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Caleb Williams passed for 281 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score while playing only the first half, Zachariah Branch returned a punt 75 yards for a TD, and No. 6 USC routed Stanford 56-10 on Saturday night. USC: This rivalry game clearly meant plenty to the Trojans, who celebrated every big play on the sideline and poured it on throughout the first half. Riley's team has a week off before the schedule gets tougher, and the Trojans appear ready to take the next step. POLL IMPLICATIONSAlabama's loss to Texas could clear a Top 5 spot for USC, or the Longhorns could leapfrog the Trojans despite this impressive victory.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The hype is coming for the Texas Longhorns like it hasn’t in years. That's what happens when you knock off Alabama on the road and get your first win over a top-five team in 15 years. “Game over with,” Longhorns receiver Xavier Worthy said, after it had been over with for an hour or so. In essence, Texas bullied an Alabama team that’s been doing that to opponents throughout coach Nick Saban’s tenure. “I think there’s a lot of people out there that based on the games we’ve had in the past or the seasons we’ve had in the past, some people try not to believe the hype,” Brooks said.

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The Pac-12's previous high was six ranked teams, achieved multiple times including last week. After Washington State beat Wisconsin on Saturday night, Cougars coach Jake Dickert noted his school's unfortunate position. OUTFalling out along with Texas A&M were Wisconsin, which lost at Washington State, and Tulane, which lost at home to Mississippi. CONFERENCE CALLWith Tulane dropping out, there are no ranked teams from conferences outside the Power Five. RANKED vs. RANKEDNo games match ranked teams this week.

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He added, “I think that is a national security problem and a national security issue. Defense officials say Tuberville is jeopardizing American national security. Senators in both parties, including Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, also have criticized Tuberville. Tuberville has refused to budge, saying will not drop the holds unless majority Democrats allow a vote on the policy. In the meantime, he said, “To hold up the top brass from being promoted and lower brass, I think is paralyzing our Department of Defense.”

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☆ MSNBC host and ex-GOP congressman Joe Scarborough blasts Tommy Tuberville over his monthslong blockade on senior military promotions: 'Hey Tommy, you're not coaching football anymore'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Joe Scarborough blasted Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama senator's blockade of military promotions. "This is about the strength of the United States military. MSNBC host Joe Scarborough. "There's a rot in the GOP and Tommy Tuberville is a perfect example of it," he said. "I'm sick and tired of these Republicans tearing down the United States of America," he added.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Quinn Ewers finished what he started last season, passing for 349 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 11 Texas to a 34-24 victory over third-ranked Alabama on Saturday night in a huge win for a program trying to climb back into national championship contention. This amounted to a welcome-to-the-Southeastern Conference moment for a program set to join Alabama & Co. next season. Alabama had its 21-game home winning streak snapped along with a 57-game regular-season binge against nonconference teams dating to Nick Saban's debut season, 2007. Alabama's Jalen Milroe delivered big plays passing and running, but also was picked off twice on bad decisions.

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☆ Inside the real-estate network for women that costs thousands but is helping investors build long-term wealth and achieve financial freedom
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tresa Todd founded the Women's Real Estate Investors Network (WREIN). Stroud was no novice — she had dabbled in real-estate investing but hadn't generated much income from her portfolio. Joining the Women's Real Estate Investors Network (WREIN) was going to be a much bigger upfront investment than the course. She turned to real estate after realizing she needed to supplement her 401(k) money if she ever wanted to retire. Davitt and Verratti quit their jobs to work on their real estate business full-time.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Calvin Ridley gets triggered by one word these days: rusty. And he could be Trevor Lawrence’s top target when Jacksonville opens the season at AFC South rival Indianapolis on Sunday. I’m Calvin Ridley,” Ridley said. Ridley insisted he was good to go when offseason workouts began, but coaches eased him back in slowly. … I’m a good receiver.

