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Keys to Success: Tulane vs. Army

The Green Wave will look to get off on the right foot in American Conference play.

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Oct 9 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
City of Laurel Encourages Local Businesses to Participate in 2026 Small Business Credit Survey

(LAUREL, MD) The City of Laurel’s Department of Economic & Community Development is encouraging local business owners and key financial decision makers to participate in the Federal Reserve&

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Oct 9 • 3:37 PM EDT • Business • cityoflaurel.org
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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Olympiacos Welcome Internationals Back Ahead of Derby Clash Against Panathinaikos

Olympiacos manager Imanol Alguacil regains a full-strength squad as key stars return from international duty, providing a crucial fitness boost just days before the heated eternal enemies derby against Panathinaikos.

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Oct 9 • 3:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Carpenter’s heart attack after restraining donkey ruled compensable

A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld workers compensation coverage for a carpenter who suffered a heart attack after helping restrain a donkey at his employer’s owner’s residence.

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Oct 9 • 2:10 PM EDT • Business • businessinsurance.com
Time for term limits? Dems in majority could have familiar faces in key roles

Democrats hope to bring a new agenda to the House next year if they take the majority, but they will most likely do so with many of the same faces that have steered their party's legislative work for a decade or more.

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Oct 9 • 2:05 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Celebrates National Earth Science Week

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) — Fossils, minerals and discoveries about our planet will take center stage at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

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Oct 9 • 1:45 PM EDT • Science • keyt.com
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Celebrates National Earth Science Week

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fossils, minerals and discoveries about our planet will take center stage at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History during

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Oct 9 • 1:45 PM EDT • Science • keyt.com
Life Science Legal Strategy Summit 2026

Partner Bart Jong and associate Jasmeen Bahous will attend the Life Science Legal Strategy Summit 2026, taking place 13–14 October in Frankfurt. The event will bring together legal professionals and industry leaders to explore key legal, regulatory, and strategic developments shaping the life sciences sector.

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Oct 9 • 1:29 PM EDT • Science • morganlewis.com
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
‘Two and a Half Men’ creator claims Melanie Lynskey was ‘terrified’ of Charlie Sheen

‘Two and a Half Men’ creator Chuck Lorre claims in his new memoir that Melanie Lynskey was ‘terrified’ of Charlie Sheen when shooting his final scene on the show.

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Oct 9 • 1:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
FBI arrests key suspect in major hack of agents’ data

The FBI arrested a man in Pennsylvania who officials say helped orchestrate a recent damaging hack that exposed sensitive data of current and former FBI personnel, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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Oct 9 • 1:19 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote Commands

P7 DarkSword adds on-device keychain and crypto wallet data theft to the iOS exploit kit, alongside two-way C2 communication.

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Oct 9 • 12:29 PM EDT • Technology • thehackernews.com
Florida ‘ghost’ candidate scandal haunts FPL in merger talks with Dominion

José Javier Rodríguez, running for Florida attorney general, calls for documents to be made public.

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Oct 9 • 12:10 PM EDT • Politics • miamiherald.com
Royals $3 Billion Ballpark Development Gets Key Approval

The city council overwhelmingly approved three stadium-related measures.

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Oct 9 • 11:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cook Political Report moves 18 House seats toward Democrats

The Cook Political Report, an election handicapper, shifted 18 House seats toward Democrats’ favor in key battleground districts. The changes show how unfavorable the political environment co…

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Oct 9 • 10:54 AM EDT • Politics • thehill.com
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
Inside Broward County’s battle for health care real estate

Broward County’s health care giants are racing to snap up real estate, competing for space amid rapid population growth and development. The county’s health care map, long dominated by a neatly defined duopoly between taxpayer funded hospital districts Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System, is changing as an outpatient construction boom floods the market with new facilities and health care systems look beyond traditional medical real estate to expand their portfolios. But with prime development sites growing scarce, the county has emerged as a medical development battleground, with systems jockeying for land, market share and the opportunity to redraw the […]

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Oct 9 • 10:30 AM EDT • Health • therealdeal.com
HHS’s Elimination of Disparate Impact to Determine Discrimination: Potential Implications for Health and Health Care

This brief provides background on Title VI, summarizes the key changes in the 2026 final rule, and discusses the potential implications for racial and ethnic health disparities.

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Oct 9 • 10:28 AM EDT • Health • kff.org
Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her

President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications.

