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Maxwell: Remember the Florida politicians who cast cruel votes against heat safety
Maxwell: Two years ago, Florida lawmakers voted to ban counties from giving outdoor workers basic heat-safety protections, like guaranteed access to water and shade. You should remember who they are and how they voted.
'The Odyssey' continues IMAX run throughout September
Matt Damon stars as Odysseus in 'The Odyssey.' (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures)
Red Wings Two Truths and A Lie: September Preview Edition
Training camp for the Red Wings is less than a month away, and with the Red Wings season fast approaching, […]
Amherst chamber tops list of WNY's largest business advocacy groups
The Amherst Chamber of Commerce is the only organization representing over 1,000 members. The Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY Inc. ranked second.
Sponsored: Master tire science and technology at the 57th Tire Mechanics Short Course
*Sponsored content Register now for the 57th Tire Mechanics Short Course, which will run from September 21-24, 2026, in conjunction with the 45th Annual Tire Society Conference at the University of Akron,
Apple Is Testing a Four-HomePod Surround System, Code Suggests
Apple appears to be working on some major new HomePod home theater features, including a four-speaker surround sound system and a new "Party Mode," according to code found in audioOS 27 beta 8, and shared on the MacRumors forums by member pdfu. References in the software for the second-generation HomePod suggest the ability to tune for a setup with front-left, front-right, rear-left, and rear-right HomePods.
49ers News: Swoop on those Rams like an angry magpie
Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Friday, September 4th, 2026
The 11 best new Netflix shows and movies in September, including 3 big returning favorites
"The Gentlemen" and "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story" lead a month packed with new Netflix originals.
Future Skin Seminar 2026 – Bridging Science and Innovation in Skin Research
November 16–18, 2026 | Madison Hotel, Hamburg | A 3-Day Seminar by SGS proderm
Shakespeare, \'Ragtime,\' \'Glass Menagerie,\' more on Lancaster County stages in September
Fall is right around the corner, and with this new phase of the year comes a new season of plays and musicals opening on Lancaster County stages.
All completed Serie A deals after the summer transfer deadline
The transfer window came to a close for the majority of European nations on September 1, but a few deals have gone through after the passing of the deadline, including returns for two Serie A veterans...
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The Men's First Team continue their 2026/27 Serie A season with a Matchday 3 clash against AC Milan at the Allianz Stadium.The big match takes place on Sunday, September 6 at 20:45 CEST. Both teams ha...
Argentina’s Milei escalates Falklands dispute, seizing on Trump comments
Over four decades later, the conflict with the United Kingdom that killed 649 Argentine troops, 255 British service members and three islanders, remains a sore point in Argentina.
🗞️ Champions buzz in Seville, Barça shielded... Friday's front pages
This Friday, September 4, the sports press comes packed with major football headlines: Carlo Ancelotti’s star visit to Real Madrid’s training camp before facing Betis, Barcelona’s moves to secur...
San Francisco 49ers arrive in Melbourne for historic NFL game against the LA Rams
The San Francisco 49ers have arrived in Melbourne for their season-opening NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sept. 11. It is expected to be the first of many regular-season NFL games in front of its growing Australian fan base. The team’s 200-member traveling party touched down on Friday morning after a 15-hour chartered Qantas flight and will spend a week acclimatizing before facing the Rams in front of an expected sold-out crowd at the MCG.
Bills Safety Damar Hamlin Announces Personal News as Season Nears
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin announced a charity event that he will be hosting in September. The post Bills Safety Damar Hamlin Announces Personal News as Season Nears appeared first on HEAVY.
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Mariners 4, Athletics 7 September 1-2 Mariners: Julio Rodríguez, +0.14 WPASeptember 3 Mariners: Kade Anderson, -0.27 WPA Game Thread Comment(s) of the Day
PSG vs Monaco – Match preview and team news
PSG is set to play their first Ligue 1 match at home this season when they host Monaco at the Parc des Princes on Friday night.PSG vs Monaco – Match preview and team newsDate: Friday, 4th September...
