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Sen. King asks education secretary for answers about mental health grant cuts

Maine's independent senator and a group of Democratic colleagues penned a letter to Linda McMahon asking that she distribute $1 billion in youth mental health funding.

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Sep 10 • 3:51 PM EDT • Health • pressherald.com
Anger Over Health Costs Clouds Midterms

Amid a campaign already focusing on affordability, anxious voters are unlikely to be assuaged by headlines about healthcare costs rising even more next year. And a lawsuit that could cut off access nationwide to the abortion pill mifepristone gets a hearing in federal court. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine, Sandhya Raman of Bloomberg Law, and Amanda Seitz of KFF Health News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner also interviews Lauren Sausser, who wrote the latest KFF Health News “Bill of the Month.”

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Sep 10 • 3:05 PM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org
Multi-generational business expertise: How legacies in local businesses find sustained success

Join us Sept. 29 for our third Power Breakfast of 2026 as business leaders share how they leverage decades of institutional wisdom. The Greater Fayetteville Business Journal invites you to join us for our third quarterly Power Breakfast, The Family Business Advantage: How Third-Generation Leaders Drive Longevity and Innovation, where business owners, executives and community leaders will come together to explore how multi-generational leadership creates lasting success. We are proud to welcome CEO of Holmes Security Systems, Stephen Wheeler; Director of Communications for Copiers Plus, Drew Smith; Inside Sales at Hubbard Supplyhouse, Mary Grace Hurley; and Managing Partner of Luigi’s Italian Chophouse & Bar, Nate Ernst, as our featured panelists. Representing the third generation of leadership within their family businesses, each brings a unique perspective on honoring decades of tradition while embracing new ideas, technologies and strategies that drive long-term growth. Together, with moderator Lauren Willets, Director of the Family Enterprise Center at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, they will share the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned from leading established organizations into the future.“Growing up in a family business gave me a unique perspective on what business can be. I saw the pride my grandfather and father took in knowing someone was a Copiers Plus customer, and the deep responsibility they felt to support our employees and the families who depended on the business. Seeing that sense of connection firsthand is what drew me to the business, and the legacy they built continues to drive me today. I’m excited to be part of the conversation about how family businesses can honor what previous generations built while continuing to grow and evolve for the future,” shared panelist Drew Smith. “We are so excited to welcome our panelists highlighting long-standing Fayetteville family businesses. This theme has certainly piqued the interest of the business community even beyond Fayetteville. I’m excited to pass the moderator baton over to Lauren Willets. With her background and expertise in the subject, she’s sure to unlock some great talking points and perspectives that will keep the conversation fresh and interesting to our guests. “We are so excited to welcome our panelists highlighting long-standing Fayetteville family businesses. This theme has certainly piqued the interest of the business community A third-generation family business is quite an impressive accomplishment, and we look forward to examining their secrets to a successful succession at this upcoming Power Breakfast!” shared Greater Fayetteville Business Journal Publisher Faith Hatton. Join us at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden for an inspiring morning of networking, thought-provoking discussion and actionable insights into the power of continuity, strategic evolution and visionary leadership. Whether your organization is family-owned or simply focused on creating a lasting legacy, you’ll leave with ideas that can strengthen your business for generations to come.To learn about becoming a Power Breakfast sponsor, contact the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal at 910.240.9697 or marketing@bizfayetteville.com. Tickets are on sale now. Reserve your seat by going to fayettevillepowerbreakfast.com.

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Sep 10 • 2:33 PM EDT • Business • bizfayetteville.com
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A Native Gemini App Is Finally Available For Windows PCs

There's a keyboard shortcut to open it up, just like the Mac version.

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Sep 10 • 2:30 PM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
Olivia and Tom Walton pledge $100M for national campaign to cut maternal deaths

Philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton announced Thursday they’re giving $100 million toward a national effort to cut maternal deaths in half.

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Sep 10 • 1:58 PM EDT • Health • arkansasadvocate.com
In Good Health: The Matter Of Maternal Mental Health Care

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial captivated the American public for weeks.Prosecutors charged Clancy with murdering her three children. They say she then tried to take her own life and that her injuries left her paralyzed from the waist down. Clancy’s lawyers say she was experiencing postpartum psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible. But prosecutors say she planned the deaths.After seven days of deliberation, the jury remained deadlocked and the case ended in a mistrial.The trial has divided the nation and sparked conversations over about maternal mental health, raising questions over gaps in care for parents after giving birth. About one in five expecting or postpartum women in the U.S. experience mental health disorders. And according to a 2025 study, overall maternal mental health has dramatically dropped in the past seven years, with only 25 percent of moms reporting excellent mental health.What do we know – and don’t know – about maternal mental health care? And how can our systems be bolstered to help those who need it most after giving birth?If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or thinking of harming yourself, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by phone and text. The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is also available 24/7. You can text, call or chat at 1-833-TLC-MAMA. The Postpartum Support International also offers a helpline at 1-800-944-4773 or you can visit postpartum.net.Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.

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Sep 10 • 1:54 PM EDT • Health • npr.org
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Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America pledges $100M to cut US maternal mortality rate in half

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer.

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Sep 10 • 1:26 PM EDT • Health • nbcphiladelphia.com
$5.1M in business checks stolen in Twin Cities fraud scheme, feds say

Six people are facing federal charges after prosecutors say they ran a years-long scheme to steal millions of dollars in business checks from Twin Cities banks and credit unions.

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Sep 10 • 12:17 PM EDT • Business • fox9.com
Minogue's blueprint promises audits, tax cuts and a net-zero repeal

Sept. 10, 2026.....From using artificial intelligence to reduce the state's notorious traffic to canceling the midcentury net-zero emissions commitment and temporarily suspending the state gas tax when pump prices climb,

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Sep 10 • 12:16 PM EDT • Politics • statehousenews.com
"Strong possibility" Tua Tagovailoa will be cut, if/when benched
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Sep 10 • 11:37 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Extradition is becoming a political football — here’s how the states can stop it

A governor who wants to shield someone from a prosecution he objects to, or from a sister state whose politics he finds distasteful, may simply keep an extradition demand “under investigation” inde…

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Sep 10 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
WA officials rush to help thousands keep health plans as Medicaid cuts loom

Washington state leaders are trying to help about 200,000 people retain their health insurance as federal changes to Medicaid are rolled out in the coming months.

