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Taylor Dayne Trades L.A. for Coastal Sanctuary After Health Battle

The pop icon has traded the hustle of Los Angeles for a new life in Santa Barbara after recovering from a harrowing battle with colon cancer.

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Oct 25 • 9:13 AM EDT • Health • realtor.com
Inside a California shopping center's struggle to reinvent mall food

LOS ANGELES — Westfield Topanga is one of Southern California's most popular malls, but it has grappled with what to do with the empty space left when it lost its

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Oct 25 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • telegraphherald.com
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Fire damages 75-year-old Collierville business, kills beloved store pet

A Thursday night fire destroyed Russell’s Farm Supply Co. at 136 S. Center St., killing the store’s longtime resident parrot, Popeye. No other injuries were reported.

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Oct 23 • 12:07 PM EDT • Business • actionnews5.com
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Iconic pop singer, actress dies at 96: ‘Beautiful voice from television’s golden age’

She had an impressive career on the screen and as a singer.

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Oct 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • pennlive.com
Scientists reveal the staggering number of bat deaths at wind turbines

Bat populations across the United States face numerous threats, and one of the biggest may be the number of collisions with wind turbines. According to the most comprehensive study of the problem to date, ...

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Oct 27 • 11:29 AM EDT • Science • phys.org
Indicators 2026: Medicaid changes could put new pressure on hospitals, health care providers

WILKES-BARRE — In Northeast Pennsylvania, Medicaid covers a significant portion of the population.

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Oct 25 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • timesleader.com
Earth’s first fully-marine amphibian stalked the seafloor with a chunky, bony body

‘Gerrothorax maritimus’ lived about 237 million years ago, when parts of China were covered by an ocean.

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Oct 26 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • popsci.com
More Than a Charcuterie Board: A Mother and Daughter Build a Business Around Gathering.

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Birch Bay Retirement Village. NORTHEAST HARBOR—Food’s ability to be a social cornerstone is one of the founding premises of one of Mount Desert Island’s newest, and perhaps most unique, endeavors in cuisine based catering. From intimate gatherings to large functions, Olive & Pearl creates charcuterie boards that can not only astound the tongue but also the eye. Many would agree that food can bring people together. In fact, culinary delights, and sometimes adventures, have been utilized as the centerpiece for social and business occasions of all kinds for centuries. Often times it even has the ability to start conversation, temper differences, and build new relationships. Settings can vary, from a multi-course sit down meal, a backyard barbecue, or a couple of bowls of chips and dip in front of a television, but the result can be the same. Humans come together, they share food, and the whole process is a catalyst for thought, communication, and a shared experience. Imagined and created by the mother and daughter team of Dr. Susan Scanlan (formerly MacCready) and Kayla Musetti, Olive & Pearl was started in June of this year and has been creating, delighting, and growing since. We gave the two an opportunity to answer some questions about themselves and their new venture. The love, passion, and pride for what they are doing and the fact that they are doing it as a mother and daughter team came through so strongly in their answers that we decided to present the question and answer session in its entirety. The Interview What did you do prior to Olive & Pearl? We’re a mother-daughter team, and food, family, and hospitality have always been a big part of our lives. Susan grew up in a large family in Pennsylvania, where the table was always at the center of everything. There were multiple dishes, little bites, stories, and plenty of conversation. Food was never simply about eating. It was about gathering, celebrating, and spending time together. After living in several Southern states, Susan relocated to Maine more than 20 years ago, and Maine has truly become home. She loves its sense of community, natural beauty, and connection to local food and makers. Professionally, Susan is a registered nurse and holds a doctorate in health administration. She has worked in a variety of clinical, nonclinical, and leadership roles and currently works as a faculty academic director. Building Olive & Pearl has been an exciting creative venture alongside her career. Kayla is also a registered nurse and works in the ambulatory surgery unit at Mount Desert Island Hospital. While healthcare is an important part of both of our professional lives, Olive & Pearl has given us an entirely different way to connect, collaborate, and create something together. Tell us about the business. Olive & Pearl is a mother-daughter charcuterie business centered around beautiful food, thoughtful presentation, and bringing people together. We create curated charcuterie boards designed for everything from intimate gatherings and dinner parties to weddings, showers, corporate events, boat days, and celebrations of all kinds. We think of our boards as more than food. They’re an experience and an invitation to gather, slow down, and enjoy time with the people around you. We’re intentional about quality ingredients, artful presentation, and personalization. Whenever possible, we also incorporate Maine-made and locally sourced products, including cheeses, jams, honey, seasonal produce, and baked goods. What inspired you to start Olive & Pearl? In many ways, Olive & Pearl grew out of something we had been doing our entire lives —bringing people together around food. We’ve always loved creating beautiful spreads for family and friends. There was something special about watching people gather around a table, graze, talk, laugh, and simply enjoy being together. Friends and family began telling us, “You should do this as a business,” and one day, we stopped laughing it off and started mapping it out. We realized we had an opportunity to combine our different strengths and create something that reflected what we both value: hospitality, creativity, quality, and connection. Charcuterie felt like the perfect expression of that. It’s beautiful and creative, but it’s also communal and approachable. At its heart, it brings us right back to where the idea began, a table filled with food and people gathered around it. Do you have a business partner(s)? Our business partner is each other! Olive & Pearl is truly a mother-daughter partnership, and building it together has been incredibly meaningful and sometimes hilarious! We know each other extremely well, which can be both a strength and, occasionally, a challenge. We have different personalities and strengths, but we’ve learned to lean into those differences and use them to our advantage. There’s a lot of trust between us, and we’ve learned how to communicate, collaborate, and occasionally laugh at ourselves along the way. We’re also building Olive & Pearl while continuing our careers in healthcare and education, so we’re taking things thoughtfully and growing the business one step at a time. We all have to start somewhere. One of the most rewarding parts has been having something that belongs to both of us. We get to learn from one another, celebrate the small wins together, and create something that we hope will become part of our family’s story for years to come. When exactly did you launch the business? Recently, in June 2026, we launched Olive & Pearl, turning an idea we had talked about for years into real business. It has been incredibly rewarding to watch something that started around our own family table and begin to find a place within the community. How is it going so far? How do you feel it has been received? It has been going very well, and we’ve been incredibly encouraged by how warmly Olive & Pearl has been received. As more people hear about us, our orders have continued to increase, and we’re seeing growing interest in boards for events and celebrations. It’s exciting to watch something that began as an idea between the two of us start to grow within the community. One of the most rewarding parts is hearing from customers after their events or seeing photos of our boards being enjoyed. Knowing that something we created became part of someone’s celebration is incredibly meaningful to us. Is there a brick-and-mortar location or is it all online? Olive & Pearl is currently an online business. We’re intentionally starting this way so we can build relationships with our customers, learn what they love, and grow thoughtfully. Our long-term dream, if the business continues to grow, is to eventually have a sit-down space where people can experience Olive & Pearl in person. Do you have any future plans if things go well/keep going well? Absolutely. For now, our focus is on continuing to grow Olive & Pearl, getting to know our customers, and becoming part of more celebrations and gatherings throughout the area. Long term, we would love to have our own physical space where people can come together and experience Olive & Pearl beyond the boards themselves. We can imagine a place that combines food, hospitality, creativity, and community. Ultimately, we want to build something that continues to grow while still feeling personal and connected to the people and community around us. Is there an aspect of the business that you really love? There are so many things we love about it, but the people and the connection are probably at the top of the list. We love creating something beautiful, but what really matters to us is what happens after we hand it over to the customer. We picture our boards on kitchen islands, at backyard gatherings, on boats, at weddings, or around a long dinner table—with people laughing, talking, and lingering a little longer. We also love the creative side. Every board is an opportunity to play with color, texture, shape, seasonality, and flavor. We don’t just want to fill a board, we want to curate an experience. And supporting local makers is especially meaningful to us. Whenever possible, we love incorporating Maine-made cheeses, local jams and honey, seasonal produce, and products from nearby bakeries and businesses. It allows us to showcase some of what makes Maine so special. Perhaps most importantly, we love doing this together. Building something as a mother and daughter has given us another way to spend time together, learn from one another, celebrate small wins, and create memories. Is there anything regarding any aspect of Olive & Pearl that you may think is important that is not reflected on the website? One thing that may not always come through online is just how personal this business is to us. Olive & Pearl isn’t something we created simply because charcuterie was popular. It grew very naturally from our family, our traditions, and the way we’ve always enjoyed gathering with people we love. There is a lot of heart behind every board. We think about the people who will be enjoying it, the occasion they’re celebrating, and how we can make the experience feel special. We also want people to know that we care deeply about supporting locals whenever possible. Using Maine products isn’t just about sourcing ingredients, it’s about telling a little story about where we live and the talented people who make and grow wonderful things here. Is there anything that we have not asked that you think is important/relevant that would like readers to know? We hope people see Olive & Pearl as more than just a charcuterie business. At its heart, it’s about gathering. Our goal is to make it easier for people to create those moments when everyone gathers around the table, conversations last a little longer, and people simply enjoy being together. We also hope people see the mother-daughter story behind the business. We’re building Olive & Pearl alongside our careers, one step at a time, and there is something incredibly special about creating a shared family legacy in the process. For us, success isn’t just about how many boards we make. It’s about becoming part of people’s special moments - birthdays, weddings, weekends with friends, quiet evenings at home, or a beautiful day on the Maine coast. If one of our boards helps people put down their phones, linger a little longer, laugh a little more, and enjoy the people around them, then we feel like we’ve done exactly what we set out to do. All photos courtesy of Olive & Pearl. LINKS TO LEARN MORE Olive & Pearl website Olive & Pearl Facebook Olive & Pearl Instagram RECENT PRESS RELEASES AND BRIEFS To see all the press releases, click here. To see our news, click here. For the full archive, click here. All of these are on our dedicated website. 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Oct 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • barharborstory.substack.com
Drop in for free science talks at these Seattle bars, pubs

