Situation in Israel Worsens; Taylor Swift’s New Bestie; Steve Scalise Drops Out

Pat McAfee defends paying Aaron Rodgers a reported seven figures for weekly appearance … AMC CEO Adam Aron allegedly sent sexually explicit photos, texts to woman he thought did ‘unmentionable things’ as part of catfishing scheme … Steve Scalise drops out of speaker’s race as House GOP faces leadership crisis … Deshaun Watson will be missing more time … Airstrikes bombard Gaza as Blinken visits Israel … U.S. arranging flights to get Americans out of Israel … The unstoppable Taylor Swift economy grows stronger … Ford says it’s ‘at the limit’ of what it can offer UAW as strikes escalate …

It’s the time of the year where you can watch a horror movie every single night and not feel weird about it. Here are some readily available recommendations. [Mental Floss]

Is Mike McCarthy up to the task when it comes to fixing the Dallas Cowboys’ offense? [The Ringer]

Just cannot believe they rebooted Fraiser — sorry, gave him a third act. [Hollywood Reporter]

History says only these 8 college football teams can win a national championship. [FanSided]

Brittany Mahomes could not have possibly envisioned this would be happening a few weeks ago.

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