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Robert Kelker-Kelly: 'Days of Our Lives' actor's official cause of death

Actor Robert Kelker-Kelly's official cause of death has been determined, weeks after the 'Days of Our Lives' star died at age 62.

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Oct 30 • 1:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Letters to Sports: The Lincoln Riley debate and hate continues

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on the USC and UCLA football teams, the Brewers winning the World Series and more.

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Oct 31 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • latimes.com
In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of ‘spoiler’ candidates

Trump’s own operation is supporting a so-called spoiler third-party candidate in a key Ohio Senate race.

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Oct 30 • 8:04 PM EDT • Politics • twincities.com
Keeneland Race Course hosts top thoroughbred horses in Breeders' Cup

The 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships is set for Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky for its annual two-day series. Here is what to know.

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Oct 30 • 10:01 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Why All Your Friends Are Running a Marathon…

For centuries, people have turned to demanding physical rituals during times of change. Science is beginning to explain why.

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Oct 30 • 3:18 PM EDT • Science • oprahdaily.com
Redefining Mental Health Care for Hispanic Communities
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Oct 31 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • psychiatrictimes.com
Grammy-winning singer stops show, calls out booing audience member

After the exchange, she apologized to the audience, “I’m sorry. Sometimes I have to go in.”

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Oct 31 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • syracuse.com
At launch, there were more iPhone Duo in stores than online

Apple chose to have perhaps four times more iPhone Duo stock at retail than for sale online on launch day, and even so, most went home empty-handed.

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Oct 30 • 11:01 AM EDT • Technology • appleinsider.com
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, historic Mexican politician and former presidential candidate, dies at 92

An undisputed leader of the Mexican left, Cárdenas was the son of one of the country’s most popular presidents — Gen. Lázaro Cárdenas. He was respected by allies and critics alike.

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Oct 29 • 12:02 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Photo Essay: College of Science and Engineering Research Showcase

Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Jess Visaya and Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Dorette Pirie show off their soft robots. The robots are made to mimic worms, whose bodies bunch up before extending to propel themselves forward. The robots use pneumatic actuators to make linear movement outwards. Visaya and Pirie set up two of their worms with syringes attached to tubing which was then threaded through the end cap into the worms. Visitors to their station were encouraged to race the two worms by pumping the attached syringes. Third-year Biochemistry major Ira Evetts worked in Dr. Christopher Whidbey’s lab studying the vaginal microbiome, in an attempt to better understand the different microbes that build it up and how it affects health outcomes. Evetts’ research was specifically focused on lactobacillus iners, one of several bacteria naturally present in a healthy vaginal microbiome, and methylation systems. Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major John Diesko Boehm and Fourth-Year Mechanical Engineering major Ian Agopsowicz hold up their “DAQMobile.” They built their project, a modified RC kit car, to help teach mechanical engineers about circuits and electrical design through real-world application. Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Ben Murphy holds up his mole crab and crawfish-inspired burrower. Murphy wanted to imitate the motion of a crab’s legs through robotics, with the primary goal to “turn the rotation of one motor into four alternating legs that would successfully displace soil.” Murphy was inspired by works that take inspiration from the natural world, and he found mole crabs particularly interesting. Although a mole crab is at an advantage with its burrowing being underwater, thus the sand being fluidized and easier to displace, Murphy’s machine is able to successfully burrow three centimeters into the ground. Second-year Mechanical Engineering major and Physics major Arabelle Miller shows off her rubber gripper, inspired by kirigami and origami. She took a piece of rubber and strategically cut slits into it to make it fold the way she needed, then glued googly eyes to the front. The gripper is able to hold up to 38 times its weight, or 226 grams. Third-year Mechanical Engineering major Joonseong Park talked about how his project took an unused and broken 3-D printer and transformed it into a testing platform for soft robotic grippers. The former-printer was reprogrammed and had its extruder part modified to be a mount for the grippers. Park shows off some of the other grippers that can be attached to the testing platform. Park classified grippers into two large categories. The first set of grippers is designed to deal with small delicate objects with great precision, and the second is made to lift heavy or large objects. Third-year Mechanical Engineering major Jiashuo Liu set out with a goal to deploy free open-source AI models to pre-existing robots to integrate object recognition and retrieval and command. The models are used to process the data received from the robots’ cameras in order to detect certain objects and their locations. Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Cole Purohit focused on agricultural automation of raspberry picking. His project utilizes kirigami to make grippers to close around a raspberry when the two ends are pulled. “Nobody wants to eat a squished raspberry,” Purohit said. Fourth-Year Biochemistry major Mariel Nolan’s project focused on bacteria and proteins within the bacteria whose functions are unknown. Nolan’s research is finding a way to isolate those proteins with the ultimate goal of determining their functions. Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Kai Boydon and Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering major Evan Nguyen show off their project, which uses custom extensors to help with the rehabilitation of stroke patients. They compared their project to a “party-popper” in the way it unfurls itself when placed under a patient’s fingers, helping the stroke patient rehabilitate finger movement. Boydon shows off the testing rig built for their project. It works as a mount for their extensor, as a way to test against resistance. Their program inflates the extensor through an air pump, which then makes the extensor push against the bed whilst an arduino calculates the force created and air pressure associated with the force. Navigate Left Navigate Right

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Oct 29 • 1:40 AM EDT • Science • seattlespectator.com
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California's first sea turtle eggs could hatch any day now.

