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Recap: East Greenwich School Committee Approves $296,096 Science Classroom Award, $105,650 Anatomy Table, Lunch Payment Contract
The East Greenwich School Committee approved $296,096 in science classroom work and a $105,650 anatomy table under a new federal rural health grant.
Recycling Committee Starts Brainstorming Green Business Certification
The Recycling Committee toyed with a new green initiative at its meeting on Monday, September 14, that would have them work with local businesses to reduce restaurant waste.
Seattle Seahawks injury report: Cooper Kupp upgraded
Check out which Seahawks players did not practice on Thursday or were limited.
Why health officials limit location details in measles cases
According to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, private health information collected during outbreak tracking cannot be made public.
Rashee Rice has no limitations at practice
Kansas City Chiefs WR Rashee Rice not limited by knee injury
New York lawmakers push tighter PFAS drinking water limits amid federal changes
New York lawmakers are pushing to tighten the state’s drinking water standards for several so-called “forever chemicals."
Work has stopped on system that was key to Trump effort to limit mail voting, USPS chief says
The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week.
Sen. Mitzi Epstein won't run again, but politics is in her blood
Sen. Mitzi Epstein, who served 10 years in the Legislature, might not run again, but she said she plans to stay in politics.
How Creators, TikTok, Spotify and Pinterest Fuel Fandom
The era of AI and social media has blown open the marketing playbook for entertainment, as detailed at Variety's Entertainment and Technology Summit.
Brian Thomas Jr. a limited participant at practice
Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. posts second straight limited practice
Buccaneers vs. Browns: Thursday injury report for Week 2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue to get encouraging news on wide receiver Jalen McMillan ahead of Sunday’s home opener against the Cleveland Browns. McMillan, who missed Tampa Bay’s Week 1 loss to Cincinnati with a knee injury, was a full participant for the second consecutive day Thursday. Safety Miles Killebrew remains limited as he works […]
Jakobi Meyers listed as limited Thursday
Jaguars WR Jakobi Meyers remained limited at practice because of thumb issue
Birmingham business owners raise concerns over planned Oasis homeless respite center
A center designed to help people experiencing homelessness is planned for Birmingham’s Smithfield area, but some nearby business owners are concerned about how the project could affect the neighborhood.
Joe Burrow remains limited at practice
Bengals QB Joe Burrow a limited participant for the second time this week
Trump ordered DOJ not to appeal ruling that loosened limits on "gangster weapons," sources say
President Trump ordered the Justice Department not to appeal a court ruling that loosened restrictions on firearms known as "gangster weapons," sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Small Gym September: Meet Thunder Elite
Learn more about Thunder Elite from Bryan, TX! Thunder Elite is proud to have brought home its first-ever D2 Summit win this past season!
Kyle Monangai limited again Thursday
Bears RB Kyle Monangai listed as limited on back-to-back days
Team Behind Popular Ocarina Of Time PC Port Admit To Using AI For Years And Now Fans Are Freaking Out About 'Vibecoded Slop'
When asked what version of Ship of Harkinian doesn't contain LLM content, a dev said 'I don't know'
Should Shawn Marion be in the Hall of Fame?
Former Phoenix Sun coach Mike D'Antoni says Shawn Marion should be the next 7 Seconds or Less Sun in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Adam Smith Named Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer, Disney Entertainment
Adam Smith will become Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer, Disney Entertainment, overseeing the company's streaming platforms globally. Joe Earley will be moving into a new role as President, Disney Entertainment Television Franchise and Content Strategy.
Colorado House harassment committee recommends censure, restrictions for lawmaker after 6 confirmed complaints
A Colorado House committee found harassment occurred in six complaints against an unidentified lawmaker and is recommending censure, restrictions and mandatory training, saying the conduct would trigger termination in the private sector.
US Congress moves closer to restoring access to popular small business bankruptcy program
Congress is moving to restore expanded access to a popular bankruptcy option for small businesses, with the US House of Representatives and Senate both passing bills to restore the program's debt-eligibility limit to $7.5 million after the higher threshold expired in 2024.
Disney doubles down on tech, naming former YouTube executive as head of entertainment streaming
Former YouTube executive Adam Smith has been named the head of Disney's entertainment streaming business, highlighting the company's focus on tech under Chief Executive Josh D'Amaro.
Disney doubles down on tech, naming former YouTube executive as head of entertainment streaming
Former YouTube executive Adam Smith has been named the head of Disney's entertainment streaming business, highlighting the company's focus on tech under Chief Executive Josh D'Amaro.
