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09/17/2026

After more than 10,000 leftists asked for refunds for their tickets to Ed Sheeran's show, Sheeran did something nobody expected: He bought the tickets himself and donated them to VetTix, a free service that gives concert and sporting event tickets to low-income veterans.

"If people don't want to come, that's their right," said Sheeran. "I don't think it's fair to let those seats go empty."

Sheeran has quickly flipped the script on the angry leftists so determined to destroy him.

"I just want to sing my songs and entertain people."

09/16/2026

Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia is out of federal prison and now works as a marketing manager for a local restaurant, 12 News has learned. The 34-year-old was released back in July after serving more than half of his six-year sentence: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/ex-fall-river-mayor-jasiel-correia-secures-job-begins-restitution-repayment-plan/

09/16/2026

Real hardware is on the line. 🏆

Inter Miami CF take on Club de Futbol Cruz Azul in a Campeones Cup final clash!

8:00pm ET on Apple TV. 📺

09/16/2026

After a small plane crashed in Colombia’s Amazon rainforest in May 2023, four siblings — ages 13, 9, 4 and just 11 months — were left alone in one of the most dangerous environments on Earth. Their mother and the two other adults aboard the plane died, leaving the oldest child, 13-year-old Lesly, to take responsibility for her younger siblings. Drawing on the Indigenous survival knowledge she had learned growing up, Lesly helped the children find food, including wild fruits and supplies recovered from the wreckage, while keeping them together as they moved through the jungle.

For 40 days, hundreds of soldiers and Indigenous searchers combed the rainforest for the missing children, following clues such as footprints, discarded items and makeshift shelters. The siblings were finally discovered alive on June 9, 2023, weak and malnourished but safe. Their survival was celebrated across Colombia as extraordinary, with officials and rescuers crediting the children’s knowledge of the rainforest — and especially Lesly’s courage and ability to care for her three younger siblings — with helping all four survive until rescuers reached them.

09/16/2026

Everything donated to the Providence Rescue Mission is ALWAYS given away completely FREE OF CHARGE to those in need.

Clothing, shoes, toiletries, hygiene products, and other necessities are freely shared with our neighbors. This is one of the ways the Mission meets practical needs while showing the love of Christ through compassion and care.

I needed clothes and you clothed me…Then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when did we see needing clothes and clothe you?…The King will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.💖
Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭36,38,40

09/16/2026

Drake & Ann Michael Maye surprised teachers and staff at a Rhode Island elementary school with back-to-school donations 🫶

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09/16/2026

Hours after Ed Sheeran said his tour's promoters decided to drop Macklemore over the rapper's pro-Palestine comments, four supporting acts left the tour. Story: https://www.wpri.com/entertainment-news/ed-sheeran-says-dropping-macklemore-over-rappers-pro-palestinian-comments-was-promoters-decision/

09/16/2026

09/16/2026

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took aim at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft after Macklemore was forced off Ed Sheeran’s tour following onstage comments the rapper made in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war in Gaza.

“It’s not just what has happened with the act and not just in removing Macklemore from the lineup, but when you see what Robert Kraft did to line up all of the stadiums to censor speech in that one specific way, it’s become clear that this is not just about one music artist or two music artists, but this is about how just a handful of stadium owners and the elite can prevent an entire massive issue, in this case, the genocide in Gaza."

Read more: https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aoc-robert-kraft-macklemore-free-palestine-speech-101144/

09/16/2026

First lady Melania Trump is visiting northwestern North Carolina to talk to elementary school students, teachers and staff about how they’re using technology in the classroom. Her trip Tuesday comes as tech and political leaders debate about how best to regulate artificial intelligence.