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Fewer Than One in Four People Trust Business Leaders as AI Adds to Global Trust Gap

Just 24% globally trust business leaders and only 23% trust AI chatbots, according to Ipsos, highlighting a growing leadership and AI trust challenge. Just 24% globally trust business leaders and only 23% trust AI chatbots, according to Ipsos, highlighting a growing leadership and AI trust challenge.

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Sep 27 • 7:56 PM EDT • Business • fairplaytalks.com
Lesley-Anne Down says ‘everybody thought’ Patrick Swayze was having an affair with her, but he was really ‘out all night’ with this costar

The pair played star-crossed lovers in the miniseries “North and South,” but Down ended up with a different collaborator.

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Sep 27 • 5:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Lesley-Anne Down says ‘everyone thought’ Patrick Swayze was having an affair with her, but he was really ‘out all night’ with this costar

Lesley-Anne Down says while ‘everyone thought’ Patrick Swayze was having an affair with her, he was really ‘out all night’ with another ‘80s icon — while Down married a different ‘North and South’ collaborator.

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Sep 27 • 5:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Nightly drone shows, four days of live entertainment to be showcased at 99th Maui County Fair

The 99th Maui County Fair will bring four days of live entertainment to the main stage, featuring a mix of Hawaiian music, hula, local favorites and island contemporary performers. The much-anticipated fair is set for Oct. 1–4 at the County’s War Memorial Complex. This year, every night of the fair at 8:30 p.m., fairgoers can […]

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Sep 27 • 5:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • mauinow.com
Liverpool linked with sensational return of 27-goal star

Over the last couple of years, Liverpool have had a massive clear out. The Anfield outfit underwent a fair few changes during Arne Slot's final season in charge and, even though they spent over £450 ...

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Sep 27 • 4:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Athol Community Health Fair & Music Festival to open Oct. 3

ATHOL – Bob Curley, a U.S. Army veteran and president of the North Quabbin Trails Association, is hoping the first Annual Athol Community Health Fair & Music Festival will generate a greater sense of community involvement. The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Mill Brook Crossing, formerly […]

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Sep 27 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • atholdailynews.com
Andy Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England

The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".

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Sep 27 • 6:05 AM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
Andy Burnham says social care is as 'unfair as American healthcare' and will break the NHS
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Sep 27 • 4:40 AM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Foreign minister departs for Belize, Guatemala with business delegation

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) departed Sunday for Belize and Guatemala with a business delegation to strengthen economic cooperation with Taiwan's two Central American diplomatic allies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.

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Sep 27 • 1:35 AM EDT • Politics • focustaiwan.tw
Foreign minister departs for Belize, Guatemala with business delegation

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) departed Sunday for Belize and Guatemala with a business delegation to strengthen economic cooperation with Taiwan's two Central American diplomatic allies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.

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Sep 27 • 1:35 AM EDT • Business • focustaiwan.tw
Misery Index: Lincoln Riley, USC come up short yet again — and it's fair to ask how much more Trojans fans can bear
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Sep 27 • 1:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Oscar Health: Market Share Gains Are Only Part Of The Plan

Oscar Health (OSCR) buy thesis: $45–$49 fair value on ACA growth, improving margins and Lucie upside.

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Sep 26 • 9:31 PM EDT • Health • seekingalpha.com
Global Business Travel Group (GBTG) Looks Fairly Valued, Is The Upside Already Priced In?

Global Business Travel Group (GBTG) is drawing attention after its recent share price move, with the stock last closing at US$9.50. Investors are weighing that price against the company’s current fundamentals and recent returns. Recent trading action fits a broader pattern for Global Business Travel Group, where a strong year to date share price return of 26.33% sits alongside a 1 year total shareholder return of 16.71% and a 3 year total shareholder return of 72.73%. This suggests momentum...

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Sep 26 • 9:08 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Pensacola Interstate Fair Releases Entertainment Schedule, Lowers Weekday Admission Prices : NorthEscambia.com

Local online newspaper for North Escambia County Florida, Pensacola, Walnut Hill, Bratt, McDavid, Molino, Century, Cantonment, Atmore, Flomaton, News

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Sep 26 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • northescambia.com
Sinema’s ex-bodyguard says stress, mental health crisis led to home damage

The former bodyguard accused of having an affair with former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and allegedly breaking into her home and destroying property is now speaking out, saying he was going through a mental breakdown brought on by stress.

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Sep 26 • 5:45 PM EDT • Health • azfamily.com
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American Business Club to donate more than $126,000 to 55 Springfield charities

ABC will present the donations at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Monday, Sept. 28, at 4:30 p.m.

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Sep 26 • 3:57 PM EDT • Business • wandtv.com
Angela Rayner criticises worker visa plans on eve of Labour conference

The housing secretary says the government's plans to change wait times for permanent residency are unfair because they "change the goalposts".

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Sep 26 • 5:47 AM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
Renaissance Festival returns with new entertainment lineup

Located just north of Charlotte in Huntersville, the festival transforms a 25-acre outdoor village into a European-style country fair filled with fantasy, history, and live entertainment.

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Sep 26 • 12:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • thepaper.media
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A preview of the Toluca Lake Health and Wellness Fair
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Sep 25 • 7:47 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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2026 Maker Faire in Vallejo intersects art, science and all things inquisitive

Now in its 20th year, Maker Faire returned Friday to Mare Island’s historic Naval Shipyard, bringing together artists, engineers, scientists, students and curious minds from across the region for a weekend of experimentation and creativity.

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Sep 25 • 7:11 PM EDT • Science • timesheraldonline.com
Friday, September 25th: Wake Forest Mental Wellness Fair, Launch Family Entertainment, One Hit Wonder Day

Join Trent and Brea for a fantastic Friday show filled with area businesses and fun events.

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Sep 25 • 3:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • cbs17.com
Tulsa Health Department's Food Safety Measures Protect More than One Million People at the Tulsa State Fair

TULSA, OKLA.– [September 25, 2026] – The Tulsa Health Department (THD) is preparing to protect the health of more than one million attendees at the Tulsa State Fair, ensuring fairgoers can enjoy their favorite foods without fear of contracting a foodborne illness. With more than 200 food booths to inspect, THD’s dedicated team is working […]

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Sep 25 • 2:47 PM EDT • Health • tulsa-health.org
Glen Cove Street Fair brings nearly 100 vendors, entertainment and community together

For one September Saturday, downtown Glen Cove became a gathering place for neighbors, families and visitors as the annual Street Fair filled Glen Street, School Street and Village Square with …

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Sep 25 • 11:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • liherald.com
Why the U.S. Chamber Shows Up at UNGA: Connecting American Business to the World

Motorcades, boardrooms, and billion-dollar conversations: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Chief International Affairs Officer reflects on what the UN General Assembly really means for American business and global growth.

