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AP News · Sep 09, 11:53
The Seattle Seahawks begin their Super Bowl title defense by hosting the New England Patriots on Wednesday night, just over seven months after beating them 29-13 in Super Bowl 60. This marks only the third time in NFL history that a Super Bowl rematch opens the season, and the champion has won eight of the previous 11 such rematches, with key matchups including Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez against AP Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The Seahawks insist they are starting from scratch despite their championship celebration, while the Patriots, led by MVP runner-up Drake Maye and new acquisition A.J. Brown, aim to start fresh after New England lost four of its last five season openers.
AP News · Sep 09, 12:23
An explosion ripped through a weapons warehouse near the town of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding 10 others, according to state media. The warehouse stored weapons and munitions left over from Syria's civil war from 2011 to 2024, though the cause of the blast remains unclear, and video footage showed a large plume of black smoke with smaller explosions audible in the background. Civil Defense and Syrian Red Crescent responders are continuing to search the rubble for survivors as such incidents remain relatively common in the war-battered country.
AP News · Sep 09, 12:23
The June 24 earthquakes in north-central Venezuela killed more than 6,500 people and left many missing, devastating the more than one million Venezuelans living in the United States who watched the disaster unfold from afar. Among them was Kelly Granado Montano, a Los Angeles restaurant owner who spent 57 days searching for her parents, missing after their 10-story apartment building in La Guaira collapsed, while turning her restaurant into a relief hub sending donations to Venezuela. On August 19, volunteers found her parents' remains in their van beneath the rubble, as the diaspora continues to grieve and lead recovery efforts amid deepening uncertainty, including U.S. policies that are ending legal protections for over 700,000 Venezuelans.
AP News · Sep 09, 12:23
Malaysian authorities on Wednesday recovered the remains of all five people aboard a "flying doctor" service helicopter that crashed the day before near the Long Lellang airstrip in northern Sarawak on Borneo island. The helicopter, which transports medical teams to remote areas with limited healthcare access, was carrying a pilot and four medical workers whose formal identification has begun, though the cause of the crash remains unknown amid haze from Indonesian forest fires affecting the region. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim offered condolences and urged against speculation while an investigation proceeds, and the Sarawak government has announced cash assistance for the victims' families along with coverage of their children's school fees.
AP News · Sep 09, 12:23
The 78th Emmy Awards will air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on NBC Monday night, hosted by three-time Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay, with "The Pitt" facing "Pluribus" for best drama and "Hacks" competing against "Widow's Bay" for best comedy. "The Pitt" enters as the top overall nominee with 25 nods and is heavily favored to win its second straight best drama prize, while "Hacks" led all comedies with a record-breaking 24 nominations for its final season, and stars Noah Wyle, Rhea Seehorn, Jean Smart, and Matthew Rhys are considered runaway favorites for the top acting awards. Many winners were already determined at early Creative Arts ceremonies, where "Widow's Bay" surprisingly took home eight trophies, "The Pitt" and "Pluribus" each won four, and the remaining awards will be decided during Monday's broadcast.
AP News · Sep 09, 12:53
The peanut butter and jelly sandwich, an iconic American lunchbox staple, is celebrating 125 years since its first known written recipe appeared in 1901 in The Boston Cooking School Magazine, where it was originally described as a fancy tea-time snack for the wealthy. The sandwich became widely accessible in the 1920s and '30s with the advent of commercial peanut butter and machine-sliced bread, and has since evolved into countless regional and creative variations, from the Fluffernutter in New England to deep-fried versions at Southern state fairs and gourmet restaurant renditions like a $24 PB&J with foie gras ganache in New York City. The PB&J's versatility has kept it relevant across generations, with alternative nut and seed butters accommodating peanut allergies and modern twists like pickles, chips, and artisanal butters ensuring its continued reign as king of the lunchbox.
AP News · Sep 09, 13:23
Investors and scientists are working to restore a 23-square-mile peatland tract in North Carolina's Inner Banks, which was drained decades ago by 50 miles of ditches dug for an abandoned farming venture, leaving it vulnerable to drought, wildfires, and annual emissions of 130,000 tons of carbon dioxide. Colorado-based Pantheon Regeneration plans to block the ditches to restore the water table, cull invasive species, and replant native vegetation, while selling carbon credits to corporations to fund the effort. The company aims to use this project as a model to restore and preserve a million acres of peatland from Virginia to northern Florida over the next decade.
AP News · Sep 09, 13:23
In Belhaven, North Carolina, scientists and investors are racing to restore a 23-square-mile peatland that was drained decades ago by ditches dug for an abandoned farming venture. The degraded peatland now emits 130,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually, and Colorado-based Pantheon Regeneration plans to block the ditches to restore the water table, then remove invasive species and replant native vegetation. The project, modeled after restoration efforts at the nearby Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, aims to permanently conserve the land and significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
AP News · Sep 09, 13:23
Americares, a nonprofit supporting thousands of health centers worldwide, announced a record $50 million donation from an unidentified Connecticut family amid widespread cuts to U.S. foreign aid. The gift, the largest in the organization's history, will be split between expanding medical supplies to its network of more than 4,000 health centers—focused on regions like sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America—and building its endowment. The donation reflects a broader, though so far limited, effort by individual philanthropists to fill gaps left by billions of dollars in U.S. global health funding cuts.
AP News · Sep 09, 13:23
Michigan won its season opener against Western Michigan on a last-second Hail Mary, yet fell out of the AP Top 25 entirely after being ranked No. 16 in the preseason poll. Voters were disturbed by Michigan's sputtering offensive performance and the confusing ending in which one second was restored to the clock, allowing JJ Buchanan to catch Bryce Underwood's Hail Mary and turn a 12-7 loss into a 13-12 win, while the MAC appealed to the NCAA and CFP to have the result overturned. The NCAA said its rules don't permit changing the outcome, but voters dropped Michigan anyway in the biggest fall from ranked to unranked after a win since at least 2008, and some observers believe the CFP selection committee could treat it as a tainted victory if Michigan seeks an at-large bid.
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