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9/11 Anniversary Honors Victims, Health Toll — 4dTwenty-five years after 9/11, the dead include thousands of immigrants and diaspora communities—from South Asian workers and Jamaicans to Latino employees and undocumented migrants—whose lives and memories are kept alive by families, memorials, and national reckonings. Meanwhile, authorities have struggled to identify all remains, with more than 1,100 still officially unidentified after two decades, spurring advances in DNA techniques and ongoing efforts to restore names to the victims.

Iranian footballers granted asylum after anthem protest at Asian Cup — 5dIranian women’s national team players Atefeh Ramazani-Sadegh and Fatemeh Pasandideh confirmed in interviews that their refusal to sing Iran’s anthem during the Women’s Asian Cup was a deliberate protest against Tehran and a stand with protesters at home, a move that exposed them to personal risk. The episode sparked international debate, with Iran labeling them traitors and Australia granting asylum to several teammates while others later returned home, highlighting the ongoing tension between athletes, state power and political protests.

Sam Okafor Sport keeps colliding with politics in these situations. These women risked everything for a gesture most of us will never have to make.

Asian stocks rally, oil rises on Hormuz strikes as Fed bets grow — 5dAsian stocks climbed on Monday led by Korea’s Kospi and Japan’s Nikkei on a tech-led rally even as investors weigh a strong US jobs backdrop against potential Fed rate hikes and renewed Middle East tensions that sent oil higher. Brent and WTI rose after US-Iran tanker attacks, fueling inflation concerns, while traders await US CPI data to gauge the Fed’s path.

Rachel Meyers Tech rally feels shaky if oil keeps climbing on Hormuz tensions - that inflation math doesn't add up well for the Fed.

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Asian markets split as traders await US jobs report after Fed's Waller remarks — Sep 3, 2026Asian equities were mixed as investors weighed signals from Fed official Waller that disinflation may support a rate hold and awaited the upcoming U.S. jobs data, with gains in Hong Kong and Korea contrasted by weakness in Shanghai. Treasuries yields eased, the yen strengthened, and oil markets held steady as investors reassessed rate-hike expectations and global risk sentiment across the region.

Nicole Hardy Everyone's just holding their breath for the jobs number now. One bad print and this whole rate-hold narrative flips overnight.

Feds Accuse Berkeley Law of Racial Admissions Bias — 2dFederal investigators from the Justice Department and Education Department concluded that UC Berkeley Law systematically discriminated against white and Asian applicants, using race-based prompts and other tactics to advance diversity goals even after the 2023 Supreme Court ruling. The findings, aligned with the Trump administration’s push to roll back race-conscious admissions, cite a significant disparity in admission odds—berating Black applicants with much higher odds of admission compared with similarly qualified white applicants—and call for enforcement action and a voluntary resolution.

Tom Gallagher The Supreme Court ruling was clear, so these race-based prompts and tactics need to end to restore fair admissions.

Oil prices ease; Asian shares rise — Sep 1, 2026Oil prices fluctuated on renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, with Brent near $95 and U.S. crude around $90, while Asian stock markets generally rose in step with a positive Wall Street session led by AI-related tech gains. Tensions also spurred inflation concerns and higher government bond yields in parts of Asia as investors weigh the outlook for energy supplies and regional risk, with comments from President Trump about the duration of military actions noted.

H.I.G. Capital taps former Blackstone executive to lead Asia expansion — Sep 1, 2026H.I.G. Capital has named Younghee Choi as Head of Asia in its Capital Formation Group, based in Hong Kong, to lead fundraising and investor relationships across the region and broaden its Asian limited partner base. A former Blackstone senior executive with 15+ years in capital formation, Choi will help connect Asian investors with H.I.G.’s private equity, credit and real assets platforms as the firm manages about $75 billion in capital and supports over 400 portfolio companies.

Derek Foss Curious how much of that $75B in AUM is actually deployed vs dry powder waiting for better entry points.

Infantino Plans 2027 FIFA Re-Election Bid Amid Backlash — 5dFIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed he will seek a fourth term in the March 2027 presidential election in Rabat, despite ongoing backlash over his plan to privatize FIFA’s commercial rights. European and regional bodies such as UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Confederation have pressured for accountability and even threatened actions like no-confidence votes or boycotts, though FIFA supporters frame the bid as a reform-driven continuation of his leadership.

Chris Dalton Reform-driven continuation is a funny way to describe clinging to power while your own regional bodies talk about no-confidence votes. Read the room, Gianni.

Kratos wins $20 million deal to supply mobile SATCOM for Asian military — Aug 31, 2026Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced more than a $20 million contract to deliver mobile SATCOM gateways for an Asian defense customer and an approximate $35 million production award for military-grade hardware under a national security program, underscoring its expanded role in field-ready communications and weapon-system production. Industry coverage also highlights Kratos’ potential growth as a hardware supplier for autonomous combat aircraft and broader investor interest tied to its backlogged, high-security programs.

