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Food Science Pilot Plant internship helps student find passion and gain experience

The University of Illinois Food Science Pilot Plant offers space for food processing companies to test new ingredients and technologies. And it gives students real-world experience to prepare for food science careers.

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Oct 15 • 2:40 AM EDT • Science • newswise.com
First Friday on pause after deadly Arts District shooting; businesses support safety review

Organizers say the future of the longtime event is being reevaluated following a fatal shooting, while business owners call for stronger security measures before its return.

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Oct 15 • 2:28 AM EDT • Business • ktnv.com
'A very serious health concern': Opponents to Ahwatukee data center share worries at town hall

Dozens of metro Phoenix residents shared concerns about data centers with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes at a town hall in Mesa.

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Oct 15 • 2:18 AM EDT • Health • abc15.com
TST Images: Reign defeat Gulls, 3-2, at Pechanga Arena

SAN DIEGO - The Reign defeated the Gulls, 3-2, at Pechanga Arena on October 14, 2026.

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Oct 15 • 1:18 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Titans Get Disrespected by Texans’ Calen Bullock After Embarrassing Loss

The Tennessee Titans have reached an embarrassing point in their rebuild, and Houston Texans safety Calen Bullock just made it painfully clear how opposing teams view them.Following Houston’s dominant 26-3 victory over Tennessee in Week 5, Bullock delivered a brutal assessment of the Titans while discussing his team’s defensive performance. Rather than celebrating the impressive […] The post Titans Get Disrespected by Texans’ Calen Bullock After Embarrassing Loss appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 15 • 1:16 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New downtown Salt Lake entertainment district plans raise hopes, questions in Japantown

Smith Entertainment Group’s new three-block downtown Salt Lake City district would replace Japantown Street loading docks with shops and offices.

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Oct 15 • 12:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • fox13now.com
Courtney Ogden 'wanted business,' and Michigan fit the bill

At 6-foot-1-inch, Courtney Ogden is not only a stifling presence on defense, but she is also a reliable shooter with an extensive resume.

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Oct 14 • 11:31 PM EDT • Business • michigandaily.com
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Brewers blasts leave Dodgers on brink

The Milwaukee Brewers produced a late home run blitz to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 and leave the reigning World Series champions on the brink of elimination from Major League Baseball's playoffs on Wednesday.That rally came after starting pitcher Blake Snell produced a dazzling performance from the mound to keep the reigning MLB champions in the game.

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Oct 14 • 11:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Longevity-first healthcare takes spotlight at Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit
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Oct 14 • 11:00 PM EDT • Health • scmp.com
Recap: Sporting KC falls at league leaders Nashville SC

Sporting Kansas City (6-19-4, 22 pts.) fell to a 4-0 defeat against Supporters’ Shield leaders Nashville SC (19-3-6, 63 pts.) at GEODIS Park on Wednesday night. Nashville took a three-goal lead into the halftime interval before adding a fourth in second-half stoppage time to seal the points. Balancing three games

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Oct 14 • 10:50 PM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com
Minnesota Vikings Star Provides Big Announcement Before Week 6

Undefeated quarterback Kyler Murray officially closed his Arizona chapter, finalized a multi-million dollar estate sale to focus entirely on leading Minnesota’s offense through a dominant breakout season.

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Oct 14 • 10:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Why Stephanie Mills called Lady Gaga a 'culture vulture'

R&B legend Stephanie Mills addressed unresolved friction with Lady Gaga, explaining why she felt disrespected during a private surprise performance. 'I hope you remember what you did.'

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Oct 14 • 10:28 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Warriors' Kristaps Porzingis out indefinitely due to health issue

Kristaps Porzingis returned to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday but will remain sidelined indefinitely due to a health issue, the team announced Wednesday.

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Oct 14 • 10:27 PM EDT • Health • miamiherald.com
LA28 still not prepared for Cultural Olympiad, critics say

A state legislative hearing Wednesday revealed that L.A.'s plans for its Cultural Olympiad are woefully behind schedule as the LA28 Summer Games approach.

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Oct 14 • 10:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Weather Wednesday: The Science of Specific Heat Capacity

In this Weather Wednesday, we dive into the science behind why water heats up and cools down much more slowly than air.

