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Baptist Health Paducah to offer lung cancer screenings during Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Baptist Health Paducah will set aside low dose lung cancer screening appointments Friday, Nov. 13, in recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

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Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster

By Antonio Martins (Outras Palavras) Defeats become deeper and more prolonged when we misunderstand what caused them, avoid correcting course, and embrace “solutions” that only compound our mistakes. Lula’s government and the Brazilian left suffered a disaster in Sunday’s election. Contrary to every poll, the president finished the first round 2.2 million votes behind Flávio Bolsonaro—and, more significantly, 3.4 million votes below his total four years ago, when the machinery of the state was working against him and in favor of his opponent. His vote share declined in 98 percent of Brazil’s municipalities. The PL, the main party of the far right, elected 121 deputies and 28 senators, becoming the largest caucus in both houses of Congress. The parties aligned with the Centrão—Brazil’s bloc of transactional center-right parties—were somewhat diminished, but will still hold roughly 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 in the Senate. That will make it easier to assemble the majorities needed to amend the Constitution or impeach Supreme Federal Court justices. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro could appoint four members of the Court, substantially altering its internal balance of power. What produced these results? How can the far right be prevented from consolidating them into a prolonged political hegemony? And what is the essential change of direction the left now needs? Explaining the Disaster Across the commercial media and the exuberant chaos of digital platforms, interpretations are multiplying. Some focus on specific episodes: Lula’s absence from the Globo debate, his very close relationship with Alexandre de Moraes, or his emphasis on issues supposedly remote from most people’s everyday concerns, such as rare earth minerals. Among the more systemic interpretations, three seem especially questionable. One argues that the principal defeat was not the left’s, since its congressional representation declined only slightly. The decisive movement captured at the ballot box, according to this view, was a shift within the right itself—from the more moderate and transactional forces of the Centrão toward the more ideological and radicalized forces of the PL and Novo. A second interpretation holds that the nature of electoral and political processes has changed. The material interests and aspirations of society, it argues, no longer play the central role they once did; they have given way to forms of subjective self-identification that the left has yet to understand. And a third concludes that, because of these two developments, we should expect a political winter: a prolonged period in which the far right and the broader right dominate Brazilian political life. There are important elements in all three interpretations. The problem lies in what they deny or leave out: Lula’s third government was a small-bore government. It offered the majorities that elected it neither a clearly better life nor reasons to believe again in politics and its power to transform society. These failures flowed from two fatal accommodations, which I will examine below. As a result, the government suffered a slow but steady erosion of support. And, as has happened in so many Western countries, it gave the far right the opportunity to present itself as anti-system and to benefit from popular frustration and distress. The interpretation that emphasizes the migration of votes from the center-right and traditional right toward the far right has been advanced, among others, by the courageous journalist Leonardo Sakamoto. In his UOL column on Monday, October 5, he highlights the miserable behavior of the traditional conservative parties. Over the past four years, they repeatedly joined forces with the “neo”-fascists, helping to “normalize” them—a criticism that could equally be directed at almost the entire corporate media. Believing they could use the far right as a stepping stone, they instead ended up partly devoured by it. This was especially true in the Senate, where the PL’s gain of 13 senators and Novo’s gain of two came at the expense of the PSD, which lost nine; the MDB, which lost two; the PSDB, which lost two; and the PP, which lost one. Sakamoto’s observation is accurate and necessary, but it leaves uncomfortable questions unanswered. Why did the erosion of the Centrão benefit the far right rather than, for example, producing growth for the left—as has happened so many times before, both in Brazil and elsewhere? The answer is not difficult. Throughout its four years in office, Lula’s third government was almost invariably associated with the Centrão. Here lies its first accommodation: accepting the limits imposed by conservative institutions; avoiding, as much as possible, any attempt to strain those limits through popular pressure; and believing only in the modest changes that could be squeezed through openings in Congress. The failure of the campaign to end the six-day workweek is emblematic. Lula could have electrified the presidential race by pairing it with a popular campaign for passage of the measure. Instead, he chose to place his hopes in the hands of Senate president Rodrigo Alcolumbre. He generated no mass mobilization, did not force his opponents onto an uncomfortable defensive, and won no victory. In September 2025, the government squandered the greatest of its many opportunities to shake up conservative power in Congress. Popular opposition to the so-called Shielding Amendment—which, if approved, would have restricted criminal proceedings against members of Congress—brought crowds into the streets, mobilized primarily by artists and social movements. This opened the possibility for a broader political education: a campaign that could begin exposing the limits and dysfunctions of Brazil’s political system while putting Bolsonaro’s movement on the defensive for its predictable support of political privilege. The amendment was defeated. But the executive branch then backed away from the fight. It remained associated with an institutional world widely seen as corrupt, elitist, and indifferent to ordinary people’s struggles. In doing so, it forfeited its credibility as a vehicle for the protest vote. On Sunday, it reaped the bitter fruits. Are We Doomed? Taking a different approach from Sakamoto, the philosopher Moysés Pinto Neto and other writers have drawn attention, in their first analyses of October 4, to the fragmentation of the public sphere produced by Big Tech platforms. Through their algorithms, these platforms present each person with a different view of social reality. As a consequence, it becomes much harder to identify common material problems and demands—for example, the fight for labor rights or for a properly funded public health system. Voters no longer embrace such demands, these authors argue, because they no longer see themselves as part of a collective. Instead, they tend to value the identities assigned to them by neoliberal subjectivity—the role of the entrepreneur, for example. On this interpretation, the left’s possible error lies in clinging to outdated illusions. Moysés’s warning is highly relevant and resonates with arguments such as Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s “Apocalyptic Fascism and the Billionaires’ Bet.” Unlike a century ago, the far right no longer promises a radiant future. It concentrates instead on resentment—especially that of young men. “They belong to a generation that fears it may never own a home, but compensates with the pleasure it gets from constantly provoking progressives online. Convinced their future has been stolen, they share memes romanticizing historical authoritarian regimes,” the authors write. But Moysés seems to confuse this danger with inevitability. He fails to see that the left’s answer cannot be adaptation. On the contrary, it must strengthen the possibility of politics as collective action. Nor does he recognize that precisely such a reversal is already becoming possible in some of the most promising mobilizations of the twenty-first century: the election, at the end of 2025, of the young Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York, on a platform centered on the intensely material fight for an affordable city; the Left Party’s victory in Berlin two weeks ago, built around the demand to expropriate private real-estate corporations; and the very recent wave of demonstrations in Spain—including an occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol—in which tens of thousands of young people mobilized by the Tenants’ Union have demanded limits on rents. By putting itself in the straitjacket of the “fiscal framework” in the first months of 2022, Lula’s third government adopted the second fatal accommodation of its term. Faced with conservative institutions and a country devastated by four years of Bolsonaro, increased public investment was the government’s remaining weapon for offering a more dignified life to the majority and forging an anti-conservative pact with them. The same state that disburses 1 trillion reais a year to enrich a small class of rentiers could instead spend money to extend the Family Health Strategy to every Brazilian, at a cost of 30 billion reais; provide full-day public schooling and childcare to all adolescents and children—and, especially, relief to their mothers; achieve universal sanitation while cleaning up polluted urban rivers; multiply metro systems; begin transforming the urban peripheries; and undertake many other urgently needed projects. In April 2023, an article in Outras Palavras warned that the fiscal framework could “shrink the Lula government and preserve the forces that condemn the country to inequality and regression.” A year later, another article showed that restraints on public spending were strangling policies vital to ordinary people and undermining the president’s popularity. In November 2024 came a reality check, in the form of the government’s humiliating defeat in the municipal elections. Even then, the fiscal lock was neither removed nor loosened. On the contrary: throughout the government’s four years, fiscal restraint remained central to its political narrative. The administration proudly proclaimed that it had “put the state’s accounts in order,” without grasping either how misleading that phrase was—given the payment of 1 trillion reais in interest—or how badly the message was hurting it politically. Lula finally woke up in September 2026. The increase in Bolsa Família benefits, after four years of being frozen; the announcement that anti-obesity drugs would be offered through Brazil’s public health system; and the ban on online betting showed that the state has the power to act decisively on behalf of the majority when those in government are willing to confront obstacles. The huge marches that closed the campaign in Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo on the eve of October 4 showed how such initiatives can mobilize activists and the broader public. But it was too late—and too little to change the outcome of the first round. History has not ended The possibility of a turnaround in the three weeks leading up to November 25 cannot be ruled out. It will not be simple or easy. Lula must not only make up a deficit of 2.2 million votes; he must also offset the movement of voters who backed other right-wing candidates in the first round, most of whom are likely to move toward Flávio Bolsonaro. Pulling that off will require a broad, grassroots effort to win over voters, potentially reinforced by new initiatives from Lula. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If Bolsonaro’s movement also wins the presidency, the result will create a high-risk situation for Brazilian sovereignty and democracy. The enormous challenges posed by such an outcome would require the left to reexamine, in depth and with a genuine willingness to engage in self-criticism, its political projects—or its lack of them—and its practices. But would that mean we are condemned to the long winter of far-right hegemony that some analyses are beginning to forecast? It is far too early to say, suggests a recent text by Álvaro García Linera, the thinker who served as vice president of Bolivia under Evo Morales. His central hypothesis is that this political current will prove short-lived. At a moment when the entire world is once again talking about sovereignty and protecting national economies, the far right offers a stale, recolonizing neoliberalism. Its submission to the United States is as blatant and pathetic as Flávio and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s overtures to Donald Trump. Its project amounts to something like every man for himself: greater inequality, capitalism without limits, devastation, and supremacism. Will it work? In the United States, just two years into his second term, Trump himself is reaching record levels of unpopularity and may be on the verge of losing Republican control of both the House and Senate in November. Every new beginning is difficult. Whatever the outcome of the second round, the defeats of October 4 show how profoundly the Brazilian left will have to rethink and rebuild. But just as it would be foolish to underestimate the seriousness of its mistakes, it would be equally foolish to conclude that rebuilding a political project is no longer possible. History has not ended. The times are moving faster than ever. Originally published in Portuguese by Outras Palavras. English translation by Eric Blanc; I’ve added the subtitles. More We can’t stop the far right at home or abroad without a revitalized labor movement, which is yet another reason why you should become a sustaining supporter of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) — one of US labor’s pivotal bright spots. Relatedly, Jacobin published a short piece of mine reflecting on a decade of Bernie Sanders inspiring a whole new generation of young worker organizers.

