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Missouri Health Care Association’s Golden Age Games return for its 26th year

The three-day event brings together over a dozen assisted and long-term care facilities for some friendly competition.

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Oct 9 • 6:27 PM EDT • Health • ky3.com
Seahawks Injury Issues: Coach Earns Credit For Finding Answers

With key starters sidelined, first-time coordinator Brian Fleury earns praise for stabilizing Seattle’s offense through creative adjustments and steady leadership amidst a wave of early-season roster volatility.

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Oct 9 • 6:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Can agritourism help small family farms in N.Y. survive?

From pick-your-own apples to hard cider and fall activities, farms are finding new ways to bring customers through the gates. But can agritourism help family farms navigate rising costs and labor challenges?

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Oct 9 • 5:33 PM EDT • Business • spectrumlocalnews.com
AI companies are betting on Tennessee politics. Here's how much

The Tennessean explains how companies like Oracle and Anthropic are spending in Tennessee's midterms this year.

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Oct 9 • 5:31 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Mark Andrews on track to play in Week 5

Ravens TE Mark Andrews not on injury report after three full practices

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Oct 9 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Yankees Must Cut Grisham To Fix 2027 Outfield

The Yankees lost in three games to the Rays. Per Sports Illustrated, re-signing Trent Grisham is a mistake fans cannot afford to see happen again.

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Oct 9 • 4:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Zay Flowers listed as questionable

Ravens RB Zay Flowers questionable for Week 5 after three limited practices

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Oct 9 • 4:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Care before crisis

The recent murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children, focused national attention on maternal mental health and the structures — or lack thereof — we have in place to support it.

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Oct 9 • 4:41 PM EDT • Health • news.asu.edu
Lamar Jackson not available for Week 5

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson missed all three practices this week and has been ruled out

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Oct 9 • 4:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Contest-Winning Microscope Thrown Out for Using Generative AI

Ning Xu's winning entry to Nikon Instruments' Small World in Motion competition was ineligible due to AI, a spokesperson for the contest told Gizmodo.

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Oct 9 • 4:29 PM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Week 6 Open Thread

Welcome to the open thread, the home for discussion for all non-UW games this weekend. With the Huskies playing on Friday, you can check in any time you like on Saturday, but you can never leave. Saturday Early – There are no ranked vs. ranked games in the early slot, but Indiana at Nebraska could […]

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Oct 9 • 4:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Not Your Mother’s Art Fest expands its canvas in downtown Lawrenceville

The Not Your Mother’s Art Fest has grown quickly in its three years, making it necessary to expand the footprint of the festival grounds.

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Oct 9 • 4:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com
R&S Holdings Acquires Residential Addiction Treatment Operator Innovo Detox

R&S Holdings, a behavioral health organization that offers addiction treatment and behavioral health services through its subsidiaries, has added a

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Oct 9 • 4:06 PM EDT • Health • bhbusiness.com
R&S Holdings Acquires Residential Addiction Treatment Operator Innovo Detox

R&S Holdings, a behavioral health organization that offers addiction treatment and behavioral health services through its subsidiaries, has added a

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Oct 9 • 4:06 PM EDT • Business • bhbusiness.com
Kyshawn George Emerges as Wizards Point Guard Behind Trae Young

Washington’s wing thrives in a dual role, anchoring the second-unit offense and stifling elite scorers. Can the versatile wing maintain this high-usage pace across a full season?

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Oct 9 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nobel Prize for “Asymmetric Synthesis”

Every year, the first week in October, I eagerly await the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. If Louis Pasteur were alive today, he would be thrilled with the 2026 honour being bestowed on

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Oct 9 • 3:42 PM EDT • Science • mcgill.ca
Rico Dowdle listed as questionable for Week 5

Steelers RB Rico Dowdle questionable after three straight limited practices

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Oct 9 • 3:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Netflix’s Summer of Bummer

