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Pennsylvania Businesses Remove Skill Games Ahead of Deadline
Business
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Pennsylvania bars, restaurants and social clubs are removing popular skill-game machines as a state Supreme Court ruling makes them illegal after the Oct. 14 deadline; lawmakers failed to pass a regulatory measure, and the court rejected a requested extension. Owners say the machines brought in important revenue and warn their removal could mean higher prices or even business closures.
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Dodgers Take 2-1 NLDS Lead Over Braves
Politics
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Clemson women’s basketball coach Shawn Poppie is counting on transfer point guard Mackenzie Nelson to lead the team and help quicken its pace, while Mashpee officials say staffing shortages mean longer snowplow routes and slower clearing in New Seabury. A Guam opinion column argues that integrity is tested when honesty carries personal costs, and the Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 to take a 2-1 lead in their National League Division Series.
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Districts seek millions through school funding referendums
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School districts in Wisconsin and Minnesota are asking voters to approve operating referendums as state funding falls short of rising costs, warning that rejection could mean layoffs, program reductions and other cuts. Janesville and Westby are among Wisconsin districts seeking support to preserve staffing and services, while Duluth leaders say failed ballot questions would require $12 million in cuts.
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Pope Leo XIV Distinguishes Human Art From AI
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— Oct 2, 2026
Pope Leo XIV says human art differs fundamentally from AI-generated work, arguing that algorithms lack the human experience and creative spark that give art meaning. He called on the Catholic Church to renew its partnership with artists and cultural institutions amid AI’s growing influence.
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Chris Dalton
I agree the Church should back actual artists more actively since AI lacks any personal faith or inspiration behind its outputs.
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Cyberattack Turns Hundreds Of Grocery Coolers Into Saunas As Military Stores’ Meltdown Remains A Mystery
Dylan Kresak · 3 min · 9h
Rabid Bat Exposures Rise Nationwide
Health
— Oct 2, 2026
Health officials are reporting more bat encounters and human rabies exposures in several parts of the country, including recent cases involving a child in Yuba City, a person bitten at Cal Poly Humboldt and a person exposed in Ohio. Experts say the increase in bat testing does not necessarily mean rabies prevalence is rising, but urge people not to handle bats and to seek prompt medical care after possible exposure.
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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
Ranking
College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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Carney Says Canada Aims to Emerge Stronger From US Trade War
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— Sep 15, 2026
After 50% U.S. tariffs on $20B in goods, Carney told investors 80% of Canada-U.S. trade is still tariff-free and joked Trump warned White House keys might mean they'll shoot you.
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Priya Raman
Privatizing airport operations with public land ownership could bring in needed investment while keeping some control over key assets.
Biden Gives WH a New Headache After Cleaning Up His Pandemic Claim: ‘I Mean What I Say’
Opinion
— Sep 23, 2022
Give the staffers in the White House a medal. They tried. For much of the past week, Biden administration officials have tried to explain that the president did not really mean to say the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Just…
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After Suffering Miscarriage, Woman Shows What True Friendship Means With Thoughtful Text
Reporting
— Nov 3, 2021
When someone else experiences a tragedy, even the most well-meaning friends can be at a loss for what to say. That uncertainty increases if those friends haven’t experienced the same type of loss as the person they’re…
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Rachel Maddow Freaks Out About Arizona, Says Right-Wingers Use Guns for Political Intimidation
Opinion
— Nov 9, 2022
Arizona is an open carry state, meaning anyone over 18 years of age can carry a firearm without a permit. That means voters are being intimidated, according to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. “In Arizona, one of the things we…
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Books
Every act is the tip of a causal chain stretching back millennia
Sapolsky shows cruelty and kindness share the same layered biology—from a second of neural firing back through hormones, childhood, genes, and evolution—so single-cause stories and pure free will both fail.
