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Huawei made a whole camera to attach to its latest phone

This 24-240mm zoom lens has its own sensor too.

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Oct 1 • 6:15 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Amazon, GoodRx target U.S. prescription subscribers as health insurance coverage slips

Amazon.com, GoodRx and other companies offering online subscriptions that charge a flat fee for prescription drugs and other health services are reaping the benefits of Americans looking to combat rising costs and dwindling health insurance options.

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Oct 1 • 6:04 AM EDT • Health • spokesman.com
TENNESSEE LADY VOLS SOCCER: Trip to Auburn is next

The No. 13 Tennessee soccer team is set for its fourth road match of the 2026 season on Thursday night as the Lady Vols head to Auburn, Alabama, to take on the Auburn Tigers. Kickoff from Auburn Soccer Complex is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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Oct 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Max Amini says comedy can bridge divide between Iran and America

The L.A.-based Iranian American comedian, who is touted as being the world's most watched comedian on the internet, comes home to the Dolby Theatre for six shows starting this weekend.

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Oct 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
A father lost his son at Rolling Loud. That real-life panic inspired a comedy

Actors Matt Rife and Owen Wilson of "Rolling Loud: The Movie" look back at the chaos of filming at a real-life music festival.

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Oct 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
L.A.-raised comic Jack Assadourian Jr. turns his Mexican Armenian roots into fearless new comedy special

Comedian Jack Assadourian Jr. on exploring his Mexican and Armenian roots through humor, family and his journey to embracing his identity.

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Oct 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Picanha, prices and politics: What Brazil's favorite steak says about the election

Lula promised Brazilians four years ago they'd be able to afford picanha again. Now, as he seeks another term, the price of the country's favorite cut of beef is telling a different story.

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Oct 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • knpr.org
Bass lawyers help influencers file complaint against Raman campaign

Two influencers have accused Nithya Raman's mayoral campaign of paying social media influencers who improperly disclosed the payments. The legal fees for their complaint are being covered by Mayor Karen Bass' mayoral campaign.

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Oct 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Picanha, prices and politics: What Brazil's favorite steak says about the election

Lula promised Brazilians four years ago they'd be able to afford picanha again. Now, as he seeks another term, the price of the country's favorite cut of beef is telling a different story.

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Oct 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities

Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.

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Oct 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • npr.org
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Laughter Shocktober brings dangerously unrehearsed comedy to Nevada City Oct. 8

Laughter Shock, Nevada County’s notoriously unpredictable improv troupe, returns to the Nevada Theatre for one night of unscripted comedy with Laughter Shocktober, Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m.

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Oct 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • theunion.com
September Monthly Review: Health MCP Guy?

