(NEXSTAR) — What’s better than one Monday Night Football game? Two Monday Night Football games – at least that’s what the NFL thinks. Unlike the first two weeks, the third week of the NFL season will conclude with the first Monday night doubleheader of the season. It will start with the Jacksonville Jaguars taking on the Buffalo Bills, then the Washington Commanders will face off against the Cincinnati Bengals. Why do football fans get to enjoy two games on a night traditionally reserved for a single prime-time matchup? Why some NFL helmets look different this season It all traces back…
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(NEXSTAR) — A new Consumer Reports study has found elevated levels of lead in one dozen brands of cinnamon powders and multi-spice blends. The nonprofit, which evaluates the safety of various goods and services, purchased the cinnamon products from 17 stores in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and online. Twelve of the 36 products tested by Consumer Reports had lead levels exceeding 1 part per million. That concentration is high enough to trigger a recall in New York, the only U.S. state that regulates heavy metals in spices, according to the nonprofit. Cinnamon powder from Paras had the highest levels…
NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, faces the possibility of years in prison when she is sentenced Tuesday for fraud, but prosecutors said she deserves leniency for her “extraordinary cooperation” as they investigated the company. Ellison, 29, pleaded guilty nearly two years ago and testified against Bankman-Fried for nearly three days at a trial last November. In a court filing, prosecutors said said her testimony was the “cornerstone of the trial” against Bankman-Fried, 32, who was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Asking…
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Camden County selling premium gas at the lowest price of $3.52 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 14, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of premium gas in cities within Camden County was $3.76 per gallon. Of the 48 reported gas stations in cities within Camden County, seven offer premium gas. The average reported price of premium gas in Georgia was $3.74, compared to $3.83…
STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV)—Georgia Southern completed a third of its schedule on Saturday, with the Eagles record 2-2 after four games. They lost on the road to the number five team in the nation Ole Miss 52-13. “I really appreciate our team’s courage or toughness,” Head Coach Clay Helton said. “I thought they give unbelievable effort and fight, but at the end of the day, when you’re playing one of the better teams in the country, you know you can’t have a couple critical holding calls that stop drives. You can’t have a two coverages that end up where we’re at…
(The Hill) – The United States healthcare system was deemed the worst overall in a new analysis of 10 similar nations by a leading health research nonprofit. “Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Healthy System,” published by The Commonwealth Fund Thursday, looked at 70 healthcare systems in 10 wealthy nations including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the U.S. and compared them to one another. The nonprofit has conducted and released an international health policy survey since 2004. In the survey, the U.S. system came in last place overall, in part because it earned 10th place…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023. According to officials in Stockholm, the cyberattack was carried out by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which hacked an SMS service and sent “some 15,000 text messages in Swedish” over the string of public burnings of the Quran that took place over several months in the summer of 2023. Senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said a preliminary investigation by Sweden’s SAPO domestic security…
On an overcast Saturday afternoon in Savannah more than 300 of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s most ardent fans crowded a ballroom to hear one of his most enthusiastic surrogates: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.Two weeks after Democratic nominee Kamala Harris arrived in the Hostess City, Republican Party faithful packed the Charles H. Morris Center at Trustees’ Garden, eager to participate in their version of a pre-game pep rally.Rep. Buddy Carter speaks to supporters of former president Donald J. Trump during a town hall meeting at the Trustees Garden in Savannah, GA on Sept. 14, 2024. The event was headlined…
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Glynn County selling regular gas at the lowest price of $2.76 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 14, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of regular gas in cities within Glynn County was $2.96 per gallon. Of the 69 reported gas stations in cities within Glynn County, 37 offer regular gas. The average reported price of regular gas in Georgia was $2.95, compared to $3.05…
Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov There were 1,825 first grade students enrolled in Glynn County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education. Sterling Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 239 students during the 2022-23 school year. Within Glynn County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in second grade. Statewide, Glynn County ranked 30th in enrollment numbers, with a total…