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Pre-draft picture: Packers looking for better health at running back

Josh Jacobs played banged up in 2025, MarShawn Lloyd still trying to get going

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Apr 14 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • packers.com
Jon Prosser Still Not Fully Cooperating in Apple's iOS 26 Trade Secrets Lawsuit

A joint status report filed yesterday in Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against YouTuber Jon Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti shows Prosser is still failing to comply with discovery, prompting Apple to seek a court order to compel him. The latest filing, submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California yesterday, covers developments since the parties' last update in February 2026.

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Apr 14 • 9:57 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Health expert explains preparing teens with autism for adulthood amid limited adult services

April is Autism Awareness Month, and on Tuesday, we focused on what comes next as your child grows into adulthood.

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Apr 14 • 9:37 AM EDT • Health • clickondetroit.com
Olivia Troye, Ex-Pence Aide, Runs for the House as a Democrat

After spending most of her Washington career as a Republican, she joins a crowded field of Democrats running in a Virginia district that doesn’t exist yet.

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Apr 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
WNBA Draft winners and losers: A star-studded crowd, the Valkyries' Flau'jae fumble, GOATs and more
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Apr 13 • 11:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How downtown San Antonio businesses prepare for Fiesta

A few businesses downtown have front row seats to road and river parades, which bring good business for some and less customers for others.

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Apr 13 • 8:05 PM EDT • Business • ksat.com
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Congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg thinks Democrats need a makeover

He told NY1 that thinks he can come out on top of a crowded Democratic primary field to represent parts of Manhattan.

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Apr 13 • 8:05 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Allegheny Health Network and UPMC to have pop-up clinics for NFL draft in Pittsburgh

With the anticipated crowds of people for the NFL draft, health care workers are preparing to care for anyone who will need treatment.

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Apr 13 • 6:19 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Thunder Over Louisville returns Saturday after 2025 cancellation, bringing crowds and business boost

After being canceled last year because of flooding, Thunder Over Louisville is back this weekend, and organizers expect a major turnout.

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Apr 13 • 5:20 PM EDT • Business • wlky.com
Epic Games Reportedly Developing Extraction Shooter Starring Disney Characters

Bloomberg reports that Epic Games is currently developing a Disney-themed extraction shooter as part of the studios' $1.5 billion partnership.

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Apr 13 • 3:45 PM EDT • Technology • wdwnt.com
'Beatles vs. Stones' Tribute Show Coming to Rome's Capitol Arts Complex

The Beatles vs. Stones—A Musical Showdown is bringing the ultimate British Invasion tribute to the Capitol Arts Complex in Rome.

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Apr 13 • 11:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • wktv.com
High school sports top performers from the weekend took no days off

They don't need a break. These 15 high school sports top performers dominated the weekend across the diamond, field and courts. See who made the cut.

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Apr 13 • 11:13 AM EDT • Sports • metrowestdailynews.com
Swalwell exits California governor's race after assault allegations

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader, injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation’s most populous state.

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Apr 13 • 9:31 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Longtime WDIV sports reporter Jamie Edmonds reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Longtime WDIV sports reporter Jamie Edmonds revealed Monday morning that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Apr 13 • 9:08 AM EDT • Sports • clickondetroit.com
Opinion: I was recruited to play a sport here, but first, my family had to pay for it

It was a hot summer day in east Long Island. Hundreds of kids and parents from across the country piled into a sports complex consisting of four adjacent turf baseball fields. The gates were manned by a brigade of staff who were commandeering the large crowd. “Are these credentials right?” they asked as they showed...

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Apr 13 • 8:52 AM EDT • Sports • thesandb.com
Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: Louisville WR Chris Bell

Chris Bell NFL Draft medical report. Full injury analysis heading into the 2026 NFL draft. How will it affect Detroit Lions draft strategy?

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Apr 13 • 8:07 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Gray whales are entering San Francisco Bay and many aren’t surviving

Gray whales are beginning to break their long-established migration patterns, venturing into risky new territory like San Francisco Bay as climate change disrupts their Arctic food supply. But this unexpected detour is proving deadly: nearly one in five whales that enter the Bay don’t survive, with many struck by ships in the crowded, foggy waters.

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Apr 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Archer teams with ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ for first entertainment deal

As the meat snacks marketer expands, it is collaborating with the “Star Wars” universe for a campaign spanning retail, digital, social and out-of-home.

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Apr 13 • 6:35 AM EDT • Entertainment • marketingdive.com
‘Lady Disdain’ world premiere rides sparkling into Overture

Madison company Forward Theater presents Lauren Gunderson’s bawdy enemies-to-lovers adaptation of “Much Ado About Nothing” through April 26.

