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Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le tribunal de commerce de Toulouse a accordé mardi un nouveau délai de trois mois à l'entreprise de pâte à papier Fibre Excellence, afin que de potentiels investisseurs puissent finaliser leur offre de reprise du site de Saint-Gaudens, en Haute-Garonne.Dans leur décision, les magistrats fixent au 22 octobre à midi la date limite de dépôt des offres de reprise de cette usine, qui emploie 270 salariés.En redressement judiciaire depuis fin avril, le numéro un de la pâte à papier en France a vu son autre usine, installée à Tarascon, dans les Bouches-du-Rhône, placée en liquidation judiciaire le 30 juillet après le rejet d'une offre de reprise de la part du financier Matthieu Pigasse.Un nouvel investisseur potentiel, le groupe alsacien Soprema, a alors exprimé un intérêt pour le site de Saint-Gaudens, soutenu par la région Occitanie et auquel doit s'associer un autre partenaire.Le tribunal a suivi le ministère public qui avait avait requis le 8 septembre une continuation d'activité d'une durée de trois mois.Pour couvrir ce délai de trois mois jusqu'en décembre, l'Etat va apporter 2 millions d'euros jusqu'au 30 septembre, date à laquelle le ministre de l'Industrie Sébastien Martin a demandé "des engagements ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Les taux d'intérêt des dettes souveraines continuent de grimper mardi, le taux à dix ans américain atteignant même son plus haut niveau depuis 19 ans, sur fond de pressions inflationnistes croissantes avant la réunion de la Réserve fédérale américaine mardi et mercredi.Le rendement de l'emprunt américain à échéance dix ans atteignait 5,03% vers 7H20 GMT, un niveau inédit depuis juillet 2007 et le début de la crise des subprimes. Lundi, il avait déjà franchi pour la première fois depuis 2023 le cap symbolique des 5%.En Europe, son équivalent allemand, référence sur le continent, atteignait 3,55%, contre 3,51% lundi soir. Le dix ans français grimpait lui à 4,53%, contre 4,47% la veille.Ce mouvement est provoqué "par les anticipations d'inflation croissantes des investisseurs", explique Kathleen Brooks, analyste pour XTB.La flambée continue des cours du pétrole depuis plusieurs jours alimente les craintes d'une montée de l'inflation dans les grandes économies, ce qui provoque ensuite une hausse des taux d'intérêt des dettes souveraines.Vers 07H20 GMT, le cours du baril de Brent de la mer du Nord, référence du marché mondial, grimpait encore de 1,79% à 107,57 dollars. Celui du baril de WTI nord-américain gagnait 1,84% à 103,26 ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Julia PAVESI © 2026 AFP L'université française doit-elle demeurer quasi gratuite et accessible à tous ? Ou plus sélective et payante ? L'avenir de l'enseignement supérieur public et de la recherche revient dans le débat public, alimenté par plusieurs rapports recommandant la hausse des frais d'inscription et suscitant l'inquiétude d'une partie du monde académique.Pour "obtenir des financements à la hauteur des besoins" et dénoncer le "sous-financement chronique" de l'Etat, une intersyndicale appelle à la mobilisation mardi à Paris et dans plusieurs villes et universités de France."On arrive au bout du système", soutient auprès de l'AFP une source proche du ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur. Le ministre Philippe Baptiste lui-même plaide pour que le statut du baccalauréat et les conditions d'accès aux études soient débattus pendant la campagne présidentielle.Dans les faits, le processus d'orientation post-bac, à travers la plateforme Parcoursup, sélectionne déjà les bacheliers, faute de pouvoir répondre à la demande dans certaines filières.De plus en plus d'étudiants accèdent aux études supérieures - 1,6 million d'inscrits à l'université en 2024, contre 1,3 million en 2001 - mais le nombre de places dans le public n'a pas suivi cette hausse et le budget des universités est dans le rouge. ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Mukhtar ZAHOOR © 2026 AFP Simran Irshad, 35 ans, transforme les herbes envahissantes du célèbre lac Dal, à Srinagar, en matière première pour fabriquer des objets en papier mâché richement décorés et aux couleurs vives, perpétuant un artisanat traditionnel du Cachemire indien.Le papier a toujours été le principal matériau utilisé, explique l'artisane, "et je me suis dit +pourquoi ne pas en utiliser un autre qui permettrait d'augmenter la production, de rendre les produits plus durables et de réduire les coûts ?+"Assise sur un large tapis au milieu de son atelier, elle raconte avoir vainement cherché un matériau bon marché et disponible, avant d'opter pour une plante aquatique qui prolifère dans le lac Dal et y entrave la navigation.Entouré de somptueux jardins avec en toile de fond l'Himalaya, le lac est très prisé des touristes, qui aiment séjourner sur les maisons-bateaux. C'est sur un de ces "palais flottants" qu'un des Beatles, George Harrison, a appris en 1966 à jouer du santour, cet instrument à cordes ancestral typique de la culture musicale locale.Après plusieurs mois d'essais, Mme Irshad a ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Peter CATTERALL © 2026 AFP De loin, l’œuvre de Ma Yansong ressemble à un immense vaisseau spatial posé dans les rues bordées de palmiers près du centre de Los Angeles. A moins que ce ne soit à un nuage bas.Qu'importe après tout à l'architecte chinois, pour peu que l’œuvre "éveille la curiosité".Ma Yansong a signé au cours des deux dernières décennies, en Chine et ailleurs, des dizaines de projets visuellement saisissants alliant nature et lignes épurées.Son style aux airs de science-fiction s'accorde parfaitement avec le Lucas Museum of Narrative Art qui ouvre ses portes au public le 22 septembre à Los Angeles. Le musée a été fondé par George Lucas, le cinéaste de "Star Wars", et par son épouse, la femme d'affaires Mellody Hobson."Le bâtiment dégage une atmosphère futuriste qui suscite l'enthousiasme", décrit Ma Yansong à l'AFP dans les bureaux pékinois de MAD Architects, le cabinet qu'il a fondé en 2004."Quand les visiteurs iront au Lucas Museum, chacun viendra avec son propre regard", estime l'architecte de 50 ans, inscrit l'an dernier sur la liste des 100 personnes les plus influentes du magazine américain Time. ... Continue Reading »

