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KANSAS
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US–General Motors-Results
GM boosts full-year outlook as it foresees a smaller impact from tariffs and 3Q results top Street
SUMMARY: General Motors anticipates a smaller impact from tariffs and is boosting its full-year adjusted earnings forecast as its third-quarter performance topped Wall Street’s expectations. Shares surged on the news. The automaker reduced its expectations for the full-year gross impact from tariffs to a range of $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion. Its previous guidance was $4 billion to $5 billion. GM anticipates that its tariff mitigation actions will offset about 35% of the impact due to a lower tariff base.
WORDS: 597 – MOVED: 10/21/2025 6:19 a.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA
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US–Voting Felony-Minnesota
A Minnesota woman who cast her dead mother’s ballot for Trump in 2024 must write an essay on voting
SUMMARY: A Minnesota woman convicted of filling out and submitting a mail-in ballot for her deceased mother was ordered by a judge to write an essay and read a book about voting’s importance to democracy. She also must serve up up to three years of supervised probation Danielle Miller filled out and submitted her deceased mother’s absentee ballot in the 2024 presidential election. According to court papers, Miller told an investigator that she had filled out her mother’s absentee ballot and signed its signature envelope, saying her mother was an avid Donald Trump supporter but died before receiving the ballot.
WORDS: 463 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 4:16 p.m. CDT
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NEBRASKA
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US–American-Airlines-False-Alarm
A plane returned to a Nebraska airport over fear someone was trying to break into the cockpit
SUMMARY: A plane traveling from Omaha, Nebraska, to Los Angeles made an emergency landing after pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit. SkyWest Flight 6569 had just left Omaha on Monday evening when the pilots declared an emergency and returned to the airport. SkyWest said the plane returned due to communication issues with a flight crew mic. An American Airlines spokesperson said the intercom was accidentally left on, preventing communication with the pilots. The flight crew banged on the cockpit door, prompting the return. The flight later continued to Los Angeles.
WORDS: 220 – MOVED: 10/21/2025 11:28 a.m. CDT
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SPORTS
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IOWA
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BKW–Big 12 Media Day
TCU among the top women’s Big 12 teams all chasing a title with some high-profile transfers
SUMMARY: TCU is among a handful of Big 12 women’s basketball teams with title expectations that could depend heavily on whether some high-profile transfers produce. The reigning champions lost a core that included Hailey Van Lith to graduation, but Horned Frogs coach Mark Campbell filled one of the big holes with high-scoring guard Olivia Miles. Iowa State, Baylor and Oklahoma State are expected to be the biggest challengers to TCU, and all of them likewise landed highly touted transfers to supplement the players they had returning from last season.
WORDS: 941 – MOVED: 10/21/2025 12:15 p.m. CDT
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KANSAS
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FBN–Chiefs Analysis
Raiders coach Pete Carroll left in awe as Chiefs deliver lopsided shutout
SUMMARY: Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid finally sent Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, and Marquise Brown onto the field together against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Fans had waited 16 months to see this trio in action. They delivered, and the Chiefs dominated, scoring on their first five offensive series and winning 31-0. Rice caught seven passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Brown and Worthy also contributed. The Chiefs have now won four of their past five games. And they are showing confidence in making another Super Bowl run. The Chiefs face Washington next Monday night.
WORDS: 808 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 12:58 p.m. CDT
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BKC–T25-MSG Schedule
Florida, UConn and Duke highlight MSG college basketball schedule featuring 9 national champs
SUMMARY: Reigning national champion Florida is one of 12 teams in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll scheduled to play at Madison Square Garden this season. UConn and Duke will make multiple appearances inside “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” which is set to host seven programs ranked in the top 10 and nine that have won an NCAA title. No. 5 St. John’s, the defending Big East champion, will play 12 regular-season home games at MSG in its third year under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino — the school’s most since 1951-52.
