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Cameron Boozer Sets Rookie of the Year Goal With Grizzlies

Cameron Boozer says winning comes first, but Rookie of the Year is among his goals as he begins his first season with the Memphis Grizzlies.

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Sep 28 • 11:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Gordon Johncock, two-time Indy 500 winner, dies at 90

Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and Motorsports Hall of Famer, died Monday, Sept. 28 at the age of 90, his family announced.

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Sep 28 • 10:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Boardman bride, among others, allegedly scammed by bartending business

A Boardman woman says a mobile bartending business took nearly $500 from her on her wedding day. Now she wants her money back.

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Sep 28 • 10:55 PM EDT • Business • wkbn.com
Senate passes Protect College Sports Act with decisive vote

The Protect College Sports Act, which would set national rules for NIL deals, the transfer portal and more, was passed by the Senate on Monday night.

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Sep 28 • 10:51 PM EDT • Sports • foxnews.com
All 429 "Deluxe Pack Mega" Cards Revealed for "Pocket!"

A new update to Pokemon TCG Pocket has revealed all the cards from Deluxe Pack Mega! The set will be available for a limited time from September 30th

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Sep 28 • 10:51 PM EDT • Technology • pokebeach.com
Senate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers

The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools.

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Sep 28 • 10:26 PM EDT • Sports • kcrg.com
U.S. Senate votes, 77-22, to pass Protect College Sports Act

The Protect College Sports Act, a federal bill aimed at reshaping the industry, took a step toward becoming law on Monday when the U.S. Senate voted, 77-22, to pass it, with Ted Cruz saying "this bill puts an end to the chaos plaguing college athletics."

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Sep 28 • 10:19 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Protect College Sports Act passes Senate: Historic bill takes first step, but uncertainty awaits in House

The bipartisan bill aimed at stabilizing college sports passed its first test with Monday night's Senate vote, but more hurdles must be cleared in the House before it can be signed into law

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Sep 28 • 10:17 PM EDT • Sports • cbssports.com
Monster Hunter Outlanders launches October 29

Free-to-play open-world survival game Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on October 29, TiMi Studio Group and Capcom announced. In mainland Chin…

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Sep 28 • 10:15 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Senate passes major bill to overhaul college sports

The Senate on Monday passed a major bill to overhaul college athletics with a large bipartisan vote, 77-22.

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Sep 28 • 10:07 PM EDT • Sports • cnn.com
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Senate passes major bill to overhaul college sports

The Senate on Monday passed a major bill to overhaul college athletics with a large bipartisan vote, 77-22.

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Sep 28 • 10:07 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Kurt Olsen, key Trump 2020 election denier, departs Justice Department

Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who aided President Donald Trump’s 2020 election reversal schemes before joining his second administration, left the Justice Department Monday, a person familiar with the departure told CNN.

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Sep 28 • 10:04 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Monday Night Football: Bears lead Eagles 10-7 at halftime
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Sep 28 • 9:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bucs vs. Packers odds: Opening lines for Week 4 matchup

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are home once again Sunday as they welcome the Green Bay Packers to Raymond James Stadium. Both teams enter the matchup looking to get things turned around following rough starts to the season. So what are the oddsmakers thinking of the Week 4 matchup between the Bucs and Packers? Per FanDuel, […]

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Sep 28 • 9:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Andy Dalton's first pass of 2026 season was an interception

Former Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton entered the Eagles-Bears Monday Night Football game in relief of Jalen Hurts, and threw a pick in the end zone.

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Sep 28 • 9:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Kings’ Ben Simmons addresses critics, mental health; says he is in top form

The three-time All-Star is back after physical and mental health struggles nearly derailed his career.

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Sep 28 • 9:29 PM EDT • Health • sacbee.com
Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown Make NFL History

Detroit Lions stars Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown became the first teammates since 1962 to each score at least five touchdowns through three games.

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Sep 28 • 9:28 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jalen Hurts forced to undergo concussion evaluation

The Eagles quarterback had to leave Monday night’s game after taking a late hit in the second quarter.

