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The Real Threat From Political AI Isn't Lies

New evidence suggests that AI can gain a persuasive advantage by producing far more information far faster than people can respond. Democratic safeguards should make that advantage visible and give citizens control over the tempo.

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Sep 25 • 12:50 AM EDT • Politics • thefulcrum.us
League of Women Voters is nonpartisan — and unapologetically political

Every election season, someone asks the same question, usually with a raised eyebrow: "If the League of Women Voters doesn't take sides, why does ...

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Sep 25 • 12:00 AM EDT • Politics • cascadiadaily.com
Nor'easter has some Brooklyn businesses, residents worried
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Sep 24 • 11:44 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Snakes Sweep and Still Alive: Dbacks 12, Rockies 8

The Arizona Diamondbacks stayed alive this afternoon as they were able to complete the 3-game sweep at Coors Field. This marks the first time since 2018 that the Dbacks have been able to complete a sweep at Coors, and it could not have come at a better time. The story of the game was the […]

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Sep 24 • 11:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Trump to headline "Golden Age" event with top officials, tech executives
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Sep 24 • 10:54 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Microsoft Copilot+ Branding Disappears from Latest Surface PCs

Microsoft's recent Snapdragon-powered Surface Laptop and Surface Pro launch was surprisingly absent the usual Copilot+ branding, aside from as a callout to the inclusion of the actual AI assistant on the devices. Apparently, this was an intentional branding change, according to Surface Corporate...

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Sep 24 • 10:39 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
Hurricanes 6, Predators 5 – Felix Unger Sorum with Game Winner

The Carolina Hurricanes fell behind 5-1 but then scored five straight goals to defeat the Nashville Predators, 6-5 on Thursday night in Greensboro. The win gives the Canes a 2-1 record this preseason with one game to play. Felix Unger Sorum scored the game winner off a nice snap shot with just 3 seconds left […]

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Sep 24 • 10:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
National Forensic Science week brings attention to CSI investigators

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – CSI teams are sometimes an under-recognized part of many law enforcement agencies. But investigating crimes takes precision, skill, and focus. “Evidence doesn&…

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Sep 24 • 10:18 PM EDT • Science • mypanhandle.com
Dixon-based small business takes on predatory litigant claiming privacy violations
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Sep 24 • 9:53 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Chico's 2 entertainment zones soft open this Saturday

Chico's 2 entertainment zones in Downtown and Meriam Park are soft opening this Saturday, operating daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. — look for signs in participating business windows

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Sep 24 • 9:36 PM EDT • Entertainment • actionnewsnow.com
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An Indian flying fox or fruit bat flies over trees Feb. 2, 2022, at Kodiyathur village in Kozhikode district in the southern state of Kerala, India.

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Sep 24 • 9:23 PM EDT • Science • applevalleynewsnow.com
Thrive City at San Francisco's Chase Center to become year-round entertainment zone
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Sep 24 • 8:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • cbsnews.com
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Cowgirl Softball beat the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 6-0 Tye Gensler has the details

#cowgirlsoftball #okstate #okstatesoftball #oklahomastateuninversity #softball #sportsnews #sportsmedia #studentmedia

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Sep 24 • 8:27 PM EDT • Science • ocolly.com
How one Oregon politician plans to use his power to keep the Trail Blazers in Portland

Oregon's senior U.S. senator is calling on other NBA owners to make sure Tom Dundon doesn't relocate Portland's franchise.

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Sep 24 • 8:18 PM EDT • Politics • oregonlive.com
WHO announces expansion of prequalification programme for medical devices

WHO) today announced a major expansion of its prequalification programme to include a wider range of life-saving medical devices such as contraceptives and innovative tuberculosis (TB) screening technologies.

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Sep 24 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • who.int
Berlin Greenhouses to be Sold at Foreclosure Auction in October: Business NH Magazine

It is now clear what the next step for the greenhouses off East Milan Road will be: the auction block on Oct. 28 at 11 a.m.

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Sep 24 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • businessnhmagazine.com
Community rallies for collective benefit agreement amid potential Allina, Sutter Health merger
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Sep 24 • 7:56 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Senate bill on college athletics won’t ‘save’ NCAA sports, Sam Acho says

ESPN analyst Sam Acho discusses his perspective on the Senate bill aimed at restructuring college sports.