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Apr 13 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • captimes.com
Framingham State has 2 million reasons to rename its science labs

Framingham State University is renaming Hemenway Laboratories after receiving a $2 million donation from a retired professor.

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Apr 13 • 5:45 AM EDT • Science • metrowestdailynews.com
As Iran war drags on, midterm forecasts for Republicans get even worse

The GOP was already bracing for a tough election, but with the ceasefire in doubt, gas prices are likely to stay high, and voters’ economic outlook is dismal.

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Apr 13 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Romneycare turns 20: Mass. leaders celebrate health care reform

The landmark health care reform made Massachusetts the most insured state in the country.

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Apr 13 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • bostonglobe.com
Commanders showing interest in All-SEC cornerback

Texas Longhorns cornerbacks could be a steal for the Commanders on Day 3 of the NFL draft.

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Apr 13 • 3:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Brentford to host WSL teams for World Sevens Football tournament

Brentford will host the World Sevens Football London Edition at Gtech Community Stadium, taking place from 28-30 May 2026.Bees fans can purchase tickets in an exclusive pre-sale window.In World Sevens...

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Apr 13 • 2:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Miu Miu Literary Club 2026 to Talk Politics of Desire, Sexuality

The three-day literature-centric Miu Miu Literary Club is to be held during Milan Design Week under the direction of Miuccia Prada.

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Apr 13 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • wwd.com
Zohran Mamdani celebrates ‘pothole politics’ in a raucous rally marking 100 days as NYC mayor

Having just marked his first 100 days as New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani told a roaring crowd of supporters, city workers and political allies his administration has already delivered evidence a democratic socialist can, in fact, govern.

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Apr 12 • 10:26 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Howden steps up US push with specialty trucking build-out

The company is rolling out a dedicated US Trucking Practice focused on data, safety tech and claims advocacy

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Apr 12 • 9:58 PM EDT • Business • insurancebusinessmag.com
Memorial Health Foundation fashion show raises over $142K

The Memorial Health Foundation 21st annual Fashion Show, this year with a Masquerade Ball theme, drew a large crowd and raised more than $142,000, with proceeds supporting local cancer patients and related health initiatives. The annual fundraiser supports the foundation’s cancer patient emergency fund and breast health initiatives, helping individuals undergoing treatment with expenses such […]

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Apr 12 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • newsandsentinel.com
Memorial Health Foundation fashion show raises over $142K

The Memorial Health Foundation 21st annual Fashion Show, this year with a Masquerade Ball theme, drew a large crowd and raised more than $142,000, with proceeds supporting local cancer patients and related health initiatives. The annual fundraiser supports the foundation’s cancer patient emergency fund and breast health initiatives, helping individuals undergoing treatment with expenses such […]

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Apr 12 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • mariettatimes.com
Hungary Has Ousted an Autocrat

Viktor Orbán had support from Moscow and Washington, but not from his own people.

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Apr 12 • 5:53 PM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
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Spark! Imagination and Science Center hosts Earth Fest for families

Spark hosts a Spark! Sunday event each month to encourage fun while exploring the basics of STEM concepts.

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Apr 12 • 4:39 PM EDT • Science • wdtv.com
Coveted transfers Flory Bidunga, Jackson Shelstad reportedly commit to Louisville

Bidunga and Shelstad were two of the top players in the transfer portal.

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Apr 12 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Man City must respect Arsenal in title showdown: Guardiola

Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City must respect Arsenal when they face the Premier League leaders in a seismic title showdown next weekend."The respect I have for Arsenal, what they have done the last few years.

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Apr 12 • 2:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Fallout from Eric Swalwell scandal grows as lawmakers eye House expulsion votes

The political crisis surrounding Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell is rapidly escalating into a broader bipartisan showdown that could reshape the makeup of the House.

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Apr 12 • 1:48 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Ryan Day reveals Ohio State's extreme recruiting standards

During a recent podcast experience, Ryan Day raised eyebrows when he said the Buckeyes are only looking for future first and second-round draft picks.

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Apr 12 • 11:48 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 14

The Cubs come from behind, only to lose 4-3 in extra innings.

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Apr 12 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A slowdown in federal science grants has Vermont researchers worried

Though leaders at the National Institutes of Health say they intend to allocate all the federally assigned dollars, changes in how they do so is disrupting the research of early career scientists.

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Apr 12 • 8:41 AM EDT • Science • vtdigger.org
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Let the state’s narrative-laundering season begin

Politics is a game of narrative. Whoever controls the narrative wins. Sure, the truth is interesting. But truth doesn’t sell. It takes time to uncover, assuming people care enough to go digging for it. Narratives are easier. They’re simple, comforting and come pre-approved by the crowd. Groupthink isn’t just easy. It’s safe. The truth, on […]

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Apr 12 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Why Did Gretchen Whitmer Go Soft on Trump?

