
College Football Playoff semifinals: Cincinnati ready to challenge 'champs' Alabama; Michigan and Georgia look to end lengthy National Championship droughts
CNN
The College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinals kick off on Friday, with reigning champion Alabama facing Cincinnati in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas.
Later Georgia will look to bounce back from a loss in the SEC Championship in their semi against No. 2 Michigan in the Capital One Orange Bowl.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











