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How A24's 'Primetime' depicts 'To Catch a Predator' host Chris Hansen

A24's sweeps-ploitation drama may deflate the TV host's ego, but it's so in love with its protagonist it can't see he's the least compelling character in the movie.

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Sep 5 • 11:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
From Life’s Origin to Cyanobacteria in a Billion Years

That’s now just 1 billion years for all the apparatus to hit on the lucky combination randomly, unless we start with design principles.

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Sep 5 • 10:53 AM EDT • Science • scienceandculture.com
Have we got our Galaxy completely wrong? Scientists just worked out it's much wider than they thought | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

New measurements of our Milky Way Galaxy show its spiral arms lie up to 10 per cent farther away than expected.

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Sep 5 • 10:49 AM EDT • Science • skyatnightmagazine.com
Diane Morgan, who turned performing stupid into an exact science

The comedian and writer from Farnworth built Philomena Cunk into a figure that outgrew the character's own stupidity — a critique of how media performs intellig

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Sep 5 • 10:44 AM EDT • Science • martincid.com
INVESTOR DEADLINE ALERT: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Class Action Lawsuit

Did you buy HIMS securities between August 4, 2025 and July 29, 2026? Affected HIMS Investor Summary Who: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) What:...

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Sep 5 • 10:40 AM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
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Scientists poured pink dye into Florida’s Lake Jackson to trace hidden water; about 1 month later, it appeared at Wakulla Spring through limestone caves

A dye was injected into a sinkhole beneath Florida's Lake Jackson and took about five weeks to reach Wakulla Spring, which was evidence that water can move between the two sites through the underground limestone aquifer. The lake is about 19 miles north of Wakulla Spring, and researchers detected distinctive Rhodamine WT dye signals at the spring 35 days after the injection, according to a 2024 study in the Journal of Cave and Karst Science.

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Sep 5 • 9:20 AM EDT • Science • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Cubs Expected to Recall Javier Assad From Triple-A
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Sep 5 • 8:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Collin Sexton on what attracted him to the Lakers

Collin Sexton said one thing in particular about the Lakers caused him to sign with them.

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Sep 5 • 8:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Gary Neville predicts the outcome of Arsenal v Chelsea

Gary Neville has predicted how he expects the Chelsea-Arsenal game to end as two unbeaten clubs prepare to meet in the Premier League this weekend.Arsenal secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Ast...

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Sep 5 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes steps down

Liverpool have confirmed the departure of sporting director Richard Hughes, will sources telling ESPN he is expected to take up a similar role at Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.

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Sep 5 • 7:19 AM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Phillies' second-ranked prospect to make return from injury

The Philadelphia Phillies' second-ranked prospect is expected to return to the diamond on Saturday evening.

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Sep 5 • 7:18 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes leaves position, expected to join Al Hilal

Hughes, 47, worked for two-and-a-half years at Anfield and the club are expected to look at internal candidates to replace him.

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Sep 5 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
There May Not Be an iPhone 18 This Year

Apple is expected to announce several products at its September event next week—including a folding phone—but the iPhone 18 might not be among them. It would be a first for the company.

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Sep 5 • 6:30 AM EDT • Technology • wired.com
CTE in football players is a health crisis. It’s time for us to stop watching

A new study offers more evidence that America’s biggest sport produces life-altering head trauma. The NFL will never turn itself off, so it’s on fans to do so

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Sep 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
The politicians who can fix America’s polarization problem will win (Opinion)

The elected officials who figure out how to govern across difference will dominate the next decade of American politics. With dysfunction and paralysis having become the status quo in Washington, elected officials who work together to get…

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Sep 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • dailycamera.com
Monaco’s Pape Cabral rejects Al-Ahli move

Pape Cabral (19) has rejected the chance to join Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli, as per a report from Sacha Tavolieri.Cabral extended his contract at formative club AS Monaco over the summer and he was...

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Sep 5 • 5:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Over 65,000 fans to attend Roma-Atalanta

Roma is preparing to face Atalanta. Two teams in opposing forms are expected at the Olimpico, but both teams are aiming for three points on a day packed with big matches. Tonight – September 5 – a...

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Sep 5 • 5:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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'Spicy' qualifying expected for Monza: 'More extreme this year'

Racing Bulls' Yuki Tsunoda expects an especially 'spicy' qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix. For the second weekend in a row, Tsunoda is in action in Formula 1.

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Sep 5 • 4:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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AS Roma vs Atalanta – Predicted lineup and team news

AS Roma are set to build on their impressive early-season run as they host Atalanta on Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico.The Giallorossi arrive at this high-profile clash in outstanding shape, leading t...

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Sep 5 • 4:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Predicted Newcastle United team v Bournemouth looks like this

Looking at this Newcastle United team v Bournemouth. Matthias Jaissle having made an excellent start to his NUFC career.

