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Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE, K, DEF
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Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings: RB
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Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings: QB
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Trump says he’d consider issuing pardons to administration officials before he leaves office

The president referenced pre-emptive pardons that President Joe Biden had issued on his last day in office to people Trump had threatened.

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Oct 1 • 11:06 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Accenture finishes year with $85 billion of new business, says CEO Julie Sweet

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss on company earnings, the adoption of AI, and more.

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Oct 1 • 11:01 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Kennedy to roll out $10 million challenge to encourage Presidential Fitness Test in schools

Since President Trump revived the test last year, the administration has looked for ways to boost participation.

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Oct 1 • 11:00 AM EDT • Health • nbcnews.com
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Judge bars Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing Reflecting Pool case after Trump comments

Judge Todd Edelman entered an order on Thursday that dismissed the case against David “Davey” Hearn with prejudice.

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Oct 1 • 10:43 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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How Colin Kaepernick’s Anthem Kneeling Propelled Michele Tafoya Into Politics

In an exclusive OutKick interview with Bobby Burack, former NBC Sunday Night Football reporter and Minnesota Senate candidate Michele Tafoya opens up about her transition from sports broadcasting into politics.

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Oct 1 • 10:34 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Start TODAY’s October Challenge: Routine Revamp, Healthy Meals

October is the perfect time to revamp your routines, so fitness contributor Stephanie Mansour stops by Studio 1A to break down some easy Start TODAY workouts, which can be accessed for free on the app this month. TODAY nutrition and health expert Joy Bauer also shares some simple meals, including a French toast grilled cheese, cottage cheese fettuccine alfredo, pumpkin peanut butter, and more!

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Oct 1 • 10:27 AM EDT • Health • today.com
Jets sign OL Kohl Levao to their active roster
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Oct 1 • 10:12 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Amanda Peet Reveals First ‘Weird’ Sign of Breast Cancer. It Wasn’t a Lump

The actor said her very first indication something was wrong “wasn’t the frozen pea that everybody talks about,” she told TODAY.

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Oct 1 • 10:10 AM EDT • Health • today.com
Phillies Talk: Phillies force decisive Game 3 after CRAZY win in Game 2

Coming off a WILD win in Game 2 against the Braves, Sean Kane and Spencer McKercher break down the win and look ahead to a decisive Game 3.

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Oct 1 • 10:07 AM EDT • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
Bears open 21-day practice window for Kyler Gordon
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Oct 1 • 9:16 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Walmart is using light-up digital shelf labels to help shoppers and employees find items

Walmart is rolling out a light-up shelf label feature connected to its app to help customers better find the items they're looking for.

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Oct 1 • 9:00 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Here’s How Many Whole Grains To Eat in a Day To Boost Heart Health

In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, researchers reveal how many daily servings of whole grains lead to weight loss, lower blood pressure and reduce cholesterol for a healthier heart.

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Oct 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • today.com
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Primetime'

In “Primetime,” Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen, host of “To Catch a Predator,” an offshoot of NBC’s “Dateline” news program in the mid-2000s. Hansen and the show’s production team would

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Oct 1 • 7:45 AM EDT • Entertainment • fltimes.com
AI is operating inside the healthcare billing system. Patients may already be paying the price

As AI codes billing inside hospitals, insurers say costs are being added to a bloated health care system. Blue Cross Blue Shield put the tab near $1 billion.

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Oct 1 • 7:30 AM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
Live updates: Trump to travel to Texas and Oklahoma

Get live updates and the latest news as Trump travels to Texas and Oklahoma.

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Oct 1 • 7:29 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Executive Edge: MSG Sports to split Knicks and Rangers businesses into two publicly traded companies

MSG Sports is splitting Knicks and Rangers into two publicly traded companies.

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Oct 1 • 6:40 AM EDT • Sports • cnbc.com
How 16 undecided voters are weighing their 2026 election options

The voters, who participated in a recent NBC News poll and spoke to reporters afterward, are laser-focused on high prices and largely disappointed with both parties.

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Oct 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Cowboys send Steelers 2027 sixth-round pick and 2028 second-round pick for Joey Porter Jr.
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Oct 1 • 4:52 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Boyle Heights community calls for more public health testing post-Lineage Fire

The Boyle Heights community gathered to discuss health concerns following the aftermath of the Lineage Fire. Keenan Willard reports for the NBC4 News at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.