WORDS: 428 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 12:45 p.m. CDT
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BKW–Big 12 Media Day
TCU among the top women’s Big 12 teams all chasing a title with some high-profile transfers
SUMMARY: TCU is among a handful of Big 12 women’s basketball teams with title expectations that could depend heavily on whether some high-profile transfers produce. The reigning champions lost a core that included Hailey Van Lith to graduation, but Horned Frogs coach Mark Campbell filled one of the big holes with high-scoring guard Olivia Miles. Iowa State, Baylor and Oklahoma State are expected to be the biggest challengers to TCU, and all of them likewise landed highly touted transfers to supplement the players they had returning from last season.
WORDS: 941 – MOVED: 10/21/2025 12:15 p.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA
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FBN–Vikings Analysis
Vikings making bad habit of situational struggles, with red zone woes the latest to land on the list
SUMMARY: The Minnesota Vikings under coach Kevin O’Connell have focused and prided themselves on situational mastery from third downs to special teams to the red zone. They’re not consistently finding that success this season. The Vikings dropped to 3-3 after they scored only one touchdown in six trips inside the 20-yard line in a 28-22 loss to Philadelphia. They rank 22nd in the NFL with a 52% red-zone touchdown rate. Time to fix these issues is tight this week with a Thursday night road game looming against the Los Angeles Chargers.
WORDS: 893 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 4:16 p.m. CDT
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HKN–Wild-Rangers
Yurov scores tiebreaking goal in 3rd period for first NHL goal as Wild beat Rangers 3-1
SUMMARY: Danila Yurov scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the New York Rangers 3-1. Jonas Brodin and Kirill Kaprizov also scored for Minnesota, which had a 32-23 advantage on shots. Filip Gustavsson had 22 saves as the Wild snapped a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Artemi Panarin scored for the Rangers, who fell to 0-4-0 at home this season. Igor Shesterkin finished with 29 saves, In the third period, after Shesterkin made a save on Marcus Johansson’s wraparound try, Yurov knocked in the loose puck at 8:16 for the rookie’s first NHL goal to put the Wild ahead 2-1. Kaprizov added an empty-netter for his fifth of the season with 1:39 remaining to seal the win.
WORDS: 304 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 8:47 p.m. CDT
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MISSOURI
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FBN–Chiefs Analysis
Raiders coach Pete Carroll left in awe as Chiefs deliver lopsided shutout
SUMMARY: Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid finally sent Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, and Marquise Brown onto the field together against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Fans had waited 16 months to see this trio in action. They delivered, and the Chiefs dominated, scoring on their first five offensive series and winning 31-0. Rice caught seven passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns. Brown and Worthy also contributed. The Chiefs have now won four of their past five games. And they are showing confidence in making another Super Bowl run. The Chiefs face Washington next Monday night.
WORDS: 808 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 12:58 p.m. CDT
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FBN–Raiders-Analysis
Bye week comes at opportune time for Raiders after 31-0 loss to Chiefs
SUMMARY: Raiders coach Pete Carroll has expressed mixed feelings about the state of his team. The Raiders lost 31-0 at Kansas City on Sunday, but Carroll is hopeful about the return of injured players Brock Bowers, Jakobi Meyers and Maxx Crosby after the bye week. Those three players were key in the Raiders’ impressive season opener against New England. The Raiders are 2-5, resembling last season’s struggling team. Carroll is surprised by the slow progress, especially with quarterback Geno Smith, who has struggled with interceptions.
WORDS: 875 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 7:43 p.m. CDT
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BKW–Big 12 Media Day
TCU among the top women’s Big 12 teams all chasing a title with some high-profile transfers
SUMMARY: TCU is among a handful of Big 12 women’s basketball teams with title expectations that could depend heavily on whether some high-profile transfers produce. The reigning champions lost a core that included Hailey Van Lith to graduation, but Horned Frogs coach Mark Campbell filled one of the big holes with high-scoring guard Olivia Miles. Iowa State, Baylor and Oklahoma State are expected to be the biggest challengers to TCU, and all of them likewise landed highly touted transfers to supplement the players they had returning from last season.
