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Rep. Tom Tiffany swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a Wisconsin lake

Tiffany and the pilot got out of the plane and called 911. They were rescued by emergency responders in a fire department airboat.

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Sep 13 • 12:12 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Yankees news: Gerrit Cole seeking answers after getting booed during latest start

With the New York Yankees on the verge of clinching a postseason spot , the time has yet to come after the team lost 12-2 to the New York Mets on Saturday, which included another disappointing outing from pitcher Gerrit Cole. As the Yankees and Cole gear up for the playoffs, the star pitcher would get real about his recent outings and what needs to […] The post Yankees news: Gerrit Cole seeking answers after getting booed during latest start appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Sep 13 • 11:34 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Chloe Fineman Hilariously Recreates Controversial Sydney Sweeney Ad

Fineman found good use for the ‘Sydney Sweeneys’ — i.e. the fake breasts — she took from her ‘SNL’ dressing room.

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Sep 13 • 11:04 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Estero golf tournament raises funds for SWFL veteran mental health

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Sep 13 • 10:27 AM EDT • Health • winknews.com
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GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday.

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Sep 13 • 10:01 AM EDT • Politics • scrippsnews.com
Mike Francesa blasts NFL pregame shows as ‘clown acts’

Mike Francesa is not a fan of the current state of NFL pregame shows. While going through his “Francesa Five” picks on his eponymous podcast on Friday, Francesa took a swipe at pregame shows. He did not point out one pregame show in particular, but seemed against the general practice of them in their current…

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Sep 13 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Turbotville man reportedly cheats auction business

Kelly Township, Pa. — State police say the plan to charge a 25-year-old Turbotville man after he allegedly swindled a Union County auction business out of more than $1,000.

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Sep 13 • 10:00 AM EDT • Business • northcentralpa.com
Game Discussion: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds

The State of Wisconsin sports will be going for a rare weekend sweep, and it’ll begin with the Brewers taking on the Reds. With the Brewers soundly taking care of games one and two, and the Badger football team winning their first of the season, the Brewers and Packers will be up next to finish […]

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Sep 13 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Diablo 4's new season brings back Deckard Cain and all three Prime Evils as the game arrives on Switch 2

Diablo 4's new season brings back Deckard Cain and all three Prime Evils, and the game has now arrived on Switch 2.

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Sep 13 • 9:45 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Padres will go for sweep after surviving late Giants rally

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for September 13, 2026.

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Sep 13 • 9:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Your brain makes choices very differently than scientists thought

Brain recordings reveal that people blend competing goals rather than simply switching from one choice to another.

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Sep 13 • 9:23 AM EDT • Science • earth.com
'I hope for a decent period in politics': views of voters as Sweden goes to the polls

The Guardian's Europe reporter and live blogger Jakub Krupa speaks to voters outside a polling station in the Swedish capital, Stockholm

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Sep 13 • 9:17 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
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Does Beijing need AI talent in ‘public opinion war’ over South China Sea?

Think tanks, seen as a vital soft power tool by Beijing, have been urged to recruit more tech expertise to help sway international opinion.

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Sep 13 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • scmp.com
An unprecedented El Niño sends scientists scrambling for answers

Scientists hope a fleet of Saildrones will help answer questions about how El Niño forms before the next major climate event.

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Sep 13 • 8:38 AM EDT • Science • msn.com
Leeds v Newcastle: Key stats and talking points

Leeds United host Newcastle United with both teams yet to suffer defeat in this season's Premier League. Leeds' unbeaten start continues the streak of resilience that was evident in the second half of 2025-26, notably after head coach Daniel Farke's much-heralded switch to a back three last winter. The new signings have also bedded in well, in particular Tarik Muharemovic, who has had to fill the sizeable shoes of Pascal Struijk – the Bosnian has made 16 headed clearances so far, joint-top of the Premier League standings alongside Sunderland's Dan Ballard.

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Sep 13 • 8:26 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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What happens when we stay curious? Research has some surprising answers for adults.

What happens when curiosity sends a person down a rabbit hole? Jan Risher followed hers into research about why curiosity matters, whether it can be learned and what her grown daughters are curious about these days

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Sep 13 • 8:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • nola.com
Did Scientists Just Witness a Key Step in the Origin of Complex Life?

A recent headline suggests a breakthrough. Have researchers recently witnessed experimental support for the origin of complex life?

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Sep 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • answersingenesis.org
Scientists find a new layer of Alzheimer’s hidden in the genome

Scientists found that the 3D organization of DNA is disrupted in several types of brain cells affected by Alzheimer’s disease, altering how important genes are switched on and off. The discovery reveals a previously underexplored layer of the disease that could open new paths for understanding and eventually treating Alzheimer’s.

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Sep 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Scientists asked machine learning what a “youthful” diet looks like — the answer comes with an important catch

Nutrition research has spent decades asking what people who live longer tend to eat. A new study tried a more computational approach: let machine learning sift through the diets of nearly 192,000 people and identify the food pattern most strongly associated with healthier aging. The researchers called the result the Machine-learning YouTHful, or MYTH, Diet. People with higher scores had lower aging-related mortality and more favorable patterns on several aging measures. It is a clever use of a h

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Sep 13 • 7:18 AM EDT • Science • health.yahoo.com
Nanny Begins Babysitting Kids Who Never Watch Screens—Then Makes Discovery

A childcare worker's experience with one family has reignited the debate over young children and screens.

