Two men shot by Denver police – one who was killed and one seriously injured – in separate confrontations in late August were wielding fake guns, Denver Police Department officials said Thursday.
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Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
Cow attacks previously prompted by dogs Dangerous and occasionally fatal confrontations with cows are a common occurence during mountain hikes in Austria often prompted by dog, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine.
Still one of the NFL’s nastiest division rivalries, the game was full of skirmishes and a near-costly unnecessary roughness penalty late in the third against the Eagles that put the Cowboys in position to take the lead.
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Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Premiering in 2011, the edgy comedy follows Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) as her life unravels while serving as maid of honor for her best friend Lillian Donovan (Maya Rudolph), leading to a string of wedding planning mishaps and bridal party rivalries.
As a smart two-way player who can win board battles and create offense off the rush, Celebrini’s game translated extremely favorably to the pro ranks.
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Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Launched in 2003, this sci-fi MMORPG has played host to epic spaceship battles and intergalactic heists on a scale that most other multiplayer games can only dream of.
Players are being paid directly by their schools, ADs are looking for alternative sources of revenue and recruits are launching bidding wars.
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Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Among the reasons the name was chosen, according to historians, was to signal that the United States prioritized preventing wars in the post-World War II nuclear age.
The president has been deeply involved in major political contests in the battleground state in recent years, including the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election in 2022.
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Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
The Padres, now three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, have dropped eight of their last 10 contests amid their worst stretch of the season.
Following that incident, analysts wouldn’t rule out the possibility of Turkish-Israeli mock dogfights, not unlike the recurring Turkish-Greek ones over the Aegean Sea, occurring over Syria, especially if Israel and Turkey’s opposing policies in that country diverge even further.
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Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
On top of dogfights and exploration, there are plenty of puzzles to solve and secrets to uncover.
The multibillion-dollar deal brings an end to legal conflicts that captured global attention and cements a clear future for the companies at the center of American and international news.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
The laboratory also stressed the need for resilience against electronic warfare, particularly GPS jamming and spoofing, which have become common tactics in modern conflicts.
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