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US vs. Iran: Is the war back on?World

After a month-long pause in fighting, the United States and Iran have resumed exchanging fire. The US struck Iranian rocket launchers, while Tehran retaliated with missiles against American bases in Jordan. Iran accuses the US of war crimes over a deadly missile strike on a wedding reception. An Iran expert expects limited but continuing military exchanges in the coming days and weeks.

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Lutnick Says Canada Blew Up Trade Deal at the Last MinuteEconomy

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Canada abandoned a trade agreement at the last moment for political reasons. He spoke with Joe Mathieu during the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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What Is the Tuey-Rodriguez Instruction in the Lindsay Clancy Trial?Society

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial told the judge Wednesday for a second time that they were deadlocked, one day after their first such note. NBC News explains the Tuey-Rodriguez instruction given to the jury and why the next round of deliberations is crucial to the trial.

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Penn State drug ring defendant granted bailSociety

Agostino Abbatiello, who allegedly operated a drug ring out of fraternity houses at Penn State, appeared in court Wednesday and was granted bail.

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Trump: Iranian regime 'is getting weaker by the day'World

President Donald Trump says Iran’s regime is weakening by the day. Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked Trump about the possibility of the Iranian people rising up against their government.

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Is the world giving up on the US dollar? | The Global StoryEconomy

US national debt has recently reached $40 trillion, while interest payments are estimated to be the second-largest expense in the federal budget after Social Security. Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff explains how the US borrowed so much for so long, and how the dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency helped make that possible.

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Fed Beige Book Shows Modest Growth, Mixed SentimentEconomy

The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book survey describes the economic outlook as positive, while sentiment varies across sectors amid uncertainty over energy prices and geopolitics.

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Do Americans care about the Canada-U.S. trade war?Economy

As Canadians boycott U.S. products, avoid crossing the border and trade political barbs, CBC correspondents in Ohio and Iowa explore whether Americans have noticed the trade war with Canada. They examine views on escalating tariffs and counter-tariffs and their potential effects on daily life and voting decisions.

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New York City bans generative AI in schools through eighth gradeTech

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year ban on generative AI for students from preschool through eighth grade, beginning this school year. He said children need teachers and human connection to learn and grow.

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick Discusses AI, Anthropic and Canada TalksTech

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick praises artificial intelligence and says Anthropic has resolved its differences with the Trump administration. Speaking at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he also discusses the state of U.S.-Canada trade negotiations.

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What’s happening with US data centers? | The VergecastTech

Data centers have been a fixture in Loudoun County since the early dot-com boom, but recent expansion has residents questioning how much more the county can absorb. The episode examines the buildout of “Data Center Alley,” its effects on residents, and lessons for other counties facing similar growth.

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LIVE: People queue outside Royal Palace to pay respects to King HaraldWorld

People are lining up outside the Royal Palace to pay their respects to King Harald, who is lying in state in the Palace chapel ahead of his funeral on September 9. After his father’s death, King Haakon VIII swore before parliament on September 1 to uphold Norway’s constitution and laws, in one of several ceremonies marking the passing of the crown.

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Sam Altman Says AI Will Be Greatest Business Boom the World Has Ever SeenTech

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says artificial intelligence will become the biggest boom in business the world has ever seen. He spoke with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a technology event in North Carolina hosted by the US for G20 members.

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How the far right changed Europe's migration policiesPolitics

Across Europe, immigration policies and rhetoric once associated with the far right have moved into the mainstream. The European Parliament passed what is seen as the EU’s harshest immigration law in June, centrist UK parties use the slogan “Stop the boats,” and the once-fringe idea of “remigration” has entered public debate, even though far-right parties remain blocked from governing in most European countries.

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'People are so frightened': Military experts unpack Hegseth's purgesPolitics

After Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s resignation, sources told CNN they believe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is harming the Army’s effort to modernize and adapt to the 21st-century battlefield. They say his focus on culture wars, his preferred image of the “American warfighter” and removal of leaders who disagree with him are damaging that work.

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The far-right surge: who is to blame? MEPs clash in The RingPolitics

Attention is focused on the election in the small eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt. If the far right were to win an absolute majority there, it could disrupt German politics and send shockwaves across Europe, raising fears of a new crisis.

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