Federal biologists made a last-minute decision to relocate the eggs after forecasters predicted high tides would swamp their nests on Orange County beaches.

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Oct 30 • 12:42 PM EDT • Science • latimes.com
High school football: Friday's scores

Results from CIF City and Southern Section high school football games on Friday, Oct. 30.

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Oct 31 • 2:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Social Science: Neither Social nor Science

After finishing required coursework, Ph.D. students in most disciplines take preliminary (sometimes called qualifying) exams to demonstrate that they’re ready to begin independent dissertation…

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Oct 29 • 11:37 AM EDT • Science • countercurrents.org
What climate scientists teach us about research communication

People are more likely to engage with research when they understand why it matters to them. Andrew Charlton-Perez and Laura Tobin explore strategies to make academic work feel relevant to a wider audience

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Oct 28 • 9:01 PM EDT • Science • timeshighereducation.com
Hugging Face Launches ProtoStar to Tackle Science's Data Problem

There’s a lot of scientific data out there – and universities, government agencies, and research labs have spent decades collecting it. This includes everything from climate change to human biology. Much of it is publicly available. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean other researchers can easily use it. Sometimes, just getting the data into a usable […]

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Oct 30 • 11:31 AM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com
Patrick Stewart tributes: Hugh Jackman, Jonathan Frakes honor star

Following the death of 'Star Trek' and 'X-men' actor Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Kevin Feige, Jonathan Frakes, Bryan Batt and more are memorializing the acclaimed actor.

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Oct 29 • 6:12 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Grant helps Wright Center, Commonwealth Health fund mammograms

The Wright Center for Community Health and Tenor Health will expand access to mammograms throughout the region with up to $50,000 in funding from Clarks Summit Goes Pink, a local nonprofit. The award was announced at the Wright Center’s a…

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Oct 30 • 12:00 AM EDT • Health • thetimes-tribune.com
Twin study links artistic, but not scientific, creativity to poorer mental health

The relationship between creativity and mental health has attracted the interest of many psychologists over the past decades. Some past studies have found that creativity is sometimes linked to mental ...

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Oct 31 • 10:20 AM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Political Patronage Is a Public Administration Problem

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Jan Manuel Cubero JiménezOctober 30, 2026 Political patronage is often discussed as a hiring problem. It is also a public administration problem. The question is not only who gets a government job. It is […]

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Oct 30 • 9:36 AM EDT • Politics • patimes.org
In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of 'spoiler' candidates

By investigating an Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful over her campaign’s reported involvement in recruiting a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump’s administration is targeting a political trick that has been used in American politics for decades.

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Oct 30 • 5:43 PM EDT • Politics • wral.com
Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 restock update: the Nintendo Store remains your best bet

🎮 The Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 was released on October 29 and flashed in and out of stock at the Nintendo Store 🚨 Our Zelda Switch 2 restock tracker @mattswider on X will send out an alert as soon as stock appears 👀 Walmart was our top pick to have a restock, but a supply chain delay has pushed the date back ⌚ In-store midnight launches are being held at GameStop, Best Buy, and Nintendo New York/San Francisco Walmart: Zelda Switch 2 console Best Buy: Zelda Switch 2 console GameStop: Zelda Switch 2 console Nintendo: Zelda Switch 2 console 🚨 We’re tracking Zelda Switch 2 stock updates. If you’d like to know when more stock arrives, follow Matt Swider on X and turn on notifications. You can also become a free or paid subscriber to The Shortcut to help support our work. 🚨 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 launched yesterday, and it was the Nintendo Store that held the most restocks. The console flashed in and out of stock repeatedly throughout the day as limited units were sold and quickly snapped up. 🚨 Want the Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2? Drop your email for restock alerts before it sells out. ⤵️ Subscribe Many were met with error messages, “sold out” signs, or “couldn’t add the required amount” to their baskets. However, with a little persistence and luck, others were more successful. As it stands, it’s the best place to try to get the Zelda Switch 2, even if the experience can be a little frustrating. We’re expecting a similar situation today as our tracker continues to receive restock alerts. However, we’re reluctant to share them all as many have been false flags, but we immediately notified The Shortcut followers once the first restock went live. [ The Shortcut@theshortcut Zelda Switch 2 is back in stock at the Nintendo Store: nintendo.com Nintendo Switch™ 2 – The Legend of Zelda™ – 40th Anniversary Edition - Nintendo Official Site 4:18 PM · Oct 29, 2026 · 2.09K Views 2 Replies · 2 Likes ](https://x.com/theshortcut/status/2115840807773299128?a=b6yhtCFmoswv5lWWvEs&s=20) Amazon was the only other retailer to hold an online restock, though it sold out almost instantly. No more restocks took place, and sadly, the major Walmart restock of the Zelda Switch 2, which we were confident would take place, did not happen because of a supply chain issue. [ Matt Swider (The Shortcut)@mattswider ](https://x.com/mattswider/status/2115824408938111299?a=quc3qYd6I_Qe5wag2lU&s=20) 🚨 Zelda Switch 2 console at Amazon right now amazon.com/dp/B0HJ6F8L6V?… amazon.com Nintendo Switch™ 2 –The Legend of Zelda™ – 40th Anniversary Edition 3:13 PM · Oct 29, 2026 · 76.7K Views 32 Replies · 4 Reposts · 57 Likes The console will now be available to order online at Walmart on November 6, with Target also offering the same date. Some lucky shoppers could also get the Zelda Switch 2 in-store, with The Shortcut readers sharing their personal accounts of getting the console at Walmart and helping each other out. If you’re willing to travel to your local store, Best Buy and Nintendo are holding in-store events on November 5 (though you’ll need a Warp Pipe Pass for Nintendo’s event). GameStop is also letting customers pre-order in-store.. We’ll still be tracking every retailer with our exclusive Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 restock tracker, which provides up-to-the-second information when the Zelda Switch 2 is in stock. If the console appears – which it might – our followers will still be the first to know. Up next: PS5 Pro restock: it’s available again, but you’re paying more than you should Subscribe Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. He also runs a retro gaming YouTube channel called Game on, boy! Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.