The Michigan governor doesn’t sound like “Big Gretch” anymore.

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Apr 12 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Alexander Ovechkin receives standing ovation from rival Penguins crowd in potential last game in Pittsburgh
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Apr 11 • 8:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Department 56 Reveals Disneyland Haunted Mansion Figure

Department 56, known for their miniature holiday village figures, has announced a new Disneyland-inspired Haunted Mansion figure.

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Apr 11 • 7:37 PM EDT • Technology • wdwnt.com
Maryland Curiosity Lab Children’s Business Fair Draws Big Crowd in Severna Park

The Maryland Curiosity Lab’s Children’s Business Fair drew a strong crowd Saturday at Park Plaza in Severna Park, where more than 80 booths filled the event with young entrepreneurs selling everyth…

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Apr 11 • 3:32 PM EDT • Business • eyeonannapolis.net
Gulf Coast Sports and Entertainment Network to air 15 Biloxi Shuckers games starting tonight

Brewers' Double-A affiliate competes in Southern League

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Apr 11 • 2:53 PM EDT • Entertainment • wdam.com
Gulf Coast Sports and Entertainment Network to air 15 Biloxi Shuckers games starting tonight

Brewers' Double-A affiliate competes in Southern League

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Apr 11 • 2:53 PM EDT • Sports • wdam.com
“AI polls” are fake polls