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Sep 24 • 7:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream

Also, they can power earbuds with cameras.

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Sep 24 • 7:42 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Fact-checking the pop science buzz that two brains evolved into one

Once cells know they are neurons, they know which end to go to but that doesn’t amount to two brains.

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Sep 24 • 7:22 PM EDT • Science • mindmatters.ai
New Trump-focused "Love Me" ad campaign paid for by taxpayers hits airwaves
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Sep 24 • 7:01 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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How one Minnesota farmer is growing her produce business thanks to a farm stand
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Sep 24 • 7:00 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Preseason Gamethread: Penguins @ Blue Jackets

Talk about the preseason game with Pens fans here! It doesn’t look like this game will be broadcast for TV/streaming at all. It will be available via audio on the internet/radio from 105.9 The X.

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Sep 24 • 6:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Chicago health officials warn of additional possible measles exposures at Union Station
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Sep 24 • 6:32 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Forecasted nor’easter threatens business at Ipswich apple orchard
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Sep 24 • 6:10 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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Nvidia CEO Doesn't Care That Kids Are Forgetting Basic Math Because Of AI: 'I Actually Don't Know My Address'

Who needs to know things like your own phone number or home address or how to solve a simple equation like 3x2?

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Sep 24 • 5:49 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Don’t Be Fooled: GOP Scuffle Over NIH Grants Doesn’t Mean Science Has Prevailed

Trump has backed down for now in his new bid to control research grants, but his tune could change after the midterms.

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Sep 24 • 5:05 PM EDT • Science • truthout.org
Sophomore snags Vol Court business prize

Sophomore marketing major Kendra Mueller won this semester’s Vol Court competition on Sept. 16, scoring more points than 22 others in the friendly, fast-paced event. Vol Court is a competition sponsored by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Haslam College of Business. Executive director Breanna Hale said the purpose is to get...

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Sep 24 • 4:40 PM EDT • Business • utdailybeacon.com
Maryland businesses impacted by drought can apply for federal disaster loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering federal disaster loans to eligible Maryland businesses and private nonprofit organizations that have been impacted by drought.

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Sep 24 • 4:36 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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'We heard you, we heard media, we heard analysts': Motorola talks about why now is the time North America needs its premium Signature 27 phone

Qualcomm flew me out to Maui to attend Snapdragon Summit, where I got some hands-off time with the new Motorola Signature 27.

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Sep 24 • 4:34 PM EDT • Technology • androidcentral.com
Triad Math & Science Academy vs Carter G Woodson School Inc - Invalid DateTime

Watch the Triad Math & Science Academy vs Carter G Woodson School Inc - Invalid DateTime live and on demand online on the NFHS Network

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Sep 24 • 4:13 PM EDT • Science • nfhsnetwork.com
(LKL) ROCKET FUEL FOR STORMS: THE SCIENCE BEHIND EL NINO

Hurricane Polo weakened to a strong Category 4 off Mexico’s Pacific coast after undergoing extreme rapid intensification and hitting rare Category 5 status on Tuesday. Its rapid growth was due

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Sep 24 • 3:48 PM EDT • Science • koamnewsnow.com
Ryan Murphy has had ‘arguments’ with Sarah Paulson over her hatred of ‘AHS: Roanoke’

Ryan Murphy is fiercely defending ‘American Horror Story: Roanoke’ after series star Sarah Paulson admitted that she ‘doesn’t give a s---‘ about that season.

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Sep 24 • 3:38 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Off-Day Open Thread

It is the last off-day of the regular season, before the series with the Reds. I forgot that today was an off-day. I went to see what time tonight’s game was starting and whoops there isn’t a tonight’s game. And there isn’t much for Jays news. Everything is about Vlad’s interview, and I think I […]

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Sep 24 • 3:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
ROCKET FUEL FOR STORMS: THE SCIENCE BEHIND EL NINO

Hurricane Polo weakened to a strong Category 4 off Mexico’s Pacific coast after undergoing extreme rapid intensification and hitting rare Category 5 status on Tuesday. Its rapid growth was due

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Sep 24 • 2:53 PM EDT • Science • koamnewsnow.com
ROCKET FUEL FOR STORMS: THE SCIENCE BEHIND EL NINO

Hurricane Polo weakened to a strong Category 4 off Mexico’s Pacific coast after undergoing extreme rapid intensification and hitting rare Category 5 status on Tuesday. Its rapid growth was due

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Sep 24 • 2:53 PM EDT • Science • applevalleynewsnow.com
Iran war powers measure falls short in Senate, despite new GOP support
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Sep 24 • 2:45 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Microsoft’s New Surface Laptops Embody the PC-Phone Marriage Snapdragon Promised Years Ago

Qualcomm's PC chips were developed with the company's phone DNA. Two generations in, we're seeing payoffs.

