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Bucs Nation Reacts Survey: Are you confident, Buccaneers fans?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Buccaneers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys:

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Sep 22 • 10:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Colts Coach Detailed What’s Wrong With The Indianapolis Defense

The Indianapolis Colts have lost nine consecutive regular-season games. It has been a very significant reality check for head coach Shane Steichen. At one point, his collective was on op of the NFL world with an 8-2 record. The post Colts Coach Detailed What’s Wrong With The Indianapolis Defense appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 22 • 9:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Former Saints WR Brandin Cooks Gets Big NFL News: Report

Brandin Cooks’ Saints reunion ended after 10 games. Now the former first-round pick has another NFL opportunity — and a milestone within reach. The post Former Saints WR Brandin Cooks Gets Big NFL News: Report appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 22 • 9:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Chief Counsel told staff early not to use Signal

The influencer issue this summer left the group chat.

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Sep 22 • 8:22 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
2-0 vs. 0-2: The undefeated NFL teams you should doubt — and the winless ones you should still believe in
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Sep 22 • 8:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NFL Week 2: Player milestones from all 32 teams
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Sep 22 • 5:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vanderbilt Health to lead nationwide initiative to improve outcomes for critically ill patients

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

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Sep 22 • 5:32 PM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
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Penn State alumni shine despite low-scoring NFL Week 2

Penn State players are all over the NFL, and they had some of the defining performances around the league in Week 2.

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Sep 22 • 5:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Turf Show Times Reacts Survey

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rams fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys:

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Sep 22 • 3:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Howard Schultz joins Ryan Clark as investor in The Pivot

Ryan Clark may have suffered a tough blow when he was laid off from ESPN earlier this year, but he is moving forward on his own in a major way. After a partnership with NFL Films launched a new weekly sports show through his production company, The Pivot, Clark has even bigger news. Pivot25 Productions…

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Sep 22 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Philadelphia Eagles Add Pro Bowl Cornerback at Bargain Rate

Last year, the Philadelphia Eagles had one of the NFL’s best passing defenses, ranking eighth in yards allowed, first in […]

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Sep 22 • 1:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
In Memoriam: Andrew Lakoff, influential anthropologist of risk, science and society

The USC Dornsife professor and former divisional dean explored how science and technology shape modern life and brought scholars across disciplines together to tackle complex questions.

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Sep 22 • 1:42 PM EDT • Science • dornsife.usc.edu
Clavicular charged with rape, drugging in Massachusetts

Clavicular, the social media influencer known for his looksmaxxing content, faces two felony charges for drugging and rape.

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Sep 22 • 1:38 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Broncos Survey: Which Rams player concerns you the most?

The Denver Broncos have a tough matchup ahead of them in Week 3 when the host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. They recovered strongly from an ugly prime time game in Week 1 with a strong performance on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the NFL leaves no rest for the weary. […]

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Sep 22 • 1:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Would Troy Aikman actually walk away from ESPN?

This originally appeared in Tuesday morning’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. Something is off when the analyst half of the longest-running broadcast marriage in NFL history…

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Sep 22 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Tyrone Tracy News: Steelers, Giants Connected In Trade Rumors

Tyrone Tracy is still a member of the New York Giants, but that may not be the case for long. A former fifth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Purdue product began his career on a relatively high note. Appearing in all 17 games while making 12 starts, the rookie finished his inaugural campaign …

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Sep 22 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Week 3 fantasy running back rankings: Top streamers, starts

The NFL's leading rusher after two weeks, Kansas City's Kenneth Walker III, has also been the most targeted RB in the passing game. Where does he slot this week?

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Sep 22 • 11:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
5 waiver wire pickups in fantasy football in Week 3

Here are five of the top NFL fantasy football waiver wire pickups heading into Week 3, including QB Bryce Young.

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Sep 22 • 11:36 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
2026 Women of Influence Alum of the Year: Kristi Knous

The Business Record has named Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines President Kristi Knous the 2026 Women of Influence Alum of the Year. The annual award was launched in 2024 to celebrate a past Woman of Influence who has continued making an impact since being honored by the Business Record. Knous was honored as a…

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Sep 22 • 11:31 AM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
RFK, Jr. is focusing attention on electromagnetic fields. Here’s what the science says about exposure

The research into how electromagnetic and radiofrequency waves influence health is plagued by low-quality studies

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Sep 22 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
'End the open-ended war.' GOP candidates push Trump on Iran

The push from key congressional candidates to end the war illustrates the growing GOP angst around a conflict that is deeply unpopular.

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Sep 22 • 10:33 AM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
Tom Brady, Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza and the Las Vegas Raiders' surprise start to the NFL season

Sky Sports NFL presenter Neil Reynolds explores the early impact of Kirk Cousins in leading the Las Vegas Raiders to a surprise unbeaten start through the first two weeks of the season; Cousins starred in Sundays win over the Los Angeles Chargers as he plays mentor to Fernando Mendoza

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Sep 22 • 10:28 AM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
Browns Rise in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings After Upsetting Buccaneers
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Sep 22 • 10:17 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PFT's Week 3 2026 NFL power rankings
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Sep 22 • 9:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Week 3 power rankings: 49ers rise after 2-0 start

The 49ers proved their one of the top teams in the NFL after winning their first two games of the season.

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Sep 22 • 9:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Caesars Entertainment supplements proxy over counsel conflict disclosure amid merger

Caesars Entertainment voluntarily supplements its definitive proxy to disclose Latham & Watkins’ separate representations of Fertitta affiliates while denying any required additional disclosure.Key Highlights:Original SEC Filing: Caesars Entertainment, Inc. [ CZR ] - 8-K - Sep. 22, 2026This is an A…

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Sep 22 • 9:23 AM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
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Rams-Broncos opening odds Week 3

If you are thinking about betting in Week 3 of the NFL season, check out FanDuel!

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Sep 22 • 9:09 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warns U.S. over escalation

The IRG warned Monday that it would “change the geography of the war” if the United States escalates the conflict

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Sep 22 • 8:58 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Chicago Bears Get Valuable Jalen Hurts Lesson From Titans Star

Clearly, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts taught the NFL a valuable lesson at this point. The more players and coaches from the other side taunt or challenge him, the worse off it is for defenses going up against him. The Tennessee Titans recently learned a lesson from the former Super Bowl MVP. While the Titans […] The post Chicago Bears Get Valuable Jalen Hurts Lesson From Titans Star appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 22 • 8:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
This emerging treatment could help people avoid knee replacement surgery

A minimally invasive procedure called genicular artery embolization could offer a new middle ground between conservative treatments and knee replacement for osteoarthritis. By blocking tiny blood vessels associated with inflammation, GAE can significantly reduce pain, with some patients reporting little or no pain afterward. Studies suggest the benefits may last two to four years in people who respond well.

