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TechFW, UNT Health launch Innovation Forum

Tech Fort Worth (TechFW) and UNT Health today launched the Innovation Forum, an annual signature event designed to spotlight the groundbreaking innovation

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Sep 17 • 5:07 PM EDT • Health • fortworthreport.org
Political party leaders contrast visions at forum

How does a nonpolitical organization help keep the public informed about political issues without getting political? The Western Institute of Lifelong Learning decided the solution was not a debate, but an event presenting the differing — and sometimes nondiffering — perspectives on certain issues held by representatives of Grant County’s major political parties. “Party Perspectives: A Conversation on the Issues” was presented Wednesday in Western New Mexico University’s Besse-Forward Global...

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Sep 17 • 3:00 PM EDT • Politics • scdailypress.com
Alaska gubernatorial forum puts healthcare at center stage

Medicaid enrollment, rural issues and mental health were among the topics discussed at an Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association event.

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Sep 17 • 9:45 AM EDT • Health • alaskabeacon.com
Alaska Science Forum: Getting to the bottom of copper’s rise to the top

Kennecott has been spruced up quite a bit since my last visit there nearly 30 years ago.

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Sep 17 • 8:30 AM EDT • Science • homernews.com
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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.

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Sep 17 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
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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Sep 17 • 6:03 AM EDT • Politics • thefp.com
State of Higher Education Breakfast Forum: The Importance of Partnerships

Join The Business Press for the 2026 State of Higher Education Forum, where local college and university leaders will join business and community leaders to dis

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Sep 17 • 12:05 AM EDT • Business • fortworthbusiness.com
Benson, James lay out plans on tariffs, taxes and MEDC overhaul in business forum

Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Republican U.S. Rep. John James appeared separately before the Detroit Economic Club to answer the same eight questions on economic and business policy.

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Sep 16 • 2:51 PM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
'Science of Well-Being' workshop comes to Bemidji Public Library Sept. 23

Bemidji State associate professor Shawn E. Schooley will present, "The Science of Well-Being: Small Habits for a Happier, Healthier Life," from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the library.

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Sep 16 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • bemidjipioneer.com
WEF report: Progress on gender equality remains 'fragile'

Two decades of progress toward gender parity is at risk as women's political representation declines, according to a new World Economic Forum report. At the current pace, the remaining gap could take 120 years to close.

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Sep 16 • 6:05 AM EDT • Politics • dw.com
UNCW to host public forum on expanding regional health care careers

A public forum next Tuesday at UNCW will highlight ongoing efforts to train and hire more health care workers across southeastern North Carolina.

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Sep 15 • 11:56 AM EDT • Health • wect.com
BCA launches 'Coach Means Business' effort in support of Tuberville

The Business Council of Alabama on Monday launched a new website and billboard campaign in support of Tommy Tuberville's bid for governor.

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Sep 15 • 7:48 AM EDT • Business • aldailynews.com
Regional business leaders share their perspectives on great organizations

This month we asked: What qualities make an organization great?

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Sep 15 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • grandforksherald.com
Super science: STEM on full display at annual Endress+Hauser career and education forum

Robotic creations zoomed across the floor, dodging students and their parents while completing tasks.

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Sep 14 • 2:56 PM EDT • Science • dailyjournal.net
Leading Health Organizations Unite in Washington to Celebrate Health Leadership and Launch the National Hispanic Health Foundation Action Fund

/PRNewswire/ -- The National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF), National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and...

