Jessica Pegula Drowns Her Sorrows in a Honey Deuce After Losing US Open Semifinal

Jessica Pegula Drowns Her Sorrows in a Honey Deuce After Losing US Open Semifinal

Jessie Pegula/X; Clive Brunskill/Getty Jessica Pegula treated herself to the US Open's signature cocktail, the Honey Deuce, after losing to Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal Pegula posted a selfie with the drink on X After the loss, Pegula told reporters Sabalenka hit some "ridiculous" shots and said, "That's tennis" Jessica Pegulahad an all-too-relatable reaction to losing toAryna Sabalenkain the US Open semifinals. The 31-year-old American tennis player fell short to world No. 1 Sabalenka on Thursday, Sept. 4, but Pegula won over fans with her charming post on X after the loss. "When you lost 4 points on serve in the 3rd but you lost the match," Pegulawrotein a post on X, adding a selfie showing her holding up a Honey Deuce, the popular cocktail that has become a staple at the tournament. Ingredients of the cocktail include Grey Goose vodka, fresh lemonade and raspberry liqueur, and it is garnished with a skewer of three frozen honeydew melon balls that resemble tennis balls. When you lost 4 points on serve in the 3rd but you lost the matchpic.twitter.com/KYHqfNBeJR — Jessie Pegula (@JPegula)September 5, 2025 Pegula's post was a hit with her fans, who told her she still made them proud despite the loss. One userwrote, "You're so real for this," and added, "you'll be back." Anotherwrote, "You played really well. Sabalenka had one of those nights unfortunately. Keep that head and enjoy that Honey Deuce !!!" The official Adidas X account replied too: "When you're still incredible and inspire thousands." After the loss, Pegulasaidshe thought Sabalenka "upped her points" in the second set. Even though it felt "pretty even" in the third, Sabalenka "came up with some ridiculous" answers on the court, she told reporters. "I didn't feel like I did much wrong," she said. "It seemed like the level was really high and we were pushing each other every single game." "When you play her, you have to serve well because she returns well and puts a lot of pressure on you," Pegula added of Sabalenka. "I'm happy to put in the effort that I was able to put in tonight against the best player in the world right now." Ultimately, Pegula told reporters of the loss, "That's tennis." Read the original article onPeople

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September 05, 2025

Jessica Pegula Drowns Her Sorrows in a Honey Deuce After Losing US Open Semifinal

Jessica Pegula Drowns Her Sorrows in a Honey Deuce After Losing US Open Semifinal Jessie Pegula/X; Clive Brunskill/Getty Jessica Pegula trea...

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Is Taylor Swift at the Chiefs game tonight? Latest ahead of Chiefs-Chargers in Brazil

Is Taylor Swift at the Chiefs game tonight? Latest ahead of Chiefs-Chargers in Brazil