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Sep 28 • 9:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
President Trump, his family and his businesses have made large amounts of money since he returned for a second term
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Sep 28 • 9:16 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
President Trump, his family and his businesses have made large amounts of money since he returned for a second term
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Sep 28 • 9:16 PM EDT • Business • cnn.com
Senate defeats proposal to limit ticket price increases for college sports

The Senate voted Monday evening to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to cap ticket price increases for college sporting events to four percent a year, even as ticket prices…

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Sep 28 • 9:14 PM EDT • Sports • thehill.com
Nancy Guthrie investigators reviewing possible new ransom note

Nearly eight months into Nancy Guthrie's alleged kidnapping case, law enforcement is assessing the credibility of an alleged new ransom note.

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Sep 28 • 9:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Science Hill High School holds microscope lab dedication

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Science Hill High School (SHHS) held a dedication event for its newly equipped microscope lab on Monday. The event highlighted the Johnson City Public Schools Fou…

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Sep 28 • 8:55 PM EDT • Science • wjhl.com
Imperial Valley Entertainment Convention draws big crowds

The Imperial Valley Entertainment Convention brought out big names, big crowds, and big smiles for every fandom from Pokemon to Marvel.

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Sep 28 • 8:50 PM EDT • Entertainment • kyma.com
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Despite Setbacks, NASA Gives Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft a Boost

A previous mission left two astronauts stuck in space for months. Still, the space agency is investing $359 million to keep the craft flying.

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Sep 28 • 8:15 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Motorola's wide foldable now has a name and its specs are out

We also get two concept shots of its colors to look at. Earlier this month, some sketches leaked purporting to show Motorola’s upcoming wide foldable,...

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Sep 28 • 8:02 PM EDT • Technology • gsmarena.com
Books bring business to Fairmont

FAIRMONT – Evermore Books is the newest business coming to Fairmont, with its grand opening happening from 2 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at 72 Downtown Plaza. The store is run by Abby Shoen, who was born and raised in Sherburn, graduating from Martin County West in 2009. From there, she received her degree in […]

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Sep 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • fairmontsentinel.com
Monday Night Football live discussion: Eagles at Bears

Our Monday Night Football live thread is now open.

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Sep 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mann says voters are ready for a change from ‘Politics as it is’ during recent campaign fundraiser in Emporia Monday

It is the opinion of Democratic Candidate Chris Mann that voters are tired of "politics as it is" and ready fo...

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Sep 28 • 7:56 PM EDT • Politics • kvoe.com
French student protests fuel political clash ahead of Presidential vote

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon traded barbs on Monday over high school students blockading classes to demand more resources. The students cite teacher…

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Sep 28 • 7:54 PM EDT • Politics • france24.com
IBM is Building a Bigger Software Business. Can Its Balance Sheet Keep Up?

On September 24, International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) announced two key capabilities designed to strengthen its digital asset infrastructure for tier-one financial institutions, governments, and regulated entities. In a new beta rollout, IBM Digital Asset Haven clients can connect to SWIFT’s blockchain-based shared ledger, linking into a cooperative network of over 12,500 financial institutions across […]

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Sep 28 • 7:36 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Check out the Brewers’ All-MLB nominees

Seven Brewers are amongst the finalists for All-MLB

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Sep 28 • 7:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Florida’s health emergency is drawing attention to a growing mosquito threat

Florida has declared a health emergency after reporting 190 locally acquired dengue fever cases and one death, with experts warning the mosquito-borne illness may grow more common as climate conditions change.

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Sep 28 • 7:31 PM EDT • Health • cleveland.com
Jean Luc Smith scores winning goal for Falmouth against JPII

Recapping Monday's Cape Cod and Islands high school sports actio

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Sep 28 • 7:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NY1 Exclusive: Brooklyn Dem chair backs out of party race

After months of infighting, the chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, told NY1 she will not be seeking another term.

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Sep 28 • 7:18 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Eagles vs. Bears Week 3 game thread

The Eagles will face the Bears in Week 3 on ‘Monday Night Football’.