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Oct 30 • 6:45 AM EDT • Technology • theshortcut.com
The world of shame-free money in politics

The outrageous, big bucks, negative crap-ads inundating us now make 1996 look like baby-cakes. What’s changed?

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Oct 31 • 6:15 AM EDT • Politics • arktimes.com
Elke Sommer dead: German-born star of ‘A Shot in the Dark’ was 85

Elke Sommer, the German actor known for her roles in 1960s Hollywood comedies and espionage films, has died at 85.

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Oct 29 • 6:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
The Bolsonaro clan is still strong in Brazilian politics despite Flávio's defeat and flight to U.S.

Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States after losing the presidential runoff

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Oct 30 • 12:03 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
BizTimes editor talks on Channel 12 about the business impact from the World Series

BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland joins the 4 p.m. newscast on WISN-TV Channel 12 each week to discuss the latest business headlines in southeastern

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Oct 30 • 1:13 AM EDT • Business • biztimes.com
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Phoebe Bridgers, My Chemical Romance and all your Halloween club needs

Halloween in Los Angeles is not just Gay Christmas — it's become a pretty exceptional weekend for music, with top touring acts planning blowout stands around the occasion.

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Oct 30 • 2:41 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Business builder Joe Haddad to headline Ashland University ethics lecture

The entrepreneur and leadership development expert will speak at Ashland University on Nov. 16.

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Oct 29 • 9:25 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Alaska governor orders investigation into Democrat’s Senate campaign

The probe follows a New York Times report about efforts by aides to Mary Peltola to recruit an outside candidate with a name similar to her Republican rival.

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Oct 29 • 4:57 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Campaign cash floodgates open after state regulators lift dollar caps

At least $350,000 has been given in two big lumps, including one that went into a heated state Supreme Court race — shortly after a spending cap got lifted.

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Oct 29 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Florals and prom dresses: See the business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week

Business licenses issued Oct. 19-23, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk’s Office:

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Oct 28 • 7:29 PM EDT • Business • timesfreepress.com
She Gave Dates 30 Minutes. This One Clicked in the 27th.

Erin Lee Carr, the daughter of the former Times reporter David Carr, “can’t do small talk” — and didn’t on her first date with Michelle Bruton.

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Oct 30 • 12:00 AM EDT • Technology • nytimes.com
Developers get $1M state grant to ready business park near Georgetown

The Council on Development Finance approved up to $1M in site readiness funding for a $56M Georgetown business park aimed at small manufacturers.

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Oct 29 • 4:51 PM EDT • Business • delawarebusinesstimes.com
What’s in Your Vape Cart in 2026?

Recent studies showing heavy metal contamination in cannabis vape carts illustrate the need for additional testing and regulatory guidelines.

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Oct 30 • 11:10 AM EDT • Business • cannabisbusinesstimes.com
Coinbase Says Prediction Markets Are Now a $200 Million-a-Year Business Despite a Slow Crypto Quarter

Mark-to-market gains in Coinbase’s own crypto investment portfolio lifted GAAP profit to $719 million, more than nine times the $78 million adjusted figure.

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Oct 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Business community gathers for energy panel as anti-merger protesters rally outside

The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce regularly invites regional policymakers and business leaders for panel discussions at the Belmont Country Club in Belmont, but those breakfasts rarely attract protesters.

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Oct 29 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • loudountimes.com
Election denialism is on the ballot in Arizona. Some are pushing back

Ordinary citizens across the country are participating in grassroots efforts to guard against possible election interference by the Trump administration.

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Oct 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Barbara Barrie, 'Breaking Away' star and actor who was not just any on-screen mom, dies at 95

Barbara Barrie — best known for her motherly roles in major films including “Breaking Away” (1979), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for supporting actress — passed away through a medically assisted death.

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Oct 28 • 10:07 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Knicks-76ers Kalshi Promo Code NYPMAX55 Misses The Real Story

A $55 bonus for Knicks fans is a distraction. The real drama involves Mikal Bridges' career slump and Jalen Brunson's 38-point explosion against the Bulls.

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Oct 30 • 9:25 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
'Nocturne' star Liev Schreiber apologizes for berating reporter

Liev Schreiber owns up to his intense behavior at the 'Nocturne' premiere, apologizing for scolding a red carpet reporter.

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Oct 29 • 1:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Why Hollywood Is Turning Food Into Its Next Business Opportunity

Explore how the 2026 L.A. Times Food Bowl, BLXST’s Everytable partnership and the creator economy reveal new business opportunities in food and entertainment.

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Oct 30 • 1:22 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Florals and prom dresses: See the business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week

Business licenses issued Oct. 19-23, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk’s Office:

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Oct 28 • 7:29 PM EDT • Business • timesfreepress.com
As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines

None of the firms that struck deals to avoid crippling executive orders are publicly involved in the major legal efforts to check the Trump administration’s attempts to meddle in the midterm elections, a review by The New York Times shows.