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Sep 5 • 3:51 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sampaguita Pictures actress Jean Lopez dies at 86

Photo from Instagram/@ barbicastelvi Veteran performer worked alongside many of Philippine cinema’s leading stars during the 1960s Veteran Sampaguita Pictures actress Jean Lopez, who appeared alongside some of Philippine cinema’s leading stars during the 1960s, died Sept. 1, her family said. She was 86. Her daughter Barbi Castelvi announced the death on social media, describing it as sudden and unexpected.…

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Sep 5 • 1:06 AM EDT • Entertainment • asianjournal.com
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City of Erlanger names Premier Athletics of Northern Kentucky as September Business Spotlight

The City of Erlanger has selected Premier Athletics of Northern Kentucky as the September Business Spotlight. The Business Spotlight Program highlights unique businesses within Erlanger by showcasing…

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Sep 5 • 12:33 AM EDT • Business • nkytribune.com
Fulham vs Crystal Palace – Predicted lineup and team news

Alvaro Arbeloa is still waiting for his first Premier League win as Fulham head coach when Crystal Palace visit Craven Cottage on Saturday. The Cottagers sit 16th after opening defeats to Chelsea and ...

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Sep 5 • 12:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Crystal Palace XI vs Fulham – Predicted lineup and team news

Crystal Palace will look to get their first win of the new Premier League season when they take on Fulham on Saturday at the Craven Cottage.Crystal Palace are enduring a tough start under new manager ...

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Sep 5 • 12:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Notice for 11th Modern Science Workshop for Monks and Nuns

The Department of Religion of the Central Tibetan Administration is scheduled to conduct its 10th “Modern Science Workshop” from 2 to 14 November 2026. The workshop is intended for monks and nuns from monastic institutions that do not provide opportunities to study Science subjects. A total of 30 applicants will be selected on a first-come,…

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Sep 5 • 12:04 AM EDT • Science • tibet.net
Michigan vs. Western Michigan: Game Preview and Prediction

Michigan is expected to roll the Broncos of Western Michigan, but what will it look like?

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Sep 4 • 9:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Health advisories lifted for 3 Oregon beaches

The Oregon Health Authority lifted health advisories for Mill Beach, Siletz Bay, and Oceanside Beach after testing showed lowered levels of fecal bacteria.

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Sep 4 • 8:31 PM EDT • Health • koin.com
OPS selected for science cohort

The Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) science consultants have selected Owensboro Public Schools for the second cohort of the RISE Leadership Academy.

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Sep 4 • 8:15 PM EDT • Science • messenger-inquirer.com
Alcaraz knows health a big part of his success

NEW YORK — Feeling better than he expected after a four-month absence, Carlos Alcaraz is planning to take more breaks during the tennis season. Alcaraz returned to play at the U.S. Open after being sidelined since April by a right wrist injury. The defending champion advanced to the fourth round Friday with a 6-3, 6-4, […]

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Sep 4 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • altoonamirror.com
Indiana County Chamber inducts 2026 Business Hall of Fame Class

The Indiana County Chamber of Commerce honored its 2026 Class of Business Hall of Fame Inductees at its award ceremony and dinner Thursday at the Indiana Country Club.

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Sep 4 • 7:55 PM EDT • Business • indianagazette.com
Steelers' Aaron Rodgers details main goal for his eventual retirement

The 2026 NFL season is expected to be Aaron Rodgers' last. The 42-year-old's main goal in retirement will be to start a family with his wife.

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Sep 4 • 7:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Bills Predicted to Trade Keon Coleman Ahead of NFL Season

The Buffalo Bills are being predicted to trade wide receiver Keon Coleman before the NFL season.

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Sep 4 • 7:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Chargers Predicted to Make Bold Trade Ahead of 2026 Season

The Los Angeles Chargers could still have some roster moves left to make before we reach the regular season.Roughly a week removed from cutdown day, teams are still fine-tuning their squads. Decisions are being made not just for what’s best right now, but also down the line. The Chargers have assembled their practice squad, and […] The post Chargers Predicted to Make Bold Trade Ahead of 2026 Season appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 4 • 6:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Browns Predicted to Trade Dillon Gabriel to NFC South Squad

The Cleveland Browns are being predicted to trade away Dillon Gabriel to a team from the NFC South.

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Sep 4 • 6:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
iPhone Ultra, iPhone 18 Pro, and More: Apple's September 9 Event Preview

Apple's September event will take place on Wednesday, September 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Apple will announce its 2026 iPhone lineup, and this year is a big one. Along with the slab-style iPhones we've been using for years, Apple is going to debut its first foldable device. We'll also get new Apple Watches, a new set of AirPods, and possibly some other surprises. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.

