For individuals of the Jewish religion, the vacation often called Rosh Hashanah is going on now.

Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Yr, which is totally different than the one that’s celebrated on Jan. 1 yearly. It is set utilizing the Hebrew calendar, which is totally different than the calendar we use each day.

Rosh Hashanah is well known now by way of the night of Oct. 4, and the subsequent massive vacation after that’s Yom Kippur, which “closes the ebook” on the previous 12 months, and is taken into account the holiest of Jewish holidays as a result of it focuses on a reconciliation with God.

Here is what to know concerning the holidays.

What’s Rosh Hashanah?

It’s the Jewish new 12 months, and this 12 months will mark the 12 months 5785 on the Hebrew calendar. The names interprets to “Head of the Yr” and it’s celebration of the delivery of the universe and creation of Adam and Eve.

The observance of Rosh Hashanah contains blowing the shofar – a ram’s horn – on each mornings of the vacation “which is often performed in synagogue as a part of the day’s companies,” in response to Chabad.org. The horn represents a way of repentance.

“The competition begins on the primary day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, which falls throughout September or October,” in response to Historical past.com.

How lengthy does Rosh Hashanah final?

It began on Oct. 2 and can finish on the night of Oct. 4.

How is Rosh Hashanah celebrated?

A time of prayer, the vacation is marked with gatherings synagogues, repentance (with the Tashlich prayer recited close to our bodies of water) and meals.

Jewish individuals eat a “Challah” bread on the vacation. It’s a braided bread with a semi-sweet taste. Blessings are additionally sometimes stated over candles.

Jewish individuals often go to the synagogue for companies on Rosh Hashanah and chorus from “inventive work” and different actions, in response to Chabad.org.

What’s the greeting for Rosh Hashanah?

A typical greeting is “Have a Good and Candy New Yr,” in response to Chabad.org, you can too want somebody a Pleased New Yr.

In Hebrew, you possibly can want somebody “shanah tovah umtukah,” which implies “could you’ve a superb and candy new 12 months,” in response to Reform Judaism. The greeting will be shortened to “shanah tovah” (“a superb 12 months”).

What’s Yom Kippur?

Following Rosh Hashanah on the calendar, Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the 12 months for individuals of the Jewish religion. With this vacation, God’s judgment is last for the 12 months, and repentance is essential. Yom Kippur is called a day of atonement.

It falls this 12 months on Oct. 11-12.

“The aim of Yom Kippur is to impact particular person and collective purification by the follow of forgiveness of the sins of others and by honest repentance for one’s personal sins towards God,” in response to Britannica.com.

There are 10 days between Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, a time interval known as “10 Days of Awe.” Throughout this era, God will choose whether or not given Jewish individuals will stay or die within the coming 12 months.

“Jewish legislation teaches that God inscribes the names of the righteous within the ‘ebook of life’ and condemns the depraved to demise on Rosh Hashanah; individuals who fall between the 2 classes have till Yom Kippur to carry out ‘Teshuvah,’ or repentance,” in response to Historical past.com.

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the 12 months in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston gained the dignity final season.

A nationwide panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave Clark 66 of 67 votes in balloting launched Thursday. Chicago Sky ahead Angel Reese obtained the opposite.

Clark, the No. 1 general decide from Iowa, averaged 19.2 factors and a league-best 8.4 assists per sport whereas serving to the WNBA set attendance data and garner mainstream consideration. She struggled a bit early within the season, however discovered her groove and was an All-Star starter. The unanimous AP Rookie of the 12 months led the Fever to the playoffs for the primary time since 2016 and a 20-20 report after a 1-8 begin.

“I’m a troublesome grader. I really feel like I had a strong yr,” Clark stated after the Fever have been eradicated within the first spherical of the playoffs. “For me, the enjoyable half is like I really feel like I’m simply scratching the floor and I’m the one which’s nit selecting each single factor I do. I do know I need to assist this franchise. … I do know there’s a number of room for me to proceed to enhance in order that’s what excites me essentially the most. I really feel like I proceed to get lots higher.”