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Sep 10 • 10:52 AM EDT • Health • knkx.org
Diesel prices near $6 push timber industry to brink

American Loggers Council Executive Director Scott Dane discusses how soaring diesel prices are impacting the timber industry, raising operating costs to unsustainable levels.

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Sep 10 • 10:25 AM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Brightline Announces New Flex Fares for Florida Rail Travel

Product promises to offer more flexibility and choice

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Sep 10 • 9:48 AM EDT • Business • businesstravelexecutive.com
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies pledges $100M to cut US maternal mortality rate in half

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, the bipartisan campaign founded by Olivia and Tom Walton’s nonprofit Heartland Forward, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer.

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Sep 10 • 9:18 AM EDT • Health • wral.com
Fayetteville Technical Community College, North Carolina Military Business Center announce executive leadership transition

FTCC and the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) announced a succession of executive leadership.

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Sep 10 • 9:10 AM EDT • Business • specialtyfabricsreview.com
CineNow Taps Digital Asset Executives as Entertainment IP Fund Targets $150M and Tokenization

Nikita Sachdev joins as Advisor and Hamed Faqirzai as Director of Tokenization & Capital Markets to help shape CineNow’s tokenization strategy. ...

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Sep 10 • 9:08 AM EDT • Entertainment • globenewswire.com
The Israel Public Health Association’s bet on what comes next

Chief executive, Yasmin Nahum, is trying to meet a surge in wartime trauma, youth substance use, and prescription-opioid dependence with programs the state has not yet absorbed.

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Sep 10 • 9:01 AM EDT • Health • jpost.com
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Walmart Reinvents the Store for a Faster Digital Future

Walmart President and CEO John Furner and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey pointed to value, faster delivery and digital growth as key factors behind the retailer’s second-quarter performance in a video Furner posted on his personal LinkedIn account following the release of Walmart’s Q2 FY27 financial results.

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Sep 10 • 9:01 AM EDT • Business • texasborderbusiness.com
Interra Health now supports CMS’ GLP-1 Bridge Program

Electronic prescribing platform Interra Health announced Tuesday that it now supports the U.S. | Interra Health’s platform alerts providers when patients may be eligible to enroll in the program, executives say.

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Sep 10 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
Knowtion Health Appoints Three Executives as It Scales Revenue Cycle Solutions for Healthcare Providers

/PRNewswire/ -- Knowtion Health, a healthcare revenue cycle and reimbursement company providing complex revenue recovery solutions, today announced key...

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Sep 10 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
As elective surgical volumes drag in 2026, health system execs say solid demand is still in sight

Though surgical volumes were a sore spot for major for-profit health systems in the opening half of 2026, executives said this week they are optimistic those service lines will stay afloat for the | In fireside chats this week, leaders of the country's largest for-profit systems acknowledged a slowdown in demand that will generally continue through 2026. They also affirmed continued investments to meet future anticipated demand, particularly in ambulatory settings.

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Sep 10 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
RWJBarnabas Health and Monmouth Medical Center open the system's sixth Food Farmacy

RWJBarnabas Health and Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) on Sept. 8 marked the opening of the system’s sixth Food Farmacy.

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Sep 10 • 8:30 AM EDT • Health • roi-nj.com
Algeria says cutting diplomatic ties with UAE

This is a breaking news story.

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Sep 10 • 8:26 AM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com
Analysts split on Apple after foldable iPhone Duo debut

Investing.com -- Analysts offered a mixed verdict on Apple's "Surprise and Shine" event, where new chief executive John Ternus unveiled the company's first foldable iPhone, the Duo, priced at $1,999.

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Sep 10 • 8:04 AM EDT • Technology • finance.yahoo.com
Texas A&M Faces Arizona State Test After Dominant Season Opener

Texas A&M meets Arizona State in a major Week 2 test as Marcel Reed and the Aggies face red-hot quarterback Cutter Boley and the explosive Sun Devils.

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Sep 10 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How geopolitical rifts cut scientific collaboration

Researchers have measured how worsening geopolitical relations hobble scientific collaboration, at last quantifying the impact of rifts between governments on cooperation between labs. Over the last decade, a tenser world has thrown up new barriers to cross-border science. Collaboration between the US and China has dimmed as the two countries have sunk into an ever-deeper rivalry. Links between Russia and Europe have collapsed following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But while a concern, the magnitude of the damage is less than might be expected. For all the geopolitical turmoil of the last decade, international scientific collaborations are near a record high. “Some part of the story is positive,” said Shreyas Gadgin Matha, a social scientist at Harvard University and an author of the new study. “Research collaborations are largely resilient.” Matha and colleagues looked at data on cross-border research papers and patents in the period 2000-23, and analysed how they were impacted by countries’ political relations, as measured by how often states voted together in the United Nations. They found that when states drift apart at the UN by the median difference in votes between all countries, joint scientific papers decline by 3.1% over the next three-year period. To put that in context, over the last decade, the US and China have diverged by around a third of that difference in votes every three years. In other words, on average, it takes quite a significant diplomatic rift even to trigger a small single-digit percentage drop in joint papers. “In the short term, even something like a 3% reduction [in joint papers] is, in some ways, not that big of a number,” said Matha. Research remains more international than ever, according to an analysis extending to 2023 released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2025. We’re still living in an era of unprecedented scientific globalisation, the analysis says, with 27% of papers in OECD countries written across borders. In 1970, just 2% of articles had authors from different countries. Longer-term damage?However, this trend towards increasing international collaboration “has lost momentum and might be partly breaking down,” the OECD analysis says, largely due to a fall in the intensity of US-China joint papers since 2018. Matha and his colleagues stressed they are not complacent about the global science system. For now, “it's pretty resilient,” said co-author Muhammed Yildirim, director of academic research at Harvard’s Growth Lab. But if links are weakened, through the denial of study visas, for example, then this could have a much longer-term effect, cascading through generations of scientists, he added. Related articlesChina becomes Russia’s biggest collaborator after war decimates science ties with the west US scientists prefer German to Chinese collaborators, study finds Horizon Europe is now truly global. But what comes next? Another finding of the study, Burning bridges or bridging divides: Geopolitics and collaboration in research and innovation, is that trust appears easier to destroy than create.The hit to scientific collaboration when countries drift apart is around three times as big as the growth in joint papers when they move closer, the paper finds. “It's far easier to break these ties than to mend them, and that that also perhaps has some larger policy lesson,” said Matha.PatentsThe results around patents were less clear cut. Some methods of analysis found a statistically significant link between a diplomatic rift and a drop in co-patenting, but others did not. According to Yildirim, patents with cross-border inventors are often developed by multinational companies, which may have invested heavily in global R&D facilities, so are less likely to change how they operate simply due to a change in the geopolitical weather. “That's why we might not be seeing the effect immediately in technology,” he said.By contrast, researchers might be more sensitive to geopolitics, because visa policies can quickly affect who meets who at academic conferences, he went on. International collaboration on patents is much lower than for academic articles, the study shows. It peaked at around 10% in 2010, and has since fallen back to around 8%. This could be because China dramatically ramped up domestic patents in the 2010s, said Yildirim, squeezing the international share.