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Trump Sets Tariff On Canada Following Ad
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— Oct 27, 2025
Let’s just say it: Canada really picked the wrong moment to poke the bear. And by “bear,” we mean Donald J. Trump, and clearly not in the mood for polite diplomacy or syrupy apologies. You know the saying: never slap…
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Saudi Prince Explains To Tucker Carlson Why ‘Pro-America’ Means ‘Pro-Trump,’ Says US Needed Trump As ‘Logical Leader’
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— Feb 6, 2025
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal told Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson on Wednesday that being “pro-America” means being “pro-Trump,” adding it was time for the United States to elect a “logical…
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Most Influential Women in World History
Yourlist
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Golfer Ejected From Masters Play For Having Cellphone
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— Apr 9, 2026
When Masters officials say no cellphones, they mean it. And that is just what golfer Mark Calcavecchia found out Tuesday. Calcavecchia, the winner of the 1989 Open Championship, was removed by Augusta National Golf Club…
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Schumer Discouraged Biden From Continuing Reelection Bid: ‘I Wouldn’t Run’
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— Jan 17, 2025
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) knew what he had to say, but that didn’t mean he took joy in saying it. That message was to tell President Joe Biden that he should abandon his plans to stay in the White…
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Texas Lt. Gov Says He Is Willing to Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Save the US Economy
Reporting
— Mar 24, 2020
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) is saying he is willing to do “whatever it takes to save the country,” even if it means risking his health amid the coronavirus crisis. Patrick sent a statement to Fox News Channels’…
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Little-Known Green Law Becoming Thorn In Side Of Businesses
Jack McGeever · 3 min · 10h
Coronavirus Pandemic ‘A Long Way From Over’, WHO’s Tedros Says
Reporting
— Apr 12, 2021
Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…
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Toy Story vs Shrek
Yourlist
— VS Battle
The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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Video of Elon Musk Goes Viral After Twitter Owner Says 2 Words in Italian
Opinion
— Jun 18, 2023
Two words: “Bambino Maximus.” A video of Elon Musk saying these words to a reporter is going viral.”Don’t forget to have kids,” Musk told the reporter, adding, “Bambino Maximus,” which means a lot of kids. Musk recently…
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Joy Behar Under Fire After Saying She’s ‘Scared’ of What Ukraine Invasion Means for Her Italy Vacation
Reporting
— Feb 25, 2022
Joy Behar of “The View” was slammed for fretting over the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on her vacation plans even as Ukrainians were being slaughtered as they tried to defend their country. During Thursday’s…
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Biden Vows That He Would Not Step in to Prevent the DOJ From Prosecuting Trump
Reporting
— Aug 6, 2020
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden says it would be a “very unusual thing” to prosecute a former president, and “probably not very … good for democracy.” However, that does not mean that he would step in to stop…
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Jane Fonda Says the ‘Defund the Police’ Movement Is Not ‘Doing Away With the Police’
Reporting
— Sep 10, 2020
Actress and activist Jane Fonda is weighing in on the “defund the police” movement and what it really means for law enforcement. Fonda suggested the movement is not an initiative to completely rid society of the police…
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Books
Genes last; bodies are machines built to copy them
Dawkins’s gene-level math explains costly help, restrained fights, and sex conflict better than any story about helping the species.
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Trump Says Washington, DC, Will ‘Never’ Become a State
Reporting
— May 5, 2020
President Donald Trump is weighing in on the prospect of Washington, D.C., becoming the 51st state. “D.C. will never be a state,” Trump said during an interview with The New York Post. “You mean District of Columbia, a…
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Biden Expresses Optimism That Congressional Republicans Will Acknowledge He Won the Election
Reporting
— Nov 11, 2020
President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress maintain that it is still too early to declare a winner in the 2020 presidential election. But, President-elect Joe Biden (D) says that does not mean that his…
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Watch: Biden Slips Into Gibberish, Says ‘Jesheredaman’ During Kimmel Interview – We Have No Idea What It Means
Opinion
— Jun 10, 2022
If he weren’t presiding over the most corrupt administration in history which is doing its best to destroy the United States of America as we know her, one might almost feel sorry for President Joe Biden. The dementia…
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Maui Fire Survivor Puts Biden on Blast: ‘What Kind of President Does That?’
Opinion
— Aug 22, 2023
Full disclosure: I was born and raised in Hawaii, so this story literally hits rather close to home. It also means I can vouch for much of what these angry, hurting, raw, and proud local Hawaiians are saying in the…
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Utter Nonsense: WH Spokeswoman Says Republicans Are ‘Rooting’ for Inflation To Stick It to Biden
Opinion
— Dec 17, 2021
Democrats are masters at projection and blame deflection, which means they constantly accuse their political foes of doing the exact thing they’re guilty of. The latest example occurred during a White House media…
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Democrat Senator Ed Markey Goes Fishing For DEI Interns
Nicole Silverio · 2 min · 10h
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