At a "No Kings" rally, protesters voiced alarm over authoritarian drift, the government shutdown, and healthcare cuts. Mary Phillips warned of creeping "king" rule; others cited surging premiums and exclusions for transgender care. Former assistant secretary of defense Shawn Skelly condemned efforts to bar trans service members and said Republicans...
Federal safety regulators are investigating Waymo after video showed a robotaxi maneuvering around a stopped school bus with flashing red lights in Atlanta while children were unloading. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation will examine how Waymo’s software handles stopped school buses and said similar prior...
Two days before publication, the BBC obtained Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, a 367-page account that lays out appalling details of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and renewed allegations against Prince Andrew—claims he has repeatedly denied. Giuffre writes she had sex with him three times, including what she calls...
With a Monday night doubleheader still ahead, a Week 7 waiver rundown spotlights widely available options. Giants QB Jaxson Dart set career highs with 283 yards and three TDs, plus a rushing score, while Bengals QB Joe Flacco has five TDs and no picks in two games. Marcus Mariota is...
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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels left a 44-22 loss to the Cowboys with a hamstring injury, drawing a plea from his mother, Regina Jackson, for fans to stop 'manifesting RGIII' comparisons. Daniels, who recently returned from a left knee injury, was hurt on a third-quarter strip-sack by Jadeveon Clowney, ruled...
Trump weighed volatile fronts, backing a brief chance for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire while warning Hamas of swift consequences and ruling out U.S. boots. He urged Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are,” after meeting Zelenskyy, as U.S. and Russian envoys coordinated talks and Washington prepared for a Xi summit....
At the White House, President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a rare earths and critical minerals agreement, with the two nations pledging $1bn over six months for joint and Australia-based projects, some involving Japan. Trump praised the alliance, said the US is militarily ahead of China,...
Federal prosecutors signaled they may seek to disqualify James Comey’s lead lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, citing potential conflicts tied to alleged media contacts after Comey’s 2017 firing. In a late-Sunday filing, they asked Judge Michael Nachmanoff to swiftly set procedures to review quarantined, potentially privileged communications. Fitzgerald, already challenging the process,...
Antenna says Disney+ and Hulu churn jumped in September, coinciding with Jimmy Kimmel’s brief ABC suspension. Monthly cancellations rose from 4% to 8% at Disney+ and 5% to 10% at Hulu, a break from typically steady rates; Netflix stayed near 2%. A Disney source cautioned the figures may be inflated,...
