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Utah football ‘whiteout' vs Kansas game time, TV announced

Morgan Scalley looks to maintain his historic undefeated streak under the lights as the Utes bring a legendary atmosphere to Rice-Eccles Stadium for this Big 12 clash.

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Sep 28 • 8:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Braves Postseason eve chat and discussion: September 28

Happy Wild Card eve to all who celebrate. How are we feeling? Firstly, a hype video for you. This year’s campaign theme and accompanying hashtag? LET IT FLY. Are you hype enough yet? Let us know the creative ways you’re playing hooky with work or school for tomorrow’s 2 pm ET contest. We can write […]

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Sep 28 • 8:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
IEDC boasts businesses moving to Indiana, eyes supercomputer and Space Academy

State officials are touting strong wage growth and low unemployment while attracting business investment to Indiana. Supercomputer and Space Academy are being eyed as future investments.

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Sep 28 • 8:19 PM EDT • Business • wfyi.org
How a Planned Steel Mill in Iowa Reveals Trump’s Midterm Strategy

As President Trump travels the country, he is expected to focus on his economic accomplishments at a time when Americans have expressed deep frustration with his policies.

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Sep 28 • 8:19 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Payton Tolle Is The Right Choice To Face The Yankees

Red Sox manager Chad Tracy revealed the Wild Card rotation, and putting rookie Payton Tolle in Game 1 is a bold, winning move against the New York Yankees.

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Sep 28 • 8:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Coby White ended his Media Day press conference by …

Coby White ended his Media Day press conference by …

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Sep 28 • 8:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Luka Doncic says ‘it feels great’ in Lakers’ weird media day without LeBron James

Things felt different at Lakers media day. Their megastar over the last eight years was nearly 3,000 miles away, talking about trying to win a championship in Philadelphia. It was...

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Sep 28 • 8:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Buckeyes Jeremiah Smith's Triple Crown Within Reach Saturday Against Iowa

Jeremiah Smith's quest for the Ohio State All-Time Triple Crown might come to an end against Iowa

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Sep 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
What If the Coffee Grounds We Throw Away Could Help Insulate Our Homes?

The grounds left behind from your daily cup of coffee could one day help insulate buildings. Scientists transformed spent coffee grounds into biodegradable biochar insulation that performs about as well as commercial foam. The material could give mountains of coffee waste a useful second life while helping reduce energy use. Now, researchers are working to determine how well it holds up over time.

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Sep 28 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • foodandwine.com
Second Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case

The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him.

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Sep 28 • 7:59 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
French student protests fuel political clash ahead of Presidential vote

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

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Sep 28 • 7:54 PM EDT • Politics • france24.com
I know [coach Chris Finch] harps on me passing the …

I know [coach Chris Finch] harps on me passing the …

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Sep 28 • 7:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jalen McMillan has MRI on left knee

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan had an MRI on his left knee, after aggravating his injury in Week 3

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Sep 28 • 7:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Party leaders widening Washington's political chasm

Most of the polarization currently roiling Congress comes from political parties rather than individual politicians, a study co-authored by University of Miami Business School associate professor Chad ...

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Sep 28 • 7:40 PM EDT • Politics • phys.org
Former Five Year Yankees Utility Player Announces Retirement

Former Yankees utility player Tyler Wade announced his retirement from professional baseball this afternoon in a post on social media via his Instagram. Wade (age 32) spent nine years in the big leagues, making his Major League debut in 2017 for the New York Yankees and appearing in 30 games. Wade was drafted by the […] The post Former Five Year Yankees Utility Player Announces Retirement appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 28 • 7:39 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NFL Insider Raises Major Dan Campbell Question After Lions Win

The Lions moved to 2-1 with a win over the Jets, but NFL insider Jason La Canfora raised a major question about Dan Campbell following the departures of Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn. The post NFL Insider Raises Major Dan Campbell Question After Lions Win appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 28 • 7:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Planning ramps up for 3 universal childcare pilots upstate

The three-year pilots were authorized as part of this year’s state budget and are seen as a small step toward state-wide universal childcare.

