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Few signs of talks between US and Iran as Trump hears from different corners on path forward

Despite President Donald Trump’s claims Iran is “begging” for a deal, some US officials fear regime figures appear more committed than ever to wielding leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and firing missiles toward American troops.

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Jul 31 • 9:07 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Lions sign TE Anthony Firkser
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Jul 31 • 8:37 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Talking Business with Don Cunningham: Saving that last can of Spam

In the whirlwind of pain and change, funerals and finances, hospital bills and document searches that follows the death of a parent, comes the undesirable task of cleaning out the remnants of someone else’s life.

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Jul 31 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • mcall.com
Does public health *need* MAHA?

Last week, our friend Dr. Craig Spencer sparked an ongoing volatile discussion with his Atlantic article “Public Health Needs MAHA.” Some have come out in strong dissent, others are cheering, and others are simply lamenting that we find ourselves in such a divided world to begin with. We will dare to dip our toes in these controversial waters, too. Does public health need MAHA? We think in some ways yes, and in other ways, no. MAHA leaders versus the everyday MAHA supporter The vitriol in this debate mostly comes from one collapsed distinction: the leadership of MAHA is not necessarily the same as the people who support it. Say “MAHA” and most people picture RFK Jr. Fair enough, as he coined the term and holds most of the power. And, yes, some MAHA followers treat Kennedy as something close to a saint. But talk to the grassroots, and it’s not a monolith. They’re Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. People who distrust vaccines and vaccine supporters. It’s a wide, eclectic coalition. The data backs this too: 4 in 10 Americans support the movement—that’s a lot of people! But according to polls, vaccines and medical choice (the issues most tied to Kennedy personally) are cited by only 4% as their reason for supporting the movement. For many, the motivations are much broader. Many MAHA supporters are signing up for the idea that “something needs to change” with health in this country. They’re asking good-faith questions about corporate influence on our health systems, health care costs, nutrition, chemicals, and clean air and water. These are all questions that plenty of public health professionals recognize as legitimate and also care about very deeply. Blurring the lines between the leadership and grassroots does real damage in two important ways: It hands the 4 in 10 exactly the narrative already fed—that the health ecosystem doesn’t listen, doesn’t care, and paints every critic with the same brush. It gives the actual bad actor more power. RFK Jr. has done irreparable damage and can’t be trusted. What the MAHA movement gets right A healthy population is something the public health field was literally built on, and many of these topics are things we have dedicated our lives to. Yet the MAHA movement has captivated nearly half the country in a way the public health establishment has failed to achieve. So that means MAHA is doing something right. Some of it may be timing (after a Covid-19 pandemic and deep frustration and mistrust with institutions). The movement also does three other things really well: 1. It gives a new, louder voice to system failures. While MAHA is not a monolith, one theme stays consistent across their stories: the system failed them. For some, it was the system that flooded their communities with opioids and then walked away. For others, it was the system that let their business collapse during Covid with no safety net in sight. For others still, it was the system that failed to help them manage a complex chronic illness, bouncing them from physician to physician without any real answers. And in many ways, our health ecosystems are failing Americans. Why are medical bills so incomprehensible? Why do some kids get a healthy school lunch and others don’t? Why do an epidemiologist and a MD/PhD student have to start newsletters in the middle of the biggest public health emergency in a century, just so people can get straight information? Because the systems failed. This deep-seated frustration driving many Americans to search for solutions elsewhere needs to be recognized. 2. MAHA has brilliant comms central to their efforts. MAHA figured out something most health institutions still have not: the information landscape changed. It’s participatory now, not top-down; influence runs through many nodes in a community, not one institution; and storytelling and telling audiences “what you really think” moves people more than data dumps do. MAHA goes where audiences are listening, using podcasts, social media, and memes in ways most health institutions would scoff at—but it works. 