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Opinion | The Trump Summer Jobs Stall

President Trump’s renaming of the Defense Department comes amid his campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize. On Saturday, he wrote on social media that Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”

NYT · 5 sources

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Top Stories 283 stories

  1. Joe Bugner, heavyweight boxer who went the distance with Muhammad Ali twice, dead at 75

    CBS · 5 outlets

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  1. A deadly strike marks a moment in Rubio's long desire to confront Venezuela

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. 9/1: CBS Evening News Plus

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  3. On Epstein Files, Women Lead the G.O.P. Resistance to Trump

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 172 stories

  1. Stocks Rally as Hopes for Rate Cuts Build

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both briefly hit record intraday highs Friday before tumbling on a weaker August jobs report.

  2. Trump asks Supreme Court to quickly hear appeal to save his tariffs

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  3. Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for big changes at Fed

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Salesforce issues weak revenue guidance even as earnings beat estimates

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. What We Know About America’s Billionaires: 1,135 and Counting

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Google’s Big Win Is Even Bigger for Apple

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Google leads monster week for tech, pushing megacaps to combined $21 trillion in market cap

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 258 stories

  1. Cowboys extend cornerback DaRon Bland

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Arch Manning rebounds from rough opener

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. 49ers add McCaffrey to injury report with calf issue

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Jalen Hurts, Eagles hold off Cowboys 24-20

    PFT · 3 outlets

Technology 247 stories

  1. Apple releases iOS 26 beta 9 for iPhone

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, September 7 (game #1322)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. iPhone 17 colors leak points to vibrant orange for Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Last-minute carrier leak suggests 8x camera zoom, vapor chamber cooling for iPhone 17 Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. SaaS giant Workiva discloses data breach after Salesforce attack

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. The NFL is back – watch your favorite team on a cheap, big-screen TV from Best Buy

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. With up to $650 off, these two Alienware gaming PC deals at Dell are actually great value

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 167 stories

  1. Here Are The MTV VMAs' Wildest Fashion Looks Since The Early '90s

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. Sydney Sweeney Shuts Down Question About Controversial American Eagle Ad

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. If You Can't Identify 19/26 Of These VMAs Nominees, Then It's Time For Retinol

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  3. Who Was Kat’s Boyfriend Before Dale on ‘BiP’? What We Know

    USMag · 2 outlets

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