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Sports on TV/radio listings: Sept. 29

Where to watch and/or listen to today's sporting events that will be televised or broadcast on the radio.

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Sep 29 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Who Leads Fort Bend County? Not Even Fort Bend County’s Leaders Know.

After the swing county’s top executive became mired in scandal, Republicans—with some unwitting help from a Democratic activist—installed one of their own.

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Sep 29 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • texasmonthly.com
Stearns To Retire ‘Run Prevention’ As He Talks Alonso Move
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Sep 29 • 6:59 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Meta expands Muse AI agent for small businesses

Meta Platforms is expanding its AI agent Muse to small businesses, adding integrations with ​tools such as Shopify, QuickBooks, Stripe and ‌Canva to help owners run their businesses and find new customers, as the Facebook-parent aims to diversify ​its revenue beyond advertising.

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Sep 29 • 6:34 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Sony to skip CES 2027 for first time since expo's inaugural event in 1967

Decision made as Sony shifts focus to "entertainment, intellectual property, and technology geared to support creators"

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Sep 29 • 6:15 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
Suicide Prevention Starts Before a Crisis

Peter Wyman, PhD, and Kimberly Van Orden, PhD, in the URochester Medicine Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, share how suicide prevention can start long before someone experiences a crisis.

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Sep 29 • 6:10 AM EDT • Health • urmc.rochester.edu
Roma ranked second in Serie A for roster value

Roma’s growth over the past year has been clear for all to see. After seven seasons of mediocre league finishes and qualification for the Conference or Europa League, the Roman club finally secured ...

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Sep 29 • 6:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Primetime Review: That’s Entertainment?

If you decide to see Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, it’s important to remember the title as you watch. Yes, this is a biopic of sorts about Chris Hansen and his work on To Catch a Predator, but it is more accurately about the quest for fame and using people’s trauma to attract ratings. True crime entertainment continues to have a prominent place in many people’s television habits, and this film asks us to examine what that means both for those whose stories have become our viewing pleasure and those of us watching. Primetime starts as Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) is told that his show, To Catch a Predator, is moving to a 9 PM spot opposite LOST. Chris and his producer, Andie (Merritt Wever), see this as an opportunity to make the program even more sensational, looking for bigger, more horrific predators. As part of their plan, they hire a young actor, Dan Plum (Skyler Gisondo), to play “Decoy Dan,” the person who greets the would-be predators who were catfished by Xavier Von Erck (Matthew Maher). Oppenheim, along with writers Ajon Singh and Luke Dittrich, is less concerned with an accurate retelling of the show as much as they are interested in interrogating the why of it all. That decision sometimes leaves Primetime feeling less like a biopic and more like a satirical look at the nature of programming like this. Visually, the movie is impressive. Oppenheim uses light and color effectively to cast Hansen as both villain and savior. Pattinson plays Hansen in an almost comical manner, as we see him wake his two young sons to watch a clip of the show, just to brag that he was moving into a prime spot on television. Even Andie struggles to accept a “nice” job when there is so much more fame to be found producing salacious true-crime content. Wever does an excellent job showing how the hunger for fame is not just in front of the camera, but in every aspect of the production. The heart of the movie, and the standout performance, belongs to Gisondo as Dan Plum. He is someone who just wants to get enough hours to be admitted into the Screen Actors Guild, and stumbles into this job without really knowing what it is. Throughout the film, we watch him suffer one trauma after another, ending with him witnessing the suicide of a District Attorney who is about to become the next unwitting star of Hansen’s show. If there is a sympathetic character in Primetime, it is Decoy Dan, and Gisondo plays him brilliantly. If you’re a fan of programming like To Catch a Predator, then Primetime will probably make you feel uncomfortable, and I think it’s worth sitting with that feeling and examining why we turn on shows that display the worst of humanity while we judge from our couches. Yes, it is correct to want to see people who would hurt children brought to justice, but perhaps it shouldn’t be something that we watch as entertainment. Rating: 3.5/5 This review originally appeared in The Dominion Post on September 25, 2026. MacGuffin or Meaning: Film & TV Reviews and Reflections is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Sep 29 • 5:37 AM EDT • Entertainment • alisechaffins.substack.com
Pensacola area high school football Week 7 schedule

Check out the game times for all seven high school football games featuring Pensacola area teams in Week 7.

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Sep 29 • 5:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A majority of Oklahoma's behavioral healthcare workforce is part-time, analysis says

Oklahomans seeking mental healthcare may struggle to locate a provider. Finding someone available to see clients full-time is even harder.

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Sep 29 • 5:15 AM EDT • Health • kosu.org
Wales without seven players for World Cup play-off

Ceri Holland is one of seven players who will miss out through injury when a depleted Wales squad take on Albania in their Women's World Cup play-off semi-final next month.