A few weeks after Donald Trump’s second presidential win, I took the train up from London (where I was living at the time) to Oxford to attend a conference on polls and forecasts of the 2024 election. Most of the attendees were pollsters or academics, but I also watched presentations from Aaru and Electric Twin, two companies that do what is interchangeably called synthetic sampling, silicon sampling, or synthetic audiences. Stripped of startup jargon, that means they use large language models (LLMs) to simulate responses to public opinion polls by having AI agents take on the role of survey respondents. I had already heard of Aaru thanks to some articles with eye-catching headlines like “No people, no problem: AI chatbots predict elections better than humans” in the months leading up to Election Day. The founders were making some big, some might even say far-fetched claims, such as: “within two years, we will simulate the entire globe — from the way crops are grown in Ukraine to how that impacts production of oil in Iraq, trade through the strait of Malacca, and elections for the mayor of Baltimore.” When Semafor asked Aaru’s cofounders — Cameron Fink and Ned Koh — about my boss, they said “we respect all those who came before us.” Nate (as he so often does) shared his thoughts on Twitter: Fink and Koh were relatively good-natured about this back-and-forth when we spoke at Oxford. They even offered to mail me one of the t-shirts featuring Nate’s quote they apparently had made. I never took them up on the offer, which I now somewhat regret. These synthetic sampling companies fell off my radar for a while, but they do still exist. In fact, Aaru recently received a $1 billion valuation. Is what they’re doing anywhere close to the most important frontier in AI development? Not by a longshot, especially when Anthropic just developed a model so adept at exploiting software vulnerabilities that it’s only being released to 40 companies. Still, silicon sampling is increasingly finding its way into public polling. Axios reported in March that “a majority of people trust their own doctors and nurses” based on findings from Aaru — without mentioning that the “people” in that sentence were actually LLMs. Around the same time, the Public Sentiment Institute “boosted” their online sample of 373 real survey respondents with 114 AI agents.1 (Spoiler alert: even the co-founder of Electric Twin doesn’t think that’s a particularly defensible approach.) Polling companies like Qualtrics and Ipsos are also developing synthetic data panels. So, what should we make of these … “polls”? Let’s get one thing out of the way: whatever they are, they’re not polls in the way that term is usually defined. Subscribe You can’t replace polls with AI On one hand, using LLMs to essentially make up fake survey respondents sort of sounds like the dumbest idea ever, one that will at best imperfectly replicate real polls while introducing all sorts of biases. On the other hand, with LLMs improving at a remarkable, perhaps even alarming rate, maybe that means I’m a dinosaur at the ripe old age of 24 because I still want to rely on polls that talk to actual people. I’m not going to argue that synthetic samples are completely useless. In fact, as I’ll return to later, there is evidence that some techniques can replicate topline survey results quickly and cheaply. But the marketing from certain companies can be slightly optimistic. “No traditional poll will exist by the time the next general election occurs,” said Fink in 2024. We’re just 206 days away from the midterms, and based on the fact that I still have to collect a bunch of polls every day, I’d say he should have run that prediction by a sample of AI agents before the interview.2 To see why synthetic samples can’t replace polls, here’s a quick primer on how they work. The simplest version of these models involves taking a LLM (like ChatGPT or Claude), giving it a demographic profile (e.g., a white, college-educated woman who lives in Utah and makes $70k a year), and then asking it to respond to a survey question. You repeat that process a few thousand times using different demographic profiles and end up with a sample of synthetic survey responses. The actual models used by private companies are more sophisticated than this, usually because they incorporate more hypothesized demographic characteristics for each agent and provide them with extra information. Aaru, for example, feeds agents a diet of news and information they’d be likely to consume, while Electric Twin incorporates their customers’ proprietary data about the audience they’re trying to replicate. The way Ben Warner, the co-founder of Electric Twin, explained it to me was “we have a large amount of data on […] for instance, 5,000 people. Can we make an accurate prediction of how they would respond to another question?” Still, it should be obvious why synthetic samples can’t replace polls. Polling is fundamentally a data collection process. We might use surveys to make predictions by feeding them into election forecasts, but the main purpose of a poll isn’t prediction, it’s gathering new data about what people think and how they feel. Silicon sampling, on the other hand, produces no new data. It’s simply a model: you input LLM training data, demographic prompts, and a bunch of other information, and it spits out a prediction for what a poll would say. We love models here, but models aren’t polls. That difference is an important philosophical sticking point for most pollsters I talk to. “I think politics should stay away from [synthetic sampling], because we’re trying to […] represent the voice of the people,” said Natalie Jackson, a vice president at GQR Insights. Democratic pollster John Hagner told me: “I think I’m just incredibly skeptical of this idea. I don’t think it’s research. At that point, you’re asking the machine to tell you what you already believe.” Hagner has seen some presentations of early synthetic sampling experiments, but so far, “if it’s being used in a campaign, people are keeping it incredibly quiet.”3 But Eli, I hear you saying, aren’t polls themselves increasingly governed by modeling decisions? Indeed they are: pollsters’ choices on which sampling method to use, how to define their likely voter models, and how to weight their samples can and do lead to dramatic differences in the results they publish. Aaru even referenced these limitations in the methodology statement included with that maternal mortality “poll” — although I’m using the term “methodology statement” loosely here, because it doesn’t really explain how the model works at all. We can ignore the (frankly preposterous) implication that synthetic sampling isn’t subject to a separate set of biases. The important point is that there’s still a meaningful difference between using weighting and other statistical techniques on actual polling data and using a model to predict what a poll would say. The latter is far closer to election forecasts or techniques like MRP — potentially useful models, but not a replacement for polls.4 To be fair, other synthetic sampling companies are perfectly happy with the distinction between polls and models. Warner compared polling and synthetic sampling to different tools in a toolbox. “The mistake I think we make is we think that these new tools should either work in exactly the same way or somehow replace these old tools,” he said. “Rather than thinking of it as, okay, so we’ve always had the hammer, we’ve always had the screwdriver, now we’ve got a saw. But don’t use a saw to try [to] do the job of a hammer.” A quick comment from Nate Eli didn’t ask me for a comment — rather rude of him, don’t you think? But since I’m editing this story, I figured I’d add a few quick thoughts rather than putting words in his