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Flyers Reveal Jett Luchanko Underwent Procedure Prior to Development Camp
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Jul 3 • 12:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump calls out NATO ahead of summit, calling it 'ridiculous' for US to persist on 'one sided path'

U.S. President Donald Trump blasted NATO on Truth Social over defense spending disparities ahead of the alliance's upcoming summit in Ankara, Turkey

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Jul 3 • 11:19 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Two major Xbox Game Studios teams reportedly safe from closure discussions

While several Xbox Game Studios teams are expected to see layoffs or close during the 'Xbox Reset,' two key studios have reportedly avoided closure talks.

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Jul 3 • 7:23 AM EDT • Technology • trueachievements.com
America’s next 250? A revival of civic virtues might hold the key.

Democracy requires civic engagement – and it can sometimes seem to be falling short. But the seeds of renewal are visible, from potluck dinners to youth programs.

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Jul 3 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • csmonitor.com
Kolesar Brings Football Mentality to Red Wings

The post Kolesar Brings Football Mentality to Red Wings appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now. One of the newest Detroit Red Wings took up hockey because his parents thought it would be good offseason training […] The post Kolesar Brings Football Mentality to Red Wings appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now.

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Jul 3 • 4:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Health officials confirm first human case of West Nile virus in Sacramento County this year

Sacramento County public health officials have confirmed the county's first human case of West Nile virus this year, with experts emphasizing mosquito prevention as key to avoiding infection.

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Jul 3 • 2:09 AM EDT • Health • kcra.com
Trump's ties to Erdogan sold him on this year's NATO summit. Turkey may win big in other ways

U.S. President Donald Trump has berated and belittled many of the European leaders expected to attend next week’s NATO summit in Turkey but has only praise for its host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Jul 3 • 12:06 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Meta's Watermelon AI model has caught up to GPT-5.5, Alexandr Wang says

Meta's superintelligence chief says its upcoming Watermelon model now matches GPT-5.5 on key AI benchmarks.

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Jul 2 • 7:52 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
NATO tensions push Europe to chart a path past Washington

Ahead of a major NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey next week, strain on the alliance is pushing European lawmakers toward a new posture—one that is less reliant on Washington.

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Jul 2 • 5:12 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
Rangers bolster minor-league depth by signing Cholowski, Gawdin

With Wednesday’s flurry of NHL moves behind them, the New York Rangers added some help for their the American Hockey […]

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Jul 2 • 4:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Four Losers After The Start Of NHL Free Agency 2026
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Jul 2 • 4:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mammoth Face Franchise-Altering Decision After Devils' Offer Sheet
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Jul 2 • 4:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
FDA clears AI-enabled CCTA plaque analysis tool from Keya Medical

The company now has multiple FDA-cleared algorithms for evaluating CCTA results.

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Jul 2 • 3:16 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Entertainment-focused Cosmic Sports launches black light ice hockey venture

Cosmic Sports founder Chris Martin the success of Cosmic Baseball to the ice, announcing the launch of the glow in the dark, barnstorming property Cosmic Hockey.

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Jul 2 • 11:57 AM EDT • Entertainment • sportsbusinessjournal.com
Badgers key 2027 commit took official visit to SEC school

The Badgers will be fighting for one of their top commits throughout the Fall.

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Jul 2 • 10:47 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sabres Have Slow News Day On Opening Of Free Agency
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Jul 2 • 10:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What Makes Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) a Good Investment Bet?

TimesSquare Capital Management, an equity investment management company, released its “U.S. Mid Cap Growth Strategy” first-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Strategy fell 7.72% (net) in the quarter compared to -6.35% for the Russell Midcap Growth Index. In the first quarter, markets navigated geopolitical tensions and economic resilience alongside […]

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Jul 2 • 9:16 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Scientists discover a protein switch that burns fat and blocks new fat cells

A protein called “Mitch” may hold the key to a new generation of obesity treatments. Researchers found that disabling it in human cells boosts fat burning, increases energy use, and makes it harder for new fat cells to develop. The findings help explain why mice lacking Mitch were leaner, more athletic, and resistant to obesity.

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Jul 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Croatia criticised for ‘unambitious’ changes to 2022 science law