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Oct 6 • 10:08 AM EDT • Politics • laborpolitics.com
Alexandria health officials issue vaccine guidance as respiratory illness season begins

As the season for increased flu and other respiratory illnesses arrives, the Alexandria Health Department is providing guidance on vaccines and other recommendations for residents. Flu season begins in October and continues until May, although activity may peak in the winter months. Other respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) also circulate during

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Oct 6 • 9:15 AM EDT • Health • alxnow.com
HEALTH WATCH: Staying Healthy For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Oct 6 • 8:30 AM EDT • Health • foxbaltimore.com
Sanford Health Fargo offering flu shots at clinics, hosting vaccine events including ‘Boo to the Flu’

Sanford Health Fargo is now offering flu vaccinations to patients 6 months and older at all Fargo metro area primary care clinics.

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Oct 6 • 8:14 AM EDT • Health • valleynewslive.com
Chelsea handed unexpected midfielder boost ahead of squad announcement

Chelsea midfielder’s imminent suspension will impact his minutes during next month’s international break

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Oct 6 • 7:22 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Holy Cross Health Offers $100 Mammograms During Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report

Uninsured patients qualify for the promotional rate, available from October 1 to 31. October 5, 2026 – During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Holy Cross Health is offering screening mammograms and […]

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Oct 6 • 7:09 AM EDT • Health • southfloridahospitalnews.com
Second high school football coach dies unexpectedly at same school

The 31-year-old died last month.

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Oct 6 • 6:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Aziz Ansari's Hypothetical Tour finally comes to L.A.

The multihyphenate has been touring for nearly 20 months, with breaks for his film projects, and his tour is finally making a stop in L.A. at the Dolby Theatre.

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Oct 6 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Most Americans support switch to Medicare for all health insurance

Most Americans now favor government-paid health insurance for all, according to a ‌new poll, as voters across party lines see major healthcare reforms as a priority less than a month before midterm elections to decide control of the US Congress.

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Oct 6 • 5:06 AM EDT • Health • reuters.com
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Issues in the Lead-Up to the 2026 Midterm Election

With the 2026 midterms about a month away, health care costs remain tied with gas as voters’ top midterm concerns and the Democrats hold a clear edge over the Republicans Party on who voters trust to handle many top electoral issues, including the cost of health care and the cost of living. Two-thirds of U.S. adults now favor Medicare-for-all, a new high in KFF Polling, but support shifts when competing claims from critics and proponents are heard.

