The biggest mover this week was North Carolina, which shocked the nation by upsetting No. 12 Florida State. Washington also sent a loud message with its demolition of No. 7 Stanford on Friday, leaping from No. 10 to No. 5. Clemson also saw a slight bump after beating No. 3 Louisville, and Tennessee found its way back into the top 10 for the first time since its narrow season-opening win against Appalachian State....
Meanwhile, West Virginia is climbing, buoyed by its 5-0 record. Two SEC teams, conversely, took a tumble, as Tennessee and Ole Miss suffered losses to Alabama and Arkansas, respectively. And with Virginia Tech and Miami falling from the Top 25 altogether, two new teams and a new college world order appear in the bottom half of the poll. MORE: Stunning photos from Week 7’s games Here are the AP’s latest rankings (first-place votes in parentheses): Alabama 7-0 (60) 2....
In a statement from the Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division said, “The Department of Justice will not relent in its aggressive pursuit of those responsible for fueling the opioid epidemic in Appalachia.” WCHS reports a doctor in Vienna, West Virginia allegedly prescribed 1.8 million units of Schedule II controlled substances for a town of approximately 10,000 residents. His patient roster only numbered 1,600....
The colorful float has the words “the ringless” painted on it, along with what looks to be Matt Ryan’s and Julio Jones’ faces. MORE: Adele’s Grammys do-over leads to Falcons Super Bowl burns on Twitter The Mardi Gras parade takes place in New Orleans, home of the Falcons’ NFC South rivals, the Saints. It would only make sense that Saints fans would want to use the holiday to celebrate Atlanta’s heartbreaking loss to the Patriots in Super Bowl 51....
Throughout the month of August, there have been multiple leaks surrounding the next generation of iPhones and what they will be capable of. The official announcement for these devices is expected to be the focus of Apple’s upcoming presentation, which you can watch live from the comfort of your own home. In-depth instructions on how to do this can be found here. Meanwhile, Newsweek will be posting regular updates about the event in a dedicated live blog....
The Cupertino, California-based tech giant issued an alert on Sunday, according to Barron’s, that it is currently facing supply chain issues with its high-end new smartphones, the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. The company explained that, due to COVID-19 restrictions that remain in place in China, shipment of those new products has been slowed down. China continues to operate under a strict variation of the “zero-COVID” containment strategy for the virus....
The multinational tech giant released user iPhone photos stored on its server to federal agents, according to a Forbes report, which helped secure the arrest of a suspect who allegedly firebombed cop vehicles during a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle on May 30. Last week, officials charged Kelly Thomas Jackson—the 20-year-old suspect—with two counts of arson and two counts of unlawful possession of a destructive device for his alleged activities that took place at the protest that turned violent in downtown Seattle....
One twitter user said on Thursday, “Guess I will have to throw out all my denim jeans and no longer use my leather wallets.” Another pointed out sarcastically, “Clean with special cloth, Don’t put in your wallet or pocket. Seems reasonable.” The Apple Card is a relatively plain matte white credit card made of titanium, which was designed to stand out against other credit cards. With Apple Cards making its way into the hands of consumers across the U....
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano is well known for his anti-gay views and has previously called for the pope to resign. In a recent interview with Italian journalist and Vatican expert Marco Tosatti, Vigano insisted that Pope Francis, who he refers to using his given name of Jorge Bergoglio, is involved with a plot to “corrupt” the church by promoting homosexuality. “For Bergoglio and his entourage sodomy is not a sin that cries out for vengeance in the presence of God, as the Catechism teaches,” said Vigano....
But Wright fans got lucky. A retired biologist named Jeannine Majde read an article about the plight of the William A. Glasner House, so named for its original owner. She clipped and mailed it to an old college friend and Wright fan, Jack Reed. “I sent him a note with the suggestion that he go for it,’” she recalls. He went for it. In June 2003, Reed paid $1.5 million for the unusual house, including two octagonal rooms, ornate stained-glass windows and a generous living room with a vaulted ceiling....
The good news: Fans will be allowed to watch March Madness in person this year. The bad news: Attendance will be severely reduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While that’s certainly not ideal, anything is better than missing the tournament entirely — as was the case in 2020. What’s more, the fact the entire tournament will take place in the state of Indiana — with games tipping off at the conclusion of the previous game — should make for some of the most exciting TV entertainment in NCAA Tournament history....
Brown has already apologized after initially claiming she didn’t think she said it. “I owe you all a major apology,” Brown admitted on her Instagram story Sunday. “There is no excuse and I will not justify what I said. I have read your messages and seen the hurt I have caused. I own it all. I am terribly sorry and know that whether in public or private, this language is unacceptable....
We’ll continue to update this article with news on Allen and Williams until the official active/inactive report comes out on Sunday around 6:50 p.m. ET. WEEK 11 INJURY UPDATES:Lamar | RBs | Pass-catchers | Hollywood | Kyler | Hopkins Is Keenan Allen playing Sunday night Week 11? UPDATE: ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported late Saturday night that Allen said he plans to play, but Chargers’ coaches will make the final decision after pre-game warm-ups....
The Maricopa County Elections Department first posted on Twitter explaining that many tabulation machines in the county, which is home to Arizona’s capital of Phoenix, weren’t working. The hurdle comes after Maricopa County spent years addressing election misinformation after former President Donald Trump accused the county of committing voter fraud in the 2020 election. Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake also accused the county elections department of counting thousands of mail-in ballots after Election Day in 2020, which the department refuted....
Public schools are closing because the figure for positive tests in the city has hit 3 percent using a seven-day rolling average. School buildings must close and students must transition to full-time remote learning for a minimum of two weeks. There are more than 1 million students in the New York City public school system—the largest in the U.S. However, the city’s 200,000 private school students may not face the same restrictions....
Being held in the Middle East — as part of FIFA’s pledge to host a major tournament in the region — Qatar 2022 will bring the biggest international football showpiece to the Arab world for the first time. However, the decision to grant a World Cup to Qatar has been met with criticism for multiple reasons, with the major structural change of switching to an end-of-year competition generating plenty of controversy....
In a statement published on Twitter on August 28, Argentina’s National Directorate of Migration said it had been targeted by a cyber attack, which caused a disruption of a number of services, including border control. According to the agency, the Integrated Migration Capture System (SICaM) the country uses to facilitate international crossings was “particularly affected” by the attack, causing a disruption to entries and exits in and out of the country....
Foster took to Twitter on Tuesday night after the beer company issued a statement saying it was “disappointed and increasingly concerned” by recent incidents and was not satisfied with the NFL’s response. He said Wednesday he believes alcohol is connected “a lot” to domestic violence “in my experience.”
Arian Foster has gone on record before claiming to receive money during his tenure at Tennessee, but in an interview on The Dan LeBatard Show, Foster suggested an actual dollar amount. MORE: Arian Foster rips Steven A. Smith | Tom Brady auto-tuned | Best rushing QBs “You have people help you out here and there,” Foster told LeBatard. “Boosters and alumni and ex-players, they all know how it is, man....
Almirola was in attendance at a charity event hosted by Martin Truex Jr. in Statesville, N.C., on Wednesday. The money he helped raise will go toward treating pediatric and ovarian cancer. That’s even more courageous, considering he was only released from the hospital Monday after being diagnosed with a compound fracture in his T5 vertebra. MORE: Audio released from Almirola’s crash at Kansas The injury will sideline him indefinitely from the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series....
