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Pro Football Hall of Fame overhauls selection process for Class of 2027

Pro Football Hall of Fame cuts committee to 28, ends team-by-team seats, merges player categories into one pool and returns to in-person voting for 2027. ...Read more

#halloffame, #nfl, #selection, #profootball

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Türkiye’s Golden Global Bank, Says It Helped Iran’s IRGC-QF Move Funds

Treasury blocked Türkiye’s Golden Global Bank and two subsidiaries for allegedly moving tens of millions for Iran’s IRGC‑QF, warning foreign banks they risk secondary sanctions. ...Read more

#sanctions, #iran, #turkey, #finance

LUX‑ZEPLIN Sees One Unexplained High‑Energy Event, But Falls Short of Dark Matter Discovery

LUX‑ZEPLIN reported a single unexplained high‑energy event — a 2.6σ anomaly recorded in South Dakota that the team says falls far short of a discovery. ...Read more

#darkmatter, #physics, #luxzeplin, #experiment

Ukraine says Russia launched missile and about 121 drones overnight; air defences shot down 103

Ukraine says Russia launched a combined strike of a Kh-31P missile and about 121 drones and decoys overnight; Kyiv reports air defenses neutralized 103 targets. ...Read more

#ukraine, #russia, #drones, #airstrikes, #airdefense

Federal Judge Ends 37-Year Court Monitorship of Teamsters, Restoring Union Self-Governance

A federal judge approved ending the 37-year court monitorship of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, returning oversight to the union and federal agencies. ...Read more

#teamsters, #labor, #union, #corruption

Gene-edited pig kidney supported a human for 271 days and didn’t block later transplant, case report finds

A Lancet case report shows a gene-edited pig kidney kept a patient off dialysis for 271 days and didn’t impede a later human transplant. ...Read more

#xenotransplantation, #kidneytransplant, #egenesis, #organtransplant

Seahawks Sale to Khosla Family Closes at Record $9.612 Billion

Sale of Seattle Seahawks to the Khosla family closed Sept. 3 for $9.612 billion, transferring control from Paul Allen’s estate; Vinod Khosla will be chair. ...Read more

#seattle, #seahawks, #khosla, #nfl

FDA Approves Zanvastro, First Therapy for Alexander Disease

FDA approves Zanvastro (zilganersen), the first approved therapy for Alexander disease, for patients from infancy through adulthood. Ionis received approval. ...Read more

$IONS, #health, #fda, #alexanderdisease, #ionis

Gloria Steinem, Feminist Leader and Co-founder of Ms. Magazine, Dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, journalist and co-founder of Ms. magazine, died at 92 in New York City; remembered as a leader of second-wave feminism. ...Read more

#gloriasteinem, #feminism, #msmagazine, #obituary

SEC Proposes Rescinding 2010 'Pay‑to‑Play' Rule for Investment Advisers

The SEC proposed rescinding its 2010 'pay‑to‑play' rule barring advisers from paid government work after certain political donations; public comment is open. ...Read more

#sec, #regulation, #investmentadvisers, #paytoplay

SEC Sues LSU in Federal Court to Block Use of Former NFL-Linked Players Ahead of Season Opener

The SEC sued LSU in federal court to block the Tigers from using players with recent NFL ties ahead of Friday's roster deadline and Saturday's opener. ...Read more

#lsu, #sec, #collegefootball, #ncaa

Roman Space Telescope Begins Three-Month Journey to Sun‑Earth L2 After Aug. 30 Launch

Launched Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is en route to Sun‑Earth L2 to map galaxies, probe dark energy and hunt exoplanets with a wide-field infrared camera. ...Read more

#space, #nasa, #telescope, #astronomy, #roman

Google DeepMind unveils WeatherNext 3, a higher-resolution global weather AI

Google DeepMind's WeatherNext 3 raises global forecast resolution to ~5 km, improves precipitation skill and offers datasets with mixed real-time licensing. ...Read more

$GOOGL, #technology, #weather, #ai, #forecasting

Treasury, IRS propose revoking tax-exempt status for private schools that use race-based policies

Treasury and the IRS propose denying federal tax-exempt status to private schools that discriminate on the basis of race in admissions, scholarships, athletics or programs. ...Read more

#taxes, #education, #treasury, #irs

NVIDIA confirms $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face

NVIDIA confirmed it will buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, saying the AI model hub will remain open and users won't need NVIDIA compute to build. ...Read more

$NVDA, #nvidia, #huggingface, #ai, #acquisition