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Oct 9 • 10:25 AM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
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Mitoma Update: Brighton Confirmed Team News for Sunderland

Fabian Hürzeler navigates a persistent injury crisis as the Seagulls travel north, missing key stars like Kaoru Mitoma while facing a resilient, counter-attacking Sunderland side.

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Oct 9 • 9:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sports quiz of the week: Harry Kane, Victor Wembanyama and WSL winners

Have you been following the big news in football, tennis, basketball, rugby, hockey, cycling, darts and the NFL?

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Oct 9 • 7:52 AM EDT • Sports • theguardian.com
Man leaving Jacksonville business shot in head, arm by person he’d argued with earlier in the day: JSO

Hurricane Isaias is strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico, with landfall expected tonight or early Saturday in the warning area, the National Hurricane Center said Friday morning.

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Oct 9 • 7:34 AM EDT • Business • news4jax.com
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Logan Stankoven's first career hat trick helps Hurricanes beat Canucks 7-2

The victory over Vancouver on Thursday was Carolina's first home win this season.

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Oct 9 • 7:32 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
In New York governor's race, a Republican rallies with Trump and leans into his political playbook

In his campaign to become the next New York governor, Republican Bruce Blakeman has suggested Democrats might steal the election, played up fears about immigrant criminals and posted AI-generated videos depicting the state as dangerous and unaffordable.

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Oct 9 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • clickorlando.com
In New York governor's race, a Republican rallies with Trump and leans into his political playbook

In his campaign to become the next New York governor, Republican Bruce Blakeman has suggested Democrats might steal the election, played up fears about immigrant criminals and posted AI-generated videos depicting the state as dangerous and unaffordable.

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Oct 9 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
Ranking The PWHL's Expansion Jerseys From First To Worst
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Oct 9 • 7:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The midterms stakes are high for these 2028 presidential prospects

The shadow primary for the 2028 presidential contest is quietly playing out as most of the political world is focused on next month's midterms.

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Oct 9 • 7:07 AM EDT • Politics • ksat.com
The midterms stakes are high for these 2028 presidential prospects

The shadow primary for the 2028 presidential contest is quietly playing out as most of the political world is focused on next month's midterms.

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Oct 9 • 7:07 AM EDT • Politics • wsls.com
The midterms stakes are high for these 2028 presidential prospects

The shadow primary for the 2028 presidential contest is quietly playing out as most of the political world is focused on next month's midterms.

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Oct 9 • 7:07 AM EDT • Politics • clickorlando.com
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
Badgers' Grady Deering gains confidence through experience

A happy-go-lucky Wisconsin men's hockey player opens the season on a high note. His team now faces Minnesota State.

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Oct 9 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • captimes.com
ACIC launches E&S carrier for coastal commercial property

ACES Specialty Insurance will begin writing in Florida, Texas and South Carolina on December 1, adding a direct market for catastrophe-exposed placements

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Oct 9 • 5:29 AM EDT • Business • insurancebusinessmag.com
Poll: Democrat Troy Jackson narrowly leads Susan Collins in Maine Senate race

Likely voters prefer Jackson on several key issues, but they favor Collins’s ability to steer federal dollars to the state.

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Oct 9 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
North Yorkshire mayor David Skaith on using new health powers

The elected Labour mayor is giving a keynote public health speech at event in York.

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Oct 9 • 4:41 AM EDT • Health • bbc.com
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Will MAHA survive the midterms?

As the midterm elections draw near, the MAHA movement is nearly invisible on the campaign trail and struggling to find a financial or messaging foothold in key races.

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Oct 9 • 4:30 AM EDT • Politics • statnews.com
Is Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Still Cheap On Earnings?

Academy Sports and Outdoors has delivered solid gains for long term shareholders, which puts a spotlight on whether the current share price at US$52.76 is still well supported by its earnings power. With that kind of track record in the rear-view mirror, the key issue now is what those profits are worth today. A 33.9% return over the past 5 years means long term holders have been rewarded. Fresh buyers need to ask whether the present valuation still lines up with the earnings that underpin...

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Oct 9 • 4:10 AM EDT • Sports • finance.yahoo.com
Inside the mind of Solveig Lovseth, the world’s fittest woman: ‘I’m my own cheerleader’

Norway's Ironman world champion is ready to win sport's most gruelling race a second time - and kindness will be key

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Oct 9 • 12:15 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
The Real Alexis Lafrenière Is Standing Up

We likely never will know what manner of offers Chris Drury fielded when trade talk involved Alexis Lafrenière. For all we know, Laffy could have wound up anywhere – including Lower Slobbovia.