US President Donald Trump has dismissed warnings that AI could wipe out humanity as a “hoax” pushed by radical Democrats Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The US Space Force chief has revealed that it has deployed “space control weapons” in orbit Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

NATO aircraft have shot down an unidentified drone that entered Lithuania’s airspace on Tuesday, officials said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Iran has accused the US of violating international law by preventing its nuclear chief from attending an IAEA meeting in Vienna Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

BRICS is neither an alliance nor an anti-Western bloc. Its members show how a multipolar world can work through equality and consensus. Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Ираклий Кобахидзе заявил, что любое проявление ксенофобии не является естественным для грузин Continue Reading »

Поставки природного газа из России приостановлены 15 сентября 2026 года в связи с плановыми профилактическими, а также ремонтными работами на магистральном газопроводе "Северный Кавказ - Закавказье" Continue Reading »

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Saudi-led coalition promises to respond 'firmly' to Houthi strikes on urban areas in Saudi Arabia. Continue Reading »

It's the last state primary scheduled before November's midterm elections. Continue Reading »

A new bill will remove references to banning the 'promotion' of homosexuality. Continue Reading »

New B'Tselem report frames events on ground as Israel's 'project of elimination' of Palestinians. Continue Reading »

Since Prime Minister Modi's BJP came to power in West Bengal, beef is vanishing from menus as supplies become harder. Continue Reading »

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Arrivée en Israël avec sa famille en août 2024, le Dr Carlynn Bitton Horyn exerce aujourd’hui au sein de Clalit. Au micro de Jean-Charles Banoun lors du Global Aliyah Live Summit de Ynet Global, elle raconte son parcours, la reconnaissance de son diplôme, son apprentissage de l’hébreu et sa découverte d’un système de santé très différent du modèle français. Son message aux futurs Olim : ne pas attendre l’arrivée pour commencer à se préparer  Continue Reading »

Emploi, école, hébreu, niveau de vie : derrière la décision de faire son Aliyah se cachent des questions très concrètes. Invité de Jean-Charles Banoun lors du Global Aliyah Live Summit de Ynet Global, Arie Abitbol, directeur général d’Ofek Israeli, explique pourquoi la préparation doit commencer bien avant le départ — et pourquoi il faut parfois accepter de faire un pas en arrière pour mieux rebondir en Israël  Continue Reading »

US president promised war would end ‘immediately’ after midterm elections in November; But Wall Street Journal reports senior officials warned president the conflict could continue until end of his term; comes amid speculation that Trump will restart the war Continue Reading »

Warning comes after Houthis have stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia; Pakistan's warning to Iran carries significant weight because of its defense pact with Saudi Arabia and ​Turkey Continue Reading »

The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections. Continue Reading »

President Trump has launched a broad, governmentwide effort to take more control of state-run elections and sow doubt about the outcome. Continue Reading »

Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors. Continue Reading »

The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence. Continue Reading »

Mr. Trump called Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, while Mr. Huang was onstage in Los Angeles and criticized calls to slow down and regulate A.I. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

"Who Decides" was launched by the New York state lawmaker who became one of the AI industry's chief targets when he ran for Congress on a platform focused on regulating the technology. Continue Reading »

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Bo French, a Texas Republican running for the state’s railroad commission, reemphasized his viral social media post about Asian American students at the University of Texas. Continue Reading »

Latino leaders are frustrated that the Kentucky governor, who chairs the Democratic Governors Association, hasn't capitalized on momentum in Texas. Continue Reading »

Bo French, the GOP candidate for the state’s railroad commission, has repeatedly engaged in inflammatory rhetoric. Continue Reading »

The sweeping legislation is facing opposition from various party factions despite updates to the measure to win support. Continue Reading »

“Do you really trust the members of Congress who barely understand AI to write the regulations around something?” one House Republican asked. Continue Reading »

The legislation isn’t out of the woods yet and could still face procedural obstacles on the House floor. Continue Reading »

The Louisiana Republican said he intends to introduce the legislation under unanimous consent Wednesday. Continue Reading »

Hunt lost in the opening round of this year’s Texas GOP Senate primary. Continue Reading »

The president said Ireland’s distillers would no longer face tariffs as a thank-you gesture for his hosting of the Irish Open golf tournament. Continue Reading »

Official White House and DHS social media accounts, including the DHS chief's, have been mentioning ICE and deportations more frequently as the summer has gone on. Continue Reading »

'No harm done, but also doesn't change much of anything,' said one Republican strategist. Continue Reading »

The Iran war is costing the average U.S. household $1,650 — and it could get worse. Continue Reading »

It was not immediately clear how the plan would be financed. Continue Reading »

Students worldwide are getting dumber, with scores from a sweeping exam issued to teens around the globe tanking to 20-year lows — and tech like AI and social media may be behind the brain-rotting culprits. Continue Reading »

Reading scores in the United States were near their lowest point in 25 years, according to global exam results released Tuesday. Continue Reading »

Students in Singapore and parts of China had the highest scores on the test known as PISA. Scores for American students were near a 25-year low. Continue Reading »

This spring, Illinois became the first state in the country to require universal mental health screenings in public schools. But Illinois isn't an outlier. At least one-third of school districts nationwide are already using universal mental health screenings in some form — with other states, including Virginia and Montana, considering implementing such policies. When did public schools become mental health clinics? Health Schools are increasingly being asked to do something they were never designed to do: screen every child for potential mental health problems. Continue Reading »

Congressional Republicans have a plan to pass key portions of the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act before the end of this year. The election integrity bill backed by President Donald Trump and fiercely opposed by Democrats has stalled in Congress, where Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has been reluctant to call it up for a vote, given that it's all but assured to fail. Continue Reading »

U.S. diplomatic facilities in four Gulf countries suffered around $184 million in estimated damages from Iranian military strikes, according to a new report from the Pentagon's watchdog made public on Monday. The posts are located in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Pentagon watchdog said in the 44-page report, the first one since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in late February. Continue Reading »

The leaders of three of the industry's most powerful artificial intelligence companies are calling for a pact to slow down their frenetic competition while privately discussing the creation of a new safety body, citing their fears that AI may spiral out of control. President Donald Trump, who has made AI a centerpiece of his economic agenda, is pushing in the opposite direction. Continue Reading »

Senator Mitch McConnell returned to Congress on Monday following a fall at his home that led to an extended absence. The 84-year-old lawmaker released a statement late Monday afternoon confirming his return. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration is accelerating efforts to make artificial intelligence an integral part of medical care in the United States, throwing the resources and support of the federal government into projects that deploy A.I. agents to diagnose and prescribe treatments to patients. The multifront effort at the Department of Health and Human Services has raised concerns among some officials over the past few months that change is moving too quickly, with inadequate evidence of the technology's safety and effectiveness, according to people who have been involved the discussions. They also worry about outsized influence of Silicon Valley investors that have previously played little role in federal health policy. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration plans to announce Monday that the United States will no longer limit the planet-warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas, according to two people familiar with the proposal. The shift by the Environmental Protection Agency would complete the administration's erasure of the most consequential climate policies of Presidents Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Barack Obama. If the move survives expected legal challenges, it could also prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Continue Reading »

