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A golden age of science is coming

It’s almost hard to remember, but just a few years ago, a lot of very smart people thought that science was in terminal decline. Respected researchers were writing papers with titles like “Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find?”, “Papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time”, and “Slowed canonical progress in large fields of science”. In 1996, science writer John Horgan even published a book called The End Of Science: Facing The Limits Of Knowledge In The Twilight Of The Scientific Age. The fundamental idea was that the Universe only has so many insights to discover, and that we’ve picked the low-hanging fruit. It was the idea that Joseph-Louis Lagrange expressed when he said that “we cannot find more than once a system of the world to establish.” As the big ideas and the simple ideas get mined out, we’re forced to throw ever more brains at the mysteries of nature just to keep scientific progress going at a fraction of its old pace: It looked like science was hitting a wall. Then along came AI. It’s far too early to tell how much AI will eventually speed up the growth of total factor productivity. But already we can see signs of a speedup in science. Anthropic Founder Jack Clark assembled some of the hopeful data points in a recent lecture: [ Dror Poleg@drorpoleg "If you pick different parts of science, you see the same pattern show up: Progress is accelerating, and it has started to accelerate in the last two years." Jack Clark @jackclarkSF I’m speaking at the IMF in an hour about the singularity and why I believe it has begun and the choices we'll need to make. Watch live here: https://t.co/Hj9HzcXx5h 6:08 PM · Oct 18, 2026 · 21.2K Views 2 Replies · 10 Reposts · 123 Likes ](https://x.com/drorpoleg/status/2111882070376980529) Anthropic is accelerating its investment into drug discovery, and is already announcing some impressive preliminary results: [ BioTender@Junioryu136689 BREAKING: Anthropic unveils early results from six Claude-powered drug development collaborations. • 70% shorter CAR-T signaling domain • ~35,000 antibody designs • >10× tighter antibody binding • 89% less batch-record review time Still largely preclinical. Anthropic @AnthropicAI Over the past few months, Anthropic scientists have engaged in deep research partnerships with six organizations developing new medicines. We've also begun drug discovery efforts of our own. In doing so, we’ve learned much more about how Claude can support the many stages of 9:43 PM · Oct 27, 2026 · 11.2K Views 3 Replies · 24 Reposts · 205 Likes ](https://x.com/Junioryu136689/status/2115197821150495150) Claude also appears to be enabling rapid progress toward a treatment for food allergies. OpenAI, meanwhile, announced a possible breakthrough treatment for neurodegenerative disease. Meanwhile, Google Cloud Chief Scientist Pushmeet Kohli has a list of recent scientific advances that have been enabled by its new Gemini model, including breakthroughs in nuclear fusion reactor design, rare disease research, and quantum computing: [ Pushmeet Kohli@pushmeet Gemini 4 Argon is a step change in model performance. In recent weeks, it has had a transformative impact on the Science projects in our team at @GoogleDeepMind and our external collaborators, and helped make a number of remarkable advances across scientific disciplines. 🧵👇 4:47 PM · Oct 13, 2026 · 36.5K Views 8 Replies · 41 Reposts · 497 Likes ](https://x.com/pushmeet/status/2110049807385702623) But as cool as these stories sound, they’re just very minor, preliminary efforts. There are a number of reasons to think that AI is going to propel us into a golden age of scientific discovery. That age might not last forever — AI might still run into diminishing returns eventually. But the next few decades are probably going to be an absolutely amazing time for human science. The number of “effective researchers” is no longer limited The most important input into science is scientists themselves. Until this year, that meant human brains — talented, highly trained human brains. The number of trained human brains could be increased by sending more people to grad school, but only to a point — the smartest people tend to be sent into the hardest research fields first, and if you 10x the number of researchers, the average quality will go down. This constraint was already starting to bite, as Ekerdt and Wu argued in 2024: We argue that a substantial portion of the downward historical trend in U.S. research productivity is a composition effect resulting from self-selection in researcher ability and the dramatic expansion of the research sector…[W]e find that this composition effect has lowered average researcher ability by between 37% and 53%[.] And of course, low fertility was making the problem worse, because fewer children meant fewer people who were able to become future scientists. AI just blows up this constraint completely. If an AI agent can function as an autonomous researcher, there’s no constraint on the number of researchers in the world — you can just build more of them, by building more computer chips and data centers that enable the running of more AI agents. Whether or not massive hordes of agents can collaborate to solve individual problems much faster, increasing the number of agents allows them to tackle many different research questions in parallel. What’s more, these AI “researchers” can be trained incredibly quickly compared to human beings. A human scientist takes decades to train, and more years to reach the frontier of their research field by diligent reading and conversation. This is the “burden of knowledge”, and it’s commonly believed to be one reason ideas have been getting harder to find — by the time human scientists can get up to speed, they’re often so old that their ideas are no longer novel. AI just annihilates this constraint — it can assimilate the entire literature and reach the frontier of research extremely quickly, and it can also tell human scientists where the frontier lies without forcing them to discover that for themselves. It can also pivot to new research directions more easily than humans can. And there’s also a self-reinforcing economic cycle here. Because scientific advances enable higher GDP, they enable more resources to be invested into the creation of yet more electronic “scientists”. Now that doesn’t mean the amount of scientific research goes to infinity — there may still be some essential bottleneck task that human researchers are still needed to perform. There are some indications that AI’s progress on open-ended conceptual research tasks is slower than in other dimensions, and it may be that humans are still needed to provide some of this long-term conceptual thinking. I’d bet against this being true for much longer, but it might be true for a long time. Even in this most “pessimistic” case, though, the amount of effective capital that scientists can use to leverage their work just went up by a lot. AI eliminates the theory bottleneck Science proceeds by an iterative process of theory and experiment. The theory part of that cycle is typically short, but non-trivial — it took a couple of years after the blackbody radiation spectrum was observed for Max Planck to come up with the quantum hypothesis to explain it, and decades longer before quantum theory as we now know it was created. It took about a year for Watson and Crick to figure out the shape of DNA after the requisite data was gathered. AI will basically eliminate the theory bottleneck entirely — or at least shorten the turnaround time between