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At the 2024 MTV VMAs, Taylor Swift paused to reflect on the somber anniversary of the 9/11 attacks as she received her initial award.

For quite a while, Colin Jost and Michael Che have been the co-anchors of the Weekend Update segment on Saturday Night Live. Beyond their roles at the desk, they’ve also held significant positions within the renowned sketch comedy show. In fact, both Che and Jost worked as head writers for the series before deciding to step down. Recently, they shared some details about why they no longer occupy those important positions. As one might expect, the reasons are quite personal.

The long-running science fiction series known as Star Trek, which began in 1966, consistently releases new productions almost without pause. Each movie and show within the Star Trek universe is set in the same fictional realm, implying that they should adhere to similar in-universe guidelines and concepts. Over six decades of producing episodes and films has involved a large number of writers, directors, producers, and editors, leading to unavoidable inconsistencies for such an extensive franchise. Remarkably, given the multitude of contributors, Star Trek still exhibits impressively few discrepancies.

In 2009, Seattle residents got an unexpected superhero: A genuine one. The figure known as Phoenix Jones, dressed in a ’90s-style black-and-gold outfit, quickly gained media attention. This self-styled protector of Seattle spent years combating crime, earning credit for apprehending car thieves, preventing brawls, and even stopping potential stabbings. He was even rumored to have disrupted a possible terrorist plot at one point. However, the vigilante’s actions took a turn when he was arrested in January 2020 for accusations of selling drugs to undercover police officers. Since then, he hasn’t been spotted in his costume again.

On Tuesday evening, Jon Bon Jovi was commended by the police for intervening to prevent a woman from leaping off a bridge in Nashville.