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Oct 31 • 5:02 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Your last-minute guide to Proposition 44: Health center spending

Proposition 44 asks voters to require federally funded community health centers to spend at least 90% of their total annual revenue on “program services advancing their charitable purpose.”

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Oct 30 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • latimes.com
Glen Carbon business has been capturing time for 20 years

By Kathy Turner • Time. Sometimes it seems to pass quickly. Sometimes it seems to drag. If we think back to how quickly our children grew up, it can often seem fleeting. But if we’re waiting for our garden vegetables to reach maturity, it can be an eternity. There is a small business in Glen…

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Oct 29 • 7:00 PM EDT • Business • timestribunenews.com
Tuscarora High School students injured in faulty science experiment

Several students at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg were burned or cut during a faulty chemistry experiment on Oct. 21.

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Oct 30 • 10:00 PM EDT • Science • loudountimes.com
Wisconsin price checks cited in federal lawsuit against Dollar General

No store in the Madison area is specifically mentioned in the lawsuit, which accuses the retail giant of systemic pricing inaccuracies and overcharges.

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Oct 29 • 6:10 AM EDT • Business • captimes.com
Judge denies feds' request to block 20,000 California ballots in blistering opinion

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ruled that the administration's allegations were "not credible" and that the intervention it sought would violate a host of federal laws.

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Oct 28 • 8:53 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Rivian rallies on strong EV sales

Rivian shares surged Friday after its latest results boosted optimism that the long-struggling electric-vehicle maker is headed toward better times. The Irvine-based manufacturer announced Thursday that it posted $2.15 billion

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Oct 30 • 7:05 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
High school girls' volleyball: City Section playoff results and schedule

CIF City Section high school girls' volleyball playoff results and pairings.

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Oct 29 • 11:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Measure LA could hasten the end of L.A.’s Public Works board

The five Public Works board members are appointed by the mayor and earn about $200,000 a year. They oversee more than 5,500 city employees working in sanitation, street repairs, sewer systems and more.

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Oct 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
SoCal artist says Trump administration used her fan art: 'I ... would never consent'

Devin Elle Kurtz soon took to social media saying: “I did not and would never consent to this administration running my fanart through AI and posting it.”

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Oct 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Street artist Barry McGee brings color and community to Jeffrey Deitch

Barry McGee, the celebrated graffiti artist who caused an uproar when his pop-up installation at a 99 Cents Only Store on Wilshire Boulevard drew a wild crowd, is bringing his street art to Jeffrey Deitch gallery.

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Oct 29 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
'Crypt Jam': Unearthing the Crypt Keeper’s 1992 hip-hop hit

With the Crypt Keeper back to host AMC’s FearFest 2026, the Halloween season offers a reason to revisit “Crypt Jam,” his 1992 hip-hop deep cut.

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Oct 30 • 12:28 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Two Dans, three Bobs: Alaska Senate controversy evokes 2024 WA fiasco

In Washington, the same-name scenario played out in 2024 when three-term Attorney General Bob Ferguson entered as the odds-on favorite in the race for governor.

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Oct 30 • 9:57 AM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Showtimes for 2026 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Entertainment at Magic Kingdom

The showtimes for the 2026 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party entertainment at Magic Kingdom are now available.

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Oct 30 • 9:43 AM EDT • Entertainment • wdwnt.com
Alaska election officials oppose Trump DOJ’s involvement in Senate race

Alaska officials said new revelations in The New York Times about efforts by Democrats to recruit a Senate candidate with the same name as GOP incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan do not change the state’s opposition to a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to potentially delay certification of the election.

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Oct 28 • 7:51 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
El Paso, Texas high school sports scoreboard: Oct. 29-31, 2026

El Paso, Texas high school sports scoreboard for Oct. 29-31, 2026 with football, volleyball and cross country scores.

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Oct 30 • 12:11 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Collaboration is not optional – and conservation science shows why

Today’s research challenges are too complex to be solved in isolation. Conservation science offers lessons for academics everywhere about how to build collaborations that genuinely work

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Oct 29 • 9:01 PM EDT • Science • timeshighereducation.com
He’s Back! Lamar Jackson Returns For Bills Showdown

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson says he's ready to play Sunday against Buffalo. He dismissed critics and showed up to practice.

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Oct 30 • 11:06 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The dachshund, a humorous icon with political symbolism

From Picasso to Andy Warhol, a surprising number of artists have portrayed the German breed. But the dachshund has also at times been co-opted as a political symbol.

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Oct 30 • 3:57 AM EDT • Politics • dw.com
Video: How Healthy Is Anthropic’s Business?

This week on “Hard Fork,” Max Read, guest host, and Erin Griffith, a tech reporter for The New York Times, discuss how Anthropic’s upcoming I.P.O. is a rare chance to see the financials of a major A.I. company.

