Tuesday, September 17

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> "Shōgun" breaks records at 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy; "Hacks" wins best comedy (More) | See other highlights from the night (More)

> Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa has no plans to retire after concussion in Thursday night's game against the Buffalo Bills; this was Tagovailoa's third concussion in two years (More) | Texas jumps Georgia to lead college football's AP poll for first time in 16 years (More) | How college football rankings work (More)

> "The Life of Chuck" wins top prize at 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (More) | "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" leads domestic box office again, hauling in $51.6M in its second weekend (More)


Science & Technology
> Stranded Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore give first news conference from the International Space Station; pair will return aboard a SpaceX craft in February (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> New approach helps prevent distortions in AI-generated images like extra limbs and distorted facial symmetry (More) | How does generative AI work? (More, w/video)

> Poor performance under pressure, or "choking," linked to a drop in activity from the neurons helping to prepare the body for movement (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq +0.7%) with Nasdaq closing out its best week of the year (More)

> DirecTV and Disney reach deal to end 13-day blackout that had blocked ESPN, ABC, and other Disney-owned TV networks for DirecTV's 11 million customers (More)

> Air Canada and pilots union reach tentative agreement to avoid strike this week; $1.5B deal will increase compensation by 46% over four years, with union members set to vote in the coming weeks (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Venezuela detains six foreigners, including three US citizens, accusing them of CIA plot to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and others; the US denies allegations (More)

> Houthi missile reaches Israel from Yemen for first time, wounding nine people in country's center, per Israeli officials (More) | See war updates (More)

> Eight migrants die in English Channel crossing from France to England; boat carried people from Eritrea, Sudan, Syria, and Iran (More) | Flooding in Central and Eastern Europe kills at least eight people after heaviest rain in decades (More)


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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