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Who’s starting, who’s hurt, and who’s on the move?NFL news is nonstop, and we’re breaking it all down week by week this season.Here’s the latest on what’s happening around the league entering Week 8:Lamar Jackson returns to practiceBaltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice for the first time since sustaining a hamstring injury during Week 4. He was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice, so his status is not confirmed for the Ravens’ Week 8 game against the Bears.Christian Watson trending to playGreen Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson said he expects to return to the lineup for the…

Front-runner Zohran Mamdani broke a sweat – literally – during a knock-down-drag-out final mayoral debate Wednesday as a fired-up Andrew Cuomo repeatedly pressed him to “quit acting” and deliver straight answers. The normally smooth-talking socialist was repeatedly pinned into a corner by the unlikely tag team of Cuomo, the ex-governor running as an independent, and GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa, who labeled Mamdani’s policy proposals “fantasy.” Seizing the last opportunity to cut Mamdani down to size — with 13 days to go before the Nov. 4 election — the thirsty rivals wouldn’t let any of the Democratic nominee’s non-answers slide off…

A young mom of four was shot and killed by her “obsessed” ex-boyfriend, who abducted her and their baby daughter before he himself was gunned down by police, according to authorities. Savannah Kulla, 29, was found dead in the parking lot of a shopping center in Brampton, Ontario Tuesday afternoon, police said. Savannah Kulla, 29, was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend on Tuesday. Gofundme Her ex, 39-year-old Anthony Deschepper, allegedly dumped her body there and fled the grisly scene he sparked after kidnapping Kulla and their 1-year-old daughter, according to cops. Police quickly issued an Amber Alert for the tot, who…

Broncos head coach Sean Payton denied that he was taking a shot at Russell Wilson in a comment following Denver’s shocking win over the Giants on Sunday, which spurred a war of words between the ex-Mile High City QB and the bench boss.  Payton told reporters on Wednesday that “in no way, shape or form” was he intending to criticize Wilson with his words, which drew a fierce response from Wilson himself, calling the Broncos coach “classless” in a post on X on Monday.  “I did [see it],” Payton said when it was asked if he had seen Wilson’s social…

Not long ago, I spoke with a senior director who admitted something I hear all too often. She said, “I look back at my week, and I can’t figure out how I worked this hard and still didn’t move the needle on the important things. Why does proactive planning, coaching my team, and making space for strategy, always get pushed aside?” Sound familiar? That comment captures a reality many leaders quietly struggle with. The days are packed, the effort is there, but the impact feels flat. And as we enter the final quarter of the year, reflecting on our contributions…

Footage has captured the terrifying moment a woman was pushed into oncoming traffic by gale force winds in New Zealand. Dashcam footage, captured by passer-by Justin Ashworth yesterday morning, shows traffic lights and tree branches swaying heavily as the woman attempts to walk carefully towards the road. The pedestrian then appears to be thrust onto the Wellington intersection by a large gust as her bag and belongings take off into the distance. A grey Toyota Prius and a black VW Golf miraculously makes a quick stop in front of the woman as the scenes unfolded. The pedestrian is thrusted onto…

Former Gov. Cuomo got some strong applause attacking Mamdani’s blathering policies. “I’m going to deep freeze the rent. People think it applies to all of them. No, just the 25% of the units that are really stabilized,” he said. Independent candidate and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo participates in the second New York City mayoral debate. POOL/AFP via Getty Images POOL/AFP via Getty Images Cuomo then took direct aim at one of Mamdani’s signature policies: freezing the rent “And by the way, it’s all because the mayor doesn’t have the power to do it anyway. The Rent Guidelines Board…

People might be getting sick of big studios making low-budget horror films but still raking in the cash.  Horror fans are gravitating to the smaller houses that are doing big things with their acquisitions and distributions. Those companies are run by true genre cinephiles, not big pocketed executives who see dollars signs, not devoted fans.  Take Joe Dain, for instance. He’s the CEO of Terror Films Releasing (TFR) an independent horror distributor; the company that brought you, among other titles, the Hell House LLC franchise, Be My Cat, and The Wendigo.  In fact, they have released over 150 movies in the…

An 84-year-old goat herder was “blown to pieces” by a Russian drone that landed on her and her animals in a Ukrainian city that has become known as a “human safari zone.” Larisa Mironyevna Vakulyuk, 84 — known locally as Baba Lora or Grandma Lora — was walking with two of her goats early Monday along the Antonivka neighborhood, in Kherson, when they were struck by a Russian UAV, the New Voice of Ukraine reported. Zarina Zabrisky, an American journalist based in Kherson, confirmed the deadly strike having interviewed the 84-year-old last month, describing the bloody aftermath as one of the…

Aaron Glenn did not even make it to Halloween before facing his first crisis as Jets coach. Glenn’s team is 0-7 and has shown the firepower of a water gun. It has gone two weeks without any touchdowns and six weeks without a touchdown in the first half. So, Glenn is now pondering a quarterback change from Justin Fields to Tyrod Taylor. All logic points to Glenn turning to Taylor, the 36-year-old veteran journeyman, but Glenn was not ready to announce that Wednesday, citing a “competitive advantage” by keeping the Bengals guessing about Sunday. I’m sure Cincinnati defensive coordinator Al…