For all the time I spend talking about APIs and data exchange, this newsletter has had embarrassingly little interoperability of its own. It’s old-school SaaS, baby - UI or bust. Not all of that is my fault! Substack, for all its popularity, is (as mentioned before) really frustrating as my system of record. The primary user it optimizes towards is the reader, whose attention feeds the app, the Notes feed, and the recommendation network that Substack is actually selling. Health API Guy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe They’re falling into the same trap that Medium once sprinted into, albeit at a much more glacial speed. Younger generations may not remember (or never knew) it, but Medium once lured publications like The Ringer and Signal v. Noise onto its platform, only to lose them as it rebuilt itself around a paywall and an algorithmic feed. Substack’s original pitch circa 2020 was the antidote (you own your list), but every new feed feature chips away at it. I get it: writers are generic supply in the eyes of the Substack product team. Generic supply follows demand, so the consistent pressure on the PMs is to generate demand, which leads to every product cycle going toward discovery (Notes, recommendations, the app, live video). The end result lackluster author tools (laggy and broken analytics are truly crippling) all despite the premium price point. The archive is where it crosses from authorial gripes to actual reader impact, though. Across Substack and LinkedIn, I’ve published 1,218 posts and nearly 900,000 words since 2018. Substack’s native search can see only the 464 posts that live on Substack, and even there it’s woefully inadequate at surfacing relevant content (even for the guy who wrote it)! Readers have the same problem, writ large. Ask the Archive Fixing search (for both my readers and my own use) turned out to be extremely non-trivial, unfortunately: There’s no public API for readers to access content RSS exists for new content notification, but it only carries the 20 most recent posts and cuts paid ones off at the preview The only Substack MCP is an admin tool for analytics The export exists for authors, but it’s painfully awkward and slow. So I built something to work around that: the Health API Guy MCP. It’s a private MCP server holding the full text of everything I’ve written across Substack and LinkedIn. Add it to Claude or ChatGPT as a connector and you can ask things like: It pairs keyword search (for acronyms and case names, of which we have many) with semantic search. Every post is also labeled by topic, form, and court case, so you can pull a lawsuit’s (or multiple cases’) entire docket across Substack and LinkedIn in one query: Hail, Healthapiguyhydra This is also a bit of me eating my own cooking. I’ve spent the year arguing that headless healthcare is arriving and that developers want primitives over abstractions. Last week in Hail, Benihydra, I watched Salesforce plug its platform into Claude and bet that the records underneath outlive whatever interface sits on top: Salesforce must believe that the Hydra’s immortal head is the records, permissions, and business logic (in that they will survive whatever happens to the interface). It felt a bit hypocritical to keep my own archive behind a Substack search bar. The archive is the body. Substack is one head, and now whatever tool you might use is another. Will the EHRs follow my lead? Probably not imminently, but one can hope! Why Founding Members Only The MCP is available to Founding Member subscribers. A few reasons: It costs money and time to run. Hosting, the database, Clerk usage and AI compute for search and labeling are significant operational costs (that increase with usage). Substack gives me no way to automate access. There’s no API to check whether someone is a paid subscriber, so every user is manual operations for now. It’s a beta. We’ll need to improve things and parts will break. I’d rather they break for a small group of dedicated readers who will tell me about it. The Founding tier deserved a real benefit. Until now it was mostly a generous tip. Now it comes with something. If you’re already a Founding Member, reply to this email with the address you’d like provisioned. If you’re not and want in, upgrade here. Larger teams (such as companies) can get access too: group subscriptions at the Founding tier come with the group discount. The admin for the subscription can reply with the list of addresses to provision. Get 20% off a group subscription Pricing Founding membership is now a flat $200 a year, replacing the old suggested $150 that readers could adjust. Existing Founding Members will have access grandfathered in at their previous rate. Month in Review Articles Published Make Networks Dumb Again (Sep 11): AI is making old analog networks cheaper to use and flooding them with machine traffic in the process. A plea for agent-native rails with the intelligence at the endpoints, and for Washington to drag them to ubiquity. Interoperability, Unbuttoned (Sep 29): Interoperability is a series of workflows in a trenchcoat, and this post finally takes the trenchcoat off. A color-coded map shows which provider workflows went digital, which are fragmented, and which still run on fax. Video Content Antitrust’s System of Record Problem (Sep 3): The FTC’s investigation into Epic prompted a ninety-minute webinar, now posted with chapters and a smoothed transcript. We get into why market definition, missing B2B share data, and the SSNIP test leave antitrust poorly suited to systems of record, plus why information blocking may be doing more than any pending lawsuit. The Information Exchange: Cerner Milking Edition (Sep 18): This was so fucking fun. Ryan Tucker, Ryan Brickner, Brad Thorson, and I try an Around the Horn format, complete with points, penalties, and a mute button. We debate whether Oracle Health is dead, who would actually buy Cerner (IBM enters the chat), p(Doom), and why the front desk still hands you a clipboard. Regulatory Ask Not What Your Network Can Do (Sep 23): CDC’s RFI on public health data intermediaries lists use cases already served, unevenly, by eCR, lab reporting, IZ Gateway, and syndromic surveillance. The real opportunity sits in one question about AI: a network that can handle the next emergency without another interface project. Court cases Particle v. Epic: The Naughty Schoolteacher (Sep 4): After a summer-long vigil, the answer on Epic’s early summary judgment bid is two paragraphs and a remedial assignment. Particle advances to the next grade, and market definition gets another year of discovery. The Epic Discovery Files (Sep 8): Texas’s motions to compel arrive with a 251-page appendix of requests, objections, and meet-and-confer