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Sep 28 • 7:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Michigan health leaders address substance use crisis at Lansing conference

The Community Mental Health Association of Michigan opened its 27th annual Substance Use Conference on Monday, drawing more than 1,200 providers participating both in person and online. Attendees range from clinical directors to recovery coaches.

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Sep 28 • 7:11 PM EDT • Health • wilx.com
Michigan health leaders address substance use crisis at Lansing conference

The Community Mental Health Association of Michigan opened its 27th annual Substance Use Conference on Monday, drawing more than 1,200 providers participating both in person and online. Attendees range from clinical directors to recovery coaches.

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Sep 28 • 7:11 PM EDT • Health • wilx.com
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) CFO Acquires 4,000 Shares of Company Stock

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY - Get Free Report) CFO Cory Hatton purchased 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $6.50 per share, for a total transaction of $26,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer owned 104,475 shares of the company's stock, valued at $679,087.50. This trade represents a 3.98% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

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Sep 28 • 7:08 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
Political Connections Florida September 28 2026

Political Connections airs each weeknight at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News.

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Sep 28 • 7:07 PM EDT • Politics • baynews9.com
Impact Plastics among Unicoi industrial businesses continuing to rebuild two years later
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Sep 28 • 6:47 PM EDT • Business • wcyb.com
Perriello lays out health care platform as 5th District race heats up

With the race for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District heating up, challenger Tom Perriello brought his health care message to Lynchburg on Monday.

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Sep 28 • 6:40 PM EDT • Health • wset.com
Monday practice report for Browns

Browns list six players on Monday's estimated practice report

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Sep 28 • 6:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Toledo summit will focus on women’s health issues including menopause and hormones

The Northwest Ohio Women’s Health Summit is described as a day of evidence-based answers for women who are ready to feel better, get well and take charge of their health.

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Sep 28 • 6:28 PM EDT • Health • 13abc.com
Monday practice report for Steelers

Steelers list three cornerbacks on first practice report of week

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Sep 28 • 6:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rico Dowdle misses practice Monday

Steelers RB Rico Dowdle does not practice Monday after missing Week 3 game

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Sep 28 • 6:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mental health urgent care center coming to Brattleboro

Health Care & Rehabilitation Services will receive $3.6 million from the Vermont Department of Mental Health to develop the center.

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Sep 28 • 6:09 PM EDT • Health • vtdigger.org
Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Call Options on AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC)

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC - Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading on Monday. Stock investors acquired 161,950 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 50% compared to the average daily volume of 107,856 call options.

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Sep 28 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
Tom Cruise, Alejandro G. Iñárritu unveil new Ed Ruscha 'Digger' poster

Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons and John Goodman — stars of Alejandro González Iñárritu's 'Digger' — attended the LACMA unveiling of a new film poster by Ed Ruscha.

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Sep 28 • 5:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
CSU Bakersfield announces new permanent athletics director following yearlong vacancy

BAKERFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — CSU Bakersfield’s Athletic Program — which has been at the center of numerous lawsuits, departures and allegations that drew national attention in recent years — is getting a full-time director after a vacancy that lasted for over a year. On Monday, the school announced in a press release that Andy Fiske […]

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Sep 28 • 5:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Anne Hathaway’s doctor won’t let her do this to promote ‘Verity’

Anne Hathaway’s doctor wouldn’t let her go on ‘Hot Ones’ to promote the thriller film ‘Verity’ because she might go into early labor.

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Sep 28 • 5:57 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Key Raptors Players to Watch As NBA Preseason Approaches

Scottie Barnes and first-round pick Allen Graves are among a couple Raptors looking to take a step forward.

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Sep 28 • 5:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New book traces Twin States’ cultural split to the soil itself

“Twin States, Different Paths: The Politics of New Hampshire and Vermont,” by Brian Porto argues that the two states are “fraternal, not identical” twins.

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Sep 28 • 5:47 PM EDT • Politics • vtdigger.org
Lamont, Fazio answer questions on business climate in Connecticut

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The two men running for governor made their case to the Amity Chamber of Commerce Monday morning. News 8’s Kent Pierce was the moderator of a conversation betw…

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Sep 28 • 5:42 PM EDT • Business • wtnh.com
Texas awards $51 million in first round of Rural Texas Strong funding

Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that Texas is awarding $51 million in federal funding to rural hospital districts and authorities as part of the state’s Rural Texas Strong initiative.