Clark was not chosen for the U.S. Olympic group — a choice that disenchanted her legions of followers — however she confirmed within the weeks afterward that she may need been useful. The Fever guard averaged 24.7 factors and 9.3 assists in her first 10 video games after the Olympic break and led Indiana to an 8-2 report.

Clark was named the Japanese Convention Participant of the Month for August, was Participant of the Week 3 times and Rookie of the Month 4 instances. She recorded the primary two triple-doubles by a rookie in WNBA historical past, set a league single-game report with 19 assists and have become the primary rookie to have at the very least 30 factors and 10 assists in a sport.

Clark led the league with 122 3-pointers, was second with 90.6% accuracy from the free-throw line and averaged 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals. She set a league single-season report with 337 assists and set rookie data of 769 factors and 122 three-pointers made.

Reese averaged 13.6 factors and 13.1 rebounds for the Sky.

Off the court docket, Clark, Reese and their fellow rookies have been a rankings and attendance boon for the WNBA. Six totally different league tv companions set viewership data this yr for its highest considered WNBA sport. All of these video games included the Fever.

Indiana led the league in attendance each at residence and on the street. The Fever averaged 17,036 at residence and greater than 15,000 on the street. 4 groups moved residence video games to larger arenas when Indiana got here to city to accommodate extra followers.

Regardless of Indiana’s blowout loss to Connecticut in Sport 1, followers tuned in as the sport averaged 1.8 million viewers, in keeping with ESPN, making it the WNBA’s most watched playoff sport for the reason that 2000 Finals. It was essentially the most watched playoff sport on ESPN ever regardless of going up in opposition to the NFL.

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Eminem killed off his alter ego Slim Shady together with his newest album, however he’s making means for a brand new nickname: Grandpa.

The rapper introduced his daughter Hailie Jade is pregnant via a touching music video that may be a tribute to their relationship. Dwelling movies courting again to 1999 and pictures of the father-daughter duo, together with movies from her Might marriage ceremony, are underscored by the emotional track “Short-term” within the video launched Thursday.

In a single clip of a current dwelling video, his daughter arms Eminem a jersey with the title “Grandpa” emblazoned on the again with the number one. She additionally arms him ultrasound pictures, and he appears shocked.

The social media influencer confirmed the information of her being pregnant hours after the video was launched Thursday, with an Instagram submit. “Mother & dad est. 2025,” she captioned the submit.

Representatives for Eminem, 51, didn’t instantly return requests for remark.

“Short-term,” from Eminem’s newest album, “The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” is written as a comforting message to his daughter after he dies. “I’m watchin’ you proper now, child woman, I vow/I’ll shield you, your guardian angel,” he sings on the observe, which was launched in July.

The “Lose Your self” artist has all the time had a gentle spot for his daughter, ceaselessly mentioning her in his songs and even writing full tributes to her like “Hailie’s Tune” and “Mockingbird.”

In “Mockingbird,” a fan favourite, Eminem sings, “What Daddy all the time let you know? Straighten up, little soldier,” a lyric he calls again to in “Short-term.”

Jade is Eminem’s sole organic daughter, whom he had together with his ex-wife Kim Scott. He additionally adopted two of Scott’s daughters from earlier relationships.

A technical concern that was stopping many Financial institution of America prospects from accessing their financial institution accounts on Wednesday has been absolutely resolved, based on the financial institution.

Stories of issues accessing financial institution accounts spiked round 1 p.m. ET, when the web site Downdetector reported about 20,266 outages.

“Some cell and on-line banking purchasers skilled a problem accessing their accounts and steadiness data earlier right this moment,” Financial institution of America mentioned in an announcement. “These know-how points have been absolutely resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

Financial institution of America didn’t specify what precipitated the issue.

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On Wednesday, folks complained that their account balances weren’t seen on the app whereas others mentioned they may entry their accounts however that they have been seeing a steadiness of $0.