Croatia’s science ministry has been accused of a lack of ambition, and even incompetence, over proposed changes to the country’s 2022 science law. Critics say an opportunity has been missed to fix wider shortcomings in the research and universities system.“This law, like all the previous ones, will not significantly change the current state of science in Croatia,” Vlatko Silobrčić, a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences, told Science Business. “A small shift here and there will not have a significant impact.”The 2022 law introduced multi-year block grant financing of research, based on results, and changes intended to boost employment and career progression for researchers and lecturers. But implementation of the law has been uneven. “It became apparent that certain of its provisions were subject to different interpretations by higher education institutions and scientific institutes,” the science ministry said in its proposal for change. “This caused legal uncertainty in the system, administrative difficulties in implementation and, in certain cases, unequal treatment of teachers, scientists and students.”Most of the proposed amendments deal with technicalities in hiring and promoting staff, such as extending the committee deadlines from 60 to 90 days, or allowing applicants to cite all of their achievements and not only those since their last appointment.Both the ministry and Croatian media highlighted changes that would raise the retirement age from 65 to 67 years and allow part-time students 15 year rather than 10 years to finish their studies.The change to retirement age has been criticised for reinforcing a weakness in the system. According to Matko Marušić, professor emeritus at the University of Split, this will “allow unproductive teachers to advance and work longer, while hindering and discouraging productive ones.”A longtime campaigner for excellence-based meritocracy, he sees little hope in the new legislation. “I am not optimistic that things will improve,” he told Science Business. “As recent changes to the law in Croatia show, the legal framework is becoming increasingly hypocritical and harmful.”For Marušić, who analyses Croatia's university system in a recently published book, the situation is “unfavourable and constantly deteriorating” due to the criteria used for academic advancement.“The key criterion for advancement should be scientific productivity,” he said. “In Croatia [. . .] scientific criteria are increasingly lowered, and ineffective and absurd criteria such as waiting times for promotion and age limits for remaining in a job are promoted.” He would also like to see better criteria for the quality of teaching at universities. “In practice, teaching is not monitored or evaluated,” he said, estimating that up to a third of teaching simply does not take place. “Under the guise of university autonomy and bad laws, universities and faculties are allowed to earn additional money by increasing enrolment quotas that have nothing to do with the needs of the labour market.” Lack of ambitionDora Kršul, a reporter at Telegram.hr who covers science policy in Croatia, finds the rationale for changes “bizarre.” “The ministry responsible for supervising the uniform application of the law is changing the law because it is being implemented unevenly,” she said. “This primarily speaks to the power relationship in the sphere of science and higher education in Croatia, that is, the question arises as to who actually manages this system.”Rather than raising quality, she continued, the changes appear to be designed to help vocational and applied universities who have not been complying with the law.The Independent Union of Research and Higher Education Employees of Croatia said that the changes were “unambitious” and represent a missed opportunity for more important changes. “We think some of the changes are even negative,” it said in its statement on June 25. One of these is introduction of an “assistant” job title that allows people to be hired only for the duration of a project. Related articles: Elections to top science bodies test Croatia’s gender equality in researchSlovakia revises R&D approach to increase focus on competitivenessLatvia pilots citizen engagement in research grant evaluationsThe union’s president, Tvrtko Smital, who was part of the 15-member working group tasked with drafting the changes, told the local media there was a “worrying lack of ambition” in the process, and “lack of competence” in terms of research experience and understanding the problems in the system.“There is no clear will to deal with the problems,” said Smital, an assistant professor of marine and environmental sciences at the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb. “It’s a combination of unambitiousness and incompetence,” he went on, expressing his “deep frustration” with the situation. “There is no strategy, no clear thinking, and money is not being spent optimally.”Croatia’s science ministry has not responded to requests for comment.

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Jul 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Photo Gallery: Dev Camp Roll Call Part Two

Witness top picks and hungry invitees from Sweden to Ontario as they hit the ice in Seattle, showcasing the next generation of talent fighting for a roster spot.

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Jul 2 • 4:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Rebuild Is Over

The rebuild is over. The San Jose Sharks are now, without a doubt, Mike Grier’s team. On the first day […] The post The Rebuild Is Over appeared first on San Jose Hockey Now.

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Jul 2 • 4:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Atlanta Braves See Multiple Key Developments in Win Over Cardinals

Ozzie Albies homered and Braves pitching held St. Louis to two hits as Atlanta evened the series with a 5-1 win Wednesday night.

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Jul 2 • 1:58 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Virginia Tech athletic director Brian White makes first key hire

Brian White makes first big hire at Virginia Tech.

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Jul 1 • 11:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Costco approved in California, but some locals say location is 'unnecessary'

A proposed Costco warehouse and gas station in Downey, California, cleared a key approval, but many residents say another location isn't needed.

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Jul 1 • 11:57 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Senators Free Agent Lars Eller Joins Brady Tkachuk In Florida
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Jul 1 • 8:42 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Laid off federal scientists keep maps and data visuals online with crowdfunded money

Federal employees axed during waves of cuts by the Trump administration have fought back against the dismantling of a key climate science website.

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Jul 1 • 7:58 PM EDT • Science • latimes.com
Ukraine's General Valery Zaluzhny emerges as a key figure in national politics

While still hypothetical, elections have reportedly been discussed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the fall, fueling speculation about a possible candidacy by the former commander-in-chief. Like Zaluzhny, several senior officers enjoy strong public support and could play a major role in political life after the war.