More science-focused gatherings at local bars and pubs have popped up in the Seattle area in recent years.

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Oct 23 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • seattletimes.com
Vatican confirms Pope Leo's Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, after doctors determined there are no medical reasons preventing him from traveling three weeks after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican confirmed Monday.

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Oct 26 • 2:14 PM EDT • Health • abc7.com
Celebrate the flavors of fall with three spicy recipes

A new book offers a history lesson with every spice.

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Oct 26 • 9:19 AM EDT • Science • popsci.com
6 ways bats are surprisingly human

We share more in common with our winged mammal compatriots than what meets the eye.

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Oct 24 • 1:30 PM EDT • Science • popsci.com
NO LOVE? South Florida Seemingly Shuns the Miami Marlins

It's a sad state of affairs when the city's MLB team might be the sixth-most popular team in their own hometown

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Oct 24 • 9:36 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Steelers Leave Run-Blasting LB on Bench vs. Saints

The Pittsburgh Steelers faithful will have to wait at least one more week for the return of popular inside linebacker […]

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Oct 24 • 1:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A three-legged cougar named Crimson is thriving in Arkansas

The rescued wildcat's leg was amputated after a foot injury, but that isn't slowing him down.

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Oct 27 • 11:06 AM EDT • Science • popsci.com
Popular Sol de Janeiro perfume mists, ranked from worst to best

Gen Z loves $39 perfume mists from Sol de Janeiro the same way millennials loved scents from Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works.

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Oct 24 • 12:36 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
You Can See Everything and the science of spotting liars

It feels like everyone we know is talking about the new documentary You Can See Everything. It tracks the effort of comedian and documentarian Nathan Fielder to suss out how deceptive Elizabeth Holmes, disgraced founder of the company Theranos, is. And after watching the film, we all left the theater wondering -- what could we see? How possible is it to ever really spot someone lying? So we of course called up an expert in deception and counter-deception research, Maria Hartwig, a professor of psychology at CUNY, the City University of New York. For more on sussing out a liar, check out our episode about what's wrong with the polygraph. Interested in more deep dives on the science behind pop culture blockbusters? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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Oct 27 • 3:00 AM EDT • Science • npr.org
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Serbia's political veteran Vucic outplayed all opponents. Then the students came

Serbia’s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic has dominated politics in the Balkan country for 14 years. Then came the students. The former authoritarian president on Sunday the conceded defeat of his

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Oct 26 • 6:10 AM EDT • Politics • 2news.com
The rise and fall of Route 66

Route 66 was one of America's most popular highways, driving business to small towns. But today, the road and its people have been largely forgotten.

