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Experts have expressed deep concerns that the practice runs afoul of the fourth amendment’s right to privacy Federal prosecutors have declined to say whether they secretly obtained phone records for the journalist Don Lemon using an unusual administrative summons, his lawyers said in a Monday court filing , highlighting concern about a controversial legal authority the government has claimed to gather information as it charged Lemon and dozens of others with civil rights crimes in connection to a January protest at a church in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In January, officials served Verizon with an administrative summons for a log of Lemon’s phone records between 19 December and 20 January. The subpoena did not come from a grand jury, as is typical in criminal investigations, and also was not a court-approved search warrant. Instead, it was a unilateral request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which said it was requesting the information under 19 USC 1509 – an obscure law that gives the department power to investigate records related to customs issues. Experts say the government is abusing that authority to gather records on journalists, activists, unions, non-profits and online critics, and have expressed deep concerns that the practice runs afoul of the fourth amendment’s right to privacy. Continue reading...

The kingdom condemns the targeting of Sidr, which was reportedly hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

Top medical groups band together to ease confusion from Trump administration’s changing immunization advice Leading US medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and Covid-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together on Wednesday to issue shot guidelines – and highlight the science behind them – saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration’s changing advice. Flu vaccinations are beginning and the latest coronavirus shots are starting to arrive after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved this year’s updated versions last week. Winter also brings another vaccine-preventable risk called RSV. Continue reading...

Spanish opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of abandoning the residents of Ceuta.

President’s order strips nearly 3m acres of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, sacred tribal sites, of safeguards Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and gear company, has joined a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s decision to significantly reduce the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, removing protections from nearly 3m acres. In July, the president approved the reduction of the sites by 90%, clearing the way to open the land to oil and gas companies. He argued in his proclamations that doing so would allow lands to be “put to a higher-priority use” and that they contained critical minerals important to “ resource independence …[and] national security”. Continue reading...

President praises late queen and King Charles but says duke and duchess treated royal family ‘with great disrespect’ Donald Trump has weighed in on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s move back to Britain, declaring: “I’m happy about it.” “I was not a fan,” the US president told reporters during a question-and-answer session after a press conference with travel executives on Wednesday. “I had a very good relationship with the queen, really good. I got to know her very well. A really good relationship with King Charles – I knew him as Prince Charles and King Charles. I’ve known him for a long time.” Continue reading...

Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption and money laundering schemes in Malta before she was killed by a car bomb in 2017.

The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in Canada OpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The suits, filed on Wednesday, allege the company’s ChatGPT chatbot induced the shooter to carry out the attack in rural Canada in February, in which eight people were killed and dozens more wounded – most of them children. Continue reading...

One person is dead and six others are injured, including two police officers, after a shooting near 15 East Grant Street Wednesday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis, according to law enforcement sources. The suspected shooter is also dead.

Jurors have five options before them as they decide the fate of the former nurse charged with murdering her three children.

Boy to face court today. Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Shadow treasurer says tobacco plans would bring in extra billions and stop people buying from the ‘black market’ Tim Wilson, the shadow treasurer, said the tobacco proposal would bring in an extra $2bn a year as it would stop people “buying products from the black market”. We’ve been looking at this policy for a long time , but what we’ve been looking at is how do you break it down for the different parts of the market so that we can actually break the illegal tobacco trade? … We’ve got a government, we’ve got a One Nation position which is focused solely on tax cuts. What we’re looking at is how do we stop the black market, both with enforcement and with reduction in the excise, so that we actually get the outcome Australians want. Continue reading...

Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more rapidly in a ‘crisis situation’ The Dutch central bank says it has moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the US and Canada to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) said gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily than those held in New York and Ottawa. Continue reading...

Tennis updates from Flushing Meadows, New York Email Ella and follow us on TikTok and Bluesky And Nakashima breaks too – he’s hitting it hard off both wings and I wonder if he’s in the process of finding a new level. The first few times I watched him, I thought he had a bit of something and, real talk, I thought he’d be better by now than he is. But I really like what I’m seeing from him and, as we know, progress isn’t always linear. It’s a good start for Medvedev, Gorzy – who saved five match points in round one – tamely ceding serve to 15. Continue reading...

The Pentagon will begin requiring male service members ages 30 and older to get screened for testosterone deficiency, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for the change over the summer.

The ride-hailing app has launched 15 self-driving taxis, but they will have safety drivers inside.