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Oct 1 • 12:40 AM EDT • Health • nbclosangeles.com
Steelers trade Joey Porter Jr. to the Cowboys
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Sep 30 • 11:54 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Five Rams missed practice on Wednesday
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Sep 30 • 9:38 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Kirk Cousins has seven consecutive victories as a starter

Kirk Cousins is still a bridge quarterback for the Raiders, holding down the starting job until No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza is ready.

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Sep 30 • 9:21 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsports.com
Kirk Cousins has seven consecutive victories as a starter
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Sep 30 • 9:21 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rising business costs spur Drazan roundtable with Eugene owners, backed by Gianforte
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Sep 30 • 8:46 PM EDT • Business • nbc16.com
Spend a Halloween-inspired evening at The Huntington exploring ‘Strange Science'

Tickets are going on sale, and the nighttime celebrations always, always sell out.

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Sep 30 • 8:28 PM EDT • Science • nbclosangeles.com
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Seahawks S Julian Love returns to limited practice
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Sep 30 • 8:16 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
There's a debate over debates in Mass. politics this election season

In 2026, debates are becoming a point of contention. Republican challengers are chastising Democratic incumbents for not debating enough, or at all.

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Sep 30 • 7:36 PM EDT • Politics • nbcboston.com
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Zack Baun, DeVonta Smith miss practice for Eagles
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Sep 30 • 7:13 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Marvin Mims, Jaylen Waddle had full participation Wednesday
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Sep 30 • 7:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Aaron Donald misses practice with a sore back
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Sep 30 • 6:53 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Keon Coleman out of practice for Bills, Deone Walker limited
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Sep 30 • 6:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Cowboys practice without CBs Shavon Revel, Cobie Durant
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Sep 30 • 6:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Falcons DT Gervon Dexter agrees to four-year extension
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Sep 30 • 6:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A California showdown with national implications: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Trump has a new name for AI — but not regulations.

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Sep 30 • 5:32 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Sean Combs' release pushed up, as report details pampered lifestyle

An earlier release date for Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been set, once again, just as an NBC News report claims the disgraced rapper and producer is living a pampered lifestyle in federal prison.

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Sep 30 • 5:16 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Rams expect Puka Nacua to play in Week 4
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Sep 30 • 5:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Chris Godwin, Yaya Diaby among Buccaneers out of practice Wednesday
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Sep 30 • 4:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lamar Jackson was limited with back injury in Wednesday's practice
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Sep 30 • 4:45 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How a bill intended to rein in NIL and ‘protect' college sports could also save U.S. Olympic team

Exhibit A: Of the 257 U.S. athletes who won medals at the Paris Olympics two years ago, 184 had roots in an NCAA program.

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Sep 30 • 4:16 PM EDT • Sports • nbclosangeles.com
46 businesses accused of selling illegal THC products in Montgomery County

More than 40 businesses across Montgomery County have been charged in connection with the sale of illegal THC products, according to prosecutors.

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Sep 30 • 3:41 PM EDT • Business • nbcphiladelphia.com
Browns rule out C Elgton Jenkins for Thursday vs. Steelers
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Sep 30 • 3:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Justin Jefferson won't practice Wednesday with ankle sprain
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Sep 30 • 2:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nico Collins returns to Texans practice
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Sep 30 • 2:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Senate Democrats block Sen. Husted-led bill on data centers, calling it ‘toothless’

The bill aims to prevent data centers from spiking local utility costs. Republicans accused Democrats of playing political games, noting the bill passed the House 417-3.

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Sep 30 • 1:41 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Texans put DL Mario Edwards on injured reserve
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Sep 30 • 1:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
With Chargers struggling, could Jim Harbaugh leap back to college ranks? It's complicated ...
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Sep 30 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Myles Price named NFC special teams player of the week
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Sep 30 • 12:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Panthers place starting CBs Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson on IR
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Sep 30 • 11:17 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Deutsche Bank CEO warns Germany’s political shift is troubling foreign investors

Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing warned that recent election results could hurt Germany’s appeal to international investors.

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Sep 30 • 11:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnbc.com
Amazon extends Kirk Herbstreit, with a significant caveat
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Sep 30 • 10:15 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Alabama School of Mathematics and Science rated a Top 25 Best Public High School

The Alabama School of Mathematics and Science is the #21 Best Public High School in America according to Niche’s 2027 Best School rankings. This is the second y

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Sep 30 • 10:11 AM EDT • Science • mynbc15.com
Jayden Daniels will be a limited participant in practice
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Sep 30 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Tennis star Jessica Pegula on Buffalo Bills ownership and her mother's health crisis

CNBC's Alex Sherman speaks with World No. 3 tennis player Jessica Pegula about her family's future in sports ownership and her mother's 2022 health emergency.

