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First flu-related death of season reported in Clark County

Southern Nevada Health District confirms the first flu-related death of the season in Clark County. Health officials urge Las Vegas residents to get vaccinated.

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Sep 24 • 12:03 PM EDT • Health • fox5vegas.com
Judge orders White House to lift Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico — but reporters say they were still denied access

The news outlets asked the court for an immediate hearing after some of their journalists reported being turned away despite the ruling.

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Sep 24 • 11:39 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Two Long Island businesses score $20K grants

Two small businesses on Long Island received $20,000 grants through the L.O.C.A.L. Small Business Grant Program, supported by Optimum Business and the LIA Foundation, to help expand operations and enhance community impact. The program also provides advertising support and has awarded nearly $750,000 to LOCAL businesses since 2024.

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Sep 24 • 11:12 AM EDT • Business • libn.com
EJN and Schmidt Ocean Institute Train Brazilian Journalists on Ocean Science, Governance and Data Reporting

The ocean covers more than 70% of the planet, yet much of it remains poorly understood by the public and underreported in the media. To help journalists strengthen their coverage of marine issues and

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Sep 24 • 11:04 AM EDT • Science • earthjournalism.net
Miami Central at Northwestern rivalry football game has big stakes

USA TODAY Florida reporters Jon Santucci and Nick Wilson look at the key football games in Week 6 that have Open Division implications.

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Sep 24 • 11:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kevin Byram named Medical Director of the Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy

Kevin Byram, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, has been named Medical Director of the Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy, effective Oct. 1.

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Sep 24 • 10:12 AM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
'Extreme concern': OpenAI agent hacked Australian public health website, prime minister says

An OpenAI agent "infiltrated" an Australian public health website earlier this summer, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters during a media briefing.

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Sep 24 • 9:49 AM EDT • Health • abcnews.com
Giants reportedly pursuing Jimmy Garoppolo after Jaxson Dart injury

Couuld there be mutual interest between the Giants and the veteran quarterback?

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Sep 24 • 9:47 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Reporters say they're still blocked

The back-and-forth is the latest in an extraordinary showdown between Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes.

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Sep 24 • 9:24 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Steelers-Lions Blockbuster Trade Idea Would Reshape Detroit

CBS Sports proposed a blockbuster trade that would send Joey Porter Jr. and DK Metcalf to the Lions for Jameson Williams and a 2027 first-round pick.

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Sep 24 • 9:21 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Federal judge orders White House to lift Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico

Hours after the ruling, reporters from CNN and Politico said they were denied access to the White House grounds.

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Sep 24 • 9:12 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
SFHHA Newsline September 2026 – Healthcare Is Becoming a Consumer Business—Whether Hospitals Like It or Not

I recently read an article in Becker’s Hospital Review that purported to identify the top ten geriatric hospitals based on a report from U.S. News & World Report. Despite having our fair share of geriatric patients here in South Florida, somehow we didn’t make the list. That got me thinking. For generations, healthcare operated under […]

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Sep 24 • 8:59 AM EDT • Business • southfloridahospitalnews.com
New iPad mini coming soon with these major changes

A new iPad mini is reportedly coming as soon as October with an OLED display, faster chip, and better durability. Here's what we know.

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Sep 24 • 8:49 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Holy Cross Health Opens $41 Million Deerfield Beach Center and Breaks Ground in Fort Lauderdale

Leaders, supporters and community members gather to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Holy Cross Health Center & Emergency Care – Deerfield Beach. Credit: Downtown Photo Holy Cross Health is at the forefront of one of the hottest emergency department (ED) trends by embedding freestanding EDs and multispecialty health centers in communities they didn’t previously have […]

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Sep 24 • 8:25 AM EDT • Health • southfloridahospitalnews.com
Is metascience being co-opted?

