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Truth and Politics in the Age of Post-Truth

Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As you sign up, consider becoming a paid subscriber, or make a donation, to support our work. Subscribe This is an excerpt from Global Politics in a Post-Truth Era. You can download the book free of charge from E-International Relations. The term post-truth is by now so ubiquitous in describing the state of politics in the Western world and even beyond that the most pressing issue of the day appears to be about making democracy work in the era of post-truth rather than questioning the normalisation of the term itself in the first place. The critical turning point appeared to have occurred in 2016 when the term was chosen by the Oxford English Dictionary as ‘The Word of the Year.’ On its website, the Dictionary notes the transformation of post-truth from ‘being a peripheral term to being a mainstay in political commentary and connects ‘the spike in frequency’ directly with the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom and the election of Donald J. Trump in the United States – both occurring in 2016. Paired with the noun ‘politics,’ post-truth is defined as an adjective ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.’ The Oxford English Dictionary traces the first use of the term to a 1992 essay in The Nation by the playwright Steve Tesich as he reflected on the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal and the 1990–91 Gulf War: We are rapidly becoming prototypes of a people that totalitarian monsters could only drool about in their dreams. All the dictators up to now have had to work hard at suppressing the truth. We, by our actions, are saying that this is no longer necessary, that we have acquired a spiritual mechanism that can denude truth of any significance. In a very fundamental way we, as a free people, have freely decided that we want to live in some post-truth world (Tesich 1992, 13; emphasis added). He then continued, The Gulf War is over but the war at home goes on. The gulf between rich and destitute widens – between those of us who live in a modern post-industrial nation and those of us who live in the Third World countries of our inner cities. The present administration’s response to this internal crisis has shifted from benign to malignant neglect. The current levels of misery and decomposition of our cities and the economic gulags of our ghettos are acceptable. Since there is only so much hope to go around, there is a freeze on hope. The have-nots have now been reclassified as never-will-haves (Tesich 1992, 13). In the context of Tesich’s essay, truth includes both facts, as in what happens, and ‘moral absolutes,’ as in the ‘self-evident truths mentioned in our Constitution’ (Tesich 1992, 14). Together, these two notions of truth entail the obligation to both act and react. The two passages cited above show that even in the early post-Cold War years, Tesich was already deeply concerned that the American people are neither prepared to act on truth nor react to truth that is disconcerting, or what he calls ‘bad news’ (Tesich 1992, 12). Accordingly, Tesich’s insight as captured by the term post-truth is not that truth is irrelevant to what we know, but rather it is irrelevant to how we act. In contrast, ‘post-truth politics,’ as defined by Oxford as a term that pitches ‘objective facts’ against ‘emotion and personal belief’ such that the latter appears to have overtaken the former in shaping ‘public opinion’ and thereby, democratic politics. When Tesich’s post-truth politics and its current usage are juxtaposed, the two are in fact not identical in terms of what truth is and how it relates to politics. Against such consideration, this chapter provides a critical survey of selected historical events and theoretical considerations for the purpose of gaining a more nuanced understanding of the relation between truth and politics. Truth and Language One notable impact of post-truth politics is that language is being overtly deployed as a political weapon not only by politicians and those in power, but among the general population. It seems that once facts are irrelevant to the validity of what is being said, language becomes the platform for an all-out political contest in which what is said is no more than an act of will expressed as an assertion of power and/or an exercise in defiance. As early as in the writings of Thucydides (460–400 BCE), the vulnerability of logos – which is the human capacity for rational discourse in tumultuous times – was already noted. Thucydides belonged to a school of Greek thought which maintained that language is conventional and that the association between name and things is a result of ‘human use and habit’ rather than ‘nature or divine dispensation’ (Connor 1984, 99). The conventional nature of language means that it is incapable of providing its users with any independent criteria for judgement. In Thucydides’ study of the Peloponnesian War (431–405 BCE), the subversion of logos as seen in the manipulation of language was introduced through his account of the civil war in Corcyra (Thucydides 1972, 236-245). The war first broke out in 427 BCE between the pro-Athenian democratic faction and the pro-Spartan oligarchic faction before it spread to the rest of the Greek world. There was a general breakdown of law and order, resulting in extreme violence and death. Language underwent changes that were reflective of the events of the time. The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) translated Thucydides’ description of the situation as follows: The received value of names imposed for signification of things, was changed into arbitrary. For inconsiderate boldness, was counted true-hearted manliness: provident deliberation, a handsome fear: modesty, the cloak of cowardice: to be wise in everything, to be lazy in everything... he that had been so provident as not to need to do the one or the other, was said to be a dissolver of society, and one that stood in fear of his adversary. In brief, he that could outstrip another in the doing of an evil act, or that could persuade another thereto that never meant it, was commended (Hobbes 1839–1845, 8: 348; Thucydides 1972, 242-243). What concerned Thucydides most was that the meanings of words are no more than linguistic conventions that require logos to support them. The Corcyrean civil war was a reminder that such capacity cannot be assumed. This is why history understood as an authentic account of what happens matters. Guided by logos, the historian’s task is ‘the search after truth’, which is established through ‘the absence of the fabulous,’ including ‘the rejection of myth and unverifiable stories’ (de Jonge 2017, 2). Thus, history plays an important role in facilitating the stability of language – without which distinctions and judgements cannot be rendered communicable. Just like Thucydides, Hobbes was a nominalist who subscribed to the view that there is no inherent meaning to words. Hobbes’ state of nature, where there is no common authority, is precisely one in which distinctions cannot be made. As Hobbes put it, there is ‘no Mine and Thine distinct’ nor is there distinction between ‘the notions of Right and Wrong, Justice and Injustice’ (1968, 188; emphasis in original). This is clearly an unsustainable condition for everyone. Behind Hobbes’ famous words that life in the state of nature is ‘solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short’ is his uncompromising argument for the ‘Leviathan’, which is described by the late American political theorist, Sheldon Wolin (1922–2015), as the ‘sovereign definer’ (Hobbes 1968, 186; Wolin 2004, 238–243). Accordingly, the social contract is importantly a ‘linguistic contract’ that binds all parties to ‘general names agreed upon’ (Peters 1979, 125; Hobbes 1968, 111). Through Thucydides and Hobbes, we can identify a line of thinking that sees politics as a contestation over the use of language, which is based on shared conventions and norms. Thus understood, politics is not a collective quest for the true nature of our being or an epistemological exercise in pursuit of true knowledge. Rather, politics is about humans living with one another by finding a shared language to communicate with one another on matters that affect them all. Truth is in that sense contingent on what is being said as opposed to setting the standard for it. In other words, truth is the embodiment of shareability among us. While truth as such ensures the viability of a political entity, truth by no means represents a normative standard to adjudicate among contesting actors in what they say, let alone in what they do. During Thucydides’ times, ancient China was also experiencing a tumultuous time as the ruling Zhou dynasty deteriorated into the period of the Warring States (481–221 BCE). This was when the rulers of Zhou no longer presided over the territories brought under its control through conquest. Instead of professing allegiance to the Zhou royalty, the lords of these territories became kings themselves to rule over their own land. The period was one marked by endless military campaigns as each of the seven major states aimed to conquer the rest (Lewis 1999). Yet, the period was also known for its intellectual vibrancy as different thinkers challenged the restoring of order among these warring states – including offering ideas and advice to rulers on good governance. Among these thinkers was Confucius (551–479 BCE). His thought, which came to be known as Confucianism, went on to become the state ideology of China from the Han dynasty (206 BCE–222 CE) until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1911 when China became a republic. The founding text of Confucianism was the Analects, which is a collection of dialogues between Confucius and his students as recorded by them. One key concept Confucius advanced is the ‘rectification of names’. Though the term only appears in one exchange in the Analects, it is considered a major aspect of Confucius’ thought. Generations of Confucian scholars from past and present, including Western academics, have debated over its interpretation (Makeham 2003). The passage in question reads as follows: Zi Lu said: ‘The monarch of the state of Wei wants you to govern the country, what is the first thing you plan on doing?’ Confucius said: ‘First it is necessary to rectify the names.’Zi Lu said: ‘Is that really what has to be done? You are being too pedantic, aren’t you now? How will you rectify these names?’Confucius said: ‘Zhong You, you are too unrefined. A gentleman, faced with a matter that he does not understand, takes a skeptical attitude. If names are not correct, one cannot speak smoothly and reasonably, and if one cannot speak smoothly and reasonably, affairs cannot be managed successfully. If affairs cannot be managed successfully, rites and music will not be conducted. If rites and music are not conducted, punishments will not be suitable. And if punishments are not suitable, the common people will not know what to do. So, when the gentleman uses names, it is necessary to be able to speak so that people understand. If one can say it, one can definitely do it. A gentleman should not be careless with words’ (Analects 13:3 in Cao 2016, 148). This translation is offered by the contemporary philosopher Cao Feng. As Cao notes, the passage is what started the whole debate over ‘exactly what kind of names did Confucius... wish to rectify’ (Cao 2016, 148). Of the three major groups of interpretation examined by Cao, beginning with classical Confucian scholarship, one is arguably the most influential and certainly most pertinent to the issue of language and politics. This is the interpretation that was first associated with the Neo-Confucian master, Zhu Xi (1130–1200), who argued that the ‘rectification of names is simply the rectification of politics’ (Cao 2016, 149). Within this interpretive framework, rectification has the dual functions of correction and prescription by ensuring that predetermined hierarchical roles are strictly adhered to through following ‘the system of rites and propriety’ (Cao 2016, 151). In addition, the rectification of names entails ‘using names to rectify actuality’ (Cao 2016, 151). Yet Cao rejects this whole body of interpretive works by arguing that these were ideas developed later. Instead, Cao suggests the following: The original meaning of Confucius’ rectification of names may, then, be quite simple. Confucius did not mean to establish a concrete, normative system of “names”; rather, Confucius was simply the first person in history to realize or remark upon the importance of language in politics. As a politician, he noticed and foresaw the impact that the indeterminacy, ambiguity, and arbitrariness of names would have on politics. Confucius recognized the political consequences of language’s not accurately expressing meaning or not being accurately received by people. He realized the great role that names, as a means of distinguishing right and wrong and establishing norms, could play in society and politics (Cao 2016, 168). Scholarly debates aside, Cao’s view has the advantage of identifying an interpretation of this controversial exchange in the Analects that enables its readers to extrapolate from it the observation that the meaning of words depends as much on their users as on their interpreters; neither of which can be predetermined. Accordingly, a good ruler is someone who can speak without ambiguity to his subjects and make good his words through actions. Stated differently, Cao’s view on what concerned Confucius then, who was living through times of protracted political upheaval, is that language is an indispensable political tool for those in power and can be deployed by both good and bad rulers alike. To sum up, this historical survey shows that politics as a war of words is by no means a distinctive marker of contemporary politics nor the Western world. Be it ancient or current, east or west, language is subject to manipulation to serve political purposes and when there is an outright war of words that defies existing norms, it is indicative of a political situation in which people no longer share a language and truth becomes irrelevant. Accordingly, political order entails stability in language use. Truth and Politics As previously noted, current use of the term post-truth as an adjective to the term ‘politics’ suggests that once there was a time when politics aligned with truth. Indeed, if we start with Plato’s Republic as the key founding text of Western political thought, we see that the ideal polis (city-state of ancient Greece) is where truth and politics converge, and justice is achieved. Written around 380 BCE when Athens was still coping with its defeat by the Spartans in the Peloponnesian War, the Republic is a defence of the rule of the ‘philosopher king’, defined as someone who is ‘guided by the truth’ and is ‘always and in every way’ in pursuit of the truth (Plato 1974, 490a). For Plato, truth converges with virtues and hence, letting the philosopher take charge of politics is to let the wisest and the most virtuous lead the less wise and the less virtuous even if it requires compulsion (Plato 1974, 499b). In Plato’s words, ‘…until the philosophers attain power in a city there will be no respite from evil for either city or citizens…’ (Plato 1974, 501e). The uncompromising rule of philosopher-kings is made palatable by the claim that we are all ‘earth- born brothers’ with random mixtures of gold, silver, bronze and iron, but only the gold can rule (Plato 1974, 414–415). Understandably, academic debates over the interpretation of Plato’s Republic revolve around the question of whether truth as attained in philosophy can be realised in politics as action and whether such a connection is even desirable. Without getting into the details of these scholarly exchanges, I suggest that they all share the concern that truth acquired through the rigorous process of philosophical reasoning is not without problem when applied to the real world of living humans. This is because not all humans are philosophers – and indeed, in Plato’s view, not everyone is capable of becoming a philosopher given the protracted and arduous training that one needs to endure to become one. Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), a highly influential political philosopher of the twentieth century, notes that ‘Plato was the first to introduce the division between those who know and do not act and those who act and do not know’ and that such a separation has remained ‘at the root of all theories of domination’ (Arendt 1958, 223, 225). What Arendt points out in this remark is not the gap between theory and practice, but rather that Plato provides the normative ground for those who know the truth to tell those who do not know what to do. Arendt herself took on the challenge of understanding the relationship between truth and politics through her analysis of Nazism and Stalinism. Arendt’s insight, which was controversial when The Origins of Totalitarianism was published in 1951, was to identify Nazism and Stalinism as representative of a new form of political rule – totalitarianism – making it distinct from ‘other forms of political oppression... such as despotism, tyranny and dictatorship’ (Arendt 1973, 460). Arendt defines totalitarianism as a self- contained system of ideas driven by their ‘logic’ and marked by a mode of reasoning called ‘ideological thinking.’ Ideological thinking as such is a distinctive form of political reasoning defined by three characteristics. First, ideological thinking claims to provide a ‘total explanation’ of all historical happenings, encompassing the past, the present, and the future. Second, while ideological thinking is an attempt to account for ‘factual reality’ in its totality, this mode of thinking is paradoxically divorced from reality and experience. This is because experience, being rooted in specificity, is clearly limited in its claim to totality. It follows that as its third characteristic, ideological thinking aims to emancipate thought from the limitation imposed by experience through a ‘specific method of demonstration.’ The method involves arranging facts into an ‘absolutely logical procedure’ that starts from an ‘axiomatically accepted premise’. It is, in short, a ‘process of deduction from a premise’ – which is the only possible movement in the realm of logic that leads to one definitive conclusion. This is how the ‘logicality of ideological thinking’ provides the basis for total explanation and the ‘principle of action’ for totalitarian movement (Arendt 1973, 468–474). Stated differently, totalitarianism is a form of uncompromising idealism that exists in one’s head irrespective of shared reality as experienced. It is the perverse form of what Arendt later refers to as ‘rational truth’, which is the product of the ‘speculative mind’ that belongs to philosophy, mathematics and the sciences. The ‘speculative mind’ is the mind working on its way to generate axioms and theories by relying on the cognitive capacity of the human brain (Arendt 1977, 231). The presence of others has no bearing whatsoever on rational truth. In contrast, ‘factual truth’ is what happens when humans are ‘living and acting together’ (Arendt 1977, 231). Factual truth is therefore particular and temporal by definition. But more importantly, factual truth is ‘political by nature’ because it can only be validated in the context of the human community (Arendt 1977, 238). In other words, factual truth is about humans in their plurality rather than in their singularity. For factual truth to be sustainable, we need what Arendt calls ‘common sense’ – understood as ‘community sense’ (Arendt 1982, 72). There is also another distinction about truth that Arendt makes which is pertinent to understanding how totalitarianism works. The issue is whether the so-called totalitarian ideology is simply an unnecessarily cumbersome way of saying that it is an all-round and polished lie. Here, Arendt calls totalitarian ideology the ‘modern lie’ – in contrast to the ‘traditional lie’. The latter is restricted by two conditions: that it is a lie about the ‘particulars’ and that it deceives only the ‘enemy’ – which means that the liar is not engaged in self- deception. The modern lie, however, involves a ‘complete rearrangement of the whole factual texture’. It also intends to deceive everyone alike, to the extent that those who initiate the lie eventually ‘fall victims to their own falsehood’ (Arendt 1977, 249–254). This distinction between the traditional and modern lie is important. It indicates that not only is totalitarianism a lie, but the lie is in fact too big to fit into the standard meaning of the word. To tell a lie from truth, we need a common standard. In the case of a traditional lie, the common standard is precisely ‘the fabric of factuality’. As such, a lie always appears as a ‘tear’ to that fabric. Yet, modern lies require making a surrogate reality with a completely different context for facts to fit ‘without seam, crack, or fissure, exactly as the facts fitted into their original context’. Arendt notes that as long as those who concoct the surrogate reality are prepared to engage in self- deception to ‘create a semblance of truthfulness’, there is nothing to prevent ‘these new stories, images, and non-facts from becoming an adequate substitute for reality and factuality’ (Arendt 1977, 253–254). Totalitarianism therefore requires a person to stand outside of the system itself in order to make sense of it. Arendt points out that it is futile for us to argue with (for example) a Nazi or a Stalinist on race or class. To confront totalitarianism requires more than just a confrontation with specific facts. It is a more fundamental confrontation between reality as experienced and its total rejection. This means that Nazism and Stalinism are more than radical ways of conducting racial conflict or class struggle. Rather: Totalitarian politics – far from being simply antisemitic or racist or imperialist or communist – use and abuse their own ideological and political elements until the basis of factual reality, from which the ideologies originally derived their propaganda value– the value of struggle, for instance, or the interest conflicts between Jews and their neighbours – have all but disappeared (Arendt 1973, xv). Accordingly: The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (that is, the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (that is, the standards of thought) no longer exist (Arendt 1973, 474). Who then is the ‘ideal subject’ of totalitarianism? Although there is a revival of interest in Arendt’s observation on truth and politics since the onset of post- truth politics, not enough has been said about her reply to the question (Hyvönen 2018; Klinkler 2018; Lee 2019; Zerilli 2020). Yet if we take a look at Arendt’s portrait of this ideal subject, her view is even more pertinent to our current challenge. As a self-contained system of ideas that is detached from experience, totalitarian thinking offers consistency in ways that reality cannot. Arendt notes that this kind of consistency is especially appealing to those who have lost a sense of bearing in the world (Arendt 1973, 353). They constitute what she calls the ‘masses’. The ‘mass man’ is thus a highly isolated and atomised individual, who is ‘obsessed by a desire to escape from reality’ (Arendt 1973, 318, 352). In his ‘essential homelessness’ the mass man can ‘no longer bear its accidental, incomprehensible aspects’ (Arendt 1973, 352). This longing for escape from reality is a ‘verdict against the world’ in which one is ‘forced to live’ but ‘cannot exist’ (Arendt 1973, 352). Such a situation is ripe for the ‘revolt of the masses’ against ‘common sense,’ which is ‘the result of their atomisation, of their loss of social status’ and with it, the ‘whole sector of communal relationships in whose framework common sense makes sense’ (Arendt 1973, 352). In short, the masses are people who are considered to be ‘superfluous or can be spared … [who] cannot be integrated into any organisation based on common interest’ (Arendt 1973, 311). Whether one agrees with Arendt’s analysis of the social conditions in the interwar years that led to the formation of the ‘masses’, her portrait of the ‘mass man’ is a powerful account of what can happen to an individual who has become disposable to the society that they used to belong to. Hand in hand with this phenomenon is indeed the collapse of ‘common sense’ that leaves the dislodged individual scrambling for reconnection. By offering the masses a substitute reality validated by the ‘logic of an idea’ rather than by experience, totalitarianism makes it possible for them to live in a world where there is no condition of plurality. Between ‘facing the anarchic growth and total arbitrariness of decay’ and ‘bowing down before the most rigid, fantastically fictitious consistency of an ideology’, the masses will likely ‘choose the latter’ (Arendt 1973, 352). A world created by ideology, then, is more attractive to the masses not because ‘they are stupid and wicked, but because in the general disaster this escape grants them a minimum of self- respect’ by conjuring up ‘a lying world of consistency which is more adequate to the needs of the human mind than reality itself’ (Arendt 1973, 353). Moreover, it is precisely this ability to guarantee consistency that makes it possible for the leaders of totalitarian movements to demand ‘total, unrestricted, unconditional and unalterable loyalty of the individual member’ (Arendt 1973, 323). While this chapter is not a study of the social factors that led to specific contemporary developments such as the result of the Brexit referendum or the election of Donald Trump in 2016, Arendt’s ‘mass man’ seem to have found their counterparts among the supporters of Brexit and Trumpism. Studies of voters’ profiles in both events point to a disproportionate share of supporters from white male lower income backgrounds without university educations. These are individuals who have either already lost their jobs to globalisation or who are at high risk of losing their job with very little capacity to be retrained for the twenty-first century market economy of advanced industrialised states (BBC 2016; Pew Research Center 2018). In short, these displaced workers are part of the tapestry forming the modern equivalent of Arendt’s ‘mass man’ – ready to be the recruits of totalitarianism. Conclusion If we step back to take a more comprehensive approach to the relationship between truth and politics, both historically and theoretically, it is not so obvious that 2016 is a defining moment. From ancient China and ancient Greece to our so-called post-truth age, the indeterminacy of language appears to be a persistent political challenge. Language is always open to manipulation by its users to serve power. Nonetheless, the tendency these days is to single out the ubiquity of social media and the proliferation of Internet platforms as the incubator for the countless cyberwars of words that in turn fuel the real world of politics. In this context, language is no longer the conveyor of objective facts and accurate information, but rather the medium for expressing subjective opinions and feelings, as captured by the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of the term ‘post-truth politics’. In contrast, the historical approach used in this chapter shows that it is in fact too easy to point the figure at the Internet and digital communication for the political challenge that we face today. What is being suggested here is that with or without the Internet, language, be it used to convey facts or emotions, is simply a tool for communication that humans have invented. While language per se cannot adjudicate what is true or not true, what is right or wrong, it embodies such capacity when language is a shared norm. That shared norm cannot be sustained without some semblance of cohesion in any given community. Any war of words, irrespective of its platform, is indicative of the breakdown of such cohesiveness. Returning to the original context in which the term post-truth politics was first used by Steve Tesich helps to identify the important distinction between truth as the standard for knowledge and truth as the standard for action. The two do not necessarily coincide. Placed in the context of the history of political thought, this distinction is in fact at the heart of Plato’s Republic. Yet when the philosopher as the quintessential bearer of truth becomes king, the polis that he rules over is far from the ideal of a just state that it purports to be. Instead, it is one that is held together by lies and coercion. What Arendt reveals through her study of Nazism and Stalinism is that it is dangerous for the kind of truth that philosophy generates – ‘rational truth’ – to become the guide to politics. Politics guided by rational truth can only be uncompromising and follows a logic of its own that cannot afford the ambiguity and indeterminacy of reality as lived experiences of humans. A world of post-truth politics can be an opportunity for a new kind of politics if it is indeed about dismantling the idea that truth is the ideal that politics should strive for. 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Sep 15 • 2:14 PM EDT • Health • houstonpublicmedia.org