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Jul 1 • 7:27 PM EDT • Politics • lemonde.fr
Bayer Group to consolidate U.S. glyphosate business into distinct entity operating as Ruveon

Advances key component of Crop Science division’s Five-Year Framework strategy / Reinforces commitment to delivering trusted Roundup® brands and glyphosate products and services to U.S. customers

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Jul 1 • 6:25 PM EDT • Business • bayer.com
Video shows masked thieves smashing glass, grabbing items during Bowie business break-in

WBFF Fox45 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Baltimore and nearby towns and communities in Maryland, including Annapolis, Crofton, Glen Burnie, Linthicum, Pasadena, Severn, Cockeysville, Dundalk, Essex, Parkville, Owings Mills, Towson, White Marsh, Woodlawn, Hampstead, Sykesville, Taneytown, Westminster, Elkton, Perryville, Pt. Deposit, Rising Sun, Aberdeen, Abingdon, Bel Air, Edgewood, Fallston, Havre De Grace, Columbia, Elkridge, Ellicott City, Fulton, and Ocean City.

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Jul 1 • 5:27 PM EDT • Business • foxbaltimore.com
Red Wings Sign Depth Defenseman

The post Red Wings Sign Depth Defenseman appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now. The opening of the NHL’s 2026 Free Agency period has seen the league trying to round out their rosters with […] The post Red Wings Sign Depth Defenseman appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now.

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Jul 1 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Red Wings Sign Backup Goaltender

The post Red Wings Sign Backup Goaltender appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now. The Detroit Red Wings have added to their goaltending stable with a contract for Daniil Tarasov. Steve Yzerman and Detroit’s […] The post Red Wings Sign Backup Goaltender appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now.

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Jul 1 • 3:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Red Wings Add Goaltending Depth, Sign Daniil Tarasov
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Jul 1 • 3:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Penguins Get Big Skill, Sign Slick Winger Kuzmenko

In a similar deal to that which the Pittsburgh Penguins signed winger Anthony Mantha in July of 2025, the Penguins […] The post Penguins Get Big Skill, Sign Slick Winger Kuzmenko appeared first on Pittsburgh Hockey Now.

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Jul 1 • 3:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ohio State football legacy WR Jett Harrison commits to Buckeyes

Jett Harrison is the brother of NFL receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and the son of Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison Sr.

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Jul 1 • 2:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Report: Penguins Sign Former Washington Capitals Defenseman
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Jul 1 • 1:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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'This Is Borderline Evil' - Minecraft Creator Speaks Out Against ESA Calling Private Servers 'Illegal'

Minecraft creator, Markus 'Notch' Persson, has spoken out against the Electronic Software Association for claiming that private servers are "illegal."

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Jul 1 • 12:24 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Collaboration is key for Carolina’s newest school

The UNC School of Data and Information Sciences strengthens teamwork among related disciplines.

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Jul 1 • 12:09 PM EDT • Science • unc.edu
How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda

President Donald Trump's administration looked to the Supreme Court to greenlight its sweeping hard-line immigration agenda and, by and large, it got the backing it was looking for with one key exception.

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Jul 1 • 10:46 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
REVIEW: Trying all of Trader Joe's summer foods + photos

From key-lime tea cookies to Green Goddess Gouda, Trader Joe's has stocked its shelves with new seasonal summer products. Here's how they tasted.

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Jul 1 • 10:37 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Uber Shakes Up AI Data Labeling Business, Dismissing Top Leaders

Uber Technologies Inc. has dismissed two tech leaders at its nascent AI data labeling business, shaking up a key division that the ride-hail company has positioned as a key growth driver.

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Jul 1 • 10:10 AM EDT • Business • bloomberg.com
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium's announcements of monthly new games are being changed in some territories, and players aren't happy about it

PlayStation has made some changes in certain key territories to how new PS Plus Extra and Premium game reveals are made.

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Jul 1 • 8:41 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Sony will cease production of discs for new PlayStation games in 2028

