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Saturday, September 05, 2026 5:28 AM ET

World News

Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’ amid questions about prolonged campaign

The president argued the conflict was minor compared to something like the Vietnam war and said the U.S. had ‘essentially taken over’ the country

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Toronto Star

Rescuers pull a woman alive from a house 10 days after floods hit Nuwakot town, Nepal army spokesperson says - Bay to Bay News

Bay to Bay News - 21 minutes ago

Rescuers pull a woman alive from a house 10 days after floods hit Nuwakot town, Nepal army spokesperson says.

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New York Post

UN endorses new world map showing Africa’s true size — after US voted against it

New York Post - 1 hour ago

Only the US voted against it while six other countries abstained.

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BBC News

Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder case as jury deadlocks

BBC News - 46 minutes ago

The mistrial now puts the murder case - and Clancy's future - in limbo as to whether she will be held criminally liable in the deaths of her three kids.

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Politics News

Chicago Tribune

Obama-appointed judge extends block on Trump order to restrict mail-in voting for upcoming midterms

New York Post - 9 hours ago

The preliminary injunction from U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani replaces a temporary order she granted blocking the Postal Service’s plan.

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Mehr News Agency

Diesel price hit a record high in US amid Iran war

Mehr News Agency - 4 hours ago

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – The price of diesel in the United States hit a record high as war on Iran backfired. Prices of other products such as clothing, cosmetics and furniture, which are also transported by diesel trucks are expected to increase.

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ABC News

Supreme Court backs Republicans in election ad rate dispute

NBC News - 12 hours ago

Republicans asked the court to allow party committees to receive the same ad discounts that candidates themselves benefit from.

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SBS

The White House launched a video game. A major games company is not impressed

SBS - 8 hours ago

The company behind a long-running video game franchise says the White House did not have permission to use its IP.

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Business News

CBC News

'Reality check': Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August, surprising economists | CBC News

CBC News - 5 hours ago

Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August, Statistics Canada said Friday, contrary to economists' expectations, while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.4 per cent.

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Euronews

Why is fuel expensive when crude oil hasn't hit record highs?

Euronews - 3 hours ago

Pump prices could remain high in Europe, adding to inflationary pressure. The immediate problem is not just the supply or price of crude oil, but limited refining capacity, disrupted trade flows and shortages of finished fuels, particularly diesel.

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Russia Today

Opinion: Trump wanted to blow up Iran. He blew up the bond market instead

The Globe and Mail - 7 hours ago

For as long as the war continues, the paths of inflation and interest rates both look more likely to head uphill

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BBC News

Made in the Emirates: ROX rolls out first locally built ADAMAS vehicles

Gulf News - 3 hours ago

Abu Dhabi opens the region’s first AI-powered vehicle manufacturing hub as ROX begins local production of Made in the Emirates ADAMAS SUVs.

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Technology

Deccan Chronicle

Sam Altman's OpenAI Releases 'Astra' AI Model Claiming the 'AGI Era' Is Here

Breitbart - 13 hours ago

Sam Altman OpenAI has released a new model called GPT-6 Astra to a limited set of customers, calling it the world's most intelligent AI system and the first of its models to trigger advanced internal safety protections because of its cyber capabilities.

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CBS News

OpenAI confirms "critical" risks of Astra model, despite plans to release it soon

CBS News - 18 hours ago

OpenAI confirmed that its unreleased Astra model has reached a critical cyber capability threshold, which could pose cybersecurity risks. Tim Werth, a tech editor at Mashable, joins CBS News to discuss.

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CBS News

Uber to shed 10% of workers as it moves to cut costs and simplify its business

CBS News - 11 hours ago

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber is removing organizational layers and taking other steps to boost its efficiency.

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NPR

GOP Rep. Carter: 'Data Centers Are Not Doing a Good Job of Messaging — They Need to Do a Better Job'

Breitbart - 18 hours ago

Thursday, during an appearance on Fox Business Network's "Mornings," Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) criticized those behind the data center push for not messaging better. | Clips

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Sports Headlines

Daily Mail

Alcaraz, Sabalenka into US Open last 16 as Williams sisters lose on return

Aljazeera - 1 hour ago

Alcaraz beat China's Wu Yibing 6-3, 6-4, 6-1, while Sabalenka defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4.

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The Columbian

High School football scoreboard, Sept. 3-4

The Columbian - 1 hour ago

High school football results for Week 1 of the 2026 season:

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CBS News

10 games that will define the 2026 NFL season - CBS Sports

CBS News - 3 hours ago

A Super Bowl rematch, three holiday clashes and a loaded slate for the Rams highlight the games with the biggest playoff implications.

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New York Post

Ben Shelton grinds out four-set win in match that ends after 2 a.m. to reach fourth round of US Open

New York Post - 1 hour ago

Ben Shelton is the latest star player at the U.S. Open to work the late, late-night shift — and win.

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Entertainment News

Daily Mail

Kendall Jenner, John Malkovich and Parker Posey arrive at the 2026 Venice Film Festival

CTV News - 20 hours ago

The Venice Film Festival, which typically sees Hollywood A-listers travel by boat to the little island of Lido every September, has arrived. This year, the 10-day red carpet event will host the likes of George and Amal Clooney, Penélope Cruz, Robert Pattinson and Patrick Schwarzenegger and more in their formal finest. Some films will be watched too.

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Gulf News

Box office magnet Robert Pattinson goes dark as paedophile-hunting TV host

Gulf News - 23 minutes ago

In Primetime, Robert Pattinson plays a scandal-hit TV presenter in a paedophile sting show, debuting at the Venice Film Festival amid legal controversy.

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New York Post

Ex-'Wheel of Fortune' announcer Jim Thornton’s 'panic' Google search after pedophilia chatroom incident revealed

New York Post - 5 hours ago

News broke Friday that Thornton was fired from the beloved game show.

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Daily Express

Japan's 'polka dot queen,' Yayoi Kusama, dies at 97

Deutsche Welle - 3 minutes ago

The artist channeled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.

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Odd/Weird News

Sora News 24

Snake found browsing bread aisle at grocery store - UPI.com

UPI - 1 day ago

An animal education group in England said a snake found browsing the bread aisle in a grocery store is one of more than 20 snakes it has taken in this year.

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