3. They are very good at organizing. A MAHA meeting feels like a rally: energy, speakers, music, and most importantly, an action for everyone. Someone’s writing the next policy brief, someone’s seeding a narrative, someone knows the next legislative deadline, someone’s sending the text messages for a campaign. None of this is new (ask the civil rights movement), but MAHA knows it works and has capitalized on it. What MAHA gets wrong This list could be much longer, and this newsletter has spent a lot of time covering it, but here are a few things: Poor use of scientific evidence. This is the fundamental problem with many MAHA policies: the hype outpaces the science, and experts are often villainized for pointing this out. MAHA leadership has traded real solutions for cheap wins. For example, instead of taking on the powerful food industry and passing real reforms, it has celebrated french fries made of beef tallow and taken out artificial dyes from still very sugary children’s cereal. These changes won’t move the needle on America’s diet. MAHA leadership has tried to dismantle vaccine access in the U.S. While many MAHA supporters emphasize other issues, the effort to change vaccine policy has become MAHA’s signature effort. This is not surprising given RFK Jr.’s extensive track record campaigning against vaccines. It has rallied behind the wrong leader. RFK Jr. has a decades-long track record of villifying doctors, scientists, and public health workers, well before he became HHS secretary. He is known for his decades-long work sowing distrust in vaccines as well as life-saving treatments like antiretroviral therapy for HIV. This is not a serious person who can move the needle on health in the U.S, and he has already done serious damage. Public health needs more than defense Defending the evidence is absolutely necessary so health in the U.S. doesn’t move further backward. The public health establishment is very good at defense. The problem is this defense often sounds like defending the status quo, which has failed many people. Public health needs to offer an alternative to RFK Jr.’s MAHA—one that is rooted in evidence, truly listens to and addresses people’s frustrations, and has innovative solutions and the courage to change the systems. How do we get there? Find common ground. Do you know what most people care most about? The abysmal cost of healthcare. Start there. Fight for the human loudly. Too often, communications and engagement center on science with a capital S, funding mechanisms, or the CDC/FDA/NIH. Not the person. So the public doesn’t see themselves in it. Instead, they see people fighting for the very powerful systems that they feel negatively impact their health and well-being. Let the public feel and hear that you see their frustrations, you get it, and you’re fighting for them within the system. Recognize when pro-science messages are alienating people. Facts absolutely matter, but angrily venting only alienates people further. Our friend Elisabeth Marnik recently wrote a New York Times article about her experience growing up unvaccinated and how listening and empathetic conversation are the only ways to reach people that really work (a position backed by communication science). Her comments section was full of hateful comments from pro-vaccine individuals attacking her for daring to suggest we approach vaccine-hesitant individuals with empathy. It is possible to both stand firm behind scientific evidence and empathize with people who don’t trust it. Lean into politics smartly. Often, public health has shied away from politics: Don’t touch it, lest you get burned. But this fails to recognize that the third rail is what fuels the train: who is elected determines our budgets, our priorities, and our authority. Being political means being very savvy in strategy on both sides of the aisle, knowing your audience, and recognizing that political capital is as scarce as financial resources and needs to be allocated accordingly. Bottom line So does public health need MAHA? That’s not really the right question. Public health has a responsibility not to dismiss 40% of the country who feel heard by this movement and are frustrated that the system has failed them. And it has a responsibility to stick to the evidence and recognize MAHA leadership for what it is: a danger to our nation’s health. Both can, and should, be done. Love, YLE and KP A big thanks to Craig Spencer, who had the courage to put his neck out there to start a much-needed discussion at such a critical moment—one that is determining the identity of an entire field. Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD is completing an emergency medicine residency and research fellowship focusing on health literacy and communication. In her free time, she writes the newsletters You Can Know Things debunking health myths and rumors and The Public Health Roundup. Views expressed belong to KP, not her employer. Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE) comprises a team of experts, ranging from physicians to immunologists to epidemiologists to nutritionists, working together with one goal: to “translate” ever-evolving public health science so that people are well-equipped to make evidence-based decisions. The YLE suite of newsletters reaches over 475,000 people across more than 132 countries. This newsletter is free to everyone, thanks to the generous support of fellow YLE community members. To support the effort, subscribe or upgrade below: Subscribe