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Sep 4 • 6:26 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
15 discouraging hours with Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and 10 brilliant ones with He Who Watches

In the last few weeks, while playing some video games that I might review, I emailed two cries for help. I sent the first to a rep for Capcom, confessing that the company’s samurai game Onimusha Way of the Sword (out today for PC and console) was crushing me. “Feels like I’m playing ‘hard’ mode, not ‘normal,’” I wrote. “And I don’t want to have to knock it down to “story”. I’m exploring, trying to level my gear, but these two-phase boss fights with no mid-fight checkpoints are brutal.” I wagered I was only about halfway through the game, if that. I wasn’t sure I could keep up with the steepening difficulty curve. Was I missing something? Then, on Monday, I took some photos of some puzzles that were baffling me in the mind-bending He Who Watches (out now on PC), wrote out lengthy descriptions of how I’d been trying to solve them and asked Bobby Vanden, the game’s solo developer, for a nudge in the right direction. I told Vanden I’d spent hours on these puzzles. “I’m stuck in triplicate,” I told him. Could he tell me if the solutions I was attempting were even on the right track? I didn’t mention that the puzzles—coupled with major time pressures from other work—were stressing me out so much that playing the game was giving me headaches. This double dose of panic was unusual. I’m used to managing a workload full of reporting and reviewing, used to a crowded schedule and the need to stay calm amid the bustle. But I was stressed about these games. No one was forcing me to review them, nor even play them. I’d simply found them interesting enough to start, hoped they’d be interesting enough to write about and I’d sunk hours into them assuming I’d made the right call. Suddenly, however, I felt trapped. I was emailing for a way out. Above: This guy took me about an hour to beat. The feedback I got from Capcom confirmed my fears. They didn’t say it, but I will: Onimusha Way of the Sword is not for me. It’s a brutally hard game in need of a normal difficulty level. It’s a game that spikes so severely during its abundant boss fights—yet offers such flawed ways to improve when outside of them—that it feels like a bait-and-switch. In the new Onimusha, you play as famed samurai Musashi Miyamoto, aided by a magical soul-absorbing gauntlet that is possessed by a lady who offers advice. (Way of the Sword is a continuation of Capcom’s long-dormant Onimusha series, but that set-up had me wondering if the company was cribbing from their ill-fated Bionic Commando reboot; read about “wife-arm” when you get a chance). Way of the Sword is partially set in 17th century Kyoto, an explorable city where Miyamoto can fight demons, help civilians and eventually rescue ghostly dogs. The city evolves over time, with new mini adventures and obtainable loot on offer, all feeding into systems that promise to upgrade your gear and sword-fighting skills. Upgrades, however, are so incremental as to be imperceptible, causing the exploration of Kyoto to feel like inconsequential busywork. From that hub, players can go on linear missions into forests and old temples, where they will encounter many of the game’s tough bosses. Combat in Way of the Sword is akin to many modern melee games. Players are asked to mix attacks with dodges and parries. They’re encouraged to deplete an enemy’s stamina bar in order to do greater damage to its health bar. The old Onimusha games’ signature move was the issen, a counter-attack so sudden it’s all but pre-emptive. You strike just as they begin to strike toward you, beating them to the cut. By definition, the issen is a high risk move, leaving you wide open to pain. It feels risky in the game, especially against bosses, who can maul you in just a few blows. A game might train you to perform an issen well by offering a variety of lesser enemies who are not as tough as the boss but get close. Or it might offer a toehold against bosses by saving or checkpointing the player’s progress when a boss’ first health bar has been destroyed and before the second health bar appears. It might offer the less skilled player a chance to over-level their character, should the player simply commit to playing through its optional sidequests. Way of the Sword does none of this. Fighting its trivially easy grunt enemies and then its ferociously adept bosses is like playing a game of chess where I’ve got a rook, while the opposing side is all pawns and five queens. Bosses simply don’t checkpoint. You may be able to clear a boss’ first phase without taking much damage. Good for you. Do it again, every time you fail the second phase. As for the the central Kyoto hub, I kept pace with all of its added side activities and never felt like I was overpowered. Bosses could still easily buckle me. The new Onimusha, I concluded, is just too discouraging to keep playing. The advice I got from Capcom had been well-intentioned. They reminded me of the game’s various systems. They alerted me to an optional assist that flashes recommended button inputs (basically: counter this move; dodge that move). It was a little helpful. So was dropping down to “story mode,” which I tried last night. Story mode turns on those button prompts by default. It makes countering and dodging way too easy, nearly automatic. I don’t consider myself a master of action games like these, but I’ve cleared the likes of God of War, Stellar Blade, Star Wars Jedi and others of sub-Sekiro difficulty and had a fun time doing so. Not here. Not yet. Unless they patch Onimusha: Way of the Sword and add a middle difficulty or just checkpoint the damn bosses when they’re between health bars, my streak of loving Capcom games released in 2026 will likely end at two. It’s a shame, because I was having a good time finding those ghostly dogs. And then there’s He Who Watches, a phenomenal first person puzzle game with Portal vibes, except instead of a portal gun you’ve got a magical bow that shoots one arrow that can activate switches or be used to drag blocks. The twist is an actual twist: you can also walk on walls and the ceiling, reorienting gravity as you do, thereby placing blocks onto those other surfaces. Walking on walls and ceilings to solve problems is really the best thing. Would that I could in reality. He Who Watches consists of locked-room challenges, each brief enough to only require about a minute to actually solving, though it will take five, 10, eventually 30 minutes to figure out said solutions. They are not obvious! It’s a game of layered mechanics and shocking solutions. For example, see if you can follow this: You can drag a block to a wall. Then you can walk on the wall, which now feels like the floor, and drag that block across the wall. Later, back on the floor, you might realize you can look up. The block is still on the wall, stuck to it. You can shoot your magic arrow to its underside. Doing so creates a tether, so that you can yank the block off the wall and carry it, as if it were a balloon, into the spot where you need it to be to solve the puzzle. Here, watch Vanden explain some of the game’s basics in this launch trailer: As with any great puzzle game, the solutions to He Who Watches’ puzzles elicit relief and amazement. Oh my god, that worked! I didn’t even think that could be possible! Learning to solve the game’s puzzles feels like learning magic. But, oh, does the game get hard. Its Steam reviews, mostly glowing, are full of players remarking how quickly He Who Watches made them sweat. Wrote one: “loving this one already although my brain is hurting!” Wrote another: “As you get further in the game it feels like you need an IQ level of at least 