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Many Kauai small businesses hanging on by a thread waiting for financial aid

A month after Hurricane Lowell destroyed businesses and caused a dramatic slowdown in customers, many Kauai operators are barely hanging on. The federal government announced approval of major disaster aid

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Oct 9 • 9:02 PM EDT • Business • kitv.com
New Business: Mac Daddies to take over Derry spot; Dube Dogs...

Mac Daddies will replace the Hare of the Dawg in downtown Derry in early November, while Dube Dogs has reopened in Manchester’s Millyard after a two-year break.

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Oct 9 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • unionleader.com
Flu levels low across Wisconsin, health officials urge early vaccination

Health officials saw a small uptick a few weeks ago as students went back to school, but those levels have since come down slightly.

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Oct 9 • 7:31 PM EDT • Health • wbay.com
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Street Fighter Cup Zero Build Reload in NA Central: Session 1

Ready? Fight! Throw down in the Street Fighter Cup and battle for a chance to earn cosmetic rewards. Let’s go, World Warrior!

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Oct 9 • 7:00 PM EDT • Technology • fortnitetracker.com
Trump deal for Russian diesel sparks anger in Ukraine, doubts among analysts

President Donald Trump said on Friday he secured an agreement from Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply markets with Russian diesel fuel as he works to bring down energy costs ahead of the midterm elections.

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Oct 9 • 6:34 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Browns' Deshaun Watson gets bad news ahead of Jets showdown

The Cleveland Browns and quarterback Deshaun Watson may have a tougher time against the New York Jets. Here's why.

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Oct 9 • 6:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Dr. Oz defends rural health care spending amid Medicaid cut questions

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sat down with reporter Molly Martinez, and the conversation grew heated over spending cuts.

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Oct 9 • 6:18 PM EDT • Health • kfvs12.com
Dr. Oz defends rural health care spending amid Medicaid cut questions

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sat down with reporter Molly Martinez, and the conversation grew heated over spending cuts.

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Oct 9 • 6:18 PM EDT • Health • wbtv.com
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Dr. Oz defends rural health care spending amid Medicaid cut questions

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sat down with reporter Molly Martinez, and the conversation grew heated over spending cuts.

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Oct 9 • 6:18 PM EDT • Health • firstalert4.com
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Dr. Oz defends rural health care spending amid Medicaid cut questions

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, sat down with reporter Molly Martinez, and the conversation grew heated over spending cuts.

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Oct 9 • 6:18 PM EDT • Health • localnewslive.com
El-Sayed talks corporate money, healthcare, artificial intelligence at Lansing town hall

Corporate influence in politics and its ripple effects on issues ranging from data centers to healthcare, was the focus of a town hall Friday in downtown Lansing hosted by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who was joined by End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller.

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Oct 9 • 5:51 PM EDT • Health • michiganadvance.com
El-Sayed talks corporate money, healthcare, artificial intelligence at Lansing town hall

Corporate influence in politics and its ripple effects on issues ranging from data centers to healthcare, was the focus of a town hall Friday in downtown Lansing hosted by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who was joined by End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller.

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Oct 9 • 5:51 PM EDT • Politics • michiganadvance.com
Packers have a major problem heading into Bears showdown

The Green Bay Packers need to be on their game going into the Chicago Bears showdown.

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Oct 9 • 5:50 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Denison business flourishing, 7 years after downtown fire

Seven years after a destructive fire on Main Street in downtown Denison, Texas, the area has been revitalized with a new visitor center and a Phoenix sculpture created from the remains of the buildings that burned. This transformation honors the past while embracing the revitalization of the once-devastated block.

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Oct 9 • 5:40 PM EDT • Business • kten.com
Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles suffers health scare after taking helmet to the stomach during celebration

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles took a helmet to the stomach during celebrations and went down to a knee while grimacing in pain.

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Oct 9 • 5:12 PM EDT • Health • foxnews.com
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti shuts down expansion rumors

The conference could add two more members under the pending Protect College Sports Act’s 20-school limit.

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Oct 9 • 5:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Year Two updates and DLC announced

SEGA has announced new updates and downloadable content coming to crossover racing game Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in Year Two, which officially starts on November 3.

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Oct 9 • 5:00 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
MUSC’s new College of Health Professions building now open downtown Charleston

MUSC’s new College of Health Professions building is now open downtown.

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Oct 9 • 4:40 PM EDT • Health • live5news.com
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Watch: Hutto vs. Cedar Park football live

Hutto and Cedar Park bring two of Central Texas’ highest-scoring offenses into Friday’s District 24-6A showdown, with both teams unbeaten in district play.