Friday night's game between theKansas City ChiefsandLos Angeles Chargershas a little extra intrigue this time around. Fans across the globe are patiently waiting to see if a global superstar makes an appearance tonight – no, notTravis Kelce. While Kelce is certainly eager to be putting a disappointing 2024 campaign behind him, all eyes are instead fixated on his other half –Taylor Swift. The pop star has become afixture at Chiefs gamessince her relationship began with Kelce two seasons ago. Her presence and the emphasis on it has drawn mixed reactions, but there's no doubt that Swift will be a talking point on Friday night in Sao Paulo. Swift traveled for multiple games during her first season with Kelce, but only attended home games in 2024 before making the trip toSuper Bowl 59in New Orleans. With the pair havingrecently announced their engagement, it begs the question – will Swift attend the NFL's Brazil game? Here's what to know. Pop star Taylor Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelceannounced their engagement on Aug. 26, 2025. The couple began dating in the summer of 2023. Look back at their time together, including here, at the game between Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. Swift's attendance for the Chiefs game against the Chargers has not been confirmed for Friday night. It may not seem like a big deal, but Kelce's fiancée's attendance seems to indicate a trend in his performance over the last two seasons. The star tight end seems to get a boost when Swift is around, but it is notably that she missed both games against the rival Chargers in 2024. During the 2023 season, Kelce recorded 12 catches and 179 yards in Week 7, both season-highs. He also added a touchdown in what has been, statistically, one of the best games of Kelce's career and certainly his best since this relationship began. Here's a breakdown of his stats with and without her in attendance. Week 3 vs.Bears: Seven catches for 69 yards and one touchdown Week 4 at Jets: Six catches for 60 yards Week 6 vs.Broncos: Nine catches for 124 yards Week 7 vs. Chargers: 12 catches (season-high) for 179 yards (season-high) and a touchdown Week 13 at Packers: Four catches for 81 yards Week 14 vs. Bills: Six catches for 83 yards Week 15 at Patriots: Five catches for 28 yards Week 16 vs.Raiders: Five catches for 44 yards Week 17 vs. Bengals: Three catches for 16 yards Wild-card round vs. Dolphins: Seven catches for 71 yards Divisional round vs. Bills: Five catches, 75 yards, two touchdowns AFC championship game vs.Ravens: 11 catches, 116 yards, touchdown Super Bowl 58 vs. 49ers: Nine catches, 93 yards The Chiefs finished with a 10-3 record with Swift around in 2023, including a Super Bowl victory against the San Francisco 49ers. Week 1 vs. Ravens: three catches, 34 yards Week 2 vs. Bengals: one catch, 5 yards Week 5 vs. Saints: nine catches, 70 yards Week 9 vs. Buccaneers: 14 catches, 100 yards Week 10 vs. Broncos: eight catches, 64 yards and one touchdown Week 13 vs. Raiders: seven catches, 68 yards Week 16 vs. Texans: five catches, 30 yards Divisional round vs. Texans: seven catches, 117 yards and one touchdown AFC championship vs. Bills: two catches, 19 yards Super Bowl 59 vs. Eagles: four catches, 39 yards The Chiefs were 9-1 during the 2024 season with Swift in the building, with the only loss coming in Super Bowl 59 to thePhiladelphia Eagles. Kansas City owns a 19-4 record all-time when she's in the crowd. Week 5 at Vikings: 10 catches, 67 yards and one touchdown Week 8 at Broncos: six catches, 58 yards Week 9 vs. Dolphins: three catches, 14 yards Week 11 vs. Eagles: seven catches, 44 yards and one touchdown Week 12 at Raiders: six catches, 91 yards Swift didn't begin attending Chiefs games until Week 3 of the 2023 NFL season, going 3-2 without the music star in attendance. Kelce was inactive during the Chiefs' Week 1 and 18 contests, joining the Week 2 game as the three that didn't make the cut Week 3 vs. Falcons: four catches, 30 yards Week 4 vs. Chargers: seven catches, 89 yards Week 7 vs. 49ers: four catches, 17 yards Week 8 vs. Raiders: 10 catches, 90 yards and one touchdown Week 11 vs. Bills: two catches, 8 yards Week 12 vs. Panthers: six catches, 62 yards Week 14 vs. Chargers: five catches, 45 yards Week 15 vs. Browns: four catches, 27 yards Week 17 vs. Steelers: eight catches, 84 yards and one touchdown Kansas City was 8-1 when Swift wasn't around and Kelce played in 2024. The Chiefs are 12-3 in that situation dating back to the 2023 season. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Will Taylor Swift be in attendance for Chiefs-Chargers in Brazil?

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September 05, 2025

Is Taylor Swift at the Chiefs game tonight? Latest ahead of Chiefs-Chargers in Brazil

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Republicans Say Gmail Is Blocking Their Fundraising Emails. We Recreated Their Test To See If That's True.

Republicans Say Gmail Is Blocking Their Fundraising Emails. We Recreated Their Test To See If That's True.