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Sep 24 • 2:13 PM EDT • Technology • cnet.com
Rockstar Unveils $400 Grand Theft Auto VI Collector's Set — But It Doesn't Include the Game

Rockstar Games has announced a $400 Grand Theft Auto VI collector's set, but the Vice City box doesn't include a copy of GTA 6.

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Sep 24 • 2:11 PM EDT • Technology • consequence.net
Cleveland Christmas Connection returns with 500 exhibitors at I-X Center

The Cleveland Christmas Connection celebrates its 40th year at the I-X Center Nov. 20-22, featuring 500+ exhibitors, celebrity appearances, and free admission for military and first responders on Sunday.

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Sep 24 • 1:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • cleveland.com
How Inter are planning to replace Hakan Calhanoglu

Serie A side Inter haven’t quite made progress in their attempts to renew Hakan Calhanoglu. Turkish interest has constantly lingered around the midfielder, which isn’t helping the situation whatso...

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Sep 24 • 1:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Globe business owners continuing rebuild from historic flooding

Owner Tanner Hunsaker wasn’t at the shop when the floodwaters hit, but he arrived soon after to find the aftermath.

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Sep 24 • 12:59 PM EDT • Business • azfamily.com
Mesa shop vendor builds thriving Mexican import business

Maria Borquez owns El Rinconcito Mexican Imports, which occupies four shops within Mesa Market Place.

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Sep 24 • 12:55 PM EDT • Business • azfamily.com
Meet the Muse mascot, Jolly. Who doesn't love a little guy?

Jolly joins a long line of mascots tasked with making companies feel more approachable.

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Sep 24 • 12:51 PM EDT • Technology • mashable.com
New Midterm Polling Has Good and Bad News for Both Sides

New polling and analysis released this week has encouraging signs for Democrats and Republicans, leaving the overall impression that control of both houses of Congress remains up in the air. Data published Thursday morning by The New York Times and Siena polling puts Democratic candidates Abdul ...

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Sep 24 • 12:37 PM EDT • Politics • usnews.com
Health District reports Clark County’s first flu-related death this season

The Southern Nevada Health District announced Thursday the first flu-related death of the season in a Clark County resident.

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Sep 24 • 12:21 PM EDT • Health • 8newsnow.com
Rockstar reveals a £350 box of naughty GTA 6 collectables you definitely wouldn't get through airport security

A whopping £350 for this limited edition GTA 6 collectible set - and that doesn't even include the game.

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Sep 24 • 12:20 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Eagles vs. Bears: 5 sneaky threats on Chicago's roster

The Eagles visit Soldier Field looking to keep rolling, but these five Bears could make Monday night's game much more difficult

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Sep 24 • 12:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
iOS 27.2 beta arrives. How to try the new iPhone Health app.

The new Health app isn't launching on iOS 27.2, but you can still try it early.

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Sep 24 • 12:11 PM EDT • Health • mashable.com
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds find Tijuana River pollution poses public health hazard in San Diego

“Polluted water becomes polluted air, and air reaches everyone who breathes it, far beyond anyone who touches the water,” one UC San Diego researcher said. By Quinn Welsch, Courthouse News Service A report on the Tijuana River pollution crisis from the U.S. Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed what many people living in San Diego County have long suspected: Air pollution from the river has reached levels capable of harming their health. The federal health assessment from the department’s Agency […]

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Sep 24 • 11:54 AM EDT • Health • mavensnotebook.com
Chicago health department warning of 3 more measles exposures at Union Station

The Chicago Department of Public Health is warning commuters of three measles exposures at Union Station this month.