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Sep 13 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • newsweek.com
Scientists used centuries-old aurora sightings to reconstruct 8 solar cycles from 1560 to 1640; their method placed solar minima within 2 years with more than 90% reliability

Centuries-old reports of strange lights in the night sky have helped scientists reconstruct a missing chapter in the Sun’s history. A study published in Scientific Reports by Kristof Petrovay, Laura G.

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Sep 13 • 6:27 AM EDT • Science • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Confirmed 2. Bundesliga lineups: VfL Osnabrück vs. Hertha BSC

Timo Schultz makes one change from the victory over Braunschweig as Leonhard Münster comes in for Ismail Badjie. Stefan Leitl is forced into swapping the suspended Paul Seguin for Pascal Klemens. Ol...

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Sep 13 • 6:27 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Digital Foundry: Zelda Ocarina of Time remake is 1080p and 60fps, but no DLSS

The big title this holiday season for Nintendo Switch 2 owners is the gorgeous The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. Naturally the tech sleuths at Digital Foundry have taken a look at the game…

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Sep 13 • 6:19 AM EDT • Technology • mynintendonews.com
Prep Spotlight: Getting to know Chickasha football player Javier Nieto

The Oklahoman asked each athlete who attended a media day to answer their favorite music and more as part of its Prep Spotlight series.

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Sep 13 • 6:17 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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An unprecedented El Niño sends scientists scrambling for answers

Scientists hope a fleet of Saildrones will help answer questions about how El Niño forms before the next major climate event.

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Sep 13 • 6:04 AM EDT • Science • usatoday.com
Will the economy motivate voters? This Central Valley swing district could be a test

The 22nd District is one of fewer than two dozen toss-up races nationwide that will likely determine which party controls the U.S. House in the second half of President Trump’s term.

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Sep 13 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
The White House’s Midterm-Travel Sweepstakes

Cabinet members were rewarded points and praise for appearing in congressional districts and states with competitive midterm elections.

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Sep 13 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
‘Swamp People’ star arrested in Louisiana. Here’s the latest

He was one of three men taken into custody.

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Sep 13 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • pennlive.com
Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government

Sweden’s centre-left opposition holds a narrow lead over the ruling right-wing bloc, but Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has been catching up in the final weeks of campaigning.

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Sep 13 • 4:55 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Woman Adopts Two Baby Girls—Then a Terrifying Health Crisis Strikes

Within weeks of welcoming their daughters, Debby Erney woke up one morning and barely recognized the face staring back at her.

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Sep 13 • 4:15 AM EDT • Health • newsweek.com
Was there ever a Colorado city that required racial segregation by law?

The answer is “yes.” The Black Racial Equity Study Commission, led by Colorado Senate President James Coleman, has learned the city of Fruita had laws forbidding black people from being on the city streets at night and from being buried in the all-white local cemetery. Fruita is a small city located to the west of […]

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Sep 13 • 2:45 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
An Election in Sweden Shows Shifting Priorities

Sweden votes on Sunday. With various crises easing, center-left politics seem in vogue again, but the far right cannot be discounted.

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Sep 13 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for Sept. 13, 2026, puzzle No. 720

Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.

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Sep 13 • 12:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
AARP and DCAL Health, Wellness and Resource Fair

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., join the Southwest Waterfront AARP Chapter and DC Department of Aging and Community Living (DACL) for their annual Community Health, Wellness and Resource Fair at River Park, 1311 Delaware Ave. SW. Participating are AARP, DACL, the Office of the Attorney General, Legal Counsel for the Elderly, […]

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Sep 13 • 12:00 AM EDT • Health • hillrag.com
Bone Health Without the Hype

I am at the Australasian Menopause Society meeting and we had a fantastic lecture on Bone Health on Day 2, called, “Everything you need to know about bones - except the boring bits!” Spoiler alert, there were no boring bits. The lecture was given by Dr. Amanda Beech, who is a senior staff specialist in Obstetric Medicine and Endocrinology at the Royal Hospital for Women, where she is director of the Bone Density Unit. I want to summarize my top 10 take-aways for you. Share Osteoporosis is a disease of low bone mass, disruption of bone microarchitecture, and fragility of the skeleton. It is a silent disease…until someone develops a fracture. The diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on either fragility/minimal trauma fractures or a T-score of less than -2.5 on a DXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) or bone scan. It is important to recognize that about 50% of minimal trauma fractures occur when women have low bone mass (often referred to as osteopenia), but not osteoporosis. This tells us that bone strength is more complicated than a number on a DXA report. I am going to add a little here that wasn’t in the talk (one can only include so much in 25 minutes), as many women might read the above paragraph and think, “Shouldn’t we be treating everyone with low bone mass if this is when 50% of the fractures occur?” Many fractures happen for women with low bone mass because there are so many women with low bone mass –it is a statement about the population on a whole, not about the fracture risk of low bone mass. For you as an individual, bone density is only one component of fracture risk and many women with lower bone mass will not have a significantly elevated fracture risk. This is why individualized risk assessment matters. Subscribe We build bone in our teens and twenties, and by the time we are about thirty we have reached peak bone mass. This is why, when we discuss risk factors for osteoporosis, it is important to consider factors that might have affected us in our teens and twenties when we were actively building bone, such as nutritional restriction/energy imbalance. It is important to ask women about a history of eating disorders, and for those with such a history, getting a bone scan in perimenopause or at age 50 is likely warranted. (This image below isn’t from the talk, but is similar to one that was). Bone mass is relatively stable until about two years before the final menstrual period, and perimenopause marks a time of rapid bone loss for women. Using urinary markers of bone loss we know that the time of significantly accelerated bone loss starts about 1 year before the final period and ends about 2 years after the final period. The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) shows that over the menopause transition women lose an average of 10.6% of the bone at their lumbar spine and 9.1% at the femoral neck While this wasn’t covered in the lecture, I want to add that the rapid bone loss during perimenopause is clearly related to more than estradiol, because during this time estradiol levels can be erratic and not uniformly low. Bone loss during perimenopause is likely a multi-hormone event. For example, rising FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) tracks with bone loss better than estradiol, and there is evidence that FSH may act directly on bone. While decreased estrogen matters, there is clearly more going on. FSH and bone is an active area of research. Subscribe Screening for osteoporosis was recommended fairly broadly before age 65, and was taken from the “Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause,” from Monash University. Here is a screenshot from the toolkit that was used as a slide: I am going to add a little bit more about body weight here for clarification. Low body mass (typically 152.1 lb): 0 points (risk neutral) 60–69 kg (132.3–152.1 lb): 3 points (adds some risk)

