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Want to win big in sports? Follow Normal West grad Glenn Kinley, TV’s good-luck charm

A 2017 Normal West High School graduate, Kinley has been around a lot of winning in his young career as a television sports director. While at KSNT in Topeka, Kansas, he covered a Kansas men’s basketball national championship and two Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl wins. Now this: Illinois’ run to the men’s basketball Final Four as sports director at WCIA in Champaign.

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Apr 8 • 9:57 AM EDT • Sports • wglt.org
Map of LACMA's David Geffen Galleries: the cafe, wine bar, Koons art

A colorful map to help guide visitors around LACMA's new David Geffen Galleries, including the best way to the wine bar and how to get a great view of Jeff Koons' 'Split-Rocker' topiary sculpture.

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Apr 8 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
How the Navy's retail business is working to pull off a turnaround

Sales have fallen at the Navy Exchange, the government-owned department store chain that provides tax-free products to enlisted servicemembers and veterans. Its stores are an important benefit to military families stationed across the world, and its profits directly improve the welfare of Navy sailors. The company is working to revamp its fleet of stores with a planned investment of around $100 million to better compete with major e-commerce players like Walmart and Amazon.

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Apr 8 • 6:55 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Artemis 2 science gets underway as Orion begins its return trip

As Artemis 2 begins its return to Earth, scientists are just starting to review the images and observations taken by the crew as they flew around the moon.

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Apr 8 • 6:23 AM EDT • Science • spacenews.com
Texas talk of swallowing eastern New Mexico is an old impulse

A legislative directive to study a merger with eastern New Mexico is the latest example of secessionist sentiments around the country. The breakaway notions are fanciful but the discontent is real.

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Apr 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Mayor Mamdani appoints 'mom and pop czar' to reduce red tape for NYC small business owners

Delia Awusi was hired to reduce the runaround mom and pop small businesses often face in dealing with permits, inspections and fines.

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Apr 7 • 11:20 PM EDT • Business • abc7ny.com
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Viewpoint: FP10 should remain open, excellent and secure

Europe is right to worry about research security. Foreign interference is real. So is the misuse of sensitive knowledge. Universities working in sensitive areas such as AI, quantum, semiconductors and advanced materials cannot afford to ignore the geopolitical environment around them.But Europe is in danger of drawing the wrong conclusion, one that would increase, not reduce, its strategic vulnerabilities.If the EU applies an “EU preference” logic to the next Framework Programme for research and innovation (FP10), it will weaken one of its greatest strategic assets: a research system built on openness, excellence and international collaboration. In the name of security, Europe could end up advancing science more slowly, innovating less effectively and making itself less attractive to global talent and partners in advanced science and technology.That would be a serious mistake.The EU preference included in Article 10 of the proposed European Competitiveness Fund may make sense in some industrial or deployment contexts, but is far harder to justify when applied to collaborative research in advanced science and technology, where excellence and global connectivity are crucial. Research is not procurement. It does not thrive when isolated. It advances through access to the best ideas, the best people, the best facilities and the best data, wherever they are found. This is why FP10 should not simply absorb industrial policy logic by default. Doing so would risk importing instruments that are ill-suited to research and that ultimately increase vulnerability rather than resilience.For universities of science and technology, the issue is especially acute. These institutions sit at the frontier of knowledge and technology creation in the very fields Europe sees as critical for its future competitiveness and resilience. They know better than most that security risks are real. But they also know that openness and security are not opposites. In practice, they have to be made to work together. Research security is not about closing doors. It is about building resilience through collective responsibility, trust, proportionate safeguards and better governance. That is a fundamentally different approach from default restriction.The risks of non-collaborationThe real danger in the current debate is that Europe talks too much about the risks of collaboration and not enough about the risks of non-collaboration. Those risks are strategic too. Cut researchers off from international networks and Europe loses access to knowledge, data, infrastructures and talent. Slow down global collaboration in critical technologies and Europe slows down its own progress on cutting-edge science. Make participation rules unpredictable and Europe weakens its attractiveness to researchers and investors alike.In other words, over-restricting collaboration will create strategic vulnerabilities, particularly in advanced science and technologies.This point is often underestimated in policy discussions that frame openness mainly as a value to be defended. Europe’s scientific strength, technological development and long-term competitiveness depend on remaining connected to the best research ecosystems in the world. For a continent that wants to accelerate deep tech, strengthen industrial capacity and reduce strategic dependencies, weakening the excellence base would be self-defeating. That does not mean ignoring risk. Quite the opposite. Universities are already strengthening due diligence, internal governance, awareness-raising, screening procedures and compliance support. Across Europe, institutions are working to manage risks linked to foreign interference, sanctions, export controls and the misuse of research. The right response is not complacency. It is better risk management. But that means targeted, evidence-based and proportionate measures, not blunt top-down restrictions with wide spillover effects. In the daily reality of universities, openness and restriction often coexist. The real challenge is how to apply safeguards without sliding into securitisation that damages academic freedom, open science and international cooperation. Restrict partners, not nationsMore restrictive treatment of collaborators from European Economic Area members Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, or from Switzerland and the UK, is strategically very difficult to justify. These are deeply embedded partners in Europe’s research and innovation ecosystem. Beyond that, Europe should still resist default exclusion and instead rely on case-by-case assessment. The relevant question is not nationality in the abstract. It is the actual risk profile of a collaboration: the institution, the affiliations, the field, the knowledge involved, the intended use and the safeguards available. Screening should focus on institutions and affiliations rather than nationality alone. Related articlesParliament ‘misreads’ link between Horizon Europe and ECF, Commission official saysFrustration grows at governance gap in next Horizon EuropeIf EU preference logic is imported into research without careful calibration, the likely result is a chilling effect. Researchers may step back from legitimate and beneficial collaboration, even where risks are manageable. International partners may see Europe as less predictable. And Europe may end up undermining the very excellence base it needs to compete, scale up and lead in strategic technologies, thereby increasing its dependence on others.FP10 should do the opposite. It should remain open by default, with restrictions used only exceptionally, and then on the basis of clear evidence. It should integrate research security into open science and research integrity frameworks, not set them against each other. And it should recognise that academic freedom, scientific excellence and responsible international collaboration are not obstacles to Europe’s security, they are part of it. Europe needs stronger tools to protect itself. But it also needs the discipline to avoid measures that would weaken it and increase its strategic vulnerabilities in the process. In FP10, that means staying open, excellent and secure.Louise Drogoul is senior advisor for innovation and sustainability at the Cesaer university association.

