Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died on Thursday morning, the team said. He was 24 years old and in his second NFL season. The Cowboys did not reveal the cause of Kneeland’s death, which came just three days after he scored his first touchdown in the NFL when he recovered a blocked punt in the end zone against the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. “It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning,” the team said in a statement. “Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family.” This was Marshawn Kneeland on Monday night — recovering a blocked punt for a touchdown, living his dream. Just a few days later… he’s gone. So, so heartbreaking. ? pic.twitter.com/k4S4gh2P8y https://t.co/0YmjttsSwo — Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) November 6, 2025 Dispatch audio obtained by TMZ revealed that Kneeland’s girlfriend and family were concerned about his wellbeing on Wednesday night after he reportedly texted them, saying “goodbye” and that he would “end it all.” Kneeland’s girlfriend also told police that Kneeland was armed and had a history of mental issues, according to the dispatch audio. Kneeland contributed in each of the team’s seven games this season, recording six total solo tackles and one sack. The Cowboys drafted Kneeland in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and attended Godwin Heights High School, where he set school records for tackles and sacks. Kneeland went on to play his entire college career at Western Michigan University and was named a second-team All-Mid-American Conference player in 2023. In his rookie season in Dallas, Kneeland recorded 17 total tackles, two tackles for loss, and had a fumble recovery, despite missing six games with a knee injury. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic news of the passing of Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland,” the NFL said. “We have been in contact with the Cowboys and have offered support and counseling resources.” Kneeland’s agent, Jonathan Perzley, added, “I am shattered to confirm that my client and dearest friend Marshawn Kneeland passed away last night. I watched him fight his way from a hopeful kid at Western Michigan with a dream to being a respected professional for the Dallas Cowboys. Marshawn poured his heart into every snap, every practice, and every moment on the field. To lose someone with his talent, spirit, and goodness is a pain I can hardly put into words.” If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources.

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Following Democrats’ sweep of key races on Tuesday night, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he expects Republicans to be laser-focused on affordability issues ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Thune said that while Democrats’ strong electoral performance should be taken with a grain of salt given poor GOP candidate quality in some races, Republicans’ […]

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30 previously unknown deep-sea species, including the carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet. The animals were collected during a pair of 2025 research cruises to the waters around Antarctica which yielded stunning discoveries in their own right. But the honor of the discovery and the […] The post Bizarre Deep-Sea Creature Named ‘Death Ball’ Sponge Discovered in Remote Corner of the Planet appeared first on Good News Network.

Following Republicans’ sweeping defeats this week in off-year elections, President Donald Trump says Republicans need to focus on affordability. “As Republicans, you have to talk about it,” he told Bret Baier of Fox News. “Because if you don’t talk about it, you know, I saw that they kept talking about affordability. Well, Biden was a disaster with affordability. He had the highest inflation rate in the history of our country, but you have to talk about it. It’s no good if we do a great job, and you don’t talk about it. And I don’t think they talk about it enough.” Trump called it the party’s “biggest problem.” “I think the biggest problem is Republicans don’t talk about it. They don’t talk about the word affordability. And the Democrats lie about it.” “You know, [Republicans] have this new word called affordability and they don’t talk about it enough, the Democrats did,” he continued. “And the Democrats make it up because we took over a mess. Think of energy. Energy was so expensive, and now I have it down to half what it was.” Trump boasted that energy, gas, and grocery prices are down. “Groceries are way down, other than beef,” he said. “Now, beef is going to come down. You know, we have to do that.” “You remember when I started, eggs were up by four times what they were previously,” he said. “I was two days in the office, and they tell me about eggs. I solved that.” Trump said “we’ve got to” continue to get prices “way down.” “Look, when I took over, and I said this, inflation was so bad under Biden, remember, he had the Inflation Reduction Act. It was a scam. And he tried to lower inflation. But he caused the inflation, then he tried to lower the inflation,” he said. “He took over my economy where inflation was at 1%, which is perfect, 1%. He drove it nine or 10 times higher than that in a short period of time. When I took over it was a mess. I have inflation way down. I have it down to a normal number right now, lower than a normal number, in my opinion, I think.” The post Trump Reveals Key for Republicans to Win Elections appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Wisconsin legislators have found a new villain in their quest to save people from themselves: the Virtual Private Network. The state’s latest moral technology initiative, split into Assembly Bill 105 and Senate Bill 130, would force adult websites to verify user ages and ban anyone connecting through a VPN. It passed the Assembly in March and now waits in the Senate, where someone will have to pretend this is enforceable. Supporters are selling the plan as a way to “protect minors from explicit material.” The bill’s machinery reads like a privacy demolition project written by people who still call tech support to reset passwords. The law would apply to any site that “knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors.” It then defines that material as anything lacking “serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.” The wording is broad enough to rope in half the internet, yet somehow manages to exclude “bona fide news” (as to be determined by the state) and cloud platforms that don’t create the content themselves. Whether that covers social media depends on who you ask: lawyers, lobbyists, or whichever intern wrote the definitions section. The bill instructs websites to delete verification data after access is granted or denied. That sounds good until you recall how the tech industry handles deletion promises. Au10tix left user records exposed for a year after pledging to delete them within 30 days. Tea suffered multiple breaches despite assurances of immediate deletion. In the real world, “deleted” often means “archived on an unsecured server until a hacker finds it.” The headline feature is a rule penalizing anyone who uses a VPN to access restricted material. VPNs encrypt internet traffic and disguise user locations, which lawmakers apparently see as a threat to order. The logic is that if people can hide their IP addresses, the state can’t check their ID to ensure they’re old enough to view certain content. That’s technically true and philosophically disturbing. Officials in other places are already cheering this idea. Michigan introduced a proposal requiring internet providers to detect and block VPN traffic. If Wisconsin adopts the rule, VPN users would become collateral damage. Journalists, activists, and everyday users who rely on encryption for safety would be swept up in the ban. The bill’s VPN clause is built on a fantasy of control that ignores how the internet works. VPNs use encryption and obfuscation to hide their traffic, making it nearly impossible for websites to detect them if the VPN provider implements enough measures. To comply, adult sites would have to block every VPN connection worldwide or collect biometric data from users to prove identity. Either approach would create new privacy risks while pretending to solve an old one. As always, lawmakers insist they’re protecting children. But the bill’s real achievement is to turn privacy itself into something suspicious. By targeting VPNs and forcing ID checks, the legislation pushes the internet toward a future where every click is tagged with your real name and birthdate, waiting for the next data breach to make it public. Wisconsin’s plan imagines a digital world policed by filters, IDs, and trust in the very corporations that keep leaking personal data. If this is what child safety looks like, it’s hard to tell where protection ends and surveillance begins. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites appeared first on Reclaim The Net.