Minnesota Vikings player shares racist messages received following Thursday Night Football loss
Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison said he received racist messages following the team's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football. #press
Wisconsin Assembly advances redistricting bill in effort to bypass state Supreme Court
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly has voted to change how the state's legislative maps are drawn -- a major shift in strategy as Republicans face the possibility that the new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court could throw out the current electoral maps,... #press
Man who threatened to detonate bomb near US Capitol sentenced to five years probation
The North Carolina man who live-streamed threats in 2021 to detonate alleged explosives in his truck parked on a sidewalk blocks from the US Capitol was sentenced to five years probation Friday after a judge found the man had been suffering from a significant psychiatric... #press
US military to conduct additional interviews with witnesses of Kabul airport bombing
The senior US general for the Middle East has ordered additional interviews be conducted regarding the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed 13 US service members during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US military announced Friday. #press
Aaron Rodgers ran 'all the gamut of emotions' after Achilles injury
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss the rest of the 2023 NFL season after suffering a complete tear of his left Achilles tendon, according to multiple sources. #press
Fact check: Trump makes four false claims related to DeSantis
Former President Donald Trump made false claims about a variety of people and subjects, notably including Florida governor and Republican presidential primary rival Ron DeSantis, in an interview this week with conservative host Megyn Kelly. #press
Winemaker dies in Italy while trying to save colleague who fainted in wine vat
A winemaker in Italy has died while trying to save his colleague who had passed out in wine vat, according to Italy's fire brigade. #press
French ambassador is being 'held hostage at the French embassy' in Niger, says Macron
The French ambassador to Niger and other French diplomats are "literally being held hostage at the French embassy," according to French president Emmanuel Macron. #press
Jason Kelce addresses Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift dating speculation
Neither Travis Kelce nor Taylor Swift are saying anything about chatter the two may be dating, but that's not stopping people from asking. #press
Republican Dave McCormick expected to announce US Senate bid in Pennsylvania
Republican Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund executive and Gulf War veteran, is expected to launch a second bid for US Senate in Pennsylvania, according to two sources familiar with his plans, seeking to challenge three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey more than a year after losing a GOP primary for the... #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/politics/david-mccormick-senate-run/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Prosecutors allege Ken Paxton abused his office and betrayed voters as impeachment closing arguments get undeway
The Texas House members leading the effort to impeach Ken Paxton said the Republican attorney general had abused his office and betrayed both voters and the conservatives who worked for him as they delivered closing statements Friday in Paxton's two-week... #press
How duck 'soldiers' became this 300-year-old winemaker's secret weapon
Ducks have patrolled Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate since the 1980s in a fowl feeding frenzy that keeps pests at bay. #press
Spain's World Cup-winning squad refuses to play upcoming matches amid fallout from unwanted kiss
Spain's World Cup-winning squad says it will refuse to be called up for the country's two upcoming Women's Nations League matches as it continues to push for "real structural changes" in Spanish soccer, following the fallout from ex-soccer boss Luis Rubiales' unwanted... #press
Biden admin imposes new sanctions on Iran for anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death
The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on more than two dozen Iranian individuals and entities tied to the violent suppression of protests following the death of Mahsa Amini one year ago. #press
Dubai police seize over $1 billion of captagon drug smuggled inside furniture
The United Arab Emirates foiled an attempt to smuggle 13 tonnes of the addictive amphetamine captagon -- worth more than $1 billion -- hidden in a shipment of doors and decorative building panels, the country's Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Thursday. #press
'Love at First Sight' adds up to Netflix's latest easy-to-like (not love) romance
Netflix spends a lot of money on prestigious Oscar bait, but its subscriber/viewership numbers probably owe as much to the light romances that the service spits out with regularity. Add "Love at First Sight" to that column, playing like a slightly darker fairy tale -- rom without much com -- about... #press
Amber Heard: Blink and you miss her in 'Aquaman 2' trailer
Amber Heard's character had a big part in the 2018 film "Aquaman." #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/entertainment/amber-heard-aquaman/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Stunning shot of giant plasma arc scoops Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023
A photograph of a huge plasma arc next to the Andromeda Galaxy, the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, has won the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition for a team of amateur astronomers. #press
Americans are feeling gloomier about the economy
Americans aren't feeling gloomy about higher gas prices just yet, but they're still on edge about inflation and the economy's direction — and concerns are starting to surface about the possibility of a government shutdown. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/economy/consumer-sentiment-september/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
GM CEO Marry Barra tells CNN she's 'frustrated' about the strike
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said she's "frustrated" with the autoworker strike that began overnight, and said that her company has a "very compelling offer" for the union. #press
