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The FBI has charged Daejon Love after he allegedly pretended to be a 49ers receiver. Although football isn’t as glamorous as it looks, it easy to see the attraction Is romance dead? Yeah, probably. There have never been more options for finding a mate – dating apps, Instagram DM slides, hanging out next to a gas station at 2am – but it’s also never been harder. Meeting someone who is compatible, stable, and even remotely attractive is akin to putting a square peg in a round hole. Blindfolded. From a mile away. Underwater. So, I can’t blame anyone for falling for an elaborate hoax like the one allegedly perpetrated by Daejon Love. Love is now infamous around the world for allegedly posing as an NFL player in order to scam more than 20 women out of $1.3m . Now that Love and his alleged accomplice, Taylor Jamie Chen, have been charged by federal authorities , prosecutors are claiming they are a flight risk. They certainly seem like they have the money to flee the country. According to court documents, Love managed to fabricate an entire online persona as a San Francisco 49ers player – posting photos and videos in Niners gear, posing with expensive cars, and even performing football drills (badly) to bolster the alleged grift. Love allegedly used AI to trick search engine results to add credibility to his claims on football success with the 49ers. There’s even a video of Love running wide receiver routes on the beach. In a helmet. Do real NFL players carry their helmets in the car, just in case? You never know when you may risk a concussion while laying in the sand . Continue reading...

Tropical storm warnings were in effect from Louisiana to Texas on Monday as thunderstorms built off of a tropical depression around 100 miles off the Gulf Coast. Jason Allen reports and Rob Marciano has the forecast.

Dale Sanders started last Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hiked the nearly 2,200-mile trail in out-of-order sections with breaks in between, and finished Monday atop Mount Katahdin in Maine.

Victory ​lifts Arsenal to six points ⁠along with Man ⁠City, Hull City and Chelsea, while Villa remain without a point.

Regulators allege that sellers and brands were overcharged by tens of billions of dollars through secretly inflated ad prices.

Police say a thief presented false documentation at a California distribution centre before driving off with the shipment.

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the name.

Pedro Sánchez says two countries cooperating and accuses Israel and Russia of spreading fake news about migration Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said there is no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last month’s massive border crossing into Ceuta but accused Israel and Russia of spreading disinformation. As many as 141 people are thought to have died trying to enter the Spanish enclave at the end of July. The influx of about 70,000 men, women and children unleashed a political crisis, a humanitarian emergency and reignited tensions within the EU over immigration . Continue reading...

Airlink says the manoeuvre with two planes in close formation involved careful and precise planning.

Kenin wins 6-2, 7-6 (6) in late-night contest Williams loses 15th straight tour-level match First-round clash finally begins at 12.13am Sunday had become Monday by the time Venus Williams finally emerged beneath the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium, her entrance pushed deep into the night after Novak Djokovic’s bruising defeat by Argentina’s Mariano Navone went the five-set distance. The first ball was struck at 12.13am, the latest start to a match in US Open history, yet several thousand spectators remained to watch a player who has been part of this tournament for as long as the building itself. At 46 years old, ranked 611th in the world and making her record-extending 26th US Open singles appearance, Williams has grown accustomed to making history simply by showing up. Even by those standards this latest installment was, as she would later describe it, “completely insane”. Continue reading...

In today’s newsletter: As rescuers search for survivors after catastrophic floods, the disaster offers a stark warning about the climate risks facing the region, and the world Good morning. Over the weekend, rescue workers in Nepal and Tibet raced to find people who are still trapped in villages affected by catastrophic flash floods. As of this morning, the death toll stands at 903, and more than 4,000 people are missing. For those of you reading this in a place where life continues as usual, the scale of devastation is hard to fathom. In a matter of minutes, a torrent of mud and debris engulfed entire villages, snapped bridges and swept away people’s homes and families. Some survivors are marooned on top of buildings that rescue workers can’t reach. Others are trapped in tunnels beneath the ground. Many have no idea if their loved ones are still alive. UK politics | PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in prison after Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme that will see anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, excluded from the scheme. Milo Yiannopoulos | Far-right British media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US back to the UK by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in connection with what the agency said was expired authorisation to be in the country. US-Iran | Iran has launched retaliatory strikes on airbases in Jordan after the United States attacked Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, the first such strikes in a month. Iceland | In a blow to Brussels, Iceland has held a referendum that has narrowly ⁠rejected ⁠the government’s proposal ​to hold ⁠accession talks with ⁠the ​EU. Nepal-Tibet disaster | A headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 children from a school moments before a deadly wall of water struck their town amid the devastating flash floods that have killed almost 800 people and left thousands missing. Tuesday | Justice secretary Alex Norris is due to present the government’s revised plans for the prisoner early release scheme, which includes a headroom review aimed at freeing up more space in the system. Thursday | In the first UK visit by an EU leader of Andy Burnham’s tenure, the prime minister is will host talks with French president Emmanuel Macron. Saturday | Officials from Jamaica will visit the UK to lodge a petition with King Charles to seek legal guidance from the privy council on the country’s request for reparations over Britain’s involvement in the slave trade, on the anniversary of the 1781 Zong slave ship departure from West Africa. Continue reading...