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is poised to formally repeal carbon ​pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants, ‌Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The latest climate rollback is expected to come as soon as ​Monday on the sidelines of the G20 ​energy ministers' meeting in Houston, Texas, according to ⁠Bloomberg. Continue Reading »

The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to roll back pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants, a measure the Trump administration argues will strengthen the power grid and lower customer costs. But environmentalists say it will worsen climate change. The EPA is expected to announce on Monday at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance in Houston, Texas, a final rule repealing regulations on carbon and toxic emissions from fossil fuel plants, a source familiar with the EPA's plans told the Washington Examiner. The action would represent one of the Trump administration's biggest blows yet against emissions reductions regulations put in place by Democrats. Continue Reading »

Vandals smeared bright red paint across a newly unveiled statue of Charlie Kirk and defaced a Christian tribute outside Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters early Sunday, just three days after the memorial was installed. Images from the headquarters show red paint streaked across the eight-foot statue's face and neck, with a crude frowning face drawn across its chest. A sign at the base of the statue bearing Kirk's image and the words "Jesus defeated death so you can live" was also targeted. The word "Jesus" and an image of a cross appeared to be crossed out, while "Satan" was apparently scrawled across the display... Continue Reading »

The Phoenix Police Department on Sunday said the statue of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — located outside of Turning Point USA's (TPUSA) headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz. — was vandalized days after the one-year anniversary of his death. Police told The Hill's sister network NewsNation that they received calls about vandalism to a memorial in the area of 4900 E Beverly Road at around 8:09 a.m. The incident is under investigation. Phoenix police said anyone with information about the incident should call the department... Continue Reading »

A newly unveiled statue of the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk was vandalized at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. The statue was found with red spray-paint. A nearby poster memorial in front of the statue was vandalized with red paint as well. "We will restore the statue and replace the signs, but we are also reviewing the footage of the incident and are working with law enforcement to identify who did this and hold them accountable," Turning Point USA said in a statement... Continue Reading »

Newly declassified footage has revealed US troops operating deep inside Iran during an April mission to recover two American airmen whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down near Isfahan. More than 90 US service members were ultimately deployed on the ground, while several hundred personnel were in the air and several thousand supported the operation, CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper told CBS' 60 Minutes. He described them as the first acknowledged US "boots on the ground" in Iran in 46 years... Continue Reading »

The Air Force colonel needed help when he crashed over a mountainous part of Iran's desert, separated from his crewmate, the pilot of the F-15E, after being shot down by Iran in April. The U.S. aviator free-fell to the ground at an estimated 70-100 mph; the Iranian shoulder-fired missile had damaged his parachute. He was the backseater, the weapons-systems officer on a two-man crew with the mission call sign Dude 44. The pilot was Alpha; he was Bravo... Continue Reading »

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The recently published memoir "The Make-Believe" by former "Game of Thrones" star Hannah Murray provides a terrifying insight into how easily an impressionable and spiritually unmoored young person can become ensnared in a "wellness" cult. The book recounts the successive — and increasingly expensive — courses on magic Murray undertook, which culminated in a full-blown psychotic breakdown and involuntary commitment to a mental hospital... Continue Reading »

'The Big Weekend Show' co-hosts analyze the debate over artificial intelligence data centers as the Democratic Party and GOP appear split on how to handle the growth of AI... Continue Reading »

Older Britons Are Working Longer As Youth Unemployment Rises Britain has a strange labor problem: the people who have spent decades working increasingly aren’t leaving, while the people trying to begin their careers increasingly can’t get in, according to Bloomberg. More than 1.7 million people over 65 are now employed in the UK, the highest level on record. Meanwhile, youth unemployment is hovering near a decade-plus high, and nearly one million people between 16 and 24 are neither employed nor in school. The demographic shift is dramatic. About two decades ago, there were roughly 10 working young people for every employed person over 65. Today there are only about two. Some of this is simply good news: people are healthier, living longer and have more opportunities to work flexible schedules. But money is clearly part of the equation too. Rising living expenses have pushed some retirees back into the workforce and encouraged others to postpone retirement. That becomes more consequential when companies aren’t creating many new positions. The Bank of England has described Britain as having a “low hire, low fire” labor market. Companies aren’t necessarily conducting massive layoffs, but they’re also reluctant ... Continue Reading »

