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When is trick-or-treat night 2026 in Lancaster County?

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year — does that change anything with trick-or-treating in Lancaster County?

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Oct 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • lancasteronline.com
October 9th Injury Report: Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks

As each team is starting this preseason with a full slate, fans across the globe should be tuned in the this Texas two-step in Macao.

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Oct 9 • 4:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Other Coast

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Garfield

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Dennis The Menace

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Take it From the Tinkersons

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For Better Or For Worse

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Week 6: Thursday high school football scores & highlights

Haughton 41, St. Fredericks 0 Haynesville 54, Glenbrook 36 Huntington 33, Byrd 28 BTW 26, Northwood 58 Linden-Kildare 14, James Bowie 56 Other scores: (LA) Lakeside 15, Mansfield 42 (LA) Bossier 0, North Webster 22 (LA) Loyola 46, Sterlington 66 (TX) Gladewater 46, Sabine 14 (TX) Overton 49, Cross Roads 22

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Oct 8 • 11:41 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Indian Premier League Stands Alone at the Top as Asia Pacific Sports Rights Growth Slows, Media Partners Asia Finds

The Indian Premier League remains the only Asia Pacific sports property priced at the top of the global market, according to new research from Media Partners Asia, which expects growth in the region’s sports rights fees to slow to 1%–2% a year through 2030, down from about 10% a year since 2021. The cricket league …

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Oct 8 • 11:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Punta Gorda business owner reflects on Hurricane Milton’s devastation two years later

Hurricane Milton brought severe flooding to downtown Punta Gorda two years ago, with storm surge waters rising up to three feet and causing significant damage to local businesses.

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Oct 8 • 6:59 PM EDT • Business • gulfcoastnewsnow.com
Candidates for governor tour New Hampshire businesses

It was all business on the campaign trail in the race for governor on Thursday as Gov. Kelly Ayotte picked up a key endorsement and Democratic challenger Cinde Warmington toured a lumberyard in the North Country.

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Oct 8 • 6:45 PM EDT • Business • wmur.com
New Orleans business owner says Palm Street potholes are damaging cars and driving customers away

A business owner in Uptown New Orleans says potholes and flooding on Palm Street are damaging vehicles and affecting local businesses.

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Oct 8 • 6:42 PM EDT • Business • wdsu.com
Florida voters express dissatisfaction with political candidates skipping debates

Political ads are saturating Florida's airwaves, with attack ads like "Byron Donalds is a liar" and "David Jolly wants to tax you more!" playing nonstop, but debate stages remain empty in some of the state's biggest races, leaving voters questioning why candidates won’t face each other.

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Oct 8 • 6:32 PM EDT • Politics • gulfcoastnewsnow.com
Fact-checking Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek in first Iowa US Senate debate

Iowa U.S. Senate candidates Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek met for their first debate Oct. 7, sparring over immigration and healthcare — and scrutinizing each other’s personal and campaign finance sources.

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Oct 8 • 5:38 PM EDT • Politics • kcci.com
Mavs in Macao: How to Watch China Preseason Games vs. Rockets

The new-look Dallas Mavericks get the 2026-27 season underway in Macao, China, and here's how MFFLs can tune in.

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Oct 8 • 5:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Business Bulletin: BBB warns of healthcare fraud during open enrollment

If you or a family member are considering changes to your Medicare or Healthcare.gov coverage during open enrollment, your Better Business Bureau (BBB) urges you to be cautious of unsolicited calls, emails, and texts offering to help you find the best plan or deal. Scammers often take advantage of open enrollment to trick people into sharing personal information, Medicare or insurance details, and financial information.

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Oct 8 • 4:54 PM EDT • Business • timesfreepress.com
Man carrying two kitchen knives arrested after confrontation at Fort Myers business, police say

A man was arrested after he was accused of displaying a knife at a local business, according to the Fort Myers Police Department.

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Oct 8 • 2:52 PM EDT • Business • gulfcoastnewsnow.com
Covered California open enrollment for health coverage is approaching

Covered California open enrollment for health coverage in 2027 begins on Nov. 1. For many Californians, that means it's time to take another look at your health plan.

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Oct 8 • 1:54 PM EDT • Health • kcra.com
US suspends visa program for tech firms including Microsoft

The Trump administration said it would suspend an immigration program for multiple tech firms, including Microsoft Corp., alleging widespread abuse of a worker visa system. “There has been no company

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Oct 8 • 1:32 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
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Greater Omaha Chamber’s POWER conference brings business leaders together at CHI Health Center

Omaha business and community leaders are meeting at CHI Health Center to help drive the metro’s economy forward.