mouth. Beyond the frequently misleading marketing, what bothers me about the AI “poll” hype is that as AI tools make statistical inference cheaper and/or better (note that these are not synonyms) that actually increases the comparative value of collecting original data. You might be able to train a model to make a reasonable estimate of what some hard-to-reach poll respondent would say — say, a young Black man who voted for Trump. (Such a person checks a number of boxes for a voter who is usually hard to reach in surveys.) Indeed, this is closely related to what models like the Silver Bulletin forecast already do. They essentially smooth out the kinks in noisy survey data by making inferences based on past voting patterns or national polls or surveys of other states. But you don’t actually know what these voters think unless you’re reaching them directly. If there’s a shift in opinion among this subgroup, you’re not going to detect it. So if I were running a campaign, I’d invest more in going the extra mile to find a representative sample of those voters. And then I’d hire some smart quants — or Claude? — to figure out the implications for campaign strategy based on proprietary data that my competitors didn’t have access to. -Nate Silver Are these models any good? If synthetic surveys are just a new type of model, the next obvious question is whether the models are at least accurate. The answer very much depends on who you ask. On one end of the spectrum, you have the maximalist argument that synthetic sampling is more accurate than actual polls. “It’s an incredibly challenging problem to go to someone and say ‘hey, we’re going to be more accurate at predicting human behavior than you, even when you talk to your customers directly’,” Koh recently told CNBC. In his view, synthetic sampling isn’t a saw to polling’s hammer, it’s “magic.” There’s certainly evidence that synthetic samples can replicate certain survey toplines. But if Aaru does have any examples of their approach outperforming the polls, they’re keeping those to themselves.5 Aaru’s 2024 election model, for example, had Kamala Harris leading in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin on November 4th. And although they’ve since taken down their forecast page, they gave Harris a 50.5 percent chance of winning the race on November 2nd.6 After the election, Fink told Semafor he was happy enough with those results because they were “within margin of error,” a term that is completely meaningless when applied to a “sample” of AI agents. And of course, Aaru says their models have improved since 2024, so supposedly now they’d be more accurate than the polls? Still, their stronger argument is on cost: “We are significantly faster and cheaper than traditional polling, and still more accurate,” said Fink. The first two claims are undeniably true, but the third brings us to the opposite end of the spectrum. Both Jackson and Hagner are skeptical that these models are reliable for anything beyond replicating common survey toplines. “I just […] don’t think the machines are what we want when we’re looking for nuanced views. My example on this is people in Arizona and Nevada in 2024 who voted for Trump and voted for expanding abortion in their states on ballot initiatives,” said Jackson. Hagner identified another issue. Maybe the synthetic respondents, like sycophantic LLMs, are inhuman in one important way: they’re too nice. “The reports that have come through at the meetings that I’ve been at are that the early experiments on this, they cannot get respondents to be as racist or sexist or, frankly, as negative as human respondents,” he said. Academic research mostly agrees on this point. While there are some papers that show promising results when using LLMs to replicate polling data, most show that LLMs suffer from various quirks like producing too few “don’t know” responses and can seriously overpredict the favorability of politicians like Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. They also seem to struggle with too little variation between demographic subgroups, so the difference in predicted opinion between Democrats and Republicans, for example, is too small. When I asked Warner about these studies, his response to these papers was that just because academics can’t get synthetic sampling to work doesn’t mean that the technique doesn’t work in general. “Actually, the argument is, okay, yours does not [work]. That does not mean […] for this complex set of machinery, which uses a lot of investment, a lot of time, a lot of money, you can’t get it to work.” Cards on the table, I’m somewhat sympathetic to this argument because academics aren’t exactly great at making election forecasts. Usually, the people with skin in the game are the most accurate. Warner’s argument is that the approach Electric Twin takes — which includes, for example, making multiple predictions for each synthetic respondent using different models and prompts and subsequently averaging those to get a final prediction in a sort of ensemble forecast — produces better results than the simpler academic models. Warner shared a comparison between his method and the method from a recent academic paper with me, and Electric Twin was indeed able to get more accurate replication. But even still, he acknowledged that synthetic sampling “is not a crystal ball.” “If you asked me, do I think using other data sources will be more accurate than asking somebody who they will vote for, I would probably say no. But if you asked me ‘would your system be useful for our turnout modeling today?’ I would say yes.” For better or worse, it looks like the method is already getting more popular in the market research world. Most of the clients Aaru touts these days are businesses like EY and McDonald’s. And AI will probably begin to pop up in other parts of the political polling process. Pollsters are already using it to code open-ended survey responses, and some firms, like YouGov, are testing using LLMs to ask survey respondents questions. More worryingly, one danger to actual polls is that AI agents can be used to infiltrate online surveys. Most online polls use various checks to prevent that from happening, but there’s conflicting evidence on how effective those filters are and how prevalent AI agents currently are in online panels. If those agents ever become impossible to detect, it might spell the end of online polling, but the solution isn’t to replace all of your respondents with ChatGPT. Silver Bulletin is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a subscriber. Subscribe 1 That particular poll obviously doesn’t meet Silver Bulletin standards for aggregation. But we exclude all Public Sentiment Institute polls from our averages because we classify them as an amateur polling firm. 2 You could argue that Fink meant the next presidential election, but (a) I’m also confident we’ll still have real polls in 2028 and (b) in that case he should have asked an LLM to define “general election.” 3 Quick caveat: that’s reporting from a Democratic pollster. It’s possible that Republicans are more willing to use AI in political campaigns. 4 Indeed, Silver Bulletin does not include “polls” produced by MRP in our forecasts or averages, and we think it’s extremely misleading when their practitioners describe them in a way that suggests original data had been collected among a large number of states or Congressional districts. 5 A recent report from Aaru and EY did show two examples of a synthetic estimate being closer than a survey to a real-world benchmark — but I’d take those findings with a grain of salt because the report reads more like an ad and didn’t involve any sort of prediction being made ahead of time. 6 For comparison, our odds for Harris on the same day were 48.2 percent.

