Kyiv Post - Russia launched its largest overnight strikes on Ukraine, sending 805 drones and 13 missiles across the country early today. The Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv was among the targets hit. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/59604

WBBM TV - Chicago leaders slam President Trump’s ‘Chipocalypse’ threat. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-president-donald-trump-threat-troops-chicago-immigration-enforcement/

Nepali Times - Nepal has shut down dozens of social media platforms in a move widely seen as an effort to tax the revenue they generate in the country, and to control content critical of government. https://nepalitimes.com/news/protest-grows-against-nepal-s-social-media-ban

The Guardian- UK deputy prime minister resigns, prompting emergency cabinet reshuffle. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/06/not-chaos-darren-jones-defends-reshuffle-angela-rayner

“Some believe there is a plan to privatize VOA. Others think the explanation is simpler. Some MAGA acolytes…simply don’t believe that the U.S. should have any kind of soft power. Others like and admire Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/unilateral-disarmament/684086/

Immediately after the president signs the executive order, defense.gov redirects to war.gov but it’s crashing.

"The labor market is going from frozen to cracking. Look at how many industries have LOST jobs in the past 3 months,” says Navy Federal Credit Union Chief Economist Heather Long. "The US job market is almost entirely dependent on healthcare. That's not healthy for the economy.”

CNBC - US payrolls last month rose less than expected. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/05/jobs-report-august-2025.html

NYT reveals a classified 2019 operation by SEAL Team 6, greenlit by President Trump, that left unarmed North Koreans dead. Key members of Congress who oversee intelligence operations were not notified before or after the mission. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/navy-seal-north-korea-trump-2019.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jk8.2WV6.XAsAwMF4yvG1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

NewsGuard - Despite a year of technical advancements in the AI industry, generative AI tools fail at a nearly doubled rate when it comes to one of the most basic tasks: distinguishing facts from falsehoods. https://www.newsguardtech.com/ai-monitor/august-2025-ai-false-claim-monitor/

Vogue - Giorgio Armani, who designed the uniform of aspiration that both defined the 1980s and shaped the course of fashion beyond it, has died at the age of 91. https://www.vogue.com/article/giorgio-armani-the-italian-designer-who-changed-the-shape-of-fashion-has-died

Harvard Crimson - A federal judge rules that the Trump administration violated the Constitution when it froze more than $2.7 billion in research funding to Harvard, striking down the freeze in its entirety. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/9/4/harvard-funding-order/