experiment and theory by an order of magnitude. AI is an absolute beast at math. Recently, an OpenAI model solved some of the most important open problems in computer science, math, and theoretical physics, and no one even batted an eyebrow because that sort of triumph is becoming increasingly commonplace. One of those solutions was a proof that the Standard Model of Particle Physics could be mathematically well-defined — a problem that human theorists had so far been unable to tackle. Not all research relies equally on theory, but understanding novel experimental results almost always involves some important component of either mathematical or spatial reasoning. That part of the task has now been made much, much faster. And on top of that, science is now open to a greater number of humans who aren’t naturally good at theorizing. AI can read the whole literature Much of the work of human scientists involves reading and understanding endless amounts of papers and going to endless conferences and seminars. The purpose of that work is to understand the existing scientific literature. Understanding the literature allows scientists to do the following things: Come up with new ideas for hypotheses to test Avoid doing research that someone else has already done Synthesize approaches from different areas or fields AI can reduce this effort to almost zero. Consider this excerpt from OpenAI’s blog post about their new research into neurodegenerative disease: The team divided the analysis among thousands of AI agents powered by GPT‑Rosalind, an approach we call distributed biological reasoning. The agents examined a whole-brain CRISPR atlas…a dataset showing how gene disruptions affect different types of cells across the mouse brain. Each agent investigated a gene disruption, analyzed cellular responses, searched scientific literature, and proposed explanations for the results. Their reports were combined into a reasoning atlas linking genes, cellular effects, relevant publications, and possible biological mechanisms. The research team estimated that comparable human analysis and literature review, conducted one perturbation at a time, would take months to a year. The agents reproduced findings from human analyses while uncovering additional leads. Their assessments of novelty and scientific value also aligned with judgments from blinded human experts. These findings help prioritize further experiments needed to test the proposed biological mechanisms. Some of these insights point to new leads for understanding brain disease. [emphasis mine] This is one case in which parallel work by a large number of agents really does make a huge difference: [ Haider.@haider1 this is actually insane openai deployed thousands of GPT-Rosalind agents to analyze millions of mouse brain cells in 32 minutes, work that could take human researchers months to a year also the agents uncovered new leads for brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's OpenAI @OpenAI GPT-Rosalind surfaced a new lead for drug discovery: could restoring cholesterol transport protect neurons from degeneration? DCTN1 is a gene linked to Perry syndrome, a rare neurodegenerative disorder. In mouse-brain data, disrupting it increased expression of genes involved in 2:41 PM · Oct 21, 2026 · 51.5K Views 26 Replies · 95 Reposts · 1.26K Likes ](https://x.com/haider1/status/2112917197903540516) Not only does instantaneous literature review vastly speed up the research process, but it allows AI to make novel conceptual leaps from combining approaches from wildly different fields of research. AI regularly does this in math research, combining results, approaches, and theorems from far-flung places that no human mathematician would have thought to combine. It can do it in science, too. Much of scientific innovation, historically, has been “recombinant” innovation — scientists applying insights from one field to another. With AI, essentially all research is now cross-disciplinary — AI can read not just the literature on a particular subject, but the literature on a million other subjects that might have produced useful techniques or insights for the problem at hand. Superscience So far, all of the factors I’ve listed are ways that AI can speed up science as it’s already done. I’ve basically described how AI can send gigantic hordes of superhumanly fast, superhumanly well-read, superhumanly mathematically gifted researchers to re-accelerate scientific discovery. But it’s also possible that AI will enable types of discovery — and ways of understanding the natural world — that no network of humans, no matter how large or how brilliant it was or how long it had to work, would ever be able to discover. In a post back in July, I wrote about how that might work: What if there are lots of…aspects of the Universe that [are] too complex to understand in terms of simple laws, but not so complex that they just dissolve into unknowable chaos? It’s possible that we can reliably control these complex phenomena with AI, even if we never reduce them to the kind of principles that we can teach a grad student in a textbook… Another way of saying this is that there may be laws of the universe that humans can’t understand but AI can. I call these “cloud laws” — causal regularities that can be exploited by technology, but which are too diffuse and complex for an individual human being to either intuit or communicate… Perhaps social sciences like economics, sociology, and political science obey similarly complex regularities, and AI can help us find them. Perhaps there are physical processes — plasma, or topological materials, or aerial turbulence, etc. — that obey cloud laws instead of chaos?… [H]uman collaboration is bottlenecked — it’s limited by our ability to intuit patterns at an individual level, and to communicate these patterns from one individual to another. AI, being a computer, just doesn’t have this sort of limitation; it can work with vast, diffuse patterns without having to break them into pieces or simplify them in order to compress them into the tiny pipelines of person-to-person explanation… If much of the Universe turns out to be ruled by cloud laws, we could be on the precipice of a scientific renaissance. In order to discover cloud laws, AI will need huge amounts of data about the natural world. AI figured out human speech by assimilating essentially all of the text humans have ever written. If it’s going to figure out hidden patterns in biology, neuroscience, materials science, etc., it’s going to need similarly massive amounts of data from physical instruments. That data will be far, far more than humans — individually or collectively — would be able to parse, label, characterize, or model. But AI was built to do this. If scientists simply build huge arrays of sensors to measure complex phenomena like the brain, the cell, the economy, etc., they may be able to feed this flood of data to AI directly and bypass human cognitive intermediation entirely. AI would then learn about the world directly, and it might learn things that humans never could. This “superscience”, if you want to call it that, would actually go beyond the kind of science humans have done heretofore. Many of the technologies it yielded would be beyond human comprehension — indistinguishable from magic. But to the AIs, they would make perfect scientific sense. In any case, it seems clear that the scientific slowdown that threatened human progress will now be delayed — at least for a while. Unless humans have somehow found most of the actual exploitable regularities in our Universe, we’re about to enter a new golden age of science. Subscribe Share