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Women's Six Nations 2026: England 33-12 Ireland - hosts open title defence with victory

England open title defence with comfortable win over Ireland in front of a record Women's Six Nations crowd of 77,120 at Allianz Stadium.

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Apr 11 • 11:24 AM EDT • Sports • bbc.com
Memorial Health Foundation fashion show raises over $142K

The Memorial Health Foundation 21st annual Fashion Show, this year with a Masquerade Ball theme, drew a large crowd and raised more than $142,000, with proceeds supporting local cancer patients and related health initiatives. The annual fundraiser supports the foundation’s cancer patient emergency fund and breast health initiatives, helping individuals undergoing treatment with expenses such […]

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Apr 10 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • mariettatimes.com
Arizona House passes bill restricting drones near large entertainment events

The bill would make it illegal to fly a drone within a mile of a ticketed entertainment event at venues with at least 1,000 people capacity.

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Apr 10 • 5:34 PM EDT • Entertainment • kjzz.org
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Jodi Daniel Quoted by KFF Health News and CNN on Healthcare Privacy Concerns

Wilson Sonsini partner Jodi Daniel was recently quoted in a KFF Health News article, which was also featured by CNN. The piece, titled "Trump’s Personnel Agency Is Asking for Federal Workers’ Medical…

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Apr 10 • 5:31 PM EDT • Health • wsgr.com
Wales Bonner Gives Adidas' Gazelle a New Rattlesnake Treatment

Wales Bonner is bringing a rattlesnake look to the Adidas Gazelle for its latest exotic sneaker collaboration. Find out more on the forthcoming collection here.

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Apr 10 • 4:24 PM EDT • Technology • wwd.com
Crowd chants ‘Run again!’ to Kamala Harris, who said she’s ‘thinking about it’

The former vice president’s statement at a Black political convention was one of her most explicit signals yet that she could campaign again for president in 2028.

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Apr 10 • 1:44 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
UNC basketball reaches out to top Arkansas transfer

The UNC basketball program is pursuing Arkansas transfer Karter Knox.

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Apr 10 • 11:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Masters 2026: Robert MacIntyre under fire for lewd gesture in Round 1

MacIntyre stuck up his middle finger — a no-no at Augusta National.

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Apr 10 • 8:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Adyen tool speeds business payments

Financial operations at global enterprises remain “stubbornly complex,” as treasury teams juggle multiple banking and payment systems, the company said.

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Apr 10 • 6:51 AM EDT • Business • paymentsdive.com
Clippers, Trail Blazers duke it out for No. 8 seed

Jockeying for positioning in the Western Conference play-in round hits the home stretch on Friday when the Portland Trail Blazers welcome the Los Angeles Clippers for a crucial showdown.

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Apr 9 • 10:39 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
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Jayson Tatum scores 24 for Celtics in first game at Madison Square Garden since Achilles injury, but Knicks win
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Apr 9 • 10:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Grizzlies offer chance for slumping Jazz to play different tune

The Utah Jazz have shown flashes of potential and competitiveness during its current 10-game losing streak. But the lows have outnumbered the highs heading into a showdown with the Memphis Grizzlies in Salt Lake City on Friday night.

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Apr 9 • 9:02 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
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Wilson Sonsini Honored Among Boston Business Journal’s 2026 Best Places to Work

On April 8, 2026, Wilson Sonsini was honored among Boston Business Journal's "Best Places to Work" for the third consecutive year. The exclusive ranking celebrates Massachusetts companies that have…

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Apr 9 • 7:20 PM EDT • Business • wsgr.com
Kelly Ann Walker builds $300K war chest in crowded HD 74 GOP Primary

4 other candidates are competing for the GOP nod.

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Apr 9 • 6:05 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
HOMETOWN ENTERTAINMENT: Weekend entertainment guide: Comedy, music and spring festivals

Enjoy a variety of events this weekend, including stand-up comedy, dance parties and a spring festival

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Apr 9 • 5:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • wdbj7.com
'At the edge of the future': ASU breaks ground for better health outcomes for Arizona

Arizona State University is taking a huge step toward addressing one of the biggest crises in the U.S. — the disparity in health care, according to ASU President Michael Crow.Crow spoke Thursday in downtown Phoenix at the groundbreaking of the headquarters for ASU Health, the hub of the university’s efforts to improve health outcomes for Arizona residents.He told the crowd that despite great wealth, the U.S. health care system is failing.