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Sep 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
I quit my job and became a travel 'micro influencer.' Now I make money online and see the world for free.

Rhiannon Wood quit her minimum-wage job and learned to monetize her travels by leading tours all over the world and posting on social media.

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Sep 22 • 7:16 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Updated 2027 NFL Draft order following Week 2

The NFL season is still in its infancy, but it's never too early to look at who is leading the Arch Manning sweeptstakes in the 2027 draft.

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Sep 22 • 7:07 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists uncover a hidden power in our bodies that could fight depression - Futura-Sciences

When Muscles Talk to the Brain: The Role of Apelin During exercise, muscles secrete a protein capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier and influencing neural activity. This molecule, called apelin, has been identified in mouse studies as a missing link in the connection between physical activity and mood. The findings...

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Sep 22 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
The Giants’ season is already in danger, plus an early NHL preview

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Talk to your friends about EPA today. Coming up: 🔀 Vibe shift in L.A. 🤓 The WNBA’s spectacle 📕 We’re all football nerds Football season can be so fickle. Vibes can turn on a dime. Last week, we marveled at how the new-look Giants dominated the Cowboys in primetime. We wondered if New York’s ceiling could be higher than previously thought under coaching legend John Harbaugh. And we wondered if the Rams’ dream season...

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Sep 22 • 6:23 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Wall St futures pause after AI rally, focus on Mideast tensions

Wall Street's main indexes were steady on Tuesday, ​following strong AI-driven gains in the previous session, while investors awaited potential talks between the United ‌States and Iran that could end their six-month-old conflict.

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Sep 22 • 6:19 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Is 50 the new 60?

Subscribe TL;DR: Younger generations are showing signs of worse health compared to earlier-born cohorts at the same age This backward “drift” is showing up both in mortality risk and chronic disease Worsening trends in obesity and diabetes are the most consistent signals Taking the long view, we’ve made astonishing gains in health and life expectancy in the last century. Global average life expectancy has more than doubled from 32 years in 1900 to 73 years in 2024. (But don’t forget, there were still old people when life expectancy was 32). As people lived longer, they also generally lived healthier along the way. It turns out that avoiding things that can kill you early, like malnutrition and lots of childhood infections, also keeps you healthier later in life. In a classic 2004 paper, Finch and Crimmins proposed that cohorts of children who benefited from fewer early life infections had less lifetime exposure to inflammation and cardiovascular disease later in life, accelerating mortality improvements at older ages. Poor nutrition in the womb has also been linked to a higher risk of later chronic disease. The upshot is that improvements in childhood health can pay dividends many decades later. The combination of better living conditions (nutrition, sanitation) and medical advances (antibiotics, vaccines, blood pressure meds, etc) meant that people’s healthy lifespan generally expanded, even as they lived longer. Aging researchers call this best-case scenario “compression of morbidity”—meaning we delay the onset of disease and disability even faster than the years of life we are adding. During my 20+ year research career, we could generally bank on the idea that younger generations would not only live longer but also keep getting healthier along the way. “60 is the new 50” as they say… Enter “Generational Health Drift” Sadly, this expectation of steady progress may be changing. You’ve probably heard that US life expectancy gains have slowed to a crawl in the past couple of decades. Mortality improvements are also slowing (though less dramatically) in many other high-income countries (you can read more about that in a review paper I wrote here). Mortality is a very blunt health measure, but it is often a good barometer for the broader population health trends happening underneath. And we are now seeing that younger generations may be in worse health at similar ages compared to earlier born cohorts. My collaborator Prof. George Ploubidis at University College London coined this worsening health in more recently born cohorts “generational health drift.” “Generational health drift” is bad news on multiple fronts. Most obviously, we don’t want our health progress to go backward. But the timing is also bad, since our populations are aging. In demographic terms, “population aging” means that the proportion of the population at older ages (i.e >65 years) is increasing. Fun demography fact: Current population aging is not due to the recent declines in the birth rates making the news, but declines in fertility decades ago, after the “baby boom.” As baby boomers reach older ages, the smaller cohorts behind them mean the percentage of older adults will increase. For example, the share of the population age 65 and older in the US increased from 12.4% in 2004 to 18.0% in 2024. This story of population aging was written long ago. Many worry that population aging will put pressure on health care and pension systems. But if people reach older ages in better health than in years past, those fiscal pressures would be less dire than projected. Healthy older people can also continue to contribute to society in many valuable ways, including paid work, caregiving, community service….even high political office 🤷. On the flip side, if younger generations reach retirement age in worse health and with more disabling conditions, this could magnify the societal challenge of population aging. Evidence for worsening generational health A recent paper that I LOVED in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Dr. Leah Abrams and colleagues examined which birth cohorts (aka generations) were behind worsening US mortality. Behold the Lexis diagram (cue swooning demographers). Calendar time is on the x-axis, age on the y-axis. Birth cohorts can be followed over time as they age on the diagonal lines moving up and to the right. This figure plots the year-on-year % change in all-cause mortality at a given age. Green shading indicates mortality improvements over time, white is stagnation, and gray shading indicates worsening mortality. Following the diagonal line for those born in 1950, you can see a noticeable shift from green to gray that follows this cohort for most of their lives. This gray shading shows generally worsening mortality for the 1950 to 1959 birth cohorts compared to their predecessors across all ages. Concerningly for my GenX and elder millennial peeps, there was also a deterioration in mortality for birth cohorts born in the 1970s and 1980s, visible as dark gray areas at ages 30 to 45 during the 2010s. While some of these mortality changes reflect specific shocks such as the opioid epidemic, most deaths still occur from major causes of death such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. For cancer, the gray in the top left corner of the figure below reflects the legacies of smoking for older cohorts, followed by a period of green with improvements in cancer mortality as smoking rates declined. But the white/gray shading in the bottom right corner highlights a stagnation and reversal of the cancer trends, with cohorts born around 1970 to 1985 experiencing worsening cancer mortality. This deterioration was most noticeable for colon cancer mortality, possibly linked to obesity or dietary factors. Not just dying more, but less healthy along the way. A recent paper by Dr. Laura Gimeno of University College London (of which I am a co-author), found evidence that more recently born cohorts in Great Britain have stagnating or worsening health. A stylized picture of what“generational health drift” might look like: The review paper found: Rates of childhood overweight and obesity were highest among Gen Z. Rates of diabetes in the 40s almost doubled from 3.1% among the Baby Boomers to 5.9% in Generation X. Gen Z reported higher rates of poor mental health in adolescence compared to earlier-born groups. These UK results are consistent with studies showing worsening health across generations in the US as well. A 2021 US study found that more recently born cohorts had worse biological markers (like blood pressure and blood sugar) than earlier generations at the same age. A separate 2022 study of Americans aged 50 and over found that more recently born generations had a higher number of chronic diseases, with younger age of disease onset. A 2024 Lancet paper found that in the US, women born in 1945 had 33% obesity prevalence at age 50, rising to 48.2% for women born in 1970 turning 50. So what’s going on, and can we turn it around? We don’t have a definitive answer for what’s causing the deteriorating health of younger cohorts, but circumstantial evidence points to worsening trends in obesity and diabetes in both the US and UK. Remember that cohort trends reflect lagged effects of early environments, and younger generations have faced both earlier onset and more severe obesity across their lifetimes. Despite these very concerning trends, the future is not set in stone. We’ve reversed poor generational health trends before: drops in smoking are a major reason cancer and heart disease deaths fell so dramatically in recent decades. GLP-1 drugs may finally turn the tide against rising rates of obesity and diabetes, though it is still early days. But things could also get worse…for example from a return to higher levels of childhood infectious diseases that can have a lasting impact on health. See for example: [ ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) [ Don’t You Forget About Me(asles): The Virus That Erases Immune Memory ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Jenn Dowd, PhD · March 24, 2025 [ Read full story ](https://jenndowd.substack.com/p/dont-you-forget-about-measles-the) Even as an optimist, emerging data on the “generational health drift” has my full attention. For most of my research career, we took it for granted that each generation would be healthier than the last. But if present trends continue, **50 could be the new 60….**and Gen Z celebrities will soon look older than Paul Rudd :). Stay well, Jenn Share the Health! If you found this post useful, please share it with a friend. Share