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Oct 30 • 6:52 PM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
The Israel debate reshaping Jewish American politics

“There are plenty of people who believe, as I do, that Israel has a right to protect itself,” says David to Lauren, both pictured below, over the dinner table. Subscribe “How does starving children protect Israel?” she replies. “I don’t think Israel is intentionally starving children.” “It’s a little bit absurd to be sitting here talking about all of these very specific things,” Lauren says, “as opposed to looking at the totality of him as a candidate, and the 90% of things that you agree with him on.” This is a snapshot from a conversation between a Jewish father and daughter in Michigan ahead of the crucial Senate race. Lauren supports the Democratic candidate, Abdul El-Sayed. Her father is undecided. That is mainly because of El-Sayed’s stance on Israel, one that mirrors a growing wing of the party that has become critical of the US-Israel relationship following the war in Gaza. You’re reading FourSight, a newsletter from Channel 4 News’ expert journalists explaining the complexities of the biggest global stories Could that alienate Jewish American voters who have a strong connection to Israel - and the majority of whom have voted Democratic? A shifting stance on Israel “An ally that takes your money to push you into wars you shouldn’t be fighting is not an ally,” El-Sayed recently told ABC News, referring to the Iran war and how some Americans believe that Israel pushed President Trump into the conflict. Foreign policy has become an economic issue that’s hitting Americans’ pockets, with the soaring cost of petrol and diesel. El-Sayed, pictured below, has opposed military aid for Israel and accused the nation of genocide in Gaza. That led to the pro-Israel lobby group, AIPAC, funding his opponent, Hayley Stevens, to the tune of $30m during the Democratic primary here. “I frequently criticise AIPAC because I think the way that they are pouring dollars into defeating Abdul and others around the country… is really corrosive to American democracy,” Brad Lander says at a canvassing event in Detroit. Lander, a Jewish Democratic congressional candidate in New York, is an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and has come to campaign for El-Sayed. “Democrats and Americans don’t want to keep paying for Netanyahu’s wars,” he says. “They want a reset in the US relationship with Israel.” The 2026 election has clearly been a bruising one for AIPAC; the Wall Street Journal reported that, in an unpublished letter, the group described the cycle as one of the “most challenging environments in recent memory”. Share And significantly, after the midterms, the group will stop direct contributions to candidates through one of its political action committees. Voters’ concerns We followed a group of Jewish canvassers around one suburb in Detroit. They think that among the 130,000 Jewish voters in Michigan, between 20 and 30,000 are undecided. In a swing state where El-Sayed beat his primary rival by just 13,000, that could prove pivotal. We meet one voter, Jen Friedman, pictured below, who has a “Democrats for Rogers” sign, referring to the Republican candidate. The issue of Israel is very important to her because “having a safe haven is crucial”, she tells me. “What I see is one candidate, Mike Rogers, who is associating himself with people who are very proudly American,” says Jen. “Abdul, on the other hand, is associating with people who say they are anti-American.” Friedman raises two issues. Firstly, Hasan Piker, a left-wing streamer who has campaigned alongside El-Sayed and has been criticised for his comments on the US and Israel. [ ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/who-is-hasan-piker-the-socialist) [ Why Hasan Piker thinks the US needs a socialist Trump ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/who-is-hasan-piker-the-socialist) Anushka Asthana · Aug 19 [ Read full story ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/who-is-hasan-piker-the-socialist) The other concern regards an attack on a Michigan synagogue back in March. The FBI said the man was inspired by Hezbollah and had lost relatives in an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon. El-Sayed condemned the antisemitic attack, but also said “hurt people hurt people”. That upset many here, with El-Sayed apologising numerous times for his choice of language. Jews for Abdul As we follow the canvassers, there are still plenty of lawn signs supporting El-Sayed. Elissa Driker, pictured below, runs out of her house wearing a “Jews for Abdul” t-shirt. “I feel like the values that Abdul has align with how I live my Judaism,” she tells me. She says “Abdul is not Hasan Piker, so I don’t conflate them”. I ask why Piker keeps coming up. “It gets weaponised. I don’t know if you watched the debate the other night, but talk about… weaponising fear and weaponising anxiety and all that Islamophobic dog-whistling that was coming towards Abdul.” I also talk to Elissa about how Americans more broadly appear to be questioning the US-Israel relationship and whether American Jews were ready to do that too. “A lot of American Jews are. My experience is absolutely the tide is turning.” For the first time, Gallup found this year that Americans now sympathise more with the Palestinians than the Israelis. In another poll of Jewish American voters, 65% said they were pro-Israel but also critical of Israeli government policies, 52% support cutting or eliminating aid to Israel. Father and daughter Back at the dinner table, I bring up those polls with David Fink. Why does he think Americans sympathise less with Israelis? [ ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/how-support-for-israel-in-us-is-declining) [ How support for Israel in US is declining ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/how-support-for-israel-in-us-is-declining) Kiran Moodley · May 4 [ Read full story ](https://channel4news.substack.com/p/how-support-for-israel-in-us-is-declining) “Because the news media and the extremes of both parties are so willing to tell what I think is a false narrative.” Lauren chimes in: “Do you really think the actions of Israel have nothing to do with the shift in the sympathies?” “I think that’s very relevant,” he replies. “I just don’t think that people really have a full understanding.” Lauren again: “It sounds like you’re saying that the shift is due to how the atrocities are being described, as opposed to what the actual atrocities are.” “There have been some things that shouldn’t have happened,” David says. “I think the polling is being driven by politicians who are taking advantage of this issue.” Lauren then asks, “I’m curious what your response would be if my children were killed in an Israeli airstrike and someone said there have been some things that shouldn’t have happened?” A long pause from her father. “Any reference to my grandchildren has a very deep emotional impact on me. Well done,” he says. “I have an empathy for any civilian in war and I don’t mean to belittle those losses. The loss of any one life is a horrible thing. But it doesn’t make it a war crime and it doesn’t make it genocide.” Lauren and David cannot agree but tell me how proud they are of one another for sticking to their convictions and for agreeing to let me sit in on their conversation. I cannot thank them enough for their time, and hope their honesty informs and educates many people during such a fraught election. Abdul El-Sayed: The candidate testing the US - Israel relationship Thanks for reading our latest FourSight newsletter. Subscribe to receive free weekly newsletters from Channel 4 News. Subscribe Share Channel 4 News Leave a comment