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Oct 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kff.org
Poll: Cost of Health Care and Gas Top Voters' Midterm Concerns; Democrats Hold Significant Advantage on Health Care Costs and Cost of Living

Just a month away from the midterm elections, affordability worries continue to top the public’s list of midterm election issues, with health care costs and gas costs tying as the top economic concern, KFF’s new Health Tracking Poll finds. Voters overall trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the cost of health care and the cost of living.

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Oct 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kff.org
Lexington restaurant reopens after health department reinspection. Why it closed

The restaurant was one of three closed by the health department last month. All are now back in business. What happened?

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Oct 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kentucky.com
As federal grant cuts hit social sciences, McInnis ‘worried’ about funds

Yale’s federal funding declined by 1.5 percent in the last fiscal year, with cuts affecting social science fields — which the Trump administration has targeted. Yale President Maurie McInnis said last month that the government had been slow to disburse awards.

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Oct 6 • 1:48 AM EDT • Science • yaledailynews.com
How to watch 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day': When will it be streaming?

The highest-grossing movie of 2026 is slinging its way into your home this month.

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Oct 6 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
Second October 'event' possible with new Macs as the focus

Apple already has an unannounced product reveal expected on October 13 and rumors suggest a second round of releases could occur by the end of the month.

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Oct 5 • 10:45 PM EDT • Technology • appleinsider.com
CREO Brings AI, Health, National Defense Into Focus for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

The Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Education and Outreach is marking Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a speaker series that runs through Oct. 29.

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Oct 5 • 9:55 PM EDT • Health • ncat.edu
Euro faces political, fiscal reckoning as it hovers near 17-month low

The euro struggled near a 17-month low on Tuesday, weighed down by political uncertainty ‌and fiscal concerns across the euro zone, while the dollar extended its blistering rally as it rode US Treasury yields higher.

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Oct 5 • 9:14 PM EDT • Politics • reuters.com
Hochul, Blakeman campaign in Erie County as governor’s race enters final month

With less than a month until Election Day, the race for New York governor ran through Western New York Monday.

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Oct 5 • 7:53 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
After FBI departure, Andrew Bailey says his focus is not on 2028

Andrew Bailey walked out of the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C. Friday and was back in Missouri watching his son play football Saturday, ending a roughly 13-month stint as co-deputy director of the FBI.

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Oct 5 • 7:35 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Child dies from bacterial infection, state health department reports

A child died last month from complications of the invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection, DPHHS said.

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Oct 5 • 6:52 PM EDT • Health • dailymontanan.com
Supermassive Lays Off 70 People Less Than Six Months After Releasing Its New Sci-Fi Horror Game

Directive 8020 was met with mixed reviews on Steam

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Oct 5 • 5:46 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
macOS 27.2 reveals new clues about Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro

Apple is widely expected to release a new touchscreen MacBook Pro as soon as this month. This will mark the...

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Oct 5 • 5:34 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Monday Health Minutes

You can get health tips from Valley Health Systems every month on First Look at Four.

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Oct 5 • 5:24 PM EDT • Health • wsaz.com
What’s new in Android’s October 2026 Google System Updates

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across...

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Oct 5 • 5:17 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Sphere Entertainment declines 14%, hits multi-month low

SPHR stock plunged 14% to a 6-month low as short interest stays high and ticketing trends blur.

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Oct 5 • 4:50 PM EDT • Entertainment • seekingalpha.com
Voters to decide on funding West Baton Rouge Parish Health Center

West Baton Rouge Parish voters will decide next month on a 10-year renewal of the property tax that funds the West Baton Rouge Health Center.

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Oct 5 • 4:48 PM EDT • Health • wafb.com
Author and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86

His last book, Adam and Eve, is set to release this month.

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Oct 5 • 4:31 PM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
The Googlebook era is here: some first impressions of the hardware and a whole new OS

Today is the day. After months of tracking code commits, dissecting leaks, and getting that unforgettable first taste at Google’s media showcase in New York City, Googlebooks are officially landing...

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Oct 5 • 4:30 PM EDT • Technology • chromeunboxed.com
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens Hosts Community Health Fair as Centerpiece of Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens hosted a comprehensive Community Health Fair on September 30, serving as the primary event in the hospital’s month-long

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Oct 5 • 4:15 PM EDT • Health • nychealthandhospitals.org
CSUN in D.C. Internship Expands Student’s Public Health Career Aspirations

For Josiah Morrow, a three-month internship in Washington, D.C., turned the nation’s capital into a classroom — and helped shape his future in healthcare.

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Oct 5 • 3:28 PM EDT • Health • newsroom.csun.edu
Edison's Entertainment Complex Female Athlete Of Month: Jess Sever Has Made Important Contributions To Edwardsville Girls Flag Football Team

Edwardsville sophomore Jess Sever has five touchdowns as the undefeated Tigers girls flag football team advances in the IHSA postseason.

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Oct 5 • 3:20 PM EDT • Entertainment • riverbender.com
Gatorade maker recalls 122,000 cases of popular sports drink across 37 US states

PepsiCo initiated class II recall of 28oz bottles last month over ‘undeclared’ yellow dyes, FDA notice says

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Oct 5 • 2:38 PM EDT • Sports • theguardian.com
Police urge Pennsylvania businesses to remove skill games as legal deadline approaches

Months after a justice ruled that skill games are legally slot machines, a deadline is fast approaching for the machines to be removed.

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Oct 5 • 1:42 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Computer science student is a CEO before earning diploma

Marcel Slowikowski (’26 computer science) launched an AI startup this summer, months before he earns his computer science degree.

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Oct 5 • 12:18 PM EDT • Science • news.las.iastate.edu
Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: Oct. 7-10, 2026

Sporting Kansas City returns home to host the Portland Timbers at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Sporting Park as the club celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month. Tickets are available on SeatGeek, including a special Latino Heritage Night ticket pack featuring an exclusive luchador mask/hat and a Corona or Coca-Cola

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Oct 5 • 12:14 PM EDT • Sports • sportingkc.com
Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News as on-air contributor

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will become an on-air Fox News contributor next month, weeks after stepping down from her prior role to spend more time focusing on her family.