ISIS Fanatic Set To Walk Free From UK Prison In Weeks Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, An ISIS fanatic who pledged allegiance to the caliphate, circulated execution videos, and blagged his way into an NHS heart unit with a fake degree is lining up for parole in November. GB News host Patrick Christys broke the story this week and put it as plainly as it deserves: "What a country we are." 'What a country we are!' @PatrickChristys exclusively reveals that a 'ISIS fanatic', who faked a degree to work in the NHS, could be set free onto the streets of Britain within months. pic.twitter.com/5b3enaS0z3 — GB News (@GBNEWS) September 10, 2026 Full segment: Ali Abdillahi, a Somali-born Dutch national who has lived in Britain since the age of seven, was jailed in March 2022 for eight years and ten months. The Old Bailey heard he ran a private Telegram group called "Sons of Abdullah," pumped out recordings of preachers calling for armed jihad, and shared Islamic State films showing executions and graphic violence. View counts on the material ran from 280 to 1,300. Officers found a pledge of allegiance to ISIS on his phone and ... Continue Reading »

China's Biotech Stocks Emerging As Latest Ai Trade By Charlie Zhu, Bloomberg Markets live reporter and strategist China’s biotech stocks are emerging as the latest AI trade, fueled by expectations the technology will accelerate drug development and boost returns. The Hang Seng Biotech Index has risen nearly 22% this quarter, set to outperform the Hang Seng Tech gauge by the most on record in Bloomberg data going back to 2015, as investors bet artificial intelligence will reduce timelines and cost in pharmaceutical research and development. The prospect of AI-originated drugs generating licensing and royalty income in the longer run may give the rally staying power. “AI-driven drug discovery (AIDD) is taking off in China and generating a lot of investor interest, owing to the speed and cost benefits that AI brings,” Citigroup Inc. analysts including John Yung wrote in a note this month. The sector’s low penetration of the projected $313 billion global pharmaceutical R&D market implies “significant room for growth.”  Shares of Insilico Medicine Cayman TopCo have more than doubled since their debut in Hong Kong in end-December, while those of Shanghai-listed HitGen Inc. have gained nearly 40% this year following a 90% rally in 2025. Both companies ... Continue Reading »

When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning Authored by Andrew P. Napolitano via Ron Paul Institute, A failed war does not end when the drones stop flying. It creates a new danger: A government that refuses to admit defeat and a president who, having failed abroad, seeks muscular victories elsewhere. The war against Iran is a case study in the limits of military power, the dangers of presidential overreach and the enduring wisdom of the Constitution's separation of powers. It was unauthorized, unconstitutional, illegal, strategically incoherent and - by the standards by which wars must be judged - a geopolitical failure. The American people were told that force would achieve clear objectives. Iran would be compelled to surrender. Somehow, American security would be enhanced. The region would become more stable. Instead, the United States expended enormous resources, consumed scarce munitions, deepened regional instability and failed to produce the political outcome President Donald Trump promised. Senior military officials just last week warned him that extending large-scale operations risked exhausting critical military capabilities and weakening America's ability to respond elsewhere. The United States can destroy buildings, eliminate targets, deploy aircraft, ships, missiles, drones and troops anywhere ... Continue Reading »

The Deep State's Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card Authored by Jay Rogers via American Greatness, Last Wednesday, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan sent FBI Director Kash Patel a letter demanding every document connected to an operation codenamed Round River. If you haven't heard of it, that's understandable; it's the sequel nobody promoted, and I'll get to it. I've spent part of my career testifying as an expert witness on fiduciary duty, the branch of law that punishes people for betraying the trust placed in them. Measured by that standard, Round River isn't merely disinformation; it's a breach of duty so complete that in my industry it would end a career and trigger a bar complaint. In Washington, it's earned a strongly worded letter. That's the whole scandal in one sentence: the deep state keeps getting caught, and nobody ever pays for it. Start with what most people half remember. In October 2020, less than three weeks before the election, the New York Post published emails from a laptop Hunter Biden abandoned at a Delaware repair shop. Within 48 hours, 51 former intelligence officials, including two former CIA directors, signed an open letter declaring the story had "all the ... Continue Reading »

Teen Rescued From Frigid Alaskan Waters After Drifting For Days A 15-year-old boy from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, was rescued after spending two days on a capsized boat in the frigid Bering Sea.   The teen, identified by family as Derek Parker Aghnaanga, left Savoonga on Friday, September 4th, with his older brother and cousin in an 18-foot fishing skiff. They were expected back Sunday afternoon but the boat did not return. Unfortunately, Derek's brother and his cousin died from drowning during the ordeal, leaving him to float alone on the vast Alaskan waters.  The U.S. Coast Guard began a search, though the chances of finding survivors was considered slim. On Monday morning, a Coast Guard aircrew spotted Derek sitting on top of the overturned boat 4 miles from St. Lawrence Island and 164 miles from the mainland coast.     According to a relative, Darren Toolie-Noongwook, a fishing line got tangled in the motor. The crew tried to free it but failed, leaving the boat to drift. Later that night the weather worsened and the 18-foot skiff overturned. Family members have say that Sidney Kulowiyi, the older brother and boat captain, was moving to get ... Continue Reading »

