Daily Briefing: The Hollywood strikes are not over (yet)
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Your favorite shows might get new episodes soon. Hollywood's screenwriters and studios announced a deal late Sunday that would end a nearly-five monthslong strike of television and film writers. Also in the news: What the next Supreme Court term could mean for social media and elections and yes, Taylor Swift was at the Chiefs' game in Travis Kelce's box and it's giving "End Game."
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These are Monday's headlines.
Screenwriters, studios reach tentative deal to end 146-day strike
A tentative three-year contract agreement announced late Sunday between Hollywood screenwriters and studios must be approved by the Writers Guild of America's board and members before the writers' strike officially ends.
Screenwriters began the strike in May to fight for increased pay and over the size of diminished writing staffs on shows in the streaming era as well as issues such as the use of artificial intelligence in the creation of scripts.
After months of stalled talks, the prolonged writers' strike surged to an agreement this week following a rare joint Sept. 20 meeting between union officials and top media CEOs at Disney, Warner Bros., Discovery, NBCUniversal and Netflix.
There is still no deal between Hollywood actors and the studios, as the 160,000-member SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since July.
Worried about your favorite TV shows? If the actors follow suit and reach a speedy settlement, production on scripted TV shows could begin in a matter of weeks and new episodes could be ready to air by early next year.
Related: President Joe Biden will travel to Michigan on Tuesday to join the United Auto Workers on the picket line.
NFL Week 3 had the Dolphins drop 70 points, Cardinals stun and ... Taylor Swift?
Week 3 of the 2023 NFL season provided what is the upset of year so far, when the Arizona Cardinals stunned the Dallas Cowboys. This result likely eliminated a lot of people from survivor pools. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Chiefs routed the hapless Chicago Bears in front of a famous fan, Taylor Swift. The Dolphins scored the most points in a game by an NFL team since 1966. The Dolphins are just the fourth team to score 70 or more points in a game (regular season and playoffs). And the Minnesota Vikings remained winless after losing to the Los Angeles Chargers. Read more
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Did she ''just say yes''? Taylor Swift attends Travis Kelce's game in suite with Donna Kelce.
Week 4 college football winners and losers: Colorado humbled while Florida State breaks through.
More news to know now
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See the iconic banyan tree sprout new leaves after being scorched in the Maui fires.
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Five days until government shutdown deadline
With mere days before a potential government shutdown and no clear resolution in sight, lawmakers are split on whether the country should brace for the wide-ranging impacts of a shutdown. In the House, where most of the fight over government spending has been taking place, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has struggled to unite House Republicans behind a deal as conservative hardliners block almost all of McCarthy’s attempts at avoiding a shutdown. As a result, some GOP lawmakers have resigned themselves to the government closing its doors, given how little time is remaining for lawmakers to meet their deadline and the ongoing turmoil that has engulfed the House. Read more
''Very weak'': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Kevin McCarthy amidst government shutdown fight.
Calls for N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez to resign over sweeping corruption charges grow.
Student loan borrowers face uncertainty as October bills arrive
A year ago, many student loan borrowers in the U.S. had hope they would owe basically nothing for their education. That would have been the reality if President Joe Biden's plan for far-reaching student loan forgiveness had not been struck down by the Supreme Court in June. But instead it's time to figure out how to pay the bills ahead. Plenty of challenges are ahead for an estimated 40 million federal student loan borrowers as payments resume in October now that the federal student loan payment pause that stretched out roughly three-and-a-half years comes to a halt. Read more
FAFSA won't be available Oct 1. The simpler 2024-25 application will be ready in December.
Student loan debt forgiveness becomes a reality for more than 804,000 who paid for decades.
How the Supreme Court could alter the way Americans interact on the internet
Though the Supreme Court dodged the opportunity in 2021, the justices now have another opportunity to decide whether public officials may block Americans on social media. It's one of several cases pending at the high court with potentially enormous consequences for the way Americans interact on the internet. Legal experts say the Supreme Court term that begins next month could also be the most important in decades in determining the extent of the government's power to regulate the online content. The Supreme Court's opinions could have profound implications for social media and politics − with decisions landing in the middle of next year's election. Read more
Donald Trump's criminal charges spark concerns among 2024 voters, a new poll shows.
Quick hits
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A NASA spacecraft returned to Earth on Sunday after a years-long mission to a nearby asteroid.
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With laughter and lots of love, Megan Rapinoe says goodbye to USWNT with final game.
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Photo of the day: Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon world record in Berlin
Tigst Assefa broke the women’s world record by more than two minutes Sunday at the Berlin Marathon, as Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s race for the fifth time but couldn’t break his own record. Ethiopian runner Assefa, the winner in Berlin a year ago, ran the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to break the previous women’s record of 2:14:04 set by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei at the Chicago Marathon in 2019. Read more
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