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Oct 8 • 11:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
5 Key Moments From Hostile Michigan Senate Debate Between El-Sayed and Rogers

Slashing personal attacks dominated the first televised face-off between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate, and former Representative Mike Rogers, his Republican rival.

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Oct 8 • 10:46 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Gov. Moore insists Maryland’s budget is balanced; watchdog calls it 'political math'

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

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Oct 8 • 10:38 PM EDT • Politics • foxbaltimore.com
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
Ladd McConkey remains sidelined

Los Angeles Chargers WR Ladd McConkey unable to practice with foot injury

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Oct 8 • 9:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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SLO County Public Health Confirms First Measles Case of 2026

Below is a press release from The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health regarding a confirmed case of measles. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. —

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Oct 8 • 9:07 PM EDT • Health • keyt.com
Science magician set to bring experiments, illusions to Keystone Elementary

Emmy-nominated science magician David Hagerman will bring his Extreme Science 2.0 show to Keystone Elementary School on Oct. 13, according to a press release.

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Oct 8 • 8:27 PM EDT • Science • chroniclet.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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Oct 8 • 6:53 PM EDT • Sports • wruf.com
Asurion completes Domestic & General takeover

From washing machines to smartphones, Asurion now owns the cover. Its D&G deal has officially closed.

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Oct 8 • 6:49 PM EDT • Business • insurancebusinessmag.com
Candidates for governor tour New Hampshire businesses

It was all business on the campaign trail in the race for governor on Thursday as Gov. Kelly Ayotte picked up a key endorsement and Democratic challenger Cinde Warmington toured a lumberyard in the North Country.

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Oct 8 • 6:45 PM EDT • Business • wmur.com
Trump bucks and the politics of mailing checks

The checks started going out last week, nearly one million of them, and mostly to battleground states. With a return address for the U.S. Treasury and a letter enclosed signed by President Donald Trump, these one-time checks for $500 were ostensibly government rebates for Obamacare enrollees who overpaid. In the accompanying letter, however, Trump attacks his predecessor and talks about his record in office on an important issue he’s not polling well on, which makes it seem more like the most expensive political mailer in U.S. history. The average piece of direct mail costs between 30 cents and $3, according to Mail Processing Associates, a print, mail, and fulfillment company. At $500 a pop plus roughly 50 cents each to issue the paper check, the cost of Trump’s healthcare mailer sent to more than 950,000 enrollees comes in at more than $475 million. Trump’s midterm healthcare message “For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare dot gov,” Trump wrote in the letter. “That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!” In the letter, Trump makes false and misleading claims about his administration’s record on healthcare costs, an issue Democrats have a 20 point advantage on over Republicans, according to a recent poll from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy think tank. Trump touts his administration’s TrumpRX program, which he claims is “delivering massive discounts.” However, new research from KFF found that of a selection of drugs available on the TrumpRX platform, just five were the lowest price, while 13 were the highest price. Trump also falsely claims in the letter that he’s fighting to lower healthcare costs. In reality, average monthly premium payment costs for enrollees rose 58% under Trump while marketplace sign-ups declined 5%, per KFF. Under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it’s estimated 10 million more Americans will be uninsured by 2034. You get a check and you get a check and you get a check Trump’s long promised cash outs to his fans, from his days as a casino operator and gameshow host to his presidency. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the first Trump administration made the unprecedented move to put Trump’s name on checks that went out under the CARES Act (notably the $500 refund checks this time around don’t feature Trump’s name). Ever since, Trump’s been chasing that high. In his second term, Trump’s promised more stimulus that never arrived, like refund checks from DOGE cuts and tariffs, while he said at his party’s convention last month that he’d give out $5,000 checks to everyone if Republicans win in November. In reality, DOGE overstated its cost cutting and Trump’s government actually now spends more than former President Joe Biden’s, while Trump’s tariffs actually grew the trade deficit. His proposal for $5,000 checks would add about $1.2 trillion to the national debt. The problem is there’s no money to give. These $500 checks — plus $90 Medicare rebate checks also going out as well as $250 deposited this week in some Trump Accounts for kids courtesy Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and his wife Susan — represent the closest Trump’s going to get to making good on his promise to deliver cash fast. And the checks seem especially targeted. Though the $500 checks went out to enrollees in one of 30 states that use the federal HealthCare dot gov marketplace, a Reuters review found 71% of the payments, or $339 million, went to enrollees in 13 states that have the most competitive elections for governor and U.S. Senate. Most Americans don’t buy it Could Trump bucks sway the election? An Economist-YouGov poll found 57% of U.S. adults doubt Trump will deliver on his promise for $5,000 checks, compared to 21% who do. “I’m waiting on my DOGE check and I’m still waiting on my tariff check,” one 2024 Trump voter who’s since turned on him told a recent focus group. “It felt like kind of trying to buy people’s votes, which honestly felt like in elementary when the class president was like, hey we’re going to take you to the water park if you vote for me. It’s like, I don’t think it works like that.” But for voters in swing states who got a check, it could still matter. One survey published in 2022 found receiving a physically personalized check in the mail during the pandemic was associated with a much greater self-reported likelihood of voting for Trump in 2020, and those gains mainly came from out partisans. The issue for Trump comes if these checks are mostly going to Obamacare enrollees whose premiums have gone up by more than just $500 since he took office and who view the money as something like a bribe before the election rather than an actual long-term solution to lowering household costs. Spending $500.50 per mailer would be absurd as a normal campaign expenditure, but since Trump’s checks and letter are a government rebate, his campaign and super PAC didn’t have to spend a dime and he got out his message regardless. If enough voters in key states are swayed by the one-time payment, it could prove to be the best $0 the Trump campaign spent. 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Oct 8 • 6:01 PM EDT • Politics • yellopolitics.com
Where is Iowa football in CBS Sports 138 rankings entering Week 6?