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Jul 31 • 6:30 AM EDT • Health • yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
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How children talk can indicate risk for future mental health problems

Linguistic models that analyzed the words children used when talking about stressful events were better at predicting future mental health problems than a panel of human experts.

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Jul 31 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Bears, Cowboys Get Blunt Message About Raiders’ Maxx Crosby

While no trade is on the horizon, the future of Las Vegas Raiders’ Maxx Crosby is a major talking point heading into the 2026 NFL season. If Crosby is his dominant self after his torn meniscus injury, then teams will be calling the Silver and Black leading up to the trade deadline.Moreover, if the Raiders […] The post Bears, Cowboys Get Blunt Message About Raiders’ Maxx Crosby appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 31 • 2:47 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Inside the Jalen Carter deal
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Jul 30 • 11:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Tesla weighs sale of China business to pave way for potential SpaceX merger, WSJ reports

Tesla executives have ​been told to ‌prepare for a separation ​of its ​China business ahead ⁠of potential ​merger with ​SpaceX , the Wall Street Journal reported ​on ​Thursday, citing a person ‌familiar ⁠with the talks.

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Jul 30 • 9:12 PM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Dak Prescott, Cowboys nickname their offense "Greatest Offense There Is"
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Jul 30 • 9:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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George Pickens appreciates Jerry Jones' kind words
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Jul 30 • 7:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bills sign WR Dante Pettis
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Jul 30 • 7:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ravens RB Derrick Henry has no thoughts of retirement
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Jul 30 • 6:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Packers to sign WR Kaden Prather
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Jul 30 • 5:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
49ers worked out three RBs after Jordan James' injury
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Jul 30 • 5:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jets sign WR Quincy Skinner
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Jul 30 • 4:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Friend, the lonely AI wearable, returns with a new voice and a much bigger price tag

Friend, the AI wearable, can now talk to its users — for an enhanced price.

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Jul 30 • 3:44 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
Nick Bosa suggests Joey Bosa won't play this season
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Jul 30 • 3:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Falcons sign LB Josh Woods
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Jul 30 • 12:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price

Everyone hated it, so Friend is making it even more expensive.

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Jul 30 • 12:33 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Jerry Jones excites Cowboys camp with potential trade talk

Do you think the Cowboys really will pull off some sort of trade?

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Jul 30 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You

Avi Schiffmann has a new version of his controversial AI companion. It’s more expensive, and you can’t change its personality.

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Jul 30 • 11:39 AM EDT • Technology • wired.com
Even GB News cringes as Reform turns dementia patients into a political football

Honest Bob was rattled at the idea of joining cross-party talks on social care. Why bother behaving as a serious opposition?

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Jul 30 • 10:58 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Tua Tagovailoa takes part in Thursday's practice
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Jul 30 • 10:48 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Panthers sign WR Gabriel Benyard
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Jul 30 • 10:19 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
This Desktop Bitcoin Miner Turns Curiosity Into a Business Talking Point

The BlockChance Bitcoin Ticket Super Miner lets entrepreneurs explore blockchain technology firsthand for $49.99.

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Jul 30 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • entrepreneur.com
Entertainment this week: Skate the Lake, Bee Gees Tribute and more

Thursday, July 30 History Talk Photography of Nome’s Gold Rush from 1900 to1905 – 4:30-6 p.m., Gatekeeper’s Museum, 130 W Lake Blvd. On the heels of the Sierra Nevada and Yukon Gold Rushes, the beaches...

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Jul 30 • 8:59 AM EDT • Entertainment • sierrasun.com
Get a LOTT out of Summer at the WET Science Center in Downtown Olympia

Visit the LOTT Clean Water Alliance WET Science Center or wade in the stream at East Bay Public Plaza with fun August activities for kids.

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Jul 30 • 8:33 AM EDT • Science • thurstontalk.com
Iowa Football Defense Gives First-Hand Look into Quarterback Competition

Iowa's quarterback battle is raging on. Defensive stars for the Hawkeyes talked about what each quarterback brings to the table.

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Jul 30 • 8:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The US ‘golden age’ science strategy: what Europeans need to know