In July, the White House released a report that argued academia is deeply dysfunctional and in need of radical reform.Science: A New Golden Age sets out a litany of problems many academics will recognise: interminable waits for grants; short-term funding rather than support for longer, more ambitious projects; ballooning administrative requirements; pressure to publish, and many more. “The scientific machine is getting bogged down,” it says. At least on the face of it, Science: A New Golden Age is a triumph for the metascience movement, a loose-knit, global group of academics, philanthropists and think tankers that want far more testing and experimentation in how we fund public research and innovation. The report tells US research funders to set up internal metascience units to do just this. But it has also set alarm bells ringing that metascience is being conveniently deployed to help justify the defunding of US universities, which US vice president JD Vance has openly labelled “the enemy.” “Just because you have an issue with your plumbing in your house doesn't mean you light the entire house on fire and burn it to the ground,” said Colette Delawalla, chief executive of Stand Up for Science, a group campaigning against what it says are attacks on scientists by the Trump administration. No one is arguing that academia doesn’t need reform, but there’s debate over how far and how fast the system should be shaken up. Does public R&D need slow and steady evidence-based adjustment, or radical new experiments?One of the key arguments in Science: A New Golden Age is that there’s not enough funding for what it calls “mid-level” science: engineering-heavy projects that require tens of millions of dollars, involve ten to a hundred people, and last around five years. Such a project might develop a brain-computer interface for people with Alzheimer's disease, for example. As such, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has already announced $1.5 billion to set up so-called X-Labs, effectively new research organisations to pursue breakthroughs in areas such as quantum sensing and new scientific instruments. Funding divertedBut there’s a catch: this money has squeezed NSF budgets for more traditional, fundamental research grants, Science reported in June, likely meaning less cash for university-based scientists. Science: A New Golden Age also makes various swipes at universities, accusing them of extracting overheads from scientists to fund administrative bloat. “We have become dependent on a narrow set of legacy institutions,” it says. The report doesn’t mention it, but the US government is simultaneously seeking greater powers over federal funding, which would allow political appointees at funding agencies to screen or cancel research grants mid-project. The White House is also seeking to slash the NSF’s budget by more than half in 2027, although similar cuts proposed for 2026 were blocked by Congress. Convenient hookThis has worried some that the metascience agenda could be misused as a kind of smokescreen to further weaken universities. James Wilsdon, executive director of the Research on Research Institute at University College London, said that the report contains lots of “interesting ideas” and agrees that in places, academia is a “pretty broken system.” But the risk is that metascience is being deployed as a “convenient hook” to support cuts and a “political land grab” to transfer grant power from scientists to political appointees in US funding agencies.So far, the metascience agenda hasn’t been seized on by radical right parties in Europe. But Wilsdon worries it will cross the Atlantic, politicising research reform efforts and making them more difficult to carry out. The report is already making some in Europe sceptical of the entire idea. “The system is not without flaws, but the metascience discussion is not likely to improve the system but rather to generate munition to undermine it,” said Claes de Vreese, a professor of AI and society at the University of Amsterdam. Peter Thiel protégéOfficially, Science: A New Golden Age has just one named author: Michael Kratsios, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and a former chief of staff to Silicon Valley mogul Peter Thiel. He also served as chief financial officer of Thiel’s Clarium Capital Management. Since the 1990s, Thiel has criticised US universities for moving away from teaching what he views as the classic works of western civilisation, and drifting towards “anti-Western zealotry.” And since 2011, he has offered two-year fellowships of $250,000 to young people to skip or drop out of university, and instead start companies or pursue scientific research. “College can be good for learning about what’s been done before, but it can also discourage you from doing something new,” according to the Thiel Fellowships website. In other areas, the Trump administration has promoted academics with a longstanding interest in metascience. For example, the head of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya, in 2020 co-authored a study arguing the funder backs overly conservative proposals, although he achieved wider prominence as a critic of pandemic lockdowns. Careless talk costs fundingEven before the Trump administration embraced the metascience agenda, some metascientists privately wondered whether they should be careful not to overstate dysfunctions in academia, in case this gets used as ammunition against universities. But others think being cautious with criticism is pointless. After all, last year, the Trump administration sought to cut funding from US universities on an entirely different premise: supposed antisemitism on campus. “I don't think these governments need a technical metascientific excuse to attack the universities, they will want to do so anyway,” said Will Stone, a researcher at Science Works, a new think tank advocating for a “metascience revolution” in the UK. “I think researchers should report what they find, even when the findings may be used to advance policies they disagree with,” echoed Russell Funk, a researcher at the University of Minnesota, who in 2023 co-authored a highly influential paper that argued scientific papers were becoming less disruptive over time. No justificationThat said, Funk thinks that metascientific research certainly doesn’t justify a weakening of universities. Instead, scientists need “time, resources and stability to pursue unfamiliar ideas,” he said. “Taking away those conditions works against the very goal the reforms are supposed to achieve.”The Institute for Progress, a Washington DC-based innovation policy think tank that has championed X-Labs and metascience units, also says that reforms should complement, not supplant, universities. “Unpredictable, unreliable, and reduced federal funding to researchers is destabilising to the very foundations of research and development and is bad,” said Jenn Gustetic, the institute’s director of metascience and R&D policy.Evolution or revolution?This points to a much bigger divide in the metascience community: how far and how fast should public R&D be shaken up? Does it need evolution or revolution? For example, Science: A New Golden Age says the science system relies too heavily on traditional “workhorse” project grants, the type that pay out around $250,000 a year to fund “hypothesis-driven science by small teams on tractable questions.” However, in criticising project grants, the report “decisively picks one side of a debate that is far from settled,” David Hilmer Rex, a metascientist based in Denmark, has written. In June, Pierre Azoulay, a metascientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, defended project grants, saying that the alternative of X-Labs “merits scepticism.”A-B testingOne challenge in metascience is that it’s easier to generate evidence for some types of change than others. Most straightforwardly, research funders can run A-B tests on different ways of awarding money. For example, Germany’s Volkswagen Foundation recently trialled distributed peer review, where applicants rate each other’s proposals, and measured its results against traditional review panels. Distributed peer review made quicker decisions, although awarded money to largely different ideas. However, much of the focus of the metascience movement has been on founding fast-moving and free-acting new research organisations and funders, in contrast to the alleged stodginess of mainstream academia or public innovation grants. A culture of speed and freedom are the animating principles behind Germany’s Sprind or the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria).Related articlesViewpoint: it's time to experiment with how Europe funds science European researchers sound the alarm that Trump rule changes will hit cooperationHowever, while it’s possible to closely study previously successful bodies, such as the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), for historical clues to their secret sauce, it’s impossible to guarantee in advance that the likes of Sprind or Aria will actually work as hoped. But advocates of new organisations say this inherent uncertainly shouldn’t stop us trying. “If we wait for definitive proof that something will work before we try it, I don't know where your proof is coming from,” said Stone. Trade-offsUp until now, experiments in metascience haven’t generally come with hard trade-offs over money. In the US, new ideas such as focused research organisations have often been funded by billionaire philanthropists. In Europe, new innovation agencies such as Sprind and Aria, or the Netherland’s new National Agency for Disruptive Innovation, haven’t needed explicit cuts elsewhere in the research system. But with the $1.5 billion establishment of X-Labs by the NSF, the trade-offs are becoming clearer. Some metascientists privately wonder whether a smaller pilot would have been more appropriate, given that the idea is untested. The Institute for Progress counters that the $1.5 billion X-Labs budget is spread out over a decade, so will account for less than 2% of the NSF’s annual budget. “It’s important to remember that [Darpa] was once an institutional experiment as well. Now it’s one of the most cited innovative funding models in the world,” said Gustetic.As for Europe?The US isn’t the only country placing metascience at the heart of its research strategy. Science: A New Golden Age looks admiringly at the UK, which in 2024 set up a Metascience Unit to scrutinise how it funds research. In Brussels, it’s more of a mixed picture. In 2018, the EU set up the European Innovation Council to funnel grants and equity to start-ups, although it’s sometimes criticised for awarding money too slowly. Recently, the council has started experimenting with challenges, where teams of inventors compete to overcome a technological challenge. The European Commission also wants to experiment with partially randomising grant winners, to cut down on bureaucracy. However, the Commission’s own advisers have said the EU’s own research schemes are too conventional. They want the Commission to establish a new dedicated unit to scrutinise and experiment with funding. But there’s no sign of a such unit emerging in Brussels’ plans for the next Horizon Europe programme, which from 2028 is set to distribute more than €160 billion over seven years. Sam Bogerd, director of breakthrough innovation at the Brussels-based Arq Foundation, an AI-focused think tank that also looks at metascience, says that Europe might have the opposite problem to the US: universities and basic research funding are still reasonably well supported, but there’s not enough experimentation. “We're not taking a close enough look at where this money can achieve the most, and I am worried that the good ideas around metascience will be tainted politically by their association with the Trump administration,” he said. He’s still lobbying for the Commission to set up an experimental unit. But in the meantime, the Arq Foundation plans to do its own research, and is currently hiring two metascience researchers to run the rule over how Brussels spends research funding.

