At least 19 killed in Nepal protests over social media ban and corruption

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Lead On 8 September 2025, violent clashes in Kathmandu and other Nepali cities left at least 19 people dead and dozens wounded amid mass protests against a government decision to block major social media platforms and longstanding complaints about corruption. Young demonstrators—many described as Gen Z students—rallied outside the Parliament complex before some broke through … Read more

French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote

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Lead: On Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, the French parliament voted to remove Prime Minister François Bayrou after a confidence motion tied to a contested €44 billion austerity package. Lawmakers opposed Bayrou by 364 to 194, surpassing the 280 votes needed to force his resignation and leaving France without an executive amid rising borrowing costs and … Read more

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner

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On Sept. 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allowed President Donald J. Trump to remove Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter while litigation proceeds, issuing an order from Chief Justice John Roberts that stayed a lower-court decision reinstating her. The move pauses a July federal judge’s ruling and a D.C. Circuit decision that … Read more

Freight train slams into a bus outside Mexico City and kills at least 8 people

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Lead On Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, a freight train struck a double-deck bus in the industrial town of Atlacomulco, about 80 miles (130 kilometres) northwest of Mexico City, killing at least eight people and injuring 45. Emergency crews, soldiers and company personnel worked at the scene through the afternoon as investigators began documenting damage and … Read more

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on Trump immigration tactics in California

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Lead: On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily removed lower-court limits on aggressive immigration enforcement tactics used by federal agents in central California. The move overruled two district courts that had issued a temporary restraining order after finding ICE likely violated the Fourth Amendment by targeting people based largely on apparent race, ethnicity … Read more

All 54 Lost Clickwheel iPod Games Preserved for Posterity

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On 8 September 2025, volunteers completed a years-long preservation effort to assemble playable copies of all 54 official clickwheel iPod games, making them available in an offline, emulated form. The project centered on a Virtual Machine that uses an older iTunes 12 build (from 2018) to authorize and transfer titles while bypassing FairPlay server dependence. … Read more

NFL Week 1: Micah Parsons’ Packer Debut, Risers and Fallers

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Lead: Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season delivered stark early signals: Micah Parsons made a disruptive debut for the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo edged Baltimore 41-40 in a playoff-caliber matchup, and several teams landed on opposite ends of the momentum spectrum. Notable single-game numbers included Jared Goff facing pressure on 37.2% of dropbacks and … Read more

Trump Announces Education Department Guidance to Protect Prayer in Public Schools

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Lead On September 8, 2025, at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, President Donald Trump said the U.S. Department of Education will soon publish guidance aimed at protecting prayer in public schools. He made the announcement ahead of a meeting of the Justice Department’s Religious Liberty Commission and described the guidance as offering “total … Read more

What to Expect at Apple’s September 9, 2025 Hardware Event: iPhone 17, iPhone Air, Watch and AirPods

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Apple will hold its hardware keynote on September 9, 2025, at 10 a.m. PT, where the company is widely expected to unveil the iPhone 17 family alongside new Apple Watch and AirPods models. Leaks and analyst reports point to a larger, higher-refresh iPhone 17, a new ultra-thin iPhone Air that may replace the Plus line, … Read more

Trump Condemns Charlotte Train Murder of Ukrainian Refugee Iryna Zarutska

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President Donald Trump on September 8, 2025 publicly condemned the fatal August 22 stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train, calling the assault “horrible” and saying the country must confront the “evil people” responsible. The suspect, 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr., has been charged with first-degree murder and is reported … Read more

Roberts Temporarily Clears Way for Trump to Remove FTC Commissioner

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Lead: On September 8, 2025, Chief Justice John Roberts granted temporary relief allowing President Donald J. Trump to remove Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter while the Supreme Court considers the administration’s emergency request. A federal district court in Washington, D.C., had ruled in July that Slaughter’s March removal was unlawful and ordered her … Read more

Supreme Court Lifts Limits on Roving Immigration Patrols in Los Angeles Area

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Lead: On Sept. 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the federal government, staying a July 11 district court order that had limited federal officers’ ability to conduct roving immigration stops in the Los Angeles region. The stay pauses Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong’s finding that agents may not stop people based … Read more

French PM Bayrou loses confidence vote, will resign on Tuesday

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French PM Bayrou loses confidence vote, will resign on Tuesday Lead: Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly in Paris on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, after a parliamentary showdown over his plans to rein in rising public debt. Bayrou said he will submit his resignation on Tuesday, deepening a political … Read more