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Oct 5 • 10:45 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Jason Stein

A month before the 2026 election, the Marquette Law School Poll shows candidates for governor neck-and-neck — poll director Charles Franklin explained where voters stand and why. Enrollment caps for ...

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Oct 5 • 10:27 AM EDT • Politics • pbswisconsin.org
Davids Fights Washington Healthcare Cuts with Plan to Lower Costs, Protect Kansas Hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced a comprehensive package of healthcare legislation that directly counters Washington’s recent healthcare rollbacks, which are increasing monthly costs and closing rural hospitals. Davids’ efforts would protect Kansas families from rising medical costs, block new federal red tape, and keep local hospitals and health clinics open.

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Oct 5 • 10:14 AM EDT • Health • davids.house.gov
Science Corp. Announces Long-Term (36 Months) Results of PRIMA BCI Clinical Trial Showing Durable Vision Restoration in Blind Patients Suffering from Geographic Atrophy

Science Corporation, the neural engineering and brain-computer interface (BCI) company, today announced long-term (36 months) followup data from its pivotal ...

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Oct 5 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • businesswire.com
Memorial Health team highlights support, expanded services during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Memorial Health System is using the time to highlight breast health education, early detection and the support available locally for patients and families.

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Oct 5 • 9:32 AM EDT • Health • wtap.com
Memorial Health team highlights support, expanded services during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Memorial Health team highlights support, expanded services during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Oct 5 • 8:59 AM EDT • Health • wtap.com
Orange County Celebrity Chefs and Health-conscious Founders This Month on ‘Walk-Ins Welcome’

We had an all-star line-up of guests in September on “Walk-Ins Welcome.” Amar Santana of “Top Chef” and executive chef/owner of Vaca and Broadway talked about

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Oct 5 • 8:59 AM EDT • Health • cultureoc.org
Eurozone business activity grows at fastest pace in 41 months in September

Private sector growth accelerates as demand improves, while input costs, selling prices rise at fastest rates since May | Anadolu

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Oct 5 • 8:53 AM EDT • Business • aa.com.tr
Pope Francis' diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years

Pope Francis' journal entries from his time in the Vatican and years before will be published this fall | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM

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Oct 5 • 8:05 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Pope Francis' diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years

Pope Francis' journal entries from his time in the Vatican and years before will be published this fall | Talk 1370

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Oct 5 • 8:05 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Pope Francis' diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican years

Pope Francis' journal entries from his time in the Vatican and years before will be published this fall.

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Oct 5 • 8:05 AM EDT • Entertainment • news4jax.com
Fiserv Small Business Index Shows Small Business Sales Rise in September as Back-to-School Lifts Retail

Index rises to 146 as sales increase +2.2% year over year and +0.7% month over month MILWAUKEE, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today published the Fiserv Small Business Index for September 2026,

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Oct 5 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • investors.fiserv.com
The AI Advantage Minnesota Has Been Building for Decades

Software companies used to defend themselves in a handful of reliable ways. They built useful features, made their products easy to use and counted on the hassle of switching platforms to keep their customers from leaving. A new company that wanted to compete had to invest months, sometimes even years, of engineering time to catch

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Oct 5 • 7:46 AM EDT • Business • tcbmag.com
‘An anchor’: Oakshire fans celebrate, grieve as business prepares to shut down

Oakshire Public House has been a gathering space in the Whiteaker neighborhood since 2013 and holds many individual and community memories. Oakshire as a company is closing, but it plans to transition the Public House to a new company in the next two months, keeping the location open through the process.

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Oct 5 • 7:26 AM EDT • Business • lookouteugene-springfield.com
Wilmington selected as national host for Nuclear Science Week 2026

Wilmington will serve as the national host for Nuclear Science Week later this month.

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Oct 5 • 6:49 AM EDT • Science • wwaytv3.com
Jobs in health care. Jobs for women. The US labour market is segmenting. Chernobyl’s radiation and Lenin’s love of literature.

Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Elmer Bischoff, Two Figures at the Seashore, 1957 The only really dynamic job-creator in the US economy is health care: The largest crunch has come in Federal government, which has shed 2.7 m jobs. Source: tchouvkov on Twitter Tech is struggling. [ Joey Politano 🏳️‍🌈@JosephPolitano The US tech sector continues bleeding jobs in official data released today—overall, employment decreased by 17k last month and is down 69k over the last year That's nearly as bad as the worst of the 2024 tech-cession, and much worse than the 2022 boom or even pre-2020 norms 12:42 PM · Oct 2, 2026 · 15.2K Views 15 Replies · 47 Reposts · 390 Likes ](https://x.com/JosephPolitano/status/2106001807847940232?s=20) The new jobs are all for women. [ Justin Wolfers@JustinWolfers I'm not sure who saw this coming, but so far nearly all the jobs created during the second Trump administration have gone to women. 1:09 PM · Oct 2, 2026 · 33K Views 70 Replies · 146 Reposts · 644 Likes ](https://x.com/JustinWolfers/status/2106008723533533601?s=20) Meanwhile, real wages are being eaten up by modest over-target inflation. [ Heather Long@byHeatherLong The financial pain is real: Wage growth fell to 3% (y/y) in September. That's the lowest in 5 years. Wage growth: 3% Inflation: ~3.4% Inflation has eaten up all wage gains for the average worker since April. Many people are having to make hard choices about what to buy and what … 1:24 PM · Oct 2, 2026 · 37K Views 24 Replies · 275 Reposts · 533 Likes ](https://x.com/byHeatherLong/status/2106012367712620728?s=20) HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $60. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Elmer Bischoff, Bathers, 1960 Americans are disillusioned with higher ed. For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Where the Chernobyl radiation went. h/t Simon Kuestenmacher aka simongerman600 How Lenin’s love of literature shaped the Russian Revolution - Tariq Ali This, then, was the intellectual atmosphere in which Lenin came of age. His father, a highly cultured conservative, was the chief inspector of schools in his region and much respected as an educationalist. At home, Shakespeare, Goethe and Pushkin, among others, were read aloud on Sunday afternoons. It was impossible for the Ulyanov family – “Lenin” was a pseudonym adopted to outwit the tsarist secret police – to escape high culture. At high school, Lenin fell in love with Latin. His headteacher had high hopes that he might become a philologist and Latin scholar. History willed otherwise, but Lenin’s passion for Latin, and taste for the classics, never left him. He read Virgil, Ovid, Horace and Juvenal in the original, as well as Roman senatorial orations. He devoured Goethe during his two decades in exile, reading and rereading Faust many times. Lenin put his knowledge of the classics to good use in the time leading up to the October revolution of 1917. In April of that year, he broke with Russian social-democratic orthodoxy and, in a set of radical theses, called for a socialist revolution in Russia. A number of his own close comrades denounced him. In a sharp riposte, Lenin quoted Mephistopheles from Goethe’s masterwork: “Theory, my friend, is grey, but green is the eternal tree of life.” Source: The Guardian Elmer Bischoff, The River, 1953 If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe

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Jerry Jeudy finds perspective in tough times through his daughters

Jerry Jeudy's last 15 months or so with the Browns have been tough. However, he's found happiness in getting away from football with his daughters.