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Sep 24 • 11:54 AM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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VNC Panel Preview: International Business – Market Conditions, Opportunities & Strategies

VenuesNow Conference Panel Preview: International BusinessWednesday, Sept. 30 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM | Grand Ballroom A & B at the Sheraton Grand Seattle

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Sep 24 • 11:30 AM EDT • Business • news.pollstar.com
Jared Goff Isn’t the Lions’ Problem. The Defense Is.

Jared Goff is taking the blame in Detroit, and the numbers point somewhere else entirely #Lions

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Sep 24 • 11:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Xiaomi's 18 Pro Series Phones Have The Latest Snapdragon Chip And A Samsung-Like Privacy Screen

You'll have to wait a bit if you're outside China though.

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Sep 24 • 11:23 AM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
UFC Champion Justin Gaethje Provides Latest Health Update

UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje provided his latest health update as fans eagerly anticipate seeing him fight again.Gaethje’s last fight came in June when he defeated Ilia Topuria via fourth-round TKO due to corner stoppage to become the undisputed UFC lightweight champion of the world.However, he has not fought since then and isn’t even sure […] The post UFC Champion Justin Gaethje Provides Latest Health Update appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 24 • 11:10 AM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
UFC Champion Justin Gaethje Provides Latest Health Update

UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje provided his latest health update as fans eagerly anticipate seeing him fight again.Gaethje’s last fight came in June when he defeated Ilia Topuria via fourth-round TKO due to corner stoppage to become the undisputed UFC lightweight champion of the world.However, he has not fought since then and isn’t even sure […] The post UFC Champion Justin Gaethje Provides Latest Health Update appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 24 • 11:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sarah Paulson doesn’t ‘give a s--- about’ this “American Horror Story” season: ‘Bite me’

This might give “AHS” fans a fright.

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Sep 24 • 11:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Small businesses roll the dice on Kalshi to manage their risks
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Sep 24 • 10:46 AM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral

Clip of the former Tory MP staring intently at fellow panellist is shared widely online

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Sep 24 • 10:39 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Starfield 2 will likely never happen because the first wasn’t ‘anywhere near successful enough’, former dev says

A sequel could have been much closer to the original vision…

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Sep 24 • 10:27 AM EDT • Technology • videogameschronicle.com
ICYMI: Chairman Smith on The Will Cain Show: Big Insurance Cashed in on Taxpayer Subsidies for Health Care That Wasn’t Actually Provided

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) joined Fox News’ The Will Cain Show to discuss...

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Sep 24 • 10:07 AM EDT • Health • waysandmeans.house.gov
Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 12" tablet and Surface Laptop 13" with Snapdragon X2 Plus

The new chipset has 60% faster graphics and a 95% faster NPU compared to the X Plus that powered the previous Surface Pro 12" and Surface Laptop 13".

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Sep 24 • 10:06 AM EDT • Technology • gsmarena.com
Arch Manning visits stadium where Uncle Peyton dominated

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian doesn't want his quarterback trying to live up to anyone else on Saturday.

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Sep 24 • 9:50 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
How Snail Shells Could Help Scientists Track Storms From Prehistoric Times

Researchers linked growth spurts in a snail’s shell to 2 cyclones, suggesting shells could help uncover ancient storm tracks.

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Sep 24 • 9:36 AM EDT • Science • vice.com
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Scientists Detect Radio Signals from Exoplanet 63 Light Years Away

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – For the first time, astronomers have detected radio signals from a planet beyond our solar system.

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Sep 24 • 9:26 AM EDT • Science • tasnimnews.ir
Raybern Foods expanding operations

Company investing $7.1 million and creating 70 jobs.

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Sep 24 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • foodbusinessnews.net
From the Classroom to the Laboratory: Experiential Learning Shapes Food Science Student’s Future

Two semesters of experiential learning in Rutgers’ food packaging laboratory helped Daniel Burd transform classroom knowledge into award-winning research with real-world applications for the food industry. When Daniel Burd first arrived at Rutgers after earning an associate degree from Brookdale Community College, he knew he loved food science because it brought chemistry and biology to […]

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Sep 24 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • sebsnjaesnews.rutgers.edu
He lives with his parents and loves Jesus. Meet Gen Alpha's new heartthrob.

Malachi Barton opens up about "Coven Academy" and his rise as Disney's latest heartthrob.

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Sep 24 • 8:57 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Why Trump’s Fawning China Welcome Might Be His Biggest Gamble

The president’s embrace of the Chinese dictator isn’t just diplomacy. It’s a political high-wire act.