“App not working and on-line banking exhibits yesterday’s steadiness,” one person mentioned on Downdetector.

“Each the App and Browser entry to BoA stay a minimum of partially down for us,” one other person mentioned. “Can now see a few of our accounts, however not all of them. And the switch between accounts perform stays non-functional for all accounts.”

Fernando Cervantes Jr. contributed to this report.

Max Hauptman is a Trending Reporter for USA TODAY. He may be reached at MHauptman@gannett.com.

An vital notice about this conflict: This debate coated much more substance and was much more critical in tone than the controversy we’ve seen that includes the tops of the tickets. About the one main points that weren’t touched on that I might have favored to see extra about was the broader menace China poses to the Pacific area typically and the precise concern of Taiwan.

However kudos to the CBS Information staff for a strong concern matrix; for essentially the most half, it coated lots of floor that voters wish to speak about. And in protection of CBS Information, neither China nor Ukraine is seen as a high concern by voters, even when each could possibly be among the many most consequential challenges for the following president of the US.

However there’s one thing else nagging at me with this debate. It’s not laborious to conclude that former President Donald Trump himself makes it almost unattainable to have the kind of debate Vance and Walz participated in Tuesday evening. And that’s too dangerous. We might actually use a presidential-level debate that’s just like what we witnessed Tuesday evening.

However Trump has by no means participated in a debate that didn’t devolve into one thing extra pugilistic and even immature and juvenile at instances. (Want I point out hand sizes?) I am curious whether or not the tone and tenor of this debate finally ends up hurting Trump just because it reminds voters what politics could possibly be when Trump isn’t onstage.

However the true query about this debate within the quick time period is whether or not it’s going to have any impression on this present marketing campaign.

Historical past says this debate can have little or no impression. The inform from every marketing campaign about how vital this debate was will come by the weekend: What number of debate moments will both marketing campaign be making an attempt to amplify past the following 24 hours? My guess is nothing or subsequent to nothing, however we are going to study collectively! 

Going into this debate, I assumed that each vice presidential nominees could be extra centered on the tops of the tickets. And for essentially the most half, the 2 performed to kind. In nearly each reply, Walz went after Trump and often appeared for methods to reward Vance in a method that made him look anti-Trump. Vance equally would attempt to throw shade at Walz by praising the governor’s empathy and concern about a difficulty whereas contrasting it to Vice President Kamala Harris.

However what was a bit shocking to me was that Walz turned out to be extra aggressive in opposition to Trump than Vance was in opposition to Harris.

Finally, the No. 1 job of the VP candidate in these debates is to make the case in opposition to the highest of the ticket. So it’s fairly fascinating to me that the technique Vance selected to have interaction in was one which appeared designed to enhance his personal private rankings.

Maybe if he improves his private rankings, it might assist all the ticket, however I’m skeptical that helps a lot in any respect. Dan Quayle was fairly unpopular in 1988, particularly after his poor debate efficiency, and but his unpopularity had no impression on the highest of the ticket. In truth, Lloyd Bentsen, the Democratic working mate that yr, might have ended the marketing campaign as essentially the most personally well-liked of the 4 candidates on the tickets. And but, that didn’t assist the highest of the Democratic ticket in any respect.

Vance might have made lots of progress in fixing his picture for a future run for president — say, in 2028. However I’m undecided how a lot this may assist Trump. And I’m nonetheless stunned at how little Vance tried to remind viewers that Harris was nonetheless a part of the Biden administration.

He truly appeared to disregard Biden by identify, as an alternative invoking solely Harris on a lot of events. It is an fascinating choice given the way it appears as if the Trump marketing campaign staff desperately desires to re-attach Biden’s unpopular model to Harris. I’m undecided Vance was as aggressive on this entrance as one might need anticipated if his position was to easily be “the assault canine.”