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Today, I’ve got a guest post from longtime friend of the newsletter, Brandon Katz. I’ve been trying to find time all summer to look at Netflix’s straight-to-streaming film slate, but between a pre-planned trip and Nielsen moving up their streaming data timeline, I’ve been swamped. So I reached out to Brandon, one of my favorite fellow analysts, to write about it. And I feel like he captured the tone and data focus of the newsletter perfectly. You can connect with Brandon on LinkedIn and Twitter. Enjoy! Don’t worry, folks. You’re in safe hands with me. To ease any anxieties about an interloper in ESG’s domain, I’ll start by stealing one of his best framing devices: headlines. Box office flops are covered in the same way the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles eye pizza: with cartoonish insatiability. I would know. I’m a former reporter who wrote nearly identical headlines: Yet, intentionally or not, streaming misses get treated with kids gloves, filtered through a rosy lens: In the last six years, U.S. streaming viewership has become nearly as transparent as the box office, but the data often arrives weeks later, in a number of less intuitive metrics, and with nary an official budget to be found. This plays into the Wall Street-whispering narratives major streamers have been cultivating for years. They get a pass in a way that theatrical studios simply don’t. Subscribe Netflix’s Summer Slate Not a single Netflix original film released between May and August this year opened above 20 million U.S. TV hours, per Nielsen. That benchmark usually serves as the EntStrategyGuy’s floor for a streaming hit on Netflix. None of these films enjoyed a hit-cementing single week of 20-plus million hours during their runs. Netflix’s two best films were true crime docs, Maternal Instinct (16.5 million hours) and The Crash (19.7 million), the best overall week for a film this summer. Great for most other streamers, but not necessarily what we’re used to seeing from Netflix. For an overly-dramatic comparison, Happy Gilmore 2 opened last summer to around 47 million hours (celebrity cameos, baby!). Zooming out, the picture looks even worse. In 2026, Netflix’s five biggest scripted summer films posted the lowest average (28.6 million hours) and median (28.8 million hours) eight-week viewership totals of the past four years. Now, it’s unrealistic and unfair to expect Netflix to deliver a _KPop Demon Hunters-_sized hit every year. But it’s also not ideal to see the size of their hits shrinking over the last few summers. Let’s quickly run through some of the notable summer misses. Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein’s perfectly fine romcom, Office Romance, fell off the charts after 20 million hours in its first two weeks. Top films usually last for four-plus weeks. Starry titles ideally don’t decay that fast either. Homegrown star Millie Bobby Brown couldn’t prevent the snappy Enola Holmes franchise from diminishing returns. At 14.3 million U.S. hours, the third film posted roughly half of what the first two films did in their first two weeks. What’s on Netflix calculated that per-day global views were down nearly 60% from the second movie. The Whisper Man did okay with more than 36 million hours over its first four weeks. But I expected a little more juice from a film featuring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott. Kevin Hart’s Ladies First collected just 11.2 million hours total across two weeks. That’s a big miss for one of Netflix’s go-to stars. Plopping into the same bucket are Sunny Sandler’s Don’t Say Good Luck (10.3 million in two weeks) and John Cena’s Little Brother (17.5 million). Meanwhile, English-language originals Color Book (June 19), In the Hand of Dante (June 24) and Heartstopper Forever (July 17) never sniffed Nielsen’s Top 10 at all, despite needing only 2 to 5 million hours to land in the top ten most weeks. (By my count, eleven English-language scripted original films released between May and August did chart). It’s only fair to mention that Swapped (1-May) posted nearly 42 million U.S. hours over five weeks (the longest Netflix original run this summer) and is currently their eighth most-watched English-language film ever worldwide. Remarkably Bright Creatures (37 million, 4 weeks) and Voicemails for Isabelle (27 million, 4 weeks) weren’t bombs either. Still, overall, I think it’s fair to say this was a quieter summer season than we’re used to seeing from the market-leader. You might not realize that given the language commonly used in public analysis. The Twist Despite the starkly black-and-white tone of the coverage, here’s the twist: when many box office bombs arrive on streaming, their viewership looks a whole lot like many of Netflix’s supposedly successful summer releases. Hmm, where have we heard that one before? Masters of the Universe topped out at $65 million stateside against a $170 million budget_._ I’ll admit, Skeletor ripping sleeveless curls as a gym bro and bodyslamming Adam’s co-workers was funny. But, much to the chagrin of my bank account, my laughter doesn’t launch franchises. Yet the He-Man reboot opened to 19.6 million hours (from a Wednesday five-day opening instead of just one weekend), on par with Hoppers on Disney+ (19.4 million). It put up nearly 47 million hours over its first six weeks, bigger than all of Netflix’s summer releases. Pretty darn healthy and likely to land among the 25 most-watched movies on streaming this year. Sticking with Amazon, The Sheep Detectives just barely broke even at the box office with $133 million worldwide (and only $66 million domestic). I never expected cloven-hooved, cud-chewing mammals to be able to bring me to tears. Yet that’s exactly how I found myself at the end of this surprisingly affecting movie (#NoShame). It was likely the unexpected quality in a family-friendly film that powered its streaming over-performance. Sheep Detectives delivered a solid run for Prime video netting 26.2 million hours! How about franchise IP? Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu had the lowest opening ($81 million) and lowest-grossing Disney-era live-action Star Wars film ($178 million domestic). One day before release, its Heat score (19.8%)—audiences who list their interest as a 7/7—fell behind blockbusters Wicked (21%), Superman (23%), Fantastic Four: First Steps (23%), Michael (23%), Toy Story 5 (26%) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (27%), according to Greenlight Analytics. The urgent enthusiasm just wasn’t there. On streaming, Mando opened to weeks of 12.1 million, 6.1 million and 2.7 million hours (21 million total) over its first three frames. Not the numbers Lucasfilm was hoping for nor the numbers of a streaming hit. But they’re in the same vicinity as some Netflix summer releases with $345 million at the global box office to offset a smidgen of the pain. Final Thoughts So why oh why does this nuance gap exist? Four key reasons: Data Literacy: A “$100 million opening” just makes sense. After decades of box office reporting, even casual movie fans are well-versed in the benchmarks of hits and home runs. There’s an immediate shorthand. But “16.5 million” hours doesn’t land nearly as cleanly. Despite leaps of progress, the streaming ratings era is still in its infancy compared to theatrical. The EntStrategyGuy and I met thanks to a late 2010s group chat of data nerds hungry to find a shred of certainty in nebulous streaming performance. I’m not surprised to see “No. 1 on Netflix” still getting misconstrued out in the wild. Timing: By Friday morning, we have the box office’s Thursday night previews totaled, allowing us to better project the weekend’s expectations. From there, ticket sales are reported daily. By Sunday, the film’s fate is usually finalized, at least in terms of public perception. In streaming, Nielsen recently improved its delay to…two weeks. The medium isn’t forced to contend with instant gratification as harshly. Financials: Theatrical film budgets are a mere Google away. Profit and loss is calculated in the cold and unforgiving naked light of day for all to see. But finding the vast majority of streaming exclusive movie budgets requires the forensic investigation skills of a Criminal Minds detective. Also, it’s very difficult to calculate how much revenue/value a straight-to-streaming films provides a streamer. This is why there are so few stories about streaming original movies “losing X amount of money”. On top of that, marketing budgets are far greater for theatrical movies than streaming exclusive movies, which leads to earlier and better awareness. This then translates to a wider pool of potential interest. Narrative Control: Netflix is the only major streaming service to publish weekly first-hand viewership data and annual engagement reports. Naturally, some headlines borrow their first-hand framing**.** Other streamers benefit from their comparative lack of transparency. They may occasionally announce vague performance platitudes such as Apple TV’s Mayday becoming its “biggest film debut on the platform to date over its first 18 days,” and that it ranked No. 1 with left-handed viewers in its first weekend. (Fine, I made up that second one). But, for the most part, they keep first-hand viewership shrouded in mystery to avoid bad press. Especially for outlets that demand multiple articles per day from their writers, it’s an easy (and understandable) way for some reporters to hit their daily article quota by just repeating what the streamers have told them. TL:DR version: Streaming-exclusive movies are asked to do different things than theatrical movies, but that doesn’t mean they should escape judgment. Both still need to draw enough eyeballs to justify their cost within the proper performance contexts. The more cleanly we can inject a little nuance into streaming analysis, the better we’ll understand the audience and content trends that drive this industry. And that’s what all of this is really about: knowing what audiences actually want! Brandon Katz is the Director of Insights & Content Strategy at Greenlight Analytics where he focuses on evaluating the ever-fluid media landscape to unearth understanding, opportunity and value. Greenlight Analytics is the entertainment intelligence consulting company redefining how Hollywood finds, understands, and activates audiences. Prior to joining Greenlight Analytics, he served as the senior entertainment industry strategist at Parrot Analytics, and as a full-time entertainment industry reporter covering the Xs and Os of Hollywood, most notably with TheWrap and the Observer.

