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The next Cascadia megaquake could hit Oregon harder than expected

The Juan de Fuca plate beneath northern Oregon appears to be shallower than previously estimated, potentially making shaking from a future Cascadia megathrust earthquake significantly stronger. Scientists also found a deep basin beneath Tillamook that could trap seismic waves and intensify the shaking even further.

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Aug 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
A new recipe unlocks “impossible” nanocrystals for LEDs, implants, and superconductors

Scientists have cracked a long-standing chemistry problem, creating nanocrystals from tough metal nitrides that were previously extremely difficult to produce at this scale. The breakthrough could turn familiar materials used in LEDs, implants, and superconductors into building blocks for flexible electronics, printable devices, and other technologies.

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Aug 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
El-Sayed apologizes for comments he made responding to an attack on a Michigan synagogue

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has apologized to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus.

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Aug 29 • 6:02 PM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
Vicariously hike the Appalachian in the gorgeous A Trail Tale

A Trail Tale is an interactive trail journal inspired by Sierra point-and-click adventures and Oregon Trail.

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Aug 29 • 4:59 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
What courageous citizenship really looks like

By Vince Bzdek What exactly is courage? Ernest Hemingway famously called it grace under pressure. Mark Twain wrote that “courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.” C.S. Lewis refined that even more: “Courage is not the absence of fear, but acting despite it.” Is there a particular kind of […]

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Aug 29 • 4:18 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle: What de Zerbi said

When we become a team I think we can change the story of the last two seasons for Tottenham. Since the start of last season Tottenham Hotspur have lost the joint-most Premier League home games (11 – level with Wolves). Tottenham Hotspur have lost their opening two matches of a league campaign without scoring for the third time in their history, previously doing so in the 1947-48 (2nd tier) and 1974-75 (top-flight) seasons.

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Aug 29 • 3:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Peroxisome structure can help protect insulin and maintain beta cell health

Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center have identified a previously underappreciated role for tiny structures inside cells called peroxisomes in protecting insulin and maintaining ...

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Aug 29 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Gamescom Says Exhibitors Have To Protect Against Theft

Gamescom's official statement noted that while they treat the theft 'very seriously and understand the frustration of affected exhibitors,' there's also options to pay extra for 'individual stand security'

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Aug 29 • 9:39 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Scientists turn one of the hardest plastics to recycle into high-performance engine lubricant

Researchers have discovered a way to turn notoriously difficult-to-recycle PVC plastic into a key ingredient used in high-performance lubricants such as engine oil. The technique could give mountains of plastic waste a valuable second life while making lubricant production more sustainable.

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Aug 29 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Google’s hyper-personalized ‘Dreambeans’ feed is now free to test

After previously requiring a subscription, Dreambeans is now available for free Google Accounts in the US to test.

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Aug 28 • 6:54 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Apple’s new M6 adds feature previously exclusive to high-end chips

Apple’s M6 chip adds a new feature previously exclusive to higher-end chips like the M5 Pro, Max, and now M5 Ultra too.

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Aug 28 • 11:07 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
U.S. added 79,000 fewer jobs in 12 months through March, BLS says

The U.S. economy likely created 79,000 fewer jobs in the ​12 months through March ‌than previously estimated, the government said on Friday.

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Aug 28 • 10:14 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
The Witcher 3 Remastered reveals first Nintendo Switch 2 gameplay

Following its announcement earlier this week, the first gameplay for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered on Nintendo Switch 2 has been revealed. Screenshots were previously shared a couple of days ago. Those images alone suggested that CD Projekt Red was churning out a pretty great port, but now we actually get to see it in action. It looks like...

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Aug 27 • 9:39 PM EDT • Technology • nintendoeverything.com
The Literacy Crisis Reaches Dog-Bear Science

