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Four teams remain in Indiana girls flag football state title hunt. State finals schedule

Here is the schedule for the 2026 Indiana high school girls flag football state finals in Westfield.

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Oct 15 • 4:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Ubisoft to reduce workforce across Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz as part of "proposed voluntary departure plan"

Approximately 100 employees may be affected by cuts, which are reportedly taking place to "best position [its] German studios for the future"

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Oct 15 • 4:09 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
HOTDAM hosts square dance, costume contest this weekend

HUNTINGTON — Mark your calendar for this Saturday.

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Oct 15 • 4:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • herald-dispatch.com
Vietnam's Aquatic Entertainment Landscape Enters a New Era as Landmark Attractions Raise the Bar

/PRNewswire/ -- Vietnam's aquatic entertainment landscape is entering a new chapter. As the country continues to develop major tourism and leisure...

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Oct 15 • 3:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • prnewswire.com
Congo health workers call for nationwide strike amid Ebola outbreak

A health workers' union in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for a nationwide general strike despite a severe Ebola outbreak in the east of the country. The union is demanding higher pay, be...

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Oct 15 • 1:03 AM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Thailand's bet on business events to boost tourism

Thailand is turning to MICE tourism - meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions - to revive its tourism industry amid declining visitor arrivals, safety concerns and a stronger currency. With Bangkok rising in global rankings, the country is betting on international business events to attract more visitors and boost economic growth. CNBC's JP Ong takes you through the streets of Bangkok.

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Oct 15 • 1:03 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Check your inbox: Google is quietly handing out Pixel 11 discount codes

Google seems to be sending out 30% discount codes for the entire Pixel 11 series to Google AI Pro subscribers.

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Oct 15 • 12:29 AM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
Beech Mountain’s Autumn at Oz draws faithful pilgrims

Autumn at Oz, the world’s largest Wizard of Oz festival, takes place on Beech Mountain at the Land of Oz theme park, attracting tens of thousands of visitors over nine days each September with immersive Oz-themed experiences along the Yellow Brick Road.

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • wataugademocrat.com
Historical records from Preston County highlight notable figures in politics, science, arts and athletics

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Historical public records, municipal documents and biographical archives detail the lives of prominent individuals who were born in or established residence within Preston County, West Virginia.

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • wvnews.com
Historical records from Preston County highlight notable figures in politics, science, arts and athletics

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Historical public records, municipal documents and biographical archives detail the lives of prominent individuals who were born in or established residence within Preston County, West Virginia.

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Oct 15 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • wvnews.com
Cook review: You’re better off finding horror entertainment other than ‘Other Mommy’

A skilled cast is wasted on “Other Mommy,” a silly horror movie that stars Jessica Chastain in the story of a little girl haunted by an entity that looks like her mother. I expected bet…

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Oct 14 • 11:06 PM EDT • Entertainment • ourquadcities.com
Fairfax County leaders consider how to reduce hurdles for small businesses

Fairfax County leaders are considering ways to cut red tape for small businesses.

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Oct 14 • 10:52 PM EDT • Business • fox5dc.com
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Fairfax County seeks to cut red tape for local businesses facing hurdles

Fairfax County leaders are exploring ways to streamline bureaucratic processes and cut red tape for local businesses.

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Scientists reviewed studies covering 1.17 million children and found a major research gap

Researchers identified 104 pregnancy and birth cohorts representing more than 1.17 million children across 41 countries, documenting the availability of data on early-life nutrition and neurodevelopment. Approximately 99% of participants in the income-stratified analysis came from high- or upper-middle-income countries, while differences in data collection and assessment methods complicate future international comparisons.

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Oct 14 • 10:25 PM EDT • Science • news-medical.net
The danger of nostalgia in politics

However, this raises concerns as to how susceptible Americans are to political nostalgia. While our country’s past may seem better in hindsight, defaulting to nostalgia is not helpful for enacting change; in times of crisis, it leaves us without a vision of where to go. Instead, we need to work on recreating a faulty vision of the past, one that’s never as good as we remember it being.

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Oct 14 • 8:56 PM EDT • Politics • michigandaily.com
Trick-or-treating, spooky science and haunted houses arrive at Miami Children’s Museum for Halloween - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

Trick or treating in a museum can be full of surprises because mixing up spooky science with costumes equals a bash to remember. Experimenting withRead More

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Oct 14 • 8:03 PM EDT • Science • wsvn.com
Digital Science Report Examines Federal Research Security Policies

Digital Science issued a report that looks into whether current federal research security policies adequately account for visiting scholars and other short-term researchers. ...