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Oct 29 • 8:01 AM EDT • Politics • channel4news.substack.com
When is Canelo vs M'Billi? What time are this weekend's biggest combat sports fights on DAZN

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Oct 29 • 9:51 AM EDT • Sports • dazn.com
Hayden Panettiere's manner of death revealed by officials

“Based on the Medical Examiner’s determination and the findings of the investigation, Hayden Panettiere’s death has been ruled accidental,” officials in Greenville, S.C., said.

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Dodgers offseason primer: Bullpen needs, Shohei Ohtani's health and a winter of uncertainty

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Well-paced, tightly wound ‘Witch’ smolders at American Players Theatre

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Juventus do not have the personality to survive tough times

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Oct 30 • 6:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How Ireland became Hollywood's latest hub for global filming

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Oct 29 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
NYC to increase daily Health Bucks benefit for SNAP recipients to $14 in 2027

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King’s College Things That Go Boom in the Night: Halloween science show delights kids for 27th year

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Oct 29 • 4:11 PM EDT • Science • timesleader.com
Trump calls for Peltola to be banned from Alaska Senate race

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Oct 28 • 10:19 PM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
What are possible mental health impacts of I-638 on WA kids?

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Alaska's governor orders investigation after NYT report on alleged Dem-linked Senate election scheme

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Vote: Jacksonville area's top team in high school boys soccer

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Indiana basketball adding court sponsor at Assembly Hall

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A historically paralyzed Congress faces its voters

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DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion

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'Music Man' review: Revival isn't up to CTG standards

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Oct 29 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of 'spoiler' candidates

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Oct 30 • 5:39 PM EDT • Politics • clickorlando.com
Contributor: If Israeli politics were rational, Arab parties would now be holding all the cards

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Oct 30 • 3:58 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Virgin Galactic unveils new rocket plane to restart space tourism

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CBA football storms past Shaker, completes undefeated regular season

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Oct 30 • 11:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Nolan — Date, Time, How to Watch

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Rising health costs and coverage changes are big concerns for older adults as Election Day nears

Rising healthcare costs are a major concern for older Americans, and it's affecting their finances and political priorities.

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Political information increasingly comes from pop culture, outside of partisan silos but where male creators – and sometimes misogyny

Younger Americans’ pop culture favorites have multipartisan appeal, but male creators dominate the list of top influencers, podcasters and comedians.

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Jack Antonoff, Margaret Qualley officially file for divorce

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Oct 30 • 7:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Historic Run: Brewers Win First Title!

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Oct 30 • 4:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Small business Saturday, culinary edition

Small Business Saturday falls on November 28th this year, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and it’s the perfect time to strengthen the Island’s local economy by promoting the importance of small businesses. Because the reality is that supporting local businesses isn’t just about shopping, it’s about investing in the well-being of our community. When we purchase […]

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Netflix Develops Live-Action PUBG Series Led by Donald Glover

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Trump Calls for Mary Peltola, Alaska Senate Candidate, to Be Prosecuted

The president lashed out at the former representative after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanation of what crime was committed.

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Ian McKellen pens tribute to Patrick Stewart after star's death

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Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame accepting nominations for 2027

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Oct 30 • 4:42 PM EDT • Entertainment • timesleader.com
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Sangamon County Board is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Mental Health Board in the next few weeks. Interested individuals should submit a résumé, letter of interest and “any supporting documents, such as letters of recommendation” in person to 200 S. Ninth Street or to County@SangamonIL.gov by Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. Sangamon County […]

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Voters weigh in as early turnout builds in WA’s tight swing district

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Scaring Up Customers for Halloween Streaming

(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Way back in 2022, I did a deep dive into each streamer’s horror offerings, looking at the top horror film and TV shows, and which streamers had the best library titles and best Halloween landing pages. If you’d like to check out those articles... Way back in 2022, I ranked all the streamers’ Halloween landing pages. I updated my thoughts in 2023... ...and 2024. After taking last year off, I’m back at it again this year. My theory—then and now—is that Halloween landing pages provide a subtle but surprisingly valuable insight into how the streamers position themselves, and what they do well and what they don’t. They show who relies on libraries, whose libraries across TV and film have the most value, who understands how customers want to access those libraries, and, being blunt, which product teams actually put the time in to make a quality holiday user experience. Plus, three “horror” TV shows had big debuts this month! So today, I’ll answer the questions... What are the all-time biggest horror shows and films on streaming? What streamer has the best library? What streamer has the best landing page? And what does this say about the streaming wars today? But first, let’s look at three big new horror shows on streaming... Subscribe Horror TV Has Dominated October So Far In a fun twist this month, three different streamers released three different horror TV shows. Many scary stories come out every October, but the twist is that all three did well: Two of the shows got over 20 million hours, which is just good. You can see that Below is helping Netflix start October/Q4 off well: And that Carrie is a top seven show for Amazon through two weeks: But here’s the crazier note: even though it doesn’t look huge, Crystal Lake is Peacock’s biggest debut yet: Let’s discuss the streaming elephant in the room: two of these shows are based off classic horror IP: Jason and Carrie. So once again, IP works, in theaters and on streaming. It just does. Oddly enough, horror IP doesn’t draw a tenth of the ire that other IP does, even though, arguably, horror films are the original franchise films, starting in the 1930s and continuing on through the slasher film 80s. So horror TV shows are off to a great start. While I’ve written before that horror films do NOT over-perform on streaming, TV shows are a different story. The Top Horror Films and TV Shows on Streaming All Time To start, here are the top first seasons for all streaming TV shows since 2020 (the start of the Streaming Ratings Era): First take: yep, that’s some power laws at work right there. The biggest TV show hits aren’t just bigger than other hit shows, they’re orders of magnitude bigger. Wednesday dwarfs The Last of Us (a big hit!) and is ten times bigger than the next six most popular horror shows. Wow! So yes, horror or horror-adjacent shows can do as well as the top shows on streaming. Wednesday is proof of this. (Though, even Wednesday is more horror-adjacent than proper horror.) Also, note that Below, Carrie and _Crystal Lake_could/should keep moving up the charts. That said, there is some weakness in these numbers. Only eighteen horror first seasons made the charts, which is low. For context, 541 season ones have made the Nielsen originals charts since 2020. Eighteen out of 541 isn’t great! Plus, again, the IP issue. Wednesday and The Last of Us came from popular IP, and It: Welcome to Derry and Goosebumps are spinoffs. Next up, every horror show from season two on: The bad news here? Besides one iconic example, horror shows don’t last long i.e. generate very many seasons. While many straight-to-streaming horror shows were limited series, many weren’t and only four horror shows got to a second season or beyond. That’s a bad hit rate. And yeah, only one horror show made it to a fifth season! This genre is just not elite (on streaming). Okay, on to the top horror films all time (er, since 2020): 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… ...What streamers have the most horror films... ...And how FASTs have embraced horror films... ...How many elite horror films are on linear TV or aren’t on TV at all… ...How streamers make it very, very hard to find horror films… …And a lot more... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. If you’d like to read more about why you should subscribe, please read this article about the Streaming Ratings Report, why it matters, why you need it, and why we cover streaming ratings best.

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Oct 30 • 5:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
Science Begins With Wonder and Sometimes With a Salamander.