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Sep 29 • 5:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Palm Beach residents appointed to Cox Science Center board of trustees

Palm Beach residents Deborah Norville, Bill Roberts and Thomas Rosin are among seven new board members of the Cox Science Center & Aquarium.

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Sep 29 • 5:03 AM EDT • Science • palmbeachpost.com
BVB players continue to shine on the international stage

Daniel Svensson has long since established himself as a full-back in the Swedish national team. On Monday evening, he once again played the full 90 minutes for the Scandinavians in their second UEFA N...

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Sep 29 • 4:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Why MAHA wants to make health data much more accessible

At a MAHA Institute event, Kennedy and others argued that health data should be more accessible to researchers can study vaccines, chronic diseases, and autism

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Sep 29 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Real Madrid, Barcelona and Liverpool still tracking Dortmund star

Nico Schlotterbeck was heavily linked with a move away from Borussia Dortmund earlier this year.He eventually signed a new contract with BVB until 2031, but that did little to end the speculation, wit...

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Sep 29 • 4:18 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Deloitte Model Explores $527 Billion Growth Opportunity in US Women's Health Through Health Promotion, Prevention and Early Detection

/PRNewswire/ -- Key takeaways Prevention could expand health span: Under a prevention and improved disease-management scenario, women's health span could...

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Sep 29 • 4:02 AM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
Dana White Kills Stevenson-Pacquiao Talk

Dana White shut down Shakur Stevenson vs. Manny Pacquiao at a Zuffa Boxing press conference. An offer is out to Gary Antuanne Russell to unify at 140.

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Sep 29 • 3:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Arkansas football has productive recruiting day for Tulsa game

Arkansas football had a productive Saturday evening hosting recruits from several different classes for unofficial visits for the Tulsa game.

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Sep 29 • 3:00 AM EDT • Sports • wholehogsports.com
Pensacola pediatrician appointed to federal health task force

Dr. Patrick Hunter was named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task, which is tasked with improving the health of Americans through evidence-based recommendations about preventive services.

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Sep 29 • 1:30 AM EDT • Health • wusf.org
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BRAHM celebrating 15th anniversary with Community Day on Oct. 1

BRAHM, the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, celebrates its 15th anniversary on October 1 with free public events including tours, art projects, live music, and a special anniversary beer brewed with Blowing Rock Brewing Company to honor the museum’s community and artistic growth.

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Sep 29 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • wataugademocrat.com
Ja Morant on City of Memphis: ‘That’s My Family’

Ja Morant still has love for the city of Memphis even after being traded by the Grizzlies.

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Sep 28 • 11:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
U.S. Senate passes Ted Cruz’s college sports bill that seeks to rein in NCAA “chaos”

The bill, which would regulate NIL deals and athlete revenue among other sweeping changes, now needs to clear the House. The lower chamber is out until after the midterms.

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Sep 28 • 11:16 PM EDT • Sports • ksat.com
3 Ingredients That Made The Coney a Success

The Coney took over the Detroit Opera House on Sept. 26. Here are the main takeaways from the all-star comedy event.

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Sep 28 • 11:06 PM EDT • Entertainment • hourdetroit.com
Senate approves sweeping college sports bill on athlete pay, transfers and NCAA rules

WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a bipartisan college sports overhaul that would codify athlete revenue sharing, regulate NIL and transfers, and give the NCAA limited antitrust protection. Critics say it undercuts athletes’ leverage.

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Sep 28 • 9:58 PM EDT • Sports • cronkitenews.azpbs.org
Senate defeats proposal to limit ticket price increases for college sports

The Senate voted Monday evening to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to cap ticket price increases for college sporting events to four percent a year, even as ticket prices…

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Sep 28 • 9:14 PM EDT • Sports • thehill.com
Arkansas Could Make Texas A&M’s Bad September Even Worse

Texas A&M returns home desperate for an SEC win after back-to-back losses, while Arkansas arrives with a dangerous passing attack and renewed confidence.

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Sep 28 • 9:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Science Hill High School holds microscope lab dedication

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Science Hill High School (SHHS) held a dedication event for its newly equipped microscope lab on Monday. The event highlighted the Johnson City Public Schools Fou…

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Sep 28 • 8:55 PM EDT • Science • wjhl.com
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce plans Women's Leadership Summit

The daylong event will feature a theme of “Bold Optimism,” the belief that change begins with the courage to imagine what is possible.

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Sep 28 • 8:30 PM EDT • Business • santafenewmexican.com
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iPhone Duo StandBy Leak Reveals Five Unannounced Faces

We've seen previews of iOS 27 running on the iPhone Duo, including a new StandBy mode that activates even when the iPhone isn't charging. Apple showed the mode in press materials, but leaker pdfu today shared a more in-depth look at some of the options. There are multiple StandBy faces available on the iPhone Duo, five of which we weren't aware of. A Home Camera view will show a single camera feed or a grid of up to nine camera feeds.