“New analysis of more than 300 bear encounters suggests our canine companions often increase odds of conflict and rarely serve as early warning systems many recreationists assume,” reads a subhead in Mountain Journal. The thing is, that study reaches no such conclusion. But you have to read beyond the abstract to understand that. Mountain Journal is not alone. Let’s look at a brief list of takeaways published elsewhere just to establish that none of them seem to know how to read science. Wes Siler’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Here’s CBC: “A new peer-reviewed study, The Canine Conundrum: Is a Dog a Help or Hindrance in Bear Country?, dug into conflicts similar to what the video depicts, by analyzing 326 reported human-bear conflicts from 1901 to 2023 involving dogs.” “The study found 54 per cent of conflicts were started by dogs. In the encounters researchers included in the study, five people and 56 dogs were killed, and 170 people were injured.” “Lana Ciarniello, an independent researcher who co-authored the study, said researchers found when a person goes hiking with at least one other person, the odds of a negative bear encounter decrease by 50 per cent.” “However, when a dog is involved, the chances of a negative bear encounter increase because ‘a dog really adds a chaotic factor into the mix of recreation,’ said Ciarniello.” Again, the study finds no data supporting that conclusion. “Hiking with your pet dog may make you feel safer in bear country—but a hiker’s recent encounter and a new study prove that the numbers don’t add up,” writes Backpacker, which is now part of Outside. The numbers don’t add up to support this take. There’s plenty more examples, but all are equally dumb, so I’ll stop there. How did so many people get this so wrong? Three reasons: 1) the study is published behind a paywall, with only the abstract freely available. 2) the methodology sets out to create work relevant to a hyper-specific audience, not the public. And 3) the dataset studied is almost absurdly limited and doesn’t bear (get it?!) comparison to wider information. Let’s work through all three. The Problem is Money I understand the irony, since I’m writing about this on a subscription-model newsletter, but information wants to be free. The study is published by The Wildlife Society and costs $16 to access. Reprinting it is specifically prohibited by the terms of use, so I can only share snippets and my conclusions with you here. Having worked as a journalist for 24 years, I can report with some authority that journalists are both lazy and cheap. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that much of the material you’re seeing written about this study is drawn from the freely-available abstract (above) only, and not a deep dive into its methodology or data. And that’s a problem, because abstracts are where researchers are able to break from their numbers and editorialize their opinions about conclusions. So what’s getting reported isn’t based on numbers, it’s based on an opinion designed for a specific audience, not the general public. Hell yeah ladies, kick that bear’s ass. The Methodology is Designed to Support a Predetermined Conclusion One of the biggest issues with the science that everyone likes to cite about bear spray’s efficacy is that no one understands that study was designed for a specific audience, looking for a specific answer. And since that audience is not the public, and our safety was not the question being asked, its conclusion is rendered irrelevant to our needs. Yes, I’m talking about Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska, which was created by Tom Smith and Stephen Herrero, two of the same scientists who put together this dog-bear conflict analysis. In the spray study, the purpose was to present relevant agencies with the information they needed to issue their field workers with bear spray. As such, incidents where people were unable to access the spray or similarly failed to get it deployed in time were excluded from the results, and only incidents they deemed successful were included. Could a ranger roll down their vehicle’s window and scare a bear away from a dumpster by spraying it? Turns out the answer was yes, and that was good enough for the purposes of that study. The sample size of actual bear attacks—the thing you and I would want bear spray to provide a solution to, was too small to draw conclusions from, and didn’t indicate success in that role. Is a Dog a Help or Hindrance in Bear Country? has similar limitations. “Insights provided here are intended to help wildlife managers create effective guidelines regarding the presence of domestic dogs in bear habitat,” is explained clearly by the study’s text. To conduct the study, Smith and Herrero went looking for publicly available reports of dog-bear conflicts: “All incidents included in our analysis involved at least one bear, one dog, and one person who was at immediate risk of injury (e.g., not in a protective structure such as a cabin or vehicle), injured, or killed,” explains the report’s methodology. Why is that a problem? “We recognize that data used in this study are biased in that people generally only report adverse interactions with bears, not benign ones. Consequently, we assume that for the most part, people and their dogs pass through bear country without incident.” As was the problem with the bear spray study, people are drawing conclusions here from a study that was never intended to be relevant to the general public. The Smith-Herrero database famously excludes Alaska’s Defense of Life and Property records, which are elsewhere considered the largest and most authoritative source on human-bear conflict. The Dataset is Absurdly Limited A 2009 study conducted by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife estimates that each year there are at least 43,000 documented complaints of human-bear conflict across North America. Is a Dog a Help or Hindrance in Bear Country? Examined those reports for years ranging from 1901 to 2023, and only managed to find 326 such incidents that met the criteria explained above. Let’s do some quick math, poorly. 43,000 incidents x 122 years = 5,246,000 total incidents of documented human-bear conflict. Smith and Herrero were only able to find 326 incidents that met their criteria for dog+human+bear+risk or occurrence of injury. That means there’s a 0.006 percent chance that the study’s conclusion—that dogs make bear encounters more dangerous—even gets a chance of occurring. And remember, that’s only in documented conflicts. There’s no way to know how many people across North America run into a bear in any given year without any conflict, but it’s probably safe to assume that the total number is well in excess of 43,000. And, dig deeper into the study and you can find further restrictions that skew its conclusions even more. “While the people involved in these incidents did not report the level of training their dogs had received, it is our assumption that most were untrained companion dogs as opposed to well-trained bear dogs, such as Karelians and livestock guardian breeds that have proven to be significant aids in bear country,” the study’s methodology explains. And that’s a problem, because an ongoing study here in Montana is finding that the simple presence of a Kangal like our youngest dog Teddy can reduce visits to private property from grizzly bears by 87.8 percent. In addition to being a badass, Teddy is also a companion animal. And in my admittedly limited sample size of the three dogs currently present in our living room, she’s no more effective than her mutt brothers. Plenty of people own a dog capable of deterring bears, even if they didn’t set out to own a bear dog. The real purpose of this study appears to be a recommendation that leashes are mandated and recreationists pursue training in their deterrent of choice. But that doesn’t make for sensational headlines. Are There Any Real Takeaways Here? Let’s throw some numbers around, just to try and get our hands around what the larger picture might look like for bears and dogs here. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that 42.6 percent of American households own a dog. The Canadian Animal Health Institute says roughly 35 percent of households in Canuckistan own a dog. In an attempt to create the worst possible result for dogs, let’s run with that 35 percent number. And given that outdoorsy and rural people are more likely to both own a dog, and have bear encounters, let’s just make a giant assumption and apply that number to those 43,000 conflicts documented annually. If 35 percent of 43,000 human-bear encounters involve a dog, then we can assume that at least 15,050 dog-bear conflicts are occurring annually in North America. 15,050 x 122 = 1,836,100. Smith and Herrero were only able to find 326 incidents that met their human, dog, chance or occurrence of injury criteria across 122 years. And only 170 documented human injuries. So, with all the obvious caveats about these numbers in no way describing reality beyond narrow study parameters, what they actually found is that your risk of injury if your dog tangles with a bear is only 0.009 percent. I’ll take those odds next time I’m hiking my dogs in bear country. Top photo: “Superintendent Horace Albright, eating pancakes with bears, at Lake Lodge, Yellowstone National Park.” NPS. A journalist with more than two decades of experience working around the world, Wes Siler is here to cut through the outrage and disinformation to bring you the factual, insightful, actionable reporting you need to understand what’s going on. Upgrading to a paid subscription supports this reporting, and buys personal access to Wes, who will help you save money on gear, plan outdoor adventures, and prepare for real life, and who promises he’s less salty in real life than he sometimes comes across as on the Internet. Wes Siler’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. 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Aug 27 • 6:47 PM EDT • Science • wessiler.substack.com
Jonny Kim’s resume already lists Navy SEAL, astronaut, doctor. He’s now returning to active duty.

