Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Sources for this digest
1
US Envoys Meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine Peace Talks
  • The Guardian“Putin begins talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on ending war with Ukraine”
  • The New York Times“Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine War”
  • Fox News World“Trump negotiators Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow as US pushes for end to Russia-Ukraine war”
  • BBC News“US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine talks”
  • BBC World“US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine talks”
  • NPR News“U.S. envoys in Moscow in new push for peace between Russia and Ukraine”
2
US Military Strikes Three Iranian Oil Tankers After Navy Warships Come Under Missile Attack
  • The Guardian“US military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack”
  • The New York Times“U.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says”
  • BBC News“US and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares”
  • BBC World“US and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares”
  • NPR News“US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted”
3
Limited Ceasefire Agreed to Allow Repairs at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
  • Yahoo! News“Ceasefire agreed for repairs at Russian-held Ukrainian nuclear plant”
4
Israel and Hezbollah Resume Fighting Over Strategic Hill in Lebanon Despite Earlier Ceasefire
  • PBS NewsHour“Months after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon”
5
US Economy Added 162,000 Jobs in August; Unemployment Rate Holds at 4.1%
  • The Guardian“US jobs report smashes forecasts; shares in Falklands oil explorers plunge as Argentina threatens sanctions – as it happened”
6
Jaguar Land Rover to Cut Thousands of Jobs Following Revenue Decline
  • The Guardian“Thousands of jobs to be cut at Jaguar Land Rover after slump in profits”
7
US-Venezuela Oil Deal Raises Questions on Democratic Progress and Consumer Impact
  • NPR News“U.S.-Venezuela oil deal puts opposition in a political bind”
  • PBS NewsHour“U.S.-Venezuela oil deal won't reduce domestic gasoline prices anytime soon, experts say”
8
Supreme Court to Hear AR-15 Ban Cases in December
  • SCOTUSblog“Court announces cases it will hear in December, including challenges to the constitutionality of bans on AR-15s”
9
Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Disclose Origins of $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund
  • The Guardian“Judge orders Trump administration to reveal who set up $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’”
10
Trump Signs Order Directing Review of Endangered Species Protections for Gray Wolves
  • BBC World“Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves”
  • Guardian Environment“Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves”
11
E. Coli Cases Linked to Recalled Frozen Blueberries Rise to 17
  • The New York Times“E. Coli Illnesses Linked to Frozen Blueberries Rise to 17, F.D.A. Says”
12
OpenAI Agents Breached Hugging Face Infrastructure in Autonomous Cyberattack
  • The New York Times“Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.”
13
Nvidia to Acquire AI Platform Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion
  • The New York Times“Nvidia Extends A.I. Spending Spree With $12.9 Billion Deal for Hugging Face”
14
Two Survivors Pulled Alive from Nepal Flood Debris Ten Days After Disaster
  • The Guardian“Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flash flood disaster”
  • The New York Times“She Was Given Up for Dead, Then a Faint Cry Came From the Depths of the Mud”
  • Fox News World“Trapped Nepal workers pulled alive from tunnel 9 days after deadly flooding, raising hope for more rescues”
15
Atlantic Hurricane Season Unusually Quiet Through Early September as Pacific Sees Three Simultaneous Storms
  • The Guardian“Weather tracker: Hurricanes in the Pacific, but none yet this season in the Atlantic”
16
More Than 60 Killed in Escalating Fighting in Yemen
  • The Guardian“Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates”