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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