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Oct 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • newsbreaks.infotoday.com
Your Business Probably Has More Data Than Insight by Nathan Tayloe

Most businesses know more about themselves than they ever have. Leaders have access to financial reports, sales pipelines, customer data, employee metrics, website analytics, and dashboards for almost every part of the organization. CRMs track every stage of the sales process. Marketing platforms report results in real time. AI can analyze and summarize enormous amounts of information in seconds. Yet I've sat in plenty of meetings where all of that information is available, and some of the most important questions are still surprisingly difficult to answer. What's actually working? Why are customers choosing us? Where are we losing opportunities? What should we do differently? Having the data and understanding what it means are two very different things. More Information Doesn't Always Create More Clarity Over the past decade, businesses have invested heavily in visibility, and that's a good thing. We can understand performance with a level of detail that would have been unimaginable not long ago. But there's an unintended consequence. The easier something becomes to measure, the easier it is to assume it must be important. Website traffic goes up, so that looks positive. Leads increase, so marketing appears to be working. Sales activity climbs, so the pipeline looks healthy. Maybe. The numbers tell us what happened. Understanding why it happened, whether it matters, and what we should do next still requires judgment. Not Everything That Matters Fits on a Dashboard Consider a customer who ultimately contacts your company through Google. The data may attribute that lead to search. What it may not show is that the customer heard about you from a colleague six months earlier, saw your company mentioned in an industry publication, followed one of your employees on LinkedIn, and read several reviews before finally searching for your company. Google may have produced the click. It didn't necessarily create the decision. This happens throughout a business. Some of the things that matter most are difficult to reduce to a single metric: Why your best customers stay Why talented employees choose your company Why a prospect trusts one provider over another Why one service is gaining momentum while another isn't Why the market perceives your business the way it does Data can help answer those questions, but it needs context. Better Decisions Start With Better Questions One of the easiest traps for leaders is starting with the information in front of them rather than the decision they're trying to make. Instead of opening a dashboard and asking, "What does the data show?" it can be more useful to start with a different set of questions: What are we trying to understand? What decision are we trying to make? What would we need to know to make that decision confidently? That changes the role of data. Instead of looking at every number available and searching for meaning, you're using information to understand something specific about the business. Information Still Requires Judgment More sophisticated analytics and AI will continue to give leaders access to better information, faster. That's valuable, but I don't think it reduces the importance of experience and judgment. If anything, it increases it. Someone still has to decide which numbers deserve attention, which patterns matter, what context might be missing, and when the data isn't telling the whole story. The goal isn't to know more about your business simply because you can. It's to understand your business well enough to make better decisions. Good data can tell you what happened. Good leadership has to decide what it means. — Learn more about how we help organizations turn business, customer, and marketing insights into smarter strategies at tayloegray.com, or reach out directly at nathan@tayloegray.com.

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Oct 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • wilmingtonbiz.com
Wood County development meeting highlights business growth

PARKERSBURG — Reviewing the past year’s economic development efforts and connecting local businesses with future opportunities were the focus of a joint annual meeting Wednesday at Discovery World on Market. The Wood County Development Authority and the Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation held the meeting in Discovery World’s Ember Theater for the first time. Lindsey […]

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Oct 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • newsandsentinel.com
Find Halloween fun across New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s Halloween calendar is packed with trick-or-treating, zombie dancing, haunted trails and spooky shows, with events running through early November...

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Oct 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • unionleader.com
Florida science standards debate heads to Orange County listening session

Florida Education Commissioner Henry Mack defended a proposed rewrite of public school science standards, saying it still includes evolution and climate science. An October 27 listening session in Orange County will give Apopka families and educators an opportunity to discuss the changes before a planned December vote.

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Oct 14 • 7:50 PM EDT • Science • theapopkavoice.com
Regional efforts are needed to address longstanding behavioral health challenges on the Western Slope, report shows

Over the years, Colorado’s Western Slope has developed a range of services to address the region’s behavioral health challenges. Longstanding challenges with funding uncertainty, provider shortages and gaps in care, however, have limited their ability...

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Oct 14 • 7:25 PM EDT • Health • steamboatpilot.com
Regional efforts are needed to address longstanding behavioral health challenges on the Western Slope, report shows

Over the years, Colorado’s Western Slope has developed a range of services to address the region’s behavioral health challenges. Longstanding challenges with funding uncertainty, provider shortages and gaps in care, however, have limited their ability...

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Oct 14 • 7:24 PM EDT • Health • postindependent.com
Lake County considers grants for businesses affected by roundabout construction
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Oct 14 • 7:02 PM EDT • Business • clickorlando.com
Ohio Attorney General sues 2 home-improvement companies, including Lorain County business

The Ohio Attorney General's Office filed separate lawsuits against two Ohio home-improvement companies, including one based in Lorain County.

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Oct 14 • 6:31 PM EDT • Business • news5cleveland.com
Miami-Dade pushes for smaller retail development as available land grows scarce

Miami-Dade County wants to make it easier for retail and entertainment developers to build in unincorporated areas, as suitable land for large-scale projects becomes harder to find. A proposed ordinance would cut the minimum site size by 40 percent to qualify for a retail district zoning designation. The proposal, sponsored by Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert III, would lower the minimum acreage for a retail entertainment district planned area development district, known as REDPAD, from 50 acres to 30 acres. The measure unanimously passed its first reading, with a second reading and public hearing scheduled for the county commission’s Oct. 20 […]

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Oct 14 • 6:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • therealdeal.com
South County police business group honors officers, awards scholarships

The South County Police Business Association recognized officers of the year and awarded scholarships to children of officers during its annual police awards and scholarship lunch.

