In brief Bitcoin hit $120,000 Thursday for the first time since mid-August. Investors are flocking back to Bitcoin ETFs, with substantial inflows on Wednesday. October in the past has been a strong month for the asset, with traders dubbing it “Uptober.” Bitcoin topped a price of $120,000 per coin on Thursday for the first time since mid-August as the U.S. …
Read More »Government shutdown continues with no end in sight amid partisan divide The Washington Post The government shutdown is a slow-boil political crisis CNN More Americans blame Trump, Republicans for shutdown than Democrats: Survey The Hill Here’s what Trump wants to do to reshape the federal government during the shutdown Fox News Furloughs, closures and mass firings threats: What’s next in the shutdown fight NPR Source …
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Republicans and Democrats fail to narrow differences on spending bill, as effects of shutdown start showing. United States lawmakers have failed to make progress on ending the partial shutdown of the federal government, with Republicans and Democrats blocking rival stopgap spending bills for a second straight day. The US Senate on Wednesday voted down the duelling proposals by margins that …
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Editor’s note: Every week, Josh Kendall and Chad Graff rank and analyze all 32 teams from first to worst. It’s Week 5 of the power rankings, and the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills look like they’re getting very comfortable at the top. The Los Angeles Chargers and, oh my, the Baltimore Ravens, are giving us a chance to shake things …
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Paul Kirby, a worshipper at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, recalled the moment a gunman smashed a pickup into the church and opened fire during services on Sunday. Kirby told WTOL-TV that he was with his wife and their two sons inside the chapel when the crash happened. He said that worshippers initially …
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Gearbox revealed its first DLC vault hunter for Borderlands 4 during the Tokyo Game Show over the weekend. C4SH will be coming to the game in Q1 2026 alongside the game’s first story pack. C4SH was revealed via a short cinematic teaser at the Borderlands 4 Tokyo Game Show panel, and is a former casino dealer robot who’ll use a …
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Apple is preparing to release iOS 26.0.1, according to a private account on X with a proven track record of sharing information about future iOS versions. The account initially said iOS 26.0.1 would have a build number of 23A350, but they now expect the update to have a build number of 23A355. This suggests that the software update will include …
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Mark SchlabachSep 27, 2025, 12:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The bleeding continued for the U.S. team at the 45th Ryder Cup on Saturday, as the Americans lost three of four foursomes matches and trail the Europeans 8.5-3.5 in what is quickly …
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While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the provisional data from 2024, released Wednesday, the total number of cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis declined 9% from 2023, down a third consecutive year. Gonorrhea cases declined for …
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Newfound enthusiasm about Jimmy Kimmel’s show is not evaporating after just one monologue. Kimmel’s Wednesday night follow-up to his Tuesday night comeback show quickly racked up millions of views on YouTube on Thursday morning, indicating that interest in Kimmel’s commentary remains way above normal. By 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, the Wednesday night monologue had topped 5 million views, enough …
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