Riley Greene Raking Since Returning to Tigers Lineup

Detroit’s postseason hopes have reignited following the star outfielder’s explosive return. Boasting a 1.217 OPS since his activation, the three-time All-Star remains the indispensable engine of this offense.

Sep 15 • 8:54 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Red Sox's Returning Injured Pitcher Has Been Unhittable vs. Yankees

Getting him back for the playoffs and series against the Yankees would be ideal for the Red Sox.

Sep 15 • 8:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Missouri should make medical respite part of its health care infrastructure

For a person experiencing homelessness, “discharge” can mean returning to a shelter, vehicle or street while managing a wound, infection or treatment.

Sep 15 • 7:49 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com

Trumbull County Health and Wellness Expo happening at Eastwood Mall

NILES, Ohio (WKBN)- Blood drives, vaccinations, and CPR training: The Trumbull County Health and Wellness Expo is returning to the Eastwood Mall in Niles. The Trumbull County Health and Wellness Ex…

Sep 15 • 5:55 AM EDT • Health • wkbn.com

Three grabs for Xavier Worthy on MNF

Xavier Worthy was targeted six times on Monday night, turning that into three catches and 18 yards versus the Broncos.

Sep 15 • 1:57 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

IMD ranked as Europe’s top business school by Bloomberg Businessweek - IMD business school for management and leadership courses

IMD has reclaimed the top spot in Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2026–2027 ranking of MBAs in Europe and the Middle East, returning to the position it held in 2024. Across the four indexes that make up the ranking, IMD led the region in Learning and Networking, placing third for Entrepreneurship and fifth for Compensation. It is the

Sep 15 • 1:00 AM EDT • Business • imd.org

Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur – Match preview and team news

Liverpool host Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup third round on Tuesday, with Andy Robertson returning to Anfield for the first time since leaving the club this summer, this time as a Spurs player....

Sep 15 • 12:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Broncos news: Drew Brees nearly unretired to play playoff game for Denver

Hall of Famer Drew Brees came remarkably close to returning to the NFL last season after the Denver Broncos lost quarterback Bo Nix to a fractured ankle in their divisional-round overtime win over the Buffalo Bills, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Monday. With the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots approaching, then-Broncos […] The post Broncos news: Drew Brees nearly unretired to play playoff game for Denver appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Sep 14 • 9:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Politics, Pixels and Power

The White House has turned political messaging into an arcade game, and the result is less funny that it seems. On Sept. 3, a collection of five retro-style games designed around President Donald Trump’s policies were launched on the White House’s website. The games take familiar arcade throwbacks and give them a MAGA makeover, turning...

Sep 14 • 9:18 PM EDT • Politics • paisano-online.com

Lions quickly turning page to high-tempo Bills' offense

The Lions face a quick turnaround to play the Bills in Buffalo after a narrow overtime win against the Saints.

Sep 14 • 8:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

How Far Can Applied Digital Stock Fall If The Business Keeps Growing?

Applied Digital (APLD) trades near $26, about 47% below its high of the past twelve months, after returning -36.3% over three months. Over twelve months, though, it is still up 55.6%. Nothing in the operation broke: it beat the quarter it reported in July 2026, and management says every project is on time and on budget.

Sep 14 • 8:04 PM EDT • Business • trefis.com

Will Netflix’s Latest Horror Film Save Its Summer? And Introducing a New Data Source...