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Oct 14 • 6:27 PM EDT • Business • firstalert4.com
Delta County students immerse themselves in the sciences for Mind Trekkers

Students turned the U.P. State Fairgrounds into a hands-on science lab on Wednesday with an interactive learning experience.

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Oct 14 • 6:21 PM EDT • Science • uppermichiganssource.com
Neil Howard joins Bespoke Sports & Entertainment

Bespoke Sports & Entertainment is augmenting its senior staff, with the hire of Neil Howard as VP experiential. Howard, who was at MKTG from 2006-2025 rising to SVP, working on Toyota and other accounts will be based in Charlotte and become part of Bespoke’s senior leadership team.

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Oct 14 • 6:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • sportsbusinessjournal.com
James Spader didn’t like Ultron’s ‘A--hole’ “VisionQuest” introduction until he saw his family’s reaction

“I love it when I’m proven wrong about something,” the actor said.

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Oct 14 • 6:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Rep. Kevin Mannix faces political newcomer in fight to hold onto Oregon swing seat

A business law attorney and a safety professional with different levels of political experience are seeking to win an Oregon swing district.

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Oct 14 • 6:13 PM EDT • Politics • oregoncapitalchronicle.com
The Painters Cottage opens in downtown Leesburg

Celebrating their passion for the arts, three friends have teamed up to open The Painters Cottage at 23 N. King St. in Leesburg.

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Oct 14 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • loudountimes.com
Political ad rates case frozen through midterms

The Supreme Court in an unsigned decision Wednesday sided with Republicans in a dispute over expanding discounted television advertising rates beyond political candidates ahead of the midterms. The unsigned order from a majority of the court paused a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals from the 4th Circuit that could have allowed the courts […]

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Oct 14 • 5:58 PM EDT • Politics • rollcall.com
Kentucky health officials urge vaccination amid worst measles outbreak in years

Kentucky health officials are tracking 157 confirmed measles cases statewide, including 56 in Laurel County, and urging vaccination to slow the outbreak.

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Oct 14 • 5:55 PM EDT • Health • spectrumnews1.com
Google Quietly Sent Out 30% Off Pixel 11 Codes Today

Google is sending exclusive 30% off discount codes to Google AI Pro subscribers, slashing up to $570 off the Pixel 11 series and Pixel 11 Pro Fold.

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Oct 14 • 5:52 PM EDT • Technology • droid-life.com
The Supreme Court sides with GOP again in political ad rates dispute

The ruling gives the FCC more time to review a policy that would extend discounted campaign ad rates to political committees.

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Oct 14 • 5:47 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Gainesville businesses propose opening new courthouse parking garage during off-hours

Business owners want Alachua County to open the garage on nights and weekends

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Oct 14 • 5:36 PM EDT • Business • wcjb.com
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Howard County police investigate burglaries at 9 businesses across county

Howard County police are investigating a string of burglaries that targeted nine businesses across the county Sunday night into early Monday morning.

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Oct 14 • 5:30 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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8 New Nations Will Do Business On The U.S. Army’s Drone Marketplace

Allied nations around the world have opted into the Army's drone and counter-drone purchasing platform, making the U.S. a leader in testing and supplying drone technology.

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Oct 14 • 5:28 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
DementedFX seeks investigation after city officials entered facility without permission

A well-known local attraction is responding to Holyoke Mayor Joshua A. Garcia’s public response to the city’s decision to stop operations of the haunt’s Cube experience.

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Oct 14 • 5:24 PM EDT • Business • wwlp.com
Volunteers build Habitat Collier’s newest community

Physicians Regional Healthcare System and FC Naples joined Habitat for Humanity of Collier County for a volunteer build day at Las Palmas, Habitat Collier’s newest affordable homeownership community in North

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Oct 14 • 5:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • floridaweekly.com
Lake County health district issues warning of ‘possible exposure to measles’

The Lake County General Health District is warning the public Wednesday of a “possible exposure to measles” in the county.

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Oct 14 • 4:57 PM EDT • Health • cleveland19.com
Nominations open for 2026 Iowa Business Hall of Fame

The Greater Des Moines Committee is accepting nominations for the 2026 Iowa Business Hall of Fame, which recognizes business leaders whose leadership, accomplishments and service have made a lasting impact on Iowa’s economy and communities. Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. Nov. 13 and may be submitted by members of the Greater Des Moines…

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Oct 14 • 4:55 PM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
Central Minnesota SBDC supports Business Services Pop-Up in St. Cloud

The Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at St. Cloud State University helped support the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Business Services Pop-Up held last month at the Stearns County Courthouse in St. Cloud.