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Oct 25 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
JYP Entertainment shares rally on report of tender offer to buy up to 50% stake

South Korean pop music agency JYP Entertainment KRX:035900 shares rallied on Tuesday, jumping 10% after Korean media reported Japan's Nexroc Group and SVCV Inc were planning to announce a tender offer to buy up to a 50% stake in the company.

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Oct 26 • 8:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
Adolph Reed on What It Will Take to Defeat Trumpism

Donald Trump’s popularity may be waning, but the political-economic conditions that gave rise to Trumpism remain, Adolph Reed argues. To defeat the Right, the Left needs to rebuild durable working-cla...

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Oct 25 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Netflix’s Leadership Shake Up…Explained

(Welcome to the “Most Important Story of the Week”, my bi-weekly strategy column analyzing the most important (but often not buzziest) news story of the last two weeks. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. Please subscribe.) Well, I had a simple article planned for this week. Called “Whoa, I Missed It!”, I’d take a gander at a few important-but-under-the-radar stories I didn’t cover while I wrote about all things “Skydance. (Formerly known as “the saga of Netflix trying to buy Warner Bros., but not Discovery, then Paramount-Skydance bought all of Warner Bros. Discovery”.) Alas, that article will have to wait. Netflix made news. Ironically, my “Whoa, I Missed It!” article would have mostly been about “content” strategy decisions, which is also what today’s article is about. But instead of the entire industry, this article will only cover Netflix’s decision to upend their film and TV content teams. Just that! So that’s the full topic of the day. I’m going to tackle the issue in the opposite direction of the way “stuff” flows: uphill. We’ll start at film, then move onto TV, and then onto the CEOs themselves, and the strategy questions that still remain. But we start with the numbers driving this. Let’s dive in. Subscribe Most Important Story of the Week - Netflix Upends Their Corporate Hierarchy I’ve got a lot of thoughts, but we’ll start with the most common response to yesterday’s article. Let’s Talk Stock Price More than one person, responding to what I published two days ago, pointed out that, well, actually, the thing driving Netflix’s actions is this: In short, stock price! Even if Netflix isn’t obsessed with their own share price—they probably are, but, for the record, my strategic advice to every CEO is to absolutely ignore stock prices, which will, ironically, probably help the stock price long-term—most everyone thinks they are. By the way, I prefer market capitalization to stock prices, because it’s a more apples-to-apples way to compare companies: But there’s an even better way to look at it, and it kinda casts some doubt on the entire push here: price-to-earnings. I have a long list of articles that I wish I had written, and chief among them is an article titled, “Am I Still a Netflix ‘Bear’?” meaning someone who thinks Netflix’s stock is overvalued. As of last summer, Netflix had solved their biggest problem—which for me (circa 2019) was the lack of free cash flow—but their stock was CRAZY overvalued. That’s this chart here: Why did Netflix’s stock price increase to a price-to-earnings ratio of 50 last summer? What financial metric changed so quickly? Nothing. Given that, historically, mature entertainment companies average 10 to 20, with 16 being the average, that increase made little sense. Netflix’s stock swoon these last eight or so months wasn’t irrational; the stock price rise last year was. So if you want a really hot Netflix take, here it is: Netflix’s stock price has been going down because the financial industry recovered its senses, not because of any strategic mistake. Yes, that would imply that cleaning house may have been a mistake. That’s why the charts yesterday are so important, because they show that Netflix did have a strategic problem (a lack of hits) and that’s what they moved to address. (One could also argue the industry drastically overrated Netflix’s growth prospects, but that’s a financial industry problem, not a Netflix strategy problem per se. Some growth estimates are just crazy. *cough* AI *cough*) Now, the last time Netflix’s stock price crashed—circa 2022—it gave them an opening. I’d argue Netflix insiders knew they needed to expand post-COVID-19 crisis, adding advertising, cracking down on password sharing, and dabbling in sports. But if they had done that when their stock price was high, it would give folks a reason to second guess their strategy. (Arguably, last year, when Netflix pursued the Warner Bros. merger, it gave the industry a chance to review their business.) Instead, after the 2022 fall, they had the opening to make strategic changes. We may see Netflix pivot again following this latest slide. For example, the “binge versus weekly” conversation is alive and well again. Same for expanding into theaters even more. And adding both linear channels and streaming bundles. And maybe more either social, user-generated, vertical, or creator content. But the first shift came with who is making the content calls. A Message from Our Sponsor Last winter Pulp Fiction was on Netflix. For those same 90 days, it was also free, with ads, on Pluto TV and the Roku Channel. That is not a glitch, and it is not rare. The title has run on 20 different US streaming services since 2019, across 80 separate windows, and for more than 600 of those days it sat on a paid subscription service and a free ad-supported one at the same time. Almost nobody can see this, because when a title leaves a service, the record that it was ever there tends to leave with it. Reelgood keeps that record, dated to the day rather than the month: 4MM+ movie, show and episode titles across 300+ services globally, with timestamped arrivals, departures and moves across SVOD, AVOD, TVOD and vMVPD. Licensing teams price against every prior window. Rights teams check what a licensee actually delivered, and when. Pick a title you think you know: data.reelgood.com/title-availability Film - Dan Lin Want to know why I don’t opine on individual film or TV executives, especially new hires? Dan Lin. As I always caution, it’s really, really, really tough to predict which executives will succeed in new roles and which won’t. The successful head of co-production/finance partner, Rideback, Lin was considered for the head of DC Studios job before taking the job as the head of Netflix. By all accounts at the time, this was a smart hire. (That’s my read of the news coverage anyways.) But now that Netflix has fired Dan Lin, we got a slew of news stories about how he was doing a terrible job. In sports media, Bryan Curtis, new Substack writer/podcaster from The Ringer, calls this the “now you tell us” story, when you only hear the bad news after a star athlete leaves a sports team. In this case, now they tell us that Dan Lin was bad with talent after he got kicked out the door. So was Dan Lin a flop? It’s actually tough to say. While film moves faster than TV, even two years isn’t really enough time to evaluate a person’s output. The new head hasn’t really taken control. As Emily Horgan noted, it takes much longer than two years to produce animated films, so yeah, it’s definitely too early to judge in that domain. As for live-action films, I just published an article by Brandon Katz called “Netflix’s Summer of Bummer”, but I’d point out Netflix had a bad summer two years ago too. Arguably, their best summer came from KPop Demon Hunters last year and Happy Gilmore 2, the latter of which I saw credited to Lin. Then, the stories came out that Dan Lin clashed with talent, both Ben Affleck and Greta Gerwig, classic “now they tell us” factoids to explain his firing. This may have been true, but also should have been expected given that he was given the mandate to bring budgets back in check, especially after Rebel Moon. So if he made folks upset, well, that’s what he was hired to do! But also, he was described as “well-liked” at his hiring! In that case, I’m a bit sympathetic to Lin, since he may have been undercut by senior leadership, as often happens. Basically, a CEO hires a subordinate to be their “bad cop” and keep budgets in check, but then when talent complains, the CEO ends up undercutting them. That’s how I think you end up with a Narnia movie as expensive as any of the other flops, along with a film executive the town no longer likes. As a result, I think that Netflix is now executing a classic “hire the opposite” move by hiring Peter Rice. This phrase comes from my experience following football and basketball coaching decisions, where teams generally hire the opposite of who they just had. If you have an offense-minded head coach, hire the defensive guy. Or in college football, if you have a strong recruiter, then you pivot to an “X’s and Os” type of guy. Or in pro basketball, if you have a very analytically minded coach, you hire the player-friendly guy. I see that here. After dropping Scott Stuber—arguably a talent-friendly executive with lax budget control—Netflix hired the business guy to keep costs in check. Now Netflix is pivoting back to Peter Rice and presumably a more talent-friendly regime. (Disney, by the way, has done this twice: hiring business guys to succeed talent-friendly Bob Iger. It didn’t work out last time.) When it comes to Peter Rice…we’ll see! Maybe he works out, but maybe he doesn’t. I’d actually say the biggest problem is that Netflix still hasn’t solved its “IP Problem”, in that they don’t own much IP, so they just have a lower hit rate. The new executive won’t solve that. (Though buying Lionsgate would help.) Share “Content” - Bela Bajaria I almost published yesterday’s article after this column, but ended up flipping the order, because it told the story so well. So if you want the data for why Netflix is looking at TV to fix their problems, it’s in that article, this graph in particular: I know I just wrote that it’s often hard to judge executives, but Bajaria ran TV for six years and film for three and a half more. That’s more than enough to judge hit rates, and Netflix needs more hits. That’s the story. Since 2023, Netflix hasn’t had as many hit shows as it used to, and many of its previous power house TV shows have ended their runs (Stranger Things most of all). Also, many shows from 2020 to 2022 probably pre-dated Bajaria’s tenure. (That said, one thing may have been outside of Bajaria’s control, which I explain below.) Let’s lump some content strategy thoughts about Netflix and TV into one place: 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… Why I partially blame Squid Game for Netflix’s latest troubles… What is “the football trap”... Why it might not be the TV shows or films’ fault at all… What change I don’t think Netflix will make... How Bela Bajaria evolved Netflix’s TV strategy in smart ways… Whose departure likely submarined Bajaria’s final few years… One sneaky explanation for Netflix’s content struggles... And a whole lot more... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support.