What's the 411?
We remember actor Tim Curry who died last week. He’s known for his rolls in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Clue,” Christmas classic “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,”
Citi Sees a New Catalyst for Baidu as Its AI Infrastructure Business Grows
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) may have a new near-term catalyst on the horizon, with Citi opening a 30-Day Upside Catalyst Watch on the stock. On September 2, analyst Alicia Yap reiterated a Buy rating and a $166.00 price target on Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), according to a press release statement. The rating affirmation follows the firm’s 2026 […]
Business leaders, official, community members honor 2026 Business Hall of Fame inductees
Hundreds of local business leaders, officials and stakeholders attended the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce's 11th-annual Business Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Award Dinner on Thursday at the Indiana
Srikanth loses in China Masters quarters; Anahat Singh in London Squash Classic QF: Indian Sports LIVE, September 4
Here are all the updates from Indian sports on September 4, 2026.
Six Sleeps Until iPhone 18 Pro: Here's What We Know
We are just six sleeps away from Apple's unveiling of its new-generation iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models, not forgetting its first foldable iPhone. Apple is expected to introduce the devices at its annual iPhone fall event, which is this year carrying the tagline "Surprise and shine". The event takes place on Wednesday, September 9.
Jett Lawrence To Miss SuperMotocross Playoffs for Ankle Surgery
Three-time SMX champ goes under the knife Sept. 9 Photo by Honda. The reigning SuperMotocross World Champion won't defend his crown, after American Honda confirmed Jett Lawrence will sit out all three rounds of the 2026 SMX Playoffs. Lawrence will instead undergo follow-up surgery on the right ankle that has troubled him all year. The injury dates back to last December, when Lawrence hurt the ankle in training, keeping him out of the entire AMA Supercross Championship. He returned for the openin
Gael Monfils Shares Personal News Amid Final US Open Run
Gael Monfils advanced to the second round of the 2026 US Open after defeating Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. Next up, Monfils takes on Learner Tien at Louis Armstrong Stadium on September 3. Monfils, who’s retiring once the season concludes, could be playing his final match at Flushing Meadows on Thursday. Tien, No. […] The post Gael Monfils Shares Personal News Amid Final US Open Run appeared first on HEAVY.
Court throws out Missouri congressional map, helping Democrats keep seat
In addition, Maryland’s high court cleared the way for voters to decide in November whether to back a plan to eliminate a GOP-held seat in 2028.
Texarkana Live Entertainment for the Weekend of September 4 & 5
If you haven't made plans for this Labor Day Weekend, thanks to our community partners at Tony Langford Roofing and Whiskey River Country Club, here is a list of the best bets for the weekend of September 4 & 5 in Texarkana.
Nurses announce sympathy strikes, pickets on Sept. 15 at five Prime Healthcare hospitals in four states
RNs at two Prime Healthcare hospitals in Nevada and California and nurses and health care workers at a Prime facility in California gave notice that they will hold a sympathy strike for one day on September 15 in solidarity with striking nurses at Olympia Fields Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Nurses at another Chicago hospital and at a hospital in Lewiston, Maine, will hold informational pickets in solidarity with Olympia Fields RNs on the same day.
Missouri Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed US House map and orders it be put to a vote
The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.
Ballot initiative would base Nebraska school sports participation on biological sex
Nebraska voters will decide in November whether state law should determine who can play on sports teams in the state.
Missouri supreme court throws out new congressional maps backed by Trump
Setback for Republicans in redistricting battle as court orders forbids maps from being used in November elections
WATCH: McCallum vs. Travis high school football live
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the calendar flips to September, football is plentiful across Central Texas. McCallum and Travis meet in a non-district matchup Thursday night. The game will be available live at 7 p.m. on KXAN+, our free streaming app. KXAN+ is available on all smart TVs. Travis and McCallum are both coming off season-opening […]
War and Peace: Ari on the gender breakthrough that can save politics
Remembering feminist icon Gloria Steinem. (The Beat's YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)
Missouri Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map can’t be used for November election
The court said a referendum seeking to put the map up for a vote must be placed on the ballot, meaning the state’s elections this fall will take place under its old congressional lines.