The US has unveiled what officials claim is the most radical overhaul of the public R&D system in a generation, which if implemented could have significant implications for transatlantic research collaboration. Science: A New Golden Age derides universities as “legacy institutions” and instead wants to prioritise funding on technological challenges, new research labs and funding that follows individual scientists, rather than being linked to their institutions. “Too much of our research enterprise has come to serve itself rather than the scientists within it,” writes Michael Kratsios, director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the only named author of the report. “Federal funding agencies should support a broader range of performers.” But some critics argue that the strategy is a smokescreen, using genuine problems in academia as an excuse to further weaken US universities, which US vice-president JD Vance has labelled “the enemy..”Even as it talks of a “golden age” for science, the White House has proposed halving the 2027 budget of the US National Science Foundation (NSF), and has put forward double-digit cuts for other funding bodies, such as the National Institutes for Health. It asked for similarly steep savings in 2026, but Congress stopped them going through. Science: A New Golden Age says success will be measured by the extent to which scientists are “free” to pursue the most “vital questions,,” painting academia as currently hidebound by bureaucracy, sluggishness and consensual conservatism. And yet the Trump administration is simultaneously planning new rules that will hand political appointees unprecedented powers to screen and cancel grants. The report has pretentions to be the successor to Science: The Endless Frontier, the seminal 1945 document in which presidential science advisor Vannevar Bush set out the case for post-war government funding of basic research, helping to spur the creation of funders such as the NSF. Even the title page font is the same. But it remains unclear if the latest report will leave anything like as lasting a legacy.Here, Science|Business explains some of the biggest proposed changes in Science: A New Golden Age, and how Europeans think it might change the landscape of their biggest science partner.Universities under fireA key target of the report are US universities, which it repeatedly suggests are outmoded as research institutions. It criticises the NSF for channelling resources “overwhelmingly to a single type of performer, the university-based, principal investigator-led research group..” Universities “extract” money from researchers’ grants to support “growing administrative bloat,” alongside legitimate uses. The Trump administration has been trying to cut the overhead costs in federal research grants that flow to universities. Instead, new institutions are being built. In May, the NSF announced it would spend $1.5 billion on two new so-called X-Labs, focused on scientific instrumentation and quantum systems. The idea is that they fill a niche in the landscape, tackling problems that are too big for a university lab, but too early stage for private start-up funding. Parallel with Europe?This shift to new research organisations parallels moves in Europe to set up new innovation agencies, such as Germany’s Sprind, the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency, and the EU’s European Innovation Council. The Dutch and French governments are looking to set up their own entities too. There’s now an emerging consensus, evident in a number of new strategies, that public R&D needs to be shaken up, Charles McIvor, an economist at the OECD, has written in response to Kratsios’s plans. “What stands out for me across these strategies [in the US, Germany, South Korea and Japan] is that governments are realising that the old ways of delivering STI [science, technology and innovation] programming no longer works,” he said in a LinkedIn post. Metascience wins?The document is, at least on the face of it, also a big win for some policy thinkers in the US who want far more experimentation with new forms of research grant and institution.It name-checks a litany of new public R&D ideas, from focused research organisations and advance market commitments to “golden tickets,” which allow grant reviewers the power to hand applicants money without requiring the consensus of other review panellists.Related articlesEuropean researchers sound the alarm that Trump rule changes will hit cooperationFocused research organisations: what are they, and how do you set them up? NIH turmoil risks reciprocal EU-US access to health research funding In addition, every federal research funding agency should set up a metascience unit, the strategy says, “with authority to run controlled experiments on review and funding mechanisms.” The UK has already set one up, the strategy points out. This mirrors recommendations to the European Commission. In 2024, a report led by former Portuguese science minister Manuel Heitor also advised the EU to set up an “experimental unit” to test out new methods of funding research. So far, however, Brussels hasn’t put forward any plans to do so. Bypass universitiesBut there’s a worry that the Trump administration is using the metascience movement to justify an overhaul of public R&D that punishes universities, which it sees as centres of political resistance. Last year, it threatened to cut Harvard University’s federal funding unless it hired and admitted a “critical mass” of new faculty and students to create “viewpoint diversity” across campus. It’s also attempted to strip academics of funding for working on politically forbidden areas, like LGBTIQ people’s health.The new strategy appears to be a “move to bypass the power of universities full stop and allow funders and political bureaucracies to handpick the projects and people who will execute them,” said Jean-Claude Burgelman, a former senior official in the Commission’s research directorate, on LinkedIn.The EU’s science counsellor in Washington, Florent Bernard, wrote that the plans risk diverting public research funding so that it “solely serves private interests.” “Who, if not independent universities, will do research that demonstrates the impact of tobacco on lung cancer or the role of human activities in our current climate crisis?” he wrote.Should we take it seriously?“I would view the overall document as a bad faith argument,” said Cole Donovan, director of science policy at the campaigning group Stand Up for Science, and a former OSTP official. “I don’t see the project itself as something that can be isolated from the broader attack on the system.” He thinks the argument that academia has become dysfunctional and in need of radical reform is being deployed as part of a “PR argument” to legitimate moves against US scientists. The strategy presents ideas like metascience units as new, whereas there were moves to set them up at the NSF during the previous administration of Joe Biden, Donovan said. The other caveat here is that the OSTP has limited power to carry out any of these recommendations. While Kratsios has issued a memo to research agencies telling them to implement the recommendations in the report, he doesn’t have direct budgetary control. “As a former OSTPer myself, this does not seem like a document that is realistic,” said Donovan.

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Jul 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Notre Dame Football Talking Points

The offseason media grind continues as we get closer to Notre Dame Football’s fall camp.

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Jul 30 • 7:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Packers rookie Dani Dennis-Sutton talks about Micah Parsons

Green Bay Packers rookie defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton talks about fellow Penn State alum Micah Parsons.

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Jul 30 • 6:28 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
5 Citadel campus recruits on breaking in and getting ahead

Business Insider talked to five summer interns and campus hires from Citadel and Citadel Securities about how they made an impact at the hedge fund early.

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Jul 30 • 5:45 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Cuba to Trump: We’re Open for Business

A top Cuban official says the island won’t negotiate its politics, but it is willing to talk investment, including from President Trump.