Trump Slams "Perfect Little Angel" Dario, Demands Full Steam Ahead For AI Update (1045ET): President Trump on Monday slammed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over his call to 'pause' AI and hand governance over to an Anthropic-adjacent cult.  © LUDOVIC MARIN via Gizmodo "The Trump Administration has stopped AI "people" from doing bad, or potentially bad, "things," like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now pretending to be a "perfect little angel" and will continue to do so!" Trump wrote. "We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies! There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China. WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!" Meanwhile, David Sacks had some harsh words for Dario. .@DavidSacks says if Dario Amodei truly believes frontier AI could end humanity, he has no business running Anthropic. Make it safe, shut the lab down, or step aside. pic.twitter.com/tec7eACwdG — Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) September 14, 2026 Trump's comments come days after Amodei said the industry should 'pause' development of the most advanced AI models, while implementing a governance framework using 'outside safety monitors' - including METR (Model Evaluation and Threat Research), which already works with labs (including reviewing ... Continue Reading »

BRICS Urges 'Maximum Restraint' As US-Iran War Tests Unity At New Delhi Summit Authored by News Desk via The Cradle, The BRICS group of nations adopted a joint declaration on 12 September, expressing "deep concern" over the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran and urging "maximum restraint" as part of a "multilateral approach" that respects national viewpoints. (Photo credit: BRICS) The declaration was adopted on the first day of the BRICS leaders' annual summit in New Delhi. "We express deep concern over the continued escalation of tensions in Middle East/West Asia and, recalling our respective national positions, call for exercising maximum restraint, as well as avoiding actions that could further aggravate the situation," the declaration said. BRICS leaders gathered at the summit to develop the bloc's common positions on international conflicts, sanctions and trade, reform of global institutions, finance, energy, technology, health and development. BRICS leaders failed to reach a consensus condemning the US aggression against Iran, as the bloc includes both Iran and the UAE, which are on opposing sides of the conflict. The BRICS group of nations unanimously adopted a joint declaration expressing 'deep concern' over the war in the Middle East and ... Continue Reading »

Texas Still Dominates America's Natural Gas Production U.S. gross natural gas withdrawals reached 47.7 trillion cubic feet in 2025, with a small group of states accounting for most of the total. Much of this output comes from prolific shale formations such as the Permian, Marcellus, Haynesville, and Eagle Ford. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, shows 2025 gross natural gas withdrawals by state and producing area using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, with the latest available 2024 figures used for five states. Gross withdrawals measure total well-stream production before processing, making them different from marketed or dry natural gas output. Texas Produced Over a Quarter of U.S. Natural Gas Texas led the country with 13,603 Bcf of gross withdrawals in 2025, equal to 28.5% of the national total. Pennsylvania followed at 7,676 Bcf, or 16.1%, meaning the two states together accounted for nearly 45% of U.S. withdrawals. Their output is driven by some of North America’s most productive shale formations, including the Permian Basin in Texas and the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania. The table below ranks every state and producing area with at least 10 Bcf of gross withdrawals. States below that threshold, ... Continue Reading »

Air Force Secretary Admits US Has Weapons Deployed In Space Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times, The Secretary of the Air Force said on Sept. 14 that the United States has weapons deployed in space. "Today, we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist," Secretary Troy Meink said at the Air & Space Forces Association's annual conference in National Harbor, Maryland. "This is why the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary actions." Meink's comment came during his keynote address, titled "Advancing Combat Power in Air and Space." However, no further details on the state or nature of those weapons were discussed at that time. This is the first time the United States Armed Forces have confirmed the presence of weapons in space, a global point of debate and concern since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit in 1957. Meink declined to elaborate further during a question-and-answer session immediately following his speech, stating "that phrase was very well thought out." However, he did elaborate on what he saw as a necessity to maintain ... Continue Reading »

Supreme Court Block President Trump's Mail-In Ballot Order The nationwide injunction stands; the suspended rule would have required unique barcodes and scanner-ready envelopes... The Supreme Court late on Sept. 14 declined to lift a nationwide injunction blocking a United States Postal Service (USPS) rule on federal ballot mail, leaving it on hold for the 2026 midterms. The ruling in USPS v. California took the form of an unsigned order. "The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction," the order said. "And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay." Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a concurring opinion with fellow Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson that "there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority" but that applying the proposed rules would be "arbitrary and capricious" for the midterm elections as state and local officials "do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule." Justice Samuel Alito filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justice Clarence Thomas. The decision is likely the final say on the rule during ... Continue Reading »