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Sep 25 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • uschamber.com
Netanyahu turned the UN into campaign theater – but will Israelis buy the show?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The prime minister presents himself on the global stage as a leader uniquely equipped to defend Israel in a hostile world, seeking to bring that same message home to Israeli voters.

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Sep 25 • 7:24 AM EDT • Politics • jpost.com
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40 Years and Counting for Student Health and Wellness Fairs at UConn

'You can’t succeed academically if you’re not succeeding in other areas of your life, including your health and well-being'

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Sep 25 • 7:02 AM EDT • Health • today.uconn.edu
Alaskans Dismayed, But Not Moved, by Peltola’s Treatment of Her Staff

Voters interviewed in Anchorage and Fairbanks on Thursday said news that Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, had used offensive slurs would not change their vote.

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Sep 25 • 5:50 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Durham Fair celebrates 106 years with food, rides, agriculture, and entertainment
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Sep 25 • 4:58 AM EDT • Entertainment • fox61.com
Walking to end stigma: NAMI Greater San Antonio hosts annual mental health walk

NAMI Greater San Antonio hosts NAMIWalks San Antonio and a Resource Fair Saturday at Morgan’s Wonderland, 8 to 10 a.m. University Health sponsors; SAPD Chief Jesse Salame and advocates join to fight stigma.

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Sep 24 • 10:09 PM EDT • Health • news4sanantonio.com
The PolaCon instant film conference comes to North Texas this weekend

PolaCon is the world's first three-day instant film convention that celebrates the medium of film photography. The festival kicks off Friday at the State Fair of Texas and runs through

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Sep 24 • 10:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • dentonrc.com
SIH holds health fair in Marion, Ill.

Junior high students got an up-close look at what it’s like to work in the medical field at a fair in Marion, Illinois.

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Milan senior fair connects residents with health, wellness resources

The Milan community has wrapped up a day focused on senior health and services.

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Sep 24 • 8:55 PM EDT • Health • wbbjtv.com
Greater Wausau Chamber holds open house for new Business Innovation Center

WAUSAU, WI (WJFW) - This is the WPS Powerhouse on Clarke Island, right on the shore of the Wisconsin River in Wausau. Built in 1904, this building has its fair

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Sep 24 • 6:45 PM EDT • Business • wjfw.com
ARTSwork announces new Invitational Art Fair

ARTSwork, the sister organization of the Des Moines Arts Festival, will launch a new fall event, the Invitational Art Fair, Nov. 6-7 at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines. The two-day event will feature 50 professional Iowa visual artists showcasing and selling original works, including ceramics, glass, jewelry, photography, printmaking and sculpture. The…

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Sep 24 • 5:41 PM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
Sponsored Content: The Big E Brings Big Names and Nonstop Entertainment

Discover the exciting entertainment lineup at The Big E, featuring headline concerts, local performers, family-friendly shows, strolling acts, and nonstop live entertainment across the fairgrounds.

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Sep 24 • 4:15 PM EDT • Entertainment • wtnh.com
INTERVIEW: Sorority hosting ‘Fall into Wellness’ health fair and blood drive

As the seasons change, Midlands residents are encouraged to prioritize preventive health and give back to local hospitals during an upcoming community wellness event.

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Sep 24 • 12:39 PM EDT • Health • wistv.com
Multicultural Meet and Greet celebrates belonging and community

Multicultural Affairs for Students (MAS) hosted the 2026 Multicultural Meet and Greet on Sept. 22 in the WMU Student Center.

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Sep 24 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • westernherald.com
SFHHA Newsline September 2026 – Healthcare Is Becoming a Consumer Business—Whether Hospitals Like It or Not

I recently read an article in Becker’s Hospital Review that purported to identify the top ten geriatric hospitals based on a report from U.S. News & World Report. Despite having our fair share of geriatric patients here in South Florida, somehow we didn’t make the list. That got me thinking. For generations, healthcare operated under […]

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Sep 24 • 8:59 AM EDT • Business • southfloridahospitalnews.com
Community Health Network, Lifepoint Behavioral Health Break Ground on New Inpatient Behavioral Health Hospital

Community Health Network and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, an operating division of Lifepoint Health, celebrated a major milestone as they officially broke ground on Community Fairbanks Behavioral …

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Sep 24 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • buildingindiana.com
Hands-on science can be cool