120+.” Vanden has shown some mercy. Each locked room puzzle includes an optional junior version of the puzzle, meant to teach you. Difficulty nevertheless ramps severely. By the time I was emailing Vanden for help, I was struggling to even clear one of the hint puzzles. When I messaged him, my stress was exacerbated by strange things I’d found in the game’s various hubs: suspicious passageways, odd blocks and some intriguing locked doors. These were hints of secrets, I realized, yet I sensed I needed to play further into the game to understand them. I was stuck, but I wanted to see the rest. Vanden offered to give me the exact solutions, to solve those three puzzles for me, but first he gave four nudges. Three were for the specific puzzles, but his best hint was for all and ultimately proved to be a terrific life lesson: go back a bit, he suggested. Do the puzzles right before those. They were teaching you something. Focus on what their lesson was. Don’t rush, in other words. Recognize what you’ve accomplished. Build off of that. I did so. I absorbed the lessons. I saw those three tough puzzles in a new light. I solved one the night after he wrote back, another the morning after. I left a third for another time. I didn’t need it and I wanted to plunge deeper into the game, closer to the moment when I was sure I could start unlocking those secret doors. My head stopped hurting, too. He Who Watches feels special. It’s got more challenges, and I’m undeterred. It’s also nice that its puzzles don’t have a surprise second health bar. Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: In brief… 🎮 Ilari Kuittinen, co-founder of Helsinki-based Housemarque (Super Stardust HD, Resogun, Returnal) has stepped down from his studio, after a 31-year run, saying he’s “ taking a rare and well-deserved breather.” Sony purchased Housemarque in 2021, and the studio released its newest game, Saros, earlier this year. Trend-watch: Sony-owned Insomniac saw its founder Ted Price retire in early 2025, after a 30-year run. Sony-owned Sucker Punch saw its co-founder Brian Fleming step down in late 2025, after a 28-year run. 👀 Savvy Games Group chief Brian Ward is stepping down from the Saudi-government-backed games conglomerate, Bloomberg reports. No word on a long-term successor yet, nor if this augurs any closer integration between Savvy and Electronic Arts. EA was purchased by a consortium led by Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund, in early August. 💿 Square Enix has denied a Japanese media report that the company was planning to go private. In very different Square Enix news, the company revealed that the physical version of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, the April 2027 finale of its radical remakes of FFVII, will include just one disc in its case, requiring a download for the rest. The first two FFVII remakes in the trilogy shipped on two discs apiece. While Square hasn’t commented on the reason why, a feature here in Game File last month broke down the processes and costs for physical games. The expense of a second disc comes out of the game publisher’s cut of each copy. Square could be saving in excess of a dollar a copy with this move. 🟥 Grand Theft Auto IV’s 26-minute ’‘extended look” gameplay showcase that premiered on Netflix last week—and was exclusive to the platform for six hours—drew 31.1 million views in its first four days, the streamer announced. (Netflix calculates views as total viewed hours divided by runtime; excludes replays). Compared to YouTube: The version that later premiered on Rockstar Games’ YouTube channel is sitting at 22.6 million views after seven days (YouTube’s more liberal counting system tallies anyone who viewed even just the first few second.) Compared to other Netflix mega-events: Last year, Stranger Things season 5’s first four episodes, which debuted together, drew a record 59.6 million views in their first few days on Netflix. For more of a live event type of comparison, in 2024, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match drew 65 million concurrent streams as it happened; Netflix didn’t release live numbers for the GTA premiere. ☁️ Microsoft is changing the way it charges for cloud gaming, from an all-you-can-play offer for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, to caps for the subscription’s tiers (15 hours per month at the Ultimate tier), with the option to buy more hours in bulk beyond that. The company also said it will sell batches of cloud gaming time to non-Game Pass subscribers, details TBA. Microsoft does not release figures for cloud game usage, but said its changes would impact 4% of Game Pass subscribers. That implies a small portion of its subscribers exceed the 15-hour monthly mark. Cloud gaming offers the promise of playing games without the need for console or PC hardware, as the graphics, sound and controls are all transmitted via a streaming connection. Microsoft notes that its cloud gaming service can be used for a range of things, including Xbox One players using it to play newer-gen Xbox Series games via streaming; and people playing games via streaming, sans any console, “in markets where consoles are less available or affordable.” (That latter use case could even be relevant in Xbox’s home market soon, as console prices keep rising.) Take Two Interactive chairman Strauss Zelnick recently told investors he expects game-streaming tech, which has been only lightly adopted by gamers for over a decade, to be widely used within three years. 🇺🇸 The Trump administration has published multiple agenda-driven web video games to the White House’s website. One called Build The Wall partially clones Tetris as it asks players to build a wall to stop a “zombie border siege.” While actual Tetris involves clearing lines and basically not building a wall, the Trump-backed game omits the line-clearing aspect (and omits the fun as well). On Instagram, Tetris’ official license holders reacted by stating: “At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them. To our fans everywhere: we love you, we see you, and we’re grateful to have you in our community. P.S. The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of ‘Build the Wall.’ P.P.S.: We take copyright infringement very seriously.” Item 3: The week ahead: Tuesday, September 8 Game releases: Mewgenics (consoles; already out on PC) is an engrossing tactical combat game (with cats). It is getting its console port right after the release of a Star Wars tactics game and ahead of the late September launch of a Fire Emblem–a bumper crop for the genre. Wanderburg (PC) is an auto-shooting game like Vampire Survivors, but you’re a castle on wheels Event: Nintendo airs a 30-minute Nintendo Direct (10am ET) focused on The Legend of Zelda’s 40th Anniversary. A full unveiling of the upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is expected. Will they also show footage from next year’s live action movie? Tease the next big 3D Zelda? Add Link to Mario Kart World? Shadow-drop a new Tingle game? Wednesday, September 9 Event: Nintendo again! On this day, they’re planning to air a 45-minute Nintendo Direct (10am ET) focused on games heading to Switch 2 this winter. Followed by about an hour of gameplay demoed by the company’s Treehouse team. The September Nintendo Directs are always some of the year’s biggest. The 2025 edition included announcements of several major 2026 Switch/Switch 2 games: Pokémon Pokopia, Mario Tennis Fever, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave. Plus the return of the Virtual Boy. Friday, September 11 Game release: EA Sports NHL 27 (PlayStation, Xbox) is a hockey game. There are so few that an indie studio that had been making wacky sci-fi first-person shooters just announced that, hey, we’re going to fill a void and make a hockey game for PC.