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Oct 9 • 3:32 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
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Inaugural Festival of Ideas, Entertainment, Learning, and Discovery coming to Shakespeare & Company in late October

Founded by producer Hunter Runnette, the three-day festival brings authors, scholars, and thinkers to Shakespeare & Company to explore questions shaping communities and the world.

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Oct 9 • 3:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • theberkshireedge.com
COME ON DOWN! Greg Abbott Offering Access to Texas Governor’s Mansion in Exchange for Political Support

DALLAS, TX – Come on down!Career politician Greg Abbott would love to have you over to the Texas Governor’s Mansion, but only if you help him get reelected first.Through his Abbott Impact app, users earn points for completing various political activities for the Abbott campaign, like getting people out to vote for him, knocking on doors, and making phone calls. And just in time for the holidays, the app also lets you find out which political party your contacts belong to and how they’ve voted in

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Oct 9 • 3:06 PM EDT • Politics • texasdemocrats.org
The midterm spending bonanza is threatening democracy like never before.

New on "Stress Test": This cycle's shameless spree is bigger and more brazen than ever. Voters might finally be fed up.

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Oct 9 • 2:50 PM EDT • Politics • motherjones.com
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HHS Recommends Science-Based Thresholds to Target Dangerous Enhanced Kratom Products

HHS provided a new recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration that establishes science-based thresholds.

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Oct 9 • 2:31 PM EDT • Science • hhs.gov
Sting strips down, bashes through intimate Seattle show

Overblown drums blunted an otherwise joyous underplay from the English pop-rock giant.

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Oct 9 • 2:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Overworld Collectibles aims to build a third space for Denton gamers

At Overworld Collectibles, customers gather around tables to sort through trading cards and discuss their collections, surrounded by shelves of video games and other memorabilia lining the small store.

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Oct 9 • 2:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • dentonrc.com
Ford Has 5.2 Million Connected Work Vehicles. The Real Business Is What They Know

Ford Pro threads operations together across vehicles, financing, and service to support and help businesses be more productive.

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Oct 9 • 2:01 PM EDT • Business • inc.com
Stanford Scientists Identify Enzyme That May Promote Cartilage Regeneration in Arthritis

Stanford researchers identified an enzyme that may restore cartilage repair signals in arthritic joints, offering a potential drug target backed by mouse and human tissue results.