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Apr 7 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Barbershop named the West Virginia Family-Owned Small Business of the Year

PARKERSBURG – A small local business that has been around for over 60 years is being honored for its continuing ties to the community. Marchell’s Barbershop, at 615 Market St., was named the West Virginia Family-Owned Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office, as part of National […]

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Apr 7 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • newsandsentinel.com
Meet the ‘Zammoth,’ the Utah Mammoth’s new rideable Zamboni

The Zammoth will cruise eight riders around the ice before each period of Mammoth games.

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Apr 7 • 4:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Venture Global cashing in as gas markets tighten

Venture Global is poised to reap significant profits from the latest global energy shock, as disruptions in the Middle East tighten liquefied natural gas supplies, The Wall Street Journal writes. The exporter, which has several Louisiana-based projects, has built a lucrative strategy around selling a sizable portion of its cargo on the volatile spot market, […]

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Apr 7 • 3:20 PM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
NFL mock draft roundup: Experts predict first round weeks before draft

The 2026 NFL Draft begins on April 23. Here are the latest expert projections for the first round from around the web.

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Apr 7 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • usatoday.com
Out‑of‑this‑world selfies from the Artemis II astronauts

Artemis II astronauts use iPhones in zero gravity to capture candid selfies and sweeping views during their journey around the Moon.

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Apr 7 • 2:45 PM EDT • Technology • usatoday.com
Parents navigate opportunities, challenges of high school sports NIL shift

Following the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s (MHSAA) decision to allow high school athletes to participate in name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities, families around the Lansing area are starting to feel the impact. While the idea of student-athletes earning money from their talents is exciting, many parents say the reality is more complicated than […]

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Apr 7 • 12:34 PM EDT • Sports • news.jrn.msu.edu
Join a clean up event at the Rome Fish Hatchery

A public clean up event will take place around the Rome Fish Hatchery from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, hosted by the Rome Waterways and Trails Advocacy Group.

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Apr 7 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • romesentinel.com
Why You Should Stop and Smell a Flower For Just 30 Seconds

The scents around you can slow your heart rate, shift your mood, and trigger vivid memories—often in seconds.

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Apr 7 • 9:54 AM EDT • Health • time.com
Sky Sports: Two European giants in the race to sign Man City star

Man City News: Bernardo Silva Exit Confirmed Ahead of Summer WindowSky Sports have confirmed what many around Manchester City had begun to anticipate, Bernardo Silva will leave the club at the end of ...

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Apr 7 • 7:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Trailer Continues Hugh Morris' Rejected Romance Drama

Clowning around

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Apr 7 • 5:30 AM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
'Morale boost': NASA carries out Moon mission during tough year for science

As the four Artemis astronauts approached a high point of their lunar mission -- getting slung around the far side of the Moon -- NASA staffers crowded into Houston's famed mission control room Monday...

