CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February.
Iran's government has sought to rally the people and stress national unity, even as the economy worsens under a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and new U.S. sanctions. On Friday, it claimed another attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway it has sought to control since the start of the war.
Estimates varied of the number of people volunteering to receive limited military training and defend the country in an effort described as "Janfaday-e Iran," or the "ones who sacrifice their lives for Iran." They marched through downtown Tehran in combat uniform, carrying flags, as onlookers cheered.
For days, state media have encouraged Iranians to join the campaign, saying training with **** ault rifles would begin soon. The volunteers would be an additional layer of security to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and the Basij militia, which has played a key role in quashing anti-government protests.
Tehran's Guard chief, Gen. Hassan Hassanzadeh, told the state broadcaster that over 600,000 people had registered to participate, with over 1 million expected to take part in the training. On Friday morning, the broadcaster estimated over 300,000 people were on the streets.

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Shailene Woodley was asked about her ex Aaron Rodgers' wild comments regarding their 2021 engagement and subsequent split.
The quarterback recently claimed that the actress wanted "to go f--- this guy" before the couple tied the knot.
Within three months, Rodgers alleged, Woodley stopped wearing her engagement ring.
If silence is golden, then Shailene Woodley's reaction to being asked about Aaron Rodgers is priceless.
The Paradise guest star and recent Emmy winner was on her way into a pre-Emmys fundraiser on Sunday night when a brave reporter shouted out a question regarding her ex-fiancé's shocking claims about their 2021 engagement and subsequent split.

#rodgers #engagement #asked #subsequent

Kaley Cuoco wore a pink gown with delicate embellishments and cutouts, highlighting her baby ***** p at the 2026 Emmys
Fiancé Tom Pelphrey, nominated for an Emmy, complemented her look in a classic black tuxedo with a bowtie
The couple recently announced they are expecting their second child, a baby girl, due later this year
Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey were a party of three at the 2026 Emmys.
The Big Bang Theory alum, 40, styled her baby ***** p with a sweet nod to their little girl's arrival while posing on the 2026 Emmys red carpet alongside her nominated fiancé at the Peacock Theater in California on Monday, Sept. 14.

#bump #nominated

Lady Gaga wrapped her Mayhem Ball tour at New York City's Madison Square Garden on April 13 before largely retreating from the public eye. Now, a new report is shedding light on what was happening behind the scenes.
Rob Shuter reported in his Naughty But Nice Substack on Saturday, September 12, that the 40-year-old singer quietly pulled back from public life while preparing for one of the biggest changes of her life: becoming a mother.
"People close to her felt completely blindsided," a source told Shuter. "Not because they were upset, but because she managed to keep something this big hidden for so long. In Hollywood, that's almost impossible."
As In Touch previously reported, Gaga welcomed her first child with fiancé Michael Polansky. The couple, who began dating in 2019 and became engaged in 2024, have not confirmed their baby's name or date of birth.
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Lady Gaga and fiancé Michael Polanskysecretly welcomed their first child into the world together recently.
On September 11, the couple, who have been engaged since 2024, were spotted taking a relaxing stroll in Northern California, alongside her agent Alexandra Trustman.
The singer was seen holding their newborn baby close to her in a beige baby sling across her chest.
The duo recently welcomed their first child (@ Getty Images)
The star kept her look casual with white sweatpants, a cozy gray cardigan, black shades and a low bun.

#baby #september

Lady Gaga previously said her top priority as a mom would be giving her child a safe, happy childhood
Gaga and Michael Polansky, first linked in 2020, welcomed their first baby together this summer
A source told PEOPLE that the couple took time off work to focus on their baby and are said to be thrilled about parenthood
Lady Gaga previously discussed what kind of mother she'd be before welcoming her first baby.
Before news broke on Friday, Sept. 11, that the "Born This Way" singer, 40, and her fiancé Michael Polansky, 42, had welcomed their first baby together, Gaga appeared on The Howard Stern Show in July 2025 in the midst of her Mayhem Ball tour.

#michael #people

Savannah Guthrie celebrated Lady Gaga's entry into motherhood by looking back at a memorable exchange the pop star shared with her years ago.
During Monday's episode of Today, the host reacted to the announcement that Gaga and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, have welcomed their first baby. Guthrie, a mother of two with husband Mike Feldman, brought up a unique note of encouragement the "Mother Monster" offered when Guthrie was pregnant with her eldest child, Vale.
"When I was pregnant with Vale and we didn't find out if it was a boy or a girl, Lady Gaga came on and she said, 'I think you're having a girl,' " Guthrie said, referring to the 2014 interview "And I said, 'Really? How do you know?' And she said, 'She told me.' Isn't that cute?"
Jenna Bush Hager, Vale's godmother, was stunned by the admission
"What! Vale and Lady Gaga had a connection?!" she said with excitement.