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Sep 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
CJ Bailey discusses aftermath of Vanderbilt game

CJ Bailey met with the media yesterday, the first time he’d spoken with reporters since The Thing That Happened. There is no way to explain any part of what went down during The Thing That Happened, of course, but he did the best he could. Sometimes the football is snapped and major regret ensues. In […]

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Sep 24 • 7:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Reporter believes Panthers offense can sustain their hot start

Thus far, the Panthers' red-hot passing offense is beyond belief. But is the legitimacy of the Bryce Young-led attack fact or fiction?

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Sep 24 • 6:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bucks Are Reportedly Eyeing Pistons Star Free Agent Jalen Duren

Could the Milwaukee Bucks land Jalen Duren?

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Sep 24 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Arsenal alerted as Barcelona pull out of Julián Alvarez chase

Arsenal have been handed a potential boost in their interest in Julián Alvarez after Barcelona reportedly ruled out a January move for the Atletico Madrid forward.The Argentina international was one ...

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Sep 24 • 5:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Send us your Scotland World Cup memories of Boston

BBC Scotland is looking for Scotland supporters to send us their videos, audio and memories of that magical week or so in Boston at the World Cup.

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Sep 24 • 5:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mac & Cheese Festival has raised over $500K for cancer research

The Columbus Mac & Cheese Festival returns Sept. 25 with an un-brie-lievable afternoon of sampling, live entertainment and more.

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Sep 24 • 5:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • dispatch.com
Warren demands Trump officials explain removing a ban on interference in census data

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported.

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Sep 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Tucker Carlson has a new enemy: the politics he helped build

Tucker Carlson is talking about what happened behind closed doors in his very public break with President Trump over the war with Iran.He recounts an Oval Office meeting, before the conflict began, when Carlson says he warned Trump that he was allowing the U.S. to be led to war by Israel. “Yes, you’re right,” Carlson claims Trump admitted. “But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.” "And I was shocked by that, because it's nihilism,” he says. “That's the last thing any leader should display.”In response to a request for comment from NPR, the White House did not address that point specifically, instead sending along a social media post by the president that describes Carlson and others as “stupid people” who want Iran to have a nuclear weapon.In this episode of NPR’s Newsmakers, Carlson and host Steve Inskeep unpack the conservative commentator’s split with Trump and the MAGA movement. They also get into faith, money, political power, and why Carlson believes both major parties have failed Americans.Newsmakers is where you'll find NPR's biggest interviews. We post new episodes as soon as they're available -- any day of the week. Follow or subscribe on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you watch or listen to podcasts to get new episodes as soon as possible. You can also find Newsmakers on the NPR app. Newsmakers relies on supporters who value independent journalism and a free press. Join NPR+ today to support our work and get perks from the podcasts you trust. Go to plus.npr.org.

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'It has looked like we've turned a corner'

Fulham fan Lorraine Hughes says supporters "are much happier than they were" after an improvement in performances in recent weeks. The Cottagers lost their first three league matches under new head coach Alvaro Arbeloa but have rallied with draws against Liverpool and Manchester United. "Fulham had one of the hardest opening runs in terms of fixtures so it was always going to be a tough time for us, especially with a new manager and new recruits to bed in," Hughes told BBC Radio London.

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Sep 24 • 4:52 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool captain slams Dutch reporter following claims he forced Ronald Koeman to change World Cup tactics

Virgil van Dijk claimed media in the Netherlands had said that he had ruined Dutch football after allegedly telling Ronald Koeman to change formation during the World Cup; Koeman switched to a back five against Morocco, but would be eliminated on penalties

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Sep 24 • 3:49 AM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
GrapheneOS just confirmed its first supported non-Pixel phone

Motorola Signature 27 is first in line for GrapheneOS support, pairing a flagship Snapdragon chip with Motorola's seven-year update promise.

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Sep 24 • 3:01 AM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
Apple says software update to fix iPhone 18 Pro rebooting bug is coming next week

On Monday, we reported on an issue where iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max users were seeing their...

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Sep 24 • 2:43 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Detroit Pistons Reportedly Getting Closer To Jalen Duren Trade

The Detroit Pistons and Jalen Duren continue their test of wills as the regular season approaches without a new contract. Duren wants to get paid closer to the max contract after his All-Star and All-NBA selections last season. The Pistons have increased their offers, but Duren is refusing to budge from his stance of wanting […] The post Detroit Pistons Reportedly Getting Closer To Jalen Duren Trade appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 24 • 1:21 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Husker football scouting report: Michigan State

Nebraska opens conference play in East Lansing against Michigan State this Saturday. Sports reporter Matthew Malloy previews the match.

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Sep 24 • 1:00 AM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com
This Yankees’ Prospect Could Be X Factor in October Bullpen

Yankees right-handed pitching prospect and their third-best prospect, Carlos Lagrange, is being considered for possible addition to the postseason roster, reported Yankees beat writer Bryan Hoch of MLB.com in a tweet, per Aaron Boone.Lagrange has been recovering from a right shoulder capsular sprain that has kept him out since July. Lagrange returned to Triple-A Scranton […] The post This Yankees’ Prospect Could Be X Factor in October Bullpen appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 24 • 12:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cherokee Nation Foundation Awards Behavioral Health

The Cherokee Nation Foundation has awarded five scholarships to students pursuing degrees in behavioral health. The Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship is supported by a permanent $5 million endowment established through the Public Health and Wellness Fund Act, proposed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner. “We worked hand in hand […]

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Sep 23 • 10:09 PM EDT • Health • nativenewsonline.net
Mavs BREAKING: Dereck Lively Injury Update For Camp? 'Confounding'

The Dallas Mavericks center has reportedly not been cleared to participate in training camp while he recovers from a December surgery on his injured right foot, according to ESPN's Tim MacMahon.

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Sep 23 • 10:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Los Alamos Small Business, Wolf & Mermaid Enchanted Cafe, Selected As New Food And Beverage Contractor For National Laboratory

Pictured at the fireside chat panel September 15 at Northern New Mexico College are, from left, Pat Vanderpool – Executive Director of the Regional Development Corporation, Scott Baird –…

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Sep 23 • 9:16 PM EDT • Business • losalamosreporter.com
Measles exposure reported at Battle Ground school as Clark County cases rise

Clark County Public Health is investigating two measles cases in unvaccinated children and warns of a possible exposure at River HomeLink in Battle Ground.