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I spent $500 learning to resell. Soon I had a $25K sales month.

Ethan Alexander started reselling Walmart products on Amazon as a teenager. His family's garage soon became a makeshift warehouse.

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NBA 2K25 is being delisted later this month, servers (including single-player story mode) shut down at the end of the year

MyCareer, MyTeam and all other online game modes will end in December…

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Alex Scott Injury Raises Fresh Bournemouth Fears After England Break

Alex Scott's dream England breakthrough has been overshadowed by injury, with the Bournemouth midfielder potentially facing two months out. After a brilliant start to the season, his absence comes at the worst possible time, while his injury raises familiar frustrations around AFCB's rising stars.

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Four ways the midterm elections could go, one month away

Democrats have polls and history on their side. Republicans have money.

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Southern Taiwan Science Park revenue climbs 36.5% in first eight months of 2026

Companies in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) posted record revenue of NT$2.495124 trillion (US$78.59 billion) in the first eight months of 2026, up 36.5% from a year earlier, according to the STSP Bureau. The bureau said the growth reflected the global AI boom and the park's expanding role in the high-tech supply chain.

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Predicting Everton's October as Tough Schedule Incoming

Everton have a difficult month approaching, facing Hull, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Newcastle.

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GraceArts Live sets sail with ‘The Pirates of Penzance’

Pirates, romance and a particularly inconvenient birthday will take the stage in Lake Havasu City this month as GraceArts Live opens Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta “The Pirates of Penzance.”

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Euro pummelled by France's debt burden; stocks mixed

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks made brisk gains on Monday as investors pared back expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, while the

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Euro drops to 17-month low as political and fiscal risks rise

Euro hits 17-month low as French politics and fiscal worries shake markets.

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Euro slides as French fiscal worries grip markets

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The euro weakened sharply on Monday to a 17-month low as fiscal worries in France amid a steep bond market rout stoked

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Inside the court case for the brother of Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend

Zach Hickerson, brother of late actress Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend Brian Hickerson, is looking to resolve a case that landed him behind bars earlier this month.

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Trump faces midterm verdict as Democrats close in on US Congress

A month before the US midterms, Democrats are eyeing control of Congress -- and the power to put President Donald Trump on the defensive for the rest of his term by investigating his administration an...

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WHO joins Pre-COP31 to advance climate action that delivers for people’s health

The World Health Organization (WHO) is joining Pacific leaders, governments and partners at Pre-COP31 in Fiji from 5 to 8 October to advance health priorities in climate action and strengthen the Pacific voice ahead of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).COP31, to be held next month in Antalya, Türkiye, marks an important step for global climate and health action. Health is one of the 10 priority themes of the COP31 Action Agenda, “Dynamic and Resilient Health Systems”, and a dedicated Health Day will take place on 9 November, the first day of COP31. The inclusion of health reflects growing global recognition that climate action and health are closely connected. The climate crisis is affecting population health globally. Across the WHO Western Pacific Region, which includes Pacific island countries and areas, the consequences of climate change include extreme heat, cyclones, floods, rising sea levels, food and water insecurity, infectious diseases and disruptions to essential health services. The Pacific in particular faces additional challenges. A recent review of 76 hospitals in 14 Pacific island countries found that 62% of health facilities are located within 500 metres of the sea or a river, leaving them particularly exposed to flooding, storm surges and sea-level rise.Bringing Pacific priorities to the global climate agendaThe Pacific Pre-COP31 provides an important opportunity for Pacific countries and partners to consolidate regional priorities and bring the experiences and leadership of Pacific communities into global climate discussions.Pacific countries have been advancing practical approaches to protect health in a changing climate, including strengthening climate-resilient health systems, improving preparedness for extreme weather events, building resilient health infrastructure and mobilizing climate finance for health. “This Pre-COP is an important moment for the Pacific, bringing global climate discussions to a region that has long been at the forefront of the climate crisis. It provides an opportunity for Pacific countries and areas to set their priorities, experiences and leadership on the global stage, and to ensure that the realities of Pacific communities are genuinely reflected in the decisions made on climate action,” said Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific.Throughout this week, WHO will co-convene and participate in high-level discussions and events focused on climate and health, climate resilience, adaptation, financing and implementation. “Climate finance is essential for resilient and healthy Pacific communities,” emphasized Dr Mark Jacobs, WHO Representative to the South Pacific and Director of Pacific Technical Support. “We must ensure that financing reaches the people, communities and essential services most exposed to climate risks, supporting locally defined priorities and investments.”WHO will work with partners to strengthen the integration of health considerations across climate policies and investments, including national climate plans and resilience initiatives.Health as a driver of climate actionAmid the risks to health and pressures on health systems, well-strategized and implemented climate action can deliver significant health benefits. Investments in clean energy, sustainable transport, resilient infrastructure, food systems and nature-based solutions have proven to reduce health risks while contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation.“Climate action is truly an investment in health. Cleaner energy, healthier food systems and climate-resilient health services can protect lives while building stronger communities. We now need to turn these opportunities into action and make health a core part of climate investments,” said Dr Sandro Demaio, Director and Head of Office, WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region. “These benefits demonstrate that climate action is not only about reducing future risks. It is also an opportunity to improve lives today while building healthier, safer and more resilient societies.”At COP31 next month, WHO will also support the Health Pavilion, which will bring together the global health community and partners to advance health and equity within climate negotiations. With COP31 poised to move health higher on the global climate agenda, WHO will continue working with countries and partners across the Western Pacific Region and globally to strengthen climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems, and ensure that climate action protects and improves people’s health.____________________Media contactsElizabeth Bennett, WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region, elizabeth.bennett@who.intJulia Dongwhan Shin, WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region, dong.shin@who.intWHO Western Pacific Communications, wprocom@who.int

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Elon Musk rebrands SpaceXAI following Trump directive

SpaceX's artificial intelligence arm is undergoing another identity change just months after Elon Musk consolidated xAI into the company.