letters with Cravath. Inside: Epic using generative AI for document review, denied interoperability requests in scope, and Noerr-Pennington raised against lobbying discovery. Epic v. Health Gorilla: “Working as Designed” (Sep 9): Epic wants nothing to do with the data breach MDL, and explaining why puts fresh discovery on the public docket. The spiciest allegation: Health Gorilla told GuardDog to scrub its law firm business from its website instead of cutting off access. Veeva v. Epic: Legal Bypass Surgery (Sep 15): Veeva asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to skip the Court of Appeals, while law professors and three policy groups line up as amici. Meanwhile, Epic’s lawyers apologize for another round of citation errors, including a quote that never existed. Texas v. Epic: Behind the Black Bars (Sep 17): The court portal served up Epic’s unredacted filings, revealing a $5 million document review budget and the AI workflow behind it. Also inside: the 200-plus company names Texas wants searched, and one very expensive Zoom invitation. OpenEvidence v. Doximity: Consequences Will Follow (Sep 25): OpenEvidence tells the court it will not comply with a discovery order, and its own lawyers at Quinn Emanuel say they won’t defend the choice. Add years of Slack reported unrecoverable, and Rule 37 sanctions come into view. Health Tech Keeps Choosing Violence (Sep 28): Doximity moves to end OpenEvidence’s case, Epic asks Texas to show its work, and a sleepy Audacious Inquiry patent fight sprouts antitrust and information blocking counterclaims. The main event is a long-sealed Cognizant v. Infosys ruling that hints where system of record antitrust claims can survive. EHRs One Verb for Oracle Health (Sep 14): Oracle’s earnings call quantifies every data center to the decimal point, while Oracle Health gets a single verb: “accelerate.” Panning the few healthcare mentions turns up an agentic care management system, a research-to-care ledger play, and the question of whether healthcare gets Larry’s patience. Epic’s Forretress Under Siege (Sep 30): Judy Faulkner tells a panel Epic paused hundreds of projects to harden its software and calls it a “shame,” while a spokesperson insists the roadmap hasn’t changed. Project Glasswing, a Pokémon-branded QAN sprint, and a trove of Jodel grievances reconcile the two Epics and preview the Jevons paradox coming for all software. Industry Analysis Scanning for a Network (Sep 1): Scan.com raises $220M to build the imaging network labs never got, speedrunning Zocdoc’s consumer-to-B2B pivot. Its wedge to network density may be the most American one available: personal injury litigation. The Front Desk Wants the Damn Whole Building (Sep 16): Hello Patient buys Converse Health, pushing its AI front desk into referrals, chart work, and prior auth. The copilot categories keep blurring, and your distribution partner is still your final boss. Cross-industry Comparisons A Different Patchwork Quilt (Sep 10): Healthcare loves to envy open banking, but the US version has no mandate, a toll booth at Chase, and data quality problems of its own. The grass isn’t greener; it’s another American patchwork quilt, and perhaps a worse one. Hail, Benihydra (Sep 21): Salesforce brings its platform into Claude, Slack, and its own agent, inviting the interfaces that might replace it. Cut off one head and more grow back, so long as the records underneath stay put. Living on A Trade Secret Prayer (Sep 22): Six credit unions are suing Fiserv, the Epic of core banking, by claiming their own member records as trade secrets. Banking has no Cures Act, so its lawyers reach for legal alchemy that healthcare has already tried. Other News None this month External Media Nabla Accelerate NYC: I kicked off fall conference season at Nabla’s Accelerate event in New York, where Delphine Groll opened by asking the room to picture the company it wants to become and the one it doesn’t. I liked her framework of bureaucracy, fear, and ego as the blockers. I also love vendor conferences/events in general - different vibe than industry biggies. Healthcare 101 with Nikhil Krishnan: I briefly guest lectured Out-Of-Pocket’s Healthcare 101 class. Appreciated Nikhil’s takeaways cover whether AI doctors can query HIEs, why healthcare’s data-liberation rules beat most industries’, and the hi-res graphic is in the comments. HCN: Epic Probed by the FTC: I joined the HCN guys to talk through the FTC’s investigation into Epic. Cedric’s new hairdo was an unexpected plot twist. The episode also covers MFN drug pricing, healthcare M&A and Eli Lilly’s acquisition streak. Fall Conferences: At eHealth Exchange’s Annual Meeting in Austin on Oct 27, I’ll moderate a panel on the tensions between AI, HIEs, and timely patient access with Jean Ross (Primary Record), Therasa Bell (Kno2), Byron Crowe (Doctronic), and Michael Marchant (Freenome). Here’s the rest of my schedule if you want to meet up: CommonWell (Redwood Shores, CA): Oct 13-14 Will be participating in a fun Jeopardy event Open@Epic (Madison, WI): Oct 20-23 Will be enjoying Verona, Willy Street, and other local adventures eHealth Exchange and Sequoia Project (Austin, TX): Oct 27-29 Yeehaw HLTH (Vegas): Nov 15-18 Groundhog Day, Venetian Edition RSNA (Chicago): Nov 30-Dec 2 See me at “Governing AI in Breast Imaging: What Health Systems Are Actually Doing” Digital Health Counsel 2026 AI Summit (Seattle): December 2-3 Will likely be speaking to a bunch of lawyers about information blocking Posts I Liked ChatGPT’s Epic integration: game changer or nothing burger?: Joshua Liu, MD offers five thoughts on OpenAI’s Epic launch, starting from the point that it rides the same open APIs available to anyone. He argues read-only access leaves ordering to Art and the ambient startups, and asks why HCA is piloting it alongside Commure. He’s sorta a must-follow at this point - consistently excellent, thought-provoking takes. Epic, Lilly, and the Discovery pass: Seth Chaney reads Epic’s first major Discovery deal (with Eli Lilly), as well as its revised developer terms on commercial displays, as the pipe finally opening between EHRs and pharma. Life sciences and health continue to collide. Scott Rossignol on EHR payer platforms and ePA fees: Scott argues the top ambulatory EHR vendors are turning the prior auth mandate into a per-member-per-year toll on payers, for an API whose operating cost has nothing to do with covered lives. His fix is two lines of regulatory text: put the CRD/DTR/PAS certification criteria in the Base EHR definition, and bring payer-facing ePA connectivity under § 170.404’s cost-based fee rules. It’s a good solution. Health API Guy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Secret: Find the Talent, Then Back the Ideas