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Jul 30 • 5:01 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Reds CEO Hogan on potential investor Bhatia

With Liverpool stating that they have more than 26 million supporters in the USA, there is little surprise over why the Reds chose America as the destination for their pre-season tour. This has been quite the summer for football here and Billy Hogan, CEO of Liverpool and Fenway Sports Group (FSG), insists the aim is to build on that after what has been a "super difficult year" for the club "for lots of different reasons". Last week, FSG, which owns Liverpool, confirmed that a consortium led by Amit Bhatia, a British-Indian millionaire businessman, was in talks over a strategic minority investment in the club.

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Jul 30 • 3:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jamal Adams on joining the Vikings: "The sky's the limit"
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Jul 29 • 11:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Live shopping startup Whatnot eyes massive $20 billion valuation

Whatnot, a live shopping startup, aims for $20 billion valuation in financing talks, driven by livestream sales in fashion and collectibles.

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Jul 29 • 10:09 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
The Gabe Jacas injury waiver is unusual
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Jul 29 • 9:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Former Chargers LB Billy Ray Smith dies at 64
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Jul 29 • 8:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Neither party is talking about what voters actually care about

Politicians are fixated on social media outrage while voters remain focused on the economy and inflation.

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Elizabeth Hurley talks meeting Miley Cyrus amid dating Billy Ray Cyrus

Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus are two peas in a country pod.

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Jul 29 • 6:32 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
T. Rowe Price's Tony Wang: Meta's core business needs to be growing above expectations

Tony Wang, T. Rowe Price, joins 'Fast Money' to talk Microsoft and Meta earnings.

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Jul 29 • 6:01 PM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots

Brockman says he thinks we’ll start talking to our computers for most tasks.

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Jul 29 • 2:15 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Google Will Let Mac Users Talk To Gemini Simply By Pressing The 'Fn' Key

Users only have to long-press the ‘fn’ key on the bottom left corner of their keyboard to talk to Gemini on Mac.

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Jul 29 • 11:00 AM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
Business journalism studies took her to the White House | UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media

The story by UNC Hussman alumni Brennan Doherty ’19 and video by John Roberts ’16 (M.A.) was originally published on unc.edu. This story is part of a four-part series on Carolina alumni working in Washington, D.C. Soon after her 2015 graduation from UNC-Chapel Hill, Megan Cassella was an intern for the Reuters news agency, eagerly awaiting and prepping for a special assignment. “Every now and then they needed an intern to run over to the White House last minute,” Cassella said. “You have to send your information the night before, so I started proactively sending my information to the White House every single night to be able to go the next day if they ever needed an intern.” Since then, she’s made many return trips to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in a career that’s included roles at Reuters, Politico, Barron’s and now CNBC, where she works as an on-air Washington correspondent. A longtime newswriter, Cassella made the move to TV in 2024, appearing on broadcasts multiple times daily to report on the biggest political and business stories. But the keys to doing a good job — knowing how to research, asking insightful questions, building relationships and explaining complex topics to a broad audience — remain the same. Did you know: Outside of the state of North Carolina, the Washington region is home to the largest concentration of Tar Heel alumni in the country. Cassella’s time as a Tar Heel was crucial in sharpening those skills, both in the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media and through roles at student-run publications like The Daily Tar Heel. She excelled in Carolina’s business journalism program with former professor Chris Roush, which led to an internship at The Charlotte Observer and helped Cassella find her journalistic niche. A data journalism course with Associate Professor Ryan Thornburg taught her how to find stories in numbers, and former professor Paul O’Connor’s reporting class took Cassella to the North Carolina Capitol weekly, where she gained invaluable experience interviewing politicians. “Those hands-on experiences that Carolina gave me really kept my interest and have really benefited me since I’ve been up here in D.C.,” said Cassella. “I have UNC to thank for the fact that I even went into business journalism in the first place.” Megan Cassella ’15 “You’ve got to thrive on adrenaline in this job. You’ve got to do well with last-minute changes, with running by the seat of your pants.” Megan Cassella ’15 ‘There’s nothing else like it’ In recent months, Cassella has reported live from the G7 Summit in Geneva, covered the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war and followed changes to trade policy, including tariffs. “Anything in this realm that influences Wall Street, I’ll be covering,” Cassella said. Her working hours are long and variable. After waking up, Cassella immediately checks her phone to see what news broke overnight. By 8:15 a.m., she usually learns which newscasts she’ll be on, and then she heads to the newsroom, White House or wherever her assignment is. “We want you in the 9 a.m. show and the 11, and then the 3 o’clock show wants you, too,” Cassella said, referring to a hypothetical day. If Cassella gets an exclusive or major news breaks, she might be told, “We want that on TV right now.” Within five minutes, she’d be expected to get to the camera, figure out what to say and deliver the news to a live audience. “It’s exciting. It’s nerve-wracking,” Cassella said. “But there’s nothing else like it.” A well-rounded education Cassella grew up in Maryland, the youngest of four kids. Her oldest brother, Brian Cassella ’05, attended Carolina, became a photojournalist and recently won a Pulitzer Prize. She remembers visiting campus as a young child and loving it. “I just always wanted to go,” she said, and that desire grew when she, like her brother, gravitated toward journalism. But it wasn’t just the journalism school that drew Cassella to Carolina. “It was also the whole liberal arts curriculum,” she said. “Even though I always wanted to be a journalist, I got to college, and I sort of felt I had to think about other things. I had to explore my options and see if that’s what I really wanted.” Did you know: In April UNC-Chapel Hill opened its Carolina in the Capital office in Washington. She combined her journalism schooling with a global studies major and a history minor. That broad range of academic experiences in Chapel Hill molded her, preparing Cassella for a career that’s taken her to the highest levels of political journalism and inside the Oval Office. “When you sit back and remember you’re actually sitting inside the White House and asking questions of the president, it’s a cool feeling,” Cassella said. “No matter who is in office, no matter what administration or party, it’s a privilege to be there.” Megan Cassella on… Being a Tar Heel in Washington: I run into Tar Heels all the time. My husband’s a Tar Heel. We actually met here in Washington, not at Carolina, even though we were the same class. Probably most of our friends are still Tar Heels. Even up here in D.C., we all get together for games and March Madness. And through work, there’s Tar Heels all over the place. It’s often used as a connection. Favorite Franklin Street spot: When we go back, our first stop is always IP3. That’s more my husband’s doing than mine. In college, I was a huge Spanky’s fan. Felt like it was a classic spot. May it rest in peace. Advice to journalism students: Reps, reps, reps! Nothing beats the experience you’ll gain by simply starting to do the work — asking the questions, reporting and writing the stories, doing the TV hits. When you can, go places in person. Talk to more people than you think you’ll need. Read as much as you can, from different sources and on different topics. If you’re not sure how to start your story, that usually means you need more reporting. When you’re not sure, ask.

