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9/11 Survivors, Heroes Nationwide Mark 25th Anniversary — 5dOn the 25th anniversary of 9/11, President Trump honored a New York firefighter who learned to walk again before dying in the attacks, while reconstructions of personal heroism across the day’s remembrances highlight survivors and saviors, including a World Trade Center employee who helped evacuate a wheelchair user, Boston College’s Man in the Red Bandana, and others reflecting on their experiences and the memorials that keep these stories alive.

Ligent Plans $723 Million Hong Kong IPO — 13hLigent Technologies plans a Hong Kong IPO to raise about HK$5.67 billion (roughly US$723 million) by offering 172 million shares at HK$32.96, with cornerstone investors and Hisense retaining a stake post-IPO, and aims to list on September 22 to fund R&D, expansion, and general corporate purposes as demand from data centers and cloud computing drives growth. The deal, marketed as tapping into the growing optical communications sector, values the company around HK$32.4–HK$32.398 billion and underscores Ligent’s role in data-center hardware and telecom networks.

Sam Okafor Raising HK$5.67 billion mainly for R&D makes sense if they want to keep up in cloud networking hardware.

Data Centers Bring Mixed Effects to U.S. Housing MarketsBusiness — 4dA National Association of Realtors study finds no uniform impact of data centers on housing values; effects vary by local market, with some counties seeing higher values due to tech-hub status, while others show strain on energy and utilities. Realtors report mixed perceptions, and experts caution that data-center cluster presence alone doesn’t determine home prices, since most counties have none and concentration is limited to a few markets.

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Suns Center Mark Williams Undergoes Shoulder Surgery — 2dPhoenix Suns center Mark Williams underwent surgery to repair a torn left shoulder labrum and will miss an extended period, with no return timeline announced as training camp approaches, potentially reshaping the Suns’ rotation in his absence. The injury comes amid past trade drama with the Los Angeles Lakers over Williams and underscores asset considerations in that deal’s history.

Nicole Hardy Williams needs to focus on a full recovery before worrying about any past Lakers trade issues.

House Republicans Advance Bill Requiring Data Centers to Cover Grid Costs — 4dHouse Republicans plan to bring the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act to the House floor next week, aiming to require regulators to ensure data centers share some costs of new power generation to curb rising household electricity bills amid growing data-center demand. Separately, state regulators and lawmakers are taking steps and public messaging— Pennsylvania’s PUC reviewing load-control and cost allocation, a Virginia congressman promoting a national data-center plan, and even Trump voicing support— highlighting bipartisan concerns about reliability and who pays for the AI power boom.

Qualcomm stock pops 10% on data center infrastructure deal with AmazonBusiness — 5d

California Man Charged Over Mosque Death ThreatWorld — Sep 4, 2026Louis White, a 60-year-old Warner Springs man, was charged in federal court with mailing threatening communications to the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley, detailing a planned mass killing of Muslims, and investigators found ghost gun-style firearms and other weapons at his home; he allegedly confessed and is awaiting transfer to federal custody after state charges were filed. The case comes amid heightened attention to threats against Muslim communities following a deadly incident at a San Diego-area Islamic center.

'Enough is enough': Patrick Clancy at center of 'destructive defamation campaign,' attorney says6 sources — 5d

EPA Plans Repeal of Power-Plant Carbon Standards — 2dThe EPA is moving to roll back Biden-era carbon rules for coal- and gas-fired power plants, including repeal of the endangerment finding, as part of a broader push under President Donald Trump to ease environmental regulations; the actions are being pursued around the G20 energy ministers meeting in Houston. At the same time, the agency is proposing to weaken public-participation rules for data-center and related pollution permits, a move that critics say undermines environmental safeguards and could accelerate data-center development despite community opposition.

Tech Giants Drive Global AI Infrastructure Expansion — 3dAI infrastructure spending is accelerating globally, with data-center demand lifting suppliers like Volex and Broadcom, while major tech billionaires are funneling tens of billions into India’s AI-focused data centers and cloud projects. At the same time, Elon Musk’s push to turn SpaceX and Tesla into AI-driven empires continues to reshape valuations and investor sentiment, even as questions linger over margins and achievable market caps.

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Maine High Court Upholds Mother's Religious Restrictions — Sep 1, 2026Maine’s top court upheld a custody order giving the father final say over whether his 13-year-old daughter can attend Calvary Chapel, finding that exposure to hostile messages caused harm to the child rather than a dispute with the mother’s Christianity. The decision, which keeps the dispute alive for a potential U.S. Supreme Court review, centers on balancing parental religious rights with the child’s well-being.

NHTSA Investigates Tesla Austin Cybercab DeploymentsWorld — 3dRegional and national headlines center on a high-stakes legal fight over a new New England transmission line and Plymouth, Massachusetts, preparing for higher insurance costs tied to climate risks, while regulators scrutinize Elon Musk's Tesla for driverless taxi deployments amid evolving safety standards.