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Sep 28 • 5:38 PM EDT • Health • fox7austin.com
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SJ Cafe in Loves Park has closed. The business is for sale

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app LOVES PARK — A locally owned cafe that centered on quick grab healthy options such as smoothies, wraps, parfaits and protein bites has closed after less than a year in business. SJ Cafe, 6731 Broadcast Parkway, announced its closure on Monday via Facebook. Owner Danna

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Sep 28 • 5:37 PM EDT • Business • rockrivercurrent.com
Economy is healthy and that is transcending AI spend, says Janus Henderson's Michael Contopoulos

Michael Contopoulos, Janus Henderson head of multi-asset macro investment, joins 'Fast Money' to talk the state of the markets and the health of the U.S. economy.

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Sep 28 • 5:34 PM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
Former Ukrop’s CEO Jim Ukrop dies at 89

Jim Ukrop, former Ukrop’s Super Markets CEO and Chairman, dies at 89 after decades of business and civic leadership in Richmond, Virginia.

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Sep 28 • 5:32 PM EDT • Business • virginiabusiness.com
Now an elder statesman, former Gov. Gray Davis surveys his career in a major Berkeley project

After 17 lengthy recording sessions and more than a decade of review and revision, Davis and the Oral History Center at Bancroft Library are releasing their monumental history of a career that help shape modern California.

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Sep 28 • 5:26 PM EDT • Politics • news.berkeley.edu
Stormont future depends on Drumcree outcome

Divisions that had been dormant over Drumcree have flowed angrily again between Stormont parties.

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Sep 28 • 5:15 PM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
The Latest: Trump administration loosens fuel economy standards

The Trump administration has released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. The new rules were released Monday

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Sep 28 • 5:13 PM EDT • Politics • kdhnews.com
The Latest: Trump administration loosens fuel economy standards

The Trump administration has released new fuel economy standards that relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. The new rules were released Monday

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Sep 28 • 5:13 PM EDT • Politics • goskagit.com
Vermont apple growers turn to precision science to combat orchard pests

Orchards across Vermont are reporting a strong apple crop this season, but growers say producing pie-ready fruit takes modern science and meticulous pest management alongside favorable weather.

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Sep 28 • 5:11 PM EDT • Science • wcax.com
TTEC Digital Earns Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle Award for 2026-2027

TTEC Digital has earned the Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle award for 2026-2027 for sales achievements.Quiver AI SummaryTTEC Digital has been awarded the Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle award for the eleventh consecutive year, recognizing its position among the top Microsoft partners globally based on sales achievements. The Inner Circle designation highlights TTEC Digital's expertise in leveraging AI and customer experi

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Sep 28 • 5:10 PM EDT • Business • quiverquant.com
Russian strikes hit science academy and medical facility in Kyiv

Russian strikes struck a science academy building and a medical facility in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killing at least one person and injuring six others, including three children, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy said on Monday that the casualties were reported at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building, which sustained a direct hit. […]

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Sep 28 • 5:10 PM EDT • Science • bnonews.com
TST Images: Los Angeles Lakers Media Day

TST Images: The Los Angeles Lakers held Media Day at UCLA Health Training Center on Monday, Sept.

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Sep 28 • 5:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Record money, murky messaging: What Michigan voters should know about political advertisements

Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into Michigan’s midterm elections

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Sep 28 • 5:03 PM EDT • Politics • wilx.com
MN Vikings Report Good News on Justin Jefferson Injury

The Minnesota Vikings relayed the latest update on Justin Jefferson's injured ankle on Monday. Here's what you need to know.

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Sep 28 • 4:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Raiders sign former Bears mid-round wide receiver

The Raiders made a couple moves at wide receiver on Monday, including the addition of a former mid-round draft pick.