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Oct 14 • 10:00 PM EDT • Science • inforum.com
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Weather Wednesday: The Science of Specific Heat Capacity

In this Weather Wednesday, we dive into the science behind why water heats up and cools down much more slowly than air.

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Brewers' Chourio Breaks Soto's Postseason Home Run Record

The Milwaukee Brewers phenom surpassed Juan Soto by launching a historic leadoff blast against the Los Angeles Dodgers' Blake Snell.

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Oct 14 • 9:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Knicks Bold Predictions For The 2026/27 Season

The New York Knicks have one of the most unique seasons in their history coming up in 2026-27: a season defending their title as NBA champions. 3 Bold Predictions for the Knicks' Season With much of the roster returning, a wild offseason across the league, and public contract disputes, the spotlight remains on them as next …

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Oct 14 • 9:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Chinese scientists say they spotted possible Israeli electronic warfare units

PLA scientists publish algorithm used to estimate sources of GPS spoofing around Israel using flight data.

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Oct 14 • 9:00 PM EDT • Science • scmp.com
The danger of nostalgia in politics

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

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Oct 14 • 8:56 PM EDT • Politics • michigandaily.com
Billy Crystal distrusts God after Palisades fire, Rob Reiner death

Billy Crystal opens up about the loss of his Pacific Palisades home and longtime friend Rob Reiner, ahead of the debut of his one-man Broadway show “860.”

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Oct 14 • 8:44 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
FBI Adds Ex-Bellum Entertainment CEO To Most Wanted Fraudsters List; Offering $150K Reward For Info On Fugitive Mary Carole McDonnell

In a true turn of events that would seem almost incredulous in a Hollywood script, the boss of a now defunct production company that specialized in true crime is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Invest...

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Oct 14 • 8:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
FBI Most Wanted Fugitives List Adds Ex-Bellum Entertaiment CEO

Mary Carole McDonnell, the boss of a now defunct production company that specialized in true crime is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Oct 14 • 8:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • deadline.com
Peloton's Matt Wilpers teams up with QuickBooks to help small-business owners

QuickBooks gives business owners a clearer picture of their finances, while Wilpers' approach focuses on creating consistent habits around cash flow, financial goals, and regular check-ins.

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Oct 14 • 8:32 PM EDT • Business • wmar2news.com
Alan Mandell appreciation: The heart of L.A. theater and a friend

Alan Mandell, an award-winning actor, arts patron and arts administrator, was best known for co-founding the San Quentin Drama Workshop and interpreting the plays of Samuel Beckett.

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Oct 14 • 8:29 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
State Board OKs deficit spending for Boise State sports

One board member pointed to two choices: Approve the $18 million plan or “basically put a bullet in Bronco sports.”

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Oct 14 • 8:28 PM EDT • Sports • idahoednews.org
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Alan Mandell dead: Actor and interpreter of Samuel Beckett dies

Alan Mandell, an acclaimed classical actor and one of the foremost interpreters of playwright Samuel Beckett‘s work, has died.

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Oct 14 • 8:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
You Can’t Build Golden Science Without Global Talent

Trump has announced millions in funding for new science and tech initiatives, but the anti-immigrant America First agenda could undermine his ambitions.

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

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

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

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

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Oct 14 • 7:50 PM EDT • Science • theapopkavoice.com
Giants Give Surprising Injury Update on Breakout Star

The New York Giants had a surprise injury update on their breakout defensive star on Wednesday. The post Giants Give Surprising Injury Update on Breakout Star appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 14 • 7:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
California Science Center announces early reservations to see space shuttle Endeavour

The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens to the public on Nov. 13.

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Oct 14 • 7:36 PM EDT • Science • laist.com
Martinez outburst came out of 'anger and frustration'

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez says he "spoke out of anger and frustration" when launching a scathing attack on the club's hierarchy.

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Oct 14 • 6:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘Politics as Profit’ or ‘Pure Fiction’: Bribery Trial of Ex-Oakland Mayor Kicks Off

In the federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, prosecutors claimed Thao put her political power up for sale, while defense attorneys attempted to impeach the government’s star witness.

