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Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia

Following Zambia’s contested presidential and parliamentary elections almost three weeks ago, the crackdown on political opposition has intensified, raising concerns about the future of democracy in the country, according to a UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert.

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Sep 2 • 4:31 PM EDT • Politics • news.un.org
Fort Bragg Veteran celebrates expansion of high-end experiential entertainment brand

Photo provided by EscapologyAfter 15 years as an Army officer at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville resident Dan Cooke transitioned to business ownership to bring high-end experiential entertainment to North Carolina, applying strict military operational systems to scale his footprint across the state.Cooke got his start in the Army’s Boots to Business program.“Boots to Business was instrumental in preparing me to start a company. The program taught me how to develop a business plan, conduct market and financial analysis and critically evaluate whether a business concept was actually viable,” shared Cooke. “What made the program particularly valuable was that the instructors and mentors had real-world business experience…At the end of the course, I had to present and defend that plan. From there, they directed me to SCORE, where mentors helped me further refine the plan. I eventually presented it to a bank, which was impressed with the level of preparation, and I secured the financing necessary to build the business.”As Cooke neared the end of his military career, he began to wonder what would come next. Through his faith and some valuable mentors, he found the right avenue for his entrepreneurial interests.“While working on my instrument pilot rating, my flight instructor happened to tell me about escape rooms and the economics behind building them. He thought they could make for an interesting business. I took the analytical skills I had developed in the military, along with what I learned through Boots to Business, and began comparing the escape-room model against other opportunities I was considering,” explained Cooke. Cooke opened his first Escapology location in Fayetteville in 2019.“My approach was to start small and prove the model. Fayetteville made sense because I was already there, understood the market and could minimize my initial risk. It also became clear very quickly that I needed a partner that could provide the creative design, branding and industry knowledge that I did not have. After researching a number of options, Escapology became that partner,” added Cooke.Following the success of his initial venue in Fayetteville and a venue in Charlotte that opened in 2023, Cooke recently expanded into Raleigh with his third Escapology venue at Crabtree Valley Mall.His North Carolina footprint now includes:Fayetteville: A 5-room venue launched right after his Army transition in 2019.Charlotte: A 10-room venue opened in 2023, doubling his original operational footprint.Raleigh (Crabtree Valley Mall): A 6-room venue opened in May 2026, with plans to expand to 10 full rooms.Beyond his venues, Cooke expanded his local footprint by launching Jade Solutions in Aberdeen, N.C., an OEM manufacturing business that now builds prop and technical solutions for Escapology venues systemwide.Cooke shared that his long-term goal is to continue expanding Escapology in a healthy and sustainable way while enjoying the journey. “I actually did not start an entertainment business because I personally loved escape rooms. I started a business because I love the game of business itself. Growing up, I loved military simulation games and business tycoon games. I eventually had the opportunity to experience the first of those in the real world — I went to war, led troops and played my part in the military. Today, I would much rather apply that same drive to the real-world game of building businesses.I don't play business computer games anymore. I get to wake up and do it for real every day,” shared Cooke.

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Sep 2 • 4:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • bizfayetteville.com
Prime Video becomes local streaming home for six NHL teams

Prime Video will be the exclusive local streaming home for six NHL teams next season. Prime Video and the NHL jointly announced Wednesday that the streamer is now the local rights holder for the Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, and St. Louis Blues, each within that team’s own regional…

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Sep 2 • 4:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lunch and Learn Perspectives: A look at Manhattan courts and entertainment law

A class of NYS Supreme Court interns at the Manhattan Supreme Court has been getting firsthand legal education and lessons this summer.

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Sep 2 • 3:45 PM EDT • Entertainment • amny.com
CPW chair’s unilateral comment changes spark backlash from fellow commissioners

A decision to cap public comment, announced last week by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission Chair Jay Tutchton, set off a lively discussion at Wednesday’s meeting. In the end, Tutchton’s unilateral decision to cut public comment and to change who gets to testify was killed on a 6-5 vote, with Tutchton himself casting the deciding […]

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Sep 2 • 3:41 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
iOS 27 Introduces New 'iPhone Handoff' Feature

Apple has added a new "iPhone Handoff" feature to iOS 27 that will allow you to switch between two iPhones while using the same phone number on each device. This functionality was briefly mentioned during the WWDC 2026 keynote in June, on a slide that listed hundreds of new features coming in iOS 27 and corresponding software updates, but Apple never shared any further details at the time.

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Sep 2 • 3:35 PM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
A Bunch Of Old GTA 6 Leaks Turned Out To Be True

Turns out at least some early online leaks about Grand Theft Auto 6 weren't fake

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Sep 2 • 3:15 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Fenton cites ‘geographic politics’ as Governor’s Council bid fails

SPRINGFIELD — Calling the results an illustration of “geographic politics,” Springfield City Councilor and local attorney Michael Fenton failed in his second attempt for the Eighth District seat on the Governor’s Council.

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Sep 2 • 2:48 PM EDT • Politics • thereminder.com
SPIRITED AWAY: LIVE ON STAGE Joins Fathom Entertainment’s Studio Ghibli Fest 2026

GKIDS and Fathom Entertainment have announced that SPIRITED AWAY: Live On Stage will join this year’s Ghibli Fest lineup. Coming to US theaters in its original Japanese with English subtitles for two nights only on October 1 and 8, the live theatre capture was filmed during the hit production’s 2022 run. Presented by Toho Co., […]

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Sep 2 • 2:34 PM EDT • Entertainment • boxofficepro.com
Trump Administration Launches Blitz to Find Elusive Voter Fraud Ahead of Midterms

The practice is exceedingly rare, but President Trump has fixated on rooting it out this year, claiming without evidence that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote.

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Sep 2 • 2:25 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
iPhone 18 Pro will have three upgrades that have been rumored for years

iPhone 18 Pro launches next week, and expected to feature three upgrades that have been rumored for years. Here’s what’s coming.

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Sep 2 • 2:21 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Public health in practice: Faith, community and student partnership across NC - UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

September 2, 2026 This summer, students from the Gillings School took their learning beyond the classroom through Practice-in-Place, a community-engaged practicum experience of the Gillings Public Health and Faith Communities Initiative.

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Sep 2 • 2:03 PM EDT • Health • sph.unc.edu
Astronomers Spot an Uncannily Geometric, 10-Sided Structure in Saturn's Atmosphere

Saturn keeps forming polygons.

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Sep 2 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Cook County Department of Public Health Launches Building Healthier Communities 2030, a Community-Driven Roadmap to Advance Health Equity Across Suburban Cook County - Cook County Department of Public Health

Today, Cook County Department of Public Health launched Building Healthier Communities 2030, suburban Cook County’s Community Health Improvement Plan. The plan was announced together with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Department of Public Health, community organizations, healthcare providers and cross-sector partners. Building Healthier Communities 2030 serves as both a collective vision and a practical roadmap that will guide public health efforts across suburban Cook County through 2030.The plan aligns with President Preckwinkle's Policy Roadmap and reflects a shared commitment to advancing health equity through coordinated, community-informed action.

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Sep 2 • 1:45 PM EDT • Health • cookcountypublichealth.org
Berlin's punitive measures unlikely to deter Putin: experts

Germany has announced punitive measures after publicly blaming Russia for an attempted airport drone attack. But a former diplomat, political and security analysts warn it will likely do little to deter the Kremlin.

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Sep 2 • 1:37 PM EDT • Politics • dw.com
Three-Star wide receiver decommits from Nebraska

Millard South three-star wide receiver Antayvion (Tay) Ellis announced his decommitment from Nebraska, per On3. Ellis originally committed to the Huskers back in Nov. 2025.

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Sep 2 • 1:35 PM EDT • Sports • dailynebraskan.com
Meet the 2026 \'Dancing With the Stars\' cast

The new cast of "Dancing With the Stars" has been announced, featuring a mix of entertainers, reality stars and athletes. This season includes actor Julia Stiles, Olympian Amber Glenn and

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Sep 2 • 1:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • lancasteronline.com
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets a surprise Switch 2 update, bringing eight-player split-screen to the evergreen racing game

Nintendo sneakily updates a bunch of games. Mario Kart 8 gets a free Switch 2 update with 8-player split-screen, while Smash Bros Ultimate improves its online.

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Sep 2 • 1:11 PM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Governor Sherrill and 17 State Employee Unions Reach Agreement to Launch Comprehensive State Health Benefits Program Reform Effort

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2026 Governor Sherrill and 17 State Employee Unions Reach Agreement to Launch Comprehensive State Health Benefits Program Reform Effort Agreement waives higher health benefits contributions in 2027 for State employees and launches a joint effort to make benefits more affordable and sustainable TRENTON – Governor Mikie Sherrill and 17 unions representing state employees today[...]

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Sep 2 • 1:01 PM EDT • Health • insidernj.com
Oregon to launch new Explore Health state health insurance marketplace in coming months

Oregonians who buy their health insurance on a federal website will soon be able to turn to a new state-backed platform to shop for coverage.

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Sep 2 • 12:55 PM EDT • Health • opb.org
For Sustained Soil and Water Health, Farmers Are ‘Playing the Long Game’

With the help of farmers like Kristin Duncanson, the AGree Coalition is proving that regenerative farming is key to a more resilient U.S. agriculture system

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Sep 2 • 12:48 PM EDT • Health • waltonfamilyfoundation.org
Small Business Focus: The Wandering Shelf

For Tessa Cannon, books are more than stories. They’re a way to build community. As the owner of The Wandering Shelf, an independent mobile bookstore that launched in Arlington in May 2025, Cannon brings books directly to readers across the community. Operating out of a bookstore van, she sells new and used books for all

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Sep 2 • 12:45 PM EDT • Business • arlnow.com
The best tech and gadgets announced at IFA so far

A gaming handheld you can use for work, a robovac that seals itself to floors, and more laptops you can repair yourself.

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Sep 2 • 12:43 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
Luk Hing Entertainment Group Announces Termination Of Subscription Agreement

Luk Hing Entertainment Group Holdings Ltd HKEX:8052:

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Sep 2 • 12:22 PM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
Society for Science Announces Top 300 for the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

A new generation of STEM stars—tackling air quality, renewable energy, disease risk, artificial intelligence and more—has been named to the…

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Sep 2 • 12:01 PM EDT • Science • societyforscience.org
Pat Murphy Launches Post Script, A new Artist-Focused Entertainment Company

TORONTO (CelebrityAccess) - Canadian entertainment executive Pat Murphy has announced the launch of Post Script, a new independent entertainment company built around artist management, recorded music, media and intellectual property. The launch follows Murphy’s departure from

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Sep 2 • 11:32 AM EDT • Entertainment • celebrityaccess.com
County Launches Grant to Help East County Small Businesses

The Board of Supervisors has approved a new $300,000 one-time County grant to boost East County small businesses through the East County Economic Development Council’s Empower East County Business Fund Revolving Loan Fund.

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Sep 2 • 11:15 AM EDT • Business • countynewscenter.com
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Tottenham’s Richarlison subject of failed bid from Trabzonspor

Richarlison, 29, faces an uncertain future at Spurs after a proposed move back to Everton broke down.

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Sep 2 • 11:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Patch 13.0.5 has released for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate but fans aren't particularly happy about it...

It's been nearly eight years since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was released on December 7, 2018. The game initially launched with a roster made up of 74 characters with 12 more released as DLC leading up to the release ...

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Sep 2 • 10:35 AM EDT • Technology • eventhubs.com
Select Medical and Corewell Health Form Joint Venture to Build New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in Southeast Michigan

Select Medical Corporation and Corewell Health today announced a joint venture partnership to build and operate a new 84-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Sterling Heights, Mich., next to Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital.

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Sep 2 • 10:35 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Decoding Trump’s chaos: What science tells us about how Canada — and the world

As uncertain as Donald Trump’s new world order is, science can explain the effects of his aggression and how to respond.

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Sep 2 • 10:26 AM EDT • Science • theconversation.com
Berks LaunchBox announces six new 'IMAGINE Your Business' grant recipients

The Berks LaunchBox powered by Penn State has announced six recipients of its ‘IMAGINE Your Business’ grant, designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs accelerate their business growth. The program awards up to $2,000 to assist startups with prototyping, marketing, product development and other essential business expenses. The IMAGINE Your Business grant program is made possible through […]

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Sep 2 • 10:24 AM EDT • Business • berksweekly.com
Ecobat Completes Sale of Lithium Recycling Business

/PRNewswire/ -- Ecobat, a global leader in battery recycling and resource recovery, today announced the closing of the sale of its lithium recycling business....

