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Lead: On Sunday at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, the Jaguars opened the 2025 regular season with a 26-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers. New head coach Liam Coen earned a win in his first game on the sideline while Trevor Lawrence threw for 178 yards and one touchdown. The Jaguars piled up 202 rushing yards, … Read more
Sept. 7, 2025 — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday canonized Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer enthusiast who died in 2006, in an open-air Mass at St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 80,000 people. The Vatican presented Acutis — known for a multilingual website cataloguing Eucharistic miracles and nicknamed “God’s influencer” — as the first saint … Read more
Lead On September 7, 2025, the MTV Video Music Awards were staged at Long Island’s UBS Arena with LL Cool J returning as host. The broadcast mixed live arena sets and pre-taped segments, showcasing performers from Mariah Carey and Doja Cat to Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone. Several legacy acts were honored—Mariah Carey received the … Read more
Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation as Japan’s prime minister on Sept. 7, 2025, citing responsibility for a string of electoral defeats that have eroded his coalition’s parliamentary majorities. The 68-year-old leader, who took office less than a year ago, said he completed a major trade agreement with the United States before stepping aside and asked … Read more
September 7, 2025 — The Green Bay Packers activated four players who had been listed as questionable for Sunday’s season opener at Lambeau Field against the Detroit Lions. Among them is defensive lineman Micah Parsons, who will make his Green Bay debut, and three wide receivers: Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks and rookie Savion Williams. The … Read more
Lead U.S. stock futures, led by gains in Dow contracts, opened the week higher after last Friday’s weak jobs report heightened recession worries and increased market odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut later this month. Investors are now focused on a packed economic calendar — notably August producer and consumer price readings due midweek … Read more
Lead On Sunday night, September 7, 2025, MTV handed out its annual Video Music Awards. Ariana Grande took home Video of the Year for “Brighter Days Ahead,” while Lady Gaga emerged as the most-awarded artist of the night with four trophies. The ceremony — notable for new category additions and several first-time nominees — mixed … Read more
Lead: On September 7, 2025, Argentina’s President Javier Milei suffered a resounding defeat in the Buenos Aires provincial vote, where the Peronist opposition led with roughly 47% of ballots to Milei’s La Libertad Avanza at 34% with 91% of votes counted. Milei said he will not alter his signature free‑market economic program despite the setback. … Read more
Lead: On Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, two Powerball ticket holders—one in Missouri and one in Texas—matched all six numbers to claim a combined $1.787 billion jackpot. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62, with Powerball 17. The Texas ticket was sold at a gas station–convenience store in Fredericksburg, the Texas Lottery said, … Read more
Lead: On Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, the New York Giants opened their season in a 21-6 road loss to the Washington Commanders, and veteran quarterback Russell Wilson failed to lead a touchdown drive. Wilson completed 17 of 36 passes for 168 yards and the Giants settled for two field goals. After the game, head coach … Read more
Lead: On 8 September 2025 in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Erin Patterson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non‑parole period of 33 years after being found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth by lacing beef Wellingtons with death cap mushrooms in 2023. The three life sentences (for the … Read more
Lead: Astronomers are closely studying interstellar object 3I/ATLAS after coordinated observations from four space telescopes in 2025 revealed a set of unexpected characteristics. First detected in early July as it traveled into the inner solar system from deep space, 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar visitor after ʻOumuamua (2017) and Comet Borisov (2019). Data from … Read more
Lead: On Sept. 7, 2025, President Donald Trump sought to walk back a social media post that many interpreted as a threat to “declare war” on Chicago, saying instead that the administration intends to “clean up our cities.” The remark followed a weekend post that used imagery of helicopters, flames and the Chicago skyline and … Read more
Lead: On 7 September 2025, players reviewing Hollow Knight: Silksong on Steam reported that the game’s Simplified Chinese localization contains awkward and anachronistic phrasing, prompting a steep drop in ratings from Chinese-language players. Across all-language reviews the game still registers as “Mostly Positive,” but when filtered for Simplified Chinese the overall tag has shifted to … Read more
On Sept. 6, 2025, the Israeli military ordered residents of Gaza City to move south and struck multiple high-rise towers as it intensifies operations to seize control of the city of nearly 1 million. Hospital officials reported at least 27 people killed in the latest strikes; elsewhere medical sources said dozens more died while trying … Read more