After spending many long days conducting experiments to find a new way to combat bacterial infections in crops, Misha Hegde and Mia Soleil Maurer have been rewarded with international recognition and access to top research facilities. But these are not typical scientists. They are 16-year-old German high school students.“Our supervisor told us that in order to start a project, you need to begin with either a question or a problem,” says Misha, adding that she and Mia had read about antibiotic resistance in certain plants being treated for bacterial infections. “We found out that antibiotics overuse is very common in agriculture,” explains Mia. “Our aim was to create an alternative to antibiotics and to try to raise awareness of the problem of overusing antibiotics.”Their subsequent research has focused on harnessing bacteriophages, the natural predators of bacteria, to eliminate pathogens threatening food crops treated with antibiotics. At the Schuldorf Bergstraße Jugend forscht MakerLab in Seeheim-Jugenheim, located in the German state of Hesse, they discovered a novel phage that infects the Rhizobium rhizogenes bacterium, which causes the hairy root disease that can reduce yields of tomatoes, carrots, soya beans and other food staples.The students believe their method could curb antibiotic use, while protecting plants from infections without disturbing the natural soil microbiome. “The application of phages is host-specific, so they would only kill the targeted pathogen or disease-causing bacteria,” explains Mia. It may also offer environmental benefits, since applying antibiotics can contaminate groundwater.Getting to this point has not been easy. The childhood friends admit to feeling frustrated when their trials did not yield the expected results. “We spent six months on our first experiment, just doing the same thing over and over and over again, to the point where we thought, is it even worth it? Why are we doing this?” Misha says. “You just need to be brave enough to take that first step and keep going.”The benefits of inquiry-based learningTheir determination has paid off. In 2025, the pair won first prize in biology at Jugend forscht, Germany’s national competition for young people interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. They were also among the winners of the German Research Foundation Europa-Preis, which is awarded to selected national winners at Jugend forscht, and took third place in the 2025 European Union Contest for Young Scientists.The Jugend forscht Foundation opens doors for young people to connect with scientists as well as industry professionals. Jessica Bönsch, executive director of the Foundation, sees Misha and Mia as prime examples of how young people can develop a deeper understanding of science through their own research projects. “The experience of working on your own research question is very important,” she explains, adding that “inquiry-based learning engages with real-life problems in a way that can be more motivating than traditional classroom teaching.”The Jugend forscht Foundation offers financial support through sponsor pools in Germany’s federal states. Some projects are developed in cooperation with student research centres, university labs or informal collaborative learning areas called makerspaces. Other activities start as hands-on “garage projects” and can grow within the Jugend forscht network and infrastructure.The Jugend forscht Foundation is also a partner of Science Comes to Town, an EU initiative to strengthen public awareness about science and create bridges between researchers and communities. The EU-financed project involves universities, research institutions and other stakeholders in three host cities — Brest (France), Kiel (Germany) and Split (Croatia).“It's so important for people not to live in a bubble, because I think science can be very scary if you misunderstand it,” Mia says of SCTT. The initiative’s aim of raising awareness about science is “absolutely amazing,” Misha adds. “I think it's the best way to kind of make science digestible for the public. In a world where misinformation in science is getting more radical, more dangerous, becoming more of a threat to the trust in scientific infrastructure and foundations, we need such programmes.”Misha and Mia also believe that SCTT can help break down gender stereotypes in science by encouraging young women to study and pursue careers in scientific fields. Both students have benefited from female mentors and encouragement they had when they were much younger. Mia’s love of science began with a class trip to a lab, while Misha — with a smile on her face — says she wanted to study history until “a teacher kind of coerced me into joining a school science club.”Recognition beyond EuropeIn May, Misha and Mia were among the finalists at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair held in Phoenix, Arizona, and involving nearly 1,700 pre-university students from over 60 countries. “It was very crazy because there were so many people and so many teenagers interested in science,” Mia recalls. The event was also challenging. “It was eight hours of continuously presenting your project,” adds Misha.Attending the fair was a chance for the young women to see first-hand the value of international collaboration as well as how research cultures differ. “America is a bit more willing to take risks, and I think that's something we can learn about here in Europe,” Misha explains. However, she continues, “I think Europe has the talent, has the innovation and has the resources” to be competitive.Misha and Mia plan to continue their phage experiments in the new school year, inspired by the project’s hands-on nature and the support they receive from their supervisors. They have also attracted the interest of professional scientists and received invitations to leading research facilities, including the Centre for Synthetic Microbiology, jointly run by the University of Marburg and the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Germany. “It is so cool that we can do something to try to move the world in our school and at this age,” Mia says.After completing secondary school, Mia plans to study microbiology and pursue a career in medical research, focusing on Ebola and other infectious diseases. “This has been my dream for so long,” she says. Her friend Misha is interested in biological research with a focus on medicine. “I've gotten addicted to the process of going to the lab, planning out experiments, then failing, trying again,” Misha says. “I think there's just so much to be discovered, so much to be done.”The students' names and photos were published with the permission of their parents.Science|Business, which connects policymakers, academics and industry through its news reporting, analysis and events, is an SCTT partner.

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Sep 23 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Home care business gets new home

FAIRMONT – After working from a home office since opening up in 2025, Midwest Valley Home Care has set up shop in Fairmont at 111 East 2nd Street. Owner Ashley Brown previously worked in the Twin Cities as an emergency department nurse before moving into home health after earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice. “I’ve […]

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Sep 23 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • fairmontsentinel.com
Chamber, City to hold annual Antioch Business Expo & Job Fair Sept. 24

Free to attend By Antioch Chamber of Commerce The Antioch Chamber of Commerce and City of Antioch will hold the annual Antioch Business Expo on Thursday, September 24, 2026 from 5pm – 7pm at the Antioch Community Center in Prewett Community Park located 4703 Lone Tree Way. The Business Expo will allow local businesses and organizations […]

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Sep 23 • 7:43 PM EDT • Business • antiochherald.com
This year, with shifting political winds, Canada gets more of the spotlight on the UN's stage

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For years, Canada was a trouper in the drama of international affairs. An adept and experienced contributor, it didn't often draw the spotlight when world leaders gathered at the U.N. each September.

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Sep 23 • 6:03 PM EDT • Politics • wral.com
Hearing on NextEra-Dominion utility merger scheduled in Fairfax

Virginia's state regulatory body has scheduled a Northern Virginia hearing as it weighs a proposed merger between Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy.

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Sep 23 • 5:00 PM EDT • Business • loudountimes.com
Lauren Boebert blasts ethics complaint alleging affairs with staff, ‘hush money’ payment

Rep. Lauren Boebert denies allegations in a House ethics complaint accusing her of relationships with staff members and arranging a $200,000 payment to a former aide.

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Sep 23 • 4:54 PM EDT • Politics • denvergazette.com
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Harry Kane announces he's "fairly close" to extending Bayern contract

Bayern Munich star Harry Kane is closing in on a contract extension that would keep him at the club beyond the summer of 2027.The 33-year-old told The Independent on Wednesday that talks over an exten...

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Sep 23 • 3:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kasson-based non-profit to host mental health fair in Austin, documentary screenings

The non-profit organization Aidan’s Light will be hosting a mental health fair and screenings of the documentary My Ascension on Monday, Oct. 5.

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SCHEDULE: 2026 Brazos Valley Fair & Rodeo features youth livestock shows, live entertainment

The 2026 Brazos Valley Fair and Rodeo will feature youth livestock shows, a children's business fair, carnival rides and concerts from Oct. 23-25.

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Sep 23 • 2:20 PM EDT • Entertainment • communityimpact.com
England captain Harry Kane eyes combining MLS stint with NFL kicker role

Kane is "fairly close" to agreeing a new contract with Bayern Munich but is still considering a change of sports at the end of his career.

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Sep 23 • 2:00 PM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
10 can't miss fall festivals in GA

Fall is full of festivals and fairs in Georgia, including everything from pirate takeovers to a chili cookout with 50 samples. Here are 10 to check out.

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Sep 23 • 11:55 AM EDT • Entertainment • savannahnow.com
CFCC to host business and IT career fair in October

Cape Fear Community College is connecting local job seekers directly with hiring managers across technology, analytics, and business fields during an upcoming career fair.

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Sep 23 • 10:30 AM EDT • Business • wect.com
Free Breast Cancer Awareness Health Fair in Arlington on Oct. 16, 2026

The fair will feature free health screenings, vendor resources, and educational information aimed at promoting early detection and supporting community wellness.

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Sep 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • arlingtontx.gov
Showcase your research at Science is Wonderful! 2027

Science is Wonderful! is the annual science fair organised by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). It invites EU-funded researchers from around the world to come to Brussels and explain their work to children and youngsters. MSCA is calling on its fellows and alumni to apply and present their research project to over 4,000 pupils coming from all corners of Belgium to see science come alive. The 2027 edition will take place in Brussels, from 17 to 19 March 2027. Teams of researchers will showcase their work at booths through live experiments, interactive presentations, floor games, physical challenges, and many other

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Sep 23 • 7:31 AM EDT • Science • euneighbourseast.eu
NEUPATH HEALTH TO HOST ANNUAL PHYSICIAN FORUM FOCUSED ON CLINICAL EDUCATION

TORONTO, September 23, 2026--NeuPath Health Inc. (TSXV:NPTH), ("NeuPath" or the "Company"), operates one of Canada’s largest networks of community-based, multidisciplinary medical facilities focused on the assessment and treatment of chronic pain, musculoskeletal/back pain, sports medicine and other pain-related medical services, today announced that it will host its annual Physician Forum from September 25 to 27, 2026, at Fairmont Le Château Montebello in Montebello, Québec.