After almost a decade of working at NASA, Jonny Kim will return to active duty for the U.S. Navy, where he previously served as a SEAL.

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Aug 27 • 5:42 PM EDT • Technology • navytimes.com
Longtime local sports reporter to be added to Kinnick Media Wall of Fame

Steve Batterson will be inducted posthumously alongside Gary Dolphin, Mike Hlas and Steve Roe the weekend of Sept. 18 - 19.

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Aug 27 • 2:14 PM EDT • Sports • kwqc.com
Brain scan method may improve diagnosis, treatment of psychosis

Vanderbilt Health study identifies two previously unreported subtypes of psychosis based on an analysis of structural brain scans.

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Aug 27 • 11:02 AM EDT • Health • news.vumc.org
Ohio business sues woman over one-star Google review

The lawsuit claims the woman “knowingly, maliciously, and intentionally” published “false” and “defamatory” allegations against the company.

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Aug 26 • 6:58 PM EDT • Business • newsnationnow.com
Entertainer Jaye P. Morgan Dies At 94

Morgan was one of the top female recording artists of the 1950s and later became a frequent talk show guest and game show panelist, infamously taking off her shirt on “The Gong Show.”

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Aug 26 • 6:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • huffpost.com
Big 12 announces ban on all professionals from returning

The Big 12 athletic directors have unanimously agreed to ban professionals from returning to Big 12 schools in all sports, the conference announced on Wednesday.

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Aug 26 • 6:24 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Sources: Big 12 ADs agree to ban professionals from returning

The Big 12 athletic directors have unanimously agreed to ban professionals from returning to Big 12 schools in all sports, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Wednesday.

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Aug 26 • 6:24 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
SEC Halts NFL Players From Returning to College Football

After a slew of news about the controversial returns in college football, the SEC has laid down the law. The SEC unanimously banned the admittance of professional athletes back to its member schools Tuesday night, ending a recent period of chaos just days before the 2026 season kicks off. The SEC follows in the Big […]

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Aug 26 • 3:07 PM EDT • Sports • wruf.com
Danganronpa 2×2 Switch 2 physical edition shifts to game-key card format

The physical edition of Danganronpa 2×22 for Switch 2, which was previously planned to release as a full game card, will now release on a game-key card in all regions including North America a…

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Aug 26 • 2:05 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
The Real Purpose of China's Robot Games Is Not Your Entertainment

China’s endlessly delightful World Humanoid Robot Games featured tons of impressive stunts. But the most mindblowing tricks were far less showy, and a lot more significant. For more like this, subscribe to Will Knight’s “AI Lab” newsletter.

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Aug 26 • 2:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • wired.com
UM Business School drops Herbert name following death

One of the most popular schools within the University of Miami has officially changed its name. What was previously known as the Patti and Allan Herbert Business School is now just titled the University of Miami Business School. When it was first built in 1992, the school was called the University of Miami Business School,

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Aug 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • themiamihurricane.com
University of Miami names new interventional radiology chair

Stephen Solomon, MD, joins the institution after previously serving as IR chief at the New York-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a professor with Weill Cornell.

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Aug 26 • 3:18 AM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com
Paranormal Activity: Nightmare Entertainment

More of a Broadway scream machine than a drama, Paranormal Activity opened Tuesday in its New York premiere at the August Wilson Theatre, where the title burns in blazing letters across a midnight-blue show curtain. The screaming starts even before the performance begins because extremely loud rock music continuously blasts through the already twilit auditorium...

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Aug 25 • 8:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • nystagereview.com
The White House’s Science Strategy Gets Two Big Things Right

Its two core ideas are worth taking seriously: harnessing AI to accelerate science and redesigning research organizations for this purpose.

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Aug 25 • 1:49 PM EDT • Science • aei.org
‘This is obviously a very, very lucrative business for them’: Somali pirates are back—the Iran war is keeping the US too busy to stop them

Brett Erickson, a managing principal at Obsidian Risk Advisors, says Somali pirates have a lower risk of American retaliation because of resources in the Middle East.