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Sep 2 • 10:13 AM EDT • Business • prnewswire.com
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Apple's New Mac Mini Already Discounted - See the Pre-Order Deals

Amazon has introduced the first cash discounts on Apple's brand new Mac mini, with discounts including two of the M6 models as well as the M5 Pro model. All of these deals are pre-order discounts on the 2026 Mac mini, which officially launches on September 22. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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Sep 2 • 10:12 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
'Toy Story 5' Continues Reign Atop Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 2

Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 5 remained No. 1 on the Official Film Chart, the weekly U.K. home entertainment sales chart through, through Sept. 2. The rest of the top four remains unchanged this week, with Focus Features’ supernatural horror film Obsession holding at No. 2 in its ninth week on the chart, and Universal’s animated adventure … Continue reading "‘Toy Story 5’ Continues Reign Atop Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 2"

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Sep 2 • 9:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • mediaplaynews.com
'Toy Story 5' Continues Reign Atop Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 2

Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 5 remained No. 1 on the Official Film Chart, the weekly U.Sk. home entertainment sales chart through, through Sept. 2. The rest of the Top 4 remains unchanged this week, with Focus Features’ supernatural horror Obsession holding at No. 2 in its ninth week on the chart, and Universal’s animated adventure Minions … Continue reading "‘Toy Story 5’ Continues Reign Atop Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Sept. 2"

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Sep 2 • 9:40 AM EDT • Entertainment • mediaplaynews.com
Should a small town try a solar-powered garden?

Master of Public Health student Libby Meier tested how practical that alternative would be for Enfield, North Carolina.

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Sep 2 • 9:36 AM EDT • Health • unc.edu
Dem megadonor among 400 Jewish Michiganders labeled AIPAC insiders for denouncing El-Sayed's leftist campaign

Over 400 Michigan Jewish Democrats signed a letter backing Mike Rogers, but former Rep. Andy Levin claims AIPAC is really driving the effort.

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Sep 2 • 9:26 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Adobe is making its tools available in Slack

Users will be able to access Express, Premiere, and Acrobat in Slack

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Sep 2 • 9:09 AM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
30 Years of ‘Joe B. and Locker’: Monumental Sports Network Celebrates Capitals Broadcast Duo’s Milestone Season, Announces 2026-27 Capitals Local Broadcast Schedule

MNMT to broadcast 70 regular season and four preseason games, with a special celebration event planned for Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin at upcoming Capitals game

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Sep 2 • 9:09 AM EDT • Sports • nhl.com
Energy technology company to close Tualatin facility, eliminate 87 jobs

The closure of the Schneider Electric facility is the second plant closure announced this week in the Portland area.

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Sep 2 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • oregonlive.com
"The internet we once loved is gone": SteamDB founders announce the community-run database has been acquired by Nexus Mods' owners

Nexus Mods owners Chosen have acquired SteamDB from its founders, and say the latter will be "keeping its own name, brand, community, and identity" for now.

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Sep 2 • 8:47 AM EDT • Technology • rockpapershotgun.com
Oregon to launch new Explore Health state health insurance marketplace in coming months

Oregonians who buy their health insurance on a federal website will soon be able to turn to a new state-backed platform to shop for coverage.

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Sep 2 • 8:45 AM EDT • Health • oregoncapitalchronicle.com
'Dancing with the Stars' 2026 cast revealed – See who's competing in Season 35

"Dancing with the Stars" has officially announced its full cast – and their pro partners – for Season 35!

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Sep 2 • 8:41 AM EDT • Entertainment • centraloregondaily.com
Current LSU football stars embrace NFL players returning to college

LSU football's leadership council gave head coach Lane Kiffin the thumbs up to add former NFL signees.

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Sep 2 • 8:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cooper Standard Achieves SBTi Validation of Near-Term Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets

/PRNewswire/ -- Cooper Standard (NYSE: CPS), a leading global supplier of sealing and fluid handling systems and components, today announced that the...

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Sep 2 • 8:30 AM EDT • Science • prnewswire.com
Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for U.S. military strikes

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has increased since the weekend after the American military hit Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz

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Sep 2 • 8:26 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
WCU political expert explains Rep. Edwards' censure, breaks down overwhelming vote

WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby towns and communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina, including the counties of Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Haywood, Polk, Transylvania, McDowell, Mitchell, Madison, Yancey, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham, Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson, Union, Pickens, Oconee, Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeville and also Biltmore Forest, Woodfin, Leicester, Black Mountain, Montreat, Arden, Weaverville, Hendersonville, Etowah, Flat Rock, Mills River, Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Canton, Clyde, Franklin, Cullowhee, Sylva, Cherokee, Marion, Old Fort, Forest City, Lake Lure, Bat Cave, Spindale, Spruce Pine, Bakersville, Burnsville, Tryon, Columbus, Marshall, Mars Hill, Brevard, Bryson City, Cashiers, Greer, Landrum, Clemson, Gaffney, and Easley.

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Sep 2 • 8:21 AM EDT • Politics • wlos.com
Bayer says Crop Science unit makes progress on product launches

Bayer said on Wednesday its Crop Science business had introduced ​two out of 10 planned new ‌products with peak annual sales of at least €500 million ($579 million) each and mapped ​out further market launches.

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Sep 2 • 8:05 AM EDT • Science • reuters.com
New literacy law brings science-of-reading training to hundreds of…

Oklahoma is beginning to implement a major overhaul of its approach to reading instruction after years of dismal literacy outcomes, with hundreds of…

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • ocpathink.org
NOAA announces priorities to promote science-based American seafood dominance

Today, NOAA announced priorities for advancing reforms within NOAA Fisheries to move towards regulations grounded in science that support American seafood dominance. These agency-level actions follow the Regional Priorities guidance that was released on July 2, 2026, to apply the same standard of accountability to NOAA’s own opera

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • noaa.gov
Alzheimer’s may leave a mark on the brain long before plaques appear

Brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s may begin at least seven years before amyloid plaques become detectable with current PET scans. Researchers uncovered the signal by tracking healthy older adults with repeated brain imaging over nearly 20 years. The discovery could help scientists identify Alzheimer’s earlier and suggests that important disease processes may start before visible plaque buildup.

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
CIAA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC MEDIA RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN EDGE NETWORK AND VAN WAGNER

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — [September 2, 2026] — The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®), Urban Edge Network LLC (UEN) and Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment (VWSE) today announced a strategic media rights partnership that will expand the distribution and visibility of CIAA athletics while creating new opportunities to grow audiences, generate revenue and strengthen the long-term value of CIAA controlled content.