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Sep 23 • 7:30 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics

By Alex Carlen The United Arab Emirates likes to present itself as part of the solution to the climate crisis. The oil-rich Gulf state has committed to Net Zero by 2050, hosted COP 28, and even declared “championing climate action” as one of three strategic objectives for this week’s session of the United Nations General Assembly. But behind the scenes the UAE has quietly built one of its closest political relationships in Europe with the party most hostile to climate action in Britain: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. There is no evidence that the UAE is funding Reform. But a new FairSquare report, Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat, published today, documents a growing political relationship that should concern anyone interested in the integrity of British democracy. Reform’s leaders have embraced the UAE’s political model and promoted positions that align closely with the Emirati government’s priorities, while the UAE has given Farage and his party unusually warm access and public backing. What is emerging is not simply a relationship between British politicians and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad. Democracy for Sale relies on its readers. If you already support us, thanks so much. If you don’t, sign up to support fearless independent investigative journalism. Subscribe Back in January, Nigel Farage appeared at a GB News event in Dubai. On the 50th floor of a tower overlooking the luxury resorts and upscale residences of Palm Jumeirah, the Reform leader declared: “I want Clacton to look like this.” At the event – which Farage never declared on his official register of interests – senior Emirati officials mixed with British expats. Farage was keen to flatter. “We recognise you are our friends”, he said, assuring them that “a Brexit London, a Reform London, will remember you.” Controversy surrounding Reform’s finances and its susceptibility to foreign influence have centred around high-profile donations from billionaire crypto donors, and the jailing of Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, for accepting bribes to give pro-Russia speeches. Far less attention has been paid to Reform’s blossoming new alliance with the UAE, an oil-rich authoritarian state with a track record of ruinous anti-democratic interventions. Farage wasn’t always so fond of the UAE. Back in 2023 he called it an “absolute monarchy with an abysmal human rights record.” Now Reform’s hierarchy calls the UAE home. Deputy leader Richard Tice splits his time between his constituency and Dubai and has called on the UK to learn from the UAE. The party’s treasurer Nick Candy runs a firm which has been in partnership with a UAE-state linked firm since 2024. Nadhim Zahawi sits on the board of an Abu Dhabi think tank alongside an array of the most senior UAE officials and is reportedly close to three brothers of the country’s despotic ruler Mohammed Bin Zayed. Reform’s leading lights have effusively praised the UAE’s governance model, defended it from criticism, and advanced its political agenda in the UK. GB News, whose two major shareholders – the Legatum Foundation and Paul Marshall – have strong links to the UAE, has been more than happy to broadcast UAE propaganda and was forced to pay damages in 2025 after airing a false claim about a UK charity by the UAE “disinfluencer” Amjad Taha. The UAE has responded in kind. When the UAE Minister for Foreign Affairs conducted an official visit to the UK in May, Farage was the only non-government figure granted an audience. UAE state media publicised the meeting, and said that they discussed “the strategic relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them in a manner that serves mutual interests.” For the UAE these ‘mutual interests’ largely concern its paranoia over political Islam, and in this regard the UAE-Reform alliance is part of a broad and troubling pattern. Following a crackdown on dissent at home in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the UAE has offered material and political support to a range of violent and authoritarian actors willing to oppose the Muslim Brotherhood with no regard for the consequences. Its meddling in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and most notably Sudan, have been devastating. The UAE’s strategy of seeking out partners on the political fringes who it believes will advance its interests is not unique to Britain – it extends beyond the Middle East to Europe and the US. In France, it has offered clandestine support to Marine Le Pen through secret meetings, as well allegedly funding trips to the region after which Le Pen returned with a renewed focus on the UAE’s perceived enemies – Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. Left-wing opposition leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has accused the UAE of smearing him and of “encouraging discrimination, hatred or violence”. In the US, the UAE actively supported the rise of Donald Trump, establishing itself as a key ally during both his first and second terms. Around these relationships sits a wider ecosystem of figures willing to amplify UAE narratives, that even extends to Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson. Subscribe In Britain, the UAE has used a combination of aggressive diplomacy and illicit, disruptive tactics to achieve its policy goal of eliminating any perceived threat from political Islam. In 2012, for instance, it threatened to block billion-pound arms deals with the UK and stop inward investment if David Cameron did not act against the Muslim Brotherhood and rein in the BBC’s coverage of the group – going so far as to suggest, with no supporting evidence, that the group had infiltrated the BBC. It has financed smear campaigns against a high-profile UK charity and funded a mercenary to secretly surveil, and possibly assassinate, a British national on British soil. In Reform UK, the UAE has finally found an ally willing to not only ban the Muslim Brotherhood, but to publicly vilify the group and repeat the UAE’s claims that dangerous Muslims are a fifth column in British society, a narrative that aligns with the Islamophobia and anti-immigration sentiments that underpin Reform’s populist politics. The Rycroft review into foreign interference concluded that “hostile states and non-state actors have a clear incentive to attempt to undermine UK democracy.” The UAE’s network and alliance with Reform must be understood within that framework. It is a powerful, disruptive and deeply authoritarian actor with the resources and networks to intervene in our politics, and a track-record of doing so in a multitude of other countries. The evidence of the threat the UAE poses is overwhelming. The question is whether parliamentarians are willing to call the UAE out and demand action using the tools that the government has to respond. Placing the UAE on the “Enhanced Tier” of the Foreign Registration scheme alongside Russia and Iran would send a powerful signal to the UAE that its meddling will no longer be tolerated, and would place Farage’s next trips to the UAE under the scrutiny they deserve. Alex Carlen is research and advocacy manager at London based human rights organisation FairSquare and author of its new report Petro-populism: the UAE–Reform threat. Subscribe

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As school board election nears, CPS parents incensed by political group at school event

Some CPS parents say they want a stronger firewall to protect against electioneering on school grounds. It comes after a nonprofit affiliated with the Common Ground Collective, a group heavily funded by billionaire Michael Sacks that opposes the Chicago Teachers Union, paid for the DJ at a back-to-school fair and handed out fliers that directed to endorsements.

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Voters trust local election officials. They’re less sure about the mail

At the same time, 75% of voters trust their state or local government to run a fair and accurate election, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.

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MU Health Care expands with new ambulance base in west Columbia

The new ambulance base located at 101 S. Fairview Road aims to provide faster response times and emergency services into the surrounding communities.

