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On Sept. 5, 2025 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York, four men from the US Open draw meet in two semifinals: Novak Djokovic faces Carlos Alcaraz at 3 p.m. ET, and defending champion Jannik Sinner meets Felix Auger-Aliassime at 7 p.m. ET; the winners will advance to the final on Sept. 7 at … Read more
Published Sept. 5, 2025 — The Kansas City Chiefs open the 2025 regular season tonight in Brazil as they pursue a fourth consecutive Super Bowl berth; the franchise has reached five Super Bowls since 2019, and this campaign requires one more postseason advance to complete the quartet. Key Takeaways The Chiefs start the 2025 season … Read more
On Friday, 5 September 2025, President Donald Trump said he might deploy federal forces to Portland, Oregon, after viewing television coverage that used footage from 2020 and gave the impression of large-scale unrest; city and state officials immediately disputed the characterization and warned of legal action. Key Takeaways President Trump said he could send federal … Read more
Lead: A new study by researchers at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) published in Physical Review Letters on Aug. 13, 2025, finds that the universe’s earliest magnetic fields were extremely weak—peaking near 2×10⁻¹¹ gauss, a strength comparable to the magnetic activity of human neurons—and traces of those primordial fields may still persist inside … Read more
Lead: As of Sept. 5, 2025, recent economic reports — including a gain of just 22,000 jobs in August and a revised June loss of 13,000 — have intensified scrutiny of President Trump’s stewardship of the economy and raised questions about political consequences ahead of next year’s midterms. Key takeaways U.S. payrolls rose by only … Read more
Lead: Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, reconstructs the 1936–1939 Palestinian revolt through a wide ensemble and archival footage, producing a visually striking but narratively uneven film that earned a B- in early festival reviews. Key Takeaways Palestine 36 is an ambitious, large-cast period drama by Palestinian filmmaker … Read more
On September 5, 2025, reports surfaced that U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to highlight a possible link between prenatal use of Tylenol (acetaminophen) and autism in children; HHS called the media account “speculation” while scientists and the drugmaker say evidence remains mixed. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly will present a … Read more
Lead In early September 2025 at the Woomera test range in South Australia, two MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones built with Boeing completed programmed flights, a milestone in Australia’s roughly $650 million effort to restart domestic military aircraft production and strengthen its air defenses. Key Takeaways Australia has spent about $650 million in a partnership with … Read more
6 September 2025 Who: US Navy SEALs (reported to be SEAL Team 6). When: early 2019. Where: off the coast of North Korea. What: a covert operation to install a listening device. Result: the mission reportedly ended with the deaths of several North Korean civilians and allegations that bodies were concealed, according to a New … Read more
On Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, federal immigration officials told Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia they intend to remove him to Eswatini, even as he remains in U.S. custody and continues legal challenges to another planned deportation and to his current removal order. Key Takeaways ICE notified Abrego Garcia by email that Eswatini is the new … Read more
Sep. 5, 2025 Justin Herbert threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns as the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27-21 on Sept. 5, 2025, in São Paulo, Brazil, handing the Chargers their first win over Kansas City since 2021 and ending a multi-game skid against the Chiefs. Key Takeaways Chargers quarterback Justin … Read more
On Day 701 of the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli authorities on September 6, 2025, urged civilians in northern Gaza to move toward Khan Yunis as the military continued operations; Washington said it was engaged in deep negotiations over hostages while regional tensions persisted after strikes and counterstrikes involving Iran. Key Takeaways The IDF urged residents in … Read more
On Friday in São Paulo, Brazil, Justin Herbert led the Los Angeles Chargers to a 27-21 season-opening victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, throwing for 318 yards and three touchdowns and sealing the game with a 19-yard scramble late in the fourth quarter. Key Takeaways Chargers won 27-21 in Brazil, a Chargers-designated home game. Herbert … Read more
Lead: On Sept. 5, 2025, Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement with a class of authors who sued the company over use of copyrighted books to train its Claude models; the deal, which the U.S. district court in San Francisco will review next week, would pay roughly $3,000 per each of an estimated 500,000 … Read more
On Sept. 5, 2025, President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he was concerned about Florida’s decision to roll back school vaccine requirements, calling the move “a very tough position” and noting that some vaccines — including polio and the COVID-19 vaccine developed during his first term — are clearly beneficial. Key Takeaways … Read more