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Apr 7 • 1:16 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Lone Jar of Nutella Drifts Around Cabin of Moon Spacecraft

A lone jar of Nutella could be seen floating through the cabin of NASA's Moon astronauts minutes before they set an important record.

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Apr 6 • 3:39 PM EDT • Technology • futurism.com
Will ‘The Runarounds’ Return for Season 2? Teen Drama’s Fate Revealed

The teen drama's fate has been revealed.

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Apr 6 • 11:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
What the Nike CEO’s remarks reveal about rallying employees through turnaround fatigue

His employees are exhausted. So is he.

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Apr 6 • 6:46 AM EDT • Business • fortune.com
Berrien County health officials warn of increasing tick activity as temperatures warm

As spring gets underway, southwest Michigan officials want to remind residents of the dangers of ticks.Ticks become active when temperatures are around 40 degre

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Apr 6 • 6:08 AM EDT • Health • wwmt.com
A potential middleground in biomarker testing budget fight

A group of cancer survivors from around the state is set to gather outside Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan office on Tuesday.

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Apr 6 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • politico.com
Country music star and husband planning to have kids: ‘Little ones say that it is OK’

The singer has been opening up about his life around he release of his new memoir.

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Apr 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • pennlive.com
Is it time for both parties to bail on Colorado’s political nominating system?

Cracks are beginning to appear in Colorado’s political nominating system. Recently, Mario Nicolais, a formerly Republican-leaning pundit, and Doug Friednash, former Democratic legislator, have opined regarding the imminent demise of the caucus/assembly framework which controls partisan candidate selection. There has always been a legal detour around this process whereby candidates petition directly onto the ballot. […]

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Apr 6 • 2:45 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Forget the workarounds — get real Office apps for your Mac for just $50

Pay once, use forever.

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Apr 5 • 6:00 PM EDT • Technology • mashable.com
Vault: The break from crypto politics is over

It’s been three months since the collapse of the Senate Banking Committee’s effort to advance a landmark crypto market structure bill. Now, with election season right around the corner, the panel is gearing up to try once more.

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Apr 5 • 4:39 PM EDT • Politics • punchbowl.news
'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' & 'Avatar 3' Leak on Twitter

If you're still hanging around on Twitter, you've probably seen 'Avatar 3' and 'The Super Mario Galaxy' leaks on there. Second verse...

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Apr 5 • 2:50 PM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Business briefs: OE staff selected for state leadership academy

News and events around the area

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Apr 5 • 1:56 PM EDT • Business • chicagotribune.com
Cowboys draft trade up rumors center on pass rush

Do you think the Cowboys are going to move around in the first round?

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Apr 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus' burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNA

An analysis of samples taken from the Shroud of Turin, the cloth thought by some to have been wrapped around Jesus, reveals a rich tapestry of animal and plant DNA. But what does it mean?

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Apr 5 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Low and slow meets forever: US postage stamps honor lowrider car culture

NEW MEXICO Stamps honor lowrider culture ALBUQUERQUE — From Mexican American and Chicano barrios in the American Southwest to the halls of the Smithsonian on the National Mall and even the streets of Japan, lowrider culture has become part of mainstream car culture around the globe. The U.S. Postal Service is joining the club with […]

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Apr 5 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Who are the kings being crowned here in Colorado?

Though most of us celebrate “No Kings Day” on July 4, the Trump-deranged got a head start last weekend with rallies around the state. Attendees bravely fought oppression by blocking traffic for people with jobs. Rally-goers demanded freedom from tyranny, many right after voting to ban all but beige house paint at their HOA meetings. […]

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Apr 5 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
New Owner of Shopping Plaza in Kansas City Pitches a $1.5 Billion Rescue Plan

The Country Club Plaza’s sale and turnaround plans come at a consequential economic time for Kansas City, Mo., which will soon lose the Chiefs football team.

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Apr 5 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Jackson County legislators talk affordability at Maquoketa forum

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Affordability, notably around health care, was the focal point at a legislative forum hosted Saturday by the Maquoketa Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Apr 5 • 2:00 AM EDT • Politics • telegraphherald.com
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Saturday Sports: Lacrosse, baseball, and more from around the North Country

Here’s a recap of your North Country sports this Saturday.

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Apr 4 • 6:19 PM EDT • Sports • wwnytv.com
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A folk musician became a target for AI fakes and a copyright troll

Murphy Campbell is at the center of a growing storm around AI and a broken copyright system.

