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Rolla, Mo. – September 11, 2026 -- Couples planning a wedding reception can now follow a practical checklist for vetting caterers, according to a HelloNation article featuring catering expert Ryan P. Davis of Argyle Catering Company.

Experience with similar wedding sizes matters most

Davis notes that a catering team familiar with weddings of comparable scale and style is better equipped to handle large guest counts, outdoor settings, formal dinners, or buffet service. Couples are advised to confirm this experience before booking.

Service scope varies widely between catering companies

Some caterers provide only food, while others handle servers, bartenders, rentals, table settings, setup, and cleanup. Understanding exactly what is included helps couples compare wedding catering costs accurately and avoid surprise fees.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Polymarket has introduced Squads, a new social feature inside its US app that lets friends create private groups to discuss markets, share trading picks and place bets together on the same platform.

Squads turns group chats into a shared trading floor

The feature allows users to form private groups, chat about games and market predictions, and share positions or combos with fellow members. Users can also see what others in their Squad are trading and place trades directly from shared positions, though each member still trades through their own individual Polymarket account.

"People are constantly debating what's going to happen next with their friends and sharing predictions in group chats," said Travis VanderZanden, Chief Growth Officer at Polymarket. "With Squads, we're bringing the conversation and trading together so friends can follow the events they care about and make their predictions in one place."

Sheboygan Falls, Wis. – September 11, 2026 -- Johnsonville is running "Sausage" as a mock candidate for "Dinner 2026," a campaign built on new Harris Poll research showing Americans are worn out by both politics and nightly meal decisions.

Survey finds political fatigue is bleeding into dinner planning

The Johnsonville-commissioned National Temperature Check found 81% of Americans believe society has become too political, and 66% expect the 2026 midterms to make news even more overwhelming. Seventy-four percent say they hate political advertising, and 84% think their communities could better use the estimated $10 billion being spent on midterm ads this year.

On the dinner side, 31% of respondents say they've forgotten to plan a meal at least once in the past year due to distraction from current events. More than half, 53%, say they hate deciding what to make for dinner, and the same share wish someone would just hand them an idea.

Bristol, Tenn. – September 11, 2026 -- Brad Pitt will serve as Grand Marshal for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Bristol Motor Speedway, appearing alongside Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris six days before Pitt's new film opens in theaters.

The Academy Award-winning actor and producer will take part in Bristol's pre-race ceremonies and help give the command to fire engines before the NASCAR Cup Series race begins under the lights at 7:30 p.m. ET. It marks the third race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase, a 500-lap event on Bristol's 0.533-mile concrete oval.

San Antonio – – September 11, 2026 -- Complex breast implant revision surgery is not a simple swap of one implant for another, according to Dr. Gary Lawton, a Yale-trained, American Board of Plastic Surgery-certified surgeon practicing in San Antonio. Dr. Lawton, who has performed tens of thousands of breast implant operations over more than 25 years, says durable correction depends on the surgeon first reconstructing the history and mechanics of the original operation before making an incision.

Chicago – September 11, 2026 -- Ernesta, a custom-sized rug retailer, has opened its 11th showroom in Chicago's Southport Corridor, marking its first Midwest location.

The showroom sits at 3530 N. Southport Ave, Unit C2

The new space is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can browse wool, natural fiber, and performance-material rugs, with customization options including stair runners, corner shapes, and fireplace cutouts.

The location includes a dedicated consultation lounge for designers

Interior designers can use the space to meet with clients and review samples on-site. Ernesta also offers white-glove delivery and installation as part of the showroom experience.

Upper Saddle River, N.J. – September 11, 2026 -- De'Longhi has launched a new global ad campaign, "Hot or Cold, Always Perfetto," starring longtime brand partner Brad Pitt and directed by Spike Jonze, to promote its new Magnifica Duo coffee machine, now available for $999.95 at DeLonghi.com and select retailers.

The Magnifica Duo makes both hot and iced coffee from one machine

The fully automatic machine features 20 preset hot and iced recipes, along with dedicated technologies for espresso, drip coffee and cold brew. It uses De'Longhi's LatteCrema Hot & Cool Technologies to let users switch from a warm cappuccino to an iced latte at the touch of a button.

Tempe, Arizona – September 11, 2026 -- Nootropics Depot has launched SulfoMax, a powdered sulforaphane supplement designed to fix a chemistry problem the company says undermines standard capsule versions of the compound.

Sulforaphane, a compound studied for its role in cellular defense and cognitive resilience, is too unstable to bottle directly. Most supplements instead combine glucoraphanin, a stable precursor, with the enzyme myrosinase inside a capsule, relying on the two to react after swallowing.

Lab testing found stomach acid disables the key enzyme

Nootropics Depot's analytical lab ran that reaction through a Distek dissolution tester using simulated gastric fluid. At stomach-acid pH, myrosinase was largely inactivated, meaning much of the precursor in a conventional capsule can pass through the body without converting into active sulforaphane.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- COSRX has launched a nine-product 5 Peptide Lip Collection exclusively with Ulta Beauty in the U.S., available online at Ulta.com starting September 6, 2026.

Three products anchor the lineup with prices from $15 to $16

The collection includes the 5 Peptide Collagen Lip Fill Tinted Treatment at $16, available in seven shades, alongside the 5 Peptide B5 Barrier Repair Salve Lip Balm and the 5 Peptide Ceramide Barrier Comfort Lip Mask, each priced at $15.

A 5 Peptide Complex anchors every formula in the range

COSRX built the collection around a 5 Peptide Complex combined with Collagen, Panthenol and Ceramides. The brand says the formulas target dryness, rough texture and the appearance of lip lines while maintaining smooth, comfortable wear.

San Diego – September 11, 2026 -- Sony Electronics has introduced the SEL814G, its first fisheye zoom G Lens for full-frame Alpha E-mount cameras, with pre-orders opening Sept. 8, 2026 at 7 AM PST.

The lens covers an 8 mm to 14 mm zoom range with a constant f/3.5 aperture, shifting from circular fisheye at the wide end to diagonal fisheye at 14 mm. Both settings produce a 180-degree angle of view, letting photographers and filmmakers adjust framing without swapping lenses.

The lens weighs just 314 grams for all-day handheld use

Measuring roughly 63.1 mm in diameter and 82.8 mm in length, the SEL814G is built for mobility across handheld, gimbal, and rig-based shooting. An inner zoom mechanism keeps the center of gravity stable while zooming, and a fluorine coating on the front element paired with dust- and moisture-resistant construction supports outdoor use.