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Sep 10 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
How geopolitical rifts cut scientific collaboration

Researchers have measured how worsening geopolitical relations hobble scientific collaboration, at last quantifying the impact of rifts between governments on cooperation between labs. Over the last decade, a tenser world has thrown up new barriers to cross-border science. Collaboration between the US and China has dimmed as the two countries have sunk into an ever-deeper rivalry. Links between Russia and Europe have collapsed following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But while a concern, the magnitude of the damage is less than might be expected. For all the geopolitical turmoil of the last decade, international scientific collaborations are near a record high. “Some part of the story is positive,” said Shreyas Gadgin Matha, a social scientist at Harvard University and an author of the new study. “Research collaborations are largely resilient.” Matha and colleagues looked at data on cross-border research papers and patents in the period 2000-23, and analysed how they were impacted by countries’ political relations, as measured by how often states voted together in the United Nations. They found that when states drift apart at the UN by the median difference in votes between all countries, joint scientific papers decline by 3.1% over the next three-year period. To put that in context, over the last decade, the US and China have diverged by around a third of that difference in votes every three years. In other words, on average, it takes quite a significant diplomatic rift even to trigger a small single-digit percentage drop in joint papers. “In the short term, even something like a 3% reduction [in joint papers] is, in some ways, not that big of a number,” said Matha. Research remains more international than ever, according to an analysis extending to 2023 released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2025. We’re still living in an era of unprecedented scientific globalisation, the analysis says, with 27% of papers in OECD countries written across borders. In 1970, just 2% of articles had authors from different countries. Longer-term damage?However, this trend towards increasing international collaboration “has lost momentum and might be partly breaking down,” the OECD analysis says, largely due to a fall in the intensity of US-China joint papers since 2018. Matha and his colleagues stressed they are not complacent about the global science system. For now, “it's pretty resilient,” said co-author Muhammed Yildirim, director of academic research at Harvard’s Growth Lab. But if links are weakened, through the denial of study visas, for example, then this could have a much longer-term effect, cascading through generations of scientists, he added. Related articlesChina becomes Russia’s biggest collaborator after war decimates science ties with the west US scientists prefer German to Chinese collaborators, study finds Horizon Europe is now truly global. But what comes next? Another finding of the study, Burning bridges or bridging divides: Geopolitics and collaboration in research and innovation, is that trust appears easier to destroy than create.The hit to scientific collaboration when countries drift apart is around three times as big as the growth in joint papers when they move closer, the paper finds. “It's far easier to break these ties than to mend them, and that that also perhaps has some larger policy lesson,” said Matha.PatentsThe results around patents were less clear cut. Some methods of analysis found a statistically significant link between a diplomatic rift and a drop in co-patenting, but others did not. According to Yildirim, patents with cross-border inventors are often developed by multinational companies, which may have invested heavily in global R&D facilities, so are less likely to change how they operate simply due to a change in the geopolitical weather. “That's why we might not be seeing the effect immediately in technology,” he said.By contrast, researchers might be more sensitive to geopolitics, because visa policies can quickly affect who meets who at academic conferences, he went on. International collaboration on patents is much lower than for academic articles, the study shows. It peaked at around 10% in 2010, and has since fallen back to around 8%. This could be because China dramatically ramped up domestic patents in the 2010s, said Yildirim, squeezing the international share.

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Sep 10 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • sciencebusiness.net
Matt LaFleur makes Jordan Love’s elite status crystal clear

The Green Bay Packers are set to begin the 2026 campaign in just a few days, with the team looking to put two consecutive Wild Card round losses behind them. Last season ended particularly painfully, as Green Bay blew a sizable lead against the Chicago Bears on the road and suffered another early playoff exit. [...]

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Sep 10 • 7:51 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
When the call involves a mental health crisis, Bridgeport sends more than police

The fatal police shootings of two Hartford men during separate mental health emergencies earlier this year put a spotlight on how Connecticut law enforcement agencies respond to people in crisis and the role mental health professionals can play in those encounters.

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Sep 10 • 7:42 AM EDT • Health • wshu.org
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Sick Of It! Fix Health Care Now: Reversing The Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts

This month, Protect Our Care is highlighting the first of our policy proposals to fix health care now: reversing the Trump-GOP Medicaid cuts. Last year, Donald Trump and Republicans cut...

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Sep 10 • 7:40 AM EDT • Health • protectourcare.org
RTI Hits the Xcelerator

RTI International is expanding a facility that helps startups develop new technologies. The effort comes after federal funding cuts upended its business model.

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Sep 10 • 7:06 AM EDT • Business • theassemblync.com
‘America wants beef:’ How Omaha Steaks is overhauling its business as prices soar

Omaha Steaks, the pioneering meat delivery company, has been around for over a century. But if it wants to survive amid record-high beef prices, the company has to become speedier, leaner and offer cheaper cuts.

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Sep 10 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • cnn.com
Who made the cut for our 2026 Phillies All-Prospect team?

Teenage breakouts, power surges and strikeout arms lead this year’s selections.

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Sep 10 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
Mary Means Business: Charcuterie, sweet treats and design businesses now open in Starkville

There are a few new businesses open in Starkville, from charcuterie to baking to designing and contracting.