As Iowa readies for Washington, where are the Hawkeyes in the updated CBS Sports 138 rankings?

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Oct 8 • 5:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Activists, doctors clash over vaccine repeal proposal at Florida health panel hearing

Florida Department of Health wants to remove the immunization requirements for Hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate to attend Florida schools. At a public meeting Thursday, parents rights activists and doctors clashed over the plan.

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Oct 8 • 4:45 PM EDT • Health • clickorlando.com
Business travel is turning short trips into tax and visa traps

Work from anywhere arrangements are exposing Australian employers to visa, tax and payroll obligations HR teams often miss

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Oct 8 • 3:48 PM EDT • Business • hcamag.com
First Ever Nite Life Car Show Expected to Boost Business in Downtown Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Downtown Santa Barbara will have some new horsepower Sunday. The NITE LIFE car club of Santa Barbara presents its first car

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Oct 8 • 3:38 PM EDT • Business • keyt.com
U SPORTS Is Getting An NCAA Boost This Season With

With a new push to potentially limit international players in the NCAA, U SPORTS hockey will become an increasingly enticing option for Canadian players. This season, another group are making the transfer from the NCAA coming to Canada to complete their university women's hockey careers.

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Oct 8 • 3:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
1 in 4 people can't get mental health help. A Warren clubhouse is changing that.
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Oct 8 • 3:24 PM EDT • Health • clickondetroit.com
Florida State's defensive keys vs Louisville

Florida State's defense will face a tough test against Louisville's offense. Here's five keys for them to slow them down.

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Oct 8 • 2:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fall Sports Update: Women’s Volleyball Swept By Nebraska

Women’s Hockey (2-2) The women’s hockey team got back on track with 5-3 and 4-1 wins over Robert Morris to open conference play. Robert Morris scored two goals in the first minute of Game 1 before the Lions found their legs. Five different Nittany Lions scored the five goals, including freshman Sofia Ismael scoring her […]

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Oct 8 • 1:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition - New program pairs AmeriCorps members with employer-ready skills
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Oct 8 • 1:20 PM EDT • Business • news4jax.com
Margaret Hamilton dies at 90. Her programming helped astronauts reach the moon.

Working behind the scenes at MIT, she played a key role in the success of NASA's Apollo missions. She was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Oct 8 • 1:13 PM EDT • Technology • washingtonpost.com
Every Big Official Announcement at the Triple-i Gaming Showcase

Indie games take the spotlight at the second Triple-i showcase of the year

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Oct 8 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
University of Michigan to host Elevate HER Summit celebrating women in sports

The University of Michigan is bringing together some of the biggest names in women’s sports for an event focused on leadership, mentorship and creating opportunities for the next generation.

