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Have you seen the red moon? Although not visible from the United States this time around, many people around the world were able to witness an uncommon phenomenon during this lunar eclipse, which turns the moon a striking red color. Earlier this year, though, Americans did catch a glimpse of a March total lunar eclipse, which is also referred to as a "blood moon." See more images: bit.ly/4839dkH 📸: David Gray, STR/JIJI Press, Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images; Matthias Rietschel/Reuters

A federal appeals court refused to throw out an $83.3 million jury verdict against President Donald Trump for damaging the reputation of writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 when he denied her rape claim. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected Trump's argument that the January 2024 verdict should be overturned because he deserved presidential immunity from Carroll's lawsuit. The same court on June 13 upheld Carroll's separate $5 million jury verdict against Trump in May 2023 for a similar defamation and for sexual assault. Read more: bit.ly/4mQQX2u

Miya Walker, 25, wasn't worried about juggling work and motherhood when she was pregnant in 2021. Her job was remote, and her mom was around to help with the baby. But after her son was born, Walker's employer pushed going back to the office, her mom's health declined and she couldn't afford child care. Walker quit. “I feel like, a lot of women, we’re educated, and we have the ability to work, and we want to contribute to the workforce," Walker said. "It's just, you know, circumstances. It doesn’t make it sustainable. It doesn’t allow us to navigate working and being a mom.” Bailey Schulz, Jessica Guynn and I teamed up for this piece, diving into federal data that shows a growing share of moms with young kids are leaving the workforce. “Unfortunately, people don’t realize what a serious decision that is to step away,” said Francine Blau, an economics professor emeritus at Cornell University. “Breaks in labor force attachment set you back, and you have to climb back up to where you were when you left. So staying in, if at all possible, is much better for a long-term career perspective.”  The research is "pretty clear," said Lauren Bauer, a fellow in economic studies at The Brookings Institution. "If you exit the labor market or take a step back when you’re young, there are benefits to it, but they’re not usually financial." Read more here from USA TODAY: https://lnkd.in/gu9dsncT

General Motors CEO Mary Barra sold about 40% of her personal stock and options in the company in August, according to a government and company filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In total, Barra sold stock and exercised options worth approximately $35.4 million from the sale of 994,863 shares of stock last month, a GM spokesperson confirmed Sept. 4.

Pierce Clarkson was arrested on an unspecified felony charge in Los Angeles on Sept. 7. He's in his first season with UCLA.

In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, Amy Coney Barrett discusses how she became a swing vote – to MAGA's dismay. bit.ly/3HWNWi9

President Donald Trump made an appearance at the U.S. Open men's final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Here's what to know:

The next chapter in the rivalry between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz is taking place in the 2025 US Open men's final.

Swifites may have had Taylor Swift appearing at the MTV Video Music Awards on their wish list, but the pop superstar will miss the 2025 show. The singer-songwriter will not appear Sunday night, Sept. 7, at New York's UBS Arena for the awards show, a source familiar with the situation but unable to speak publicly told USA TODAY. Swift is up for artist of the year against Beyoncé, Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Morgan Wallen and Lady Gaga.