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Oct 4 • 4:39 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
$3.3M National Institutes of Health grant funds UH study of microplastics, infant brain development

Researchers will measure exposure through maternal blood, examine fetal brain development through ultrasound and collect cord blood and placenta samples. Infants will be assessed at 2, 6 and 12 months for neurological function, motor development, language skills and cognition.

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The Upcoming Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro Is Reportedly 'Significantly Lighter'

The high-end laptop is still expected to make its debut by next month.

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Oct 4 • 3:27 PM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
One giant clam contains a month‑by‑month diary of the Great Barrier Reef's climate 200 years ago

When you swim through the azure waters of the Great Barrier Reef, there is one creature on the seafloor that's almost impossible to miss: the giant clam. Its huge, fluted shell frames a soft mantle shimmering ...

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‘Fitbit Edge’ leaks as Google’s next fitness tracker with ‘Apps’ & ‘Notifications’

Following an accidental marketing leak in August and FCC listing last month, retail listings for the “Fitbit Edge” have now emerged.

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Hispanic Heritage Month has culture meet care amid AHA latest studies

Hispanic Heritage Month offers communities across the country a vital opportunity to come together in celebration of culture, art, and history. But health advocates are using local gatherings to shine a light on a critical health shift affecting millions of families nationwide.

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Family seeks answers after business owner fatally shot in South Philadelphia

It has been over two months since a man was gunned down in South Philadelphia.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month in TX: The resources, events, and numbers to know

Experts say this month is about screening and early detection. One in eight women in America will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED to feature 'significantly lighter' design: report

Apple’s major MacBook Pro overhaul is just around the corner, and should debut within a month or so. It’ll be...

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LAUP connects Latino families with mental health support in Holland

LAUP in Holland connects Latino families with mental health care through therapy and monthly workshops, addressing stigma, language barriers and cost while helping participants rebuild confidence.

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Shipley's Garment Spa to close after 102 years

After more than a century in business, Shipley's Garment Spa in downtown Sioux Falls will serve its final customers this month.

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Shipley's Garment Spa to close after 124 years

After more than a century in business, Shipley's Garment Spa in downtown Sioux Falls will serve its final customers this month.

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Is Political Polling Broken?

Veteran pollster Stefan Hankin reveals the industry secrets that help explain why polls seem so unreliable.

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Oct 4 • 10:01 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonmonthly.com
Braves Minor League Recap: Briggs Opens AFL Season

Briggs McKenzie returned to the mound for the first time in three months to kick off the AFL season.

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How Americans’ Financial Health Is Faring In The “K-Shaped” Economy