Jim Cramer Notes Cardinal Health (CAH) is “Too Attractive to Ignore”
On the September 2 episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer called Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) one of his “absolute favorites” and mentioned its growing exposure to specialty pharmaceuticals and higher-margin healthcare services. Cardinal’s been running circles around McKesson and Cencora. They consistently put up the best numbers because this company has gradually become less of […]
Public Health Topic: Suicide Prevention Awareness
The Central MA Regional Health Dept. (CMRHD) is highlighting Suicide Prevention Awareness for the month of September. CMRHD is dedicated to fostering a community where mental health and well bein
Annual 5K supports Southcoast Health cancer patients in honor of doctor’s late wife
The 9th Annual Nicole Podkowa 5K is an opportunity for you to raise money to help individuals and their families battling cancer, while also remembering a woman who lost her own battle 10 years ago…
UNC football GM Lombardi resigns
Lombardi, who came to UNC in December 2024 with head coach Bill Belichick, was suspended on July 27 due to an investigation.
Prisma Health shares information for press during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, an occasion for women to learn more tips about advocating for their reproductive health.
Aransas Pass chamber names September Business of Month
The Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce has selected a local business that has been deemed the best of the month.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in ballot restrictions
The question of whether President Donald Trump’s restrictions can move forward in time for November’s midterm elections has been the subject of a dizzying legal battle in recent weeks.
Texas Rangers lineup for September 3, 2026
The Rangers start a four game set with the Rays
Trump asks Supreme Court to OK sweeping changes for mail ballots
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to give the US Postal Service sweeping power to withhold delivery of mail ballots, setting up an extraordinary showdown over voting at the high court less than two months before the November midterm election.
September in the Neighborhood: Star Trek science, shop local artisans, picnic at Peirce Mill
To boldly go... Sept. 8 is the 60th anniversary of the day the first episode of Star Trek aired. Sept. 9 is the day our Broad Branch Road neighbor, the Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory, is inviting us over for a Star Trek-themed lecture on the worlds among the stars, and how the science of
Penobscot Community Health Care announces consolidation and layoffs amid financial challenges
Penobscot Community Health Care says it's closing its Adult Wellness Center in Bangor in November and will transition patients to other locations. It's also eliminating 16 administrative positions, though 11 employees will transfer to new roles.
AP Was There: In 1970, Gloria Steinem was a journalist, a feminist and a member of the glitterati
In April 1970, Gloria Steinem invited Lynn Sherr, who was then an Associated Press feature writer, into her Manhattan home.
Native American Community Clinic to Open New Health Campus in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — The Native American Community Clinic (NACC) will open its new health campus to patients Tuesday, September 15th, marking a major expansion of culturally grounded health care and community services for Native families in the Twin Cities. Located along the American Indian Cultural Corridor in south Minneapolis, the new clinic is part of an […]
Xbox is putting monthly time limits on cloud gaming
Xbox will cap cloud-gaming hours for Game Pass members in November. Players can buy additional playtime, the company wrote.
Pre-Orders For Sony's GTA 6-Themed DualSense Controllers Will Open On September 10
At $85, the hardware only costs a little bit more than the game.
Hands-On With Fable’s Combat: Lightning Bolts, Fireballs, And Dismemberment
Let’s go hands-on in a full Fable quest to see whether the controversy is actually justified
Two Republican nominees for Kansas House withdraw from ballot due to health complications
A pair of Kansas House Republicans — Clarke Sanders and Cody Ward — decide not to seek election on the November ballot due to significant health challenges.
Microsoft to impose time limits on Xbox cloud gaming subscribers as costs continue to climb
Xbox Game Pass subscribers will have cloud gaming capped starting in November.