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A ‘devil-like’ flower from Thailand is new to science

Botanists in Thailand have identified a new-to-science species of “fairy lantern” — plants that live almost entirely buried under leaf litter, emerging aboveground only occasionally to flower. Researchers were surveying evergreen forests in the mountains of Thong Pha Phum National Park when they chanced upon a plant none of them had ever seen before, at […]

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Community Mental Health and Wellness Coalition to host recovery fair at IX Park

The Community Mental Health and Wellness Coalition is hosting its recovery fair Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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Hemp businesses say SB 56 enforcement in Ohio unfairly favors marijuana dispensaries

Some hemp businesses that have been fighting the state of Ohio over tougher marijuana regulations say there’s a double standard in place.

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Melania Trump breaks with the president on media ban

President Donald Trump has implemented a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, seizing reporters’ credentials amid what he deems unfair coverage. First lady Melania Trump, however, is taking a different approach on press freedom.

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New ambulance base opens in Columbia for MU Health Care

MU Health Care announced the opening of a new ambulance base at 101 S Fairview Road this week in Columbia.

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6th grader’s science fair project answers age-old question: ‘Do cat buttholes touch everything?’

A sixth grader's viral science project used lipstick and two trained cats to find out if cat butts touch every surface.

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6th grader’s science fair project answers age-old question: ‘Do cat buttholes touch everything?’

A sixth grader's viral science project used lipstick and two trained cats to find out if cat butts touch every surface.

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Why Ryan Naderi has been 'unfairly criticised' at Rangers

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University of New Haven starts construction on new business school building

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ECU Health offering prostate cancer screenings at Men’s Health Fair and Car Show

The Men’s Health Fair and Car Show is this Saturday, September 26th, in the Golden Ticket Greenville parking lot, located at 750 Greenville Blvd SW.

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Portsmouth housing solutions, AI threats, political views: Letters

Letters package: Writers weigh in on Portsmouth housing policy, AI risks, NH politics, Maine fisheries and international affairs.

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How lip-syncing to AI let Forced Entertainment ‘play the game of theatre’

