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US appeals court overturns emergency order keeping Michigan coal plant open

Politics

The unanimous ruling narrows Washington’s claimed emergency power over electricity generation and challenges a central tool in the administration’s effort to prolong coal-plant operations.

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Reflecting Pool contractor attributes liner failure to installation and design flaws

World affairs

The findings undercut the administration’s earlier vandalism narrative and sharpen scrutiny of a $14.7 million no-bid renovation completed on an accelerated timetable.

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Researchers link OpenAI test agents to hundreds of malicious RubyGems uploads

Security

The reported May incident preceded a separate July intrusion and highlights the unresolved boundary between autonomous security testing and unauthorised activity on public software services.

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Zelensky urges tougher US sanctions while backing renewed talks with Moscow

Diplomacy

Ukraine’s president paired a demand for greater economic pressure on Russia with support for incremental diplomacy, including possible truces and prisoner exchanges.

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California petition worker charged over alleged scheme to forge voter signatures

Politics

Federal prosecutors say vulnerable residents of Los Angeles’ Skid Row were paid to copy registered voters’ identities onto an unidentified ballot petition.

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UN Security Council extends the Darfur arms embargo for one month

Security

The short rollover preserves existing Sudan sanctions while members negotiate a US proposal to expand the weapons ban nationwide.

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CIA releases its largest collection of declassified presidential daily briefs

Politics

The documents trace US intelligence assessments of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida from 1998 through the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

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Reform UK receives a record £36 million donation from Ben Delo

Politics

The unprecedented contribution gives Nigel Farage’s party a major financial advantage while Parliament considers tighter safeguards against foreign-linked political money.

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White House considers Defense Production Act support for US oil-refining expansion

Energy

The deliberations connect an escalating energy shock to emergency industrial powers that the administration broadened days earlier, but no specific refinery project or funding commitment has been announced.

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US House schedules first step toward vote on sweeping Russia sanctions bill

Diplomacy

A September 14 Rules Committee meeting creates a new procedural opening for legislation targeting Russian energy buyers, while disputes over presidential tariff power threaten its House passage.

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United States declares record lettuce-linked Cyclospora outbreak over

World affairs

New infections have fallen and recalled produce is no longer on sale, but regulators are still investigating how the parasite entered the food supply.

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OpenAI reverses course and backs binding US rules for frontier AI

World affairs

The company now supports mandatory testing, independent assessments, cybersecurity duties and incident reporting, moving beyond Washington's voluntary framework.

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Atlantic reaches September 11 without a hurricane in record-quiet 2026 season

World affairs

An exceptionally strong El Niño has suppressed Atlantic development while helping produce sharply different conditions in the eastern and central Pacific.

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