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   "title": "U.S. import bans on Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles begin",
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   "title": "First temporary lean-beef-trimmings quota tranche closes",
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   "title": "2027 Medicare Advantage marketing-rule changes take effect",
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   "title": "UnitedHealthcare's prior-authorization reduction begins",
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   "timeline_title": "Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment",
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   "title": "SSA will apply updated young-adult disability policy",
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   "date": "2026-10-02",
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   "title": "Deadline for 2027 MA plan non-renewal letters",
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   "timeline_title": "The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings",
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   "title": "Marvell hosts its 2026 Investor Day",
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   "date": "2026-10-09",
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   "title": "Heycock v. Sony joint case-management statement due",
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   "timeline_title": "Do You Own Your Games? The Crew, AB 2426 and the Buy-Button Lawsuits",
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   "date": "2026-10-09",
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   "title": "USDA releases October WASDE report",
   "why": "The report will refresh USDA forecasts for U.S. meat supply and use, including beef.",
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   "timeline_title": "Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix",
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   "date": "2026-10-09",
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   "title": "Scheduled lockup expiry",
   "why": "A further scheduled tranche could increase the tradable float and test demand for SPCX shares.",
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   "timeline_title": "SpaceX Goes Public: From the $350 Billion Tender Offer to the Largest IPO Ever and the Lockups",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/spacex-ipo#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-13",
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   "title": "OMB comment deadline for employer-rule paperwork",
   "why": "The review concerns the paperwork burden for employers and trustees, which could affect adoption of contribution programs.",
   "source_url": "https://www.irs.gov/irb/2026-37_irb",
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   "timeline_title": "Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches",
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   "date": "2026-10-14",
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   "title": "September CPI-W release and planned 2027 COLA announcement",
   "why": "The September CPI-W reading completes the third-quarter average used to calculate the 2027 adjustment, which SSA is expected to announce that day.",
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   "why": "The CPI report is a high-frequency inflation signal that can materially move rate futures ahead of the October meeting.",
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   "date": "2026-10-15",
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   "title": "Medicare open enrollment opens for 2027 coverage",
   "why": "Beneficiaries can select MA or Part D coverage after plan exits, benefit revisions, premiums and ratings become available.",
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   "timeline_title": "Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment",
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   "date": "2026-10-15",
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   "title": "BLS releases September PPI data",
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   "date": "2026-10-15",
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   "title": "Treasury and IRS hearing on employer Trump Account rules",
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   "timeline_title": "Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/trump-accounts-rollout#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-16",
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   "title": "The Crew settlement attorneys’ fees request planned",
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   "timeline_title": "Do You Own Your Games? The Crew, AB 2426 and the Buy-Button Lawsuits",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/digital-game-ownership#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-16",
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   "title": "Heycock v. Sony holds its initial case-management conference",
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   "timeline_title": "Do You Own Your Games? The Crew, AB 2426 and the Buy-Button Lawsuits",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/digital-game-ownership#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-16",
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   "timeline_title": "Every iPhone Launch: From the 2007 Original to the September 2026 Event",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/iphone-generations#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-20",
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   "title": "Comment deadline for proposed Trump Account investment rules",
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   "timeline_title": "Trump Accounts: From the 2025 Tax Law to the July 2026 Launch and the Employer Matches",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/trump-accounts-rollout#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-21",
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   "timeline_title": "Nvidia's Dealmaking: From Mellanox and the Failed Arm Bid to Groq and Hugging Face",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/nvidia-acquisitions#watch"
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  {
   "date": "2026-10-23",
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   "timeline_title": "Every iPhone Launch: From the 2007 Original to the September 2026 Event",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/iphone-generations#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-23",
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   "title": "Retirement of legacy GPT-4 and selected API model snapshots",
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   "timeline_title": "OpenAI Frontier Models: From GPT-4 to GPT-6 Astra",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/openai-frontier-model-releases#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-23",
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   "title": "USDA NASS releases October Cattle on Feed report",
   "why": "The placement and marketing data will indicate how quickly feedlots can replenish beef supplies.",
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   "timeline_title": "Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/us-beef-prices#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-24",
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   "title": "Scheduled lockup expiry",
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   "timeline_title": "SpaceX Goes Public: From the $350 Billion Tender Offer to the Largest IPO Ever and the Lockups",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/spacex-ipo#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-27",
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   "title": "Centene will hold third-quarter 2026 earnings",
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   "timeline_title": "Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/medicare-advantage-2027#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-27",
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   "title": "FOMC holds October policy meeting",