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Sep 14 • 1:34 PM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
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Focus on agentic commerce as customer data science firm dunnhumby wraps Retail Innovation Forum USA

dunnhumby held its annual Retail Innovation Forum in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA last week, bringing together retailers, brands, technology leaders, scale-ups, startups and investors. In a LinkedIn post, Dave Clements, Chief Strategy Officer at dunnhumby, said: "In many ways an eclectic group to

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Sep 14 • 12:57 AM EDT • Science • retailtechinnovationhub.com
The System Is Not the Patient

Across OECD countries, healthcare spending has long grown faster than GDP, while health-adjusted life expectancy has stagnated or declined and up to 20% of spending remains directed to low-value care. Outcome-based care measures success by patient outcomes relative to resources used, yet no health system has implemented it end to end. The World Economic Forum convened expert workshops to identify practical solutions. This paper argues that full system redesign, perfectly aligned incentives and flawless measurement systems are not prerequisites for progress, highlighting instead six interconnected priorities. The challenge is now to connect existing building blocks into a coordinated system focused on improving patient outcomes.

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Sep 13 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • weforum.org
India’s regional politics continue to evade central capture

India's 2026 state elections contradict the story of the BJP building a national political order, with electoral results shaped by distinct regional identities and traditions

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Sep 13 • 6:00 PM EDT • Politics • eastasiaforum.org
Lakewood Health System, Staples, births

An area listing of birth announcements.

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Sep 13 • 12:30 PM EDT • Health • brainerddispatch.com
Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd, births

An area listing of birth announcements.

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Sep 13 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • brainerddispatch.com
How the BJP is reorganising Indian politics

The BJP directly won only one of India’s four 2026 state elections, yet a wider political reorganisation may have brought its alliance closer to a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha

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Sep 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • eastasiaforum.org
Candidates answer Flock, data center, business questions at NAACP forum

Four local candidates took part in the Henderson NAACP’s “Can We Talk?” forum, answering questions that included topics of data

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Sep 12 • 7:13 PM EDT • Business • the-hendersonian.com
Stories, science and the healing power of horses

Dr. Angela Fournier, Bemidji State professor of psychology, and ranch owner Liz Letson keenly observe human and animal interactions and look for the stories they contain.

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Sep 12 • 8:30 AM EDT • Science • bemidjipioneer.com
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Life Sciences Companies Present Live at the September 17 Virtual Investor Forum

Live Presentations and Q&A Across Oncology, Fibrosis, Drug Delivery, Antibiotics, Cannabinoid Therapeutics, and Respiratory Imaging A Global Lineup Presents Live Online: 30-Minute Sessions, Audience Q&A, Replays On Demand NEW YORK, NY - Sept...

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Sep 11 • 3:05 PM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
‘GLOW’ forum brings women together to talk mental health

The Junior League of Mobile held a forum Thursday night focused on women’s mental health, hormones, sleep and burnout.

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Sep 11 • 7:13 AM EDT • Health • fox10tv.com
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The candy business or football? Crookston's George Widman V chooses Fighting Hawks

Widman runs UND's scout team while also overseeing the Hawks' equipment operation

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Sep 11 • 7:05 AM EDT • Business • grandforksherald.com
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What Maria Shriver Wants Women to Know About Their Brain Health

And why they should start talking about it now

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Sep 10 • 10:52 PM EDT • Health • time.com
TIME Convenes Leaders Shaping the Future of Health for Third Annual TIME100 Health Leadership Forum

TIME convenes the third annual TIME100 Health Leadership Forum in New York City, featuring conversations on equity, longevity, and solution-driven care with leaders taking action toward a world with more reliable healthcare solutions.

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Sep 10 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • time.com
The hidden value of health in Asia-Pacific

Health expenditure is routinely counted. But the value health protects through work, income, independence and unpaid care is far less visible.

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Sep 10 • 8:12 AM EDT • Health • weforum.org
Alaska Science Forum Time capsule: Color guard

Note: Regardless of how far they had advanced into autumn colors, all the leaves in Goldstream Valley on the morning of Sept. 3, 2026, were crusted with frost. Neither green willow nor purple fireweed leaves were spared, a first-frost possibility that Carla Helfferich explores in this week’s Alaska Science Forum time capsule from Sept. 11, 1997. Helfferich was the primary author for the forum from 1988 to 1994, when she hired Ned Rozell as her successor.

