades of low interest rates and, more recently, elevated rates of inflation have benefited asset owners, while those whose income is primarily or solely derived from labor have largely seen real purchasing power stagnate or decline. This is reflected in recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing that labor share of U.S. GDP — the fraction of economic output that accrues to workers as compensation in exchange for their labor — dropped to just 52.8% in Q2 2026, the lowest since the BLS began keeping records. In 1947, approximately 2/3rds of economic output accrued to workers; even as recently as 2001, labor’s share of GDP was 64.1%. Against this backdrop, we’ve seen the rise of more credit and credit-like products: cash advance apps, “no-fee” overdraft, earned wage access, and buy now pay later, which are often used as small-dollar short-term borrowing mechanisms to meet immediate consumption needs or pay other bills (eg utilities, cell phone, other debt payments). With the markers of a middle class existence and, increasingly, basic financial stability seemingly out of reach for many, it should be no surprise there’s been an increase in “financial nihilism,” something industry peers like Alex Johnson and Frank Rotman have discussed and analyzed the roots of. The explosion of gambling and gambling-adjacent products and services — often marketed under the guise of being an “investment” — is inextricably intertwined with the rise of financial nihilism. Crypto, sports betting, and, more recently, prediction markets offer an escape or even hope of sorts, like a contemporary, digital version of a scratch-off lottery ticket, while leaving the overwhelming number of people who use such products worse off. Share of Households That Are Financially “Vulnerable” Ticks Up The Financial Health Network’s 2026 Financial Health Pulse® report adds context on how American households are faring. (I linked to this report in last week’s newsletter, but wanted to take time to further unpack the data in the report this week.) The Financial Health Network publishes the report annually, providing insight into how Americans’ financial circumstances are changing over time. The 2026 report is derived from a survey fielded in April and May 2026. The report leverages survey responses to assess indicators of financial health across spending, saving, borrowing, and planning/protecting and to determine a zero to 100 “FinHealth” score. Those with scores between 0 and 39 are considered “Financially Vulnerable,” consumers with scores ranging between 40 and 79 are defined as “Financially Coping,” and those with scores of 80 to 100 are “Financially Healthy.” The report found that moderate improvements in 2025 were reversed, with the share of respondents considered financially “vulnerable” rebounding to 17%. The longitudinal data reflect the impact of pandemic-era programs, like expanded unemployment, cash stimulus payments, and pauses of federal student loan payments. The positive impacts of those programs, as reflected in the Financial Health Pulse reports, had largely disappeared by 2023. While pandemic-era inflation — to be fair, in part caused by the various support and stimulus measures — had come down from as high as 9% in 2022, it has rebounded since the start of Trump’s second term, with tariffs and energy market disruptions owing to the war in Iran pushing prices back up. Specific indicators in the survey that deteriorated from 2025 to 2026 include the share of respondents spending less than their income over the past 12 months, the share paying all bills on time over the past 12 months, the share that have a manageable amount or no debt, the share that are “moderately” or “very” confident their insurance is adequate to cover them in an emergency, and the share that “somewhat” or “strongly” agree that their household plans ahead financially. Unsurprisingly, lower- and moderate-income households are more likely to struggle to pay their bills on time and have any funds leftover to save. The share of low-income households whose income exceeded their spending dropped from 35% in 2025 to 31% in 2026, while the share of upper-income households whose income exceeded expenses remained unchanged at 63%. Households with student loans or revolving credit card debt reported having “a bit more” or “far more” debt than was manageable at rates far higher than those not carrying these types of debts. The share of those with student loan debt indicating their debt load was too high to manage increased from 50% in 2025 to 55% in 2026, while the share of those with revolving credit card debt saying the same ticked up from 51% in 2025 to 54% in 2026. Households that had student loans were markedly more likely to be financially “coping” or “vulnerable” vs. those without student loans. In 2026, 27% of households with student loans were considered financially vulnerable, a jump of 6% points vs. 2025. Households without student loans saw just a 1% point increase (not statistically significant) in those considered financially vulnerable. Households’ perception of the affordability of categories of goods and services paints a stark picture, with less than one-fourth considering higher education affordable, about a third deeming childcare affordable, and less than half viewing healthcare as affordable. Fintech Business Weekly is made possible by the generous support of paying subscribers — bringing you independent analysis of banking, fintech, and crypto without fear or favor. You can support my work by becoming a paying subscriber if you aren’t already. Paying subscribers enjoy: access to the entire archive of nearly six years of newsletters extended versions of the weekly newsletter, with additional content and analysis and (for founding member tier) quarterly personal 1:1 fintech Q&A / strategy calls with me, tapping into my unparalleled knowledge of the intersection of banking and fintech and experience working in the sector, including helping to launch Goldman Sachs’ retail bank Marcus Support Fintech Business Weekly You can also support Fintech Business Weekly by sponsoring a newsletter or podcast, putting you in front of 93,000+ of the most influential decision makers in banking, fintech, and crypto. Learn more about sponsor opportunities or request a media kit by dropping me an email. Democratic Senate Report Highlights How Iran Uses Tether to Evade U.S. Sanctions Iran uses stablecoins, specifically Tether, to evade sanctions, fund regional proxies, and to purchase military drones, a report released last week by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says. The report was authored by committee ranking member Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and the minority staff. Crypto and stablecoin proponents will often push back on criticism that criminals make use of these assets by arguing that, on an absolute dollar basis, far more illicit funds flow through traditional banking systems and payment rails than via crypto and stablecoins. And while that is likely true, it elides the reality presented in news story after news story: whether state actors — Russia, Iran, North Korea — or criminal groups, those looking to engage in illicit transactions increasingly favor stablecoins and, specifically, Tether (USDT). The report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released last week adds context to how Iran uses Tether has a lynchpin in its shadow banking system. The report analyzed 846 wallets that have been sanctioned or targeted for seizure, finding that 84% of them transacted exclusively or primarily in Tether. The ability to create near limitless, anonymous wallets and to move funds effectively instantaneously and irreversibly have made crypto a favored financial mechanism for bad actors. Stablecoins solved key drawbacks of bitcoin, namely, the original cryptocurrency’s highly volatile value in dollars. And while Tether (the company) has the technical ability to “freeze” or destroy funds, the company is often limited and reactive in its approach to doing so, the Senate report argues. Tether, which is nominally based in crypto-friendly El Salvador, “has stated that its compliance with OFAC sanctions is ‘voluntary’ and that it follows ‘OFAC guidelines,’” the Senate report says. Owing to these favorable attributes, Tether “became a primary cryptocurrency for Iran, Hamas, Hizballah, and the Houthis beginning in 2023 and has expanded in scale since,” according to the report. Tether’s role in Iran’s shadow banking system, the report says, is enhanced by crypto exchanges like Bybit, Kyrrex, OKX, Gate, and Binance, and through “over the counter” exchanges and hawala networks. The consequences of these financial flows aren’t hypothetical. The Senate report links Tether as a funds transfer mechanism to Iranian proxies in the region, including Hizballah, the Houthis, and Hamas. Tether has also been used to make payments to secure components necessary to manufacture drones, the report says. The report concludes by arguing that “[s]tablecoin issuers with a significant nexus to the United States, particularly those that offer dollar-denominated stablecoins, should be subject to American sanctions law rather than being allowed to hide behind foreign jurisdictions.” Stablecoin issuers like Tether must be held accountable for repeated failures to prevent illicit finance and sanctions violations by law enforcement, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and OFAC, the report argues. [Paying Subscriber Exclusive] OUSD Goes Live, Make Your Own Neobank, U.S. Sanctions Russia’s A7 Network As “Transnational Criminal Organization” OpenUSD, the stablecoin issued by the Open Standard consortium that includes Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, core providers, crypto firms, and numerous banks, went live last week. Social commerce platform Whop raised eyebrows in fintech by offering creators on its platform the ability to launch their own neobanks, which the company describes as “great businesses that are easy to run,” in just 15 minutes. And OFAC and FinCEN target Russia’s “shadow banking” A7 Network — more on these stories after the paywall.

