Jerry Jones Defends Draft-Pick Payoff in Micah Parsons Trade

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On Sept. 3, 2025, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reaffirmed his support for the team’s decision to trade linebacker Micah Parsons, saying the draft capital gained will both address run defense needs now and create opportunities to add multiple Pro Bowl-caliber players in the coming years. Key Takeaways Jones told Good Morning America the Parsons … Read more

Trump Inc.’s $5.4 Billion WLFI Token Falters After Supply Disclosure

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Lead: On Monday, Sept. 3, 2025, Trump Inc.’s WLFI token launched on major exchanges including Binance and Coinbase but quickly slid about 25% from its opening price, leaving an estimated market value near $5.4 billion after a late disclosure that nearly 25 billion WLFI coins would be in circulation. Key Takeaways WLFI debuted on Sept. … Read more

AMD RDNA 5 GPUs Reportedly Codenamed After Transformers: Alpha Trion, Ultra Magnus & Orion Pax

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Sep 3, 2025 — A leak posted by a hardware tipster says AMD’s upcoming RDNA 5 Radeon GPUs carry Transformers-inspired internal codenames: Alpha Trion, Ultra Magnus and Orion Pax. The report links those names to different tiers in the RDNA 5 family and hints at possible console SoC assignments, but AMD has not publicly confirmed … Read more

1.4B Powerball jackpot up after 40 drawings

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Sept. 3, 2025 — A $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot, the sixth-largest U.S. lottery prize on record, carries into Wednesday’s drawing after 40 consecutive drawings this summer produced no grand-prize winner. Key Takeaways The jackpot stands at an estimated $1.4 billion annuity; the cash option is about $634.3 million. No ticket has matched all six numbers … Read more

Mamdani calls White House meddling reports an ‘affront to our democracy’

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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Sept. 3, 2025, in New York City condemned reports that advisers to President Donald Trump discussed offering administration jobs to Mayor Eric Adams and GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa, calling the move an ‘affront to our democracy’ while reaffirming his campaign’s confidence heading into November. Key Takeaways The … Read more

American Eagle shares surge after Sweeney campaign

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4 September 2025 — American Eagle’s stock jumped 25% in late trading after the retailer said tie-ups with actress Sydney Sweeney and athlete Travis Kelce have driven renewed customer interest and stronger-than-expected sales momentum, even as May–July revenues dipped 1%. Key takeaways Shares rose about 25% after the company cited viral ad campaigns as a … Read more

Sen. Mark Warner Says Intelligence Briefing Canceled After Laura Loomer Attacks

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September 4, 2025 — Senator Mark Warner said a planned visit to the National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency in Virginia was called off after far‑right activist Laura Loomer launched an online campaign against him and the agency’s director. Key takeaways A scheduled oversight meeting at the NGA was rescinded on or before 4 September 2025. Sen. Mark … Read more

U.S. Headed Toward Diverging Vaccination Paths

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Sept. 3, 2025 — A widening divide over immunization policy is forming in the United States as West Coast governors move to set their own vaccine guidance while states such as Florida push to remove mandates, a shift fueled by recent upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the firing of CDC … Read more

Patrick Gibson Cast as James Bond in 007: First Light — Photos and Trailer Revealed

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Patrick Gibson Cast as James Bond in 007: First Light — Photos and Trailer Revealed September 3, 2025 — Actor Patrick Gibson has been announced as the voice and likeness of James Bond in the upcoming video game 007: First Light. Publisher and developer materials released on the same day include first-look photos and a … Read more

Ghislandi portrait looted by Nazis recovered after appearing in Argentinian property listing

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4 September 2025 — Argentine authorities recovered an 18th‑century portrait, Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by Giuseppe Ghislandi, this week after it was identified in an online real‑estate listing for a house in Mar del Plata. The work, taken by the Nazis from Dutch dealer Jacques Goudstikker during the second world war, was handed … Read more

Hundreds Grab Free Powerball Tickets in Chicago Ahead of $1.4B Drawing

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On Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, hundreds of people gathered in Chicago’s Hyde Park for a two-hour Illinois Lottery “Ticket Grab Challenge,” where more than 1,000 free Powerball quick-pick tickets were handed out ahead of the $1.4 billion drawing. Key Takeaways Illinois Lottery held a two-hour promotion at Hyde Park Station & Car Wash on Sept. … Read more

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — Endearing, Overstuffed Farewell

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Lead: Set in 1930, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (directed by Simon Curtis, written by Julian Fellowes) gathers the returning ensemble and new faces to resolve the series’ long-running arcs — a film that delivers sentimental closure for devoted viewers while feeling densely packed with subplots. The film opens with a West End performance of … Read more

Voyager Turns Photos into Explorable 3D-Like Worlds

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Sep 3, 2025 — Tencent this week released HunyuanWorld-Voyager, an open-weights AI model that converts a single photograph into a short, camera-steerable video sequence with matching depth data, producing 2D frames that preserve spatial consistency and can be reconstructed into 3D point clouds. Key Takeaways Voyager generates synchronized RGB frames and depth maps from one … Read more

Argentina recovers Ghislandi portrait stolen by Nazis

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Argentine officials on Sept. 3, 2025, announced they had recovered Giuseppe Ghislandi’s portrait of Contessa Colleoni in Mar del Plata after the painting — listed in a database of works looted by the Nazis — was traced following its appearance in a real-estate photo. Key takeaways The portrait of Contessa Colleoni by Giuseppe Ghislandi was … Read more