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Sep 28 • 7:34 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Check out the Brewers’ All-MLB nominees

Seven Brewers are amongst the finalists for All-MLB

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Sep 28 • 7:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Flu vaccines offered at health department

Macon County Health Department is offering vaccines as flu season starts.

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Sep 28 • 7:26 PM EDT • Health • wandtv.com
Battle over progressive politics pits blue vs blue in this Seattle legislative district

Incumbent Sen. Jamie Pedersen and challenger Hannah Sabio-Howell talked to "Soundside" about their campaigns to represent the city's progressive district.

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Sep 28 • 7:24 PM EDT • Politics • kuow.org
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Broadcast To Hit A Double, Peacock Going Deep In NBC Sports Coverage Of MLB Wild Card Playoffs

Sports fans of a certain age can readily recall NBC’s coverage of the Major League Baseball playoffs regularly pre-empting the network’s “Must-See TV” primetime lineup in the 1990s. While today’s ratings and programming landscape has changed dramatically in the intervening decades, this year’s playoffs (starting Tuesday) are shaping up as a back-to-the-future milestone for NBC …

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Sep 28 • 7:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Eagles vs. Bears Week 3 game thread

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

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Sep 28 • 7:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Dyersburg gunfire investigation leads to drug arrest at South Main Avenue business

Dyersburg police arrested a local businessman on felony reckless endangerment and drug charges following an investigation into a Sept. 24 shooting involving two vehicles.

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Sep 28 • 7:03 PM EDT • Business • wbbjtv.com
Paramount, states reject Booker's call for deeper review of merger deal

Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and attorneys general from 12 states are pushing back against Sen. Cory Booker's questions about how their antitrust settlement came about and whether its terms go far enough.

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Sep 28 • 6:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Little Havana business owners call for e-scooter safety rules after crash leaving 1 dead, 1 in critical condition
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Sep 28 • 6:54 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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"Understand that the noise is going to be the noise. …

"Understand that the noise is going to be the noise. …

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Sep 28 • 6:50 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Puka Nacua may be able to play in Week 4

Rams hopeful that Puka Nacua will return to the lineup in Week 4

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Sep 28 • 6:47 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Raoni Barcelos’s Team Provides Latest Health Update on Fighter

UFC bantamweight Raoni Barcelos’s team has provided the latest health update for their fighter after he was stopped at UFC Vegas 121.Barcelos suffered an unknown medical emergency in the main event of UFC Vegas 121, a five-round war against Raul Rosas Jr. that Barcelos was winning up until he went unconscious in the fifth round.We […] The post Raoni Barcelos’s Team Provides Latest Health Update on Fighter appeared first on HEAVY.

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Sep 28 • 6:45 PM EDT • Health • sports.yahoo.com
When will Dallas Goedert come back to the Eagles?

Here's the latest on Dallas Goedert's status for the Eagles.

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Sep 28 • 6:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump Officials Revise Biden-Era Sex Discrimination Rules

The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.

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Sep 28 • 6:33 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Zach Kleiman Makes Grizzlies' Goal Clear Entering New Build

Zach Kleiman says the Grizzlies are not easing into a rebuild and will try to win immediately around Cameron Boozer and their new-look roster.

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Sep 28 • 6:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Takeaways From Jerry Dipoto's End-of-Season Press Conference

The Seattle Mariners president of baseball operations addressed the team's current managerial search, coaching decisions, roster moves and more.

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Sep 28 • 6:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
White House says Trump PSA that appears to look like 2024 campaign ad is 'not political'

The Trump administration published a new "PSA" that was paid for by the U.S. government that ran alongside football games, Sunday morning news shows and primetime broadcast shows. The White House defended the advertisements, saying that they were "not political." NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports.

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Sep 28 • 6:05 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Florida Basketball: 4 Stars Fuel a Powerful SEC Repeat Bid

The Florida Gators enter the 2026-27 season with a big advantage over other teams. The Gators return their already established core. With most of their frontcourt returning, the Florida basketball program has the size, physicality, and experience to finish at the top of the SEC. Continuity does not guarantee that Florida will win the conference. …

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Sep 28 • 6:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fayette hospital lease with DCH Health System won't continue as is

DCH Health System will end its lease at Fayette Medical Center in 2027, citing unsustainable financial conditions.