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Sep 22 • 6:03 AM EDT • Health • jenndowd.substack.com
Trump to address U.N. General Assembly and meet with world leaders as he navigates Iran, Gaza, Ukraine conflicts
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Sep 22 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Providence is poised to have a pro-Palestine mayor. Its Jewish community is conflicted.

The win by a democratic socialist aligned with the pro-Palestine movement has prompted fears, as antisemitism is on the rise and a divestment question aimed at Israel is on the ballot.

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Sep 22 • 5:30 AM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
Op-ed: Why community voices shape the future of health care

Those voices help paint a clearer picture of what influences health across Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe and White counties — in our hospitals, neighborhoods, schools and workplaces.

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Sep 22 • 5:02 AM EDT • Health • jconline.com
Business across the West struggle to profit as fuel prices soar

Fuel prices across the West have risen to nearly £2 per litre amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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Sep 22 • 4:33 AM EDT • Business • bbc.com
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Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs the Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next

Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next.

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Sep 22 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
Jiang Feng: The Unravelling of German & European Politics

A state election in eastern Germany has become a revealing test of the changing political landscapes of Germany and Europe, writes Jiang Feng, Professor and Chairman of the Council of the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies (SAGGAS) at Shanghai International Studies University. His analysis follows the decisive victory of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) (which has been classified as right-wing extremist by German authorities)in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September, in which it finished far ahead of its mainstream rivals. Jiang previously served as Minister-Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Berlin. The following article was published on 8 September 2026 on huanqiu.com, the online platform of the Global Times. On 6 September, the results of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, were announced. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), classified as far-right by German authorities, made history by becoming the largest party in the state parliament, winning 43.8 per cent of the vote — twice its share in the previous election. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which had governed the state continuously for 24 years, won just 17.2 per cent, its worst result ever in Saxony-Anhalt. On the night the results were announced, the atmosphere at the CDU gathering was unusually calm. There was neither shock nor argument, as if the defeat had long been expected. Several veteran party members who had spent years working in the state government said: “Defeat is not a bad thing. It is time to make changes.” This state election has not only upended Saxony-Anhalt’s political landscape, but also laid bare the deep tensions between Germany’s traditional party structure and model of governance, on the one hand, and an increasingly polarised society on the other. Its repercussions are already being felt at the federal level, making Saxony-Anhalt a useful case study of the broader trend towards political polarisation and realignment in Europe. Governing Difficulties after Electoral Victory The most immediate consequence of the election is a historic setback for the mainstream party order that took shape in post-war Germany. In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD has leapt from a peripheral party to the largest political force in the state. Its electoral base has expanded beyond the traditional category of “marginal protest voters” to take on the characteristics of a cross-class coalition. The party has not only consolidated its support in rural areas, but also attracted many middle-class voters and even members of the social elite with stable jobs, their own homes, and substantial incomes. It has thus evolved from a “protest party” into one with the potential to govern. Despite its commanding lead in the vote, however, the AfD faces an institutional obstacle to governing the state: the mainstream parties’ long-standing “firewall” against it. Neither of the two potential routes to forming a government appears likely to break the current political deadlock. The first would be a coalition of establishment parties, led by the CDU and bringing together the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, the Left Party (Die Linke) and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in a cross-camp government. In terms of parliamentary arithmetic, such a coalition could prevent the AfD from forming a government and preserve the outward stability of the traditional political order. Yet these parties are fundamentally divided over key issues including immigration, the energy transition, economic management, and cultural and education policy. Coalition negotiations would therefore be extremely difficult, and even if a government could be formed, it would most likely prove short-lived. More importantly, an alliance of establishment parties aimed at keeping the largest party out of government would play directly into the AfD’s narrative that “political elites are suppressing public opinion”. It could deepen perceptions of political unfairness, further strengthening the AfD’s political capital, and creating a dynamic in which “the more it is suppressed, the more people vote for it”. Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s candidate for state premier, has said that if efforts to form a government fail because other parties refuse to cooperate, the AfD will push for a fresh election, which he believes could deliver the party an absolute majority of seats. This points to more intense political battles ahead. The second option would be a coalition between the AfD and the BSW. Together, the two parties would command a simple majority in parliament, making this, on paper, the quickest route to forming a government. The BSW is the only elected party that has not ruled out cooperation with the AfD, and the two parties share some common ground, including on policy towards Russia. There is therefore a degree of political basis for cooperation. Were such a coalition to materialise, Germany would see its first state government jointly formed by a party defined as far-right and one with a far-left background, creating what might be called a “bipolar anti-establishment alliance”. Such an outcome would fundamentally break with the ideological boundaries of post-war German party politics. It is worth noting that even if the AfD ultimately fails to enter the state government, its roughly 47 per cent share