Oct 29 • 5:55 AM EDT • Science • noahpinion.blog

What’s Next for Prospect Vance Honeycutt?

The Baltimore Orioles originally drafted Vance Honeycutt out of the University of North Carolina in 2024. Heading into the draft, Honeycutt had set his alma mater's season and career home run records. However, since being drafted, Honeycutt's prospect status has fluctuated. Early Struggles Heading into the 2024 MLB Draft, Honeycutt was considered an upper-tier prospect. …

Oct 29 • 5:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Global Health & WASH

The US National Institutes of Health reopened its center and program-project machinery in force. NIGMS is funding Collaborative Program Grants for interdisciplinary teams, NIAID opened both its Immune Tolerance Network and a next-generation R&D call, the NCI runs its Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs program, the National Library of Medicine is funding institutional training in biomedical AI and data science, and NIH reopened its Centers for AIDS Research. The tell: these pay for standing centers and multi-year consortia at institutions with an existing funded research base, not one-off projects, so the fit is an established US research institution, not a single investigator. Disease-specific foundations are again funding the researcher, not just the research. The Parkinson’s Foundation opened its Paul Oreffice Innovations in Care Award and the National Ataxia Foundation its Research Seed Money Grant. The tell, the same one we flagged last cycle, is a named early-career or seed award that builds a pipeline of scientists committed to one condition, so what wins is a researcher willing to specialize. The post-USAID global-health money is routing through a State Department program statement and multilateral innovation funds. The US Department of State’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy opened its Advancing Global Health Annual Program Statement, Grand Challenges Canada opened Nexa Lighthouse for climate and health innovation in Asia and the Pacific at USD $250,000 to $2,000,000, and CEPI opened a rolling call on vaccine-manufacturing analytics. The tell: the largest health money this cycle sits in a standing program statement and in staged innovation vehicles, not in a single bilateral grant. Total Estimated Funding Pool: ~$35.4M across discrete grants. (Separately, large national-formula envelopes not counted in this total: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD).) This post is for paid subscribers. This helps support the time and effort it takes to curate and organize these opportunities. Subscribe To keep this accessible to everyone who needs it, we’re happy to offer pay what you can rates. You can find more details here. New opportunities: Paul Oreffice Innovations in Care Award, Parkinson’s Foundation. *New!* *Closing soon!* The Parkinson’s Foundation created the Paul Oreffice Innovations in Care Award to fund clinicians rethinking how people with Parkinson’s disease receive care. The Foundation is using pilot funding to move promising ideas into testable projects, backing work across four lanes: strengthening community clinician capability, redesigning care models, building patient-centered technologies, and defining the minimum clinical datasets that make better standards possible. It wants hypothesis-driven, clinically grounded projects that can generate evidence strong enough to attract further funding. By opening the door to clinicians at every career stage and strongly preferring projects that involve people with Parkinson’s in their design, the Foundation signals that it values practical, patient-shaped innovation over prestige. The strongest fits are US-licensed clinicians with a focus on Parkinson’s and an institutional home for applied care research. Geographies: united states. Who can apply: Clinicians of all career stages, from fellows to established faculty, who are licensed to care for patients in the United States and have a significant focus on Parkinson’s disease. Physicians must have completed a neurology residency (or justify how their training pathway benefits people with PD); allied health professionals must hold an advanced degree, typically a PhD. Fellows, those in mentored positions, and those within two years of starting an independent position require a mentor and a mentor support letter. The sponsoring institution’s grants office is the authorized recipient and funds are disbursed to the institution. Funding amount: Maximum of $200,000 over two years; up to three awards. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Innovation; Science & Technology. Deadline: November 1, 2026. Learn more and apply here. Design and Deliver the Next EIT Health Bootcamps, EIT Health. *New!* *Closing soon!* EIT Health is opening its call for consortia to design and deliver the next generation of its health start-up bootcamps, funding the curriculum, masterclasses, mentoring, and investor engagement that turn early health ventures into fundable companies. The organization is using these learning paths to strengthen Europe’s health innovation pipeline across digital health evidence, deep tech and AI commercialization, cross-border investment, and patient access. What EIT Health wants to back is not a single course but durable delivery capacity built by partners who span industry, education, and research. Requiring multi-country consortia and a revenue-sharing stake in the programs signals that EIT Health expects these bootcamps to outlast the grant. The strongest fits are established training providers, universities, and industry partners with proven reach into health entrepreneurs. Geographies: Europe. Who can apply: Consortia only (individuals cannot apply), comprising a minimum of two and a maximum of five independent legal entities. Partners must cover at least two sides of the Knowledge Triangle (industry, education, research), including at least one industry organisation, and at least two entities must be legally established in different Horizon Europe countries. Funding amount: Foundational Learning Path: up to EUR €112,000; Thematic Learning Paths: up to EUR €124,500 per path (up to four thematic projects); up to EUR €610,000 total EIT Health funding available under the call. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Innovation; Science & Technology; Economic Development & Livelihoods. Deadline: November 2, 2026. Learn more and apply here. Technology Transfer Offices & Entrepreneurship Support Call (Beyond the Lab: From Research to Venture), EIT Health. *New!* *Closing soon!* EIT Health is opening its Technology Transfer Offices and Entrepreneurship Support Call to fund consortia that will deliver the Beyond the Lab: From Research to Venture program for healthcare researchers. EIT Health is using the grant to build local capacity for turning laboratory science into incorporated start-ups, paying experienced technology transfer offices and entrepreneurship support providers to run masterclasses, structured mentoring, and a closing Pitch Day across two cohorts. It wants to back organizations that can walk researchers from discovery to company formation, not just teach theory. Requiring two transfer offices plus one venture-building provider signals that EIT Health values proven commercialization experience alongside academic reach. The strongest fits are European research-commercialization teams with a track record of moving health innovations toward investable ventures. Geographies: Europe. Who can apply: A consortium of two Technology Transfer Offices (representing higher education institutions or research organisations) and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider with demonstrated experience in venture building and start-up support. Applicants may apply for more than one learning path where they can demonstrate the required expertise and capacity for each. Funding amount: Up to EUR €77,000 in 2027 and up to EUR €77,000 in 2028 (up to EUR €154,000 total per consortium over two years). Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Innovation; Science & Technology; Economic Development & Livelihoods. Deadline: November 2, 2026. Learn more and apply here. EIT Health RIS Country Representatives Call (2027-2028), EIT Health. *New!* *Closing soon!* EIT Health is seeking organizations to serve as Country Representatives across eleven Regional Innovation Scheme countries in central and eastern Europe for the 2027 to 2028 period. The money funds a national anchor in each country, an organization that maps the local health innovation ecosystem, connects startups and researchers to EIT Health programs, and builds the stakeholder relationships that let health ventures grow. EIT Health is backing local capacity rather than individual projects, which is why it accepts both single organizations and national consortia that span education, research, and industry. The requirement for co-financing signals that it wants representatives already embedded in their national systems. The strongest fits are established ecosystem builders with deep ties to health innovation stakeholders in one eligible country. Geographies: Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Greece; Hungary; Latvia; Malta; Romania; Serbia; Slovenia; Turkey. Who can apply: Registered legal entities established in one of the eligible EIT RIS countries. Single organisations or national consortia may apply. Consortia must include at least two sides of the Knowledge Triangle (education, research and industry), and all consortium partners must be established in the same eligible country. Suitable applicants have demonstrated experience in healthcare innovation ecosystem development, innovation support and entrepreneurship, start-up acceleration, technology transfer, research and higher education, business support, and stakeholder engagement, with strong links to national innovation stakeholders. Funding amount: Up to EUR €182,000 per Country Representative (maximum funding per project); total call budget up to EUR €1,274,500; EIT Health funds up to 60% of total eligible project costs. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Innovation; Science & Technology; Economic Development & Livelihoods. Deadline: November 2, 2026. Learn more and apply here. Architects of Trust: Community-Driven Demand Creation for New TB Vaccines, Treatment Action Group (TAG). *New!* *Closing soon!* Treatment Action Group, with funding from Wellcome, is opening its Architects of Trust call to help communities prepare for the new tuberculosis vaccines now moving through late-stage trials. The money backs civil society and community-based organizations to raise awareness, surface local questions and concerns, and press policymakers toward equitable national rollout. By pairing each grantee with an advocacy mentor and running a strategy workshop alongside the Global TB Vaccine Forum, Treatment Action Group is building a durable advocacy bench rather than funding one-off outreach. The two-stage design, starting with a short expression of interest, signals that fit and community rootedness matter more than polished proposals. The strongest fits are locally trusted groups with real TB, immunization, or health advocacy experience and a committed project lead. Geographies: Brazil; Ethiopia; India; Indonesia; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Nigeria; Peru; Philippines; South Africa; Tanzania; Vietnam; Zambia. Who can apply: National, subnational, or regional civil society organizations (CSOs) or community-based organizations based in one of the 14 eligible countries or in Eastern Europe/Central Asia regional networks, with experience in TB, immunization, or other health advocacy and in community engagement or policy advocacy; well integrated into stakeholder networks with membership or affiliation to other CSO or community networks; naming a dedicated project lead (’architect of trust’) who can attend the April 2027 Zaragoza forum in person; and holding (or committing to adopt) organizational policies on safeguarding (bullying, harassment, abuse, and harm), equity, diversity and inclusion, and legal compliance, research practice and governance. Funding amount: Grants of up to US$45,000 will be awarded to 8 CSO partners across 14 high-TB-burden countries plus regional networks in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; each grant funds 12 months of work. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Governance; Policy & Advocacy. Deadline: November 4, 2026. Learn more and apply here.

Oct 29 • 3:37 AM EDT • Health • impactfunding.substack.com

Commentary: Patients first? Putting the OSMA Ohio governor endorsement in perspective

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Oct 29 • 3:30 AM EDT • Health • ohiocapitaljournal.com

Jets’ Garrett Wilson Issues Message Amid 49ers Trade Speculation

The San Francisco 49ers have already made one trade leading up to the Nov. 10 deadline, reuniting with former defensive lineman DeForest Buckner in a deal with the Indianapolis Colts. Nonetheless, could the Niners make a bigger move?San Francisco is dealing with injuries to their wideout group, and one of the names floating in the […] The post Jets’ Garrett Wilson Issues Message Amid 49ers Trade Speculation appeared first on HEAVY.