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Sep 10 • 6:59 AM EDT • Business • cdispatch.com
Tunisia: Authorities must immediately release Rached Ghannouchi amid severe fair trial violations and serious health concerns

Tunisian authorities must release prominent opposition politician Rached Ghannouchi, quash his convictions and end the politically motivated prosecutions against him marred by significant due process violations, Amnesty International said today. The organization is also urgently calling for him to receive access to adequate healthcare pending his release. The 84-year-old leader of the Ennahdha party and former Speaker of Parliament has been held in arbitrary detention since his arrest in April […]

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Sep 10 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • amnesty.org
Medicare Advantage plans appear to be cutting benefits in 2027

The cuts are intended to boost insurers' margins.

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Sep 10 • 5:30 AM EDT • Health • axios.com
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Trump officials say AI will help save rural health care. Some leaders in the field don’t believe it

BANGOR, Maine — Rural health care providers, which have struggled for years, are facing nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over the coming decade. The

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Sep 10 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Digital health AI adoption is outpacing the policies covering it

Beazley survey finds a gap between what executives fear and what actually drives claims

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Sep 10 • 1:18 AM EDT • Health • insurancebusinessmag.com
Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists

Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans

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Sep 10 • 1:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
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Vikings’ Justin Jefferson Gets Blunt Over Kyler Murray Captain Decision

On Sept. 3, the Minnesota Vikings announced their captains for the 2026 NFL season, with one of them being Kyler Murray. Despite being a newcomer to the Vikings after the Arizona Cardinals cut ties with him this past offseason, the former No. 1 pick is transitioning well to Minnesota. Ahead of the Week 1 game […] The post Vikings’ Justin Jefferson Gets Blunt Over Kyler Murray Captain Decision appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 10 • 12:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Labor premiers join business groups in warning Albanese government over immigration cuts

Federal Labor is poised to announce a migration crackdown despite fears slashing visa numbers could damage economy

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Sep 9 • 11:56 PM EDT • Business • theguardian.com
Griezmann for the Heisman! Orlando's star rides scintillating scoring streak

By Harrison HammWith every Antoine Griezmann goal, optimism rises in Orlando. And so does the Lions’ place in the standings.Capping his fourth consecutive game on the scoresheet with a second straig...

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Sep 9 • 11:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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New SSM Health outpatient center opens in Verona with sustainable design

VERONA (WKOW) -- SSM Health dedicated its new outpatient center on Verona's south side with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Sep 9 • 10:05 PM EDT • Health • wkow.com
Anthropic has cute graphic showing how its AI spread 'malicious' code

Anthropic said it was "most concerned" about an event in which Claude uploaded "malicious" code. To help explain the incident, here's a cute robot.

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Sep 9 • 9:05 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
CEO politics may shape how companies compete

Decisions such as whether to cut prices, launch a product, open a new facility or make an acquisition are among those companies that consider in pursuit of a competitive edge. New research from Texas ...

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Sep 9 • 9:00 PM EDT • Politics • phys.org
Helena Foulkes will defeat Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, CNN projects, marking a rare incumbent primary loss

Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes will win the Democratic nomination for governor of Rhode Island, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defeating incumbent Gov. Dan McKee as she capitalized on voter frustration over the partial closure of a key bridge and the ensuing traffic chaos.

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Sep 9 • 8:22 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Alleged victim in Antonio Brown attempted murder case forgives him, no longer wants to take part in prosecution
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Sep 9 • 8:18 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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District partners with direct primary care facility to cut employee health costs

Health insurance costs for families can reach thousands of dollars per month, and seeing a doctor without insurance can add up to a few hundred dollars.

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Prop 40 is dividing CA labor unions and experts argue the fight goes well beyond a billionaire tax

SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West is spearheading Proposition 40, arguing the tax is necessary to offset major federal health care cuts. But the opposition includes groups that have often found themselves politically aligned with organized labor, including the California Teachers Association, California Professional Firefighters and the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California.

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Sep 9 • 7:39 PM EDT • Politics • abc7news.com
NFL executives high on Brian Schottenheimer, Caleb Downs for 2026

There is a lot of hype around the Cowboys.

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Sep 9 • 7:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Pierre LeBrun Floats Interesting Name for Red Wings GM job

Pierre LeBrun is surprised the Red Wings haven't interviewed former Detroit executive Ryan Martin during their ongoing GM search.

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Sep 9 • 6:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Majority support Fresno prosecutors carrying firearms

Most Business Journal readers support allowing prosecutors to carry firearms on the job following a targeted attack on a Fresno County prosecutor.

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Sep 9 • 6:13 PM EDT • Business • thebusinessjournal.com
Odegaard gives Arsenal winning Champions League start at Napoli

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard's sensational late strike broke stern Napoli resistance as the English champions began their bid for Champions League glory with a hard-fought 1-0 win in Naples on Wednesday.It continued a perfect start to the campaign for Arsenal, who began their Premier League title defence with three wins in a row before condemning Massimiliano Allegri's team to a third consecutive defeat.

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Sep 9 • 5:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Tyler reduces NET Health funding to $50K, citing agency’s reserves

The Tyler City Council approved a $287 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year in a 4-2 vote, cementing a 75% funding cut to the region’s local public health department.

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Sep 9 • 5:12 PM EDT • Health • kltv.com
Chernin Entertainment Expands Film Team

Chernin Entertainment's robust film vertical has made three promotions and a new hire.

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Sep 9 • 5:08 PM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
Longtime film academy chief executive Bruce Davis dies at 83

LOS ANGELES — Bruce Davis spent more than two decades as the motion picture academy's chief executive. Even when he retired in 2011, it was not because he didn't still

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Sep 9 • 4:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • lodinews.com
Is Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) Stock Outpacing Its Business Services Peers This Year?

Here is how Concrete Pumping (BBCP) and Cricut, Inc. (CRCT) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Sep 9 • 3:54 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Apple's Fine Print: Daily Usage Limits for Siri AI, 'Expanded Access' Coming for a Fee

Apple today confirmed that there will be a daily usage limit for Siri AI, with expanded access available for a fee in the future. In the fine print of Apple's announcement of the Health Sensing features coming to the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, Apple says it will have usage limits on Siri AI, intelligent photo editing tools, Image Playground, and Apple Foundation Cloud models in the Shortcuts app.

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Sep 9 • 3:51 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Atrium Health boosted executive compensation by 21 percent in 2025

As Atrium Health seeks to combine with WakeMed, its latest compensation report shows 10 executives were paid more than $1 million last year.