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Sep 28 • 8:04 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Second Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case

The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him.

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Sep 28 • 7:59 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Check out the Brewers’ All-MLB nominees

Seven Brewers are amongst the finalists for All-MLB

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Sep 28 • 7:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA LAUNCHES FOOD AS HEALTH INITIATIVE WITH SUPPORT FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

/PRNewswire/ -- Blue Shield of California today announced a new statewide "Food as Health" initiative that will provide $600,000 to seven California...

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Sep 28 • 7:23 PM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market

One observer called the move a "disaster for people’s health, the planet, and even U.S. automakers.”

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Sep 28 • 7:21 PM EDT • Health • insideclimatenews.org
Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker Discusses Roster Growth

The franchise icon honors his father’s legacy with a symbolic jersey swap while mentoring a rising seven-footer poised to become the next cornerstone of the Suns’ future.

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Sep 28 • 7:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bioblitz: Lakeshore Nature Preserve utilizes citizen science to document biodiversity

The University of Wisconsin Lakeshore Nature Preserve hosted its second annual Bioblitz event Sept. 26. The goal of the event was to document as many species at the preserve as possible over a 15-hour period, according to Lakeshore Nature Preserve Director Brad Herrick. With this documentation of everything within the 300-acre area, the preserve aims...

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Sep 28 • 6:47 PM EDT • Science • badgerherald.com
Raoni Barcelos’s Team Provides Latest Health Update on Fighter

UFC bantamweight Raoni Barcelos’s team has provided the latest health update for their fighter after he was stopped at UFC Vegas 121.Barcelos suffered an unknown medical emergency in the main event of UFC Vegas 121, a five-round war against Raul Rosas Jr. that Barcelos was winning up until he went unconscious in the fifth round.We […] The post Raoni Barcelos’s Team Provides Latest Health Update on Fighter appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 28 • 6:45 PM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
Gabe Evans, Dr. Oz discuss Medicaid, visit new UNC building in Greeley

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz visited Greeley to discuss Medicaid fraud prevention, state budget pressures and UNC's new osteopathic medical school.

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Sep 28 • 6:39 PM EDT • Health • coloradopolitics.com
Science Hill's Harris taking sudden stardom in stride

There's no such thing as an overnight success story, even if your name is Kiantai Harris.

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Sep 28 • 6:24 PM EDT • Science • johnsoncitypress.com
Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance to host Oct. 14 fundraiser to prevent suicide
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Sep 28 • 6:23 PM EDT • Health • news3lv.com
Science Hill's Harris taking sudden stardom in stride

There's no such thing as an overnight success story, even if your name is Kiantai Harris.

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Sep 28 • 6:22 PM EDT • Science • timesnews.net
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The Giants successfully recreated the 2014 season

Will it surprise you to learn that everything old is new again, even in baseball?

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Sep 28 • 6:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Spooky Science Nights

Science gets spooky this October at Spooky Science Nights, where we’ll give science a playful Halloween twist! Kids and families will enjoy Halloween-themed STEM activities, creative crafts, and a kid-friendly dance party. Get ready for an unforgettable evening filled with spooky fun and scientific surprises for all ages at these not-too-scary events! Activities include: Dive into hands-on

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Sep 28 • 5:58 PM EDT • Science • slugmag.com
Jameis Winston to remain starting QB

Giants QB Jameis Winston will remain starter even after J.J. McCarthy trade

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Sep 28 • 5:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rumor: Nintendo Switch Online app datamine points to potential event gifts system for Switch 2 and Switch

Fans are discussing the possibility of a new event gifts feature for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch following the latest datamine. X user @idocode01 shared the latest findings from a Nintendo Switch Online app update, pointing to the functionality. What we know so far is that there can be multiple gift events on at the same time. Additionally, each event...

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Sep 28 • 5:17 PM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
TTEC Digital Earns Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle Award for 2026-2027

TTEC Digital has earned the Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle award for 2026-2027 for sales achievements.Quiver AI SummaryTTEC Digital has been awarded the Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle award for the eleventh consecutive year, recognizing its position among the top Microsoft partners globally based on sales achievements. The Inner Circle designation highlights TTEC Digital's expertise in leveraging AI and customer experi

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Sep 28 • 5:10 PM EDT • Business • quiverquant.com
Sports media insider: CBS, Prime could tangle over Ian Eagle potentially succeeding Al Michaels on TNF

Ian Eagle to Amazon’s Thursday Night Football is a more complicated succession plan than it appears. Appearing on Puck’s The Varsity podcast with John Ourand, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand said that while Prime Video has its sights set on Eagle as the eventual replacement for Al Michaels, CBS has no interest in letting him walk,…

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Sep 28 • 5:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jackson business, political leaders call on feds to reject baseball park inside Grand Teton

Even a temporary field on already-disturbed land would do damage, letter says.