WORDS: 941 – MOVED: 10/21/2025 12:15 p.m. CDT
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NEBRASKA
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BKC–T25-MSG Schedule
Florida, UConn and Duke highlight MSG college basketball schedule featuring 9 national champs
SUMMARY: Reigning national champion Florida is one of 12 teams in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll scheduled to play at Madison Square Garden this season. UConn and Duke will make multiple appearances inside “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” which is set to host seven programs ranked in the top 10 and nine that have won an NCAA title. No. 5 St. John’s, the defending Big East champion, will play 12 regular-season home games at MSG in its third year under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino — the school’s most since 1951-52.
WORDS: 428 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 12:45 p.m. CDT
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BKC–Big East Preseason Poll
St. John’s tops Big East preseason poll for 1st time since 1991
SUMMARY: St. John’s is No. 1 in the Big East Conference preseason poll for the first time in three decades. The Red Storm received seven of the first-place votes from the conference’s coaches Tuesday. UConn garnered the other four. It’s the first time since 1991-92 that St. John’s held the top spot in the preseason poll. The team is led by Zuby Ejiofor, who was selected as the conference’s preseason player of the year. The senior forward averaged 14.7 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting nearly 58% from the field last season. The Huskies have the preseason freshman of the year in Braylon Mullins.
WORDS: 354 – MOVED: 10/21/2025 8:25 a.m. CDT
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OKLAHOMA
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FBC–T25-Texas Tech-Tortillas
No. 14 Texas Tech is banning tortilla-throwing tradition at football games
SUMMARY: Texas Tech is banning the throwing of tortillas by fans on kickoffs after the 14th-ranked Red Raiders were penalized twice and fined for objects being thrown onto the field in their most recent home game. Athletic director Kirby Hocutt says fans entering the stadium would be instructed to discard tortillas. Hocutt says anyone caught throwing tortillas would have their ticket privileges revoked from the rest of the academic year across all sports. Texas Tech received two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in a 42-17 win over Kansas on Oct. 11. The tradition of throwing tortillas on kickoffs goes back years at Texas Tech.
WORDS: 686 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 2:05 p.m. CDT
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FBC–T25-Texas Tech-Injuries
QB Behren Morton is still day to day for No. 14 Texas Tech after missing a game
SUMMARY: Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire says quarterback Behren Morton remains day to day after missing a game for the first time this season with a knee injury. Defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard is out at least the rest of the regular season following ankle surgery. Morton didn’t play in the 14th-ranked Red Raiders’ 26-22 loss to Arizona State after re-injuring his right knee the previous week against Kansas. He has exited three games with injuries. Gill-Howard injured his left ankle against Kansas. Texas Tech is home against Oklahoma State on Saturday.
WORDS: 346 – MOVED: 10/20/2025 3:56 p.m. CDT
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BKN–Thunder-Ring Ceremony
Thunder to receive NBA championship rings before season opener against Rockets
SUMMARY: The Oklahoma City Thunder will receive their NBA championship rings before their season opener against the Houston Rockets. Oklahoma City beat the Indiana Pacers in the Finals last season to win their first title since the franchise moved from Seattle in 2008. The Thunder won it all after a 68-14 regular season that earned them homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. Houston’s new star Kevin Durant will debut in the game Tuesday night. The ex-Thunder forward signed with the Rockets in the offseason.
WORDS: 218 – MOVED: 10/21/2025 10:22 a.m. CDT
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BKW–Big 12 Media Day
TCU among the top women’s Big 12 teams all chasing a title with some high-profile transfers
SUMMARY: TCU is among a handful of Big 12 women’s basketball teams with title expectations that could depend heavily on whether some high-profile transfers produce. The reigning champions lost a core that included Hailey Van Lith to graduation, but Horned Frogs coach Mark Campbell filled one of the big holes with high-scoring guard Olivia Miles. Iowa State, Baylor and Oklahoma State are expected to be the biggest challengers to TCU, and all of them likewise landed highly touted transfers to supplement the players they had returning from last season.
WORDS: 941 – MOVED: 10/21/2025 12:15 p.m. CDT
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