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Oct 24 • 3:25 PM EDT • Entertainment • entertainment.substack.com
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‘Talking to every single person matters’: ‘prairie populists’ canvass the rural US heartland to win in midterms

Democratic and independent candidates stump the US midwest and prairie states, hoping to win over Republican strongholds

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Oct 25 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Rams Get Long-Awaited Myles Garrett Injury Return Timeline

Los Angeles Rams defensive end Myles Garrett is likely to return to practice from his knee injury before Week 8, per ESPN's Ian Rapoport. The post Rams Get Long-Awaited Myles Garrett Injury Return Timeline appeared first on LA Sports Report.

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Oct 23 • 1:37 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Serbia's populist strongman Vucic outplayed all his opponents. Then the students came

Vucic on Sunday blamed his defeat on foreign interference.

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Oct 26 • 9:52 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Health Brief: Making sense of Treasury’s biotech deal proposal

Pharma sees a potential catch in Washington’s latest effort to curb China’s biotech ambitions

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Oct 23 • 7:16 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Memorial Health System receives donations for mobile health unit

Memorial Health System is giving a big thanks to the Population Health Department’s auxiliary unit for donating a defib and two body mass index monitors to the mobile health unit. These items enhance the ability to provide safe, high-quality care in the communities served. The defib will provide tools to respond effectively during medical emergencies in the field. The BMI...

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Oct 24 • 11:00 AM EDT • Health • wxxv25.com
Why do dead bodies move and make noise?

The explanation is less zombie apocalypse and more biology.

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Oct 25 • 7:54 AM EDT • Science • popsci.com
JYP Entertainment soars 10% on reports of tender offer plan to buy up to half of firm

South Korean pop music agency JYP Entertainment's KRX:035900 shares jumped 10% on Tuesday after Korean media reported Japan's Nexroc Group and related firm SVCV Inc were planning to announce a tender offer to buy up to a 50% stake in the company.The 50% stake is worth about 700 billion won ($528.04…

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Oct 26 • 8:48 PM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
Why volunteers are gluing seeds to clam shells in Connecticut

Using the bivalves as gardeners could help protect vulnerable coastlines.

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Oct 24 • 11:18 AM EDT • Science • popsci.com
Why the world is falling in love with Brazilian jiu-jitsu

BJJ is regarded as one of the United Kingdom's fastest growing sports and is soaring in popularity globally

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Oct 26 • 1:15 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army

What old and vulnerable software might be running on your PC right now?

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Oct 23 • 3:35 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
How whimsical Hands Gallery became a fixture in downtown SLO for 35 years

The popular shop offers a curated mix of local art, crafts, gifts and more on Higuera Street.

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Food Safety Risk Assessment: How Scientists Evaluate Chemical and Microbial Hazards

Food safety risk assessment combines evidence about chemical toxicity and microbial hazards with dietary exposure estimates to evaluate potential health effects. Scientists account for combined exposures, susceptible populations, and uncertainty to guide monitoring, regulation, and preventive measures.

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Serbia's political veteran Vucic outplayed all opponents. Then the students came

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's populist strongman Aleksandar Vucic dominated the Balkan country's politics for 14 years. Then came the students.

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Vatican confirms Pope Leo's Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, after doctors determined there are no medical reasons preventing him from traveling three weeks after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican confirmed Monday.

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Dolly Parton, politics and pop culture inspire pumpkins at San Jose nonprofit event

The Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits saluted community leaders at the 19th annual event Thursday.