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Sep 28 • 5:01 PM EDT • Business • 891khol.org
Jackson business, political leaders call on feds to reject baseball park inside Grand Teton

Even a temporary field on already-disturbed land would do damage, letter says.

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Sep 28 • 5:01 PM EDT • Politics • 891khol.org
Haunted house, Oktoberfest: 4 events to attend in New Caney, Porter this weekend, Oct. 2-4

Explore weekend events in New Caney, Porter and Cleveland from Oct. 2-4, including Halloween attractions, Oktoberfest and a heavy trash day.

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Sep 28 • 4:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • communityimpact.com
Ironman 70.3 brings business boost to downtown Augusta

This year’s Ironman 70.3 event has crossed the finish line, but its impact on downtown Augusta businesses is still being felt.

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Sep 28 • 4:37 PM EDT • Business • wrdw.com
Scotts Valley walk honors loved ones and raises mental health awareness

Community members in Scotts Valley gathered for a mental health awareness and suicide prevention walk, honoring those lost and spreading a message of support.

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Sep 28 • 4:37 PM EDT • Health • ksbw.com
Teens and parents can learn how to build a business together at "Side Hustle School"

Got a teen with big ideas and a passion for business? Harrisburg University is offering families with high school students a new and unique way to try out entrepreneurship together. “Side Hustle School, a new, seven-week program, begins next month, giving student entrepreneurs and their support systems a chance to work together to develop small […]

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Sep 28 • 4:25 PM EDT • Business • theburgnews.com
Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' video premieres during historic VMAs

Taylor Swift debuted her video for 'Patient Zero' at a historic MTV VMAs for the pop superstar, who broke a Beyoncé record. The video featured Swift's 'good friend' Dakota Johnson, who also presented Swift with an award during the event.

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Sep 28 • 4:20 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
‘An opportunity to compete’: DC-area small businesses connect with big institutions

Small minority-owned construction businesses in the D.C. area connected with large contractors at an event at Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus Monday.

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Sep 28 • 4:14 PM EDT • Business • wtop.com
Bobby Kotick’s lawyers sent me a bad email (and later apologized)

