The Sunday, September 6, 2026 Edition
US Hits Iranian Tankers, Nvidia Buys Hugging Face, and Canada's Phantom Island
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The Week in Review
A Week Shaped by War's Return and Its Price at Home →
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Science & Technology
17.5 million
The number of CDs Americans bought in the first half of 2026, driving a 58.6% jump in revenue for the format. Gen Z is fueling the retro-tech comeback, turning a medium once left for dead into one of physical media's brightest spots.
Source: The Verge
Tomorrow: Labor Day closes US markets, banks, and federal offices, marking summer's unofficial end.
Friday, Sept. 11: The US observes the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with somber commemorations nationwide.
- 1522Magellan's ship Victoria completes the first circumnavigation of the globe
- 1620The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, carrying the Pilgrims toward the New World
- 1901President William McKinley is shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York
- 1995Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record by playing his 2,131st consecutive game
A True-Crime Star's Lurid Claims Sent a Man to Die. Her Key Witness Just Recanted.
How a true-crime star prosecutor's lurid claims helped send a man to death row — and why her key witness just recanted.
The Intercept · Jordan Smith
What Was the War on Terror?
What the war on terror actually was — a historian's reckoning with the era that stretched from Bush to Obama, Iraq to Afghanistan.
Foreign Policy · Joseph Stieb$ Subscription
An Ohio Train Station, Born Again
How a historic Ohio train station was reborn, and what its second life says about preserving America's grand old buildings.
The Dispatch · Valerie Pavilonis, Sharla Moody, Charlotte Lawson
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