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Sep 12 • 11:19 PM EDT • Health • vajenda.substack.com
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TENNESSEE LADY VOLS VOLLEYBALL: Sweep of Coastal Carolina rights ship

The No. 17 Tennessee volleyball team returned home after a pair of neutral site contests, sweeping Coastal Carolina (25-19, 25-19, 25-17) on Saturday afternoon at Food City Center.

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Sep 12 • 11:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NYT Strands hints, answers for September 13, 2026

Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.

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Sep 12 • 10:00 PM EDT • Technology • mashable.com
Premature to offer new deal to Borthwick

IT’S hard not to see a large crack in England’s runway to the 2027 World Cup with the RFU’s decision to give head coach Steve Bothwick a contract extension until after the 2028 Six Nations. It is reminiscent of the tangle that RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney, and his Teflon-coated performance director, Conor O’Shea, got […] The post Premature to offer new deal to Borthwick appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

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Sep 12 • 9:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'Hoped to die here': Elon Musk's growing Bastrop County empire yields bittersweet feeling for neighbors

Longtime Bastrop County residents face industrial expansion and environmental concerns as Elon Musk’s business empire acquires thousands of acres of land.

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Sep 12 • 9:03 PM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com
BRICS countries rally to counter shocks of power politics, unilateralism: China Daily editorial

BEIJING, Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The following article was published today by China Daily.

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Sep 12 • 8:18 PM EDT • Politics • fairfaxtimes.com
Command the Old Gods in Reign of the Black Empire, Hearthstone's Next Expansion

Return to the age of the Black Empire, command the most powerful Old Gods Hearthstone has ever seen, and create custom minions with the new Assemble keyword.

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Sep 12 • 7:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • hearthstone.blizzard.com
Candidates answer Flock, data center, business questions at NAACP forum

Four local candidates took part in the Henderson NAACP’s “Can We Talk?” forum, answering questions that included topics of data

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Sep 12 • 7:13 PM EDT • Business • the-hendersonian.com
Twins 4, Guardians 3: Coming Out Party

That the article editor’s thumbnail selector offered two dozen images of a beaming Emmanuel Rodriguez, smiling as he jogged around the basepaths with his fist in the air, should tell you everything you need to know about the top prospect’s first major-league at-bat. A 2-1 fastball was swiftly deposited 420 into left-center field, tying the […]

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Sep 12 • 6:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Scientists gathering in Newport say gray whales won’t go extinct, but declining numbers are a warning

As many questions as answers floated around the Hatfield Marine Science Center this week as researchers drawn from thousands of miles pondered the perilous fate of the Pacific gray whale.

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Sep 12 • 6:00 PM EDT • Science • klcc.org
OpenAI’s Altman says no IPO in 2026, company will prioritize safety

Altman said this year would be an "ill-advised moment" for initial public offering and that a listing won't take place until next year.

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Sep 12 • 5:58 PM EDT • Business • seattletimes.com
Hundreds of thousands of finger light toys sold on Amazon recalled over swallowing risk

Hundreds of thousands of children's finger light toys recalled after the CPSC warned their button cell batteries pose swallowing and burn risks.

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Sep 12 • 4:54 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
Texas A&M Buries Arizona State With 24-Point Fourth Quarter

Texas A&M forced four turnovers and scored 24 unanswered fourth-quarter points to pull away from Arizona State for a 48-20 victory at Kyle Field.

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Sep 12 • 3:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Colorado author to host talk about mental health and a 500-mile long hike across the state

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time to reflect, reach out to our loved ones, and understand that anyone can be struggling with their mental health. One individual decided to address her mental...

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Sep 12 • 3:13 PM EDT • Health • vaildaily.com
Governor Candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms (D-GA) on Reproductive Health Care

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms delivers remarks on reproductive health care rights in Atlanta.

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Sep 12 • 2:57 PM EDT • Health • c-span.org
Key injury concern for Swans before Lincoln

Swansea City have fingers crossed that Josh Key has not suffered a significant injury after the right-back was forced off during Saturday's 3-1 win over Burnley. Key has featured in all but one of Swansea's games this season, having shared right-back duties with Filip Lissah. "It wasn't worth the risk [to keep him on the pitch against Burnley] when we have Fil, who came on and did a good game, again."

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Sep 12 • 2:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Emery left searching for answers after another Villa loss

Aston Villa have lost three of their opening four Premier League games to leave boss Unai Emery struggling for answers.

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Sep 12 • 2:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Collection coming to Switch 2 on September 15

Blizzard Entertainment will release Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Collection for Switch 2 on September 15 for $69.99 / £62.99 / €69.99, the company announced.