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • theciaa.com
EA SPORTS FC™ 27 Brings Fans Closer to The World’s Game With New Partners, Leagues, and Stadiums

Powered by the support of global football partners, EA SPORTS FC™ 27 captures The World’s Game with unrivalled authenticity. Today, Electronic Arts announced an expanded roster of leagues, clubs, partners and stadiums coming to EA SPORTS FC 27, bringing players closer to the football they love through one of the most authentic representations of The World’s Game. Additions include new and renewed partnerships with a number of major European clubs, the highly anticipated return of Liga MX, and the continuation of EA SPORTS FC’s long-term relationship with the Bundesliga, the ROSHN Saudi League and the A-League. FC 27 AUTHENTICITY “With EA SPORTS FC 27, we’re building on years of bringing our community closer to football,” said James Salmon, Senior Director Partnership Marketing, EA SPORTS FC . “New and renewed partnerships bring more of the clubs, leagues, players and stadiums fans care about into FC 27, with the authenticity they expect from us. Together, they make The World’s Game

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • news.ea.com
W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship announces 2025–2026 Teaching, Research, and Service Award nominees

Each semester, Fort Hays State University’s W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship (RCOBE) recognizes outstanding faculty and staff members by nominating individuals who demonstrate excellence in teaching, research, and service. These nominations reflect the college's commitment to recognizing the many ways faculty and staff contribute to student success, academic excellence, and the university's broader mission.

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • fhsu.edu
Dear Early-Career Expert: You Are Still Valued

Early-career scientists and experts are launching their careers in an unprecedented time for US science.

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Sep 2 • 7:45 AM EDT • Science • blog.ucs.org
Acer Swift Blade 14 weighs just 799 grams with Intel Core Series 3 processor

Acer has announced a new 799-gram Swift laptop with Intel Core Series 3 hardware. The 14-inch model includes a 50 Wh battery and up to 1TB of PCIe Gen4 storage.

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Sep 2 • 7:02 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
$21+ Billion Business Process Management Market Outlook 2026-2035 | AI and Automation Drive the Next Wave of BPM Growth

Opportunities center on cloud and low-code BPM, AI/ML and RPA-driven automation, industry-specific platforms, compliance tools, customer-centric workflows, and services that integrate modern solutions with legacy systems. Business Process Management Market Business Process Management Market Dublin, Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Business Process Management Market, Till 2035: Distribution by Type of Component, Type of Deployment, Type of Functionality, Type of Industry, and Geographical

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Sep 2 • 6:28 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Acer Predator Atlas 7 launches with Arc G3, 120Hz display and up to 80Wh battery

Acer has announced a 7-inch version of its Predator Atlas handheld with Intel Arc G3 and G3 Extreme processors. The device supports up to 24GB memory and an 80Wh battery.

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Sep 2 • 6:10 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Realta, MGE explore building a nuclear fusion power plant in Wisconsin

Madison Gas and Electric is investing in Madison-based Realta Fusion to explore a 200-megawatt power plant. No timeline or location have been announced.

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Sep 2 • 6:10 AM EDT • Business • captimes.com
Dolly Parton And Tim Curry, Two Entertainment Icons Gone

On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the world received a one-two gut punch. First, the news hit that American musical icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80.

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Sep 2 • 5:41 AM EDT • Entertainment • mountaintimes.info
Indiana University Athletics and JLab Announce Partnership Extension as Part of Jlab’s 2026-27 College Sports Campaign

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University Athletics and JLab have announced the expansion of their successful multi-year partnership, marking JLab's ongoing sup...

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Sep 2 • 5:11 AM EDT • Sports • iuhoosiers.com
Here's what to know about Launch Family Entertainment fun center

Launch Family Entertainment is set to open Oct. 16 with trampolines, bowling, dining and so much more fun for the whole family.

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Sep 2 • 5:06 AM EDT • Entertainment • pnj.com
Launch is almost ready for Pensacola. See what it will look like

Launch Family Entertainment is bringing a 31,400 square foot location to Pensacola in October, serving as a one-stop shop for family fun.

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Sep 2 • 5:06 AM EDT • Entertainment • pnj.com
August Monthly Review: ChatGPT In Epic