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Sep 30 • 8:58 AM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
Pep Guardiola reacts to Manchester City guilty verdict
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Sep 30 • 8:34 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
U.S. officials, business leaders urge Europe to cure ‘Eurosclerosis’

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has told CNBC that a strong Europe is in America’s interest, warning of the threat of long-term stagflation, or “Eurosclerosis.” Hassett’s remarks come as JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon urges the U.S. and Europe to strike a “big, beautiful economic and free-trade agreement.”

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Sep 30 • 8:08 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
California poll: Voters back a billionaire tax, but the proposal falls short of majority support

A new NBCUniversal Local/Telemundo Station Group poll shows “yes” supporters leading 48% to 38% on the California ballot measure.

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Sep 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Democrats eye Nebraska as an opportunity to take a Senate seat away from Republicans

Democrats hope they might be able to swipe both a Senate and a House seat from Republicans in this solidly red state.

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Sep 30 • 5:12 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Through three games, Brock Purdy still hasn't been sacked
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Sep 30 • 4:42 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis’ leadoff homer, King’s no-hit bid

San Diego provided more than enough support for King, who struck out eight over seven stellar innings.

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Sep 30 • 2:08 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
In the offseason, Giants weren't interested in Joe Flacco

Quarterback Joe Flacco became a free agent in March.

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Sep 29 • 10:37 PM EDT • Sports • nbcsports.com
In the offseason, Giants weren't interested in Joe Flacco
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Sep 29 • 10:37 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Beijing warns of retaliation if Europe imposes curbs on Chinese businesses

China must "respond firmly" if the EU introduces restrictions on Chinese businesses or products, the Commerce Ministry said, according to a CNBC translation.

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Sep 29 • 10:31 PM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Joe Buck hopes Troy Aikman stays at ESPN
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Sep 29 • 8:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Family questions mother's remains after police search business tied to funeral home probe

Days after police searched a Glenwood cremation service, an Alsip woman is questioning whether the urn she has actually contains her mother's remains.

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Sep 29 • 8:56 PM EDT • Business • nbcchicago.com
Report: LA County fell short in addressing Chiquita Canyon health impacts

Los Angeles County showed “shortcomings” from the beginning, the State Auditor said.

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Sep 29 • 8:40 PM EDT • Health • nbclosangeles.com
Report: 49ers to sign Dante Pettis to the practice squad
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Sep 29 • 7:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bucs sign QB Brett Rypien to the practice squad
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Sep 29 • 6:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Texans sign RB Dare Ogunbowale off Raiders' practice squad
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Sep 29 • 6:19 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Decades-old march dispute reignites in Northern Ireland, threatening political crisis

For people who support peace and good relations, the spectacle of riot police separating communities conjures the strife that once plagued the province.

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Sep 29 • 5:47 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Panthers sign G Torricelli Simpkins to their 53-man roster
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Sep 29 • 5:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Another majority that could be in Democrats’ reach: From the Politics Desk

Plus, AI takes center stage in Washington.

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Sep 29 • 5:00 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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GOP senator airballs perjury claim against Jack Smith over apparent Hawks/Hawkeyes mixup

The Missouri senator’s shot at a gotcha moment against the former special counsel wound up being a very public miss.

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Sep 29 • 4:51 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Kristaps Porziņģis' latest health problem is the same old story for the Warriors

The Golden State Warriors find themselves in a familiar position with Kristaps Porziņģis before the 2026-27 NBA season.

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Sep 29 • 4:41 PM EDT • Health • nbcsportsbayarea.com
Dolphins sign ILB Shaka Heyward off Bengals' practice squad
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Sep 29 • 4:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Patriots place OL Greg Van Roten on injured reserve
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Sep 29 • 4:17 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
I haven’t carried a traditional wallet in years — here’s what I’m using instead

Slim, convenient and cute — the best Gen-Z-approved wallet alternatives guaranteed to fit in your bag

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Sep 29 • 4:10 PM EDT • Technology • nbcnews.com
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Rams hopeful S Kamren Kinchens can return this week
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Sep 29 • 3:58 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Supreme Court allows Trump’s ‘third country’ deportation policy

This is the second time the court has rejected lower court rulings that immigrants must be able to object before being sent to countries to which they have no previous connection.

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Sep 29 • 3:08 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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‘I lost everything': Businesses devastated by fire in Roxbury building

We’re continuing to follow the latest on a massive fire that ripped through several businesses in the Nubian Square section of Roxbury on Monday.

