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Andrea AdelsonAug 31, 2025, 11:27 PM ETClose ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida.MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Notre Dame had one last chance to beat Miami with 1:04 left on the clock, and redshirt freshman CJ Carr was charged with driving the Irish down the field.Miami coach Mario Cristobal surveyed the field from the opposite sideline. He had a feeling his stalwart defensive ends, Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor, would take advantage of the tired Irish offensive line.Mesidor and Bain came up with sacks on back-to-back plays late in the fourth quarter to seal…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. September 7Full Corn Moon/Lunar EclipseSeptember 16Venus vs Jupiter, Round TwoSeptember 22Autumnal Equinox If you’re not in North America, this month’s full moon will make for pretty compelling viewing: the full moon coincides with another full lunar eclipse! Why yes, that means it is also a big ol’ blood moon! But even if your eyes are shielded from that particular piece of cosmic horror, September has a couple of other celestial tidbits to offer persistent stargazers. September 7: Full, Potentially Bloody, Corn Moon September’s full moon is…

Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is facing the worst flooding in its history, with around 1.5 million people affected across thousands of villages in the northeast. Nationwide, over 850 people have died during this year’s monsoon season. The situation has been worsened by excess water released from Indian dams and the broader impacts of climate change.

ToplineRobert Mueller, the former FBI director and Justice Department special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the New York Times reported on Sunday, which will prevent him from testifying before the House Oversight Committee as part of its Jeffrey Epstein probe.Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement about the Russia investigation at the Justice Department in Washington, DC.Getty ImagesKey FactsCiting a statement from Mueller’s family, the Times reported that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in “the summer of 2021” and he has “retired from the practice of law at the…

Every seat in Copenhagen’s Bella Center was full as Anton Osika, the co-founder of the vibe coding app Lovable, took the stage at this year’s TechBBQ conference. Lovable specializes in helping people build apps and websites, especially people with no coding experience. It’s one of the standouts in the popular AI category known as vibe-coding, which lets users guide AI models as they produce code, websites, or whole applications. It’s been an attractive proposition for users: In just eight months, the Swedish company said it surpassed $100 million in ARR and raised a $200 million Series A at a $1.8…

HBO‘s upcoming Harry Potter TV series has cast a familiar face to play Hogwarts Professor Filius Flitwick. Warwick Davis, who played Flitwick in the original Harry Potter film series, will reprise the role for the TV series, which will debut on HBO and HBO Max in 2027. Davis is the only actor (so far) to return in the same role for the TV reboot as the original films. His return to the franchise was announced as part of the annual Back to Hogwarts event, which is held each Sept. 1 and celebrates the franchise. In addition to Davis, HBO also…

Sportswriter Jane Leavy discusses her new book, “Make Me Commissioner: I Know What’s Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It,” with Morning Edition host and baseball megafan A Martinez.

Bluesky’s growing status as the social media platform of choice for the world’s scientists has been boosted by analysis suggesting research receives more engagement and original scrutiny than on Elon Musk’s rival platform, X.A study examining 2.6m Bluesky posts referencing more than 500,000 scholarly articles over the past two and a half years found they demonstrated “substantially higher levels of interaction” – likes, reposts, replies and quotes – and greater “textual originality” than previously reported for X, formerly Twitter.It comes with the fledgling platform battling reports of a decline in its active user base and activity in recent months. Bluesky…

If the TikTok “Airport Theory” trend has taught us anything, it’s that sometimes, waiting until the very last minute can pay off. Travelers who have successfully attempted the trend have been able to time their airport arrival within mere minutes of their plane taking off, thereby avoiding the dreaded hours-long wait at their flight’s gate. The trick lies in knowing when to take action before it’s too late—and this tactic can certainly be applied to shopping a sale in its final hours. The best deals are often reserved for shoppers willing to wait for further price drops, and in the…

As students across the country head back to class, one thing won’t be coming with many of them: their cell phones. This year more states than ever are banning students’ devices during school hours. In Texas, every public and charter school student will be without their phones during the school day this fall. Brigette Whaley, an associate professor of education at West Texas A&M University, expects to see “a more equitable environment” in classrooms with higher student engagement. Last year, she tracked the success of a cell phone ban in one west Texas high school by surveying teachers throughout the…