The message I had received was unsettling—for a moment. Then it was just really confusing. Back on January 20 of this year, at 5:15pm ET, I received an email with the subject line “Legal Correspondence re Bobby Kotick.” It was from the law firm Clare Locke, a firm I’d heard had been emailing reporters in recent years about their coverage of Kotick, the former, longtime CEO of Activision Blizzard. The letter was threatening. A lawyer from the firm introduced themselves as “defamation counsel to Bobby Kotick.” They issued a “demand” that I “correct” a Game File article I’d published a week prior. The article that had irked them had been a scoop of sorts. I’d written about a a 2022 lawsuit brought by a Swedish pension fund, AP7, over Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. The suit wasn’t news, but I was first to review and report about Kotick’s extensive pushback to the fund’s claims. The pension fund’s core contention was that the sale had been rushed by Kotick to avoid the consequences of sexual misconduct scandals swirling around the company in 2021. (He’d not been accused of misconduct himself in those suits, to be clear.) As I wrote at the time, Kotick had denied the allegations of the rushed sale. Beyond that, Kotick used a December 2025 reply to the Swedish fund’s lawsuit to assign blame for those workplace scandals, the bad press and even for the AP7 lawsuit. I’d found Kotick’s arguments novel and newsworthy. Across nearly 3,000 words, I explained Kotick’s take: that a Swedish gaming company was behind the Swedish fund’s lawsuit (the Embracer group; they denied it); that the Microsoft-Activision deal was not rushed and was secured at what Kotick felt history had proven to be an optimal price for shareholders; that he believed a conspiracy of people at unions government agencies, PR firms and the media had spun up claims of widespread workplace misconduct at Activision Blizzard in 2021. The article gave context for all of this, letting readers assess the claims and weigh their credibility. As I’d later write to Kotick’s lawyers: I would be surprised if you could point to any news article about Bobby Kotick in the last five years that has spent more of its wordcount articulating his point of view. He is welcome to do an interview with Game File any time. Nonetheless, there they were in my inbox that Tuesday evening: Clare Locke, the law firm that secured a $787.5 million settlement from Fox News over false statements about voting machines. They were emailing me, threatening that failure to comply with their demand could support a claim of “actual malice,” a legal standard for libel. Unless… Unless, they said, I added a key paragraph to my article. This was a paragraph that I already knew Kotick’s lawyers had been emailing reporters about for at least a year, and it was a paragraph that was already in my article. The paragraph they wanted is from a 2023 settlement that California’s Civil Rights Department struck with Activision Blizzard. The settlement had closed a two-year-old lawsuit over alleged sexual discrimination at the game maker. The paragraph basically said that claims of systemic or widespread sexual harassment—or of execs like Kotick tolerating such behavior—had never been proven. I’d already seen proof that Kotick’s lawyers had pushed for the settlement’s language to be added to reports about 2021 sexual discrimination and misconduct lawsuits brought against Activision Blizzard by California and, separately, by the U.S. federal government (both suits were since settled). I knew that Kotick and his lawyers felt that the California settlement language should be mentioned in the same breath as references to an article he hated and denied, a November 2021 Wall Street Journal article claiming Kotick knew “for years” of sexual misconduct at Activision Blizzard. So, in the Game File article that Clare Locke emailed me about, in the interest of ensuring I was being fair and balanced regarding the person I was covering, I had already included the following excerpt from the California settlement [emphasis added in bold]: (Kotick has repeatedly pushed back against that November article in the Wall Street Journal, citing among other things, language from a court-approved consent decree as part of Activision’s 2023 $54 million settlement over the California suit. It states: “no court or any independent investigation has substantiated any allegations that: there has been systemic or widespread sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard [or] that Activision Blizzard senior executives ignored, condoned, or tolerated a culture of systemic harassment, retaliation, or discrimination.”) On the evening of January 20, I was incredulous. How do you write a four page legal threat about a week-old article and miss this? While scrambling to also make my kids dinner, I wrote a lengthy reply to Clare Locke’s lawyers, basically asking them to cool it with the threats and to start making sense. In part, I wrote: I hope you can understand why I am having trouble understanding what you’re asking for, when the statement you’re demanding to see in Game File’s article already appears in Game File’s article. Actual malice, as you know, refers to a reckless disregard for the truth. I’m not sure what your argument is when my article already states your client’s position. Here is where I should remind you, the reader, that I am an independent journalist. I publish on Substack, and have availed myself of the Substack Defender program that provides writers on the platform with legal support. But I’m no Wall Street Journal or New York Times, nor even IGN or GameSpot when it comes to such things as, well, having a legal department. There are more fun things for me to do as an independent journalist than writing back to a powerful law firm representing a very rich person. On the evening of January 20th, I was just trying to cook some pasta, broccoli and chicken nuggets for hungry twins. Nevertheless, I wrote back to them. Two hours later, I got a reply. Summarizing: A lawyer for Clare Locke said they’d “reviewed an incomplete version” of my article and they “apologize for the confusion.” (My guess: Someone didn’t read past the piece’s paywall, even though they’d had a full week to scrounge up the funds to do so. What I’d published above the paywall was balanced, as was what came after.)1 That was almost that, but something about the situation bothered me. The letter had been marked “confidential.” I hadn’t agreed to that, and I disliked the idea that powerful people on the beat that I cover would act like they could unilaterally control what I might tell my readers about. On the morning of the 21st, having already gotten the powerful law firm to back off, I oh-so-wisely re-approached them with just one more thing. I thanked them for clearing things up the night before but noted that I’d never agreed to keep their letter confidential. I’m all for agreeing with a source to keep things off the record, but that’s the thing. We have to agree. You can’t just declare it. I’m not bound by that. I wrote to Clare Locke’s lawyer and said, in part: I trust the matter is resolved. It was disappointing to have to spend less time with my kids last night in order to address your legal letter. Family time’s precious. I will add, for clarity’s sake, that, while your letter stipulated that it was confidential, I did not agree to those terms. In the future, should you wish to communicate with me confidentially, I am happy to agree to classifying our communication as “off the record” prior to the actual communication—as is standard with any professional journalist. The firm’s lawyer replied, not directly addressing the confidentiality issue but asserting that the matter was resolved. Why I didn’t write about this until now In May, I told this story on an episode of Simon Parkin’s podcast My Perfect Console, but I held off on sharing it directly with Game File readers. I held off to avoid stepping on the toes of another reporter, the journalist Mikhail Klimentov. He’d interviewed me in the spring of 2025 about an investigation he was working on regarding Bobby Kotick lawyers pressing the media to add the California settlement language to stories referencing the 2021 lawsuits. And about how some outlets had changed their stories and how some simply deleted them. Initially, I was a third-party source for Klimentov’s reporting, providing on-the-record context about the state of the games media. I’d heard about the letters but hadn’t put the time into pursuing the story. I thought it was interesting, and I was glad he was covering it. When the outlet that Klimentov was going to run his reporting in dropped the story, I began talking to him about potentially publishing his reporting on Game File. This was tentative. Then, in January, when I got my own Clare Locke letter, I told Klimentov that I didn’t think it would make sense for me to publish him, not with me now being part of the story. I had my own version of this situation to tell. But I wished him well and said I’d refrain from telling my tale until he could get his reporting out there. Last Friday, Klimentov finally ran his investigation, in a nearly 48-minute video report for People Make Games. It covers various Clare Locke letters, how media outlets reacted to them and what to make of all this. His video weighs the merits of Kotick’s request and looks at some of the articles that were changed (one of which had a glaring error). I highly recommend watching it: (Note, I did some editorial consulting for a People Make Games video last year but nothing to do with this report.) While many outlets haven’t left any public evidence that they updated their Kotick coverage at Kotick’s counsel’s request, at least one has. Back in October 2025, the mainstream outlet Reuters applied the most transparent article update I’ve seen. On the 3rd of the month, they published an article about the state of the Swedish pension fund’s lawsuit. Days later, they added this: In an October 7 letter sent after publication of this article, Kotick’s defamation counsel disputed claims of widespread harassment at Activision. “Not a single investigation, court finding, verdict, or ruling ever concluded that there was any merit” to the allegations of widespread harassment at Activision, Tom Clare and Nick Brechbill of Clare Locke wrote. I’ve never added a statement to my article on Game File, because none was needed. Not for fairness’ sake, nor to meet any demands of Kotick’s lawyers. I’ve nevertheless wanted to be transparent with Game File readers. If someone powerful is questioning my reporting, is threatening a lawsuit over it… if that threat is part of a pattern involving other games media outlets and if, in my case, the whole thing ran into a ridiculous ditch, I want you to know about it. I also share this as a real example of how I handle threats to Game File. I stand up for my own reporting, even when it’s not comfortable to do so. (In that same category of standing up for the work I do, I’ll point to an incident in late August. Asocial media post I published to X/Twitter regarding reporting I did about Take Two and GTA VI was hit by bogus copyright claim by a firm working for the publisher. I pushed back and got it reversed; even while a bigger games media outlet let themselves be censored. This is the other reason I’m sharing this story: To emphasize that dealing with threats from powerful people is one of the costs of covering the video game industry independently and as fearlessly as possible. This is where you come in. Your support, through free and paid subscriptions (sign up here!), can help me keep doing that. It can ensure that I’ve got the back-up I need. And it can help make fiascoes like this even less of a worry, so I can spend my evenings dealing with more important things, such as making sure I steam the kids’ broccoli just right. 1 That pension fund lawsuit I wrote about in January has all but gone away. In May, the fund and Activision Blizzard owner Microsoft agreed to settle. Lawyers for the fund brokered a $250 million settlement for former Activision Blizzard shareholders. In the settlement, the fund’s lawyers changed their rhetoric. Where once they’d questioned the meaning of the California settlement language, they adopted a version of it for themselves. Several weeks ago, while seeking to get a court to sign off on the terms of the settlement, they proposed their fee for their work in the case: $60 million.

