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At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say
Seventeen people killed at bar near Johannesburg and 10 killed in separate incident at barbecue venue near Cape TownTwo separate mass shootings near South Africa's two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, police have said.The South African police service said on Sunday that 17 people were killed on Saturday night when eight suspects armed with AK-47 assault rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar in Wedela township, south-west of Johannesburg. At least 15 other people sustained gunshot injuries in that attack, police said. Continue reading...
Northern Ireland live: controversial Orange Order march in Portadown delayed amid huge counter-protest
Large crowd blocking route march was due to take in Catholic enclave of largely Protestant townNorthern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill, at the scene of the counter-protest this morning also spoke alongside Mary Lou McDonald. O'Neill said she had called on Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant to intervene. She told reporters: "Does anybody think that this is a good idea? No right-minded person would make this decision. "I still do not know the answer to this question - why, after 28 years of determination to block a march down this road, the Parades Commission thought that this was the right idea today to bring this mess back onto this community?"Local MP Carla Lockhart, from the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, posted this morning on X describing the marchers as a "dignified grouping of men, walking silently down Garvaghy Road".She included a photo of the small group in suits, wearing orange silk sashes and black bowler hats and carrying a banner. "There is no threat, no triumphalism, not even music. There is nothing to fear. The rule of law must prevail," she wrote. Continue reading...
New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson kicks off the new season of 'SNL'
NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, of the 2026 championship-winning New York Knicks, kicked off the 52nd season of "Saturday Night Live."During Saturday's hoops-heavy show, Brunson delivered a monologue in which he promised to approach his "SNL" performance with the same strategy he used during Knicks' NBA Finals games."The first three quarters of the show are going to be god-awful," he said. "The last sketch is going to be amazing."The monologue featured "SNL" veteran Kenan Thompson as ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, invited by Brunson so the player could "get some closure" after Smith had expressed doubts about his abilities."I am man enough to admit that I was wrong when the New York Knickerbockers signed you and I did not think that you were the answer," Thompson's Smith said. "Nor did I believe that you could deliver the team's first championship since 1973, when I was only 5 years old."Knicks teammates Josh Hart, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns made cameos to portray members of the studio audience chosen to ask questions of the point guard."Can you foul out of 'SNL?'" Towns asked.In the recorded sketch "High School Musical the New Generation," Brunson portrayed a new student who wanted to join the school's basketball team. He was welcomed with a musical number on the court that culminated with a team member portrayed by "SNL" featured player Jeremy Culhane singing that he was about to "take the shot."It was at that point that his attempt at scoring was rejected by Brunson, with the ball slamming against his forehead. Each subsequent attempt at a basket by Culhane's character was met with over-the-top rejection. Soon, Brunson was defeating the team by weaving through defender traffic and scoring easily.The NBA player concluded by swooping in to steal Culhane's love interest (played by featured player Veronika Slowikowska) during another musical number, showing that even his singing chops were better than the ones of Culhane's character. "Yeah, I think I'm going to hook up with this guy," Slowikowska's character said of the new student. Saturday Night Live Sep 9 Please Don't Destroy's Martin Herlihy leaves 'SNL' after five years Saturday Night Live Sep 9 Jalen Brunson, Inde Navarrette and Dakota Johnson among 'SNL' hosts for new season Brunson is the fifth NBA star to host the storied sketch comedy show, joining coach Bill Russell and legendary players Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and LeBron James in sharing that status.He averaged 32.6 points per game in the NBA Finals to help his team win its first championship in 53 years.Saturday's show also marked the first "SNL" season for two new featured players, Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter, after it bid farewell to cast member Chloe Fineman and writer Martin Herlihy, who also appeared in a number of sketches.Fineman landed a role on "Myron Bolitar," a Netflix drama series based on Harlan Coben's thriller novels about a former basketball star who reinvents himself as a sports agent. Netflix announced the show started filming in New York City in July.The musical guest Saturday was Katseye, the K-pop-influenced act composed of six women from around the world but often performing as a quintet and quartet due to hiatuses. The act was put together under a partnership between Geffen Records and South Korea's HYBE Entertainment, home of BTS.Katseye performed a pair of songs, "Animal" and "Hootie Frutti," and appeared as judges in a recorded sketch that spoofed season two of the talent competition TV show "The Debut: Dream Academy.""SNL" airs on NBC, a division of NBCUniversal, which is also the parent company of NBC News.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
Trump rejects Iran's seven-day peace deal to reopen strait of Hormuz
US president is said to expect renewed strikes after the midtermsDonald Trump has said he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the strait of Hormuz within a week and resume nuclear talks in return for the lifting of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports."They made a proposal but I reject it," the US president told reporters at the White House. Continue reading...
Bengal SIR row: CM Suvendu Adhikari pins blame on Mamata for deletion of 27 lakh voters
Suvendu Adhikari claimed the deletions were ordered by judicial officers following directions from the Supreme Court in a case filed by Banerjee herself. He accused the TMC leader of trying to shift responsibility after her defeat in the Assembly elections. The Election Commission has said 22.21 lakh of the deleted voters had filed appeals seeking their names to be restored.
Asian Games: Ankush Panghal Storms Into Semifinals With 5-0 Win, Assures Boxing Medal
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Ankush Panghal assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Asian Games after defeating Tajikistan's Nekruz Salimov in the men's 80kg quarterfinals by a unanimous decision of 5-0 at the Nishio Gymnasium on Sunday.
Oregon’s Dan Lanning trolls USC’s home crowd and football culture
After his quarterback was leveled during what he described as a "disgusting play" Saturday night at the Coliseum, Oregon coach Dan Lanning got in some parting verbal shots. Lanning trolled USC's crowd and its football culture after improving to 3-0 in head-to-head matchups against Trojans counterpart Lincoln Riley. "Three wins against these guys," Lanning said,...
Weather tomorrow: IMD warns of heavy rain, thunderstorms; yellow alert in 7 states
The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds across several states, with yellow alerts issued for Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir on September 28.
Irish players to wear black armbands to boycott Israel
Ireland's national football team is facing intense pressure to boycott its UEFA Nations League games against Israel, with the first match taking place this Sunday evening in Hungary. The team has decided to go ahead with the fixture but will wear black armbands in protest. Ireland will also be without its usual goalkeeper, who has chosen to boycott the game. Antonia Kerrigan reports.
Northern Ireland court allows Orange Order march through Catholic area
A court in Northern Ireland has allowed a Protestant parade to proceed through a controversial route in a Catholic area for the first time in nearly 30 years. The legal dispute ended in the early hours of Sunday, with counterprotests now underway and police working to keep marchers and protesters apart. The Drumcree parade dispute dates back to the mid-1990s, when tensions over the route led to riots, roadblocks and murders, threatening Northern Ireland's peace process. Hervé Amoric reports from Portadown.
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The Simpsons — 38x1: "The Children's Book Job" (FOX)

A British children's book author comes to Springfield to give a talk at Springfield Elementary School. Homer is tasked with picking her up from the airport, but things go bad from there.

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1962 — Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring
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1954 — The Tonight Show Premieres with Steve Allen as Host
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1918 — British Forces Assault Hindenburg Line in WW1
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1777 — Continental Congress Holds One-Day Session in Lancaster
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