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PUCKA21 Hammer Buys Susan Hill’s Entire ShelfJohn Gore Studios has acquired all rights to the works of Dame Susan Hill, a deal that pulls Hammer Films back toward The Woman in Black, according to Variety. PUCKA22 Gaziantep’s chefs argue for yuvalamaAt GastroAntep, 12 chefs toured 73 food stops and tried to push visitors past the city’s most exportable clichés. PUCKA23 CFTC Draws a Line Around Event BetsThe U.S. regulator says prediction-market contracts can be swaps, while sportsbook bets are not. PUCKA24 Children learn anger before safetyA 2024 study of more than 6,500 children linked hostile parental conflict to sharper anger detection. PUCKA25 Why a holiday stranger feels safePsychologists say travel can lower the social risk that usually keeps our real sentences half-said. PUCKA26 Russell Brand Arrives at London Court for Start of TrialRussell Brand arrived at a London court for the start of his criminal trial, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s RSS summary, which says he is accused of three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one allegation of indecent assault. PUCKA27 When Care Wants Your PasswordsOnedio Life collected expert warning signs of relationships that turn controlling or unsafe. PUCKA28 Ice Cream Gets a Blood-Sugar TestA randomized trial in 101 adults with MASLD found lower post-meal glucose spikes with brazzein. PUCKA29 Netflix Drops Into the Cold With ‘Below’The six-episode Netflix series pairs sea-creature dread with a town under economic strain. PUCKA30 Creola Keeps Rewriting the Supper ClubAt Creola in uptown Manhattan, chef Jae Lagomarsini is rebuilding the menu from scratch. PUCKA31 Pennsylvania’s skill-game pause runs outLaw.com reports the Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused a bid to add 120 days to a stay expiring Oct. 14. PUCKA32 When the clock starts choosing for youA Donna Barnes post says pressure over marriage and children can blur obvious red flags. PUCKA33 The Quiet Maths That Wears Couples DownOnedio reports psychologist Mark Travers says the couples who seem happiest are often the ones who do not turn daily life into a running account of who owes what. PUCKA34 Fox plants ‘Extracted’ in MalaysiaFox Entertainment Global is launching its first international production hub in Malaysia for Extracted, according to Deadline, using MIPCOM in Cannes to pitch the setup to buyers. PUCKA35 Florida’s Dengue Count Breaks a Long U.S. PatternNearly 300 locally acquired cases have been reported in Florida, mostly in Hillsborough County. PUCKA36 Abydos Skulls Reopen an Old QuestionA forensic recheck of 46 skulls from Abydos found lethal head trauma on 18 of them. PUCKA37 Namkoong Sun Puts Netflix in ContextAt Busan, the “Love Untangled” director tied Netflix scale to Korea’s indie funding gap. PUCKA38 Thirty-Nine States Ask for One RefereeA Supreme Court filing asks whether federal markets law displaces state gambling rules. PUCKA39 Your Own Song Helped More Than MozartIn a Zurich hospital study, patients’ own music lowered needle pain more than relaxation tracks. PUCKA40 Gottman Institute Publishes Relationship GuideThe Gottman Institute has published a post titled “The Four Horsemen in Action, and What to Do Instead.”

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