Hey all, Jason here. Money20/20 is still two weeks away, but I’ve already started packing (not procrastinating for once!). My calendar is already filling up with various sessions I want to catch, meetings, and of course happy hours, dinners, and other side events. If you’ll be in Vegas and want to catch up, let me know by replying to this email, and we can try to find a time amidst the chaos of the Venetian. A big if not totally unexpected piece of news dropped on Friday: the Independent Community Bankers of America, a trade group that represents smaller U.S. banks, filed a lawsuit against the OCC and Comptroller Jonathan Gould, arguing that the regulator’s move to grant trust bank charters to firms seeking to use them to conduct substantial non-fiduciary activities exceeds the authorities granted to the OCC by Congress. I haven’t had time to fully digest the legal filing or speak to folks in my network about it, but you can expect to see coverage and analysis on it in next week’s newsletter. Subscribe or Support by Upgrading The NerdCon agenda just dropped. It’s stacked. Partner content: Nubank built an AI-first bank. Chime built its own banking core. Figure and Valon are rebuilding the mortgage stack. At NerdCon, you’ll hear from the people behind those bets: what they chose, what they learned, and what they’re still figuring out. The agenda is live, with leaders from Nubank, Chime, OpenAI, Remitly, Mercury, Figure, Valon and more. Follow the mainstage conversations, bring the problem your team is wrestling with to a hands-on workshop, or pull up a chair at a roundtable. Pick your quests. Meet us in San Diego, November 18–20. Fintech Business Weekly readers save 20% with code FBW20. Explore the Agenda Things To Know & Other Good Reads Federal Reserve Board finalizes changes to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its stress test and reduce volatility in its stress test-related capital requirements (Federal Reserve Board of Governors) FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship (FDIC) Modernizing Financial Regulation: Initial Observations from eSLR (Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman) The Data Version of Godzilla versus Kong: FRED Takes on AI (Fed Governor Christopher Waller) Financing the AI buildout (Brookings) Q3’26: Rules for Banks but Not for Crypto (Fintech Takes Banking) The Inevitability of Local Stablecoins (Lombard Notes) Delusions of AI Governance: The Human-in-the-Loop Comfort Blanket (Fintech Snark Tank) Stripe agrees to acquire Parafin to expand revenue opportunities for platforms and help small businesses grow (Stripe) Listen: Fighting Fraud in the Age of AI, with SEON’s Tamas Kadar (Fintech Business Weekly) How Americans’ Financial Health Is Faring In The “K-Shaped” Economy If there is one overarching theme across the economy and politics in the U.S. at the moment, it’s “affordability.” The term is vague enough to encompass a panoply of factors shaping Americans’ day-to-day lives: rising costs for the hallmarks of being “middle class,” including healthcare, housing, childcare, and education, inflation and rising interest rates, and a job market with the specter of AI hovering over it. At the same time, policy shifts under the Trump administration have resulted in reduced subsidies to those who get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and new restrictions on qualifying for Medicaid and SNAP, the impacts of which have yet to be fully felt. These factors are contributing to declining consumer confidence and general dissatisfaction with the economy, despite continuing GDP growth and stock market records. This divergence is encapsulated in the idea of the “K-shaped” economy, in which a small proportion of Americans have seen their wealth balloon, while the majority of American households struggle to preserve the lifestyle they have. Perhaps the greatest determinant of which branch of the “K” a household is on is whether their wealth and income are primarily derived from employment vs. from assets. Nearly two decades of low interest rates and, more recently, elevated rates of inflation have benefited asset owners, while those whose income is primarily or solely derived from labor have largely seen real purchasing power stagnate or decline. This is reflected in recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing that labor share of U.S. GDP — the fraction of economic output that accrues to workers as compensation in exchange for their labor — dropped to just 52.8% in Q2 2026, the lowest since the BLS began keeping records. In 1947, approximately 2/3rds of economic output accrued to workers; even as recently as 2001, labor’s share of GDP was 64.1%. Against this backdrop, we’ve seen the rise of more credit and credit-like products: cash advance apps, “no-fee” overdraft, earned wage access, and buy now pay later, which are often used as small-dollar short-term borrowing mechanisms to meet immediate consumption needs or pay other bills (eg utilities, cell phone, other debt payments). With the markers of a middle class existence and, increasingly, basic financial stability seemingly out of reach for many, it should be no surprise there’s been an increase in “financial nihilism,” something industry peers like Alex Johnson and Frank Rotman have discussed and analyzed the roots of. The explosion of gambling and gambling-adjacent products and services — often marketed under the guise of being an “investment” — is inextricably intertwined with the rise of financial nihilism. Crypto, sports betting, and, more recently, prediction markets offer an escape or even hope of sorts, like a contemporary, digital version of a scratch-off lottery ticket, while leaving the overwhelming number of people who use such products worse off. Share of Households That Are Financially “Vulnerable” Ticks Up The Financial Health Network’s 2026 Financial Health Pulse® report adds context on how American households are faring. (I linked to this report in last week’s newsletter, but wanted to take time to further unpack the data in the report this week.) The Financial Health Network publishes the report annually, providing insight into how Americans’ financial circumstances are changing over time. The 2026 report is derived from a survey fielded in April and May 2026. The report leverages survey responses to assess indicators of financial health across spending, saving, borrowing, and planning/protecting and to determine a zero to 100 “FinHealth” score. Those with scores between 0 and 39 are considered “Financially Vulnerable,” consumers with scores ranging between 40 and 79 are defined as “Financially Coping,” and those with scores of 80 to 100 are “Financially Healthy.” The report found that moderate improvements in 2025 were reversed, with the share of respondents considered financially “vulnerable” rebounding to 17%. The longitudinal data reflect the impact of pandemic-era programs, like expanded unemployment, cash stimulus payments, and pauses of federal student loan payments. The positive impacts of those programs, as reflected in the Financial Health Pulse reports, had largely disappeared by 2023. While pandemic-era inflation — to be fair, in part caused by the various support and stimulus measures — had come down from as high as 9% in 2022, it has rebounded since the start of Trump’s second term, with tariffs and energy market disruptions owing to the war in Iran pushing prices back up. Specific indicators in the survey that deteriorated from 2025 to 2026 include the share of respondents spending less than their income over the past 12 months, the share paying all bills on time over the past 12 months, the share that have a manageable amount or no debt, the share that are “moderately” or “very” confident their insurance is adequate to cover them in an emergency, and the share that “somewhat” or “strongly” agree that their household plans ahead financially. Unsurprisingly, lower- and moderate-income households are more likely to struggle to pay their bills on time and have any funds leftover to save. The share of low-income households whose income exceeded their spending dropped from 35% in 2025 to 31% in 2026, while the share of upper-income households whose income exceeded expenses remained unchanged at 63%. Households with student loans or revolving credit card debt reported having “a bit more” or “far more” debt than was manageable at rates far higher than those not carrying these types of debts. The share of those with student loan debt indicating their debt load was too high to manage increased from 50% in 2025 to 55% in 2026, while the share of those with revolving credit card debt saying the same ticked up from 51% in 2025 to 54% in 2026. Households that had student loans were markedly more likely to be financially “coping” or “vulnerable” vs. those without student loans. In 2026, 27% of households with student loans were considered financially vulnerable, a jump of 6% points vs. 2025. Households without student loans saw just a 1% point increase (not statistically significant) in those considered financially vulnerable. Households’ perception of the affordability of categories of goods and services paints a stark picture, with less than one-fourth considering higher education affordable, about a third deeming childcare affordable, and less than half viewing healthcare as affordable. Fintech Business Weekly is made possible by the generous support of paying subscribers — bringing you independent analysis of banking, fintech, and crypto without fear or favor. You can support my work by becoming a paying subscriber if you aren’t already. Paying subscribers enjoy: access to the entire archive of nearly six years of newsletters extended versions of the weekly newsletter, with additional content and analysis and (for founding member tier) quarterly personal 1:1 fintech Q&A / strategy calls with me, tapping into my unparalleled knowledge of the intersection of banking and fintech and experience working in the sector, including helping to launch Goldman Sachs’ retail bank Marcus Support Fintech Business Weekly You can also support Fintech Business Weekly by sponsoring a newsletter or podcast, putting you in front of 93,000+ of the most influential decision makers in banking, fintech, and crypto. Learn more about sponsor opportunities or request a media kit by dropping me an email. Democratic Senate Report Highlights How Iran Uses Tether to Evade U.S. Sanctions Iran uses stablecoins, specifically Tether, to evade sanctions, fund regional proxies, and to purchase military drones, a report released last week by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says. The report was authored by committee ranking member Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and the minority staff. Crypto and stablecoin proponents will often push back on criticism that criminals make use of these assets by arguing that, on an absolute dollar basis, far more illicit funds flow through traditional banking systems and payment rails than via crypto and stablecoins. And while that is likely true, it elides the reality presented in news story after news story: whether state actors — Russia, Iran, North Korea — or criminal groups, those looking to engage in illicit transactions increasingly favor stablecoins and, specifically, Tether (USDT). The report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released last week adds context to how Iran uses Tether has a lynchpin in its shadow banking system. The report analyzed 846 wallets that have been sanctioned or targeted for seizure, finding that 84% of them transacted exclusively or primarily in Tether. The ability to create near limitless, anonymous wallets and to move funds effectively instantaneously and irreversibly have made crypto a favored financial mechanism for bad actors. Stablecoins solved key drawbacks of bitcoin, namely, the original cryptocurrency’s highly volatile value in dollars. And while Tether (the company) has the technical ability to “freeze” or destroy funds, the company is often limited and reactive in its approach to doing so, the Senate report argues. Tether, which is nominally based in crypto-friendly El Salvador, “has stated that its compliance with OFAC sanctions is ‘voluntary’ and that it follows ‘OFAC guidelines,’” the Senate report says. Owing to these favorable attributes, Tether “became a primary cryptocurrency for Iran, Hamas, Hizballah, and the Houthis beginning in 2023 and has expanded in scale since,” according to the report. Tether’s role in Iran’s shadow banking system, the report says, is enhanced by crypto exchanges like Bybit, Kyrrex, OKX, Gate, and Binance, and through “over the counter” exchanges and hawala networks. The consequences of these financial flows aren’t hypothetical. The Senate report links Tether as a funds transfer mechanism to Iranian proxies in the region, including Hizballah, the Houthis, and Hamas. Tether has also been used to make payments to secure components necessary to manufacture drones, the report says. The report concludes by arguing that “[s]tablecoin issuers with a significant nexus to the United States, particularly those that offer dollar-denominated stablecoins, should be subject to American sanctions law rather than being allowed to hide behind foreign jurisdictions.” Stablecoin issuers like Tether must be held accountable for repeated failures to prevent illicit finance and sanctions violations by law enforcement, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and OFAC, the report argues. [Paying Subscriber Exclusive] OUSD Goes Live, Make Your Own Neobank, U.S. Sanctions Russia’s A7 Network As “Transnational Criminal Organization” OpenUSD, the stablecoin issued by the Open Standard consortium that includes Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, core providers, crypto firms, and numerous banks, went live last week. Social commerce platform Whop raised eyebrows in fintech by offering creators on its platform the ability to launch their own neobanks, which the company describes as “great businesses that are easy to run,” in just 15 minutes. And OFAC and FinCEN target Russia’s “shadow banking” A7 Network — more on these stories after the paywall.