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Sep 12 • 2:15 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
It's Official, Diablo 4: Age Of Hatred Collection Brings Hell To Switch 2 Next Week

"Blessed Mother"

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Sep 12 • 2:15 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
Diablo 4 coming to Nintendo Switch 2

As announced by Activision Blizzard today, Diablo 4 is receiving a new Nintendo Switch 2 version with the Age of Hatred Collection. It will be available on September 15, 2026. Diablo 4: Age of Hatred Collection includes the base game and expansions. According to the Nintendo eShop listing, HDR and touchscreen support are included. The action RPG first came out...

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Ohio Republican in Key Senate Race Fires Campaign Aide, Citing Social Media Photo of Nazis

Senator Jon Husted dismissed his political director because of activity displaying a “complete lack” of judgment, according to a spokeswoman.

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Sep 12 • 1:23 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
SEC Experts Have Clean Sweep in Alabama-Kentucky Game Prediction

Multiple experts from the SEC have made it a clean sweep in predictions for the Alabama game against Kentucky.

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Sep 12 • 12:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Forest Green sweep aside Gateshead

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Sep 12 • 12:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nebraska football vs. Georgia Tech live updates, stats and highlights

Nebraska volleyball returns to action on Saturday by hosting Georgia Tech. The Huskers are coming off a sweep of Baylor on Friday night.

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Sep 12 • 12:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
I've Always Bought AirPods Pro, But AirPods 5 Might Be My New Pick

BGR's own Connor Jewiss has long been a devotee of Apple's AirPods Pro, but some changes made to the new AirPods 5 base model might sway his next purchase.

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Sep 12 • 11:50 AM EDT • Technology • bgr.com
Estero golf tournament raises funds for SWFL veteran mental health

Golfers teed off for a good cause Saturday morning at Copperleaf Golf Club's annual Veteran Appreciation Golf Tournament.

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Sep 12 • 11:47 AM EDT • Health • winknews.com
Scalpers are already reselling the sold-out Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 for £700+

Nintendo's new Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 sold out in hours, and scalpers are already reselling it on eBay for hundreds of pounds over the retail price.

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Sep 12 • 11:14 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
🚜 Ipswich continue painful Premier League streak against Palace

Promoted Ipswich Town could well be staring down the barrel of another Premier League campaign which ends in relegation, if history teaches us anything. After a bright start to their top-flight return...

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Sep 12 • 10:43 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A single healthy swap lowers your risk of dying from heart-related issues by 39%: study
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Sep 12 • 10:39 AM EDT • Health • nypost.com
Dodgers Encouraged by Kyle Tucker’s Latest Surge After Swing Change

Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker has started to click for another promising run of games, and his season turnaround may finally be here.

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Sep 12 • 10:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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I created a Gmail account for my son when he was 3

I emailed my son memories of his childhood for 15 years. When he turned 18, I finally gave him the password.

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Sep 12 • 9:47 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
OU Daily talks to fans ahead of Michigan game.

OU Daily talks to fans about the Sooner swarm happening in Ann Arbor ahead of the Michigan game.

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Sep 12 • 9:44 AM EDT • Sports • oudaily.com
In 1996, NOAA scientists pumped 2 dyes beneath Key Largo to learn where groundwater went; 18 days later, 2 bay-side wells showed it flowed toward the Atlantic

By the mid-1990s, seagrass die-offs and deteriorating water quality had caused coral reefs throughout the Florida Keys to show signs of decline for years, leading scientists to search for explanations other than the apparent ones like boat traffic and coastal development. One notion that kept coming up among academics investigating the region was that contaminants and nutrients could be carried directly into the reef tract by groundwater seeping silently beneath the islands, where no one could witness it.

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Sep 12 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
🚨 BREAKING: Liverpool & Fulham confirm XIs for PL match

Liverpool and Fulham face off at Anfield in the Premier League this afternoon. The Reds have started to find winning form under Andoni Iraola following back-to-back victories over Ipswich and Atléti...

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Sep 12 • 8:47 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Colin Cowherd Buys Stake in EPL’s Ipswich

Other Ipswich investors include Marques Colston and Ed Sheeran.

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Sep 12 • 8:26 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Researchers find a Wordle strategy that wins 99% of the time

Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a mathematical strategy that can solve Wordle with a 99% success rate. Instead of simply guessing words packed with common letters or choosing the most likely answer, the method uses Shannon entropy, a measure from information theory, to identify guesses that reveal the most useful information. Each guess is designed to rapidly shrink the pool of possible answers, even when the guessed word itself seems unlikely to be correct.

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Sep 12 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Trump ally in Wisconsin sticks close to the president as Democrats push to flip swing district

Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to unseat a Republican congressman with close ties to President Donald Trump

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Sep 12 • 7:57 AM EDT • Politics • abcnews.com
Germany’s Political Tailspin: Your Weekly SPIEGEL Recap

