New York GiantsThe Giants quarterback still has his laundry and cooking done for him. But in a league where careers can be short, staying close to home makes sense Let’s be clear. The New York Giants left Washington with a 31-19 win thanks to six takeaways. The defense put on a show with punched out balls and multiple interceptions, including a game-clinching pick six by Isaiah Simmons. It was an inspired performance by a Giants team that surrendered 640 yards and 49 points to the Dallas Cowboys just a week ago, and had a good chance of ending the season with the league’s worst record before Sunday’s win.

The ObserverNapoliVictor Osimhen signs new Napoli deal to 2026 – then sees red in Roma defeatNigeria striker’s salary more than doubled to end uncertaintyBut champions lose 2-0 at Roma with Osimhen one of two redsNapoli’s star forward Victor Osimhen has signed a contract extension tying him to the Serie A champions until 2026, but his day did not end well, as he was sent off in a 2-0 defeat at Roma.

Boston This article is more than 10 years old'Whitey' Bulger prosecution witness died after drinking cyanide-laced coffeeThis article is more than 10 years oldStephen Rakes, who was found dead in a Boston suburb, had hoped to testify at trial but authorities say death is unrelatedA man who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, and a Massachusetts man was charged with attempted murder in his death.

20 iconic festival setsRapThe rapper could have faced hostility at the overheated, febrile festival but capitalised on one of rap’s biggest ever audiences with a show of awesome power Every couple of weeks on Twitter someone posts a video clip of DMX’s performance at Woodstock ’99, usually with a wry caption (“DMX performed for planet earth. Goals”) that references the never-ending crowd, crossing their arms into a sea of Xs.

The ObserverIsrael-Gaza warAttacks in the Red Sea. An airstrike in Baghdad. As the conflict with Hamas bleeds across borders, is wider violence inevitable? Mohammad Atout, a Palestinian resident of the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, was eating with his children on Tuesday evening when the news broke across the Lebanese capital that Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau, had been assassinated. “Someone told me there had been an attack [in Beirut].

JazzObituaryJoe Sample obituaryInventive keyboard player with the Crusaders, he co-wrote the chart hit Street Life for Randy CrawfordEven the most implacable of bebop purists, fastidiously queasy about any departures from Charlie Parker, had a sneaking admiration for the Crusaders – the American jazz-funk pioneers who, in their 1960s heyday, could build a monstrous groove out of what often seemed little more than the swish of a hi-hat and the bluesy dance of a handful of keyboard chords.

Loneliness uncoveredNeuroscienceInterviewJohn Cacioppo: ‘Loneliness is like an iceberg – it goes deeper than we can see’Interview by Tim AdamsLoneliness is contagious, heritable, affects one in four people – and increases the chances of early death by 20% – says US social neuroscientist John Cacioppo. The good news? He thinks it can be treated… Extract: The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing First person: what people say about being alone Professor John Cacioppo has been studying the effects and causes of loneliness for 21 years.

Greek Islands holidaysCorfu, Kos, Rhodes, Crete and Santorini are among Greece’s most popular islands – but there’s tranquillity beyond the hotspots SantoriniViewed from an incoming ferry, the island’s semi-circular volcanic caldera, surrounded by towering reddish-brown cliffs and crowned by whitewashed houses perched perilously above the sea, is awe-inspiring. The black volcanic beaches on the eastern shore, which would be the defining feature of a lesser destination, seem here to be the cherry on the cake.

Rap This article is more than 10 years oldBrazilian rapper MC Daleste fatally shot on stageThis article is more than 10 years oldFunk MC shot in the abdomen as he performed free public gig in São Paulo city of CampinasA 20-year-old Brazilian rapper was fatally shot on 6 July, while performing at a free concert in São Paulo state. MC Daleste was midway through the show when he was shot in the abdomen and collapsed on stage.

Carrie FisherCarrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds buried together in Los AngelesAshes of Star Wars actor carried in urn shaped like a Prozac pill at private family service for mother and daughter actors Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds have been laid to rest at a funeral in Los Angeles, where the ashes of the Star Wars actor were carried in an urn shaped like a Prozac pill. The actors were buried together during a private family service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills following their deaths just a day apart in December.