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Apr 4 • 1:52 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Booming business: Miami’s secret side hustlers

Junior primary education major Georgia Palko worked at Bagel and Deli, but was looking for some extra cash. After calling her dad with a bright idea, she moved forward with her plan to sell sweet treats on Valentine's Day. With around $50 worth of strawberries, a college house kitchen and a side hustler mindset, she sold 300 strawberries to mothers and lovers.

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Apr 4 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • miamistudent.net
Downtown Redding bookstore on the move. This new cafe an early hit

This week in the Buzz: Find out where Shop Around the Corner Books is moving. A new cafe has been buzzing with business. And a downtown eatery closes.

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Apr 4 • 10:01 AM EDT • Business • redding.com
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“Threatened retaliation on first contact”: As I dig into a former Halo art director’s claims, I’m left questioning what else Microsoft didn’t want anyone to see.

New allegations from a former Halo Studios developer outline claims of misconduct and organisational issues, prompting questions around accountability and internal investigations at Microsoft.

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Apr 4 • 10:00 AM EDT • Technology • windowscentral.com
Bucks under investigation as Giannis speaks out, but the messaging doesn't add up

Giannis Antetokounmpo says he wants to play, but the situation and messaging around Milwaukee suggest a more complicated reality.

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Apr 4 • 8:52 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
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AWS Engineer Reports PostgreSQL Performance Halved By Linux 7.0, But A Fix May Not Be Easy

An Amazon/AWS engineer raised the alarms on Friday over the current Linux 7.0 development kernel leading to the throughput for the PostgreSQL database server being around half that of prior kernel versions

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Apr 4 • 7:36 AM EDT • Technology • phoronix.com
Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought

Newfound fossils from China suggest that complex animals were around millions of years earlier than thought, among them possibly our vertebrate ancestors.

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Apr 4 • 7:30 AM EDT • Science • cnn.com
Politics of Black hair: why grooming rules are under scrutiny across the diaspora

From schools in Ghana to workplaces in Britain, underpinned by the colonial roots of ‘respectability’, conversations around natural hairstyle persist

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Apr 4 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Skunk near Fellows Lake is 2nd rabies case for 2026: Health department

With a second case of rabies identified this week, Springfield-Greene County Health Department advises community to be careful around wildlife.

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Apr 4 • 5:06 AM EDT • Health • news-leader.com
Pokémon cards are igniting an international crime spree

Pokémon cards have skyrocketed in value since the pandemic, making them an attractive target for smash-and-grab robberies. Small businesses around the world have been targeted.

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Apr 4 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • cnn.com
Health Ministry reveals wartime preparations in Eilat, Dead Sea amid tense security situation

An internal document from the Ministry of Health reveals the depth of the preparations, which include increasing the number of teams operating around the clock and the number of intensive care units. ...

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Apr 4 • 1:24 AM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
KU trade expert says 70% of regional businesses feel impact of higher tariffs, local flower shop is among them

A year after President Donald Trump's Liberation Day, which imposed tariffs on countries around the world, Kansas City flower shop Fiddly Fig is still navigating changing tariff rates.

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Apr 3 • 8:01 PM EDT • Business • kshb.com
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Dying stars are devouring giant planets, astronomers discover

Dying stars may be wiping out nearby giant planets as they expand into red giants. Astronomers found that these close-in planets become increasingly rare around more evolved stars, suggesting many have already been swallowed. The likely cause is a gravitational tug that drags planets inward until they break apart or fall into the star. It’s a dramatic glimpse into the chaotic final stages of planetary systems.

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Apr 3 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Player Availability Report: #RSLvSKC

Player Availability Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest status updates around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by Saint Luke’s. All details listed are from the league’s official Player Status Report that is submitted the day prior to the match. Sporting Kansas City is preparing to

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Apr 3 • 6:50 PM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com
NFL execs have ‘conflicting’ thoughts on 49ers offseason

How did others around the NFL view the 49ers offseason?

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Apr 3 • 4:06 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How The PENN Entertainment (PENN) Turnaround Story Is Shifting With New Targets And ESPN Progress

PENN Entertainment's fair value estimate has shifted from US$18.44 to US$19.11 per share, putting it closer to a cluster of recent Street targets in the mid to high teens and low US$20s. This revision aligns with analyst commentary that combines optimism around the interactive segment and free cash flow with lingering doubts about management credibility and the turnaround story. Read on to see how to track these changing targets and keep up with the evolving narrative around PENN. Analyst...

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Apr 3 • 3:09 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Angie Stocklin: Bootstrapping forces you to develop discipline

When Randy and I started One Click, we didn’t have a strategy around venture capital.

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Apr 3 • 2:00 PM EDT • Business • ibj.com
Moon-bound Artemis II astronauts get help for Microsoft Outlook glitch

A day into their historic 10-day journey around the moon, astronauts told Houston they had a problem: They couldn’t open their email.