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Oct 8 • 1:28 PM EDT • Business • ketv.com
New Gehry concert hall takes shape in downtown Los Angeles

A pet project of architect Frank Gehry, a smaller concert hall to complement his legendary Walt Disney Concert Hall, is taking shape in downtown Los Angeles for an opening next

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Oct 8 • 1:27 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Futures Recover Healthcare CEO shares mental health resources during Mental Illness Awareness Week

Mental Illness Awareness Week is bringing attention to mental health resources, with Futures Recover Healthcare offering help for people who need it.

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Oct 8 • 11:40 AM EDT • Health • wpbf.com
Former Super Bowl champion changes tune on Patrick Mahomes

Image Press Agency/Depositphotos Jason McCourty reverses Chiefs opinion Former NFL defensive back and Super Bowl LIII champion Jason McCourty said he felt like an idiot for doubting Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City after watching the Chiefs open the 2026 season with 3 victories. McCourty made the admission during an ESPN discussion before Kansas City’s Week…

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Oct 8 • 11:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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UnitedHealthcare launches webpage to address questions surrounding Lee Health coverage dispute

UnitedHealthcare says Lee Health gave no warning before leaving its commercial network, and has launched a webpage to answer patient questions.

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Oct 8 • 11:10 AM EDT • Health • gulfcoastnewsnow.com
Disney Believe: Homeport, maiden, venues, shows announced for new cruise ship

Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship will sail out of Fort Lauderdale by the end of 2027, the company announced during a livestream event Wednesday. The Disney Believe, the cruise line’s

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Oct 8 • 10:44 AM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Police search for missing 35-year-old veteran with health issues who walked away from OKC home

Police are searching for a veteran with serious health issues who walked away from his Oklahoma City home Thursday.

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Oct 8 • 9:13 AM EDT • Health • koco.com
Editorial: What would socialist policies mean for the middle class?

With Election Day less than a month away, voters should look beyond campaign slogans and ask what the policies on the ballot would mean for families who built their lives

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Oct 8 • 8:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Meet the Candidate: Jerry Schillinger

There are two candidates for Montana House District 34 on the general election ballot: incumbent Jerry Schillinger, a Republican, and Jasmine Erickson, a Democrat.

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Oct 8 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • terrytribune.com
Kyrie Irving injury update: Calf strain, ACL recovery, China preseason

MACAU — Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving told a large media contingent Thursday that he experienced a setback in his recovery from a torn left ACL last season. Irving said he...

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Oct 8 • 5:49 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sonics artifacts going on display at MOHAI for NBA’s possible return

SEATTLE — When the SuperSonics left nearly 20 years ago, the artifacts that remained behind in Seattle from 41 years of history were entrusted to the Museum of History &

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Oct 8 • 5:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Googlebooks could soon get one of Apple's best ecosystem tricks, but do it better

Google appears to be testing Phone Unlock for Googlebooks, with Android 17 QPR3 showing setup flow, security warnings, and unlock behavior.

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Oct 8 • 5:19 AM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
The California colleges where popular majors deliver top pay

These are the five most popular majors at California colleges: business administration, psychology, sociology, communications and registered nursing. And where you go to college to pursue those majors can make

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Oct 8 • 4:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
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Sacramento business owners share concerns on parking, safety, and homelessness at town hall

Business owners in Sacramento voiced frustrations over parking costs, public safety, and homelessness during a town hall hosted by Mayor Kevin McCarty, seeking solutions to challenges affecting their businesses.

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Oct 8 • 2:15 AM EDT • Business • kcra.com
Sutter Health tests sleep-friendly hospital room innovations

Hospital rooms often make it difficult for patients to sleep due to bright lights and loud noises, but Sutter Health is working to change that at its Innovation Center in San Francisco.

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Oct 8 • 1:43 AM EDT • Health • kcra.com
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Lehigh Acres residents voice support for proposed Lee Health emergency department

Lee Health has revealed plans for a new emergency department and outpatient medical offices in Lehigh Acres, aiming to meet the growing community's healthcare needs.