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Sep 28 • 6:02 PM EDT • Health • tuscaloosanews.com
Bear’s BBQ running for mental health awareness at Hartford Marathon

Bear’s BBQ is running in this year’s Hartford Marathon to support mental health causes.

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Sep 28 • 6:00 PM EDT • Health • wfsb.com
CSU Bakersfield announces new permanent athletics director following yearlong vacancy

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

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Sep 28 • 5:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
UCF’s Scott Frost Believes Caden Piening Has NFL Potential

Caden Piening is mirroring program legends as he emerges as a cornerstone of the Knights' high-powered offensive future.

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Sep 28 • 5:55 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Key Raptors Players to Watch As NBA Preseason Approaches

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

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Sep 28 • 5:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
ODU political experts analyze new Trump political messages five weeks before midterms
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Sep 28 • 5:51 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Jacie Hoyt Signs Extension With Oklahoma State Through 2030-31

Oklahoma State has extended Jacie Hoyt through the 2030-31 season after 84 wins and three NCAA Tournament appearances in four years. With the nation’s No. 1 transfer class arriving, OSU is betting on Hoyt to take the Cowgirls another step forward nationally.

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Sep 28 • 5:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
VMAs 2026 Tally Biggest Audience Since 2015 With 8.4 Million Viewers on CBS and MTV

MTV’s Video Music Awards returned to Los Angeles with a bang, bringing in its biggest audience since 2015.

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Sep 28 • 5:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
SJ Cafe in Loves Park has closed. The business is for sale

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

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Sep 28 • 5:37 PM EDT • Business • rockrivercurrent.com
Naji Marshall Knows Exactly What Mavericks Need From Him

After shooting 29.1% from 3-point range last season, Marshall spent the offseason rebuilding his jumper and set the bar high for himself this upcoming season.

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Sep 28 • 5:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Gordon and Miller Answer Objections to Cosmic Fine-Tuning

Fine-tuning strongly favors theism because it predicts a life-permitting order in advance, while naturalism only retrofits explanations after the fact.

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Sep 28 • 5:31 PM EDT • Science • scienceandculture.com
I Never Thought “Explosive Diarrhea” Would Become a Reason to Vote Blue, but Here We Are

These foodborne illness outbreaks have certainly put the Republican party in a sh*tty situation.

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Sep 28 • 5:18 PM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
Kickstarter campaign lessons from small-business owner Emily Byrne

Emily Byrne's Kickstarter campaign for her alarm clock business helped her learn financial mistakes and get valuable customer feedback early on.

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Sep 28 • 5:10 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Sports media insider: CBS, Prime could tangle over Ian Eagle potentially succeeding Al Michaels on TNF

Ian Eagle to Amazon’s Thursday Night Football is a more complicated succession plan than it appears. Appearing on Puck’s The Varsity podcast with John Ourand, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand said that while Prime Video has its sights set on Eagle as the eventual replacement for Al Michaels, CBS has no interest in letting him walk,…

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Sep 28 • 5:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Blue Jackets Trade Disgruntled Kirill Marchenko To Toronto
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Sep 28 • 5:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Duke football earns respect in latest ESPN Power Rankings

Duke has jumped into the top 25 of ESPN's latest college football power rankings after a 4-0 start.

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Sep 28 • 5:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
USA TODAY Sports CFB writer says Brent Venables seat 'warming up'

The Oklahoma Sooners are locked in with head coach Brent Venables but a USA TODAY Sports college football writer says Venables' seat is warming up.

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Sep 28 • 5:01 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
"I felt at home. That was the most important part."

"I felt at home. That was the most important part."

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Sep 28 • 4:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
MN Vikings Report Good News on Justin Jefferson Injury

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

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Sep 28 • 4:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
4-6 years-old

4-6 years-old – from left, second runner-up Kennedy Shanks, the five year-old daughter of Ethan Shanks and Victoria Stanley, winner, Tinley Mae Brooks, the six year-old daughter of Justin and

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Sep 28 • 4:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • herald-citizen.com
The annual Pumpkin Festival Pageants

The annual Pumpkin Festival Pageants were held Saturday, Sept. 26 at the DeKalb County Complex. The pageants honored the memory of Eli Harvey, the son of Chad and Kayla Harvey

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Sep 28 • 4:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • herald-citizen.com
Pope Leo defends entering political fray on France end-of-life law

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

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Sep 28 • 4:45 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy

Federal vaccine recommendations have stalled following Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s dismissal of the advisory committee and subsequent legal challenges to his attempts to overhaul immunization policy.