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Sep 28 • 4:47 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Pope Leo defends entering political fray on France end-of-life law

Pope Leo on Monday defended his decision to vocally oppose ​assisted dying initiatives while in France, acknowledging he may ‌have entered the political fray two months after the country approved such a measure, but wanted to share ​the Catholic Church's viewpoint.

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Sep 28 • 4:45 PM EDT • Politics • reuters.com
Pope Leo defends entering political fray on France end-of-life law

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, Sept 28 () - Pope Leo on Monday defended his decision to ‌vocally oppose assisted dying initiatives while in ‌France, acknowledging he may have entered the political fray two ...

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Sep 28 • 4:45 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
New behavioral health crisis care and stabilization unit opens in Cleveland

Urgent behavioral health support at The Glick Recovery Campus in Cleveland’s Central Neighborhood opened Monday at 2322 E. 22nd St. See details on services offered below:

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Sep 28 • 4:32 PM EDT • Health • news5cleveland.com
Eagles elevate Zach Ertz for Monday night's game
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Sep 28 • 4:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Casey Affleck says childhood friend Matt Damon was a ‘show-off’ when they were kids

The actor, whose older brother Ben Affleck was Damon’s childhood best friend, said there was “no doubt” that “The Odyssey” star would succeed in Hollywood.

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Sep 28 • 4:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Teens and parents can learn how to build a business together at "Side Hustle School"

Got a teen with big ideas and a passion for business? Harrisburg University is offering families with high school students a new and unique way to try out entrepreneurship together. “Side Hustle School, a new, seven-week program, begins next month, giving student entrepreneurs and their support systems a chance to work together to develop small […]

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Sep 28 • 4:25 PM EDT • Business • theburgnews.com
SSM Health Dean Medical Group nurses vote to unionize

This comes just a few months after nurses at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital voted for union representation.

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Sep 28 • 4:25 PM EDT • Health • spectrumnews1.com
‘An opportunity to compete’: DC-area small businesses connect with big institutions

Small minority-owned construction businesses in the D.C. area connected with large contractors at an event at Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus Monday.

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Sep 28 • 4:14 PM EDT • Business • wtop.com
Bobby Kotick’s lawyers sent me a bad email (and later apologized)

