SocietyEight educators received the sector’s top honour for their exceptional care and dedication to nurturing students. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam presented the awards on 3 September. The recipients were chosen from 18 finalists, with two recognised teachers highlighted for innovative student-development initiatives.
SocietyNearly 50 million children attend public schools, but districts are facing a funding crisis. Federal cuts are forcing many to reduce programs and close campuses. President Donald Trump calls the system bloated and broken while promoting private-school options, raising questions about whether this is a funding emergency or a partisan battle to remake American education.
EconomyMore than half of Singapore employers plan to stop hiring and expect wages to be frozen or moderated in 2027, even as business prospects improve, according to an annual Singapore National Employers Federation poll. CNA spoke with SNEF Council Vice President Kuah Boon Wee about the findings.
CultureIn February, activists Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee appeared on CBS Mornings to discuss their new children’s book, “Rise, Girl, Rise.” Steinem’s foundation said she died Wednesday.
SocietyFollowing another note, Judge William Sullivan addressed jurors about how reasonable doubt should be understood during the Plymouth County Superior Court trial of Lindsay Clancy.
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OtherA dense mat of vegetation forming a floating island has captivated attention at British Columbia’s Williston Reservoir. The roughly 70-metre-wide, 140-metre-long “floating forest” was first seen near Finlay Bay in July, then repeatedly vanished and resurfaced elsewhere on the water.
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EconomyA new NTUC LearningHub survey finds that enterprise transformation is under way in Singapore, but many businesses have yet to turn it into meaningful organisation-wide change. Nearly eight in 10 business leaders describe transformation as moderate or limited, while two-thirds say the pace is slow.
WorldFrance’s environment minister says the country experienced its hottest summer since records began more than a century ago. Météo-France reported an average summer temperature of 24°C, 3.6°C above normal and higher than the 2003 record of 2.7°C above normal.
WorldPro-Israel lobby group UN Watch claimed that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Palestine rapporteur Francesca Albanese “out of control” and had previously described her as a “horrible woman.” Guterres did not name anyone, however, saying only that “many” independent rapporteurs were “totally out of control.” The UN said tying the remark specifically to Albanese was a “misreading.”
WorldLithuania’s foreign affairs minister says Russia is highly likely to intensify attacks against the EU. While praising Germany for attributing the attempted drone attack in Leipzig to Moscow, the minister argues that stronger EU-wide deterrence is needed to prevent further escalation.
WorldFunerals were held in the occupied West Bank after two Palestinian teenagers were killed during an Israeli raid on al-Mughayyir village, east of Ramallah, on Wednesday. Witnesses said snipers were placed on rooftops and soldiers sealed all village entrances. The village has endured repeated attacks by Israeli settlers in recent months.
SocietyAfter a man was spotted asleep at the wheel during rush hour, British Columbia’s RCMP cautioned motorists against relying on self-driving systems. The Tesla owner was fined hundreds of dollars.
WorldUS President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would probably be brief and repeated his claim that Washington controls the Strait of Hormuz. The latest fighting drove energy prices higher and revived fears that the war could continue indefinitely.
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SocietyABC News Live reports the latest developments in the Lindsay Clancy trial.
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SocietyFox News reports that the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial sent the judge a new note eight hours after failing to reach a verdict.
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WorldOn Thursday, September 3, a candlelight gathering in Nepal’s capital brought together hundreds of people. They remembered those who died in the deadly flash flood and offered condolences to the victims’ families.
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TechThere is no perfect startup pitch, but research-backed techniques can improve the delivery, deck and message. On Build Mode, host Isabelle Johannesen speaks with Dr. Eike Gerhardt, who spent nearly a decade studying the science of startup pitching before founding Autopoiesis Sciences.
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EconomyBloomberg Real Yield examines the market-moving news of the day, including a global bond rout, rising yields and Ira Jersey’s discussion of Federal Reserve policy. Guests include portfolio and credit strategy leaders from JPMorgan Asset Management, Federated Hermes, Invesco and BNP Paribas.
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ScienceUN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that the world has entered a “danger zone of extreme weather” as El Niño’s effects begin to be felt globally. The phenomenon alters weather patterns, bringing drought to some regions and stronger typhoons and flooding to others.
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Society5:36Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial are deliberating for a sixth day in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They have twice said they cannot agree on whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three young children.
WorldRussia says it will close Germany’s three Goethe-Institut cultural centers after Germany shut the Russian House in Berlin and a consulate in Bonn. Diplomatic tensions have intensified over an attempted drone attack at Leipzig Airport, which Berlin blames on Moscow, while growing numbers of Germans fear possible Russian hybrid attacks across the country.
EconomyThe financial system is being rebuilt in real time. At Consensus 2026 in Miami, the CEOs, founders and institutional leaders driving the transformation discuss why tokenization, stablecoins and blockchain infrastructure are no longer merely theoretical.
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WorldUS Vice President JD Vance said Washington will not hold talks with Iran until Tehran “stops shooting at commercial shipping”. He said US actions in the Strait of Hormuz are intended to prevent a “catastrophic world energy crisis”.
CultureGloria Steinem, the American journalist and political activist who became a leading face of second-wave feminism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has died at 92. A statement on her verified Instagram account said she died Wednesday in New York City, surrounded by people who loved her, and continued working for equality until the end.
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