As for Walz, his efficiency was the very definition of uneven. His nervousness got here by fairly a bit, particularly firstly. Clearly, he was telling the reality when he reportedly instructed Harris in the course of the VP vetting course of that debating wasn’t a powerful go well with for him. However Walz was sturdy at instances when he was prosecuting a case in opposition to Trump, significantly on Jan. 6 and abortion. He was much less good at defending Biden-Harris actions basically.

His worst second is sort of apparent at this level: His incapability to confess he exaggerated when he was in China in and across the Tiananmen Sq. was painful to look at. He ultimately bought there, however he got here throughout like a child making an attempt to rationalize why he was dishonest on a check by taking a look at notice playing cards.

This was a second that was completely avoidable by the Harris-Walz marketing campaign if it had merely achieved one factor: let Walz sit down and deal with an array of accountability interviews, like Sunday exhibits. However the Harris-Walz operation is so satisfied that powerful media interviews might develop into distractions from protecting a concentrate on Trump that it’s sticking with this type of “forestall protection.”

Now, forestall defenses do work greater than they don’t in stopping losses in soccer video games. However what additionally they do is assure that the competition can be nearer by the tip. Sitting down for extra interviews could appear dangerous, but when the Harris marketing campaign wish to see whether or not it might probably win by greater than a proportion level in a single battleground state, maybe these interviews may also serve to reassure the gettable swing voters that this ticket is as much as the job.

The actual unknown fallout from this debate is whether or not this would be the final one in all this presidential cycle.

Trump continues to point he thinks it’s too late for another debate. However after tonight, as a viewer, I do know I’d prefer to see extra follow-up on what I heard from the potential VPs. Each have much more questions I wish to see them reply onstage collectively. I believe there are fairly a number of undecided voters or semi-decided voters who would additionally like another crack at assessing the mettle of the 2 nominees.

I believe Trump and his staff are satisfied Harris wants one other debate greater than Trump does. And the Trump staff isn’t in denial about how poorly the primary match-up went for Trump. Whereas I’m undecided one other debate could be useful to Trump, he nonetheless wants an enormous stage to make a closing argument — and the one stage large enough is a debate.

If Tuesday evening was the final phrase, the excellent news is each VP wannabes left pretty constructive impressions on voters, maybe extra constructive than any of us so-called consultants would have ever predicted.

BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) — Police and firefighters in New Hampshire responded to an uncommon name Thursday morning — a moose was trapped in a yard swimming pool.

A video shot by police reveals rescuers eradicating a pool overlaying after arriving on the house at about 8:45 a.m. to disclose the grownup moose standing within the water.

After the quilt was eliminated, the moose strolled out of the shallow finish of the pool and headed to a wooded space subsequent to the house.

Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi stated in an announcement that no folks or animals had been harmed.

“I wish to remind residents that moose could be very harmful animals resulting from their dimension, and we respect that residents referred to as us this morning to help with this case,” Douidi stated.

California physician Mark Chavez accepted a deal and pleaded responsible in federal courtroom in reference to Matthew Perry’s unintentional overdose loss of life final yr.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Workplace dominated that Perry died from the acute results of the drug ketamine after being discovered unresponsive in a pool at his dwelling in Pacific Palisades.

Chavez, 54, pleaded responsible on Oct. 2 in federal courtroom in Los Angeles. He’s one among 5 folks charged in connection to Perry’s loss of life.

Here is what to find out about Chavez and his involvement with the “Mates” star.

What was Chavez charged with in Perry’s loss of life?

Chavez pleaded responsible to conspiring to distribute ketamine to Perry. He admitted to knowingly acquiring the drug for the actor, who prosecutors mentioned had change into hooked on ketamine.

His lawyer mentioned Chavez is cooperating with investigators and will change into a witness within the trials of Dr. Salvador Plasencia and Jasveen Sangha subsequent yr.

Plasencia has pleaded not responsible to 1 rely of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, whereas Sangha, whom prosecutors nicknamed the “Ketamine Queen,” has pleaded not responsible to 9 prices, together with conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine leading to loss of life.