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Oct 9 • 4:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Not Your Mother’s Art Fest expands its canvas in downtown Lawrenceville

The Not Your Mother’s Art Fest has grown quickly in its three years, making it necessary to expand the footprint of the festival grounds.

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Oct 9 • 4:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com
Netflix’s Summer of Bummer

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Today, I’ve got a guest post from longtime friend of the newsletter, Brandon Katz. I’ve been trying to find time all summer to look at Netflix’s straight-to-streaming film slate, but between a pre-planned trip and Nielsen moving up their streaming data timeline, I’ve been swamped. So I reached out to Brandon, one of my favorite fellow analysts, to write about it. And I feel like he captured the tone and data focus of the newsletter perfectly. You can connect with Brandon on LinkedIn and Twitter. Enjoy! Don’t worry, folks. You’re in safe hands with me. To ease any anxieties about an interloper in ESG’s domain, I’ll start by stealing one of his best framing devices: headlines. Box office flops are covered in the same way the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles eye pizza: with cartoonish insatiability. I would know. I’m a former reporter who wrote nearly identical headlines: Yet, intentionally or not, streaming misses get treated with kids gloves, filtered through a rosy lens: In the last six years, U.S. streaming viewership has become nearly as transparent as the box office, but the data often arrives weeks later, in a number of less intuitive metrics, and with nary an official budget to be found. This plays into the Wall Street-whispering narratives major streamers have been cultivating for years. They get a pass in a way that theatrical studios simply don’t. Subscribe Netflix’s Summer Slate Not a single Netflix original film released between May and August this year opened above 20 million U.S. TV hours, per Nielsen. That benchmark usually serves as the EntStrategyGuy’s floor for a streaming hit on Netflix. None of these films enjoyed a hit-cementing single week of 20-plus million hours during their runs. Netflix’s two best films were true crime docs, Maternal Instinct (16.5 million hours) and The Crash (19.7 million), the best overall week for a film this summer. Great for most other streamers, but not necessarily what we’re used to seeing from Netflix. For an overly-dramatic comparison, Happy Gilmore 2 opened last summer to around 47 million hours (celebrity cameos, baby!). Zooming out, the picture looks even worse. In 2026, Netflix’s five biggest scripted summer films posted the lowest average (28.6 million hours) and median (28.8 million hours) eight-week viewership totals of the past four years. Now, it’s unrealistic and unfair to expect Netflix to deliver a _KPop Demon Hunters-_sized hit every year. But it’s also not ideal to see the size of their hits shrinking over the last few summers. Let’s quickly run through some of the notable summer misses. Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein’s perfectly fine romcom, Office Romance, fell off the charts after 20 million hours in its first two weeks. Top films usually last for four-plus weeks. Starry titles ideally don’t decay that fast either. Homegrown star Millie Bobby Brown couldn’t prevent the snappy Enola Holmes franchise from diminishing returns. At 14.3 million U.S. hours, the third film posted roughly half of what the first two films did in their first two weeks. What’s on Netflix calculated that per-day global views were down nearly 60% from the second movie. The Whisper Man did okay with more than 36 million hours over its first four weeks. But I expected a little more juice from a film featuring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott. Kevin Hart’s Ladies First collected just 11.2 million hours total across two weeks. That’s a big miss for one of Netflix’s go-to stars. Plopping into the same bucket are Sunny Sandler’s Don’t Say Good Luck (10.3 million in two weeks) and John Cena’s Little Brother (17.5 million). Meanwhile, English-language originals Color Book (June 19), In the Hand of Dante (June 24) and Heartstopper Forever (July 17) never sniffed Nielsen’s Top 10 at all, despite needing only 2 to 5 million hours to land in the top ten most weeks. (By my count, eleven English-language scripted original films released between May and August did chart). It’s only fair to mention that Swapped (1-May) posted nearly 42 million U.S. hours over five weeks (the longest Netflix original run this summer) and is currently their eighth most-watched English-language film ever worldwide. Remarkably Bright Creatures (37 million, 4 weeks) and Voicemails for Isabelle (27 million, 4 weeks) weren’t bombs either. Still, overall, I think it’s fair to say this was a quieter summer season than we’re used to seeing from the market-leader. You might not realize that given the language commonly used in public analysis. The Twist Despite the starkly black-and-white tone of the coverage, here’s the twist: when many box office bombs arrive on streaming, their viewership looks a whole lot like many of Netflix’s supposedly successful summer releases. Hmm, where have we heard that one before? Masters of the Universe topped out at $65 million stateside against a $170 million budget_._ I’ll admit, Skeletor ripping sleeveless curls as a gym bro and bodyslamming Adam’s co-workers was funny. But, much to the