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Lead On Sept. 7–8, 2025, Venezuela announced a major military expansion in several coastal and border states to counter drug trafficking, announcing plans to raise deployed forces to about 25,000 troops. The move, ordered by President Nicolás Maduro and disclosed by Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino, targets the Guajira region of Zulia, the Paraguana peninsula in … Read more

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation on September 7, 2025 in Tokyo, setting up fresh market volatility across Japan’s long-dated government bond market and equity benchmarks. Super-long Japanese government bond (JGB) yields have been trading near multi-decade highs, while the Nikkei has eased from an August record. Investor attention is shifting to possible successors … Read more

Lead: On Sept. 7, 2025, President Donald Trump sought to minimize a weekend social-media post that invoked a rebranded Pentagon label — “Department of WAR” — alongside images of helicopters, fire and the Chicago skyline. Speaking to reporters before departing the White House for the U.S. Open, he said he was not threatening armed conflict … Read more

Published Sept. 7, 2025 — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC’s Meet the Press that Washington and European partners are weighing a new round of sanctions and secondary tariffs on Russia to press President Vladimir Putin toward peace negotiations over Ukraine. Bessent said the U.S. is ready to escalate economic pressure but emphasized that … Read more

On Sept. 8, 2025, global markets rallied after U.S. August payrolls came in well below expectations, strengthening bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this month. Stocks in Asia and Europe climbed while the dollar wavered and gold hovered near record highs. The yen weakened sharply after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba … Read more

Lead Mercedes-Benz on Sept. 7, 2025 outlined its 2026 GLC with EQ Technology — a critical reboot of its compact luxury crossover as the company doubles down on EVs and software. The automaker claims the new GLC can achieve as much as a 440-mile range in some configurations, supports peak charging around 330 kW and … Read more

On Monday, 8 September 2025, an Australian judge sentenced 50‑year‑old Erin Patterson to life imprisonment, with eligibility for parole after 33 years. Patterson was convicted in July 2025 of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt Heather Wilkinson by serving a beef Wellington contaminated with death cap mushrooms at her … Read more

Published: 2025-09-08 — Josh Allen engineered a dramatic fourth-quarter rally Sunday night at Highmark Stadium to erase a 15-point deficit and lead the Buffalo Bills to a 41-40 walk-off victory over the Baltimore Ravens. The game, the final slate at the current Highmark Stadium and the Bills’ 2025 season opener, ended when veteran kicker Matt … Read more

Lead On Sept. 7, 2025 at Lambeau Field, Micah Parsons made his Green Bay debut and helped the Packers beat the Detroit Lions 27-13. Traded less than 10 days before the matchup, Parsons played 29 of 65 defensive snaps while recovering from a back issue and logged three pressures and a fourth-quarter sack. His presence … Read more

Lead: On Sunday at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, the Jaguars opened the 2025 regular season with a 26-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers. New head coach Liam Coen earned a win in his first game on the sideline while Trevor Lawrence threw for 178 yards and one touchdown. The Jaguars piled up 202 rushing yards, … Read more

Sept. 7, 2025 — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday canonized Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer enthusiast who died in 2006, in an open-air Mass at St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 80,000 people. The Vatican presented Acutis — known for a multilingual website cataloguing Eucharistic miracles and nicknamed “God’s influencer” — as the first saint … Read more

Lead On September 7, 2025, the MTV Video Music Awards were staged at Long Island’s UBS Arena with LL Cool J returning as host. The broadcast mixed live arena sets and pre-taped segments, showcasing performers from Mariah Carey and Doja Cat to Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone. Several legacy acts were honored—Mariah Carey received the … Read more

Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation as Japan’s prime minister on Sept. 7, 2025, citing responsibility for a string of electoral defeats that have eroded his coalition’s parliamentary majorities. The 68-year-old leader, who took office less than a year ago, said he completed a major trade agreement with the United States before stepping aside and asked … Read more

September 7, 2025 — The Green Bay Packers activated four players who had been listed as questionable for Sunday’s season opener at Lambeau Field against the Detroit Lions. Among them is defensive lineman Micah Parsons, who will make his Green Bay debut, and three wide receivers: Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks and rookie Savion Williams. The … Read more

Lead U.S. stock futures, led by gains in Dow contracts, opened the week higher after last Friday’s weak jobs report heightened recession worries and increased market odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut later this month. Investors are now focused on a packed economic calendar — notably August producer and consumer price readings due midweek … Read more