#gaga #pregnant #girl #today

Mother Monster is officially a mom!
On Friday, September 11, multiple outlets reported that Lady Gaga has welcomed her first child with her fiancé, Michael Polansky. The couple and their baby were photographed on a walk in California, with the "Born This Way" singer carrying the newborn in a wearable sling. A source later told People that Gaga and Polanky "both beam when they talk about being parents," adding that they "both took time off of work this summer to be with [the] baby."
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Savannah Guthrie recalled Lady Gaga predicting she was having a girl during her first pregnancy in 2014
Guthrie shared the story after news broke that Lady Gaga welcomed her first child with fiancé Michael Polansky
Gaga has expressed her desire to become a mom for years, calling it her "next starring role" in 2025
Savannah Guthrie shared a sweet memory of Lady Gaga after the news broke of the Mother Monster becoming a mother herself.
On Monday, Sept. 14, the Today show covered the story that Gaga, 41, has become a first-time mom with her fiancé, Michael Polansky. Guthrie, who is mom to daughter Vale, 12, and son Charley, 9, with her husband, Mike Feldman, noted Gaga's unique comments during her first pregnancy.

#michael #polansky #pregnancy

Kaley Cuoco showcased her glamorous pregnancy style at several events over the weekend, including the 2026 BAFTA Tea Party
Cuoco and her fiancé Tom Pelphrey are expecting their second child, a baby girl, after announcing the news in June
Celebrities like Lacey Chabert joined Cuoco at her fiesta-themed baby shower celebrating her growing family last month
Kaley Cuoco's pregnancy style is award-worthy.
On Monday, Sept. 14, the actress, 40, shared a glimpse into her glamorous pregnancy fashion from over the weekend in a series of snaps on her Instagram.

#bafta #party #pelphrey

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky recently welcomed their first baby
A source tells PEOPLE exclusively that they "both beam when they talk about being parents"
The insider adds that the singer and her tech entrepreneur fiancé "both took time off of work this summer to be with [the] baby"
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky are loving parenthood.
The singer, 40, and the tech entrepreneur, 42, recently welcomed their first baby, and a source tells PEOPLE exclusively that they "both beam when they talk about being parents."

#polansky #people #recently #first

Lady Gaga spent years saying motherhood was the role she wanted most. She has now become a parent without making a public announcement.
The 40-year-old singer and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, have welcomed their first child together, according to TMZ. The news emerged after Gaga and Polansky were photographed in Northern California with a newborn.
No name, **** or exact date of birth has been made public. Gaga and Polansky also have not shared their own announcement about becoming parents, and representatives for the singer did not comment when contacted by reporters.
Keeping the milestone private follows a pattern for the couple. Polansky proposed in April 2024, but the engagement remained out of public view until Gaga introduced him as her fiancé during the Paris Olympics several months later.
Page Six obtained photographs of Gaga and Polansky with the baby during an outing in Northern California. Gaga carried the infant against her chest while Polansky walked beside her.

#public #fianc

Lady Gaga may have kept her baby news under wraps, but looking back, the pop star quietly left a trail of clues that suddenly seem a lot more revealing.
On September 11, Page Six confirmed the news that Gaga, aka Stefanie Germanotta, and her fiancé Michael Polansky welcomed their first child together. The couple was spotted in Northern California with the baby wrapped tightly around Gaga's chest. The news has the 40-year-old singer's fans excited for her motherhood chapter, but — if they've been paying attention — she's been telling the Little Monsters for quite some time.
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In October 2025, Stephen Colbert asked her on The Late Show if she wanted to do Broadway. Her answer was very telling — Gaga's personal life was the priority.

#baby #lady

Aryna Sabalenka is hitting the tennis court for the final showdown in the women's singles division of the US Open on September 12. She's the No. 1 seed in women's singles, but she's got to beat Kazakhstani player Elena Rybakina to win that coveted US Open trophy. If Sabalenka wins, the 28-year-old will be celebrating a three-peat in the division, having already won in 2024 and 2025.
Throughout the tournament, Sabalenka has had the support of her fiancé, Georgios Frangulis, who has been proudly watching from the stands. Below, we rounded up everything to know about Frangulis and his relationship with the Belarusian tennis star. Scroll down for more.
Frangulis is a Brazilian entrepreneur who founded the company Oakberry in 2016. Although he studied law in Brazil, he never completed his degree or took the bar exam.
Oakberry is a brand that specializes in açaí products. Açaí berries are harvested in the Amazon rainforest, the majority of which is located in Frangulis' home country of Brazil. Oakberry, which sells açaí bowls, smoothies, and more, has hundreds of stores in dozens of countries.
In August 2016, right before Oakberry was launching, Frangulis was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He had surgery to remove a four-centimeter nodule that October.