It might be tempting to dismiss the results of last Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt, in which the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party raked in 43.8 percent of the vote, as a rather unimportant extremist blip in a state that hardly anyone can find on the map. And you wouldn’t necessarily be wrong to do so. The state’s population – around 2.1 million – is a mere 2.5 percent of the German total. And while the state capital of Magdeburg was once the political heart of the Holy Roman Empire back when Otto the Great used to hang out there (more than a millenium … no … milennium … nope … millennium ago), it is today something of a backwater, albeit one with a ginormous cathedral in its center. We wanted to briefly interrupt this week’s newsletter to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our subscribers, both new and old. And to remind you all that a free subscription gets you access to this newsletter every Saturday. A paid subscription, by contrast, gets you one DER SPIEGEL article every weekday, delivered to your inbox. We strive to select pieces that both demonstrate what Europe’s leading newsmagazine has to offer and provide an international audience – namely, you – with an insight into how Germany and Europe view the world. If you haven’t already signed up for a paid subscription, please consider doing so if you can. Our Substack channel relies entirely on reader support and we are excited to continue offering you the best of DER SPIEGEL. Subscribe But even beyond the fact that a huge percentage of the voters in the state decided to place an X next to a party with an ideological lineage that runs rather directly back to the right-wing extremist soup out of which the Nazi Party was born, the results are a perfect example of a phenomenon that has been plaguing German elections in recent years: the lack of an obvious path to a majority. Call it the Balkanization of German politics. There are a number of developments driving the phenomenon, but for the purposes of this newsletter, here are two of the most salient: Persistent voter frustration with the country’s two (former) big-tent parties – the Christian Democrats (CDU) on the center-right (17.2 percent in Saxony-Anhalt last Sunday) and the Social Democrats (SPD) on the center-left (9.3 percent). The presence of parties on the far left (Left Party), the populist left (the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance – BSW) and the far right (AfD) with which mainstream parties are reluctant to form coalitions. So what happens now? Stories of the Week A Lack of Leadership The answer for many people in the country, and particularly within the CDU, is clear: pin (some of) the blame on Chancellor Friedrich Merz. According to a survey taken directly after the election in Saxony-Anhalt, 88 percent of respondents agreed with the statement that if the federal government in Berlin were doing a better job, the AfD wouldn’t be as strong. And it is true that the predominant impression of the federal government ever since Merz was sworn in on May 6, 2025, is one of ineffectiveness and bickering. His rather unique combination of bumbling-plus-bravado has also not exactly endeared him to the German public. Indeed, his standing in the country is so shaky that his popularity – according to recent polls – has now dropped even below the historic lows associated with his predecessor Olaf Scholz. The situation is such that the CDU even opted to keep him largely out of the campaign ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt vote. And since then, dissatisfied rumblings within the CDU have grown louder. DER SPIEGEL’s Swantje Karich notes that the problems with the CDU go much deeper than Merz. “The center-right has a trust problem. At a press appearance following the devastating election result in Saxony-Anhalt, Friedrich Merz said that the party wanted to ‘reach people more effectively’ through ‘emotional engagement.’ It sounded as though he were announcing a political program. On the basis of that statement, it is difficult to take his empathy seriously.” “The Chancellor’s chastened appearance did, at least, reveal where he stands: with his back to the wall. Elections will be held in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania next week, and the CDU could fare even worse there. The party is polling at between 8 and 10 percent in the state.” “What is at stake is the political tradition that has lent stability to the Federal Republic since 1945: a democratic conservatism that understands what must be preserved, but also how to embrace progress and openness to the world. If the Union continues along its current path, it risks becoming politically irrelevant after the 2029 federal election – and Germany could soon find itself with a government of the far right.” The Trumpification of Political Debate? It is often said in Germany that to understand the political and social trends that will soon be dominant in Europe, one need only look across the Atlantic to the United States. When it comes to political debate, that has certainly proven true. Donald Trump understood early on that triggering mouth-foaming outrage among Democrats is an ideal way to both generate headlines and to secure loyalty among supporters. And he realized that far more quickly than the left side of the political spectrum understood that simply ignoring the old man might be the best recipe. To be sure, there have been signs recently that the US president may be over-relying on the strategy. Earlier this week, in an apparent grandpa-discovers-AI moment, Trump sent out 60 posts in the space of 10 hours, many of them AI-assisted images portraying him as a hero – or showing Iceland as part of the US (outrageous!!!). It was also during that slew of schlock that he explicitly backed the AfD with an “MGGA” post. In Germany, though, the outrage cycle remains in full swing, with much of the focus on those who would dare to vote for the AfD. They are alternately portrayed as being dim-witted, ungrateful, backward, racist or all of the above. That, argues DER SPIEGEL columnist Sabine Rennefanz, is not particularly helpful. “Everywhere on election night, people spoke of a watershed moment, a rupture, a turning point. But what is that supposed to mean in concrete terms? A watershed would imply an interruption, a moment of pause – perhaps even a