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Oct 9 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Deep-sea expedition around the Hawaiian Islands includes 10 local scientists, students, educators

The expedition will utilize remotely operated vehicles and seafloor mapping technologies to explore never-before-seen ridges, seamounts and abyssal plains throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago.

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Oct 9 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • kauainownews.com
Ruto versus experts: Questions as President mocks science on El Niño threat

Ruto questioned the shifting timelines for the heavy rains associated with the El Niño event.

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Oct 9 • 1:40 PM EDT • Science • nation.africa
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Strengthens New York City's Special Pathogen Preparedness through Specialized Hands-On Training

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue today hosted around fifty health care workers from NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, and NYC

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Oct 9 • 1:32 PM EDT • Health • nychealthandhospitals.org
Editorial: Chicago needs a data center strategy, not another performative stunt

Data centers raise legitimate concerns, but a yearlong moratorium threatens to leave Chicago behind in the AI economy. The city needs smart regulation, not political theater.

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Oct 9 • 1:32 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
jonetta rose barras: Are aspects of DC’s much-touted healthcare system on the verge of collapse?

When MedStar Washington Hospital Center in DC announced the closure of one of its two postpartum maternal units over the summer, alarms understandably went off throughout the government and advocacy community. In the District and in many other parts

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Oct 9 • 1:29 PM EDT • Health • thedcline.org
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Chiefs Pass Rush Stats Lie, But George Karlaftis Proves It

The Chiefs haven't recorded a sack in three games, but the real numbers show a top-10 unit that just can't finish. Here is why the panic is overblown.

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Oct 9 • 1:25 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
DOE, NIH, and Biohub Partner to Build Foundational Data for Predictive Biological AI Models

WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2026 — The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Biohub signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the frontier of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in biology, deepen our understanding of human health and disease, and accelerate breakthroughs in medicine and biotechnology. […]

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Oct 9 • 1:22 PM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue: Game Boy Jukebox Back in Stock at Pokémon Center

Don’t miss your chance to take a nostalgic musical trip through the Kanto region.

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Oct 9 • 1:06 PM EDT • Technology • pokemon.com
The biggest changes Anthropic just made to Claude's rules

Anthropic spelled out a series of new usage provisions about deceptive campaigns, elections, weapons development, and surveillance.

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Oct 9 • 12:46 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Meharry Medical College’s G.O.A.L.S. Celebrates Five Years of Inspiring Middle School Students Through Hands-On Science and Health Exploration

Nashville, Tenn. – For five years, Meharry Medical College has been planting seeds of possibility in young minds through G.O.A.L.S.—Go Out and Love Science—an immersive, hands-on experience designed to introduce middle school students to science, medicine, dentistry and health-related careers. Recently, nearly 200 sixth, seventh and eighth graders from Haynes Middle School came to Meharry’s

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Oct 9 • 12:24 PM EDT • Science • tntribune.com
WTHR

WTHR 13NEWS is the news leader for Indianapolis and central Indiana. Get the latest news and breaking news.

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AI data centers impact public health. Here’s how to report the story

AI data centers consume vast amounts of power and release emissions. Learn how unpermitted generators and permit loopholes threaten public health.

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Oct 9 • 12:15 PM EDT • Health • healthjournalism.org
A House Candidate Says She Was Raped While Campaigning. It’s a Horrific Account—and an Urgent One.

Bernadette Greene-Placentia says she has lived through an experience that women everywhere have to fear.

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Oct 9 • 12:15 PM EDT • Politics • slate.com
Apple event: Three new products are coming next week

Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ event is October 13. Here’s what to expect, including the HomePad smart display, a new Apple TV 4K, and HomePod mini 2.

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Oct 9 • 12:04 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Gears of War: E-Day sells 230K copies