#oakberry #tennis #september

Lady Gaga and her fiancé Michael Polansky have welcomed their first baby together, according to multiple reports.
Earlier this week, the singer and Polansky were spotted strolling in northern California, with Gaga toting a baby in a front sling. Page 6, who published the photos of Gaga with the baby, first reported that Mother Monster was now a mother, with People also confirming the news Friday night.
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Ciara and Russell Wilson have another child on the way.
In a post shared on Instagram, the 40-year-old singer-songwriter and 37-year-old former NFL star confirmed that they're expecting their fourth child together. "One more person to love," Ciara wrote alongside the carousel post on Instagram, which included videos and photos showing her hanging laundry with a baby ***** p. The laundry consists of four shirts with each of their kids' names on it alongside a baby onesie.
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The couple, who got married in 2016, have welcomed three children together since tying the knot. They share nine-year-old Sienna Princess, six-year-old Win Harrison, and two-year-old Amora Princess. Their fourth child together will be Ciara's fifth overall, as she also shares 12-year-old Future Zahir Wilburn with her ex-fiancé, Future.
The couple has yet to announce a due date for their child. Earlier this year, they shared footage of their wedding to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their marriage.

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Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Pop music star Lady Gaga has given birth to her first child with her fiance, entrepreneur Michael Polansky, according to multiple media reports.
Page Six, People.com and EW.com confirmed the news Friday as photos of the singer carrying the baby in a sling across her chest, as she walked in California, circulated online.
The child's ******* , date of birth and name have not been disclosed to the public.
The couple have been dating since 2019 and engaged since March 2024.
They have not commented on the baby news.

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Five years into her engagement to Danny Fujikawa, Kate Hudson has a surprisingly relatable reason for why she's still not ready to walk down the aisle.
On the September 8 episode of her Sibling Revelry podcast with brother Oliver Hudson, she openly discussed the issues she's having with organizing a wedding to her long-time fiancé. And it's not about cold feet whatsoever.
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"I still am not married. I'm just engaged, and I keep thinking about the wedding, like, 'What are we gonna do?'" Hudson explained. "And then every time we start thinking about who we have to invite, Danny's like, 'I just want a small wedding.' I'm like, 'Our family alone is like 50 people.' There's a million kids. There's a million uncles and aunts and cousins."

#surprisingly #still #time #million

Aaron Rodgers makes wild claims about ex Shailene Woodley originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Aaron Rodgers is tired of his name being dragged through the mud.
Although he seems to be happy with his new wife, Brittani, he hasn't forgotten about all the alleged lies his former flames have told about him.
And he wants them to stop.
Earlier this week, Rodgers, 42, had plenty to say about his past relationships, including his former fiancée, "Big Little Lies" actress Shailene Woodley.

#rodgers #shailene #sporting #lies

This week's ETF Zoo crew takes a lay of the land as summer comes to a close and some new and interesting developments crop up. ETF.com hosts Dave Nadig, President & Director of Research, and Sumit Roy, Senior ETF ****** yst, are joined in this episode by Cinthia Murphy, Director of Research at TMX VettaFi, and James Seyffart, CFA, CAIA, Senior Research ****** yst at Bloomberg Intelligence. Together the group talks about some of the big M&A announcements lately, dig into the AI chokepoint perspective, and more.
You can view this episode here or on our YouTube channel or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
M&A land grab in full swing. Billions in ETF acquisitions, including Victory Capital/First Eagle, Vanguard/Altruist, and more, signal that scale instead of organic growth now drives the industry. The Zoo crew debated whether firms are buying hit products, talent, or distribution, and what could be ahead for the industry.
Leverage and gambling push into new territory. Defiance's hourly-reset leveraged ETFs barely differ from daily resets despite pulling in huge fees, while Korea and ****** an crack down on single-stock leverage entirely. New NHL-linked sports-betting ETFs raised bigger concerns about routing gambling risk through the same rails as retirement savings.
AI concentration is everywhere, even where you don't expect it. Thematic and datacenter ETFs quietly hold the same chokepoint stocks like Micron and Nvidia, sparking debate over whether that's a feature or a vulnerability. However, real revenue growth at companies like Anthropic and OpenAI kept the Zoo Crew from sounding the alarm just yet.