When a 93-year-old woman near Seattle heard strange noises in her house last month, she called the cops to report a prowler. Police found an unexpected intruder - a bobcat. Carter Evans has the story.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a 1-year moratorium on the use of AI in elementary and middle school classrooms on Wednesday. Danielle Giunta, first deputy chancellor of NYC public schools, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on $20bn in Canadian goods and Canada threatened retaliatory tariffs starting 8 September Sign up for the US Breaking News email As tensions flare in the mideast with American military forces resuming strikes on Iran, Donald Trump has taken to social media to discuss his ballroom project. “We have hundreds of happy construction workers in D.C. busily doing their job building the finest Ballroom/Military complex anywhere in the World,” Trump said in a truth social post Wednesday morning. “There is nothing like it, and never will be! It was a long, hard, fight in the Court System, but the winner is, as always under ‘TRUMP,’ the U.S.A.” Continue reading...

60 Minutes examines the profound challenges of constructing the 9/11 Museum and its mission to memorialize the attack and remember the voices and faces of the victims and first responders.

Oil prices jumped higher on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran traded military strikes, and gas prices are on track to hit a Labor Day weekend high. Charlie D'Agata reports on the attacks.

Food safety scares raise questions over whether Trump’s cuts weakened US food safety monitoring.

Oil giant Chevron has pledged to double its Venezuelan oil production with a $7 billion investment after the U.S. reached a deal with Caracas. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has more.

Police are responding to a shooting in downtown Minneapolis that has injured several people, including two law enforcement officers, officials say. CBS News Minnesota's Conor Wight reports.

Agostino Abbatiello, one of the fraternity members accused of running a massive cocaine trafficking operation at Penn State University, has been released on bail. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.

Oil consumption plummets and EV sales soar as analysts say demand may not fully return even if crude price falls China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1% after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, thanks to a sharp reduction in oil consumption and a steady rise in the use of electric vehicles and public transport, analysis shows. The report reveals the role of clean energy in cushioning the price shocks caused by the strait of Hormuz crisis to the world’s biggest oil importer. It also reinforces hopes that China, which is the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, may be nearing a turning point in decarbonising its economy. Continue reading...

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U.S. stocks rose while bond-market turmoil and war were top of mind for investors.

Commercial crude oil stocks were down by 4.5 million barrels last week. Analysts had expected crude stocks to fall by 300,000 barrels.

The company, valued at more than $100 million, uses agentic AI to block threats.

HPE lifted its long-term growth targets after revenue gains across both of its segments drove a more than fivefold increase in its profit during the third quarter.

A jittery Treasury market and the prospect of Fed rate increases risk making life more expensive for already cost-pressured Americans.

Oil futures fell in early Asian trade on a likely technical correction after the futures rose for a third consecutive session on Wednesday.

Plus, Alphabet wins a court victory, and oil refiners resist expanding.

Shares of the cybersecurity firm, which had a market value of around $5 billion, jumped on news of the discussions.

The Ford Fathom is the first in an expected line of new, more affordable EVs.

Plus, what should you call a nonalcoholic beer with a tiny bit of alcohol in it?

A federal judge ordered an end to practices that depress ad rates for web publishers, but declined to order a divestiture of Google’s ad exchange.

Uber and the British start-up Wayve are the latest to start testing autonomous cars in one of the world’s largest markets for ride-hailing services.

Current tariffs punish recyclers and U.S. companies that make aluminum-based products while failing to revive domestic smelting.

The whiskey giant’s earnings per share outpace analysts’ expectations; the company has contended with sluggish spirits market.

The ships were hit near Oman on Monday, the latest attacks on vessels in the Persian Gulf. Oil prices rose more than 2 percent.

The central bank left its main interest rate unchanged at 2.25%, and said the escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and Canada threatens to add to inflation.

Advent International is looking for further healthcare opportunities in Australia and New Zealand following its acquisition of a clinical-research network, the head of the U.S. private-equity firm’s Australia office said.

Federal prosecutors allege Linqto’s William Sarris marked up prices of pre-IPO shares.

Private companies added a net 38,000 jobs in August, after adding a revised 46,000 jobs in July, ADP said. August saw the slowest pace of job creation since January.

There are ways to go beyond the $19,000 annual limit without being subject to the gift tax.

The founder of pioneering money manager Dimensional Fund Advisors reflects on lessons from his career in a new book.

The Agriculture Department offered new initiatives for ranchers after President Trump said he would import more beef. The moves aren’t a quick fix.

Stocks of blade-and-vane manufacturers fell in response, but the threat to them is still remote.

The discount retailer said it now expects sales of $5.63 billion to $5.71 billion for the year, up from its forecast from June for $5.4 billion to $5.48 billion.