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Oct 8 • 12:57 PM EDT • Sports • clickondetroit.com
DOE Announces Science Applications for Quantum Computing

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of Quantum Genesis Priority Applications (QGPAs), a set of eight key scientific utility problems that will guide the Quantum Genesis’s goal of developing fault-tolerant scientifically relevant quantum computers. This effort directly supports the goals outlined in President Trump’s Executive Order Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation and builds on the recommendations made in the Blueprint for DOE Quantum Supercom

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Oct 8 • 12:25 PM EDT • Science • newswise.com
Spending On Switch 2 Game-Key Cards In The U.S. Has Risen By 631%

Overall physical media spending increased 5%

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Oct 8 • 12:15 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
The fresh faces that may shake up key Senate committees ahead of midterms

Dozens of Democrats are vying for seats on the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees, with several members from both parties either leaving or in close races.

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Oct 8 • 11:31 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
US, Zambia sign $2.49B health financing pact after removing data and specimen-sharing terms

The U.S. and Zambia have signed a $2.49 billion health financing deal after removing clauses on specimen-sharing and patient data.

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Oct 8 • 10:51 AM EDT • Health • clickorlando.com
NVIDIA Announces $1 Billion Commitment to Advance U.S. Science, Quantum Computing and Super Intelligence Research

NVIDIA commits $1 billion to enhance U.S. scientific research and leadership in super intelligence and quantum computing over five years.Quiver AI SummaryNVIDIA has announced a $1 billion commitment over the next five years to advance super intelligence research and development in the U.S., focusing on key areas like quantum computing, healthcare, and energy security. This announcement was made during the Science: A New Golden Age event in Washin

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Oct 8 • 10:40 AM EDT • Science • quiverquant.com
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves DLC characters Manjiro Sano and Ken Ryuguji trailers, screenshots

SNK has released a new set of trailers and screenshots for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves downloadable content characters Manjiro “Mikey” Sano and Ken “Draken” Ryuguji from …

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Oct 8 • 9:38 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Nintendo Switch 2 game-key card sales have increased by 631% in the U.S.

New information has been shared about the sales of game-key cards on Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States.

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Oct 8 • 9:36 AM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
Isaias Update: Decisions, Decisions…

Good day, err’body. As of Thursday morning’s NHC advisory there has been no significant changes to the track of what is now Hurricane Isaias – an intensifying storm right. Upon approach and eventual landfall along the northern Gulf coast – near Mobile Bay or perhaps closer to the Pensacola/Perdido Key area in the Florida panhandle – increasing […]

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Oct 8 • 9:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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ELRIG and The Protein Society announce keynote speakers for Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery 2026

ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organization dedicated to the global drug discovery community, and The Protein Society, an international, not-for-profit, scholarly society, with the mission to provide forums for the advancement of research into protein structure, function, design and applications, today announced the keynote speakers for Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery 2026.

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Oct 8 • 9:22 AM EDT • Science • news-medical.net
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Physical Games Spending Was Up In August Thanks To Key Cards

Sorry, what?

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Oct 8 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Goodbye, Fire Tablet: Amazon’s New Alexa Tablet Is a Flashy Portable Entertainment Hub

The new tablets tie together the Amazon media ecosystem so you can pick up where you left off from just about anywhere.

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Oct 8 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • cnet.com
Goodbye, Fire Tablet: Amazon’s New Alexa Tablet Is a Flashy Portable Entertainment Hub

The new tablets tie together the Amazon media ecosystem so you can pick up where you left off from just about anywhere.

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Oct 8 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • cnet.com
This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition - City Year partners with FSCJ for new program
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Oct 8 • 8:30 AM EDT • Business • news4jax.com
Images: Science Square's latest jobs hub arrives on Westside

One of the world’s leading battery makers officially cut the ribbon this week on a $56-million, jobs-producing investment into research and development at the cusp of Georgia Tech.Spread across four stories where English Avenue meets Midtown, Duracell’s Global Innovation Center for Research and Development marks a key addition for Science Square, an 18-acre, mixed-use district expected to produce 500 homes, retail, and nearly 2 million square feet of lab and office space across multiple phases.

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Oct 8 • 8:20 AM EDT • Science • atlanta.urbanize.city
Fox Global Keys on Content Creators, Microdramas With Mipcom Slate

Fox Entertainment Global Keys on Content Creators, Microdramas With Diverse Mipcom Slate.

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Oct 8 • 8:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
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Sketchy rumor again says OLED iPad mini will lack one key feature

Apple is widely expected to introduce a new OLED iPad mini as soon as later this month. A sketchy new...