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Sep 28 • 4:13 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Trump dines with Anthropic CEO ahead of event with tech leaders

Trump’s meetings with top tech leaders come as bipartisan concern grows over what might happen if the government does not create guardrails

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Sep 28 • 4:10 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
David Jolly is being outraised 8-to-1. He says voter frustration is the real currency in the Governor's race

'This is a change-election cycle.'

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Sep 28 • 4:00 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Manchester United warned JJ Gabriel exit could trigger transfer nightmare

Wonderkid’s exit could have severe knock-on effects

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Sep 28 • 3:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Flutter Entertainment PLC Stock (FLUT) Moved Down by 7.20% on Sep 28: Facts Behind the Movement

Flutter halted Brazilian betting operations after a government provisional measure banned online gaming.An extended shutdown will reduce revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and impact non-cash accounting assets.Technical indicators show sell signals, while the company reported annual revenue of $16.38B.

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Sep 28 • 3:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • tradingkey.com
Experts warn party disqualification bids risk intimidating, disenfranchising Arab voters

Even a Supreme Court reversal may not dispel intimidation and safety fears, they say.

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Sep 28 • 2:49 PM EDT • Politics • jpost.com
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7wire Ventures Presents: Top of the Ladder Featuring Karoo Health Co-Founder & CEO Ian Koons

In our latest Top of the Ladder feature, we sat down with Ian Koons to discuss his path into healthcare, why cardiology has resisted value-based care for so long, what it means to build infrastructure rather than another app, how Karoo wraps care around patients between appointments, and where he sees the future of cardiovascular care.

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Sep 28 • 2:28 PM EDT • Health • 7wireventures.com
Seattle Mariners Shake Up Coaching Staff Even Further on Monday
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Sep 28 • 2:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Control Resonant Proves Everything Is a Live-Service Game Now

Even the single-player games are updated on a dime

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Sep 28 • 2:10 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
Maternal health fair, community baby shower to be held Oct. 24

The event is designed to improve access to maternal health information, wellness resources and parenting support.

