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Brewers Take 2-0 NLDS Lead Over Padres — 5dThe Brewers beat the Padres 3-2 in Game 1 of the NLDS, rallying after Jacob Misiorowski struggled. Jackson Chourio tied the game with a record-setting fifth postseason homer for Milwaukee, and William Contreras hit the go-ahead shot.

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Gunfire near Belleville synagogue wounds officer and man on Yom Kippur — Sep 21, 2026Gunfire near Belleville's Sons of Jacob Synagogue on Yom Kippur wounded a police officer and a man; photos show more than a dozen bullet holes in stained glass.

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Maya Lindstrom Ford is correct that arrests must follow, but we still need to know if the synagogue itself was targeted.

Misiorowski Set to Chase Brewers ERA Record — Sep 24, 2026Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski, whose league-leading 1.86 ERA and 247 strikeouts have made him the NL Cy Young favorite, is set for a limited final regular-season start against St. Louis. He is poised to set Milwaukee’s single-season ERA record and has drawn some MVP support, though Pete Crow-Armstrong is viewed as the stronger contender.

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Duck Dynasty’s Bella Robertson Welcomes First Child — Sep 20, 2026Bella Robertson Mayo and her husband Jacob Mayo welcomed their first child, a girl named Merritt Presley Mayo, described as a rainbow baby weighing 6 lb 8 oz. The couple has previously discussed fertility struggles publicly, sharing their journey on family podcasts and interviews.

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Suspect Dies After Shooting Officer Outside Belleville Synagogue — Sep 21, 2026Belleville police identified 29-year-old Sean Ward as the suspect in a Yom Kippur shooting outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue, in which Constable Jeff Smith was critically injured and the suspect was wounded. The Special Investigations Unit is investigating, and authorities say there is no ongoing threat while police increase patrols around Jewish sites.

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Josh Jacobs Pleads No Contest to Battery Charge, Faces NFL Review — Sep 10, 2026Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs faces two misdemeanor charges from a May incident and has appeared in multiple court sessions, with one report noting a no-contest plea as the legal process moves forward. He remains on the NFL’s commissioner’s exempt list and could face a multi-game, unpaid suspension before potentially returning to play ahead of the Packers’ season opener against the Minnesota Vikings.

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Chris Dalton A multi-game ban would hurt the Packers right before they play the Vikings. Jacobs should have handled whatever happened back in May better.

Brewers Set Franchise Record With 98th Win — Sep 21, 2026The Milwaukee Brewers set a franchise-record with their 98th win by shutting out the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 to complete a sweep and secure the NL Central while holding the majors' best record. William Contreras homered, Cooper Pratt drove in two, Jackson Chourio joined the 20-20-20 club to start his career, and Trevor Megill earned the save as Jacob Misiorowski worked a brief, workload-managed start.

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Marcus Bell Chourio hitting the 20-20-20 mark so early is a big reason this team keeps breaking records.

Brewers Near Division Clinch Entering Pirates Series — Sep 14, 2026"The Milwaukee Brewers, leading the NL Central late in the season, travel to Pittsburgh for a pivotal three-game series as they push to clinch the division and seek the top NL seed, powered by ace Jacob Misiorowski who has been dominant this year. The Pirates, with slim playoff chances and a bullpen-by-committee approach, look to finish strong as scheduling uncertainties loom and the Brewers’ recent form raises the stakes for the playoff race."

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Priya Raman Brewers pushing for the top seed makes this matchup bigger than a normal division game.

Anthropic Researchers Warn AI Could Cause Human Extinction in Decade — Sep 9, 2026A former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and warned that leading AI labs are racing toward self-improving systems with insufficient safeguards, a trajectory he says could threaten humanity within the decade. He argues that private concerns among insiders contrast with public statements and calls for broader oversight or regulatory slowdowns to address the risks.

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AI Executives Urge Slower Frontier Development — Sep 11, 2026Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argues for deliberately slowing the pace of AI capability upgrades to allow more time for alignment and safety, warning that rapid progress and incidents like the OpenAI-Hugging Face breach could enable catastrophic, botnet-enabled harm within a year or so. Other industry leaders and researchers, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman and voices like Anton Osika and Jacob Coxon, echo calls for caution, coordination, and possible pauses to address safety and governance, amid ongoing debates about the feasibility and timing of a broader slowdown.

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Derek Foss If breaches like the one mentioned can already happen we really do need better coordination across companies before scaling up more.

All Blacks captain Savea plans shoulder surgery — Sep 21, 2026All Blacks captain Ardie Savea will undergo shoulder surgery after dislocating his shoulder in the South Africa series, ruling him out of next month’s Bledisloe Cup tests and making a return in 2026 unlikely for the Nations Championship, with recovery expected to be around six months. He joins a casualty list that includes Luke Jacobson and Caleb Clarke, while several other teammates are anticipated back within weeks, highlighting a tumultuous period for New Zealand Rugby ahead of the Wallabies clashes and year-end fixtures.

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Chris Dalton Savea's shoulder injury is a real setback with the Bledisloe tests so close and the team already short on key players.

Toy Story vs ShrekYourlist — VS BattleThe toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.

Bears win boosts Caleb Williams MVP odds after record Week 1 scoring — Sep 17, 2026BetMGM prop odds move for Tony Pollard, Jacoby Brissett, and Rhamondre Stevenson shape early-season betting markets, while prediction markets evaluate the Los Angeles versus Denver game and related settlement rules. Chicago’s Week 1 offensive surge under Ben Johnson has boosted Bears scoring and Caleb Williams’ MVP chatter, fueling shifts in futures and Week 2 expectations.

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Marcus Bell The new offensive scheme under Johnson is already paying off big for Chicago but one week won't decide if Williams stays in the conversation.

Cardinals Stun Chargers 26-14 in LaFleur Debut — Sep 11, 2026The Arizona Cardinals pulled off a 26-14 upset over the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi, highlighted by a strong fourth quarter on special teams and Jacoby Brissett spreading the ball to multiple receivers. Ahead of the season, Chargers coach Mike McDaniel’s new offense and quarterback Justin Herbert face questions about how quickly it will gel, while Arizona’s No. 1 storyline centers on a potentially revived regime under new head coach Mike LaFleur after an unpredictable Week 1 showing.

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Ecuador Court Sentences Ex-President Bucaram to Nine Years in Medical Supplies Case — Sep 10, 2026Former Ecuadorian president Abdala Bucaram and his son Jacobo were sentenced to nine years and four months in prison for involvement in a pandemic-era corruption scheme tied to the illegal sale of Covid-19 medical supplies, with Bucaram appearing via remote clinic due to heart problems. The two main perpetrators received longer sentences of 13 years and four months, another co-defendant was murdered in prison in 2020, and Bucaram could serve the sentence under house arrest given his age.

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Chris Dalton Bucaram's nine-year sentence fits the scale of stealing from pandemic supplies, though house arrest at his age might soften the impact too much.