Gears of War: E-Day has sold 230K copies since its advance-access launch on October 1 and full release on October 6. Steam accounts for 168K of those, with Xbox (console and PC) selling 62K. But there’s more to this story, as Xbox makes up the bulk of revenue. E-Day is the best-reviewed Gears game in nearly two decades (and the best one ever made, in my opinion). The Coalition has made a banger here (it’s currently in my top 10 of the year). Despite E-Day’s undeniable quality, this is a soft result. And it’s down to the business model, really. E-Day has made $37M so far, thanks to the Premium upgrade On Xbox, Game Pass is cannibalising much of the premium revenue. Our estimates show that 1.7M folks accessed E-Day via their subscription rather than a copy. But Xbox is having it both ways – or having it halfway, at least – via its Premium Edition Game Pass upgrade. Game Pass subscribers could pay $30 (or their local equivalent) for up to five days of early access starting October 1. Our estimates show that of the 1.7M who accessed E-Day through Game Pass, 722K paid for the upgrade. Between the review embargo lifting on October 1 and the full release, E-Day managed to shift another 250K early-access upgrades – no doubt helped by the campaign’s rave reviews. So despite selling far fewer copies on Steam, Xbox accounts for almost three-quarters of the revenue (roughly $26M of the $37M, versus about $11M on Steam). So “230K copies” undersells the paying audience. Including the 722K upgrades, nearly 950K people actually paid something for E-Day. The $30 upgrade is a halfstep from cannibalisation, but will Xbox go all the way? While E-Day is a sublime game, these are soft numbers for a flagship when Xbox badly needs revenue wins. E-Day sold 62K copies on Xbox against 722K Premium upgrades, so for every one copy sold on Xbox, nearly 12 Game Pass upgrades were sold. The $70 premium SKU is – functionally – dead on Xbox. Normally you can’t see what a Game Pass player would have paid, because the game’s just there in the subscription. But the $30 early-access upgrade estimate shows that 722K people demonstrated they’ll spend real money on this game. In a world without day-one Game Pass, many of these folks would have bought E-Day at $70. They paid $30 for five days early access to something they don’t own. Xbox is, in effect, charging its most valuable customers the least, based on a hangover from a tried-and-exhausted strategy from a previous administration. Those 722K willing-to-pay players generated about $21.7M via the upgrade. If three quarters of this group – mostly US and European audiences – bought E-Day outright, that’s nearly $40M. Of course, Game Pass does bring in meaningful recurring revenue, and E-Day is adding value for hundreds of thousands of subscribers. However, Game Pass is no longer growing, so Xbox is at a crossroads. Xbox is reportedly looking to do a Netflix and bolt on an ad-supported tier to pad it further. But that will just set a new floor, and leadership keeps telling us the priority now is revenue growth, which is subscriber-speak for ARPU. Xbox has already pulled Call of Duty from day-one Game Pass after day-one inclusion hammered its sales, with new CoD titles now arriving on the service around a year late. We know that some Microsoft executives believe the service devalues games outright, and rumours (which Microsoft has dismissed so far, to be fair) suggest that day-one releases could be taken off Game Pass. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe When a game this well-reviewed does this softly on its home platform, the model – not the game – gets brought into question. What else E-Day’s early adopters have played (including this month so far) Looking at E-Day‘s players on Xbox, most have played the franchise before (86% have played Gears 5, 76% Gears 4), and every game on the crossover list is either a shooter or a title from an Xbox-owned studio (though Game Pass is inflating those numbers, of course, more on that later): As for what else Xbox’s E-Day players have played this month, the top three are Fortnite (16%), Roblox (7%), and Call of Duty (6%). Another 5% played Minecraft Dungeons II, which is also on Game Pass and launched a couple of days before Gears‘ advance-access date. Many Game Pass players are happy to check out most big new additions. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Over on Steam, the top crossover games are also mostly shooters (slightly more PC-coded ones), including Space Marine 2, which was itself heavily inspired by Gears: Looking at what E-Day‘s Steam players are into this month shows who they are – as subscriptions don’t skew the data. The top three are Wardogs (13%), Deadlock (12%), and CS2 (10%), so you’ve got the restless shooter crowd checking out the new hotness. A little further down are Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2, your co-op PVE shooter players who’ll feel right at home in Horde mode. Game Pass is skewing the playtime distribution on Xbox Looking at the playtime distribution in our platform, E-Day players on Steam are – relatively speaking – playing for longer: 54% of E-Day players on Xbox have played for five hours or less (versus 32% on Steam) 19% of Xbox players played for over 15 hours (versus 33% on Steam) 14% of Xbox players played for over 20 hours (22% on Steam) The absolute number of people playing for over 15, 20, and 50 hours is, of course, bigger on Xbox, thanks to the sheer volume of folks who came in through Game Pass (upgraders included). None of that is cause for alarm. Game Pass is the reason Xbox playtime skews lower, as when a game is free to try, people try it and bounce without putting in even an hour (17% under an hour on Xbox versus 6% on Steam). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe The subscription brings in tourists alongside the committed, dragging down the average even when the game is excellent (but also perhaps winning over the uninitiated). It’s standard across every subscription-included title, on PS Plus too. Forza Horizon 6, for instance, had 11% of its Xbox players bounce under an hour, versus just 2% on Steam. So, Xbox’s crossroads So there we have it. Gears of War: E-Day is an incredible game whose revenues have been stifled by subscription inclusion and exclusivity. It’s the best-reviewed entry in the series in fifteen-odd years, but it still turned into one of the year’s softer flagship launches, not because players didn’t want it, but because Xbox’s own storefront gave its most willing buyers a reason not to pay. Which leaves Xbox at a crossroads. Will it keep making Gears games when the financial returns are this thin and the margins this low? And if it does, does the next one arrive off Game Pass at day one – the way CoD now does, or even on PlayStation? I think it should. Alright, back to E-Day for me! The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]

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Oct 9 • 11:49 AM EDT • Technology • alineaanalytics.substack.com
Three House races in Pa. — including in Bucks County — shift toward Democrats, Cook Political Report says

The contest between Democrat Bob Harvie and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has moved from "likely" to "lean" Republican, according to the nonpartisan election tracker.

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Oct 9 • 11:46 AM EDT • Politics • inquirer.com
McKenzie Health System Offers $55 3D Mammograms During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, McKenzie Health System is making breast cancer screening more accessible by offering $55 3D mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women throughout October.