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Sep 4 • 6:23 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Game time for PAX West cosplayers in downtown Seattle

Participants in the annual PAX West gamer convention dress up as their favorite characters on the streets near the Seattle Convention Center.

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Sep 4 • 6:21 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Packers TE Tucker Kraft Predicted to Have Major 2026 Season

The Green Bay Packers could be preparing for another breakout campaign from Tucker Kraft, with a bold projection placing the young tight end among the NFL’s most productive pass catchers in 2026. After emerging as a major part of Green Bay’s offense, Kraft enters the new season with expectations that extend well beyond his position. […] The post Packers TE Tucker Kraft Predicted to Have Major 2026 Season appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.

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Sep 4 • 6:06 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Foldable 'iPhone Ultra' Still Likely to Be Missing These Five Features

Apple's first foldable iPhone, dubbed the "iPhone Ultra," is expected to launch without at least four features that will be present on the iPhone 18 Pro models, despite a price tag of at least $2,000. The iPhone Air lacks Ultra Wide and Telephoto rear cameras, a SIM card slot, and stereo speakers.

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Sep 4 • 6:00 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Site work to begin on entertainment hub, arena in Forsyth County, developer says

A $3 billion entertainment district that hopes to lure an NHL team to Forsyth County is expected to begin site work next week, according to the development team behind it.

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Sep 4 • 5:18 PM EDT • Entertainment • atlantanewsfirst.com
DeWitt breaks ground on detention ponds to support industrial development at Crossroads Business Park

The detention ponds are expected to be completed by the spring of 2027.

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Sep 4 • 5:12 PM EDT • Business • kwqc.com
Erie organizations, businesses rally together to help those impacted by storm

Throughout the devastating damage, one positive thing remains true: the people of Erie will always be there for each other. With hundreds of households left without power, organizations across the …

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Elon Musk makes his first spending push in key midterm races

The super PAC of Musk, the world’s richest person, began in September 2026 to unleash what is expected to be a $100 million-plus war chest to help the Republican Party in the midterms.