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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! World Entertainment announces new book

Vice President Ryan Desear talks about how you can pre-order a copy of ''Wired Into Weird.''

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Jul 29 • 10:19 AM EDT • Entertainment • wccbcharlotte.com
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Olivia Rodrigo On Designing For Lego And Her "Amazing" Summer

Catching up with the singer in Los Angeles to talk her new collectables and what's still on her summer bucket list.

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Jul 29 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • nylon.com
Kyle Trask to work out for Panthers
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Jul 29 • 9:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What Fauci’s Senate Testimony Hearing Can Teach Public Health Leaders

How Fauci faced his own words: “It is not hyperbole to say that today I am the most famous and talked about person in the country and one of the most recognizable."

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Jul 29 • 9:28 AM EDT • Health • forbes.com
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Vita Vea is not practicing at Bucs camp
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Jul 29 • 8:37 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
49ers to sign LB Quinton Bell
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Jul 29 • 7:42 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Michael Strahan responds to criticism over Chris Johnson interview
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Jul 29 • 6:43 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bradley Barcola transfer news: Liverpool set to open talks with Paris Saint-Germain over winger with an opening offer prepared

Signing a winger has been a priority for Liverpool since the departure of Mo Salah; Arsenal also hold an interest in Bradley Barcola, who has two years left on his PSG contract and is said to be frustrated over a lack of game time in the big matches

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Jul 29 • 5:50 AM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
Cowboys Receive Clear Message Involving Raiders’ Maxx Crosby

The future of Las Vegas Raiders‘ Maxx Crosby will be a talking point from now until the trade deadline in a couple of months. If Crosby shows that he’s his usual game-wrecking self, teams will call the Silver and Black.Moreover, if Las Vegas gets off to a challenging start, the question will be whether they’ll […] The post Cowboys Receive Clear Message Involving Raiders’ Maxx Crosby appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 29 • 5:06 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
To win over working class voters, Democrats need to stop talking about democracy

Working class voters have moved away from the Democratic Party. Winning them back is key to the party's future, a new reports shows. But first, the messaging has to change.

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Jul 29 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Japan PM's political doom loop worsens her fight with markets

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is fighting a losing battle in the polls, making a retreat from promised tax cuts more difficult and denying her officials the political backup ​they need to talk down yen and bond market bears.

