The Thursday, September 3, 2026 Edition
Trump Averts Shutdown, Gloria Steinem Dies at 92, and Penguins in Copper Vests
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$800,000
The price a fully working Apple-1 computer could fetch at auction -- the same machine its owner refused to trade in to Steve Jobs for $400 in 1978. Saying no has multiplied its value roughly 2,000-fold.
Source: Inc.
Monday, Sept. 7: Labor Day closes US markets, banks, and government offices for the federal holiday marking summer's unofficial end.
Sept. 18: Miley releases her 10th studio album, 'Bass Persuades.'
- 1783The Treaty of Paris is signed, formally ending the American Revolutionary War
- 1939Britain and France declare war on Germany, beginning World War II in Europe
- 1967Sweden switches from driving on the left side of the road to the right
- 1976NASA's Viking 2 spacecraft lands on Mars and begins sending back photographs
Forty-Seven States Couldn't Stop Meta's Algorithm
How a settlement with 47 state attorneys general still failed to rein in Meta's algorithm and its effects on children.
The Dispatch · Jack Kubinec
The Free Speech Ideologue Taking on Europe
A profile of Sarah Rogers, the State Department ideologue turning free speech into a pressure campaign against Europe.
Foreign Policy · Sam Skove$ Subscription
Decades after 9/11, toxic dust and PTSD may be accelerating brain aging among first responders
Why toxic dust and PTSD from 9/11 may be accelerating brain aging among first responders, decades after the attacks.
The Conversation · Roberto Lucchini
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