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| We've made it to Friday, Daily Briefing readers! The TSA has a message for travelers – you better wear a mask, or be fined up to $3,000. Another commercial flight will evacuate foreigners from Afghanistan. And, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic is inching closer to history at the U.S. Open. |
| It's Steve and Jane with Friday's news. |
| 🌎 New this morning: Twenty years after 9/11, victims and their families hope for a potential "turning point" in efforts to shed light on whether and how Saudi government officials may have supported the hijackers. |
| 🔵 More than 60% of American parents want their kids to learn about the ongoing effects of slavery and racism as part of their K-12 education, according to a new USA TODAY/Ipsos poll. It's the same thing as critical race theory. |
| 📺 "Some of the most difficult days of my life": ESPN reporter Allison Williams will not be on the sidelines this college football season due to her vaccination status. |
| 🚢 Again? A massive ship got stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking traffic in the crucial global waterway. |
| 💔 Is it a deal breaker? These are the most common relationship-ending conflicts. |
| 🗞 How well have you been paying attention to the news this week? Test your knowledge with our quiz! |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, hear from President Joe Biden as he announces new measures to fight COVID-19. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Biden directs TSA to double fines on travelers who won't mask up on flights |
| A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to double the fines faced by travelers who refuse to mask up in airports and "on certain modes of public transportation." The fines take effect Friday would be $500 to $1,000 for first offenders and $1,000 to $3,000 for repeat offenders. Children under 2 and those with certain disabilities are exempt. "If you break the rules, be prepared to pay," Biden said Thursday. During his speech, the president laid out a "six-pronged strategy" focused on sweeping vaccination requirements for federal workers and companies with more than 100 employees, increasing school safety protocols and making coronavirus testing more accessible. |
'Historic' commercial flights take off from Afghanistan |
| Another commercial flight will take off from Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan on Friday. The departure of 200 Westerners, including Americans, on a Qatar Airways flight to Doha from Kabul on Thursday was the first large-scale evacuation since U.S and NATO forces withdrew from Afghanistan at the end of last month. It marked a significant breakthrough in the bumpy coordination between the U.S. and Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers. A foreign diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said another 200 foreigners would depart in the next couple of days. |
What else people are reading: |
| 🔴 Sixteen-year-old "Flash" actor Logan Williams' cause of death has officially been confirmed to be an accidental drug overdose. |
| 🔆 Mysterious bright lights that illuminated the night sky during a powerful earthquake in Mexico rattled many residents, some of whom used the hashtag #Apocalipsis, Spanish for the "apocalypse." |
| 🎤 Lindsey Buckingham will release a new solo album on Sept. 17, but the ghosts of Fleetwood Mac still hover. |
| 🕶 "Am I crazy?": "The Matrix Resurrections" trailer is here – with a kung fu-tastic Keanu Reeves. |
 | | Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) reunite in "The Matrix Resurrections," the fourth movie in "The Matrix" series. | | WARNER BROS. PICTURES | |
Hurricane season: Larry continues to linger, while Mindy moves out to sea |
| Hurricane Larry is expected to continue its northerly track Friday. Notably, the center of Larry will move near or over southeastern Newfoundland on Friday night or early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center reported. A hurricane warning is in effect for a portion of the Canadian province. Though Larry isn't expected to make landfall in the U.S., significant swells from the storm still are reaching the beaches on the East Coast – and that will continue through Saturday. In other storm news, Tropical Depression Mindy moved out to sea Thursday after dumping heavy rain on coastal South Carolina. |
NFL opener: Bucs get ugly victory over Cowboys in final seconds |
| 🏈 In a phrase it was Buc-Ugly: Bad hands. Bad penalties. Bad coverage. This was part of the story that nearly led to an embarrassing disaster for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Instead, the defending Super Bowl champs opened the NFL's 2021 season with a 31-29 win over the Dallas Cowboys in a game that had some good fortune wrapped around a championship grit and another last-minute game-winning drive engineered by quarterback Tom Brady. |
| 🏈 Winners and losers from the Bucs' win: It was a good night for the quarterbacks, a bad night for the running backs and a mixed night for Tom Brady, the pitchman. |
| 🏈 Did the referees miss a penalty on Tampa's key play? The Cowboys and Buccaneers both weighed in on whether receiver Chris Godwin committed offensive pass interference on a vital play late in the fourth quarter. |