The trials for Sangha and Plasencia are scheduled for March 2025.

What else will we find out about Chavez’s connection to Perry?

The San Diego physician admitted to supplying Plasencia with ketamine that was then bought to Perry, in line with Chavez’s plea settlement.

Chavez additionally admitted to submitting a fraudulent prescription to acquire the ketamine. He wrote a prescription in one other individual’s title with out that individual’s information to acquire the drug, in line with courtroom paperwork.

A textual content change between Chavez and Plasencia from Sept. 30, 2023, contains Plasencia writing, “I ponder how a lot this moron can pay” and “Let’s discover out” in reference to Perry, courtroom paperwork say.

Chavez bought Plasencia a minimum of 4 vials of liquid ketamine and ketamine lozenges in September 2023. That very same day, Plasencia injected Perry with the drug after which suggested Perry’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, about methods to administer the drug, per the courtroom submitting.

In one other change between Chavez and Plasencia on Oct. 2, 2023, Plasencia wrote forward of a gathering with Perry that “(i)f right this moment goes effectively we could have repeat enterprise.” Chavez then inspired Plasencia to promote Perry the ketamine lozenges, in line with courtroom paperwork.

The courtroom submitting additionally alleges Chavez and Plasencia met up on different events wherein Chavez bought him a number of vials of liquid ketamine.

Iwamasa, 60, and Erik Fleming, 54, an acquaintance of Perry’s, have additionally taken plea offers and await their sentencing.

What has Chavez mentioned in regards to the prices towards him?

Chavez’s lawyer, Matthew C. Binninger, launched a press release in courtroom on his behalf.

“He’s extremely remorseful what occurred, not simply because it occurred to Matthew Perry however as a result of it occurred to a affected person. He’s attempting to do every little thing in his energy to proper the flawed that occurred right here.”

Will Chavez go to jail after pleading responsible?

Regardless of taking a plea deal, Chavez nonetheless faces as much as a 10-year jail sentence and $500,000 positive when he’s sentenced on April 2, 2025.

He’s at present out on $50,000 bond and has turned over his passport and medical license.

Mark Chavez, a health care provider accused of giving ketamine to the late Pals star Matthew Perry, has pleaded responsible to at least one rely of conspiring to distribute the drug.

Perry died in October 2023 primarily from the consequences of ketamine. His assistant allegedly administered the drug shortly earlier than his loss of life, and he later drowned within the pool of his Los Angeles residence. Different components reminiscent of coronary artery illness and the consequences of buprenorphine, a drugs used to deal with opioid use dysfunction, contributed to his loss of life.

Chavez appeared in federal courtroom in Los Angeles on Wednesday for a change of plea listening to. Chavez stated in his plea settlement that he and a second physician, Salvador Plasencia, started supplying ketamine to Perry starting round September 2023.

Plasencia, who has additionally been charged in connection to Perry’s loss of life, allegedly known as Chavez to acquire ketamine vials and lozenges for Perry in trade for cash. Chavez admitted to having ketamine available after filling a fraudulent prescription for thirty 200-milligram lozenges earlier that yr.

Chavez and Plasencia knew one another for at the least 20 years, and Chavez knew that Plasencia didn’t have a lot expertise with utilizing ketamine. Plasencia allegedly stated Perry was utilizing the drug to give up smoking, which Chavez knew was not an efficient technique to curb the behavior.

Ketamine is used as an anesthetic and to deal with despair. It will possibly trigger uncomfortable side effects, reminiscent of hassle talking, complications, loopiness and spikes in blood stress.

Chavez stated Plasencia, who was allegedly injecting Perry with the drug, questioned him about learn how to correctly diagnose and administer ketamine, and monitor sufferers utilizing ketamine. Plasencia was additionally allegedly leaving vials with Perry and his assistant so Perry might administer the drug himself.