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Aug 25 • 12:46 PM EDT • Business • fortune.com
The New World Of Wearables: From Health Monitoring To Human Augmentation

The new world of wearables may be more about a much larger transformation: providing people with previously unheard-of visibility into their skills, performance, and health.

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Aug 25 • 12:01 PM EDT • Health • forbes.com
Internal body awareness does not predict mental health, study finds

The human brain continuously receives information from inside the body that helps detect physical needs and emotional states, such as a racing heartbeat, shortness of breath, hunger, thirst, pain and ...

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Aug 25 • 6:10 AM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
7 science-backed things to do on your phone for better brain health

Scrolling mindlessly can worsen your mood. Try this instead.

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Aug 25 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • washingtonpost.com
Council advances youth sports complex with multiple amendments

Evanston’s City Council voted unanimously Monday to preliminarily approve a youth sports facility proposed at 2722 Green Bay Rd. in north Evanston, after

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Aug 25 • 4:20 AM EDT • Sports • evanstonroundtable.com
Third time the charm? Democrat Christina Bohannan tries again in pivotal House race in Iowa

Bohannan is focusing on rural areas she previously lost, hoping to capitalize on Trump's declining popularity and economic issues.

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Aug 24 • 5:41 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth

In two recent NASA-funded studies, scientists uncover how ancient events in the Sun’s history may have helped create Earth’s unique climate and may have driven previously unexplained climactic shifts.

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Aug 24 • 1:53 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
John Oliver Riotously Rants At ‘Universally Annoying Problem’
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Aug 24 • 10:25 AM EDT • Technology • yahoo.com
John Oliver Riotously Rants At ‘Universally Annoying Problem’

The “Last Week Tonight” host took quite the shot at Taco Bell.

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Aug 24 • 10:25 AM EDT • Entertainment • huffpost.com
John Oliver Riotously Rants At ‘Universally Annoying Problem’

The “Last Week Tonight” host took quite the shot at Taco Bell.

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Aug 24 • 10:25 AM EDT • Technology • huffpost.com
Waco roadwork roundup: Twin Bridges traffic shift begins, big changes proposed for I-35 and Business 77

From the Highway 6 Twin Bridges to Interstate 35 and future plans along Business 77, Waco and road construction are going hand in hand this season. State transportation officials are moving forward with major traffic switches and lane closures, while simultaneously planning long-term re-designs to local roadways.

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Aug 23 • 11:57 PM EDT • Business • kwtx.com
When machines misread science: creating guardrails for human and AI interpretation of biomedical research

npj Digital Medicine - Artificial intelligence is increasingly acting as a first interpreter of biomedical research, shaping how evidence is applied to patient care. Simultaneously, science is...

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Aug 23 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • nature.com
Our Grandmothers Only Had 3 Products in Their Bathroom and Their Skin Was Better Than Ours, Here's What They Knew That We Forgot

You have probably spent more than you care to admit on serums, gadgets, and miracle creams that promised to change everything – only to end up back at square one. Meanwhile, the women who raised us seemed to manage effortlessly with a handful of drugstore staples and a few clever rituals they never bothered to...

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Aug 23 • 2:00 PM EDT • Technology • graziamagazine.com
DDR5 scalper bots now generate 91% of listing traffic at one retailer

DDR5 scalper bots are now generating roughly ten requests for every legitimate visit at one retailer. DataDome previously recorded stock checks every 6.5 seconds.

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Aug 23 • 1:23 PM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Building the beat: How New Orleans can grow the business behind the music