Disney names insider Adam Smith as chairman of streaming business
Walt Disney on Thursday named insider Adam Smith chairman of its streaming business, as the company seeks to sharpen its focus across its direct-to-consumer platforms such as Disney+ and Hulu.
Disney names insider Adam Smith as chairman of streaming business
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Thursday named insider Adam Smith chairman of its streaming business, as the company seeks to sharpen its focus across its direct-to-consumer platforms such as Disney+ and Hulu. • The company also named Joe Earley...
Disney names insider Adam Smith as chairman of streaming business
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Thursday named insider Adam Smith chairman of its streaming business, as the company seeks to sharpen its focus across its direct-to-consumer platforms such as Disney+ and Hulu.
Disney names insider Adam Smith as chairman of streaming business
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Thursday named insider Adam Smith chairman of its streaming business, as the company seeks to sharpen its focus across its direct-to-consumer platforms such as Disney+ and Hulu.
Disney names insider Adam Smith as chairman of streaming business
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Thursday named insider Adam Smith chairman of its streaming business, as the company seeks to sharpen its focus across its direct-to-consumer platforms such as Disney+ and Hulu.
Disney names insider Adam Smith as chairman of streaming business
Walt Disney on Thursday named insider Adam Smith chairman of its streaming business, as the company seeks to sharpen its focus across its direct-to-consumer platforms such as Disney+ and Hulu.
Disney names insider Adam Smith as chairman of streaming business
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Thursday named insider Adam Smith chairman of its streaming business, as the company seeks to sharpen its focus across its direct-to-consumer platforms such as Disney+ and Hulu. • The company also named Joe Earley...
Adam Smith Named Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer, Disney Entertainment
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Disney Sets New Streaming Chief Adam Smith, Joe Earley Shifts to TV Franchise
Disney is switching up its streaming leadership team, which currently consists of co-presidents of direct-to-consumer Adam Smith and Joe Earley.
Disney Entertainment Promotes Adam Smith to Direct-to-Consumer Chair
Joe Earley will serve in the newly created role of television franchise and content strategy president
New Disney streaming Chairman is Adam Smith, Joe Earley Moves to TV
Adam Smith has been promoted while Joe Earley, who had been president of direct-to-consumer, will shift to a new role as president of Disney Entertainment Television franchise and content strategy.
Disney Entertainment Promotes Adam Smith to Direct-to-Consumer Chair
Joe Earley will serve in the newly created role of television franchise and content strategy president
Meet the 2026 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences announced that five MIT faculty were granted tenure.
Kyle Harrison remains confident he can correct his issues
After another bad start, Kyle Harrison admitted his recent struggles have been difficult to deal with but also that he's confident he can bounce back.
Jalen Coker limited again Thursday
Panthers WR Jalen Coker has been limited for the first two practices of week
MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in spring 2026
Faculty and researchers across the MIT School of Engineering were recognized in spring 2026 with prestigious awards for their contributions to research, technology, society, and education.
Missouri U.S. Senator Schmitt, Arkansas’ Calipari back bill to overhaul college sports payment system
The bill, called the Protect College Sports Bill, has already been approved by the Senate. If it passes, it will increase federal regulations on paying college athletes.
Rise in political violence takes center stage at Pittsburgh's Eradicate Hate summit
Experts on political violence painted a grim picture of hate in America Thursday during the final day of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit, warning that...
Inland Empire Health Plan receives 4-star NCQA Medicaid plan rating
/PRNewswire/ -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) awarded Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) an overall rating of 4 out of 5 for Medicaid...
Candidates in SECU election share thoughts
Five members are vying for three board seats at Raleigh-based SECU, the nation’s second-largest credit union with $60 billion in assets. Three were recommended by a board-led nominating committee.
House panel’s GOP majority pushes to remove unions from politics
WASHINGTON—The highly ideological far-right Republican majority on the House committee that deals with workers issues and rights again engaged on Sept. 16 in one of its favorite sports: union-bashing.
Highlights from the “Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force GX” Famitsu Interview
Anime Characters and Cute Girls. In 3D. At 60 fps.
Understanding the world, from the Cold War to the age of AI
For 75 years, the MIT Center for International Studies has brought together social scientists, engineers, and practitioners to understand global change, shape public debate, and address generational challenges.