| 🏈 "We'll see y'all again": Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott's farewell to the Bucs' Tom Brady sent a clear message about his confidence going forward. |
 | | Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrate after a touchdown in the second quarter. | | Jeremy Reper, USA TODAY Sports | |
California assembly to hold final vote on spousal rape bill |
| California lawmakers will hold a final vote on a bill that would treat the rape of a spouse the same as the rape of a non-spouse . The bill removes an exemption to the rape law if the victim is married to the perpetrator. California is one of 11 states that distinguish between spousal rape and other forms of sexual assault. The bill's supporters said the distinction lingers from a time when women were expected to obey their husbands. Currently, those convicted of spousal rape currently can be eligible for probation instead of prison or jail, although there is no difference in the maximum penalties. |
Newsmakers in their own words: Sen. Klobuchar urges regular checkups |
 | | Sen. Amy Klobuchar revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 | | Pool photo by Stefani Reynolds; USA TODAY graphic | |
| In a post on Medium on Thursday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., wrote that doctors diagnosed her with stage 1A cancer after a biopsy in the spring. After other tests, she underwent a lumpectomy to remove a tumor in her right breast. In May, she began radiation therapy. The senator stressed the importance of regular screening and health checkups. |
Smells like teen spirit: Stunning results in the US Open women's semifinals |
| 🎾 "I honestly just can't believe it": Late Thursday, Great Britain's Emma Raducanu, 18, became the first qualifier in history — male or female — to reach a Grand Slam final, beating No. 17 seed Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-4. And she's securing these victories in impressive fashion – she hasn't lost a set so far in the tournament. |
| 🎾 "I think one word that really stuck to me is 'magical'": Ranked outside the top 70 at the start of the event, 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez of Canada continued one of the most impressive runs to a Grand Slam final in recent memory, backing up previous wins over two other top-5 players by beating a third in world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 7-6, 4-6, 6-4. Fernandez's match against Raducanu Saturday will mark the first time in history two unseeded women will play for a major title. |
 | | Canada's Leylah Fernandez, 19, celebrates after defeating No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the semifinals of the 2021 U.S. Open in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. | | Danielle Parhizkaran, USA TODAY Sports | |
US Open men's semifinals: Djokovic looks to tie another record |
| Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 player in the world, is two wins away from the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since Rod Laver in 1969 and he will continue his quest for history Friday when he takes on No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev in the U.S. Open semifinals in New York City (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET). Earlier this summer, Zverev rallied from a set down to beat Djokovic in Tokyo at the Olympics, then went on to win the gold medal for Germany. If Djokovic is victorious, he will tie another record with Roger Federer with his 31st appearance in a Grand Slam final. In the early semifinal match, No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia will face No. 12 Felix Auger-Aliassime, the first Canadian to make the U.S. Open men's semifinals (ESPN, 3 p.m. ET). |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories Thursday |
| 🔵 The FBI released documents detailing a man's offer to make Kobe Bryant's 2003 rape case disappear by killing his accuser. |
| 🔵 9/11 made a tiny Pennsylvania town world famous. Twenty years later, it feels left out. |
| 🔵 "Absolutely mind-boggling": A fossil found in Canada revealed an unusual marine animal – a giant swimming head creature from more than 500 million years ago. |
📸 Photo of the day: New York Fashion Week is back! 📸 |
 | | The Moschino collection is modeled during New York Fashion Week, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ORG XMIT: NYMA120 | | Mary Altaffer, AP | |
| Hello again, New York Fashion Week! In-person fashion shows have returned amid the pandemic with bold looks and major celebrity appearances. Here, model Winnie Harlow walks the runway during the Moschino collection show in Bryant Park, New York. Jeremy Scott's designs filled the city with bright baby blues, pastel pinks, greens, purples and brilliant yellows – fitting for a show inspired by children's toys and cartoon animals. |
| Click here to see more photos of models and celebrities at the Moschino show and some of the other events in New York. |
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| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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