of parliamentary seats would give it a powerful blocking minority. Without its consent, major decisions requiring a two-thirds majority — including constitutional amendments, significant budgetary adjustments, and state-level institutional reforms — would be extremely difficult to pass. Therefore, whoever ultimately forms the government, the AfD will be an unavoidable force in Saxony-Anhalt politics, with a direct influence on the state’s legislative process. Systemic Failures in Germany’s Governance Model The Saxony-Anhalt election result reflects a systemic failure of Germany’s post-war mainstream-party model of governance to adapt to rapidly changing socioeconomic conditions. It stems from multiple, mutually reinforcing structural tensions and highlights the existing political system’s difficulty in adapting to “an increasingly polarised society First, collective anxiety has replaced individual material hardship as a central driver of political mobilisation. The rise of the AfD can no longer be explained simply by poverty or social marginalisation. Its increasingly cross-class electoral base suggests that what is driving voters towards the party is, above all, concern about the broader direction of society. This anxiety about the future of the political community goes beyond individual gains and losses. In political discourse, economic anxiety has become closely intertwined with immigration, while immigration and refugee issues are, in essence, questions of social fairness. This perception turns conflicts over the distribution of social resources into negative assessments of governing parties, providing a broad social basis for far-right political narratives. Second, regional disparities and East German identity have undermined the strategy of addressing eastern Germany’s structural challenges at the regional level. More than three decades after German reunification, eastern states such as Saxony-Anhalt have experienced periods of economic growth, but their underlying economic structures remain weak, and household incomes and wealth remain significantly below those in western Germany. At the same time, they continue to face population outflow, an ageing population, labour shortages, and other structural challenges. At a deeper level, historical experiences — including the collapse of the former East German economic system, mass unemployment during the transition, and the westward shift of decision-making power over major issues — have left some residents with a sense of being “second-class citizens” and of being excluded. For years, the German government treated the “syndrome” of reunification as a regional problem to be gradually addressed at the local level. That approach is becoming increasingly unsustainable, as regional development disparities emerge as a core structural factor shaping national politics. Third, the erosion of institutional trust is perhaps the most decisive factor. AfD supporters tend to distrust establishment institutions, including parliament, government, and the mainstream media. Their concerns about economic security, pensions, and social fairness are significantly greater than the social average. Increasingly, their support for the AfD reflects not an expectation that the existing system can be improved, but a search for an alternative to the current political order. Such a systemic deficit of trust will be extremely difficult for the traditional parties to repair in the short term. Fourth, a generational shift in political mobilisation has amplified political polarisation. Unlike traditional parties, which rely heavily on offline rallies and mainstream media coverage, the AfD has developed a social-media mobilisation strategy built around “raising an issue — identifying who is responsible — offering a simplified solution — building a shared identity”. It turns complex social tensions into concise political narratives, rapidly channelling public sentiment into political support. The contrast on the eve of the election was particularly telling. The establishment parties, together with trade unions and churches, organised an offline march attended by more than 10,000 people, but its reach was largely confined to those present and to traditional media coverage. The AfD held a much smaller indoor event, yet livestreaming on TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms, combined with the involvement of online influencers, gave it a reach and mobilising capacity far beyond that of the march. The contrast illustrates how the traditional parties’ methods of political mobilisation are increasingly struggling to keep pace with a political environment transformed by changes in media technology. A Microcosm of Structural Political Change in Europe The shockwaves from the Saxony-Anhalt election quickly travelled beyond the state to the federal level. Calls for political accountability followed immediately after the results were announced. The governing CDU and SPD are now under enormous pressure, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil face an unprecedented test. Political polarisation in Germany is no longer simply a regional phenomenon. The post-war model of multiparty government by establishment parties is breaking down and being reshaped. Viewed in a broader European context, the Saxony-Anhalt election is part of a continent-wide wave of party polarisation, mainstream-party decline, and rising right-wing forces. Far from an isolated phenomenon, it is a microcosm of the structural political changes unfolding across Europe. Weak economic growth, cultural tensions over immigration, and declining trust in institutions are fuelling the rise of right-wing forces in several countries, challenging the liberal internationalist order established in post-war Europe. As a core member state of the European Union, Germany’s ability to adapt its political system and the direction of its politics will have profound implications for both European integration and the evolution of the international order. Subscribe [ Pekingnology China’s Germany watchers take stock of Berlin’s uneasy turn On 7 December 2025, nearly 50 Chinese scholars and policy researchers gathered in Beijing for the 2025年德国形势年终研讨会 “2025 Year-End Seminar on the Situation in Germany… Read more 9 months ago · 31 likes · 1 comment · YIRUI LI and Yuxuan JIA ](https://www.pekingnology.com/p/chinas-germany-watchers-take-stock?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=1151841) [ Jiang Feng on Germany's 2025 and beyond: no easy exit ](https://www.eastisread.com/p/jiang-feng-on-germanys-2025-and-beyond) Yirui LI and Yuxuan JIA · Jan 24 The following is an op-ed by Jiang Feng, published on 29 December 2025 at Shanghai Observer 上观新闻, the digital platform of Jiefang Daily, the official newspaper of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). [ Read full story ](https://www.eastisread.com/p/jiang-feng-on-germanys-2025-and-beyond)

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Sep 22 • 3:04 AM EDT • Politics • eastisread.com
Eddie’s Nephew Andy Howe Leaves Recruitment Role At Newcastle

The departure of the influential scout marks a total overhaul of the Magpies’ recruitment team as Matthias Jaissle and Ross Wilson solidify a new era on Tyneside.

