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by Megan Brugger, KUTV Thu, September 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM FILE - Man holding phone. (Photo: KUTV) SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened to kill a victim and their family based on the victim's sexual orientation. Salt Lake gang detectives interviewed the victim on August 21. The victim said that Damyen Vainuku, whom he has known since high school, tried to follow him several times on social media with different accounts. On August 20, Vainuku tried to add the victim on Snapchat. When the victim asked him why he kept trying to follow him, Vainuku sent threats to kill the victim and his family, according to a press release from the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. Vainuku allegedly said, "he couldn't wait to kill a gay person." Police took Vainuku into custody on August 25, and he admitted to the threats, the press release states. MORE: Mother indicted, accused of severely abusing her twin babies in Southern Utah Vainuku was charged with the following: One count of stalking-weapon/means/force likely to cause death or injury, a second-degree felony with a penalty enhancement due to a victim targeting penalty enhancement

The University of Cincinnati cross country teams will open the 2026 cross country season with a trip to Oxford, Ohio, for the RedHawk Rumble on Friday. Results BenPennington CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati cross country teams open the 2026 season Friday at the RedHawk Rumble, hosted by Miami University. The men's 6K starts at 9 a.m., followed by the women's 5K at 9:40 a.m. Cincinnati is led by first-year head coach Gabby Gaudreault, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola Chicago. During Gaudreault's tenure at Loyola Chicago, the Ramblers swept the 2025 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships, winning both the men's and women's team titles for the third time in four years. The men's team also earned the program's first appearance in the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I National Coaches' Poll. "Tomorrow sets the tone for the season," Gaudreault said. "Both men's and women's teams have put in good base work over the summer, and with competitions starting, we will know how to further sharpen our tools for success for the rest of the season and, most importantly, championship season." // BEARCATS WOMEN BUILD ON STRONG RETURNING GROUP Nine returners headline the Bearcats' women's roster

MANKATO, Minn. – Due to the forecast of excessive heat for Friday afternoon, the No. 16 Minnesota State women's soccer matches scheduled for Friday have been changed in the interest of safety for players and fans. The Mavericks and No. 10 Central Missouri will now play at The Pitch at 10 a.m., Friday morning, while No. 5 Grand Valley State and Bemidji State also will play at 10 a.m., at the soccer field at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato.   Both matches will have live streaming and live stats.  Sunday's matches are still as scheduled with Southwest Minnesota State battling Central Missouri at 11 a.m. at The Pitch, while MSU battles Grand Valley State at 3 p.m. Check back with msumavericks.com for further updates.  Stay up to date on all Maverick Athletics news by downloading the Maverick mobile app for exclusive content, gameday notifications, schedules, rosters and more. Fans can also follow @MinnStAthletics on Instagram and X and like the Minnesota State Mavericks Facebook page.

Indian job applicants with an inside connection are nearly 8.5 times more likely to be hired than those without one. Yet 83% of Gen Z professionals in the country hesitate to network with people who could help their careers, according to new LinkedIn research. The contrast points to a divide between recognizing the value of professional relationships and knowing how to build them. While 79% of Indian Gen Z professionals consider such relationships important, 52% do not know how to begin and 53% struggle to turn contacts into meaningful connections. Confidence is one barrier. The survey found that 44% fear being judged, 39% worry about bothering people and 37% are concerned about sounding inauthentic. A lack of guidance may be another. Nearly three in five respondents said nobody had clearly shown them how to develop professional relationships, leaving many uncertain about whom to approach, when to make contact or what to say. That hesitation matters in a labor market where personal connections remain closely associated with opportunity. Nearly 30% of Indian Gen Z respondents said they had found their next role through an online professional community. LinkedIn’s hiring analysis found that applicants in India who already had a first-degree connection