Today we have a fascinating piece by long-time Forced Entertainment fan Ben Kulvichit, speaking to Tim Etchells about their latest show Cold Sweat, how they are integrating lip-sync and AI voices into their work, the question of ‘authenticity’ on stage, and how lip-sync has even opened the door for them to make “something a little bit like drama”. This piece is a paid partnership with the Southbank Centre, where you can see Cold Sweat next month – we’re very grateful to the Southbank Centre for their ongoing support for Exeunt. Holly Williams ‘It was immediately interesting and uncanny’ **By Ben Kulvichit** “Is the microphone on?” So goes one of the opening lines of Signal to Noise, delivered by a human performer lip-syncing to an AI-generated voice. The voice is American, cheery but sluggish, slowed down into a gelatinous drawl. It repeats ad infinitum in a farce of stuckness; an answer never materialises. I find myself asking the same question as I hop on a Google Meet call with Tim Etchells, the artistic director of Forced Entertainment. We spend five or ten minutes frowning at each other, muting and unmuting, me gesticulating in semaphore into my webcam, checking if I am coming through now, restarting the laptop. To Etchells, I appear exaggeratedly mouthing words, my voice missing. In this gloopy purgatory of broken communication, life imitates art imitates life imitates art. We try a Zoom instead. Forced Entertainment, the pioneering British theatre company who have been at the avant-garde of performance since the 1980s, turned an interesting artistic corner with Signal to Noise, created on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. The whole performance employed this lip-sync technique to AI voices; on the face of it a left-field move from a company whose identity has long been grounded in the earthy, immediate presences of its performers and its unassuming, low-tech approach to theatricality. The technique, however, turned out to provide the company with a “rich new seam” of artistic enquiry, and has now spawned a trilogy of works. The second instalment, Cold Sweat, plays at Sheffield Theatres, Southbank Centre, and Lancaster Arts in October, while the third part, Everything Must Go, has been touring in Europe and is slated to come to the UK in 2027. As is often the case with Forced Entertainment shows, the main conceit for this work didn’t arrive until quite late. They were “four or five weeks into rehearsals for Signal to Noise,” Etchells recalls, and getting nowhere. Away from rehearsals, he had been playing around with feeding “weird texts” to AI voices to see how they would cope with them – “basically for my own amusement” – and was compelled by the uniformly “serviceable, benign, good-natured” tone they would read in, no matter how poetic, fractured or experimental the writing. On a hunch, he brought some examples into rehearsals and the performers gave lip-syncing a go. “It was immediately interesting and uncanny,” he recalls, with the performers having to deal in the moment with the problem of mapping themselves onto another artificial ‘performer,’ which itself was dealing with the problem of a very human text. “Almost all the writing for these projects would be useless to us unless it was done in this way,” says Etchells. “We wouldn’t know what to do with it. It’s too poetic. It’s too fictional. It’s too tangled.” But exploring lip-syncing along to the text has opened “an enormous reservoir of ways of thinking about writing and performing.” Subscribe to Exeunt, and get two in-depth pieces on theatre a week, direct to your inbox Subscribe Forced Entertainment have long been sifting through the detritus of popular culture, from daytime TV to end-of-the-pier vaudeville, magic acts and clown shows, to find frameworks for their own unusual entertainments. Lip-syncing, then, makes sense for them to experiment with. As a mode of performance, it’s wired into popular consciousness through pop stars trying to convince stadium audiences of their liveness, or those same voices as channeled through the made-up lips of contestants on RuPaul’s Drag Race, or movie dialogue spreading virally through the host bodies of TikTok users. For Etchells, lip-syncing is often about “approaching real voices and trying to take on their aura,” subsuming that original human presence into yours. “There’s a very basic, elemental sort of theatre magic to it, produced in this very easy way.” This broad approach resonates with instances of lip-syncing within contemporary performance, too. In works like Re-Member Me and Showmanism, performance artist Dickie Beau acts as a kind of spirit medium for archival recordings (this process of re-membering – as in, giving corporeal form to voices – relies on his masterfully precise actor’s technique), while Frankie Thompson is similarly possessed by a host of characters ranging from a nine-year-old Jacob Rees-Mogg to Cliff Richards, all of whom she finds compellingly nauseating, in the exorcism ritual that is her latest show, Horrible Things. What’s different about Forced Entertainment’s use of lip-syncing is that here, there is no original presence to be channeled. The performers are instead taking on what Etchells describes as “the voices of nobody,” or rather the “phantasmic, aggregated echoes” of the many many voices on whose data the AI has been trained, and which are now conjuring into existence words they never actually said. There is a sort of mournful, empty quality to these voices, having “washed up” far away from the people they originally belonged to, to find themselves in stranger’s mouths listing objects, wondering if anyone can hear them and glitching in interminable loops. There is a cold, sad anonymity to it all. Etchells remarks that occasionally the software company he used has notified him that particular people are withdrawing their voices from the platform, instructing him to cease use of those voices. Using these technologies in performance certainly brings up ethical questions around digital rights, consent, identity and ownership, although in the grand scheme of things, Etchells is fairly blasé about it: of all the purposes someone’s voice might be put to without their knowledge, “an avant-garde performance is probably the least of their worries.” [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) [ Frankie Thompson: How I manage my own ‘horrible things’ at the Edinburgh Fringe ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) Exeunt · Aug 25 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) For the performers, though, lip-syncing to these strange, artificial voices is an odd task, requiring them to bend their live, human presence into the shapes produced by machines. Politically, it mirrors processes that are already at play in the continued computational automation of human life. Etchells brings up James Bridle’s writings on new technologies as a reference point: one example Bridle gives is of “chaotic storage”, a logistics technique employed by Amazon fulfilment centres whereby items are stored not according to traditional methods of categorisation or alphabetisation, but in a way that an algorithm determines to produce the most efficient routes for ‘picking’ based on customer purchase patterns. This appears completely random and incomprehensible to humans, with paddling pools sitting next to USB sticks sitting next to blowtorches, and so for the warehouse workers, the process of picking items becomes completely reliant on technology which tells them where to go. Our world is increasingly being designed not with humans in mind, but rather machines. As Etchells puts it, “technology malforms the space, and then you end up having to live in it.” Initially, Forced Entertainment tried their best to live in the world of machines: “I was in the it’s-got-to-be-perfect school of lip-sync,” says Etchells. But with their aesthetic being so tied to the failing act, the slipping mask, the shoddy costume, “it’s no surprise really that that didn’t last.” Instead, the performers got to enjoy being late for a line, or playing games with each other, “stealing” each other’s voices. Etchells compares it to the principles of ventriloquism, in which a free-floating voice unattached to a body is fundamentally discomforting and “sort of traumatic”. That discomfort is equally as alluring to Forced Entertainment as the satisfaction of precision, the pretence of authenticity only interesting if shown to be a pretence. Lip-sync has also opened up new avenues for the company. Having been allergic all their lives to Plays-with-a-capital-P, with Cold Sweat Forced Entertainment find themselves approaching something a little bit like drama. Rather than the presentational arena of Signal to Noise’s open white stage, Cold Sweat places us more decisively in a “fictional locale”: what appears to be “the aftermath of some disastrous party or backyard drinking binge” where three figures – family members, or neighbours, perhaps – are the last ones standing. “It’s all quite acrimonious and accusatory, everyone’s talking over each other.” For Etchells, this more fictional mode is “a door that we’ve never been able to open. We’ve just never really gone there.” Perhaps it is the technique of lip-syncing, an extra buffer of mediation, that allows them to venture away from the here-and-now without feeling that they have to commit to the “psychological claptrap” that comes along with acting; to be able to “play the game of theatre, without getting one’s hands too dirty.” As I wonder how else the impulses behind Forced Entertainment’s work have changed over time, it occurs to me that over the last ten years of new creations, with the exception of If All Else Fails, the company’s performers haven’t ever spoken on stage: there were two shows without any language at all, Out of Order and Under Bright Light, and then this trilogy of lip-sync works. Etchells agrees it’s a shift away from earlier productions, that were so often about “the actual voices of the performers and their actual presences. We had a lot of money, in some ways, on an authentic approach to what it might mean to speak on the stage.” But this sense of authentic presence itself had a fakeness to it; these days, Etchells can’t stand that mode of being onstage where performers “are here to be cheeky and witty versions of themselves. I don’t want to be charmed.” Pulling back into a more anonymous space has resulted in works that feel slightly sharper-edged, more brutal in a way. “All of these shows are post-Brexit, post-Trump, post-truth, post-everything,” Etchells notes. Speech, charisma, authenticity – these things feel politically loaded, and perhaps warmth and openness just don’t feel like the right tools to reflect the world we’re living in. “It feels like the space is closing down, and we’re trying to deal with the fact that the system, the structure that you’re in, is more oppressive and more powerful. It probably always was, but I think we’re just more tuned to it now.” Yet even without their voices, the performers’ distinctive presences – ones that many audiences have followed around for years, if not decades – still, inevitably, shine through as they physically navigate whatever unending task the system of the piece has set for them. They’re still trying to keep up with the onslaught of text, still running about, changing costumes, moving stuff around. The human is always stuck in the teeth of the machine, jamming the smooth, frictionless cheeriness of the not-real, gesticulating silently, trying desperately to communicate. Cold Sweat is at Sheffield Theatres, 2 to 3 October; Southbank Centre, London, 9 to 10 October; Lancaster Arts, 14 October [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) [ Exeunt recommends... the best autumn theatre ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) Exeunt · Sep 16 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) This piece was paid for by the Southbank Centre. Such support helps Exeunt to keep publishing the most interesting writing, about the most exciting theatre. Interested in partnering with Exeunt? 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Jiang Feng: The Unravelling of German & European Politics