People dance to the music of the TBC Brass Band Photo by Michael DeMocker / The Times-Picayune This week New Orleans hosts the annual Cutting Edge CE Conference, which brings together members of the music industry, musicians, lawyers and others to learn about and discuss the latest changes in the business of making, producing and selling music. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1492300'); }); The conference comes as AI and streaming are causing upheavals in the industry. Meanwhile, we’ve seen at least a partial collapse of the global festival industrial complex which has long been a key financial lifeline for many artists.All of that can feel a bit removed from life in New Orleans. After all, we are a city filled with music. On any given day or night, there are dozens of shows across the city, ranging from jazz and blues to hip-hop, bounce and house. Whereas in other cities kids dream of being the star of their local sports team, in New Orleans more often than not they dream of leading their own band.And music is a huge part of our economy. Before New Orleans was known as a foodie destination, it was already drawing millions of visitors from around the globe to experience our jazz, soul and funk scenes firsthand.But the reality is, if you want to make it big, you’re probably going to end up leaving the city. We’ve seen major performers like Lil Wayne, Master P and Jon Batiste (though he’s back on the Northshore) decamp to Los Angeles, Miami and New York. Likewise, up-and-coming musicians like Greer Grimsely, $leazy EZ and Lucky Daye have also left town in search of more profitable pastures.Meanwhile, our local universities train some of the best producers and engineers in the business — only to see them head to one of the big music industry cities after graduation.It’s not a new phenomenon, though the reasons have changed over the years. Like a lot of early jazz musicians, Louis Armstrong famously left New Orleans, first for Chicago before ultimately settling in New York City. But while those early migrations had more to do with racism, in today’s day and age, musicians end up leaving because New Orleans doesn’t have the industry infrastructure necessary to sustain the kind of growth and, well, success, a lot of folks dream of.It’s a hard, but very real, truth. Artists have to go to Nashville for publishing, Los Angeles for production, Atlanta to join a label or New York for representation. That, in turn, is a drain not only on the city’s talent pool but on money that could be staying here at home.Not being an industry town inevitably makes it that much harder for musicians who don’t leave to get the recognition and success they deserve. It also undoubtedly plays a part in keeping the wages working musicians in New Orleans make at their gigs here lower than in places like Austin or Nashville.That’s not to say we don’t have any of the infrastructure needed to make New Orleans a music industry town. We’ve got live music venues, studios, record labels, management companies, copyright attorneys ... all the various building blocks are there. We just haven’t ever built upon that solid foundation. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1492297'); }); The question is how do we do that in a way that supports our existing industry and artists, respects our cultural traditions and ensures the wealth generated is equitably distributed so it isn’t just C-suite executives who end up reaping the benefits. And the time to start figuring out the answers is now: next year the legislature will focus on taxes and spending, making it vital that New Orleans leaders have a plan to try and secure funding to help grow our industry.So we asked a group of New Orleanians to give us their thoughts, ranging from industry attorneys and venue operators to working musicians and cultural advocates. Their answers point toward turning New Orleans into a music industry city without leaving musicians behind or abandoning what makes us the greatest music city on earth.If a dusty city like Austin can transform itself into a major hub not just for music but the industry behind it, surely the birthplace of jazz — and pretty much all modern music by extension — can figure it out as well. +3 Mailbox Money: The Recording Academy’s Reid Wick on supporting, and growing, New Orleans’ music industry Reid Wick has been a part of the New Orleans music landscape from virtually every angle. He'… California Dreaming: Pell discusses his time in L.A. and how New Orleans can help young musicians In 2015, New Orleans-born rapper Pell decided to make the move to Los Angeles. He was fresh … +2 Up from the street: To build a stronger music industry, support community first. At MaCCNO, most of our team aren’t just advocates, we’re also working musicians. Here are a … +2 Live and direct: Public investment in independent venues is key to a robust music economy. I’ve spent most of my adult life looking at the New Orleans music business from every side o… +2 Helping Hand: New Orleans doesn’t need more talent. It needs more infrastructure. People love to call New Orleans a music town. And they’re right. +2 \We out here: New Orleans doesn't need to be Austin. It's already a music industry city. +2 Futureshock: New Olreans has the music talent. Now it needs the innovation. New Orleans has long been known as a place for music creation and innovation. 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Aug 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • nola.com
‘Businesses are fleeing blue states’: Arkansas Governor reacts to Buc-ee’s decision

Over the past several years, the massive travel center Buc-ee’s has become a massive cultural touchstone in the United States, bringing its notoriously clean bathrooms and supermarket-like interior to...

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Aug 23 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Scientists in Iceland drilled straight into 900°C magma by accident — so energy-dense was the well that resulted, it could produce nearly ten times the power of a conventional geothermal well

An accidental breakthrough in Iceland reveals how to tap into magma itself, potentially unlocking geothermal energy at scales previously thought impossible.

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Aug 23 • 5:30 AM EDT • Science • spacedaily.com
Scientists in Iceland drilled straight into 900°C magma by accident — so energy-dense was the well that resulted, it could produce nearly ten times the power of a conventional geothermal well

An accidental breakthrough in Iceland reveals how to tap into magma itself, potentially unlocking geothermal energy at scales previously thought impossible.

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Aug 23 • 5:30 AM EDT • Technology • spacedaily.com
WHO RUNS MARYLAND POLITICS NOW?

