Friday, September 5
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2025 NFL regular season kicks off tonight (8:20 pm ET, NBC) with the Dallas Cowboys taking on the Philadelphia Eagles (More) | The internet's best resources on the NFL (1440 Topics) | FIFA to use dynamic pricing model for 2026 World Cup (More)
> Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp to headline Farm Aid 40th Anniversary music festival on Sept. 20 to benefit US farmers (More) | Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox News, accusing Fox of holding monopoly on conservative viewership (More)
> "Superman" sequel announced with July 2027 release date (More) | "The Office" spinoff, "The Paper," renewed for a second season ahead of today's series premiere (Peacock) (More)
Science & Technology
> First known organism capable of giving birth to two separate species discovered; queen Iberian harvester ant mates with a different species to create an army of worker ants (More)
> Neurons responsible for sociability in children gradually stop driving the behavior as brains age into adulthood (More) | How aging affects the brain (1440 Topics)
> DNA analysis of hundreds of ancient skeletal remains reveals a mass migration of Slavic groups into Eastern Europe during the sixth to eighth centuries (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq +1.0%), with Nasdaq lifted by Alphabet shares rising to all-time high after antitrust ruling allowing Google to keep Chrome browser (More)
> US job openings fell to roughly 7.2 million in July from 7.4 million in June; figure is lowest since September 2024 and below expectations of 7.4 million (More)
> Macy's shares close up nearly 21% after retailer beats earnings estimates, reports strongest quarterly same-store sales for first time in three years (More) | Oil giant ConocoPhillips to lay off up to 25% of 13,000-person global workforce (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore over $2.6B in research funding to Harvard, citing cuts as illegal retaliation by the White House (More)
> Leaked UN nuclear watchdog report says Iran increased its stockpile of near weapon-grade uranium by over 70 pounds in the weeks before Israel's June 13 attack (More)
> Streetcar derails and crashes in popular Lisbon tourist location, killing at least 15 people and injuring 18 others (More) | Sudan appeals for international aid after a landslide wiped out a rural village Tuesday, killing roughly 1,000 people (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
What is True???
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It is true that the sun comes up and the sun goes down.
It is true that each day is comprised of 24 hours, and each hour is 60 minutes long.
It is true that you are born as a baby and grow into an adult, living approximately 80-100 years under normal circumstances and sometimes longer.
It is true that your body, for the most part, is like everyone else's body in that you have two arms, two legs, a head, and similar organs inside.
It is true that we must breathe oxygen, drink water, and eat food if we want to live.
I am sure that there are hundreds of other truisms that you are thinking about as you read this, but what about this...
...IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE...
What do you think about that?
Can something actually be TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?
Lots of social media platforms that I am not going to list here for obvious reasons, are perfect places for CON ARTISTS to sell you something that is too good to be true, but because you want to believe so bad, you fall into their trap.
That trap gets you to spend money you don't really have. Older people and younger people as well as uneducated people are easy victims for these vultures.
If it sounds too good to be true... it usually is too good to be true... DON'T BE FOOLED...
Tech CEOs Urge Young People to Rethink College Degrees
Key Takeaways
- Tech executives like Palantir CEO Alex Karp have said they don't care if or where employees went to college—work performance matters more.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook (photo above) has said a four-year degree isn't required to work at Apple.
- Tech has seen a number of college dropouts make billions, like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg.
Executives at top tech companies are telling young people to rethink the purpose of education, and even whether they should attend college at all.
Tech has had a range of successful college dropouts in its history, and the industry is being shaken up by the growing influence of artificial intelligence, leaving some new graduates struggling to land the high-paying jobs that were once plentiful.
Thursday, September 4
Headlines
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Amazon nixes Prime perk that let members share free shipping. The company said its Prime Invitee program, which lets Prime members share free shipping benefits with people outside their household, is ending on Oct. 1. It’s encouraging the customers who benefited from it to get their own Prime subscriptions by offering them one for $14.99 for their first year (after that, it’s $139 annually). Amazon also encouraged current Prime members to check out Amazon Family, which lets them extend free shipping privileges, Prime Video, and other offerings to one adult, as well as teens and children, in their household.
Florida will become the first state to scrap vaccine mandates. At a press conference yesterday with Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said that every statewide vaccine requirement, including those required to attend public schools (such as immunizations against chickenpox, polio, measles, and hepatitis B), would be removed, saying, “Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery.” Public health experts criticized the move, saying that it could lead to severe outbreaks among residents and tourists. Every other state in the US still currently has vaccine mandates, with varying exemptions. Last year, the CDC released a report that found routine vaccines have saved the lives of 1.1 million children in the US and $540 billion in direct healthcare costs since 1994.