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) All month, I’ve been polling you, my readers, on how we think the summer’s biggest blockbusters will do when they eventually land on streaming, and I wanted to share the results. First up, how readers think The Odyssey will perform when it comes to Peacock... People are pretty bullish that The Odyssey will smash it for Peacock. I don’t know that it will have as much rewatchability as Wicked did for kids, but we’ll see. It is now Universal’s highest-grossing film of all time. One note: almost half of Christopher Nolan’s films weren’t available for streaming the week The Odyssey came to theaters, including some of his biggest films like Inception, Dunkirk, Tenet, Oppenheimer and Insomnia. If you did want to watch the others, Prime Video had Memento and The Dark Knight trilogy, HBO Max only had The Dark Knight trilogy (even though Warner Bros. produced most of Nolan’s films), Hulu had The Prestige and Interstellar, and Paramount+ had Interstellar. So you needed at least two streaming subscriptions to catch the rest. Warner Bros. whiffed right here. I know they have long term licensing deals, but they should have tried to get as many Nolan films on HBO Max for launch as possible. Here are the results for Spider-Man: Brand New Day: The audience is a bit more mixed on this one, with everyone agreeing Spider-Man will swing to a big opening, but not necessarily elite or best all time. On to this week’s issue. Netflix continues searching for a hit straight-to-streaming summer film and Lioness and Ted Lasso allow me to look at the difference between a “hit” and a ‘hit for them”. All that, plus new YA/teen melodramas on Prime Video and Netflix, the House of the Dragon finale, USA Network claims a big opening, more big NFL ratings, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. But we start with a fun new data announcement. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of August 3rd to August 9th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe A New Data Source: Reelgood’s Data on Content Libraries Here’s a fun new treat for you. Reelgood—an online service and app that lets users track where shows or films are streaming—is providing data every month for the Streaming Ratings Report on the size of each streamer’s catalogue, along with the new shows and films for each streamer. Yay! Previously, I had pulled “new shows on streamers premiering on the first of the month”: While I liked that data cut, it was a big wonky since it didn’t show all of the new shows or movies that came to a streamer each month. Instead, I would have preferred something like this from Reelgood’s annual report: And now we have it! I’m going to feature Reelgood’s data monthly, showing both total catalogue size and new shows and films appearing on the charts. That’s going to make these two cool new charts. First, here’s the size of various streamers’ film catalogues… (By the way, Reelgood offered to make the charts for me, but I like doing that task by hand to understand the data better.) They also provided data back to last year. Here’s the number of films timeline: And here are the new films on each streamer for the month prior to Aug: As I get used to this data, I plan to keep tinkering with how I display it, but I’m excited to feature it monthly. Today, I’m sharing the film charts; next issue, I’m going to feature TV shows by streamer. Now, in full disclosure, Reelgood is a sponsor of this little-newsletter-that-could. But in my constant quest to figure out what streamer various shows and films are on, I was already a Reelgood user before this sponsorship. I go to their website all the time, and their data is very accurate on where shows are (or have been). Plus, I’ve been sharing their weekly top ten lists for years now, pre-sponsorship. For me, this is a great win-win, since I get to amplify a service I love, and I get a cool new data source to play with. Now, normally folks don’t usually mention their sponsors directly, but as I wrote before, as I start featuring ads in my newsletter, I plan to be extremely open about who is sponsoring my writing so you can trust what I write. Television - Two Big Returning Shows Look Set to Take Over The Charts One key question when it comes to judging streaming shows is whether a show is a “hit” or a “hit for them”. To be clear, the former means a show that’s one of the top shows on streaming, no questions asked. The latter means a show is one of the biggest, for a given streamer. That distinction makes a big difference! It’s really good to be one of the biggest shows on a streamer; it’s much better to be the biggest on streaming, despite the size of a streamer. Because, as we’ve seen now, nearly every streamer—while lacking the number of subscribers or usage of Netflix—can make hit TV shows: Paramount released Landman, whose first and second seasons were among the top two TV shows the year they came out. HBO Max’s The Pitt’s second season is the biggest show of the year so far. Love Island USA was the top show in 2025 for Peacock. And, crucially for today’s discussion: Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back in 2023, Ted Lasso was actually the top streaming show of the year according to Nielsen! So even Apple TV (formerly +) can make hit shows. It just doesn’t make them that often. And looking at the Nielsen charts this week, we have two prime candidates for this discussion: That’s right: Ted Lasso returned to Apple TV for its fourth season. Did it return in all its expected glory? Sure, though right now it’s still just a “hit for Apple TV”, but we’ll see how long it lasts on the charts. Its ten episodes are coming out weekly. (Smart choice, Apple!) Ted Lasso started out strong, actually making the Nielsen charts the week before new episodes dropped, which is a rare feat. (Shows like Stranger Things or Bridgerton have pulled that off. That’s terrific company to join!) On Nielsen, it opened to 14.4 million hours in its first week, and 16.6 million the week of 10-Aug. Here’s how that compares to previous seasons: Apple put out that this is their biggest TV launch through two days ever, and looking at the chart and Apple TV’s viewership history, I’d believe it. Here’s Apple’s top shows for season two and beyond: Other data tells a (mostly) similar story. Ted Lasso made Samba TV and it has elite IMDb scores, an insane 8.7 on 465K reviews. The only outlier is Luminate, where the latest season only had 7.4 million hours, and no other seasons made the top ten. As you’ll see below, that’s well below some other solid, but not spectacular shows like Sterling Point, Ride or Die or Furious. I’d be surprised if Ted Lasso isn’t bigger than those other shows, but it’s fine for different data sources to occasionally disagree. And while it’s sucky to bring this up, given that Warner Bros. produced this show, I do wonder how the streaming wars may have been different if Ted Lasso landed on HBO Max initially instead of Apple. I don’t think one show can make or break a streamer, but given HBO’s brand, it could have helped bring people to that streamer much earlier in its lifespan. (Though yeah, I don’t love calling out executives for passing on hit shows, since that’s just the nature of the job. Even the absolute best execs will pass on lots of successful shows. The key is not greenlighting the under-performers/misses.) The other show I’m thinking about in the “hit or hit for them” category is Lioness from Paramount+. Like Ted Lasso, its first season missed the charts, but it’s grown its audience since then. Here’s how season three opened: We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… How Lioness did on streaming... Two new melodramas for Netflix and Prime Video... Whether Netflix’s latest horror film saved its summer... Hulu’s Furious and Prime Video’s Ride or Die continuing their strong runs... The latest high profile showrunner to flop on streaming... All the flops, bombs and misses... And a whole lot more... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. Next week, we’ve got a double issue—since the week of 17-Aug had very few notable new shows or films—so I’ll look at HBO’s Lanterns, Prime Video’s Reacher, Netflix’s Tires, Outer Banks (which posted up huge numbers four years ago), an Aussie romance, and another baseball event (that didn’t resonate). And a bunch of movies like the latest dramedy from an Adam Sandler daughter, Don’t Say Good Luck, Camp Rock 3 on Disney Channel and Disney+, Michael on Starz, and more. Later this month, we’ve got a ton of shows and films to analyze! Movies will be the big story, featuring a box office bomb (Supergirl on HBO Max) and an “underperformer” (The Mandalorian and Grogu on Disney+) contending with a bunch of star-studded straight-to-streaming films like Netflix’s The Whisper Man (Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan and De Niro!), Mayday on Apple TV+ (Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh!), The Runner (Gal Gadot) and The Last Sunrise (Eva Longoria and Maia Reficco) on Prime Video. Plus, a ton of TV shows have sophomore seasons coming out. Will The Gentleman put up big numbers on Netflix or suffer from a sophomore slump? Leanne and Beauty in Black on Netflix seem small, but they both might be bigger than you think. Hulu has a bunch of shows: a new season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (the first after all the controversy last year) and the second season of Chad Powers (from Peyton Manning’s production company and starring Glen Powell). This one flopped last year; can it score a touchdown this year? Same goes for FX’s Adults, which I didn’t track last year; will it hit this year? Peacock’s The Office spinoff, The Paper and Apple TV’s Dark Matter also return for second seasons. And Netflix has more Untold specials featuring Vince Young, Raygun (that horrible breakdancer) and Mr. T. Long term, Paramount+ is rebooting yet another franchise, Clueless, and I’m somewhat bullish on this new show. The talent attached (Alicia Silverstone) and creative Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (of The O.C. and Gossip Girl) also feel solid...if they make it funny like the original.

Sep 14 • 6:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com

McConnell say he'll vote in Senate for the first time since his hospitalization in June

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is returning to vote in the Senate | KNSS Radio

Sep 14 • 5:57 PM EDT • Politics • audacy.com

Mitch McConnell returning to the Senate after three-month absence due to health issues

Sen. Mitch McConnell is returning on Monday to Capitol Hill for the first time after a three-month absence due to health issues.

Sep 14 • 5:49 PM EDT • Health • cnn.com

Mitch McConnell returning to the Senate after three-month absence due to health issues

Sen. Mitch McConnell is returning on Monday to Capitol Hill for the first time after a three-month absence due to health issues.

Sep 14 • 5:49 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Colts Waive Young Cornerback to Make Room for Returning Veteran

The Indianapolis Colts made room on the roster for veteran cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt by waiving Johnathan Edwards.

Sep 14 • 4:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Lane Kiffin Is Already Downplaying His Oxford Return

Lane Kiffin is going back to Oxford this week. You already know this isn’t going to feel like a normal football game. Kiffin will lead LSU against Ole Miss , returning to the place where he spent years building the Rebels into a national contender before leaving for Baton Rouge. But Kiffin is already trying…

Sep 14 • 3:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Extended Interview: Jonathan Bennett on "Halloween Wars"

The Food Network host talks to ABC12 Entertainment Producer Darren Garrett about returning for a brand new season of "Halloween Wars". New episodes are streaming now on HBO Max.