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☆ Supreme Court's Alabama map ruling defied predictions as Roberts and Kavanaugh teamed up to protect Voting Rights Act
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Ambivalent during early internal debate, Kavanaugh eventually gave Roberts enough confidence that he could write an opinion for a majority. The state’s approach would have wholly undercut the history and purpose of the landmark Voting Rights Act, passed at the height of the Civil Rights movement to try to end race discrimination. Senior conservative Thomas, who has been unyielding in his rejection of race-based practices, was ready to write a far-reaching opinion against the court’s Voting Rights Act precedent for redistricting. Meanwhile, Kavanaugh and Roberts came together, ensuring the chief a five-justice majority for the robust endorsement of Voting Rights Act remedies when states discriminate in redistricting. The Alabama redistricting case shook out differently as Kavanaugh signed a significant portion of Roberts’ opinion.

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☆ In ‘Swing State,’ Rebecca Gilman Sees a Troubled World
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Laura Collins-Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The playwright Rebecca Gilman moved away from small-town Alabama long ago, but a soft Southern lilt still shapes her words. In all the years she lived and worked here in her adopted city of Chicago, she remained immune to its Bill Murray accent. After more than a decade of traveling back and forth from Chicago, Gilman relocated full-time to Green County, Wis., about four years ago. Some of the plants have to be pollinated by particular butterflies. Particular butterflies have to have lupine to lay their eggs.

Persons: Rebecca Gilman, Bill Murray, Gilman, ”, “, ” Gilman Organizations: Goodman Theater, Prairie Enthusiasts Locations: Alabama, Chicago, Wisconsin, Rural Wisconsin, Green County, Wis, Swing, New York

Let’s go to work.”Tuberville’s blockade is unique because it affects hundreds of military nominations and promotions. But, while unusual, Tuberville's office notes that lawmakers from both parties have threatened holds on military promotions over the years. But if Republican leaders are pressuring Tuberville to end his holds, they are not doing so publicly. Some Republicans have suggested that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., could hold votes on some of the most critical nominations. “I'd like to vote to rescind the policy, but I'm not going to hold the military up in perpetuity,” Graham said.

Persons: Alabama Sen, Tommy Tuberville, “ We're, ”, servicemembers, Navy Carlos Del Toro, Tuberville, ” “, “, ” Tuberville, Lloyd Austin, Let’s, It’s, What's, Austin, Court’s Dobbs, “ I'm, Sen, John Thune, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, ” Schumer, Lindsey Graham, it's, I'm, ” Graham, Roger Wicker, ” Wicker Organizations: WASHINGTON, Alabama, Pentagon, Navy, Air Force, Army, Washington Post, Marine Corps, CNN, ‘, Democratic, Senate, Defense Department, Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican, Marines, Space Force, Senate Armed Services Locations: Washington, Russia, Tuberville

☆ Sen. Tuberville slammed poetry by US sailors that is a time-honored tradition
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sen. Tuberville called out "wokeness" in the Navy, saying people are reading "poems on aircraft carriers." But the art form has been a long been a part of military service, especially for sailors. Tuberville faces widespread criticism for blocking hundreds of promotions over the Pentagon's abortion policy. Tuberville's comments on poetry and "wokeness" in the Navy come seemingly out of nowhere — especially considering the art form has a long history for sailors. Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albuquerque SSN 706 stand watch as the boat departs Diego Garcia.

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☆ Sen. Tommy Tuberville argues the Navy is 'too woke' because 'people are doing poems on aircraft carriers'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sen. Tommy Tuberville says the US Navy is too woke, citing a poetry night on an aircraft carrier. "It is absolutely insane the direction we're headed in our military," Tuberville told Fox News. "Secretary [Carlos] Del Toro of Navy, he needs to get to building ships, get to recruiting, and he needs to get wokeness out of our Navy," Tuberville said Wednesday evening on Fox News. AdvertisementAdvertisementSecretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and Sen. Jack Reed at an industry conference in Newport, Rhode Island on August 28, 2023. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The service chief of any service has two full-time jobs already.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes there will be “concrete steps soon” to address recent ethics concerns surrounding the court, but he stopped short of addressing calls for justices to institute an official code of conduct. We’re working on that,” Kavanaugh told the conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel in Ohio. He said all nine justices recognize that public confidence in the court is important, particularly now. Kavanaugh, 58, is one of three justices nominated by former President Donald Trump who have reshaped the court in recent years. Kavanaugh took questions from Jeffrey Sutton and Stephanie Dawkins Davis, chief judge and judge, respectively, of the 6th U.S.