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Piano bar and restaurant to debut above popular N.J. tavern

According to the owner, the venue will offer a space where diners can experience live music alongside elevated casual dining and craft cocktails.

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OPINION: Childhood food memories triumph over politics

The political flyers overflowing my mailbox, the pop-up videos overwhelming my mood every time I check sports scores on a website, the campaign ads overpowering my senses when I listen to my favorite commercial radio stations, they are making October a thoroughly depressing and miserable month.

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2026 Gifts of the Year: Perfect presents for anyone on your list

No matter who you're shopping for, these editor-approved products will make you a gift-giving legend this year.

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The Health Benefits of Blueberries—and the Best Ways to Eat Them

Are blueberries good for you? Experts share the health benefits of these popular berries. Plus, discover what to look for when buying blueberries, the best way to store them, and how to use blueberries in your food and cooking.

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Horizon Science Academy's Naima Ali outlines their immigrant population
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Will business leaders face a backlash after the midterms?

Democrats could investigate corporations close to the president

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JYP Entertainment shares rally on report of tender offer to buy up to 50% stake

South Korean pop music agency JYP Entertainment's KRX:035900 shares rallied on Tuesday, jumping 10% after Korean media reported Japan's Nexroc Group and SVCV Inc were planning to announce a tender offer to buy up to a 50% stake in the company.The 50% stake is worth about 700 billion won ($528.04 mi…

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Oct. 26, 2026: 911 dispatch tax, impact of health officer’s resignation, jail population below 200

This morning’s edition includes a reports about Bloomington’s choice between imposing higher taxes and using dispatch reserves. Monroe County’s health department remains closed to walk-in service amid a leadership shakeup. Plus, the a jail population dipped below 200.

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Browns sign Maliek Collins to $30 million extension

The Cleveland Browns have secured one of their standout defensive players for the future before their next game against the Tennessee Titans . Cleveland defensive tackle Maliek Collins has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $30 million. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Collins’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed the agreement to him […] The post Browns sign Maliek Collins to $30 million extension appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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MMAM presents Liz Sexton at Rivoli Arts Nov. 6

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM), in partnership with the Rivoli Arts Building, will present a one-night pop-up exhibition featuring the work of Minneapolis-based artist Liz Sexton on Friday, November

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Sleep in total darkness to maintain heart health, researchers say

WASHINGTON — Many a pop song has nudged us to turn the lights down low, but for cardiovascular health, the better choice is to keep them off entirely it seems,

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'KPop Demon Hunters' reveals new HUNTR/X dance for TikTokkers to obsess over

"How It’s Done" is back at the top of our playlists.

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A woman owned small business opportunity through a popular Valley farmer’s market

Among the rows and rows of homemade items and other one-of-a-kind creations found at the Pinnacle Peak Farmers Market, woman owned business proprietor, Tara J. Harley offers something shoppers have a difficult time finding: handmade jewelry where every piece a unique creation. Harley, owner of Lady J’s Creations, designs unique handmade jewelry and brings her...

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Japanese investment group claims JYP takeover, raising questions over credibility

An obscure investment group claiming to be based in Japan sparked controversy in the K-pop industry Monday by announcing plans to acquire a controlling stake in

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Alfonso Ribeiro responds after Alexa PenaVega shares story of contestant thinking “DWTS” could be ‘rigged’

“We want everyone who’s popular to stay on,” insisted the show’s host.

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Student-backed movement leads to political shakeup in Serbia

There's a political earthquake in Serbia as student-backed movement wins parliamentary election, ending more than a decade of dominance by a Moscow-backed populist leader.

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America’s socialist surge and its hard limits

Socialism is gaining ground in the US, fuelled by anger over inequality and economic insecurity. But can its rising popularity translate into lasting political influence across the country? US author and academic Michael Kazin sheds light on the issue.

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Free Agent Relievers the Cardinals Could Sign This Offseason

With a lockout looming, an offseason freeze between players and teams makes it even harder to predict the St. Louis Cardinals’ next moves. The franchise is seemingly continuing to slow-play its rebuild, with President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom not committing to any eye-popping moves after the club finished 76-83 in 2026. But even if …

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Finding biomarkers for aggressive prostate cancer

Proteins linked to the immune system, cell adhesion, blood vessel formation, and known prostate cancer genes, were associated with the future risk of developing prostate cancer, including aggressive disease, in a new study led by researchers at Oxford Population Health.

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Vatican confirms Pope Leo's Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, after doctors determined there are no medical reasons preventing him from traveling three weeks after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican confirmed Monday.

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New business opens at Northwoods Mall food court in Peoria

PEORIA – Crazy Pop started this spring as a pop-up concept based out of Prophetstown.

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The 5-Second Rule is scientifically false

Don't eat food that fell on the floor.

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Obama and Trump wage one last battle for even more urgent stakes

Two decades ago, Barack Obama stormed battleground states rebuking a Republican president over a deeply unpopular war and an economy that was crushing working Americans.

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Serbia's political veteran Vucic outplayed all opponents. Then the students came

Serbia’s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic has dominated politics in the Balkan country for 14 years

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TWICE's Nayeon to make solo comeback with 'NA-sty' on Nov. 20

Na-yeon of K-pop girl group TWICE will release her new solo project, “NA-sty,” on Nov. 20, marking her first solo comeback in about two years and f...

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Billions of ‘Uncounted’ People? The Real Mystery Is Where the Maps Think Everyone Actually Lives

A disputed study raises a practical question. If population maps put people in the wrong places, could disaster plans underestimate how many need help?