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Oct 7 • 11:38 PM EDT • Health • gulfcoastnewsnow.com
Broncos HC Sean Payton Announces Big Patrick Surtain Injury News

The Broncos got the Patrick Surtain II news they wanted, but Sean Payton faces another challenge against Justin Herbert. The post Broncos HC Sean Payton Announces Big Patrick Surtain Injury News appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 7 • 10:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
TikTok accused by NY of running secret safety tests on teens

New York Attorney General Letitia James has added new allegations to a child safety lawsuit against TikTok Inc., accusing the platform of running secret experiments on teen users. The new

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Oct 7 • 10:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
A Vital European Hub for Theistic Views on Science

Dr. Alistair McKitterick explains how intelligent design and natural theology provide a robust framework that challenges modern scientific materialism.

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Old Town Trick-or-Treat returns, business sought

Halloween fun returns to Old Town Lompoc on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 12–3 p.m., featuring for treats, games, music, costumes, and "plenty of spooky fun for the whole family," the

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Oct 7 • 9:00 PM EDT • Business • santamariatimes.com
Sentencing date pushed to December for Newsom's ex-top aide facing federal charges

Dana Williamson, a former top political aide to key Democratic leaders in California, including Gov. Newsom, is still struggling with an unexpected health issue and a hearing to discuss her prison sentencing has been postponed.

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Who Won August and September: Original Films or Franchises?