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Oct 9 • 11:38 AM EDT • Health • mha.org
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Scientists Have Developed a Breakthrough Energy Source to Fuel the First Humans on Mars

A NASA-backed experiment shows how engineered microbes can convert discarded water bottles into edible protein.

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Oct 9 • 11:25 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
Trustees approve named and distinguished faculty, resolutions of appreciation and namings

Purdue University trustees on Friday (Oct. 9) approved a named chair, a distinguished professor and three named professors, along with resolutions of appreciation and namings.

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Oct 9 • 11:12 AM EDT • Science • purdue.edu
Royals $3 Billion Ballpark Development Gets Key Approval

The city council overwhelmingly approved three stadium-related measures.

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Oct 9 • 11:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Adidas sues White Fox fashion label over four stripes design

Sportswear giant Adidas has filed a lawsuit against popular Australian online fashion brand White Fox Boutique for selling and promoting clothes featuring a four-stripe design that Adidas claims is deceptively similar to its own three-stripe trademark, CNN affiliate 7News reported.

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Oct 9 • 11:02 AM EDT • Business • cnn.com
Majority of brands lack confidence in sports sponsorship as business driver

The IPA and Sponsorship Effectiveness Forum recommend following three principles to track commercial performance.

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Oct 9 • 11:00 AM EDT • Business • mmm-online.com
Marshfield Clinic earns $580K grant to address mental health

SAMHSA has awarded Marshfield Clinic a three-year Mental Health Awareness Training Grant of more than half a million dollars in Wisconsin.

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Oct 9 • 11:00 AM EDT • Health • news.sanfordhealth.org
Confirmed: Barcelona breakthrough academy talent renews until 2030

FC Barcelona’s plans for the present and future are taking shape, with the club officially confirming the renewal of one of its most promising young players, Xavi Espart.The Catalan club announced t...

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Oct 9 • 10:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NY Giants’ bruising back needs help, not another 20 carries

Cam Skattebo has carried the ball 50 times over the Giants’ last three games and gained 154 yards. Asking for […]

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Oct 9 • 10:37 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ben Affleck shares rare insight into coparenting dynamic with Jennifer Garner: ‘I’m really, really grateful’

Ben Affleck reveals that he and ex Jennifer Garner have a ‘really wonderful’ coparenting dynamic, and devote their energies toward their three children.

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Oct 9 • 10:21 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Matthew Stafford evaluates his performance in Rams' first 4 games

Matthew Stafford admitted there's "definitely room for improvement" in his play through the Rams' first 4 games.

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Oct 9 • 10:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
David Eichenthal

David Eichenthal joins HR&A Advisors as a Senior Advisor with more than three decades of experience in and alongside government.

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Oct 9 • 10:19 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Steam Saturdays classes return this fall at Suncoast science center fab lab

High school student instructors lead younger students through hands-on projects

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Oct 9 • 10:18 AM EDT • Science • mysuncoast.com
Ben Affleck is a political 'Animal' in new Netflix thriller

Love movies? Live for TV? USA TODAY's Watch Party newsletter has all the best recommendations, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.

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Oct 9 • 10:07 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Supermassive Black Holes

Through studying the early universe, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has brought us closer to understanding one of the most prominent theories that explain the origins of supermassive black holes, that of black hole "seeds."

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Oct 9 • 9:57 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
As Google, OpenAI and Meta Push A.I. Agents, Enterprises Need Models That Think Less

The next breakthrough in enterprise A.I. may not come from models that reason more deeply, but from systems that know when to rely on established rules instead. Campfire’s John Glasgow argues that …

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Oct 9 • 9:45 AM EDT • Business • observer.com
Travel Health Insurance Requirement Implemented

As of October 6, 2026, all travelers to Kenya must obtain travel health insurance through the government-sanctioned provider prior to entry and must present proof of coverage upon arrival. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) portal (for ETA-eligible nationals) and the eCitizen portal (for non-ETA-eligible nationals) have been updated with this requirement. The insurance costs approximately USD 44 and is valid for one year, including for repeat trips to Kenya during the insurance policy's validity period. Previously, travelers could rely on private or employer-provided health insurance and did not need to provide proof of coverage before entering the country. This change will not affect the above applicants' processing times. However, travelers should obtain the required insurance before traveling to avoid delays or bars to entry. Notably, Tanzania recently adopted a similar mandatory inbound travel insurance requirement, potentially signaling an emerging trend in the East African region.

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Oct 9 • 9:36 AM EDT • Health • fragomen.com
Don't Trust AI For Blood Pressure Monitor Recommendations, Study Warns

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Want to buy an accurate blood pressure monitor? Don’t turn to AI for help, a new study warns. Three of four leading AI-powered search tools frequently recommended home BP monitors that haven’t been validated for accuracy,

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Oct 9 • 9:35 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com
Rômulo: “Now I want more”

It’s the 74th minute against Hamburger SV when Rômulo enters the action. Three minutes later, he wins the ball on the halfway line, rounds HSV goalkeeper Heuer Fernandes and slots home to make it 5...

