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Demand for riskier mortgages rises along with interest rates
US Top News and Analysisby Diana Olick·2 Sept 2026
Mortgage rates continue to move higher and that has demand for home loans stuck in place. It also, however, has more borrowers opting for riskier loans that offer lower rates.
Five Great Campus Novels
The New Yorkerby Merve Emre·2 Sept 2026
“Half the campus was designed by Bottom the Weaver, half by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,” Randall Jarrell writes in his 1954 satire, “Pictures from an Institution.” In the novel, the university is...
Nation’s largest teachers union under fire as controversial agenda puts century-old federal charter at risk
FOX Newsby Robert Schmad·2 Sept 2026
EXCLUSIVE — The head of an influential Senate committee is urging Congress to reconsider the charter of the nation’s largest teachers union, citing its far-left associations and allegedly...
Data center backlash is panicking tech oligarchs ahead of midterms
Salonby Amanda Marcotte·2 Sept 2026
Midterm elections are typically sleepier than presidential campaign years, so it’s genuinely shocking to see how much money is being unleashed, especially into GOP coffers, by the hyper-wealthy...
80-Year-Old Sen. Ed Markey Holds Off Younger Challenger in Democratic Primary
Timeby Chantelle Lee·2 Sept 2026
Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts won the Democratic primary race for his seat on Tuesday, fending off a challenge from the decades-younger Rep.
The race to document Indigenous knowledge to protect Philippines’ birds
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao·2 Sept 2026
In the forests of the Philippines’ Mindoro Island, an urgent effort is underway to record the vanishing ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Iraya Mangyan community.
Meta’s new teen restrictions could become a blueprint for social media - Poynter
Poynterby Grace Abels·2 Sept 2026
Red and blue states don’t agree on much these days — except that unrestricted social media access is harming kids’ health. And they just got a big win.
Lindsay Clancy's case is a test of American justice: We've already failed
Salonby Jesselyn Radack·2 Sept 2026
The prosecution of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who strangled her three young children and then attempted to take her own life, is now with a jury that will determine whether or not she...
Lit Hub Daily: September 2, 2026
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Daily·2 Sept 2026
Lit Hub Daily: September 2, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1973, J.R.R. Tolkien dies.
Live Updates: Iran war ramps back up as Tehran accuses U.S. of bombing wedding party, attacks Gulf states
CBS Newsby Tucker Reals; Khaled Wassef; Charlie D'Agata; Joe Walsh·2 Sept 2026
What to know about the Iran war today: - Iranian officials said Wednesday that a U.S. strike hit a wedding party in the country's south, claiming more than 50 people were killed or wounded as...
No Relief for Maui Wildfire Survivors Losing Thousands to Contractors - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Erin Nolan, Keerti Gopal·2 Sept 2026
This story is a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Honolulu Civil Beat. Three years after the deadly Lahaina wildfire destroyed her childhood home, Raquel Utrillo cannot bear the thought...
Costco's famous $1.50 hot dog combo gets simple swap that can slash your sugar intake
FOX Newsby Peter Burke·2 Sept 2026
Months after Costco began allowing customers to swap the soda in its iconic $1.50 hot dog combo for bottled water, shoppers are still debating what constitutes the best value at the warehouse...
Texas Dem candidate to hold high-dollar Hollywood fundraiser while GOP gathers in Dallas: 'Fake cowboy'
FOX Newsby Peter Pinedo·2 Sept 2026
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is set to travel to Los Angeles in September for a high-dollar fundraiser with Hollywood celebrities, according to a report.
USPS whistleblower alleges rushed mail ballot systems could disenfranchise voters
Salonby Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat·2 Sept 2026
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.
Good Bones - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby Lei Wang·2 Sept 2026
by Lei Wang Maple syrup is made by boiling down the much more watery maple sap, the stuff that actually comes from the trees and is only 2% sugar.
James Carville decries 'idiot' Hasan Piker, orders DSA to change its name
FOX Newsby Nora Moriarty·2 Sept 2026
Democratic strategist James Carville expanded his critique of left-wing streamer Hasan Piker on Tuesday, branding him an "idiot" and saying he cannot answer for Piker’s band of "left-wing idiots."
Two Artists' Odyssey Up the Erie Canal
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic·2 Sept 2026
There’s wonder everywhere you look — especially the places you overlook. Maybe, in the apartment next door, there’s a library of 3,000 zines, as in Michelle Millette’s Sherwood Forest Zine Library...
The Hidden Value of Back-to-School Shopping
Timeby Carey Morewedge·2 Sept 2026
One of my first school memories comes from the first day of first grade, when my German mother dropped me off with a blue paper cone stuffed with fresh school supplies and a brand-new, boxy green...
The surprising ways hormones can change your body
The 19thby Orion Rummler·2 Sept 2026
The politics of hormone therapy depend on who’s taking it. But whether hormones are taken to treat menopause or gender dysphoria, we’re talking about the same drugs.
It’s a transformative moment for hormones. And kind of a weird one.
The 19thby Orion Rummler·2 Sept 2026
Dr. Heather Hirsch realized that she had to stop following politics as closely after the pandemic and 2020 election. It was hurting her mental health.
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