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Sep 9 • 8:30 PM EDT • Science • homernews.com
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Local politics limits China’s rare earth leverage

China’s rare earth dominance rests on a fragmented system of ministries, provinces and firms, each pursuing their own interests.

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Sep 9 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • eastasiaforum.org
Greenville hosting small real estate developer forum Oct. 18-20

During the forum's time in Greenville, attendees will learn about the people, projects and policies that have led to the city's transformation

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Sep 9 • 11:44 AM EDT • Business • upstatebusinessjournal.com
Meeting planned on maternal health care cuts in DC

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

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Sep 9 • 10:16 AM EDT • Health • fox5dc.com
Superstruct Entertainment Launches Artistic Code Laying Out Programming Principles

Superstruct Entertainment today, Sept. 9, launched its Artistic Code at the International Festival Forum in London, bringing together the principles that

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Sep 9 • 8:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • news.pollstar.com
Mayoral candidates must improve public engagement; Prop 134’s flawed science (Letters)

Currently, there is little effort by the City of Boulder to bring opposing groups together to seek common ground. Public input is only solicited after a department has made a decision, so that “engagement” feels like a sales pitch. Boa…

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Sep 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • dailycamera.com
SK hynix Charts Its Business and Technology Direction at the 2026 Future Forum—”Now Is the Golden Time to Leap Forward”

▲ SK hynix Vice President Jaewuk Ju, head of the Smart Manufacturing Technology/AX Advance department, delivering the first keynote presentation

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Sep 8 • 9:31 PM EDT • Business • news.skhynix.com
SK hynix Charts Its Business and Technology Direction at the 2026 Future Forum—”Now Is the Golden Time to Leap Forward”

▲ A panoramic view of the 2026 SK hynix Future Forum venue On September 8, SK hynix held the 2026 SK hynix Future Forum (Future Forum) at the SUPEX Center on its Icheon Campus under the theme, “The Golden Time

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Sep 8 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • news.skhynix.com
How Japan’s anti-immigration politics runs on imported narratives

Without a clear national immigration policy, imported populist narratives have gained prominence in Japan.

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Sep 8 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • eastasiaforum.org
Aaron Rodgers praises Karl Ravech for ‘phenomenal’ ESPN tenure

Aaron Rodgers loves to hate on ESPN, and the Worldwide Leader may have given him a little more ammunition by parting ways with Karl Ravech. Rodgers was recently interviewed by Adam Schein on his SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio show. At the end of the segment, Schein boldly gave Rodgers the open forum to share…

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Sep 8 • 12:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
MedStar Washington Hospital Center nurses host community forum on maternal health care cuts, the future of health care in DC

Union registered nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. will hold a community forum on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, to discuss the closure of postpartum unit 5F at Washington Hospital Center, the devastating impact of Medicaid cuts in DC, and building a health care system that works for us all.

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Sep 8 • 11:29 AM EDT • Health • nationalnursesunited.org
Six decades of politics (but little government)