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Sep 24 • 8:27 AM EDT • Politics • thedailybeast.com
Blue Light Doesn’t Actually Fry Your Eyes. The Real Problem Is Much Stranger.

A dark-room experiment reveals why blue blurs the world, and why darker eyes handle it better.

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Sep 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
When what you see doesn’t make sense, your brain does something remarkable

The brain may have a built-in way to quickly settle disagreements between regions processing the same scene. Researchers found that matching signals between two visual areas lasted longer, while conflicting signals rapidly faded away. This “consensus building” mechanism could help explain how the brain turns many specialized inputs into one unified view of the world.

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Sep 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Is metascience being co-opted?

In July, the White House released a report that argued academia is deeply dysfunctional and in need of radical reform.Science: A New Golden Age sets out a litany of problems many academics will recognise: interminable waits for grants; short-term funding rather than support for longer, more ambitious projects; ballooning administrative requirements; pressure to publish, and many more. “The scientific machine is getting bogged down,” it says. At least on the face of it, Science: A New Golden Age is a triumph for the metascience movement, a loose-knit, global group of academics, philanthropists and think tankers that want far more testing and experimentation in how we fund public research and innovation. The report tells US research funders to set up internal metascience units to do just this. But it has also set alarm bells ringing that metascience is being conveniently deployed to help justify the defunding of US universities, which US vice president JD Vance has openly labelled “the enemy.” “Just because you have an issue with your plumbing in your house doesn't mean you light the entire house on fire and burn it to the ground,” said Colette Delawalla, chief executive of Stand Up for Science, a group campaigning against what it says are attacks on scientists by the Trump administration. No one is arguing that academia doesn’t need reform, but there’s debate over how far and how fast the system should be shaken up. Does public R&D need slow and steady evidence-based adjustment, or radical new experiments?One of the key arguments in Science: A New Golden Age is that there’s not enough funding for what it calls “mid-level” science: engineering-heavy projects that require tens of millions of dollars, involve ten to a hundred people, and last around five years. Such a project might develop a brain-computer interface for people with Alzheimer's disease, for example. As such, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has already announced $1.5 billion to set up so-called X-Labs, effectively new research organisations to pursue breakthroughs in areas such as quantum sensing and new scientific instruments. Funding divertedBut there’s a catch: this money has squeezed NSF budgets for more traditional, fundamental research grants, Science reported in June, likely meaning less cash for university-based scientists. Science: A New Golden Age also makes various swipes at universities, accusing them of extracting overheads from scientists to fund administrative bloat. “We have become dependent on a narrow set of legacy institutions,” it says. The report doesn’t mention it, but the US government is simultaneously seeking greater powers over federal funding, which would allow political appointees at funding agencies to screen or cancel research grants mid-project. The White House is also seeking to slash the NSF’s budget by more than half in 2027, although similar cuts proposed for 2026 were blocked by Congress. Convenient hookThis has worried some that the metascience agenda could be misused as a kind of smokescreen to further weaken universities. James Wilsdon, executive director of the Research on Research Institute at University College London, said that the report contains lots of “interesting ideas” and agrees that in places, academia is a “pretty broken system.” But the risk is that metascience is being deployed as a “convenient hook” to support cuts and a “political land grab” to transfer grant power from scientists to political appointees in US funding agencies.So far, the metascience agenda hasn’t been seized on by radical right parties in Europe. But Wilsdon worries it will cross the Atlantic, politicising research reform efforts and making them more difficult to carry out. The report is already making some in Europe sceptical of the entire idea. “The system is not without flaws, but the metascience discussion is not likely to improve the system but rather to generate munition to undermine it,” said Claes de Vreese, a professor of AI and society at the University of Amsterdam. Peter Thiel protégéOfficially, Science: A New Golden Age has just one named author: Michael Kratsios, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and a former chief of staff to Silicon Valley mogul Peter Thiel. He also served as chief financial officer of Thiel’s Clarium Capital Management. Since the 1990s, Thiel has criticised US universities for moving away from teaching what he views as the classic works of western civilisation, and drifting towards “anti-Western zealotry.” And since 2011, he has offered two-year fellowships of $250,000 to young people to skip or drop out of university, and instead start companies or pursue scientific research. “College can be good for learning about what’s been done before, but it can also discourage you from doing something new,” according to the Thiel Fellowships website. In other areas, the Trump administration has promoted academics with a longstanding interest in metascience. For example, the head of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya, in 2020 co-authored a study arguing the funder backs overly conservative proposals, although he achieved wider prominence as a critic of pandemic lockdowns. Careless talk costs fundingEven before the Trump administration embraced the metascience agenda, some metascientists privately wondered whether they should be careful not to overstate dysfunctions in academia, in case this gets used as ammunition against universities. But others think being cautious with criticism is pointless. After all, last year, the Trump administration sought to cut