Oct 29 • 3:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Blackhawks Among Teams Showing Trade Interest in Capitals Winger

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Oct 29 • 3:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Married Special Operations Veterans Built Separate Businesses. Here's What They Learned

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Oct 29 • 3:00 AM EDT • Business • military.com

Special Thornton Township board meeting includes brief business

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Oct 29 • 12:54 AM EDT • Business • thelansingjournal.org

The Rest Is Politics: US announces three-hour live midterms election special

Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci will host a three-hour livestream on Wednesday 4 November, bringing live results, reaction and analysis from the 2026 US midterm elections.

Oct 29 • 12:33 AM EDT • Politics • podnews.net

Garrett Wilson makes decision on Jets

New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson has been visibly frustrated in recent weeks, with the team sitting at 2-5 and the star wideout rarely getting the ball. And with the trade deadline approaching, that frustration has led to plenty of speculation about his future in New York. On Wednesday, Wilson addressed that speculation head-on,…

Oct 28 • 10:49 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Fresno Falcons ‘incredibly proud’ to partner with Saint Agnes Health

The Fresno Falcons named Saint Agnes Health as their official medical team service provider for the upcoming season, which will include sideline coverage and specialized orthopedic care provided by…

Oct 28 • 8:47 PM EDT • Health • yourcentralvalley.com

UC-listed apartment building faces complaints as inspector alerts health department

Oct 28 • 8:42 PM EDT • Health • local12.com

Big Warhammer Day news for Officially Licensed video games and merch

Reveals, special offers, and more.

Oct 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • warhammer-community.com

It's OK, Pokémon And Retro Gaming Fans, The Resellers And Vultures Will Eventually Move On

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Oct 28 • 7:09 PM EDT • Technology • aftermath.site

Hawaiʻi Excellence in Business Awards 2026

Hawaii Business Magazine bestows corporate and nonprofit awards for outstanding performance in business success, innovation and community impact. Companies were honored in September for excellence across Small, Medium and Large Corporation categories, plus seven Specialty Awards spanning community impact, innovation, stewardship and workforce development.

Oct 28 • 6:35 PM EDT • Business • hawaiibusiness.com

Sanford to end labor and delivery services in Luverne

The announcement highlights the challenges faced by rural communities as hospitals contend with declining birth volumes, staffing demands and the need to maintain specialized maternity care.

Oct 28 • 5:57 PM EDT • Health • mprnews.org

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Oct 28 • 5:42 PM EDT • Health • wtoc.com

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Oct 28 • 5:42 PM EDT • Health • 1011now.com

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Oct 28 • 5:42 PM EDT • Health • wowt.com

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Oct 28 • 5:42 PM EDT • Health • wdbj7.com

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Oct 28 • 5:42 PM EDT • Health • kttc.com

All 16 D&D World of Warcraft Species Revealed

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Oct 28 • 5:41 PM EDT • Technology • dungeonsanddragonsfan.com

Lobotka injury: Napoli star stretchered off in tears

Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka suffered a suspected ankle injury in the first half of a Serie A match against Monza and was stretchered off in tears.Napoli star Lobotka suffered a suspected ankle...

Oct 28 • 5:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Clocks fall back Nov. 1: Sleep specialist on health impacts and how to adjust

Daylight Saving Time ends on Nov. 1, so clocks will be set back an hour. While many will welcome an extra hour of sleep on Halloween night, changing the clocks twice a year carries health impacts.

Oct 28 • 5:11 PM EDT • Health • wkyt.com

From Business to Beluga Whales: Inside Briana Maltez’s Marine Biology Journey

Beneath the hum of filtration pumps and the rhythmic trickle of saltwater tanks, Briana Maltez is completely in her element. The Texas A&M University at Galveston marine biology major is following her lifelong love of animals—and that passion drives her pursuit for a second bachelor’s degree in a field that endlessly ignites her curiosity.As a native of nearby Sugar Land, Maltez did not initially set out toward coastal science. She initially earned a degree in agricultural business through the Texas A&M RELLIS campus in Bryan, but her subconscious fascination with ocean life grew into an unignorable question during her time there: What if? Photo courtesy of Briana MaltezThe query continued to plague her until a turning point came during a Florida trip to near the end of her first degree. Up-close encounters with marine life reignited a childhood dream and shifted her trajectory toward the sea. Yet, stepping into an entirely new field required a leap of faith. Faced with the daunting prospect of starting over, Maltez placed her trust in Texas A&M Galveston as the premier marine biology program in the state. Deciding that she would never feel satisfied unless she tried, she applied—finding the resolve to face the demanding science curriculum head-on.Any lingering doubts vanished during her first semester on the island campus. The close-knit campus environment and small class sizes allowed Maltez to build immediate connections with her professors and peers—a welcoming backdrop where her love for ocean stewardship could truly take root.“I instantly fell in love with the campus and the small classes,” Maltez recalled. “I was like, ‘Yep, I’m so happy I came here.'”Before long, Maltez found a second home inside the university’s Sea Life Facility. Designed to mirror complex, large-scale aquarium infrastructure on a manageable scale, the space offered Maltez a safe training ground to grow familiar with system maintenance and water chemistry under the tutelage of Sea Life Facility Manager Katie St. Clair. While tending to the tanks there, she grew especially fond of watching the facility’s resident clownfish breed and care for their clutches.“Katie definitely wants us to learn, ask questions, and get hands-on experience,” said Maltez. “So, it has been great having her help with getting pre-experience before doing it in the real world.”That hands-on experience quickly sparked a deeper interest in animal husbandry—the daily art of monitoring the animal’s diets, observing their behavior, and maintaining the aquarium’s overall health. Eager to turn those newfound practical skills into technical credentials, Maltez even earned certifications in life support systems and water quality management through Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators courses.Maltez’s passion soon extended beyond campus boundaries. During a summer study abroad program in South Caicos, Turks and Caicos, Maltez immersed herself in underwater field research. In addition to learning about local history and ecotourism impacts, she snorkeled daily, utilizing drones and hydrophones to record underwater bioacoustics and listen to the often-missed crackles of snapping shrimp, fish, and lobster larvae. Maltez at SeaWorld San AntonioPhoto courtesy of Briana Maltez“What you don’t realize is that there’s so many animals around you, but because they sense, you already, they run away,” Maltez explained. “I think that’s really cool to experience, because you don’t even think about that when you travel.”Yet, among all her academic adventures, a week-long course at SeaWorld San Antonio through MARB 302 stands out as a defining milestone. Camping on-site alongside fellow marine biology majors, Maltez gained behind-the-scenes access to professional veterinary and husbandry operations, building lasting friendships and even interacting with penguins in the snow.The undeniable highlight of the trip was face-to-face interaction with beluga whales. Having admired the titanic cetaceans for years, getting to learn directly from their trainers solidified her ultimate aspiration: to care for belugas and contribute to conservation research supporting wild populations in Alaska.“They are one of my favorite animals, and I had heard so much about them,” said Maltez. ”Getting to see them up close was an amazing experience.”When she is not analyzing marine environments, Maltez documents campus life through her camera lens. As a photographer for the Nautilus student newspaper, the Yell Leaders at Midnight Yell, and the Shark Scholars club, she brings the university’s passionate energy into sharp focus. With less than a year remaining until graduation, Maltez looks back on her decision to return to school with gratitude. Taking her journey one day at a time helped her push through demanding coursework, unlocking opportunities she once thought were out of reach. Today, Maltez stands as a compelling example of what happens when passion meets purpose: By trusting her drive and embracing every hands-on experience, she has transformed a second chance at college into an opportunity to dive into a career beneath the waves.