A state election in eastern Germany has become a revealing test of the changing political landscapes of Germany and Europe, writes Jiang Feng, Professor and Chairman of the Council of the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies (SAGGAS) at Shanghai International Studies University. His analysis follows the decisive victory of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) (which has been classified as right-wing extremist by German authorities)in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September, in which it finished far ahead of its mainstream rivals. Jiang previously served as Minister-Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Berlin. The following article was published on 8 September 2026 on huanqiu.com, the online platform of the Global Times. On 6 September, the results of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, were announced. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), classified as far-right by German authorities, made history by becoming the largest party in the state parliament, winning 43.8 per cent of the vote — twice its share in the previous election. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which had governed the state continuously for 24 years, won just 17.2 per cent, its worst result ever in Saxony-Anhalt. On the night the results were announced, the atmosphere at the CDU gathering was unusually calm. There was neither shock nor argument, as if the defeat had long been expected. Several veteran party members who had spent years working in the state government said: “Defeat is not a bad thing. It is time to make changes.” This state election has not only upended Saxony-Anhalt’s political landscape, but also laid bare the deep tensions between Germany’s traditional party structure and model of governance, on the one hand, and an increasingly polarised society on the other. Its repercussions are already being felt at the federal level, making Saxony-Anhalt a useful case study of the broader trend towards political polarisation and realignment in Europe. Governing Difficulties after Electoral Victory The most immediate consequence of the election is a historic setback for the mainstream party order that took shape in post-war Germany. In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD has leapt from a peripheral party to the largest political force in the state. Its electoral base has expanded beyond the traditional category of “marginal protest voters” to take on the characteristics of a cross-class coalition. The party has not only consolidated its support in rural areas, but also attracted many middle-class voters and even members of the social elite with stable jobs, their own homes, and substantial incomes. It has thus evolved from a “protest party” into one with the potential to govern. Despite its commanding lead in the vote, however, the AfD faces an institutional obstacle to governing the state: the mainstream parties’ long-standing “firewall” against it. Neither of the two potential routes to forming a government appears likely to break the current political deadlock. The first would be a coalition of establishment parties, led by the CDU and bringing together the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, the Left Party (Die Linke) and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in a cross-camp government. In terms of parliamentary arithmetic, such a coalition could prevent the AfD from forming a government and preserve the outward stability of the traditional political order. Yet these parties are fundamentally divided over key issues including immigration, the energy transition, economic management, and cultural and education policy. Coalition negotiations would therefore be extremely difficult, and even if a government could be formed, it would most likely prove short-lived. More importantly, an alliance of establishment parties aimed at keeping the largest party out of government would play directly into the AfD’s narrative that “political elites are suppressing public opinion”. It could deepen perceptions of political unfairness, further strengthening the AfD’s political capital, and creating a dynamic in which “the more it is suppressed, the more people vote for it”. Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s candidate for state premier, has said that if efforts to form a government fail because other parties refuse to cooperate, the AfD will push for a fresh election, which he believes could deliver the party an absolute majority of seats. This points to more intense political battles ahead. The second option would be a coalition between the AfD and the BSW. Together, the two parties would command a simple majority in parliament, making this, on paper, the quickest route to forming a government. The BSW is the only elected party that has not ruled out cooperation with the AfD, and the two parties share some common ground, including on policy towards Russia. There is therefore a degree of political basis for cooperation. Were such a coalition to materialise, Germany would see its first state government jointly formed by a party defined as far-right and one with a far-left background, creating what might be called a “bipolar anti-establishment alliance”. Such an outcome would fundamentally break with the ideological boundaries of post-war German party politics. It is worth noting that even if the AfD ultimately fails to enter the state government, its roughly 47 per cent share of parliamentary seats would give it a powerful blocking minority. Without its consent, major decisions requiring a two-thirds majority — including constitutional amendments, significant budgetary adjustments, and state-level institutional reforms — would be extremely difficult to pass. Therefore, whoever ultimately forms the government, the AfD will be an unavoidable force in Saxony-Anhalt politics, with a direct influence on the state’s legislative process. Systemic Failures in Germany’s Governance Model The Saxony-Anhalt election result reflects a systemic failure of Germany’s post-war mainstream-party model of governance to adapt to rapidly changing socioeconomic conditions. It stems from multiple, mutually reinforcing structural tensions and highlights the existing political system’s difficulty in adapting to “an increasingly polarised society First, collective anxiety has replaced individual material hardship as a central driver of political mobilisation. The rise of the AfD can no longer be explained simply by poverty or social marginalisation. Its increasingly cross-class electoral base suggests that what is driving voters towards the party is, above all, concern about the broader direction of society. This anxiety about the future of the political community goes beyond individual gains and losses. In political discourse, economic anxiety has become closely intertwined with immigration, while immigration and refugee issues are, in essence, questions of social fairness. This perception turns conflicts over the distribution of social resources into negative assessments of governing parties, providing a broad social basis for far-right political narratives. Second, regional disparities and East German identity have undermined the strategy of addressing eastern Germany’s structural challenges at the regional level. More than three decades after German reunification, eastern states such as Saxony-Anhalt have experienced periods of economic growth, but their underlying economic structures remain weak, and household incomes and wealth remain significantly below those in western Germany. At the same time, they continue to face population outflow, an ageing population, labour shortages, and other structural challenges. At a deeper level, historical experiences — including the collapse of the former East German economic system, mass unemployment during the transition, and the westward shift of decision-making power over major issues — have left some residents with a sense of being “second-class citizens” and of being excluded. For years, the German government treated the “syndrome” of reunification as a regional problem to be gradually addressed at the local level. That approach is becoming increasingly unsustainable, as regional development disparities emerge as a core structural factor shaping national politics. Third, the erosion of institutional trust is perhaps the most decisive factor. AfD supporters tend to distrust establishment institutions, including parliament, government, and the mainstream media. Their concerns about economic security, pensions, and social fairness are significantly greater than the social average. Increasingly, their support for the AfD reflects not an expectation that the existing system can be improved, but a search for an alternative to the current political order. Such a systemic deficit of trust will be extremely difficult for the traditional parties to repair in the short term. Fourth, a generational shift in political mobilisation has amplified political polarisation. Unlike traditional parties, which rely heavily on offline rallies and mainstream media coverage, the AfD has developed a social-media mobilisation strategy built around “raising an issue — identifying who is responsible — offering a simplified solution — building a shared identity”. It turns complex social tensions into concise political narratives, rapidly channelling public sentiment into political support. The contrast on the eve of the election was particularly telling. The establishment parties, together with trade unions and churches, organised an offline march attended by more than 10,000 people, but its reach was largely confined to those present and to traditional media coverage. The AfD held a much smaller indoor event, yet livestreaming on TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms, combined with the involvement of online influencers, gave it a reach and mobilising capacity far beyond that of the march. The contrast illustrates how the traditional parties’ methods of political mobilisation are increasingly struggling to keep pace with a political environment transformed by changes in media technology. A Microcosm of Structural Political Change in Europe The shockwaves from the Saxony-Anhalt election quickly travelled beyond the state to the federal level. Calls for political accountability followed immediately after the results were announced. The governing CDU and SPD are now under enormous pressure, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil face an unprecedented test. Political polarisation in Germany is no longer simply a regional phenomenon. The post-war model of multiparty government by establishment parties is breaking down and being reshaped. Viewed in a broader European context, the Saxony-Anhalt election is part of a continent-wide wave of party polarisation, mainstream-party decline, and rising right-wing forces. Far from an isolated phenomenon, it is a microcosm of the structural political changes unfolding across Europe. Weak economic growth, cultural tensions over immigration, and declining trust in institutions are fuelling the rise of right-wing forces in several countries, challenging the liberal internationalist order established in post-war Europe. As a core member state of the European Union, Germany’s ability to adapt its political system and the direction of its politics will have profound implications for both European integration and the evolution of the international order. Subscribe [ Pekingnology China’s Germany watchers take stock of Berlin’s uneasy turn On 7 December 2025, nearly 50 Chinese scholars and policy researchers gathered in Beijing for the 2025年德国形势年终研讨会 “2025 Year-End Seminar on the Situation in Germany… Read more 9 months ago · 31 likes · 1 comment · YIRUI LI and Yuxuan JIA ](https://www.pekingnology.com/p/chinas-germany-watchers-take-stock?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=1151841) [ Jiang Feng on Germany's 2025 and beyond: no easy exit ](https://www.eastisread.com/p/jiang-feng-on-germanys-2025-and-beyond) Yirui LI and Yuxuan JIA · Jan 24 The following is an op-ed by Jiang Feng, published on 29 December 2025 at Shanghai Observer 上观新闻, the digital platform of Jiefang Daily, the official newspaper of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). [ Read full story ](https://www.eastisread.com/p/jiang-feng-on-germanys-2025-and-beyond)

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A 14-year-old in a Colorado farm town built a robotic hand from LEGO bricks, fishing line and surgical tubing, then met a 7-year-old at a science fair wearing an $80,000 prosthetic arm she had already outgrown — his next version, 3D-printed, came in under $400, and NASA took him on as an intern at 17

When a teenager's LEGO creation outperformed a prosthetic costing two hundred times more, he realized the gap between innovation and access wasn't about engineering—it was about economics.

