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“Republicans are using their midterm convention to make a congressional stock-trading ban part of their anti-corruption pitch — even as President Donald Trump’s own investment accounts continue actively trading millions of dollars,” CNBC reports. “Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is one of at least two speakers expected to call for restrictions on congressional stock trading […]

“President Donald Trump says the war in Iran will end after the November midterm elections, and that significant gasoline price relief won’t come before then,” Bloomberg reports.

Caroline Guy was diagnosed with severe paranoid schizophrenia while awaiting trial for murder. Her story, marked by mental illness and abuse, is the story of so many women who land in prison.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/09/03/one-womans-tormented-path-to-prison/

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Trump’s “big Midterm Convention” in Dallas is running into some turnout problems. The RNC is offering free tickets to members of the public through a lottery, organizers are begging people to attend because they are concerned about filling the 20,000-seat American Airlines Center.

Spaceships: A version of Asteroids where “you are not the ship” — you control the rocks instead.

The transaction closes the chapter on a labor dispute that derailed plans for the Golden State Warriors star’s Thirty Ink headquarters.

The company’s September event introduced Apple’s first ever foldable iPhone, along with new iPhone 18 Pro models, updates to the Apple Watch, some AirPods, and more advances to Siri AI.

The new Apple Watch includes several “intelligent” listening features that have privacy and security baked in. But the protections can’t change the facts of what the tools do.

At my university, you had to take an introductory fiction writing workshop before you were eligible to apply for the more advanced workshops. Admission to these big leagues was by no means guaranteed. The first time that I got in, I experienced about a week of absolute elati...

Walking brick by brick toward better health turned into something bigger. Chris Murray's milestone is now supporting young cancer patients in our region. Continue reading…

A Justice Department request has provided the Supreme Court an opportunity to revive a Trump administration voter purge database on procedural grounds after a wave of midterm election decisions that have heavily favored Republicans. Solicitor General D. John Sauer file...

As AI agents go rogue and fears of superintelligence grow, politicians are raising the alarm over its potential harm to human existence.

Dave - I have https://courtneyr.dev/2026/09/09/wild-turkeys-strutting-through-the-neighborhood/ the comments porting back and forth to the source post. I can specify if I want to always send or never send to demo.rss.chat, override my default setting on a per-post basis, and comment on the post on my own site, which appropriately notifies you here. Huzzah! Maybe when I grow up I'll be a developer. 😆

My dog was very excited when they converged in our back yard just after this sighting!

Tyson has raised hotdog prices by 12.1% last quarter due to skyrocketing beef prices.

A new Univision/YouGov poll in Texas finds Gina Hinojosa (D) and Greg Abbott (R) tied in the governor’s race, 47% to 47%. Texas Governor’s Race Gina Hinojosa (D) 47%   Greg Abbott (R) 47%   Univision/YouGov poll · ±3.6%

A new Univision/YouGov poll finds James Talarico (D) leading Ken Paxton (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 48% to 43%. Senate Race James Talarico (D) 48%   Ken Paxton (R) 43%   Univision/YouGov poll · ±3.6%

Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.