10 new paperbacks to pick up this month
From a nonfiction book by Emily Wilson to titles praised by Barack Obama and Conan O'Brien, there's much to read this September.
GOP lawmaker says he expects McConnell will return to Capitol Hill later this month after lengthy absence
House Oversight Chair James Comer of Kentucky said Thursday that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staff have told him they are hoping the senator – who has had an extended absence from Washington due to health issues – will return when the Senate comes back into session on September 14.
Division II equipping coaches, athletic trainers with Mental Health First Aid training
Division II governance and membership services has officially announced its collaboration with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing to better support the mental well-being of student-athletes by offering Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education training to members across the division.
Walmart's ‘Bricktember’ LEGO Sale Page Is a Mess, So I've Picked Out the Best Actual Deals
You can save money on tons of LEGO sets in Walmart's Bricktember sale, including on brand-new sets.
Here's all the Xbox-related game news and trailers revealed at PlayStation's September 2026 State of Play livestream
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, Metro 2039, Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, and more Xbox-adjacent titles were given new info and reveals at the Sony State of Play livestream for September 2026
Entertainment this week: Petty Theft, Truckee Art Walk, Wild West Fest and more
Friday, September 4 Alex Benjamin & Suika T – 12 p.m.-12 a.m., Palisades Tahoe, 1960 Squaw Valley Rd. Alex Benjamin is a multi-instrumentalist and composer. He has played drums with critically acclaimed Americana band Hiss...
Free Play Days – EA Sports College Football 27, The Survivalists, The Lonesome Guild, and Under The Waves
This weekend, Polterguys: Possession Party is available this weekend for XBOX Game Pass members, while WWE 2K26 and Wildgate are free for all. Jump in!
Free Play Days – EA Sports College Football 27, The Survivalists, The Lonesome Guild, and Under The Waves
This weekend, Polterguys: Possession Party is available this weekend for XBOX Game Pass members, while WWE 2K26 and Wildgate are free for all. Jump in!
iPhone Ultra's Very High Price and Features Revealed in New Report
Ahead of Apple's event on Wednesday, September 9, where it is expected to unveil its first-ever foldable iPhone, Taiwanese research firm TrendForce today outlined the device's estimated price range, features, and some other key details. In the U.S., TrendForce estimated that the foldable iPhone will have a starting price of $2,099 to $2,299 and said the highest-end configurations could surpass the $3,000 mark.
Compete Across Entrepreneurial Endeavors in the GTA Online Business Rivalries Event
Put your criminal enterprises to work all throughout September during the GTA Online Business Rivalries Event, steering the invisible hand of the free market in your favor with profitable bonuses for Executives, Bikers, Gunrunners, and Nightclub Owners.
Gran Turismo 7 Upgraded to Spec 4 in October and December 2026
Major game updates coming in two parts on PS5, PS4
The Camden Chat community has lost a treasured member
I am writing this article with a heavy heart. Earlier this week, I learned that a longtime member of the Camden Chat commenting community, Jakubazookas, died last month. He was killed in what was apparently an act of random violence while he was walking to work. Jaku, as we knew him for short, was a […]
Everything announced at Sony's State of Play September 2026
Here's a full rundown of everything featured during Sony's latest State of Play PS5 showcase, including Wolverine and more.
Kent State Athletics, Rock Entertainment Sports Network Team Up to Bring FlashTalk to New Audience Beginning September 3
KENT, Ohio – Kent State Athletics has announced a partnership with Rock Entertainment Sports Network (RESN) to air FlashTalk, the Golden Flashes' signature h...
Kent State Athletics, Rock Entertainment Sports Network Team Up to Bring FlashTalk to New Audience Beginning September 3
KENT, Ohio – Kent State Athletics has announced a partnership with Rock Entertainment Sports Network (RESN) to air FlashTalk, the Golden Flashes' signature h...
Entertainment around the area
Justin Hayward, the last surviving member of the classic Moody Blues lineup, leads the entertainment highlights coming to local and regional venues over the next couple of weeks. The singer/guitarist,...