New games sold for PlayStation consoles will only be available digitally and won’t be sold on discs effective January 2028, Sony has announced. The move applies to all PlayStation games released from that point on, including those made by Sony and those released by third parties. The PlayStation group calls the change “a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs,” according to a PlayStation blog post reviewed by Game File in advance of its publication. As movies, TV and music have shifted from physical media to an age of downloads and streaming, Sony’s move could speed the demise of physical media in a gaming. The industry has offered consumers games via cartridges, cassettes, floppy discs, CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays across a 50-year stretch. Sony has been reporting to investors in recent years that PlayStation games have been increasingly purchased as downloads, not as discs. The most recent figures show nearly four in five purchases of full games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 were purchased digitally in the past year. Stats like that may cause today’s news to carry an air of the inevitable. But Sony’s declaration for 2028 is still likely to produce a shock, as the biggest gaming platform on the planet that uses game discs leaves them behind. Discs going away, but the fate of game boxes is unknown Sony is committing to still selling games in physical retailers even after they drop discs in 2028. Just how those games will be sold—in boxes with codes inside, as cards marked with digital redemption codes—is unclear. Digital games will also continue to be sold in the online PlayStation Store. New games released for PlayStation consoles prior to January 2028 will be unaffected by the policy change, Sony says. That means the PS5 games of 2027, be they a new Madden, a new God of War, a new Call of Duty, a new Sly Cooper (one can dream?), would still potentially be offered on disc. PlayStation 6 implications Sony’s timeline for a transition to a no-disc era will also spin up more speculation about the timing and configuration of Sony’s next-generation console, the probable PlayStation 6. “This pretty much guarantees that PS6 won’t arrive until 2028 at the earliest,” Piers Harding-Rolls, senior games research analyst at Ampere Analysis tells Game File. Harding-Rolls also concludes from today’s news that “the base version of a PS6 will not include a physical media drive,” as Sony looks to keep costs down on the device. Sony itself is saying nothing about the PS6 today: not its timing, nor how it might or might not support internal or external disc drives in order to run disc-based PS4 and PS5 games, should the console be backwards compatible. The many signs this was coming Industry support for games being released on physical media has been waning. As has consumer interest in them. PC games effectively went all-digital years ago, thanks to the popularity of playing games through Steam and other digital storefronts. The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that kept much of the global population home helped shift shopping patterns toward downloads. Sony’s own data shows PlayStation game downloads being an uncommon consumer choice a decade ago and now becoming the norm. On consoles, physical media has been in such decline that Sony and Microsoft both launched their current gen Xbox Series and PS5 consoles in 2020 with cheaper versions that lacked disc drives. In early 2024, Phil Spencer, then head of Xbox, told me that ““[w]e ship games physically and digitally, and we’re really just following what the customers are doing.” He added that the game industry had become an outlier in still supporting disc-based entertainment, even as movies and TV have bailed on discs in favor of downloads and steaming: “Gaming consoles themselves have kind of become the last consumer electronic device that has a drive. And this is a real issue, just in terms of the number of manufacturers that are actually building drives and the cost associated with those. And when you think about cogs that we’re going to go put in a console—and as you have fewer suppliers and fewer buyers—the cost of the drive does have an impact.” Last year, the Nintendo’s Switch 2, which uses cartridges rather than discs, introduced the concept of game-key cards, which are physical media that contain no game, just a prompt for a download. Even disc-based games aren’t what they once were, now frequently containing just stubs of games rather than the whole thing. The website Does It Play has tested over 3000 games and found that, for example, that the disc version of this year’s hit 007: First Light, only contained the game’s first mission, with the rest needing to be downloaded. Beyond all that, last week brought the news that Grand Theft Auto VI, likely the biggest game launch this decade, will debut for PS5 and Xbox Series without a disc-based version. Today’s big news comes to you for free. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and ensure more of my work is possible, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Discs helped define PlayStation However the trends in entertainment may be going, it is still remarkable to see PlayStation ditch discs given their importance in PlayStation history: In the late 1990s, the first PlayStation’s support for games on relatively cheap CD-ROMs instead of traditional game cartridges allowed the upstart console to outmaneuver cartridge-based systems from Nintendo and Sega, as it drove down game prices down in the process. (The cheaper disc format even prompted Final Fantasy VII maker Square to taunt Nintendo in a magazine ad, saying that if the game was “available on cartridge, it’d retail for around $1200.”) PlayStation devices often doubled as machines for watching movies and TV on the latest disc-based formats. In the late 2000s, for example, Sony’s pricy PS3 gained traction as a go-to device for playing then-novel Blu-Ray discs. In 2013, Sony effectively roasted the digital game-sharing restrictions proposed by rival Microsoft for its upcoming Xbox One console by showing how games could be shared for the then-upcoming PS4. In a 21-second clip that has over 20 million views on YouTube, one PlayStation executive simply handed a game box—presumably with disc inside—to another, who said “thanks.” Sony’s possible motivations The PlayStation announcement today cites “consumer preferences” and a shift away from discs among “the broader entertainment industry,” but does not delve into the decision-making process that brought Sony to this point. Sony is not discussing the economics of this move (I asked!), but there are a number of potential factors: Abandoning discs will spare Sony the cost of manufacturing and shipping them, which analysts and industry veterans I spoke to said could account for $1 or so of a game’s retail price. For first-party games, that’s direct savings for Sony, though the amount is limited by the winnowing percentage of people who were even buying the disc-based versions. For third-party games, Sony could pass the savings on to partners or just retain