funding from US universities on an entirely different premise: supposed antisemitism on campus. “I don't think these governments need a technical metascientific excuse to attack the universities, they will want to do so anyway,” said Will Stone, a researcher at Science Works, a new think tank advocating for a “metascience revolution” in the UK. “I think researchers should report what they find, even when the findings may be used to advance policies they disagree with,” echoed Russell Funk, a researcher at the University of Minnesota, who in 2023 co-authored a highly influential paper that argued scientific papers were becoming less disruptive over time. No justificationThat said, Funk thinks that metascientific research certainly doesn’t justify a weakening of universities. Instead, scientists need “time, resources and stability to pursue unfamiliar ideas,” he said. “Taking away those conditions works against the very goal the reforms are supposed to achieve.”The Institute for Progress, a Washington DC-based innovation policy think tank that has championed X-Labs and metascience units, also says that reforms should complement, not supplant, universities. “Unpredictable, unreliable, and reduced federal funding to researchers is destabilising to the very foundations of research and development and is bad,” said Jenn Gustetic, the institute’s director of metascience and R&D policy.Evolution or revolution?This points to a much bigger divide in the metascience community: how far and how fast should public R&D be shaken up? Does it need evolution or revolution? For example, Science: A New Golden Age says the science system relies too heavily on traditional “workhorse” project grants, the type that pay out around $250,000 a year to fund “hypothesis-driven science by small teams on tractable questions.” However, in criticising project grants, the report “decisively picks one side of a debate that is far from settled,” David Hilmer Rex, a metascientist based in Denmark, has written. In June, Pierre Azoulay, a metascientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, defended project grants, saying that the alternative of X-Labs “merits scepticism.”A-B testingOne challenge in metascience is that it’s easier to generate evidence for some types of change than others. Most straightforwardly, research funders can run A-B tests on different ways of awarding money. For example, Germany’s Volkswagen Foundation recently trialled distributed peer review, where applicants rate each other’s proposals, and measured its results against traditional review panels. Distributed peer review made quicker decisions, although awarded money to largely different ideas. However, much of the focus of the metascience movement has been on founding fast-moving and free-acting new research organisations and funders, in contrast to the alleged stodginess of mainstream academia or public innovation grants. A culture of speed and freedom are the animating principles behind Germany’s Sprind or the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria).Related articlesViewpoint: it's time to experiment with how Europe funds science European researchers sound the alarm that Trump rule changes will hit cooperationHowever, while it’s possible to closely study previously successful bodies, such as the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), for historical clues to their secret sauce, it’s impossible to guarantee in advance that the likes of Sprind or Aria will actually work as hoped. But advocates of new organisations say this inherent uncertainly shouldn’t stop us trying. “If we wait for definitive proof that something will work before we try it, I don't know where your proof is coming from,” said Stone. Trade-offsUp until now, experiments in metascience haven’t generally come with hard trade-offs over money. In the US, new ideas such as focused research organisations have often been funded by billionaire philanthropists. In Europe, new innovation agencies such as Sprind and Aria, or the Netherland’s new National Agency for Disruptive Innovation, haven’t needed explicit cuts elsewhere in the research system. But with the $1.5 billion establishment of X-Labs by the NSF, the trade-offs are becoming clearer. Some metascientists privately wonder whether a smaller pilot would have been more appropriate, given that the idea is untested. The Institute for Progress counters that the $1.5 billion X-Labs budget is spread out over a decade, so will account for less than 2% of the NSF’s annual budget. “It’s important to remember that [Darpa] was once an institutional experiment as well. Now it’s one of the most cited innovative funding models in the world,” said Gustetic.As for Europe?The US isn’t the only country placing metascience at the heart of its research strategy. Science: A New Golden Age looks admiringly at the UK, which in 2024 set up a Metascience Unit to scrutinise how it funds research. In Brussels, it’s more of a mixed picture. In 2018, the EU set up the European Innovation Council to funnel grants and equity to start-ups, although it’s sometimes criticised for awarding money too slowly. Recently, the council has started experimenting with challenges, where teams of inventors compete to overcome a technological challenge. The European Commission also wants to experiment with partially randomising grant winners, to cut down on bureaucracy. However, the Commission’s own advisers have said the EU’s own research schemes are too conventional. They want the Commission to establish a new dedicated unit to scrutinise and experiment with funding. But there’s no sign of a such unit emerging in Brussels’ plans for the next Horizon Europe programme, which from 2028 is set to distribute more than €160 billion over seven years. Sam Bogerd, director of breakthrough innovation at the Brussels-based Arq Foundation, an AI-focused think tank that also looks at metascience, says that Europe might have the opposite problem to the US: universities and basic research funding are still reasonably well supported, but there’s not enough experimentation. “We're not taking a close enough look at where this money can achieve the most, and I am worried that the good ideas around metascience will be tainted politically by their association with the Trump administration,” he said. He’s still lobbying for the Commission to set up an experimental unit. But in the meantime, the Arq Foundation plans to do its own research, and is currently hiring two metascience researchers to run the rule over how Brussels spends research funding.