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A 12-year-old in California built a Braille printer from a $350 Lego robotics kit for a school science fair, at a time when the cheapest commercial machine cost about $2,000, and Intel invested in it

When a middle schooler cracked an accessibility problem that the technology industry had left unsolved for decades, major investors took notice.

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San Antonio VA plans fixes after OIG review of inpatient mental health unit issues

VA watchdog flags South Texas VA mental health unit issues: delayed bed reporting, gaps in involuntary commitment processes, and VA police video monitoring without policy or signage. Report makes 13 recommendations.

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ICE fears weigh on Latino business owners as DeLauro tours Fair Haven

Connecticut representative Rosa DeLauro visited restaurants and a retail store in New Haven’s majority-Latino Fair Haven neighborhood, where business owners said customers’ fear of ICE activity was driving down sales.

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Connecticut, Arizona congresswomen celebrate Hispanic-owned businesses in Fair Haven

FAIR HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two congresswomen toured Grand Avenue in Fair Haven Monday, showcasing the contributions, hard work and impact of Hispanic-owned businesses in Connecticut. U.S. Rep. Rosa…

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Bellevue Chamber to host Career Fair & Business Expo

The free event will connect job seekers, students, military families, and career changers with employers and workforce resources across the Omaha Metro

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Siena women's basketball opens practice with sights set on Fairfield

Siena, seeking its first Metro title since 2001, opens the season Nov. 2 against Brown at UHY Center.

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Sep 21 • 6:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
September 24 Vallejo/Vacaville Arts-Entertainment Source: Activities

The Zoppé Italian Family Circus runs Thursday through the weekend at the Solano County Fairgrounds.

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Sep 21 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • timesheraldonline.com
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Press Release: Practice Safe Animal Contact and Good Hand Hygiene

Rowan County Public Health Reminds Residents to Practice Safe Animal Contact and Good Hand Hygiene During Fair SeasonFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESalisbury, NC- As fall fair, festival, and agricultural e

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Sep 21 • 4:28 PM EDT • Health • rowancountync.gov
Littleton Craft Fair returns Oct. 3

While the weather is getting cooler and farmers market season is slowly coming to a close, that doesn’t mean outdoor shopping is quite over. Littleton’s annual Craft Fair is set

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Sep 21 • 3:44 PM EDT • Entertainment • littletonindependent.net
What’s New at the State Fair of Texas

Cheaper tickets and Midway rides, an indoor main stage, new kids’ areas, fresh exhibits, Big Tex’s new look, and the return of the Old Mill Inn are among the changes waiting at Fair Park.

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Sep 21 • 3:19 PM EDT • Entertainment • dmagazine.com
Community Roots Resource And Health Fair Returns This Week

Five years ago, a community event was created to help Tuolumne County residents learn about resources and benefits available in the community.

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Sep 21 • 3:14 PM EDT • Health • mymotherlode.com
City of Albuquerque, partners to host Small Business Resource Fair

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque’s Small Business Office, Job Training Albuquerque, and SCORE are teaming up to host a Small Business Resource Fair connecting entrepreneurs with m…

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Sep 21 • 1:33 PM EDT • Business • krqe.com
Trump pivots to foreign policy amid political, legal battles at home

After dishing out more domestic discord this month, President Donald Trump this week will pivot hard to foreign affairs, putting his controversial artificial intelligence and Iran policies in the spotlight as the Senate looks to pass a college sports bill he has backed. The president heads to New York City on Monday for meetings with […]

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Sep 21 • 12:54 PM EDT • Politics • rollcall.com
Marion, Carbondale to host free health fairs for Heartland seniors Sept. 22-23

Both fairs are free to the public and will feature local healthcare providers, senior service organizations, and legislative information.

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Sep 21 • 12:29 PM EDT • Health • kfvs12.com
Making Capitol Hill Connections for Public Health Advocacy

Read departing lessons and reflections from Catherine Murphy of the ASTHO Government Affairs team, including best practices for successful Hill Day meetings.

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Sep 21 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • astho.org
PHOTOS: Scenes from the 2026 Gwinnett County Fair

The Gwinnett County Fair continues this week at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds.

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Sep 21 • 11:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com
Shining Science Fair

Shining A Light Series

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Sep 21 • 10:56 AM EDT • Science • deltanews.tv
Two new books from SPIA faculty tackle the politics behind healthcare and global investment | School of Public and International Affairs

Growing up in Peru, Zoila Ponce de León saw disparities in access to healthcare from a young age. She may not yet have had the language for it, but she was already asking the questions she would spend much of her early career working to answer: Why is it so difficult to access healthcare? And why, when these problems are so widely recognized, won’t politicians do more to change the system?

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Sep 21 • 9:24 AM EDT • Health • spia.pitt.edu
Two new books from SPIA faculty tackle the politics behind healthcare and global investment | School of Public and International Affairs

Growing up in Peru, Zoila Ponce de León saw disparities in access to healthcare from a young age. She may not yet have had the language for it, but she was already asking the questions she would spend much of her early career working to answer: Why is it so difficult to access healthcare? And why, when these problems are so widely recognized, won’t politicians do more to change the system?

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Sep 21 • 9:24 AM EDT • Politics • spia.pitt.edu
Business Beat : Branch County Fair seeking donations for annual haunted house

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Fair is seeking dotations help elevate the frights for its upcoming a...

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Sep 21 • 8:17 AM EDT • Business • wtvbam.com
CMU Political Science Students Meet Global Leaders at Conference on World Affairs

Five Colorado Mesa University political science students headed to Boulder in April after being selected from more than 35 applicants to attend the 2026 Conference on World Affairs. Students Kayla Bauer, Jordan Jenning, Jachin Glassman, Alexis ...

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Sep 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • coloradomesa.edu
CMU Political Science Students Meet Global Leaders at Conference on World Affairs

Five Colorado Mesa University political science students headed to Boulder in April after being selected from more than 35 applicants to attend the 2026 Conference on World Affairs. Students Kayla Bauer, Jordan Jenning, Jachin Glassman, Alexis ...

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Sep 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradomesa.edu