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in 2017, John Harbaugh wanted Colin Kaepernick in Baltimore
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Sep 8 • 5:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lori Loughlin is divorcing Mossimo Giannulli after 30 years together

“Full House” star Lori Loughlin is formally ending her nearly 30-year marriage to fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli. The 62-year-old sitcom actor said the pair separated on Aug. 31, 2025, according

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Sep 8 • 5:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • recorderonline.com
Microsoft patches a record 972 vulnerabilities, 112 of them critical

Security gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks.

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Sep 8 • 5:11 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
Senate Set to Vote to Begin Debate on Protect College Sports Act

Background The Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (PCSA), introduced in the Senate on June 2, 2026, by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and joined by Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Chris Coons (D-DE), represents a comprehensive federal legislative effort to reshape the governance and economics of intercollegiate athletics, including redistributing the significant media revenues generated by college sports. Reported favorably 19-9 from the Senate Commerce Committee and placed on Senate Calendar No. 449 on June 24, 2026, the PCSA was substantially revised on August 7, 2026 (Senate Amendment 6768). The PCSA arrives against a backdrop of cascading judicial decisions that have systematically dismantled the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) authority to regulate the economics of college sports.

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Sep 8 • 4:36 PM EDT • Sports • akingump.com
National Landing innovation district CEO named

National IQ names Michael Manuccia as its inaugural CEO to lead the innovation district’s growth in National Landing.

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Sep 8 • 4:25 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
Exclusive: Two of gaming’s biggest names are making a big investment in gaming’s future

The first thing to know about the Nova Games Foundation is that it isn’t about The Game Awards. And it’s not about PlayStation. The ambitious new grant program is the brainchild of Geoff Keighley and Mark Cerny. Keighley is the host of The Game Awards, Summer Game Fest and Opening Night Live. Cerny is a game designer of some 45 years and the lead architect for the PlayStation 4 and 5. But this new thing, which they’re revealing through Game File, isn’t about their day jobs. It’s an unaffiliated, standalone philanthropic project. It’s a bet on the artistic future of video games and a way, they tell me, to give back. “I’m nearing the end of my career,” Cerny recently told me over email. “I’m not done yet, but paying it forward—in the best way possible—is very much on my mind these days,” The Nova Games Foundation is a university-affiliated fellowship program, intended to offer six-figure grants to 20 young game designers each year, potentially for decades to come. It will offer no-strings-attached funding along with mentorship from games industry leaders, a combination intended to aid the development of groundbreaking new games, Cerny and Keighley told me. Nova will begin accepting applications in December, from class of 2026 and 2027 students from 13 affiliated gaming programs at universities in eight countries. The schools working with Nova include the New York University and the University of Southern California in the U.S., along with Abertay University in Scotland, Cnam-Enjmin in France, TH Köln in Germany, and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, Cerny and Keighley said. The plan: $100,000 per recipient, with about a quarter of Nova fellows eligible for up to $500,000 more for projects that are shaping up particularly well. Payments will be delivered based on development milestones, and recipients will own their games. Nova will help promote the work, and developers will be free to pursue the publishers and platforms of their choice. Nova can help introduce fellows to publishers, but won’t take a cut. “I’ve always wanted to give back, but given my role in the industry, I’ve never felt it appropriate to commercially invest in games,” Keighley told Game File. “I’ve never owned stock in a game company or taken a financial stake in a game. Nova is philanthropy: we aren’t taking equity or looking to recoup the grants. The return we’re hoping for is creative—helping new voices make games and find their footing. “Mark and I have each made multi-million-dollar donations to establish the foundation, and we intend to keep contributing. We hope others will join us.” Cerny and Keighley have already hired an executive director, John Maconga, and a head of grants, recent Game Developers Conference director Ashley Corrigan, to help launch the effort. They’re working to recruit game industry leaders to join the effort. Keighley says “dozens of leading game directors have already expressed interest in contributing their time.” To name one, they’ve already gotten Josef Fares, lead designer from It Takes Two and Spit Fiction studio Hazelight on board with a donation and pledge to help out. “I’m proud to support Nova because it gives the next generation of creators the freedom to explore their creativity and hopefully bring their unique visions to life,” Fares told Game File. A plan forged from a friendship Keighley and Cerny have known each other a long time. It’s been so long, Cerny isn’t even sure exactly when they met. “We travel in much the same circles and I’m sure first intersected in the 90s or early 2000s,“ Cerny said. Keighley thinks it might have been during his stint writing a column about the mid-’90s console 3DO for a gaming magazine while Cerny was working on games with Crystal Dynamics or on Way of the Warrior with Naughty Dog. They became genuine friends about a 10 years ago, Keighley said, as they bonded over a shared love of games and a hope to improve the industry. “About a decade ago, we started having dinner a few times a year in LA,” Keighley said. “Just to catch up on life and the industry. Those conversations continued over Zoom during COVID. Nova grew out of that friendship and a question we kept coming back to: ‘What could we do to help the next generation of game directors get started?’” Keighley credits Cerny with the idea to figure out a way to put their money and time back into the industry. At one of those dinners, Keighley proposed the idea of a fellowship program. He’d recalled applying for a Rhodes Scholarship when he was younger. “Spoiler: I didn’t get it,” he said. He’d admired the MacArthur Foundation’s so-called “genius grants.” He liked these kinds of programs that recognized people’s talents and gave them the financial boost and the freedom to realize their potential. With Cerny, he had pondered what a game industry version of that could be. Keighley liked the idea of centering the fellowship on students, drawing inspiration from the accomplishments of Jenova Chen, the USC game design graduate who went on to lead the creation of gently moving, ambitious games such as Flower and Journey. Keighley also thought it could be useful to help promising graduates bridge the transition from student to professional. “Joining an established studio isn’t always possible—especially in today’s market—and even then, it isn’t the right path for everyone,” Keighley said. A fellowship, he realized, could give “graduates the time, resources and guidance to pursue a game of their own and not worry about the commercial viability.” As the idea took shape, Cerny also saw an opportunity to enable more games of a certain type: “The target with the grants is games as an artistic medium,” Cerny told me. “We like to say games with ‘artistic, literary and societal value.’” He added: “I’m a pretty big gamer myself, though I tend to gravitate towards the smaller and more unique or artistic titles, games like Neva, Abzu, Gorogoa, Stray or Outer Wilds. I was just playing and Roger on a flight to Japan, and was getting misty eyed to a degree that I was concerned that a flight attendant would ask me if I was OK. “So one fun benefit here is the games that will come out of the Nova Games Foundation – I can’t wait to play them myself.” Cerny believes it will also be useful for Nova fellows to hone their craft and team leadership skills. “We are looking for the next generation of visionaries,” he said. “The trick is that they will also need to have the executive function necessary to drive a small project to completion.” Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my reporting, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Going big with this Keighley and Cerny may have started Nova and may be the ones primarily backing it right now, but they’re dreaming of something that goes beyond them. “Mark and I may have helped get it started, but one of our measures of success is that Nova grows into something the entire games industry feels a sense of ownership in,” Keighley said. “Our ambition is to build a lasting endowment supported by people and companies across the industry, and an equally broad community of creators willing to give their time and experience to the next generation.” The industry has a lot of knowledge that it can pass to the next generation, Keighley said: “Nova can hopefully become a way to connect that generosity with talented young creators at the moment when it can make the biggest difference.” Cerny, who told me he believes Nova can mature “over the next 10 or 20 years,” sees an opportunity to give generations of game makers momentum. “The industry has changed immeasurably since I started in games in 1982,” he said. “These graduates have talent, training and tools that outclass what we had back in the day by an astonishing amount. But they face a tough road ahead getting traction in the industry, and many could benefit from our support. We want to be there to give it to them.” “There’s a personal side to this, too,” Keighley said. “I don’t have children, and I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I can do for future generations. Games have been my entire career. I’ve been incredibly fortunate, and helping someone else build a life in this industry feels like a meaningful way to give back.” Cerny’s oeuvre dates back to Marble Madness and Sonic the Hedgehog 2. He has stood on stage multiple times to reveal the future of PlayStation hardware. He’s been an executive producer for a string of modern PlayStation classics such as The Last Guardian and Marvel’s Spider-Man. Nevertheless, of Nova, he said, “It’s certainly not like anything I’ve done before.” Nova Foundation applications will be due in December and the first wave of fellows will be announced in March 2027. A full list of participating universities and steps students and recent graduates can take to apply to become a Nova Fellow is forthcoming.