the better profit margin for themselves. As the 2024 comments from Phil Spencer alluded to, leaving discs behind could mean leaving disc-drives behind, allowing Sony to produce consoles more cheaply. Switching to digital-only for games could diminish the risks of copies of new games leaking. It would also seemingly make second-hand sales of used games impossible, pushing more people to buy their own copies of games. These economic benefits for Sony could be boons for the games industry overall, Ampere analyst Piers Harding-Rolls tells Game File. Among other things, it could free publishers and retailers from having to worry about securing an inventory of game discs when trying to sell games, he noted. “If there is a way to streamline the business of games retail, I generally think it’s a good thing for the industry as it removes unnecessary costs,” Harding-Rolls said. “This will help offset pressure on margins from other directions – development and staffing costs for example.” Should the industry shift from game boxes that contain discs to smaller, cheaper game cards, Harding-Rolls said, that reduces pressure on publishers and retailers. “The advantage of everything going digital for the industry is that sales can be tracked much more easily and there is less commercial risk for publishers wanting to continue selling via retail,” he said. The shift to no discs will also likely impact game development timelines, as developers will no longer face the same urgency to have a build ready to submit to PlayStation for the production of a disc, as industry experts noted around GTA VI’s no-disc news last week. Instead, projects may gain weeks of development time, in the event delivery deadlines for platform approval move closer to release date. Preservationists’ likely worries While millions of gamers have shifted to digital, there are still people who associate game discs—and only game discs—with actual ownership of PlayStation games. That portion of the gaming community spoke up last week about wanting to buy a version of GTA VI that they could hold in their hands, could lend to a friend and could potentially pop into a well-preserved PS5 console three decades from now and still see it run. Such gamers didn’t want to worry that they’d merely purchased a digital copy that could lose access to the game if, say, the company behind the game someday turns of the servers that transmit downloadable copies. Digital copies of games are inherently less long-lasting, because consumers aren’t actually buying a game (on a disc), just buying access to the game. The fine print in online gaming shops notes this, as does a recent law that went on the books in California in 2025. That lasw requires game publishers doing business in the state to refrain from words like “sell” when offering digital copies of games, unless they explicitly tell consumers that what’s being sold isn’t the game itself but a potentially revocable license to access it. A Sony spokesperson noted to Game File that “[w]ith all digital content, including games, movies, and music, players are purchasing a personal license for non-commercial use.” Regarding the fears of PlayStation games being lost to time in an all-digital era, the rep also noted that Sony remains “committed to delivering experiences from past generations to the new platforms our players are using.” They noted that PlayStation has used emulation and remasters to keep offering its classic games to modern gamers. It’s true that many consumers have become accustomed to not having physical copies of new music albums or movies, but the relative precariousness of digital copies of games is in fact being highlighted today by…. Sony’s other big announcement: the upcoming closure of the PS3 and PS Vita online stores Sony said today that it will be closing the online marketplaces for its PlayStation 3 console and PS Vita handheld in most countries in July 2027 (sooner elsewhere: August 2026 for the PS3 store Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua; late 2026 for PS3 in other Latin American countries and the Middle East). “We know this news may be disappointing to PS3 and PS Vita players who hold a special place in their hearts for this generation of gaming,” Sony said in its announcement, saying the move “was not an easy decision for us to make.” Sony said that PS3 and Vita marketplaces “are no longer able” to support modern commerce systems, prompting a “need” to close the shops and focus on more modern PlayStation platform stores. The news may spark some deja vu. Sony announced back in March 2021 that it planned to take the PS3, Vita and PlayStation Portable marketplaces offline that summer. The move would have caused some 2,000 digital-only games to become unavailable for new purchasers, according to a VGC analysis at the time. Fans complained loudly. By April 2021, Sony walked back the PS3 and Vita shop closures, with then PlayStation boss Jim Ryan saying “it’s clear that we made the wrong decision here.” This time around, Sony is giving a longer notice period in most regions. The closure of those stores is still likely to cut off access to new purchases of digital-only PS3 and Vita games. The current PlayStation 5 marketplace sells PS5 and PS4 games, as well as a selection of PS1 and PS2 games. It does not sell PS3 games, because games for that platform can’t run on the system (some are offered via a PlayStation Plus streaming option). Vita games also aren’t sold via PS5. Sony says digitally purchased PS3 and Vita games will be downloadable after the stores’ shutdowns “for the foreseeable future.” Sony’s move contrasts with Microsoft’s Xbox platform, which continues to sell and support games from all four Xbox console generations. But it puts it in line with Nintendo, which disabled purchases in the marketplace for its Wii console (a contemporary of the PS3) in 2019. Nintendo discontinued purchases in the online shop for its 3DS portable (a contemporary of the Vita) in 2023. The big questions about Sony’s 2028 post-disc era Will Microsoft follow suit, ending support for new disc-based games on Xbox platforms and therefore all game consoles, too? Whether Microsoft does or not, will third-parties that can no longer release games on discs for PlayStation, simply ditch the disc options across the board? Given the GTA VI no-disc experiment launching this November, will more game publishers decide to forgo disc-based offerings even in 2027? How will no-disc PS5/6 games be packaged and sold in brick-and-mortar retail stores? What becomes of game sharing in an all-digital era? Will Sony modify its current set-up, which currently allows some sharing of digital games across a pair of consoles, to allow more casual lending? (See for example, Nintendo’s year-old system of letting players lend a digital game to another player in a “family group” for up to 14 days.) Will there be a version of a PS6 with a disc drive? Or will a drive be offered as an add-on? And how will gamers who want to retain access to PS4/PS5 disc-based games react to whichever configurations Sony chooses to offer? What will the final disc-based PlayStation game be?