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Oct 8 • 8:08 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Key Contributors in the Magic's Win Over Grizzlies

The Orlando Magic opened their preseason slate with a 122-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, and these players had a lot to do with it.

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Oct 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
2026 Election Preview: Billionaires, AI, and Generational Change

A panel of top political reporters unpack the key races and issues shaping California’s 2026 election.

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Oct 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • ppic.org
AirPods 5 vs. AirPods Pro 3: I’ve Listened to Both Earbuds, and This Pair Wins

The latest AirPods 5 have enhanced active noise canceling and a more functional design, but how do they stack up to Apple’s flagship pair? Here are the key differences.

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Oct 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • cnet.com
News and notes from Iowa Startup Week

Last week’s Iowa Startup Week event featured a packed four days of keynotes, panels, and networking opportunities, all aiming to spotlight and celebrate entrepreneurship in Iowa. The Business Record attended several sessions and gathered reactions from attendees. Here are snapshots of what we heard. Iowa is an ‘incredibly rich community’ to help startups Joseph Nelson, co-founder…

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Oct 8 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
Wisconsin, Ohio State top USCHO rankings ahead of championship rematch

Just four games into the year, the Wisconsin Badgers women's hockey program is set for a national championship rematch with Ohio State.

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Oct 8 • 7:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case

Russia’s public health watchdog has denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague.

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Oct 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • clickondetroit.com
Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case

Russia’s public health watchdog has denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague.

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Oct 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • clickorlando.com
Pick of the stats: Swansea City v Norwich City

BBC Sport highlights some of the key stats and facts for the Championship game between Swansea City and Norwich City.

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Oct 8 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Pick of the stats: Derby County v Wrexham

The key stats before Derby County's clash with Wrexham in the Championship on Saturday.

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Oct 8 • 5:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Pick of the stats: Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City

The key stats before Bolton Wanderers host Stoke City in the Championship on Saturday.

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Oct 8 • 5:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Pick of the stats: West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City

The key stats before West Bromwich Albion's clash with Birmingham City in the Championship on Saturday.

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Oct 8 • 5:12 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Toss-ups, triage and targets: How to read the wide-open 2026 House map

Both parties are spending heavily in roughly 60 House districts — where Trump won by an average of nine points in 2024 — that could be key to deciding control of the chamber, an NPR analysis finds.

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Oct 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Roaches Galore: 12 more Central Florida eateries shut down over health issues

Last week, over a dozen Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down (at least temporarily) after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

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Oct 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • clickorlando.com
Dozens of Democrats vie for slots on key House health committees

Power House health committees could get a lot of new members after the midterms.

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Oct 8 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com
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Raising the Bar offers spirited history lessons

Once a month, at Hogwash Whiskey Den in downtown Spokane, historian Renée Cebula takes a roomful of students through centuries of American and global history that trace the wars, immigration, tariffs, and changing tastes that have helped determine what ingredients end up in her students’ glasses.

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Oct 8 • 3:00 AM EDT • Business • spokanejournal.com
Takeaways from the Ducks 5-2 Loss to the Oilers
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Oct 8 • 1:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Red Barn Theatre preps for upcoming season

Key West’s Red Barn Theatre has pulled out all the stops in the line-up for their 47 th season under the banner of shows that are “Bold, Dazzling, and Iconic.”

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Oct 8 • 12:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • keysnews.com
Postgame: Avalanche Let One Slip Away Late in Winnipeg

What felt like Avalanche domination through the first period on Wednesday ended in heartbreak at the hands of the Winnipeg […]

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Oct 7 • 11:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rotting wood, uneven boards — Galveston business owners say Pier 19 is overdue for a real fix
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Oct 7 • 10:14 PM EDT • Business • click2houston.com
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Penguins Ghastly Giveaways Give Capitals Big Win

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the final time Alex Ovechkin would be introduced for a Washington Capitals (2-1-0) home opener. […]

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Weekly Entertainment Report: Live music and lively arts, Oct. 8-11 » Nashua Ink Link

Live entertainment could be the key to life.

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Oct 7 • 10:08 PM EDT • Entertainment • nashua.inklink.news
World Health Organization says Russian lab worker’s death has not been clearly linked to plague
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Oct 7 • 10:04 PM EDT • Health • clickondetroit.com
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This Key Stat Also Helps Explain Denver’s Struggles

The Denver Broncos defense can't get off the field, and it's been hurting them badly.

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Oct 7 • 9:50 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com