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There is a moment in every wild party where somebody suggests a new thing that will make the night 10 times more fun for 45 minutes and excruciatingly worse for the days that will follow. Defiance ETFs has decided that we've reached that point in the ETF party and just filed its suggestion with the Securities and Exchange Commission… Sixteen times over.
Defiance wants to launch 16 new ETFs, all built on the same idea and all named for it: the Defiance 2X Hourly Reset ETF, one each for NVDA, TSLA, PLTR, GOOG, META, MSFT, AMD, MU, TSM, MRVL and six more. Paperwork went in through Tidal Trust V with the clock set to run 75 days, so they go live around November 4 unless somebody stops them.
Each fund promises double whatever the stock does, and then delivers on that promise six separate times a day. Every roughly hour-long window starts fresh, with the leverage reset to 2x from wherever the stock happens to be sitting. The filing says outright that the promise applies to nothing else. Not to a day, not to a month, not to a year. Six windows, and after each one closes, whatever happened in it is permanent.
Your losses don't get a fresh start when the leverage does. A stock that whipsaws its way to nowhere by 4 p.m. can leave the fund substantially poorer, and every additional reset is another chance for that to happen.

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STUARTS DRAFT — Stuarts Draft swept Waynesboro in Shenandoah District volleyball Thursday, Sept. 10. Draft won 25-12, 25-9, 25-12.
Addyson Dameron had 11 ******* ists and five digs for the Cougars in the win. Hazel Seibert added five ******* ists and an ace. Draft's Addy Coyner had seven kills, six digs and three aces, while Lily May had seven kills. Serenity Hamric finished with six aces and seven digs for the Cougars.
"It wasn't so much about stats tonight, but about communication," Stuarts Draft coach Jess DeWitt said. "Especially in this environment. Our home games haven't been as loud as they could be so we're making sure we're communicating on our end and bringing our own energy no matter what the score is and no matter what the gym environment is."
Ella ******* led Waynesboro with four kills and a pair of blocks. Bristol Slagle had seven digs for the Little Giants.
Fort Defiance got 12 kills from Livia Clinedinst in a 25-14, 25-14, 25-19 win over Rockbridge County Sept. 10 in Shenandoah District volleyball.

#shenandoah #cougars

This article contains details, including depictions of violence, which some readers may find distressing.
Without the interventions of her family and friends, Amy says she would have married the man who had physically and psychologically abused her for much of their relationship.
Had the wedding gone ahead, she fears he would have eventually killed her.
Christopher Malcolm, a serial rapist who was recently jailed for his crimes, inflicted life-changing injuries on his former fiancée - on one occasion she said he left her face "black and blue" just before she visited her terminally ill father for Father's Day.
Amy, not her real name, told the BBC that staying in the relationship was often a means to calm the violence and survive. So long as Malcolm was free, she said she did not feel safe enough to report him to police.

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Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, has met with federal investigators as authorities continue looking into the circumstances surrounding the actress' death.
Hickerson, 37, has spoken with the DEA, according to a report TMZ published on Thursday, September 10, citing sources with direct knowledge of the investigation. Local and federal authorities are focusing on identifying the person who may have supplied Panettiere, 36, with substances that could have contributed to her death, with one source explaining that investigators are "zeroing in on a potential drug dealer."
No arrests have been made, and investigators are still awaiting toxicology results that could determine Panettiere's official cause of death, according to the outlet.
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The Nashville star was found unresponsive at a short-term rental in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16. Despite efforts to revive her, Panettiere was ******* ounced dead. She left behind a daughter, Kaya, 11, whom she shared with ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko.

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Meg Jones, captain of England women's rugby union team, wants Red Roses players to have access to fertility support and egg freezing.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Jones said: "Why should my opportunity to have a family be taken away from me because I want to pursue my career?"
Jones revealed she has already started her fertility journey with her fiancee after visiting a clinic to have their egg count checked.
The 29-year-old says that she's an "open book" on some subjects and wants to "share her journey" as she discusses both her upcoming wedding and family planning with equal comfort.
"We were looking to freeze, but actually the advice was we don't need to freeze yet so we can probably wait till after the wedding," said Jones. "That's where we were going to look to conceive."

