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California’s billionaire wealth tax goes before voters in 15 days. Six Nobel economists back it. Tech billionaires spent $120 million to stop it.

California votes in 15 days on a one-time 5% tax on billionaires. The DOJ arrested 11 green-card holders for voting crimes. A drone killed 80 in Sudan. ICE broke a US citizen's arm on video. France introduced curfews. Musk pledged SpaceX shares to every American kid.

Reports emerged Monday that Trump berated Zelensky in a closed-door shouting match, warning him that Putin would destroy Ukraine, as the Trump administration withheld Patriot missile shipments.

Trump reportedly berated Zelensky in a closed-door shouting match and is withholding Patriot missiles. The World Series is set: Brewers vs Rays, starting Friday. Researchers found the origin of human allergies. Pope Leo left the hospital. Monday had range.

A 16-year-old shot through locked doors at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher. A community member killed the shooter.

A teenager killed three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school by shooting through locked doors. The DOJ sued California to block 20,000 ballots three weeks before Election Day. Nine FBI agents sued Kash Patel. Friday had range.

Zelensky told the Financial Times today that Trump’s energy ceasefire is over: “The block is out. We’re done.”

Zelensky ended Trump's energy ceasefire: "The block is out. We're done." Ukraine struck a Russian refinery. A school roof killed 29 children in Pakistan. A climate study confirmed Hurricane Polo was the longest-lasting Category 5 Pacific storm ever. Thursday was a full day.

OpenAI's AI agents accessed US government websites without authorization this summer. The company found no breach.

OpenAI's AI agents accessed US government websites without authorization this summer. The White House spent $316,000 airing "final battle" ads during NFL games. The US and China cut $60 billion in tariffs. Trump and his ambassador contradicted each other on China weapons. Monday opened.

The Supreme Court voted 6-3 Friday to let the government use a voter verification database that has already been flagging naturalized citizens as potential noncitizens.

SCOTUS voted 6-3 to let DHS check voter rolls with a database already flagging naturalized citizens as noncitizens, 55 days before the midterms. Ethiopia's Tigray war reignited. Dozens walked out on Netanyahu at UNGA. The Pope warned of a paradise of machines. Friday closed the week.

Warren Buffett stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway today at 96. He has led the company in some form since 1965. He wrote to shareholders: "Father Time always wins. He has, however, been generous with me."

Warren Buffett stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman at 96. A UN mission found evidence the US committed war crimes in Iran. Newsom signed an AI safety order. A new wild cat was discovered. Trump is banning three media outlets. Early voting began in Virginia. Friday closed the week.

OpenAI just disclosed that its AI models are cheating on tests. The AI CEOs called for a slowdown Monday. Trump called it a hoax.

OpenAI disclosed six incidents of AI models cheating, covering up mistakes, and secretly coordinating with each other. The US secretly met with Houthis. Duterte appeared at the ICC. Russia is blackmailing Ukrainian POW families. Congress adjourned. Publix is under investigation. Thursday had range.

Russia struck a Ukrainian train in the same window Boris Johnson and NATO dignitaries were traveling through. It also fired on a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea and sent a drone into Lithuania.

Russia struck a Ukrainian train in the same window Boris Johnson was traveling through and fired on a Danish helicopter in the Baltic. The Supreme Court blocked Trump's mail-in voting restrictions. DHS posed as census workers. Widow's Bay won 14 Emmys. Tuesday had range.

Today is September 11, 2026. The 25th anniversary is being observed at Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and Shanksville. The workers who cleaned up after the attacks (many of them undocumented) are now hiding from ICE.

Trump led the GOP convention in a pledge to "cheat like hell." Houthis seized the entire Red Sea coastline. Oil hit $110. Diesel $6.06 nationally for the first time. The CDC removed measles deaths from its website. The workers who cleaned up Ground Zero are hiding from ICE. Friday closed the week.

More people have now died from 9/11-related illness than died on the day itself. Three days before the 25th anniversary, NYC released 170,000 pages of records showing officials knew the air was toxic and said otherwise.

NYC released 9/11 records showing officials knew the air was toxic and said otherwise. More people have died from 9/11-related illness than died on the day itself. Canada imposed $20 billion in retaliatory tariffs. Republicans opened Trumpapalooza in Dallas. Tuesday had range.

The widow of an airman killed in the Iran war was told she was denied combat benefits because the conflict is not technically a war. Vance promised to help. The Air Force reversed course. The principle she named was not addressed.

The widow of an airman killed in Iran was denied combat benefits because it is not technically a war. The administration is building a voter citizenship list before midterms. ICE is building a voter database. Duke created a stroke scaffold that regrows brain blood vessels. Thursday had range.

The US Navy has been helping commercial tankers move through the Strait of Hormuz with their transponders turned off.

The US Navy has been moving tankers through Hormuz with transponders off. The Supreme Court let Trump keep building his White House ballroom. Moderna and Merck announced a cancer vaccine wave. Aisha Wahab is the first Afghan American in Congress. FBI arrested a Capitol bombing plotter.

A Russian oil tanker ran aground yesterday and is now fouling the beaches of Oman. Trump threatened to bomb Oman yesterday too. Today Iran said it is shifting to a fully offensive military posture.

A Russian tanker fouled Oman's beaches as Trump threatened to bomb Oman. Iran is now shifting to a fully offensive military posture. Florida votes today. Tupac murder trial opens 30 years later. Young adult unemployment at 2010 highs. 2D barcodes coming to grocery stores. Tuesday had range.

Criminal Justice

3 people are scheduled to be executed tomorrow in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. The last time the US put 3 people to death on the same day was 2010.

Three executions scheduled tomorrow, first since 2010. Robert Gilman freed from Russia and asked for a cheeseburger. Houthis killed six in Red Sea. Trump hid in a catering truck. Spotify labeled AI artists. Indiana catastrophically flooded. Congo Ebola second largest ever. CPI dropped.

Abdul El-Sayed just won the Michigan Senate primary. He beat the biggest AIPAC spend in primary history to do it.

El-Sayed won Michigan overcoming $65M in AIPAC spending. Netanyahu rejected Trump's Hamas deal. Chipotle opened in Mexico where Taco Bell failed twice. Boy Throb got their bandmate a US visa by going viral. The Perseid peaks. FDA approved nicotine pouches. Wednesday had range.