Library board gets down to business, refills committees, advances 2027 budget
There are still a few chairs open, but after mass resignations earlier this year, a nearly intact Evanston Public Library Board got down to business on
Workforce is both an opportunity and challenge for NH manufacturers
Annual summit scheduled as NH welcomes company from Massachusetts
IHS Awards $2.3 Million to Expand Community Health Aid Program
A program designed to bolster the mid-level medical workforce in Indian Country is getting a $2.3 million boost to bring it to the lower 48. Community health aides are providers who bridge gaps in communities where healthcare access is limited. According to the IHS website, these include conducting health assessments and screenings, providing preventive care […]
Henrico-based Accendra Health names next CEO
Accendra Health names Kenneth Gardner-Smith as CEO, succeeding Ed Pesicka, and appoints Scott Lloyd chief commercial officer.
Henrico-based Accendra Health names next CEO
Accendra Health names Kenneth Gardner-Smith as CEO, succeeding Ed Pesicka, and appoints Scott Lloyd chief commercial officer.
Eastern NC retailer navigates the uncertainty of tariffs
A New Bern based outdoor retailer, is an example of how retailers have had to adpat their businesses to mitiage the impact of the tariffs.
Media Execs Talk Trends at Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit
A panel of execs from Hulu and ABC, NBCU, WBTV, Blumhouse and Crunchyroll kicked off the Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit presented by EY.
Media Execs Talk Trends at Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit
A panel of execs from Hulu and ABC, NBCU, WBTV, Blumhouse and Crunchyroll kicked off the Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit presented by EY.
Saudi Arabia says debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed 1, and other Mideast developments
Saudi Arabia said debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed one person, while the leader of the Iran-backed Houthis called for protests and said the kingdom committed a “monstrous fabrication” when it accused the rebels of trying to attack Islam’s holiest city. Meanwhile, United Nations-backed human rights experts said there are “reasonable grounds” to believe […]
HHS Seeks Public Input on Electromagnetic Fields and Wireless Radiation
HHS issued a Request for Information (RFI) calling on Americans, scientists, physicians, industry, and public health experts to submit evidence and information on the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields.
Ed Sheeran Underestimates Young Fans By Saying They Shouldn’t Experience Politics at His Concerts
To imply that the young people in his audience should not have to hear the phrase “Free Palestine” is to condescend to them.
Gering adds zoning restrictions for adult entertainment enterprises
The Gering City Council this week approved a zoning ordinance that would limit where adult entertainment businesses could operate in the community. At the start of a public hearing Monday on the…
Gering adds zoning restrictions for adult entertainment enterprises
The Gering City Council this week approved a zoning ordinance that would limit where adult entertainment businesses could operate in the community. At the start of a public hearing Monday on the…
McCordsville business owner pleads guilty to $600K pandemic relief fraud scheme
INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) - A McCordsville business owner faces prison time after admitting to stealing more than $600,000 through a fraudulent pandemic relief scheme. Sandra Pierce, 42, pleaded guilty to t...
49ers news: Kyle Shanahan's 'crap' admission about Australia trip
The San Francisco 49ers delivered a dominant performance in Week 1 . San Francisco won a huge divisional matchup against LA, crushing them 27-7 in Australia . One 49ers coach was willing to admit that the transition back to a normal schedule was quite challenging for the team. Shanahan admitted that he “felt like crap” throughout the entire weekend […] The post 49ers news: Kyle Shanahan's 'crap' admission about Australia trip appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Davis 'should be wing-back'
Legendary former Ipswich midfielder John Wark has said Leif Davis "should be a wing-back" because of his attacking prowess, but warned against an England call-up at this stage. The 26-year-old defender has impressed so far this season and his one goal and assist has already equalled his tally from Ipswich's last Premier League campaign in 2024-25. On the other side of Gary O'Neil's defence, Darnell Furlong admitted after Tuesday's Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Arsenal that having limited game time so far this season has been difficult.
Gov. Polis expected to name temporary replacement for Colorado House District 32 vacancy
After the state Democratic Party said they would not hold a vacancy committee to replace Rep. Manny Rutinel so close to the November election, Gov. Jared Polis said he intends to select a placeholder.
No. 1 2028 pitcher Sophia Schlader commits to OU softball
Sophia Schlader committed to OU softball Wednesday after head coach Patty Gasso posted a "Go Boomer" video on X.
Mount Sinai to Host Global Health Panel with Dignitaries from Ghana, Guyana at 2026 Concordia Annual Summit
Mount Sinai’s Arnhold Institute for Global Health will host discussion with Ministers of Health from Ghana and Guyana at Concordia Annual Summit
Struggling French Quarter businesses threatened with fines over unpermitted chairs, signs
The New Orleans Office of Safety and Permits recently warned a number of small businesses and bars in the French Quarter they must remove unpermitted chairs and A-frame signs from
Fact Check Team: Smithsonian and Kennedy Center face scrutiny over politics
The Smithsonian and Kennedy Center are facing questions about the role of politics in America's cultural institutions during Trump's second term.