Despitea defeat in federal court on Tuesday, the Trump administration's antitrust enforcers are still going after Google. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google's parent company, Alphabet, an email last week notifying him that "Alphabet may be engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices," which would violate theFTC Actand justify federal antitrust enforcement. In hisemailto Pichai, Ferguson says it's his "understanding from recent reporting" that Gmail is "routinely block[ing] messages…from Republican senders but fail[ing] to block similar messages sent by Democrats." He specifies that "Alphabet's alleged partisan treatment of comparable messages or messengers in Gmail to achieve political objectives may violate" Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair and deceptive practices. But the "recent reporting" that Ferguson cites does not support his missive. The chairman's primary citation is a recentNew York Postarticle, which claims Google was caught "flagging Republican fundraising emails as 'dangerous' spam—keeping them from hitting Gmail users' inboxes—while leaving similar solicitations from Democrats untouched" (emphasis added). ThePostarticle is based on a memo obtained from Targeted Victory, a Republican digital strategy firm. From this memo, thePostshared Targeted Victory'sunlisted YouTube video, which shows one of two nearly identical emails being flagged. ThePostimprecisely reports that "the only difference being that one contained a WinRed donation link and the other contained an ActBlue link." If you watch the video closely, you will notice that the emails' hyperlinks do not direct to the WinRed or the ActBlue campaigns. Instead, the "WR Hyperlink Test" email includes a link to aGoogle Docthat itself has a link toa WinRed website. Likewise, the "AB Hyperlink Test" email includes a link to a different Google Doc that links toan ActBlue website. The video shows only the "WR Hyperlink Test" email being accompanied by a warning banner that, upon opening, reads, "This message seems dangerous." The banner prompts the recipient to choose between "Report spam" and "Looks safe." Still,neithermessage was prevented "from hitting Gmail users' inboxes," like Ferguson says, and thePostreported. Though Targeted Victory claims "many cases" of Gmail sending emails containing WinRed links "directly to spam," the video fails to furnish a single example. Moreover, whenReasonrecreated Targeted Victory's video exactly, neither email was flagged. WhenReasonsent emails actually including WinRed and ActBlue links—instead of Google Doc links—the result was the same: Neither email was flagged.The Tennesseanalsoreportsthat "no warning labels were present" when it attempted to replicate the video's example. Perhaps Targeted Victory's memo, which was acquired exclusively by thePost, includes damning evidence of Gmail discriminating against Republican campaign emails. But that's not what the video shows, and that's not what Ferguson saw. (ThePostdid not respond toReason'srequest for the memo.) A Google spokesperson offered an alternative explanation toThe Tennessean: Gmail's "filters are applied equally to everyone, regardless of their political views." As the spokesperson explained to the paper, "a third-party vendor placed WinRed on its blocklist…after campaigns sent emails with links to WinRed to Gmail users who hadn't opted in to receiving emails. Email servers like Google regularly receive lists from third-party services of potentially harmful or unwanted links and emails." Ferguson also cites acommentjointly filed on behalf of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) to the FTC'srequest for public comments regarding technology platform censorship, which claims that "a mere 30 percent…of NRSC emails were successfully delivered to the primary inboxes of Gmail users." The letter does not provide a source, nor does it specify what percentage of analogous Democratic emails reached Gmail users' inboxes. Ferguson's last piece of evidence is the notice of oral argument inRepublican National Committee (RNC) v. Google Inc.(2025). In the case, which wasfirst dismissedin 2023 andagain with prejudicein 2024, the RNCallegesthat Google deliberately diverted its emails to users' spam folders. The chairman invokes the ongoing litigation as evidence of "similar concerns" to his own. Daniel J. Gilman, a senior antitrust scholar at the International Center for Law and Economics,remindsthe good chairman that the RNC's appeal "substantiates only the fact of the appeal, not the facts alleged, much less a finding of illegality under any federal or state law." Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. Evidence that Ferguson does not appear to have. The postDonald Trump's Antitrust Enforcers Continue Their Harassment Campaign Against Googleappeared first onReason.com.

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Republicans Say Gmail Is Blocking Their Fundraising Emails. We Recreated Their Test To See If That's True.

Republicans Say Gmail Is Blocking Their Fundraising Emails. We Recreated Their Test To See If That's True. Despitea defeat in federal co...

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Prosecutors drop federal case against woman accused of threatening to kill Trump

Prosecutors drop federal case against woman accused of threatening to kill Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department prosecutors are dropping their federal case against a woman who was charged with threatening to kill PresidentDonald Trump— the latest in a string of self-inflicted setbacks for prosecutors during President Donald Trump's law-enforcement surge in the nation's capital. A grand jury refused to indict Nathalie Rose Jones before U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office asked a judge on Friday to dismiss her case in district court. Aone-page court filingby Pirro's office says dismissing the case against Jones "is in the interests of justice," but it doesn't elaborate. Jones was due back in court Monday for a preliminary hearing. Her attorney, Mary Petras, asked the court to dismiss the case "with prejudice," which would prevent prosecutors from reviving the case. "Given the grand jury's decision, Ms. Jones should not be forced to live under the threat of later charges and rearrest,"Petras wrote. Petras said a prosecutor notified her Friday that "no additional presentations were made to the grand jury." "The charges against Ms. Jones were based on interpretations of statements the government presented to the grand jury," she wrote. "The grand jury rejected that interpretation of the statements and apparently agreed that Ms. Jones's statements were consistent with her First Amendment rights." It is extraordinarily rare for a grand jury to balk at returning an indictment, but it has happened at least seven times in five cases since Trump's surge started nearly a month ago. One of the instances involved the case against a man charged with hurling a sandwich at a federal agent, a confrontation captured on a viral video. A grand jury also declined to indictEdward Alexander Dana, who was charged with making a death threat against Trump while in police custody on Aug. 17. Prosecutors on Thursday asked a magistrate judge to dismiss the federal case against Dana, but they charged him with misdemeanors in D.C. Superior Court. A spokesperson for Pirro's office didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Jones' case. Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested Aug. 16 in Washington on charges that she made death threats against Trump on social media and during an interview with Secret Service agents. Prosecutors said Jones posted an Aug. 6 message on Facebook that she was "willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disemboweling him and cutting out his trachea." When Secret Service agents questioned her on Aug. 15, Jones said she hoped to peacefully remove Trump from office but "will kill him out at the compound if I have to,"according to prosecutors. Jones was arrested a day later in Washington, where she joined a protest near the White House. Jones repeatedly told Secret Service agents that she had no intent to harm anyone, didn't own any weapons and went to Washington to peacefully protest, according to her attorney.