Oct 28 • 4:30 PM EDT • Business • news.galveston.tamu.edu

Brewers Suffer Historic Meltdown In World Series Game 4

Milwaukee choked in spectacular fashion

Oct 28 • 4:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Final Deadline for the 2026 Aspect Marketing & Advertising Awards Is October 31

The final deadline for the 2026 Aspect Marketing & Advertising Awards is Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 11:59pm CDT. The Aspect Marketing &

Oct 28 • 4:12 PM EDT • Business • bhbusiness.com

Washington’s Devan Chandler Long on his journey to ‘Ghosts’

The Anacortes-raised actor returns as the Viking ghost Thorfinn in the "Ghosts" Halloween special, which premieres Thursday on CBS.

Oct 28 • 4:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com

Padres Reach Agreements with Four International Prospects Amid Scouting Push

San Diego reportedly reached agreements with four young international prospects, including a promising Venezuelan pitcher, as its new owners joined the team's scouting efforts in the Dominican Republic.

Oct 28 • 3:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Intermountain Health Rheumatology Clinics Open to Serve Denver and Northglenn Areas

Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital has opened comprehensive rheumatology clinics to care for patients with arthritis and other autoimmune or inflammatory diseases.Rheumatology is the medical specialty that diagnoses and cares for patients who have rheumatic diseases including autoimmune, chronic inflammatory or degenerative conditions. T...

Oct 28 • 3:09 PM EDT • Health • news.intermountainhealth.org

Retired NASA astronaut to speak at Asheville Museum of Science event

Downtown museum is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, with John Casper as its special guest

Oct 28 • 2:58 PM EDT • Science • 828newsnow.com

Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after defeat in Brazil's presidential election

His arrival in the US ends speculation about his whereabouts after he failed to comply with an order to surrender his passports.

Oct 28 • 2:42 PM EDT • Politics • bbc.com

Charting new pathways for the next generation of scientists, engineers and Ai specialists

We had two or three representatives from Agriculture, Education, Labor, National Science Foundation, and we really worked well together," said Jan Tyler.

Oct 28 • 2:36 PM EDT • Science • federalnewsnetwork.com

Chicago trucking entrepreneur plans high-end Naples nightclub

Club’s plans, according to the owner, ‘include a three-hour show featuring singers, dancers, aerialists and live music in a spectacular, theatrical setting.’

Oct 28 • 2:05 PM EDT • Business • businessobserverfl.com

Rangers Opponents Aberdeen Await Connor Ronan Knee Injury Verdict

Aberdeen await a specialist verdict on Connor Ronan’s knee injury as defensive absences mount before their cup semi-final against Rangers.

Oct 28 • 2:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

NPI awarded National Institutes of Health grant to evaluate implementation of California’s Recess for All law

California law mandates that public elementary and charter schools provide at least 30 minutes of recess time each school day as of school year 2024-25. Implementation was required by California Senate Bill 291, also known as Recess for All, which passed on October 13, 2023 under the leadership of State Senator Josh Newman (D-29). Nutrition Policy Institute director and cooperative extension specialist, Hannah R. Thompson, alongside her colleague Rebecca A.

Oct 28 • 1:38 PM EDT • Health • ucanr.edu

Post Malone to Headline New Year’s Eve Festival as Smith Entertainment Group Brings a Blockbuster Winter Weekend to Utah

SEG teams up with Palm Tree Crew for a New Year’s Eve Festival featuring Post Malone and special guest Alesso, as Winter Weekend brings four days of sports and entertainment to Utah

Oct 28 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • nhl.com

XREAL Aura is coming in November with a special $200-off launch discount

Xreal Aura is set to redefine XR headsets with the full Android XR capabilities, apps, and games, plus a launch discount for early buyers.

Oct 28 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com

Xreal Aura is a new wired headset powered by Android XR

Xreal Aura will start at $1,279 and will have multiple XR specific launch apps at launch

Oct 28 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com

Marlins Shortstop Depth Gives the Organization Flexibility

Two of Miami's top prospects are shortstops, and the Fish have a wealth of talent at the position throughout their system

Oct 28 • 12:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Dylan Larkin Mystery Solved Following Red Wings Practice

Dylan Larkin's absence from Red Wings practice Wednesday sparked speculation, but a new report has revealed why he wasn't on the ice.

Oct 28 • 12:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Rare Nanotyrannus Jodi Joins Dinosaurs "Lost To Science" Following $47.3 Million Auction Sale To Private Collector

“Reputable scientific journals will not publish research carried out on privately owned specimens. They are lost to science.”

Oct 28 • 12:16 PM EDT • Science • iflscience.com

D.J. Wonnum named NFC special teams player of the week

Oct 28 • 12:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Grichuk Could Give Giants Needed Power Against Lefties

Randal Grichuk offers the veteran pop and situational flexibility the San Francisco Giants need to bolster their bench without blocking the path for rising prospects.

Oct 28 • 12:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Stop Being a Dolt! Jared Goff Is Elite!

Jared Goff is putting up elite NFL numbers with his fourth different Lions play-caller since 2022. It's time to give Detroit's quarterback his respect.

Oct 28 • 11:38 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Gevorg Tamamyan: Paediatric Oncologist, System Builder, Transregional Nominee - And A Test For Geneva’s Entrenched Machinery?

Dr Gevorg Tamamyan, an Armenian paediatric oncologist and professor at Yerevan State Medical University, has joined the race for WHO Director-General under a unique cross-regional nomination by the Republic of Botswana. Entering a competitive field of seven candidates as a clinician-academic and the youngest contender (born in 1987), his candidacy introduces a distinct frontline perspective to the 2027-2032 election.

Oct 28 • 11:35 AM EDT • Health • healthpolicy-watch.news

Latest Dylan Larkin Report Fuels Speculation

Dylan Larkin was absent from Red Wings practice Wednesday, fueling questions about a possible trade, injury, or illness.

Oct 28 • 11:19 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

'Hell chicken' dinosaur likely dined on fruit, not meat

The Cretaceous era species gobbled up fruit around present day Montana.

Oct 28 • 11:02 AM EDT • Science • popsci.com

The Medical Minute: Newborn intensive care: What parents need to know

A NICU stay can be scary for parents. A Penn State Health neonatologist explains how specialized care supports babies’ growth and development while helping families through a stressful time.

Oct 28 • 10:52 AM EDT • Health • pennstatehealthnews.org

Nintendo joins Best Buy for midnight Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 restock launch