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Apr 9 • 3:56 PM EDT • Health • news.asu.edu
'At the edge of the future': University breaks ground on ASU Health building

Arizona State University is taking a huge step toward addressing one of the biggest crises in the U.S. — the disparity in health care, according to ASU President Michael Crow.Crow spoke Thursday in downtown Phoenix at the groundbreaking of the headquarters for ASU Health, the hub of the university’s efforts to improve health outcomes for Arizona residents.He told the crowd that despite great wealth, the U.S. health care system is failing.

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Apr 9 • 3:56 PM EDT • Health • news.asu.edu
Analyst sees MVP potential for Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence

One analyst recently detailed why Jaguars' QB Trevor Lawrence can win an MVP award.

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Apr 9 • 2:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kiln: Double Fine Shares Their Favorite Pots as Open Beta Goes Live

Now’s your chance to sample Kiln before launch on April 23 during the Open Beta Throwdown on Steam – and Double Fine is here to help inspire your creations with some of their most-favorite pots! Pre-order Kiln today on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.

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Apr 9 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • news.xbox.com
The Fidelis Partnership Launches Capital Solutions Business, Led by Howden's Gammoh

Pine Walk, the specialist MGA platform of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), has launched a new capital solutions business called Mezura Capital Partners.

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Apr 9 • 10:59 AM EDT • Business • insurancejournal.com
Sterling ticks higher, remains driven by Middle East developments

The pound inched higher on the dollar on Thursday and held onto the bulk of U.S.-Iran ceasefire-inspired gains the previous session, ​though with that deal looking fragile it failed to climb ‌any further.

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Apr 9 • 7:13 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
A shooting shattered their family. Annapolis is playing politics with their grief.

Legislative bumps and political infighting in Annapolis shroud passage of a NyKayla Strawder memorial bill, a teen killed by a 9-year-old with access to his grandmother's gun.

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Apr 9 • 5:30 AM EDT • Politics • thebanner.com
‘Shoutout’: Caleb Hearon talks comedy, queerness, politics, and more at latest SPB event

Life advice. Dream blunt rotations. An accidental 6-7 joke. Comedian Caleb Hearon brought it all to the Clark-Fox Forum in front of a packed crowd of WashU undergraduates last Wednesday, April 1. Student Union’s Social Programming Board (SPB) teased the event for weeks leading up to the show.

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Apr 9 • 1:49 AM EDT • Politics • studlife.com
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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy on American Politics and the GOP

Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy participates in a discussion on the state of American politics and the Republican party at a forum hosted by The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard University.

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Apr 8 • 7:30 PM EDT • Politics • c-span.org
ENTERTAINMENT: Dogtown Throwdown in Argenta; UCA stages ‘Little Women’

Main Street between Fourth and Fifth streets in the Argenta Arts District in North Little Rock will shut down Friday and Saturday for Dogtown Throwdown, two days of outdoor dining, live music and “family-friendly activities” with a Cajun theme.

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Apr 8 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • arkansasonline.com
16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony

The newfound coin dates to the 1584 founding of a doomed Spanish settlement in southern Chile.

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Apr 8 • 4:45 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
The Metro: Trust in elections is declining. A Michigan Republican clerk blames politics

Ottawa County Clerk Justin Roebuck spoke with Robyn Vincent about election security, how he sees the SAVE act and more.

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Apr 8 • 2:05 PM EDT • Politics • wdet.org
High school sports top performers from Tuesday, April 7

Tuesday's high school sports top performers piled up the points, sprinted to the finish and aced the greens. Find out who made the cut from April 7.

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Apr 8 • 12:06 PM EDT • Sports • metrowestdailynews.com
What Is Tmrw Longevity Powder? Here's what to know about the blue scoop

Tmrw Longevity Powder combines blue spirulina with a focused blend designed to support energy, clarity, digestion and healthy aging pathways.

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Apr 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
President's budget brings back NASA science cuts

The President's Budget Request for fiscal year 2027 calls for $18.8 billion in NASA spending, a $5.6 billion cut.

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Apr 8 • 7:20 AM EDT • Science • axios.com
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Bob Dylan's 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' tour heading to the Palace Theatre

Bob Dylan, the iconic singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate, will come to Columbus on the North American leg of his \

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Apr 8 • 6:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • dispatch.com
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This simple springtime activity may help keep you mentally sharp

Gardening isn’t just a hobby: It can challenge your brain and help reduce your stress levels, two factors that may help stave off cognitive decline.

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Apr 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
13 Action News: Sports for April 7, 2026

13 Action News: Sports for April 7, 2026

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Apr 7 • 11:36 PM EDT • Sports • wdbj7.com
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Brad Stevens embraces Celtics role, shuts down college coaching rumors

Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens made it clear that he's not going anywhere, despite the rumors.