Persistent financial hardship in early and middle adulthood was linked to poorer thinking skills by the 50s and more signs of brain aging later in life. Researchers say years of chronic stress and financial worry may gradually take a toll on the brain.

A meter-long scorpion with massive pincers stalked ancient Britain 415 million years ago, long before forests and the better-known age of giant insects. Its surprising size and possible semi-aquatic lifestyle could reshape ideas about how early arthropods became giants.

But the ratio of each is up for debate. The post What shapes your personality? Your genes and environment play a big role. appeared first on Popular Science .

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Solar sails pushed by powerful lasers could reach incredible speeds, but relativity may eventually make the light itself work against them. At around 75% of the speed of light, scattered photons can begin creating drag, adding a surprising obstacle to interstellar travel.

‘You can't treat the calories burned number it gives you as an accurate number, because it's not.’ The post Your smartwatch may be overestimating calories burned by 25 percent appeared first on Popular Science .

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“Broken heart syndrome” can mimic a heart attack so closely that patients often need invasive testing to tell the difference. Researchers have now developed the BioTAK score, which combines biological sex with blood biomarkers to identify the condition before cardiac catheterization. In a validation study of nearly 1,800 patients, it correctly classified almost 90% of participants.

After its brush with technology, the wild feline was released back into the wild. The post Home-intruding bobcat no match for police drone appeared first on Popular Science .

The unique corner of the internet features 3D scans of nearly 100 lavatories from around the world. The post Restroom Archive gives public bathrooms their due appeared first on Popular Science .

Combining wicked satire with genuine hope, Randy Boyagoda’s latest novel takes on the financial, moral and cultural crises plaguing modern academia.

The monarch was invited to see the historic embroidery days before a major British Museum exhibition, almost 40 years after seeing it in France with Diana.

Plus, the Trump administration backs OpenAI in a copyright suit and our inside look at an uber rich divorce.

After recent endorsements from Vampire Weekend and Harry Styles, Haruomi Hosono, 79, returns to the U.S. with a new album and tour.

Plus Katherine Rundell’s “Never Fear.”

The Museum of Sonoma County devotes an exhibition to the couple’s 1976 work, an audacious effort that stretched across nearly 25 miles of Northern California.

The towering artwork, added to the campus in 2019, was targeted for elimination after President Trump’s takeover of the center.

Charting the new variations of a bountiful—and bankable—American style.

Plus, how to be a ‘cool boss’ without getting fired and why blue-collar jobs are the new flashpoint in the data-center wars.

Watch Dr. Ben Bassin redesign an emergency department to make it less chaotic.

About $1 billion in anonymous contributions is coursing through midterm races across the country. Figuring out where the funds are coming from is no easy task.

Russia, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela have all deployed repression and myriad sanctions-busting tools to resist even heavy Western pressure.

The continent has put off buying natural gas for the winter in a potentially risky bet that the Iran war will be over soon and prices will drop.

The conspiracy theory that persists even though no evidence supports it

The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance.

Election fraud is exceedingly rare, but President Trump has fixated on rooting it out this year, claiming without evidence that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote.

A renewed threat underscores the museum complex’s isolation—and the limits of Trump’s pressure campaign.

We talk to Jonathan Swan about how foreign leaders use leverage, strength and personal dynamics to manage the president.

Three soldiers were wounded after an armed standoff in the Ukrainian capital.

Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.

Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.

The U.K. government is taking action to cut its debts and will continue to stick to its self-imposed budget rules, Prime Minister Andy Burnham told lawmakers Wednesday.

Russia’s loans-for-shares program offers a historical warning of what could happen in Caracas.

The crackdown on insider trading has exposed the platforms’ fundamental contradictions.

A new Gallup poll found that 89% of Americans believe government corruption is widespread, the highest level in two decades.

In a long-awaited decision, a federal judge said Google must change its ad tech business to address antitrust issues, but did not disclose the measures.

The department argued in a court filing that OpenAI legally used articles by The New York Times to develop A.I., adding that national security depended on American tech dominance.

A New Hampshire senator’s daughter is running for office, and finds her name being used against her.

A G-20 statement implicitly criticizing Beijing for its overreliance on exports for growth marks a new stage in international pressure.

Unifil peacekeepers were worse than useless. But France isn’t giving up.

The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August.

The Trump administration wants to bar Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for gender-transition medication and surgery for transgender adolescents.

Massachusetts Democrats chose progressivism over relative youth.

The public housing authority in Concord, N.H., installed monitoring devices in 300 homes. Tenants are now suing to remove the Minut sensors.

Albany’s raid on fossil-fuel firms is unconstitutional.