The first aired episode of “Star Trek,” entitled “The Man Trap,” premiered on September 8, 1966 — 60 years ago today. I’m actually editing a political science fiction issue of The Forum right now, and it’s prompted to me think a lot about the ways that Trek deals with politics and government and what it’s offered us as commentary. The @smotus report is a reader-supported publication. To support this work, please become a paid subscriber. Subscribe The original TV series ran from 1966 to 1969. It had a loyal but modest following, but the audience grew substantially with the series in syndication for years after that. The franchise developed its first motion picture in 1979, followed by five sequels, and then a whole other series of films built around the “Next Generation” series that first aired in 1987. In recent decades, several more TV series have built up around it, including the current “Strange New Worlds,” now in its fourth season. Throughout the past six decades, the franchise has offered us a good many insights into US politics and international relations, although often disguised as science fiction yarns. The original series was largely a Cold War fable, with the United Federation of Planets (a stand-in for the US) perpetually at odds with the Klingon Empire (a stand-in for the USSR). The “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” episode (1969) posited a planet divided into two races, largely indistinguishable to outsiders, but nonetheless constituting a brutal racial hierarchy. “Patterns of Force” (1968) showed a struggling planet where the leader had attempted to construct a benevolent dictatorship — literally Nazism without bigotry — and found that authoritarianism could not exist apart from hierarchy and oppression. (Relatedly, I’d put “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,” high on a list of dad films about the end of the Cold War, near “The Hunt for Red October.”) Get 20% off for 1 year Indeed, the original series itself was something of a political statement, with a multi-racial crew running the Enterprise, a diverse and largely peaceful Federation mostly free from want and oppression, and protected by Starfleet, an armed force whose scientific mission was at least as important as its military one. Famously, when Nichelle Nichols wanted to walk away from the role of Uhura on the original series, none other than Martin Luther King, Jr. met with her and urged her to remain on the show, discussing the importance of viewers seeing an intelligent Black woman as part of the command team three centuries hence. Later series in the Trek franchise offered a good deal of political commentary on their own, but probably none as explicitly and incisively as “Deep Space Nine,” which ran from 1993 to 1999. The episodes surrounding the Dominion War, especially the “In The Pale Moonlight” (1998), showed the compromises, sacrifices, and moral rot associated with winning even a just war — probably better than any series would until “Andor” (2022-25). In “Far Beyond The Stars” (1998), Captain Benjamin Sisko is somehow transplanted to the role of a science fiction writer in 1950s New York. The writer is frequently sidelined and his ideas stolen because publishers don’t want to credit a Black writer. Several series have depicted the secretive Section 31 — an unacknowledged black ops security force operating within Starfleet. These episodes often end up using Section 31 as a foil to show the dangers of a lawless group within a lawful society, even (especially) when that group posits itself as essential for everyone else’s freedom to continue. The current “Strange New Worlds” has played with a few political themes. I found the first two seasons of this show among the best that the Trek franchise has produced in decades, but this season and the last have really been struggling for ideas. Yet one interesting thread is the idea that the diplomatic and enlightened leadership style of Captain Christopher Pike will not work in all situations. “A Quality of Mercy” (2022), which I wrote about here, puts Pike in the middle of a battle with a Romulan vessel in an alternate timeline, and finds that Pike’s conciliatory style would actually make a lengthy and deadly war more likely, while a quick and more violent approach might have prevented the war. This season’s opener, “Valles Marineris,” shows a pre-lightspeed civilization locked in a war to the death with a neighboring planet. The idea of an alliance or a federation hasn’t even occurred to them — their ship’s commander is curious but doesn’t see it as an option. For a franchise as political as “Star Trek,” one thing we almost never see is the government. We get occasional glimpses of Starfleet’s council — mostly uniformed people at a rectangular table — but almost no sense of how the Federation is governed. Are there elections? Who is in the legislature? How much power does the president have? What kind of factional divisions do they wrestle with and how? The shows and films are pretty silent on this. We’ve seen a few military tribunals within Starfleet, but little about how civilians deal with crime and injustice. With recent years seeing some of the franchise’s more interesting plot lines and casts, it seems clear that Star Trek is still full of energy and ideas. Given the erosion of American democracy and the reshuffling of the international order, there’s no shortage of material for future shows to comment on. I’m not sure we should toast to 60 more years, but cheers to a show that continues to teach us about ourselves. Share

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Sep 8 • 9:03 AM EDT • Politics • smotus.substack.com
Gulf Funding and Gaza’s Political Horizon Hang in the Balance

At Abu Dhabi’s Hili Forum, Nickolay Mladenov delivered […]

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Sep 8 • 8:17 AM EDT • Politics • themedialine.org
Five iPhone 18 Pro Camera Features Seemingly Leak in Code

Apple is working on a broader set of Camera app improvements in iOS 27 it has announced, according to a new deep dive from MacRumors forum member "pdfu". iOS 27 beta code apparently points to five features that could arrive alongside new iPhone models this week or in a future software update: Exposure scopes: The Camera app can display a waveform or histogram to help judge exposure while shooting.