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Oct 14 • 6:46 PM EDT • Politics • kqed.org
Texas Dem candidate: ‘We definitely need Trump voters to win’
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Oct 14 • 6:40 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Ohio Attorney General sues 2 home-improvement companies, including Lorain County business

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

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Oct 14 • 6:31 PM EDT • Business • news5cleveland.com
How the House landscape is evolving: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Trump’s latest moves leave Ukraine on the defensive.

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Oct 14 • 6:28 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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‘It Has Definitely Been Frustrating’ – Warriors’ Kristaps Porziņģis Breaks Silence on Health Issues, Pushes Back Against ‘Internet Doctors’

Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porziņģis posted an update on his recovery Wednesday, minutes after the team announced he will remain out indefinitely with the health-related matter that has sidelined him since before training camp. The posts were his first public comments since the absence began more than two weeks ago.

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Oct 14 • 6:28 PM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
"Ridiculously expensive": Massachusetts computer repair shop seeing uptick in business as costs rise
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Oct 14 • 6:27 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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'Reading Rainbow' host Mychal Threets shares concerning update

Viral librarian and ‘Reading Rainbow’ host Mychal Threets says he is 'trying to stay' amid ongoing mental health battles.

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Oct 14 • 6:21 PM EDT • Health • latimes.com
'Reading Rainbow' host Mychal Threets shares concerning update

Viral librarian and ‘Reading Rainbow’ host Mychal Threets says he is 'trying to stay' amid ongoing mental health battles.

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Oct 14 • 6:21 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
SD rules committee advances campaign finance, `Dark Money' reform packages

The two separate proposals, the Ending Perpetual Fundraising Ordinance and Exposing Dark Money and Banning Shadow Campaigns, follow the previously advanced Follow the Money Ordinance, which the Rules Committee advanced in August.

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Oct 14 • 6:14 PM EDT • Politics • kpbs.org
As White House shifts focus toward AI and tech, U.S. science leaders defend role of the American university

White House planned shift of research funding from universities to industry risks creating a drought in basic research, science leaders say

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Oct 14 • 6:13 PM EDT • Science • statnews.com
Kristaps Porzingis breaks silence after Warriors announce he's out indefinitely

Kristaps Porzingis has broken the silence around his ongoing absence from the Warriors, as Golden State announced in a statement Wednesday that the center will remain out indefinitely.

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Oct 14 • 6:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Patrick Mahomes Endorses Cyrus Allen as Rashee Rice Misses Practice

The Kansas City Chiefs could be thin at wide receiver during their Week 6 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. Tyquan Thornton sustained a dislocated ankle in Week 4 against the Las Vegas Raiders and is out indefinitely, and potentially for the remainder of the season. Rashee Rice was also injured in that game, pulling […] The post Patrick Mahomes Endorses Cyrus Allen as Rashee Rice Misses Practice appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 14 • 6:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kristaps Porziņģis remains out indefinitely with health-related matter

The Warriors hoped that the big man's preseason absence would only keep him out for a short time, but that hope is now gone.

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Oct 14 • 6:04 PM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
Kristaps Porzingis sets the record straight on health issues: 'Everyone can relax now'

The Warriors big man remains out indefinitely, but he tried to offer some clarity on his mysterious health issue on Wednesday.

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Oct 14 • 6:02 PM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
RiverFire returns to Berlin with fires, pumpkins and family ...

RiverFire returns to Berlin Oct. 17 with family activities, a pumpkin-lit bridge and fires on the Androscoggin River at dusk.

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Oct 14 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • unionleader.com
Warriors' Kristaps Porziņģis breaks silence on mysterious health issues, remains out indefinitely

Porziņģis also tried to quiet some of the online rumors that have circulated about his absence from the court

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Oct 14 • 5:58 PM EDT • Health • cbssports.com
Marquette analysis finds young people are important voting block in Wisconsin

The analysis by the Lubar Center’s John Johnson found Wisconsin’s college campuses defy the stereotype of students being overwhelmingly progressive.