chagrin of my bank account, my laughter doesn’t launch franchises. Yet the He-Man reboot opened to 19.6 million hours (from a Wednesday five-day opening instead of just one weekend), on par with Hoppers on Disney+ (19.4 million). It put up nearly 47 million hours over its first six weeks, bigger than all of Netflix’s summer releases. Pretty darn healthy and likely to land among the 25 most-watched movies on streaming this year. Sticking with Amazon, The Sheep Detectives just barely broke even at the box office with $133 million worldwide (and only $66 million domestic). I never expected cloven-hooved, cud-chewing mammals to be able to bring me to tears. Yet that’s exactly how I found myself at the end of this surprisingly affecting movie (#NoShame). It was likely the unexpected quality in a family-friendly film that powered its streaming over-performance. Sheep Detectives delivered a solid run for Prime video netting 26.2 million hours! How about franchise IP? Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu had the lowest opening ($81 million) and lowest-grossing Disney-era live-action Star Wars film ($178 million domestic). One day before release, its Heat score (19.8%)—audiences who list their interest as a 7/7—fell behind blockbusters Wicked (21%), Superman (23%), Fantastic Four: First Steps (23%), Michael (23%), Toy Story 5 (26%) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (27%), according to Greenlight Analytics. The urgent enthusiasm just wasn’t there. On streaming, Mando opened to weeks of 12.1 million, 6.1 million and 2.7 million hours (21 million total) over its first three frames. Not the numbers Lucasfilm was hoping for nor the numbers of a streaming hit. But they’re in the same vicinity as some Netflix summer releases with $345 million at the global box office to offset a smidgen of the pain. Final Thoughts So why oh why does this nuance gap exist? Four key reasons: Data Literacy: A “$100 million opening” just makes sense. After decades of box office reporting, even casual movie fans are well-versed in the benchmarks of hits and home runs. There’s an immediate shorthand. But “16.5 million” hours doesn’t land nearly as cleanly. Despite leaps of progress, the streaming ratings era is still in its infancy compared to theatrical. The EntStrategyGuy and I met thanks to a late 2010s group chat of data nerds hungry to find a shred of certainty in nebulous streaming performance. I’m not surprised to see “No. 1 on Netflix” still getting misconstrued out in the wild. Timing: By Friday morning, we have the box office’s Thursday night previews totaled, allowing us to better project the weekend’s expectations. From there, ticket sales are reported daily. By Sunday, the film’s fate is usually finalized, at least in terms of public perception. In streaming, Nielsen recently improved its delay to…two weeks. The medium isn’t forced to contend with instant gratification as harshly. Financials: Theatrical film budgets are a mere Google away. Profit and loss is calculated in the cold and unforgiving naked light of day for all to see. But finding the vast majority of streaming exclusive movie budgets requires the forensic investigation skills of a Criminal Minds detective. Also, it’s very difficult to calculate how much revenue/value a straight-to-streaming films provides a streamer. This is why there are so few stories about streaming original movies “losing X amount of money”. On top of that, marketing budgets are far greater for theatrical movies than streaming exclusive movies, which leads to earlier and better awareness. This then translates to a wider pool of potential interest. Narrative Control: Netflix is the only major streaming service to publish weekly first-hand viewership data and annual engagement reports. Naturally, some headlines borrow their first-hand framing**.** Other streamers benefit from their comparative lack of transparency. They may occasionally announce vague performance platitudes such as Apple TV’s Mayday becoming its “biggest film debut on the platform to date over its first 18 days,” and that it ranked No. 1 with left-handed viewers in its first weekend. (Fine, I made up that second one). But, for the most part, they keep first-hand viewership shrouded in mystery to avoid bad press. Especially for outlets that demand multiple articles per day from their writers, it’s an easy (and understandable) way for some reporters to hit their daily article quota by just repeating what the streamers have told them. TL:DR version: Streaming-exclusive movies are asked to do different things than theatrical movies, but that doesn’t mean they should escape judgment. Both still need to draw enough eyeballs to justify their cost within the proper performance contexts. The more cleanly we can inject a little nuance into streaming analysis, the better we’ll understand the audience and content trends that drive this industry. And that’s what all of this is really about: knowing what audiences actually want! Brandon Katz is the Director of Insights & Content Strategy at Greenlight Analytics where he focuses on evaluating the ever-fluid media landscape to unearth understanding, opportunity and value. Greenlight Analytics is the entertainment intelligence consulting company redefining how Hollywood finds, understands, and activates audiences. Prior to joining Greenlight Analytics, he served as the senior entertainment industry strategist at Parrot Analytics, and as a full-time entertainment industry reporter covering the Xs and Os of Hollywood, most notably with TheWrap and the Observer.