'Room for improvement' after solid Saints start
Manager Simo Valakari is not surprised by St Johnstone's solid start to the Scottish Premiership season but admits "there is a lot of room for improvement as well". As they look to continue their positive start at home to Falkirk on Saturday, Valakari and his players appear to be keeping their feet firmly on the ground. Finn Valakari is braced for a tough challenge this weekend against a Falkirk side that got their first league win of the season in midweek with a 2-1 home success over Hearts.
‘Nearly 100% fatal’ disease on the rise across US. See risks in Washington state
Federal health officials just issued a nationwide alert about the animal-transmitted virus.
US Health Secretary Kennedy adds eight new members to key preventive health panel
Sept 17 (Reuters) - US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday named eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the committee that decides which preventive medical care should be provided to patients at no cost. The Prev...
US Health Secretary Kennedy Jr. adds eight new members to key health panel
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the committee that decides which preventive medical care should be provided to patients free of charge, on Thursday.
US Health Secretary Kennedy Jr. adds eight new members to key health panel
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the committee that decides which preventive medical care should be provided to patients free of charge, on Thursday.
Celebrate Pokéween with Play! Pokémon Events
Visit Play! Pokémon Stores and celebrate Pokéween with fa-boo-lous activities and prizes.
Inter meet the Club's inclusive football teams
Inter have once again reaffirmed their commitment to promoting the role of sport in inclusion, raising awareness of the rights and needs of people with disabilities and helping to protect their rights...
Dove Group moving forward with $10.7M Geismar expansion
Local commercial HVAC and mechanical contractor Dove Group has received a construction permit to begin work on a significantly larger facility in Geismar. Permit filings show plans for an approxima… Already an INSIDER? Sign in. Already an INSIDER? Sign in
Sporting director blown away by unexpected Liverpool offer
Liverpool’s acquisition of Lucca Brughmans from the Belgian top-flight came as something of a surprise to Genk officials.Specifically, according to comments from director of football Dimitri de Cond...
Naperville-area students invited to enter science video contest
Naperville-area students in grades 6 to 12 are invited to submit videos for the “Science in a Snap" contest.
Chubb Announces Leadership Appointments to Digital Business Organization
/PRNewswire/ -- Following Sean Ringsted's appointment as Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President, Chubb Group, Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) today announced...
Are Business Services Stocks Lagging Ralliant Corporation (RAL) This Year?
Here is how Ralliant (RAL) and Remitly Global, Inc. (RELY) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Italian Festival returns to Historic Smithville with food, wine, live entertainment and 80 craft vendors
The Knights of Columbus Villa Marie Council #6342 will host its annual Italian Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Historic Smithville
Committee advances farm bill with McConnell's vote
A Senate committee narrowly approved a massive agricultural bill Wednesday, with Sen. Mitch McConnell providing the decisive vote.
Three Reasons Bucks Could Exceed Expectations This Season
Everyone has written off Milwaukee after the Giannis trade, but the roster has more ways to win than the projections admit.
Vikings QB Kyler Murray working towards playing in Week 2
Kyler Murray was limited in practice on Wednesday ahead of Week 2.
Dolly Parton honored posthumously, shares prerecorded video message
Singer Dolly Parton performs, January 24, 2014 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (Valerie Macon/Getty Images)The late Dolly Parton is sharing a new video message, which was recorded before she died in August.The Americana Music Association released Parton’s video Wednesday, which was submitted as part of her acceptance of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards.“Roots music, or what is now called Americana music, is what I grew up playing back in the Smoky Mountains,” Parton said in part in the video. “It’s that same music that drew me back to East Tennessee back in 1997 to write and record my album 'Hungry Again.' And that project really opened the door to a series of bluegrass and acoustic albums that changed the course of my career in so many ways.”“Now, new fans discovered these albums, new Americana music communities embraced them, and now looking back at it all, I see this era of my career as a musical renaissance of sorts,” Parton continued.The Americana Music Association announced in August that Parton — whose songs include “I Will Always Love You,” "Coat of Many Colors" and “Jolene” — was being recognized for her “enduring contributions as one of history’s greatest songwriters and recording artists.”Parton was in good company: Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison and Willie Nelson are among the artists who have been honored with the Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award.Parton, a Tennessee native, died on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 following a private battle with cancer, according to her family.Throughout her six-decade career, Parton built a legacy that expanded beyond music into entrepreneurship and philanthropy.Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Biggs releases MAHA-aligned health policy platform for Arizona governor campaign
Rep. Andy Biggs released a list of health policy commitments in his campaign for Arizona governor. Public health experts say proposals to loosen vaccine requirements could have dangerous consequences.