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Sep 28 • 4:42 PM EDT • Health • sentinelcolorado.com
Philadelphia shouldn’t give up on the Academy of Natural Sciences’ historic museum

The Academy's 150-year-old building faces roughly $150 million in deferred maintenance costs. While that may seem daunting, it is not insurmountable.

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Sep 28 • 4:41 PM EDT • Science • inquirer.com
Six Wins That Keyed the Guardians’ 2026 Division Title

What a regular season it was!

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Sep 28 • 4:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Mike Evans is considered ‘day-to-day’ with rib injury

It’s excellent news for the 49er offense ahead of two daunting matchups.

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Sep 28 • 4:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Next Bioweapon Could Attack Our Genes Instead of Our Bodies. I Promise You We’re Not Ready for That.

The most devastating weapons conceived by humanity cause cellular damage as a side effect. What would happen if the genetic mutation itself were the nefarious goal?

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Sep 28 • 4:36 PM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
Eagles elevate Zach Ertz for Monday night's game
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Sep 28 • 4:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Takeaways: Nationals finish 2026 with series win vs. Mets

The Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets to complete three straight series wins and close out the 2026 MLB season.

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Sep 28 • 4:31 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Broadcast information announced for Red River Showdown

OU-Texas has received its TV channel designation.

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Sep 28 • 4:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Northwestern’s New Era Gets a Major Endorsement From David Braun

David Braun knows Friday night will mark more than just Northwestern’s first matchup with Penn State at the new Ryan Field. Before the Wildcats take the field, their head coach made a bold declaration about the new home of Northwestern football.

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Sep 28 • 4:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Does Short Week Mean No Joey Porter Jr. vs. Browns?

PITTSBURGH — Joey Porter Jr. has yet to play this season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The fourth-year cornerback, who watched […]

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Sep 28 • 4:27 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How’s Business This Week? Keep an Eye on Basket Size

Columnist Armand Lobato explains what can be learned from observing shopping carts — both in your store and at a competitor.

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Sep 28 • 4:26 PM EDT • Business • thepacker.com
"It's something different for sure. I'm excited for …

"It's something different for sure. I'm excited for …

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Sep 28 • 4:25 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Zach Ertz called up for Week 3

Eagles TE Zach Ertz added to active roster for Week 3 via standard elevation

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Sep 28 • 4:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Wulf: Save The Academy of Natural Sciences, Save Our Soul

The Academy of Natural Sciences opened its doors to the public for what they say was the last time at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. We parked on the other...

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Sep 28 • 4:20 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Opinion: Brandon Johnson is wrong about Michael Sacks

As leaders of unions representing more than 100,000 working families across Chicago, we strongly disagree with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s recent attacks on Michael Sacks.

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Sep 28 • 4:19 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
‘An opportunity to compete’: DC-area small businesses connect with big institutions

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

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

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

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Sep 28 • 4:13 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. is running for reelection. Some Democrats are questioning whether he should.

People close to Jones have encouraged him to reconsider seeking a new term and clear the way for State Rep. Morgan Cephas to run for Council’s 4th District.

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Sep 28 • 4:11 PM EDT • Politics • inquirer.com
Difazio Hosts Third Annual Drum Clinic at NEK-TV

NEWPORT–On Saturday morning, a dozen or so drumming enthusiasts gathered at NEK-TV for Terry Difazio’s third annual drum clinic, sponsored in part by the Memphremagog Arts Collaborative.

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Sep 28 • 4:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • newportvermontdailyexpress.com
Liverpool still chasing in-demand Virgil van Dijk successor

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Sep 28 • 4:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Q2 Rundown: PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) Vs Other Consumer Discretionary

As the Q2 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the consumer discretionary - casino operator industry, including PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) and its peers.