Death, taxes, another frontier lab healthcare launch inspiring truly insane LinkedIn takes. As much as I want to stay away, I repeatedly am the crewman unplugging his ears whenever we pass these sirens. So it’s not the first and probably not the last time we dial up the typewriter rather than tie ourselves to the mast. The full blow-by-blow timeline: Health API Guy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe The End of the Standalone PHR (Jan 8): ChatGPT Health arrives for consumers, at the time powered by b.well. I was bullish on the approach in that the best way for the PHR to finally solve distribution was to meet consumers were they already are (i.e. When Horizontal Meets Healthcare (Jan 9): OpenAI for Healthcare puts out the shingle for enterprises, with SharePoint ingestion standing in for the EHR integration the product actually needed. Another One: Anthropic’s Healthcare Debut (Jan 16): Claude's version, on HealthEx rails instead of b.well, with Agent Skills for FHIR development as the one true vertical-specific investment. ChatGPT for Clinicians: The Trap Sprung (Apr 24): OpenAI filled in the missing GTM middle with a free product for verified clinicians, effectively peeling the enterprise wrapper off ChatGPT for Healthcare and taking the PLG fight directly to OpenEvidence. OpenAI’s Second Attempt at Health (Jul 31): a relaunch of their patient specific app, now branded Health in ChatGPT, where the privacy partition came out, the connectors thinned, and b.well disappeared in favor of first-party FHIR work against a smaller network Beyond a Shingle So what was announced now? Today, we’re introducing a new electronic health record integration that brings authorized patient context from Epic into ChatGPT for Healthcare, along with the Healthcare Public Data plugin for direct, structured access to official healthcare datasets like PubMed, DailyMed, and CMS Coverage. Together, these capabilities bring ChatGPT closer to the systems and sources healthcare teams trust, while supporting the controls and compliance healthcare work requires. The core portfolio is unchanged from prior announcements we delineated and discussed (aside from the relaunch of patient-facing). Since trade publications still seem to be confusing them by using the wrong names: Enterprise sales motion: ChatGPT for Healthcare Protecting their core product / PLG: ChatGPT for Clinicians Consumer/patient-facing product: Health in ChatGPT So really, this is a feature release (specifically for ChatGPT for Healthcare when it comes to EHR integration). What’s cool about it, though, is that we are moving beyond just putting out a shingle. Everything in the January enterprise launch was horizontalizable: Horizontal tech companies thus generally start verticalization with their “putting out a shingle phase”. Telling the world you’re open for business as a horizontal tech company reliably attracts early inbound interest from buyers who are already trying to force-fit horizontal tools into domain-specific workflows and are eager for any signal that the vendor intends to support their use case more directly. Nothing was really vertical specific, which is exactly what you'd expect from the ultimate hypergrowth horizontal company dipping their toes into specific industries. But eventually you have to stop changing the sign on the door and start changing the product. Can you guess where the horizontal product was going to run out of road? This is the core dilemma writ large: verticalization requires differentiation, while scale economics of consumer and horizontal push toward unification. I’ve buried the lede so deep here it will be painful to some readers, but what should be shocking to no one is that my perspective is that EHR integration is the only path that meaningfully resolves this tension for ChatGPT for Healthcare. Integration with Microsoft Sharepoint is fine, but it is categorically insufficient for any product that hopes to influence clinical decision-making. SMART Money Well here we are, eight months later! Real vertical investment has begun, which surprised a few people. One friend in the industry messaged me: “Absolutely no way Epic gave ChatGPT API access.” Looking forensically at the announcements, the integration is notably read-only across appointment notes, laboratory results, medications, and specialist documentation. So while I’m not a betting man, I'd wager the house this is a SMART on FHIR launch: That sounds a lot like USCDI! The recommended path for the workflow they outline would be SMART on FHIR Their Health AI lead’s post is evocative of both standalone and EHR launch SMART, which another termed “ChartGPT” and “EHR Plugin” The implementation burden for SMART on FHIR is the lowest of the available integrative paths This is the team who literally did patient-facing SMART on FHIR with Epic last month Most importantly, if you’re a horizontal company, you generally still haven’t taken the full plunge and thus (overly) value reusability. SMART on FHIR is the logical compromise: healthcare-specific enough to matter, but standardized enough to reuse. Nobody Asked Judy Another friend asked “I thought they had to go to each health system, or did they go direct to Epic and now health systems opt in?” Given the trust paradigms in healthcare, this functionally cannot be Epic hoovering up all the data for OpenAI and shoving ChatGPT in their customers’ faces (or they would revolt). However, I do believe the aforementioned terrible coverage by TechCrunch and other outlets is probably responsible for that question, given the 325 million reference. When using FHIR as a business associate to an Epic customer, there is no EHR gatekeeping to speak of, as that isn’t how fhir.epic.com works: You register an app You pick your APIs You test against the sandbox APIs You list as “Ready for Production” Hospitals pick your app You test and go live with them Bluntly, nobody had to say yes or no in Verona (nor were they given the chance). Vendor Services (their next developer tier up that I doubt OpenAI is using quite yet in this initial release) certainly has contractual paperwork that some resent, but even there, the twin pressures of mounting antitrust and information blocking make outright gatekeeping increasingly fraught. My friend’s sentiment is, to me, representative of a broader industry neurosis, perhaps a sort of scar tissue of prior eras: people assume the gate is still there and never actually try the door. There are certainly other ways Epic (and any EHR) can put its thumb on the scale, but they are not so dumb as to stand in front of a federally mandated API and play bouncer at this exact moment in time. So I think they can and probably should go deeper, as this release is at best parity and at worst behind vertical-specific competition. OpenEvidence did a basic SMART launch with Sutter Health in February, allowing for more convenient evidence search by providers. They then add patient-context (the equivalent SMART on FHIR flow to what we see here) when Cedars-Sinai went enterprise-wide in May. UpToDate has four distinct applications across deeper workflows like patient engagement listed in Epic Showroom and announced a partnership with Epic to power Art at UGM Abridge and other ambient scribes have invested deeply into the deepest bidirectional clinical copilot workflow with integrations well beyond SMART on FHIR. In that light, the “Who is OpenAI primarily targeting here?” is clear. This release brings them into striking distance of OpenEvidence, but not the others quite yet. They are the only one of the three you can reach without building something truly Epic-specific. When will they go further? Competition is a great motivator to overcome the horizontal demons and start building things that can’t be reused: not across industries, not across EHRs, maybe not past the customer you built them for. That’s the price of actually verticalizing. The question is if and when OpenAI will be willing to pay it. Month in Review Here is the monthly review. As a reminder, this is a regular round-up of the month’s posts and other content to surface things you may have missed across regulation, litigation, interoperability, and beyond. AI assistance is used in these bullet summaries so I can focus on articles. Articles Published: None this month Video Content: The Information Exchange: Standards-based Thruple Edition (Aug 14): Back to school for us too, with Brad reporting in from the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem’s one year anniversary in DC. We get into the January CMS-0057 deadline, the fall rulemaking reading list, and why enrollment still keeps most apps off FHIR. The Information Exchange: Epic Dúnadan Edition (Aug 25): A UGM roundup with Ryan Brickner joining for the first time to check our takes against what the building actually thinks. Rangers, Ergo sitting on top of EHI, and a down-market lineup that needs some cuts. Regulatory: Stacked Deck, Bad Hand (Aug 05): ONC’s website refresh took the entire HIT Policy Committee record with it, so I rebuilt the archive and went looking for the regulatory capture story everyone assumes is buried in there. Stacking the deck and winning the hand turn out to be very different things. The Sixth Generation of Patient Access (Aug 19): A quick catalog of the five generations of patient access we’ve layered on since HIPAA, and the two candidates now competing to be the sixth. One is planned. The other is the market routing around the plan entirely. Court cases: Three Cases Walk Into a Docket (Aug 06): Two surprise settlements cleared the board in a single week, and then Judge Maddox dropped ninety-four pages on Vyne v. Henry Schein. The sleeper is a DMCA holding that makes direct-to-database a considerably riskier business model. Epic v. Health Gorilla: Into the MDL (Aug 10): Nine class actions are headed to Miami, and the Panel signaled it wants to bring the case that spawned them along too. That would leave Epic arguing the requests were obviously fraudulent in one courtroom and unknowable in the other. Amazon v. Perplexity: Agents Are Legalized! (Aug 11): The Ninth Circuit vacated the injunction against Comet, holding that the user is the one accessing the servers rather than the company that built the agent. A real win for agentic access, and a much narrower one than the headline suggests. Veeva v. Epic: Come At Me, Bro (Aug 26): Epic’s response brief wants the dismissal affirmed and, unusually, wants the opinion published as precedent. Buried in it is Epic’s own description of what its non-competes actually prohibit, which current and former employees should read closely. EHRs: The Contract Epic Would Never Sign Today (Aug 04): A 1999 SEC exhibit catches Epic licensing nearly its entire product line, Tapestry included, to the company that became TriZetto. The marketing services menu attached to it is the part that will make you blink. Forecast from Verona (Aug 07): The Epic Almanac makes one argument six different ways: the AI is only as good as the networks behind it. Emmie headlines, Art’s context stack is the most ambitious part, and Penny finally gets an autonomous coding date on the calendar. Works With Epic MyChart (Aug 17): Epic’s first new Showroom category since the death of Workshop certifies hardware instead of software, badge on the box and all. Made for iPhone, but for blood pressure cuffs, and rough news for anyone selling the RPM stack sitting in between. UGM Hot Takes 2026 (Aug 20): Everyone else covered the AI announcements, so I went after Savvy deleting the payment gateway, Rangers as Boost with the timer removed, and a down-market lineup with too many entries. Plus the Health Grid tidbits I cannot help myself on. MyChart Central Grows Up (Aug 24): Device data and Emmie turn Epic’s identity hub into a full consumer platform, which is both a logical answer to ChatGPT and a bit of a mistake. It also happens to be the best scraping target Epic has ever shipped. Industry Analysis: The Wrong Yardstick (Aug 12): Vertical software keeps getting judged against Superhuman and Notion, which is the wrong bar entirely. Your user is comparing your product to a whiteboard and forty phone calls before lunch. Primitives vs. Abstractions (Aug 27): Developers want building blocks, systems of record prefer to hand out business logic, and both sides have a real case. There’s no test from the outside that separates the engineering reason from the competitive one, which is why this keeps ending up in court. Cross-industry Comparisons: The Two Kinds of Platform Power (Aug 18): Attention power and record power are different problems that keep getting handed the same regulatory toolkit. Congress’s latest swing at Big Tech shows both what’s possible and where it falls apart. The Dogs of (Platform) War (Aug 21): A CourtListener alert turned up a property management fight with healthcare’s exact shape and none of the Cures Act. Shell prospects, ghost accounts, a notetaker bot that came back to haunt someone, and a lawyer arguing both sides of the same theory in two states. Fractals All the Way Down (Aug 31): Yardi dominates property management right up until you zoom into one segment, where AppFolio owns it outright and Yardi doesn’t appear at all. Where you draw the line around a B2B software market is about to decide an awful lot of cases. Other News: If Judy Had the Courage (Aug 13): A short eulogy for the era when software was allowed to look insane: WinAMP, bold colors, and everything the grey chatbot era has taken from us. External Media: Portland Monthly Health Tech Meetup: Erin O’Brien channeled my own feelings - maybe it’s just because it’s August and beautiful, but the monthly edition of the PDX Health community meetup was a ripper. Make sure to reach out if interested to join for the next one. STAT’s Coverage of Epic This Month: Brittany Trang of STAT did a fantastic job of breaking the FTC investigation that’s been lurking, as well as UGM related coverage, so I had to give her her wish of a meme. Fall Conferences: I’m pumped to be kicking off my fall conference season in NYC at Nabla Accelerate next month, which Chrissy provided the link to apply for. Here’s the rest of my schedule in case you want to meet up: Commonwell (Redwood Shores, CA): Oct 13-14 Open@Epic (Madison, WI): Oct 21-22 eHealthExchange (Austin, TX): Oct 27 Sequoia Project (Austin, TX): Oct 28-29 HLTH (Vegas): Nov 15-18 RSNA (Chicago): Nov 29-Dec 3 Posts I Liked: HTI-6 Should Unbundle API Certification: Josh Mandel makes the case that HTI-6 should split (g)(10) into separate authorization and data certifications, so a PACS or a genomics platform can certify only the role it actually performs. Imaging is the urgent example, but the structure solves a much bigger problem. On implementing ePrior Auth with Epic: Scott Rossignol’s field notes from a live ePrior Auth build on Epic, including the two app registrations nobody warns you about and the CPT mapping problem waiting at the end. CMS-0057 implementations are going to be such a beast. Healthcare point solutions are starting to look a lot like streaming services: Spencer Dorn runs the cable-to-streaming arc against health IT and lands squarely on the bundling half of the cycle. Bundling can be good! It can also be bad! Life is nuanced. Health API Guy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Apple Launching Eight New Products This Month

