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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
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
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
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
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
On 4 September 2025 Florida announced plans to eliminate all state vaccine mandates for school attendance, with Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo saying the measures violate individual choice and pledging to remove “all of them, every last one of them.” Key takeaways Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has announced an effort to end every state vaccine … Read more
On 3 September 2025 in Washington, the US Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission pledged to press a series of antitrust actions against Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta even after a federal judge limited remedies in the department’s high‑profile Google search case. Key Takeaways The Department of Justice (DoJ) and FTC say enforcement will … Read more
Sept. 3, 2025 — A federal judge in Boston ordered the Trump administration to reverse cuts that stripped more than $2.6 billion in federal research funding from Harvard University, finding the actions amounted to unlawful retaliation and violated procedural protections tied to federal grants. Key Takeaways U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled the funding terminations … Read more
On Sept. 3, 2025, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of the 2021 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela; the designation will expire on Sept. 10, 2025, and the termination becomes effective 60 days after the Federal Register notice is published. Key Takeaways DHS announced the termination on Sept. 3, 2025; … Read more
Sept. 3, 2025 — In Mexico City, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met President Claudia Sheinbaum and senior Mexican officials to announce a new bilateral effort to dismantle drug-trafficking cartels and reduce irregular migration while explicitly respecting each nation’s sovereignty. The two governments agreed to create a high-level coordination group to guide the work. … Read more
Lead: On Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully froze federal research grants to Harvard University — blocking orders that would have terminated roughly $2 billion (later reported as more than $2.2 billion) in funding. Key Takeaways Judge Allison Burroughs issued an 84-page decision finding the … Read more
Lead Jasveen Sangha, 42, pleaded guilty Sept. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles federal court to charges that she supplied ketamine tied to actor Matthew Perry’s Oct. 28, 2023 death; she faces sentencing Dec. 10 and is the fifth person convicted in the case. Key Takeaways Sangha pleaded guilty to maintaining a drug‑involved premises, three counts … Read more
On the evening of Sept. 3, 2025, a historic Lisbon funicular known as the Elevador da Gloria derailed and crashed on a steep downtown incline, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said. Key Takeaways Accident occurred around 6 p.m. local time on Sept. 3, 2025, on a narrow curved road in central … Read more
Senior U.S. national security officials said on Sept. 2, 2025 that military operations against drug cartels will continue after a U.S. strike in the southern Caribbean killed 11 people aboard a Venezuelan-linked vessel allegedly carrying narcotics. Key Takeaways U.S. forces struck a vessel on Sept. 2, killing 11 people; officials say it was carrying illegal … Read more
On Sept. 3, 2025, California health officials confirmed the presence of Chagas disease in the state, a parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi spread by triatomine or “kissing” bugs; public-health experts warn the Bay Area could face increased risk if infected insects expand northward. Key Takeaways State officials have confirmed Chagas disease has been detected … Read more
