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Patriots guide lists 53 on the regular-season roster and 16 on practice squad
The New England Patriots' current roster guide lists 53 players on its regular-season roster and 16 on the practice squad, plus nine on injured reserve and one each on NFI/reserve and PUP/reserve. Drake Maye, Tommy DeVito and Behren Morton are the listed quarterbacks. -
Oppenheim says Elizabeth Holmes documentary took nearly four years
Director Lance Oppenheim says he and Nathan Fielder spent almost four years making their Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, in secret. The film follows Holmes in the weeks before she began her prison sentence in 2023 and opens in theaters Oct. 16. -
Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns say wedding rings are married life’s main change
Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns, who married on Aug. 15, said married life feels much the same as before their wedding, except they can now wear their wedding rings. They shared the answer at a Sept. 19 event in New York. -
Premier League players sidelined from September-October national duty
Declan Rice, Cole Palmer, João Pedro, Benjamin Šeško, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo, Tino Livramento and Pedro Porro will miss the combined September-October international break because of injuries; Rice turned down an England call-up. -
MIT team builds a machine-learning barcode for senescent cells in mice
MIT researchers combined Raman microscopy and gene-expression data to identify signatures linked to senescent cells in mouse lung and skin. A machine-learning classifier turned the signals into a barcode; the method remains preclinical and unvalidated in people. -
Motley Fool puts potential value of Lilly’s retatrutide above $10 billion
The Motley Fool estimates Eli Lilly’s unapproved retatrutide could be worth more than $10 billion to the company, citing Phase 3 weight-loss results and potential use in severe obesity; Lilly plans to submit an approval application in the first quarter of 2027. -
Analyst proposes Lakers package for Nets forward Julius Randle
Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus proposed a Lakers trade for Julius Randle that would send LaRavia, Jaden Hardy, Dalton Knecht and Jarred Vanderbilt to Brooklyn. He said the Nets probably would not move Randle before the season, but he could be a trade-deadline target. -
Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Waco castle is pending sale after $2.7M listing
Cottonland Castle, the 135-year-old Waco home restored by Chip and Joanna Gaines, is pending sale after a $2.7 million June listing. The final price is unknown; the couple documented its renovation on their 2022 Magnolia Network show, Fixer Upper: The Castle. -
JetBlue lifts Q3 revenue outlook as analysts lower price targets
JetBlue raised its third-quarter revenue per available seat mile (RASM) growth forecast to 17%–20%, from 12.5%–16.5%, as demand held up despite higher fares. It also raised cost forecasts, and TD Cowen, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and UBS cut their price targets. -
New Zealand report singles out China as its most persistent, capable state-backed cyber threat
New Zealand's cyber agency says China is the country's most persistent and capable state-backed cyber threat. Its annual report found suspected state-sponsored links in 86 of 369 incidents deemed to be of potential national significance in the year to June 2026. -
XRP slips to $98.2B market cap after briefly topping $100B
XRP briefly topped a $100 billion market value on Tuesday before profit-taking pulled it back below that level. CoinGecko put the token at $1.56, up 1% over 24 hours; it ranged from $1.54 to $1.66, with a market cap of about $98.2 billion at the time of writing. -
GPS has not made geography skills obsolete, educators say
Geography educators say GPS has not made the subject obsolete: students still need map-reading skills and mental maps to ask informed questions, interpret spatial information and connect local places with wider economic, political and environmental systems. -
PG&E’s Google-backed virtual power plant aims to enroll over 20,000 customers
PG&E’s SHARE program will recruit more than 20,000 California customers willing to let the utility control their Sunrun or Tesla solar-charged batteries or Renew Home smart thermostats to support the grid; participant rewards remain unspecified. -
Taylor Swift’s new VMA directing honor will put her ahead of Beyoncé