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Lamar Jackson shuts down Ian Rapoport reporting over his health

Lamar Jackson has not played since Week 4 and his status against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend is up in the air. But when it comes to his health and status, he wants you to listen to him and not Ian Rapoport. The Ravens quarterback was first hurt against the Tennessee Titans when he was…

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Wilmington Health facility sells for $9.4M

Wilmington Health’s main facility recently sold for more than $9 million. The 66,000-square-foot facility located at 1202 Medical Center Drive was purchased by Charlotte-based real estate investment firm Cedar Square in a $9.4 million sale-leaseback transaction, according to a deed recorded Oct. 21. Wilmington Health will continue leasing the facility, CEO Jeff James told the Business Journal in September. James said the lease term would likely be five years, with most services eventually transferring to a new medical office building under construction in the Midtown Park office area near The Pointe at Barclay. The Wilmington Health facility was originally listed earlier this year at $11.85 million. A Wilmington Health representative did not respond to a request for comment by press time. Steve Hall, vice president of BlueCoast Commercial, represented Wilmington Health in the transaction. “Wilmington Health wanted to unlock the value in its real estate without disrupting a single patient visit, and a sale-leaseback let them do exactly that,” said Hall in a text to the Business Journal Monday. “Cedar Square gets a long-term, absolute net investment anchored by one of the region’s leading physician groups, and Wilmington Health keeps its home on Medical Center Drive while redeploying that capital into care.” The sale marks Cedar Square’s first entry into the Wilmington market, according to Jon Dixon, the firm's managing partner and founder. “We are attracted to Wilmington's growth and what we see as strong long-term fundamentals,” said Dixon in an email Monday. “Population growth, relative affordability, and quality of life make it a compelling market for us. The climate and proximity to the coast are a big part of that appeal.” He added, “We hope to pursue additional opportunities across retail, industrial, medical office and multifamily in Wilmington. We will evaluate opportunities individually and remain disciplined about the properties we pursue. We would like this acquisition to be the beginning of a broader investment presence in Wilmington.” Given the facility’s age, Dixon said the site could eventually be redeveloped, potentially for medical office space or housing. Dixon said recent announcements from UNC Health and Atrium were among the factors behind the firm’s growing interest in Wilmington’s medical-office market. The announcements involve competing proposals for hospital expansion in New Hanover County, which are subject to the state’s Certificate of Need process. “Medical office remains one of the most sought-after asset classes in commercial real estate,” said Hall, “and well-located (medical office buildings) with strong operators are scarce in Southeastern North Carolina.” According to Dixon, Cedar Square describes itself as a boutique, hands-on real estate investment firm that values direct relationships with tenants and the communities where it owns property. “We’re very hands-on, and we like to be in direct contact with all of our tenants and the communities in which we own,” Dixon said. He added, “We’re definitely interested in building a presence with local owners, brokers and businesses or tenants.”

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Lamar Jackson shuts down Ian Rapoport reporting over his health

Lamar Jackson has not played since Week 4 and his status against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend is up in the air. But when it comes to his health and status, he wants you to listen to him and not Ian Rapoport. The Ravens quarterback was first hurt against the Tennessee Titans when he was…

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Ted Sarandos Swoops Into Seoul as Netflix Celebrates 10 Years in Korea

The streaming gaint's co-CEO joined stars from ‘Squid Game,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and other Korean hits for a two-day fan festival, while previewing buzzy upcoming titles like ‘Possible Love,’ ‘Tantar...

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Pope hope, that’s entertainment, and getting ahead in the CIA