Job openings declined in July and employers remain cautious, according to new data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released last month’s JOLTs data, which tracks hiring, layoffs, and quits. The employers surveyed reported 7.2 million job openings, down from 7.4 million in June, but other key data points remained unchanged from the prior month. However, the decline in “help wanted” signs points to a softening labor market, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut decision due later this month. “This job market is frozen and it’s difficult for anyone to get a job right now,” the chief economist of the Navy Federal Credit Union said of the findings.—HVL
Robert Reich
How to understand his desire to control the Fed (and everything else)
Friends,
Today the Senate Banking Committee will consider Trump’s nomination of economic adviser Stephen Miran to be a governor of the Federal Reserve. Trump would like to get Miran confirmed in time for the Fed’s rate-setting meeting in two weeks.
Meanwhile, a federal judge has asked lawyers for Lisa Cook, the Fed governor whom Trump is trying to fire, to file more briefs as she pushes back against Trump. The law says a president can fire a member of the board only “for cause,” which normally means professional neglect or malfeasance. Trump alleges that Cook has committed mortgage fraud, but she has not been charged with any crime or convicted of any wrongdoing.
If Trump succeeds in getting Miran confirmed and firing Cook, he would be on track to have a majority on the Fed board. He’ll get a chance to name a new chair in May when Jerome Powell’s term ends.
At A Glance
Where Powerball winners could win the most (or least).
Visualizing US fall foliage predictions.
Ranking the best US cities for retirees.
Why credit cards have microchips in them.
Disney's Cinderella Castle is getting a makeover.
... and see the castle transform over the years.
Rectangle-shaped mega telescope could spot alien worlds.
What drink is healthier: alcohol or THC?
Clickbait: Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing immortality.
Historybook: Edmond Halley observes Halley’s Comet for first time (1682); Beyoncé born (1981); Google is founded (1998); "Crocodile Hunter" host Steve Irwin killed by a stingray (2006); Comedian Joan Rivers dies (2014).
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> French actor Gérard Depardieu to face criminal trial over alleged rape accusations from an actress in 2018; Depardieu was found guilty in May of sexually assaulting two women in aseparate case (More)
> George Raveling, basketball Hall of Fame coach and longtime Nike exec, dies of cancer at age 88 (More) | Ohio State tops college football AP poll after Week One, with Penn State and LSU rounding out the top three (More)
> "Call of Duty" live-action film adaptation in the works at Paramount; the video game franchise has sold 500 million copies worldwide and brought in over $30B in revenue (More)
Science & Technology
> Cancer study reveals how pilocytic astrocytoma tumors, the most common form of childhood brain cancer, use a molecule called glutamate to grow (More)
> Engineers develop rubber band capable of generating electricity from body heat; could provide passive power for health monitoring, smartwatches, and more (More)
> Brain-computer interface allows paralyzed patient to control robotic arm via thought; device uses AI to decipher and transmit brain signals (More)
Business & Markets
> Federal judge rules Google can keep Chrome browser but cannot forge exclusive contracts and must share search data with rivals to rectify the company's monopoly on search; parent company Alphabet's shares rose in after-hours trading (More)
> US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.7%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -0.8%) as President Donald Trump seeks expedited Supreme Court hearing on last week's lower court ruling that found most of his administration's tariffs illegal (More)
> Anthropic closes $13B funding round at a $183B valuation, roughly triple what the AI startup was worth during its last raise in March (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump announces move of Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, following 2021 Air Force recommendation; decision is expected to bring $1B annually to Huntsville, Alabama's local economy (More)
> House Oversight Committee publicly posts Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, mostly containing information already publicly known (More) | US strikes suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, killing at least 11 people allegedly tied to Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang (More)
> Second earthquake hits Afghanistan yesterday as death toll from Sunday's quake exceeds 1,400 people (More) | Israeli army begins ground operation in Gaza City after approving plans last month (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Going to College
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I received bachelor's and master's degrees and worked for 45 years in and around education, some of that time was spent teaching.
Looking back, I wish I had never gone to college but enlisted in the Air Force, learned a technical trade, retired after twenty years, and started a second career at thirty-eight, and retired from that one at fifty-eight, where I could have begun a third career, retiring at seventy-eight.
Even if I had not the desire for three careers, two retirement programs and forty years of savings would have put me into a great retirement position.
The Air Force and the Navy are the two branches of the military that have the best training programs that you can use as a civilian.
Going this route, you would encounter no student loans that you would have to pay back for the rest of your career.
Think about this option because having to pay back student loans, and losing your job because of robots can be devastating for you.
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