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Sep 4 • 4:19 PM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
New measles cases associated with metro Atlanta day care outbreak confirmed, health officials say

Health officials have confirmed three new measles cases connected with an outbreak of the virus at a metro Atlanta day care.

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Sep 4 • 3:55 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Latest Jackson County Health inspections: Garcia's Tacos, The Chicken Shanty, Dolly Varden's Cafe

Restaurants and food carts are inspected at least twice a year by Jackson County Health Department employees. Inspectors look for risk factors that could increase the potential for food-borne illness, […]

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The Fierce Battle For Kids’ Eyeballs...Plus Two “Devils” Face Off

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) During the week of this report, Spider-Man: Brand New Day hit theaters and went on to become one of the biggest films of all time. So, you know what that means! It’s time for a poll! Recently, Project Hail Mary came to Prime Video and became a top five film for them, but didn’t smash streaming records, a feat I cautiously thought it could accomplish. Can Spider-Man 4 do better? To set the stakes, some of the biggest films of all time do just okay on streaming. Wicked, Top Gun: Maverick, and Barbie come to mind... But unlike those films, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a Sony film which means it’s headed to Netflix, the world’s largest streamer. Now, per friend of the newsletter and my go-to Netflix expert, Kasey Moore of What’s on Netflix, Sony films usually appear on Netflix 120 days after they premiere, which means Spidey 4 would land on Netflix on, checks notes, 28-November, one of the two biggest streaming weekends of the year! But Sony occasionally delays its biggest hits for a bit longer, to give them more time to make money on PVOD, so Spider-Man: Brand New Day might not swing onto Netflix until late December or even February 2027. Loading... Okay, on to this week’s issue. Since The Super Mario Galaxy Movie made its way to Peacock, I’m looking at the true workhorse of streaming viewership: kids films. And the surprising film that bested most Netflix animated movies. All that, plus Hulu has a new show that might be a hit (for them…?), two “Devils” square off on streaming, Zendaya tries to find some streaming magic, Netflix’s I Will Find You continues to do well, House of the Dragon tries to break into the season three top ten, some big NBC sports and summer programs, what friendly neighborhood Spider-Man character actually generates the most viewership on streaming, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of July 27th to August 2nd, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Film - As The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Hits Peacock, How Have Kids Films Fared in 2026? Like Mario hopping on a Koopa, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie landed on Peacock on 30-July. (Yeah, I kinda forced that Mario reference.) How did it do? Great, just like the first film. It got 13.0 million hours on its opening, and that’s good enough to take second place among Peacock films on the Nielsen charts all time: As I mention all the time, Peacock just isn’t the world’s biggest streamer—in fact, nowhere close—so its films struggle to put up numbers like Netflix (or even Prime Video and Disney+). So this is a solid debut for that streamer. And as we saw last time, The Super Mario Bros. Movie had a HUGE second life on Netflix when it moved streamers. This chart doesn’t even show how long the first Mario lasted on Netflix: a whopping, KPop-esque 31 weeks. For NBCUniversal, though, the big win was the second Mario movie grossing $429 million in America and over $1 billion globally. But yeah, to add a very strong streaming performance only makes its success even greater. Illumination pretty clearly has another hit franchise on their hands. This is a good time, though, to check in on kids films so far in 2026. We’ve had a few big, big titles, a rare Netflix success, and some disappointments. Let’s start with the top animated films since November of 2025, over their first four weeks on the charts, along with a few of the “best all time” animated films: (As a reminder, if a film doesn’t make the Nielsen top ten lists, I don’t have data for it, so it gets a “zero” in terms of viewership. Now, it had some viewership, but I don’t know what it is, so it gets a zero.) I added a few titles to get an idea of what the best of the best looks like in terms of animation. And you can see, through four weeks, Zootopia 2 can now claim “one of the biggest streaming films of all time” titles. GOAT too did surprisingly well, besting Netflix’s biggest films (Swapped and In Your Dreams) through four weeks. When I’ve talked about how films can have varying performances on streaming compared to their box office, this is what I mean. Goat just managed to gross even $103 million at the box office—so it’s popular, but just barely—but did very well on streaming. Of course, what set Encanto and KPop Demon Hunters apart from the rest was their absolutely insane longevity. Here are the kids film charts through eight weeks to show that: And really KPop Demon Hunters just kept going, and no 2025 or 2026 kids films have had that sort of longevity. I can’t wait to see the sequel in theaters. Film - Two Devils and a Drama As I wrote last week, in the past, theatrical-first film flops weren’t eligible for “Miss of the Week” or “Miss of the Year” honors/dishonors, but since so many more films go to theaters first these days, I’ve made them eligible now! But it’s complicated. You see, this is a Streaming Ratings Report, emphasis on streaming, which makes analyzing this week’s two biggest streaming misses—The Drama on HBO Max (A24’s dramedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson) and Prime Video’s The Devil Mouth (a killer shark movie starring young attractive people)—somewhat tricky. The Drama isn’t eligible for Luminate, but The Devil’s Mouth only had 1.5 million hours in its first week: The Devil’s Mouth notched 5.2 million hours according to Nielsen. Meanwhile, The Drama missed the charts entirely. Not great! But Prime Video is a much bigger streamer than HBO Max. That said, HBO Max titles are on Prime Video, but I think Prime Video prioritizes their original/exclusive titles, which helps boost their viewership. Complicating this further, The Drama made $48 million in the US—while A24 sells