Everything Announced At The September 2026 PlayStation State Of
Here's a quick play-by-play breakdown of PlayStation's latest broadcast. - Game Informer
Wisconsin health officials mark Suicide Prevention Month with call to talk openly
Wisconsin health officials are sharing a simple message this September: “Grow connection, grow hope.”
LIVE: State of Play September 2026 — All the Gameplay, Trailers, and Announcements
It’s State of Play time, and IGN will be reporting live on all the gameplay reveals, trailers, and announcements as they happen right here in our live blog.
Prost! September means Oktoberfest season in Loudoun
Prost! It’s time to dust off your dirndl and get out the lederhosen. It may be September, but Oktoberfest season is about to be in full swing.
The Future of Sports Careers: From the NFL Fan Experience to Data Analytics
In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Stephanie Pemberton (BA communication ’05), senior vice president of marketing for the Indianapolis Colts. For over 20 years…
A CT community transformed a once barren wasteland. How it became a food, entertainment and housing mecca.
A City Council member who lives in the area said the work has greatly improved the quality of life for residents; others say it’s now a destination for visitors from three states.
Autumn is the season to calm our politics
September has arrived, which means autumn is here. It couldn’t come soon enough.
Democratic socialists are pushing their influence deeper into politics
The movement has more success nationally than in Georgia. But its members are working to push Democrats to the left at a moment when they are gaining momentum.
WHO highlights cybersecurity as a growing health security priority
3 September 2026, Cairo, Egypt – As health systems become increasingly dependent on digital technologies, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is calling for stronger...
New Lollipop Chainsaw game playable at TGS 2026
The new Lollipop Chainsaw game first announced in July 2025 will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which will run from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, publisher Dragami Gam…
Sony and Microsoft say they’re not obligated to pass U.S. tariff refunds to consumers, echoing Nintendo
Back in July, Sony executives told investors that the company expected to receive $508 million in refunds from the U.S. government, after tariffs that the PlayStation-maker paid were ruled mostly in 2025 were found to be illegal. “Most” of the refund would by recouped by Sony’s gaming division, its chief financial officer said. This week, Sony’s lawyers are arguing that the company is not legally obligated to pass those proceeds on to consumers who paid for recently price-hiked PlayStation consoles. That’s in the face of a lawsuit from gamers calling on them to do exactly that. “Paying fair market price for voluntarily purchased consumer goods is not a legally cognizable injury in fact,” the lawyers wrote in a legal motion filed on Monday, as they asked a judge in California’s Northern District to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit over the tariff refunds. Microsoft made a similar argument two weeks ahead of Sony’s lawyers, in a similar lawsuit brought by a gamer in federal court in Washington State. As Microsoft’s legal team put it on August 21, in their request for a dismissal of that lawsuit: “There is nothing unjust about Plaintiff purchasing an Xbox at an advertised price and getting exactly what he paid for—regardless of whatever theory he devised months later about Microsoft’s cost structure.” Both legal fights are set to go on for some time. How things got to this point U.S. tariffs impacting a wide range of imported goods, including game consoles, had kicked off in early 2025. In May 2025, Microsoft raised the price of its Xbox consoles, citing “market conditions and the rising cost of development.” They raised them again that September. In August of that year, Sony raised the price of PlayStation 5 consoles, citing “a challenging economic environment.” Sony later told investors that its tariff fees for the fall quarter were nearly $200 million. in February of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the 2025 tariffs illegal, prompting impacted companies to begin to request refunds. In turn, consumers began suing the likes of Sony and Microsoft to get what they said was their share. The gamers in the Microsoft and Sony lawsuits argue that the 2025 price hikes of PlayStation and Xbox consoles, which added $50 or more to their sticker price, were due to illegal tariffs and should now be returned to consumers. The Sony suit started in May, when a group of gamers sued in federal court in California, saying Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation) would be unjustly enriching itself if it did not pass tariff refunds to its PS5 buyers. “Sony is poised to be paid twice for the same unlawful tariff burden: once by its customers (through elevated prices) and once by the U.S. government (through tariff refunds),” the gamers’ lawyers wrote at the time. They called for Sony to partially reimburse anyone who bought a PlayStation in the U.S. since August 1, 2025. The Microsoft suit, filed by gamer Trevor Hastings against the Xbox giant in July, made