10 Telling Stats From NFL Week 1

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Lead The opening weekend of the 2025 NFL season produced chaotic games and revealing numbers. On Sept. 7–8, rookie J.J. McCarthy turned a shaky debut into a fourth-quarter takeover for the Minnesota Vikings, the Cleveland Browns lost to Cincinnati after two tipped interceptions and two missed kicks, and the Denver Broncos overwhelmed the Tennessee Titans … Read more

Chief Justice Roberts keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions in foreign aid

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Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily left in place President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold about $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, responding to an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court. The short-term order pauses a U.S. District Court ruling by Judge Amir Ali that found the withholding likely required fresh congressional approval. … Read more

Polish armed forces say Russian drones shot down in its airspace – BBC

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Lead: Early on the morning of the incident, Poland’s armed forces reported that multiple drone-type objects breached Polish airspace and were engaged and shot down. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he briefed NATO leadership and that Polish forces, with allied support, remain on high alert. Several eastern regions and major airports were temporarily closed while … Read more

Macron Picks Sébastien Lecornu as France’s Next Prime Minister – The New York Times

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September 9, 2025 — President Emmanuel Macron named Sébastien Lecornu, the departing defense minister and a close ally, as France’s next prime minister roughly 24 hours after the government fell in a no-confidence vote. The rapid choice aims to prevent a power vacuum ahead of planned street protests and to shore up momentum for a … Read more

James Walkinshaw Wins Special Election in Virginia’s Deep‑Blue 11th District

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Lead: Democrat James Walkinshaw has won the special election for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, NBC News projects, filling the seat left vacant after Rep. Gerry Connolly died in May. The victory, projected in early September, gives Democrats 213 seats in the House once Walkinshaw is sworn in, narrowing the Republican margin to 219 with three … Read more

More children are obese than underweight, Unicef warns

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Lead: A Unicef analysis released this week finds that, for the first time, more children and adolescents worldwide are classified as obese than underweight. The study estimates about 188 million people aged 5–19 — roughly one in 10 — are now obese, while the share of underweight children in that age group has fallen. Researchers … Read more

Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs – AP News

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Lead: The U.S. Supreme Court has expedited review of President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging import tariffs, agreeing on an unusually fast timetable to hear the case in November and issue a later ruling. The move puts the contested tariff policy—already in place—squarely before the nation’s highest court after lower courts found most of the measures unlawful. … Read more

Trump says he’s ‘very unhappy’ with Israeli strike in Qatar

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Lead President Donald Trump said he was “very unhappy” after an Israeli airstrike in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, that targeted what Israel called senior Hamas leaders. Trump told reporters he would issue a fuller statement the following day and emphasized the urgent need to recover hostages. The White House described the strike … Read more

NFL Power Rankings: Vikings Earn Slight Movement After Comeback Victory Over Bears – Minnesota Vikings

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Lead: On Monday Night Football in Chicago on Sep. 8, 2025, the Minnesota Vikings rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Bears 27-24, handing 22-year-old J.J. McCarthy a dramatic NFL debut. McCarthy, returning to his hometown, overcame a pick-six and early pressure to engineer three fourth-quarter touchdown drives and a two-point conversion. The … Read more

Poland Shoots Down Drones in Its Airspace During Russian Strike on Ukraine

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On 10 September 2025, Poland said it scrambled national and NATO air defences to intercept multiple drones after a Russian air attack struck western Ukraine, marking the first reported time Warsaw engaged defensive assets inside its own airspace during this war. Polish military authorities said the objects — described as “drone-type” — repeatedly violated Polish … Read more

Macron names Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister

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Lead: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named 39-year-old Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, charging him with an immediate push to forge a parliamentary consensus on the national budget. The appointment comes after legislators ousted François Bayrou in a confidence vote on Monday, creating fresh uncertainty for Europe’s second-largest economy. Macron asked Lecornu … Read more

Trump signs executive action to tighten drug-ad rules as RFK Jr. unveils children’s health report

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Lead: On Sept. 9, 2025, President Trump signed an executive action aimed at stricter enforcement of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising while Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) children’s health report the same day in Washington. The measures direct FDA and HHS to demand clearer safety warnings … Read more

New-look USMNT show comfort and confidence in 2-0 win over Japan

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9 September 2025 — The United States men’s national team delivered a steady, rotated performance to beat a Japan side 2-0 at Lower.com Field in Columbus. Alejandro Zendejas opened the scoring around the half-hour mark and Folarin Balogun added a second later in the match, giving the visitors a clean sheet and a morale-boosting result. … Read more

Five things to know about Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy after his first NFL win

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Lead: On Monday night, Sept. 8, 2025, Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy engineered a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Chicago Bears 27-24 and open the 2025 season with a victory. McCarthy completed eight of 11 passes in the decisive quarter and accounted for three fourth-quarter touchdowns, rallying a team that trailed by double … Read more