Robotic lab sets up and runs optics experiments on demand
The process of building and running an optics experiment to analyze a material’s properties could one day be fully automated, MIT scientists say. Taking a step toward such a future, they developed a reconfigurable, robotic optics laboratory.
When DNA sounds a lasting alarm: cGAS-STING links aging to brain inflammation
Neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular disorders and other age-related neurological conditions are major causes of long-term disability. A review published in SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences by researchers from Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, examines how damaged nuclear DNA and mitochondrial DNA can become immune danger signals. The authors highlight cGAS-STING as a key molecular hub linking cellular damage, inflammaging and neuroimmune dysfunction, and discuss opportunities for more precise therapeutic intervention.
Can researchers trust that AI models won’t leak their ideas?
Research funders are asking how they can stop confidential scientific ideas in grant proposals from leaking out through large language models (LLMs), for example if reviewers use AI to help them judge applications. Last week, a row erupted in mathematics after OpenAI announced it had solved a notoriously difficult problem, only for another mathematician to demand answers over whether the company had used ideas he had fed into its models. The spat, and the broader issue of idea leakage through AI models, was discussed by funders at an R&D policy conference held in Paris on September 14. At worst, it threatens to undermine the correct attribution of breakthroughs, one of the foundations of modern science. The mathematics dispute around OpenAI is “certainly something we're looking at” Jason Gallo, head of the newly established Office of Metascience at the US National Science Foundation (NSF), told the Blue Sky Forum, hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The controversy started on September 8, when OpenAI announced it had cracked a mathematical problem that had gone unsolved for 90 years. Using a swarm of AI agents, millions of dollars’ worth of computing power and a new internal model, the company said it had finally proved that a long-used formula for modelling fluid dynamics breaks down under certain conditions. However, Tristan Buckmaster, a New York University mathematician who had been independently working with collaborators on the same problem using OpenAI’s Codex tool, hit back with a statement questioning whether the company had snooped on his Codex sessions to gain an advantage. OpenAI has always denied it looked up the “specific user data” of Buckmaster and colleagues. However, the company initially admitted that “while unlikely, we cannot rule out that de-identified data derived from their usage of our products helped improve our models,” although its proofs “differ significantly” from Buckmaster’s. The firm later said that, following an investigation, it concluded that Buckmaster’s Codex prompts “could not have influenced the [OpenAI] system in any way, including through training.”Funder concernYet OpenAI’s initial admission that its model might have ingested Buckmaster’s ideas, then spat them out to its own mathematicians, has scientistsworriedthat their work could leak out if shared with AI. Some AI tools give users an opt-out option to stop their sessions from training the model. If such guarantees can be trusted, this gives scientists some confidence they can use an LLM to develop an idea without the risk of it leaking out.But there’s a bigger potential vulnerability. To win money to investigate ideas, scientists have to share them with funding bodies. These grant proposals are normally kept strictly confidential, to prevent other scientists from scooping them, or to protect commercially valuable intellectual property. To preserve this confidentiality, when the NSF uses AI models, “we have to be sure that it's not making server calls out to an external party, leaking that data,” said Gallo to delegates in Paris. Leaks through reviewersHowever, funders normally use external academic reviewers to assess proposals. And there are growing worries that these reviewers are feeding grant ideas into AI models to help them make a judgement. Research funders have noticed that peer review reports and funding recommendations have “suddenly become much longer, more detailed and complex,” said Diogo Machado, head of the data science unit at Technopolis, a science and technology-focused consultancy. “The sense is that reviewers are increasingly using generative AI in their review work, even where guidelines sometimes forbid it,” he told Science|Business. “This is very difficult for funders to control or prove.” Happening at scaleThis sharing of confidential proposals with AI models is “happening at scale already,” said James Wilson, executive director of the Research on Research Institute, based at University College London, during the debate in Paris. In response, Gallo said the NSF had “strict guidance” around the uploading of proposals to AI models. But he added the NSF was mulling new types of assessment to make sure applicants were truly the originators of their ideas, such as following a short-form proposal with an oral presentation, which would allow the foundation to “really interrogate the investigator on their intellectual contribution.” Related articlesHow can Europe cope with a flood of AI-assisted research grant proposals?The risks and benefits of AI in screening research grant proposals Viewpoint: AI could make scientific overload worse“For us as funders, a lot of the ways to ensure that the application remains the applicant's own intellectual contribution, those ways are quite regressive,” Peter Clifford, head of strategy at Research Ireland, told delegates. “They're maybe ten or 15 or 20 years old, and they don't scale particularly well.” Disputes over the origin of ideas are as old as modern science. Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent more than a decade arguing over who invented calculus, for example. And long before LLMs emerged, academics would agonise over how much of their early work to reveal at conferences, in case their colleagues scooped them, Jack Leahy, a senior metascience advisor to the UK government, told delegates. But AI was “accelerating” the “problems of the system,” he said.