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Apr 7 • 8:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Community event to celebrate history through the lens of sports

This Saturday, the historic Carver Recreation Center in Charlottesville will host the Black History Pathway event.

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Apr 7 • 5:53 PM EDT • Sports • 29news.com
Academy Sports' Matt McCabe Talks Evolving Shoe Sales, Brand Options

The evolution of Academy Sports' footwear offerings is helping it ramp up its soccer cleat presentation in the wake of World Cup fever and beyond.

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Apr 7 • 5:07 PM EDT • Sports • wwd.com
High school sports top performers from a busy Monday put up huge stats

No cases of the Mondays here. These 17 high school athletes showed they're in midweek form already. Here's who stood out from action April 6.

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Apr 7 • 2:48 PM EDT • Sports • metrowestdailynews.com
Former interim CEO is returning to run HCMC’s cash-strapped health system

Dr. Jon Cumming is expected to succeed David Hough, who is stepping down as administrator.

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Apr 7 • 2:32 PM EDT • Health • startribune.com
Ola Hawatmeh notches Hispanic Chamber of Commerce endorsement for CD 19 bid

She’s running in a crowded GOP Primary.

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Apr 7 • 12:20 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
AI 'mirages' mean tools used to analyze medical scans could fabricate their findings

Modern AI models can create convincing descriptions of images that were never given to them — a phenomenon researchers call a "mirage."

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Apr 7 • 11:15 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Man arrested for business arson and burglary in Lynchburg

Donald Collier is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, arson, burglary, and grand larceny.

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Apr 7 • 10:58 AM EDT • Business • wdbj7.com
Giant Jell-O measures crowd volume in wobbles

This 'jiggle tech' is proprietary.

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Apr 7 • 6:01 AM EDT • Science • popsci.com
'Morale boost': NASA carries out Moon mission during tough year for science

As the four Artemis astronauts approached a high point of their lunar mission -- getting slung around the far side of the Moon -- NASA staffers crowded into Houston's famed mission control room Monday...

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Apr 7 • 1:16 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
007's softball team, based in Ascension Parish, wins spring title

A youth softball team based in Ascension Parish won a title at the Spring Showdown.

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Apr 6 • 9:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Activists and Policy Advocates on the Role of Civility in Politics, Media, and Everyday Life

Activists and policy advocates sit down for a discussion on the impact of civility on politics, the media, and everyday life. NYU Washington, DC, hosts this event.

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Apr 6 • 6:30 PM EDT • Politics • c-span.org
Texas Congressman Accused of Pursuing a Second Subordinate With Lewd Texts

A news report linked Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas, who has admitted to an affair with an aide, to another series of sexual texts with a different aide, raising a dilemma for the House G.O.P.

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Apr 6 • 5:21 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Cavs at Grizzlies: How to watch, odds, and injury report

The Cavaliers will look to lock up home court in the first round.

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Apr 6 • 5:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
San Antonio Express-News: Rep. Gonzales allegedly sent lewd texts to campaign staffer in 2020

Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is facing new allegations he sent a former campaign staffer lewd texts, just weeks after revelations of his affair with another former employee rocked and ultimately ended his reelection bid.

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Apr 6 • 4:45 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
FBI warns against foreign mobile apps like CapCut in new PSA

A new public service announcement from the FBI is warning Americans about apps based in China.

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Apr 6 • 4:11 PM EDT • Technology • mashable.com
Governor Spanberger signs bills to spur business investment and jobs

Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed bipartisan legislation her office says will grow Virginia’s economy.

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Apr 6 • 3:51 PM EDT • Business • wdbj7.com
CNN will host a California gubernatorial primary debate on May 5

CNN will host a California gubernatorial primary debate next month, a potential inflection point in a crowded campaign that Democrats are concerned could provide an opening for Republicans.

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Democrats are eager to flip Issa’s seat. But his Republican successor is a ‘formidable opponent’

Leading Democrats are throwing personal jabs to distinguish themselves in a crowded primary for the competitive district that could tilt who controls Congress.

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Apr 6 • 8:30 AM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
High school sports weekend top performers had clutch goals and hits

They seized the moment. These high school sports top performers delivered in the clutch over the weekend. See who made the cut.

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Apr 6 • 5:05 AM EDT • Sports • metrowestdailynews.com
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Country music star and husband planning to have kids: ‘Little ones say that it is OK’

The singer has been opening up about his life around he release of his new memoir.

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Apr 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • pennlive.com
Greens powders are booming. But do they really work?

Superfood powders have become a key part of wellness routines, marketed as an easy way to boost energy, promote gut health, and get your daily nutrients. But nutritionists said the benefits of these supplements are largely unproven.

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Apr 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • bostonglobe.com