Sep 14 • 11:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • abc12.com

11 Fan-Favorite Shows That Still Have New Seasons Coming Out in 2026

When it comes to deciding what to watch, there are a lot of options for great TV shows. And there are still even more returning shows coming our way. Here, 11 fan-favorite shows that still have new seasons coming in 2026, from 'Hunting Wives' to 'Emily in Paris.'

Sep 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • purewow.com

Matthew Golden amasses 95 yards in loss

Matthew Golden was targeted a game-high 12 times, turning that into 95 yards on six receptions.

Sep 14 • 4:08 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

A fateful turning point for humanity and AI could redefine American politics

If a terrorist threat led subject experts to warn of a near-term existential menace to humanity, the weight of the US government would mobilize in an immediate and limitless effort to save the day.

Sep 14 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

A fateful turning point for humanity and AI could redefine American politics

If a terrorist threat led subject experts to warn of a near-term existential menace to humanity, the weight of the US government would mobilize in an immediate and limitless effort to save the day.

Sep 14 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com

Charlie Kirk statue vandalised outside Turning Point USA headquarters

Vandals spray red paint on Charlie Kirk statue days after its unveiling to mark one year since his death.

Sep 13 • 8:37 PM EDT • Politics • aljazeera.com

Returning Red Sox pitcher will embrace ‘Swiss Army Knife’ role

Tanner Houck will pitch in two more rehab games for Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday and Saturday before potentially rejoining the Red Sox during the final week of the regular season.

Sep 13 • 5:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Turning mental health struggles into support for others

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about mental health and reminding people that help is available. Across North…

Sep 13 • 4:13 PM EDT • Health • 2822news.com

Turning mental health struggles into support for others

Sep 13 • 4:13 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com

Carnevali: ‘Juventus built competitive squad, pleasing to see Sassuolo’

Juventus director Giovanni Carnevali admits it’s emotional returning to his old club Sassuolo as an opponent, but they built ‘a competitive squad’ to deal with injury problems.It kicks off at th...

Sep 13 • 2:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Washington Nationals Claim Pitcher, Veteran Re-Joins After Injury

The Washington Nationals announced another round of roster moves on Saturday, including one veteran returning from injury

Sep 13 • 10:22 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

168 Away: Lillard's Has His Sights on Assist Record

Returning to Portland after a devastating injury, the legendary point guard chases Terry Porter’s long-standing mark to cement his status as the greatest playmaker in franchise history.

Sep 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Broadcom’s Anthropic Ramp Puts Google’s TPU Business in a Different Light

Broadcom’s September 2 results show custom AI hardware turning into substantial sales. On the accompanying call, management said it expected to accelerate Ironwood shipments to Anthropic in the fourth quarter. That puts Google’s TPU technology at the center of a relationship whose economics differ for Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL). Broadcom can sell […]

Sep 13 • 7:38 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

2026-27 Season Preview: Saginaw Spirit

A mix of new faces and serious returning prospects see the Spirit sit as a potential real contender in the West.

Sep 13 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Provinces are turning to U.S. health-care workers to help with shortages. And it’s working

With shortages of nurses, physicians and other health workers, some provinces are actively recruiting U.S. health-care professionals — and they’re getting results.

Sep 13 • 4:00 AM EDT • Health • cbc.ca

Benin bets on turning its cotton crop into clothes at home

The fabrics made by Fatoumata Dosso carry the tag “Made in Benin.”

Sep 13 • 12:22 AM EDT • Business • washingtonpost.com

Benin bets on turning its cotton crop into clothes at home

The fabrics made by Fatoumata Dosso carry the tag “Made in Benin.” They are words that she proudly pondered one afternoon. Her fabrics represent an ambition much bigger than her

Sep 13 • 12:13 AM EDT • Business • timesargus.com

Physicists Just Turned The Entire Planet Into a Dark Matter Detector – And Strange Signals Kept Turning Up

Just axion questions.

Sep 12 • 4:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com

Rachel McAdams, Sarah Jessica Parker, and more“ ”officially returning for “The Family Stone ”sequel

New details about “The Families Stone” have been revealed.

Sep 12 • 12:44 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

I finally found an easy way to run Windows apps on Linux without turning my desktop into a science project

Zorin OS made running Windows apps on Linux much easier than I expected, without forcing me to manually configure Wine.

Sep 12 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • howtogeek.com

Missouri should make medical respite part of its health care infrastructure

Missouri’s healthcare system routinely pays for a hospital stay, a surgery or a course of treatment, then reaches the edge of its own plan when the patient has no home in which to recover. For a person experiencing homelessness, “discharge” can mean returning to a shelter, vehicle or street while managing a wound, infection, cancer […]

Sep 12 • 6:50 AM EDT • Health • missouriindependent.com

Charles County Grant Supports Outdoor STEM Education

A $15,566 grant will help the Alice Ferguson Foundation provide outdoor STEM education for Charles County third graders and teachers.

Sep 12 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • thebaynet.com

Mike Elko is 'excited' about transfer Ryan Henderson's emergence

After recording a sack and forced fumble in just four snaps, transfer Ryan Henderson is turning heads at Texas A&M.

Sep 12 • 5:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Young scientists put innovation and science to work on South Africa’s water challenges

South Africa’s next generation of scientists is turning cutting-edge innovation into practical solutions for one of the country’s most urgent challenges: ensuring sustainable water supplies and safe sanitation in the face of climate change. Researchers from across the country will gather at the Academy of Science of South Africa’s (ASSAf) Annual Young Scientist Conference (AYSC), […]

Sep 12 • 5:03 AM EDT • Science • africasciencenews.org

NFL Gets Strong Saquon Barkley Reminder From Eagles Coach

The Philadelphia Eagles watched their star running back Saquon Barkley have the most obvious production regression in 2025. After turning in one of the rarest performances in NFL history with 2,005 yards, Barkley was sure to see his yards drop significantly. Still, his “down year” with the Eagles was an excellent season for most rushers, […] The post NFL Gets Strong Saquon Barkley Reminder From Eagles Coach appeared first on HEAVY.

Sep 12 • 12:16 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

UW Health Kids Safety Fair returns to Rockford

Turning fun into a chance to learn, UW Health invites the public to its Kids Safety Fair next Saturday.

Sep 11 • 7:37 PM EDT • Health • rockfordnewsfirst.com

UW Health Kids Safety Fair returns to Rockford

Turning fun into a chance to learn, UW Health invites the public to its Kids Safety Fair next Saturday.

Sep 11 • 7:37 PM EDT • Health • rockfordnewsfirst.com

Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, September 12 at Marlins

The Dodgers and Miami Marlins continue their weekend series with an afternoon game on Saturday at loanDepot Park, a 4:10 p.m. start time locally and 1:10 p.m. back in Los Angeles. Tyler Glasnow takes the ball for Los Angeles, making his fourth start since returning from the injured list. Right-hander Tyler Phillips starts for the […]

Sep 11 • 7:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

New York Yankees Make Aaron Judge Announcement Before Mets Series

The New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night in the Bronx at Yankee Stadium.Sitting out of the game amid his ongoing ramp-up after returning from the IL was superstar outfielder Aaron Judge.Judge played seven innings in his return on Tuesday night and eight innings on Wednesday. Manager Aaron […] The post New York Yankees Make Aaron Judge Announcement Before Mets Series appeared first on HEAVY.