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Oct 14 • 4:52 PM EDT • Business • today.stcloudstate.edu
EMCID calls for local art, photography submissions for venue displays

The East Montgomery County Improvement District is seeking art and photography submissions for displays at the Caney Pines Convention Center and Atrium Center.

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Oct 14 • 4:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • communityimpact.com
Basalt to host business roundtables for community

The town of Basalt is inviting local business owners to join Basalt Town Manager Gloria Kaasch-Buerger and Basalt Chamber President and CEO Kris Mattera for an open dialogue about the business climate and local economy.

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Oct 14 • 4:41 PM EDT • Business • aspentimes.com
Dodgers' Muncy, Pages Named 2026 Gold Glove Finalists

While facing a daunting postseason sweep, Los Angeles celebrates defensive milestones as two cornerstones battle elite stars Alex Bregman and Pete Crow-Armstrong for prestigious fielding honors.

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Oct 14 • 4:41 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ella Langley ponders the dream at L.A.'s Greek Theatre

The 27-year-old country singer brought her smash 'Choosin' Texas' to the Greek on Tuesday night in the first of two sold-out shows.

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Oct 14 • 4:33 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Ubisoft plans cuts at German studios, adding to wave of workforce reductions

Ubisoft is planning to reduce its workforce in Germany, where it operates a trio of studios, by about 100 workers, Game File has learned. The company wants to offer employees buyouts to, should enough people accept, avoid having to lay anyone off. “In Germany, we initiated discussions with the Works Council last week regarding a proposed voluntary departure plan across Ubisoft Dusseldorf, Ubisoft Berlin & Ubisoft Mainz,” a company rep told Game File. A “works council” is a union-like group representing employees. “The voluntary plan is the primary measure being proposed to support the intended organizational changes,” the Ubisoft rep added. The company declined to confirm the scale of the potential headcount cut. Of the impacted studios, Mainz might be the best known to the public. It leads development of the Anno series and shipped the well-reviewed strategy game Anno 117: Pax Romana in November 2025. Berlin and Dusseldorf operate as support studios within Ubisoft’s creative network. Berlin recently supported the development of Rainbow Six Siege and the Rayman Legends Retold remake. Dusseldorf also contributed to those projects, as well as The Settlers and Ubisoft-branded escape rooms. Dusseldorf is the biggest of the three studios, with some 400+ workers, compared to just over 100 at the other two, a source familiar with the reductions and the teams told Game File. More than half of these new reductions of about 100 people are expected to happen at Dusseldorf. The planned cuts were announced at a town hall for the German studios on Tuesday of last week. In an email follow-up, the studio group’s managing director, Benedikt Grindel, said the cuts were intended to “best position our German studios for the future... with a clearer focus on their role, capabilities and organizational setup needed for the work ahead.” The email was an echo of the past. In January 2025, Grindel had emailed the Ubisoft developers in his region (or studio “zone”) to explain that a round of 185 cuts at the time, including about 65 at Dusseldorf, were “essential to improve our operational efficiency and ensure the long-term sustainability of our studios, the zone and the company.” A half-decade of continued job cuts Ubisoft has been aggressively cutting its headcount for years. At the end of September 2022, it had 20,729 workers. By the end of March 2026, that total was down to 16,590. Studio management is trying to trim costs as it grapples with a changing industry and a drought of releases, let alone hits. The company announced earlier this year that it had reduced its costs since 2022 by “nearly €325 million” ($362m) and planned to lower them through 2028 by another €180 million ($200m). In June the company said it was closing down its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios and cutting roles in its Barcelona team. Even commercial and creative success hasn’t spared studios from this ongoing company-wide contraction. As Game File was nailing down details around the proposed cuts in Germany, Ubisoft management was informing workers of cuts in its Singapore studio, which shipped a hit remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag this past July. Some 70 positions in Singapore are being eliminated “to align the studio with upcoming production needs,” per a company rep’s statement to Game File. In early 2024, a large team in the Singapore studio launched the multiplayer pirate game Skull & Bones. It performed poorly but has been supported with regular content updates since. Many of Ubisoft’s studios around the world are heavily subsidized via regional grants and tax breaks. Singapore had been among them for years, but received no such local assistance in the 12 months ending this past March. News of the Singapore cuts broke today alongside word that Ubisoft is also proposing the closure of RedLynx, pending negotiations with officials. The Finnish studio behind the motorbike series Trials was founded in 2000 and sold to Ubisoft in 2011. As reported by VGC (and corroborated by Game File), Ubisoft management told employees it could not come up with a new, sustainable assignment for RedLynx. The 2025 workforce at Ubisoft Dusseldorf were straight-up cuts. This time, Ubisoft is hoping the reductions at its trio of German studios will largely come from workers taking a payout to leave. The company offered such voluntary dismissals at its Massive Entertainment studio (The Division) a year ago. For the German studios’ buyouts this time around, Ubisoft and the Works Council had discussed a formula that’d pay a worker’s monthly salary multiplied by 1.5 and by the number of years they’ve worked at the company, according to Game File sources. The formula is still subject to negotiations with the Works Council and has not yet been part of an official offer to workers. It could be adjusted up or down, and it could be supplemented with additional bonuses. Asked about the floated payout formula, a Ubisoft rep told Game File, “The terms of a potential voluntary departure program remain subject to negotiation with employee representatives. No final agreement has been reached, and we won’t comment on specific proposals while discussions are ongoing.” Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: Epic’s AI adventures Epic Games (Fortnite, the Unreal engine) is all-in on using AI to try to transform the way it makes video games and game-making tools. It’s leaders appear to be undeterred by any resistance among gamers and some game developers around generative AI—and instead emboldened by advances, particularly in AI-assisted programming. A recap of the last three days: On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Epic management told workers last week that development of an upcoming game combining Star Wars and Marvel characters would be “AI first.” Employees would be expected to use AI models such as Claude to code the game. A manager told Epic’s developers there would be “[n]o more hand-written code” and that art for the game would be “generated with full AI workflows,” per the outlet. Just ahead of that story running, Epic founder Tim Sweeney tweeted: “We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic, moving developers around to retool for maximum AI acceleration. The aim isn’t to do the same stuff with fewer people, but to enable everyone here to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.” In a follow-up, Sweeney predicted that most game development processes would be at least three times faster a year from now than they were in January 2026, thanks to AI. To a person on X who told him he was failing to read the room, Sweeney said: “Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it’s not. Our job, as the provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, is to design for the present that is and the future that will soon be.” On Wednesday, Epic announced it was releasing a faster launcher for its Epic Games Store marketplace. It did so by stating in a blog post as clear as could be that the launcher is an AI-enabled, vibe-coded project: Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look. Programming is hard? That was unexpected phrasing from a company founded by a legendarily great programmer. Back in 2011, Sweeney told me that he’d picked up programming quickly as a kid and rejoiced at the power it gave him. “I could look at any program that anybody else had written and, with enough effort, build something cooler.” Item 3: The Xbox Labs experiment (and one of the people behind it) Microsoft’s Xbox division, which is flooding the zone with announcements lately, yesterday revealed a new internal tech-tinkering team called Xbox Labs. In the words of Xbox boss Asha Sharma Labs is “a small group of game makers, engineers and scientists whose job is to turn emerging ideas into things our players and developers can experience.” Conventional wisdom coming out of the announcement is that Labs is a team that’ll focus on ideas driven by generative AI. In her announcement, Sharma cited some of the dizzying achievements in tech and gaming over the past month as AI agents and other AI tools have been deployed to swiftly figure out how popular games work, then rebuild them and mix them up. She mentioned seeing ”games rapidly decompiled and rebuilt to run on hardware they were never originally designed to support” and said “[p]erhaps more surprisingly, we’ve seen many of the biggest games in the world have been remixed into the source code of another.” (Minecraft plus Elden Ring, for example, or Fortnite + Super Monkey Ball + Overwatch + Diablo + others.) Sharma also cited the work of Windows PC games being ported to run in browsers, a seeming reference to a recent AI-assisted fan port of Halo. Or perhaps Call of Duty or GTA. Sharma didn’t use the specific term “AI” in her memo, but she came close, citing AI “agents” and their potential for game-making tools that Labs could help craft: I think XBOX has an important role to play here. Coding became the first major workload for agents because they can write, run, and test software. Games share many of those same properties, and people spend more than 72 billion hours a year playing XBOX games, roughly five times the estimated time spent writing code worldwide. We’ve spent 25 years learning how to make great games, and I want our game makers to help shape what these new technologies make possible. As we learn, we’ll share the tools we build with developers across the industry, just as we always have. When I asked an Xbox rep if Labs was an AI-centric team, they said genAI was not the focus, describing it as having a broader mandate for using new tech in new ways in gaming. As an example, they pointed to Xbox’s recently launched disc-to-digital gaming usage rights program. Microsoft didn’t specifically name anyone involved full-time in Xbox Labs yesterday, but on social media and LinkedIn, I spotted Adrian Mato IDing himself as leading the creatio of tools at Labs and talking up the launch. Mato first caught my attention in late September, when he said on X that he was “starting to build a new team at Xbox focused on products and tools for how games get built and distributed as agentic tools become more capable.” At the time, he framed AI-based tools as a supplement to traditional game dev tools. “I don’t think we need to replace them,” he said. Since then, he’s publicly shown interest in AI and in games. He’s recently spent some of his X feed marveling at the power of AI agents and praising the lighting in the latest Gears of War. Following the Labs announcement yesterday, he enthused about the Xbox Labs’ stylish landing page. He wrote: “We built some fun tools to art-direct shaders in real time, experimented with interactive ASCII art, and sprinkled in lots of tiny details. “Move your mouse to leave a colorful trail that reveals the original footage, or interact with the video to trigger bursts of particles. “A lot of love went into making it all feel just right. “More to come”

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Oct 14 • 4:31 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Get to know the candidates for Okanogan County sheriff

In the Nov. 3 general election, two candidates are running for Okanogan County Sheriff. Current Sheriff Jodie Barcus is running to be reelected and Gisberth Gonzalez is running against her.