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Sep 9 • 3:48 PM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
MultiCare's statewide layoffs hit Yakima's North Star Lodge, business office

The leader of Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System told The News Tribune on Tuesday the not-for-profit network is cutting 138 positions.

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Sep 9 • 3:42 PM EDT • Business • yakimaherald.com
MultiCare's statewide layoffs hit Yakima's NorthStar Lodge, business office

The leader of Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System told The News Tribune on Tuesday the not-for-profit network is cutting 138 positions.

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Sep 9 • 3:42 PM EDT • Business • yakimaherald.com
Trump administration fires prosecutor in dropped case against politically-linked Indian billionaire

Gautam Adani had faced a criminal case that Trump administration moved to drop.

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Sep 9 • 3:29 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Gov. McKee faces tough challenge from Foulkes in Rhode Island Democratic primary

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is hoping to avoid becoming the first incumbent governor in any state to lose a primary since 2018 as he tries to fend off an intraparty challenge from former CVS executive Helena Foulkes in Wednesday's state primary.

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UAM plans ribbon cutting for Arkansas Forest Health Research Center

The University of Arkansas at Monticello will hold a public ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the Arkansas Forest Health Research Center. The event will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 2 at the center, located behind the Fine Arts Center on campus. In February 2024, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration […]

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Launching a business school at Catholic high school in Victoria

It was an offer he couldn’t refuse, the culmination of his career. Scott Breimhorst couldn’t pass up the invitation to lead a new business school for Holy Family Catholic High School in Victoria. The 53-year-old father of three recognized an opportunity to bridge education and business, tapping into his vast network and cultivating the next generation of executives and entrepreneurs.

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Never Forget: Advocates question pace of hiring for 9/11 survivor health program

A promise to fix staffing shortages in a program for 9/11 survivors is being questioned this week. Advocates say rehiring positions cut in 2025 is not happening fast enough for those who are sick and applying for the World Trade Center Health Program.

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For many veterans, coming home does not mean leaving the impact of military service behind. As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, it is important to recognize the mental health struggles many veterans face—often without treatment. Rawle Andrews jr., executive director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, discusses this with Good Day Austin.

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Trump Administration Cuts 16 Minority Health Grants—Here’s What That Means For Public Health

A public health expert explains how the Trump administration cancelling 16 minority health grants could adversely impact public health.

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ARPA-H to invest $62 million to develop FDA-authorized AI to help treat heart failure

ARPA-H, the government agency that funds cutting edge health research, plans to commit $62.7 million to develop artificial intelligence bots that direct

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Getting Lost In Blood Of Dawnwalker Is Part Of The Fun, But Getting Un-Lost Is A Serious Pain

I'm begging for the developers to add some kind of map shortcut

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Where do Chargers stand among the AFC? NFL executives answer

See where the Chargers stand in The Athletic's AFC rankings ahead of the 2026 season.

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CBIA survey: Rising household costs add pressure to CT’s business economy

A new survey finds half of Connecticut respondents are financially worse off as rising household costs pressure the state economy.

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'Toy Story 5' Secures Third Consecutive No.1 on Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 9

Disney/Lucasfilm’s Toy Story 5 continues its winning streak on the Official Film Chart, securing a third consecutive week at No 1 on the weekly U.K. home entertainment sales chart through Sept. 9. There were no chart changes among the top six from the previous week. Universal’s Obsession remained at No. 2 in its 10th week … Continue reading "‘Toy Story 5’ Secures Third Consecutive No.1 on Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 9"

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Congressional Report on Potential TBIs, Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation

The following is “Unseen Impacts: An Investigation into the Navy’s Response to Potential Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation” published on Sept. 8, 2026, by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs. From the Report Executive Summary Following reporting by The New York Times about an epidemic of potential brain injuries in naval aviators contributing to suicide, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform launched an investigation to assess the Navy’s knowledge of and actions taken regarding this issue. The findings reveal a disconnect between growing concern and

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Meeting planned on maternal health care cuts in DC

District leaders and nurses are raising concerns following the summer closure of a postpartum unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, the city’s largest private, nonprofit hospital. A public forum on the issue is scheduled for Wednesday night.

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Melissa Castro swore under oath she stopped pulling Coral Gables permits. Records show 132 more

New records contradict Castro's sworn declaration that her permit-expediting firm cut all ties with Coral Gables.

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Buffalo Museum of Science Unveils $3 Million Science Stadium Permanent Exhibit in Partnership with the Bills, Sabres, and Bandits

Transformative, interactive exhibit merges Western New York’s deep passion for sports with STEM learning; Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for September 24 before September 26 public opening.

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Buffalo Museum of Science Unveils $3 Million Science Stadium Permanent Exhibit in Partnership with the Bills, Sabres, and Bandits

Transformative, interactive exhibit merges Western New York’s deep passion for sports with STEM learning; Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for September 24 before September 26 public opening.

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Buffalo Museum of Science unveils $3 million Science Stadium permanent exhibit in partnership with the Bills, Sabres, and Bandits

Transformative, interactive exhibit merges Western New York’s deep passion for sports with STEM learning; Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for Sept. 24 before Sept. 26 public opening.

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Buffalo Museum of Science unveils $3 million Science Stadium permanent exhibit in partnership with the Bills, Sabres, and Bandits

Transformative, interactive exhibit merges Western New York’s deep passion for sports with STEM learning; Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for Sept. 24 before Sept. 26 public opening.

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Hartford HealthCare, Backus Hospital launch state’s first Mobile Integrated Health program

Hartford HealthCare and American Ambulance launched Connecticut’s first state-designated mobile integrated health program.

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Nonprofit health care provider to close Bangor center, cut 16 jobs

Penobscot Community Health Care plans to close its Adult Wellness Center practice in Bangor later this year and eliminate 16 jobs.

