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SportAssociated Press49ers survive season-opening trip with 2 straight wins
The San Francisco 49ers' season-opening road trip featured a few key injuries, a near fourth-quarter collapse and an ugly offensive performance. Perhaps most importantly for the 49ers, it included two wins after they overcame a shaky start in a 17-11 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. “It’s games like this where you find a way and you get a win before you head back home on an away trip,” defensive end Nick Bosa said.
NewsSky NewsBoris Johnson says UK's relationship with France 'indestructible' despite row over AUKUS military pact
Boris Johnson has said the UK's relationship with France is "indestructible" despite the fallout from the new military pact with the US and Australia. The prime minister said the "AUKUS" initiative is "not exclusionary" after France's defence minister cancelled talks with her UK counterpart over Australia pulling out of a major contract with France for submarines in favour of the pact to build nuclear-powered vessels with the UK and US.
EntertainmentThe GuardianAlma’s Not Normal review – TV comedy at its rudest and most fabulous
Alma’s Not Normal review – TV comedy at its rudest and most fabulous. Standup Sophie Willan’s semi-autobiographical sitcom about family, friendship and sex work is audacious television full of big laughs. The future of comedy is safe in her hands
SportThe GuardianAnthony Joshua expects Usyk fight to be his toughest since facing Klitschko
Anthony Joshua expects Usyk fight to be his toughest since facing KlitschkoJoshua defends world titles against unbeaten UkrainianFight with Oleksandr Usyk ‘definitely ranks up there’ Anthony Joshua is expecting one of his toughest fights this weekend in his world heavyweight title defence against Oleksandr Usyk. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
NewsThe Daily BeastThis Was Van-Lifer Gabby Petito’s ‘Odd’ Final Text Message
YouTubeThe last text Gabby Petito sent before she went missing while road-tripping across the U.S. with her fiancé set off alarm bells for her mother, who became fearful for the 22-year-old’s safety after receiving the “odd” message.That’s according to a newly-unsealed search warrant giving North Port, Florida, police permission to search a hard drive investigators found in Petito’s white van, which she and Brian Laundrie, 23, had been using to tour the country’s national parks.“The text message
SportAssociated PressBridgewater has the Broncos riding high after long slide
Maybe it's time for the Denver Broncos and their fanbase to start viewing Teddy Bridgewater as more than just a bridge over the team's turbulent quarterback waters. Thanks to his excellent start, the Broncos are one of two AFC teams that are unbeaten after two weeks. The other is division rival Las Vegas, meaning the Broncos and Raiders are both looking down at the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time in what feels like forever.
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Lawsuit: Ida outages due to 'gum and super glue' at utility
A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana's largest electric utility used a “bubble gum and super glue” approach to maintenance and construction that left customers sweltering in the dark without adequate sewage treatment after Hurricane Ida. The suit was filed Saturday against Entergy Corp. and its subsidiaries Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans. Entergy has said about 902,000 customers lost power after the major hurricane made landfall on Aug. 29.
SportAssociated PressWinless Colts trying to turn around season without Wentz
The Colts have lost two home games, are about to embark on a brutal three-game road trip starting next weekend at Tennessee and will likely need second-year quarterback Jacob Eason to deliver a victory just to avoid their first 0-3 start in a decade. “The mountain is unforgiving," coach Frank Reich said after Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. An offensive line considered one of the league's best each of the past three seasons has struggled early without longtime left tackle Anthony Castonzo.
SportAssociated PressFalcons try to make the most out of lopsided score vs. Bucs
A week after looking downright pathetic in a season-opening loss to Philadelphia, the Atlanta Falcons were at least competent in a 48-25 defeat at Tampa Bay. The score was not entirely indicative of the game's flow, and first-year coach Arthur Smith was hardly despondent. The end included two tipped passes from Matt Ryan that were intercepted and returned for touchdowns, putting the game out of reach.
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Trial set for Texas officer who shot Black woman in her home
A date has been set for the trial of a former Fort Worth police officer who was charged with murder after shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door in 2019. Aaron Dean's trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 16, more than two years after he shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson during a late-night wellness check at her mother's house. Following the shooting, Fort Worth police released body-camera footage that showed Dean walked around the side of the house, pushed through a gate into the fenced-off backyard and fired through a window a split-second after shouting at Jefferson to show her hands.
NewsEvening StandardMan who lost six family members in Grenfell Tower fire says building should remain as a reminder
A man whose family died in the Grenfell Tower disaster has said the Government should keep the building standing as a reminder of the tragedy. Nabil Choucair, lost mother Sirria, 60, sister Nadia, 30, her husband Bassem Choukair, 40, and nieces Mierna, 13, Fatima, 11, and Zainab, three, in the fire four years ago. With it coming down, it’s them [the Government] trying to get away with it, as if nothing has happened.