Voters push for data centersPolitics — Sep 4, 2026

Pentagon Weighs $5 Billion Fluidstack Loan — 3dThe Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital is weighing a roughly $5 billion loan to Fluidstack to bolster the U.S. data-center supply chain and domestic manufacturing for AI infrastructure, rather than funding new data centers, signaling AI computing power as a national-security asset. While terms are not finalized, the move follows executive actions restricting foreign equipment in critical grids and reflects a broader shift toward treating AI infrastructure as strategic defense-capability investment.

Sam Okafor Treating AI power as a defense priority makes sense given how much it overlaps with military capabilities now.

Photos capture championship weekend at the 2026 US Open — 1dThe 2026 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center concluded with singles and doubles finals, accompanied by extensive photo coverage of the grounds and championship weekend. The articles compile and promote photo galleries of the event from various outlets, emphasizing visual highlights and on-site action.

Jared Kim The mixed doubles final had some of the best rallies I've seen in years at Flushing Meadows.

Searchlight Announces The Family Stone Sequel With Returning Cast — 1dSearchlight Pictures announced a sequel to The Family Stone titled The Families Stone, reuniting most of the original cast 20 years after the first film, with Diane Keaton no longer involved following her death. Tom Bezucha returns to write and direct, production is set in New York this fall, and the story centers on the Stone family as the father brings the woman he’s fallen for to meet them.

Jared Kim Diane Keaton's absence is a real loss for this sequel, but the rest of the family dynamics in New York should still make for a solid follow-up.

Baker Hughes Wins Major Venture Global LNG Orders — 12hVenture Global expects the next arbitration ruling over Calcasieu Pass LNG sales by the end of the year, as Baker Hughes and Venture Global push major infrastructure expansions including the Cloud Connector Pipeline and Plaquemines LNG capacity with modular liquefaction and gas-compression solutions. Industry leadership also notes a robust outlook for US natural gas and LNG demand, with growth supported by new data-center power needs and ongoing expansion efforts.

Elena Vasquez Data center power demand will likely keep natural gas exports strong even if arbitration drags on.

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19 Students Hospitalized After Louisiana School Bus Crash — 2dA Grant Parish school bus crash on Highway 71 north of Montgomery involved 21 students, with 19 hospitalized and two airlifted to a trauma center; authorities reported no confirmed fatalities and Louisiana State Police are leading the investigation, while the school district thanked first responders and urged privacy for those affected.

Marcus Bell The school district did right thanking the responders first after 19 students ended up in hospitals.

Nation marks 25 years since 9/11 with Pentagon tributes and rare artifacts — 3dThe Smithsonian's National Museum of American History opened a temporary display of fragile 9/11 artifacts from the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Flight 93 laid out on tables to help visitors remember and connect with the day. The exhibit arrives amid political scrutiny over how American history is told, with critics pressing for a more unifying narrative while the museum emphasizes memory preservation for future generations.

Amazon Gets Warrants for Up to $4 Billion Qualcomm StakeTech — 5dQualcomm and Amazon Web Services are expanding a multi-generation collaboration to develop custom AI data-center chips for inference workloads, sending Qualcomm’s shares higher as investors anticipate a broader AI infrastructure footprint. The partnership builds on Qualcomm’s Dragonfly C1000 roadmap and adds high-bandwidth optical interconnectivity and SerDes capabilities, signaling a stronger push into data-center AI infrastructure alongside other hyperscalers.

DOE Finalizes $1.9B Loan for Iowa Nuclear RestartBusiness — 5dThe U.S. Department of Energy approved a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to restart the 615-megawatt Duane Arnold Nuclear Energy Center in Iowa, with commercial operation targeted for the first half of 2029, as part of a broader push to bolster nuclear generation. The project is expected to boost local jobs, tax revenues, and grid reliability, and Google has been identified as a major purchaser of the plant’s power for its AI data centers.

Kennedy Center removes 'Blue' sculpture as parkway lanes close — Sep 2, 2026The Kennedy Center began dismantling Joel Shapiro's Blue sculpture, installed in 2019, as part of broader changes to the center under President Trump's push to reshape Washington's cultural institutions, with the artist's work potentially reinstalled elsewhere. The removal has drawn public reaction and involved logistical disruptions, including temporary traffic closures and ongoing debates over the center's branding and future renovations.

CDC Plans $50 Million 9/11 Youth Health Study — 4dThe United States is moving to study long-term health effects on children, teens, young adults, and those in utero from 9/11 through the World Trade Center Youth Research Cohort, overseen by the CDC and the World Trade Center Health Program with about $50 million in funding and a planned kickoff as participation grows, potentially starting July 1, 2027. Congress directed this effort in 2022 to fill long-standing gaps in tracking outcomes for younger Yorkers, with recruitment challenges and a design that compares exposed individuals under 21 or in utero to similarly aged unexposed peers living in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Derek Foss million seems reasonable if it finally fills the gaps in data for that younger group.

Infamous Doctor At Center Of Grisly Abortion Case Dies In Custody At 85 — Mar 24, 2026A case that once shocked the nation has resurfaced following the death of the man at its center. According to the New York Post , Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia doctor convicted of killing infants born alive, died…

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