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Apr 3 • 1:59 PM EDT • Technology • seattletimes.com
Gemma 4 and what makes an open model succeed

Having written a lot of model release blog posts, there’s something much harder about reviewing open models when they drop relative to closed models, especially in 2026. In recent years, there were so few open models, so when Llama 3 was released most people were still doing research on Llama 2 and super happy to get an update. When Qwen 3 was released, the Llama 4 fiasco had just gone down, and a whole research community was emerging to study RL on Qwen 2.5 — it was a no brainer to upgrade. Today, when an open model releases, it’s competing with Qwen 3.5, Kimi K2.5, GLM 5, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-OSS, Arcee Large, Nemotron 3, Olmo 3, and others. The space is populated, but still feels full of hidden opportunity. The potential of open models feels like a dark matter, a potential we know is huge, but few clear recipes and examples for how to unlock it are out there. Agentic AI, OpenClaw, and everything brewing in that space is going to spur mass experimentation in open models to complement the likes of Claude and Codex, not replace them. Especially with open models, the benchmarks at release are an extremely incomplete story. In some ways this is exciting, as new open models have a much higher variance and ability to surprise, but it also points at some structural reasons that make building businesses and great AI experiences around open models harder than the closed alternatives. When a new Claude Opus or GPT drops, spending a few hours with them in my agentic workflows is genuinely a good vibe test. For open models, putting them through this test is a category error. Something else to be said about open models in the era of agents is that they get out of the debate of integration, harnesses, and tools and let us see close to the ground on what exactly is the ability of just a model. Of course, we can’t test some things like search abilities without some tool, but being able to measure exactly the pace of progress of the model alone is a welcome simplification to a systematically opaque AI space. Share The list of factors I’d use to assess a new open-weight model I’m considering investing in includes: Model performance (and size) — how this model performs on benchmarks I care about and how it compares to other models of a similar size. Country of origin — some businesses care deeply about provenance, and if a model was built in China or not. Model license — if a model needs legal approval for use, uptake will be slower at mid-sized and large companies. Tooling at release — many models release with half-broken, or at least substantially slower, implementations in popular software like vLLM, Transformers, SGLANG, etc due to pushing the envelope of architectures or tools. Model fine-tunability — how easy or hard it is to modify the given model to your use-case when you actually try and use it. The core problem is that some of these are immediately available at release, e.g. general performance, license, origin, etc. but others such as tooling take day(s) to week(s) to stabilize, and others are open research questions — with no group systematically monitoring fine-tunability. In the early era of open models, the days of Llama 2 or 3 and Qwen pre v3.5, the architectures were fairly simple and the models tended to work out of the box. Some of this was due to the extremely hard work of the Llama, Qwen, Mistral, etc. developer teams. Some is due to the new models being genuinely harder to work with. When it comes to something like Qwen 3.5 or Nemotron 3, with hybrid models (either gated delta net or mamba layers), the tooling is very rough at release. Things you would expect to “just work” often don’t. I’ve been following this area closely since we released Olmo Hybrid with a similar architecture, and Qwen 3.5 is just starting to work well in the various open-source tools that need to all play nice together for RL research. That’s 1.5 months after the release date! This is just to start really investing more into understanding the behavior of the models. Of course, others started working on these models sooner by investing more engineering resources or relying on partially closed software. The fully open and distributed ecosystem takes a long time to get going on some new models. All of this is lead-in for the most important question for open models — how easy is it to adapt to specific use-cases? This is a different problem for different model sizes. Large MoE open-weight models may be used by entities like Cursor who need complex capabilities in their domain, e.g. Composer 2 trained on Kimi K2.5. Other applications can be built on much smaller models, such as Chroma’s Context-1 model for agentic search, built on GPT-OSS 20B. The question of “which models are fine-tunable” is largely background knowledge known by engineers across the industry. There should be a thriving research area here to support the open ecosystem model. The first step is to understand characteristics of different base and post-trained models to understand what they look like. The second step is to tune pretraining recipes for open models so they’re more flexible. Interconnects AI is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a subscriber. Subscribe For The ATOM Project and other Interconnects endeavors, we’ve put in substantial effort to measuring adoption trends in the open ecosystem. Everything takes a long time to unfold after a model is first publicly available — and adaptability is why. What we know for sure now, when Qwen has been going from strength to strength with its releases, is that technical staff across the industry has gotten comfortable working with Qwen models. Countless research methods and datasets were made to work with Qwen. It’ll take patience for any other model family to get to this point — a patience I’m not sure many open model builders have. This takes us to Gemma 4, Google’s latest open models. Gemma 3 was released more than a year ago, in March of 2025, and is a bit underrated. Gemma 4 comes in 4 sizes for now, with a bigger, MoE model of over 100B total parameters rumored but not released yet. The models we have today come in sizes of ~5B dense, 8B dense, 26B total 4B active MoE, and 31B dense. I’m most excited that they’re finally adopting a standard Apache 2.0 open source license. This’ll massively boost adoption. The standard of better licenses for strong open-weight LLMs was set by mostly Chinese open model labs in the last 1-2 years, and now U.S. companies are following suit. I will personally be so happy if the horrible Llama licenses and Gemma terms of service were an ~18-month transient dynamic of the industry being nervous about releasing strong open models. The Gemma 4 scores look very solid, the small models have incredible benchmark scores (especially in general domains like LMArena) and the 31B model rivals the recent Qwen 3.5 27B, which is the leading member of that class. The ~30B size range is an important one, as it’s accessible both to researchers and to enterprises looking to deploy the model in real use-cases. Where the 7B model scale is the default for tinkering and research, a 30B model is the default for seeing if an open model can unlock substantial value in your specific workflow — a good mix of intelligence, low price, tractability for downstream training, etc. This takes us back to the above adoption criteria I mentioned for open models and the bigger question — do I think Gemma 4 will be an overwhelming success? Previous Gemma models have been plagued by tooling issues and poorer performance when being finetuned. Gemma 4’s success is going to be entirely determined by ease of use, to a point where a 5-10% swing on benchmarks wouldn’t matter at all. It’s strong enough, small enough, with the right license, and from the U.S., so many companies are going to slot it in. I’m cautiously optimistic that Gemma 4 is going to work better here. Winds are shifting for open models built in America. We saw GPT-OSS go through a bumpy launch to become an overwhelming success. There’s a collective energy around the likes of Reflection, Arcee, Nemotron, Gemma, Olmo, and peers that show substantial demand for building new stacks around open models. There’s capital to be spent on AI stacks across the economy by those who want more ownership of everything, including the model. After launching The ATOM Project 240 days ago, the conversation is shifting into the next stage. Summer of 2025 was a crisis moment where the U.S. AI scene realized it can’t wait and figure out open models after building AGI. The two markets will capture different areas and proceed in parallel. Now that more companies in the U.S. are releasing strong models, we need to improve the ecosystem so that these models are easy to use, understand, and build value around. It’s the hard work to build another inflection point in these adoption plots I’ve been updating consistently, but that’s the work to be done. Join me in it. More data coming soon! Here’s a sneak peek:

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Apr 3 • 12:57 PM EDT • Technology • interconnects.ai
8 arrests made in federal crackdown on alleged health care fraud in Southern California

Federal officials on Thursday arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles.

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Killie players 'needed a telling off', says Deas

Robbie Deas says Kilmarnock players "needed a telling off" to help turn around their form this season. Killie travel to face Hibs on Saturday with the chance to exit the relegation play-off spot following their back-to-back wins over Livingston and table-toppers Hearts before the international break.

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Exclusive | ServiceNow CEO Builds New Business Model Around AI

Bill McDermott envisions a ‘control tower’ for companies as AI moves beyond intelligence to execution.

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Apr 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • wsj.com
Mid-Michigan entertainment for the weekend of April 3-5 and beyond

Check out what’s happening around the region.

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Apr 3 • 6:42 AM EDT • Entertainment • themorningsun.com
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From sidewalks to systems: UK celebrates Public Health Week

Public health is all around us — from the sidewalks we walk on to the food we eat and the care we can access. National Public Health Week at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health celebrates that work while highlighting the students and faculty shaping it every day. Running April 5-11, this year’s events focus on community and connection.

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Has Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) Run Too Far After A 93% One-Year Surge?

Investors may be wondering whether Madison Square Garden Entertainment, at around US$60 a share, still offers value or whether most of the opportunity has already been priced in. The stock has returned 6.1% over the last 7 days, is up 11.0% year to date, and has gained 92.5% over the past year. These moves can change how the market views both its potential and its risks. Recent coverage has focused on Madison Square Garden Entertainment as a pure play on live entertainment venues and...

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Science news in review: April 3

Take some time to catch up on the latest scientific news from around the world.

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Apr 2 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • jhunewsletter.com
Federal officials make 8 arrests in Los Angeles health care fraud investigation

Federal officials have arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles.