With 170 labels across 25 territories, Banijay Entertainment has plenty of scale. But at Iberseries & Platino Industria, Steve Matthews, head of scripted, creative, made clear that the company’s globa...

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Oct 1 • 3:37 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Banijay Entertainment Scripted Content Strategy: Good Writers

With 170 labels across 25 territories, Banijay Entertainment scripted content global strategy begins with good writers.

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Oct 1 • 3:37 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
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Boyle Heights community calls for more public health testing post-Lineage Fire

The Boyle Heights community gathered to discuss health concerns following the aftermath of the Lineage Fire. Keenan Willard reports for the NBC4 News at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.

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Oct 1 • 12:40 AM EDT • Health • nbclosangeles.com
Alix Earle boldly proclaims she’s ‘never read a book’

Influencer Alix Earle was asked about the last book she read, to which she replied she’s ‘never read a book.’

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Sep 30 • 11:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Mark Ruffalo blasts Paramount–Warner Bros. merger after judge approves settlement

Mark Ruffalo decries the recently approved Paramount–Warner Bros. mega-merger as an ‘incredibly disappointing outcome’ that will ‘weaken free speech, and cost people their jobs.’

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Sep 30 • 11:24 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Here's who won the Hilton-Becerra debate for California governor

Three Times columnists weigh in on the only scheduled face-to-face debate in the race for California governor.

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Sep 30 • 10:51 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
New ‘DWTS’ pro shocks fans by announcing relationship with fellow ‘DWTS: The Next Pro’ contestant

Babe, wake up: a new ‘DWTS’ super-couple just dropped. New pro Adele Zaikman and her ‘The Next Pro’ spinoff competitor, Allen Genkin, have confirmed all the rumors of their romance.

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Sep 30 • 10:42 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Wynonna Judd confirms she and sister Ashley Judd are on the outs

Country star Wynonna Judd has revealed, ahead of her new album release, that she and sister Ashley Judd are currently taking a break from their relationship.

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Sep 30 • 10:17 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Vivo’s X Fold 6 accidentally feels like a throwback

The tall, square-ish foldable is now launching internationally, after releasing in China this summer.

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Sep 30 • 10:00 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Jeff Probst says ‘Survivor 51’ player trying to vote himself out ‘makes no sense’

Jeff Probst weighs in on ‘Survivor 51’ player trying to vote himself out: ‘What was he thinking?’

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Sep 30 • 9:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
‘Survivor 51’ recap: A historic moment leads to an epic blunder

A historic moment on ‘Survivor 51’ leads to an epic blunder as one player attempts for showy valor, but ends up with unintentional comedy instead. Read EW’s recap.

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Sep 30 • 9:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Kirk Cousins has seven consecutive victories as a starter

Kirk Cousins is still a bridge quarterback for the Raiders, holding down the starting job until No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza is ready.

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Sep 30 • 9:21 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsports.com
Stryker FFA Field Trip Takes Students To Farm Science Review

Williams County - Fulton County, Ohio News & Sports

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Sep 30 • 9:02 PM EDT • Science • thevillagereporter.com
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Mad about Science: The Voynich Manuscript » Sandpoint Reader

By Brenden BobbyReader Staff Pumpkin spice, cobwebs and pumpkins can mean only one thing: spooky season is upon us! To celebrate the season, we are going to look at one of the most elaborate...

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Sep 30 • 8:47 PM EDT • Science • sandpointreader.com
Spend a Halloween-inspired evening at The Huntington exploring ‘Strange Science'

Tickets are going on sale, and the nighttime celebrations always, always sell out.

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Sep 30 • 8:28 PM EDT • Science • nbclosangeles.com
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Pete Davidson details his daily drug use before checking into rehab: ‘It got scary because I didn’t feel high’

Pete Davidson says he was doing acid, whippets, and ketamine while eating pills ‘every day’ at the height of his addiction, before checking into rehab after an emotional confrontation with his mother.

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Sep 30 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Pregnant 'DWTS' pro Witney Carson shuts down elimination gossip

'DWTS' pro Witney Carson took to social media following Week 3 of Season 35 to address rumors that she wished to be voted off alongside celebrity partner Guillermo Rodriguez because of her pregnancy.

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Sep 30 • 7:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
There's a debate over debates in Mass. politics this election season

In 2026, debates are becoming a point of contention. Republican challengers are chastising Democratic incumbents for not debating enough, or at all.

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Sep 30 • 7:36 PM EDT • Politics • nbcboston.com
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Evans rips Dems for blocking data center bill foes say ‘has no teeth’

Rep. Gabe Evans blasted Senate Democrats after they blocked his Ratepayer Protection Act, setting off a dispute with Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper over data centers and electricity costs.

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Sep 30 • 7:12 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Mamdani's business czar targets 'justice' instead

EDC head Anthony Shorris, entrusted with the indispensable, herculean task of promoting citywide business growth, sounds like he’s swallowed Zohran Mandani’s socialistic Kool-Aid.

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Sep 30 • 7:10 PM EDT • Business • nypost.com
The 25 best scary movies for streaming and screaming

It’s okay to leave the lights on. ‘Carnival of Souls,’ ‘Night of the Living Dead,’ and ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ may be decades old, but they still deliver the scares. See EW’s picks for the best scary movies streaming now.

