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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
On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, actor Joaquin Phoenix, 50, and longtime partner Rooney Mara, 40, made a rare red-carpet appearance at the Venice Film Festival to support The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film they executive produced that received a 21-minute standing ovation at its world premiere. Key Takeaways Joaquin Phoenix (50) and Rooney Mara … Read more
Lead: On September 3, 2025, President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to fast-track review of his administration’s global tariffs, seeking to overturn a federal appeals court ruling that limited the use of a 1977 national-emergency statute to impose broad import taxes, a dispute that could affect trillions in trade. Key Takeaways Trump petitioned … Read more
On September 3, 2025, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, China publicly displayed what analysts say completes a nuclear triad—introducing a new air-launched ballistic missile (JL-1) and two road-mobile ICBMs (DF-31BJ, DF-61)—while also parading hypersonic weapons, counter-drone systems and directed-energy arms. Key Takeaways The parade marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
On September 2, 2025, Cardi B left court after a judge dismissed a civil assault claim and celebrated the ruling while wearing a $10,000 polka-dot Valentino three-piece suit; she later posted a TikTok video in which she removed her trousers while teasing a new song. Judge dismissed a $24 million lawsuit filed by former security … Read more
Lead At about 6:15pm local time (17:15 GMT) on 3 September 2025, a carriage on Lisbon’s historic Gloria funicular derailed on Rua da Glória, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said. Key Takeaways At least 15 people were killed and 18 injured; five of the injured are reported in critical condition. The … Read more
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
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
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
