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Red Wings Near Seven-Year, $91M DeBrincat Deal — 19hThe Detroit Red Wings are nearing a seven-year extension with Alex DeBrincat worth about $13 million annually, or roughly $91 million total, according to multiple reports. The deal is not yet signed; DeBrincat is coming off a 41-goal season and was set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer.

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Tom Gallagher Spending ninety one million over seven years feels steep even for a proven scorer, but it might keep Detroit competitive.

Zealand Strikes AI Obesity Drug Deal Worth $1.2B — 23hZealand Pharma-Generate AI obesity deal: $30M upfront to Generate, nearly $1.2B total milestones, two programs.

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Rachel Meyers Only 30 million upfront for two programs feels like a bargain if Generate's technology holds up as claimed.

Hall, Woodford Win 2026 Nobel Economics Prize — 2dHall (Stanford) and Woodford (Columbia) won the 2026 Nobel economics prize Oct. 12 for microfoundations of macro stabilisation; worth 12 million crowns.

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Agilent agrees to acquire Proscia in deal worth up to $270 millionBusiness — 1dAgilent will pay up to $270M for Proscia’s Concentriq platform, used by 4,000+ labs; $240M cash plus $30M milestones, announced Oct. 13, 2026.

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Kalanithi finds meaning in engagement amid uncertain survival — 1hWhen Breath Becomes Air argues that a life’s worth lies in sustained attention to relationships, work, and honesty about death—not in duration or achievement.

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AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

Sax Wealth Advisors Boosts Vanguard ETF Stake by 466 Percent — 1dSax Wealth Advisors boosted its Vanguard Growth ETF stake 466.3% in Q3 to 137,817 shares worth about $12.42 million, its SEC 13F shows.

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Jared Kim Mixing bigger stakes in JPMorgan and Chevron with the ETFs shows a balanced approach to both sectors and broad indexes.

Lee Set to Gain ₩2.6T Samsung Shares — 1dHong Ra-hee will gift Lee Jae-yong 11.158 million Samsung shares worth ₩2.6 trillion ($1.9B) on Nov. 12, raising his stake from 1.58% to 1.75%.

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Rachel Meyers This gift lets Lee Jae-yong boost his stake quietly while avoiding a big public purchase.

Court Keeps $20 Billion Green Bank Grants Frozen Pending Supreme Court Appeal — 1dBiden-era green bank grants worth $20 billion remain frozen two months after an appeals court ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to cancel them.

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Elena Vasquez These grants were meant for clean energy projects, so keeping them frozen this long hurts real progress on renewables.

Cuba Denies Links to 90 Seized Biodiesel Shipments — 2dU.S. seized over 620,000 gallons of biodiesel worth nearly $3 million in 90 shipments; Cuba’s energy minister denies any contract with ENETEC.

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Moonshot Executives in Talks Over $700M Shareholder Dispute — 2dMoonshot's Yang and Zhang face a claim for 10.5% of original shares worth over $700M; their counsel said the case "lacked both legal and factual basis."

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DFW outreach to serve 500 homeless includes pet food and suppliesLifestyle — 17hYou Can Be You is launching an outreach effort across five Dallas-Fort Worth areas to provide up to 500 people experiencing homelessness with essentials such as food, water, toiletries, socks and pet supplies. The organization says the effort will also connect people with community resources and longer-term support.

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Derek Foss It's smart to include pet supplies since so many homeless folks rely on their animals for company and safety.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom 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.

Ohio Breweries Earn Great American Beer Festival MedalsLifestyle — 2dBeer coverage spans experiences and discovery, from Wisconsin brewery road trips and Worthing’s 2026 festival featuring more than 40 cask beers to a look back at discontinued classics. The 2026 Great American Beer Festival also recognized several Ohio breweries, while its style-based winners offer craft alternatives to popular national brands.

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Texas Michelin Guide Adds Three One-Star RestaurantsLifestyle — 6d2026 MICHELIN Guide adds one star each to Austin's Fabrik and Kappo Kappo and Fort Worth's Goldee's Bar-B-Q, bringing Texas to 19 starred restaurants.

