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Big space mirrors could bring Earth on-demand light — and upend our night sky
Science Newsby Lisa Grossman·17 Sept 2026
Since 1989, astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell has tracked every human-made object in space. McDowell’s meticulously maintained catalog, updated every few weeks, is more comprehensive and detailed...
Cats use their litter, but owners scoop it — how to find an option that makes everyone happy, according to vets
NBC Newsby Zoe Malin·17 Sept 2026
Picking out the best litter for your cat may seem simple at first — as long as they like it enough to use it, anything works… right?
Ed Sheeran faces growing backlash as radio station bans songs, protest groups respond to Macklemore's removal
FOX Newsby Lori Bashian·17 Sept 2026
Ed Sheeran continues to deal with the backlash surrounding Macklemore's removal from the singer’s U.S. tour.
MIT School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards in spring 2026
MIT Newsby Jordan Silva | School of Engineering·17 Sept 2026
Each year, faculty and researchers across the MIT School of Engineering are recognized with prestigious awards for their contributions to research, technology, society, and education.
Is the AI safety debate about safety or control? | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lucas Ropek·17 Sept 2026
How should the tech industry approach the topic of AI safety? Increasingly, high-level executives are weighing in on this question, as a debate rages over whether incidents like the Hugging Face...
Trump Abruptly Yanks Nominee to Lead ICE After Republican Pushes Back
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid·17 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly pulled his nominee to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Lance Schroyer, after selecting him in June.
Lane Kiffin’s return to Ole Miss comes with betrayal, lawsuits and memories of him trying to burn it all down
FOX Newsby Trey Wallace·17 Sept 2026
OXFORD, Miss. - Just blocks away from a busy Ole Miss campus, residents of the small town of Oxford roamed 'The Square' on a Wednesday night that felt like a perceived calm before the storm that...
3 savings moves to make post-Fed rate hike
CBS Newsby Matt Richardson·17 Sept 2026
Savers on Thursday woke up to a new financial climate marked by the in more than three years. Now at a range between 3.75% and 4.00%, a new, higher federal funds rate is expected to lead to even...
Mackenzie Phillips makes new claims about father's alleged abuse
FOX Newsby Lauryn Overhultz·17 Sept 2026
For decades, Mackenzie Phillips said she lived with the pain of not being believed about her late father, John Phillips. Then an unexpected letter landed in her hands – and changed everything.
'Charlie's Angels' actress claims costar invited her to threesome, a contraband bra for love & no harm no foul
FOX Newsby Sean Joseph·17 Sept 2026
It's a chaotic time out there, what can I say? In last week's True Romance we were all over the map and this week we have more of the same.
Starbucks agrees to DEI overhaul after blockbuster Florida legal showdown
FOX Newsby Stepheny Price; Lorraine Taylor·17 Sept 2026
EXCLUSIVE — Starbucks will pay Florida $1 million and end race- and sex-based goals, quotas and preferences in employment practices companywide under a sweeping settlement ending the state's civil...
UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Jagmeet Singh·17 Sept 2026
The United Nations on Thursday announced that it is working with Google to make its vast collection of global statistics easier for AI systems to access and use.
The AI ‘Slowdown’ Is an Antitrust Mess
Wiredby Maddy Varner·17 Sept 2026
Following multiple reports of AI agent swarms hacking websites and coordinating via secret message boards, along with a dire message for humanity from an outgoing Anthropic engineer, leading AI...
Lawmakers must 'keep their options open' on Social Security reform, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says
US Top News and Analysisby Lorie Konish·17 Sept 2026
Social Security will run out of enough income to fully pay benefits during the next presidency, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said during an interview on CNBC's "The Exchange" on Thursday.
African-American Blacksmiths Forge a Lineage of Sankofa
Hyperallergicby Trelani Michelle·17 Sept 2026
This article is part of a series focusing on underrepresented craft histories, researched and written by the 2025 Craft Archive Fellows, and organized in collaboration with the Center for Craft.
Best hikes in and around Oxford to get you ready for Ole Miss-LSU's week three showdown
FOX Newsby Austin Perry·17 Sept 2026
The eyes of the college football world will be focused this weekend on Oxford, Mississippi, for the showdown between Ole Miss and LSU.
Boston Red Sox send Sonny Gray to the mound against Texas Rangers in key MLB matchup tonight
FOX Newsby David Troy·17 Sept 2026
Yesterday was a winning day on the diamond as both MLB plays that I put out came through for us and cashed. We only have about 10 games remaining for the teams.
Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,' new unredacted filings reveal | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Rebecca Bellan·17 Sept 2026
New unredacted information in the copyright lawsuit The New York Times brought against OpenAI and Microsoft three years ago reveals an admission that AI scraping was tantamount to theft, and that...
Colin Kaepernick on Threats He Faced, His NFL Exile, and That Jay-Z Lyric
Timeby Sean Gregory·17 Sept 2026
Following a string of high-profile police shootings of Black men 10 years ago, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began protesting such incidents by sitting during the national anthem...
‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI
NBC Newsby Katie Taylor·17 Sept 2026
WASHINGTON — Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel laureate known as the “Godfather of AI,” issued an ominous warning to lawmakers: Congress may only have one year left to implement safeguards on artificial...
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