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FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — President Donald Trump attended the U.S. Open final on Sept. 7, 2025, drawing audible boos and occasional cheers as Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner and reclaimed the ATP world No. 1 ranking. His presence — the first at the Grand Slam since 2015 — prompted extra security screening, a roughly 30-minute … Read more
Lead: Kristin Cabot, who was seen on a stadium “kiss cam” with former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron during a Coldplay concert in Foxboro, Mass., has filed for divorce from her husband. Cabot submitted a petition in Portsmouth, N.H., on Aug. 13; court records indicate the case remains active with the next hearing set for Nov. … Read more
On Monday, September 8, 2025, at Ramot Junction in Jerusalem, two gunmen opened fire at a busy bus stop, killing at least six people and wounding several others, Israeli officials said. Emergency services and police responded within minutes; Magen David Adom reported six fatalities including a man in his 50s, three men in their 30s … Read more
Lead On 8 September 2025 at Long Island’s UBS Arena, the MTV Video Music Awards staged a subdued three-hour ceremony that largely honoured women in pop and legacy artists. Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter each left with two trophies, while Mariah Carey received the Video Vanguard lifetime achievement award. The telecast handed out … Read more
Lead: Thousands of people marched through downtown Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and President Donald Trump’s announced plan to send National Guard troops and additional immigration agents to the city. The demonstration, organized under the banner “Chicago Says No Trump No Troops,” drew wide public attention … Read more
In early September 2025, France’s government confronted a political and fiscal breaking point as Prime Minister François Bayrou pushed a package of €44 billion in spending cuts and tax measures to stabilize public accounts. The proposal came amid record deficits and rising borrowing costs that have pushed national debt toward 116 percent of GDP. A … Read more
David Baltimore, the Nobel Prize–winning molecular biologist whose 1970s discovery of reverse transcription reshaped virology and enabled later gene‑therapy techniques, died at age 87 at his home in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. His wife, Alice Huang, said the cause was complications from multiple cancers. Baltimore’s work — first reported when he was in his late 30s … Read more
On 8 September 2025, voters in Buenos Aires province delivered a substantial rebuke to President Javier Milei’s coalition, handing the Peronist Fuerza Patria a clear lead as the country heads into October midterms. With more than 90% of ballots counted, Fuerza Patria took roughly 47% of the vote while Milei’s Libertad Avanza trailed at about … Read more
On Sept. 7, 2025, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notified the public that Chrysler is recalling 91,787 Jeep Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from model years 2022–2026 because a software fault in the hybrid control processor could cause a loss of drive power. NHTSA’s safety report warned that an unexpected … Read more
Lead On Sunday night (September 7, 2025) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the second night of the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys capped a two-night run with SNL50: The Anniversary Special emerging as the single biggest winner, claiming seven statuettes. The Traitors won four awards, highlighted by Alan Cumming taking Best Reality Host. The … Read more
Published: Sep 7, 2025 — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sep. 7 urged the European Union to join Washington in tightening economic pressure on Moscow by considering additional sanctions and secondary tariffs on countries that import Russian crude. Bessent argued the measures could hasten a sharp downturn in Russia’s economy and push President Vladimir … Read more
Lead: Federal agents arrested 475 people at the Hyundai Metaplant in Ellabell, Georgia, on Sept. 4, 2025, in a multi‑month immigration and criminal probe. South Korea says more than 300 of those detained are its nationals and has negotiated a plan for their return on a chartered flight under a voluntary‑departure arrangement. Seoul dispatched senior … Read more
Published 8 September 2025 — Norwegians are casting ballots in a closely contested election to decide whether to renew Jonas Gahr Støre’s Labour leadership or hand power to a centre‑right bloc led by the Progress Party and Høyre. The campaign has been shaped by international crises including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, but domestic … Read more
Lead Global equity sentiment improved on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, after last week’s weak U.S. jobs report increased market conviction that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month. Futures on the S&P 500 rose about 0.2%, while Asian and European shares moved higher and long-term U.S. Treasury yields remained softer. Political jolts in … Read more
Lead New Zealand police shot dead a fugitive father in the early hours of Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, after an armed confrontation following a reported break-in near Piopio, Waikato. The man, believed to be Thomas Callam Phillips, had been wanted with his three children—reported missing since December 2021—and was located after a chase that ended … Read more