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Jul 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
This satellite constellation transformed earth science by creatively tuning in to GPS signals

Key takeaways —The first constellation to produce high-quality data by picking up GPS microwaves reflecting off Earth, called CYGNSS, is featured in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Living in the Space Age exhibit. —Distortions in the reflected signals can reveal information about Earth, including hurricane wind speed and the distribution of moisture in soil, and the constellation provided unprecedented coverage in both time and space. —GNSS-R data is useful for mon

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Inside the Supreme Court battle to 'Save Women's Sports'

Riley Gaines and Save Women's Sports activists celebrate after the Supreme Court upheld state laws banning trans athletes from girls' sports.

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Jul 1 • 6:26 AM EDT • Sports • foxnews.com
Why Some Businesses Sell For Millions While Others Never Sell At All

Learn why some businesses sell for millions while others never sell, and discover the key factors buyers look for before making an offer.

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Jul 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • forbes.com
Avalanche Reunion Watch: Could Jonathan Drouin Return to Denver?
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The Utah Mammoth Have Found Their Goaltender of the Future
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NHL Insider Reveals the Veteran Forward the Kings Are Targeting
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Colorado voters pick state Senate primary winners

Colorado voters on Tuesday night picked winners in the Republican and Democratic primaries in an election that will shape the contests in the general election later this year. The eventual winners will join the Colorado General Assembly in January 2026. Here are the results in key districts. Senate District 3 Colorado voters appear to be […]

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Jun 30 • 9:41 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Trump’s Great American State Fair: Modest crowds, $23 turkey legs, MAHA and controversy

WASHINGTON – The Great American State Fair, a Freedom 250 centerpiece on the National Mall, has drawn modest crowds, Democratic state snubs and performer cancellations amid criticism that the celebration has taken on a pro-Trump political tone.

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Jun 30 • 8:23 PM EDT • Politics • cronkitenews.azpbs.org
Multnomah County Just Fired a Key Health Leader. He Says He’s a Scapegoat in a Power Struggle.

Anirudh Padmala’s departure marks worsening tumult in the top leadership overseeing the network of 19 federally-funded Portland area clinics, which collectively serve tens of thousands patients annually.

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Jun 30 • 8:07 PM EDT • Health • wweek.com
Advocates, legal experts react to key SCOTUS decisions

The court upheld both birthright citizenship amid an executive order by President Donald Trump to dial it back,

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Advocates, legal experts react to key SCOTUS decisions

The court upheld both birthright citizenship amid an executive order by President Donald Trump to dial it back,

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Jun 30 • 8:02 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Blackhawks Free Agency: Extending Bowen Byram, But Not Much More
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Jun 30 • 7:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Penguins trade Parker Wotherspoon after a breakout season in return for Vegas defenseman Kaedan Korczak

The Penguins made a surprising trade Tuesday, sending defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for defenseman Kaedan Korczak. Korczak,...

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Jun 30 • 2:50 PM EDT • Sports • post-gazette.com
Speaker Johnson loses key vote as House GOP leaders struggle to contain rebellion

Speaker Mike Johnson is once again battling hardline conservatives for control of his own House floor — and he has no clear way out.

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Jun 30 • 2:46 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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'Save Women's Sports' legal defense and trans athlete's attorneys speak out after landmark SCOTUS ruling

Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador and West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey praise the ruling as a victory for fairness in women's sports.

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Jun 30 • 2:19 PM EDT • Sports • foxnews.com
Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard

Startup Acti is betting the smartphone keyboard is the next home for AI assistants. Its new keyboard for iOS and Android works across apps and lets users create custom AI-powered shortcuts using natural language.

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Jun 30 • 1:52 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
Pages, Keynote, and Numbers updates arrive with these new features

New updates for Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and Final Cut Camera have arrived today with additional features for all users.

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Jun 30 • 1:37 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
GoDaddy names San Antonio America's most entrepreneurial city

San Antonio tops GoDaddy’s 2026 list of America’s most entrepreneurial cities, with 11% small business growth and 9,232 new businesses. A new Zillow tie-in cites below-average home values and rent as key draws.