foreign distribution; the $57 million of overseas grosses helps A24 sell overseas rights for money in the future—off of a $28 million budget (which seems low for Zendaya and Pattinson, so they might have backend). The Devil’s Mouth, though, had zero dollars at the box office. The other stats for The Devil’s Mouth are bleak, and by “bleak”, I mean horrendous: a 4.7 on 15K reviews on IMDb (yikes) and a 46 on Metacritic (double yikes). The Drama, though buzzy online, only has a solid (but far from elite) 7.1 IMDb score on 121K reviews and a 59 on Metacritic (which is far, far lower than I’d have guessed). So which film is the “Miss of the Week”? I’m giving it to The Devil’s Mouth for one simple reason: it’s a horror film. And almost all horror films, even poorly reviewed horror films, should get a shot in theaters to at least try to recoup some of their budgets. The Drama made money at the box office and The Devil’s Mouth didn’t. It’s just like the situation last issue with Obsession and Masters of the Universe. Sure, Obsession didn’t pop on the streaming charts, but at least it already made it money at the box office. And as we’ve been seeing for years now and we’ll see all fall, theatrical films just do better on streaming. After all, the big “devil” winner this week was actually The Devil Wears Prada 2 with 14.8 million hours according to Nielsen. That’s right, The Devil Wears Prada 2—one of the box office success stories of May—came to streaming and parlayed its $220 million box office into 14.8 million Nielsen hours. Disney also put out a datecdote that it had 15.2 million “views” globally in five days, but again we don’t have a lot of great context for what that means. Here’s how it stacks up to other Hulu films, since I’m categorizing this mainly as a Hulu title (though it was also on Disney+): Share Quick Notes on Film We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… Whether Hulu has a new hit show on its hands... The top first and third seasons of all time and which shows are climbing those charts… What version of Spidey is the most popular... What sport and TV show are performing better on NBC than the NBA... All the flops, bombs and misses... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. Coming Soon! Next week, wow, things stay so busy. One of streaming’s biggest shows of all time, Ted Lasso, returns along with new YA-ish shows from Hulu (The Shards, from Ryan Murphy) and Prime Video (Sterling Point). The Challenge moves to Paramount+, plus My Life with the Walter Boys returns to Netflix and Futurama returns to Hulu. 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Xbox discs are pressed by manufacturers Microsoft certifies as Authorized Replicators, a term defined in its publisher agreements, with the approved list set at the company’s sole discretion and Microsoft retaining the right to halt manufacture. The structure is still in place today: publishers select an Authorized Replicator in Partner Center and submit a bill of materials created with a Microsoft representative. Sony, by contrast, presses PlayStation discs through Sony DADC, its own manufacturing subsidiary. No one I spoke with said they were in discussions with Sony about doing that, and PlayStation hasn’t responded to questions about whether it would be open to a licensing deal. There is an obvious reason Sony might not want to. Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad pointed it out on the day of the announcement: it’s a platform-led decision, he wrote, designed to cut costs, eliminate the resale market, and drive all revenue through the PlayStation Store. The math is not subtle. 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The company, which was formed in 2025 when Los Angeles private equity firm Variant Equity Advisors purchased Vantiva’s Supply Chain Solutions division, traces its lineage back to Technicolor. When it sold the division, Vantiva described the business as having served video game creators for more than 25 years. Conectiv is also buying, not shrinking. Last month it acquired SDS, the distributor for Universal and Warner Bros. home entertainment, consolidating those studios’ packaged-media pipeline from pressing plant to retail shelf. I reached out to Conectiv and its CEO, but haven’t heard back. Layden pointed to music and books in our discussion about the ongoing value of physical media. “No one ever saw the comeback of cassette tape,” he said. “And vinyl didn’t so much come back. The flame went down, the fire’s dying, but the ember was always there, and it just kind of came back. Much like the book business. We thought we’d all be on Kindles right now. “I believe that physical media is crucial and important. One of the things that makes us gamers, one of the core game mechanics, going back to the beginning of time, is collecting stuff. “Did you get all the diamonds in Crash Bandicoot? Did you get all the stars in Mario? And we like to collect our games. And we have a game shelf. And we put all our boxes up there. And if you’re super hardcore, when you buy a game, you buy two copies, right? One stays in the shrink wrap, and you play the other one. What happens to that important cultural part of the gaming world? You know, we buy the steelbook and the three-disc Final Fantasy set and the figurine and, you know, you can’t download any of that. “What happens to that?” And Layden believes it shouldn’t have been a revenue question for PlayStation. “This was a core thing to the experience of our most devoted fans,” he said. “Yeah, it’s fan service. Why would we take that away? Well, we can’t afford to. It’s already 120 bucks, you know, limited edition special purchase onyx box version of whatever, and those sell at a higher rate than the box selling at $69.99 does. So yeah, the market has said they will continue to buy them. You’re just saying you just don’t want to make them anymore.” Layden said he was recently talking with someone about these sorts of business decisions and how they’re made. Too often, he said, it’s all about the financials and nothing else. “OK, we can do this and save this much money, or we can invest this to look at that outcome, or we can do this and have this happen over there, or move this team to Sri Lanka,” he said. “But each one of those, someone also has to have a ledger there saying, ‘OK, what is the brand impact from that move?’ “Iif you can’t resell it, do you really own it?” — Shawn Layden “If we do that, dollars and cents work out. I get it. That’s just math. But what’s the brand impact? 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Liverpool XI vs Ipswich Town – Predicted lineup and team news