STANDISH, Maine - The Saint Joseph’s College women’s cross country team, led by fourth-year Head Coach Michael Burleson, welcomes a seven-member newcomer class for the 2026 season. The group includes six freshmen and senior Cadance Gilbert (Keene, N.H.) and joins a Monks squad that placed third at the 2025 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship. The freshman contingent features Addison Alpers (Bristol, N.H.), Meg Kingsley (Windham, Maine), Haley Marston (Greene, Maine), Danica Patry (Berlin, N.H.), Cecilia Steele (Stark, N.H.), and Juliana Yankowsky (North Andover, Mass.). Gilbert, an exercise science major and Keene High School graduate, adds an experienced upperclassman presence to the group. Four of the seven newcomers hail from New Hampshire, with Maine and Massachusetts also represented. Alpers, Patry, Steele, and Gilbert comprise the New Hampshire contingent, while Kingsley and Marston arrive from Maine. Yankowsky rounds out the group’s New England footprint as the lone Massachusetts native. The class includes three nursing majors in Alpers, Kingsley, and Marston. Patry is pursuing a degree in elementary and special education, Steele is studying business, Gilbert is majoring in exercise science, and Yankowsky enters Saint Joseph’s undeclared. Saint Joseph’s is scheduled to compete in six regular-season meets, beginning with the NCAA Regional Preview

Jeremy Zimmer is on Twitch now. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for UTA) What do you do if you’re a Hollywood lifer who is without a full-time job for the first time in decades? That’s the situation UTA Co-Founder Jeremy Zimmer is currently facing, and he is using the opportunity to try something unique: At age 68, he has launched a talk show on Twitch. Zimmer’s foray into Twitch is called  877unmplyd . That title corresponds to a phone number that viewers can call if they have career questions for Zimmer. Alongside co-host Rachel Braun, Zimmer is dispensing advice for the unemployed, drawing from his own career in the process. 877unmplyd reflects its co-host’s long tenure at UTA. While serving as the agency’s CEO between 2012 and 2025, Zimmer maintained UTA’s Hollywood roots while steering it into new territory. It brought YouTubers into publishing through Keywords Press, was an early adopter of creator podcasts, and embraced the next generation of digital stars through ZCON. All the while, UTA has continued to rep major influencers like Alix Earle and Keith Lee. Subscribe to get the latest creator news Subscribe Though its call-in talk show format ties it to legacy formats like drive-time

X Secures Order Barring Startup's Use Of 'Twitter' Marks By Elliot Weld ( September 3, 2026, 5:32 PM EDT) -- A Delaware federal judge blocked Operation Bluebird Inc. from using the Twitter brand Thursday at the request of X Corp., which sought an injunction after founder Elon Musk changed the company's name.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

The deal also encompasses expanded hospitality and entertainment experiences across Denmark Street in Soho. Outernet London Courtesy Outernet London Trending on Billboard UMusic Hospitality & Lifestyle (UMHL) and Outernet London are partnering to expand hospitality and entertainment experiences across Denmark Street, central London, the companies announced Wednesday (Sept. 2). The partnership will see UMHL open UMusic Hotel Denmark Street, the company’s first hotel in the U.K. and its second in Europe, following the opening of UMusic Hotel Madrid in 2022. The hotel is set to open in Q4 of 2026. Related The hotel will sit within Outernet’s entertainment district, which includes live music venues Outernet Live and The Lower Third. UMHL will also develop new food concepts and lounge spaces as part of the broader collaboration and will also take over programming and operations at The Lower Third, a 200-capacity basement venue, working with Universal Music Group across its labels and creative partners. In a statement, Jordi Solé, president of UMHL, said: “Denmark Street holds a special place in music history. For decades, it has been a place where artists found their voice, creativity flourished, and music culture took shape.  “We are incredibly proud to be part of its next

Chicken Shop Date,” a YouTube series with more than 3.4 million subscribers, will come to an end soon after more than 12 years, creator Amelia ...

Amelia Dimoldenberg, the creator behind Chicken Shop Date, has announced that she is bringing the hit YouTube interview series to a close after a "final few dates". The online creator, who began the series as a column at the age of 17 and has since interviewed talent such as Billie Eilish, Andrew Garfield and Paul McCartney, made the announcement on Thursday on her Instagram account. More from Deadline "When I was 17, I thought that I might meet the love of my life on a date in a chicken shop," she said. "Since then, I've spent my entire twenties sat across from the most incredible people, people I'd always dreamt of meeting. All of them charmed me (some more than others), and I definitely charmed them. "To me, the show is my very own romcom, and I have loved being able to share it with you. I am so grateful to everyone who has followed me on this journey and found a bit of joy in these episodes. I never thought I'd end Chicken Shop Date. I thought maybe it would be a part of my life forever, and in some way it always will, but I feel like it's