similar claims. The console makers push back In late July, Nintendo’s lawyers, facing a similar suit accusing them of double-dipping on tariffs and refunds, replied with arguments that previewed Microsoft’s and Sony’s: “Nintendo or one of its retailers set a price for each product, and consumers decided whether that price was worth paying,” they wrote. Sony has buttressed that Nintendo-style argument this week by saying that the gamers have failed to prove that tariffs were the reason for its August 2025 PS5 price hike. They call thatclaim “speculative and illogical.” Other factors, including “inflation, currency fluctuations, component costs, logistics, competitive dynamics, or demand,” could have played a role. (No, the Sony lawyers do not break down the costs and factors that officially triggered the price increases). Microsoft has also argued that there’s no proof in these lawsuits that tariffs drove all or some of the price increase, as it seeks to dismiss the tariff refund suit it’s facing: “Plaintiff provides no specific allegations that would establish any pricing differential attributable to tariffs or suggest any possibility that Microsoft applied then or could recreate now any dollar-for-dollar calculation of tariff-related pricing—any more than it could any other market factor that affects pricing.” To further skewer the gamer side’s argument in its case, Sony’s lawyers have pointed to what might be a surprising defense: yet another PlayStation 5 price hike from this past spring, after the tariffs were ruled illegal. “If the original price increase were attributable to tariffs, SIE [Sony Interactive Entertainment, aka PlayStation] would have had no reason to raise prices again after the Supreme Court invalidated the IEEPA tariffs.” … “If tariffs were the cause of the price increases, one would expect SIE to lower prices once the tariffs were eliminated—not raise them again. Instead, the timeline confirms that the pricing of PlayStation consoles includes a diverse and dynamic set of input costs.” Judges have not yet ruled on the arguments made by Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo. Last week, Panic, the company behind the small, yellow Playdate handheld said it would be passing its tariff refunds on to consumers. It is the only gaming hardware maker to have made such a pledge. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my reporting, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: A reporter’s second Second Life Wagner James Au, who from 2003-2006 was paid by San Francisco-based tech company Linden Lab to be a full-time journalist embedded in their virtual world Second Life, is returning to the company. This time, he’ll be an editorial advisor and business development specialist, he tells Game File. The new role will involve trying to share the stories of people inhabiting Second Life’s ongoing online world with reporters and by extension the public. Au plans to continue to also chronicle some of that through his long-running blog New World Notes. I’ve known Au since the mid-2000s and featured him in a 2007 article for the Columbia Journalism Review about reporters like him opening up virtual news outlets within Second Life. As I wrote at the time: On April 22, 2003, writing as Hamlet Linden for the New World Notes blog on Second Life’s Web site, Au introduced himself. “For the next few months, Linden Lab has invited me to set aside my journalist cap, and instead, don the digital beanie of their in-house virtual correspondent.” He wasn’t paid to keep it positive. He wrote about builders and eccentrics, but then in August of that year, he reported on a tax revolt against Linden Lab (a complaint about the fees it charges users who build stuff) led by a resident whose avatar was a big cat. Second Life has always been less of a video game and more of a virtual world where people can live, hang out, make art, sell virtual items and flirt. Back in 2007, Au described touring it as “sort of like underwater lucid dreaming.” For the past two decades, Au has maintained New World Notes as an independent publication. But he said he’s been drawn back to Second Life and Linden Lab as a place to directly work. The virtual world has around 650,000 monthly active users, he said, “which is actually about what it was during the hype wave.” Au says he’s still finding rich stories in Second Life, the kind that keep him interested 20 years into the beat: “Over the last few months for instance, I wrote about an SL creator in Venezuela whose apartment was destroyed by the earthquakes, so the global SL community rallied to get him back on his feet,” he told me. “Then there’s the woman from a Middle Eastern country who explored her lesbian sexuality in SL, then earned enough from her virtual jewelry to escape her abusive family situation and country.” Au wants to beckon more reporters to give Second Life another look. He argues that it is often ahead of internet trends, noting, for example, an early backlash in the community against AI-made art. Now the platform is drawing curiosity from more of the user-generated content community who’ve grown up with the likes of Roblox, according to Au. “Second Life was too early during its hype wave in 2005-2010, but it now feels right for a new wave of interest,” he told me.