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Sep 28 • 4:06 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Rangers Manager Schumaker's Instant Reaction to Season's End

Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker reacted to his team's 2026 season coming to a close after failing to reach the postseason.

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Sep 28 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
One Name Already Generating Interest For Seattle Mariners Managerial Opening
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Sep 28 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Week 4 Odds: Steelers open as slim favorites vs. Browns

The Steelers have a lot to prove in their upcoming primetime game.

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Sep 28 • 3:47 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vikings confirm TE Josh Oliver tore his biceps
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Sep 28 • 3:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Buckingham buys Blossom Road property in $8M deal

Buckingham Properties and Child Care Council are equal partners in the $8 million purchase of the Blossom Road Business Center.

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Sep 28 • 3:39 PM EDT • Business • democratandchronicle.com
Alito recuses from major climate change case to be decided by the Supreme Court
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Sep 28 • 3:35 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Governors Small Business Summit to take place in Dalhart Thursday

The Governor’s Small Business Summit is set to take place in Dalhart this Thursday.

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Sep 28 • 3:30 PM EDT • Business • newschannel10.com
Executive Brain Health Is Business Infrastructure

The way leaders think, feel, and function influences every decision they make—and every team they lead.

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Sep 28 • 3:26 PM EDT • Health • dmagazine.com
Executive Brain Health Is Business Infrastructure

The way leaders think, feel, and function influences every decision they make—and every team they lead.

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Sep 28 • 3:26 PM EDT • Business • dmagazine.com
Fantasy football buy, sell: 10 trade candidates for Week 4

Whether you're already looking solid for a playoff berth or trying to save your fantasy football season, there are plenty of trades to make in Week 4.

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Sep 28 • 3:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Panthers Pass Rusher Believes Deshaun Watson Sold Penalty

Carolina Panthers pass rusher Jaelan Phillips believes Deshaun Watson sold that roughing the passer penalty at the end of the game.

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Sep 28 • 3:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
More than one catch put Badger football back on track

Badger tight end Jacob Harris made another crucial catch before Saturday's game-winner against Penn State, and so did running back Darrion Dupree.

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Sep 28 • 3:15 PM EDT • Sports • captimes.com
Late Night Fun with Evolution and Oppenheimer

Bats by the millions would be falling from the roofs of caves if that ankle-locking design, an all-or-nothing proposition, had not come about all at once

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Sep 28 • 3:12 PM EDT • Science • scienceandculture.com
Report: Breece Hall week-to-week with quad injury
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Sep 28 • 3:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Is magnesium oil a 'miracle' for restless leg syndrome? Here's what science says

Can magnesium lotion help you fall asleep? It depends on who you ask.

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Sep 28 • 3:10 PM EDT • Science • ca.style.yahoo.com
Michael Porter Jr: "I struggle with it too, man, …

Michael Porter Jr: "I struggle with it too, man, …

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Sep 28 • 3:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Penguins Finalize Roster; Lots of Same

The Pittsburgh Penguins are as close to running it back as possible after the team finalized its 2026-27 NHL roster […]

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Sep 28 • 3:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
“He’s there. He woke up.” -Ben Simmons on whether he …

“He’s there. He woke up.” -Ben Simmons on whether he …

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Sep 28 • 3:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Former Tennessee offensive coordinators will face Vols with Auburn

Former Tennessee offensive coordinators will return to Neyland Stadium in Week 5 with Auburn.

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Sep 28 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Matas Buzelis: "I feel like there’s gonna be more …

Matas Buzelis: "I feel like there’s gonna be more …

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Sep 28 • 2:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Robert Williams III: "I went through a lot of …

Robert Williams III: "I went through a lot of …

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Proud Boys Convicted Over Jan. 6 Go From Prosecutions to Pardons to Premiere

The gala screening of the documentary “American Martyrs” was the latest effort by Trump supporters to rewrite the history of the Capitol attack.

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Sep 28 • 2:48 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
JB Bickerstaff Says It’s All Love With Jalen Duren

JB Bickerstaff says it's all love with Jalen Duren as the contract stalemate drags on. #Pistons

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Sep 28 • 2:46 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com