Indian Refineries Run At Up To 108% Capacity On Soaring Diesel Demand India’s refineries have been running at an unprecedented 105% to 108% capacity utilization in the past six months as demand for diesel soars and international fuel markets tighten amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, OilPrice reports citing Reuters. Refinery capacity utilization in the world’s third-largest crude oil importer has been between 105% and 108% since the war began, a senior executive at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) said at the APPEC petroleum conference in Singapore on Wednesday.   “Most of our refiners are complex, ‌can take a wide ‌variety of crude from an API range of something like 16 to 45 or 48,” Nandakumar Pillai, a company director at MRPL, said at the event, as carried by Reuters. MRPL operates a refinery with the capacity to process 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) on the coast of India’s southern state of Karnataka. The refinery has a versatile design with complex secondary processing units and high flexibility to process crudes of various API, delivering a variety of quality products, the refiner says. MRPL will continue to run its refinery at above 100% ... Continue Reading »

Waste Of The Day: Alleged Data Center Fraud Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, The Securities and Exchange Commission paid $10.7 million to store its electronic data at a Maryland facility that was allegedly certified by a company that does not exist. AiNET Corp. and its former CEO Deepak Jain recently agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly defrauding the government. The settlement does not contain an admission of guilt. Key facts: When the SEC began looking for a new data center in 2012, it required applicants to have a Tier III certification. That means the data center is fully operational even when undergoing maintenance. Jain submitted paperwork to the SEC showing that AiNET had been certified by the company Uptime Council. No such company exists. The Department of Justice later alleged that Jain wrote the certification letters himself, and that nobody had ever inspected AiNET's data center. Jain allegedly purchased a web domain for Uptime Council to make it appear like a legitimate business. The name also closely resembled the Uptime Institute, a legitimate company that certifies data center infrastructure. When SEC employees toured the ... Continue Reading »

"I'd Be Okay With That": Trump Says He's Open To Chinese Automakers Building Cars In US In comments that most people missed on Friday, President Donald Trump suggested that he's open to letting Chinese automakers build cars on US soil.  The new cars unloaded from the BYD Changzhou ship at the Zarate Port on the Parana River in Zarate, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina taken on Jan. 19, 2026. Tomas Cuesta / AFP via Getty Images Speaking with Fox News, Trump said that while he wouldn't allow Chinese cars to operate in the United States because the US market would be overrun - he might be open to manufacturing them here.  "We don't allow his cars into the United States, and I never did," he said, referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, noting that then-President Joe Biden had kept his policies on Chinese cars.  "If China wanted to come in and open a plant to build their cars here, I'd be okay with that. Japan does it, but they hire our people. The big thing is they hire our people," he continued, adding "What I don't want is them to build in Mexico and just ... build it inexpensively and ship it ... Continue Reading »

Minnesota's Open Senate Race Is Suddenly A Coin Flip, New Polls Show The last time Minnesota voted Republican for president was Richard Nixon in 1972. The state hasn’t voted for a Republican senator since 2002, when Norm Coleman won a seat he'd lose six years later to Al Franken. Republicans have talked themselves into believing the state might break their way every cycle since, and Minnesota voters have declined to cooperate every time. Barack Obama carried the state by double digits in 2008. Hillary Clinton won it by less than two points in 2016. In 2024, Kamala Harris only won the state by four points, even with home-state Gov. Tim Walz on the ticket. Despite the those close races, Democrats expected Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D-Minn.) to cruise into the open seat. She had to fight for it first. Rep. Angie Craig, the more centrist option, lost the August primary to Flanagan's progressive coalition, built with help from Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).  According to a fresh survey by Quantus Insights, Flanagan leads 48.2 percent, to Michele Tafoya’s 44.4 percent, a lead within the poll’s margin of ... Continue Reading »