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COME ON DOWN! Greg Abbott Offering Access to Texas Governor’s Mansion in Exchange for Political Support

DALLAS, TX – Come on down!Career politician Greg Abbott would love to have you over to the Texas Governor’s Mansion, but only if you help him get reelected first.Through his Abbott Impact app, users earn points for completing various political activities for the Abbott campaign, like getting people out to vote for him, knocking on doors, and making phone calls. And just in time for the holidays, the app also lets you find out which political party your contacts belong to and how they’ve voted in

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Oct 9 • 3:06 PM EDT • Politics • texasdemocrats.org
Weekly Rundown: Nextech taps Assort Health, EliseAI for agentic AI; Elsevier rolls out clinical AI tool for nurses

Stay up to date on the latest in health tech, digital health and health AI news with this weekly brief. Read below for news from the week of Oct. 5 to 9. | The latest news from Nextech, Assort Health, EliseAI, Elsevier, Arcadia, Solera Health and more.

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Oct 9 • 3:00 PM EDT • Health • fiercehealthcare.com
PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023

The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."

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Oct 9 • 2:54 PM EDT • Technology • arstechnica.com
As Xbox and PlayStation sales reach new lows, analyst says the "US hardware market has not been in a more precarious position since the early 80s"

Xbox Series X/S and PS5 price hikes have significantly slowed down sales, according to one analyst who's not too optimistic about the console market.

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Oct 9 • 2:51 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
The ROC Podcast Episode 65: From Business Owner to Second Chance Advocate with Bradley Lum

Public safety is strengthened when the criminal justice system supports accountability, successful reentry, and practical solutions that reduce recidivism. In this episode of The ROC Podcast, Britt Allen sits down with Mississippi State Director Bradley Lum to discuss his path from the administrative side of corrections to criminal justice policy. They explore how his experience

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Oct 9 • 2:31 PM EDT • Business • rightoncrime.com
Sting strips down, bashes through intimate Seattle show

Overblown drums blunted an otherwise joyous underplay from the English pop-rock giant.

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Oct 9 • 2:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for Oct. 9

Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, products and purchases across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL X Games Appoints Sports Steve Rogers as Chief Operating Officer X Games has named sports and entertainment executive Steve Rogers as chief operating officer, as the company continues the expansion of the MoonPay X Games …

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Oct 9 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ohio political blogger found guilty in explicit Shrek meme trial

An Ohio political blogger let out a surprised laugh as he was found guilty of harassment after he sent an explicit digitally altered image of the cartoon character Shrek to a powerful lawmaker.

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Oct 9 • 1:37 PM EDT • Politics • ohiocapitaljournal.com
Planned Downtown Brooklyn entertainment hub promises Instagram moments and a refuge for rainy days

United American Land Principal Albert Laboz recently unveiled renderings of BKX and discussed his vision for the 440,000-square-foot entertainment complex he is building at 422 Fulton St.

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Oct 9 • 1:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • crainsnewyork.com
Hill’s Chances Of A Return With Chiefs Are Going Downhill
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Chuck Lorre claims Melanie Lynskey was ‘terrified’ of Charlie Sheen during his final “Two and a Half Men” scene

“I had no choice but to shut down the show.”

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Oct 9 • 1:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Up to 12 Million Americans Have Lost Health Coverage During Trump’s Second Term: Analysis

Independent healthcare analyst Charles Gaba reveals up to 12 million Americans lost healthcare coverage under Trump's second term. Medicaid, ACA, and CHIP enrollment all down significantly.

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Oct 9 • 1:17 PM EDT • Health • commondreams.org
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves DLC character Reina from Tekken announced

SNK has announced Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves downloadable content characters Reina from the Tekken series. She will launch in December.

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Oct 9 • 1:16 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Giants-Commanders matchup: Can the Giants contain QB Jayden Daniels?

Can the NY Giants defense keep the momentum going and shut down the Washington Commanders offense?

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Oct 9 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Get used to multi-party politics, it’s here to stay

The prime minister’s promise on electoral reform could entrench the complex fights between five, even six parties

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Oct 9 • 12:50 PM EDT • Politics • ft.com
EU leads fight against fossil-fuel nations’ push to delay climate science reports

Dispute looms over next review of the latest science on the warming planet as temperatures continue to rise

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Oct 9 • 12:32 PM EDT • Science • ft.com
A political blogger sent an explicit meme of Shrek to Ohio lawmaker. Now he’s on trial.

An Ohio political blogger had his first day in court Thursday, facing charges of harassment after sending a powerful state lawmaker an explicit picture of the cartoon character Shrek.