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, was charged with murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur's death.

Economic grievances persist while space for dissent has narrowed under President Kais Saied.

National Park Service confirms second death from weekend flash flood as area braces for more storms A second death was confirmed by National Park Service officials on Monday after a flash flood sent a surge of water and debris through an area of the Grand Canyon over the weekend. Dozens of visitors had to be evacuated by helicopter during the deluge, which consumed trails and infrastructure. Fifteen people are still missing or unaccounted for, as more heavy rain and thunderstorms in the forecasts threaten additional debris flows, flash floods or rock falls , the NPS said in a statement. Continue reading...

Alleged offenders at large after man in his early 20s fatally shot in early hours of Tuesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man in his early 20s has been fatally shot in an alleged home invasion in Sydney’s south-west that police believe was a “targeted attack”. A homicide investigation is underway, with the alleged offenders still at large. Acting supt Gretchin Atkins said the man, who was yet to be formally identified, was at his Glen Alpine home with his family in the early hours of Tuesday morning when multiple individuals allegedly broke in. Continue reading...

President Donald Trump says the US will respond to Iranian strikes on its personnel in Jordan.

The jury heard closing arguments Monday in the trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the man accused of orchestrating the shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur. Celebrity attorney Chris Melcher joins to discuss the case.

At least two people were killed and about 15 remain missing or unaccounted for after flash floods swept through parts of Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend.

Two youth football coaches near Pittsburgh had a fight on the field over the weekend, earning suspensions from the league and adding to a growing list of adults behaving badly at their kids' sporting events. Mark Strassmann reports.

Tech companies pour trillions of dollars into new data centers, the backbone of the AI boom. But many communities across the U.S. are rejecting them. A recent Gallup poll found that more than 70% of Americans don't want data centers in their area. St. Louis is in the middle of the national fight, and Tony Dokoupil takes a visit.

This year's jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat the Super-K strain.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation to President Trump on Monday. Over the weekend, the war with Iran entered its seventh month, with the first exchange of attacks in weeks. Weijia Jiang reports from the White House.

Met Office figures due on Tuesday are likely to show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.

‘Opera House of the west’ still slated to open to the public as scheduled on 7 November, NSW arts minister says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An investigation is under way into allegations of misconduct involving senior executives at the soon-to-be-opened Powerhouse Parramatta. The $915m museum in western Sydney, billed as one of the world’s most significant new museum projects, is set to open in November. Continue reading...

Internal U.S. government documents obtained exclusively by CBS News show more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba, Nicaragua and other countries have been sent to eight African nations. Some have criminal records, but many have no criminal history beyond immigration violations. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.

U.S. stocks fell after renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz.

An upcoming round led by 1789 Capital would value the prediction market at roughly $21 billion.

This revolutionary tech will make your competitors more efficient, so you’ll need it simply to keep up.

The company led by Alejandro Betancourt plans to dispatch more than 50 drilling rigs to turbocharge the country’s anemic crude production.

Public opposition reflects anxiety more than reality. Trump is finally speaking up.

U.S. natural gas futures settled higher as hot weather kept up cooling demand and LNG feedgas flows continued recovering.

Japanese stocks declined after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech on Friday increased prospects for U.S. rate increases.

The company’s initial public offering in Hong Kong this week allowed it to avoid paying out billions to early investors.

It has been a busy month for the a16z general partner, who also helped lead the firm’s investments into OpenRouter and Cursor.

John and Laura Overdeck’s split could also sway a power struggle atop Two Sigma.

The company has a powerful ally with an incentive to see it grow: the U.S. government.

The Wall Street Journal reported recently on a fund that touted exposure to SpaceX but later told investors the shares were sold before its IPO.

The company shook up its executive roles as part of the new model, naming the head of its U.S. business to lead its global operations, among other appointments.

Turns out that voters, if you tax them too much, will leave.

As desperate as many athletic programs are for money, they are proceeding cautiously when it comes to deals with private equity.