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) I just heard someone say that if you’re reading a pundit or data analyst, and they don’t tell you that they got anything wrong, they’re not a pundit but an “influencer”. I agree with that. You have to tell your audience when you get things wrong, or they won’t (or shouldn’t) trust you as much. Today, we’ve got another edition of “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong”. In general, I’m patting myself on the back (and patting very hard) about a few things like IP at the box office, LIV golf, horror films, crowdfunding movies, superheroes, and old people going to the theaters. That said, I also made a couple of data mistakes on the streaming bubble popping and HBO’s datecdotes, so I’m not perfect. But first, I need your feedback... Subscribe Follow-Ups: What Should We Call Mid-Budget Movies Which Aren’t Cinematic Enough for Theaters But Are Too Expensive to Make Money on Streaming? After I asked for feedback on what we should call straight-to-streaming films that are too big to pencil out on streaming but not really big enough to resonate in theaters, I got some great suggestions from you all, including... “Moldilocks” from John Aboud “Little Big Indie” from Travis Frick1 “Midflicks” from Jonathan Funke. “Extra-Medium” from Jona Nwuke. (Read the explanation in the footnote.) Between these and Brandon Katz—who suggested “Bermuda Budget Triangle”, “The Platform Gap” and “The Distribution Deadzone”—we’ve got some excellent suggestions. And they’re better than my suggestion, the “Streaming Budget Dead Zone”, so let’s take a poll! The winning entry becomes the new term. Loading... RIGHT: LIV Golf is Fully Bankrupt…Is Anyone Else Next? A few years ago, I was always a bit perplexed at all the articles I’d read praising LIV Golf and their strategy to disrupt the PGA. LIV Golf, a brand new professional golf league, offered PGA stars ten times what they made on the PGA Tour to join their new league. And folks praised this strategy for its initial “success” in that a lot of big names did indeed leave the PGA. Yeah, of course the players came over. LIV Golf paid them so, so, so much more! But LIV Golf hadn’t discovered a way to increase potential revenue. So think about this in basic business terms… They paid much more in costs… …but had no real way to increase revenue. That’s not a strategy! That’s deficit financing. It won’t work unless you bankrupt the competition (and then turn around and pay those same golfers much, much less). It’s not a sustainable strategy and only lasts as long as the company/person/nation backing it decides they’re cool with losing money. For LIV Golf, that meant Middle East oil wealth, in particular Saudi Arabian money. Clearly, the current Iran War has hurt Middle East finances, so they need to trim their more exorbitant spending. And LIV Golf was part of that trimming. This should be a major warning for others. TGL’s parent company, TMRW Sports, just got a $1 billion valuation, despite TGL’s (the indoor golf league) horrible TV viewership of less than half a million viewers per match. Unrivaled, the women’s basketball league, just secured a $650 valuation, despite its horrible TV viewership and a new rival (Project B) entering the scene next year. To relate this to streaming, Hollywood should ask which streamers may have wealthy patrons funding their losses. (Let’s be clear: Google, Amazon and Apple.) Could those patrons lose their appetite? For Amazon, probably not. But Apple has a new boss, so maybe! WRONG: My Analysis of the Streaming Bubble Was Missing a Week I’m going to be congratulating myself a lot today, but I make mistakes too, like this data goof. When I last compiled the data on the decline in TV shows, I was missing one week at the end of June. If you look at the first image, you can see that one week was mislabelled as “July”. Mainly, this image got updated to show a 27% decline, not 29%: This change doesn’t really impact the overall analysis, but it is two percent better. By the way, through the third quarter, the decline increased and it’s now a 30% decrease since 2022. (I’ll write/visualize this in an upcoming article.) But I want you to trust me and my data. Especially these days, when many people are using LLMs that I know are inserting faulty data into their charts, I want to keep earning my audience’s faith. So that’s the accurate data. RIGHT: IP Remains Very, Very Popular In July, I wrote a giant (and I mean giant) article on Backrooms, Obsession, and the box office, going over what we know, what we don’t know about what works in theaters, looking at YouTubers, IP, the horror genre, comic book movies, and a whole lot more. The month of August really tested a lot of my theses and, being honest, mostly supported my arguments. Let’s start with IP. Looking at 8-Aug (the weekend after Spider-Man: Brand New Day came out) to 18-Sep (the weekend that Resident Evil came out, which I think provides a nice bookend to this time period), there were seven films based on pre-existing IP: Resident Evil (2026) ($126 million) Practical Magic 2 ($65 million) _Insidious: Out of the Furthe_r ($65 million) Coyote Vs. Acme ($59 million) Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie ($53 million) Tony ($15 million) Super Troopers 3 ($7 million) Compare those to the notable original films from the past month—I actually could have included more movies, but here are just thirteen, bringing us to an even twenty films—including.... The End of Oak Street ($54 million) Buddy ($26 million) Mutiny ($15 million) By Any Means ($15 million) The Dog Stars ($14 million) Runner ($14 million) One Night Only ($11 million) Hope ($8 million) Spa Weekend ($7 million) The Uprising ($6 million) Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma ($6 million) Onslaught ($3 million) Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man ($2.8 million) Here’s that in chart form: Five of the top six films in this time period were all based on IP. I made a big chart of films that grossed over $200 million at the box office before Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey hit theaters. Let’s update that chart! By the way, if you want to see how I categorized each film—so another bar chart—here it is: I know that many of my fellow critics/pundits/analysts dislike films based on IP and how Hollywood is making so many of them. And I’m sympathetic to this point of view. As I’ve written many, many times before, you need a balance between existing franchises, new IP, and original films. And Hollywood clearly needs to make more films like Resident Evil (a well-made film from a visionary director) and fewer Practical Magic 2’s (which didn’t get critical or customer buzz). But at some point, critics and pundits need to contend with what audiences are telling them: Movie-goers aren’t showing up to original films. Audiences are speaking with their dollars, telling you they want more IP and franchises. You can try to convince studio heads to make fewer IP-based films and franchises, but the data and numbers aren’t there. Instead, critics need to work harder to convince audiences to show up for original films. Aim your ire/concern at the average person, not studio heads.2 Because they’re just making the films that audiences are telling them to make. WRONG: Original Horror Films Didn’t Break Out I’ll be honest, even though I wrote an article casting some skepticism on the horror genre in July, if you asked me to make a prediction, I would have predicted that, in August, a new, original horror film would have blown up. No, seriously, I just assumed that Obsession and Backrooms presaged a change in audience behavior. But none of the buzzy new original horror films from August—Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Onslaught (not an action film in spite of the ads), The End of Oak Street, Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man, or _Buddy—_broke out. To be clear, exactly