Canada looks to deepen research and education links with the EU
Canada is looking for deeper research and education links with the EU, according to its prime minister, Mark Carney. His comments followed hard on the heels of an offer from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to give his nation associate membership of the EU, a status that currently has no legal status or definition. Both sides have yet to detail how this newfound political enthusiasm will translate into concrete action.Addressing the European Parliament on September 17, Carney cited both the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme and the Erasmus+ student mobility scheme as areas for future collaboration.Association with the next iteration of Horizon Europe “would allow us to pool resources, cooperate on frontier technology, leverage our world-class research institutes and universities,” he told MEPs. Canada joined the present programme in 2024, but only takes part in Pillar 2, which supports collaborative research projects. Carney also said that young people should be allowed to work, study and live where they want, on either side of the Atlantic. “Canadian membership of Erasmus+ would give your students and ours more opportunity to learn at some of the world’s top universities, to broaden their horizon and to build those lasting ties that will sustain our alliance,” he said.Limited exchanges with Canada are already possible, for example in the Erasmus Mundus strand of the scheme, which supports joint master’s programmes. This would be considerably increased if the country became a full associate member, a club currently limited to nations neighbouring the EU.Most favoured nation?As for the offer of associate membership of the EU, the aim would be to build “an alliance for the future to create a common prosperity and economic security base,” von der Leyen said during her state of the European Union address, also in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on September 16.“We will work on intelligent manufacturing,” she went on. “We will create a tech alliance. We will integrate defence industrial bases. We will make the Arctic a flagship joint project. We will work on energy-critical minerals and batteries, on [artificial intelligence], quantum, cyber and economic security.”Mona Nemer, Canada’s chief science advisor, told Science|Business that the political speeches by Carney and Von der Leyen will open the door to even more scientific cooperation between Canada and the EU. She even attributed the broader political partnership to the scientific diplomacy of Horizon Europe association. “The science and research collaborations have predated this political rapprochement,” she said.While she is not part of the government decision-making process, Nemer thinks Carney’s speech in the European Parliament is more than “political posturing” and the Canadian government is likely to come up with more practical ideas for how to boost collaboration in the near future. “The prime minister mentioned Horizon [Europe] and Erasmus+, maybe there is something more concrete around this,” she said.She went on to suggest that Canada and Europe could also work more closely together on setting international standards for emerging technologies, AI safety, data sovereignty and joint research infrastructures, such as particle accelerators and marine research fleets.Nemer confirmed that science cooperation will be on the agenda at an upcoming EU-Canada summit in October. She met recently with EU ambassadors to Canada to "see where the possibilities are, to signal that there is interest."Room for expansionLike other countries outside Europe that are associated to Horizon Europe, such as South Korea, Australia or Japan, Canada is not allowed to host European Research Council (ERC) grantees. However, Canadian universities hint they would like re-open that discussion. “Canada’s participation in Horizon Europe, the world's largest research funding programme, has been a big success,” said Robert Asselin, the chief executive of U15 Canada, an umbrella body for some of the country’s biggest research universities, in a statement. “Ensuring swift re-association to the next research programme, will be vital to maintain this momentum. We would welcome efforts to explore further opportunities to collaborate with European partners, such as through the European Research Council,” he said. Related articlesHow a new multilateral defence bank could boost innovationEurope’s independence hinges on innovation, von der Leyen saysBut so far, there are no details from the Commission on how von der Leyen’s proposal would boost Canadian access to the ERC or other sensitive research calls in Horizon Europe. And it is unclear how other non-European associated countries, such as New Zealand or Australia, would react if Canada was given better access than them. The same questions may arise closer to home. “How would a new category of associate member of the EU differ from Norway’s participation in EU programmes through the European Economic Area?” asked Jan Palmowski, secretary general of the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities. “And how does this proposal for Canada change discussion for the UK, Norway and Switzerland for the next Multiannual Financial Framework?”Another area for discussion is how far Canadian organisations can participate in sensitive projects. “I would expect some of the most crucial issues at hand to be whether Canada can participate more closely and predictably in calls that are deemed sensitive on research security or EU preference grounds, on critical technologies, for instance,” Palmowski said. Canada’s participation in other parts of Horizon Europe, as well as the European Competitiveness Fund, might also be discussed, he added.Whatever the details, closer cooperation between the EU and Canada represents a “substantial” opportunity, according to Mattias Björnmalm, secretary general of the Cesaer university group. “Scientific excellence depends on talented people being able to work together, exchange knowledge and access complementary expertise and infrastructure,” he said. “A closer EU-Canada partnership would strengthen these conditions and provide greater certainty for long-term collaboration.”
