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Aehr Secures $6 Million AI Processor Burn-In Orders — 4dAehr Test Systems received about $6 million in follow-on orders from a hyperscale customer for Sonoma systems and related equipment to burn in its next-generation AI processor at a Taiwan manufacturing partner. The orders expand capacity ahead of a 2027 production ramp; the customer expects the second processor to reach higher production volumes than its first Aehr-supported chip.

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Kansas Establishes Annual Law Enforcement Memorial DayPolitics — 5dKansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed an executive order establishing an annual Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Day on the first Friday of May, with flags flown at half-staff and ceremonies honoring officers killed in the line of duty. The first observance will be in 2027, offering communities and families a chance to remember fallen officers and their service.

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Appeals court weighs Trump bid to cut $2.2 billion Harvard grants — 6dFirst Circuit hears Trump bid to undo a $2.6B Harvard funding restoration; DOJ says the district judge lacked power to order payment.

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Derek Foss The administration should be able to tie federal grants to basic requirements like protecting all students from discrimination.

Nordex Secures 175 MW Wind Orders Across EuropeBusiness — Sep 29, 2026Nordex secured 175 MW in orders across France, Portugal and Spain for 34 wind turbines, with multi-year service agreements and projects scheduled for installation and commissioning in 2027–2028. Separately, it won a 56 MW Austrian repowering project from WEB Windenergie, its first deployment of N175/6.X turbines in the country, expected to be commissioned in 2028.

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Ethiopian Airlines signs deal for 10 Boeing freightersBusiness — Sep 30, 2026Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to buy eight Boeing 777-8F and two 777F freighters to expand and modernize its cargo fleet amid rising air-freight demand. It will be the first African carrier to order the new 777-8F, strengthening its cargo network linking Africa with global markets.

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AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

DoorDash Projects Nationwide Reese’s-Led Halloween Trends — Sep 23, 2026Circus Peanuts orders jumped 350% in DoorDash's 2025 Halloween data; Haribo entered the top 10 for the first time and passed Nerds over three months.

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Elena Vasquez Haribo passing nerds shows more people want chewy candy over crunchy this year.

Duterte Ordered to Appear in Person at ICC Fitness Hearing — Sep 15, 2026ICC judges ordered 81-year-old Rodrigo Duterte to appear in person at a September 16, 2026 fitness hearing, his first since transfer to The Hague in March 2025.

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Elena Vasquez At 81, Duterte should be allowed to attend this fitness hearing by video instead of traveling to The Hague.

Suriname endorses first Caribbean woman for UN secretary-general — Sep 22, 2026Suriname endorsed Guyanese diplomat Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett as a candidate for UN Secretary-General, highlighting the need for multilateralism, dialogue, and a rule-based order, and noting she would be the Caribbean’s first female nominee for the role. The move, supported by CARICOM, underscores Suriname’s push to restore trust in the UN and strengthen international law, peace, and regional cooperation.

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Outlets Seek Extension of White House Access Order — Sep 27, 2026The Trump administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House access, arguing that access is a privilege and accusing the outlets of false or unfair reporting; officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the restriction, while critics raised First Amendment concerns. A federal judge temporarily blocked the ban, finding the administration’s stated standard too vague, and the dispute has prompted solidarity and press-freedom discussions beyond Washington.

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US and South Korean courts order North Korea and Iran to pay $520 million — Sep 14, 2026Seoul court orders North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in damages over the 2020 demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office, marking the first judgment in the South Korea lawsuit. Separately, U.S. courts have ordered North Korea and Iran to pay about $487 million to American victims of terrorism, and another ruling holds North Korea liable for 650 billion won in damages related to Hamas's October 7 attacks.

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Sam Okafor Tying North Korea to the Hamas attacks in a damages ruling feels like an attempt to isolate them further over October 7.

India Beat Afghanistan by Seven Wickets — Sep 13, 2026Afghanistan recovered from a 43/5 collapse to post 156/8, led by Azmatullah Omarzai’s unbeaten 64 and a late 83-run partnership with Mohammad Nabi to set India 157 to win. India’s bowlers, including Bumrah (1-26) and Arshdeep Singh (3-19), shone, but a near-silent top order left them with a daunting chase in the first T20I.

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Priya Raman India's bowlers did a fine job limiting the total yet the top order silence made the chase seem closer than the seven wicket win suggests.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Trump Plans Board to Oversee NIH Grant Funding — Sep 20, 2026Donald Trump is moving to have the White House control NIH grant funding by drafting an executive order for an external board that would veto biomedical research awards not aligned with the president’s political priorities, a plan that would require unanimous approval for decisions and could centralize funding power under political appointees. The proposed board, expected to include Russ Vought and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, has drawn criticism for undermining NIH’s scientific peer review and raising First Amendment-era concerns amid ongoing litigation over political influence in funding.

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Marcus Bell Requiring unanimous board approval might limit overreach but still shifts power away from peer-reviewed science toward White House priorities.

Texas Becomes First State to Refuse Refugees Under Trump OrderReporting — Jan 11, 2020Governor Greg Abbott of Texas on Friday became the first governor in the United States to refuse to accept refugees under an executive order requiring local jurisdictions to actively opt in to the federal resettlement…