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New SCSKiller Tool Targets PC Shader Compilation Stutter; Our FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Test Shows Impressive Results

SCSKiller reduces shader compilation stutters in games like FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth, improving performance from 19 stalls to 0. Available on GitHub.

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Where to watch NFL games: Commanders vs Colts in London

Clear your couch — NFL Week 4 is here! Here's how to watch every game this Sunday.

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Exclusive | How Tanya Zuckerbrot lost her $40M diet empire to one troll, and the six year fight for justice
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Thomas Tuchel describes one young England player as ‘complete package’

England demolished Croatia 7-0 in their Nations League clash and Tuchel was particularly impressed by one player in his side

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Roma continue to follow Kvernadze ahead of January

Roma are already looking ahead to the January transfer window, and their priority would be to give Gasperini a new attacking winger. As La Stampa reports today, the Giallorossi coach is dreaming of a ...

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What scientists discovered about dogs and human emotions

Brain scans show dogs process human facial expressions differently, suggesting they can distinguish between emotions like fear, sadness, and anger.

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GOTY 2026’s Final Nomination Is a Battleground of 8/10 Games

The year of 'good, not great' rages on

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Miralem Pjanic: “I hope Roma win the Scudetto.”

Gasperini’s Roma wins and impresses, by now, virtually everyone from insiders to former players. The Giallorossi play brilliantly and at breakneck speed, making for a truly spectacular spectacle. Mi...

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Rockstar Games Confirms Next Official GTA 6 Update for October 5

Grand Theft Auto fans looking forward to the long-awaited GTA 6 should circle their calendars for Monday, October 5.

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Roma make contact for Endrick’s loan in January

Endrick is back on Roma’s radar ahead of the winter transfer window. The Brazilian continues to find limited playing time at Real Madrid and is reportedly considering a January departure to revitali...

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Malen completes recovery ahead of Como clash

Malen doesn’t want to stop. Having recovered from the slight knee problem that kept him from playing against the Netherlands, the striker is ready to return to the heart of Roma’s attack against C...

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Castro makes Argentina debut: “Unforgettable moment.”

It was a night to remember for Santaigo Castro, making his debut for Argentina. The Roma striker played his first match for the Seleccion in Argentina’s 7-0 win over Burkina Faso. The Roma striker w...

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Egor Chinakhov Continuing to Impress

When the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Egor Chinakhov from their divisional rivals, the Columbus Blue Jackets, right before the New Year, it was a move that could’ve easily flown somewhat under the radar. Chinakhov, an underperforming former late first-round pick, was traded for Danton Heinen and draft picks. At the time, it didn’t seem like an […] The post Pittsburgh Penguins’ Egor Chinakhov Continuing to Impress appeared first on HEAVY.

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