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Sep 7 • 12:07 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Leak Hints at Four New Features for Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4

Ahead of the announcement of the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 later this week, code in the watchOS 27 and iOS 27 betas points to a series of new features for the product line. The information comes from a new post from MacRumors forums member "pdfu". The findings include: New "Readiness" app: An all-new separate Watch app referred to in code as "Readiness," distinct from the existing Vitals app.

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Sep 7 • 11:57 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Property tax cap hurts school district revenue, GFPS business manager says

The 3% cap could mean $300,000 less in local revenue.

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Sep 7 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • grandforksherald.com
Prairie People highlights the new hires, promotions in our region

Here are some of the latest business announcements

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Sep 7 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • grandforksherald.com
Ddrops® Brings Medical Experts from Damansara Specialist Hospital and Motherhood.com.my Together in Malaysia for Science-Backed Vitamin D Forum

Ddrops®brought together Damansara Specialist Hospital, recognised among the World's Best Hospitals (2026) powered by Statista, and Motherhood.com.my, Malaysia's #1 trusted parenting platform, for a health education forum focused on translating science-backed vitamin D insights into practical, evidence-led guidance for Malaysian families.

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Sep 7 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
Asia-Pacific Media Forum Opens in Shenzhen, Expands Regional Media Cooperation

SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 6, 2026--

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Sep 6 • 6:36 PM EDT • Business • rutlandherald.com
Alaska Science Forum time capsule: Stalwart perennials make a bet on the future each year

Their game has only a few simple rules. Grow as fast as you can, bloom and set seeds to continue the line, and stash away every spare crumb of energy you can to get through the winter.

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Sep 5 • 5:59 PM EDT • Science • adn.com
Columbia voters attend Men’s Day political forum ahead of November election
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Italy's far-right Vannacci lashes EU in business summit address

Italy's rising ​far-right politician Roberto Vannacci told a high profile business forum on Saturday that the European ‌Union should halt political integration and start defending its cultural identity instead, prompting former Prime Minister Mario Monti to warn against his "fascist rhetoric."

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Sep 5 • 10:40 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Italy’s far-right Vannacci lashes EU in business summit address

By Valentina Za, Elvira Pollina and Francesca Landini CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Italy's rising far-right politician Roberto Vannacci told a high profile business forum on Saturday that the European Union should halt political integration and...

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Italy’s far-right Vannacci lashes EU in business summit address

By Valentina Za, Elvira Pollina and Francesca Landini CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Italy's rising far-right politician Roberto Vannacci told a high profile business forum on Saturday that the European Union should halt political integration and...

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Sep 5 • 10:40 AM EDT • Business • kfgo.com
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center welcomes emergency medicine specialist Dr. Jordan Ensz

Dr. Jordan Ensz, an emergency medicine specialist, is thrilled to join Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center.

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Sep 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • duluthnewstribune.com
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center welcomes hospitalist Dr. Samuel Boderman

Dr. Samuel Boderman, a hospitalist, is thrilled to join Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center.

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Sep 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • duluthnewstribune.com
Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes nephrologist Dr. Hannah Kruger

Dr. Hannah Kruger, a nephrologist, is thrilled to join the Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic.

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Sep 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • duluthnewstribune.com
Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center welcomes emergency medicine specialist Dr. Jordan Stipek

Dr. Jordan Stipek, an emergency medicine specialist, is thrilled to join Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center.

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Sep 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • duluthnewstribune.com
Essentia Health-Lakewalk Clinic welcomes Chris Senger to practice sleep medicine

Chris Senger, a certified physician assistant practicing sleep medicine, is thrilled to join the Essentia Health-Lakewalk Clinic. He has spent more than three years working in family medicine at Essentia, and is excited about this new role.