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Don & Beth Straus Center at Birch Bay Village. BAR HARBOR—The children had come to see the axolotls, those odd little salamanders with pink frills around their heads and the remarkable ability to grow back what they lose. But also there were stickers. There were crafts. There was the kind of excitement that makes a roomful of kindergarteners forget, for a little while, that sitting still is ever a requirement. And then there were the animals themselves, alive in their clear cases at the MDI Biological Laboratory, where 12 children from Pemetic Elementary School got to meet the creatures they had been learning about in class. “Do you love them?” their teacher, Carol Null, asked. The answer came back in a chorus. “I do!” “I do!” “I do too,” Null said, smiling. “I love them even more now.” That was the thing about a day at the lab. Science was no longer a picture in a book, or a word on a classroom wall. It had a face, a tail, and a set of extraordinary powers. And for a child, sometimes that is where wonder begins. Sometimes learning about science is about stickers. Sometimes it’s about bright pink feathers and getting super excited about that glow in the dark. Sometimes learning about science is joy—pure and simple joy. That’s how it was October 28 at the MDI Bio Lab as Miss Hannah (known in the lab as Dr. Hannah Lust, director of STEM, undergraduate and graduate Training), other scientists, graduate students, and MDI Bio Lab staff, hosted 12 students from Carol Null’s Pemetic Elementary School’s kindergarten class. The 2.5-hour program created by Dr. Lust focused on axolotls, a species of mole salamanders, a superhero in the animal world: a superhero with some scientific-study worthy superpowers. One of those superpowers come from the axolotls’ ability to regenerate body parts, including entire limbs. But also, they’re cute. This fall, before coming to the internationally renowned lab nestled in Salsbury Cove, Null has been integrating axolotls into her class. They’ve been part of the kids’ vocabulary and their storytelling. They’ve been part of science. They’ve been part of the children’s learning about facts vs opinions. The Pemetic Elementary kindergarten students learn about invasive species and the impact on the ecology and one student related it to their dad, who lobsters, and his worries about green craps, an invasive species in Maine. “Are they bigger or smaller than you thought they’d be?” the children are asked after the scientists show them multiple see-through cases of axolotls, lined up on a table that they’re told not to jiggle. “Bigger!” “I think they’re bigger.” “Smaller!” The bio lab opening its doors to the collaborations and to students and families is a norm, but this is the first program of this kind. It’s meant to encourage kindergarten students about axolotls. But when the students come to the bio lab something else happens too—something beyond Null’s child-focused teaching—the students see science—and the regenerating creatures in real life. They do crafts. They speak with them. They meet people who know all about them: scientists and educators who talk to the kids like they’re equals. That’s a superhero power, too. Null speaks about meeting the kids where they’re at in her classroom, letting their interest and hearts lead her in their learning. That requires recognition of interests, of individuality, of empathy. Some would argue that’s a super power, too, but it’s also in those 12 students as they listen to the storybook, encounter those live axolotls, and hear about how axolotls might help advance society’s understanding of human health. As Eddie Seckeler (comparative animal models, CORE facility manager), carefully puts the axolotls on a cart and rolls them away, some of the children stop what they’re doing to watch. “Bye axolotls.” “Bye!” “Bye!” The axolotls are not just images in a book, Hello, I’m an axolotl by Hayley and John Rocco; they are real and cool. MDI Biological Laboratory scientists Dr. Prayag Murawala and Dr. James Godwin who both feature in the Roccos’ book. The kindergarteners get to meet them in real life, off the page, in the world, doing science. They learn from them, laugh with them. “The visit is about more than meeting an unusual animal. By introducing children to scientists working in their own community, the experience helps make science tangible and accessible. Students can see that science is not just something they read about in books or learn about at school. It is something real people do every day by asking questions, making observations and working to understand how the world works,” explains MDI Biological Laboratory Director of Communications Rebecca Woods. While the students make axolotl-related crafts around tables, graduate students and staff help out. Ryan holds up his construction paper setting and axolotl to show Omar Maged, a graduate student. “Do you like it?” Ryan asks, eyes wide, turning from his axolotl to look up at Omar. Omar studies the construction paper for a moment, smiles and says definitively, each word important. “It is beautiful.” Null says that she’s so thankful for all the “amazing” community partners that her school and her students get to interact with as they learn and grow and live, but emphasized how the MDI Bio Lab goes out of its way to create something meaningful, something that allows her young students to build their own agency, to know that they can be impactful in their community, to show them how how things they learn about in text is connected to themselves and their community. Woods explains, “Axolotls have an extraordinary ability to regenerate, or regrow, certain body parts, including limbs. Scientists study these animals to understand how regeneration works and what their biology might teach us about tissue repair and healing in humans.” The children enter the space for “a memorable introduction to a big scientific question,” Woods said. “How can some animals regrow body parts? The encounter encourages children to look closely, wonder about what they see and begin to understand how scientists use observations and experiments to investigate questions.” “For the students, the visit is an opportunity to explore a fascinating animal and meet scientists in their own community,” Woods explains. “For MDI Biological Laboratory, it is a chance to share the excitement of research, nurture curiosity, and help young learners discover that science begins with asking questions.“ At the beginning of the school year, Pemetic kindergarteners didn’t know what the axolotl was—at least not exactly—now they know all about the axolotl’s life cycle. “It’s different than a butterfly,” one student told Mrs. Null. It is. The change and knowledge might seem small**,** but it offers a glimpse of what happens when a subject moves beyond the pages of a book and into a child’s world. The children have been learning about butterflies at the Charlotte Rhoades Park and Butterfly Garden. At both the garden and the MDI Bio Lab, the children see the animals, meet the scientists who study them and at the lab encounter a question that researchers are still working to answer: how can some creatures regenerate body parts, and what might that teach us about healing in humans? They leave with gift bags, paper-plate salamanders, new things to wonder about and a connection between the science they learn in school and the work happening in their own community. The axolotls may be remarkable for their ability to grow back what they have lost. For these young students, the day offers something different: a chance to discover how much there is to ask, observe, and imagine. When Null’s students had time to use chalk and draw whatever they want, in the beginning of the year, they drew rainbows. Now? They’re using that chalk and choosing to draw axolotls instead. About MDI Bio Laboratory For more than 125 years, MDI Bio Lab has been a center for training and research in comparative biology. In the last two decades its biomedical research has focused on aging, regeneration, and environmental toxins. The Laboratory houses 11 research groups staffed by an international team of world-class scientists and graduate students. It also leads a statewide network of colleges, universities and research institutions that collaborate to provide training, research experiences and financial support to help young Mainers play a bigger role in today’s biomedical revolution. Located on Maine’s rugged coast, the Laboratory’s 100+ acre campus houses research facilities, cottages and dorms that house visiting scientists and students. It is also home to MDI Bioscience, a subsidiary working to design innovative techniques to speed the drug discovery process. The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Rick Osann Art. LINKS TO LEARN MORE NIH INBRE MDI BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY Pemetic Elementary School Hello, I’m an Axolotl Photos: Carrie Jones/Bar Harbor Story HELP SUPPORT THE BAR HARBOR STORY When we started The Bar Harbor Story, we didn’t know if anyone would read it. But you showed up. You shared. You sent tips. Now—over 400,000 views every month later—it’s clear: people here care about their community and each other. We’ve kept everything free because news should never be out of reach, but every one of our stories takes time to write, and your support keeps The Bar Harbor Story going. If you value our work, please consider a paid subscription, a founding membership, or a sponsorship. It truly helps us cover one more meeting, tell one more story, shine one more light. Even $5 a month makes a difference. Click here to become a one-time supporter now. Thank you so much for being here. Founding member information can be found here. Have questions about sponsorships? 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Oct 30 • 9:07 AM EDT • Science • barharborstory.substack.com
Halle Berry ex's restraining order dissolved, modified visitation stays

A Los Angeles judge dissolves the restraining order against Halle Berry, weeks after her ex-husband Olivier Martinez accused the actor of physically abusing their teenage son.

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DEA approvals could bring big tax benefits for medical marijuana businesses

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has for the first time issued registrations to medical marijuana businesses.

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Job-based health plan costs rise, with little relief in sight

Job-based health insurance costs rose in 2026, putting more pressure on workers and employers as analysts project further premium increases in 2027.

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