In a massive surprise nine days ahead of the season opener, the New England Patriots are releasing safety Jabrill Peppers, a stalwart of their defense, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. It’s unclear why coach Mike Vrabel is making the move so close to the season, especially since Peppers, 29, has been good for the Patriots in recent seasons …
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One of Formula 1’s Safety Cars has had an upgrade for the second part of the 2025 season. Aston Martin has replaced its previous Vantage model, introduced last season, with a new Vantage S, offering higher performance. It is making its debut at Zandvoort for this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. The car manufacturer says the Vantage S can hit a …
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The Baltimore Ravens have made Kyle Hamilton the highest-paid safety in the NFL. They reached an agreement with Hamilton late Tuesday on an extension that will keep the 24-year-old in Baltimore for the foreseeable future. The deal is worth $100.4 million over four years, including $82 million guaranteed, eclipsing the four-year, $86 million pact the Detroit Lions and safety Kerby …
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In July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dramatically, but quietly, scaled back a food safety surveillance system, cutting active tracking from eight top foodborne infections down to just two, according to a report by NBC News. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)—a network of surveillance sites that spans 10 states and covers about 54 million Americans (16 …
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Netflix has a monster hit on its hands, and it’s not what anyone expected. KPop Demon Hunters, an animated film about a K-pop girl group who are also demon hunters, has officially become Netflix’s most-watched movie ever with 236 million views, dethroning the previous record-holder Red Notice and its 230.9 million views. The milestone comes just 67 days after the …
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into reports of engine failure involving more than 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles, according to documents recently posted on the regulator’s website. The engine failures were initially investigated under a previous NHTSA recall in November 2023, after the Office of Defects Investigation received 414 reports of connecting rod bearing problems that were …
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Aug 24, 2025, 11:58 AM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers informed rookie safety Shilo Sanders on Sunday that he is being waived, his agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey told Schefter that they hope Sanders gets claimed on waivers. NFL teams are currently in the process of trimming their rosters to 53 players by Tuesday’s …
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4. “Looking like a tourist makes you a target — not even just for being robbed or mugged. I mean, the guys who grift with products (or even just people handing out flyers for, like, overpriced tour buses) don’t do it to locals because the locals know it’s a grift. Don’t be an obvious tourist. But also, don’t be paranoid; …
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NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced that DOT has granted Waymo its first-ever permit to begin testing a limited number of autonomous vehicles (AV) in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn under the nation’s strictest AV safety rules, including a requirement to have a …
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Ohio State has missed on its top remaining target for the 2026 class. Despite having tons of momentum with five-star safety Bralan Womack for the majority of the summer, the Buckeyes couldn’t close the deal down the stretch, as the No. 1 safety in America committed to Auburn on Thursday. Womack chose the Tigers over OSU, Florida and Texas A&M. …
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