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Sep 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • duluthnewstribune.com
Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes physiatry specialist Dr. Christine Tenhoff

Dr. Christine Tenhoff, a doctor of osteopathic medicine specializing in physiatry, is thrilled to join the Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic.

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Sep 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • duluthnewstribune.com
DLSS 5 Will Be Coming to Older Graphics Cards After All

On Nvidia's forums, an Nvidia employee claimed that the company will be expanding DLSS 5 support to RTX 40 series graphics cards at some point, but we're probably going to be waiting a while for it.

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Sep 4 • 1:32 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Celebrating the 2026 Prairie Business 50 Best Places to Work

Nearly 1,400 nominations were submitted for more than 75 companies

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Sep 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • grandforksherald.com
Apple Is Testing a Four-HomePod Surround System, Code Suggests

Apple appears to be working on some major new HomePod home theater features, including a four-speaker surround sound system and a new "Party Mode," according to code found in audioOS 27 beta 8, and shared on the MacRumors forums by member pdfu. References in the software for the second-generation HomePod suggest the ability to tune for a setup with front-left, front-right, rear-left, and rear-right HomePods.

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Sep 4 • 5:29 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Registration open for local business forum

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce is holding its next Let's Talk Business forum this month.

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Sep 4 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • yourobserver.com
Olmsted County public health advisors hear from tobacco industry rep

The presentation from U.S. Businesses of Phillip Morris International comes months after the launch of a countywide youth tobacco prevention coalition.

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Sep 3 • 10:15 PM EDT • Health • postbulletin.com
Hammer Realty celebrates 50 years of family-owned business in Wahpeton

Third-generation owner Jessie Hammer carries on her family’s legacy while looking toward the future of the local real estate company.

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Sep 3 • 6:00 PM EDT • Business • wahpetondailynews.com
Italy's Vannacci gains establishment platform at elite business forum

Italian far-right politician Roberto Vannacci will attend a key business forum this week, a sign of his growing mainstream acceptance as he climbs the ​polls on a platform that critics say disparages migrants, women and minority rights.

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Sep 3 • 8:23 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Protecting Health Before, During, and After Wildfires

Recognizing wildfires as an increasingly complex public health and health care challenge, the National Academies’ Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies convened a webinar series this summer on wildfire preparedness, response, and recovery. The series brought together experts from health care, emergency management, environmental science, engineering, academia, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and affected communities.

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Sep 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • nationalacademies.org
The Politics of the Boundary Waters: Volume One

The Politics of the Boundary Waters: Volume One Mining near the Boundary Waters is in the political spotlight this month as a pair of political forums take place in Ely. The first took place Wednesday, Sept. 2 on the college campus in Ely. It featured state Sen. Grant Hauschild and Republican challenger Andrea Zupancich, a […]

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Sep 3 • 7:40 AM EDT • Politics • paddleandportage.com
State health department investigating potential food poisoning cases at UND

The cases may be linked to Wilkerson Dining Center from Aug. 22-24.

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Sep 2 • 6:36 PM EDT • Health • grandforksherald.com
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Most Lancaster County Republican candidates decline nonpartisan forum invitations

The League of Women Voters of Lancaster County has canceled all but one of its five scheduled candidate forums due to a lack of Republican participation.

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Sep 2 • 4:02 PM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
Milwaukee residents invited to forum on food, health care access

Milwaukee residents can discuss food and healthcare access challenges at a free community forum on Sept. 26.

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Sep 2 • 1:46 PM EDT • Health • jsonline.com
'Ignore the hecklers': Protesters liven up Florida GOP leadership forum

The Governor accused the interlopers of 'screeching' and doing a poor job of demonstrating.