Sep 11 • 6:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Content creator Cameron Parker talks community, consistency and career pivots with RCOB students - Gary W. Rollins College of Business

Content creator Cameron Parker spoke to Professor Ryan Russell's Social Media class at UTC's Gary W. Rollins College of Business about authenticity, consistency and turning content into a career.

Sep 11 • 2:48 PM EDT • Business • blog.utc.edu

“RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” ends at BBC after 8 seasons and ‘very difficult choices’

“Drag Race UK” began on the British network in 2019, and included iconic winners like Lawrence Chaney and the late returning “All Stars 7” queen The Vivienne.

Sep 11 • 1:38 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com

Ramsey relishing return to Kassam for Burton clash

Oxford United head coach Aaron Ramsey says that he is looking forward to returning to the Kassam Stadium following three consecutive games on the road.

Sep 11 • 11:09 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Chinese Scientists Propose Turning Abandoned Coal Mines Into Farming Laboratories

It makes more sense than you might think.

Sep 11 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com

3 takeaways from stories on teens’ reliance on AI for mental health support

Roughly 1 in 5 teens are turning to AI chatbots for mental health support — and that number is only growing.

Sep 11 • 3:10 AM EDT • Health • edsource.org

Washtenaw Business Lens: Older adults turning experience into innovation

Richard Brown has had a successful career as a nuclear medicine physician and professor of radiology. Now at the age of 71, he has decided to take on a completely new endeavor — as a first-time consumer product founder in Ann Arbor. On this month's "Washtenaw Business Lens," WEMU's Caroline MacGregor and Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber’s Andy LaBarre shared how a first-time entrepreneur has taken a consumer product idea toward commercialization at 71.

Sep 11 • 2:40 AM EDT • Business • wemu.org

Cosmic Concerts return to the Science Center

Cosmic Concerts will be hosted in the recently completed Dome by Dr. Phillips Charities. (COURTESY OF THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER) Cosmic Concerts are returning this September 12 to the Orlando Science Center in the Dome. The $15 laser light shows will return on the second Saturday of every month from September 12 to December 12.

Sep 10 • 5:54 PM EDT • Science • yourcommunitypaper.com

No. 46: Michael Dell, Amnon Shashua, Safra Catz, Jan Koum, Brandon Korff, Dmitry and Igor Bukhman

Titans of tech, finance, and entertainment turning vast wealth into lasting impact.

Sep 10 • 2:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • jpost.com

Snoop Dogg brings the VMAs back to Los Angeles as host for Sept. 27 show

The MTV Video Music Awards are returning to the West Coast with Snoop Dogg as host | WWL

Sep 10 • 1:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com

Snoop Dogg brings the VMAs back to Los Angeles as host for Sept. 27 show

The MTV Video Music Awards are returning to the West Coast with Snoop Dogg as host.

Sep 10 • 1:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • wsls.com

Charlie Kirk assassination anniversary comes as GOP pushes to energize voters

Kirk, 31, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed Sept. 10, 2025, during a public event at a university in Utah.

Sep 10 • 12:48 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

Charlie Kirk assassination anniversary comes as GOP pushes to energize voters

Kirk, 31, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed Sept. 10, 2025, during a public event at a university in Utah.

Sep 10 • 12:48 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com

¡Texas Chivas fans: Chivas Femenil visit Dallas Trinity in October!

Big news, Chivahermanos in Texas! Chivas Femenil is returning to the Lone Star State, where it will play the 2026 State Fair Clasico against Dallas Trinity FC as part of the Tour Rebaño 2026.The roji...

Sep 10 • 12:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Yankees Signal New Role for Pitcher Returning From Injury

The New York Yankees are heading toward the stretch run of September, and they’re getting some reinforcements.Aaron Judge returned from injury earlier this week, a huge boost to the Yanks’ chances this season.A key pitcher isn’t far behind.Clarke Schmidt continues his rehab assignment in the minor leagues, and he’s probably getting closer, but it comes […] The post Yankees Signal New Role for Pitcher Returning From Injury appeared first on HEAVY.

Sep 10 • 11:27 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Kings of Leon reveal a new more personal, acoustic songwriting direction with album 'O My Beloved'

Kings of Leon are returning with a new album, “O My Beloved,” which marks a sonic shift for the band | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM

Sep 10 • 11:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com

Kings of Leon reveal a new more personal, acoustic songwriting direction with album 'O My Beloved'

Kings of Leon are returning with a new album, “O My Beloved,” which marks a sonic shift for the band. Frontman Caleb Followill broke his foot playing tag with his kids, leading to a creative...

Sep 10 • 11:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • stamfordadvocate.com

Kings of Leon reveal a new more personal, acoustic songwriting direction with album 'O My Beloved'

Kings of Leon are returning with a new album, “O My Beloved,” which marks a sonic shift for the band | WWJ Newsradio 950

Sep 10 • 11:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com

Kings of Leon reveal a new more personal, acoustic songwriting direction with album 'O My Beloved'

Kings of Leon are returning with a new album, “O My Beloved,” which marks a sonic shift for the band.

Sep 10 • 11:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • ksat.com

10 NFL Insiders pick Texans to make Super Bowl

The tide is turning in the Texans favor…

Sep 10 • 10:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

One year later: Kirk’s legacy, political violence and case against suspect

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, as part of his American Comeback Tour when he was struck in the neck by a single gunshot. He was 31. Turning Point says interest in the…

Sep 10 • 10:28 AM EDT • Politics • baltimoresun.com

Charlie Kirk’s legacy, political violence & case against Tyler Robinson: One year later

One year after Charlie Kirk’s killing, Turning Point USA is growing as the man accused of his murder prepares to stand trial.

Sep 10 • 9:52 AM EDT • Politics • abc45.com

Triumph of the AfD: how will the far-right shake up Germany?

The AfD's landslide victory marks a turning point. What are the consequences for Germany when a far-right party wins so decisively in Saxony-Anhalt?

Sep 10 • 7:10 AM EDT • Politics • dw.com

Modders Unlock DLSS Multi Frame Generation For RTX 30-Series "Ampere" GPUs

After porting DLSS 5 to every recent NVIDIA generation, the modding community now seems to be turning its focus to Frame Generation. A new mod called DLSSG SM86 lets GeForce RTX 30-series owners run DLSS Multi Frame Generation in 2X and 4X modes, a feature NVIDIA officially reserves for RTX...

Sep 10 • 2:29 AM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com

AI is taking my work, says graphic designer

Danny Williams says small businesses are increasingly turning to AI to generate posters.

Sep 10 • 1:01 AM EDT • Business • bbc.com

3 Critical Skills that Give Community Banks the Edge with Business Customers

Many businesses prefer community banks but turning that goodwill into growth will require better data and more flexible digital offerings.

Sep 9 • 11:24 PM EDT • Business • thefinancialbrand.com

Can flood survivors’ stories make climate science better?

Across South Africa, Burkina Faso, Kenya and Mozambique, 37 people who lived through major floods are turning their own experiences into evidence. Here’s the project rethinking who counts as an expert on climate change and mental health.