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The Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity

Among the federal government’s many responsibilities is the work it does to protect public health. Federal agencies monitor our food supply to ensure safety, conduct research to better understand emerging health threats, provide funding for public health programs in communities and work to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. Americans rely on these efforts every day—in a 2024 online survey, 74% of respondents said that “if the federal government issued safety guidance about food you eat regularly,” they would follow it. Changes to Federal Public Health Capacity The Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the federal government have resulted in significant impacts on our nation’s public health capacity over the past 20 months, affecting the response to health concerns such as measles, Ebola and cyclosporiasis. Agencies with core public health, food safety and disease prevention responsibilities experienced large workforce decreases during the first year of the administration. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for instance, the workforce in February 2026 was 26.7% smaller than in September 2024 before the start of the Trump administration. The Food and Drug Administration saw a similarly steep decline of 21.6%. Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Food Safety and Inspection Service also experienced large workforce decreases. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); Changes can also be seen in crucial public health occupations. The number of federal food inspectors, for example, decreased by more than half between September 2024 and February 2026, going from 1,035 to 473. This is the lowest number of food inspectors employed by the federal government since at least 2005. By February 2026, there were also 33.3% fewer federal public health program specialists, whose work includes advising federal funding recipients on public health activities and analyzing the effectiveness of public health programs. Government’s capacity is diminished as employees with specialized knowledge and experience in protecting the public and responding to health risks depart, leaving agencies less prepared to carry out their public health missions. There also have been vacancies in critical high-level leadership positions at public health agencies, most notably at the CDC, which had a permanent Senate-confirmed director for less than a month between January 2025 and early August 2026. Although the CDC has previously been led by acting directors at the start of an administration, the nearly yearlong gap since the departure of the administration’s first permanent director in August 2025 is without precedent. As of August 2026, the FDA is also currently without a Senate-confirmed commissioner following the previous commissioner’s resignation in May 2026. Additionally, public health agencies are experiencing increased politicization of their leadership ranks. In agencies such as the CDC and Food Safety and Inspection Service, the number of individuals in the Senior Executive Service—the most senior career leaders in government—has declined significantly, while at the same time the number of political appointees has reached record levels. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); At the CDC, for example, the number of career SES decreased 42.9% between December 2024 and February 2026, while the number of non-Senate confirmed political appointees at the agency was six times larger than the agency’s historical average from 2009 and 2024. Knowledgeable career leaders are integral to the ability of public health agencies to carry out their work with scientific integrity and professional judgment, and rapid leadership turnover and increased politicization threaten agencies’ ability to make evidence-based decisions to protect our health. The upheaval and politicization in public health agencies have also negatively affected employee engagement. Strong employee engagement is crucial to the ability of agencies to carry out their mission and successfully provide essential services to the public. In the 2025 Public Service Viewpoint Survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service, the Department of Health and Human Services—which encompasses major public health agencies such as the CDC and FDA—had an employee engagement and satisfaction score of 20.4 out of 100, one of the lowest among large agencies. Only 2.8% of HHS employees indicated trust in their political leaders and only 8.7% reported confidence that they could report a suspected violation of law or regulation without retaliation. Employees at HHS also reported that the agency’s ability to provide services to the public had suffered. Nearly half of employees at HHS, 47.5%, said their work unit was worse at delivering quality services compared to its performance in 2024. In addition, 57.8% said their work unit was performing worse at fulfilling stakeholder needs. In addition to the work done within federal agencies, the federal government also distributes significant funding for public health and disease prevention work to state and local governments, nonprofits and small businesses—funding which has been significantly disrupted. At the CDC, for example, there was a 71.9% decrease in the amount of project grant funding issued in fiscal year 2025 compared to fiscal year 2024. The FDA also issued far less funding in fiscal year 2025—a 21.3% decrease from its fiscal year 2024 funding. Changes in federal funding include the ending of grants to community organizations that worked on HIV prevention and the cancellation of funding for research into improvements to patient safety and healthcare quality. These changes go beyond federal agencies to impact the broader public health ecosystem, including the state and local health departments responsible for much of the on-the-ground public health work in their communities. About 80% of the CDC’s domestic funding is directed towards state and local partners—meaning that cuts to CDC funding can ultimately result in cuts to state and local public health capacity. Federal agencies also provide expertise and assistance to state and local health agencies as they deal with particular health challenges, but workforce cuts have resulted in fewer federal employees available to help. The Impact of Changes to Public Health Capacity These changes to federal public health capacity are not abstract concerns. Disrupted programs, reduced funding and lost expertise at public health agencies across all levels of government threaten the public’s physical well-being and safety. In some cases, this has already led to harm. The most immediate impacts of federal cuts were seen in interruptions to ongoing public health programs and crisis responses. In one instance, when CDC grants were canceled during the 2025 Texas measles outbreak—the most severe measles outbreak in 25 years—public health officials in Lubbock, Texas were forced to pause parts of their measles response work supported by the frozen funding. Lubbock’s director of public health further said that a lack of available CDC experts to reach out to for advice “definitely” impacted the department’s response to the measles crisis. Cuts to federal funding also forced Dallas County Health and Human Services to cut staff and cancel 50 community vaccination clinics during the outbreak. Public health work outside of major outbreak responses was also disrupted. For example, in April 2025, the Milwaukee Public Health Department was unexpectedly unable to reach experts on lead poisoning due to firings at the CDC when responding to concerns about lead contamination in Milwaukee public schools. Due to federal workforce cuts, several programs at the CDC, including Alzheimer’s and epilepsy programs, have also become trapped in limbo—existing on paper, but without the staff necessary to operate. More recent crises reveal how federal cuts have weakened the public health infrastructure needed to prevent and respond to dangerous new outbreaks. Internationally, cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated funding for disease testing and contact tracing abroad, which delayed detection of and responses to the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While international outbreaks may seem far removed, the unchecked spread of disease in any country can quickly pose a danger to economic well-being, security and health around the world. Within the United States, public health cuts inhibited responses to the summer 2026 outbreak of the food-borne parasite cyclospora. At the federal level, cuts to funding for lab equipment and for CDC staff with expertise in parasitic infections—including 9 out of 11 staff members at the lab responsible for identifying parasitic outbreaks in 2025— contributed to the largest reporting delay in outbreak cases at the CDC in 15 years. Conflicting communications from the FDA about the source of the outbreak, which followed cuts to the agency’s communications department, additionally led to confusion among the public about how to best avoid infection. At the same time, cuts to HHS funding and support for local and state public health slowed some health departments’ responses to the crisis. The exact costs of these delays, constraints and confusion in public health responses are difficult to estimate. However, their message is clear: federal cuts have already made containing threats to public health even more of a challenge. Conclusion Protecting public health—from food safety to disease prevention—is one of the federal government’s most important missions. Dramatic and haphazard cuts to federal agencies and funding have already disrupted the public health system, impacting the response to challenges such as measles, lead poisoning and cyclosporiasis. The U.S. public health system needed improvement before these disruptions. Since 2022, federal leadership and coordination in response to public health outbreaks has been on the Government Accountability Office’s High-Risk List of areas in need of attention to improve government effectiveness and efficiency. Recent cuts only compound these concerns. The chaotic dismantling of government and resulting disruptions to crucial functions like public health and disease prevention highlight the need for meaningful reform and concrete policy proposals to reimagine how government can better serve the public and be more effective, responsive and accountable. To learn more about the impact of federal cuts to public health and science more broadly, visit The Cost of Cutting American Science. Learn more For more information on the Partnership for Public Service’s government reform initiative, visit Government for a New Era. View here In line with The Cost of Cutting American Science, federal workforce data in this brief is as of February 2026