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Sep 8 • 3:12 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Santa Cruz to build a new type of mental health care center for youth

Serenity Smith, who lived at a residential treatment facility in Santa Cruz in 2024, drives to work in Aptos on Monday, Aug. 31. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) Located at: 5300 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062. Call (831)540-4141. Behavioral Health Resources

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Sep 8 • 3:09 PM EDT • Health • santacruzlocal.org
Russell Peters opens up about race, politics and why he still needs comedy

Russell Peters talks race, prejudice, politics, and why making people laugh still matters.

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Sep 8 • 3:02 PM EDT • Politics • metrotimes.com
JCC Athlete of the Week ending Aug. 30

Freshman midfielder Lucas Cheung was named Jefferson Community College's Athlete of the Week for the week ending August 30, 2026, after providing two assists in a 4-3 win against North Country Community College.

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Sep 8 • 12:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Small business optimism slips in August as sales, inflation concerns persist

Small business optimism declined in August as owners faced weaker sales, inflation and hiring challenges, according to NFIB’s latest survey.

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Sep 8 • 12:26 PM EDT • Business • lanereport.com
Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science

Who’s more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it’s the rich. A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the moral behaviour of the wealthy was one of the winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prizes, which honour research that makes you laugh and then think. Science editor Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay what the researchers think could be behind the phenomenon, and they explore some of the other awards, including one for a surprising quality we look for in our friends and another for a biomechanical definition of kissing

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Sep 8 • 12:26 PM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Meta Removes Iran-Linked Network That Faked American Personas to Sway US Political Debate

The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) welcomes Meta’s recent removal of an Iranian regime-linked network that disguised its origins while seeking to influence American political discourse. Meta disclosed the takedown on Aug. 27 in its H2 2026 Adversarial Threat Report. The network consisted of four Facebook accounts and 31 Instagram accounts linked to actors based in […]

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Sep 8 • 12:04 PM EDT • Politics • combatantisemitism.org
The US wants a stronger battery supply chain. China has a decades-long head start

The Trump administration is attempting to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain and reduce the country’s dependence on China, but analysts and industry executives say current funding is small compared with what would be needed to substantially challenge China’s dominance, CNBC reports. In August 2026, the Department of Energy awarded $500 million to seven companies […]

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Sep 8 • 10:57 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
UC Berkeley Law event targets Trump science policies as ‘censorship’

​The University of California, Berkeley School of Law organized an Aug. 25 discussion focused on resisting censorship and protecting academic freedom in scientific research.

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Sep 8 • 10:43 AM EDT • Science • campusreform.org
Permits issued for Simple Joe Cafe expansion, $1.2 million Magnolia Wood home

Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from Aug. 31-Sept. 4.

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Sep 8 • 10:00 AM EDT • Business • theadvocate.com
Dawg Sports On The Radio

Do you enjoy talking about big Georgia victories over smaller college football programs? Of course you do. Who doesn’t? I know I do. That’s why I’ll be listening to MaconDawg’s best friend’s godmother’s redneck cousin on WFOY in St. Augustine(102.1 FM/1240 AM) this afternoon around 6:43 pm Eastern to talk Georgia Bulldog football on SportsNow with […]

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Sep 8 • 9:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Best Things I Saw At IFA 2026

The concept PCs, cameras, chargers and more than caught our attention in Berlin.

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Sep 8 • 9:15 AM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
Andrew Davis Returns to Mission for Inaugural Small Business Expo

Internationally recognized marketing speaker and bestselling author Andrew Davis is returning to Mission to serve as the keynote speaker at the inaugural Mission Small Business Expo, a free, daylong event that connects entrepreneurs with information, resources and opportunities to grow their businesses.

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Sep 8 • 9:03 AM EDT • Business • texasborderbusiness.com
Trump threatens Canadian jetmaker Bombardier, which has an extensive US footprint

Since Canada-U.S. trade talks collapsed on Aug. 21, the president and his administration have unleashed a barrage of tariffs, threats and personal attacks portraying Canada as weak and dependent.