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Oct 14 • 5:35 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
Miami Heat Stars Rated Lower Than Expected In Defensive Rankings

Despite forming a terrifying new frontcourt tandem, Miami Heat stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo are both surprisingly low in the latest defensive player rankings, sparking debate over the league's most versatile defensive duo.

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Oct 14 • 5:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
After a rash of burglaries at South Side establishments, Black business owners are wondering: ‘Why us?”

Business owners are coming together and demanding tighter security after a rash of burglaries targeting Black-owned businesses on Chicago’s South Side.

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Oct 14 • 5:24 PM EDT • Business • wbez.org
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LeBron James Speaks on Knicks’ Chances to Become Repeat Champions

James gave the defending champions plenty of credit on his podcast this week.

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Oct 14 • 5:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Battle Over the Pierre Ends in Defeat for the Buyer Pushed by Lutnick

Motasem Khashoggi, who hails from a prominent Saudi family, missed a Tuesday deadline to deliver a $100 million deposit to purchase the Manhattan landmark.

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Oct 14 • 5:12 PM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Warriors' Kristaps Porziņģis will remain out indefinitely due to 'health-related matter' but will be around team
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Oct 14 • 5:10 PM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Joni Mitchell celebrates citizenship after 62 years living in the U.S.

'Big Yellow Taxi,' 'Woodstock' and 'Both Sides, Now' singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is from Canada but has long resided in the U.S. She shared video of her naturalization ceremony on social media.

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Oct 14 • 5:09 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Kristaps Porzingis breaks silence after Warriors’ latest health update

Kristaps Porzingis has broken the silence around his ongoing absence from the Warriors, as Golden State announced in a statement Wednesday that the center will remain out indefinitely.

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Oct 14 • 5:07 PM EDT • Health • sfchronicle.com
Kristaps Porzingis Updates 'Frustrating' Health-Related Matter as Warriors Star Out Indefinitely

Golden State Warriors Kristaps Porziņģis provided an update on his health after the team said in a statement on Wednesday he would "remain out indefinitely" with the same "health-related matter" that has kept him out of training camp and the preseason.

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Oct 14 • 5:06 PM EDT • Health • bleacherreport.com
Warriors release statement regarding Kristaps Porzingis' health issue

The Golden State Warriors have ruled Kristaps Porzingis out indefinately following a new update on his health issues

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Oct 14 • 5:05 PM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Porzingis Out Indefinitely Due To Health Issues

Kristaps Porzingis won't be available for the Warriors for an indefinite period of time due to health issues.

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Oct 14 • 5:03 PM EDT • Health • hoopsrumors.com
Dodgers' Muncy, Pages Named 2026 Gold Glove Finalists

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

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Oct 14 • 4:41 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Brewers Chourio, Turang Named 2026 Gold Glove Finalists

The Milwaukee Brewers' elite defense takes center stage as Brice Turang chases his second trophy while rising star Jackson Chourio eyes one of his own.

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Oct 14 • 4:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ella Langley ponders the dream at L.A.'s Greek Theatre

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

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

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

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Oct 14 • 4:31 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Universal Music Group cuts several executives during its restructure

Executives at Def Jam, Republic Records and Interscope are leaving Universal Music Group as it completes a plan to save €250 million (about $270 million) a year.

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Oct 14 • 4:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Two Padres Named MLB Gold Glove Award Finalists

San Diego first baseman Ty France and catcher Freddy Fermin will be vying with two others at their positions to be recognized for their defensive excellence.

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Oct 14 • 4:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cody Barton Names Area of Improvement for Titans Defense

After struggling to close out games, the veteran linebacker identifies third-down inefficiency as the critical hurdle preventing Tennessee's defensive unit from evolving into a dominant, elite force.

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Oct 14 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kristaps Porzingis, Warriors Give Status Update as Health-Related Matter Sidelines Star Indefinitely

Kristaps Porzingis and the Golden State Warriors provided updates on the star's health status on Wednesday after he returned to the team's practice facility on Tuesday to meet with general manager Mike Dunleavy and vice president of player health and performance Rick Celebrini amid his ongoing absence from the team.

