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Sept. 5, 2025 — Two strong aftershocks struck eastern Afghanistan within about 12 hours, heightening fears of further loss after a week of earthquakes that the Taliban government says have killed 2,205 people and injured 3,640 across Nangarhar and Kunar provinces. Key Takeaways Two powerful aftershocks hit eastern Afghanistan within 12 hours following earlier quakes … Read more

Sept. 4, 2025 — President Donald Trump said Thursday night he believes Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City’s next mayor unless two of Mamdani’s major rivals withdraw from the race, remarks made as he hosted a White House dinner with technology leaders. Key Takeaways Trump said a one-on-one contest would make … Read more

Federal prosecutors filed suit on Sept. 4, 2025, accusing Southern California Edison of defective equipment and poor maintenance that ignited the Eaton fire on Jan. 7 in the Angeles National Forest, a blaze that spread into Altadena and killed 19 people. Key Takeaways The U.S. Justice Department sued Southern California Edison (SCE), blaming its equipment … Read more

On Thursday, September 4, 2025, U.S. equity futures rose modestly after the close as Broadcom (AVGO) and Argan (AGX) reported results and the S&P 500 recorded a new closing high, with the August jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics scheduled for early Friday morning. Key Takeaways Dow Jones futures edged higher overnight while … Read more

Giorgio Armani died on Sept. 4, 2025 in Milan at 91, leaving the privately held Armani Group — which reported €2.3 billion revenue in 2024 — without a direct heir and with governance rules he put in place to preserve the company’s independence. Key Takeaways Armani was the group’s principal shareholder and controlled creative and … Read more

Astrologer Sally Brompton for The Globe and Mail offers the horoscopes for September 5, 2025: a Mars–Jupiter alignment today and an approaching lunar eclipse on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, may boost social energy and creative drive but also raise the risk of impulsive spending and strained interactions; concise guidance for each sign follows. Key Takeaways … Read more

Sept. 5, 2025 — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un traveled to Beijing this week, attended a Chinese military parade with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, held a summit with Xi and left without any public commitment to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, marking a diplomatic advance for Pyongyang. Key Takeaways The summit in Beijing was Kim’s … Read more

On Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, a car on Lisbon’s historic Glória funicular derailed after its haulage cable snapped, racing down a 265-meter slope and crashing into a building; authorities say 16 people were killed and dozens injured as emergency teams responded. Key Takeaways At least 16 people died and multiple others were hurt when a … Read more

Lead: On Sept. 4, 2025, Broadcom reported fiscal Q3 results for the period ended Aug. 3 showing revenue of $15.95 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.69, and the stock jumped after CEO Hock Tan revealed the company had secured over $10 billion in custom AI orders tied to a newly disclosed fourth major customer. Key … Read more

September 4, 2025 Lead: Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope and a new arXiv preprint led by Ignas Juodžbalis (University of Cambridge) report a black hole of about 50 million solar masses inside a tiny object called a Little Red Dot (LRD) named QSO1 at the Epoch of Reionization, a finding that could upend … Read more

At IFA in Berlin on Sept. 4, 2025, four consumer products stood out for practical innovation: Philips Hue’s Bridge Pro motion sensing, Rokid’s lightweight AR smart glasses, Ecovacs’ X11 Omnicyclone robot, and Olight’s Ostation 2 battery charger — several are already available to preorder or buy. Key Takeaways Philips Hue Bridge Pro enables MotionAware by … Read more

At TIFF on Sept. 4, 2025, Black Bear announced it will give Sydney Sweeney’s biopic Christy a U.S. theatrical release in early November 2025. Directed by David Michod, the film stars Sweeney as boxer Christy Martin with Ben Foster as her trainer and manager-turned-husband Jim; Black Bear is positioning Christy as the first release from … Read more

Sept. 4, 2025 — Former President Joe Biden recently underwent Mohs surgery, a targeted procedure for treating skin cancer, his spokesperson confirmed after he was seen wearing a bandage on his head near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. No further details about the lesion were released. Key Takeaways Joe Biden recently had Mohs surgery to treat a … Read more

Lead: On Sept. 4, 2025, new images from the Gemini South telescope in Chile show the interstellar comet 3I-Atlas developing a wider coma of dust and gas and a longer tail as it moves inward toward the sun; NASA reports the object was about 238 million miles (384 million km) from Earth at the time … Read more

On Sept 5, 2025 in Tokyo, Asian equities climbed after US markets hit fresh highs while Treasury yields eased to multi-month lows as investors priced in a likely Fed rate cut ahead of the US August non-farm payrolls report. Key Takeaways Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher; S&P 500 closed at a record and major … Read more