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Plus: 🪖US-Iran conflict hits 7-month mark {beacon}   It’s Monday. We’re still feeling the lingering effects of the nor’easter in the D.C. area, so it’s a good day to be inside.   In today’s issue: Trump guts Biden-era fuel standards US, China to slash tariffs Iran war hits new milestone College sports overhaul nears Senate…

Authorities in Ethiopia are accusing outside forces of backing armed groups fighting the country’s troops in the north. Since last week, heavy clashes have been reported between government forces and the Tigray people’s liberation front.It’s raised fears of a wider regional conflict erupting. Delano D’Souza explains

Riley Green will hit the road next year, headlining his That’s Just Me Tour when it launches April 1 in Spokane, Wash. The trek will span 29 show dates, visiting markets including Seattle, Chicago and more. Joining Green will be Muscadine Bloodline, Randy Houser, Jake Worthington and Hannah McFarland. The tour takes its name from Green’s new album, That’s Just Me, which arrived on Sept. 18. The album features collaborations with Worthington on “Well Well Whiskey” and McFarland on “Go Again.” Another song from the album, “Think As You Drunk,” is at No. 16 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart,…

Albion College, a NCAA Division III football team located in south Michigan, has fired head coach Travis Rundle, four games into his fourth season, school officials announced on Monday, Sept. 28.Rundle, who graduated from Albion College in 2002, was a four-year letterman, a member of three Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship teams and set number of single-season passing records.AdvertisementHe took over as head coach for the Britons in 2023 and had an overall record of 17-17 (9-12 MIAA).Craig Rundle, Travis’ father, is Albion’s winningest football coach. He led the Britons for 21 seasons, winning 120 games and seven MIAA…

In 2007, Jim and Carol Cook left Oregon and established themselves in Ajijic, on the shores of Lake Chapala, beginning an exploration of Old Mexico. “We started out looking at colonial ruins,” Jim Cook said, “and quickly discovered that there were 5,000 years of history behind what we were investigating. It was like peeling an onion: whatever you found had many more layers beneath it.” The ‘Hacienda Hunters’ One of the Hacienda Hunters’ most exciting finds: Hacienda de Santo Tomás in Hostotipaquillo, Jalisco. (Jim Cook) “We quickly discovered there was no end of haciendas all around us,” Cook said. “Every…

Bigger-is-better studio merger logic goes back in Hollywood nearly as long as the industry has existed. So, too, do eyerolls about such consolidation. In 1933, for instance, comedy troupe the Marx Brothers unveiled the name of their production company, with a characteristic wink, as International Amalgamated Consolidated Affiliated World Wide Film Productions Company Incorporated, of North Dakota. That name makes saying aloud “Paramount Skydance Warner Bros. Discovery” seem like almost like a breeze after the final ink is dry on David Ellison’s $111 billion merger. But, for this day and age, even five words — a mashup of two century-old…

Addis Ababa’s military chief says foreign powers/Eritrea, Egypt and Sudan are supporting armed groups seeking to overthrow the government Eritrea, Egypt and Sudan are backing armed militias seeking to overthrow Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government, the country’s military chief has claimed. Field Marshal Birhanu Jula made the accusation on Saturday amid renewed fighting involving the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), an armed political group that controls much of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. “Neither Shaebia [Eritrea] nor the TPLF can achieve anything alone, even if they are allied, unless they are backed, supported and supplied by Sudan, Egypt and other external powers,”…

Nathan Jenkins speaks about songwriting with the arcane detachment of a mage, often describing the process in passive voice. Lyrics “materialize in the shape of melodies”; he’s “not very present” for the process in general. Jenkins has expressed admiration for the way Arthur Russell creates distance between himself and a song, “[wearing] them so lightly,” then folding them up before they’ve run ragged. After finishing 2024’s Affection, the London producer’s most pop-centric record under the Bullion moniker, Jenkins set out to make a follow-up record with a distinct goal in mind: “No more songs,” which might suggest a return to…

After knocking off the No. 1 team which resulted in two weeks at the top of the AP Poll, going undefeated in nonconference and opening SEC play with a road win, Texas football deserves a break. With a 20-17 win over Tennessee, the Longhorns enter their bye week. AdvertisementNo. 1 Texas (4-0, 1-0) escaped No. 14 Tennessee 20-17 thanks to a Jelani McDonald pass breakup on a Hail Mary pass. With one of its six games against preseason-ranked conference opponents out of the way, the Longhorns will take the weekend off to prepare for its next game.Texas football? Soft? Not this 2026…

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards were handed out Sunday night, and the show was full of big moments. Read on to find out more. Madonna Opens 2026 VMAs With Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX Pop ruled the opening of the 2026 VMAs, as Madonna kicked off the show with a medley of “Bring Your Love” and “Danceteria Afterhours” alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX minutes before K-pop star Lisa won the award for best pop for “Dream” ft. Kentaro Sakaguchi. Madonna began her performance of “Bring Your Love” spread-eagle atop a black grand piano as Carpenter played the keys…