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Jul 29 • 3:02 AM EDT • Politics • reuters.com
Leonard Williams, Cooper Kupp make case for grass fields
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Jul 28 • 11:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Jaylen Waddle’s arrival has everyone talking at Broncos training camp

Jaylen Waddle has arrived in Denver, and expectations are sky-high. His elite speed, explosive playmaking, and ability to stretch the field could make him the perfect complement to Courtland Sutton and a favorite target of Bo Nix. As training camp begins, all eyes will be on whether Waddle can ignite one of the NFL’s most exciting new passing attacks.

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Jul 28 • 10:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Adam Peters gets a creative question about Brandon Aiyuk
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Jul 28 • 8:11 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Bucs announce three roster moves
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Jul 28 • 7:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Chargers sign LS Peter Bowden
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Mason Rudolph to begin camp as Steelers' No. 2 QB
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Jul 28 • 5:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Denzel Ward agrees to two-year contract extension with Browns
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Jul 28 • 5:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bears DE Montez Sweat lands on non-football illness list
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Jul 28 • 4:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Brian Thomas Jr.: I want to be undeniable
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Jul 28 • 3:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'President Curtis' Star Keith David on Why He Loves Science Fiction

The POTUS himself and his co-star, Jim Rash, talk about their new 'Rick and Morty' spin-off.

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Jul 28 • 3:00 PM EDT • Science • gizmodo.com
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What are you building? Talking with founders and business leaders at the Seattle Tech Week kickoff event

The fourth annual Seattle Tech Week got off to a big start Monday, with panels and parties bringing together thousands of people from across the region and out of state. Organizers said the week features more than 250 events and drew more than 29,000 event registrations.

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Jul 28 • 2:50 PM EDT • Business • linkedin.com
Dak Prescott, Cowboys embracing Super Bowl talk
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Jul 28 • 2:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Apple's Tim Cook & John Ternus Talk CEO Transition At 'Ted Lasso' Premiere

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook and his successor John Ternus talked with Deadline about the CEO transition and more and at the'Ted Lasso' premiere.

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Jul 28 • 1:32 PM EDT • Technology • deadline.com
Vikings sign Brian O'Neill to four-year contract extension
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Jul 28 • 1:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Science with Stevie: The Full Buck Moon

Meteorologist Stevie Daniels talks about the upcoming summer full moon that peaks in the month of July!

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Jul 28 • 1:28 PM EDT • Science • wmar2news.com
Aaron Rodgers: "Zero debate" about this being my final season
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Jul 28 • 1:21 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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NEA Business Notes: Tractor Supply to stay in Walnut Ridge

The city of Walnut Ridge announced that Tractor Supply has signed a 10-year lease extension for its Walnut Ridge store, reinforcing the retailer’s long-term commitment to the community and the...

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Jul 28 • 1:00 PM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net
Vikings suspend DB coach Gerald Alexander for three weeks
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Jul 28 • 12:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Real Madrid transfer news: Vinicius Junior to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu beyond this summer despite Arsenal interest

Vinicius Junior had been a target for Arsenal, but looks set to stay at Real Madrid beyond this summers transfer window; Jose Mourinho is understood to value the Brazilian highly; Sky Sports News revealed on Monday that talks over his future would take place this week

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Jul 28 • 12:16 PM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs talk about the challenges of a Nintendo Switch 2 port

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 may still end up on Nintendo Switch 2 at some point on the future, but it would be a “big technical challenge”. The RPG originally released on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X and S. Sandfall Interactive co-founder Tom Guillermin said in a recent interview that a Nintendo Switch 2 version would be tough “because we...

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Jul 28 • 12:05 PM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Baker Mayfield will reportedly play 2026 season on expiring deal, pick up contract talks with Bucs in offseason
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Jul 28 • 12:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Elizabeth Hurley talks relationship with Billy Ray Cyrus and meeting Miley

Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus are two peas in a country pod.

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Jul 28 • 11:39 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Panthers activate Jaycee Horn
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Jul 28 • 8:58 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kaitlan Collins talks 'surprising' Trump correspondents' dinner speech reaction

Kaitlan Collins is not sweating President Donald Trump continuing to insult her.