Apple last month announced a new Mac mini and a new Mac Studio. Both machines start shipping on Tuesday, September 22, which means they will launch in the same month as new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. Apple is expected to introduce the unannounced products at its annual iPhone fall event, which is this year carrying the tagline "Surprise and shine". The event takes place on Wednesday, September 9, making this month one of the busiest Apple has had in a while.

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Alienware launches 32-inch 4K Tandem WOLED monitor for $699 and 560Hz QD-OLED model

Alienware has announced two RGB-stripe OLED gaming monitors, including a 32-inch 4K Tandem WOLED model priced at $699. The second model uses a 560Hz QD-OLED panel.

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All 16 new Russian Starlink-rival satellites short of target orbit

The 16 satellites form the second batch of the Rassvet-3 constellation, which now only has 12 out of 32 launched satellites set for long-term orbit.

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Will Burnham find PMQs as 'nail biting' and 'nerve wracking' as Blair did?

Curiously, the questions at lunchtime may well feel like a minor extension of what he faced on Tuesday, the BBC's political editor writes.

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Wellness Briefing: Life Time launches LT Social as gyms enter their entertainment era, plus news

Glossy interviews Life Time's VP of marketing about LT Social, the company's new collection of expansive entertainment programming.

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Six Takeaways From the Massachusetts Primaries

Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.

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Sep 1 • 11:44 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump takes aim at American science as China pulls ahead

NEWS ANALYSIS. For US President Donald Trump, science is plagued by 'woke ideology.' His administration announced that, starting in October, research projects eligible for funding must align with 'government priorities.'

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Stanford Health Care, John Muir Health announce layoffs

(KRON) — Stanford Health Care and John Muir Health have announced layoffs, according to the latest WARN report. According to a notice dated Aug. 28, Stanford Health Care will permanently lay …

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Taiwanese Hardware Manufacturers Sell Out NVIDIA RTX Spark Laptop Stock Ahead of Launch

News out of Taiwan suggests that both ASUS and MSI have sold their entire production run of NVIDIA RTX Spark based laptops before a single unit has shipped. It would appear that allocation of the MediaTek co-developed chip has been pretty sparse by NVIDIA, which is one reason for the first stock...

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Former Patriots Quarterback Receives Tough Career News After Recent Release

This former New England Patriots quarterback is currently without a home after going unclaimed on waivers in the wake of his recent release. The post Former Patriots Quarterback Receives Tough Career News After Recent Release appeared first on HEAVY.