Balew Sets Asian Record, Wins Diamond TitleSports — 6dOct. 18 marks a string of sports milestones—from 1924 college football heroics and the Four Horsemen to historic franchise moves and Olympic world records in 1968. Contemporary highlights include Jax State's four-TD game, Lucca's Lucchese museum anniversary and Brunori's visit, Bahrain's Balew winning the Diamond League, and a retrospective on local Sept. 1-6 sports history from 2016 and 2006.

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Asian Stocks Slip Ahead of Jackson Hole — Aug 24, 2026Asian shares slipped as investors brace for the Fed's Jackson Hole symposium and the release of the July PCE inflation data, with rising bond yields and Middle East tensions weighing on risk assets. The week centers on AI-related earnings and policy signals, as Nvidia and Alibaba movements and fluctuating oil prices shape market expectations.

Montana girl's rare freshwater jellyfish find raises ecological questions — Sep 3, 2026A 10-year-old girl and her father reported dozens of Craspedacusta sowerbii, the common freshwater jellyfish, near Canyon Ferry Reservoir in Montana, prompting sample collection by the state’s invasive species team and continued monitoring. While harmless to humans, ecologists caution about potential ecological impacts of this eastern Asian invader, which Montana has only rarely seen since its first 2009 sighting.

American Scientist Gets Name of ‘Asian Giant Hornet’ Changed to Avoid Anti-Asian SentimentReporting — Jul 28, 2022Chris Looney, an entomologist at the Washington State Department of Agriculture, proposed a name change for the Asian giant hornet, also known as the “murder hornet,” to avoid anti-Asian sentiment. In his proposal …

New York City Deploying Asian Undercover Force To Combat Hate CrimesReporting — Mar 25, 2021New York City plans to deploy an all-Asian undercover police team and expand community outreach in more than 200 languages to combat a rise in hate crimes against Asians, authorities said on Thursday. “If you are going…

Atlanta Police Search for Motive in Spa Murders as Asian Americans Decry AttacksReporting — Mar 19, 2021Homicide detectives on Thursday weighed the possible motives of a gunman accused of fatally shooting several Asian women in Atlanta-area spas, as a U.S. lawmaker said the Asian-American community was “bleeding” from a…

Asian-American Student Has Near-Perfect SAT Score and a 4.65 GPA, Gets Ugly Shock After Applications to Elite UniversitiesOpinion — Jun 11, 2023Ask Asian children who their harshest critics are, and you will invariably get some answer involving mom, dad, or both. Bad news for Asian-Americans across the United States — they won’t be finding much reprieve from…

New York Police Arrest Man in Attack on Asian Woman in Hate Crime CaseReporting — Mar 31, 2021New York City police said on Wednesday they arrested a convicted murderer on charges of attacking a 65-year-old Asian woman on a street, an assault captured on a video that went viral amid a rise in anti-Asian hate…

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Diversity Expands in Tennis Ahead of US Open — Aug 28, 2026American players Pegula and Tiafoe say tennis is moving in the right direction on diversity, highlighting the sport’s global reach, Black representation, and growth in Asia, alongside milestones like the Cincinnati Open final. They also stress that affordability remains a barrier for underserved youth, with USTA participation data showing shifts in Black, Hispanic and Asian participation.

Trump Commits to Protecting Asian Americans Following ‘Chinese Virus’ BacklashReporting — Mar 24, 2020President Donald Trump is calling for the protection of Asian Americans following the backlash he has received for referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus.” Trump took to Twitter on Monday night with a…

Asian stocks tumble as oil surges and Fed rate-hike bets grow — Aug 31, 2026Global markets cooled as hawkish indications from Fed Chair Warsh, renewed Middle East tensions, and higher oil prices spurred expectations of a September rate hike, weighing on tech-heavy indices in Asia and easing Indian shares early trading. Traders also watched for shifts in yields and the dollar as flows and regional risk sentiment diverged, with some assets and sectors more resilient than others.

Trump Sued $22 Million for Calling COVID 'China Virus'Reporting — May 21, 2021A group of very angry Asian-Americans claims that what they believe is a rise in violence against Asian-Americans is all the fault of former President Donald Trump, and is suing him for $22.9 million. The lawsuit filed…

NYC’s Socialist Darling Said He Was Both ‘Asian’ And ‘African American’ On Ivy League Application — Jul 4, 2025Despite emphasizing his Muslim background during his campaign, Democrat New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani marked himself as both “Asian” and “African American” on his Columbia University application in…

University Sponsors Trip To DEI Conference Excluding Whites, Asians — Jan 13, 2025Texas A&M University is reportedly sponsoring a trip for faculty and PhD students to attend a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) conference that explicitly states it will not allow white or Asian students to attend…

Video — YouTubePapoose "Jezebel" Official Music VideoPapoose · 60.4K views · Sep 11, 2026

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