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Sep 22 • 3:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Giants, Saints Get Intriguing Trade Idea After Jaxson Dart Injury

The New Orleans Saints might have a valuable backup QB that teams with injured starters could call on, despite being only two weeks into the 2026 NFL season. New Orleans has its franchise guy in Tyler Shough, but its backup QB, Spencer Rattler, could be a trade piece. On Sept. 21, the New York Giants […] The post Giants, Saints Get Intriguing Trade Idea After Jaxson Dart Injury appeared first on HEAVY.

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Dexter Lawrence has completely changed Bengals' defense, per Jeremiah

NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah said the Bengals' Dexter Lawrence showed "utter dominance" against the Houston Texans' offensive line.

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Week 3 announcer assignments for every NFL game

The schedule is set and the networks know where their announce teams will be for Week 3 of the NFL season.

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907 Sports: High school football playoffs draw closer

On this episode of 907 Sports, Charlie Fellows dives into Week 6 high school action from across the state, as the playoffs are just two weeks away. Plus, Jordan Rodenberger joins the show to talk NFL Week 2!

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UCF’s Guidance Earned Daunte Culpepper’s Commitment in 1995

While elite programs vanished as his grades plummeted, a lone coach’s academic roadmap inspired the future NFL star to choose loyalty over prestige and rewrite record books.

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Sep 21 • 11:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fed’s Goolsbee says road to 2% inflation may not be painless

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee warned the central bank cannot ignore repeated and persistent supply shocks, and must respond in a way that may cause economic hardship.

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Voters cite political climate, economy and homelessness as Oregon governor race nears

With Oregon’s governor race 43 days away, voters tell KATU they’re uneasy about the political climate. Fears about inflation, Social Security, homelessness and vote-by-mail shape the debate.

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Rams-Giants Week 2 Monday Night Football game thread

The Los Angeles Rams host the New York Giants in Week 2 of the NFL season, and you can chat about it right here!

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Sep 21 • 7:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vikings Hot Start Earns Major Recognition From FOX Sports

The Minnesota Vikings came in at the third spot on Fox’s NFL Power Rankings on Monday afternoon. The outlet put the rankings on social media.The Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks were the two teams ahead of the Vikings. In the meantime, the team has a ton of momentum after beating the Chicago Bears by a […] The post Vikings Hot Start Earns Major Recognition From FOX Sports appeared first on HEAVY.

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Seattle Seahawks Jaxon Smith-Njigba Now In “MVP Discussion”

Seattle Seahawks Jaxon Smith-Njigba now finds himself in the MVP conversation after two outstanding weeks to being the NFL season. Last year, Smith-Njigba won the Offensive Player of the Year after tallying 1829 scrimmage yards and 10 total touchdowns. However, after two games in the 2026 NFL season, Smith-Njigba has 277 yards and 4 touchdowns. […] The post Seattle Seahawks Jaxon Smith-Njigba Now In “MVP Discussion” appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 21 • 7:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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NFL Monday Night Football preview: Rams, without Myles Garrett and Puka Nacua, already in big spot vs. Giants
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2 Packers players hit with NFL punishment

The NFL is officially punishing two Green Bay Packers players for actions taking in the team's season opener. Now, they'll have to pay up or fight the punishment.

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Sep 21 • 6:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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How Local Politics Influence Housing Affordability

California needs at least 2.5 million new homes by 2030, but most cities are still falling short. A new study examines whether this shortfall is associated with the politics of who lives in these cities, and how those politics determine…

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Record diesel prices threaten small businesses and local housing supply

High diesel prices are impacting East Tennessee businesses and the housing market amid concerns over inflation and wages.

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Patriots projected to drop Week 3 game in Jacksonville

Odds, spread and betting information for NFL Week 3.

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Sep 21 • 6:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
907 Sports: Week 6 kicks off, father & son from Homer go coast-to-coast for ultimate NFL experience

In this edition of 907 Sports, Week 6 of the high school football season has arrived and we check in on a Division II showdown between Lathrop and Chugiak. Plus, Homer’s biggest Buffalo Bills fan gets the ultimate NFL experience.

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Brian Schottenheimer: "We Have to Handle Our Business"

Head coach Brian Schottenheimer discusses the Cowboys' improvements following their Week 2 win, highlighting better communication on defense, the emergence of rookie linebacker Jaishawn Barham as the defensive green-dot communicator, and the continued gro

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Ex-Eagles Super Bowl Champion Signs With Detroit Lions: Report

The Philadelphia Eagles are enjoying their 2-0 record after beating the Tennessee Titans, and they are seeing their former players sign with other teams. One of those teams is the Detroit Lions, which is adding a former Eagle to its practice squad. ESPN NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler said the Lions will sign veteran safety Jalen […] The post Ex-Eagles Super Bowl Champion Signs With Detroit Lions: Report appeared first on HEAVY.

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How a New Pistachio CEO Leverages CPG Experience to Drive Health Demand

Mike Forbes draws on leadership at Alter Eco, Procter & Gamble and California Olive Ranch to harness TikTok influencers, clean eating and global culinary partnerships.

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Lions' Dan Campbell reiterates faith in DC Kelvin Sheppard

The Detroit Lions have given up 71 points and rank last in the NFL in defensive EPA through 2 games in the second year under DC Kelvin Sheppard.

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6 Insights We're Learning from Sleep Research That Could Change How You Age

Sleep isn’t just a time for rest. Growing evidence suggests it may be one of the most powerful factors influencing how well we age, affecting everything from brain health and memory to hospital recovery and long-term independence. For more than two decades, Dr. Katie Stone, a sleep researcher Sutter Health Research Institute, has helped advance […]

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Rockstar Games' New Modding Policy Crushes Influencers' Dreams for Monetized GTA 6 RP Servers

Rockstar Games has outlined its policy for modding ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6's release, and it may crush the dreams of some would-be entrepreneurs.

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NBC 5/Telemundo 39 station group Texas voter poll

Economy and inflation are top issues according to likely voters surveyed in the NBC 5 Dallas/Telemundo Station Group Texas Voter Poll. NBC 5’s Larry Collins and Phil Prazan tell us the details.

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Mz. Shyneka gives the latest in entertainment headlines

More victims may have been affected in fake NFL player scam and Mz. Shyneka is hosting a mental health awareness event.

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Bryce Young is the NFL’s new short king overlord

Bryce Young is the NFL's new short king overlord

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Sep 21 • 11:57 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Browns NFL playoff standings: Why not after Week 2’s win?