📅 The Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 releases on Thursday, October 27 🚨 Our Zelda Switch 2 restock tracker @mattswider on X will send out an alert when stock appears 😲 Nintendo Store held a surprise restock on October 26 and is holding a midnight launch event on November 5 🙏 Other retailers may be holding back stock for launch day, too Walmart: Zelda Switch 2 console Best Buy: Zelda Switch 2 console GameStop: Zelda Switch 2 console Target: Zelda Switch 2 console Nintendo: Zelda Switch 2 console 🚨 We’re tracking Zelda Switch 2 stock updates. If you’d like to know when more stock arrives, follow Matt Swider on X and turn on notifications. You can also become a free or paid subscriber to The Shortcut to help support our work. 🚨 🚨 Want the Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2? Drop your email for restock alerts before it sells out. ⤵️ Subscribe We’re expecting to see a Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 restock tomorrow at major retailers like Walmart, as the console and Pro Controller are set to launch. However, Nintendo has joined Best Buy in announcing a midnight launch event for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on November 5, where limited quantities of the special edition console will be available. There is a catch, though. To attend the in-store event, which will be held on November 4 at Nintendo San Francisco and November 5 at Nintendo New York, a Warp Pipe Pass is required, which means capacity will be limited. If you’re lucky enough to receive a Warp Pipe Pass (they’re currently fully booked), you’ll be able to purchase The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition console, Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller and display stand, the Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 Pro Controller on its own, and the Zelda 40th Anniversary carrying case and screen protector. Purchases will be limited to one “per customer” and will be sold on a “first come, first served basis.” Why you should follow our Zelda Switch 2 restock tracker Obviously, many will be looking to receive the Zelda Switch 2 before November 5, and an instore event isn’t exactly ideal for many. That’s where our exclusive Zelda Switch 2 restock tracker comes in, as we’re providing up-to-the-second US store inventory checks. Those who follow Matt Swider on X and turn on notifications will be the first to know when new stock is live, as you can see in the post below. [ Matt Swider (The Shortcut)@mattswider ](https://x.com/mattswider/status/2114758291322757239?s=20) Zelda Switch 2 console in stock at the Nintendo Store nintendo.com/us/store/produ… 4:37 PM · Oct 26, 2026 · 67K Views 18 Replies · 4 Reposts · 75 Likes We’re strongly expecting retailers like Walmart to have stock on launch day, especially as it’s the largest retailer in the US. Cancellations can also occur in the run up to release, meaning more stock is made available that was previously taken. Thursday and Friday mornings is also when Walmart tends to offer restocks online. We’re predicting other retailers like Target, GameStop and Amazon will also get a new wave of consoles on launch day, and we’ll notify you if and when any Zelda Switch 2 restocks appear. You can trust our restock tracker as we helped over 400,000 people buy Sony’s console when it was in and out of stock for two years. We’ve since made it our goal to help our subscribers purchase hard-to-find items. We’ve done the same with the PS5 30th anniversary edition and many more in-demand products. Up next: Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 Pro Controller restock looks increasingly likely at Nintendo Store Subscribe Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. He also runs a retro gaming YouTube channel called Game on, boy! Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.

Oct 28 • 10:43 AM EDT • Technology • theshortcut.com

Women’s health the focus of upcoming Hartford HealthCare wellness event

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Women’s health is the focus of an upcoming wellness event Thursday. The event will bring together three medical specialists for an important conversation about the h…

Oct 28 • 10:32 AM EDT • Health • wtnh.com

Thief steals more than $80K worth of equipment from Geauga County business

Chardon police said a suspect is in custody after allegedly stealing more than $80,000 worth of equipment from a business.

Oct 28 • 10:22 AM EDT • Business • cleveland19.com

Expanded Visa Pathways for Business Visitors and Specialist Services Workers

Effective October 20, 2026, New Zealand has expanded the activities permitted for business visitors and extended Specific Purpose Work Visa eligibility to include Contractual Service Suppliers and Independent Professionals. Employers and foreign nationals should assess whether their proposed activities fall within the expanded settings and ensure they meet all applicable visa requirements.

Oct 28 • 10:16 AM EDT • Business • fragomen.com

Corning’s American Tradition of Knowledge in Materials Science

Founded in 1851 in upstate New York, where it remains, Corning is a manufacturer of specialized glass that has a market capitalization of over $100 billion as of October 2026 (GLW), annual revenues approaching $20 billion, and nearly 70,000 employees worldwide.1 Corning is the world’s leading manufacturer of touchscreen glass, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of optical fiber for long-distance telecommunication, the leading U.S. manufacturer of polysilicon for solar panels, and one of two suppliers of glass for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photomasks needed to make the world’s most powerful chips with ASML machines. Optical fiber is also increasingly crucial to expand the computational capacity of AI data centers with optical networking. Corning is a rare jewel of the American Industrial Revolution that has not just remained competitive to the present day but repeatedly enabled technological transformations: it developed the glass for Thomas Edison’s first light bulbs in the 1880s, invented optical fiber cable in the 1970s, and developed the “Gorilla Glass” touchscreens for Apple’s iPhones that kicked off the global smartphone revolution in the 2000s. Corning’s leading tradition of knowledge in materials science has allowed it to stave off successive waves of competition over the decades from Europe, Japan, and now China.

Oct 28 • 10:10 AM EDT • Science • brief.bismarckanalysis.com

Seahawks should pursue trade for Eagles RB Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley is a player involved in trade speculations this season and one who may be perfectly suited to give the Seahawks a humongous lift.

Oct 28 • 10:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Tired of old politicians? Vote.

Since Trump’s first presidency in 2016, no U.S. president has been younger than 70-years-old This current Congress is the third oldest in U.S. history; 24 members are over the age of 80. Age is a serious variable when it comes to someone’s ability to complete a job in any field, especially politics. Our country has...

Oct 28 • 10:00 AM EDT • Politics • ppuglobe.com

JD Sports gets target lift but Deutsche Bank stays at 'hold'

JD Sports Fashion PLC (LSE:JD., OTC:JDSPY) has had its price target raised from 95p to 105p by Deutsche Bank, which retains a 'hold' rating despite recognising support for sales and margins. The broker's caution centres on earnings prospects, with analyst Adam Cochrane saying the company's...

Oct 28 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • finance.yahoo.com

FoundCare Hosts Free Health Enrollment Fairs in Palms Springs and Riviera Beach to Connect Residents with Affordable Coverage and Community Resources - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report

Events to Feature Free Enrollment Assistance, Community Partners, Family Activities and Special Guest Roberto Martino October 28, 2026 – FoundCare, in partnership with Florida Blue and Trucordia, invites Palm Beach […]

Oct 28 • 9:56 AM EDT • Health • southfloridahospitalnews.com

'Northville Cemetery Massacre' Gets 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Disc Release Dec. 15 from VCI Entertainment

Longtime independent film distributor VCI Entertainment on Dec. 15 will release the 1976 motorcycle gang classic Northville Cemetery Massacre on Blu-ray Disc, the film’s first-ever appearance on the high-definition format. The “Special 50th Anniversary Special Edition” features a brand-new 4K restoration from the best available film elements. Also, for the first time on any home … Continue reading "‘Northville Cemetery Massacre’ Gets 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Disc Release Dec. 15 from VCI Entertainment"

Oct 28 • 9:49 AM EDT • Entertainment • mediaplaynews.com

General Lost Profits Analysis Versus Insured Business Interruption Loss Analysis

Forensic accountants often perform similar analyses for lost profits and business interruption claims, but while lost profits analysis aims to measure total economic harm from wrongful conduct, business interruption analysis determines recoverable losses under specific insurance policy terms—often resulting in different damage amounts due to coverage limitations, waiting periods, and restoration period restrictions.

Oct 28 • 9:48 AM EDT • Business • law.com

More Healthgrades Honors for UConn John Dempsey Hospital

8 awards across 6 specialties

Oct 28 • 9:46 AM EDT • Health • today.uconn.edu

Fans Can't Believe Walmart Canceled Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 Pre-Orders The Day Before They Were Meant To Arrive

The retailer seemingly oversold its pre-orders for the special-edition console coinciding with the Ocarina of Time remake

Oct 28 • 9:30 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com

Why Anthropic's IPO is risky business

Anthropic’s much-anticipated initial public offering is giving potential investors some perspective on the risky business of artificial intelligence. CNBC's tech reporter Jonathan Vanian has more details on the company's S-1 filing.