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Sep 28 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • greenvillejournal.com
Ohio economists wrestle with data centers and abatements

As the battle over data centers continues, even economic experts see mixed messages.

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Sep 28 • 1:53 PM EDT • Business • crainscleveland.com
Federal court rules Kalshi is subject to Tennessee’s gambling laws for sports contracts

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prediction market Kalshi’s sports-event contracts are subject to Tennessee’s sports-wagering laws

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Sep 28 • 1:50 PM EDT • Sports • tennesseelookout.com
Clemson researchers will use AI to explore how plant cells respond to stress

The scientists will study how individual plant cells control their genes. The answers could eventually help researchers and breeders develop more resilient crops.

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Sep 28 • 1:47 PM EDT • Science • news.clemson.edu
🚨 Belgium vs France: official XIs, Zidane changes almost all

Massive squad rotation.On Monday evening, the France team plays its second Nations League match in Belgium, three days after its opening win in Turkey (1-0).Matchday 2 of the 2026-2027 Nations League ...

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Sep 28 • 1:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
McDonald's is putting third-party ads on drive-thru screens, eyes $1 billion business

The chain launched a pilot at 450 company-owned U.S. restaurants in August and hopes the business will eventually reach $1 billion

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Sep 28 • 1:22 PM EDT • Business • qz.com
Giants made the one QB trade that offered hope, even if it doesn't guarantee anything
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Sep 28 • 1:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims

Culture secretary tells event at Labour conference Reform UK leader is exploiting public anxiety

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Sep 28 • 1:16 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Stanton Looks to Curb Crime Hot Spots With New Business License Rules

Stanton officials are amending their business license rules to prevent illegal activity from repeatedly popping up at commercial locations .

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Sep 28 • 1:00 PM EDT • Business • voiceofoc.org
Experts spotlight financial strategies to advance sustainability

Financial strategies can advance sustainability goals, but only if environmental trade-offs can be measured and incorporated into decisions, a panel of experts said at a Climate Week NYC 2026 event co-hosted by the SC Johnson College and Cornell Atkinson.

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Sep 28 • 12:40 PM EDT • Business • news.cornell.edu
In Ohio, a Humbling Question For Senator Jon Husted: Are You the Incumbent?

Even some devoted conservatives know more about Sherrod Brown, the Democratic challenger, than the Republican incumbent, who needs the MAGA base to turn out.

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Sep 28 • 12:31 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
First Look: Three-level, 'shared reality' entertainment venue Cosm opens in Detroit

Detroit residents and visitors have a new venue in the heart of the city to catch live sports, movies and other events.

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Sep 28 • 12:24 PM EDT • Entertainment • chainstoreage.com
DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak

Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to prevent spread of disease, his party says

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Sep 28 • 11:54 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Florida RB Jadan Baugh Makes Heisman Trophy Declaration

Dominating the ground with eleven touchdowns, the Gators' breakout star embraces his teammates' challenge to chase college football’s ultimate individual honor while fueling Florida’s unexpected playoff surge.

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Sep 28 • 11:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Dawg Sports on the Radio

There’s a lot to talk about regarding Georgia’s 41-13 win over Oklahoma. It should be a pretty fun conversation. That’s why I’ll be listening to the glockenspiel player from MaconDawg’s favorite U2 cover band (UAndYourMama2) on WFOY in St. Augustine(102.1 FM/1240 AM) this evening around 6:45 pm Eastern to talk Georgia Bulldog football on SportsNow with […]

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Sep 28 • 11:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Is Coastal Flooding Now Predictable?

Flooding has long been an unpredictable event, as poorly understood as hurricanes or any weather. That may no longer be the case.

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Sep 28 • 11:41 AM EDT • Science • science20.com
At an angry time, the business of rage retreats is booming

Kristina McMenamin’s rage retreats started small. The events, called RAGEher, were 12-person affairs in Chicago. The attendees, all women, opened their arms wide in a vacant retail space McMenamin had

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Sep 28 • 11:05 AM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
There's Something Strange About Googlebook Prices

Not even Google seems certain about how much customers are willing to spend on a laptop in 2026.

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Sep 28 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Newcastle Confirms Coca-Cola Partnership Agreement

Newcastle United continues to expand its commercial operation, with the club looking to strengthen revenue streams and broaden its reach beyond matchday football to eventually compete on equal financial terms with the Big Six. The club has confirmed a multi-year partnership with Coca-Cola, which becomes Newcastle’s official soft drinks partner and the presenting partner of […]

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Sep 28 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sylvester Stallone ‘became bulimic’ during body ‘obsession,’ had 2.6 percent body fat ahead of “Rocky III”

The actor explained how he eventually “broke the cycle” of his eating disorder.

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Sep 28 • 10:59 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Sony Quits CES in 2027 as It Continues Transition to Entertainment

Has attended US event for 60 years

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Sep 28 • 10:45 AM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
CeeDee Lamb continues to shine

Dallas Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb had seven receptions for 112 yards in the 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens Sunday.