CelebrityThe IndependentAJ Johnson death: Friday star dies aged 55
Actor and comedian also appeared in ‘Lethal Weapon 3’
NewsABC NewsLGBTQ veterans discharged dishonorably for sexual orientation to get full benefits, VA says
LGBTQ veterans who were given other than honorable discharges from the U.S. military due to their sexual orientation are eligible to receive full benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday. "LGBTQ+ Veterans are not any less worthy of the care and services that all Veterans earn through their service, and VA is committed to making sure that they have equal access to those services," the department said in a statement. The policy statement comes on the 10th anniversary of the repeal of the controversial 1993 law known as "don't ask, don't tell," which banned LGBTQ service members who were open about their sexual orientation from serving in the military.
NewsThe Daily BeastStaffer Showed Up to School in Blackface to Protest Vaccine as ‘Rosa Parks’: Report
Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesA staff member at an elementary school in Newberg, Oregon, came to work on Friday in blackface and allegedly claimed she was portraying Rosa Parks as part of a protest against a vaccine mandate for school staff.Details of the incident at Mabel Rush Elementary School were relayed to The Newberg Graphic by an unnamed staff member, who said that Lauren Pefferle, a special education assistant, had used iodine to darken her face and called herself Rosa Parks while protes
StyleThe Daily BeastHow Bowen Yang’s Emmys Silver Boots Were Designed With Queer Asian Pride
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Photos GettyHenry Bae had just walked into the Bed-Stuy queer bar C’mon Everybody to see a drag show with friends when Bowen Yang flashed on TV, walking the Emmys red carpet in a dazzling pair of chrome high-heeled boots they designed with Shaobo Han, the other half of the shoe label SYRO.“I was just mauled with all of my friends being like, ‘Girl, did you see? Hello!,’” Bae told The Daily Beast. “I really felt like we were present, collectively, with this B
SportINSIDERDawn Staley roasted A'ja Wilson to her face on Instagram Live because the reigning WNBA MVP 'can't even get to a double-double'
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley went live from Gamecocks practice with her former star, Las Vegas Aces star and 2020 WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson.
NewsEvening StandardJohnson shrugs off ‘fripperies and foibles’ of Chevening estate claims
The Chevening Estate Act of 1959 states that the Prime Minister decides the ‘nominated person’ to occupy the 17th century mansion.
SportThe GuardianEddie Jones set to leave Billy Vunipola out of first England squad of season
Eddie Jones set to leave Billy Vunipola out of first England squad of season
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Feds `examining' shooting of Black man by Georgia trooper
Federal authorities said Monday they are looking into the shooting death of a Black man by a Georgia state trooper, who tried to stop the motorist last year over a broken tail light. The family of Julian Lewis have been urging federal investigators to take up the case after a grand jury in rural Screven County declined in June to indict the trooper on murder charges. Lewis' son and family attorneys arrived in Savannah to meet with federal prosecutors Monday after concluding a 63-mile (100-kilometer) march that began last week at the shooting scene.
PoliticsEvening StandardPM says US-UK trade deal is not priority for Biden ahead of White House visit
The Prime Minister will visit the White House on Tuesday at a time when the transatlantic relationship has been strained by the Afghanistan crisis.
NewsEvening StandardCancelling Christmas again is ‘very much not the plan’, Johnson says
The Prime Minister said the Government does not ‘expect to have to do anything like last Christmas’.
SportAssociated PressMullen: QB Richardson to 'do a little bit more at practice'
Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson will “probably do a little bit more at practice” this week before the 11th-ranked Gators host Tennessee, coach Dan Mullen said Monday. Richardson was held out of Saturday’s 31-29 loss to Alabama as a precaution after the redshirt freshman strained his right hamstring near the end of an 80-yard run the previous week. Mullen decided Richardson would only be available in case of an emergency against the top-ranked Crimson Tide, saying team doctors told him the dynamic backup “could definitely make it worse” by playing against the defending national champions.
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Coyotes' rebranding brings back popular Kachina logo
The Arizona Coyotes are bringing back their popular Kachina logo. The franchise announced a rebranding Monday that will change its primary logo back to the Kachina logo and introduce white Kachina jerseys for away games. The Coyotes said the rebranding was part of the franchise's commitment to inclusivity and innovation by reaching out to communities that have not typically been home to hockey fans.
EntertainmentINSIDER20 'RuPaul's Drag Race' stars, ranked by success
"RuPaul's Drag Race" stars have gone on to create music and successful businesses. Here's how the most successful queens compare to each other.
NewsEvening StandardSadiq Khan left frustrated at inability to enforce face masks
The Mayor of London has appealed to the government for help as the capital struggles to stop people from travelling without face masks. Sadiq Khan admitted “significant numbers” of Londoners are not wearing a face covering when travelling on public transport. Despite being a condition of carriage on Transport for London services, face masks are no longer a legal requirement making it difficult for staff to enforce.