ByThe Maryland Wire The Machine Didn’t Die — It Broke Apart Mike Miller is gone. Steny Hoyer is retiring. The two men who helped define Maryland political power for generations are disappearing from the map. Nobody has inherited all of what they controlled. Instead, Maryland power has fractured among Wes Moore, legislative leaders, county organizations, federal figures and a new generation fighting to connect the pieces. By The Maryland Wire For decades, there were two names in Maryland politics that required almost no explanation. Mike Miller. Steny Hoyer. You didn’t necessarily have to agree with them. You didn’t even have to like them. But everyone understood something: Not social-media power. Not cable-news power. Not the temporary power that comes from one big election. They possessed political infrastructure. Relationships. Institutional memory. Donors. Staff. Allies. County leaders. Lobbyists. Legislators. Operatives. And the ability to connect people who needed something with people capable of delivering it. Today one is gone. The other is preparing to leave Congress after more than four decades. And Maryland faces a question it hasn’t had to answer in generations: The answer may be: Nobody. At least not the way Miller once did. Maryland’s old machine wasn’t inherited by one person. It fragmented. And now several ambitious political networks are competing to assemble the pieces. Miller presided over the Maryland Senate for 33 years, becoming one of the longest-serving legislative leaders in American history. He stepped down as Senate president in 2019 and died in January 2021. (Behavioral and Social Sciences) But Miller’s real power wasn’t the title printed on his door. It was the accumulation of relationships behind it. Miller came from Maryland’s old Democratic organization and developed into an extraordinarily adaptable political operator, retaining authority even as the Senate around him became younger and more liberal. (The Washington Post) He understood something fundamental: politics is information. Who wants what? Who owes whom? Which senator needs help? Which county executive wants something in the budget? Which committee chairman can move a bill? Which lobbyist represents which client? Which candidate should receive support today because that candidate could be a senator ten years from now? Miller knew the answers because he’d spent decades collecting them. Miller’s influence wasn’t confined to elected officials. Former Miller aides became prominent Annapolis lobbyists. Maryland Matters noted figures such as Joseph Bryce and Timothy Perry among the high-profile lobbyists who had once served as top Miller aides. (Maryland Matters) That was one of Miller’s greatest political achievements. He didn’t merely accumulate power around himself. He produced alumni. Staffers became lobbyists. Legislators became committee chairs. Allies became power brokers. And decades of relationships reinforced one another. By the end, Mike Miller wasn’t simply a person. He was an ecosystem. Hoyer’s network was different. Miller’s power was rooted in Annapolis. Hoyer connected Maryland to Washington. He served in the Maryland Senate before winning election to Congress in 1981 and ultimately became one of the longest-serving members of the U.S. House and a longtime No. 2 in House Democratic leadership. In January 2026, Hoyer announced that he would retire rather than seek another term. (The Washington Post) His influence stretched through: Prince George’s County, Southern Maryland, Congress, federal agencies, donors, campaign organizations, and generations of Democratic candidates. And Hoyer had something machine builders value enormously: a succession network. That became obvious almost immediately. When Hoyer announced his retirement, Maryland’s 5th Congressional District exploded with candidates. Twenty-four Democrats entered the race. But when the votes were counted, the winner was Adrian Boafo, Hoyer’s former campaign manager. Boafo wasn’t running without establishment help. He was endorsed by Hoyer. He was endorsed by Governor Wes Moore. And he ultimately won the Democratic nomination. (AP News) In his victory speech, Boafo described the result as voters deciding it was time to “pass the torch to a new generation of leaders.” (AP News) That phrase captures the transition perfectly. Hoyer’s seat isn’t simply being vacated. Parts of his network are being transferred. But they aren’t being transferred to another Steny Hoyer. They’re being absorbed into a newer political constellation. And standing prominently inside that constellation is Wes Moore. If someone forces you to name the single person sitting nearest the center of Maryland Democratic politics today, the answer is Governor Wes Moore. The 2026 Democratic gubernatorial primary underscored the scale of his position. Moore won renomination overwhelmingly, receiving roughly 88% of the Democratic primary vote. (WBAL-TV) But raw votes tell only part of the story. Look at the party infrastructure. The Maryland Democratic Party says Steuart Pittman ran for state party chairman in 2025 “at the suggestion of Governor Wes Moore.” Pittman took office that July. (The Maryland Democratic Party) That’s important. Governors traditionally influence their state parties. But party leadership plus fundraising, endorsements, executive appointments and national relationships creates the beginning of something bigger: a political network that could survive the governor’s term. Moore also played a role in the Hoyer succession by backing Boafo. That’s how political organizations reproduce themselves. You support tomorrow’s politician today. And that’s the distinction that matters. Moore has enormous statewide visibility. Miller had decades of accumulated legislative control. Moore can endorse candidates. Miller could influence the environment in which legislators lived every day. Committee assignments. Leadership positions. Legislative priorities. Relationships that had been accumulating since before many current lawmakers entered politics. Moore may have a larger national profile than Miller ever possessed. But he doesn’t possess Miller’s half-century of Annapolis memory. Nobody does. Which is why the modern Maryland political structure looks less like a pyramid and more like several power centers connected by overlapping relationships. One of those centers belongs to Senate President Bill Ferguson. Ferguson controls an institution no governor can simply command. The Senate. Maryland’s official 2026 legislative records identify Ferguson as Senate President. (Maryland General Assembly) That means influence over: committee structure, Senate leadership, legislative priorities, confirmations, and negotiations with the House and governor. But Ferguson is not Mike Miller 2.0. Miller’s extraordinary longevity allowed him to become almost inseparable from the institution. Ferguson possesses the office. Miller possessed the office plus decades of political mythology and accumulated relationships. Those aren’t the same thing. The House now has its own new center of gravity. Official 2026 legislative records identify Joseline Peña-Melnyk as Speaker of the House of Delegates, alongside Ferguson as Senate President. (Maryland General Assembly) That makes the current Maryland governing triangle: Executive power. Senate power. House power. None fully controls the others. And that fact alone demonstrates how different modern Maryland is from the Miller era. The governor proposes. The legislature disposes. Committee leaders negotiate. County interests intervene. And political coalitions shift issue by issue. That’s not one machine. That’s a networked power structure. Then there’s U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks. Her significance isn’t that she is the new Hoyer. She isn’t. Hoyer spent decades constructing his network. Alsobrooks brings something different: Prince George’s County roots, a statewide electoral organization, a United States Senate platform, and relationships with national Democratic leaders. That makes her a critical bridge between Maryland and Washington at precisely the moment Hoyer leaves. Hoyer’s retirement therefore doesn’t necessarily weaken Prince George’s influence. It changes who carries it. Prince George’s itself is undergoing a dramatic generational transition. Official 2026 results show Aisha Braveboy winning the Democratic County Executive primary with 87,944 votes and 73.31% of the vote. (Maryland State Board of Elections) That’s political infrastructure. Prince George’s is one of Maryland’s central Democratic vote engines. A county executive with that level of primary support gains: appointments, budget influence, organizational relationships, donor access, and a platform for cultivating the next generation of political leadership. Braveboy therefore isn’t merely another person on the Maryland power map. She controls a place from which a political organization can be built. Boafo is particularly interesting because he sits almost perfectly at the intersection between the old and