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Sep 28 • 10:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Essentia Health hosting vaccine clinics ahead of respiratory virus season

As we move into fall, Oct. 1 marks the unofficial start of the respiratory illness season. This is typically when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) starts to see an uptick in reported cases of influenza, RSV and COVID-19.

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Sep 28 • 10:29 AM EDT • Health • essentiahealth.org
Scientists Studied A Teenager With One Of The Rarest Memory Abilities Humans Can Have. Here’s What They Found

People with highly superior autobiographic memory have incredible recall for events in their own lives.

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Sep 28 • 10:28 AM EDT • Science • iflscience.com
The ‘Researcherization’ Of Faculty Is Distorting Business Schools

When publication becomes academic status, teaching becomes an obligation, write Benjamin Stevenin and Atish Chattopadhyay.

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Sep 28 • 10:19 AM EDT • Business • poetsandquants.com
Vinik Sports Group, Cabot Citrus Farms unveil new premium hospitality destination at Benchmark International Arena

Multi-million-dollar transformation creates elevated Cabot Club experience for hockey, concerts and live events

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Sep 28 • 10:15 AM EDT • Sports • nhl.com
Parkridge Health System Spreading Awareness for Mental Health

CHATTANOOGA, TN.- As we near the end of Suicide Prevention Month, Parkridge Health System is dedicated to raising awareness about this important subject. Suicide is a leading cause of death and affects individuals of all ages. Prevention and intervention are vital, as many factors can increase or reduce the risk of suicide. Parkridge is here to provide the importance of...

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Sep 28 • 10:13 AM EDT • Health • wdef.com
Disney Unveils Oasis Doc Premiere Date

Disney has unveiled premiere date for Steven Knight’s Oasis documentary on Disney+ and Hulu. The feature will land on October 9, just two weeks after tickets to Oasis’ next round of tour dates were sn...

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Sep 28 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
A secret Stonehenge under Lake Michigan is baffling archaeologists

Stonehenge is one of many ancient stone circles dotted around the world, in Japan, Australia and even the US.

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Sep 28 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencefocus.com
T-Mobile Fees Increasing on Your Bill for 2nd Time This Year

Your T-Mobile bill is about to become more expensive even if your plan isn’t changing and you think you are a part of some sort of price lock. T-Mobile, once it stopped including fees within its plan prices, opened itself up to a world where they can increase prices at will through those same fees...

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Sep 28 • 9:37 AM EDT • Technology • droid-life.com
The Everglades matter: Miccosukee Arts & Science Symposium takes place October 2

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Free interactive event includes presentations, workshops, field trips, film festival, and more, including Spanish-language programming at the Miccosukee Casino and Resort The Miccosukee Arts & Science Symposium (MASS) is a biennial collaborative event between the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and the South-Florida based arts and conservation organization, […]

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Sep 28 • 9:30 AM EDT • Science • communitynewspapers.com
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‘Can’t even’: Man spends $168 on a birthday dinner at Disney Springs. Then the surprise arrives on an empty plate

A $168 birthday dinner should come with a decent ending. However, one man celebrating at Disney Springs got a surprise that nobody at his table seemed prepared for. Even an expensive birthday dinner c...

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Sep 28 • 9:22 AM EDT • Technology • yahoo.com
Alien nation? URI fall Honors Colloquium lecture on Oct. 6 explains why space travel means ‘More than Martians’

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 28, 2026 – Interest and fascination in space travel isn’t just about visiting far-away planets, including Mars. Sometimes, it’s learning more about other life forms from another world. But venturing into outer space is still vitally important to understand the world around us, and beyond, even if aliens are never found. […]

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Sep 28 • 9:16 AM EDT • Science • uri.edu
SURI: The Seventh Note launches October 30

PlayStation India Hero Project-supported rhythm action platformer SURI: The Seventh Note will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on October 30 for $19.99 / £15.99 / €19.99 / ¥3,190, develope…

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Sep 28 • 9:10 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Roma leading Serie A in high ball recoveries

Gian Piero Gasperini can look at his Roma’s performances and see exactly what his playing style is. For long stretches of their first five league games, the Giallorossi prevented their opponents fro...

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Sep 28 • 8:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Democrats keep coming to South Carolina to stump for midterm candidates. It's all about 2028

Democrats are flocking to South Carolina to campaign for midterm candidates, even though Republicans dominate state politics.

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Sep 28 • 8:29 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
LCMC Health Teams Up with Second Harvest for Food Event

LCMC Health collaborates with Second Harvest to fight hunger in New Orleans during Hunger Action Month and National Diaper Need Awareness Week.

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Sep 28 • 8:29 AM EDT • Health • myneworleans.com