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Oct 9 • 12:07 PM EDT • Politics • ohiocapitaljournal.com
Gears of War: E-Day sells 230K copies

Gears of War: E-Day has sold 230K copies since its advance-access launch on October 1 and full release on October 6. Steam accounts for 168K of those, with Xbox (console and PC) selling 62K. But there’s more to this story, as Xbox makes up the bulk of revenue. E-Day is the best-reviewed Gears game in nearly two decades (and the best one ever made, in my opinion). The Coalition has made a banger here (it’s currently in my top 10 of the year). Despite E-Day’s undeniable quality, this is a soft result. And it’s down to the business model, really. E-Day has made $37M so far, thanks to the Premium upgrade On Xbox, Game Pass is cannibalising much of the premium revenue. Our estimates show that 1.7M folks accessed E-Day via their subscription rather than a copy. But Xbox is having it both ways – or having it halfway, at least – via its Premium Edition Game Pass upgrade. Game Pass subscribers could pay $30 (or their local equivalent) for up to five days of early access starting October 1. Our estimates show that of the 1.7M who accessed E-Day through Game Pass, 722K paid for the upgrade. Between the review embargo lifting on October 1 and the full release, E-Day managed to shift another 250K early-access upgrades – no doubt helped by the campaign’s rave reviews. So despite selling far fewer copies on Steam, Xbox accounts for almost three-quarters of the revenue (roughly $26M of the $37M, versus about $11M on Steam). So “230K copies” undersells the paying audience. Including the 722K upgrades, nearly 950K people actually paid something for E-Day. The $30 upgrade is a halfstep from cannibalisation, but will Xbox go all the way? While E-Day is a sublime game, these are soft numbers for a flagship when Xbox badly needs revenue wins. E-Day sold 62K copies on Xbox against 722K Premium upgrades, so for every one copy sold on Xbox, nearly 12 Game Pass upgrades were sold. The $70 premium SKU is – functionally – dead on Xbox. Normally you can’t see what a Game Pass player would have paid, because the game’s just there in the subscription. But the $30 early-access upgrade estimate shows that 722K people demonstrated they’ll spend real money on this game. In a world without day-one Game Pass, many of these folks would have bought E-Day at $70. They paid $30 for five days early access to something they don’t own. Xbox is, in effect, charging its most valuable customers the least, based on a hangover from a tried-and-exhausted strategy from a previous administration. Those 722K willing-to-pay players generated about $21.7M via the upgrade. If three quarters of this group – mostly US and European audiences – bought E-Day outright, that’s nearly $40M. Of course, Game Pass does bring in meaningful recurring revenue, and E-Day is adding value for hundreds of thousands of subscribers. However, Game Pass is no longer growing, so Xbox is at a crossroads. Xbox is reportedly looking to do a Netflix and bolt on an ad-supported tier to pad it further. But that will just set a new floor, and leadership keeps telling us the priority now is revenue growth, which is subscriber-speak for ARPU. Xbox has already pulled Call of Duty from day-one Game Pass after day-one inclusion hammered its sales, with new CoD titles now arriving on the service around a year late. We know that some Microsoft executives believe the service devalues games outright, and rumours (which Microsoft has dismissed so far, to be fair) suggest that day-one releases could be taken off Game Pass. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe When a game this well-reviewed does this softly on its home platform, the model – not the game – gets brought into question. What else E-Day’s early adopters have played (including this month so far) Looking at E-Day‘s players on Xbox, most have played the franchise before (86% have played Gears 5, 76% Gears 4), and every game on the crossover list is either a shooter or a title from an Xbox-owned studio (though Game Pass is inflating those numbers, of course, more on that later): As for what else Xbox’s E-Day players have played this month, the top three are Fortnite (16%), Roblox (7%), and Call of Duty (6%). Another 5% played Minecraft Dungeons II, which is also on Game Pass and launched a couple of days before Gears‘ advance-access date. Many Game Pass players are happy to check out most big new additions. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Over on Steam, the top crossover games are also mostly shooters (slightly more PC-coded ones), including Space Marine 2, which was itself heavily inspired by Gears: Looking at what E-Day‘s Steam players are into this month shows who they are – as subscriptions don’t skew the data. The top three are Wardogs (13%), Deadlock (12%), and CS2 (10%), so you’ve got the restless shooter crowd checking out the new hotness. A little further down are Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2, your co-op PVE shooter players who’ll feel right at home in Horde mode. Game Pass is skewing the playtime distribution on Xbox Looking at the playtime distribution in our platform, E-Day players on Steam are – relatively speaking – playing for longer: 54% of E-Day players on Xbox have played for five hours or less (versus 32% on Steam) 19% of Xbox players played for over 15 hours (versus 33% on Steam) 14% of Xbox players played for over 20 hours (22% on Steam) The absolute number of people playing for over 15, 20, and 50 hours is, of course, bigger on Xbox, thanks to the sheer volume of folks who came in through Game Pass (upgraders included). None of that is cause for alarm. Game Pass is the reason Xbox playtime skews lower, as when a game is free to try, people try it and bounce without putting in even an hour (17% under an hour on Xbox versus 6% on Steam). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe The subscription brings in tourists alongside the committed, dragging down the average even when the game is excellent (but also perhaps winning over the uninitiated). It’s standard across every subscription-included title, on PS Plus too. Forza Horizon 6, for instance, had 11% of its Xbox players bounce under an hour, versus just 2% on Steam. So, Xbox’s crossroads So there we have it. Gears of War: E-Day is an incredible game whose revenues have been stifled by subscription inclusion and exclusivity. It’s the best-reviewed entry in the series in fifteen-odd years, but it still turned into one of the year’s softer flagship launches, not because players didn’t want it, but because Xbox’s own storefront gave its most willing buyers a reason not to pay. Which leaves Xbox at a crossroads. Will it keep making Gears games when the financial returns are this thin and the margins this low? And if it does, does the next one arrive off Game Pass at day one – the way CoD now does, or even on PlayStation? I think it should. Alright, back to E-Day for me! The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]

