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Lead: On Sept. 4, 2025, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued a remedies ruling in the Justice Department’s search monopoly case against Google, limiting many of the DOJ’s proposed fixes — including a forced sale of Chrome — and allowing Google to keep key default search deals, a decision that tempers recent momentum toward breaking … Read more
September 4, 2025 — Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who built the private Armani Group and reshaped modern tailoring, has died aged 91, his company announced. He had missed the brand’s recent shows due to illness and had been expected to participate in 50th anniversary events in Milan later this month. Key Takeaways Giorgio Armani, … Read more
4 September 2025 — Bruce Springsteen will issue the long-rumoured electric studio versions of songs from his 1982 album Nebraska as part of a five-disc expanded package, timed to coincide with a new biopic about the record. Key takeaways A five-disc expanded edition of Nebraska will be released on 17 October 2025, including a newly … Read more
Rescue teams and aid agencies say a shallow magnitude-6.0 earthquake that struck late on Sunday has killed 2,205 people in eastern Afghanistan, with most casualties in Kunar province where mountain villages were levelled and survivors are now facing shortages of shelter, medicine and food. Key takeaways Taliban authorities reported the death toll at 2,205 on … Read more
On Sept. 4, 2025, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill, facing intense questioning over his personnel moves at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, changes to federal vaccine guidance and the broader direction of his department; the three-hour session ended with calls from some senators … Read more
Sept. 4, 2025 — Orsted and its joint-venture partner filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management stop-work order that on Aug. 2025 halted construction of the nearly finished Revolution Wind offshore project off Rhode Island. Key Takeaways Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion, 65-turbine project, was about 80% complete when … Read more
Lead On Sept. 4, 2025, Northwestern University President Michael Schill, the institution’s 17th president, announced he will step down after three years in office. The Board of Trustees will appoint an interim president soon; Schill will remain in place until that appointment, take a sabbatical, and then return to teach and conduct research at Northwestern … Read more
Lead: On Sept. 4, 2025, ahead of the NFL season opener between the Dallas Cowboys and the reigning-champion Philadelphia Eagles, The Ringer staff published their 2025 forecasts for the playoff field, Super Bowl favorites, and end-of-season awards, projecting a mix of repeat contenders and breakout candidates. Key Takeaways Several staffers favor the Baltimore Ravens as … Read more
JetBlue announced it will begin offering in-flight Wi‑Fi powered by Amazon’s Project Kuiper on select aircraft starting in 2027, marking Kuiper’s first commercial agreement with an airline and a direct move into the inflight connectivity market dominated by Starlink. Key Takeaways JetBlue will deploy Project Kuiper internet on select aircraft beginning in 2027. This is … Read more
Lead: At IFA 2025 in Berlin (September 5–9), major manufacturers unveiled a wide slate of consumer products — from Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE and new SmartThings hardware to Dyson’s HushJet air purifier, Xgimi’s ultra-bright projectors, Roborock’s robot mowers, and Bluetti’s sodium‑ion power station — setting launch dates, prices and technical specs that will shape home … Read more
Lead: In a Sept. 2025 CBS News interview ahead of her book release, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said the law should reflect constitutional and statutory decisions — not the personal views of justices — as the Supreme Court reviews a longshot petition by former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis seeking to revisit the 2015 Obergefell ruling … Read more
Sept 4, 2025 — In Los Angeles, Propstore is holding a three-day online auction that runs through Saturday, Sept 6, featuring more than 1,000 film and TV artifacts. The headline lot is a screen-used Darth Vader lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), valued up to $3 million; the … Read more
Mike Florio and Chris Simms publish their straight-up and against-the-spread Week 1 2025 NFL picks on September 4, 2025, previewing tonight’s season opener in Philadelphia and projecting winners and scores across every matchup. Key Takeaways Florio and Simms provide both straight-up and spread-aware picks for every Week 1 game (published Sept. 4, 2025). They disagree … Read more
Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who helped define modern luxury and put Italy at the center of global fashion, has died at 91, the Armani Group said on Sept. 4, 2025; the company pledged to protect his legacy while plans for a private funeral in Milan proceed. Key Takeaways Giorgio Armani, founder and sole owner … Read more
On 4 September 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry reported a new Ebola outbreak in central Kasai province: at least 15 people have died, including a 34-year-old pregnant woman who was admitted with fever and repeated vomiting and died of multiple organ failure; 28 suspected cases have been recorded. Key takeaways At least … Read more