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Sep 29 • 2:43 PM EDT • Business • nbcboston.com
Lady A’s Charles Kelley Reveals Rare Blood Cancer Diagnosis After ‘Random’ Health Concern Sparked Testing

The singer shared the “hard news” with his wife, Cassie Kelley, by his side.

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Sep 29 • 2:26 PM EDT • Health • today.com
Raiders-Chiefs gets top CBS billing over Broncos-49ers
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Sep 29 • 1:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
9 Best Fruits to Help Reduce Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Heart Disease Risk

The soluble fiber in fruit can improve cholesterol, a cardiologist says. Certain fruits show “potent cardiovascular protective action” thanks to their beneficial plant compounds.

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Sep 29 • 1:36 PM EDT • Health • today.com
Vikings sign QB Max Brosmer to 53-man roster
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Sep 29 • 1:11 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Giants will release Odell Beckham Jr.
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Sep 29 • 1:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NBC Curbs One of Fans’ Biggest MLB Playoffs Issues

Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees fans will hear friendly TV voices call their team’s Wild-Card matchup this week. In the playoffs, that’s not always the case. Year after year, MLB followers grumble about losing the local announcing booths they’ve spent their summers with in favor of national voices brought in for postseason action. …

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Sep 29 • 1:00 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Buccaneers sign S Ifeatu Melifonwu to 53-man roster
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Sep 29 • 12:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fifth graders pitch business ideas at ‘Swimming With the Big Fish’ competition

Students from three area schools spent weeks preparing proposals for local executives.

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Sep 29 • 12:06 PM EDT • Business • kolotv.com
T.J. Edwards got nothing from eavesdropping on Eagles' huddle
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Sep 29 • 10:50 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NBC Sports Loses Star Draw With Aaron Judge Out for Wild Card Series

Judge had previously insisted he would be able to play.

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Sep 29 • 10:35 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ben Johnson takes another dig at Jared Goff's mobility
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Sep 29 • 10:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Andy Reid: I'll let you know when Josh Simmons is coming back
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Sep 29 • 10:09 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nominate a leader for the 2027 CNBC Changemakers list of women transforming business

CNBC is now accepting nominations for our fourth annual Changemakers list. Julia Boorstin reports.

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Sep 29 • 9:45 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com
Simone Biles Addresses Recent Health Issues, Opens Up About Eczema Journey

At first she felt “embarrassed and ashamed,” Biles tells TODAY.com, but learning more about her skin health built back her confidence.

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Sep 29 • 9:15 AM EDT • Health • today.com
After Work With Amazon, NBCUniversal and Major Brands, ZANE Productions Expands Brand-Powered Entertainment Offering

LOS ANGELES, September 29, 2026--ZANE Productions, an award-winning, director-led video production company, has expanded and formalized its Brand-Powered Entertainment services, helping brands not only sponsor and place advertisements around entertainment, but also develop and power the entertainment itself.

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Sep 29 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
An Orthopedic Surgeon’s No. 1 Test of Balance and Mobility for Healthy Aging

In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, Dr. Jocelyn Wittsein demonstrates the at-home test to see how likely you are to fall as you age.

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Sep 29 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • today.com
Lesbian Bar Project Co-Founder: Purity Politics Could Destroy Our Remaining Spaces