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The Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity

Among the federal government’s many responsibilities is the work it does to protect public health. Federal agencies monitor our food supply to ensure safety, conduct research to better understand emerging health threats, provide funding for public health programs in communities and work to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. Americans rely on these efforts every day—in a 2024 online survey, 74% of respondents said that “if the federal government issued safety guidance about food you eat regularly,” they would follow it. Changes to Federal Public Health Capacity The Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the federal government have resulted in significant impacts on our nation’s public health capacity over the past 20 months, affecting the response to health concerns such as measles, Ebola and cyclosporiasis. Agencies with core public health, food safety and disease prevention responsibilities experienced large workforce decreases during the first year of the administration. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for instance, the workforce in February 2026 was 26.7% smaller than in September 2024 before the start of the Trump administration. The Food and Drug Administration saw a similarly steep decline of 21.6%. Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Food Safety and Inspection Service also experienced large workforce decreases. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); Changes can also be seen in crucial public health occupations. The number of federal food inspectors, for example, decreased by more than half between September 2024 and February 2026, going from 1,035 to 473. This is the lowest number of food inspectors employed by the federal government since at least 2005. By February 2026, there were also 33.3% fewer federal public health program specialists, whose work includes advising federal funding recipients on public health activities and analyzing the effectiveness of public health programs. Government’s capacity is diminished as employees with specialized knowledge and experience in protecting the public and responding to health risks depart, leaving agencies less prepared to carry out their public health missions. There also have been vacancies in critical high-level leadership positions at public health agencies, most notably at the CDC, which had a permanent Senate-confirmed director for less than a month between January 2025 and early August 2026. Although the CDC has previously been led by acting directors at the start of an administration, the nearly yearlong gap since the departure of the administration’s first permanent director in August 2025 is without precedent. As of August 2026, the FDA is also currently without a Senate-confirmed commissioner following the previous commissioner’s resignation in May 2026. Additionally, public health agencies are experiencing increased politicization of their leadership ranks. In agencies such as the CDC and Food Safety and Inspection Service, the number of individuals in the Senior Executive Service—the most senior career leaders in government—has declined significantly, while at the same time the number of political appointees has reached record levels. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); At the CDC, for example, the number of career SES decreased 42.9% between December 2024 and February 2026, while the number of non-Senate confirmed political appointees at the agency was six times larger than the agency’s historical average from 2009 and 2024. Knowledgeable career leaders are integral to the ability of public health agencies to carry out their work with scientific integrity and professional judgment, and rapid leadership turnover and increased politicization threaten agencies’ ability to make evidence-based decisions to protect our health. The upheaval and politicization in public health agencies have also negatively affected employee engagement. Strong employee engagement is crucial to the ability of agencies to carry out their mission and successfully provide essential services to the public. In the 2025 Public Service Viewpoint Survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service, the Department of Health and Human Services—which encompasses major public health agencies such as the CDC and FDA—had an employee engagement and satisfaction score of 20.4 out of 100, one of the lowest among large agencies. Only 2.8% of HHS employees indicated trust in their political leaders and only 8.7% reported confidence that they could report a suspected violation of law or regulation without retaliation. Employees at HHS also reported that the agency’s ability to provide services to the public had suffered. Nearly half of employees at HHS, 47.5%, said their work unit was worse at delivering quality services compared to its performance in 2024. In addition, 57.8% said their work unit was performing worse at fulfilling stakeholder needs. In addition to the work done within federal agencies, the federal government also distributes significant funding for public health and disease prevention work to state and local governments, nonprofits and small businesses—funding which has been significantly disrupted. At the CDC, for example, there was a 71.9% decrease in the amount of project grant funding issued in fiscal year 2025 compared to fiscal year 2024. The FDA also issued far less funding in fiscal year 2025—a 21.3% decrease from its fiscal year 2024 funding. Changes in federal funding include the ending of grants to community organizations that worked on HIV prevention and the cancellation of funding for research into improvements to patient safety and healthcare quality. These changes go beyond federal agencies to impact the broader public health ecosystem, including the state and local health departments responsible for much of the on-the-ground public health work in their communities. About 80% of the CDC’s domestic funding is directed towards state and local partners—meaning that cuts to CDC funding can ultimately result in cuts to state and local public health capacity. Federal agencies also provide expertise and assistance to state and local health agencies as they deal with particular health challenges, but workforce cuts have resulted in fewer federal employees available to help. The Impact of Changes to Public Health Capacity These changes to federal public health capacity are not abstract concerns. Disrupted programs, reduced funding and lost expertise at public health agencies across all levels of government threaten the public’s physical well-being and safety. In some cases, this has already led to harm. The most immediate impacts of federal cuts were seen in interruptions to ongoing public health programs and crisis responses. In one instance, when CDC grants were canceled during the 2025 Texas measles outbreak—the most severe measles outbreak in 25 years—public health officials in Lubbock, Texas were forced to pause parts of their measles response work supported by the frozen funding. Lubbock’s director of public health further said that a lack of available CDC experts to reach out to for advice “definitely” impacted the department’s response to the measles crisis. Cuts to federal funding also forced Dallas County Health and Human Services to cut staff and cancel 50 community vaccination clinics during the outbreak. Public health work outside of major outbreak responses was also disrupted. For example, in April 2025, the Milwaukee Public Health Department was unexpectedly unable to reach experts on lead poisoning due to firings at the CDC when responding to concerns about lead contamination in Milwaukee public schools. Due to federal workforce cuts, several programs at the CDC, including Alzheimer’s and epilepsy programs, have also become trapped in limbo—existing on paper, but without the staff necessary to operate. More recent crises reveal how federal cuts have weakened the public health infrastructure needed to prevent and respond to dangerous new outbreaks. Internationally, cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated funding for disease testing and contact tracing abroad, which delayed detection of and responses to the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While international outbreaks may seem far removed, the unchecked spread of disease in any country can quickly pose a danger to economic well-being, security and health around the world. Within the United States, public health cuts inhibited responses to the summer 2026 outbreak of the food-borne parasite cyclospora. At the federal level, cuts to funding for lab equipment and for CDC staff with expertise in parasitic infections—including 9 out of 11 staff members at the lab responsible for identifying parasitic outbreaks in 2025— contributed to the largest reporting delay in outbreak cases at the CDC in 15 years. Conflicting communications from the FDA about the source of the outbreak, which followed cuts to the agency’s communications department, additionally led to confusion among the public about how to best avoid infection. At the same time, cuts to HHS funding and support for local and state public health slowed some health departments’ responses to the crisis. The exact costs of these delays, constraints and confusion in public health responses are difficult to estimate. However, their message is clear: federal cuts have already made containing threats to public health even more of a challenge. Conclusion Protecting public health—from food safety to disease prevention—is one of the federal government’s most important missions. Dramatic and haphazard cuts to federal agencies and funding have already disrupted the public health system, impacting the response to challenges such as measles, lead poisoning and cyclosporiasis. The U.S. public health system needed improvement before these disruptions. Since 2022, federal leadership and coordination in response to public health outbreaks has been on the Government Accountability Office’s High-Risk List of areas in need of attention to improve government effectiveness and efficiency. Recent cuts only compound these concerns. The chaotic dismantling of government and resulting disruptions to crucial functions like public health and disease prevention highlight the need for meaningful reform and concrete policy proposals to reimagine how government can better serve the public and be more effective, responsive and accountable. To learn more about the impact of federal cuts to public health and science more broadly, visit The Cost of Cutting American Science. Learn more For more information on the Partnership for Public Service’s government reform initiative, visit Government for a New Era. View here In line with The Cost of Cutting American Science, federal workforce data in this brief is as of February 2026

