Image: Push Square August 2025 was a big month for single player games, with both Mafia: The Old Country and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater charting third and fourth respectively on the all-formats best-sellers list. Neither game could overcome NBA 2K26 or Madden NFL 26 as you’d expect, but these are still positive results for fans of traditional, solo …
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Top Stories of The Week Banking giants now forecast at least two interest rate cuts in 2025 Several financial institutions and market analysts are now projecting the US Federal Reserve, the country’s central bank, will slash interest rates from the current target rate of 4.25%-4.5% at least twice in 2025. The banking forecasts followed a weak August jobs report that …
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The following is the transcript of an interview with Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and KFF editor-at-large for public health, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 31, 2025. ED O’KEEFE: We’re joined now by Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News Medical Contributor and the Editor at Large for Public Health at KFF Health News. …
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This marks the second consecutive month Xiaomi EV’s monthly deliveries have exceeded 30,000 units. Consumers currently ordering the Xiaomi YU7 SUV face delivery wait times of up to 56 weeks. (Image credit: Xiaomi EV) Xiaomi EV continued to deliver over 30,000 units in August 2025, the electric vehicle (EV) unit of Xiaomi (HKG: 1810, OTCMKTS: XIACY) announced today on Weibo. …
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Press enter or click to view image in full size (Credit: Ciyavula) The biggest uncertainty about the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS involves the diameter of its solid-density nucleus. The flux detected by the SPHEREx space observatory at a wavelength of 1 micrometer from 3I/ATLAS on August 8–12, 2025 suggests a huge nucleus or alternatively an opaque dust cloud that scatters sunlight …
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Why not try your luck in late August and try to spot a rare Aurigid shooting star as the shower comes to a peak later this weekend? The Aurigid meteor shower takes place each year as Earth travels through the tenuous debris trail shed by the long-period comet C/1911 N1 Kiess, which is thought to have last travelled through the …
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The following is the transcript of an interview with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 31, 2025. ED O’KEEFE: Governor Pritzker, thank you for doing this, and thanks for the tour. We appreciate it. I want to start with the fact that we’ve now learned the Trump administration is …
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — — Nicholas Singleton ran for two touchdowns, Penn State forced three turnovers and the No. 2 Nittany Lions pulled away to beat Nevada 46-11 on Saturday in the opener for both teams. Singleton capped Penn State’s opening possession with a 1-yard run then scored on another short plunge early in the third quarter. Kayton Allen cut …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — — New quarterback Tommy Castellanos led a punishing rushing attack for Florida State with 78 yards and a touchdown as the Seminoles stunned No. 8 Alabama 31-17 on Saturday, ending the Crimson Tide’s streak of 23 straight wins in season openers. Coming off a 2-10 season, Florida State handed a crushing setback to Alabama, which was viewed …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — — Julian Sayin had a 40-yard touchdown pass to Carnell Tate early in the fourth quarter, Ohio State got a couple of key stops in the red zone and the third-ranked Buckeyes opened the defense of their national championship with a 14-7 victory over top-ranked Texas on Saturday. It was the fourth time the No. 1 team …
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