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Jul 28 • 8:38 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Biggest training camp storyline for every AFC team: Patrick Mahomes' return, Cam Ward's Year 2 leap and more

The biggest question facing every AFC team entering training camp, from QB battles to contract talks and key injuries

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Jul 28 • 8:29 AM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
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July 28 Playbook: Boyle Talks Politics, Political Future

⚡ Good Morning. Could be an active day in the Commonwealth. Headlines. Boyle Gives History Lesson at PA Press Club. McCormick Says Iran War Costs Won't Take Away From Defense Tech Investments. More Broadband Money Set to Flow Into PA. Animal House at 46 🎶 Your Morning Pick Me Up.…

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Jul 28 • 8:13 AM EDT • Politics • politicspa.com
Matthew Stafford: We have a high ceiling, have to continue raising our floor
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Jul 28 • 8:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Medical Assets Holding Company names Jay Meador as President

Medical Assets Holding Company (MAHC) announced Monday (July 27) that Jay Meador has joined the company as President. Meador joined the MAHC team in July 2026 following a career of...

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Jul 28 • 7:46 AM EDT • Business • talkbusiness.net
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NYS health commissioner visits Syracuse, talks about WIC, vaccinations and cyclosporiasis

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) — The WIC program has been providing proper nutrition in the region for nearly 50 years. Due to rising enrollment, the state’s health commissioner, James McDonald,…

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Jul 28 • 6:15 AM EDT • Health • localsyr.com
From CEO program idea to successful business

Aiden Moore talks about his business he started through the Hancock County CEO program.

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Jul 27 • 11:28 PM EDT • Business • kold.com
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Report: Seahawks to cut RB Kenny McIntosh
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Jul 27 • 10:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Jamal Adams joins the Vikings
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Jul 27 • 9:06 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Broncos will be selling some half-price tickets on Tuesday
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Jul 27 • 7:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time

Iran denied President Trump’s claim that it wants to talk, and gave no sign that it would make concessions or speak directly with U.S. officials.

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Jul 27 • 7:49 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Ubisoft Adds Free PC License to Xbox Digital Game Purchases

There has been a lot of talk recently about both the merit of platform exclusive games and digital games, and Microsoft's latest partnership with Ubisoft seems to be a move to support both its Xbox platform on PC and console as well as its digital game sales. The new Xbox × Ubisoft initiative...

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Jul 27 • 7:38 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
Buccaneers DT Vita Vea Requests Trade Following Stalled Extension Talks

Extension talks between Vita Vea and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have officially hit a wall and the star defensive tackle is now requesting a trade.

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Jul 27 • 7:00 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
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Rodri transfer news: Man City hopeful World Cup winner will sign new deal but braced for Real Madrid bid
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Jul 27 • 6:10 PM EDT • Sports • skysports.com
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Boyle Gives History Lesson, Advice For Fellow Democrats and Insight Into Political Future At PA Press Club

Left to his own devices, Rep. Brendan Boyle would rather talk sports. But the six-term congressman from Philadelphia thought it more appropriate to give a little history lesson and answer questions about politics and his political future at the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon on Monday in Harrisburg. Boyle, the ranking…

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Jul 27 • 6:05 PM EDT • Politics • politicspa.com
Former Wisconsin Democratic chair says U.S. political system must change

Former chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Ben Wikler, talks with NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer about his new book "This is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy."

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Jul 27 • 4:38 PM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Understanding mental health and what drives behavior

Mental health conditions are more common than many people realize, yet they’re often misunderstood, overlooked or difficult to talk about. How to tell stress from something more, and what getting help actually looks like.

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Jul 27 • 4:27 PM EDT • Health • msutoday.msu.edu
National Survey on Drug Use, Mental Health

RDML. Christopher Jones, SAMHSA Acting Director, joins the show to talk about the recent SAMHSA survey.

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Jul 27 • 3:39 PM EDT • Health • fox5dc.com
Christian Kirk out of 49ers practice with a calf strain
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Jul 27 • 1:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Whatcom Women in Business to Honor Four Local Leaders at 2026 Professional Women of the Year Awards

Whatcom Women in Business (WWiB) will celebrate its 2026 Professional Women of the Year (PWOTY) Awards on Friday, September 25, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Evergreen Gardens in Ferndale, honoring four women whose work has shaped businesses and community life across Whatcom County.

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Jul 27 • 12:53 PM EDT • Business • whatcomtalk.com
Chandler Economic Development launches "Let's Talk Business" to give companies direct access to economic development leadership

Monthly one-on-one meetings offer businesses, developers and investors dedicated time with Chandler's Economic Development Director

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Jul 27 • 12:30 PM EDT • Business • chandleraz.gov
Kelly Ripa absent from ‘Live’ amid painful surgery: ‘I know it’s bad,’ Mark Consuelos said

Kelly Ripa was absent from ‘Live With Kelly & Mark’ amid oral surgery, with Mark Consuelos revealing painful details: ‘She’s not allowed to talk,’ he noted.

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Jul 27 • 12:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com