Sports, Entertainment & Culture — September 23, 2026

Ella Langley makes Hot 100 history. Her 'Choosin' Texas' spent a record 23rd week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, passing Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' for most weeks ever.

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Giants may lose Jaxson Dart for the season. The second-year quarterback's knee injury is worse than first thought, and he could miss the rest of the season. New York turns to Jameis Winston.

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Shohei Ohtani back for the Dodgers. The four-time MVP, sidelined since Sept. 7, is expected to come off the injured list Wednesday as Los Angeles ramps up for the postseason.

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Paramount clears a merger hurdle. The studio settled the 12-state antitrust suit blocking its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal, agreeing to guardrails including an annual film release quota.

The Verge reports the settlement's conditions carry practical consequences for the combined company: the annual film release quota effectively obligates Paramount to put out substantially more movies than it otherwise might. That requirement was among the guardrails states demanded in exchange for dropping their antitrust challenge, tying the deal's completion to commitments about future output rather than blocking the transaction outright.

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