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Sep 8 • 8:09 AM EDT • Politics • reviewjournal.com
Section V's Girls Athlete of the Week for Aug. 31-Sept. 6 presented by Turf Masters: Vote now

Your vote will determine who will be the Turf Builders Girls Sports Athlete of the Week for Aug. 31-Sept. 6.

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Sep 8 • 8:06 AM EDT • Sports • democratandchronicle.com
Video: Watch LFA's best fight finishes from August 2026

Check out the 14 finishes in 22 fights from the LFA last month.

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Sep 8 • 8:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Range Sports to feature Baylor, USC women in inaugural Hollywood Hardwood Classic on BTN

The event will mark the first women’s college basketball game at the Clippers’ arena in Inglewood, Calif. Will Funk, Range Sports’ co-President, tells SBJ that the company is already looking at other opportunities in the college realm, as NIL has “created more space to create unique matchups,"

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Sep 8 • 7:45 AM EDT • Business • sportsbusinessjournal.com
LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.

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Sep 8 • 7:30 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Projecting the FHSAA Open Division football field after Week 3

Here's a guess at the eight teams the MaxPreps computer rankings will put into the inaugural eight-team Open Division.

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Sep 8 • 6:06 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
World shares and US futures decline, while oil prices press higher

World shares and U.S. futures have fallen as flaring conflict in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher. China said that its exports jumped 25% year-on-year in August, driven by

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Sep 8 • 5:59 AM EDT • Business • timesargus.com
World shares and US futures decline, while oil prices press higher

World shares and U.S. futures have fallen as flaring conflict in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher. China said that its exports jumped 25% year-on-year in August, driven by

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Sep 8 • 5:59 AM EDT • Business • yakimaherald.com
Michael Vaughan highlights ‘issue’ with England hiring Kevin Pietersen

Pietersen has been brought in as a specialist mentor for England’s white-ball teams but Vaughan has highlighted a potential pitfall

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Sep 8 • 5:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Grammy-winning country music star suffers medical emergency, postpones shows

The country music legend's daughter shared the news on social media.

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Sep 8 • 5:35 AM EDT • Entertainment • pennlive.com
Richarlison running out of options for Tottenham exit

Tottenham and forward Richarlison are running out of options for an amicable conclusion to a messy transfer saga. Richarlison started Spurs’ opening-day loss at Brentford on August 22, but was left out of the club’s 25-man Premier League squad list named by Roberto De Zerbi on Thursday.

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Sep 8 • 5:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Exclusive: Daryl Mitchell backs ETPL to produce cricket's next superstars

Daryl Mitchell is one of the big names taking part in the inaugural European T20 Premier League this season with the Dublin Guardians, and the New Zealand international is backing the new franchise league to make a huge mark.

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Sep 8 • 5:12 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Matthew McConaughey Sends ‘Richter Scale’ Warning Before Texas-Ohio State

Matthew McConaughey believes Austin is about to become the center of the college football world when the Texas Longhorns take the field.The longtime Texas supporter appeared on ESPN’s “SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt” late Monday night and was asked about the No. 5 Longhorns’ upcoming home showdown with No. 1 Ohio State. McConaughey made it […] The post Matthew McConaughey Sends ‘Richter Scale’ Warning Before Texas-Ohio State appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 8 • 4:14 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
FIBS publishes Finland country report on business perspectives on the climate transition

Helsinki, Finland, August 2026: WBCSD Global Network partner FIBS (Finnish Business & Society) has published the Finland edition of the Business Breakthrough Barometer 2026, providing insights into how medium-sized and large companies in Finland view the climate transition compared with businesses globally. The report is based on responses from 49 companies operating in Finland and

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Sep 8 • 3:39 AM EDT • Business • wbcsd.org
Teladoc Health (TDOC) Could Be 58% Undervalued As A New CFO Takes Over

Why Teladoc Health Brought In A New CFO Teladoc Health (TDOC) has appointed Michael Grasher as Chief Financial Officer, effective 31 August 2026, giving investors a fresh focal point for assessing the company’s financial leadership and capital allocation plans. The Teladoc Health share price has eased in the past day and is down about 11% over the past month, while the 1 year total shareholder return has fallen roughly 19% and the 5 year total shareholder return has declined about 95%, so...

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Sep 8 • 3:26 AM EDT • Health • simplywall.st
Asian shares and US futures decline, while oil prices press higher

Asian shares and U.S. futures have fallen as flaring conflict in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher. China said that its exports jumped 25% year-on-year in August, driven by

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Sep 8 • 3:01 AM EDT • Business • yakimaherald.com
Asian shares and US futures decline, while oil prices press higher

Asian shares and U.S. futures have fallen as flaring conflict in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher. China said that its exports jumped 25% year-on-year in August, driven by

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Sep 8 • 3:01 AM EDT • Business • timesargus.com
Yankees’ 2-Time World Series Champion Dies At 89

Rollie Sheldon died on August 31 at the age of 89.It marked the end of a well-lived life for a two-time World Series champion with the New York Yankees.The initial report of Sheldon’s passing came from Newsweek, which noted that his death occurred in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.Sheldon isn’t the most well-known player from an incredible […] The post Yankees’ 2-Time World Series Champion Dies At 89 appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 8 • 2:39 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Canada braces for prolonged trade war as counter-tariffs on US take effect

It is the latest escalation since trade talks collapsed in late August, with US officials threatening to hit back if Canada’s counter-tariffs are implemented.

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Sep 8 • 12:39 AM EDT • Business • bbc.com
China’s exports pick up in August, jumping 25% on strong demand for autos and high tech goods

China has reported that its exports accelerated in August, jumping 25% from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods, its customs agency said Tuesday.

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Sep 7 • 11:32 PM EDT • Business • seattletimes.com
Adventist Health Launches Epic System with Expanded AI Integration

ROSEVILLE, CA — Adventist Health has announced that they have completed the largest technology implementation in its history, connecting all 27 hospitals and more than 440 clinics across California, Oregon, and Hawaii through a single electronic health record system. The health system went live with Epic on August 30, marking what Adventist Health describes as […]

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Sep 7 • 11:29 PM EDT • Health • atoday.org
Rosanne Cash postpones shows due to medical emergency

Johnny Cash’s eldest daughter, 71, still has several tour dates remaining this year.

