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The power-zapped first baseman put up a disappointing 2026 for a Blue Jays team that went from the World Series to closing in on playoff elimination Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/vladimir-guerrero-jr-blue-jays-contract-expectations/

We chat with the Voice Actors of Questwatch an Overwatch-themed tabletop roleplaying game experience that originated as a limited-time game mode in Overwatch 2 Season 5 and expanded into a live-play event at BlizzCon 2026. Learn more about Matt Mercer, Anjali Bhimani, Darin De Paul, Chiara Preziosi, and Carolina Ravassa's early gaming inspiration, role playing other characters and more! Source: https://www.gamespot.com/videos/overwatch-actors-talk-gaming-inspirations-community-building-role-playing-characters-in-character/

Ph.D. candidate Natalia Seliutina has followed gemstones from the -30° temperatures of Siberia to the carving studios of Ōtepoti and the particle accelerators of Taiwan in her quest to discover why pounamu is one of the toughest natural materials on Earth. Fresh from the publication of Natalia's paper in the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Kathryn van Beek catches up with her to find out how understanding the properties of pounamu might one day help us explore space. Source: https://phys.org/news/2026-09-mystical-gemstones-future-space-exploration.html

This week, world leaders convene for the U.N. General Assembly as war continues in Ukraine and the Gulf. And, President Trump has proposed that his arch serve as a military complex. Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/21/g-s1-144238/up-first-newsletter-united-nations-general-assembly-trump-arch-faa-ai-federal-agent-shooting

While speaking with journalist and fellow guest Tom Conti on 'Piers Morgan Uncensored,' the AI actor malfunctioned and switched from English to Cantonese. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tilly-norwood-glitches-piers-morgan-switches-languages-1236706114/

The order in which you spend your money makes a difference for your taxes — and your enjoyment of life. Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/90-of-retirees-are-making-this-miscalculation-with-their-savings-feb9db79?mod=mw_rss_topstories

Chris Thile also sings on the track from Ndegeocello’s duets album Synonym Source: https://pitchfork.com/story/bill-callahan-joins-meshell-ndegeocello-to-cover-bob-dylans-with-god-on-our-side/

“By the time my mother died, the insurance company had paid out almost $600,000.” Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/im-in-my-50s-my-mother-died-from-alzheimers-do-i-need-long-term-insurance-14d58069?mod=mw_rss_topstories

The amount of dust in the atmosphere has fallen, which is good for our lungs, but is a loss for ecosystems that depend on wind-borne nutrients Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2589493-earth-is-getting-less-dusty-which-is-both-good-and-bad/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=home&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS

Here are the best games we played at Gamescom 2026, from AAA titans to indie gems. Source: https://www.polygon.com/best-games-gamescom-2026/