new worlds. He worked for Hoyer. Hoyer endorsed him. Moore endorsed him. Then Boafo beat an enormous Democratic field for Hoyer’s seat. (AP News) That doesn’t make him powerful on Hoyer’s scale. He’s just beginning. But it illustrates how power actually transfers: not through a ceremonial handoff, but through endorsements, donors, staff, relationships, and voter confidence. Boafo may become Hoyer’s congressional successor. He will not automatically inherit Hoyer’s 40-plus years of political capital. That part has to be rebuilt. This is the part that often gets overlooked. When a machine breaks apart, power doesn’t only move upward. Some people’s relationships become less valuable. Former Miller aides still know Annapolis. Former Miller allies still possess institutional memory. Veteran lobbyists don’t forget how legislation works. But something fundamental disappeared when Miller did: the common center. The person capable of connecting all of them instantly was gone. That changes the value of a political network. Imagine knowing everybody in Annapolis. Useful. Now imagine the person who introduced many of those people, appointed committee chairs, influenced Senate priorities and understood decades of relationships is simultaneously Senate President. Much more useful. Remove that person and the individual relationships remain. But the system becomes decentralized. First: Bill Ferguson. The Senate’s institutional relationships now run through his leadership rather than Miller’s. Second: the House leadership. With the Miller-Busch generation gone, today’s House leaders are building their own committee chairs, alliances and relationships. Third: Wes Moore. Moore became governor after Miller was gone. That distinction matters. Earlier governors had to operate with Miller sitting across State Circle. Moore entered office during a generational reset. Instead of negotiating with the old machine, he has the opportunity to help build the next network. Fourth: Angela Alsobrooks and the emerging Prince George’s generation. Hoyer is leaving. Miller is gone. The county’s political leadership now belongs to another generation. Fifth: politicians who were outside the old Miller organization. When someone dominates an institution for 33 years, inevitably some politicians develop within that organization and others outside it. Miller’s departure created room for people who may never have risen as quickly under the old structure. That’s the biggest point. If Mike Miller’s power had simply transferred to Bill Ferguson, Maryland would still have a machine. If Hoyer’s influence simply transferred to Boafo, Maryland would still have a machine. If every county leader simply took orders from Moore, Maryland would have a machine. None of those things happened. Instead: Moore controls the statewide executive platform. Ferguson controls the Senate. Peña-Melnyk controls the House. Alsobrooks has statewide and federal reach. Braveboy has Prince George’s executive power. Pittman leads the state Democratic Party after Moore encouraged him to seek the role. (The Maryland Democratic Party) Boafo represents the beginning of the post-Hoyer congressional generation. And Baltimore, Montgomery County, organized labor, donors and other county organizations maintain their own centers of influence. That’s not one machine. If you want to understand where Maryland power is moving, don’t simply watch office titles. Watch endorsements. Who does Moore support? Who does Alsobrooks support? Who gets Ferguson’s allies? Who gets House leadership? Who gets Hoyer’s blessing? Who gets labor? Who gets major donors? And most importantly: That is where the new Maryland network becomes visible. The Boafo race was a textbook example. Hoyer’s successor didn’t emerge randomly from 24 candidates. He had ties to the outgoing incumbent and support from the governor. The old network and the emerging one overlapped. And voters chose him. (AP News) Moore may ultimately become the most important person in determining whether Maryland develops another durable statewide political organization. But the test isn’t whether Moore himself remains popular. The test is what happens to the people he supports. Which delegates become senators? Which senators become committee chairs? Which county officials become executives? Which staffers become candidates? Which appointees become statewide leaders? Who gets his donor network? Who gets his political advisers? Who eventually gets his endorsement when Maryland faces a post-Moore gubernatorial succession fight? That’s how we’ll know whether Moore was merely a successful governor— or the founder of another generation of Maryland power. There’s another category worth watching: politicians who came from Miller’s Maryland but remain active in the new one. Dereck Davis is one. Anthony Brown is another. Veteran legislators and former officials throughout the state still possess old relationships that newer politicians don’t. These people can function as bridges. That’s important because political systems rarely reset completely. The new machine usually grows partly from pieces of the old one. Donors don’t disappear. Lobbyists don’t disappear. Operatives don’t disappear. Institutional memory doesn’t disappear. They find new centers of gravity. If you want one name: His overwhelming 2026 Democratic renomination, executive authority, national profile and influence within the Maryland Democratic Party make that difficult to dispute. (WBAL-TV) But saying Moore “runs Maryland” the way Miller once ran the Senate would oversimplify the reality. Maryland power today looks more like this: WES MOORE Statewide organization.Appointments.Fundraising.Executive government.National Democratic relationships. BILL FERGUSON The Senate.Committees.Confirmations.Legislative leverage. JOSELINE PEÑA-MELNYK The House.Committee leadership.Budget and legislative leverage. ANGELA ALSOBROOKS Statewide electoral organization.Federal platform.Prince George’s relationships.National Democratic connections. AISHA BRAVEBOY Prince George’s executive organization.County government.A major Democratic vote base. THE POST-HOYER GENERATION Boafo and the emerging political class that will have to rebuild Hoyer’s Washington-Maryland network rather than simply inherit it. It did something more interesting. Mike Miller’s influence was too personal, too old and too deeply rooted in his own relationships to be inherited whole. Hoyer’s network is too extensive and too intertwined with decades of congressional politics to fit neatly inside one successor. So the pieces are moving. Toward Moore. Toward Ferguson. Toward Peña-Melnyk. Toward Alsobrooks. Toward Braveboy. Toward younger candidates and new county organizations. And toward veteran political survivors who understand both eras. That’s the next chapter of Maryland politics. The person who eventually connects: Annapolis, Prince George’s, Montgomery County, Baltimore, labor, business, donors, the Maryland Democratic Party, and the congressional delegation will possess something Maryland hasn’t truly seen since Miller’s heyday. Not merely another elected official. And maybe that’s why searching for “the next Mike Miller” is the wrong exercise. There may never be another one. The more important question is: Miller spent half a century becoming that person. Hoyer spent decades becoming another version of it. Maryland’s current political leaders are still competing for the privilege. And until somebody actually connects all those pieces, the most accurate answer to the question “Who runs Maryland?” may be the most fascinating one of all: No one does. Not anymore. But there are plenty of people trying. Sources University of Maryland and Maryland Matters — Miller’s 33-year Senate presidency and political legacy. (Behavioral and Social Sciences) Washington Post historical reporting — Miller’s rise from Maryland machine politics and ability to retain power as the Senate evolved. (The Washington Post) Maryland Matters — former top Miller aides who moved into Annapolis lobbying and the changing Senate power structure. (Maryland Matters) Washington Post and Reuters — Hoyer’s January 2026 retirement announcement after more than four decades in Congress and his long Democratic leadership career. (The Washington Post) Associated Press — Adrian Boafo’s 2026 victory in the Democratic primary to succeed Hoyer, including Hoyer and Moore’s support and Boafo’s “pass the torch” remarks. (AP News) Maryland Democratic Party — Steuart Pittman’s official biography stating that he sought the state chairmanship at Moore’s suggestion. (The Maryland Democratic Party) Maryland General Assembly — official 2026 records identifying Bill Ferguson as Senate President and Joseline Peña-Melnyk as Speaker. (Maryland General Assembly) Maryland State Board of Elections — official 2026 Prince George’s County results showing Aisha Braveboy’s dominant County Executive primary victory. (Maryland State Board of Elections) 2026 election reporting — Moore’s overwhelming Democratic gubernatorial primary victory. (WBAL-TV)

