Seven Best College Football Games to Watch in Week 2: Bryce Underwood’s First Test

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Saturday’s Week 2 slate features several high-profile nonconference and rivalry matchups — most notably true freshman Bryce Underwood’s first major road test as Michigan visits Oklahoma on Sept. 6, with experts expecting this game to reveal early-season truths about both programs. Key Takeaways Bryce Underwood (Michigan) faces a challenging environment at Oklahoma — a major … Read more

Trump to rename Pentagon as ‘Department of War’

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Lead: President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 4 that he will sign an executive order to rename the U.S. Department of Defense the ‘Department of War,’ directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to begin using the new secondary titles and to recommend steps to make the change permanent. Key Takeaways The White House said an order … Read more

Powerball Jackpot Raised to $1.80 Billion Ahead of Saturday Drawing

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Lead Game officials raised the estimated Powerball jackpot to $1.80 billion on Sept. 5, 2025, ahead of the Saturday, Sept. 6 drawing from the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee; the estimated lump-sum cash option is $826.4 million. Key Takeaways The jackpot estimate was increased from $1.70 billion to $1.80 billion on Sept. 5, 2025. The … Read more

Trump: DOJ ‘Has Done Its Job’ in Releasing Epstein Documents

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Lead: On Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington, President Donald Trump said the Justice Department ‘has done its job’ after the House Oversight Committee published 33,295 pages of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, and he urged an end to further demands for documents. Key Takeaways The House Oversight Committee released 33,295 pages of DOJ records this … Read more

Report: US Navy SEALs killed North Korean civilians during botched 2019 mission

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On 5 September 2025, reporting attributed to the New York Times says US Navy SEALs shot and killed North Korean civilians during a covert 2019 mission that aimed to plant a listening device on North Korean soil; the operation reportedly failed and the device was not installed. Key Takeaways Report published 5 Sept 2025 cites … Read more

Hundreds of South Koreans Arrested in Immigration Sweep at Hyundai Battery Site in Georgia

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Sept. 5, 2025 — U.S. immigration authorities detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, on Thursday at the construction site for an electric-vehicle battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia, near Savannah; the operation halted work at the Hyundai–LG battery project and triggered concern from Seoul. Key Takeaways Federal agents arrested 475 people at the … Read more

Caitlin Clark Out for Remainder of 2025 WNBA Season

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Sept. 5, 2025 — Indiana Fever point guard Caitlin Clark announced she will miss the remainder of the 2025 WNBA season after a right groin injury sustained on July 15 and a subsequent bone bruise discovered during her recovery. Clark made the announcement on X, saying she will not return this season and praising fans … Read more

Navy Base to Support Up to 250 Agents in Chicago Immigration Operation

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Lead: A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by CBS News shows DHS asked the Pentagon to make Naval Station Great Lakes available beginning in early September 2025 to stage up to 250 federal agents and 140 vehicles for a roughly 30‑day immigration enforcement operation centered on the Chicago metropolitan area. Key Takeaways DHS requested … Read more

Starmer reshuffles government after deputy resigns over tax error

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Lead On Sept. 5, 2025 in London, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a Cabinet reshuffle after Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned following an inquiry finding she failed to meet ministerial standards over a stamp duty error on a recent property purchase, prompting several senior portfolio moves. Key Takeaways Angela Rayner resigned as deputy prime … Read more

Kylie Kelce Reacts to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement — Her 4 Daughters’ Response

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Who: Kylie Kelce; When: Sept. 5, 2025; Where: on Good Morning America; What: reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Aug. 26 engagement; Result: Kylie says she and her husband Jason Kelce’s four daughters are “thrilled” to welcome Swift into the family. Key Takeaways Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced their engagement on Aug. 26 … Read more

Trump and Tech Leaders Rally to Boost U.S. AI Leadership

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On September 5, 2025, at the White House, President Donald J. Trump and the First Lady hosted senior executives from major technology companies to announce a coordinated public-private push to expand U.S. artificial intelligence capacity, including commitments on infrastructure, workforce development and large corporate investments to keep the United States competitive in AI. Key Takeaways … Read more

WHO expands essential medicines list with cancer and diabetes drugs

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Today (5 September 2025) in Geneva, the World Health Organization released updated Model Lists of Essential Medicines (24th EML and 10th EMLc), adding new cancer therapies and diabetes drugs—including PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapies and GLP-1 receptor agonists—bringing the adult list to 523 medicines and the children s list to 374. Key Takeaways The Expert Committee reviewed 59 … Read more

Tesla Proposes Trillion-Dollar Pay Package for Elon Musk

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Who: Tesla and CEO Elon Musk; When: filing published 5 September 2025; Where: in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing; What: a conditional incentive that would require Tesla’s market value to rise from just over $1 trillion to $8.5 trillion within 10 years; Result: if all milestones are met, Musk would receive new shares … Read more