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Sep 23 • 8:56 PM EDT • Health • katu.com
OpenAI agent hacked into Australia’s national healthcare system

An OpenAI agent hacked into a database of Australia’s national healthcare system, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Sep 23 • 7:19 PM EDT • Health • cnn.com
OpenAI agent hacked into Australia’s national healthcare system

An OpenAI agent hacked into a database of Australia’s national healthcare system, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Alaska Beacon reporter recognized with national science journalism award

Alaska Beacon reporter Yereth Rosen’s award-winning science story weaves together regional indigenous knowledge, scientific study findings and political influences to answer a freighted question about the future viability of village life in Western Alaska after ex-typhoon Halong.

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Sep 23 • 7:13 PM EDT • Science • alaskabeacon.com
Patriots’ Mike Vrabel Names 3 Contenders to Replace Mike Onwenu

The New England Patriots aren’t automatically handing one veteran the right guard job after losing Mike Onwenu.Head coach Mike Vrabel said Greg Van Roten, Walter Rouse and Ben Brown are among the players who will work at guard this week, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reported on X on Sept. 23. Patriots HC Mike […] The post Patriots’ Mike Vrabel Names 3 Contenders to Replace Mike Onwenu appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 23 • 6:21 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
CNN reporters discuss hearing over press ban
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New dark money GOP group dominates Wisconsin political spending

A brand new group reported spending $13 million against Wisconsin Democrats in its first campaign finance report.

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Sep 23 • 5:04 PM EDT • Politics • wpr.org
'Home Improvement' star Jonathan Taylor Thomas arrested for alleged public intoxication, resisting deputy

Jonathan Taylor Thomas was detained in Westlake Village after reportedly exiting a vehicle.

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Sep 23 • 4:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • foxnews.com
WATCH: Mitch McConnell stays silent as reporters press him on health, wife

Sen. Mitch McConnell remained silent as reporters shouted questions about his health and wife Elaine Chao while security and aides surrounded the Kentucky Republican in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Sophia Leone/Fox News)

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Sep 23 • 4:33 PM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
Joey Porter Jr., Michael Pittman Jr. limited at Steelers practice
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Sep 23 • 4:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vanderbilt Health leaders advance a collaborative agenda to engineer the elimination of targeted diseases

Vanderbilt Health leaders are helping advance a national effort to move care upstream: from treating disease after it emerges to preventing, interrupting and ultimately eliminating targeted diseases.

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Sep 23 • 3:52 PM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
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Details as Milan prepare to renew Christian Pulisic’s contract

Serie A side Milan are yet to tie down Christian Pulisic to a new deal, with the player’s current contract running out in 2027. While the Athletic have reported that no talks have taken place, some ...

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Sep 23 • 3:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Suicide Prevention and Mental Health on the Spectrum

Autistic people of all ages are significantly more likely to think about suicide and die by suicide than the general population. Science and medicine reporter Corinne Purtill takes a deep dive into the issues they and their families face in her series, ‘Mental Health on the Spectrum.’

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Sep 23 • 2:13 PM EDT • Health • latimes.com
Health Care Partnership outlines workforce progress

More local nursing graduates are staying in the region, according to officials offering an update on the progress of the New Hanover Healthcare Career Partnership at a public forum last night. According to Jack Watson, dean of UNCW’s College of Health & Human Services, the number of UNCW nursing graduates choosing to remain in the area after graduation has climbed from 27% to the mid-40% range. The New Hanover Healthcare Career Partnership aims to address the region’s healthcare worker shortage, with a key focus on nursing through strategic partnerships between UNCW, Cape Fear Community College (CFCC), New Hanover County Schools and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Foundation. "Each of the partners had pathway programs,” said Watson, “but they were almost at times done in a silo." One of the New Hanover Community Endowment's largest commitments to date, the collaborative received a $22.3 million grant in 2023, to be disbursed over three years, beginning in 2024. At the public forum, leadership addressed the nursing bottleneck created by the pandemic, and Laurie Whalin, president of the Novant Health Coastal Region, acknowledged that Novant Health had relied heavily on travel nurses during that period, with travel nurses making up about 47% of staff and nursing turnover at 35% at the height of the pandemic. "I can say we are in a tremendously different place today,” Whalin said at the forum. The number of travel nurses employed by the Novant Health Coastal Region has dropped to around 100 today, which Whalin says accounts for less than 4% of the workforce. Roughly two years into the grant term, major stakeholders in the collaboration pointed to various accomplishments tied to the initiative. According to Stephen Hill, vice president of talent development with the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, 250 more nurses live in New Hanover County in 2026 than in 2023. Whalin added that between 2021 and 2025, the Novant Health Coastal Region has hired close to 1,200 registered nurses. Additionally, according to Whalin, over the past two years, hiring and retention of nursing graduates from UNCW increased by 103%, while hiring and retention of nursing graduates from CFCC increased by 70%. Mandy Mills, director of career & technical education at New Hanover County Schools, pointed to the launch of its first Health Sciences Academy program, established across the county's four traditional high schools (Hoggard High School, Laney High School, Ashley High School and New Hanover High School), which started with 38 students last year. Mills also pointed to growth in the district’s Nursing Fundamentals course, which grew from 10 seats in 2023 to 50 in 2025-2026 and is now offered at all four traditional high schools. Watson emphasized the growing nursing class sizes and offered an update on the school’s accelerated nursing degree, which launched last year. Eleven students graduated in the first class, and all passed their boards on the first try, Watson said. This year’s class has 24 students. When the endowment announced its $22.3 million grant for the collaborative in 2023, UNCW and CFCC were each slated to receive the bulk of the funds, at about $10 million each. UNCW’s plans for the grant money included expanding its simulation lab, Watson said. He added that construction is expected to begin on the simulation lab this year and will likely extend through next year. According to Mary Ellen Naylor, dean of Health & Human Services at CFCC, the college has experienced growth in its associate degree nursing retention, rising from 59% in 2023 to 76% for the May 2026 class. CFCC used part of its endowment funding to support wraparound services, including a housing stipend, tuition assistance, exam assistance, emergency assistance, drop-in daycare and clinical and educational supplies. "We have very strong … students, but once they get into the program, there are competing priorities,” Naylor said. “They are working multiple jobs. They have children. They're single parents." According to Naylor, in 2026, 94% of students who used support services are still enrolled or have graduated. Addressing a question from an audience member about an approaching “enrollment cliff,” driven largely by dropping birth rates, Watson and Naylor said demand remains strong at both schools. “Right now … we do have more applicants than we have spots in our nursing program, and it is still a competitive process to get into,” Watson said. “I do not foresee that changing.” "(We've) doubled enrollment in our nursing programs over the last few years, but just as Dean Watson said, we still have very robust applicant pools, so it is still very competitive to get in,” Naylor said. "We have the applicant pool to support that, but again, it's not as easy as just saying, 'Okay … we're going to take another 90 students.' It's making sure all the resources and infrastructure that we need to educate the students outside the classroom is there as well." In response to a question about applying the collaborative model to other healthcare positions besides nursing, Sophie Dagenais, CEO and president of the endowment, said she sees the potential for the model to expand to other healthcare jobs and even other industries, but that the endowment hopes to learn from this model first. “This is a grant that is in year two of three years, and first we wanted to learn what is this going to demonstrate, what will we learn and then how may we scale it possibly,” she said. According to endowment spokesperson Amber Rogerson, funds for the program are set to expire after June 2027. “It's too early to discuss what happens after that,” wrote Rogerson in an email, “though we know the partners are considering the future, and some of the work supported by the grants is now built into their regular operations.”