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Sep 7 • 7:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Georgia Southern football prepares for Clemson in week two

STATESBORO, GA (WJBF)- Week two of the college football season features one local matchup in Georgia Southern and Clemson. Both teams coming into the game with something to prove. The Eagles are coming off a 31-0 victory over Charleston Southern, making it their first shutout win at home since 2023. They’ll now face a bigger […]

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Sep 7 • 7:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Laughter can help those with breathing disorders

For Monday, Sept. 7, WGN’s Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information.

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Sep 7 • 7:03 PM EDT • Health • wgntv.com
Jesse Minter makes surprising decision on Ravens’ starting center

Opportunity has arrived for Jovaughn Gwyn. After spending most of his NFL career waiting for an expanded role, the Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman will be thrown into the spotlight when the team opens the 2026 season against the Indianapolis Colts. Head coach Jesse Minter confirmed Monday that Gwyn will get the start at center, giving the former seventh-round draft pick his first NFL start.

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Sep 7 • 5:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Africa’s strongest military concludes air war exercise with China featuring simulated enemy strikes and acrobatic fighter jet maneuvers

Since August 22, Business Insider Africa has reported extensively on the joint military air training dubbed Eagles of Civilization 2026

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Sep 7 • 4:17 PM EDT • Business • africa.businessinsider.com
Jesse Minter Announced Ravens' Jovaughn Gwyn as Starting Center

The Baltimore Ravens are putting Jovaughn Gwyn as the team's starting center.

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Sep 7 • 4:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump targets Bombardier, says Canadian jetmaker 'must build' in the US

Trump escalated his trade dispute with Canada, saying plane maker Bombardier should build aircraft in the U.S. or lose access to the American market.

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Sep 7 • 3:42 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
GOP spends Labor Day touting August jobs, Dems lift up union workers

For politicians, Labor Day is still a midterm messaging moment, as Democrats celebrate union workers and Republicans tout August's job report numbers.

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Sep 7 • 3:00 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
How a high school senior’s research project on rescue surfmen’s brain health caught the attention of the Coast Guard
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Sep 7 • 1:27 PM EDT • Health • cnn.com
Banijay Entertainment Unveils Ambitious Pan-European Lifestyle Format with Vinted

London, 24 August 2026: Media and entertainment group, Banijay Entertainment, today announces Live Better for Less, an ambitious new pan-European

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Sep 7 • 12:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • roastbrief.us
Spending a weekend on the sidelines with my dad, the man who taught me how to love sports

Montgomery Advertiser sports reporter Jaeden Day reflects on a special weekend when his dad, DeWayne Day, saw the career he helped inspire.

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Sep 7 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Three Positives From the Week of August 30th

As the season comes to a close, the Guardians are sitting pretty. Here’s hoping they can keep it going.

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Sep 7 • 11:58 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino continues to court Augsburg prospect
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Sep 7 • 11:53 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Three up, three down: week of Aug. 31

There were actually a lot of downs this week

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Sep 7 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Britain Politics

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey and Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, laugh as they visit the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.(AP Photo/Betty Laura Zapata, Pool)

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Sep 7 • 8:06 AM EDT • Politics • journal-news.com
Free concerts at ‘amazing venue’ aim to energize Moss Point’s Riverfront Park

The series opened Aug. 22, with hundreds attending the first concert.

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Sep 7 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • sunherald.com
30+ Santa Monica businesses master AI at free Grow with Google workshop

Grow with Google hosted a free 'Make AI Work for You' workshop for 30+ Santa Monica small business owners at Annenberg Beach House on Aug. 28, teaching practical AI skills and Google's free tools.

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Sep 7 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • smdp.com
North Augusta, Fox Creek post decisive football victories

North Augusta is 2-1 after a big win against Greenwood on Sept. 4.

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Sep 7 • 5:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Prof Elizabeth Streicher unravels the science behind drug-resistant TB

Prof Elizabeth Streicher of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics delivered her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 1 September 2026. Her research focuses on the transmission and spread of Tuberculosis (TB). Knowing where TB transmission is happening can help to stop it from spreading. Prof Elizabeth Streicher of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences delivered her inaugural lecture on Tuesday 1 September 2026. The title of her lecture was Decoding tuberculosis: the evolution of technology, epidemiology and the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome. Streicher explained to Corporate Communication and Marketing how molecular epidemiology (using genetic information to track how and why diseases spread through populations) has improved our understanding of where drug-resistant TB comes from, how it spreads and how drug resistance evolves within and between populations. Tell us more about your research and why you became interested in this specific field. Overall, our research group studies the genome (complete set of DNA instructions found in a cell) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) disease. Various regions of the genome are interrogated to study different aspects of the disease. My main focus has been on the epidemiology of tuberculosis – how the bacteria’s genome changes over time and what this tells us about the transmission and spread of the disease. How would you describe the relevance of your work? If we understand how the bacteria that cause TB change and spread, it can assist in combating TB globally. How has molecular epidemiology helped improve our understanding of drug-resistant TB? Molecular epidemiology was very important in drug-resistant TB as it was originally believed that bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics would be less fit and not be able to transmit. But it was shown that they can transmit, and therefore have to be monitored to identify hotspots of transmission and outbreaks, etc. Can you tell us briefly about the spoligotyping technique and its advantages for studying drug-resistant TB? Spoligotyping (a molecular technique used to identify and track specific strains of TB bacteria) does not detect drug resistance, but since the technique is relatively quick to do, it can be very useful in real-time situations, e.g. to monitor outbreaks of drug resistance. Why are interrupting transmission chains and identifying genomic hotspots important for controlling the spread of TB? Knowing where TB transmission is happening can assist in allocating resources to those areas to stop future transmission and spread of TB. Higher education can be challenging. What keeps you motivated when things get tough? Students – how they are so passionate and dedicated to learning and contributing to research and society as a whole. What aspects of your work do you enjoy the most? Again, the students and colleagues! But also the fact that it is continuously changing and thereby we are learning and expanding our knowledge. In the end, I know that we contribute to a better society in our small way. Tell us something exciting about yourself that people would not expect. Even though I love hiking (day and multi-day hikes) and being outside, I really do not like camping! How do you spend your free time? I love hiking (wellbeing in nature) and like to watch most sports. ©Higher Education Media Services. Subscribe

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Sep 7 • 5:12 AM EDT • Science • ednews.africa
Ella Langley's rise to superstardom came through 2024 Country Calling

Before Ella Langley broke Billboard chart records with her mega-hit "Choosin' Texas," she played the inaugural Country Calling Festival in OC in 2024.