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Prosecutors drop federal case against woman accused of threatening to kill Trump

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MLB's regular season enters its final 3 weeks. Here's a look at the playoff picture and awards races

MLB's regular season enters its final 3 weeks. Here's a look at the playoff picture and awards races

There's a wide divide in finances betweenMajor League Baseball'sbig-market and small-market teams. As for the win column? Not so much. The 2025 season has produced a surprising show of parity through the first five months of the regular season. While most of the league's big spenders — teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Mets — are in good position to make the playoffs and do damage in October, they haven't been as dominant as many expected. In fact, there's a good chance that this will be the second season in a row no MLB franchise will top 100 wins. The only team with a realistic shotis the Milwaukee Brewers, who rank 23rd in the league with a $112 million payroll. They'll have to go 14-7 over their final 21 games to hit 100. The last time there were no 100-game winners in back-to-back seasons was a three-year stretch from 2012 to 2014. With three weeks and roughly 20 games remaining for most teams, here are some things to watch as the regular season winds down: Playoff races Their might be no truly dominant teams this season, but there's also a pretty clear picture of the 12 teams that could make the postseason bracket — six in the National League and six in the American League. In the AL, the Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros have a more than 95% chance to make the playoffs, according to ESPN's projections. A sixth team — the Seattle Mariners — sit at a roughly 75% chance. There are still several teams with hope, including the Texas Rangers (12.8%), Kansas City Royals (10.0%), Tampa Bay Rays (9.6%) and Cleveland Guardians (2.8%). The NL race has an even bigger gap between the top six teams and the rest of the league. The Brewers, Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres all have odds of at least 95% to play in October. Among the longshots: The San Francisco Giants (4.7%), Cincinnati Reds (2.4%), Arizona Diamondbacks (1.2%) and St. Louis Cardinals (0.8%). The top two teams in the NL and AL don't have to play in the best-of-three wild card round, instead advancing directly to the best-of-five division series. Right now, those teams would be Tigers and Blue Jays in the AL, and the Brewers and Phillies in the NL. The D-backs could be one of the league's more intriguing teams in September, even if they don't make the postseason. They were sellersat the July 30 trade deadlineafter a disappointing first four months, but are 19-12 since that point, staying on the fringe of contention. Arizona could end up affecting the playoff race even if it probably won't make it to October. The D-backs play games against the Red Sox, Phillies, Dodgers, Giants and Padres over the final three weeks. "We're in the hunt," D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. "I keep saying that all I want to do is play meaningful games in September. That's our intent. We just have to keep our head down and believe we can still do this. "The guys are showing they feel the same exact way, so keep digging." Awards races Here's the status of some of the major MLB awards races. All odds according to BetMGM Sportsbook. AL MVP: This is an epic two-horse race between Yankees slugger Aaron Judge (-235)and Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh(+155). Judge has had an excellent all-around season while Raleigh's 51 homers are the most in MLB history for a player who is primarily a catcher. NL MVP: Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani (-1200) is a fairly big favorite at this point, but Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber (+600) and Mets outfielder Juan Soto (+5000) are still in the mix. AL Cy Young: Detroit lefty Tarik Skubal (-1600) is a big favorite to take home his second straight AL Cy Young award. Among the challengers: Boston lefty Garrett Crochet (+650). NL Cy Young: Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes (-10000) is the overwhelming favorite to win his first NL Cy Young. Manager shakeup? There have already been four managers fired this season, with the Washington Nationals, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles all making moves. The Angels have had an interim manager for much of the yearbecause of health issues for Ron Washington. Depending on what happens the next three weeks, there could be a lot more job openings. Skippers like Atlanta's Brian Snitker and Texas' Bruce Bochy, who is now 70, could retire after the season. Other like Arizona's Lovullo and Minnesota's Rocco Baldelli have had disappointing seasons. Even playoff qualifiers might not be immune. The Yankees' Aaron Boone is among a handful of managers not just expected to play in October, but to have a deep run. An early exit could spell trouble. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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September 05, 2025