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Sep 23 • 2:13 PM EDT • Health • wilmingtonbiz.com
Health Care Partnership outlines workforce progress

More local nursing graduates are staying in the region, according to officials offering an update on the progress of the New Hanover Healthcare Career Partnership at a public forum last night. According to Jack Watson, dean of UNCW’s College of Health & Human Services, the number of UNCW nursing graduates choosing to remain in the area after graduation has climbed from 27% to the mid-40% range. The New Hanover Healthcare Career Partnership aims to address the region’s healthcare worker shortage, with a key focus on nursing through strategic partnerships between UNCW, Cape Fear Community College (CFCC), New Hanover County Schools and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Foundation. "Each of the partners had pathway programs,” said Watson, “but they were almost at times done in a silo." One of the New Hanover Community Endowment's largest commitments to date, the collaborative received a $22.3 million grant in 2023, to be disbursed over three years, beginning in 2024. At the public forum, leadership addressed the nursing bottleneck created by the pandemic, and Laurie Whalin, president of the Novant Health Coastal Region, acknowledged that Novant Health had relied heavily on travel nurses during that period, with travel nurses making up about 47% of staff and nursing turnover at 35% at the height of the pandemic. "I can say we are in a tremendously different place today,” Whalin said at the forum. The number of travel nurses employed by the Novant Health Coastal Region has dropped to around 100 today, which Whalin says accounts for less than 4% of the workforce. Roughly two years into the grant term, major stakeholders in the collaboration pointed to various accomplishments tied to the initiative. According to Stephen Hill, vice president of talent development with the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, 250 more nurses live in New Hanover County in 2026 than in 2023. Whalin added that between 2021 and 2025, the Novant Health Coastal Region has hired close to 1,200 registered nurses. Additionally, according to Whalin, over the past two years, hiring and retention of nursing graduates from UNCW increased by 103%, while hiring and retention of nursing graduates from CFCC increased by 70%. Mandy Mills, director of career & technical education at New Hanover County Schools, pointed to the launch of its first Health Sciences Academy program, established across the county's four traditional high schools (Hoggard High School, Laney High School, Ashley High School and New Hanover High School), which started with 38 students last year. Mills also pointed to growth in the district’s Nursing Fundamentals course, which grew from 10 seats in 2023 to 50 in 2025-2026 and is now offered at all four traditional high schools. Watson emphasized the growing nursing class sizes and offered an update on the school’s accelerated nursing degree, which launched last year. Eleven students graduated in the first class, and all passed their boards on the first try, Watson said. This year’s class has 24 students. When the endowment announced its $22.3 million grant for the collaborative in 2023, UNCW and CFCC were each slated to receive the bulk of the funds, at about $10 million each. UNCW’s plans for the grant money included expanding its simulation lab, Watson said. He added that construction is expected to begin on the simulation lab this year and will likely extend through next year. According to Mary Ellen Naylor, dean of Health & Human Services at CFCC, the college has experienced growth in its associate degree nursing retention, rising from 59% in 2023 to 76% for the May 2026 class. CFCC used part of its endowment funding to support wraparound services, including a housing stipend, tuition assistance, exam assistance, emergency assistance, drop-in daycare and clinical and educational supplies. "We have very strong … students, but once they get into the program, there are competing priorities,” Naylor said. “They are working multiple jobs. They have children. They're single parents." According to Naylor, in 2026, 94% of students who used support services are still enrolled or have graduated. Addressing a question from an audience member about an approaching “enrollment cliff,” driven largely by dropping birth rates, Watson and Naylor said demand remains strong at both schools. “Right now … we do have more applicants than we have spots in our nursing program, and it is still a competitive process to get into,” Watson said. “I do not foresee that changing.” "(We've) doubled enrollment in our nursing programs over the last few years, but just as Dean Watson said, we still have very robust applicant pools, so it is still very competitive to get in,” Naylor said. "We have the applicant pool to support that, but again, it's not as easy as just saying, 'Okay … we're going to take another 90 students.' It's making sure all the resources and infrastructure that we need to educate the students outside the classroom is there as well." In response to a question about applying the collaborative model to other healthcare positions besides nursing, Sophie Dagenais, CEO and president of the endowment, said she sees the potential for the model to expand to other healthcare jobs and even other industries, but that the endowment hopes to learn from this model first. “This is a grant that is in year two of three years, and first we wanted to learn what is this going to demonstrate, what will we learn and then how may we scale it possibly,” she said. According to endowment spokesperson Amber Rogerson, funds for the program are set to expire after June 2027. “It's too early to discuss what happens after that,” wrote Rogerson in an email, “though we know the partners are considering the future, and some of the work supported by the grants is now built into their regular operations.”

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Sep 23 • 2:12 PM EDT • Health • wilmingtonbiz.com
Vanderbilt Health study identifies drugs with potential to improve outcomes associated with preterm labor

A team of Vanderbilt Health investigators has identified drugs with previously unrecognized potential as treatments for preterm labor.

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Sep 23 • 2:01 PM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
Antonio Brown attempted murder case reaches resolution

Here's what to know about Brown's reported plea deal.