In a single occasion, Plasencia allegedly gave Perry three injections of ketamine price 260 milligrams, and was planning to present him one other 100 milligram dose, all inside an hour, which Chavez stated he knew was harmful.

Perry’s assistant allegedly administered ketamine to Perry on the day he died and has additionally been charged in connection to his loss of life.

“In any respect related occasions, defendant was absolutely conscious that promoting vials of ketamine to a affected person for self-administration was unlawful, far outdoors the scope {of professional} follow, and and not using a legit medical objective,” the plea deal says.

In a number of textual content message exchanges with Plasencia, Chavez stated he was “engaged on getting extra” ketamine and “you must promote him the troches,” or lozenges. Plasencia allegedly stated in texts that “[If] as we speak goes properly we could have repeat enterprise,” and “I feel it could be greatest served not having him look elsewhere and [be] his go to,” in keeping with the plea deal.

In securing ketamine from wholesalers, Chavez admitted to mendacity on kinds about promoting the medication to a 3rd occasion and falsely listed his place of employment as Dreamscape Ketamine.

Chavez left Dreamscape Ketamine in July 2023 after a dispute together with his enterprise accomplice, and took a number of prescribed drugs with him. He transferred some to a medical facility, however stored others, together with vials of ketamine.

In all, Chavez distributed at the least twenty-two 100-milligram vials and 9 lozenges of ketamine to Plasencia with the intent to promote them to Perry.

On October 12, Perry had an opposed response to the ketamine, by which his blood stress spiked. Across the similar time, Chavez discovered he was being investigated by the Medical Board of California and ended his enterprise relationship with Plasencia.

Perry died October 28. In a name between Plasencia and Chavez, Plasencia allegedly stated he was not fearful about being linked to Perry’s loss of life as a result of he had not seen him in weeks.

Chavez is at the moment out on bond and has waived his proper to be indicted by a grand jury. He’s going through a most of 10 years in jail and shall be sentenced in April.

Is that this the Krusty Krab? No, that is Wendy’s.

To have fun the twenty fifth anniversary of “Spongebob Squarepants,” the fast-food chain is teaming up with Paramount with the “Krabby Patty Kollab” that will probably be out there at Wendy’s nationwide on Oct. 8

What’s Wendy’s ‘Krabby Patty Kollab’?

The “Kollab” options two menu objects that will probably be out there at Wendy’s for a restricted time: the Krabby Patty Kollab Burger and the Pineapple Below the Sea Frosty.

The Krabby Patty Kollab Burger is the restaurant’s tackle the well-known burger. It contains a quarter pound of beef, two slices of American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, and, after all, “a top-secret Krabby Kollab sauce,” all on a toasted bun.

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The Pineapple Below the Sea Frosty is a first-of-its-kind taste for the restaurant: a vanilla frosty with a pineapple mango puree swirled in.

When is the Wendy’s x ‘Spongebob Squarepants’ meal out there?

“Spongebob Squarepants” initially premiered on Nickelodeon in 1999. In response to a information launch, the collaboration between Wendy’s and Paramount is the primary time the fictionalized Krabby Patty will seem on meals menus in the actual world.

Each menu objects will probably be out there at Wendy’s within the U.S. on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

The place to seek out Wendy’s within the Des Moines metro

Wendy’s has 9 areas within the Des Moines metro space:

• 3530 Eighth St. S.W., Altoona
• 2421 SE Delaware Ave., Ankeny
• 15900 Hickman Rd. Clive
• 1251 NW 118th St., Clive
• 850 E. Euclid Ave., Des Moines
• 4901 S.E. 14th St., Des Moines
• 4935 Merle Hay Rd., Des Moines
• 225 Grand Ave., West Des Moines
• 3815 one centesimal St., Urbandale

USA TODAY Community reporter Gabe Hauari contributed to this text.

Jessica Rish is an leisure, eating and training reporter for the Iowa Metropolis Press-Citizen. She might be reached atJRish@press-citizen.com or on X, previously often called Twitter, @rishjessica_