Liverpool arrive at Portman Road looking to end a winless run stretching back to April, having taken just two points from their opening two matches this season.Andoni Iraola’s side sit 13th after dr...

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Sep 4 • 1:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PSG vs Monaco – Predicted lineup and team news

PSG are ready to host Monaco at the Parc des Princes on Friday evening, marking their first Ligue 1 home fixture of the campaign.Luis Enrique’s side come into this clash hoping to move past a surpri...

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Sep 4 • 1:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool – Predicted lineup and team news

Ipswich Town go in search of a first Premier League win over one of the division’s traditional heavyweights when Liverpool visit Portman Road on Friday.Gary O’Neil’s side sit 12th after two matc...

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Sep 4 • 1:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
San Francisco 49ers arrive in Melbourne for historic NFL game against the LA Rams

The San Francisco 49ers have arrived in Melbourne for their season-opening NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sept. 11. It is expected to be the first of many regular-season NFL games in front of its growing Australian fan base. The team’s 200-member traveling party touched down on Friday morning after a 15-hour chartered Qantas flight and will spend a week acclimatizing before facing the Rams in front of an expected sold-out crowd at the MCG.

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Sep 4 • 1:53 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Editor Score Predictions: Nebraska vs. Ohio

The Daily Nebraskan's senior sports editors make their predictions for the upcoming Husker football game this Saturday against Ohio. The editors talk about both new and old players such as the new starting quarterback Anthonay Colandrea and wide receiver Jacory Barney Jr., and their projected stats for the game.

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Sep 4 • 1:00 AM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com
Diamondbacks' Corbin Burnes expected to make return vs. Royals

Burnes has not pitched since June 2025 after leaving a game against the Washington Nationals and later undergoing Tommy John surgery.

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Sep 4 • 12:42 AM EDT • Sports • arizonasports.com
Diamondbacks expected to get Corbin Burnes back during Royals series

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks are expected to get reinforcements in their starting rotation during their next road trip, and the return of a former National League Cy Young Award winner. Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro expects right-hander Corbin Burnes to join the rotation and make his first start of 2026 against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.

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Sep 4 • 12:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Topeka High football opens the season in dominant fashion

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Trojans took down the Highland Park Scots on Thursday night. Topeka High grabbed the 33-6 win over Highland Park to open up the football season for Topeka. The Trojans struck first to jump to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. In the second, Topeka High’s Asher Filbeck connected with Courtney […]

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Sep 4 • 12:17 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Business leaders, official, community members honor 2026 Business Hall of Fame inductees

Hundreds of local business leaders, officials and stakeholders attended the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce's 11th-annual Business Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Award Dinner on Thursday at the Indiana

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Sep 3 • 11:52 PM EDT • Business • indianagazette.com
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‘The orange cone is our mascot’: Business share impacts from Huntoon construction

Businesses shared how a Huntoon Street road project has impacted them.

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Sep 3 • 11:19 PM EDT • Business • wibw.com
$3.35M available for O‘ahu businesses affected by Kona Low storms

The O‘ahu Kona Low Business Recovery Program is a new grant program from the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism that's being…

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Sep 3 • 10:52 PM EDT • Business • alohastatedaily.com
Enes Kanter Freedom sues Chicago Sky over ejection, ban from Wintrust Arena

Freedom was ejected from a game for engaging in a mid-game dispute with a Sky player and was later banned from Chicago home games.

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Sep 3 • 10:42 PM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Six Sleeps Until iPhone 18 Pro: Here's What We Know

We are just six sleeps away from Apple's unveiling of its new-generation iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models, not forgetting its first foldable iPhone. Apple is expected to introduce the devices at its annual iPhone fall event, which is this year carrying the tagline "Surprise and shine". The event takes place on Wednesday, September 9.

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Sep 3 • 10:25 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com