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Sep 23 • 1:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
RFK Jr. reportedly moves money from Office of Minority Health to pay for his security detail

The security costs to protect the controversial health services secretary have reached $17 million a year, up from $10 million.

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Environmental Justice Index: Find communities facing cumulative health effects of place and space

The Environmental Justice Index offers reporters a way to find communities where environmental hazards, social and health risks overlap.

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Sep 23 • 12:31 PM EDT • Health • healthjournalism.org
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Geese singer Cameron Winter performs surprise solo set at New Orleans Bywater bar

The Geese singer reportedly played new unreleased material at the packed Bywater bar.

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Disney to raise prices on Disney+, Hulu subscriptions, Bloomberg News reports

Disney will raise prices on several streaming subscriptions, including its flagship ad-free Disney+ plan, Bloomberg ​News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar ‌with the matter.

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Chamber to host first business summit next month

Among the challenges of running a small business is finding time to advertise amid all the other work required for daily operations. That will be the subject of the first Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce marketing summit. The North Iowa Marketing Summit will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 13 in the

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High school football Week 6 predictions of the Milwaukee area

Journal Sentinel sports reporters Zac Bellman and Michael Whitlow make their predictions for the Week 6 games to watch in the Milwaukee area.

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Sep 23 • 10:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Health officials report positive measles case in Adams County

The Indiana Department of Health’s website shows a positive case of measles has been reported in Adams County.

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Sep 23 • 10:40 AM EDT • Health • 21alivenews.com
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Here’s What Strengthened CVS Health (CVS) in Q2

Polaris Capital Management, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for “Global Equity Strategy”. The letter can be downloaded here. Global markets delivered strong gains during the quarter, supported by an AI-driven earnings rally despite elevated interest rates, inflation concerns, and geopolitical uncertainty. Polaris Global Equity Composite (net of fees) returned 13.26% […]

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Sep 23 • 10:25 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Roma Reportedly Eyeing Frosinone Winger Giorgi Kvernadze

Roma’s search for an athletic left winger could lead to Frosinone’s Giorgi Kvernadze, who could make a midseason switch.

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Sep 23 • 10:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Next year’s iPhone Pro models have ‘near-borderless’ design: report

Apple reportedly has a redesign coming to next year’s iPhone Pro models, here’s the latest on the “near-borderless” design and display.

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Bucks reportedly being investigated by NBA for possible salary-cap circumvention in deal with Gary Trent Jr.

Gary Trent Jr.'s new contract raised some eyebrows around the league.

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Sep 23 • 10:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Valencia Reportedly Unhappy with Harvey Elliott’s Fitness

Elliott is Valencia’s third-highest paid player and the Spanish club don’t believe he is yet match fit.

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Foden red card in derby narrowly supported by panel

The Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel has supported Phil Foden's red card in the Manchester derby - but on a split 3:2 vote. The Manchester City midfielder was shown a red card by referee Michael Oliver in the 23rd minute for kicking out at Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes. Two panellists "felt that the action lacked the force to reach the threshold for a red card, and would have preferred a yellow".

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Astrana Health Data Breach Reported; Impact Under Investigation

Do you believe your information may have been exposed in the Astrana Health data breach? Read more about the incident.

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Apple’s Next Health Wearable May Look Nothing Like an Apple Watch

The tech giant is reportedly developing a screen-less fitness tracker to compete with Oura and Whoop.

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Sep 23 • 9:39 AM EDT • Health • inc.com
Can the Lib Dems actually get back into power?

After Ed Davey’s final speech at the party conference, many supporters are still uncertain of the direction required for Westminster

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'Cahill calm over owners unlikely to ease fan concern'

Tim Cahill has suggested Everton fans should not be concerned about the owners' lack of visibility and that supporters "have to be careful what you wish for". Most understood The Friedkin Group needed time to unpick the tangled financial web left behind by the Farhad Moshiri era. The early business deals, such as consolidating the club's high-interest debt and replacing it with a long-term financing deal with JPMorgan Chase, felt a healthy step forward.

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JPMorgan Weighs Opening Card Business to Private Credit

J.P. Morgan Chase is reportedly exploring whether other funding sources could approve some of the cards it rejects. That's according to a report late

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Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics

By Alex Carlen The United Arab Emirates likes to present itself as part of the solution to the climate crisis. The oil-rich Gulf state has committed to Net Zero by 2050, hosted COP 28, and even declared “championing climate action” as one of three strategic objectives for this week’s session of the United Nations General Assembly. But behind the scenes the UAE has quietly built one of its closest political relationships in Europe with the party most hostile to climate action in Britain: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. There is no evidence that the UAE is funding Reform. But a new FairSquare report, Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat, published today, documents a growing political relationship that should concern anyone interested in the integrity of British democracy. Reform’s leaders have embraced the UAE’s political model and promoted positions that align closely with the Emirati government’s priorities, while the UAE has given Farage and his party unusually warm access and public backing. What is emerging is not simply a relationship between British politicians and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad. Democracy for Sale relies on its readers. If you already support us, thanks so much. If you don’t, sign up to support fearless independent investigative journalism. Subscribe Back in January, Nigel Farage appeared at a GB News event in Dubai. On the 50th floor of a tower overlooking the luxury resorts and upscale residences of Palm Jumeirah, the Reform leader declared: “I want Clacton to look like this.” At the event – which Farage never declared on his official register of interests – senior Emirati officials mixed with British expats. Farage was keen to flatter. “We recognise you are our friends”, he said, assuring them that “a Brexit London, a Reform London, will remember you.” Controversy surrounding Reform’s finances and its susceptibility to foreign influence have centred around high-profile donations from billionaire crypto donors, and the jailing of Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, for accepting bribes to give pro-Russia speeches. Far less attention has been paid to Reform’s blossoming new alliance with the UAE, an oil-rich authoritarian state with a track record of ruinous anti-democratic interventions. Farage wasn’t always so fond of the UAE. Back in 2023 he called it an “absolute monarchy with an abysmal human rights record.” Now Reform’s hierarchy calls the UAE home. Deputy leader Richard Tice splits his time between his constituency and Dubai and has called on the UK to learn from the UAE. The party’s treasurer Nick Candy runs a firm which has been in partnership with a UAE-state linked firm since 2024. Nadhim Zahawi sits on the board of an Abu Dhabi think tank alongside an array of the most senior UAE officials and is reportedly close to three brothers of the country’s despotic ruler Mohammed Bin Zayed. Reform’s leading lights have effusively praised the UAE’s governance model, defended it from criticism, and advanced its political agenda in the UK. GB News, whose two major shareholders – the Legatum Foundation and Paul Marshall – have strong links to the UAE, has been more than happy to broadcast UAE propaganda and was forced to pay damages in 2025 after airing a false claim about a UK charity by the UAE “disinfluencer” Amjad Taha. The UAE has responded in kind. When the UAE Minister for Foreign Affairs conducted an official visit to the UK in May, Farage was the only non-government figure granted an audience. UAE state media publicised the meeting, and said that they discussed “the strategic relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them in a manner that serves mutual interests.” For the UAE these ‘mutual interests’ largely concern its paranoia over political Islam, and in this regard the UAE-Reform alliance is part of a broad and troubling pattern. Following a crackdown on dissent at home in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the UAE has offered material and political support to a range of violent and authoritarian actors willing to oppose the Muslim Brotherhood with no regard for the consequences. Its meddling in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and most notably Sudan, have been devastating. The UAE’s strategy of seeking out partners on the political fringes who it believes will advance its interests is not unique to Britain – it extends beyond the Middle East to Europe and the US. In France, it has offered clandestine support to Marine Le Pen through secret meetings, as well allegedly funding trips to the region after which Le Pen returned with a renewed focus on the UAE’s perceived enemies – Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. Left-wing opposition leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has accused the UAE of smearing him and of “encouraging discrimination, hatred or violence”. In the US, the UAE actively supported the rise of Donald Trump, establishing itself as a key ally during both his first and second terms. Around these relationships sits a wider ecosystem of figures willing to amplify UAE narratives, that even extends to Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson. Subscribe In Britain, the UAE has used a combination of aggressive diplomacy and illicit, disruptive tactics to achieve its policy goal of eliminating any perceived threat from political Islam. In 2012, for instance, it threatened to block billion-pound arms deals with the UK and stop inward investment if David Cameron did not act against the Muslim Brotherhood and rein in the BBC’s coverage of the group – going so far as to suggest, with no supporting evidence, that the group had infiltrated the BBC. It has financed smear campaigns against a high-profile UK charity and funded a mercenary to secretly surveil, and possibly assassinate, a British national on British soil. In Reform UK, the UAE has finally found an ally willing to not only ban the Muslim Brotherhood, but to publicly vilify the group and repeat the UAE’s claims that dangerous Muslims are a fifth column in British society, a narrative that aligns with the Islamophobia and anti-immigration sentiments that underpin Reform’s populist politics. The Rycroft review into foreign interference concluded that “hostile states and non-state actors have a clear incentive to attempt to undermine UK democracy.” The UAE’s network and alliance with Reform must be understood within that framework. It is a powerful, disruptive and deeply authoritarian actor with the resources and networks to intervene in our politics, and a track-record of doing so in a multitude of other countries. The evidence of the threat the UAE poses is overwhelming. The question is whether parliamentarians are willing to call the UAE out and demand action using the tools that the government has to respond. Placing the UAE on the “Enhanced Tier” of the Foreign Registration scheme alongside Russia and Iran would send a powerful signal to the UAE that its meddling will no longer be tolerated, and would place Farage’s next trips to the UAE under the scrutiny they deserve. Alex Carlen is research and advocacy manager at London based human rights organisation FairSquare and author of its new report Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat. Subscribe

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Glendale says Salazar ‘manufactured a dispute’ to bail on entertainment district

“The city’s accusation is false, unsupported, and directly contradicted by the public record,” a lawyer for Central Street Capital said.

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Trump call for supporters to cheat undermines fraud claims

Richard M. Nixon famously declared, 'I am not a crook.' Donald J. Trump, his approval rating slumping toward Nixonian levels, is urging his backers to act like crooks in November's election.

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Brave of Lampard to start Thomas-Asante

Former Coventry City goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic says it was "brave" to play Brandon Thomas-Asante as the number nine on Saturday against Nottingham Forest - but it was a decision that paid off for manager Frank Lampard. Ghana striker Thomas-Asante got the nod ahead of Ellis Simms and summer signing Sidiki Cherif as Lampard opted to shake-up his attacking line-up. Thomas-Asante was supported by wingers Ephron Mason-Clark and Jack Rudoni, with the trio's regular interchanging of positions leaving Forest players wondering who to mark.

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Donald Trump Wants a Vance-Rubio Ticket in 2028, Says Ari Emanuel

Emanuel also believes David Ellison’s doing right by an independent press.

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Oil prices fall in longest losing streak in a year on hopes of progress in US-Iran talks

Oil prices decline for a sixth session, as Saudi Arabia reportedly restarts its east-west pipeline

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White House launches «Trump TV» after ban on major news outlets

Days after President Trump barred reporters from three major news outlets from the White House, the administration has launched a 24/7 YouTube channel promising to put its "biggest moments all in one place."

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ProPublica reporter shares key takeaways from investigative story involving Susan Collins

A new investigation is out today from the news site ProPublica about an ex-defense contractor’s allegations that he won millions in federal contracts by bankrolling the campaigns of powerful politicians, including Maine Sen. Susan Collins.

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Hartford crews investigate fire at business on Maple Avenue, firefighters say no injuries reported
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Sep 22 • 6:27 PM EDT • Business • fox61.com
49ers reportedly signing veteran WR Brandin Cooks to practice squad
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Vanderbilt Health to lead nationwide initiative to improve outcomes for critically ill patients

Funded via ARPA-H, CIRCLE will combine advances in diagnostics and AI to speed development of next-generation interventions that identify and respond to harmful immunoinflammatory states before life-threatening complications occur.

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White House launches 'Trump TV' after ban on major news outlets

Days after President Trump barred reporters from three major news outlets from the White House, the administration has launched a 24/7 YouTube channel promising to put its "biggest moments all in one place."

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Wild reportedly sign GM Bill Guerin to multi-year extension

Guerin has overseen the Wild front office since taking the GM role in 2019.

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Sep 22 • 5:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Detroit Lions Make Decision on LB Joe Bachie

The Detroit Lions reportedly released linebacker Joe Bachie in a corresponding move after signing safety Bishop Fitzgerald from Pittsburgh’s practice squad.

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Sep 22 • 5:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Detroit Lions Poach Safety from Steelers

The Detroit Lions reportedly signed rookie safety Bishop Fitzgerald off the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad as injuries strain their secondary.