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The MacBook Air M5 is $200 off for the first time in months

Save some cash on Apple’s midrange laptop.

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Pandora mission begins science operations

Seven months after launch, Pandora has officially begun its mission: to catch never-before-seen glimpses of worlds beyond our

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After a month with the Galaxy Z Fold 8, every other Android phone feels wrong

I've used the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 for a month, and switching to any other Android phone now feels wrong.

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Pols & Politics: White House launches website on the ‘real cost of Socialism’

The White House has launched a new webpage warning U.S. families of the “real cost of Socialism,” while state lawmakers prepare to take up proposed federal changes to the 2030 census this month.

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Is Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Still Undervalued As Its Stock Sits At $22.14?

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) recently caught investor attention after its latest trading session, with the share price closing at $22.14 even as recent month and past 3 months returns show declines. Zooming out, Elanco Animal Health has a 1-day share price return of 1.70% at $22.14, while the 30-day and 90-day share price returns are down 9.63% and 11.90%, which points to fading short-term momentum even as the 3-year total shareholder return of 131.59% signals a much stronger longer-run...

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Is Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) A Bargain After The Fraud Lawsuit Claims?

Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) is back in focus after a proposed securities fraud class action accused the telehealth provider of misleading investors about data sharing practices and prescription billing workflows. Recent price action for Hims & Hers Health has been choppy, with the share price slipping about 1% over the past day and week, climbing 4.7% over the past month, yet falling 24.2% across 90 days. The 1-year total shareholder return is down 44.8%, despite a very large 3-year gain that...

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NAMI Capital Region holds annual walk for mental health

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — As we begin mental health awareness month, one organization hosted a walk to recognize mental health. For nine years, NAMI Capital Region has held the NAMI walk. The e…

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Grizzlies Were Right to Move On From Jordan Hawkins

Memphis waived Jordan Hawkins less than a month after acquiring him, but the move makes sense as the Grizzlies sort through a crowded roster and uncertain backcourt.

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Trump rally attendees react to war and the economy ahead of the midterms

CNN’s Alayna Treene speaks with Trump supporters about their views on issues like the Iran war, gas prices and the economy, as the US president campaigns in Vandalia, Ohio in a bid to help Republicans retain control of Congress in next month’s midterm elections.

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Ken Paxton’s estranged wife backs him without saying his name

Texas state Senator Angela Paxton, Ken Paxton’s estranged wife, threw her support behind the Texas GOP Senate nominee without naming him, saying in a new ad that she will be “voting for the Republican ticket.” The ad comes after Paxton urged Republican women in remarks last month to support GOP candidates even if they have reservations about them.

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Retiring Tigers Star Justin Verlander Makes Financial MLB History

The Hall of Fame career for Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander came to a close late last month, as he made one final start wearing the Old English D in front of a packed house at Comerica Park. Verlander, who returned to the Tigers last offseason with a one-year contract, announced that the 2026 MLB […] The post Retiring Tigers Star Justin Verlander Makes Financial MLB History appeared first on HEAVY.

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OLED MacBook Pro to Release This Year

Apple is expected to announce a 16- and 14-inch MacBook Pro with an OLED display and touch-screen capabilities this month or the next. Apple is trying out ...

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Broward Health Offers Low-Cost and Free Mammograms Throughout  October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

MammoThon 2026 and “Beating Cancer Together” initiatives aim to remove cost as a barrier to early breast cancer detection for Broward County women Broward Health is marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout October by hosting two community initiatives designed to make life-saving breast cancer screenings accessible to women regardless of insurance status or income. From October 1-31, the health system […]

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See where Trump's $90 checks to 20 million seniors are going

President Trump said he plans to send $90 check to more than 20 million seniors this month. See how much money is going to midterm battlegrounds.

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Real Madrid’s Endrick keen on Roma move

Serie A giants Roma have been in the picture to sign Real Madrid’s Endrick in the last few months and there are increasingly positive signs that a deal could be possible in January.Corriere dello Sp...

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ADP Warns of Cooling Labor Market While Its Own Business Feels the Chill

ADP publishes the jobs data Wall Street watches every month, but its own payroll counts now tell a different story about where the labor market is actually heading.

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$28B hemp THC industry fighting to save itself from looming federal ban

A government-funding bill last month delayed the effective date of a hemp THC ban to Dec. 11 to give Congress time to consider regulations.

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Dodgers notes: Attention to detail, Russell Martin, Zach Ehrhard

It’s the start of the Dodgers postseason on Saturday, but here are some related and adjacent stories that aren’t necessarily about the National League Division Series. Andy McCullough at The Athletic wrote about the Dodgers’ place in baseball heading into the postseason, and their role as the main antagonist for many about two months before […]

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Penn State's loss to Northwestern is season-altering

Penn State's loss to Northwestern ultimately puts Penn State in a steep uphill climb with two months to go in the football season.

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