one of those films (Buddy) had good “ROI”, but again—I try to be specific in my language—none were “popular” in any broad sense of the word. None of them will be “saving” movies theaters like Backrooms or _Obsession_helped save the summer. The new Insidious film and Resident Evil, both based on IP, were far and away the biggest horror films since July. (We’ll see if this changes in October/Halloween season.) RIGHT: Stay Skeptical about Crowdfunding... I’ve long been skeptical about crowd-investing platforms as one of Hollywood’s saviors, mainly because there’s so much hype/buzz. People need to stay more skeptical about more things, explaining both the potential upside but also the downsides. In particular, the media often hypes crowdfunding at the start and never checks in on the actual results after they’ve come in later. And August gave us our first update! _Ice Cream Man—_directed by Eli Roth—grossed $6 million off of a $5.5 million budget. This is a production of The Horror Section, which was one of the first “crowd investing” studios with 2,400 investors, which means that 2,400 investors probably lost money. They certainly aren’t getting as great of returns as if they had just invested their dollars in the stock market. Hopefully Stiletto (Tagline: “Someone’s Going to Make it Rain Blood!”) does better next month. WRONG: Another Data Goof Here’s another data error. When the first episode of House of the Dragon came out, HBO put out that it had 21.5 million viewers in the first three days, and I read that to mean in the US…but no, it was global. So my US-only datecdotes charts shouldn’t have included it. We never got US-only numbers for the first episode, but for the final episode, HBO put out that it had 11 million US viewers. (And that global dropped to 21 million viewers.) Here’s the updated chart (which I’ve since used in the Streaming Ratings Report): Still, this show is absolutely huge. RIGHT: Superhero Films Remain Very, Very Popular After Supergirl flopped, I read a few takes that “comic book movies are going the way of the Western”. Post-Spider-Man: Brand New Day, that take didn’t age well. To be fair, I have a very nuanced take on the superhero genre right now; it’s down right now, for a lot of reasons. But it’s not “dead”. Maybe _Spider-_Man is just a really popular character? I saw that take, and it’s a fair counter-argument. (But pundits arguing that superhero movies were dead should have mentioned this $1.5 billion counter-argument…) But is it just Spider-Man? The next Avengers film already has $50 million in pre-sales (and I was skeptical that that film would do well) and the Avengers: End Game re-release topped the box office two weekends ago (over three original films). And I wouldn’t bet against Batman or Superman. So maybe it’s just Spider-Man, Batman, Superman and the Avengers. Oh, and Deadpool, of course. And Black Panther. And Wolverine. And probably the X-Men. Plus a well-made Wonder Woman or the Hulk film could break out. But that’s it! It’s just those ten characters/teams. Oh, what’s that? Lanterns is also doing well on HBO? (See previous section…) To be fair, I’m actually pretty sympathetic to the argument that more popular characters—like Spider-Man and Batman—anchor more popular films. In fact, I made that exact argument three years ago when I first wrote about the “Marvel-cession”. In many ways, you can blame The Guardians of the Galaxy for fooling Marvel Studios (and the rest of us) into believing that any character could pop. It turns out, the list of iconic characters is probably smaller than most people think. But it’s probably too early to say that superhero films and comic book movies are dead unless “death” means a slight decline over a longtime. RIGHT: Who Killed Theaters? Old People I get frustrated whenever I see headlines or analysis about how young people are “returning” to theaters. As I’ve detailed(for years), young people have always powered the US box office, despite narratives about “kids these days” and their “phones”. Really, what’s changed post-2020/pandemic is that old people aren’t going to the movies nearly as much. This summer, I saw a movie (from an older director) in a theater near a retirement community, and multiple older people at the theater were talking about how this was their first time seeing a movie in years. I dislike personal anecdotes, so YouGov can fill in the data, best summarized by this headline: “Who killed movie theaters? Not the youths”. According to them, 64% of people aged 18-29 have seen a movie in the last year, but only 30% of 65-and-older. 20% of 18-29 have seen a movie in theaters in the last week and 42% in the last month. Here’s the polling data: Most concerning? Many Americans (17%) think theaters are a worse or much worse experience than watching films at home. Slight WRONG: Hadestown Opens Big A live theater capture of the Broadway musical, Hadestown, made $20 million at the US box office, which begs the question: was I wrong to be skeptical about musicals a few years ago? Yes and no. On the one hand, $20 million is a far cry from being “popular”, so yeah, the genre isn’t that popular overall and Hadestown is one of the more popular musicals from recent years (i.e. the “Taylor Swift Data Fallacy” in action). On the other, I doubt filming this cost all that much, and I don’t think that they spent much on marketing, so this is a good source of ancillary revenue. Smaller Updates WRONG: As I mentioned in a Streaming Ratings Report, I underestimated the budget for Enola Holmes 3. It probably cost more like $50 million, if not more. But... I’m not sure that it really matters? At sub-10 million hours, prices have to come down to make this work. WRONG: Netflix is giving Ink a 27-day in theaters! To quote the kids/YouTubers these days, let’s go! Now I might actually have a chance to see Danny Boyle’s latest in theaters. I’d complained about this in a “Coming Soon” section, but I was heartened to read that Netflix is giving multiple films longer theatrical windows this year. RIGHT: Netflix is sending 4-5 films per year to theaters. Netflix is slowly but surely sending more and more films to theaters, as I cautiously predicted earlier this year. For now, it’s just three big films and a number of awards contenders, but still, this is great news. And they’ll be releasing box office grosses! Just this week, Ted Sarandos confirmed that KPop Demon Hunters 2 will come to theaters (and my guess is it performs in the box office top ten at a minimum). WRONG: Angel has 3 million subscribers! How do I know this? Well, they told Deadline, who reported it. I marked this as “wrong”, since they’ve doubled their subscribers in one year but, you know, they don’t really have a hit film to speak of and they’re still losing money. WRONG: Furious was only renewed for one more season. I accidentally wrote “two more seasons” in my latest “Renewals, Cancellations, Un-Orders and Removals Update”. RIGHT: House of David is ending with its third season. In July, Prime Video renewed House of David for a third season, as I just wrote in my latest “Renewals and Cancellations” report. Well, now it’s ending after that third season. Why? As I’ve been writing, its viewership wasn’t great. I got feedback that this show didn’t cost very much, but it cost enough that its limited viewership didn’t save it. WRONG: Adults was a Hulu original! So I missed Adults when it first came out last year; I saw that it aired on FX and just assumed that it was a linear-first program. Turns out, it aired three episodes on FX, but binge-released the rest of its episodes the next day on Hulu. Huh. So I should have covered it last year! But I just wrote about it. 1 “When I was a kid in the 90s, if you wore a t-shirt to school that wasn’t too big and also wasn’t too small, but somehow didn’t quite fit, we’d say you were wearing an “extra-medium” shirt.” 2 As always, a huge exception is Disney, which barely makes anything original anymore.