We analyzed everything from estate planning to retirement income options at some of the larger registered investment advisor firms to help retirees select a firm that could best connect them with a fiduciary financial advisor.

Find insight on Toyota Motor, Maersk and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Auto and Transport sector.

The commission, along with more than 20 states, alleged the e-commerce giant reaped billions by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has launched on a million mile journey to L2, where it will scan huge portions of the cosmos for clues about dark matter, dark energy, and distant worlds. With survey speeds roughly 1,000 times faster than Hubble and a torrent of 1.4 terabytes of data per day, Roman could uncover cosmic surprises astronomers have never seen before.

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One depiction of the agent of chaos and creation is nearly 410-feet-long. The post Rainbow Serpent rock art grew larger as Europeans colonized Aboriginal Australia appeared first on Popular Science .

A 'pillar of gut' is the key. The post Biologists discover why snake embryos always coil to the right appeared first on Popular Science .

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It takes a village to save a trapped trash panda. The post Raccoon rescued after sticking its head in a Cape Cod drain grate appeared first on Popular Science .

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In 2022, Bear #910 adopted her sister’s yearling cub. The post History-making mother bear could be big Fat Bear Week 2026 contender appeared first on Popular Science .

But can we still wear purple after Labor Day? The post New fabric stays cooler than white cotton—and it’s purple appeared first on Popular Science .

Governors Island National Monument and Golden Gate Recreation Area provided strategic coastal defense. The post National Parks commemorate ties to WWII ahead of 85th Pearl Harbor anniversary appeared first on Popular Science .

Doctors are hopeful for a quieter fall and winter than in 2025.

The agreements provide for all state Medicaid programs to pay prices for prescription drugs that match the lowest prices paid by other developed nations, the White House said

The president has backed the construction of data centers, but most Americans oppose building them near where they live.

With Dan Driscoll’s departure, the Army will lack top Senate-confirmed civilian or military leaders.

The I.R.S. lost roughly a quarter of its employees since President Trump took office, hampering the agency’s ability to conduct audits.

A beleaguered Hollywood has been lobbying for help to stop the flight of productions to other countries with generous government subsidies.

Its board voted to house the museum in the institution’s Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall, rather than build on a site owned by the National Park Service.

Proponents say a federal program could bring back Hollywood jobs that have gone overseas because of cheap labor and large incentives.

As the search for missing visitors continues, the National Park has shut down hotels and much of its terrain, but people can still enter.

The appointment of Mykhailo Fedorov, a Ukrainian former defense minister, showed how other militaries are racing to adapt to battlefield changes accelerated by the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. military said its attacks against Iran were in response to a threat to the Strait of Hormuz.

The giant computing sites that power A.I. are increasingly opposed by communities across the country, a signal of voters’ concern about a changing economy.

Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.

At gathering of G20 finance ministers, the Treasury secretary accused Canada’s prime minister of starting a “political shouting match” over U.S. trade policies.

The president’s latest attacks on Americans’ press freedom are dangerous, unconstitutional—and maybe self-defeating.

The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute.

Despite the growing diplomatic isolation of the government, the agreement makes clear that the Israeli defense industry is still finding considerable demand abroad.

The island spends more to defend itself, but U.S. arms are in limbo.

It isn’t as easy as Trump expected, but don’t assume the U.S. has already lost.

The resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, the secretary of the Army, had been expected but comes at a tumultuous time for the service.

Amid a backlash, Gov. Josh Shapiro is pumping the brakes on enormous data centers. But in a region scarred by the collapse of the steel industry, some welcome billions in construction.

More than 10,000 cases of tofu were recalled across nearly 30 states after the discovery of a potential contaminant.

A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.

Without more interceptors, Kyiv needs the ability to take out what’s doing the shooting.

Officials first thought it was just an A.I. ruse, until they checked satellite images of northern British Columbia. The mystery deepened, and on Monday the island was located.

Canyons, small streams and dry creek beds in the West can be deceptively dangerous, trapping hikers when rainfall upstream causes rapidly rising water.

Joesley Batista met with President Trump in the Oval Office a day before the president announced a plan to waive tariffs on beef imports, angering farmers and ranchers.

In Massachusetts, the octogenarian senator Ed Markey faces a challenge from a much younger centrist, Representative Seth Moulton.

The leading candidate for U.N. secretary-general can’t face the truth of Palestine in 1948 or Israel in 2023.

Today, we hand the mic over to reporters covering diplomacy, the White House, the Middle East and more.

After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defenses at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s “cascade of hazards” overwhelmed them.

Washington has a list of names. What’s delaying disclosure?

A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”

That means teaching them to think, holding them to a standard and letting them escape bad educational environments.