Subscribe As a professional lesbian and Massachusetts native, I’ve recently been asked by a lot of folks what I think about the saga unfolding at Last Ditch. The now-viral story, first reported by The Boston Globe, centers on a Western Massachusetts lesbian bar that lifted its mask requirement for one night a week to help drum up business. The decision ignited an intra-queer controversy that has been feasted on by media outlets across the political spectrum—from the New York Post to LGBTQ Nation—and is even reportedly being eyed for a Hollywood adaptation. Apparently nothing is more entertaining than a bunch of lesbians and queers fighting with each other over KN-95s. What has been lost in all of the chatter and media coverage is the very real possibility that Last Ditch, which just opened in April 2025, will have to close its doors. The venue’s one remaining founder, Jackie Matellian, revealed in a community Zoom meeting that she’s working four jobs, is now solely responsible for the bar’s $50,000 business loan and is struggling to keep up with the bills. So as we laugh about the controversy’s similarity to a “Portlandia” skit and how one of the bar’s founders left to enroll in clown school, we forget that yet another lesbian bar is facing an existential crisis—and this time the call is coming from inside the house. In 2020, my friend Elina Street and I created The Lesbian Bar Project, an Emmy-, Webby- and GLAAD Media Award-winning docuseries and initiative that tells the stories of lesbian queer bars around the world. We were moved to act because at the time there were only an estimated 16 lesbian bars in the United States, and the pandemic threatened to bring that number down even further. There are now more sapphic bars than there were just before the pandemic—about 36 of them in total—but this is down from approximately 200 in 1980. Maybe that doesn’t mean much to you, but for the millions of sapphics living in the U.S., this number is calamitous. As the world laughs at lesbians and sapphics, I want to take a second and tell you what I feel when I walk into one of these bars, which are all unique and irreplaceable in their own way: I feel seen. Sometimes I think Cubbyhole in New York City’s West Village neighborhood knew I was gay before I did. When I walked in there for the first time, before I was even out, I was transfixed by the colorful array of tchotchkes hanging from the ceiling and how the women standing next to me were completely unafraid to express their desire for one another. I knew the minute I was ready to come out, I had a home. I also felt the joy of a new couple falling in love at Seattle’s Wildrose, the quiet confidence of a short king lining up her shot at the pool table at Ginger’s in Brooklyn and the kick of cayenne pepper in Julie Mabry’s crawfish at Houston’s Pearl Bar. Subscribe Lesbian bars don’t just serve lesbians; they serve queer folks across the spectrum, including bisexual, pansexual and trans people. As Elina and I traveled across the U.S. and Europe and to parts of Latin America to document the bar owners, staff and patrons that make up the ecosystems of these spaces, we also became uniquely acquainted with the factors that threaten their existence: gentrification, wage gaps, sexism, environmental disasters, gun violence, rising insurance premiums and political administrations working to annihilate queer people and their families. Lesbian bar owners, like all leaders and entrepreneurs, are imperfect. There have been significant issues over the years at lesbian bars: employee harassment, racism, lack of accessibility, sexual assault and transphobia. All bar owners should be held accountable and should listen to their communities to evolve into safer and more equitable spaces. I also acknowledge my privilege: I am able-bodied, white, cis and from a family system that loves me for who I am. Not everyone has that. Queer people, especially trans and bisexual people, are suffering from disproportionately high levels of depression, and our mental health system isn’t equipped to support them. Immunocompromised people and long COVID are real, and many of my friends are suffering to this day. The people with the least safety net are often the ones for whom a bar closing costs the most. And yet, as we’re seeing with Last Ditch, the queer community often lashes out at each other. It’s also the mainstream media taking the internal conflict and making a mockery out of it, distracting from the real possibility that this bar could close due to financial pressures. A bar that many people loved and needed is facing extinction. Perhaps it’s safer to dissent with one another than with the larger forces trying to eradicate us, but in doing so, we risk destroying the few spaces we have left. Due to the constraints of purity politics—some in good faith, some not so much—lesbian bar owners, almost all of whom are queer women themselves, are forced to be everything for everyone, similarly to how women are forced to be everything for everyone. By asking these bars to uphold impossible standards—standards very few other third spaces are asked to consider—we all end up losing. I want to move as a community toward dialogue, compassionate dissent and collaboration to make our spaces better with the goal of keeping them OPEN and thriving, rather than destroying them from the inside with expectations that are arguably unattainable. Subscribe While I have your attention—for this fleeting second of the news cycle—may I urge us to spearhead a way to keep these small businesses afloat without attacking our own community along the way? Bar owners are left with an impasse: They want to be community-centered, but they also have to make money to keep their doors open. Sometimes they might make business decisions that don’t work for everyone—and that’s partly because different patrons have different priorities and want different things—but these owners deserve the opportunity for productive dialogue**.** We have to work with them and with each other to keep our spaces open, to keep them growing. Lesbian bars raised me into the queer woman I am today. One thing I think about as I reflect on the six years of work we’ve done to document these spaces is that shared, unspoken language I have with a stranger the moment we both walk into one of these bars: the nod, the ease, the not having to explain ourselves. I don’t want to lose that, and neither should you. If objective, nonpartisan, rigorous, LGBTQ-focused journalism is important to you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, Resource Impact, by clicking this button: Donate

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Sep 29 • 7:01 AM EDT • Politics • unclosetedmedia.com
Nominate a leader for the 2027 CNBC Changemakers list of women transforming business

CNBC is now accepting nominations for its annual Changemakers list of women leading and disrupting in business, from the S&P 500 to sports and philanthropy.

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Sep 29 • 5:59 AM EDT • Business • cnbc.com