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Sep 30 • 7:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Looking at the Ugly Side of the Paramount-Skydance Merger...And How I’d Fix It

A Message from Our Sponsor Certified Fresh with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, FX’s Adults is an ensemble comedy series about a group of twenty-somethings in New York leaning on each other to navigate love, work, friendship and family. Don’t sleep on “The Sitcom of the Moment” - Awards Buzz All Episodes now streaming on Hulu on Disney+. Watch The Teaser Trailer... (Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industr(Welcome to the “Most Important Story of the Week”, my bi-weekly strategy column analyzing the most important (but often not buzziest) news story of the last two weeks. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. Please subscribe.) Before we dive in, I wanted to congratulate Broadcast Now for being the first to report that Netflix’s How to Get to Heaven from Belfast has been cancelled. (I saw this in a write-up by Kasey Moore of Whats-On-Netflix.) More importantly, I wanted to note that, as of yesterday, none of the other trades had reported the news yet. I have half a guess that eventually one of them will report this. Anyways, it’s time to take a break from my deluge of streaming ratings reports to continue my analysis of the Paramount Skydance Warner Bros. Discovery (PSWbD) saga. As I noted last week, a lot of times when folks use the (sometimes cliched) “the good, the bad and the ugly” framing for an article, “the ugly” section is just more bad. Or very, very bad. In this case, yeah, I do think it’s ugly. In more than one way. Unfortunately, we’re only going to have time to tackle one of those ways today: the ugly pile of debt to finance this deal. (In a future article, I may cover the entire process for how it went down, which was very, very ugly.) Last issue, I explained why I liked this deal in a vacuum. Unfortunately, “vacuums” don’t exist outside of space. Let’s dive in. Subscribe Most Important Story of the Week - The Ugliness of the Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger More than one person sent me a note speculating that the big problem with Paramount Skydance buying Warner Bros. Discovery is the “Warner Bros.” portion of the deal. In fact, that’s a take I read a lot about Warner Bros., ever since they caught Netflix’s, and then Paramount-Skydance’s, eye. In short, multiple companies (Time, AOL, AT&T, Discovery) have bought and then regretted buying Warner Bros. Since it’s nearing Halloween, you could almost say it’s like the folks think WB is cursed! It’s a haunted studio—like the town of Derry in movie studio form—and whoever takes possession of it will fall into misery! Yet...I just don’t like that story, because it doesn’t explain the “why” behind why those deals fell through. Especially when Warner Bros. has continued to succeed as a TV and film studio in the intervening two decades. Lord of the Rings? Harry Potter? Game of Thrones? Everything HBO? Considering it never fully owned a broadcast TV channel, this media company has done pretty well. So what went wrong? Well, in recent years, companies bought Warner Bros. instead of the other, smarter option. Explaining POCD (And Applying It to Mergers & Acquisitions) As I explained last issue, one of my favorite frameworks is the POCD tool for evaluating venture capital investments: People Opportunity Context Deal The bar to invest as a VC is high. (Or I might say “was” since cheap interest rates made life easier last decade.) You review a thousand prospectuses, get pitched by a hundred, and invest in the ten best, with the hopes that one of those ten would pay for the rest. That means every element of a deal needed to pay off: you needed the right people running the companies, who could capitalize on the right opportunity, in the context of an industry that was ripe for disruption. If you could then not overpay, you could make some money in a smart deal. The analogy isn’t perfect here, but close enough. For a merger or acquisition to work, you need the combined company (which is the opportunity) to make more than the price you need to pay (which is the deal). Note: the people and context still matter, but with M&A, it’s a little more straightforward: does the opportunity exceed the cost? And usually with Warner Bros., it hasn’t. If you want to find out the single biggest mistake made by the Warner Bros. suitors over the last few years (and my simple fix) become a paid subscriber. I’ll also touch on who I think Paramount-Skydance could (shockingly) consider buying next, TBD, and more. Sign up here.

Ella Langley paused concert to address online bullies

Ella Langley's rapid rise hasn't come without its drawbacks, and the country singer is getting candid about the dark side of life in the spotlight.

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Sep 30 • 6:18 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Business owners and residents ready for major Capitol Drive construction project to end

A four-mile stretch of Capitol Drive in Waukesha and Milwaukee counties is in its final weeks of a resurfacing project that has frustrated drivers and businesses since March.

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Sep 30 • 6:02 PM EDT • Business • tmj4.com
Google Antigravity Googlebook app hits the Play Store

Ahead of the Googlebook launch, Google Antigravity is now available in the Play Store. Antigravity is Google’s agent-first...

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Sep 30 • 5:58 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Chris Brown dog attack case: Court grants new trial over $13M payment

A Los Angeles judge sides with Chris Brown, granting the singer and his team's motion for a new trial on the nearly $13 million owed to the housekeeper injured in a vicious dog attack.

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Sep 30 • 5:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Detroit Legacy Business Project helps longtime businesses, round 4 deadline approaching

Detroit is offering financial support to some of its most recognizable longtime businesses through the Detroit Legacy Business Project, a grant program designed to help establishments that have served the community for 30 or more years.