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Sep 7 • 5:06 AM EDT • Entertainment • delmarvanow.com
Encompass Health (EHC): This Rehab Hospital Giant Just Raised Its Own Bar Again

On August 5, Encompass Health (NYSE:EHC) reported second quarter results that beat its own expectations by enough to raise full year guidance twice in the same release, first on revenue and then on profit. Net operating revenue climbed 9.6% to $1.597 billion, and adjusted earnings per share rose 10.7% to $1.55. For the largest owner […]

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Sep 7 • 4:20 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Hunan Zhenghong Science And Technology Develop August Hog Sales Revenue Down 60.11% Y/Y

Hunan Zhenghong Science and Technology Develop Co Ltd SZSE:000702:

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China's forex reserves rise more than expected in August

BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - China's foreign exchange reserves rose more than expected in August, central bank data showed on Monday, as the dollar extended its weakness.

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Second warning may cost this Evans business its licenses

Columbia County officials are moving to revoke the licenses of an Evans massage business after repeated violations.

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Within days of the January 2025 inauguration, more than 3,000 taxpayer-funded federal data sets from the CDC, the Justice Department and the Office of Personnel Management were pulled offline, and Harvard public health researchers held marathon sessions scraping the pages before they vanished

Within days of the January 2025 inauguration, thousands of federal datasets began disappearing from public websites. Researchers scrambled to mirror the pages before they vanished — and much of what was captured cannot fully replace what was lost.

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CoComandering?

At 8 a.m., Friday morning, Aug. 28, 70 or 80 mostly bleary-eyed visitors to the Transportation Technology Center outside Pueblo packed a conference room to attend the Front Range Passenger Rail District’s (FRPRD) Board meeting. With the exception of those on a public or contractor payroll, who made their trips Thursday afternoon to overnight at […]

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🗞️ Monday’s front pages, Barça masterclass, crisis at Valencia...

This Monday’s sports press places FC Barcelona’s emphatic thrashing at Mestalla (0-5) at the center of attention, a commanding win that cements the Blaugrana as the sole leaders of LaLiga. In cont...

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LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices

An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices. Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconnected to the internet.

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Cuba: US Embassy issues health alert due to GI pathogens like norovirus, Shigella

The US Embassy in Havana issued a health alert last week after seeing a significant increase in diarrheal illness across Cuba, associated with the continuing degradation of the water and energy infrastructure. This degradation affects water supply, and food storage and temperature control. Recent cases have included E. coli, norovirus, Shigella, and other gastrointestinal pathogens. This comes after a health alert dated August 28 which noted that Cuba’s water delivery infrastructure is increasingly unstable. The Embassy is aware of reports of residential neighborhoods that have gone for long periods without receiving water from municipal or public sources. Dengue cases surge in the Tampa Bay area Prolonged and worsening water issues and power outages caused by the regime’s mismanagement of public infrastructure impact the entire island. Water often only flows to residences when city power is on for a sufficient amount of time. Media reports indicate wells are running dry across the country due to drought, aggravating the ability to supplement water delivery. The lack of water, coupled with power shortages that have disrupted cold chain networks, can present significant health and safety challenges. We remind U.S. citizens to be aware of the risks when traveling to Cuba and take precautions. Embassy officials offer the following precautions to prevent illnesses: Avoiding Foodborne Illness: Be cautious of meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy, and other perishable foods that may have been inadequately stored. Avoid foods that appear to have been sitting at room temperature for extended periods. Avoid raw or improperly washed vegetables. Be cautious of food cooked and then cooled, stored, or reheated, as improper temperature control can allow pathogens or toxins to develop. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before eating and after using the restroom. Hand sanitizer may be less effective against certain gastrointestinal pathogens, including norovirus. Outbreak News Today is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Water Safety: Use only water known to be safe for drinking, brushing teeth, making ice, and cooking. Use bottled or appropriately treated water; check that bottle seals are intact before opening. Avoid ice unless the water source is known to be safe. Do not use untreated tap water to prepare beverages or food. Be aware that contamination can occur when food, utensils, and surfaces are washed with contaminated water. If You Become Ill: Stay hydrated, especially with frequent diarrhea or vomiting. Most illnesses are self-limited and improve within several days. Seek medical attention for persistent or severe diarrhea, bloody stools, high fever, significant abdominal pain, repeated vomiting, signs of dehydration, or symptoms not improving. Common medications (e.g., acetaminophen, ibuprofen, antibiotics) are frequently unavailable in Cuba; consider bringing your own supply. If you like the reporting on Outbreak News Today, please consider a paid subscription for $5/month or $30 a year. Help support the cause of this niche journalism. It is appreciated.

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Hernando Teachers Protest 23% Health Insurance Premium Hike at Packed School Board Meeting

A packed Aug. 25 Hernando County School Board meeting was dominated by one topic — a potential 23% jump in employees’ health insurance premiums. Florida Blue informed the district during […]

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Microsoft (MSFT)’s Outlook and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Work Both Broke the Same Day

On August 31, 2026, CNBC reported that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) suffered a widespread Outlook and Exchange Online outage on August 31, with Downdetector reports peaking at 6,015 for Outlook and 2,044 for Microsoft 365. Microsoft said on its status page that “users may experience degraded functionality with various Exchange Online functionalities” while it reviewed service […]

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ERAs Health & Longevity, new direct primary care practice, now open in Blue Bell

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Entertainment Notebook: Joey Elias and the Comedy All-Stars are back; Soiferman's exhibit and more

Joey Elias and the Comedy All-Stars: An Evening of Hilarity for the Benefit of On Our Own (O3) returns for its 15th consecutive year, continuing a legacy of laughter and

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Augusta Health Foundation announces 2026 scholarship recipients

The Augusta Health Foundation announced the recipients of the John B. Davis Scholarship and the Kent-Holbert Scholarships for 2026 this week.