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Apr 2 • 7:32 PM EDT • Health • apnews.com
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Flutter Entertainment NYSE FLUT Valuation Check After FanDuel Predicts Optimism And Favorable Sportsbook Results

Board change and what it might mean for Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) has drawn fresh attention after two separate developments: a boardroom change in its compensation leadership and renewed focus on how its US-facing operations respond to recent betting trends. See our latest analysis for Flutter Entertainment. Despite fresh interest around FanDuel Predicts and sportsbook profitability when favorites lose, Flutter Entertainment’s share price has faced...

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New Jersey Politics (Episode 510)

Host Laura Jones heads to the State House in Trenton for the debate around three immigration bills, one of which bans law enforcement, including federal ICE

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Apr 2 • 5:00 PM EDT • Politics • onnj.com
How Will Reading’s Playoff Rivals’ Seasons Pan Out?

Jamie has a crack at predicting how the teams around Reading will fare in the rest of the season.

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Apr 2 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
14 things to do around the Seattle area this weekend

From shopping and eating along the 2 Line to joining the “West Coast’s largest book club,” here are the latest local things to do around the Seattle area.

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Golden Entertainment Deal Gives VICI New Partner And Valuation Gap To Watch

Golden Entertainment shareholders have approved a master transaction agreement with VICI Properties. The deal clears the way for VICI to participate in Golden Entertainment's take private transaction. Upon completion, Golden Entertainment is expected to de list from Nasdaq and work with VICI as a key real estate partner. For investors watching NYSE:VICI, this move adds a fresh angle to the story around a company already known for its focus on gaming real estate. The shares most recently...

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How the Iran war is forcing Germany to rethink energy

The energy shock from the Iran war is felt around the world, and in Germany, too. As rising prices hit consumers, the government is struggling to find a response. How should Europe's largest economy fuel itself in a world where fossils can become a political liability? Host Nina Haase goes looking for answers with Greens MP Robin Wagener, DGAP energy expert Loyle Campbell and DW’s Bernd Riegert.

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New Research Reveals 2 Most Dangerous Cleaning Products to Have Around Kids

Household injuries send thousands of children to the emergency room every year. Researchers reveal which common cleaning products are the most dangerous.

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Sharks Locker Room: Team of Destiny?

Randy Hahn said it. View this post on Instagram And maybe, just maybe, after a five-game losing streak around the Olympics and a recent six-game skid that really shook the faith…maybe the San Jose Sharks are a team of destiny? With 28 seconds to go, the Sharks edged the Anaheim Ducks 4-3, for their third-straight […] The post Sharks Locker Room: Team of Destiny? appeared first on San Jose Hockey Now.

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Player of the season favourites: Who should win Premier League award? Rice, Gabriel, Fernandes, Semenyo, Thiago

With award season just around the corner, BBC Sport experts pick their contenders for Premier League player of the year. Do you agree?

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State budget overtime: Where talks stand around climate, immigration

It comes as conversations continue at a glacial pace around Hochul’s pitch to transform car insurance policy to lower rates and dial back the state’s 2019 climate law amid affordability concerns.

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Apr 1 • 9:32 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Around the MHS

The latest news from around the Military Health System for the week of March 30-April 3, 2026, includes a new system offering service members access to their environmental and occupational exposure data, artificial intelligence curriculum for radiology residents, and a health care partnership that’s improving access to care for service members and veterans.

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Artemis II sends humans around the moon for first time since Apollo

Artemis II is underway, carrying four astronauts around the moon on a 10-day mission to test systems for later lunar flights and an eventual moon base.

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Apr 1 • 6:49 PM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
The Anger Trailing Congress Around the Country

Even TMZ is channeling the national discontent.

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Apr 1 • 4:59 PM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Senate and House Republicans Strike Deal to End Homeland Security Shutdown

Legislation to reopen the department, which the House G.O.P. angrily rejected on Friday, could be approved as early as Thursday morning. It represents a sharp turnaround by them and President Trump.

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Apr 1 • 3:20 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Astronauts can face 'nearly lethal doses' of solar radiation — so why launch Artemis II during the sun's peak of activity? Space scientist Patricia Reiff explains.

NASA's Artemis II flight around the moon will expose astronauts to space weather. Space scientist Patricia Reiff tells Live Science how solar flares and radiation will impact the lunar mission.

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WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app that was actually government spyware

The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware.

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Apr 1 • 12:34 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
iPhone 17e vs. iPhone 17 Buyer's Guide: 35+ Differences Compared

The iPhone 17e and iPhone 17 are among the most affordable iPhones in Apple's current lineup, separated by just $200, but the gap between them is more significant than the price difference alone suggests. The $599 iPhone 17e is Apple's budget-first option, built around the efficient C1X modem and a single-camera system.