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3 Biggest X-Factors For Alabama to Take Down Georgia

The Alabama Crimson Tide has an extremely tough matchup this weekend.

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Oct 9 • 11:47 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Notre Dame Fans To Team: Just Win (Big), Baby

Welcome back to One Foot Down Reacts, where we ask the most connected Notre Dame football fans to weigh in on a weekly question of our choosing. This week, the biggest question after an 11-point win over a North Carolina team and a beleaguered Stanford on deck was: What does the team most need to […]

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Oct 9 • 11:38 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Oklahoma State vs. UCF: Kickoff Time, TV Channel, Betting Odds and What to Know

No. 18 Oklahoma State returns to Boone Pickens Stadium Saturday for a sold-out Big 12 showdown against UCF. Here's everything fans need to know about kickoff, TV coverage, betting odds, Stripe the Stadium, and the key matchups as the Cowboys look to improve to 2-0 in conference play.

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Oct 9 • 10:49 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Americans’ feelings about the economy continue to worsen

Americans’ outlooks on the economy remain down in the dumps this month, new data released Friday showed.

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Trump launches new effort to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook

President Donald Trump is doubling down on efforts to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, forming a “committee of inquiry” centered around alleged false statements she made “in connection with one or more mortgage instruments,” according to a statement released by the White House on Friday.

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St. John Bosco RB Maliq Allen named Super 25 Playmaker of the Week

Maliq Allen put up four touchdowns in St. John Bosco's win over JSerra. The California high school RB's effort earned National Athlete of the Week honors.

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Oct 9 • 9:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Singleton’s ‘Downtown Economic Growth Program’ Would Stimulate Business Development in Small Towns

TRENTON – The Senate Economic Growth Committee advanced bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senator Parker Space that would establish the “Downtown Economic

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Oct 9 • 9:44 AM EDT • Business • njsendems.org
Why Is My Scalp So Tender in One Spot?

Experts break down what might be behind your scalp soreness.

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Oct 9 • 9:36 AM EDT • Health • prevention.com
How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall

The administration has committed billions of dollars and waived environmental and other protections to plow ahead with the project despite the region’s historically low illegal crossings.

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Oct 9 • 9:27 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall

The administration has committed billions of dollars and waived environmental and other protections to plow ahead with the project despite the region’s historically low illegal crossings.

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Oct 9 • 9:27 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Businesses board up along the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Isaias approaches

Jamie Browne and her husband, who bought Down Under Dive Shop in May, spent Thursday boarding up the business.

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Oct 9 • 8:58 AM EDT • Business • wbrc.com
Artist opens downtown Walla Walla gallery to the public

Photographs and found-object constructions will be on display Saturdays through Nov. 28 at The Noodle Grotto Studio Gallery.

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Oct 9 • 8:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • union-bulletin.com
MLB reveals TV schedule for 2026 League Championship Series

Major League Baseball has announced the television schedule for the 2026 League Championship Series. The action begins on Oct. 11 in an NLCS showdown the baseball world has figured would happen for months, and it’s a rematch of last year’s NLCS. The two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers go on the road to face Jacob…

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Texas A&M Reveals Uniforms For Showdown Against No. 14 Missouri

Texas A&M unveils its maroon-and-white uniform combination for Saturday's road showdown with No. 14 Missouri as the Aggies look to build on their Arkansas win.

