Angel Reese’s Future with Sky Uncertain After Team Tensions

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On Sept. 3, 2025, reports surfaced that Angel Reese’s standing with the Chicago Sky is uncertain after a string of public and interpersonal tensions that teammates and team sources say have strained locker-room cohesion and prompted questions about roster plans ahead of the season’s next phase. Key Takeaways Reports on Sept. 3, 2025 indicate uncertainty … Read more

Apple Granted Patent for Shock-Resistant Taptic Engine

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On September 3, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a patent for a shock‑resistant haptic engine design intended to make future iPhones, Apple Watches and similar devices more durable by redirecting impact forces away from delicate internals. Key Takeaways The patent, titled “Electronic device having a shock-resistant haptic engine,” was issued by … Read more

ConocoPhillips to lay off up to 25% of global workforce

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On Sept. 3, 2025, Houston-based ConocoPhillips announced plans to reduce its global workforce by up to 25%, a move company officials say will mostly take place this year and could affect roughly 3,000 of the firm’s approximately 13,000 employees and contractors worldwide. Key Takeaways ConocoPhillips announced on Sept. 3, 2025, plans to cut up to … Read more

States Split Over COVID Booster Access as Massachusetts Acts

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Published Sept. 4, 2025 Massachusetts on Wednesday moved to preserve broad access to COVID booster shots by authorizing pharmacists to administer boosters to anyone aged 5 and older, while other states have taken steps that limit mandates or reduce availability — a split that follows recent federal changes narrowing booster approvals and a shakeup at … Read more

Nazi‑Looted ‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Giuseppe Ghislandi Recovered in Argentina

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Sept. 3, 2025 — Argentine federal authorities announced they have recovered an 18th-century painting by Italian portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, long missing after Nazi looting, after the work surfaced in an online real estate listing and was traced to properties in Mar del Plata. Key Takeaways The recovered work is identified as “Portrait of a Lady,” … Read more

Dancing With the Stars Pros Not Returning for Season 34

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Several familiar Dancing With the Stars professionals — including Sasha Farber, Peta Murgatroyd, Sharna Burgess, Lindsay Arnold, Keo Motsepe, Koko Iwasaki and Artem Chigvintsev — will not appear as competing pros on Season 34, the show’s cast announcement on Sept. 3, 2025 confirmed. Key Takeaways Seven former DWTS pros are absent from the Season 34 … Read more

O Block Residents Oppose Trump’s National Guard Plan

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September 3, 2025 — Residents of the Parkway Gardens complex on the 6400 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, often called O Block, say they do not want President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. Longtime residents and students described falling shootings and everyday improvements on the block and … Read more

Evidence That AI Is Destroying Jobs for Young People

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In a recent piece by Derek Thompson and a vigorous discussion on Hacker News, readers argued that advances in generative AI and automation are already reducing entry-level opportunities for young workers, prompting concern about hiring patterns and prospects for early-career experience. Key Takeaways Readers point to anecdotal and reported examples of fewer junior hires and … Read more

Florida Surgeon General Vows to End All Vaccine Mandates

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Who: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. When: Sept. 3, 2025. Where: an event in Valrico, near Tampa. What: Ladapo said the Florida Department of Health, working with Governor Ron DeSantis, will pursue ending all state vaccine mandates — including requirements that affect schoolchildren — calling forced vaccination policies unacceptable. The announcement frames a possible policy … Read more

Lady Gaga Haunts Nevermore in Wednesday Season 2

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Sept. 3, 2025 — Lady Gaga appears in Part 2 of Wednesday season two as Rosaline Rotwood, a ghostly former Raven who triggers a body-swap plot in episode six and helps set the stage for the series’ lavish Nevermore fundraising gala in episode seven. Costume designers Colleen Atwood and Mark Sutherland detail the period influences, … Read more

Amanda Anisimova upsets Iga Swiatek at U.S. Open

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2025-09-03 — Amanda Anisimova produced a dramatic turnaround in New York, beating Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday to reach her first Flushing Meadows semifinal and her third major semifinal overall, less than two months after a 6-0, 6-0 loss to the same opponent in the … Read more