The message I had received was unsettling—for a moment. Then it was just really confusing. Back on January 20 of this year, at 5:15pm ET, I received an email with the subject line “Legal Correspondence re Bobby Kotick.” It was from the law firm Clare Locke, a firm I’d heard had been emailing reporters in recent years about their coverage of Kotick, the former, longtime CEO of Activision Blizzard. The letter was threatening. A lawyer from the firm introduced themselves as “defamation counsel to Bobby Kotick.” They issued a “demand” that I “correct” a Game File article I’d published a week prior. The article that had irked them had been a scoop of sorts. I’d written about a a 2022 lawsuit brought by a Swedish pension fund, AP7, over Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. The suit wasn’t news, but I was first to review and report about Kotick’s extensive pushback to the fund’s claims. The pension fund’s core contention was that the sale had been rushed by Kotick to avoid the consequences of sexual misconduct scandals swirling around the company in 2021. (He’d not been accused of misconduct himself in those suits, to be clear.) As I wrote at the time, Kotick had denied the allegations of the rushed sale. Beyond that, Kotick used a December 2025 reply to the Swedish fund’s lawsuit to assign blame for those workplace scandals, the bad press and even for the AP7 lawsuit. I’d found Kotick’s arguments novel and newsworthy. Across nearly 3,000 words, I explained Kotick’s take: that a Swedish gaming company was behind the Swedish fund’s lawsuit (the Embracer group; they denied it); that the Microsoft-Activision deal was not rushed and was secured at what Kotick felt history had proven to be an optimal price for shareholders; that he believed a conspiracy of people at unions government agencies, PR firms and the media had spun up claims of widespread workplace misconduct at Activision Blizzard in 2021. The article gave context for all of this, letting readers assess the claims and weigh their credibility. As I’d later write to Kotick’s lawyers: I would be surprised if you could point to any news article about Bobby Kotick in the last five years that has spent more of its wordcount articulating his point of view. He is welcome to do an interview with Game File any time. Nonetheless, there they were in my inbox that Tuesday evening: Clare Locke, the law firm that secured a $787.5 million settlement from Fox News over false statements about voting machines. They were emailing me, threatening that failure to comply with their demand could support a claim of “actual malice,” a legal standard for libel. Unless… Unless, they said, I added a key paragraph to my article. This was a paragraph that I already knew Kotick’s lawyers had been emailing reporters about for at least a year, and it was a paragraph that was already in my article. The paragraph they wanted is from a 2023 settlement that California’s Civil Rights Department struck with Activision Blizzard. The settlement had closed a two-year-old lawsuit over alleged sexual discrimination at the game maker. The paragraph basically said that claims of systemic or widespread sexual harassment—or of execs like Kotick tolerating such behavior—had never been proven. I’d already seen proof that Kotick’s lawyers had pushed for the settlement’s language to be added to reports about 2021 sexual discrimination and misconduct lawsuits brought against Activision Blizzard by California and, separately, by the U.S. federal government (both suits were since settled). I knew that Kotick and his lawyers felt that the California settlement language should be mentioned in the same breath as references to an article he hated and denied, a November 2021 Wall Street Journal article claiming Kotick knew “for years” of sexual misconduct at Activision Blizzard. So, in the Game File article that Clare Locke emailed me about, in the interest of ensuring I was being fair and balanced regarding the person I was covering, I had already included the following excerpt from the California settlement [emphasis added in bold]: (Kotick has repeatedly pushed back against that November article in the Wall Street Journal, citing among other things, language from a court-approved consent decree as part of Activision’s 2023 $54 million settlement over the California suit. It states: “no court or any independent investigation has substantiated any allegations that: there has been systemic or widespread sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard [or] that Activision Blizzard senior executives ignored, condoned, or tolerated a culture of systemic harassment, retaliation, or discrimination.”) On the evening of January 20, I was incredulous. How do you write a four page legal threat about a week-old article and miss this? While scrambling to also make my kids dinner, I wrote a lengthy reply to Clare Locke’s lawyers, basically asking them to cool it with the threats and to start making sense. In part, I wrote: I hope you can understand why I am having trouble understanding what you’re asking for, when the statement you’re demanding to see in Game File’s article already appears in Game File’s article. Actual malice, as you know, refers to a reckless disregard for the truth. I’m not sure what your argument is when my article already states your client’s position. Here is where I should remind you, the reader, that I am an independent journalist. I publish on Substack, and have availed myself of the Substack Defender program that provides writers on the platform with legal support. But I’m no Wall Street Journal or New York Times, nor even IGN or GameSpot when it comes to such things as, well, having a legal department. There are more fun things for me to do as an independent journalist than writing back to a powerful law firm representing a very rich person. On the evening of January 20th, I was just trying to cook some pasta, broccoli and chicken nuggets for hungry twins. Nevertheless, I wrote back to them. Two hours later, I got a reply. Summarizing: A lawyer for Clare Locke said they’d “reviewed an incomplete version” of my article and they “apologize for the confusion.” (My guess: Someone didn’t read past the piece’s paywall, even though they’d had a full week to scrounge up the funds to do so. What I’d published above the paywall was