Oct 28 • 9:09 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com

York County eatery stored bread in garbage bags, fails health inspection

The state Department of Agriculture conducts annual inspections of food-serving businesses to ensure public safety and safe food-handling practices. Schools are inspected twice per year, according to the Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratories.

Oct 28 • 8:38 AM EDT • Health • centredaily.com

What has actually caused the decline in drug overdose deaths?

After years of steep increases, especially amid the pandemic, U.S. overdose deaths decreased 27% in 2024, and preliminary data from 2025 show another meaningful drop.

Oct 28 • 8:01 AM EDT • Health • statnews.com

Critical 16-Year-Old UEFI Flaw Can Run Code Before Secure Boot on Network-Booting Servers

A critical 16-year-old EDK II flaw allows crafted ICMP messages to crash PXE boots or enable pre-boot code execution on specific firmware builds.

Oct 28 • 7:50 AM EDT • Technology • thehackernews.com

Crowley proposes public health insurance option, but lacks details

Democratic candidate for governor David Crowley has touted an ambitious plan for a public option, but gave few specifics about how it would work.

Oct 28 • 6:02 AM EDT • Health • jsonline.com

6 Central Florida restaurants, 1 food truck shut down after health inspections last week

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down seven Central Florida dining venues during the week from Oct. 18-24 after conducting health inspections.

Oct 28 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • orlandosentinel.com

A guide to Nov. 3 midterm election with history, perspective

Democrats appear a cinch to win control of the House, but the Senate remains a toss-up. Save your sanity by ignoring the polls. And don't put too much weight on Republicans' big financial advantage.

Oct 28 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com

Health inspections shut down a dozen more Central Florida eateries

Last week, 12 more Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down (at least temporarily) after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

Oct 28 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • clickorlando.com

Demi Lovato Shares Health Update Following IV Drip Photo

Demi Lovato has reportedly reassured fans after a brief trip to the hospital this week. It was reported that the singer suspects she had an allergic reaction. According to her Instagram Story, she bel...

Oct 28 • 3:38 AM EDT • Health • yahoo.com

Demi Lovato Shares Health Update Following IV Drip Photo

Demi Lovato has reportedly reassured fans after a brief trip to the hospital this week. It was reported that the singer suspects she had an allergic reaction. According to her Instagram Story, she bel...

Oct 28 • 3:34 AM EDT • Health • yahoo.com

Celtics’ Jayson Tatum is finished commenting on Jaylen Brown situation

The trade of Jaylen Brown has already left fans speculating about a deep emotional rift between Jayson Tatum and Brown. Meanwhile, Brown’s recent pointed remark suggested that things might not be entirely smooth between the former teammates. As a result, Tatum once again faced questions about his relationship with Brown, but the Boston Celtics star […] The post Celtics’ Jayson Tatum is finished commenting on Jaylen Brown situation appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Oct 28 • 1:17 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

907 Sports: ‘Probably the big story for ASAA this year,’ the future of 9-man football in Alaska

Over the past two weeks, Alaska has seen four football programs crowned as state champions of their respective class. However, only three of those championships were sanctioned by ASAA, the governing body of high school athletics in the state, with the 9-man division excluded from an official state championship.

Oct 28 • 1:02 AM EDT • Sports • alaskasnewssource.com

Let's Talk: Youth — A champion, a colorful legacy and science that glows

Young people across East Tennessee are finding opportunities to shine, whether through athletic competition, scouting or scientific discovery. This week, we’re celebrating a Bearden Middle School champion, a special Girl Scout experience inspired by Dolly Parton and a classroom challenge that could take fifth graders to Dollywood. Bearden Middle School student wins Pan American championship […]

Oct 28 • 12:06 AM EDT • Science • knoxtntoday.com

Recent health inspections reveal Novi restaurant woes

Oakland County health inspectors found drain flies and improper food storage at several Novi restaurants recently.

Oct 28 • 12:01 AM EDT • Health • detroitnews.com

Bryce Rainer’s next step comes down to making more contact

The Tigers prospect paired elite power with a staggering strikeout rate in West Michigan. Now, Arizona Fall League action reveals whether swing adjustments can bridge that gap.

Oct 27 • 10:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Maple Leafs Handed Blunt ‘Valuable’ Easton Cowan Claim

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-2 to the Calgary Flames on Monday, October 26, but the game still offered a few positives.Of course, it is hard to draw positive conclusions from a defeat, especially since Toronto’s winning streak ended and Kirill Marchenko suffered an injury.However, at least one positive takeaway was Easton Cowan. According to […] The post Maple Leafs Handed Blunt ‘Valuable’ Easton Cowan Claim appeared first on HEAVY.

Oct 27 • 10:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Business owner accuses federal agencies of wrongfully seizing cash in San Diego

Global Coin Logistics CEO Steven Bailey filed federal lawsuits against the DEA and CBP, accusing them of wrongfully seizing more than $1 million through civil asset forfeiture without alleging spec…

Oct 27 • 9:58 PM EDT • Business • fox5sandiego.com

Democrats have a shot in Mississippi, but it’s a ‘long shot,’ political strategist says

Democratic strategist Matt Bennett analyzes the battle for control of Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections on ‘Special Report.’

Oct 27 • 8:58 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

Penn’s cultural groups drive voter turnout through community programming

UMOJA, APSC, UMC, and the Lambda Alliance told the DP they favor issue-based organizing over endorsing specific candidates.

Oct 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • thedp.com

Five 2027 Draft Prospects Who Fill Washington Commanders Needs

With the Washington Commanders currently in position to land the fourth overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, who are some of the names that can address needs?

Oct 27 • 7:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Trump says he’ll respect the midterm results ‘if they’re honest elections’

Oct 27 • 6:46 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Suspect arrested in connection to local business robberies

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Police Department arrested a 60-year-old suspect for allegedly engaging in attempted and armed robberies at multiple area businesses overnight Sunday, Oct. 25.