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jones, Thompson spar over Social Security, political money in last scheduled debate

The 4th Congressional District candidate forum was a more confrontational showdown than their debate just one day earlier.

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Oct 9 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • sacbee.com
Ferrari’s chairman is bullish on AI. He’s less certain how businesses will cash in

Ferrari chair John Elkann played down AI bubble fears, but acknowledged investment in the technology could outpace revenue generation.

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Oct 9 • 7:54 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Five Good Texans Questions with Possum Holler’ Tribune

Wedge Fickus of Possum Holler Tribune sits down for five Texans Questions.

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Oct 9 • 7:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Health District plans new campus in downtown Fort Collins for services

The Health District is planning a move to downtown Fort Collins after purchasing two buildings there.

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Oct 9 • 7:02 AM EDT • Health • coloradoan.com
WWE's Michael Cole refuses to dip his toe into political waters, bucking trend among sports broadcasters

Michael Cole explains why he never makes political statements during WWE broadcasts, calling himself an actor playing a role in scripted entertainment.

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Oct 9 • 7:02 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Is a ‘blue tsunami’ going to wipe out Republicans in the midterms?

Jonathan Freedland speaks to David Nir of the Downballot about why Democrats are feeling so hopeful in deep red states

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Leader of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign

Vivien Lichtenstein says party leader should stand down over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy after losing byelection

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Oct 9 • 6:48 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Arsenal 27yo close to new long-term deal

Declan Rice is close to agreeing a new contract with Arsenal, with the Gunners looking to tie him down for the long term.Photo by Clive Rose/Getty ImagesSami Mokbel reported for the BBC in midweek tha...

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Oct 9 • 6:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lansdowne named Main Street Matters business district

Town taking part in state economic development program.

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Oct 9 • 6:25 AM EDT • Business • delcotimes.com
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Georgia's rushing touchdowns leader already ruled out vs. Alabama

The Georgia Bulldogs will be without a key running back that had a 100-yard game vs. Alabama last season.

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Oct 9 • 6:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mexican Mafia suspects charged with shaking down L.A. County business

The FBI said six people were arrested Wednesday for allegedly extorting money from a business in Pomona and ordering the shooting of a man who owned a debt to gangsters affiliated with the Mexican Mafia.

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Oct 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • latimes.com
Unity woman paralyzed in sledding accident partners in new styling business

Angela Vaslavsky knows she will walk again. After being launched into a pair of downed trees while sledding on New Year’s Eve, Vaslavsky, 44, suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury. Doctors thought she might not survive the night, let alone regain mobility in her arms or legs. Ten months later,

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Anthropic's Claude Science creates the first complete ultraviolet map of the sky

Astrophysicist Brice Ménard of Johns Hopkins University used Anthropic's Claude Science to map the entire sky in ultraviolet light for the first time. AI agents downloaded data from multiple space missions, calibrated it, and filled in gaps using inpainting. Predictions averaged about ten percent deviation from actual measurements. Ménard sees the project as an example of research that simply wouldn't have gotten done without AI.

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Oct 9 • 5:22 AM EDT • Science • the-decoder.com
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Science center receives grant to build Easton’s first ‘green parking lot’

A space behind the Nurture Nature Center, a downtown Easton community science education center, will become the city’s first “green” parking lot after the center received a $350,000 state grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. The project will transform the paved area behind the center into a green space that provides...

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Acton discusses plans for small business during Bexley campaign stop

Dr. Amy Acton promised to “give a voice” to Ohio’s small business community during a Tuesday visit to Fox’s Bagel and Deli in Bexley. The Democratic candidate for governor described several ideas including loans to help new businesses get off the ground, and suggested her plans to bring down household costs could help boost foot-traffic.

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Canelo, Connie, And Franny, Oh My!

Jake Paul is a man with options. Unlike all those UFC fighters locked down by impenetrable contracts, “The Problem Child” is a free man. Alongside former UFC executive Nakisa Bidarian, Paul is the co-founder of Most Valuable Fights (MVP), meaning he’s promoting his own fights and has the agency to seek out whatever opponents interest […]

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Oct 9 • 3:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Gasperini ready to rely on Mora in Como showdown

Roma played a test match against Sorianese yesterday at Trigoria to maintain their rhythm and prepare for Sunday’s 12:30 pm match away to Como. The final score was 20-0. Everyone was present except ...

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Tommy Lee Jones makes a rare red carpet appearance to support “The Lowdown”

The Oscar winner, 80, appears in season 2 of the FX dramedy.