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Oct 9 • 9:32 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How these census changes could threaten public health

The Trump administration wants to make three big changes to the U.S. Census, including eliminating questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation and excluding anyone who is not a citizen or “lawful permanent resident."

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Oct 9 • 9:23 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Sentara Health to host free drive-thru flu vaccinations

Hampton Roads Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina News, Weather, Traffic and Sports.

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Oct 9 • 9:03 AM EDT • Health • wavy.com
Scientists Say Your Toilet Is an Aerosol Cannon Launching Pathogen Clouds Into Your Bathroom

Older, forceful models spray the most microbes, and the plume doesn't always stay in the bathroom.

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Oct 9 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
When health advice goes viral, these San Diego doctors are trying to cut through the noise

More than a third of Americans turn to social media for health information, but doctors warn some of what they find there can be dangerous.

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Oct 9 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • kpbs.org
Can the Cardinals beat the Lions? Here’s how

Right this weekend, Arizona will rebound or be thrown into the basement

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Oct 9 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Artist opens downtown Walla Walla gallery to the public

Photographs and found-object constructions will be on display Saturdays through Nov. 28 at The Noodle Grotto Studio Gallery.

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Oct 9 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • union-bulletin.com
Three Stanford faculty named American Physical Society Fellows

Wendy Mao, Xiao-Liang Qi, and Alberto Salleo have been honored for work in compressed-matter physics, quantum many-body systems, and organic and polymer electronic materials.

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • news.stanford.edu
As World Health Summit opens, IRC warns global health investment in fragile states is declining as disease outbreaks pose growing threat

As the World Health Summit begins, IRC warns that global health cuts are putting lives at risk in the world’s most fragile and conflict-affected states.

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • rescue.org
Has Bryce Young done enough to earn your confidence?

Bryce Young has been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL through four weeks. Do we believe that he can keep it up?

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Finding Joy Again: Sarah Adam on Mental Health and High Performance

There is a familiar message in elite sport: Keep going.Push through the hard training. Push through fatigue. Push through doubt. Push through the pressure.For Sarah Adam — the first woman named to the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Paralympic Team, a silver med...

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • teamusa.com
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U.K. Box Office Back to Full Health — But What Lessons Do We Learn?

Will the IMAX hype hold? Why does A24 deserve credit? Cinema programmers at three major theatrical players put their heads together and agree on the audience appetite for filmmakers with original stories.

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Oct 9 • 7:34 AM EDT • Health • hollywoodreporter.com
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Duke's 40-point exhibition victory reveals unexpected new scoring threat

It was a good start, albeit an exhibition for the Blue Devils.

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Oct 9 • 7:27 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Blindness treatment based on Nobel-winning research shows promise

Oct 9 (Reuters) - It's Nobel Prize season and today we feature promising early results of a novel technique for treating blindness that made Nobel laureates of three scientists this week. We also repo...

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Oct 9 • 7:20 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Bernie’s Dugout Open Thread: 10/9-10/15

Here’s a fresh weekly open thread, just for you

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Oct 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lancaster County public sales: Oct. 9, 2026

Martin & Rutt Auctioneers LLC, of New Holland, conducted a public auction of real estate Sept. 29 for Clyde and Erma Hoover at 910 Pine Hill Road, Lititz. A three-bedroom

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Oct 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • lancasteronline.com
Meet the three inspiring speakers for the Power of Fearless event

The Business Record’s Fearless initiative started with a goal to empower Iowa women to succeed in work and life. In the six years since our launch, we’ve seen the true power of Fearless. On Oct. 22, the Business Record will celebrate the Power of Fearless at our annual event. Event attendees will be active participants…

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Oct 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
Bank Iowa CEO Jason Herrboldt focuses on trust, community and growth

The lessons Jason Herrboldt learned while growing up on his family’s farm in Menno, S.D., have stuck with him during his career in banking: Work hard, persevere and show up for your community. “That culture of supporting each other and working through hard things was how I was raised,” said Herrboldt, 47, who in May…

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Oct 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
Iowa Stops Hunger recap: A conversation on campus hunger

Mallary Allen empathizes with students who struggle with food insecurity because she used to be one herself. When she was in college, she became a parent and used programs like SNAP and WIC. “It was kind of scary for me,” she said. “It would have been helpful, maybe, to share what I was going through,…

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Oct 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
Break gives Hayen's Burnley a new sense of positivity

Burnley boss Nicky Hayen says the extended three-week international break has given his squad positivity as they return to Championship action hoping to turn their form around.

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Oct 9 • 6:27 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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World Mental Health Day: a Miami film can help us see through someone else’s eyes

I made the film while studying at Miami Dade College. Choosing to write a film about myself was one of the most vulnerable things I had ever done. | Opinion

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Oct 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • miamiherald.com
Badgers' Grady Deering gains confidence through experience

A happy-go-lucky Wisconsin men's hockey player opens the season on a high note. His team now faces Minnesota State.

