The Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Edition
Canada Tariffs Take Effect, Anthropic Formalizes Fermat, and Star Trek Turns 60
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Science & Technology
Nearly 60%
The jump in U.S. CD sales in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, driven by collectible K-pop albums and younger buyers. The disc's revival is part of a broader retro-tech boom winning over listeners raised entirely on streaming.
Source: Inc.
Today: The moon hides Jupiter in a rare daytime occultation visible to skywatchers, after the pair meets in the predawn sky.
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- 1900A hurricane devastates Galveston, Texas, becoming the deadliest natural disaster in US history
- 1941German forces begin the nearly 900-day Siege of Leningrad
- 1966'Star Trek' premieres on NBC, launching a six-decade science fiction franchise
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