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Jun 30 • 1:30 PM EDT • Business • news4sanantonio.com
New England Patriots 2026 NFL Season Preview

It’s no secret that the New England Patriots exceeded expectations last season. While many of their top players will be returning, they also lost some key talent during free agency as well as adding some additional depth. The Patriots dealt with a lot of talk about strength of schedule last year, and that will once again be a part of the conversation, but this time it’s at the opposite end of the difficulty spectrum.

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Jun 30 • 12:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ohio State wins battle for elite 5-star defensive lineman

The Buckeyes landed an impact commitment on Monday when the five-star DL committed to playing college football in Columbus.

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Jun 30 • 11:34 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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HILCO GLOBAL ANNOUNCES SALE OF TURNKEY MOVIE & ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX IN WHEELING TOWN CENTER

/PRNewswire/ -- The Hilco Global Real Estate Practice is pleased to announce the offering of a turnkey 36,880± SF movie and entertainment complex located at...

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Jun 30 • 10:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • prnewswire.com
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion reveals Nintendo Switch 2 physical release with full game on cartridge

There’s finally some news about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, as a physical release has now been revealed. To clarify, this is a true physical version with the game on the cartridge. It will not be a game-key card, which has drawn ire from collectors. The news about the physical version of The...

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Jun 30 • 10:12 AM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Supreme Court makes ruling on trans athletes in women's sports

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold West Virginia and Idaho laws requiring student-athletes to compete based on biological sex at birth.

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Jun 30 • 10:06 AM EDT • Sports • foxnews.com
College basketball returns to KeyBank Center this October with doubleheader

The first game of the day will see Daemen College take on St. John Fisher, followed by Saint Bonaventure taking on Penn State.

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Jun 30 • 8:52 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
Wisconsin Badgers to add Culver's logo to uniforms for football, 2 other sports

The Culver's logo will be on Wisconsin's football, men's basketball and men's hockey jerseys as part of an expanded sponsorship deal.

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Jun 30 • 8:30 AM EDT • Sports • jsonline.com
Venezuela quake: key services crippled and health workers missing

Search and rescue operations continued in Venezuela on Tuesday as thousands of displaced people struggled to find shelter and humanitarians warned about the spread of infectious disease.

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Jun 30 • 7:49 AM EDT • Health • news.un.org
Plus Therapeutics Provides Mid-Year Business Update Including Corporate Rebranding

Plus Therapeutics to become Cerenome, to trade under new Nasdaq ticker CNSY on August 3, 2026 Affirms 2026 guidance on key milestones Reports positive...

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Jun 30 • 7:30 AM EDT • Business • globenewswire.com
The next test of the democratic socialist movement and other key races to watch in Colorado’s primaries

Democratic rifts over ideology, generation change and how best to take on President Donald Trump will be on display Tuesday in Colorado, as voters settle primaries for governor and a key House race, weigh ousting two mainstays of the state’s Democratic landscape and more.

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Jun 30 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
3 Iowa stars among best players in 'EA Sports College Football 27'

Iowa is well represented among the best players in "EA Sports' College Football 27."

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Jun 30 • 6:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Simon Says... Buy This OpenAI Mechanical Keyboard Thingy

It's a collaboration between OpenAI and Work Louder. It does something or other with Codex.

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Jun 29 • 10:34 PM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Netherlands vs. Morocco Live Updates, Score: Latest World Cup News and Goals

Follow the Netherlands vs. Morocco live at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Real-time score updates, key plays, and match analysis as it happens.

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Jun 29 • 8:47 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Blackhawks Extend Qualifying Offers To Bedard & Three Other RFAs

Ahead of Monday’s 4:00 p.m. (CT) deadline, the Chicago Blackhawks issued qualifying offers to four of their six pending restricted […] The post Blackhawks Extend Qualifying Offers To Bedard & Three Other RFAs appeared first on Chicago Hockey Now.

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Jun 29 • 8:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Key Trends in Health at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026

The 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference convened leaders from across health, science, business, finance, and policy to address the most pressing chal

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Jun 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • milkeninstitute.org
Germany vs. Paraguay Live Updates, Score: Latest World Cup News and Goals

Follow Germany vs. Paraguay live at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Real-time score updates, key plays, and match analysis as it happens.

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Jun 29 • 3:27 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
FDA approves surgical device for high-risk aortic procedures

The AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis was designed to help clinicians treat DeBakey Type 1 dissections complicated by malperfusion. It works as a complement to hemiarch replacement, preserving the native arch and making reinterventions possible if needed.

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Jun 29 • 1:23 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Communication key to supporting older adults' mental health

No matter your age, mental health is important to talk about as part of a healthy lifestyle.

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Jun 29 • 12:30 PM EDT • Health • wral.com
Brazil vs. Japan Live Updates, Score: Latest World Cup News and Goals

Follow Brazil vs. Japan live at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Real-time score updates, key plays, and match analysis as it happens.

