Austin, Texas – October 06, 2026 -- University of Texas quarterback Arch Manning and his mother, Ellen Manning, are fronting a new national campaign for Humann, maker of SuperBeets, the company's heart-health supplement brand built on nitric oxide research.

The campaign debuted ahead of the Allstate Red River Rivalry weekend and spans social, digital and community content featuring the mother-son duo alongside a cardiologist. A tailgate-themed video marks the launch, with additional social shorts rolling out through the college football season. Fans can get 20% off at Humann's microsite using the promo code MANNING20.

Chicago – October 06, 2026 -- Thinx is launching Butterfly Shorts, a new period underwear style designed to be worn as visible athleisure rather than hidden undergarment, available starting today at Thinx.com for $56.

The shorts offer leakproof protection for up to 12 hours

Butterfly Shorts feature Coolcore breathable mesh fabric and an absorbent gusset built for overnight use. They come in sizes XS through 4X and are marketed for activities like workouts, travel, and daily errands.

The style builds on an existing teen product

Thinx previously offered a Butterfly Shorts style for teens, and this launch extends the same design -- combining protection, comfort, and wearability -- to an adult audience.

Sacramento – October 06, 2026 -- Marianne's Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC®) Avocado Oil and Organic Avocado Oil are rolling into more than 800 Target stores nationwide this fall, giving shoppers access to what the brand says is the only Seed Oil Free Certified® avocado oil currently on shelves.

The launch comes less than a year after Marianne's entered broader retail and follows a 2026 UC Davis research study that found the majority of products labeled "made with 100% pure avocado oil" were actually adulterated with cheaper oils. Marianne's was named the benchmark for purity in that study, the standard every other brand was measured against.

Oceanside – October 06, 2026 -- All About Smiles Dentistry has relaunched its website and completed a full renovation of its office at 3471 Long Beach Road, marking three decades of serving families on Long Island.

The practice, founded in 1996 by Dr. Pamela L. Sands, DDS, now operates as a fully digital office. Its new site, allaboutsmilesoceanside.com, lets patients browse services, meet its three specialists, and access care resources online.

Dr. Sands built the practice around pediatric and special-needs dentistry

Dr. Sands earned her DDS at Stony Brook University and trained in pediatric dentistry at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she served as chief resident. She has specialized training in treating patients with developmental and physical disabilities.

Ta'Xbiex, Malta – October 06, 2026 -- The Swedish Academy will announce the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, October 8, and betting company Betsson currently lists Chinese experimental writer Can Xue as the frontrunner at odds of 5.00.

Canadian poet Anne Carson follows at 7.00, with Australian novelist Gerald Murnane third at 8.00. Betsson's list covers roughly 40 authors worldwide, with Asian writers featuring prominently alongside Can Xue, including Amitav Ghosh at 9.00.

Can Xue has topped Betsson's odds before, in 2023

The author, widely considered China's leading experimental writer, has repeatedly figured among Nobel contenders over the past decade. Betsson has run odds on the Literature Prize for more than ten years.

Columbus, Ohio – October 06, 2026 -- The Palace Theatre will mark its 100th anniversary with a single-performance concert honoring Ray Charles, who played the venue throughout his career. CAPA announced that Palace 100: The Genius of Ray Charles takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at the Palace Theatre in downtown Columbus, with tickets starting at $62.50.

Country and jazz artists join a genre-spanning lineup

Country artist Jackson Dean and jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles, a Guggenheim Fellow known for blending jazz with Afro-Caribbean traditions, join a roster that includes Patti Austin, Aloe Blacc, Blessing Offor, Lisa Fischer, Monica Mancini and Columbus native Billy Valentine. The lineup spans R&B, jazz, gospel, country and contemporary music, reflecting the range of styles Charles explored over his career.

New York – October 06, 2026 -- Narwal is slashing prices by as much as 57% across its robot vacuum and wet-dry vacuum lineup during a two-day October Prime Day event running Oct. 6 and 7, available on Amazon and the company's website.

The flagship Narwal Flow 2 hits its lowest price ever

The white Flow 2 drops $455 to $1,044.99 from an MSRP of $1,499.99, while the black version falls $400 to $1,099.99. The model uses dual HD RGB cameras paired with a cloud-based vision language model for object recognition, plus a FlowWash mopping system that self-cleans with 140°F water and 31,000 Pa of suction. Its base station supports up to 120 days of maintenance-free use.

Seattle – October 05, 2026 -- Atlas Free, an anti-sex trafficking nonprofit, has launched Wayplace, a real-time online database connecting human trafficking survivors across the United States to support services.

The platform currently lists 110 unique services from 100 organizations

Survivors can search for options ranging from long-term residential care and case management to specialized offerings like trauma-informed equine therapy. Users prioritize what matters most to them and connect directly to their chosen program through the platform.

Wayplace requires no downloads and runs entirely through a web browser

The platform was built with survivor safety and privacy as a core design principle, incorporating built-in security features to protect users. Atlas Free says the tool addresses longstanding barriers that made support services difficult for survivors to find or access.

Vienna, Va. – October 05, 2026 -- MyEyeDr. is marking its 25th anniversary this fall with limited-edition eyewear collaborations from Ray-Ban and Tom Ford, now available through the vision care chain.

Ray-Ban reimagines its 1952 Wayfarer with MyEyeDr. blue

The limited-edition Original Wayfarer features a layer of MyEyeDr.'s signature blue beneath a classic black frame, revealing a subtle pop of color depending on the angle. The silhouette was first introduced in 1952.

Tom Ford adds two exclusive frames to the lineup

The Tom Ford 25th anniversary collection includes one exclusive frame for men and one for women, each built around the designer brand's signature details.

Berlin – October 05, 2026 -- Four U.S. college students arrived in Berlin last week as the first recipients of the Knowledge Without Borders: Democracy and Memory Fellowship, a program funded through a $55,000 gift from Karen Collias, Ph.D., founder of Knowledge Without Borders (KWB).

The scholarship, administered by the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), covers four first-generation, Pell-eligible undergraduates participating in CIEE's Berlin Open Campus program for the semester.

Students will study Germany's reckoning with Nazi history

Through coursework, site visits, and conversations with historians and civic leaders, the Fellows will examine Germany's history, including the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust, and how the country has shaped its collective memory since 1945.