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Sep 1 • 8:35 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Florida Politics: Hope Florida, Nixon-Moody debate?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is set to host a forum with several huge names in the Florida Republican Party, such as Attorney General James Uthmeier and GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Byron Donalds. Meanwhile, Angie Nixon is throwing her hat into the ring, challenging U.S. Senator Ashley Moody to a public debate ahead of the general election. POLITICO Reporter and Florida Playbook author Kimberly Leonard joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live over Zoom to discuss what's new in Florida politics.

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Sep 1 • 4:07 PM EDT • Politics • fox35orlando.com
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Discover this week's must-read health stories

Top stories: Infectious diseases expand into new regions of Europe; Personalized mRNA vaccine shows promise for melanoma; US measles cases hit 35-year high.

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Sep 1 • 5:33 AM EDT • Health • weforum.org
Mountain View City Council candidates square off at business forum

Ahead of the November election, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce held a forum last week to give voters an early look at the policy positions of eight candidates vying for a seat on the City Council.

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Aug 31 • 1:51 PM EDT • Business • mv-voice.com
"Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum 2026" Concludes Three-Day Run with Over 4,000 Participants Exploring Al's Role in Reshaping Digital Entertainment and Cultural Creative Industries

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 30 August 2026 – The annual flagship event Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum 2026 (DELF 2026), organised by Cyberport, concluded successfully today. Under

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Aug 30 • 8:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • newspressnow.com
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Clinical trial participation playing key role in advancing science

Clinical trials, whether for new cancer treatments or simple lifestyle interventions, are based on foundational science and lots of planning.

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Aug 29 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • echopress.com
In Southeast Minnesota, clinical trial participation plays a key role in advancing science

Clinical trials, whether for new cancer treatments or simple lifestyle interventions, are based on foundational science and lots of planning.

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Aug 29 • 7:45 AM EDT • Science • postbulletin.com
"Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum 2026" Opens Today

AI Unlocks the Potential of Cultural and Creative Industries, Reshaping Digital Entertainment and Smart Living Experiences

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Aug 28 • 9:56 AM EDT • Entertainment • newspressnow.com
"Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum 2026" Opens Today

AI Unlocks the Potential of Cultural and Creative Industries, Reshaping Digital Entertainment and Smart Living Experiences

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Aug 28 • 9:56 AM EDT • Entertainment • voiceofalexandria.com
Qatar pledges support for efforts to end Libya’s political division

Qatari minister meets army chief amid efforts to bridge longstanding political divisions in Libya.

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Aug 28 • 9:18 AM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com
Here Comes the Not-So-Very-Small Business Administration

I don’t make jokes—I just watch the government and report the facts. - Will Rogers The Small Business Administration (SBA) would like to change the definition of a small business. The summary of its proposal in the Federal Register is matter-of-fact in tone: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) is proposing new size standards for […]

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Aug 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • americanactionforum.org
Lessons from Chinese business leaders about integrating AI in the workplace

China's experience in moving from AI adoption towards durable productivity – in three distinct stages – offers a blueprint for the rest of the world

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Aug 27 • 7:56 AM EDT • Business • weforum.org
I studied Reddit forums on menopause — and found what doctors are missing

“The menopause symptoms women are discussing online should become the questions researchers ask next,” writes researcher Yulin Hswen.

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Aug 27 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Siri AI Will Have a Waitlist When iOS 27 Launches

iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate include Siri AI, Apple's much more capable version of Siri. When the new updates launch, it appears Apple will use a waitlist and limit initial access. On the MacRumors forums, Mactracker found that the seventh betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate include waitlist infrastructure. Apple will use dynamic wait time messages once a user joins the Siri AI waitlist.

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Aug 24 • 7:36 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Entertainment scheduled for Fergus Falls Concert Association season

The acts are as varied as the entertainment in the upcoming season of the Fergus Falls Concert Association.

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Aug 24 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • fergusfallsjournal.com
Economic Development Forum returns to Downtown Memphis Aug. 25-27

The Economic Development Forum will be at the Renansant Convention Center from Aug. 25 through Aug. 27.