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Oct 14 • 4:30 PM EDT • Politics • wenatcheeworld.com
Accounting — and Relationships

Brand Story – With a new Portland-area office, Kernutt Stokes brings its unique and personal touch to the Rose City region.

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Oct 14 • 4:12 PM EDT • Business • oregonbusiness.com
County budget review off to a tense start

ELLSWORTH — As the Hancock County Budget Advisory Committee launched its work on the upcoming annual budget Oct. 7, one member voted in opposition to nearly every vote. Paul Bissonnette

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Oct 14 • 3:48 PM EDT • Politics • mdislander.com
Questions swirl about new White House press secretary's resume

NEW YORK (AP) — The new White House press secretary is facing mounting questions about her background and resume as she transitions into her role as the public face of

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Oct 14 • 3:34 PM EDT • Entertainment • newspressnow.com
This is Where Health Insurance Will Cost You the Most—and Least—Around the World

The SIP Health Cost Index ranks the average cost of private health insurance in 60 countries, including Singapore, Morocco, and Malta.

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Oct 14 • 3:04 PM EDT • Health • cntraveler.com
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H&R Sweetshop, Mount Pleasant's second-oldest business, to close after more than 80 years

H & R Sweet Shop, the second-oldest business in Mount Pleasant, will serve its final customer today, bringing an end to more than eight decades of operation.The

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Oct 14 • 2:48 PM EDT • Business • abcnews4.com
10 Dane County employers get grants for AI, manufacturing training

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced state funding for Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream, Quartz Health Solutions, DSG Outerwear and more in the Madison area.

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Oct 14 • 2:45 PM EDT • Business • captimes.com
Button Gwinnett Stamp Club hosting event this weekend

The Button Gwinnett Stamp Club will host its "GwinnPEX" (Gwinnett Philatelic Exhibition) this weekend in Stone Mountain.

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Oct 14 • 2:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com
Online requests now available for GCHD COMPASS mobile health unit

Visits from the Genesee County Health Department’s COMPASS mobile health unit can now be requested online.

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Oct 14 • 2:05 PM EDT • Health • wnem.com
Low-Income Countries’ Push For Climate Money For Health Meets German Pushback Ahead Of COP31

BERLIN – Germany's top climate civil servant pushed back on Monday against a call from the world's poorest countries for more climate finance for health. The money fight of COP31 opens officially in Antalya, Türkiye, next month. In the halls of the World Health Summit in Berlin, it's already started.

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Oct 14 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • healthpolicy-watch.news
Study Finds Almost Half of PS5 Disc Backlash Came from Fake Accounts

No disc, no buy?

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Oct 14 • 2:00 PM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools builds bridges to quantum computing

The district is installing a quantum computer at one high school that will be usable in early 2027 and has built local partnerships on curriculum.

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Oct 14 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Early voting begins Monday

MONROE COUNTY — Registered Monroe County voters can cast ballots from Monday, Oct. 19, through Saturday, Oct. 31, during early voting for the November general election, county elections officials said.

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Oct 14 • 2:00 PM EDT • Politics • keysnews.com
Commissioners, Health Department held Camden County Local Boards of Health Summit

On Wednesday, the Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services held the Camden County Local Boards of Health Summit, an event ... More

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Oct 14 • 1:49 PM EDT • Health • camdencounty.com
In Good Health: Are We Solving Hearing Loss?

For those experiencing hearing loss, being able to discern the speech of other people in noisy environments can be frustrating. And hearing aids often don’t convey sound in every situation.Hearing loss affects 37.5 million adults in this country. And rates of hearing loss increase with age. Some 10 percent of those over the age of 55 have hearing loss that qualifies as a disability. And just over half of all people over the age of 75 have disabling hearing loss.In this edition of “In Good Health,” we talk about the health issues that most affect us and put your questions to the experts. This time, we tackle hearing loss.Here are some resources shared by our experts during this discussion:- HearAdvisor.com – a hearing aid comparison and review site- Hear & Beyond by Shari Eberts and Gael Hannan – a guide to navigating hearing loss- Hearing Number app – a free smartphone app by Johns Hopkins University for measuring how much sound you can hearFind more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.

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Oct 14 • 1:44 PM EDT • Health • npr.org
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Juice bar closed until further notice after car slams into building

A juice bar announced that it will remain closed until further notice after a car rammed into the business on Wednesday.