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The core anti-Pangram constituency is phony writers

Welcome to The Closing Argument, our verdict on the news, plus everything The Argument published and appeared in this week. The Verdict, by Kelsey Piper A lot of people hate AI for drowning the internet in slop and displacing human creatives. You might think that these people would be thrilled by a program that can identify and flag AI-generated work. But many people who hate AI also hate Pangram, an impressively accurate AI detector that produces very few false positives, according to high-quality independent research. This loathing found its most recent expression in a bizarre Wired article that amplifies a wide range of false arguments from Pangram skeptics: that AI detectors are racist (they’re not) or ableist (they’re not)1 or don’t work (this one does)2. Rather than starting from the premise that it would be really valuable to have a working AI detector and scrutinizing Pangram to make sure it lives up to that promise, the article starts from the premise that Pangram obviously has bad vibes and sets out to discover why. (One answer: The CEO microwaved lunch during an interview!) Why aren’t writers who resent Pangram more eager to distinguish themselves from posters who are having ChatGPT ghostwrite all their work? There are a few different things at play, but I think one key dynamic is this: These are often the same people. A core constituency for arguments like Wired’s is “writers” who are using AI to write their posts but resent this fact being made public. They stand to lose from AI detectors because AI detectors call them out. Share When Substack announced a partnership with Pangram, a sizable fraction of the platform’s authors rose up in outrage. Some people had experience with other AI detectors that didn’t work, and some felt that AI writing ought to be encouraged — both of which are fair enough. But the fury was fueled by authors passionately insisting that Pangram kept wrongly accusing them on almost every post they published. Pangram can be wrong, especially on short passages. But in the overwhelming majority of cases where Pangram looked at a whole blog post rather than a single paragraph, the program correctly detected work as AI. Even if we can’t be 100% sure in any individual case, we can notice the trend in the aggregate. Wired quotes Sam Illingworth, a professor of critical AI literacy at Edinburgh Napier University, who said, “I don’t think [AI detectors] work. … I think that detectors are prejudiced against certain people.” This spring, he said that he used AI for research and editing; this summer he acknowledged that in addition to research and editing, he also uses it “now and then for a turn of phrase I keep.” Pangram informs us that most of his posts are 100% AI-written (some are mixed AI-and-human) and that 100% AI-written posts started appearing last year. The favorable interpretation is that, as someone whose recent work Pangram consistently mistakes for AI, Illingworth sees Pangram’s flaws firsthand. The unfavorable interpretation is that the tool’s credibility trades off against his own, because its account of who writes his posts is not consistent with his. Illingworth is not alone in insisting the detector does not work. “It’s a Monday night in late July, and I’m pasting my own Substack draft into an AI detector for the first time. Not because I’m worried. Because I’m curious. I wrote every word of it myself, the way I write everything, out loud in my head first, in a rhythm that still carries the accent of a language I learned to think in before I learned to write in this one,” begins one Substack post by an author indignant that Pangram flags her writing as AI. “That’s the part I had to sit with before I could write this.” If you, like me, have worked with AIs a lot, you won’t even need Pangram there. The author of that piece is AI. It is obviously AI! I checked 10 other posts on the blog, and they were also obviously AI! “I have spent 22 years as an award-winning author and essayist. And now this bullshit tool that learned from MY writing is going to accuse me of plagiarism,” popular Substack writer Carlyn Beccia wrote in an anti-Pangram post. “For the last and final time, AI DETECTORS DO NOT WORK.” Here’s what her writing sounded like in 2020: “Most success stories revolve around one person who believed enough in you to say — give it a try. We call these people muses, but they are so much more than that. They are the strong man giants whose shoulders we stand on so we can see the horizon. Throughout the editing process, I am sure my editor felt less like a giant of greatness and more like Atlas with the world on her shoulders.” Pangram says it was 100% human-written. (So were other articles of hers in 2020.) And here’s what it sounds like now: “And then there is the reshuffling, which sounds like paperwork until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork. The Trump regime recently moved special education oversight from the Education Department to HHS. That is not a minor bureaucratic transfer. It changes the frame.”3 Pangram says this is mostly AI. I am not convinced that Pangram is wrong. In my own experience, Pangram is very effective on long texts — if it marks a long essay as AI, the essay was either written by AI or deliberately written to sound like AI. On tweet-length or paragraph-length texts, it’s not perfectly reliable. It seems to work just as well for non-native English speakers as for native speakers. While I have seen dozens of claims of pre-2022 text returning a positive result on Pangram, I have tried repeatedly to corroborate those and have never once succeeded. To be clear, I’m absolutely not saying that complaining about Pangram suggests a writer is a cheat. There are plenty of other concerns. Most are mistakenly premised, such as the false claim that Pangram trains on work you put into it, but others are reasonable: It’s unreliable on sufficiently short text segments; it creates an internet witch-hunt mentality when there are defensible uses of AI; people who are open about their AI use are sometimes blamed, when the only people really doing something wrong are the ones who hide it; and it isn’t perfect, so a single positive result shouldn’t be taken as decisive proof of misconduct. I’m happy to concede that Pangram is imperfect and possible to over-rely on. If an author’s posts are mostly non-AI and one scans as partially AI, this could be a mistake. It’s also possible to defeat Pangram with intentional effort. If you think we need something more robust and more reliable, fine! But if you don’t like AI and don’t like Pangram, your attitude really ought to be that it’s a shame that our existing tools for AI detection are imperfect, and it’s important to invent better ones. If your stance is instead that AI is evil and so is looking for AI, then ultimately you’re contributing to the sloppification of the internet. You’re making it harder for people who write their own text to distinguish themselves, and providing cover for authors who are definitely not writing their own text. Subscribe Top stories this week, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs Commentators often worry that the decline of reading could mean the decline of liberal democracy — but deliberative governance actually predated widespread literacy. This week, Maibritt Henkel pointed out that many liberal cultures thrive on a culture of raucous, interactive debate, which can happen in-person as easily, if not more so, than in text. Read on, dear reader, to learn more. It may actually cheer you up: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) [ Reading won’t save liberalism ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) Maibritt Henkel · Sep 1 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) It used to be bad to downplay climate change (if we mean denying its reality). Today, it’s actually good to downplay climate change (if we mean keeping the issue out of political fights so we can make real progress). This counterintuitive view is called “climate hushing,” and contributor Alex Trembath argued that it’s the key to enacting good policy going forward. Get up to speed on the latest in climate politics: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) [ We won’t stop climate change by talking about it ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Alex Trembath · Sep 2 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing up for the forces of liberalism against Donald Trump’s assault on our closest ally. So, why is one prominent left-wing commenter attacking Carney? Columnist Matthew Yglesias explains: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) [ When "economic liberty" means central planning ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) Matthew Yglesias · Aug 31 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) 🌟Abundance Wins of the Week🌟 Shout out to my home state of California, whose legislature passed two housing bills this week. One requires a housing density minimum in transit-oriented areas of the state’s most transit-rich cities (Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, San Diego, and Long Beach). Another bill closes two common loopholes used by third parties to delay housing projects, including an opportunity to challenge maps of a given lot created by the developer after a project has been approved. Shout out to our big-state rival, Texas, where pro-housing SB 785 took effect this week. The new state law requires municipalities to have at least one district permitted for manufactured housing without a special permit. This will promote zoning changes in 44% of municipalities. The company Fervo Energy signed a deal with Google for what is set to be the world’s largest enhanced geothermal facility, proving a technology can work at a scale that could be crucial to a decarbonized, energy-abundant economy. Share Worth watching… This week, forecasting legend Nate Silver joined Jerusalem, Matt, and Jeremiah on a crowded episode of the pod. It was a party. And speaking of parties, our round table debated the factional lines within the Democratic Party: Is it possible to be center-left and also anti-establishment? Watch or listen to find out: The Rio Grande Valley in Texas is one of the areas that swung hardest toward Trump in 2024, but musician Bobby Pulido is running to flip it back. Right now, The Argument/Split Ticket’s model has him running 1.1 points behind his Republican opponent in a district Trump won by 18 points. Tune in to find out how he differs from national Democrats and what he thinks he can to do win this seat. On Thursday, Bernie Sanders was among the first politicians to call for a ban on superintelligence. My guest this week, Andrea Miotti, has been lobbying to ban superintelligence for several years, most recently in the U.K., U.S., and Canada. I asked him how he gets legislators to take speculative risks seriously, and we dug into what plans might look like to actually pass a ban. Listen to learn more: What’s News with The Argument The Argument recommends, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs If we ever lose track of Justin Zuckerman, I’ll have the team split up and check all the movie theaters in the city. I’m shocked (and a little jealous) at how often he gets out to see good cinema. This week, he brings us It Ends, a “horror-ish movie,” which he described as a “Gen Z Waiting for Godot.” I was intrigued before he added that it was “funny, dark and existential” — at which point I was fully locked in. I guess I also had existential themes on the mind this week. One morning, a single line from a poem I read long ago just came to me: “Is death a stretch of time in which a life is just a flash?” The poem is called “From 20,000 Feet” by Heather McHugh. I suggest the version in The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, which, by tradition, my best friend and I always bring backpacking, extra weight be damned. We’ll stay thematically dark for just one more rec from senior editor John Robert Thomason, whose upcoming trip to Baltimore reminded him to suggest Michael Clune’s memoir White Out (about being addicted to heroin in Baltimore in the 1990s). Ben Lerner’s blurb called it _“_Disturbing, brilliant, hilarious—it’s as if Proust had written Jesus’ Son.” John told me this “seems accurate, with the caveat that I’ve never read Proust.” I, personally, have also shelved Proust until retirement. At this point, I was a little concerned for the team since all of us tossed out such psychologically grim material — maybe we’re all down about the end of summer — but thankfully, at least a few of us were into more upbeat selections. Milan Singh recommended Made In’s 5-quart stainless clad saucier, suggesting he had some fun in the kitchen. Jeremiah Johnson asked if he could recommend yet more Carly Rae Jepsen. Once denied, he offered up Game Changer instead_,_ calling it “the most wildly creative game show, maybe in the entire history of the genre.” Eli Richman mentioned _Lucky, “_a B-tier show with an A-tier cast and an S-tier theme song.” I suppose he was recommending the song, Horns of a Bull. Still, despite these cheerier recs, I couldn’t help but be concerned that we were subconsciously worried about racing toward summer’s end — the end of swim trunks and splashing around. Then a message landed reminding me of the three-day weekend to come. A whole extra day for sunshine. One more swim in the lake. I was grateful this called to mind yet another line from a poem, one by Mary Oliver, the patron saint of every gorgeous summer day (and about whom a documentary is now out). Speaking to God in the poem “Thirst,” she wrote: grant me, in your mercy,a little more time. Love for the earthand love for you are having such a longconversation in my heart. We have merch! We have quarter-zips, keychains, hats, and stickers. Each one is a great conversation starter in its own way. Buy them here. Subscribe More to read: [ The Opening Argument ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite)[ Seeing like an elite ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) Kobe Yank-Jacobs · Sep 4 What do Americans hear when they watch Sen. Bernie Sanders or Vice President JD Vance rail against the elite? Are they thinking of right-wing tech billionaires? Imperious college professors? Liberal magazine writers? [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) [ The Weekly Scroll ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline)[ God is back on the timeline ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) Jeremiah Johnson · Sep 5 This week, we’re talking about Substack’s new religious debates, the continuing MAGA influencer scandal, how to retire from YouTube, and aura battles. [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) 1 This was a legitimate thing to worry about, but doesn’t seem to be a problem given the actual technology: Marijke Van Vlasselaer, Filip Van Droogenbroeck, and Bram Spruyt’s 2026 paper looks at whether Pangram is less accurate when evaluating the work of non-native speakers of English. It isn’t. That’s because Pangram isn’t really looking at how “unusual” a piece of writing is but whether it has the characteristic patterns of LLMs. The Wired article makes an odd gesture at a different Pangram-is-racist argument. There were several controversies this summer during which upcoming books were canceled after being discovered to be AI-written: “The three novels mentioned earlier — Shy Girl, Daggermouth, and Call Me, easily publishing’s biggest AI-detection scandals — were all written by writers of color.” But come on! As Zvi Mowshowitz put it: “They were not primarily written by people of color. They were primarily written by AIs.” That’s the whole problem! And as my colleague Jeremiah Johnson recently observed with respect to Cambridge’s Arday scandal, a community being unwilling to call out fraud if it’s perpetuated by people of color is not an anti-racist tendency; it is ultimately quite racist. 2 Many non-Pangram detectors don’t work, but many possible airplane designs also don’t work, and no one considers this a general argument against aviation; the thing that matters is whether any detection works. 3 The phrase “empires have always loved” mysteriously became all the rage in the last few years. See here, here, here, here and here. Before 2025, the only use of that phrase I have been able to find is a single Tweet. The logic of the sentence, too, is incoherent in an AI-characteristic way. “...sounds like paperwork, until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork”? Does remembering that make it sound less like paperwork? It’s a craft-ful sentence, but what is it actually saying??