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Opinion | These A.I. Policies Will Hurt Our Business. We Should Do Them Anyway.

The risks posed by A.I. are too great to forgo any regulation, even for those who stand to gain tremendously from the technology’s rise.

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Aug 14 • 5:02 AM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Brazil Explores Retaliatory Options Against New US Tariffs

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had previously pledged to invoke the Reciprocity Law if Washington imposed the new duties.

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Aug 14 • 3:34 AM EDT • Politics • politicstoday.org
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Sporting Lisbon Makes Luis Suarez Decision Amid Newcastle Transfer Links

Newcastle United continues to be linked with attacking reinforcements as Matthias Jaissle shapes his squad for the new Premier League season. One of the Magpies’ previously reported targets, Sporting Lisbon striker Luis Suarez, has resurfaced amid uncertainty in Portugal. Following some worrying developments surrounding his situation in the Iberian club, Portuguese outlet A Bola reports […]

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Aug 14 • 3:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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ESPN reveals College Football studio commentators for 2026

With the 2026 college football season approaching, ESPN has revealed its studio lineup for the upcoming season. For the seventh consecutive season, Kevin Negandhi and Booger McFarland will be in the lead studio for ESPN. For the first time in 2026, the duo will also be joined by Jordan Rodgers. Rodgers previously served as the…

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Aug 13 • 6:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously

Apple now sends out push notifications to iPhone lock screens when the company identifies government spyware targeting someone's devices.

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Aug 13 • 5:50 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
16 people hospitalized following chemical Hazmat incident at Mass. industrial business

Over a dozen people were hospitalized after a chemical incident at a Massachusetts industrial business made workers seriously ill.

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Aug 13 • 12:47 PM EDT • Business • boston25news.com
College football championship contenders: Favorites, long shots, and playoff candidates

College football preview season rolls on today at SB Nation. While we previously released our own Top 25 ahead of the campaign, we are diving into those rankings a bit more today, breaking them down by what teams can truly be considered title contenders. Some are longshots, others need a break or two to make […]

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Aug 13 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lumexa Imaging turns profit in Q2 after previous losses

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based company—previously known as US Radiology Specialists—on Aug. 12 reported financial results for the three months ending June 30.

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Aug 13 • 7:40 AM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com
Eagles Linked to Interesting QB Trade Proposal With NFC Opponent

The Philadelphia Eagles appear to be a contender in the NFC once again. Even after trading star wide receiver A.J. Brown, the team looks set up for success.With preseason about to begin, the Eagles will have some tough roster decisions coming up soon. One of those decisions will come at the quarterback position.Obviously, Jalen Hurts […] The post Eagles Linked to Interesting QB Trade Proposal With NFC Opponent appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 13 • 12:38 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com