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Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet program
An FCC review of the E-Rate program could affect how schools and libraries operate.
Sep 103 min read


GOP showcases ‘big beautiful bill’; its impacts are mixed
A year on, what’s known as the One Big Beautiful Bill — or, the “Big Ugly Bill,” as Democrats call it — has produced mixed results. Millions of people have received enhanced tax breaks, while millions are also losing access to federal food aid and health care. More immigrants are being arrested, many deported, some dying during the process.
Sep 104 min read


Trump makes dubious pledge to give $5,000 to every adult if GOP wins midterms
President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November.
Sep 103 min read


How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens
25 years later, the surveillance state has become a part of everyday policing. AI is taking it a step further.
Sep 109 min read


Rejected mail ballots soar in Washington, Oregon after Postal Service changes
The number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon, according to newly released data highlighting concerns about recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of this fall’s pivotal midterm election.
Sep 94 min read


A minute-by-minute chronology of 9/11
Terror struck America on Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four Boeing jets and turned them into missiles, killing almost 3,000 people.
Sep 96 min read


US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada
The United States is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada, the White House said Tuesday, as the trade war between the two neighbors and longtime allies escalates.
Sep 84 min read


Canada’s retaliatory tariffs escalate Trump’s trade war
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize over the holiday weekend.
Sep 83 min read


Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP finds
Teaching about 9/11 in schools is more important than ever now that about one-third of Americans were born after al-Qaida hijackers crashed planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, the Pentagon and rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A growing majority of states — at least 40 — expect or suggest that public schools address 9/11 in some way, but the provisions vary widely in scope, specificity and framing, The Associated Press has found.
Sep 85 min read


Iran war drives $100B in extra energy costs for US consumers
The war in Iran has now cost U.S. consumers $100 billion in higher energy prices, and the bill is rising another $1 million about every two minutes, per a real-time estimate from Brown University as of Monday morning.
Sep 71 min read


Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US due to Iran War and refinery issues
It's never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend.
Sep 73 min read


One attack, many Americas: 9/11 griefs land differently 25 years later
When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania and just outside Washington, D.C.
Sep 76 min read
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