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Three Face Charges in Beverly Oil TheftWorld — 4dThree people from Worcester—an 18-year-old and two teenagers—were arrested in Beverly on suspicion of stealing used cooking oil from two Cabot Street businesses. Police say officers found them beside a rental van equipped with a pump and storage tanks; the recovered oil was estimated to be worth about $2,750, and the suspects face felony-related charges.

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Arizona Candidate Reports Rape While Repairing Sign — Oct 7, 2026AZ Dem candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia says she was knocked unconscious and raped ~2 a.m. Aug. 14, 2026, fixing a campaign sign; she recalls a second man leaving after 'Not even worth it.'

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Reader I don't believe this BS story. She has no idea who assaulted her. Then she comes too and a second person was involved but has no idea ? Yeah right..

Toy Story vs ShrekYourlist — VS BattleThe toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.

Anduril Plans $3.7B Maryland Submarine Shipyard — Oct 6, 2026Anduril will invest $3.7 billion in a Sparrows Point, Md., shipyard for Virginia-class sub parts and won a Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion; operations expected in 2030.

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Qualcomm, Arm Set for Billion-Dollar Royalty Trial — Oct 5, 2026Qualcomm seeks to suspend Arm royalties for up to five years, potentially worth billions, as a Delaware jury trial began Oct. 5, 2026.

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Dana Whitfield Suspending five years of royalties feels excessive even if Arm did leak something about Meta.

Ozone Alerts Span Oklahoma, Texas, ArizonaEnvironment — Oct 6, 2026Ozone alerts were issued for Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the Dallas–Fort Worth area, and Maricopa County, Arizona, as pollution was expected to reach potentially unhealthy levels. Officials urged residents—especially children and people with respiratory conditions—to limit strenuous outdoor activity and reduce emissions by driving less and conserving energy.

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Ono Hawaiian BBQ plans first Tucson openingBusiness — Oct 6, 2026Ono Hawaiian BBQ is expanding with new locations in Tucson and McKinney, serving its Hawaiian-style plate lunches with meat, rice and sides. The Tucson opening featured a luau and raffle, while McKinney is the chain’s second Texas restaurant and part of a planned expansion across the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Lottery Tickets Win Up to $633,000 Across StatesLifestyle — Oct 7, 2026Lottery players won big across several states: a Canton, Ohio, Powerball ticket won $100,000, a Fort Wayne, Indiana, Powerball ticket was also worth $100,000, and a Greenwood, Indiana, CA$H 5 ticket won $633,000. A Mass Cash ticket sold in West Springfield, Massachusetts, also won $100,000.

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Engineer Sentenced 32 Months for Bitcoin ExtortionBusiness — Oct 6, 2026Former infrastructure engineer Daniel Rhyne was sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to sabotaging his New Jersey employer’s network and demanding 20 bitcoin, then worth about $750,000. Using privileged access, he deleted administrator accounts and changed passwords across thousands of devices, locking employees out and threatening further damage if the ransom was not paid.

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Restaurant openings, rankings, demand span four citiesLifestyle — Oct 7, 2026Restaurant news highlights strong dining interest across several U.S. cities: Fort Worth’s most-booked spots include steakhouses and seafood restaurants, Miami is seeing new openings, and Akron-area communities welcomed new eateries in September. A Jacksonville survey also found restaurants and coffee shops are major downtown draws, with residents seeking more dining and dessert options.

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Builders FirstSource Hits 52-Week Low, RBC Downgrades — Oct 7, 2026Builders FirstSource shares have tumbled amid rising mortgage rates, weak housing demand and concerns about shrinking margins; RBC downgraded the company and cut its price target, warning that a housing recovery may be delayed and earnings forecasts are too optimistic. A discounted-cash-flow analysis suggests the shares may be worth more than their current price, but that estimate depends on sustained cash generation through a difficult construction cycle.

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AT&T, Corning Sign $3B Fiber Expansion Deal — Sep 29, 2026AT&T signed a multi-year deal worth more than $3 billion with Corning for fiber and cable toward a 60 million location goal by 2030.

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Jared Kim Hitting 60 million locations by 2030 is a solid goal if they can actually deliver without raising rates.