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Six-Time All-Star Sam McDowell Dies at 84 — 4dSix-time All-Star Sam McDowell, Cleveland strikeout king with 2,453 career Ks, died at 84. DiBiasio called his life a story of redemption.

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Air Base Uncle Sam Once Used For Covert Ops Now In Beijing’s Hands — 1dChina is establishing a new military base at a Vietnam-era airfield once used by the CIA.

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NASCAR points leader Creed to join Sam Hunt Racing in 2027 — 6dPoints leader Sheldon Creed will drive the No. 26 Toyota GR Supra for Sam Hunt Racing on a multi-year deal starting in 2027.

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Tom Gallagher I wonder if leaving Haas Factory Team after 2026 is the best move for Creed's career.

Former Giants Player Missing 15 Months — 3dFormer New York Giants cornerback Sam Beal has been missing since July 2025, when he traveled to Virginia Beach and told his girlfriend he planned to return home. His car was later found with his shoes and socks inside; authorities in Michigan and Virginia are investigating as his family continues to seek information.

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Lions, LaPorta End Contract Talks; Deal Deferred — 6dLions and Sam LaPorta broke off contract talks after a Friday-Saturday push failed; any deal waits until the offseason so he can focus on the field, per Rapoport.

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Nicole Hardy The Lions probably should have locked him in sooner but waiting until offseason avoids any distractions for the team.

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.

Five Track Athletes Set Personal BestsSports — 2dArizona track and field athletes posted personal bests and strong results across indoor and outdoor events, including John Paredes’ Big 12 ninth-place 200-meter finish, Sam Halaufia’s fourth-place shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, and individual bests in distance, sprints and high jump. The profiles also highlight past seasons and career backgrounds for the Wildcats’ roster.

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LSU QB Sam Leavitt Listed Doubtful for Ole Miss Game — Sep 17, 2026LSU listed QB Sam Leavitt doubtful for the No. 8 Ole Miss game; Pete Thamel called it "a shocker on the SEC injury report."

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Priya Raman Leavitt being doubtful puts a lot of pressure on the backup to handle Ole Miss's defense.

0-3 Chargers seek win against Seahawks — Sep 29, 2026The 0-3 Chargers face the defending champion Seahawks in Seattle needing a win to avoid an 0-4 start that has historically left teams with little chance of reaching the playoffs. Seattle, coming off a 33-31 loss to Washington in which turnovers cost it 21 points, will look to regroup as Sam Darnold returns from injury and the Chargers try to address their own offensive and late-game struggles.

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OpenAI Weighs $1.2 Trillion Pre-IPO Funding — Sep 15, 2026OpenAI is in early investor talks at roughly $1.2 trillion, days after Sam Altman called a 2026 IPO ill-advised over safety work.

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Priya Raman At that valuation OpenAI needs to show real profits soon or this round will look wildly overpriced.

Seahawks’ Darnold Returns to Practice, Status Unclear — Sep 22, 2026Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold practiced on Wednesday as he recovers from a glute injury, with the team planning a gradual ramp-up and a decision on Week 3 against the Washington Commanders looming. Backup Drew Lock has led the 2-0 start, and coach Mike Macdonald said Darnold's activity will be measured and could range from limited to full participation depending on clearance.

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Newsom Orders Expanded Oversight of Advanced AI — Sep 15, 2026OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urges a federal framework to set consistent safety rules for frontier AI and to help with international coordination, even as the company already performs safety work before releasing new models. The AI landscape is shifting as reliability-focused startups push confidence-based outputs, while standalone tools like Relay are being retired as larger platforms integrate automation, and investors increasingly look to AI-enabled infrastructure beneficiaries such as Bloom Energy.

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Madonna vs Lady GagaYourlist — VS BattleThe Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.

LSU overcomes first-half turnovers to defeat Louisiana Tech 45-14 — Sep 13, 2026LSU overcame a sluggish first half marked by turnovers and two red-zone interceptions to beat Louisiana Tech 45-14, with Sam Leavitt and the offense struggling early before pulling away in the second half. The Tigers’ defense dominated early, holding Tech to zero rushing and passing yards at times, while Leavitt rebounded to add multiple touchdowns as LSU secured the win.

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Chris Dalton The defense completely dominated early and that allowed the offense time to settle down.

Trump Rejects Calls for Tighter AI Regulation — Sep 12, 2026OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggests a simple, one-page US-China AI safety pact with mutual testing standards, arguing it could be a landmark move for global safety and even win a Nobel Peace Prize. The idea comes amid renewed talks between Trump and Xi on AI governance, with recent discussions and summits highlighting that any agreement remains elusive but highly consequential for the AI arms race and risk mitigation.