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Oct 9 • 12:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Music Review: Remi Wolf emerges, dirty but renewed, on 'Mud'

Remi Wolf, the singer-songwriter known for her funk and soul-inspired choruses and danceable beats, comes down to earth on “Mud,” her third album. Wolf settles into new territory on the

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Oct 9 • 12:01 AM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
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Huawei Mate 90 series wallpapers are now up for download

Huawei Mate 90 series has launched with five models and a bunch of new wallpapers, which are now available for download. These images come in QHD+ (Quad High Definition Plus) resolution, offering a stunning vibe to the home screen. Mate 90 series debuted last week as a new performance flagship line. Like every Huawei phone, […]

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Walhalla business community round table

Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Walhalla business community round table

Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Walhalla business community round table

Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Walhalla business community round table

Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Walhalla business community round table

Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Walhalla business community round table

Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Walhalla business community round table

Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Walhalla business community round table

Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Walhalla business community round table

Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Walhalla business community round table

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Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.

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Indian Premier League Stands Alone at the Top as Asia Pacific Sports Rights Growth Slows, Media Partners Asia Finds

The Indian Premier League remains the only Asia Pacific sports property priced at the top of the global market, according to new research from Media Partners Asia, which expects growth in the region’s sports rights fees to slow to 1%–2% a year through 2030, down from about 10% a year since 2021. The cricket league …

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Oct 8 • 11:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A Fiesta’s Serious Business

As if in pilgrimage, three resolute singers carried a melody down the nave toward the stage to open La Donna Musicale’s concert at the Church of the Covenant last Sunday. Their seamless blend with the ensemble’s five musicians set the tone for a program of love and longing that moved across some fiv

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El-Sayed, Rogers trade barbs over Iran war, gas prices in Michigan Senate debate

What began as a debate over Michigan families’ rising costs quickly turned into a heated political showdown Thursday night, as Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers traded personal attacks in their race for the U.S. Senate.

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Oct 8 • 10:29 PM EDT • Politics • clickondetroit.com
Bucky Irving gives Bucs 21-10 lead

Bucky Irving has 122 rushing yards, and his second touchdown of the night has given the Buccaneers a 21-10 lead.

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Oct 8 • 10:19 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsports.com
New Castle business owners frustrated as bridge project completion delayed again

A group of business owners in downtown New Castle met this evening to learn about what’s delaying a bridge replacement project they all say is hurting their businesses.

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Oct 8 • 10:11 PM EDT • Business • wkbn.com
Packers Urged to Trade for Superstar Running Back

The Green Bay Packers are going to need a running back to hold things down on offense moving forward. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles just saw their starting right tackle retire and a starting interior lineman get traded. If the Eagles are continuing to sell, the Packers should be buying Saquon Barkley, according to Wendell Ferreira […] The post Packers Urged to Trade for Superstar Running Back appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 8 • 9:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PC Shipments Drop 20.1% in Q3 2026, HP and Dell Hit Hardest

Worldwide PC shipments fell a steep 20.1% year over year in Q3 2026 to 62.7 million units, according to preliminary data from IDC, down from 78.5 million in the same quarter last year. It is the second straight quarterly decline, and a much deeper one than Q2, which IDC now lists as a 3.8% drop....

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Eagles Get Hit With Another WR Injury Preparing For Jaguars

There are a lot of names on the Philadelphia Eagles‘ injury report, and another weapon for the quarterback, Jalen Hurts, was added on Thursday. Dontayvion Wicks, the first-year Eagle, was downgraded to being a limited participant during Thursday’s practice action. “Dontayvion Wicks was added to the Eagles injury report with a hamstring injury. He was […] The post Eagles Get Hit With Another WR Injury Preparing For Jaguars appeared first on HEAVY.

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Mental health and ADHD diagnosis can cause harm, says official review

Government-commissioned report calls for more opportunities to work and socialise for young people and rejects claims of ‘snowflake’ generation

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Oct 8 • 7:01 PM EDT • Health • ft.com
Punta Gorda business owner reflects on Hurricane Milton’s devastation two years later

Hurricane Milton brought severe flooding to downtown Punta Gorda two years ago, with storm surge waters rising up to three feet and causing significant damage to local businesses.

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Oct 8 • 6:59 PM EDT • Business • gulfcoastnewsnow.com
How Gainesville’s ‘Everything School’ Built an Athletic Powerhouse - WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM

As you drive down NW 39th Avenue in Gainesville, you’ll find a school where the competitiveness in multiple sports never rests. As you sit or chat on campus with Athletic Director Billy Pankey, you feel the pride of the school as he calls it “Buchholz Everything School,” a place where cross country, football, volleyball, basketball

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