willingness to rethink and learn. At first, there was little sign of that in the main television panels. Instead, the familiar rituals that had already shaped the election campaign continued: outrage, lecturing and abuse.” “That’s just the tone, one might object. They’re only talk shows. Given that the party’s state branch has been classified by domestic intelligence officials as confirmed right-wing extremist, there are more important problems than hurt feelings on television. Yet although the condescending tone is not the cause of the AfD’s success, it is an expression of the broader mood within the so-called political center – a kind of institutional blindness that too often treats material concerns as a communications problem.” “People have a pretty good sense of whether you like them – whether you approach them with curiosity or merely study, lecture and manage them as a problem group. They notice whether you genuinely want to understand their fears and pain, or whether you are simply waiting for the chance to correct them. They can also tell whether someone still has the energy to change things, or whether they have barricaded themselves behind platitudes and empty phrases.” “Anyone who wants an egalitarian democratic society cannot promise equality only to those whose language, tastes and moral convictions they share. They must also acknowledge the wounds, resentments and fears of those whose political conclusions they consider wrong. Acknowledging them does not mean agreeing with them. But a democracy that communicates with almost half its citizens only through warnings and labels gives up on political debate before it has even begun. An atmosphere must be created in which people can express their opinions without fearing that they will be canceled. We are currently a long way from that.” East-West? One of the clear undercurrents in the election last Sunday was, of course, Germany’s ongoing east-west divide, particularly as it pertains to the success of the AfD. Historically, the party has been far stronger in the former East German states than in former West German states. The fact that this generalization no longer reliably holds is certainly one of the primary concerns that many have about the party’s growth. And yet, there is still a distinct flavor of “stupid easterners, they don’t understand democracy” to the coverage. In the weeks before the vote, there was even a rather interesting back-and-forth in Germany’s culture pages about how ungrateful eastern Germans allegedly are for being pulled out of their pre-reunification backwardness and into the light of the West. DER SPIEGEL’s Jochen-Martin Gutsch has had enough. “Ten years ago, in 2016, elections were also held in Saxony-Anhalt. The AfD won more than 20 percent, which at the time rightly provoked outrage and incomprehension in western Germany. Today, in 2026, the AfD is also polling at around 20 percent in western German states, but this no longer provokes outrage and incomprehension. Instead, it is now regarded as proof of democratic conviction and civilizational resistance. After all, in the east, it’s 40 percent!” “This allows people to continue feeling morally superior to the East, but the wiser course would be to admit: if something doesn’t happen soon, the West will turn AfD-blue too. Or bluish.” “But will anything happen? The truly depressing thing about election night was not so much the AfD leaders intoxicated by their own success. It was the representatives of the other parties, who once again said that they were utterly shocked, needed some time to digest the result and would, of course, not simply return to business as usual. The SPD, a former big-tent party, celebrated its ‘stable’ result of 9.3 percent. Congratulations!” “For 10 years, the AfD has gone from one electoral success to the next. And still, the established parties remain ‘shocked’ and scratch their heads in astonishment. How long can they keep being shocked? Friedrich Merz says he may need to communicate his reform ideas in a more ‘emotional’ way. So the CDU’s political professionals sit down together after the election, mull over a strategy, and in the end come up with this: Fritz, try to be a little more relaxed, charismatic and emotional – or something. Beyond that: no political plan, no defiance, no promise of a future. That is frightening.” What was good, what was bad for democracy? Good: Voter turnout in Saxony-Anhalt was 77.8 percent, the highest ever recorded in the state. Whatever one thinks of the result, that figure is encouraging. Democracy needs citizens to take an interest. Bad: Although a strong AfD result had been expected in Saxony-Anhalt, many politicians from the mainstream parties – including in Berlin – appeared confused, helpless and overwhelmed in their initial reactions. That is not how they will win back voters’ trust. Last Week’s Highlights: 🗳️ Meet the Germans Who Voted for the AfD: Why would voters in a country like Germany, with its Nazi past, vote for a right-wing party? It’s a question only an editor in Berlin could come up with. On the ground, the view is different. 🟦 How the AfD Wants to Expand Its Power Across Germany: The far-right AfD is planning to decimate public broadcasting in Saxony-Anhalt, revamp education and install extremists in positions of power. And it is eyeing victory on the national stage as well. 🕯️ The Continuing Reverberations of September 11: It was a generational shock, and the consequences can still be felt today - from massive surveillance and significant increases in presidential power to violent excesses at ICE. 🤝 “For Europe, Canada Is the Preferred Partner in Trans-Atlantic Relations”: In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne discusses his country’s failed trade deal with the US and why Canada is looking to Europe. 🏛️ The True Historical Roots of the AfD: During the Weimar Republic in the 1920s, there were numerous parties on the extreme right espousing “Germany first” nationalism. The Nazis may not be the best comparison for today’s AfD. 🌊 AfD in a Landslide: Merz Is the Wrong Leader for Germany: The right-wing Alternative for Germany won in a landslide in Saxony-Anhalt state elections on Sunday. What does that mean for the country at large? Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week! Subscribe Share Leave a comment Your SPIEGEL Substack Team Compiled and edited by Charles Hawley