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Seahawks’ Darnold Diagnosed With Glute Injury — Sep 10, 2026Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold suffered a muscle-related hip/glute injury early in the season opener, with no fracture detected and the team holding him out for at least Week 2 as Drew Lock steps in; the timeline for a return ranges from a couple of weeks to potentially Week 3 or later, depending on recovery. Coaches and insiders have indicated the injury is muscular and not catastrophic, keeping Seattle optimistic about Darnold’s eventual return while Lock leads the team in the short term.

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AI Executives Urge Slower Frontier Development — Sep 11, 2026Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argues for deliberately slowing the pace of AI capability upgrades to allow more time for alignment and safety, warning that rapid progress and incidents like the OpenAI-Hugging Face breach could enable catastrophic, botnet-enabled harm within a year or so. Other industry leaders and researchers, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman and voices like Anton Osika and Jacob Coxon, echo calls for caution, coordination, and possible pauses to address safety and governance, amid ongoing debates about the feasibility and timing of a broader slowdown.

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Derek Foss If breaches like the one mentioned can already happen we really do need better coordination across companies before scaling up more.

What were you actually built to do?Quizie — QuizNot the job you have — the one your wiring has been begging for. Twelve questions and the AI writes the job description.

Olympic Silver Medalist Samba-Mayela Provisionally Suspended — Sep 25, 2026Paris 2024 hurdles silver medalist Cyréna Samba-Mayela has been provisionally suspended since Sept. 18 for alleged whereabouts failures and risks a two-year ban.

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Maya Lindstrom Athletes at this level should know the rules by now, so repeated location misses deserve a full look even for an Olympic medalist.

Samoan PM Apologizes for 2007 Nazi Gesture — 5dSamoa PM La'auli Leuatea Schmidt, who wore a Jewish prayer shawl to a shofar at his 2025 swearing-in, apologized Oct. 5, 2026 for saying "Heil Hitler" in a 2007 family video.

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Elena Vasquez Banning the Samoa Observer from events after this only adds to the problem instead of showing real accountability.

Alaska Drops 11 Voter Cases Against American Samoans After Court Ruling — Sep 12, 2026Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct charges against American Samoa–born residents after a three-judge Alaska Court of Appeals ruled that prosecutors must prove consciousness of wrongdoing and intent to violate the law in erroneous voter registration forms, a finding that invalidated the Tupe Smith case and prompted review of remaining charges. The move affects 11 Whittier residents previously charged, with authorities citing flaws in the grand jury process and a state trooper’s questioning as part of the reason to concede there is insufficient proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Maya Lindstrom The original charges seem sloppy if a trooper's questions and grand jury issues created all the doubt.

Samsung Forecasts Record $80 Billion ProfitBusiness — 5dSamsung is expected to post a record third-quarter operating profit of about 108.1 trillion won, nearly nine times the year-earlier figure, as surging demand and prices for memory chips—including high-bandwidth memory—drive results. A weaker dollar has led analysts to trim forecasts, while Samsung’s foundry and System LSI businesses are expected to remain loss-making.

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Tsar Samuel’s Remains Return to BulgariaWorld — Sep 30, 2026Bulgaria welcomed the remains identified as those of Tsar Samuel, who ruled from 997 to 1014, in a major national ceremony after Greece agreed to return them. In exchange, Bulgaria is returning 48 church artifacts taken during World War I; the handover also touches off renewed sensitivities over Samuel’s contested legacy with North Macedonia.

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Samsung India Policy Chief Rajiv Aggarwal Resigns After Four Years — Sep 15, 2026Samsung India's head of public affairs and ESG, Rajiv Aggarwal, is stepping down after nearly four years, serving his last week, with the reason for his resignation not disclosed. He oversaw Samsung’s government relations and policy/ESG matters amid regulatory pushes on pre-installed state-run apps and e-waste rules, and previously worked at Uber and Meta.

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Marcus Bell After roles at Uber and Meta, Aggarwal brought solid experience to Samsung's government ties. They will need someone just as capable to handle ongoing policy challenges.

AMD explores Samsung foundry partnership amid shortages — 3dAMD CEO Lisa Su visited Samsung's Seoul office Oct. 7 exploring a foundry tie-up; the MI455X packs 432GB of HBM4, 50% more memory than its predecessor.

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Justice Samuel Alito Says He Isn’t Going Anywhere Even If Dems Take Senate — 3dSupreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito said that he will not step down if Democrats take back the Senate, according to a Bloomberg Law interview published Tuesday.

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U.S. Destinations Showcase Diverse Natural WondersEnvironment — Sep 27, 2026The articles spotlight nature-focused destinations across the United States, from Guadalupe Mountains National Park’s ancient fossil reef and Kaniksu National Forest’s lakes and wildlife to Olympic National Park’s celebrated quiet, Bellevue Beach Park on the Ohio River, and the remote reefs and rain forests of American Samoa’s national park. They highlight opportunities for hiking, water recreation, wildlife viewing and cultural experiences, with American Samoa especially notable for its low visitor numbers.

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