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Oct 14 • 1:39 PM EDT • Business • actionnews5.com
La Pine High School loses medical sponsorship

After 10 years the La Pine Community Health Center ended its medical sponsorship of La Pine High School on Oct. 2, causing the Deschutes County Health Services Department to scramble […]

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Oct 14 • 1:35 PM EDT • Health • bendbulletin.com
LA County students spearhead project to recycle sports balls

Another Bounce, a student-led initiative, was created in response to tennis ball and pickleball waste.

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Oct 14 • 1:32 PM EDT • Sports • nbclosangeles.com
Welcome, World Travelers! Dreamfinder and Figment Return to EPCOT — Entertainment & Lifestyle

Welcome, World Travelers! Dreamfinder and Figment Return to EPCOTby James Coulter "One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation." For decades, that spark has been kept alive by a certain purple dragon, and now, after nearly thirty years, the dreamer who created him is finally returning to EPCOT. Earlier this year at the — Local reporting from Polk County, Florida.

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Oct 14 • 1:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • dailyridge.com
Entertainment reporter Jimmy Carter, Montgomery native, dead at 73

Jimmy Carter, a Montgomery native who became one of the most recognizable entertainment reporters in country music, has died. He was 73.

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Oct 14 • 1:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • yellowhammernews.com
3 Mountain West Football Best Bets For Week 7

We have another packed Mountain West Football slate in Week 7!

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Oct 14 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
MLS’s political speech policy is untenable – just ask Austin FC fans

The protests around an anti-ICE T-shirt show that politics can never be separated from sports, especially now

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Oct 14 • 12:58 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Mon County Commission approves 2027 health insurance strategy

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Commission approved a new employee health insurance contribution strategy Wednesday that officials say will help limit rising costs while maintaining coverage options for county

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Oct 14 • 12:48 PM EDT • Health • wvnews.com
100+ Manufacturing, Business Groups Urge Congress to Pass Bipartisan Permitting Deal

Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers, joined by members of its Council of Manufacturing Associations, Conference of State Manufacturers Associations and other leading manufacturing and business organizations, sent a coalition letter urging Congress to swiftly pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act. Representing businesses across the country and industries throughout the manufacturing …

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Oct 14 • 12:22 PM EDT • Business • nam.org
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State Treasurer warns that Health Plan premiums could go up by $50 a month if Atrium plan proceeds

A Wake County Superior Court judge denied the State Health Plan's request for a temporary restraining order against Atrium's proposed plan to charge state employees less for services.

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Oct 14 • 12:17 PM EDT • Health • wunc.org
State Treasurer warns that Health Plan premiums could go up by $50 a month if Atrium plan proceeds

A Wake County Superior Court judge denied the State Health Plan's request for a temporary restraining order against Atrium's proposed plan to charge state employees less for services.

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Oct 14 • 12:17 PM EDT • Health • wunc.org
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CaroMont and Duke Health plan two new hospitals in Mecklenburg County

CaroMont Health and Duke Health are seeking state approval to jointly build two hospitals in Mecklenburg County.

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Oct 14 • 12:16 PM EDT • Health • whqr.org
CaroMont and Duke Health plan two new hospitals in Mecklenburg County

CaroMont Health and Duke Health are seeking state approval to jointly build two hospitals in Mecklenburg County.

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Oct 14 • 12:16 PM EDT • Health • bpr.org
Chance encounter brings New York firefighter to Vanderbilt Health for heart transplant

New Yorker BobMeyer needed a heart transplant after a procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm at a local hospital was unsuccessful. Vanderbilt Health came through.

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Oct 14 • 12:06 PM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
Trump Critics Keep Mocking Women in His Orbit Over Their Looks

Trump critics and partisan social media accounts have mocked Barbera Thornhill, Susan Dell and Kimberly Guilfoyle's looks.

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Oct 14 • 12:01 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
NC's Duke Health and CaroMont Health propose expansion into Mecklenburg County

Duke Health and CaroMont Health propose to build two hospitals in Mecklenburg County with a new company they would jointly own.

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Oct 14 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • ncnewsline.com
Duke Health and CaroMont Health Partner to Develop Two New Hospitals in Mecklenburg County

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Health and CaroMont Health today announced they are forming a new partnership to expand healthcare access and capacity in Mecklenburg County, beginning with plans for two new hospitals. With the region’s continued growth, the organizations are planning now to help ensure healthcare infrastructure and services can keep pace with the needs of patients and families.

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Oct 14 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • corporate.dukehealth.org
Duke Health, CaroMont plot two Charlotte hospitals

Duke Health is making a landmark push into the Charlotte area, seeking state approval to partner with CaroMont Health to add two Mecklenburg County hospitals.

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Oct 14 • 11:59 AM EDT • Health • businessnc.com
Duke Health, CaroMont plot two Charlotte hospitals

Duke Health is making a landmark push into the Charlotte area, seeking state approval to partner with CaroMont Health to add two Mecklenburg County hospitals.