Happy Friday friends, I want to start by just breathing for all of us a big long collective sigh of relief at the news this week that the pope’s doctors have basically blown the all clear for Leo’s health. Going from knowing nothing to him declaring to the world he needed surgery, to a cancer diagnosis, to bouncing out of the hospital in barely even days, to ringing the bell in less than two weeks is whiplash inducing. But in the best possible way. We are living in a world in which the Roman pontiff, by dint of history, biography and circumstance, is once more at the epicenter of global affairs. Not just conversations about religion, or Christian and post-Christian values, but the bleeding edge of the most pressing issues of human affairs. Think I am exaggerating a touch? Consider the images of the crowds who greeted Leo in Paris just weeks ago, and juxtapose them with the absolute photo negative scenes unfolding there recently. Ask yourself how many world leaders are talking about AI right now and directly citing the pope as they do so. Try to name a country who has had as many top-ranked diplomats in and out of both Russia and Ukraine in the last three years as the Vatican has in the last three months. It has been fascinating to watch Leo XIV emerge as not just a kind of pop culture reference point or totem to be cited (Francis was often name-checked this way) but as a kinetic force in global conversation. Given the state of things, we need global figures of gravitas and values, even better if they have real wisdom behind what they are saying. So news of Leo’s illness was, it seemed to me, a tremor with potentially Richter Scale implications. That not only has the worst not come to pass but instead we’ve had the best of outcomes announced is something to really be grateful for. Humanity, it seems to me, is entering one of its irregular but cyclical phases where the pace of change — technological, social, and geopolitical — outstrips the ability of previously settled norms and received wisdom to cope. Such periods – and I think the first decades of the last century were a similar such time – throw into question the viability of all kinds of institutions. And many of ours have been straining to breaking point for a few years now. The papacy has the power and the potential to be a steadying pole in all of this. That’s my hope, anyway. It’s a lot to freight the office with, though it is arguably its ultimate purpose from its founding, to be a steadying rock on which all that matters can be anchored. It’s also, of course, an intolerable weight of responsibility to place on a single man. But I am encouraged to have hope in – and for – Leo. The apostle whom he succeeds, after all, was famously unequal to some moments, failed some tests of faith, and resiled from taking the road which led ultimately to the circus on Vatican hill. Human frailty and limitations, of health, of character, of temper, can open us to Christ, whose strength is greatest in our weakness, so St. Paul learned. That gives me hope, and I am sure it consoles Leo, too. And so I will continue to pray for him. Because we need apostles of rock right now. Here’s the news. Subscribe The News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued yesterday a new document “Venite ad me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.” It’s not a short document, and it is at pains to stress this isn’t a doctrinal note from the dicastery, either. Rather, it brings together reflections on an important issue from the Church around the world. Some of it I actually found really rather powerful. It is, however, 25,000, which is a lot for a busy reader to get through on a weekday. So, you can read our busy reader’s summary right here. — News broke yesterday of an Oct. 22 meeting of U.S. bishops with President Donald Trump. The meeting was organized by an official at the Heritage Foundation, according to several sources close to the meeting. Video of several U.S. bishops praying in the Oval Office over President Trump was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, first by White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin, and then by the official twitter.com account of the Archdiocese of Denver. The meeting has drawn sharp criticism because of its proximity to the upcoming midterm Congressional elections, in which Democrats are widely expected to win control of the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate remains closely contested. Sources close to the bishops’ conference told The Pillar that some USCCB senior officials were surprised by the existence of the meeting when video of it first emerged online. And a source close to conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City told The Pillar that the archbishop was “deeply frustrated” by the occasion of the meeting. An official conference spokesperson told The Pillar that the meeting was “not organized with or by the USCCB” and was “not affiliated with the conference.” You can read the whole story here. — The next National Eucharistic Congress will be held in Indianapolis in 2029, a return to the city that hosted the last gathering in 2024. You read it here first. By here, I don’t mean this newsletter, I mean at The Pillar. We broke the story this week. It’s a big deal, in as much as the last congress was a roaring success and the next installment has the potential to be a real focal point for evangelizing efforts in the coming years. Read all about it here. — As Pope Leo prepares for the longest trip of his pontificate, Church leaders in Uruguay say the pontiff will encounter a highly secularized culture, in a country with a very different Catholic history than many of its South American neighbors. The nation has not had a papal visit since 1988, and leaders who spoke with The Pillar say it has a dire need for evangelization, even amid the prospect of a small revival in faith. This is real reporting on the Church in the country, and frankly a story you simply are not going to be able to read anywhere else. Read the whole thing. — The Archdiocese of Detroit announced this week a plan that would see the vast majority of its parish priests reassigned next summer, amid a restructuring process expected to dramatically shrink the number of parishes in the archdiocese. Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said this week that the plan “asks much of our priests,” but is a “sacrifice they are making as brothers of one, unified presbyterate.” The thing is, as JD pointed out in an analysis yesterday, pastors of parishes have a legal right to stability in office, so the only way this kind of wholesale reassignment goes ahead is if all of the archdiocesan clergy agree to resign. That creates its own kind of legal issues, though, and re-raises longstanding questions about the effectiveness of canonical due process protections for priests when dealing with coercive exercises in authority. Read the whole thing here. — More than three months after the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its decree declaring the excommunication of the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X, questions remain about the full effects of the society’s schism. Specifically, the DDF’s July claim that marriages witnessed and confessions heard by SSPX priests are now invalid remains contested — and it emerged this week it appears that the Vatican’s own legal experts don’t agree. You can read my whole analysis of the situation and what it means here. All I would add is that the DDF’s undeveloped, some would say unsubstantiated, claim about the invalidity of some SSPX sacraments came in their July Explanatory Note on the schismatic consecrations by the society that month. It touches directly on both papal acts of governance — indeed it purports to nullify them — and the most intimate pastoral encounters possible in a parish setting. If there is one aspect of the Francis-era style of governance I would like the curia to finally cut out, root and branch, it would be these attempts to try to effect extraordinarily sensitive legislative acts via a note. — At least a dozen French bishops have spoken out following an eruption of violence on the country’s streets Oct. 17. Not surprisingly, they unanimously condemned the violence, but the length and content of their interventions varied significantly. Several sought to distinguish between the actions of rioters and what they suggested were the legitimate concerns of peaceful young protesters. Many also evoked Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France, suggesting it offered a powerful counter-image to the scenes of looting and destruction. A number of bishops also stressed their solidarity with law enforcement officials who struggled to contain the disorder, as well as the owners of the roughly 3,000 damaged or looted businesses. What’s the background to the nationwide unrest that the French media calls “les violences du 17 octobre”? And what exactly are the bishops saying? Read all about it here. — A Polish bishop called for the firm defense of unborn children as well as compassion for their mothers this week, as the lower house of Poland’s parliament passed two bills seeking to liberalize the country’s abortion laws. The bill on decriminalizing assistance in an abortion passed by 217 votes to 213, while the abortion in cases of fetal abnormality bill passed by 233 to 203, thanks to the government’s majority in the lower house. Both bills will now move to the Polish Senate, the upper house of parliament, where the ruling coalition has a larger majority. The fetal abnormality bill is symbolically significant because if it became law, it would effectively overturn a 2020 ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal that a 1993 law permitting abortion for a severe and irreversible disability or a life-threatening incurable disease was unconstitutional. Read the whole story here. Subscribe **[The St. Paul Center App | Bible Study On-The-Go Read and understand the Bible with St. Paul Center’s new app! With today’s leading Catholic Scripture scholars as your guides, the St. Paul Center app empowers you to read the Bible](https://stpaulcenter.com/app?utm_source=pillar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=applaunch)** from the heart of the Church. Download the app for free at either the Apple or the Google app stores. https://stpaulcenter.com/app That’s entertainment I have written before about my deep and sincere reservations about the celebrity exorcist subculture which has taken root in American Catholicism. And, because I am very ill at ease with the entire thing, I try to keep a weather eye on the phenomenon without being drawn into the kind of online back-and-forth which these figures sometimes generate. Earlier this week, JD noted that one such celebrity exorcist type, Fr. Chad Ripperger, has undertaken, on the request of his bishop, a year’s fast from interviews and public speaking. I’m sure that will be salutary for him, if for no other reason than that receiving with docility requests from one’s rightful ecclesiastical superiors always comes with graces. Then a second thing happened this week which caught my eye. Apparently, another fixture in the celebrity exorcist world, Fr. Carlos Martins, has initiated a lawsuit against two lay men — apparently associates of Rippenger, though I am unclear in what way, exactly — for allegedly defaming him and his ministry on a podcast. It seems the suit was initiated nearly a year ago and is now pending. At issue, I read, is that the two men described Martins on a podcast as “not who he says he is” with regard to his exorcism ministry and that he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” These statements Martins considers to be false and defamatory and, his suit claims, “directly affected the sale and reception of [his] The Exorcist Files book that was newly released at the time these episodes aired.” I don’t want to get too into the weeds of the details here, but a couple of things struck me about all this.

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ASI Power Summit 2026: The Science of Cognitive Fitness

Neurophysiologist and Cognitive Performance Coach Louisa Nicola shared insights on cognitive fitness and how everyone can take better care of their brains.

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JYP Entertainment Jumped On Talk Of A 50% Tender Offer

Reports said Japan’s Nexroc Group and SVCV could target 25%-50% of the K-pop agency at a roughly 30% premium, even as JYP said it hasn’t received an offer.

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The case for 'Climate Popularism’: A new politics for an age of ecological crisis

Climate resilience and adaptation remain largely neglected in UK politics, a glaring omission our proposal aims to address.

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The Christmas at the Kringles Parody Popcorn Bucket Is Festively Unhinged

Christmas at the Kringles, the upcoming genre-bending horror comedy from Briarcliff Entertainment, has unveiled the first look at its parody popcorn bucket. Given what we know about the movie, the sou...

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Popular restaurant on Upper East Side closing after four decades

A popular restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side is preparing to serve its final meal after more than four decades in business.