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Patrick Mahomes’ Response Awaited After Maxx Crosby’s Eyebrow-Raising Revelation

Maxx Crosby and Patrick Mahomes faced each other once more as the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders clashed in one of the most exciting games this season. The AFC rivals were both 3-0 up and have been amazing this season, though it was the Chiefs that emerged victorious. The score itself was very […] The post Patrick Mahomes’ Response Awaited After Maxx Crosby’s Eyebrow-Raising Revelation appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.

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Phil Collins considering song about US called ‘Fat People with Guns’

NEW YORK — Phil Collins says he may soon start work on a derogative song about U.S. firearm culture and obesity while taking a few shots at President Donald Trump

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Oct 7 • 5:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Florida man in Maine to finish 12,000-mile walk for mental health awareness

A Florida man who has walked across America to raise mental health awareness has arrived in Maine to finish his journey.

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Ford changes PTO policy to stay 'competitive'

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday notified salaried employees of changes to its paid-time off policy starting in 2027, including the elimination of a program to purchase vacation time and changes

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FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AI

The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices.

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Oct 7 • 4:12 PM EDT • Politics • koco.com
Ravens trade for Eagles center Cam Jurgens to bolster offensive line

BALTIMORE — Desperate times call for desperate measures. After seeing their offensive line — particularly at center — decimated by injuries, the Ravens acquired veteran Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens

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Oct 7 • 4:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Tim Patrick returning to practice

Jets WR Tim Patrick has been designated to return from the Reserve/Injured list

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Shriners Children's to host free sports injury prevention forum Wednesday in Sacramento

Student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers and families are invited to learn more about preventing sports injuries and what recovery looks like during a free community forum hosted by Shriners Children's Northern California.

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ESPN's 2027 Super Bowl telecast will stream on Disney+

The Super Bowl is coming to Disney+. The Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that ESPN's telecast of the NFL's marquee event on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California,

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MVCC to host annual Trick-or-Treat Street in Rome

Mohawk Valley Community College in Rome will host its annual Trick-or-Treat Street from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29. The event is free and open to the public.

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Patrick Mahomes reaches out to Fernando Mendoza after defeat

Andrew Leyden/Shutterstock.com Patrick Mahomes backs Mendoza’s path Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes backed the Las Vegas Raiders’ approach with rookie Fernando Mendoza after Kansas City’s 30 to 27 victory in Las Vegas on October 4, 2026, dropping the Raiders to 3 and 1. Mahomes said Mendoza can benefit from learning behind veteran Kirk Cousins,…

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‘Positive thoughts’: Legendary WWE announcer reveals new health setback

Jim Ross, a longtime professional wrestling announcer, has revealed a new health setback months after brain surgery.