NCAA Admits Replay Error Changed Michigan Game
The NCAA admitted replay protocols were not followed in Michigan's win over Western Michigan but says the result cannot be overturned.
Which iOS 27 CarPlay Features Actually Work in Your Car?
In iOS 27, available now, CarPlay gets its biggest update in years, but some features depend on what type of car you have rather than your iPhone model. Some of the biggest additions won't do anything in the vast majority of vehicles on the road today. Here's how the new features pan out. Works in any CarPlay Vehicle Custom widgets: In iOS 27, CarPlay is no longer limited to Apple's handful of stock widgets.
Rep. Andy Ogles: There's a race to quantum computing
House Homeland Security Cyber Subcommittee Chairman Andy Ogles warns that heavy-handed government regulations on artificial intelligence could stifle U.S. innovation and allow China to win the quantum computing race.
The Science of Childhood Anxiety
Yale researchers are improving the treatment of childhood anxiety by investigating all aspects of the disorder, down to the molecular level.
Civic Committee lays out a growth agenda for Chicago — starting with 3 million residents
The Civic Committee lays out a 10-year plan to grow Chicago’s population to 3 million, accelerate its economy and strengthen its tax base.
The Strange New Politics of AI. Plus. . .
It’s Thursday, September 17. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Douglas Murray asks, why do we allow terrorists to die of old age? The American nonprofits backing Hamas. A conversation with Dara Horn and Coleman Hughes. And much more. But first: inside the unlikely coalition warning that AI may kill us all. Last week, an AI researcher named Jacob Coxon made headlines around the world after saying that he had resigned from Anthropic because he believes AI might cause human extinction—and his co-workers do, too. Unlike the rest of us, potentially, the story just won’t die. The Pro-Human Assembly, a conference held Tuesday in Washington, D.C., about the existential dangers of artificial intelligence, couldn’t have come at a better time—or with a more eclectic coalition. The Archbishop of San Francisco was there. So was Steve Bannon, screaming about the Chinese. Bernie Sanders did a quasi-dramatic reading of messages posted to an online forum by rogue AI agents. Ashley Judd paraphrased a graphic Andrea Dworkin quote for reasons that remain a mystery to me still. It was odd. People in the AI industry have talked openly about the possibility of this technology causing human extinction for years, but it hits differently in the wake of the Hugging Face incident. If you don’t know what that is, all the more reason to read my dispatch today. As the doomers see it, the best-case scenario is a future in which humans are basically kept as pets: well cared for, but with zero autonomy. The worst-case scenario, obviously, is the everyone dies thing. What should be done? I heard lots of ideas but no easy answers. There are currently zero federal regulations on AI, which is sort of strange even to think about. After all, we regulate microwaves, and the people running the microwave industry have never once refused to rule out the possibility that their products will end all human life on Earth. What I saw in D.C. left me even more convinced that you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who believes nothing should be done. You know, except for President Trump. — River Page River Page • Tech and Business [ The AI Doomers Have a Plan to Save Us. I Went to Find Out What It Is. ](https://www.thefp.com/p/the-ai-doomers-have-plan-save-bernie-sanders-bannon) Read story How Robert Kraft Made Macklemore a Martyr—and How to Better Fight Antisemitism On Monday, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and a group of other NFL owners banned Macklemore from performing at their stadiums after the rapper delivered a “Free Palestine” speech while opening for Ed Sheeran. Kraft cited the rapper’s “broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.” Once multiple venues refused to host shows with Macklemore on the lineup, the tour’s promoter officially dropped him. Today, Josh Kaplan says that the move was counterproductive, arguing that though well-intentioned, Kraft’s decision turned an irrelevant footnote into a martyr. “You cannot cancel people into liking you,” Josh writes. Read his column on what a better response to Macklemore would have looked like. Read [ Robert Kraft Made Macklemore a Martyr ](https://www.thefp.com/p/robert-kraft-made-macklemore-martyr-antisemitism-palestine) This raises the question: What actually works against antisemitism? On the latest episode of Conversations with Coleman, recorded in front of a live audience in New York, Dara Horn joins Coleman Hughes to talk about her new book The Final Solution to the Jewish Question. She argues that antisemitism is a script that has repeated itself across countries and ideologies, and that most people don’t understand that well enough to fight it. Don’t miss their conversation. Watch [ The Lie at the Center of Antisemitism, with Dara Horn ](https://www.thefp.com/p/the-lie-at-the-center-of-antisemitism-coleman-hughes-dana-horn) Listen now Douglas Murray • U.S. Politics [ Douglas Murray: The 9/11 Failure That Still Haunts America ](https://www.thefp.com/p/douglas-murray-911-failure-justice-terrorist-guantanamo-bay) Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the men who planned them have still not faced trial. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and most of the accused have been locked up in Guantanamo Bay since 2002. Judges have retired, and plea deals have collapsed. Today, Douglas Murray examines how this happened and argues that a justice system that allows terrorists to die of old age in an interminable pretrial process is one that has failed. Read his latest column on what that failure says about our unpreparedness for the era we are now living in. Read story The Editors • U.S. Politics [ When Nonprofits Support Terrorists ](https://www.thefp.com/p/when-nonprofits-support-terrorists) A newly declassified CIA brief from 1998 found that Osama bin Laden used nonprofit shell organizations—including U.S.-based Islamic groups—to fund his terror plots. Today, a similar story is unfolding as multiple organizations on American soil present themselves as nonprofits, taking advantage of tax-exempt status while seeking to advance the ideological mission of terrorist groups like Hamas. Read our editorial on the latest evidence of this dangerous trend—and why there’s no excuse for making the same mistake the CIA revealed 28 years ago. Read story Simon Sebag Montefiore and Bari Weiss Live in New York For decades, the Middle East has shaped American foreign policy and loomed large in the public consciousness. Few understand its influence on our politics better than Simon Sebag Montefiore, who argues that America’s quagmires in the Middle East stem from a deep misunderstanding of the region—on both the left and the right. Join him October 1 as he sits down with Bari Weiss live in New York City to kick off his U.S. book tour for The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East. Get Tickets Now MORE FROM THE FREE PRESS [ Sydney Sweeney’s Naked Truth ](https://www.thefp.com/p/sydney-sweeneys-naked-truth-caitlin-flanagan) Caitlin Flanagan Read story [ I Thought Ukraine Was Losing. Then I Was Almost Hit by a Russian Drone. ](https://www.thefp.com/p/elliot-ackerman-ukraine-drone-gas-station-train) Elliot Ackerman Read story [ The Dangerous Ideology Behind the AI Warnings ](https://www.thefp.com/p/dangerous-ideology-effective-altruism-artificial-intelligence) Shyam Sankar Read story [ Amanda Knox: Patrick Clancy Can’t Win ](https://www.thefp.com/p/amanda-knox-patrick-clancy-grief-internet-crime) Amanda Knox Read story THE NEWS The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point, its first hike since 2023, signaling that another increase could follow as the central bank tries to bring inflation under control. President Donald Trump fired back by demanding that rates be cut sharply, though he stopped short of criticizing Fed Chair Kevin Warsh by name. The Houthis fired drones and missiles at Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, including a major oil port on the Red Sea, and Saudi jets struck back with air strikes across Yemen in an escalating front of the Middle East war. (For more on the Houthis, read Zineb Riboua’s column from earlier this week.) A sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions bill passed the House in a 262–159 vote and is now heading to Trump for his signature. Named after the late senator Lindsey Graham, the legislation would hit countries that purchase large volumes of Russian oil and gas with tariffs of up to 100 percent, and is aimed at cutting off revenue that funds Russia’s war in Ukraine. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the European Union’s first-ever “associate member,” drawing a standing ovation from European lawmakers. The proposal, framed as a response to a world grown more hostile, faces an uncertain path as EU member states would have to approve it, and one diplomat said that “nobody really knows what it means.” The House voted unanimously to send billionaire Leon Black a criminal contempt referral after he defied a congressional subpoena to testify and hand over documents related to his connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Black chose to fight the subpoena in court rather than comply. Charlie Kirk’s family filed a wrongful death notice Wednesday against Utah Valley University, alleging that a series of security failures left him exposed to a rooftop sniper. The notice is a required legal step before the family can sue. Merriam-Webster added 1,400 words and definitions to its dictionary, including looksmaxxing, vibe coding, and cuffing season. The publisher said the new entries offer “a window into the world today.” The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through all book links in this article.
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