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Sep 30 • 5:56 PM EDT • Business • wxyz.com
Google Home update rolling out with better ‘Find My Phone’ voice commands, smart home improvements

A new Google Home update has arrived with various improvements including better support for the “Find My Phone” voice command...

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Sep 30 • 5:30 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Trump cuts to climate science leave us all vulnerable

The Island always feels vulnerable when extreme weather conditions like last weekend’s early-season nor’easter start heading our way. This time was no different, especially as forecasts became more and more dramatic and television meteorologists breathlessly updated viewers from windblown shorelines, reciting scripts filled with dire warnings about heavy rain, high winds, and coastal flooding. The […]

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Sep 30 • 5:21 PM EDT • Science • mvtimes.com
Sean Combs' release pushed up, as report details pampered lifestyle

An earlier release date for Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been set, once again, just as an NBC News report claims the disgraced rapper and producer is living a pampered lifestyle in federal prison.

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Sep 30 • 5:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Tennis star Emma Navarro reveals harrowing yearslong health battle — and how she 'gained my life back'

As the tennis calendar is in its final few months, Emma Navarro is speaking out about her health and revealing to all what the last three years have looked like for her.

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Sep 30 • 4:57 PM EDT • Health • nypost.com
Mario Lopez reacts to Tiffani Thiessen saying ‘Saved by the Bell’ cast’s residuals are ‘negative’ now

Mario Lopez empathized with his ‘Saved by the Bell’ costar Tiffani Thiessen, who said her residuals from the teen sitcom were ‘negative’ at this point.

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Sep 30 • 4:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
How a bill intended to rein in NIL and ‘protect' college sports could also save U.S. Olympic team

Exhibit A: Of the 257 U.S. athletes who won medals at the Paris Olympics two years ago, 184 had roots in an NCAA program.

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Sep 30 • 4:16 PM EDT • Sports • nbclosangeles.com
Where Michigan is spending $173M to transform rural health

Michigan is doling out the first in a pool of federal funds meant to innovate and strengthen rural healthcare systems.

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Sep 30 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • apnews.com
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New in Home Entertainment: "Wonka's The Golden Ticket" & "Family"

Screen Chatter Film Critic reviews the game show "Wonka's The Golden Ticket" and "Family", a horror/ thriller.

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Sep 30 • 3:51 PM EDT • Entertainment • fox13now.com
Stripe agrees to buy small-business lender Parafin

Parafin powers financing programs for Amazon and Walmart.

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Sep 30 • 3:48 PM EDT • Business • axios.com
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Surprise Connor Storrie, Hudson Williams appearance supports ‘Heated Rivalry’-inspired charity

Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams make a surprise appearance to support a ‘Heated Rivalry’-inspired charity.

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Sep 30 • 3:44 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
46 businesses accused of selling illegal THC products in Montgomery County

More than 40 businesses across Montgomery County have been charged in connection with the sale of illegal THC products, according to prosecutors.

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Sep 30 • 3:41 PM EDT • Business • nbcphiladelphia.com
Liberal stronghold set to adopt eye-popping minimum wage amid business exodus
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Sep 30 • 3:37 PM EDT • Business • nypost.com
MTV VMAs producer clarifies remark about ‘external’ influence leading to Taylor Swift’s new award

MTV VMAs producer clarified a colleague’s remark about ‘external’ influence leading to Taylor Swift’s new award, which she accepted Sunday, before the debut of her ‘Patient Zero’ music video.

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Sep 30 • 3:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
CDC's Latest Youth Behavior Report Offers a Narrower Look at Teen Health

The new report leaves out national findings on substance use, sexual behavior, violence, and disparities.

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Sep 30 • 3:17 PM EDT • Health • edweek.org
iOS 27.2 adds new Messages feature that’s already a favorite

iOS 27.2 is coming soon with several new features for iPhone users, including a Messages addition: Suggestions.

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Sep 30 • 3:06 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Midtwon Costco to close Thursday, reopen as business center in spring 2027

Costco Wholesale in Midtwon Kansas City, Missouri, is set to close Thursday. The reatiler aims to reopen the store as a Costco Business Center in spring 2027.

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Sep 30 • 2:49 PM EDT • Business • kshb.com
Ashley Tisdale tried to divorce her husband ‘so many times’ after having first baby

Ashley Tisdale opened up about having postpartum depression on her husband Christopher French’s podcast ‘Recovering.’

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Sep 30 • 2:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Google Store Referral Program back for Pixel 11: 10% off phones, $50 Store credit

Following the Pixel 11 launch last month, the Pixel Referral Program is now back and refreshed on the Google Store.

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Sep 30 • 2:12 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
The AI Tamagotchis are coming

Personal AI hardware has mostly crashed and burned. OpenAI and Meta are counting on two selling points: it’s useful, and it’s cute.

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Sep 30 • 2:07 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Reintroducing ‘By The Horns,’ a Column for the Local Government Nerd in You

INDY’s Justin Laidlaw is here to help readers get a grip on politics and civic life in Durham.