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CPA Chairperson and South African Speaker highlight women's, children's and adolescents' health at 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in South Africa

Parliamentarians and health leaders from across the Commonwealth gathered at the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in South Africa to discuss how stronger parliamentary leadership, oversight and collaboration can advance the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents. The session highlighted the need to translate commitments into measurable action, strengthen accountability for health financing and ensure policies deliver meaningful results for communities.

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Scientists find two tiny new snails with shells that close like doors

Scientists discovered two tiny new snail species in Montenegro, showing that even Europe still holds animals unknown to science. One lives in the threatened Komarnica Canyon, where a proposed hydropower reservoir could destroy habitat before its full biodiversity is understood.

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IEDA Board approves assistance for two startups

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board approved assistance for two startups in Ankeny and Des Moines during its meeting on Sept. 18. Des Moines-based bindl Inc. is developing a software platform to help organizations that serve people experiencing homelessness coordinate services and track progress toward housing, employment and well-being goals. The company grew out of…

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CJ Bailey discusses aftermath of Vanderbilt game

CJ Bailey met with the media yesterday, the first time he’d spoken with reporters since The Thing That Happened. There is no way to explain any part of what went down during The Thing That Happened, of course, but he did the best he could. Sometimes the football is snapped and major regret ensues. In […]

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Mental and Behavioral Health Profiles – Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Growing up in New York City, Rafael Guzman, LCSW, developed an early appreciation for the resilience people show in the face of adversity. Witnessing the effects of poverty, homelessness, addiction and trauma inspired a career in social work – one he says ultimately chose him. During his 17 years with Memorial Healthcare System, Guzman has […]

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Australia Says Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked Health Service Website

Australia said an OpenAI agent hacked a data portal for its public health insurance system, in what’s thought to be the first known instance of an AI agent infiltrating a government website. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said the agent had accessed public and non-public information relating to health care spending, but personal information is not believed to have been part of the breach. Albanese, speaking on Wednesday at a media briefing in New York where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly, said that the incident took place in June. OpenAI learned of the hack in August, but only emailed a general inbox of an Australian government agency on September 10, and it wasn’t until this week that OpenAI and the Australian government spoke directly about the issue. “It took the company way too long to inform the government what had occurred,” Albanese said, “and the nature of the way that that notification occurred as well was unacceptable.”

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Healey proposes new Health Care Stabilization Fund

Gov. Maura Healey filed a $2.24 billion supplemental budget Wednesday that would pump more money into the workforce that supports SNAP benefit recipients and establish a new healthcare fund as the …

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'SNL' Season 52: The state of the show and what to expect

As the long-running sketch comedy series embarks on a new season, here's a look at the lineup of guest hosts, new players, sketches you can expect and the lingering question of Lorne Michaels.

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Australia says rogue OpenAI model hacked into its healthcare system, admonishes Sam Altman
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'BigDeal' host Codie Sanchez calls workplace gossip a fireable offense

Entrepreneur Codie Sanchez explains why she doesn't tolerate employee gossip at her company — and will fire people for it.