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Osage Ambulance District Announces Community Healthcare Vending Machine in Chamois

The Osage Ambulance District announced the installation of a community Risk Reduction and Healthcare Vending Machine in Chamois.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Sign 29-Year-Old Catcher Before Giants Series

The Pittsburgh Pirates quietly announced the signing of a 29-year-old catcher before their series against the Giants. The post Pittsburgh Pirates Sign 29-Year-Old Catcher Before Giants Series appeared first on HEAVY.

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OPELIKA REVOKES TOP SHELF’S BUSINESS LICENSE

Owner closes store ahead of decision BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council adopted the city’s fiscal year 2027 budget and revoked the business license of Top Shelf Alternatives during its Sept. 1 meeting. Top Shelf license revokedThe council held a public due process hearing on the revocation of Top Shelf Alternative’s business […]

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NES – Nintendo Classics adds Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, R.C. PRO-AM II, and Ikari Warriors

The Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Classics app has added Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, R.C. PRO-AM II, and Ikari Warriors, Nintendo announced. In Japan, Dragon Buster…

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Nick Bosa's availability remains mystery ahead of 49ers' trip to Australia

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa hasn't played since tearing his right ACL last September. Whether he will be ready for the team's Sept. 10 opener versus the Rams in Australia is unclear.

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A search for one exotic particle uncovered two strange new structures

A search for one mysterious particle unexpectedly revealed evidence for two different structures that may belong to the bizarre family of exotic subatomic particles known as XYZ states. The findings could help physicists uncover new ways that quarks and gluons combine to create matter.

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Advocates relieved, businesses concerned about long-awaited launch of paid leave

State officials announced the launch Tuesday of the long-awaited family leave policy that will let Marylanders take up to 12 weeks of paid leave to nurture a newborn baby, take care of loved ones or manage their own significant medical challenges.

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WakeMed loses two top executives as proposed merger with Atrium looms

Thomas Gough, WakeMed’s chief operating officer, has been named COO at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida. Seth Brody, WakeMed’s chief physician executive, has joined UNC Health.

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‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton suspended amid ‘allegations concerning’ him

‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton has been suspended amid ‘allegations concerning’ him, a spokesperson for Sony Pictures Television tells EW.

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Iris exits Generali's Redion platform in a management-led buyout

The buyout separates identity protection from Generali's newly unified Redion platform, just three months after that platform launched

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Poland Council recognizes two business owners for beautification efforts

On Tuesday, September 1, Poland Village Council’s Town One Range One Committee recognized two business owners for their efforts in beautification, specifically related to America 250 celebrations.

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Soho Business Alliance opposes Tampa’s flood relief project, proposes alternative

The City of Tampa’s controversial South Howard Flood Relief Project is scheduled to go before city council again later this week.

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What Box Office Bomb Crushed Obsession on Streaming?

(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Before we get into this week’s issue, let me ask you for some suggestions. At the risk of coining too many names for too many things (hence my dictionary of terms...), I need a name for straight-to-streaming films that are too expensive to justify a straight-to-streaming release, but not big enough to justify a theatrical release. Like some of the films I highlighted in last week’s tally of the biggest film flops of 2026 so far: Hulu’s Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, Pizza Movie or Never Change! They don’t feel like “made for TV movies” (think Hallmark and Lifetime movies, cheap Netflix romcoms, or Disney Channel Original movies, for example) but they don’t feel big enough for the big screen. They’re not “cinematic” enough, so to speak. As I wrote... “I still need a name for this middle zone of film that’s too expensive to go straight-to-streaming but too small to justify a theatrical release (with all the PR, distribution, marketing and whatnot costs that go along with it), the Goldilocks zone of streaming film death.” Friend of the newsletter Brandon Katz has suggested the “Bermuda Budget Triangle”, “The Platform Gap” and “The Distribution Deadzone”. I love that first one. I’d offer up the much wordier “The Streaming Budget Dead Zone” or “the Goldilocks Zone of streaming film death” but that last one isn’t accurate since, unlike Goldilocks’ porridge, these films are the opposite of “just right”. That’s the problem! Anyway, if you have any suggestions, let me know! On to today’s Streaming Ratings Report. As you can tell by today’s headline, things are going to be spicy! I’m looking at a box office bomb that did really, really well on streaming, somewhat challenging a few different narratives. And another Netflix series declined in its second season. All that, plus Wicked: For Good switching streamers, The Hawk continuing its strong run, _The Bear’_s finale season finally dropping off the charts, the WNBA posting a big viewership number, “shallow libraries”, a sitcom spinoff failing to launch, more big budget IP flopping on Paramount+, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of July 20th to July 26th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Film - The Latest Theatrical Success Story on Streaming In the latest edition of “Flops, Bombs and Misses of the First Half of 2026”, I made a crucial change: I started including theatrical films with the streaming misses. The streamers have collectively—including Netflix, but not to as big of an extent—stopped making a lot of straight-to-streaming films, and the ones they do make aren’t as expensive as in the heyday of the streaming bubble. After the following two films bombed in theaters, you’d guess that they’ll be included in my next collection of flops, bombs and misses six months from now: Masters of the Universe on Prime Video (only $64 million domestic box office) Mortal Kombat II on HBO Max ($79 million domestic) But you’d be wrong! Masters of the Universe, a reboot of the He-Man franchise, a toy from the 1980s, came to streaming on 22-July and did great! This long-gestating project—it’s been at every studio for years, and came close to getting a greenlight at Netflix—then finally came to theaters in June, and showed up on streaming less than two months later. (I don’t love this short theatrical window.) It surprisingly grabbed nearly 20 million hours on its debut: That means, wait for it, Masters of the Universe is currently the eighth biggest film on streaming through two weeks. My rough bar for “hit” is shows or films in the top 15%. Ergo…Masters of the Universe is a legit, streaming hit! (One quick caveat: if it falls out of the top ten next week, it will move to 13th overall, just on the edge of the top 15.) Of course, that’s the data for just 2026. Here’s how it stacks up to Prime Video’s theatrical films: That drop into its second week is typical for Amazon films, but also a worrying sign. I have a feeling interest in this film is front-loaded and we’ll see it drop off after this. As for Mortal Kombat II, in this case, the viewership numbers roughly match the theatrical outing, with only 4.1 million hours in its first week. Here’s how it stacks up to other HBO Max films: The best defense of this number is that, as a relatively violent rated-R film, Mortal Kombat II never had a good chance at breaking out. So now it’s time for a little big of “Entertainment Nuance Guy”: First, yeah, my headline is obviously facetious, since Masters of the Universe besting Obsession says more about horror as a genre than it does that film. Second, I read and listened to quite a few “nobody wanted this IP” takes about Masters of the Universe, and that’s not really true. At least enough people wanted it to power a 20 million+ hour debut! Third, both this film and Mortal Kombat II were considered “average” by viewers, but not great films, with a 6.4 and 6.3 respectively on IMDb. That’s just shy of the level needed to be a word-of-mouth hit. Fourth, in the olden days, strong word of mouth could transform a box office miss into a cable/DVD hit, like Austin Powers or The Shawshank Redemption. We haven’t seen a lot of examples of that on streaming, though. And there are far fewer ways to monetize the post-theatrical life of a film these days. Fifth, Prime Video has shown an ability to push their own titles well, likely because they control the Amazon Fire TV ecosystem. Add it all up, and here’s my nuanced take on Masters of the Universe: it was a box office bomb, but, shockingly, a streaming hit. Unfortunately, while being a theatrical hit saves your film financially, being a streaming hit does not. Both Masters of the Universe and Mortal Kombat II had big budgets and needed to make more money in theaters to justify them. So…Straight-to-Streaming or Theaters? We’ve hit a really fun point in the streaming calendar, since the films that came out in theaters in April, May, and June are now arriving on streaming. So the “Do theatrical releases help streaming performances?” question is gonna get a fresh round of updates nearly every week. No single week will answer the question, but we may get some insights. For example, so far in 2026, it looks like theatrical films are lasting longer on the weekly Nielsen film charts. Here’s a list of films that have made the charts in their fourth or fifth week of release, separated by “for kids” and “general entertainment”: It certainly seems like theatrical films are lasting just a pinch longer on the charts, with Project Hail Mary being the current five-week champion. One Battle After Another did well for HBO Max too, and even The Sheep Detectives made it four weeks. The only exception to this trend? Obsession, which only lasted two weeks on the charts. You might tempted to overreact to this news. Don’t. Obsession is a huge horror hit, but horror just doesn’t do as well on streaming. By the way, here’s the Google Trends for various theatrical and stremaing films: Plus, when it comes to Netflix in four months, Obsession may have another big boost. Quick Notes on Film Note that when I write, “the streamers have pulled back on straight-to-streaming films” that doesn’t mean “abandoned” because Netflix is gonna Netflix. On 24-July, they released 72 Hours, a Kevin Hart comedy. Along with Eddie Murphy, Mark Wahlberg, John Cena and Adam Sandler, Kevin Hart is a streaming film star now. Did this latest one work? Not really. It only garnered two weeks of 13.2 and 12.2 million hours on its debut, well below the 20-million-hour hit threshold. It also was poorly received critically—a 44 on Metacritic—and by customers—a 5.4 on IMDb on 21K IMDb reviews. We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… The latest Netflix true crime doc to pop on the charts… How The Bear finished its run… Netflix’s latest Western to return to streaming… What Paramount+ animated film flopped… And what sitcom also missed… All the flops, bombs and misses… And a whole lot more… ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. Coming Soon! I’m behind by a week, so we’ve got two issues coming your way this week, including one in a couple of days or so, then we’ll be all caught up**.** Next issue, inspired by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie coming to Peacock, I’m going to take a look at the workhouse of streaming TV: kids films. Plus The Devil Wears Prada 2 continues theatrical films’ big run on streaming. All that, plus another surprise hit on Hulu, Lioness on CBS, and a whole lot more. Long term, LeBron James is filming his own “Last Dance”-style docu-series, surprising no one. But as I’ve been writing about a lot this summer, this genre is really overrated, so whoever ends up buying it (reportedly ESPN) really shouldn’t pay too much for it.