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Sep 30 • 2:03 PM EDT • Politics • indyweek.com
Florence Pugh feels ‘rage’ over Cornell sexual assault scandal: ‘Fear of it lives in our bodies’

Florence Pugh addressed Instagram censoring her post about sexual assault amid the ‘Cornell 7’ scandal: ‘The fear of it lives in our bodies,’ the ‘East of Eden’ actress said.

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Sep 30 • 1:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Qalo's Screenless Health Tracker Has a Smart Ring Companion, Too

Qalo's new subscription-free fitness SL-1 Smart Band works on its own as a Whoop competitor but is even better when paired with the company's smart ring.

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Sep 30 • 1:45 PM EDT • Health • gizmodo.com
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Las Vegas resort bosses dodge presidential politics when asked about falling visitor numbers

The CEOs of Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts did not mention President Donald Trump or his tariffs Tuesday at the Global Gaming Expo at the Venetian Expo as they discussed the causes of declining visitation to Las Vegas …

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Sep 30 • 1:30 PM EDT • Politics • lasvegassun.com
‘Big Brother’ host Julie Chen Moonves says she was a ‘jerk’ rooting against Rick Devens

Julie Chen Moonves says she was a ‘jerk’ for being ‘pissed off’ about Rick Devens on ‘Big Brother’: ‘I was letting my own foolish ego get in the way.’

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Sep 30 • 1:10 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Paws and Stripes works support veterans mental health

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, although the month is almost over, Paws and Stripes has made it their mission to support veterans and their mental h…

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Sep 30 • 1:08 PM EDT • Health • krqe.com
Jan Ravnik reacts to not being nominated for Sexiest ‘DWTS’ Pro: ‘Guys, are we blind?’

Jan Ravnik reacted to not being nominated for the Sexiest ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pro poll, which was announced during week 3.

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Sep 30 • 12:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Chad Lowe announces death of 13-year-old daughter Fiona

The family of 'Life Goes On' star Chad Lowe announces the death of 13-year-old daughter Fiona. 'She was the light of our lives,' the family wrote and included information for a mental health lifeline.

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Sep 30 • 12:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Aurora ordinance targets concentration of high-risk businesses in lower-income neighborhoods

The Socioeconomic Impact — or SEI — permit will require new high-risk businesses, such as pawn shops and liquor stores, to open at least 2,000 feet away from a similar existing business.

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Sep 30 • 12:48 PM EDT • Business • denver7.com
‘Xbox is not for sale’ says Microsoft’s gaming chief

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is taking a ‘long-term view’ of Microsoft’s gaming division.

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Sep 30 • 12:24 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 adding two new features soon

Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 have arrived, and later this year they’ll get even more powerful with two new features.

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Sep 30 • 12:13 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
I took my first trip without my kids in 13 years

I joined my best friend on a trip to St. Croix. This was the first time I've stepped away from motherhood in 13 years. It was just what I needed.

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Sep 30 • 12:04 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Google details Gems to skills migration, including free access

As we spotted over the weekend, Gemini is replacing Gems with skills, and Google today fully detailed the migration.

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Sep 30 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
‘DWTS’ pro Alan Bersten addresses rumors of tension with Giada De Laurentiis

Alan Bersten denied rumors of tension between himself and Giada De Laurentiis, following their ‘Dancing With the Stars’ elimination.

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Sep 30 • 11:57 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Rural MAHA followers say Trump hasn't improved health of their communities, an AP-KFF poll finds

The findings signal an apparent disconnect between the Trump administration’s MAHA-branded policy priorities and rural America’s perception of their reach and effectiveness.

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Sep 30 • 11:48 AM EDT • Health • latimes.com
$300 bats, bleacher gossip and 'the drip': 4 baseball moms reality-check 'Team Moms: Baseball'

We asked four baseball moms to watch Kim Kardashian's "Team Moms: Baseball." The sideline drama felt familiar. The moms toting Chanel bags and boys wearing Balenciaga sandals? Not so much.

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Sep 30 • 11:44 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Pasha Pashkov gives update after that ‘DWTS’ injury that left Amber Glenn in tears

‘Dancing With the Stars’ pro Pasha Pashkov gives an update after that brutal injury he sustained while rehearsing the foxtrot with Amber Glenn for Yacht Rock Night.

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Sep 30 • 11:36 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Windows 11 26H2 update has known issues. You might want to wait

Windows 11 26H2 has three known issues carried over from earlier versions. Here's why you might want to wait to update.

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Sep 30 • 11:17 AM EDT • Technology • pcworld.com
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn unpack the band’s ‘bold’ doc ‘Unshatter’

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn tell Entertainment Weekly about the process of creating their new documentary ‘Unshatter,’ which details the band’s reunion after Chester Bennington’s death.

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Sep 30 • 11:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa put ‘final touches’ on ‘DWTS’ routine at last minute, after rib injury

Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa explained how they put ‘final touches’ on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ routine at the last minute, following the actress’ rib injury, as shown in the ‘DWTS’ rehearsals.

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Sep 30 • 10:58 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Iowa Football: Numbers To Know Ahead Of Ohio State

This will be just Ohio State's third trip to Kinnick Stadium since 2010.