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Kacey Musgraves brings timely country return to Seattle

More intriguing than the eye-popping props were the country-pop star's Tex-Mex explorations, which had mixed results in the first of two Seattle shows.

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If you see this new Google Chrome pop-up, close the tab immediately

Google has updated the protection mechanisms in Chrome and is rolling out two new popup warnings on desktop and mobile.

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Why ultra-Orthodox parties hold so much sway in Israeli politics

Ultra-Orthodox Jews, often called Haredim, make up a small but growing percentage of Israel’s population. Still, their political parties wield significant influence.

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Ollama for Mac gains support for local text-to-speech models

Ollama, the popular app for running AI models locally, announced that its Mac app now supports text-to-speech generation, with Windows and Linux support coming soon.

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Postpartum recovery window may play a critical role in maternal aging and long-term health

In many studies, it appears that women who have more children have a higher risk of heart disease and a shorter life span, but this effect is inconsistent across populations and no good explanation for ...

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Sony backed Soneium plans native token as it expands into entertainment IP

Sony backed Soneium announces plans for a native token alongside new entertainment IP investment products, K-pop royalties and blockchain licensing tools.

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Popular Seattle Mariners Managerial Candidate Pulls Out of Job Search
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Larry the Cable Guy takes aim at corporations that considered his Southern brand ‘too controversial’

Daniel Whitney, known as Larry the Cable Guy, calls out corporate hypocrisy on during a podcast appearance, comparing his treatment to other popular rapper's deals.

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Nobody Does It Better: Steven Reineke, Lena Hall and The New York Pops Bring James Bond to Carnegie Hall

James Bond has always understood the importance of making an entrance. Whether emerging from the shadows in a perfectly tailored tuxedo, ordering a martini, or escaping certain death with an impossibly beautiful woman at his side, 007 has spent more than six decades making danger look positively delicious. But perhaps his greatest accomplice has always […]

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In 1828, serial killers sold their victims' bodies to science

Edinburgh's medical schools needed bodies. William Burke and William Hare had a horrifying solution.

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World's largest wildlife crossing nears completion in California

The 210-foot-long Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will help animals safely cross California's famed 101 freeway.

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Popular cannabis sleep gummies may have a hidden dark side

A cannabis-derived ingredient commonly found in sleep gummies may be more habit-forming than previously thought, with new research showing that repeated exposure caused tolerance and withdrawal symptoms in mice. Scientists warn that CBN may carry risks similar to THC, although its long-term effects in humans remain largely unknown.

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Can a Bernie Sanders-backed progressive flip the Central Valley’s House seat?

Randy Villegas is a populist endorsed by national progressive figures like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Does his message meet Central Valley voters?

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Hays County growing pains frame Texas House District 45 race

Democratic state Rep. Erin Zwiener is facing Republican Tennyson Moreno for the second time since 2024. Both are promising to address challenges caused by a population boom in Hays County.

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A sign of the times? Political sign theft, vandalism pops up in South Bay cities

Each South Bay city has their own rules for where residents put up political signs, and what entities handle theft or vandalism-related incidents.

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6 stellar images of the early universe

The most detailed simulation of our universe’s first 2 billion years to date.

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76ers veteran briefly raises alarm with injury scare vs. Pistons

The injury hits kept coming around the NBA on Sunday evening , but the Philadelphia 76ers seemingly avoided catastrophe with veteran guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. The veteran guard exited the game briefly , as per Adam Aaronson of The Philly Voice, with an apparent injury. While was initially tended to by team staff and accompanied back to the […] The post 76ers veteran briefly raises alarm with injury scare vs. Pistons appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Oct 25 • 10:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Better targeted actions needed to tackle unequal impacts of noise pollution for vulnerable groups

Noise pollution affects us all, but some populations like children, older adults and people with pre-existing health conditions may suffer more health wise due to excessive transport noise according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing released today. The analysis recommends better targeted actions to protect vulnerable and disproportionately exposed populations.

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Oct 26 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • eea.europa.eu
The Christmas at the Kringles Parody Popcorn Bucket Is Festively Unhinged

Christmas at the Kringles, the upcoming genre-bending horror comedy from Briarcliff Entertainment, has unveiled the first look at its parody popcorn bucket. Given what we know about the movie, the souvenir offers the perfect tease for its weird and unusual narrative. Why the Christmas at the Kringles popcorn bucket fits the film’s strange holiday premise […] The post The Christmas at the Kringles Parody Popcorn Bucket Is Festively Unhinged appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV &

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Oct 27 • 12:51 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
How Argentina’s Folk Sounds Are Shaping a Generation’s Politics and National Pride

Milo J, Cazzu, and more stars are embracing music and traditions of the Argentine countryside, staving off pop homogenization and sharing their history with the world

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Oct 25 • 1:09 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Business Briefcase: Open-air downtown farm market continues

SHENANDOAH — Schuylkill County’s longest running seasonal outdoor downtown farm market continues its popular run 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Fridays through November along the east side of the first block of South Main Street. Launched in t…

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Oct 25 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • republicanherald.com
Small gyms increase health and connection in rural communities

Within the Adirondacks, outdoor recreation keeps people active. But small gyms popping up encourage indoor activity.

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Oct 25 • 6:30 AM EDT • Health • adirondackexplorer.org
The broccoli-cooking mistake that may reduce its health benefits

Popular preparation methods might be removing key nutrients from this vegetable. Here’s how experts suggest cooking it instead.

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Oct 27 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Scientists Studied 865 Humpback Whales and Found They Grow Faster Than Expected

Despite decades of environmental change and population recovery, eastern Australian humpback whales appear to have maintained their historical adult size. Eastern Australian humpback whales grow at an extraordinary pace, reaching approximately 10.9 meters (35.8 feet) in length by age five. By six or seven years old, they have already attained about 90 percent of their

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Oct 24 • 5:48 PM EDT • Science • scitechdaily.com
Fact vs. fiction: Doctors share whether peptides are safe and effective

As peptides gain popularity among some wellness influencers and federal government officials, doctors share what you need to know.

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Oct 24 • 9:05 AM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
Serbia's political veteran Vucic outplayed all opponents. Then the students came

Serbia’s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic has dominated politics in the Balkan country for 14 years. Then came the students. The former authoritarian president on Sunday the conceded defeat of his

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Oct 26 • 6:10 AM EDT • Politics • stardem.com