Saturday, September 14

In The NEWS


Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards air Sunday (8 pm ET, ABC); see predictions (More) | Tuesday's presidential debate hauls in 67 million viewers, a 31% increase over June's debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump (More)

> Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges in New York; Weinstein is awaiting a retrial for his 2020 conviction overturned in April (More)

> Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson breaks all-time WNBA single-season scoring record, topping the mark set last year by Seattle Storms' Jewell Loyd (More)


Science & Technology
> US health officials approve hearing assistance feature for Apple's AirPods Pro 2, making them the first over-the-counter hearing aid software device (More)

> Physicists demonstrate ability to control the wobble of the nucleus of a single atom; technique may allow storage of quantum information (More) | What does an atom look like? (More)

> Hardt Hyperloop successfully tests hyperloop train concept in Europe; train was levitated and launched through a roughly 1,400-foot-long airless tunnel (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq +1.0%); S&P 500 posts four-day winning streak (More)

> US average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falls to lowest level since February 2023 at 6.2% (More) | European Central Bank cuts interest rates for second time in three months, lowering key rate to 3.5% from 3.75% (More)

> Amazon increases pay for contracted delivery drivers amid renewed unionization effort; national average earnings for drivers to rise roughly 7% year-over-year (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Former President Donald Trump rules out second debate with Vice President Kamala Harris (More) | Springfield, Ohio, receives bomb threats, closes government buildings after unverified claims in the city about Haitian migrants eating locals' pets (More)

> New York City police commissioner Edward Caban resigns after federal agents seize his phone in ongoing criminal probe into members of Mayor Eric Adams' (D) administration; probe reportedly tied to corruption in nightclub enforcement (More)

> Idaho Supreme Court rules man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022 will stand trial in Boise, moving case out of Latah County—where the crime occurred—over concerns of pretrial prejudice in the community (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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