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Oct 14 • 3:48 PM EDT • Health • bleacherreport.com
Former Baltimore-area small business leader indicted on bank fraud charges

A celebrated Columbia entrepreneur was charged with bank fraud offenses stemming from small business loan applications tied to her now-defunct companies.

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Oct 14 • 3:42 PM EDT • Business • thedailyrecord.com
Penn State's Matt Campbell Delivers Strong Message to Recruits

Head coach Matt Campbell has a bold message for recruits on what Penn State is like compared to the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns.

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Oct 14 • 3:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Young voter turnout could be pivotal in this year's midterms

There are signs Gen Z is motivated to show up to the polls in historically high numbers this year. A recent poll found over 80% of people age 18-29 said they ‘probably’ or ‘definitely’ plan to vote.

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Oct 14 • 2:59 PM EDT • Politics • scrippsnews.com
CBS Sports predicts Falcons 'light up' Bears defense in Week 6

CBS Sports predicts winner of Sunday's Falcons-Bears matchup in Atlanta

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Oct 14 • 2:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
HHS Launches Health Center Healthy Lifestyle Commitment to Advance Nutrition, Prevention, and Healthy Living

HHS Secretary Kennedy joined by HRSA Administrator Tom Engels, today launched the HHS Health Center Healthy Lifestyle Commitment.

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Oct 14 • 2:52 PM EDT • Health • hhs.gov
Ryan Smith, SEG unveil new details on downtown Salt Lake City entertainment district

A new concert venue, restaurants, shopping experiences and pedestrian walkways were among the new details revealed by the Smith Entertainment Group for its proposed transformation of Salt Lake City.

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Oct 14 • 2:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • fox13now.com
Newsom heads to New Hampshire to stump for Democrats

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's trip follows voyages to other early primary voting states that could be critical to his campaign if he officially joins the 2028 presidential contest.

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Oct 14 • 2:27 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
YouTube is upending Hollywood — and Alphabet might be the best entertainment bet

The creator economy has turned the entertainment industry on its head this year, with YouTubers now directing box-office hits. Are entertainment giants like Disney (DIS) and Netflix (NFLX) still the stocks to buy? Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO Ross Gerber and his expert panel weigh in on the rise of creator-led projects taking hold in the film industry. Today's Market Hang panel consists of Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Business Insider Today executive editor Dan DeFrancesco, Baird investment strategist Ross Mayfield, and SlateStone Wealth partner and chief market strategist Kenny Polcari.

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Oct 14 • 2:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
AI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science

AI may soon be the default way to solve theoretical problems in economics, high-energy physics, and other fields, MIT researchers tell WIRED.

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Oct 14 • 2:15 PM EDT • Science • wired.com
Space Shuttle Endeavour: Reservations open next week to see exhibit

Reservations for the California Science Center’s new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, home to Space Shuttle Endeavour, open Oct. 21.

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Oct 14 • 2:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Tiny platform creates and directs microbubbles on demand

Set within a 3-millimeter area on a chip, the new device produces hydrogen gas bubbles on a grid of electrodes, then powers the bubbles up with acoustic energy through ultrasound.

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Oct 14 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • news.cornell.edu
‘I’ve worked hard to get where I’m not’: Kirk Fox on comedy, tennis and his dirtbag-noir novel

Fox returns to Sterlin Harjo’s Hulu series 'The Lowdown' as he takes on more writing and acting projects, saying finishing the novel helped him believe he could complete something.

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Oct 14 • 1:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Some EGF businesses reporting lower operation costs compared to last year

Visits with 12 local businesses give details about workforce needs, increased insurance and material costs and the state's Earned Sick and Safe Time mandate.

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Oct 14 • 1:48 PM EDT • Business • grandforksherald.com
Three Boston Red Sox Named Finalists For Gold Glove Awards

Caleb Durbin, Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela continued to establish themselves as some of the league’s best defenders.

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Oct 14 • 1:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Taking flight: How bats shed light on human brains

Understanding how bats fly could shed light on how the human brain controls our most complex movements

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Oct 14 • 1:45 PM EDT • Science • ls.berkeley.edu
In Good Health: Are We Solving Hearing Loss?