Dodgers on Deck: Thursday, September 3 vs. Cardinals
The Dodgers finish off their home series against the St. Louis Cardinals with Tarik Skubal on the mound on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. Skubal in his first month with the Dodgers had a 3.00 ERA in five starts and 30 innings, with 37 strikeouts (a 30.6-percent strikeout rate) against only seven walks, and two […]
Beijing Science Popularization Month to Bring Diverse Activities in September
The launch ceremony of the 2026 National Science Popularization Month in Beijing and the 16th Beijing Science Carnival will be held at Huairou Science City on September 4.
Presented with bleak polling, the White House moves to make the midterms about Trump
Despite economic headwinds and an unpopular war, Donald Trump’s allies believe that Republicans will win in November if only they can get the president’s base to turn out.
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Mariners 8, Red Sox 3 September Mariners: Bryce Miller, +0.15 WPAAugust Mariners: Nobody could possibly be that bad on the September Mariners Game Thread Comment(s) of the Day
Royals vs. Marlins September 2nd game discussion
Noah Cameron in the royals take on the Marlins with mostly pride on the line
Science and stats behind our fall like weather
The calendar now says September but it feels more so like October with highs in the 70’s. No ridge is in sight, which means the hot weather is nowhere to
Trump doubles down on Canada trade war as talks remain stalled
Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on $20bn in Canadian goods and Canada threatened retaliatory tariffs starting 8 September
Large fire in Du Quoin, Ill. affecting several businesses
Multiple crews are on the scene of a large fire in Du Quoin on Wednesday afternoon, September 2.
Budget deal puts political control of grants on hold until December
Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.
Trump says midterms won't impact Iran war efforts: 'I'm not running'
President Donald Trump said the looming November midterms won't affect his commitment to the Iran war ‒ noting that he's not on the ballot.
After RFK visit, board members seek new policy to keep politics out of schools
Board members look to update rules about what level of politicking should be allowed in schools.
Appeals court rejects CDOT employee’s discrimination, retaliation claims
Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last week that a Colorado Department of Transportation employee had not shown that his employer discriminated and retaliated against him due to his religion and national origin. Ayman Salloum, who described himself as a 70-year-old Muslim immigrant from Jordan, was an environmental protection specialist at CDOT in December 2024. That month, […]
Kiggans, Underwood Recognize September 1st-8th as National Clinical Nurse Specialist Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced a resolution to recognize the first...
Wednesday, September 2nd: Texas Roadhouse, Humane Society of Eastern Carolina, Entertainment Report, Be Our Guest: Main & Mill Oyster Bar & Tavern
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How to Solve the Parks Festival Quiz Puzzle (Parks Floating Festival) - Disney Dreamlight Valley Guide
The Parks Festival Quiz Puzzle is one of the final puzzles introduced to the Parks Floating Festival event in Disney Dreamlight Valley. It debuted on September
Mult. crews on scene of large fire in Du Quoin, Ill.
Multiple crews are on the scene of a large fire in Du Quoin on Wednesday afternoon, September 2.
As Trump Throws a Midterm Party, Some Vulnerable Republicans Send Regrets
Many members of Congress in the most competitive re-election races are skipping the chance to share a pep rally stage with President Trump.