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Collins Leads in Maine in Our New Poll. Is That an Outlier or an Omen?

There’s nothing more uncomfortable for a pollster than a result that stands out from the pack, but it doesn’t mean it should be dismissed.

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Black Lung Disease Remains a Threat, but Federal Officials Delay Effort To Address It

The disease has long been a risk of coal mining, an industry the Trump administration is trying to reinvigorate.

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Tucker Carlson has a new enemy: the politics he helped build

Tucker Carlson is talking about what happened behind closed doors in his very public break with President Trump over the war with Iran.He recounts an Oval Office meeting, before the conflict began, when Carlson says he warned Trump that he was allowing the U.S. to be led to war by Israel. “Yes, you’re right,” Carlson claims Trump admitted. “But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.” "And I was shocked by that, because it's nihilism,” he says. “That's the last thing any leader should display.”In response to a request for comment from NPR, the White House did not address that point specifically, instead sending along a social media post by the president that describes Carlson and others as “stupid people” who want Iran to have a nuclear weapon.In this episode of NPR’s Newsmakers, Carlson and host Steve Inskeep unpack the conservative commentator’s split with Trump and the MAGA movement. They also get into faith, money, political power, and why Carlson believes both major parties have failed Americans.Newsmakers is where you'll find NPR's biggest interviews. We post new episodes as soon as they're available -- any day of the week. Follow or subscribe on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you watch or listen to podcasts to get new episodes as soon as possible. You can also find Newsmakers on the NPR app. Newsmakers relies on supporters who value independent journalism and a free press. Join NPR+ today to support our work and get perks from the podcasts you trust. Go to plus.npr.org.

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Ed Sheeran doesn’t want to be political, but music always has been

Celebrities using their fame to champion causes they care about is not new, says George Luke. Christians shouldn't hurl hate at those whose views they don't agree with - you can just choose not to listen

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GrapheneOS just confirmed its first supported non-Pixel phone

Motorola Signature 27 is first in line for GrapheneOS support, pairing a flagship Snapdragon chip with Motorola's seven-year update promise.

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Sacramento's Azul restaurant closing after 19 years in business

After nearly two decades, Azul Mexican Food and Tequila Bar announced this week that it will close its Midtown Sacramento location due to impacts from rising costs and declining business over the last two years.

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Disney+ and Hulu Now Cost More than $20 a Month without Ads

Disney is again raising prices for several streaming subscription tiers, pushing the cost of its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans past $20.

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D-Backs Take Care of Business in Denver

TL;DR: A big first inning made the difference in a workmanlike win they desperately need.

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Denver-based Floyd's 99 Barbershop celebrates 25 years in business
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The entertainment value of cruelty

Ariana Grande's body has been the hot topic for the last few months, as it is for most women celebrities, but the commentary isn't as much focused on her body as it is on her ethics. Her apparent thinness has branded her a victim, a villain, a case to be analyzed, diagnosed, and ridiculed. Cruelty online is rampant; we all know this. But why?

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5 things I learned after a month of daily-driving the Pixel 11 Pro XL

The Pixel 11 Pro XL is better than its predecessors, but the hardware still has a few annoyances.

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McConnell got the health care he needed. Booker wants that for everyone

Opinion: For Senate candidate Charles Booker, health care isn't abstract.

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Key GOP senator privately says party is in "fight for our lives" in midterms, but sees path to holding onto Senate
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Tentative agreement reached for Allina Health doctors after four-day strike
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San Jose businesses look beyond big events for downtown recovery
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Dodgers on Deck: Thursday, September 24 vs. Padres

The Dodgers and San Diego Padres finish off their season series on Thursday, which is the Dodgers’ final home game of the 2026 regular season. Tyler Glasnow takes the ball for Los Angeles, with Nick Pivetta starting for San Diego. Both have battled injuries this season, with Thursday the 13th start for Glasnow and just […]

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Mathis ISD hosts Science, Technology Academic Night

MATHIS — Parents and families in Mathis ISD received a hands-on look at science and technology concepts during an annual district event in Mathis.

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Do the Falcons Have the Worst QB Room?

If Michael Penix doesn’t give Atlanta a spark throwing to small receivers, it’s going to be ugly all year

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