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Melania Trump breaks with the president on media ban

President Donald Trump has implemented a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, seizing reporters’ credentials amid what he deems unfair coverage. First lady Melania Trump, however, is taking a different approach on press freedom.

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Toronto bets big on Kawhi Leonard's health with reported two-year, $115 million extension

Toronto always planned to extend Leonard, and he showed last season he is worth it — if healthy.

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Grand Theft Auto 6's Miami Takeover Begins as Rockstar Spends Nearly $1 Million on 'Welcome to Vice City' Signage

Rockstar Games has reportedly spent $1 million to install a "Welcome to Vice City" sign in Miami as part of Grand Theft Auto 6's marketing push.

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Julian Ward Reportedly Set to Be Named Liverpool Sporting Director

Ward previously took over as Sporting Director for a season following Michael Edwards’ first departure from the club.

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Sep 22 • 3:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lionel Richie tour interrupted by his third hospitalization

Singer Lionel Richie is hospitalized with heart problems. The 77-year-old “All Night Long” singer is being treated for an irregular heartbeat, according to TMZ. He’s reportedly undergoing a minimally invasive

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Yankees Offer Update on Injured Starter Ahead of Rays Series

The New York Yankees are dealing with several injury issues to key players, with Aaron Judge being the most notable ailing star heading into a series against the Tampa Bay Rays.Judge isn’t expected to be available for the first round of the playoffs, manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Tuesday, September 22, including Chris Kirschner […] The post Yankees Offer Update on Injured Starter Ahead of Rays Series appeared first on HEAVY.

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Giants QB Jaxson Dart's knee injury reportedly worse than anticipated, possibly season-ending
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Tottenham Lose Sponsor as Sidiz Partnership Comes to an End

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly lost another commercial partner after Sidiz ended its sponsorship agreement, following Kumho Tyre’s departure and ahead of AIA’s move away from the front of Spurs’ shirts.

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Sep 22 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Eagles reportedly sign Kenny Moore II

The Eagles are brining in veteran CB Kenny Moore to play safety/nickel in Philly.

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Jurgen Klopp could still do Liverpool a massive favour

Florian Wirtz has divided opinion since he arrived in Merseyside 18 months ago, with many supporters and pundits questioning the German’s ability. After arriving for a potential £115 million expect...

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NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat

NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life. High temperatures can

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The Sims 4 Update: Official Patch Notes (Sep 22nd, 2026)

The Sims Team has just released a new The Sims 4 Update across PC, Mac, Xbox and Playstation supported consoles. The update includes over 95 bug fixes for the

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Revealed: Some of the Oracle cloud roles hit hardest in layoffs

Business Insider obtained a previously unreported document showing the scale and scope of the cuts at Oracle's cloud infrastructure division.

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What CDC's new teen health survey shows, and what it skips

Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? Missing data changes public health policy. Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. CDC asked more than 10,000 high school students over 100 questions in spring 2025. Yesterday, it published a report covering a fraction of them. The report focsed on five areas: diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behaviors, and mental health, reflecting the priorities of the Make America Healthy Again movement. There was good news. Fewer teens seriously considered suicide in 2025 than in any survey year since 2015: 14%, down from 20% in 2023. Sadness fell. Underlying Conditions is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Sports participation, which dipped to 49% in 2021, is back to its 2015 level of 58%. Daily PE fell from 27% to 20% in two years, while fewer students eat breakfast daily than a decade ago. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. The questionnaire is public, and it goes well beyond those five areas. Students answered questions about sexual violence, self-harm, and whether they got help when they felt sad or anxious. They said how quickly they could get a loaded gun. They reported whether food ran out at home and whether they felt close to people at school. There were questions about sexual identity, including whether they were transgender. The report did not publish any of the answers students gave to those questions. CDC posts the raw survey data online, so anyone can see what the report left out. The report doesn’t cover the health of sexual minority students. Among students who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning, or another non-straight identity, persistent sadness fell from 66% to 57% between 2023 and 2025. Serious thoughts of suicide fell from 41% to 30%. Those drops were bigger than the ones among straight students, although the gap remains wide: 28% of straight students reported persistent sadness, about half the rate of LGBQ+ students. About 1 in 7 girls reported sexual violence in the past year. One in 6 students hurt themselves on purpose. Among students who needed help for sadness or anxiety, half rarely or never got it. And among students who had seriously considered suicide, 43% said they could get a loaded gun without an adult’s permission. One protective factor rose sharply. In 2023, 55% of students said they felt close to people at their school; in 2025, 63% did. CDC’s earlier research ties that kind of connection to better mental health. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? In 2023, CDC's national survey asked high school students, for the first time, whether they were transgender. Their answers are the only nationally representative data on transgender teens, and their mental health is by far the worst of any demographic. That year, 71% of transgender students reported persistent sadness, 54% seriously considered suicide, and 26% attempted it, compared with 38%, 18%, and 8% of cisgender students. But we don’t have 2025 data. The timing matters because students took the survey in spring 2025, as federal policy toward transgender youth shifted. On January 28th, an executive order directed agencies to end federal support for gender-affirming care for people under 19, and several hospitals paused that care within days. In February, the CDC said it would no longer process transgender identity data. Later in 2025, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and HHS ended the 988 Lifeline’s dedicated line for LGBTQ+ youth. Researchers disagree about how much state policy shapes trans teens’ mental health. A 2024 Trevor Project study estimated that anti-trans laws increased suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth. Critics dispute its methods and its estimates. The 2025 survey could have added national evidence to that fight. CDC collected the data but hasn’t publicly released it. Missing data changes public health policy. Surveillance works as a feedback loop. It can show officials whether their policies help or hurt. The CDC didn’t provide data on the students most exposed to transgender policy shifts. The report kept measures that frame health as personal choice, like fruit, breakfast, and sports. It left out measures that track policy, like gun access, mental healthcare, food at home, and school climate, all of which respond to what legislators and agencies decide. HHS did not respond to questions that I sent on September 21st.

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Micron reportedly ends production of 2GB GDDR7 used by GeForce RTX 50

Micron appears to be moving away from 2GB GDDR7 as its catalog shifts toward 3GB devices. The older 16Gb parts were already used on RTX 50 cards.

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More Xbox Layoffs; Activision Takes Over 'Halo'

The Microsoft-owned gamemaker is in the process of eliminating 3,200 jobs.

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More Xbox Layoffs; Activision Takes Over 'Halo'

The Microsoft-owned gamemaker is in the process of eliminating 3,200 jobs.

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