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Jun 29 • 12:23 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Florida Panthers Games to Air on 'The Spot — South Florida,' Reaching Fans from the Keys to the Treasure Coast

Scripps Sports’ WSFL-TV and WHDT Announce Rebrand as ‘The Spot– South Florida’

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Jun 29 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • nhl.com
Alicia Keys cries, Springsteen speaks during emotional Clive Davis funeral

Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys and more stars are turning out to honor Clive Davis.

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Jun 29 • 10:48 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
How Penn State Beaver is helping farmers respond sooner to animal health challenges

Penn State Beaver is helping strengthen animal health and agricultural resilience across western Pennsylvania through the Keystone Animal Diagnostic Center, which gives farmers and veterinarians closer access to critical and timely testing.

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Jun 29 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • psu.edu
We're talking about "hypocrisy" all wrong

Sometimes it really is just about power.

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Jun 29 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • motherjones.com
Key Shohei Ohtani, LeBron James rookie cards sell for more than $2.5 million each

The cards of two of those best modern cards in their respective sports.

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Jun 29 • 8:32 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Scientists discover an unexpected way to make pancreatic cancer cells self-destruct

Researchers tested experimental PCAI compounds against pancreatic cancer cells and found they had powerful anticancer effects. One leading compound blocked more than 90% of cancer cell migration, suggesting it could help prevent the spread of tumors. Rather than suppressing cancer signaling, the treatment hyperactivated key pathways until the cells essentially self-destructed.

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Jun 29 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Bruins Top Free Agent Predicted To Sign With Maple Leafs
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Jun 29 • 7:06 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Grading Chicago Blackhawks' 2026 NHL Draft Class
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Jun 29 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Pioneering female sports editor honored with Hall of Fame induction

Sandy Smith is being inducted into the New Hampshire Legends Hockey Hall of Fame for her passion and coverage of sports.

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Jun 29 • 6:30 AM EDT • Sports • concordmonitor.com
How an under-the-radar GOP official is shaping local voting plans in North Carolina

After Republicans shifted key election authorities to State Auditor Dave Boliek, Democrats and voting rights activists have criticized his involvement in early voting site discussions.

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Jun 29 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Sharks Sign Kesselring, How To Unlock His Potential?

The San Jose Sharks have signed Michael Kesselring. The Sharks signed the 26-year-old defenseman to a three-year, $13.5 million contract ($4.5 million AAV), buying up two of his UFA seasons. There were no trade protections. Kesselring was a pending RFA. The #SJSharks signed recently acquired 26 y/o RFA RD Michael Kesselring to 3 year $4.5M […] The post Sharks Sign Kesselring, How To Unlock His Potential? appeared first on San Jose Hockey Now.

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Jun 29 • 4:22 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Platner Has Slight Edge Over Collins in Tight Maine Senate Race, Poll Finds

The Maine race, which both parties see as key to winning control of the Senate, is extremely close as the sprint to fall begins, a Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll found.

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Jun 29 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Appalachian State strikes again on trolling Michigan football program

It's the gift that keeps on giving. Appalachian State trolled the Michigan football program once again for the loss in 2007.

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Jun 28 • 11:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Life Science Reagent Market Forecast Points Higher Toward 2035, Driven by Biopharma Scale-Up and Cell Therapy Expansion

World life science reagent market forecast 2026-2035: CAGR 6-8%, index 2035=185. Bioprocessing, cell therapy, and QC drive growth. Key players: Thermo Fisher, Merck, Danaher.

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Jun 28 • 11:41 PM EDT • Science • indexbox.io
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Former Sabres Defenseman Lands Nice Payday After Trade
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Jun 28 • 11:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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NHL Rumors: 3 Boston Bruins Who Could Be Traded Next
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Jun 28 • 10:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Trump news at a glance: Biden says Trump has ‘diminished’ US standing in the world as he attacks his successor

Former president calls Trump ‘a loser’ and criticizes his attempted makeover of Washington. Key US politics stories from Sunday 28 June at a glance

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Jun 28 • 10:00 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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'House of the Dragon' leaves out a key detail about Rhaenyra and the Iron Throne from 'Fire and Blood'

No slicing and dicing for Rhaenyra today.

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Jun 28 • 10:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • mashable.com
Former Sharks D Brent Burns Signs Extension With Avalanche
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Jun 28 • 8:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Yedsit Hazlewood, Jamie Ness Take Laurel Park Titles

While Jeiron was away, Yedsit played. After winning eight races over the past three Laurel Park cards and moving into a narrow lead in the jockey standings, red-hot Jeiron Barbosa was at Churchill Downs on Sunday to ride The Stork Club in the $225,000 Debutante Stakes. That opened the door for ...

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Jun 28 • 6:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
3 Michigan Hockey players selected during 2026 NHL Draft

Michigan Hockey maintained its pipeline to the pros with 3 Wolverines hearing their names called during the 2026 NHL Draft, including a first-rounder by the Detroit Red Wings:

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Jun 28 • 5:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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