Taylor Swift will receive the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors on Sunday, lifting her VMA tally to 31 and past Beyoncé as the VMAs’ most-awarded artist. The award recognizes artists whose work behind the camera advances visual storytelling. -
P. Terry’s targets 2027 Webster opening as permit points to possible Katy site
P. Terry’s is building a drive-through and dine-in restaurant at 18705 Gulf Freeway in Webster; site utilities are complete and crews are ready to pour the foundation. The chain says it should open in the second quarter of 2027 as its sixth Houston-area location. -
Panelists disagree on GLP-1 drugs’ possible impact on food stocks
Market Hang panelists disagreed on how GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may affect food stocks: one said snack brands already show an impact, while another said Cava and Chipotle could benefit. One panelist said food companies report no effect on results yet. -
DoorDash agrees to $131.5 million NYC settlement covering 264,000 Dashers
DoorDash’s $131.5 million New York City settlement covers about 264,000 Dashers underpaid, unpaid or paid late from April 22, 2022, to June 28, 2026; $12.3 million is for missing or late pay. Workers need not file claims, and payments start in fall 2026. -
Justin Hinsley sends Chris Underwood home after a puzzle decides their Challenge duel
Justin Hinsley eliminated Chris Underwood on The Challenge by winning “Chain Reaction,” which required moving heavy blocks and fitting them into a container. Underwood said he built a large lead but spent 45 minutes unable to solve the final puzzle. -
Fowler suggests Giants call Vikings about J.J. McCarthy after Dart's season-ending injury
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler suggested the Giants call Minnesota about J.J. McCarthy after Jaxson Dart's season-ending knee injury. Fowler says rival teams believe McCarthy could be acquired at a “value” price; Jameis Winston is New York's other option. -
Amber King discharged after multiple surgeries for San Francisco dog attack
Amber King has been discharged after multiple surgeries for life-threatening injuries from a Sept. 8 dog attack in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. She told KGO-TV a dog she was asked to watch broke free and bit her arms and hands, causing loss of mobility in both arms. -
Peter Ostrum makes a brief cameo in Netflix’s new Wonka competition
Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket in 1971’s “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” appears in episode one of Netflix’s “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket.” He opens a Wonka bar but finds no ticket; the competition began streaming Sept. 23. -
Kimmel says McConaughey hugged him before finishing at Emmys urinal
Jimmy Kimmel says Matthew McConaughey hugged him with his penis exposed at the Sept. 14 Emmys. Kimmel had left the ceremony upset by a tribute to friend Cleto Escobedo; Woody Harrelson later joined them in a hug. Kimmel said the encounter lifted his mood. -
Havant Thicket reservoir delayed to 2034 as Ofwat consults on nearly £1bn budget
Havant Thicket reservoir in Hampshire is now expected to be completed in 2034, five years later than planned, after Ofwat paused the project over rising costs. The regulator is consulting for three weeks on a nearly £1bn budget, up from £339m in 2022. -
The A-1 Skyraider’s endurance made it valuable in Vietnam’s jet age
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy and Air Force used the piston-engine Douglas A-1 Skyraider for close air support and rescue escorts. It could carry over 8,000 pounds of ordnance and stay over battlefields for hours; 266 Skyraiders were lost in combat. -
Austrian Danube find is Europe’s largest known Iron Age iron-bar cache
A 2019 Danube discovery by gravel workers near Deinham, Austria, is Europe’s largest known mass find of Iron Age bars: at least 500 bars totaling over a ton, dated to the 3rd or 2nd century B.C. Researchers say the cargo was likely lost in a shipwreck. -
Meta pulls back Muse call test after racist remark and disclosure lapse
Meta rolled back its Muse human-assisted calling test after a contractor made a racist remark during an employee’s bill-negotiation call. The test involved roughly half of Meta’s employees, who were not clearly told a human might take over. -
Mark Ballas says his tooth is fine after Maura Higgins’ ‘DWTS’ rehearsal mishap
Maura Higgins accidentally chipped dance partner Mark Ballas’ tooth while rehearsing for their Week 2 “Dancing with the Stars” performance on Sept. 22. Ballas said the damage was “fine”; their cha-cha scored 19 out of 30.
