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Sports, Entertainment & Culture — September 21, 2026

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Commanders QB carted off with dislocated elbow. Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow against the Cowboys; X-rays showed no fracture, but Washington awaits further tests in a difficult injury week for young quarterbacks.

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Presley Gerber dies at 27. The model and only son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber died Sunday; the family asked for privacy ‘during this very difficult and painful time.’

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New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert dies at 45. The Florida pop-punk band’s founding guitarist and lyricist died in his sleep, six months after revealing a brain cancer diagnosis.

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Jhené Aiko lands first No. 1 album. ‘Westside Whimsy’ tops the Billboard 200 — her first chart-topper and the first R&B album by a woman to lead the chart this year.

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