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Tire pile catches on fire behind Chesterfield business

A pile of tires caught on fire behind a business in Chesterfield County on Sunday afternoon.

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Scientists find a huge 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn’s south pole

This photo provided by NASA/ESA/A. Sánchez-Lavega (Basque Country University) shows a pattern of clouds around the Saturn’s south pole on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (NASA/ESA/A. Sánchez-Lavega, Basque Country University, EHU, via AP)By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn’s south pole. The spinning, meandering decagon appears to...

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Raskin says its more important for Democrats to address healthcare

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., tells "Meet the Press" that President Trump has “undoubtedly” committed impeachable offenses but that it's more important for Democrats to address healthcare and “ending the lawlessness.”

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“Big Bang Theory s”tar Simon Helberg reunites with Jim Parsons after revealing he doesn’t talk to cast much

In an August interview, Helberg admitted that he doesn’t connect with his former costars as much as he’d like to.

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Barcelona star forced off during Valencia clash

La Liga giants Barcelona have on Sunday been dealt a potential blow on the personnel front. This comes owing to developments in the Blaugrana’s latest outing on the domestic front.Hansi Flick’s tr...

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Ex-Eagles Draft Pick Gets Cut By LA Rams

Former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Zech McPhearson was looking to find a role with the Los Angeles Rams in 2026. Unfortunately, an injury prevented him from proving his total value. After signing with the Rams back on August 9, he was placed on the injured reserve list just weeks later. On Saturday, September 5, McPhearson reached […] The post Ex-Eagles Draft Pick Gets Cut By LA Rams appeared first on HEAVY.

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Rays Reacts Results: August’s MVP

As we turn the page to September, we must take a moment to acknowledge the performance of these AL East leading Rays, and to do so we asked in this week’s poll who the top performer was in August. The choice was a difficult one! Among the five players suggested, only reliever Kevin Kelly did […]

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Rabies advisory issued in St. Johns County after infected raccoon found

The Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County has issued a rabies advisory following a confirmed case of rabies in a raccoon in St. Augustine.

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NFL Punishes Dallas Cowboys RB Ahead of Regular Season

The NFL punished a Dallas Cowboys running back with a fine for his actions in a preseason game on August 22. The post NFL Punishes Dallas Cowboys RB Ahead of Regular Season appeared first on HEAVY.

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Scientists Find That 96 Percent of Delicious Tuna Is Infected With Parasitic Worms

Nearly an entire haul of skipjack tuna caught in Brazil was found contaminated with gut-busting parasites like roundworm.

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Voya Financial’s (VOYA) Earnings Fell While Its Retirement Business Boomed

On August 4, Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) announced its second-quarter 2026 results, and the headline numbers tell an uncomfortable story. Net income available to common shareholders dropped to $90 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, down from $162 million and $1.66 a year earlier. Adjusted operating earnings fell just as sharply, to $140 million from $240 […]

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TSS Inc. (TSSI) Is Quietly Rewiring Its Business Around AI Data Centers

On August 13, TSS Inc. (NASDAQ:TSSI) reported second-quarter results that look worse on the top line and better underneath it. Revenue fell 20% year over year to $35.1 million, yet gross profit rose 11% and adjusted EBITDA climbed 12%. The company is deliberately walking away from lower-margin procurement work and leaning into systems integration for […]

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Giants aim for good start after John Harbaugh’s rigorous summer

With Cowboys and Rams to open the season, avoiding an 0-2 start won’t be easy.

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The Knox County 708 Mental Health Board voted on August 31, 2026, to release $150,000 in previously committed grant funding to Bridgeway for a new

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Mother, daughter bring barbering skills to Oroville’s men

Shawn Page sat in the shop chair draped in a haircutting cape grinning from ear to ear as Theresa Kereazis gave him a haircut.

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Tigers try to split series with Guardians on Sunday afternoon

The Detroit Tigers bounced back from a pair of walkoff losses during Friday night’s doubleheader to blank the Cleveland Guardians, 6-0, on Saturday night. Riley Greene’s four-hit performance powered the good guys against a potential Rookie of the Year candidate while the pitching staff threw its first shutout since blanking the Guards back on Aug. […]

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A South Carolina restaurant closed after a failed August health inspection. Here’s why

This South Carolina restaurant closed after a failed August health inspection. Here’s what to know.

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Burgers Specialty Foods-owned business wins $10 million for ham

A 16.7-pound ham won $10 million Thursday at the 62nd Annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast and Charity Auction.

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Health experts agree — eat more fish. The harder question: Wild-caught or farm-raised?

If there’s not enough fish in the world for everyone to eat wild-caught, but farmed fish may not be as healthful, what should Louisiana seafood fans do?

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FOR YOUR HEALTH: Active aging

As we age, it is important to support our health by staying physically active.

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Pennsylvania’s measles crisis: Inside the nation’s largest outbreak

LANCASTER — For Hilda Smucker, the signs that her daughter was sickened with measles came soon after she arrived from camp. It started with tiny...

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High school football: Saturday's scores from across the Southland

Southern Section high school football scores for Saturday, Aug. 5.

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In 1879, Edwin Hall discovered an electrical effect thought to need a perpendicular magnetic field; 147 years later, scientists have shown it can work with the field in-plane

For more than a century, the Hall effect has been taught with a simple picture that electricity flows through a material, a magnetic field pushes the moving charges sideways, and a voltage appears across the material. Now, scientists have found a way to make that familiar phenomenon work in a direction once thought impossible.

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Frisco health inspectors find food safety issues in latest round of checks

The database compiled by the Star-Telegram includes data from Aug. 23 through Aug 29 and 52 inspections.

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