Column: Cody Bellinger’s Remarkable Comeback Season Has Helped The Chicago Cubs Morph From Pretenders To Contenders

When an Iranian consulate building was destroyed in Syria in April, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to punish Israel. What followed was a huge, yet telegraphed assault and no all-out war. Three months later, the military chief of Iran-backed Hezbollah and Hamas’s political head were killed within hours of each other.

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Virgo. Happy Birthday for, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024: You are charming, insightful and knowledgeable. You will fight to reveal the truth about injustice. This is a slower paced, laid-back year. Take time to rejuvenate yourself. Focus on your needs and partnerships.

Today is Monday, Sept. 30, the 274th day of 2024. There are 92 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15 months. Also on this date: In 1777, the Continental Congress — forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces — moved to York, Pennsylvania. Related Articles Today in History: September 29, Tylenol laced with cyanide claims first victim Today in History: September 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin Today in History: September 27, Christine Blasey Ford accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault Aurora threatens to close two troubled apartment complexes because of crime, deterioration Today in History: September 26, Kennedy-Nixon face off in TV debate In 1791, Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” premiered in Vienna, Austria. In 1938, addressing the public after co-signing the Munich Agreement, which allowed Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain proclaimed, “I believe it is peace for our time.” 1n 1939, NBC broadcast the first televised football game, a college matchup between Fordham and Waynesburg; Fordham won 34-7. In 1947, the World Series was broadcast on television for the first time, as the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1; the Yankees would go on to win the Series four games to three. In 1954, the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned by the U.

SpaceX launched a two-person crew to the International Space Station, the start of a mission to bring home two NASA astronauts stuck in orbit after flying on Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov took off inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon from Cape Canaveral, Florida, just after 1 p.m.

Poor Rob. The man cannot seem to catch a break. The Industry character played by Harry Lawtey took a backseat to Yasmin (Marisa Abela) and Harper (Myha’la) in the show’s third season. Yasmin’s simmering secret about her father’s death and Harper’s vengeful plans to short Pierpoint overshadowed their somewhat incompetent coworker who continues to bumble his way through banking and life. And yet a lot has happened to Rob.

LOS ANGELES — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family.