‘South Park’ Returns as ‘South America’ as Plot Stays Local and Trump-Free

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South Park, one of the longest-running comedy series on television, returned to Comedy Central for its 29th season after making the unexpected move of changing the show’s name to “South America” — a gag that creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced as a possible marketing gimmick but is certainly also a jab at President Donald Trump. Wednesday night’s season premiere provided little explanation as to when and why the name change happened for the fictional Colorado town, but it does offer a vague metaphor for current U.S. politics around immigration.

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'Monster in the Night' quest walkthrough in Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave

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Published Sep 17, 2026, 12:01 AM EDT

Not so night after all

Dietrich sneaking up on a demonic beast in Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave Image: Intelligent Systems/Nintendo via Polygon

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave's "Monster in the Night" quest seems like it should be straightforward. A monster's been ransacking market stalls at night, and you need to stop it. Good luck finding the monster if you're using the quest description, though. It's pretty misleading, and you might find yourself wasting precious time if you keep trying to clear the quest using its own logic.

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23 Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave beginner tips to help you defy fate

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is a gigantic, overwhelming game, and even with all its tutorials, it's impossible to learn everything there is to know without some trial and error. Things like the build stat — new to Fire Emblem, if you skipped Engage — and the importance of paralogues, or how to fast travel on the world map are left for you to figure out on yourown. Or they would be without this guide.

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How long is Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave and how many chapters are there?

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Published Sep 17, 2026, 12:01 AM EDT

Along with a list of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave's chapters

A Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave screenshot showing Cai and Tiella Image: Intelligent Systems/Nintendo via Polygon

During the quests in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, you will follow the journey of the Flame Lords. Starting by playing as either Cai, Theodora, Leda, or Dietrich, you make your way through the Heroic Games and see how these characters become entangled in world-changing events.

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‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey

It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home of their own after their family tells them to leave. They dodge cars and hunters in search of a new life, navigating bushmeat snares and the hostility of a human-dominated landscape until they find a new haven on the African savannah.

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Mark Walter and Todd Boehly selling stakes in Chelsea Football Club to Clearlake Capital

Mark Walter chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, primary owner and chairman of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers and a 12.7% of BlueCo, a holding company that controls Premier League club Chelsea on the field after the FIFA Club World Cup Final against Paris Saint-Germain on July, 13, 2025 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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OpenAI sets plan to disclose safety incidents and reveals more issues

OpenAI revealed six more incidents of unexpected or concerning behaviour by its intelligence (AI) models, and announced a plan for tracking and disclosing such incidents in the future.

Some of the previously unreported incidents included models concealing or fabricating information, the ChatGPT-maker said in a blog post on Wednesday.

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Morocco’s 2026 election: A test of political trust and engagement

Rabat, Morocco – Morocco’s parliamentary election campaign began on September 10, with 27 political parties competing for 395 seats in the House of Representatives. More than 15.8 million voters are registered for the September 23 vote, which will determine Parliament’s composition and play a central role in forming the next government.

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Bran Flakezz on Winning ‘Unwell Summer Games,’ His Future With Reality TV and the Alex Cooper-Alix Earle Drama

Bran Flakezz is anything but “Unwell.”

Brandon Edelman, better known as Bran Flakezz online, just emerged as one of four winners of the “Unwell Summer Games” on YouTube, created through Alex Cooper’s “Unwell” network. The four-episode series brought 16 content creators together at a luxury ranch in Canada to compete in a series of challenges for a chance to win a share of $250,000, with the prize money distributed throughout the four days of the competition.

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‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’: Trump hits campaign trail in bid to boost Republican hopes

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Wednesday, imploring North Carolina voters to “pretend I’m on the ticket” and “crush the communists” in the November elections at a rally in support of the Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley.

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