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Oct 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • captimes.com
SoCal business owner allegedly hid cameras in bathroom

The owner of Young's Automotive in Covina was arrested and booked on multiple felony charges, authorities said.

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Oct 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • latimes.com
Museum of Science opens another immersive venue for live events

The 10,000-square-foot William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common was supported by a $155 million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies. It can transform into an immersive environment with video projections and movable LED walls.

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Oct 9 • 5:50 AM EDT • Science • wbur.org
Anthropic's Claude Science creates the first complete ultraviolet map of the sky

Astrophysicist Brice Ménard of Johns Hopkins University used Anthropic's Claude Science to map the entire sky in ultraviolet light for the first time. AI agents downloaded data from multiple space missions, calibrated it, and filled in gaps using inpainting. Predictions averaged about ten percent deviation from actual measurements. Ménard sees the project as an example of research that simply wouldn't have gotten done without AI.

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Oct 9 • 5:22 AM EDT • Science • the-decoder.com
Nobel Prize 2026: Three Science Discoveries That Sound Straight Out Of Sci-Fi

This year's Nobel science winners were honoured for their research on tiny particles from space, using light to control brain cells, and studying mirror-image molecules.

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Oct 9 • 5:11 AM EDT • Science • ndtv.com
How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil

The president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.

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Oct 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Why We Must Invest in Scientists, Not Just Science

“It is through patient, painstaking work, driven by curiosity and pursued through personal dedication and sacrifice, that scientific advancement occurs,” writes Nicholas B. Dirks.

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Oct 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • time.com
Why We Must Invest in Scientists, Not Just Science

“It is through patient, painstaking work, driven by curiosity and pursued through personal dedication and sacrifice, that scientific advancement occurs,” writes Nicholas B. Dirks.

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Oct 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
‘Rocky Horror’ is a 50-year tradition of mess and chaos. This NOLA theatre does it anyway.

The theater has been hosting live screenings since before Katrina and it’s become a rite of passage for many in New Orleans, especially in the queer community. “Sometimes it just looks like a hurricane of popcorn and rice and toilet paper came through the plac. You blow it all to the front, sweep it up and move on to the next day.”

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Oct 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • nola.com
Prince live album leads Record Store Day’s Black Friday list

MINNEAPOLIS — The Prince estate is offering fans something they can all agree on for Black Friday this year: a new live album. The three-LP vinyl or two-CD set “3121

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Oct 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • recorderonline.com
A Closer Call, But Kings Fall in Rematch With Lakers

Despite Precious Achiuwa’s efficient scoring and a late surge, Sacramento’s perimeter struggles and a massive free-throw disparity handed the Lakers a narrow preseason victory in Los Angeles.

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Oct 9 • 4:52 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lens set Andrija Bulatovic price tag amid Bundesliga interest

RC Lens have set their price tag for Montenegro midfielder Andrija Bulatovic (19) amid interest from Bundesliga clubs, as per a report from Sky Sports Germany. Bulatovic made his breakthrough into the...

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Oct 9 • 4:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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This pediatrician never thought he’d see measles. Now, he treats it every day.

HERSHEY, Pa. — When Evan Shirey learned about the measles virus, it was through medical textbooks and hypotheticals. He never thought it would become...

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Oct 9 • 4:00 AM EDT • Health • post-gazette.com
Mental health: the burden of childhood trauma in Europe

Two out of three young adults have experienced at least one traumatic or highly stressful event during childhood, according to WHO.

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Oct 9 • 3:38 AM EDT • Health • unric.org
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Trump presents National Medal of Science to billionaire Elon Musk and three other tech leaders

President Trump presented the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su, and the technology medal to Michael Dell and Satya Nadella, at a White House science summit.

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Oct 9 • 3:28 AM EDT • Science • billionaires.africa
Injury Boost For Newcastle With Will Osula Back In Training

The Denmark international’s return bolsters Matthias Jaissle’s attacking depth, providing a physical, high-intensity threat just as a grueling fixture list across three major competitions looms large.

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Oct 9 • 3:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Warriors’ Steve Kerr Gives Updated Timeline For Jimmy Butler Return

The Golden State Warriors could be seeing their secondary star outside Stephen Curry return as early as the first two months of next year. According to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, Jimmy Butler could be returning to action for the team in February, one year after tearing his ACL. “No idea. I’m just throwing February […] The post Warriors’ Steve Kerr Gives Updated Timeline For Jimmy Butler Return appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 9 • 2:49 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Inside the deadlock at the world's top climate science body

The decision was expected to take minutes. But after nearly three years of debate, members of the world’s leading authority on climate change still can’t agree on a timeline to publish its next review of the latest science on the warming planet.

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Oct 9 • 2:04 AM EDT • Science • reuters.com
Inside the Deadlock at the World's Top Climate Science Body

By Kate Abnett and Sudarshan Varadhan BRUSSELS/SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The decision was expected to take minutes. But after nearly three years of debate, members of the world’s leading authority on ⁠climate change ⁠still can’t agree on a timeline to publish its next review of the latest science ...

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Oct 9 • 2:04 AM EDT • Science • usnews.com