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Everything will change in 2026, when USF opens a $340 million, 35,000-seat stadium of its own on the eastern edge of the Tampa campus, university officials say. The University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of Miami, which is private, have all won multiple national championships. And UCF has an on-campus stadium known as the “Bounce House.” USF officials say it's a worthwhile investment for them as well. School officials estimate about $20.5 million in revenue will be generated the first year the on-campus stadium is in operation. “This is where the first drops of blood, sweat and tears for USF football were played.

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☆ A $4.9 million castle perched on the edge of a cliff in Alabama comes with a 2-story solarium and an 8,000-square-foot garage — take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Melissa Wells | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A "magical" property perched on Alabama's Smith Lake is on the market for $4.9 million. The property includes an 8,000-square-foot garage, a helicopter pad, and a 2-story solarium. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. 354 County Road 211, which is perched above Lewis Smith Lake in Bremen, is a one-of-a-kind property, according to listing agent Krisalyn Crye at ARC Realty Mountain Brook. "You have all these tiers that are so unique that it really is sort of a magical house."

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☆ Rescuers race to save ill US cave explorer trapped 3,000 feet underground
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Mark Dickey, the U.S. caver who is currently trapped near Morca, poses in Mentone, Alabama, U.S., May 12, 2023. National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC)/Handout via REUTERS/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsMERSIN, Turkey, Sept 7 (Reuters) - More than 150 rescuers raced on Thursday to reach an American man who fell ill and became trapped some 1,000 metres (3,280 ft) underground in a cave he was exploring in southern Turkey. Mark Dickey, 40, was on an international exploration mission in the Morca cave in the Taurus mountains when he began suffering gastrointestinal bleeding, Turkey's TUMAF caving federation said in a statement. "Several international teams, including Croats and Italians, are aiding in the operations. Footage from the rescue operation showed Turkish and international teams setting up tents and cables outside the sinkhole, Turkey's third-largest, which is at an altitude of 2,140 metres (7,020 ft).

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☆ Trump bid to delay $250 million New York fraud trial is 'completely without merit,' judge says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A New York judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's request to delay his sweeping civil fraud trial, calling the former president's request "completely without merit." The order keeps the case on track to become Trump's first trial since he left the White House in 2021. Engoron's rebuke came one day after James asked the judge to sanction Trump and others in the case for repeatedly putting forward the same failed legal arguments. James asked the judge to issue a combined $10,000 fine to all the defendants, and another collective fine of $10,000 on their lawyers. Late last month, James asked Engoron to grant partial summary judgment against Trump, pointing to what she called a "mountain of undisputed evidence" backing up her allegations.

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☆ Opinion | Alabama Cherishes Its History of Defying the Federal Courts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( David Firestone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“The Legislature knows our state, our people and our districts better than the federal courts or activist groups,” wrote Gov. In a hearing last month, the three judges on the lower-court panel couldn’t quite believe it when Alabama came back with a map with only a single majority-Black district. Alabama knew full well that it would lose this case and that a second majority-Black district would inevitably be created over its opposition. They didn’t want to appear that they were knuckling under to the power of the federal government. They wanted the court to do it, and they wanted the public to understand that it was the court’s doing.