John Brennan Subpoenaed As Part Of DOJ Investigation Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, An attorney for John Brennan on Sept. 14 said the former CIA director was subpoenaed to testify next month before a grand jury as part of a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into whether former intelligence and law enforcement officials illegally conspired against President Donald Trump. In a court filing submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein confirmed that Brennan was asked by a federal prosecutor this past week to testify before a federal grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, on Oct. 15. Wainstein said in a declaration to the court that he and other Brennan attorneys participated in a conference call with several prosecutors to discuss the grand jury subpoena for Brennan. DOJ senior attorney Kurt Olsen indicated to the defense team that there are several "viable" investigations into Brennan, Wainstein said. That includes the one in Fort Pierce that includes "issues at Mar-a-Lago and beyond" regarding whether Trump "had his civil rights violated," he wrote. Paraphrasing Olsen, Wainstein added that he was told of an "additional investigation relating ... Continue Reading »

US Data Centers To Burn More Natural Gas Than Most Nations Several weeks ago, we explained why most data center developers favor on-site gas power: it boiled down to two main reasons - availability (especially since modular nuclear power for commercial 'behind the meter' use is still in the distant future) and price. Furthermore, a recent BloombergNEF analysis shows the marginal cost of operating an on-site gas plant may be below industrial electricity tariffs, making continued generation from on-site assets the cheaper option in many cases.  As we discussed in late August, marginal generation costs depend on fuel prices and variable operating expenses. BloombergNEF modeled the marginal cost of operating engines, turbines and fuel cells at a mid-scenario gas price of $3.97 per million British thermal units. Gas engines, such as ones manufactured by Wartsila and INNIO, have the highest marginal cost, at $43.2 per megawatt-hour (MWh). Fuel cells, most prominently procured from Bloom Energy, are the cheapest to continue running, at $21.5/MWh, benefiting from high thermal efficiencies and the lowest variable operational cost.   It appears that none of this was lost on US data centers, and the result has been an explosion of ... Continue Reading »

Paramount Threatens California Exit That Could Cost State Billions Paramount could pull nearly 58,000 jobs and $21 billion in annual economic activity out of California if the company follows through on a threat to relocate its headquarters and operations amid an antitrust fight over its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a preliminary economic analysis from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.'s (LAEDC) Institute for Applied Economics, which was obtained by Politico. If no resolution is achieved, Paramount has threatened to begin moving its headquarters and thousands of jobs out of the state starting Oct. 1, 2026, with Georgia, Tennessee and Texas floated as possible destinations. The threat traces back to a lawsuit that California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and eleven other Democratic state attorneys general filed on July 13 to permanently block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger under the Clayton Act. Their complaint argued the combined company would reduce competition in wide-release theatrical films, in the market for anticipated top-grossing pictures, and in the licensing of basic cable channels. The lawsuit came after the Justice Department had reached the opposite conclusion in June, closing its own investigation without ... Continue Reading »

Court Rejects DOE Order To Delay Michigan Coal Plant Retirement By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive A federal appeals court on Friday vacated the Department of Energy’s emergency order requiring the owners of a coal-fired power plant in Michigan to delay its planned retirement, saying the move usurped state authority over generating resources. “The federal government has, until now, issued stopgap generation orders in response only to transitory emergencies caused by war, extreme weather events, market manipulation, or unplanned, short-term unavailability of specific generation units,” the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit said in its ruling.  Consumers Energy’s 1,420-MW, coal-fired J.H. Campbell power plant in West Olive, Mich. The U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on Sept, 11, 2026, that the U.S. Department of Energy overstepped its authority when it ordered Consumers to delay retiring the power plant “It is the states — informed by federal, regional, and load-serving entities’ assessments of available supply and reliability needs — that bear the responsibility to plan for and avert reliability risks on an ongoing basis,” the court added, noting that the Michigan Public Service Commission and the Midcontinent Independent ... Continue Reading »

Bitcoin Jumps As CLARITY Act Odds Surge In Prediction Markets Bitcoin is sharply higher, ignoring the meltdown in gold and other dollar-sensitive assets, on a surge in prediction market optimism that Washington may finally pass a crypto market structure bill, with odds rising to multi-week highs on Monday and Polymarket. Polymarket bettors put the chance that the Clarity Act will be signed into law this year at nearly 30% Monday morning, up from just 12% earlier in September. That’s the highest level since early August, according to the event contract’s dashboard. As a reminder the Senate is scheduled to hold a crucial procedural cloture vote on the crypto-focused Clarity Act on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at approximately 2:15 p.m. ET. The bill requires 60 votes to advance. Overnight, Senate Republicans released the "final" draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which they said incorporates "substantive changes" requested by Democrats, the Block reported. President Trump was also reported to have agreed to ethics restrictions in the bill that would limit crypto-related dealings by officials and their spouses. Stablecoin rewards, previously a key sticking point in negotiations, also appear to have been addressed. Under ... Continue Reading »