The Week 2 victory for the Cleveland Browns means the NFL playoff order, not the NFL draft order, gets attention Monday

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Giants vs Rams: Is Aaron Donald playing tonight?

The Los Angeles Rams face the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, but will Aaron Donald make his 2026 NFL season debut?

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New Pro Flag Showcase to kick off Super Bowl week

This season's Super Bowl LXI week in Los Angeles will begin with a new annual flag football competition.The NFL and TMRW Sports, the company behind TGL golf, announced the Pro Flag Showcase on Monday.

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New Pro Flag Showcase to kick off Super Bowl week

This season's Super Bowl LXI week in Los Angeles will begin with a new annual flag football competition.The NFL and TMRW Sports, the company behind TGL golf, announced the Pro Flag Showcase on Monday.

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NFL Monday Night Football preview: Rams, without Myles Garrett and perhaps Puka Nacua too, already in big spot vs. Giants
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Environmental science takes an average of seven years to influence international policy, study finds

A new study led by the University of Alicante (UA) and the Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies (CEAM) analyzes the barriers separating scientific knowledge from environmental policy and its ...

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Miami Dolphins Academy Fall Donation Presented by Baptist Health Delivers Equipment to Royal Palm Beach High School Tackle Football Program

This year’s equipment donation included tackle sleds, a tackle wheel, agiles, power drinkers, new cleats, footballs, pads and more to help enhance the tackle football program.

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Bold predictions for Monday Night Football in NFL Week 2

Bold predictions for Giants vs. Rams on MNF in NFL Week 2.

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50 Women to Watch in the Digital Entertainment Business 2026

Women have never wielded more influence over the direction of the entertainment business than they do now. Across Hollywood and the broader media landscape, women are making critical decisions about what gets made, how it is marketed and distributed, where consumers watch it, and, increasingly, the technology and business models that determine how entertainment companies … Continue reading "50 Women to Watch in the Digital Entertainment Business 2026"

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Trump and Zelenskyy set for UNGA talks

With wars in Ukraine and Iran looming over the UN gathering, Trump faces a packed diplomatic agenda as Zelenskyy seeks talks on peace, Gulf leaders push for an end to the Middle East conflict...

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Environmental Science Takes an Average of Seven Years to Influence International Policy, Study Finds

A study led by the University of Alicante (UA) and the Mediterranean Centre for Environmental Studies (CEAM) analyses the barriers separating scientific knowledge from environmental policy and its effective implementation.

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🏈 Y! Sports AM: Favorites fall

Week 2 of the NFL season was defined by a trio of underdogs pulling off some pretty sizable upsets.

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Illini in the NFL: Jacas picks off Aaron Rodgers

A big weekend for the former Illini.

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'SNL UK' mocks King Charles and Ed Sheeran in AI-themed sketch

"You know sometimes, when it comes to conflicts, the bravest thing you can do is to say nothing at all."

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As Medicaid cuts near, one free Chicago clinic pushes expansion

Chicago-based Community Health doesn’t take Medicaid, Medicare or other payment, so it is doubling down on a growth strategy to meet the expected influx of newly uninsured patients.

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Rockford is latest West Michigan company to go 100% employee-owned

All 330 of Rockford’s employees are eligible to become owners of the construction firm under an employee stock ownership plan.

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AI-generated 'experts' front German-language political video network

Researchers identified 47 YouTube channels using artificial presenters to discuss conflicts, geopolitics and German politics, with videos recording more than 7.5 million views.

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Ask the Pediatrician: How to protect children and teens with chronic health conditions

Influenza (flu) is an infection caused by the influenza virus that infects the respiratory tract inc...

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Ask the Pediatrician: How to protect children and teens with chronic health conditions

Influenza (flu) is an infection caused by the influenza virus that infects the respiratory tract inc...

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Whether you like it or not, celebrities have an impact on politics

