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Lead: On 8 September 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration updated Covid-19 vaccine authorization to allow routine vaccination for people aged 65 and older, while younger adults are eligible only if they have specified underlying medical conditions. The move, announced as cases climb nationally, has left many Americans scrambling for appointments, insurance clarifications and … Read more
Lead: On Sept. 8, 2025, Citadel founder Ken Griffin publicly criticized President Donald Trump’s recent attempts to influence the Federal Reserve, warning that political pressure on the central bank could harm markets and businesses. In an opinion coauthored with economist Anil Kashyap and published in a national outlet, Griffin described the administration’s moves — including … Read more
Lead: Interior and security ministers from the Five Eyes partnership — the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand — met in London on Sept. 8, 2025, to coordinate responses to cross-border criminal networks and migration pressures. Newly appointed U.K. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hosted the meeting at the Honorable Artillery Company headquarters and confirmed … Read more
Lead Rick Davies, the English singer, keyboardist and founding force behind Supertramp, has died at the age of 81, the band announced on Saturday. Davies had lived with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer first disclosed about a decade ago in 2015, and had been unable to resume major touring since his diagnosis. He … Read more
On Sept. 8, 2025, clashes in Kathmandu over a government ban on major social media platforms left at least 12 people dead and roughly 200 wounded, local medical officials and news outlets reported. Demonstrators — largely teenagers and young adults — surged toward the Parliament complex and briefly occupied a security building before police used … Read more
Published: Sept. 8, 2025 — In Cleveland’s 17-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, kicker Andre Szmyt missed two critical attempts, including a go-ahead field goal with 2:25 remaining. The immediate reaction from fans and some teammates homed in on Szmyt’s misses, but the situation reflects a longer chain of front-office decisions and roster instability. The … Read more
Sept. 7, 2025 — In Orchard Park, N.Y., Josh Allen engineered an improbable late-game surge to lift the Buffalo Bills to a 41-40 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday night’s prime-time matchup. Trailing by 15 with four minutes left, Allen produced 16 points — including two fourth-quarter touchdowns and a final 66-yard drive — … Read more
Global equities climbed on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, as weak U.S. jobs figures over the prior week bolstered expectations of a Federal Reserve interest-rate reduction in September. Traders priced a 25 basis-point cut as the most likely outcome, while political shocks from Japan to France, Argentina and Indonesia kept investors wary and pushed safe-haven flows. … Read more
Lead On the night of August 22, 2025, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed aboard a Charlotte light rail train in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Video provided to local media shows a man identified by police as 34-year-old Decarlos Brown approach the victim, draw a knife and strike multiple times; Zarutska became unresponsive … Read more
Overnight on September 7–8, 2025, observers across Asia and large swathes of Europe and Africa watched a total lunar eclipse that turned the full Moon a deep reddish hue commonly called a “Blood Moon.” Photographers and onlookers captured striking scenes from Tokyo and Shanghai to Cairo and Odesa, where the spectacle rose above city skylines … Read more
Lead A fresh leak published ahead of Apple’s September event claims concrete battery capacities for all four iPhone 17 variants and suggests a new, measurable advantage for eSIM‑only units. The numbers—shared by leaker ShrimpApplePro and reported by 9to5Mac on 7–8 September 2025—list capacities ranging from 3,149mAh to 5,088mAh, with some models showing double‑digit gains versus … Read more
Updated: 2025-09-08T08:31:46-04:00 Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop at the Ramot Junction in north Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and wounding several others, officials said. The attack occurred at a bus stop on Yigal Street, an access route to East Jerusalem that Israel captured in 1967 and later annexed. Israeli emergency responders … Read more
Lead Giorgio Armani’s death prompted public tributes on September 7, 2025, from longtime friends and collaborators including Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. The three recounted decades-long ties to the designer, spotlighting his 1980s reshaping of menswear and later dominance on red carpets worldwide. Their memories trace moments from the 1980 film American Gigolo … Read more
Lead: On September 8, 2025, Carlos Alcaraz defeated defending champion Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to capture his second US Open title and his second Grand Slam of the year. The match at Arthur Ashe Stadium began after a roughly 30-minute delay tied to President Donald Trump’s visit and accompanying security measures. Alcaraz seized … Read more
Published: 07 September 2025 — Samsung launched the Galaxy S25 FE and the Galaxy Tab S11 this week, and retailers have already posted introductory bundles and discounts. The S25 FE is available immediately with a free storage upgrade (128GB→256GB) plus a $100 Amazon gift card; the Tab S11 is being listed with a free storage … Read more