balanced, as was what came after.)1 That was almost that, but something about the situation bothered me. The letter had been marked “confidential.” I hadn’t agreed to that, and I disliked the idea that powerful people on the beat that I cover would act like they could unilaterally control what I might tell my readers about. On the morning of the 21st, having already gotten the powerful law firm to back off, I oh-so-wisely re-approached them with just one more thing. I thanked them for clearing things up the night before but noted that I’d never agreed to keep their letter confidential. I’m all for agreeing with a source to keep things off the record, but that’s the thing. We have to agree. You can’t just declare it. I’m not bound by that. I wrote to Clare Locke’s lawyer and said, in part: I trust the matter is resolved. It was disappointing to have to spend less time with my kids last night in order to address your legal letter. Family time’s precious. I will add, for clarity’s sake, that, while your letter stipulated that it was confidential, I did not agree to those terms. In the future, should you wish to communicate with me confidentially, I am happy to agree to classifying our communication as “off the record” prior to the actual communication—as is standard with any professional journalist. The firm’s lawyer replied, not directly addressing the confidentiality issue but asserting that the matter was resolved. Why I didn’t write about this until now In May, I told this story on an episode of Simon Parkin’s podcast My Perfect Console, but I held off on sharing it directly with Game File readers. I held off to avoid stepping on the toes of another reporter, the journalist Mikhail Klimentov. He’d interviewed me in the spring of 2025 about an investigation he was working on regarding Bobby Kotick lawyers pressing the media to add the California settlement language to stories referencing the 2021 lawsuits. And about how some outlets had changed their stories and how some simply deleted them. Initially, I was a third-party source for Klimentov’s reporting, providing on-the-record context about the state of the games media. I’d heard about the letters but hadn’t put the time into pursuing the story. I thought it was interesting, and I was glad he was covering it. When the outlet that Klimentov was going to run his reporting in dropped the story, I began talking to him about potentially publishing his reporting on Game File. This was tentative. Then, in January, when I got my own Clare Locke letter, I told Klimentov that I didn’t think it would make sense for me to publish him, not with me now being part of the story. I had my own version of this situation to tell. But I wished him well and said I’d refrain from telling my tale until he could get his reporting out there. Last Friday, Klimentov finally ran his investigation, in a nearly 48-minute video report for People Make Games. It covers various Clare Locke letters, how media outlets reacted to them and what to make of all this. His video weighs the merits of Kotick’s request and looks at some of the articles that were changed (one of which had a glaring error). I highly recommend watching it: (Note, I did some editorial consulting for a People Make Games video last year but nothing to do with this report.) While many outlets haven’t left any public evidence that they updated their Kotick coverage at Kotick’s counsel’s request, at least one has. Back in October 2025, the mainstream outlet Reuters applied the most transparent article update I’ve seen. On the 3rd of the month, they published an article about the state of the Swedish pension fund’s lawsuit. Days later, they added this: In an October 7 letter sent after publication of this article, Kotick’s defamation counsel disputed claims of widespread harassment at Activision. “Not a single investigation, court finding, verdict, or ruling ever concluded that there was any merit” to the allegations of widespread harassment at Activision, Tom Clare and Nick Brechbill of Clare Locke wrote. I’ve never added a statement to my article on Game File, because none was needed. Not for fairness’ sake, nor to meet any demands of Kotick’s lawyers. I’ve nevertheless wanted to be transparent with Game File readers. If someone powerful is questioning my reporting, is threatening a lawsuit over it… if that threat is part of a pattern involving other games media outlets and if, in my case, the whole thing ran into a ridiculous ditch, I want you to know about it. I also share this as a real example of how I handle threats to Game File. I stand up for my own reporting, even when it’s not comfortable to do so. (In that same category of standing up for the work I do, I’ll point to an incident in late August. Asocial media post I published to X/Twitter regarding reporting I did about Take Two and GTA VI was hit by bogus copyright claim by a firm working for the publisher. I pushed back and got it reversed; even while a bigger games media outlet let themselves be censored. This is the other reason I’m sharing this story: To emphasize that dealing with threats from powerful people is one of the costs of covering the video game industry independently and as fearlessly as possible. This is where you come in. Your support, through free and paid subscriptions (sign up here!), can help me keep doing that. It can ensure that I’ve got the back-up I need. And it can help make fiascoes like this even less of a worry, so I can spend my evenings dealing with more important things, such as making sure I steam the kids’ broccoli just right. 1 That pension fund lawsuit I wrote about in January has all but gone away. In May, the fund and Activision Blizzard owner Microsoft agreed to settle. Lawyers for the fund brokered a $250 million settlement for former Activision Blizzard shareholders. In the settlement, the fund’s lawyers changed their rhetoric. Where once they’d questioned the meaning of the California settlement language, they adopted a version of it for themselves. Several weeks ago, while seeking to get a court to sign off on the terms of the settlement, they proposed their fee for their work in the case: $60 million.

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Sep 28 • 4:13 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
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