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Oct 14 • 11:59 AM EDT • Business • businessnc.com
Kenya confirms second Ebola case, a relative of first patient

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Health Ministry confirmed the country’s second Ebola case Wednesday, saying a relative of the man who died two days after arriving from Congo had tested positive while in quarantine.

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Oct 14 • 11:53 AM EDT • Health • wral.com
MIPCOM Cannes Attendance Dips as AI, Creators and Vertical Dramas Reshape Global Entertainment Market

CANNES, France — Attendance at MIPCOM Cannes was down this year, but the world’s largest international television market is undergoing a transformation that organizers say reflects the dramatic changes sweeping through the global entertainment business. MIPCOM Cannes 2026 drew 10,100 delegates from 104 countries, down from approximately 10,600 attendees from 107 countries last year. The … Continue reading "MIPCOM Cannes Attendance Dips as AI, Creators and Vertical Dramas Reshape Global Entertainment Market"

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Oct 14 • 11:47 AM EDT • Entertainment • mediaplaynews.com
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Fall is full of ways to connect with nature, get creative, and recharge at Trailside Nature & Science Center

The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to explore a variety of upcoming programs, including sound bowl meditation, acrylic painting workshops, forest bathing and tea cerem…

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Rush University System for Health, Endeavor Health unveil 12-hospital merger

Two of Chicagoland’s major healthcare players announced plans Wednesday to merge into a 12-hospital nonprofit with nearly $11 billion in annual revenue. | The resulting nonprofit system would be Illinois' largest by hospital count and comprise nearly $11 billion in annual operating revenue.

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Oct 14 • 11:45 AM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
Make-A-Wish Iowa launches Wish Star Honor Wall

Make-A-Wish Iowa has unveiled its new Wish Star Honor Wall, an initiative recognizing individuals and organizations that support children with critical illnesses. The wall features a mural created by Urbandale High School senior Noah Small depicting a mountain rising from an Iowa cornfield, symbolizing the challenges families face when a child is diagnosed with a…

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Oct 14 • 11:44 AM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
Operation Airdrop Mobilizes Bizav Volunteers for Hurricane Isaias Relief

Volunteer pilots, ground crews and donors are supporting Operation Airdrop’s response in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias.

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Oct 14 • 11:14 AM EDT • Business • nbaa.org
Watch: WGAL\'s 36th Senate District debate with candidates Malone, Jones

Democrat James Malone and Republican Tom Jones will meet today for a televised debate before the race for Lancaster County’s 36th Senate District.

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Oct 14 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
1 person hospitalized after argument leads to gunfire at Medley business

First responders in Miami-Dade County rushed to the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday morning.

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Oct 14 • 10:23 AM EDT • Business • local10.com
Orlando Health expands orthopedic care in West Orange County

A new Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has opened inside Orlando Health — Health Central Hospital in Ocoee.

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Oct 14 • 10:23 AM EDT • Health • orangeobserver.com
Avatar Entertainment Adapting Vicente Vallés Novel ‘La Caza Del Ejector’ As TV Series

EXCLUSIVE: Avatar Entertainment has acquired rights to Spanish journalist Vicente Vallés’ novel Hunting the Executioner (La Caza del Ejecutor). The London- and L.A.-based production and management com...

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Oct 14 • 9:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Avatar Entertainment Adapting Novel 'La Caza Del Ejector' As TV Series

Avatar Entertainment has acquired rights to Spanish journalist Vicente Vallés' novel 'Hunting the Executioner' ('La Caza del Ejecutor')

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Oct 14 • 9:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • deadline.com
Avatar Entertainment Adapting Novel 'La Caza Del Ejector' As TV Series

Avatar Entertainment has acquired rights to Spanish journalist Vicente Vallés' novel 'Hunting the Executioner' ('La Caza del Ejecutor')

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Oct 14 • 9:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • deadline.com
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WATCH LIVE: HHS unveils new crackdown on fraud and abuse in federal health programs

The Health Department announces enforcement and oversight measures designed to identify fraud faster, strengthen accountability and protect federal health programs from abuse.

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Oct 14 • 9:22 AM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
Russia hits Ukraine energy plants in a blow to Trump’s truce

Russia said it attacked Ukrainian electricity plants in a “massive strike” overnight, further undermining U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of an energy truce between the two warring countries. The Defense

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Oct 14 • 9:11 AM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Russell Brand's U.K. sexual assault trial begins: What to know

Russell Brand faces prosecution for multiple counts each of rape and sexual assault. His trial is underway at Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom.

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Oct 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
EXCLUSIVE: Midi Health Launches Virtual Care for UTIs, Bacterial Vaginosis and Yeast Infections

No more white-knuckling it until you can see a doctor or end up in urgent care. Now, get immediate help from home.

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Oct 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Saints, Ochsner Health and Entergy team up for Day of Service to benefit New Orleans seniors

Volunteers joined forces for a community initiative aimed at supporting seniors in New Orleans

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Oct 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com