Persons: —, ”, Kay Ivey, Roberts, Terry Moorer Organizations: Federal, Court, Alabama, Republican Locations: Alabama, Black, “, State, Northern Alabama

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday allowed the state of Georgia to resume enforcing a new Republican-backed ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under age 18, after a federal appeals court allowed a similar law in Alabama to go back into effect. The appeals court panel was entirely comprised of judges appointed by Republican presidents. The 11th Circuit hears appeals from Georgia as well, and after it ruled, the state's Republican attorney general, Chris Carr, urged Geraghty to vacate her injunction. Republican lawmakers in several states have passed laws restricting medical treatments for transgender minors. The law also prevents minors from receiving gender-affirming surgeries, though that provision was not at issue in the case before Geraghty.

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☆ Hunting alligators is actually good for the environment and for people
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mississippi hunters just broke the state record for the largest alligator ever caught. These hunting programs help control alligator populations and fund state wildlife agencies. This has drawn attention to the state's alligator hunting program, which may provide more benefits for the reptiles than you might think. Because of this system, state officials were able to track the 776 alligators that were harvested in Mississippi in 2021. It's best for both the alligators and humans to keep their populations separate, at least from a public relations standpoint, Watkins said.

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At issue was whether the Republican-drawn map violated a bedrock federal civil rights law, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. "We have now said twice that this Voting Rights Act case is not close," the judges wrote. Alabama's Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen in filings submitted to the lower court disclosed plans to appeal to the Supreme Court and the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. The Supreme Court in June allowed a challenge to Louisiana's congressional map to advance. The Voting Rights Act was passed at a time when Southern states including Alabama enforced policies blocking Black people from casting ballots.

Persons: Terri Sewell, Michael A, McCoy, Steve Marshall, Wes Allen, Ron DeSantis, Joseph Ax, John Kruzel, Colleen Jenkins, Bill Berkrot, Will Dunham Organizations: Republican, U.S, Supreme, Democratic, U.S . House, Democratic U.S, Selma Fire, REUTERS, Circuit, Appeals, NAACP, Republicans, Thomson Locations: U.S, Alabama, Birmingham, Selma, Selma , Alabama, Atlanta, Florida, Black

Under the Republican map, only one of the state's seven congressional districts is majority Black, even though Black residents make up more than a quarter of the state's population. The office of Attorney General Steve Marshall, a Republican, said the state would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The plaintiffs who challenged Alabama's map, including the state chapter of the NAACP, in a joint statement said: "Alabama openly admits its intention to defy the law and the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court also in June allowed a challenge to Louisiana's congressional map to advance. A federal court has ordered lawmakers to draw a second majority-Black district, and a U.S. appeals court is set to review the case next month.

Persons: Michael A, McCoy, Terri Sewell, Steve Marshall, Ron DeSantis, Joseph Ax, Colleen Jenkins, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Democratic, Selma Fire, REUTERS, Republican, Democratic U.S, U.S, Supreme, NAACP, Republicans, U.S . House, Representatives, Thomson Locations: Selma, Selma , Alabama, U.S, Birmingham, Alabama, Florida, Black

Instead, a court-appointed special master will be tasked with creating a new map ahead of next year's vote. "And we are deeply troubled that the State enacted a map that the State readily admits does not provide the remedy we said federal law requires." Under the Republican map, only one of the state's seven congressional districts is majority Black, even though Black residents make up more than a quarter of the state's population. The panel first intervened in 2022, ruling that an earlier Republican plan was illegal. The Supreme Court also ruled in June that a challenge to Louisiana's congressional map could advance.

Persons: Michael A, McCoy, Terri Sewell, Ron DeSantis, Joseph Ax, Colleen Jenkins, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Democratic, Selma Fire, REUTERS, Republican, Democratic U.S, U.S, Supreme, Republicans, U.S . House, Representatives, NAACP, Thomson Locations: Selma, Selma , Alabama, U.S, Birmingham, Alabama, Florida, Black

☆ Federal Court Throws Out Alabama’s Revised Congressional District Map
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Jess Bravin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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