The global groundswell of support for Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian advocacy serves to remind us that maybe celebrity activism really is that deep after all, writes Cheek’s Varsha Yajman. Subscribe In the last week, publications, podcasts, and influencers that have either rarely or never spoken about Israel’s genocide in Palestine have flooded my social feed. And it was all because singer Ed Sheeran and his team dropped Macklemore as his opener for saying “Free Palestine” on stage. Millions raised, millions speaking up in support of Palestine - all of this confirming my view that, whether I like it or not, celebrities do have an impact on political outcomes. And this is interesting when much of the time celebrity activism can induce an eye roll - I love to see Charli XCX pointing out a Palestinian flag in the crowd, but it’s hardly the bold symbol of allyship that some fans would make it out to be. But there’s a line between healthy scepticism and outright dismissal - and I’d argue that the latter lets the rich and powerful off far too easily. For instance, actress Jennifer Lawrence, once outspoken about her political views, last year told The Times she no longer believes celebrities have a role to play: “Celebrities do not make a difference whatsoever on who people vote for. So then what am I doing? I’m just sharing my opinion on something that’s going to add fuel to a fire that’s ripping the country apart.” While it’s a narrative she might find comfort in, it simply is not true. Grassroots movements often garner worldwide attention when celebrities and other high-profile spokespeople bring a mainstream platform to their causes. And this frustrates me. We have had three years of a live-streamed genocide. Macklemore himself has been calling for a Free Palestine long before he booked the Sheeran concert. Yet it’s the high-profile fallout of the last week that finally seems to have made saying “Free Palestine” socially acceptable in the mainstream. It feels like the collective mood has shifted, where calling out censorship is now the obvious response - not just the business of ‘radical’ activists. To recap, Sheeran’s decision followed an ultimatum from billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of Gillette Stadium, one of the venues Sheeran was scheduled to perform at: either drop Macklemore as your opener after only two of the eight scheduled shows, or you do not play at any stadiums. Sheeran’s disappointing decision to stand on the side of billionaire-led censorship has ultimately seen a surge in support for Free Palestine. It began when all his openers and his backing band pulled out of Sheeran’s tour, in solidarity with Macklemore and with the Palestinian cause. It was met with an uproar of support from those who had never or barely touched politics before: influencers lip-syncing to Macklemore’s music, singers like Jack Antonoff singing “Free Palestine,” and publications and podcasts standing with Macklemore. And finally, we saw material support: Macklemore donated $1 million in profits from his two nights opening for Sheeran’s tour to several Palestinian aid groups and called for Sheeran and Kraft to match it, which they have since promised to do. We’ve also seen children’s entertainer Ms Rachel follow suit with a $1 million donation to Palestinian aid, and publication PopBase has donated $10,000. Anera, a humanitarian aid group working in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan, said donations since Macklemore’s announcement were more than triple this month’s daily average. The group’s Instagram page has also gained 8,000 followers. Macklemore far from the first celebrity to speak and participate in politics in the Western World. In 1924, singer Al Jolson supported Republican candidate Warren G. Harding for president, and decades later, celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne, and Aretha Franklin voiced their public support for the Civil Rights movement. More recently, in the lead-up to the 2024 US election, ‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah partnered with the organisation Power the Polls to recruit poll workers to address shortages- a problem disproportionately affecting voters of colour. The campaign saw 170,000 new sign-ups - 35,000 of which came directly through the TV show’s link - resulting in the recruitment of 713,000 total poll workers that year, an almost three-fold increase on the organisation’s goal. Alongside recruiting workers, celebrities in the US (where voting in elections is not compulsory) have made a huge difference by calling for people to register to vote. Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris in 2024 saw over 400,000 visitors on the voter registration site within 24 hours of her Instagram post. In 2023, Swift had urged her fans to register, resulting in 35,000 new voter registrations. Similarly, Ariana Grande promoted voter registration in 2019 by setting up booths at concerts on the American leg of her tour, resulting in over 33,000 voters registering. And the same thing is happening closer to home. This year, musician Jack River successfully called for government action to ensure creatives in Australia do not have their work scraped by generative AI companies. Celebrity as the mediator between the punter and the politician Celebrity activism isn’t just a feel-good news story - research tells us it actually makes a difference. By directing attention to issues affecting the average person, like voting inaccessibility or a lack of action on a genocide, researchers Alfred Archer and Amanda Cawston state that “celebrities can play a useful bridging role between political elites and the people they represent”. Alternatively, in a world where talking about politics is “not cool,” or where people lack exposure or knowledge to engage with politics, celebrities can act as an educational resource or an entry point into the political world - when they speak up about an issue, their audience gets exposed to it. Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival is a perfect example. Rodrigo partnered with twelve organisations focused on women’s issues, such as reproductive rights. These organisations had stalls at the festival for people to meet them and were also featured heavily on social media, giving their issues global attention and raising $20 million for the organisations. We have also seen celebrities at award shows such as the Emmys wearing F*CK ICE pins, referring to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s treatment and detainment of people - generally people of colour. When celebrities speak up about political issues in public forums, they put the issue at the forefront of mainstream media, rally their supporters, and make it clear that, however much they disagree, the government cannot simply ignore it. Our over-reliance on celebrities versus our politicians As much as I love seeing my favourite celebrity use their platform for a good cause, there is an important question to ask: not whether celebrity activism is good or bad, but whether we should have to rely on celebrities. And the answer would, in an ideal world, be no. In an ideal world, or merely a just world, action on Palestine would’ve happened decades ago, climate change would be taken seriously, and most importantly, people would understand their democratic rights. However, that is not our reality. Only around 28 per cent of Australian Year 10 students reach proficiency in civics and citizenship. In the US, almost two-thirds of people under 30 say high school civics education didn’t prepare them to understand voting deadlines, how to research candidates, or how to vote by mail. When civics education is weak, our trust in these institutions and our understanding of change-making processes also decline. ​This is where celebrity steps in and becomes our main source of reliance. As Mary R. Connelly notes in _The Tartan, “_Celebrities will always be involved in campaigns in one form or another, but their presence is not what causes people to vote blindly. The lack of political engagement and literacy is what allows celebrities to wield their influence on the political sphere so impactfully.” About the author ​Varsha Yajman is the Digital Content Producer at Cheek Media. She is a youth advocate and lawyer with a background in climate litigation and is passionate about looking at the intersection between race, climate justice, and mental health. Thanks for reading Cheek Media Co. ! This post is public so feel free to share it. Share

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Healthy aging via good oral health? Maybe.

Periodontal therapy may be key to preventing cognitive decline and promoting healthy aging, a new study reports. The study proposes that chronic inflammation predisposes one to neurodegenerative disorders.

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How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports

Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’

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Culturally Relevant Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Care Strategies

(Feature Impact) Driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other risk factors, cardiovascular disease has surpassed cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in the United States. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('fixed-big-ad-top-asset'); }); Hispanic people represent nearly 1 in 5 of the U.S. population and are the nation’s largest ethnic minority group, yet many continue to face barriers to achieving heart health and accessing high-quality healthcare. A new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal, “Circulation,” revealed how social, economic, cultural and environmental factors contribute to persistent disparities in cardiovascular health, calling for culturally tailored prevention strategies, equitable access to care and greater representation of Hispanic populations in cardiovascular research.“Hispanic populations in the U.S. are incredibly diverse even within their own communities with differences in genetic ancestry, language, cultural traditions and social experiences that can significantly influence cardiovascular health,” said Johanna Contreras, M.D., M.Sc., FAHA, director of the Division of Heart Failure and medical director of the Hispanic Heart Center within the Mount Sinai Health System. “Yet Hispanic people remain underrepresented overall in the research that guides prevention and treatment strategies… Without better representation and more detailed data, we risk overlooking important differences that can help us improve care and save lives.”Hispanic Cardiovascular Health by the NumbersCardiovascular risk factors – obesity (nearly 46%), type 2 diabetes (15.5%) and high blood pressure (approximately 44%) – are prevalent among Hispanic adults and often emerge at younger ages and occur more frequently among Hispanic adults compared with white adults.According to the report, only about 1 in 5 Hispanic adults achieves ideal cardiovascular health as defined by the American Heart Association’s original Life’s Simple 7 metrics. Updated analyses using the Life’s Essential 8 framework demonstrated persistent disparities for heart and brain health, as well as suboptimal dietary quality, sleep patterns and levels of physical activity.Social and Economic Barriers MatterBiology alone does not explain cardiovascular health disparities. The environments where people live, work and age, along with social and economic challenges, impact heart health. In fact, approximately 17% of Hispanics live below the federal poverty threshold, compared with 8.2% of white adults. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('fixed-big-ad-middle-asset'); }); “Many Hispanic adults face obstacles that extend far beyond the doctor’s office,” Contreras said. “Limited health insurance coverage, language differences, food insecurity, environmental exposures and concerns related to immigration status can make it more difficult to prevent disease, manage chronic conditions and receive timely treatment.”Contreras emphasized the cultural values and practices of Hispanic people also influence how they perceive their health and healthcare options.“Family plays a central role in many Hispanic communities and can be an extraordinary source of strength, support and resilience,” Contreras said. “At the same time, family members are often called upon to translate medical information, navigate health systems and help make healthcare decisions for loved ones. Those responsibilities can shape how health information is understood and acted upon.”An Action Plan for Improving Hispanic HealthThere are practical opportunities to achieve equitable cardiovascular health and reduce disparities through community engagement, culturally responsive care, inclusive research and policies that address the underlying drivers of health.“Reducing cardiovascular disease among Hispanic populations demands action at every level,” Contreras said, “from improving access to culturally responsive care and expanding research participation to addressing the social and environmental conditions that shape health.”By addressing both medical risk factors and the social conditions that shape health, experts believe there is an important opportunity to reduce disparities and help more people live longer, healthier lives. Learn more at Heart.org.Photo courtesy of Shutterstock googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('fixed-big-ad-bottom-asset'); });