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‘Positive thoughts’: Legendary WWE announcer reveals new health setback

Jim Ross, a longtime professional wrestling announcer, has revealed a new health setback months after brain surgery.

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Marylanders can compare 2027 health insurance plans online as open enrollment nears

Marylanders can compare 2027 health plans and prices online starting Wednesday.

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Nonprofit provides free sports gear to youth athletes

A Baltimore nonprofit is helping children across the region by providing them with free sports and playground equipment.

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Oct 7 • 1:21 PM EDT • Sports • wbaltv.com
UMBC Poll Part 2: Marylander's views on primaries and redistricting

Part two of the UMBC Institute of Politics poll was released on Wednesday and asked Marylanders about the state's primary elections as well as redistricting.

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Oct 7 • 9:13 AM EDT • Politics • wbaltv.com
Spooky Mad Science Expo returns Oct. 17 with more than 100 hands-on science activities

The free Halloween-themed event at Patrick Henry Recreation Center is in its 11th year. The mayor is scheduled to read a city proclamation at 4 p.m.

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Oct 7 • 9:04 AM EDT • Science • alexandriabrief.com
Movie review: 'The Social Reckoning' lacks nuance but delivers a meaningful message

If David Fincher’s 2010 tech drama “The Social Network” was about Mark Zuckerberg’s legal battle to secure the Facebook bag, Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” arriving 15 years later, is

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Patrick Mahomes continues his contributions to High School football

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues his contributions to High School football programs | @EdEastonJr

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’80s icon Rick Springfield to preview new music at Riverside

At 77, Rick Springfield reflects on massive '80s fame, his battle with depression detailed in his memoir, and why he's still writing new music instead of just playing the classics.

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Could Real Madrid’s Endrick return to Lyon?

Endrick (20) had a successful second half of last season on loan at Olympique Lyonnais. Struggling for game time at Real Madrid, he joined Paulo Fonseca’s side in January and would go on to score ei...

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NC treasurer: Atrium affordability program could bankrupt state employees’ health plan

State Health Plan officials say Atrium's new affordability program is "trickery" that will drive up costs for plan members and taxpayers

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Oct 7 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
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Balloon Fiesta brings crowds and spending to Albuquerque businesses

Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta is drawing large crowds and boosting sales for vendors and local businesses across the city.

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Oct 7 • 2:58 AM EDT • Business • koat.com
Test cricket's biggest scandals: Your top 10 revealed

See what BBC Sport readers voted as Test cricket's biggest scandals, together with contributions from the TMS team.

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For Better Or For Worse

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OU Health alerts patients after data breach involving former employee

OU Health has informed patients about a data breach after a former employee accessed sensitive medical records without authorization over several months.

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Georgia governor debate: Bottoms, Jackson clash over health care, data centers

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson faced off Tuesday night in Doraville for their only televised debate.

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Oct 6 • 11:05 PM EDT • Health • fox5atlanta.com
Cooper’s Christmas Balls gets new life in Greensboro as teen passes business to nonprofit

A Greensboro holiday tradition is getting a new purpose as teen founder Cooper Dunning passes Cooper’s Christmas Balls to a nonprofit.

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Central Florida students ‘scout’ out coveted nuclear science merit bad

With the help of dedicated Airmen from the Air Force Technical Applications Center here, 89 inspired scouts from across Central Florida traveled to Patrick SFB Sept. 19 to earn the coveted Nuclear

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Talarico steps off Texas Senate campaign trail after flu diagnosis

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has stepped off the campaign trail after being diagnosed with the flu. Talarico disclosed his illness Sept. 29 at a virtual forum sponsored by the

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More than 1,000 students explore STEM careers through hands-on experiments at Science Museum

More than 1,000 seventh graders are testing robotics, electricity and virtual reality at Science Museum Oklahoma's Innovation Week.

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Former first-round pick Jedrick Wills lands in Arizona

The Arizona Cardinals signed free-agent offensive tackle Jedrick Wills on Tuesday

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Oct 6 • 7:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Atrium Health’s AirCare program reflects on four decades of patient transport

Atrium Health’s AirCare program marks four decades of patient transport, with reflections from an original flight nurse and the current director.

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Disney World raises prices of annual passes, tickets

An already expensive visit to the “Most Magical Place on Earth” is about to get even costlier as Walt Disney World raises prices for annual passes and some single-day tickets.

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Cardinals signing Jedrick Wills, place Paris Johnson on IR
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