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

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Oct 14 • 1:44 PM EDT • Health • npr.org
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Justice Dept. demands California prove citizenship for lists of voters or withhold ballots

The U.S. Department of Justice has given California election officials 48 hours to prove the U.S. citizenship of voters its flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots.

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Oct 14 • 1:38 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Commentary: Karen Bass says L.A.'s political establishment doesn't like Raman. Well, boo hoo

Karen Bass says L.A.'s political establishment doesn't like Raman. Well, boo hoo

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Oct 14 • 1:34 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Republicans retreat from battleground districts as lines shift in House races

The shifting money in the final weeks of midterm campaigns points to a defensive posture by Republicans and new aggression from Democrats, who aim to capitalize on President Donald Trump's weak approval ratings.

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Oct 14 • 1:30 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Cubs Lead National League With 5 Gold Gold Finalists

From Seiya Suzuki’s remarkable defensive turnaround to Pete Crow-Armstrong’s bid for back-to-back honors, Chicago’s elite glovework dominates the National League as Rawlings reveals its top 2026 finalists.

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Oct 14 • 1:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Boston Mayor Joins Effort to Protect Legal Cannabis in Massachusetts

Mayor Michelle Wu is the latest in a list of a growing number of high-profile figures endorsing the ‘No on 8’ campaign to protect the Commonwealth’s cannabis laws against a prohibitionist-backed ballot Question 8 in the November mid-term election.

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Oct 14 • 12:52 PM EDT • Business • cannabisbusinesstimes.com
HHS Declares Public Health Emergencies for Florida, Alabama following Hurricane Isaias

Secretary Kennedy yesterday determined that public health emergencies exist in Florida and Alabama as a result of Hurricane Isaias.

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Oct 14 • 12:30 PM EDT • Health • hhs.gov
David Bailey wins AFC defensive player of the week
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Oct 14 • 12:11 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cam Heyward singles out Gabe Rubio after key Steelers performance

Pittsburgh Steelers captain Cameron Heyward praised rookie defensive lineman Gabe Rubio for stepping up during a thin rotation against Indianapolis.

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Oct 14 • 12:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Duke Health and CaroMont Health Partner to Develop Two New Hospitals in Mecklenburg County

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

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Oct 14 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • corporate.dukehealth.org
Matchbox Twenty announces 30th anniversary tour

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Matchbox Twenty is celebrating 30 years of music with a North American tour that will bring the rock band to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles next

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Oct 14 • 11:37 AM EDT • Entertainment • recorderonline.com
Why the World Series will define the MLB lockout battle

The World Series is the ultimate PR battle in the lockut, but it shouldn’t be.

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Oct 14 • 11:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Redefining Workflows with Microsoft AI & Power Platform: Start with Business Goals, Not Technology

Microsoft executives Leon Welicki and Dona Sarkar joined Innovia Consulting’s Shawn Dorward to discuss practical AI adoption strategies, emphasizing leadership, clear business goals, and choosing the right technologies to improve enterprise workflows.

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Oct 14 • 11:02 AM EDT • Business • cloudwars.com
Watch the trailer for ‘The Greatest,’ the Muhammad Ali series coming to Prime Video November 4
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Oct 14 • 11:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • aboutamazon.com
Endeavor Health, Rush announce proposed merged healthcare system

The combined health care system in the Chicago area could become one of the largest with 12 hospitals in the city and surrounding suburbs.

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Oct 14 • 10:31 AM EDT • Health • wbez.org
Endeavor Health, Rush announce proposed merged healthcare system

The combined health care system in the Chicago area could become one of the largest with 12 hospitals in the city and surrounding suburbs.

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Oct 14 • 10:31 AM EDT • Health • chicago.suntimes.com
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Apple Says HomePod 2 Also Works as Default Speaker With Select Macs

An addendum to our report about the HomePod mini 2 working as a default speaker on all Mac models with Wi-Fi 6E and later: Apple says this ability extends to the full-sized HomePod 2. An addendum to our report about the HomePod mini 2 working as a default speaker on all Mac models with Wi-Fi 6E and later: Apple says this ability extends to the full-sized HomePod 2.

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Oct 14 • 10:25 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com