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   "timeline_title": "The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings",
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   "date": "2026-10-29",
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   "title": "BEA releases September personal income and outlays",
   "why": "The release will provide the inflation measure most directly tied to the Fed’s target immediately after the October decision.",
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   "timeline_title": "The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/fed-rate-path-2025-2026#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-30",
   "precision": "day",
   "title": "Clover's response brief is due in the Star Ratings appeal",
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   "source_url": "https://litigationtracker.law.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Clover-Insurance-Company-v.-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services-et-al_2026.09.02_SCHEDULING-ORDER.pdf",
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   "timeline_title": "Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/medicare-advantage-2027#watch"
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   "date": "2026-10-30",
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   "title": "Second temporary lean-beef-trimmings quota tranche closes",
   "why": "Whether it fills before the third tranche opens will indicate the near-term pull for imported grinding beef.",
   "source_url": "https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17842.pdf?1787930108=",
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   "timeline_title": "Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix",
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   "date": "2026-10-31",
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   "title": "Third 100,000-metric-ton tariff-free beef quota tranche opens",
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   "date": "2026-11",
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   "date": "2026-11",
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   "title": "CMS plans to initiate the 2023-payment-year RADV audit",
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   "source_url": "https://www.cms.gov/files/document/radv-audit-schedule.pdf",
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   "timeline_title": "Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment",
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   "date": "2026-11",
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   "date": "2026-11",
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   "timeline_title": "The Road to PlayStation 6: PS5 Pro, Project Amethyst, Two Price Hikes and the Memory Crunch",
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   "date": "2026-11-03",
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   "title": "BLS releases September JOLTS data",
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   "timeline_title": "The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings",
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   "date": "2026-11-05",
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   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/us-tariff-refund-litigation#watch"
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  {
   "date": "2026-11-05",
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   "title": "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake and the Zelda special-edition Switch 2",
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   "timeline_title": "Nintendo Switch 2: From the Successor Tease to a Record Launch, 23 Million Units and the $499.99 Price",
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   "date": "2026-11-06",
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   "timeline_title": "The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings",
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   "date": "2026-11-10",
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   "title": "USDA releases November WASDE report",
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   "date": "2026-11-10",
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   "title": "BLS releases October Consumer Price Index",
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   "timeline_title": "Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix",
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   "date": "2026-11-10",
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   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/social-security-2027-cola#watch"
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   "date": "2026-11-10",
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   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/fed-rate-path-2025-2026#watch"
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   "date": "2026-11-10",
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   "title": "BIS reimposes the Affiliates Rule, extending Entity List controls to non-listed affiliates",
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   "timeline_title": "US Export Controls on AMD's AI Chips in China: From the MI250 License to MI308 and MI325X",
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   "date": "2026-11-12",
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   "timeline_title": "Grand Theft Auto VI: From 'Well Underway' to Two Delays, the $79.99 Price and the November 19 Launch",
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   "date": "2026-11-13",
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   "title": "The Crew settlement fairness hearing",
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   "timeline_title": "Do You Own Your Games? The Crew, AB 2426 and the Buy-Button Lawsuits",
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   "date": "2026-11-13",
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   "timeline_title": "The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/fed-rate-path-2025-2026#watch"
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   "date": "2026-11-17",
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   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/hyperscaler-custom-accelerators#watch"
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   "date": "2026-11-18",
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   "date": "2026-11-19",
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  {
   "date": "2026-11-19",
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   "title": "Grand Theft Auto VI launches on PS5",
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   "timeline_title": "The Road to PlayStation 6: PS5 Pro, Project Amethyst, Two Price Hikes and the Memory Crunch",
   "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/sony-playstation-6#watch"
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   "date": "2026-11-20",
   "precision": "day",
   "title": "CMS's reply brief is due in the Clover Star Ratings appeal",
   "why": "Completion of expedited briefing moves the dispute toward oral argument and a merits decision affecting MA quality-bonus payments.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-11-20",
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   "title": "USDA NASS releases November Cattle on Feed report",
   "why": "It will offer another read on available cattle supplies heading into 2027.",
   "source_url": "https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Reports_by_Release_Day/",
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   "timeline_title": "Record Beef Prices: The Smallest Herd Since 1951, the Packer Probe and the Import Fix",
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  },
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   "date": "2026-11-25",
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   "title": "BEA releases October personal income and outlays",
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   "timeline_title": "The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings",
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   "date": "2026-11-30",
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