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Brilliant bagels: Casper woman launches authentic NYC-style bagel business

CASPER, Wyo. –– While Carolyn Reilly has only been selling her homemade bagels around Casper for a couple of months, the bagels themselves can be traced

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WATCH LIVE: Artemis II blasts off on journey sending astronauts around the moon
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WATCH LIVE: Artemis II blasts off on journey sending astronauts around the moon
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: The Public’s View of Immigration Enforcement Activities in Health Care Settings

Amid reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at hospitals and President Trump's reversal of policy protecting "sensitive locations" like hospitals, KFF's Health Tracking Poll finds that a majority of the public say they are concerned about the Trump administration's actions in health care settings.

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Fernandez comments 'destabilising team at crucial moment'

The international break means two weeks without a Chelsea game - the perfect window for a small story to get blown out of proportion as fans and journalists sit around waiting for the Premier League to return. It was to this backdrop that Enzo Fernandez chose to launch his farewell tour.

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How to watch NASA's historic Artemis II launch for the moon

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to take four astronauts on a record-breaking spaceflight around the moon, bringing humans farther into space than ever before. Here's how to watch it.

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Want to renew healthy eating habits? Greek monks have a spring playbook

Across Greece and in Orthodox communities around the world, a centuries-old Lenten fast offers a modern lesson in diet and discipline.

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Apr 1 • 1:07 AM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
Moon colonies, helium-3 and future science: NASA's long-term goals after the Artemis II mission

NASA is preparing for Artemis II, which will send four astronauts around the Moon. The mission will test Orion’s life-support, navigation, and communication systems in preparation for future lunar landings.

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Mar 31 • 10:54 PM EDT • Science • fox13news.com
Amazon Resale Might Be Your Best Bet to Get a PS5 Pro Before the Price Increase Goes Down

Get a PS5 Pro for around $700 while you still can.

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Mar 31 • 5:24 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Tri-Cities business leaders worry there’s not enough power to go around

According to local business leaders, it’s getting harder to bring new, large developments to the Tri-Cities in Washington state.

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TMZ Sics Its Tipsters on a New Breed of Celebrity Villain: Members of Congress

After lawmakers left Washington for a two-week spring break with the Department of Homeland Security shut down, the Hollywood tabloid began publishing photographs of them living it up around the country.

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Woman stabbed at North Charleston adult entertainment club, police say

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The North Charleston Police Department is investigating a stabbing that took place early Tuesday morning on Cross Country Road. Around 1:30 a.m., the agency go…

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JPMorgan’s ‘American Dream’ Aims for 10 Million Small Business Clients

JPMorgan Chase has launched a program aimed at boosting economic opportunity around the U.S. The “American Dream Initiative” will focus on six areas, with

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Let the kids become Easter egg hunters with these Des Moines events

The weather's getting warm and Easter is right around the corner. Here are some Easter egg hunts for some family fun.

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Mar 31 • 7:25 AM EDT • Entertainment • desmoinesregister.com
Microsoft hit with UK competition regulator probe over software business

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority had "concerns around Microsoft's licensing practices in cloud", Chief Executive Sarah Cardell, said.

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Ollama Now Runs Faster on Macs Thanks to Apple's MLX Framework

Ollama, the popular app for running AI models locally on a computer, has released an update that takes advantage of Apple's own machine learning framework, MLX. The result is a hefty speed boost on Macs with Apple silicon. According to Ollama, the new version processes prompts around 1.6 times faster (prefill speed) and nearly doubles the speed at which it generates responses (decode speed).

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Predicting spring bloom is an art

Do you ever wish you could predict the future? The National Park Service in Washington D.C. does it every year when they forecast when the Capitol’s cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom. People travel from all over the world to enjoy the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival and to glimpse these fragile flowers before they are gone. On this month’s Nature Quest, we learn the ins and outs of cherry tree blossoms, how scientists make that big prediction every year — and why all this focus on blooms can help scientists better understand climate change. This episode is part of Nature Quest, our monthly segment from listeners noticing a change in the world around them. To participate, send a voice memo to shortwave@npr.org with your name, location and your question about a change you're seeing in nature!Want to learn more about nature’s calendar? Check out our first Nature Quest episode on whether flowers are blooming early.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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Hochul tees up budget extender as Tier 6 talks percolate

Conversations have yet to fully lock in around countless issues that relate directly to spending, including pension reform.

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Mar 30 • 9:27 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
‘My head feels clearer’: how citizen science can improve people’s health

Citizen science offers people something simple but powerful: a reason to step outside, pay attention, and reconnect with the living world around them.

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Mar 30 • 7:06 PM EDT • Science • theconversation.com
Army probing video of Apache helicopters at Kid Rock’s home

The Army is investigating after musician Kid Rock posted video showing Apache helicopters hovering around his Nashville-area home.

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