Sep 9 • 10:30 PM EDT • Science • bhekisisa.org

Closing health workforce gaps for emergency response: the Western Pacific steps up

Over 100 health emergency experts from 56 institutions across 21 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region who are part of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) concluded their annual regional partners’ meeting with a commitment to bridge gaps in emergency workforce capacities and advance regional emergency readiness and resilience.Co-hosted by WHO and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in the Republic of Korea, the two-day event aimed to strengthen the Region’s collective ability to detect, prepare for and respond to health emergencies.Partners mapped capacities and priority technical gaps across the Region — including cybersecurity and critical infrastructure resilience; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and environmental health; biological emergencies, nuclear emergencies, and nuclear and radiological security.The result: a renewed commitment to close these gaps by working together through shared expertise and coordinated action. Advancing the Global Health Emergency CorpsReflective of regional solidarity and partnerships in action, GOARN – which is coordinated globally by WHO - enables a stronger, better-connected emergency health workforce that is ready to surge wherever and whenever requested by WHO Member States.This year alone, GOARN partners across the Western Pacific have supported nine experts on six missions - from measles outbreaks in Viet Nam to HIV outbreak response in Fiji - providing surge support in epidemiology, surveillance and clinical case management.Photo: Participants at the Global Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Partners Meeting 2026. Credit: KDCA/Shin Dong Myoung“GOARN partners across the Western Pacific and globally have repeatedly demonstrated the power of what we can do collectively, when we join forces, share expertise and build on each other’s strengths,” noted Dr Gina Samaan, WHO Regional Emergency Director for the Western Pacific, in her opening remarks at the gathering. “Let us continue to forge long-term partnerships grounded in mutual respect that will protect the Region for generations to come. We are smarter, faster and infinitely stronger when we work together,” she added.Reiterating Dr Samaan's call, Dr Seung-kwan Lim, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, emphasized the value of GOARN: “The Republic of Korea is pleased to stand alongside our regional partners in building an emergency workforce that is ready and resilient. GOARN turns national expertise into regional readiness - catalysing national strengths into collective resilience.”GOARN advances the Global Health Security Action Framework (GHEC) initiative by “convening, connecting and capacitating” regional leaders and surge workforce – “the three Cs”. Years of GOARN leadership and outbreak response training programmes have cultivated a deep bench of fit-for-purpose, seasoned outbreak response experts and forged an alumni network of emergency leaders worldwide. The Western Pacific network alone has now grown to 94 partner institutions across 19 countries. Photo: Participants at the Global Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Partners Meeting 2026. Credit: KDCA/Shin Dong Myoung Putting partnerships into practiceDuring the Regional Partners’ Meeting, health experts identified and catalogued the technical expertise currently available across the Western Pacific Region, so that the right skills could be better matched quickly to needs wherever emergencies occur.Three priority areas emerged for further strengthening:Cybersecurity and critical infrastructure resilience - protecting essential systems, including healthcare networks, from digital disruptions.Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and environmental health - reflecting the ongoing nexus between climate change and health.Biological emergencies, nuclear emergencies, and nuclear and radiological security - requiring specialized technical capability that remains limited across many national response systems.Meeting participants reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening workforce capacities in the Region, with a particular focus on these three areas, and to working collectively to better prepare the Western Pacific for the next health emergency.Photo: Dr Gina Samaan, WHO Regional Emergency Director for the Western Pacific, delivers opening remarks at the Global Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Partners Meeting 2026. Credit: KDCA/Shin Dong Myoung“GOARN is truly turning preparedness into action - giving our Region the surge capacity it needs for fast, coordinated response when it matters most - and building more resilient health systems along the way,” said Dr Samaan. “As health emergencies mount in this age of permacrisis, emergency preparedness and response must be woven into the fabric of health. This is not an option, but an imperative as we seek to achieve health for all.”____ About GOARNThe Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), coordinated by the World Health Organization since 2000, strengthens global health security by advancing preparedness for and response to public health emergencies. The network brings together more than 390 institutions, including national public health agencies, technical organizations and nongovernmental partners, to support coordinated international action during outbreaks and other health emergencies. There are 94 GOARN partners in the Western Pacific Region (as of August 2026), accounting for approximately 25% of global partners. For more information and media interviews, please contact: WHO Western Pacific Communications: wprocom@who.intAra Johannes: johannesa@who.int

Sep 9 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int

5 Players to Watch as Rockets Open Preseason vs. Mavericks

Witness veteran stars returning from injury and elite newcomers debuting in Macao as Houston tests a revamped rotation against conference rivals in a high-stakes preseason tip-off.

Sep 9 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Mike Tomlin not closing door on NFL coaching return

Mike Tomlin isn’t closing the door on returning to the NFL, which means Mike Tomlin will be the center of coaching rumors until he either returns to the NFL or closes the door. Tomlin joined Cris and Jac Collinsworth on Pro Football Focus to preview the NFL season and discuss his transition to media as…

Sep 9 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Boo! at the Ballpark returning to Gwinnett Field

Boo! at the Ballpark is coming back to Gwinnett Field in late October as the Gwinnett Stripers are again partnering with Dippin’ Dots to host the community Halloween event.

Sep 9 • 11:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com

Health Plans Have the SDoH Data. New Research Shows only 7% are Highly Effective at Using It.

Health plans are collecting significant amounts of social drivers of health (SDoH) data, but only few believe they are highly effective at turning that information into action, according to new research from national health care consultancy Sage Growth Partners. Sage's survey of 50 health plan leaders found that 60% collect SDoH screening data, yet just 7% describe their organizations as "very effective" at acting on that information.

Sep 9 • 10:15 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com

Fantasy Football Week 1 2026 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Kickers

Kickers get overlooked until the week they cost you a fantasy matchup, and Week 1 is loaded with sneaky traps hiding behind familiar names. A star kicker returning from injury or stuck behind a stalled red-zone offense can quietly bleed points, while a lesser-known leg in a high-powered attack racks up attempts nobody drafted for. Get these calls […] The post Fantasy Football Week 1 2026 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Kickers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Sep 9 • 9:33 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Science Applications International (SAIC) On Raised 2027 Guidance And Whether The Valuation Is Priced In

Why Science Applications International just moved into focus Science Applications International (SAIC) has landed on investor radars after reporting second quarter and six month results with higher sales and earnings guidance raised for fiscal 2027, shifting expectations for the business. Against that backdrop, Science Applications International has been in a steady uptrend, with the share price returning 26.01% year to date and 11.66% over the past 90 days. The 1 year total shareholder...

Sep 9 • 9:19 AM EDT • Science • simplywall.st

JYP Entertainment aims to unmask anonymous Stray Kids bootlegger

South Korean music firm JYP Entertainment is turning detective to uncover the anonymous bootlegger who uploaded a new track by a member of Stray Kids to streaming services under a different name.

Sep 9 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • musically.com

Court To Table offers fun outlet through Trivia Tuesdays, bringing community together

Coming off a football high and returning to a week filled with studying and competing for parking can be a bit of a mood-killer for any LSU student. Court To Table, a local pickle ball themed entertainment venue and restaurant, likes to keep students occupied with Trivia Tuesdays. Beginning with a “Friends” themed trivia night...

Sep 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • lsureveille.com

Turning information into action to strengthen health emergency preparedness in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

WHO and partners advance a new regional All-Hazards Public Health Intelligence (PHI) Network to connect information, anticipate risks and support faster, more coordinated action during health emergencies9 September...

Sep 9 • 5:35 AM EDT • Health • emro.who.int