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Sep 30 • 10:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Banijay Entertainment Greenlights 'Uma Mulher no Escuro' For Globoplay

Banijay Entertainment greenlights adaptation of Raphael Montes's 'Uma Mulher no Escuro' for Globoplay, led by scripted label A Fábrica

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Sep 30 • 10:36 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
Health Foundation of South Florida Awards $300,000 to Bring Vision Care to Low-Income Schoolchildren in Miami-Dade and Broward

Grant will support mobile optometric clinics delivering free eye exams and prescription eyeglasses through Miami Lighthouse for the Blind’s Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program Sept. 3, 2026 — The Health Foundation of South Florida has awarded a $300,000 grant over two years to Miami Lighthouse for the Blind to support its Florida Heiken Children’s Vision […]

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Sep 30 • 10:33 AM EDT • Health • southfloridahospitalnews.com
‘GMA’ personality Will Reeve shares emotional update on health after cancer diagnosis

‘Good Morning America’ personality Will Reeve gave an emotional update on his health after revealing his testicular cancer diagnosis: ‘I worried about being a burden,’ he explained on ‘GMA.’

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Sep 30 • 10:32 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag 3 works with iPhones, but not Android Find Hub

Samsung has announced its Galaxy SmartTag 3 as a new AirTag rival with an updated design, longer battery life, and...

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Sep 30 • 10:25 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Salish Kootenai College business students raise scholarship funds for incoming freshmen

SKC business students are raising $10,000 for the Future Bison Scholarship to support incoming freshmen at Salish Kootenai College.

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Sep 30 • 10:21 AM EDT • Business • kpax.com
Romanian lawmakers reject a new center-right Cabinet as political crisis deepens

Romanian lawmakers have rejected a new center-right Cabinet proposed by Siegfried Muresan, deepening the country's political crisis

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Sep 30 • 10:16 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Phil Keoghan teases something special for ‘The Amazing Race’ season 40

‘The Amazing Race’ host Phil Keoghan is teasing something special for season 40. Could a celebrity edition be in the works?

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Sep 30 • 10:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Jean Arnault, Russell Wilson, and Gordon Ramsey Headline Expanded F1 Business Summit

The F1 Business Summit, announced to be returning to the Las Vegas Strip just over two months ago, finally has a keynote and a full list of panelists to round o

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Sep 30 • 10:07 AM EDT • Business • si.com
‘DWTS’ cast reacts to Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart’s shocking elimination

The ‘Dancing With the Stars’ cast shared their feelings about Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart’s surprising elimination while speaking with EW after Tuesday’s live show: ‘Wanna see her do a freestyle.’

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Sep 30 • 10:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Sylvester Stallone saw Francis Ford Coppola break down crying after failed movie screening years before ‘The Godfather’

Sylvester Stallone writes in his new book, ‘The Steps,’ about his encounter with Francis Ford Coppola just before ‘The Godfather.’

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Sep 30 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger is Santa in Prime Video's 'The Man with the Bag' teaser trailer, coming this Christmas

Schwarzenegger stars alongside Alan Ritchson in this holiday heist movie premiering on Prime Video December 2.

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Sep 30 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • aboutamazon.com
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K can pull power directly from your TV

Will you be upgrading your streaming stick?

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Sep 30 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Alexa+ is making Fire TV smarter, from your TV to your phone

New software updates introduce smarter search that understands more complex questions, a dedicated Alexa+ hub, and an upgraded Fire TV mobile app.

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Sep 30 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • aboutamazon.com
The Sonos Ace Ultra are the headphones Sonos should have made the first time

This time Sonos got it right.

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Sep 30 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
CA Alumnus, NASA Engineer Returns for Science Night

Columbia Academy alumnus Dr. Phillip Allen is returning to campus on Tuesday, Oct. 13 as guest speaker for CA’s Science Night – and the community is invited to attend. NASA and space travel enthusiasts can attend to learn more about the recent Artemis II launch and trip around the moon. Dr. Allen served as the

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Sep 30 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • mainstreetmediatn.com
9 celebrity couples who called off their weddings

From Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck to Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney, these couples got engaged and called it quits faster than you can say “I do.”

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Sep 30 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Samsung gives its two-year-old Galaxy Tab S Plus an overhaul

There’s no regular Tab S12.

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Sep 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 series goes official from $1,199 with Photoshop pre-installed

Samsung is today officially launching its new Galaxy Tab S12 series with the Tab S12+ and Tab S12 Ultra delivering...

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Sep 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Samsung’s new SmartTag is smaller, longer-lasting, and works with iPhones

Previous SmartTags didn’t even work with other Android phones.

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Sep 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
LA County Public Health fell short in response to Chiquita Canyon landfill issues, audit says

An underground reaction at the Chiquita Canyon landfill has produced chemicals and bad odors for years.

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Sep 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • laist.com
House Speaker Johnson stumping for CA GOP congressional candidates

House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to visit California on Wednesday to stump and fundraise for Republican candidates in a state that could determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives during President Trump's final two years in office.

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Sep 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com