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California sanctions insurer after it cut assisted living coverage to thousands

State regulators found eight violations after Health Net's abrupt benefit cuts endangered vulnerable Medi-Cal patients.

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HCHB Publishes Executive Guide to Help Home Health and Hospice Leaders Strengthen Survey Readiness

/PRNewswire/ -- Homecare HomebaseSM (HCHB) announced the publication of Survey-Ready Every Day: An Executive Guide to Regulatory Change and Continuous Survey...

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Singapore PM salary set to rise to $2.85M under political pay overhaul

Singapore updated its executive compensation benchmarks, setting its prime minister pay target at $2.85 million while capping initial actual raises at 9%.

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France to reduce corporate tax surcharge and ease employee buyouts in 2027 budget, PM says

France plans to reduce, but not abolish, the exceptional corporate tax surcharge imposed on very ​large companies in its 2027 budget, Prime Minister ‌Sebastien Lecornu said in a letter to executives on Wednesday, pledging tax stability to support growth.

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New Eugene facility will expand Oregon’s residential behavioral health system for youth

A 12-bed secure inpatient treatment facility in Eugene will serve youth ages 10-17 with acute behavioral health needs.

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Sep 9 • 7:36 AM EDT • Health • lookouteugene-springfield.com
Aurora Appoints Seasoned Biopharmaceutical Executive to Lead Commercial Acceleration of Global Medical Cannabis Business

/PRNewswire/ -- Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian-based leading global medical cannabis company, announces Faris El Refaie, a...

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NFL Executives Rank Bears QB Caleb Williams
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Paystand branches into AI agents; court hearing for former Scotts Valley executive; Barilla snaps up Goodles

In this week's survey of local business, Jessica M. Pasko reports on the rollout of a new AI tool for Santa Cruz-based fintech company Paystand, notes a court date for a former executive of Scotts Valley's Ambient Photonics and runs down other numbers, names and dates to know.

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Favored Farmhouse expands business

MOSES LAKE — The owners of the Favored Farmhouse celebrated expanding their business by cutting the ribbon for the new drive-through Thursday – and co-owner Daphne Martinez said there’s more to come.

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Jeremy Farrar Joins Global Health Non-Profit PATH Following Unexpected Departure From WHO

Outgoing WHO Assistant Director-General Dr Jeremy Farrar will lead PATH’s regional division for Asia, the Middle East, and Europe starting 1 October. Based in Geneva, he joins the executive leadership team to accelerate the delivery of health technologies across these regions, the organisation announced in a press release on Wednesday, 9 September.

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BridgePort Financial Solutions Appoints Osaic M&A Leader to Senior VP of Business Development

BridgePort Financial Solutions ("BridgePort"), a registered investment adviser (RIA) dedicated to helping fee-only advisors achieve their growth and succession goals, announced the appointment of RIA industry veteran Tina Decker to the role of Senior Vice President of Business Development. In this role, she will lead M&A strategy and execution to accelerate the firm's growth.

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A rare thing in American politics may happen in Rhode Island on Wednesday

Gov. Dan McKee barely beat Helena Foulkes in 2022. For Wednesday’s rematch, the former CVS executive has outraised him and appears well positioned to win.

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Here is what to do if healthcare costs are eating into your raises

An insurance executive explains how soaring healthcare costs eat into raises, and how workers should discuss alternative options with their company.

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Ex-Philadelphia Phillies Player Cut Loose By New MLB Team

As the Philadelphia Phillies are currently taking on the Houston Astros in a new series this week, a piece of notable roster news dropped on a recent Phillies player. Phillies fans shouldn’t have forgotten by outfielder Max Kepler yet, as Kepler played his entire 2025 season with Philadelphia. Well, on Tuesday, Kepler was released by […] The post Ex-Philadelphia Phillies Player Cut Loose By New MLB Team appeared first on HEAVY.

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Baton Rouge General's Health Tip of the Week: Another sugar substitute raises heart concerns

Sponsored by Baton Rouge General Cutting back on sugar? Take a peek at the ingredient label before reaching for a sugar-free treat. Recent research has raised questions about xylitol, a sugar alcohol found in products like gum, candy and baked goods. Higher blood levels of xylitol were linked to a greater risk of heart attack […]

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Sep 9 • 2:01 AM EDT • Health • businessreport.com
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