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The politics and possibilities of ‘AI could kill us all’

I found myself fielding a lot of questions from folks who don’t usually talk much about AI this week. They were mostly along the lines of “do you think AI is going to kill us all?” or “how worried should I be about this human extinction stuff?” Motivating this wave of existential anxiety was the highly dramatic resignation of now-former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon, who quit his job while publicly sharing his concerns about safety practices at the leading AI companies. More specifically, he declared that almost everyone at OpenAI and Anthropic, the leading AI labs, believes that there’s a decent chance the AI systems they’re producing could “kill us all” by the end of the decade, and the companies aren’t “acting responsibly.” Other AI safety researchers, including those still employed at Anthropic and OpenAI, all confirmed that yes, Coxon is correct, they’re all worried that their company’s products might prove fatal for the entire human race as well. Two more AI employees quit and joined the chorus. Now, the warning shot has been covered everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to Fox News to WIRED to the Guardian. I understand why all this sounds scary, but my response to those who have asked, has generally been: No, you don’t need to worry that AI will kill go rogue and kill us all. But that does not mean we shouldn’t worry, period. Far from it. The companies building AI products are now among the wealthiest and most powerful entities in the world. And they very much are building enormous engines of mass surveillance, extraction, and automation. They can and have allowed their AI systems to carry out felony hacks of other companies, provided the government with autonomously generated kill lists, and sold enterprise technology to firms around the world that is explicitly intended to replace jobs. But “AI” has done these things not because they have all-powerful minds of their own but, ultimately, because people have programmed, calibrated, and directed them to. In other words, it’s not AI we need to worry the most about. It’s the people and corporations working to profit from and gain power by deploying it. The technology is sophisticated, sure, and, especially in cybersecurity contexts, potentially disruptive to plenty of existing systems. But if we want to stop this predatory, profiteering, and extractive form of AI—and it’s worth noting that at this point, most people do—we absolutely can. A quick note/plea: I can only do all of this with the support of readers like you, so if you find value in independent, critical tech journalism and analysis, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. I want to keep as much of this un-paywalled as absolutely possible, and I need your support to do so. Many thanks to all who continue to chip in, it’s very much appreciated. Onward. Subscribe First, some context: AI industry folks like Coxon have been discussing the prospect that AI will destroy humanity for years. Even before the beginning of the AI boom, many working in the industry, from the executive staff to the rank and file researchers, have obsessed over ‘x-risk’, or the possibility that AI will become sentient or semi-sentient and move one way or another to exterminate humanity. This is ostensibly why Elon Musk bankrolled OpenAI in the first place, and is the grounds for his lawsuit alleging OpenAI betrayed its charter by abandoning its nonprofit status to become a commercial enterprise. Many AI engineers and startup founders have calculated their own personal p(doom), or the probability that the tech product they are working on will initiate an actual humanity-extinguishing apocalypse. 10-25% p(doom)s are pretty common. (I wrote about a long weekend I spent among these folks at one of their top conferences here, to give you an idea of their ideas and belief systems.) Sam Altman himself drove the narrative of the imminent rise of a super-powerful AI, or artificial general intelligence, to prominence by declaring that the technology he was building posed an existential risk to humanity. This idea is in other words baked into the DNA of modern AI companies and into the products they engineer. It’s also why the industry is routinely accused, by myself and others, of “doom marketing,” ie, using such proclamations and framings to impart the sheer power of the technology behind your product onto investors, partners, consumers, and the state. Some ambient understanding of this tendency may have helped prevent the press from repeating the claim every time one of the x-risk folks made it over the years, including when they quit their jobs at AI companies while doing so. Yet Coxon’s AI x-risk alarm has broken containment, as they say, and has exposed the idea to the mainstream media once again. This has happened, I think, for a number of reasons. First, when AI CEOs were going around saying AI might kill everyone in 2023, their companies were well-capitalized, but not nearly to the extent they are today. They were more easily dismissed as eccentric geeks of the sort that Silicon Valley is supposed to produce. Now, not only do their products have much greater market saturation, but people are more aware of a) the often unethical ways the executives and companies comport themselves b) the other adverse impacts of AI that have already arrived, and c) the physical cost of building these systems, particularly when it comes to data centers. Finally, toss in the constant stream of headlines in 2026 about AI models going rogue or potentially upending the world’s infrastructure. [ ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) [ With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial. ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) Brian Merchant · Aug 27 [ Read full story ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) As a result, general sentiment was already overwhelmingly skeptical of AI and its overlords, so the table was pretty well set for someone to come along and say ‘just a reminder, the companies that are building the product that promises to take your job and leave a data center in your neighborhood also think that it might exterminate the human race’ and get a strong reaction from the media and the public. The question is: Should we understand this stuff as hype, strategically fanned to feed already swelling valuations? Is it doom marketing? Genuine cause for alarm that the infrastructure that undergirds modern life is facing a novel threat vector? Or reason to be sincerely worried that AI companies are amassing too much power, and that their products are genuinely dangerous? The answer, I’m afraid, is “yes.” Let me try to untangle all of this a bit, because arguments over how to navigate this moment are extremely heated right now, as they are essentially arguments over how to approach the politics of AI at a moment where there may be a unique opening for action. Those sympathetic to AI alignment concerns and x risk arguments—which increasingly includes a faction on the left who want to shut down AI over safety concerns—argue that people who dismiss AI as all hype have their heads in the sand. Meanwhile, critics of the x-risk narrative—which I might note includes a cadre of investors and tech folks on the right, too—argue that it is hype and can be used to further inflate valuations or for pursuing regulatory capture. The challenge is that many feel that dismissing AI as just hype or purely marketing also diminishes the urgency of taking on the AI industry as the novel and threat to labor, civil society, and the public sphere it is; others that by accepting the industry’s own terms, we imbue it with undue power and enable it. But let’s be clear: Declarations that AI is so powerful it might end the world are a kind of marketing, and anyone who says otherwise is just as off base as those who say that’s all that it is. If you don’t think that these sub-trillion dollar companies have higher-ups who noticed that when their founders talked about super-powerful dangerous AI they got spikes in media interest and phone calls from investors, or that those founders didn’t notice that themselves, and lean into certain narratives to advantage their products, then I don’t know what to tell you. Not all marketing is a Pepsi ad campaign with a celebrity spokesperson. Yet confronting the AI industry should certainly be considered an urgent project. Do I share the x-riskers’ fear that out-of-control, super-intelligent AI agents might end the world? I do not. I’ve read a good deal of AI extinction literature over the last couple of years and I have not come across a credible, step-by-step documentation of how exactly AI might move from self-recursively improving AI to killing every single human on the planet. Most of what I’ve read seems predicated on a sort of reverse Ian Malcolmian logic: Eventually, it becomes smart enough and AI, uh, finds a way (to exterminate humanity). Are the AI companies also overstating and dramatizing what their products can do? Yes, pretty much all the time. They’re in a knife fight for market share and are trying to win customers and government contracts before their investors come knocking. And yet. They have concentrated enormous amounts of compute, have extensive data collection and surveillance capacities, have inserted themselves into the state in numerous capacities, including military kill chains, and they are being run by egomaniacal billionaires who are rushing to monopolize an entire new market. The way I think about their most recent frightening-seeming exploits is not as a “swarm of rogue AI agents building a new civilization” or whatever, but as corporations with a hitherto-unimaginable amount of compute at their disposal recklessly experimenting with automation programs, completely unafraid of any repercussions because we have been unwilling or unable to impose any on them. So I think we should welcome any newfound imperative to hold them accountable. I also think that ultimately, the AI critics, Pause AI folks, leftists, doomers, effective altruists, and, honestly, most of the public, want a lot of the same things: legitimate checks and limits on AI companies’ power, actual transparency into what the companies are doing, and for more of AI to be under public control. (Ultimately, a lot of what animates the x-risk fears are rooted in just that: a fear of losing control.) How we move towards all this, exactly, is the question of the day, and while there’s much to be argued over in terms of building a viable political platform to challenge the AI industry’s power, I do want to cast a vote against one particular approach. Not to pick on Chris here, as there are a lot of folks out there proposing stuff like this, and the policy ideas actually stem from AI safety groups. But not only would this be challenging to land politically (I can already hear the ‘China will beat us to AGI’ calls) and all but unworkable in practice, this approach is a) far too limiting, b) fails to address the current harms caused by AI and c) would likely only wind up serving Anthropic and OpenAI; it’s what regulatory capture looks like in action. Full model transparency is the floor for what should be on offer here. If these companies believe their products will kill us, the very least we deserve is to know how. It’s in the public interest. I would also argue we might get a lot of the way to stopping any currently envisioned robot apocalypse simply by forcing AI companies to assume liability, and to submit to the full brunt of the law. If Sam Altman were liable to be charged with a felony for approving the hack on Hugging Face1, if Google was forced to pay defamation fines each time it published a false and injurious AI Overviews, these companies might suddenly find cause to restrain their models’ output, and we might hear less about rogue AI. We would need to introduce new frameworks and available tools for tracking automated lawbreaking, to be sure, but I’d wager that little would frighten the AI companies more than actually being held accountable for what their products enable. To that end, Illinois has passed an AI liability law, which the industry fought tooth and nail, and Florida is considering one. The next steps would be towards moving AI under public control; again, it’s only reasonable, since everyone, not just AI insiders, should get a say over how a technology whose developers say might kill us is developed and deployed. Dismantling the whole industrial project as currently structured should be on the table, too, pending democratic input. But that’s for another post. For now, suffice to say that while I won’t be losing any sleep about an AI-enabled extinction event, Mr. Coxon and co. have given us an opportunity to underscore the urgency of the clear and present damage AI companies are doing, the extreme power they wield and the extent to which they hold themselves unaccountable, and the abundance of political capital there is out there for taking them on. Subscribe 1 Purely speculative! I do not know if he did or not.