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Business Council applauds, State looking at appeal, after Climate Superfund Act ruling

A U.S. District Court Judge blocked New York's 2024 Climate Change Superfund Act this week, saying the State could not impose financial penalties to fossil fue

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Los Angeles Dodgers Announce Will Smith News Before Cardinals Game

After winning their series against the Detroit Tigers this past weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers are returning home to face the St. Louis Cardinals. With the calendar turning to September, that means MLB rosters have officially expanded. And the Dodgers are returning a key piece to their offense in the form of Will Smith, who […] The post Los Angeles Dodgers Announce Will Smith News Before Cardinals Game appeared first on HEAVY.

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Cook County Department of Public Health Earns 15 NaCO Awards for Public Health Programming and Impact - Cook County Department of Public Health

Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is proud to announce that 15 of its programs received achievement awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) during its 2026 Annual Conference and Exposition, held July 17-20 in New Orleans, La.

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US Army has lost top figures driving transformation

With Driscoll's resignation, the service has lost its leaders spearheading Army modernization. Those initiatives are now on uncertain footing.

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Latest leak claims the iPhone 18 Pro lineup will launch in these new colors

Apple will unveil the new iPhones on September 9. There have been plenty of rumors surrounding the color options for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro series, and...

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What’s powering Ascension’s commercial property market

Retail and industrial properties kept Ascension Parish’s commercial real estate market on steady ground during the second quarter, even as the office sector continued to lag. The market recorded $145.2 million in sales over the trailing 12 months, a slight increase from May, according to Elifin’s latest market report. Deal activity remained largely unchanged. The […]

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Business - Global bond selloff deepens as US launches fresh attacks on Iran
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Google's Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more

The new features coming to Android are aimed at reducing motion sickness, helping blind users navigate their surroundings, and more.

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Sep 1 • 4:53 PM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
Days After GTA 6's Big Reveal, Rockstar Announces A Major GTA 5 Update

Grand Theft Auto 5 will introduce a revamped world with better NPCs in addition to other improvements, Rockstar says

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Sep 1 • 4:34 PM EDT • Technology • polygon.com
3 prominent Chicago-area hospitals to suspend OB services, Prime Healthcare announces

Obstetrical services at three major Chicago-area hospitals will soon be suspended by Prime Healthcare, the company announced in a new release.

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Sep 1 • 4:30 PM EDT • Health • nbcchicago.com
New iPhone Ultra details arrive for specs, multitasking, launch timing, more

A new Tom’s Guide interview with Mark Gurman has fresh details on what to expect from iPhone Ultra’s specs, software, launch timing, and more.

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Sep 1 • 4:25 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Dolphins Acquire Kyle McCord in Trade With Packers

The Miami Dolphins have made another move to reshape their quarterback room, acquiring Kyle McCord from the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round draft pick. The trade was announced Sunday as Miami searched for a new backup quarterback behind Malik Willis. The Dolphins had recently traded Quinn Ewers to the Jacksonville Jaguars,…

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Sep 1 • 4:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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