#wants #fertility #family #roses

Aryna Sabalenka is hitting the court once again in the Semifinals of the US Open on September 10. She's the No. 1 seed in women's singles, but she doesn't have an easy road ahead of her, as she'll have to beat No. 3 Jessica Pegula, an American playing with home-court advantage, to make the Finals.
Throughout the tournament, Sabalenka has had the support of her fiancé, Georgios Frangulis, who has been proudly watching from the stands. Below, we rounded up everything to know about Frangulis and his relationship with the Belarusian tennis star. Scroll down for more.
Frangulis is a Brazilian entrepreneur who founded the company Oakberry in 2016. Although he studied law in Brazil, he never completed his degree or took the bar exam.
Oakberry is a brand that specializes in açaí products. Açaí berries are harvested in the Amazon rainforest, the majority of which is located in Frangulis' home country of Brazil. Oakberry, which sells açaí bowls, smoothies, and more, has hundreds of stores in dozens of countries.
In August 2016, right before Oakberry was launching, Frangulis was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He had surgery to remove a four-centimeter nodule that October.

#court #semifinals #open

It was an extra special weekend for Ree Drummond and her daughter Paige Drummond.
The Food Network star left her famed Oklahoma ranch and jet off to Dallas, where she and her newly-engaged daughter shopped for wedding dresses.
In addition to Paige, who got engaged to fiancé David Andersen last month after a year of dating, The Pioneer Woman founder and her husband Ladd Drummond are also parents to daughter Alex, 26, who is expecting her first child with husband Mauricio Scott, sons Bryce, 20, and Todd, 19, plus they welcomed Jamar, 20, into the family in 2018 after the couple became his foster parents.
Ree took to her blog over the weekend to write all about her day wedding dress shopping with Paige, with the help of her older sister Alex plus her fiancé David's mom and sister.
"It was every bit as fun as you'd think it would be," she wrote, endearingly sharing: "We 'ooohed, ahhhed,' sipped champagne, and did all the things we gals do in these kinds of settings."

#paige #engaged #wedding #husband

Bekah Martinez decided to send her kids to public school this year after previously homeschooling them
She shared that her own childhood included transitions between homeschooling, private school and public school
Martinez emphasized the decision is temporary and plans to return to homeschooling when the time feels right
Bekah Martinez is sharing why she made the decision to send her kids to public school after homeschooling them.
In a candid post on her Instagram, the former Bachelor star, 31, explained her decision to send her kids to public school this year — however, Martinez noted that the break was not a strict "goodbye" to homeschooling. Martinez, who appeared on season 22 of The Bachelor, shares her daughter Ruth and sons Franklin and Ernest, with fiancé Grayson Leonard.

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Northern Kentucky University's men's basketball program announced its full slate of non-conference games with the Norse set to host five games at Truist Arena.
Northern Kentucky opens the 2026-27 season in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, taking on UTEP as part of the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon. The Norse will stay in the Mount Rushmore State for a matchup with South Dakota on Nov. 4. As previously announced, NKU then heads to College Station, taking on Texas A&M on Nov. 6. It marks the first time the Norse have played Texas A&M since the 2017-18 campaign. Northern Kentucky wraps up its four-game road trip to open the season at Chaifetz Arena, where they'll take on Saint Louis on Nov. 10.
Both Texas A&M and Saint Louis reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
Then, the Norse start a four-game homestand leading into Thanksgiving, opening their home schedule on Nov. 14 against Central Michigan. Last season, NKU beat the Chippewas by 24 in Mount Pleasant. Northern Kentucky will then host Georgia Southern on Nov. 23 and Bellarmine on Nov. 25 as part of a a multi-team event with those teams playing each other at Truist Arena Nov. 24. Northern Kentucky's matchup with Georgia Southern will be the first in program history, while this season's matchup vs. Bellarmine marks the 80th all-time, with the Norse leading the series 45-34.
NKU has four out-of-conference games in December, taking on Defiance on Dec. 8, before facing South Carolina State on Dec. 11, both at Truist Arena. The Norse wrap up their non-Horizon League schedule by taking on ETSU in Johnson City on Dec. 15, before traveling up to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to take on Harvard on Dec. 20. It'll mark the first time that the Norse and Crimson have faced off, while the Norse traveled to ETSU last season.

#taking #texas

Aaron Rodgers is speaking out about his past romantic relationships
In a guest spot on Not Just Football, the NFL star laid bare the details of the end of his engagement to Shailene Woodley
Rodgers claimed Woodley spoke about cheating on him while they were together
Aaron Rodgers is speaking out about his past relationships, including his former fiancée, Shailene Woodley.
In a guest spot on his Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Cam Heyward's podcast Not Just Football on Thursday, Sept. 10, the veteran quarterback shed extensive light on the end of his engagement to the Divergent alum.

#rodgers #woodley #shailene #relationships