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Aug 24 • 6:02 AM EDT • Business • commercialappeal.com
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Dr. Annie Andrews attends Upstate health forum

“This urgent conversation will center on the needs of women and families of color in the Upstate and across South Carolina," Andrews said.

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Aug 24 • 12:03 AM EDT • Health • foxcarolina.com
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Dr. Annie Andrews attending Upstate Black Women’s Mental Health Forum

Dr. Andrews is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.

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Aug 23 • 1:50 PM EDT • Health • foxcarolina.com
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NJBIA to Honor 6 Rising Stars at NJ Women Business Leaders Forum

NJBIA will honor six standout students with “Rising Star” awards when more than 400 business leaders, entrepreneurs and students gather for the 12th

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Aug 21 • 11:19 AM EDT • Business • njbia.org
NJBIA to Honor 6 Rising Stars at NJ Women Business Leaders Forum

The winners of the NJBIA 2026 Rising Star awards are (L-R) Olivia Ivy Altidor, Erin Bolger Elizabeth, Melissa “Mel” Josephson, Jocelyn Kranicka, Zack Metzger and Monserrat Miranda. NJBIA will honor six standout students with “Rising Star” awards when more than 400 business leaders, entrepreneurs and students gather for the 12th Annual New Jersey Women Business Leaders Forum at Bally’s in Atlantic City on Sept. 23-24. “NJBIA’s[...]

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Aug 21 • 8:25 AM EDT • Business • insidernj.com
Camera AirPods Code Reveals Image Capture Resolution, Status Light, Person Detection, and More

Apple is working on camera-equipped AirPods, as indicated by various reports and a demo video of them in action discovered earlier this week. The video was found by MacRumors in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate, but it turns out there are even more details in the code. MacRumors forum member mactracker has discovered a hidden macOS framework called "AccessorySensorManager" that manages sensor data from the AirPods when they are connected to a Mac.

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Aug 21 • 5:31 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Why healthcare systems need pathways, not just pilots

4.6 billion people lack full health coverage, but the challenge in healthcare systems is increasingly about completing the care pathway once people enter

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Aug 21 • 4:38 AM EDT • Health • weforum.org
Protecting the eye health of an ageing global population

Unmanaged vision loss costs the global economy over $411 billion annually in lost productivity. Governments and businesses should help protect eye health.

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Aug 20 • 12:11 PM EDT • Health • weforum.org
Japan’s generational discontent risks distorting its politics

Japan’s intergenerational issues will not be solved by a politics that pits young against old.

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Aug 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • eastasiaforum.org
How data can help pay for affordable healthcare in Africa

Healthcare in much of Africa continues to be limited. Here's how a mobile phone-based health model combines AI-supported care with citizen-controlled data.

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Aug 19 • 11:07 AM EDT • Health • weforum.org
Trump administration admits grants, including to Minnesota Power, were canceled over politics

In court filings, a Department of Energy attorney said the criteria for canceling grants in October 2025 were “based solely” on whether the projects were planned in Democratic states.

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Aug 17 • 7:09 PM EDT • Politics • duluthnewstribune.com
Thousands expected to attend annual Grand Forks Downtown Street Fair

At the Downtown Development Association’s 11th annual street fair, visitors will find plenty of arts and craft vendors, delicious food, activities for all ages and live music.

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Aug 17 • 8:03 AM EDT • Entertainment • grandforksherald.com
Burcum: At a packed forum, Faribault charts a course for rural health care

Regarding the proposed Allina-Sutter merger, residents want specifics on their hospital’s future ― not talk of synergies and efficiencies, Jill Burcum writes.

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Aug 17 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • startribune.com
Balm in Gilead hosts free health forum at local church to educate folks about lung cancer

The goal was to educate the community on the symptoms and side effects of lung cancer, and to keep them in tune with their bodies.

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Aug 16 • 10:37 PM EDT • Health • wdam.com
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