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Culturally Relevant Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Care Strategies

(Feature Impact) Driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other risk factors, cardiovascular disease has surpassed cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in the United States.Hispanic people represent nearly 1 in 5 of the U.S. population and are the nation’s largest ethnic minority group, yet many continue to face barriers to achieving heart health and accessing high-quality healthcare. A new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal, “Circulation,” revealed how social, economic, cultural and environmental factors contribute to persistent disparities in cardiovascular health, calling for culturally tailored prevention strategies, equitable access to care and greater representation of Hispanic populations in cardiovascular research.“Hispanic populations in the U.S. are incredibly diverse even within their own communities with differences in genetic ancestry, language, cultural traditions and social experiences that can significantly influence cardiovascular health,” said Johanna Contreras, M.D., M.Sc., FAHA, director of the Division of Heart Failure and medical director of the Hispanic Heart Center within the Mount Sinai Health System. “Yet Hispanic people remain underrepresented overall in the research that guides prevention and treatment strategies… Without better representation and more detailed data, we risk overlooking important differences that can help us improve care and save lives.”Hispanic Cardiovascular Health by the NumbersCardiovascular risk factors – obesity (nearly 46%), type 2 diabetes (15.5%) and high blood pressure (approximately 44%) – are prevalent among Hispanic adults and often emerge at younger ages and occur more frequently among Hispanic adults compared with white adults.According to the report, only about 1 in 5 Hispanic adults achieves ideal cardiovascular health as defined by the American Heart Association’s original Life’s Simple 7 metrics. Updated analyses using the Life’s Essential 8 framework demonstrated persistent disparities for heart and brain health, as well as suboptimal dietary quality, sleep patterns and levels of physical activity.Social and Economic Barriers MatterBiology alone does not explain cardiovascular health disparities. The environments where people live, work and age, along with social and economic challenges, impact heart health. In fact, approximately 17% of Hispanics live below the federal poverty threshold, compared with 8.2% of white adults.#placement_976606_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid976606 = window.pid976606 || rnd;var plc976606 = window.plc976606 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=976606;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid976606+';place='+(plc976606++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');“Many Hispanic adults face obstacles that extend far beyond the doctor’s office,” Contreras said. “Limited health insurance coverage, language differences, food insecurity, environmental exposures and concerns related to immigration status can make it more difficult to prevent disease, manage chronic conditions and receive timely treatment.”Contreras emphasized the cultural values and practices of Hispanic people also influence how they perceive their health and healthcare options.“Family plays a central role in many Hispanic communities and can be an extraordinary source of strength, support and resilience,” Contreras said. “At the same time, family members are often called upon to translate medical information, navigate health systems and help make healthcare decisions for loved ones. Those responsibilities can shape how health information is understood and acted upon.”An Action Plan for Improving Hispanic HealthThere are practical opportunities to achieve equitable cardiovascular health and reduce disparities through community engagement, culturally responsive care, inclusive research and policies that address the underlying drivers of health.“Reducing cardiovascular disease among Hispanic populations demands action at every level,” Contreras said, “from improving access to culturally responsive care and expanding research participation to addressing the social and environmental conditions that shape health.”By addressing both medical risk factors and the social conditions that shape health, experts believe there is an important opportunity to reduce disparities and help more people live longer, healthier lives. Learn more at Heart.org.Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

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Beyond Ukraine: Why Europe is preparing for a wider conflict

Something is spooking Europe. Something is spooking Europe. Even famously neutral Switzerland adopted a new national security strategy calling for greater resilience and an ability to defend itself against armed attack.

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Sep 21 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Alec Pierce Injury Update Isn’t Good News For Colts

The Indianapolis Colts need all their weapons to keep up with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football. They certainly need big-play WR Alec Pierce, who led the NFL in yards per catch a season ago. Pierce is coming off a four-catch, 61-yard Week 1, and he was back out there hoping to make […] The post Alec Pierce Injury Update Isn’t Good News For Colts appeared first on HEAVY.

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Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford and brother of Kaia Gerber, dies at 27

Presley was open about his struggles with addiction and mental health, sharing in 2025 his hope to find “a good community of people who can be good influences on me.”

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Travis Kelce sets NFL record for yards after catch

Add another feat to an already decorated and lengthy resume for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

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What Happens if Browns vs Bucs Cannot Resume Sunday

What happens if the Browns-Buccaneers game can’t resume today? Here’s how the NFL could handle a postponement and when the game could be completed. The post What Happens if Browns vs Bucs Cannot Resume Sunday appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 20 • 8:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NFL insider has encouraging update on Bears QB Caleb Williams

NBC Sports' Mike Florio had an encouraging update on Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, who suffered a hamstring injury.

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Sep 20 • 8:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Falcons’ Upcoming Schedule Brings National Spotlight at Rough Time

Before the season, the NFL schedule makers appear to have taken a bit of a chance. They scheduled the Atlanta Falcons in primetime in Week 3… and Week 4… and Week 5. That decision is now having the potential to backfire in a major way. Because right now, the Falcons are a mess. They haven’t […] The post Falcons’ Upcoming Schedule Brings National Spotlight at Rough Time appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 20 • 8:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Patriots quietly make NFL history in blowout win over Steelers

New England became the first original AFL franchise to reach a remarkable win total.

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Sep 20 • 8:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com