MLB's regular season enters its final 3 weeks. Here's a look at the playoff picture and awards races

MLB's regular season enters its final 3 weeks. Here's a look at the playoff picture and awards races There's a wide divide in fi...

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Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever have hellish end to season that began with such hope

Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever have hellish end to season that began with such hope

No matter the sport, some luck is required to win a championship. The Indiana Fever had plenty of luck this season. It's just that all of it was bad. On Thursday night,Caitlin Clark confirmedwhat was already obvious: She will join Aari McDonald, Sydney Colson and Sophie Cunningham on the list of Fever players whose seasons were cut short by injuries this year. The idea that Clark and the Fever could contend for the WNBA title this year is gone, buried beneath a mountain of MRI results, bandages and ice packs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Caitlin Clark (@caitlinclark22)

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Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever have hellish end to season that began with such hope

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Trump administration warns it may deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador

Trump administration warns it may deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador

The Trump administration will seek to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador again if a judge grants his attorneys' request to reopen his immigration case, according to a copy of a court filing obtained by ABC News. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran native who had been living in Maryland with his wife and children, wasdeported in Marchto El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that country due to fear of persecution. The Trump administration claimed he was a member of the criminal gang MS-13, which his family and attorneys deny. He wasbrought back to the U.S. in Juneto face human trafficking charges in Tennessee, to which he has pleaded not guilty. After being released into the custody of his brother in Maryland pending trial, he wasagain detainedby immigration authorities, who indicated their intention to deport him. MORE: Timeline: Wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador A federal judge last month blocked Abrego Garcia's deportation until at least early October. He is currently detained at a detention center in Farmville, Virginia. The court filing, submitted to the Baltimore Immigration Court on Thursday, was filed after Abrego Garcia's attorneys moved to reopen his case to seek asylum. "Should the Immigration Court grant the respondent's motion to reopen, DHS will pursue the respondent's removal to El Salvador, as his prior grant of withholding of removal will no longer be valid," the government said in the filing on Thursday. In 2019, an immigration judge granted Abrego Garcia an order of removal, which prohibited his deportation to El Salvador. If proceedings are reopened, Abrego Garcia will be required to establish "eligibility for any forms of relief or protection from El Salvador," the government said. MORE: Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to order Trump administration to stop making inflammatory comments about him On Thursday, the government said that Abrego Garcia's imprisonment at CECOT "was both a lawful sanction and one not specifically intended to cause the requisite pain or suffering." "Even assuming that the respondent's imprisonment rises to the level of torture, past torture is not determinative of the likelihood of future torture," the government said. The government also dismissed the attorneys' concerns about El Salvador's "gang-targeting tactics," arguing they "do not reflect the ultimate treatment" Abrego Garcia received after his wrongful deportation in March. "After being processed in [CECOT], he was transferred to Centro Industrial because he was perceived as a civilian," the government said. "His detention conditions at Centro Industrial differ substantially from those described in the country conditions evidence." In the filing, the government also argued that the request to reopen Abrego Garcia's immigration case should be denied because it "fails to show that country conditions in El Salvador have materially changed, and it further fails to establish that he" is eligible for asylum. According to the emergency motion filed last month to reopen the case, his attorneys argue that because Abrego Garcia was deported and then brought back to the U.S., he is now eligible to apply for asylum within one year of his last entry into the U.S. In the filings, the government called Abrego Garcia a member of a foreign terrorist organization, arguing it makes him ineligible for asylum. Abrego Garcia's attorneys and families have repeatedly denied accusations that he is a member of MS-13. "He has engaged in extensive criminal activities since he has been in the United States," the government said. "He is a known member of the MS-13, a dangerous FTO."

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September 05, 2025

Trump administration warns it may deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador

Trump administration warns it may deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador The Trump administration will seek to remove Kilmar Abrego Garc...

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