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Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina launches April 22, 2027

Fighting game Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on April 22, 2027, publisher Aniplex and developer French-Bread anno…

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Sep 11 • 11:06 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Nintendo Announces Switch 2 Monster Hunter Wilds Bundle

Launching in Japan this December

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Sep 11 • 10:35 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
Nebraska volleyball sweeps Baylor at Bob Devaney Sports Center, 3-0

The Top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team swept #20 Baylor on Friday in front of more than 10,000 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, 3-0.

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Sep 11 • 9:59 PM EDT • Sports • 1011now.com
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Sep 11 • 8:24 PM EDT • Business • youtube.com
Snakebites and cockroach milk: Ig Nobel winners answer humanity's big questions

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Sep 11 • 7:58 PM EDT • Science • haaretz.com
Cardinals’ Masyn Winn Returns to Lineup After Day Off

The St. Louis Cardinals are preparing to welcome back their 2006 World Series championship club on Friday night as they try to bounce back from being swept by the San Francisco Giants. They’ll play host to the Chicago White Sox and look to play the role of spoiler for the South Siders, who lead the […] The post Cardinals’ Masyn Winn Returns to Lineup After Day Off appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 11 • 7:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kansas State Football: Washington State Preview

Washington State needs to run the ball. There are some questions about K-State’s ability to stop the run. Those questions will be answered, one way or another, on Saturday.

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Sep 11 • 7:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
St. Louis aldermen pass sweeping business bills targeting data centers and food trucks
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Sep 11 • 7:00 PM EDT • Business • ksdk.com
Cramer's lightning round: Buy Sphere Entertainment

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

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Sep 11 • 6:55 PM EDT • Entertainment • cnbc.com
Alliance Entertainment (AENT) Stock Jumps On Revenue Growth Despite Q4 Loss

The market cheered Alliance Entertainment Holding on Friday. The stock jumped 16.5% to US$6.42, extending an already strong three month run, as traders focused on the headline of double digit full year revenue growth to about US$1.15b. Under the surface the story is sharper. Investors are reacting to Q4 top line acceleration to US$268.1m and to management’s focus on higher margin physical formats and collectibles. At the same time, the quarter swung to a net loss of US$3.5m, a reminder that...

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Sep 11 • 6:34 PM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
New York Yankees Make Aaron Judge Announcement Before Mets Series

The New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night in the Bronx at Yankee Stadium.Sitting out of the game amid his ongoing ramp-up after returning from the IL was superstar outfielder Aaron Judge.Judge played seven innings in his return on Tuesday night and eight innings on Wednesday. Manager Aaron […] The post New York Yankees Make Aaron Judge Announcement Before Mets Series appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 11 • 6:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Party business shuts down, leaving families out thousands of dollars before weddings, quinceañeras

A Southern California party venue business that once hosted weddings, quinceañeras and sweet 16 celebrations has shut down both of its locations.

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Sep 11 • 4:57 PM EDT • Business • abc7.com