Oct 27 • 6:29 PM EDT • Business • portcitydaily.com

Animals Starves while the Kardashians Miss the Charts Again

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Before we get going, I’d like to offer congratulations to Jonathan Funke, whose suggestion “midflicks” won the poll for what I should call straight-to-streaming films which aren’t big or cinematic enough to go to theaters but seem too expensive for a TV movie. It’s so useful a term, I just used it last week! Now I just need to add this term to my data dictionary! Okay, on to this week’s issue. We’re starting out looking at Netflix/Ben Affleck’s latest crime thriller, Animals. I’ll also look at Disclosure Day heading to Peacock (it did better than you’d remember in theaters...) and a new movie based on toys. Plus, a long-time streaming flop returns for its eighth season...will it finally chart? (No.) Will anyone at Disney care? Probably not. All that, plus another look at new shows landing on streaming on 1-Oct from Reelgood, what streamer hasn’t had a film make the Luminate charts since August, Reacher’s long run on the charts, M_onster: The Lizzie Borden Story’s_ short run, the top shows in 2026 according to Samba TV, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. And I mean that last part: putting this week’s issue together, I assembled OVER 25 images, most of which are bespoke looks I made just for this report. Really, publishing articles like this takes the work of writing two articles: one is the narrative and the other is making charts/graphs. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the week of October 5th to October 11th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Film - Netflix’s Latest Star-Studded Thriller Goes For Glory The tempting angle for anyone writing about streaming film this month, like yours truly, is to ask, “Is this why Dan Lin lost his job at Netflix?” Take Animals, the Ben Affleck-starring-and-directing, Artists Equity-produced crime thriller that opened on 9-Oct. (Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson are also in it.) If it did really well, then one could argue that Lin has another success on his resume. If it underperformed, then it’s another example of a Netflix underperformance this year. So where did Animals fall? Kinda in the middle, but that means it’s more “not a hit” than “big hit”. On Nielsen, it opened to 12.0 million hours, and here’s how that stacks up for 2026 films so far this year: Obviously, that’s not great. It’s both under my 15 million opening bar for “fine” for a Netflix film and 20 million bar for “great” opening. It did a bit better on Samba TV, getting to first place. That’s very, very good, though again, looking at the Nielsen data, it probably means that it was a light week overall. Luminate’s data is a bit closer to Samba TV’s, tied for 17th all time for single weeks since May of 2024: To top it off, no one seemed to like it. It has a 33 on Metacritic and only a 5.7 on IMDb. Both of these numbers could have been impacted by the stories about Affleck’s comments about using AI to make the film. Given the controversy, the film might not have been as bad as the ratings suggest, but it’s also not a bullish sign. All to say…yeah, on net this film isn’t a point in Dan Lin’s favor. At this point, Netflix’s slide has been long enough—going on since February—that I’m almost tempted to lower the bar for what a “hit” is on streaming. Post-February of 2026 or so, it seems like straight-to-streaming films just haven’t hit the same heights as they did from 2022 to 2025. Before we head onto the “Quick Hits” for film, I want to shout out a fellow newsletter whose articles I’ve been loving this year, LA Material, a new LA-based news outlet. For just a highlight of my favorite articles since July... I loved this article on Ghost Town, a group on Venice that clears homeless encampments. As a Los Angeleno, obviously I adore their articles on LA parking issues. Their article on illegal parking tickets got the City Council to address the issue! Also check out their article on people parking in medians. Check out their deep dive on what went wrong with the LA Jazz Festival and how it fell apart, or what’s wrong with USC’s finances. Finally, they wrote up a voter guide on voter guides for the LA General Election. So meta! In search of a city? L.A. Material is an independent news outlet covering the people, politics, culture and glorious chaos shaping Los Angeles. L.A. Material brings you intel on the city you can’t get anywhere else. From exploring how Reddit short stories became Hollywood’s hottest commodity to reporting on the survival jobs keeping entertainment workers afloat. And answering, once and for all, why the AMC Burbank escalator is always broken. Through their newsletters, podcast, videos, events, and member community, L.A. Material is designed to help Angelenos connect to Los Angeles and each other. Sign up now for the free weekday newsletter. Quick Notes on Film Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Disclosure Day, came to Peacock on 9-Oct, and I’ll admit that, after pulling its stats, I did a pinch of a double take. As I wrote throughout my deep, deep, deep dive on summer box office/Obsession/Backrooms/IP/superheroes, oftentimes the film media discusses films as “flops” or “misses” or “hits” without clarifying what they specifically mean. Since Disclosure Day didn’t make $250 million in the US or $500 million globally, it was definitely a disappointment by Spielbergian standards, who is the highest-grossing director of all time, and arguably even more ahead in adjusted grosses. But it did make $245 million globally on a $115 million budget, so it isn’t as big of a miss as I remember. That’s still probably not enough to break even in the theatrical window, when you factor in marketing costs…but it’s close. And it grossed a lot more even in the US than some titles with about ten times more coverage. Anyways, lots of preamble to say this one only did 4.5 million hours according to Nielsen, so it did make the charts, but on the low end. Here’s how it stacks up to other Peacock titles: Apple TV (née +) followed up their “success for them” Mayday with Matchbox The Movie. This one doesn’t look like a success even for them, but at least it’s not a miss. Apple/Skydance clearly tried to take advantage of the success of Barbie at the box office—let’s greenlight all the toy properties!!!—but of course, this didn’t make it to theaters. And it stars John Cena, who, as I argued earlier this summer, NEEDS to get his movies back in theaters. Anyways, this one has mixed-to-bad numbers. It missed the Samba TV and Nielsen charts in its first week, but did make Luminate with 7.1 million hours. That’s just enough to not be an outright miss, and about half what Mayday did earlier this summer. Speaking of Apple Studio’s Mayday, it ended up lasting five weeks on Luminate, which isn’t bad for Apple TV. On Nielsen, it had a three-week run, racking up 13.5 million hours total. Again, like Matchbox, the issue is the budget; I doubt that this viewership earned enough to justify that budget. Also, to be clear, neither of these films are “midflicks”; both should have gone to theaters. Toy Story 5 is not hanging around on the streaming charts on Disney+, so it’s not as leggy as either Zootopia 2 or Moana 2, and definitely not in the same class as Encanto. (It did make all the money at the box office, so Disney is going to be fine…) The Breadwinner on Netflix (from Sony) is down to 3.9 million hours in its third week. It only lasted for one week on the Samba TV charts. Netflix’s Doing Life had a smaller-than-normal binge release curve bounce, only going to 7.1 million hours from 6.0 to start, but it made Samba TV at fifth place in its second week. The Netflix documentary, The Widower: Til’ Death Do Us Part, also had a small binge release curve bounce to 6.5 million hours, but did make a second week on Samba TV. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Unabomber fell off after two weeks on Nielsen—which is not great at all—and Demon Slayer fell off after just one week. Over on Luminate, the two smaller titles The Swan: Behind the Mirror and Kill. Bury. Print both fell out of the Luminate top ten charts. The story of library film at the first of the month is the arrival of the Ice Age films on Netflix. Now, here’s a small example of optimizing your library that even Netflix could do better. Say you want to rent/license a new film series from Disney**.** A streamer could pay a big paycheck and then drop each Ice Age film on the exact same day of the month, the fourth of October. That’s one choice. In contrast, the streamer could have released each film one week apart, and make each one a mini-event for folks watching Ice Age films. Or even roll them out monthly. Netflix opted for the former strategy, and as a result, only three of the films made the Nielsen charts this week. The “Miss of the Week” goes to Tubi’s YA-ish horror film_, R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2_, which didn’t even make the Luminate charts like Tubi films usually do, or, should I say, “used to”? Tubi films, most of which are straight-to-streaming, used to reliably make the Luminate film charts (which only covers straight-to-streaming films), but a Tubi film hasn’t made it since August. The first Pumpkinhead got 1.4 million hours last year according to Luminate. As I wrote about this film before, it seems to be a bit muddled in terms of age: too scary for young kids but probably not scary enough for older kids. Speaking of Luminate, Netflix’s latest doc about a comic (expect more docs about comedians all month), Who Is Martin Mull?, flopped, getting just 200K and 700K hours according to Luminate. Three other film/special misses belonged to Hulu, including a standup special, Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself, Neon’s latest horror film, Hokum, which made $17 million in the US, and a Family Guy Halloween special. (That last one was only 22 minutes, so it’s not a surprise it missed.) Finally, another Netflix standup special missed the charts, Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying missed too. I can confirm last week’s misses, most notably Paramount+’s Jackass: Best and Last, MUBI’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and HBO Max’s Evil Dead Burn. Television - I Can’t Visualize Nothing: The Kardashians Story Normally, in the mini-dive essays that open the Streaming Ratings Report, I focus on shows that do well or, at the very least, make the charts. Why? Because as I’ve said time and again, I can’t visualize nothing like, say, the Kardashians’ TV shows. Here’s the TV debuts chart for this week with a missing spot for The Kardashians, whose eighth season just landed on Hulu:

Oct 27 • 6:17 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com

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