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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Google I/O 2025. Samsung Galaxy Unpacked. Made By Google. All these big launch events had one thing in common — new artificial intelligence tools were the headline act. Now, Apple has announced its next big event will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Will we finally see the newer, smarter, AI-er Siri? Unfortunately, probably not. We, along with the rest of …
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Look to the skies on Sept. 7-8 to witness Earth’s shadow roll over the lunar disk, giving rise to a deep red “blood moon.” Here’s what to expect during each phase of this week’s total lunar eclipse. A total lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between the moon and sun, temporarily bathing the entire lunar disk in its shadow. This …
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WWE had one job with Friday Night SmackDown this week in Chicago — deliver on the return they’ve so obviously been teasing for a while now, if you were paying attention, but over the past week ramped up on. The first appearance in a decade from one of the top stars in the history of the women’s division, and I’m …
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Want more TV and movie picks? Subscribe to our weekly Streamliner newsletter here. Clockwise from top: Splitsville, Wednesday, The Conjuring: Last Rites, and Task. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: NEON, Warner Bros., Peter Kramer/HBO, Helen Sloan/Netflix This weekend, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson star in their last Conjuring movie, and that makes me want to say boooo. All good things must end, but …
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Astronauts get a welcome boost from a SpaceX Dragon | On the International Space Station Sept. 1-5, 2025 Space NASA, SpaceX Complete Dragon Space Station Reboost NASA (.gov) SpaceX Dragon reboosts the International Space Station theregister.com SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule boosts ISS higher above Earth in key test Yahoo! Tech SpaceX Dragon’s 5-Minute Burn Just Saved the ISS from Drifting Closer to Earth Orbital Today …
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Astrologer and Cut columnist Claire Comstock-Gay reads the stars as Madame Clairevoyant. Zendaya, a Virgo. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Getty Images It might be hard to know what you should do — or even what you want — due to some tension between the moon and sun in the morning, and then between the moon and Jupiter in the …
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Stargazers will be treated to a spectacular view on the night of Sept. 7-8, as Earth’s inner shadow sweeps across its natural satellite, triggering a “blood moon” total lunar eclipse. Here’s how you can watch the entire event live online for free. A total lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes directly between the moon and sun during a full moon …
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As NASA’s Perseverance rover, a car-sized robotic explorer, looks for signs of possible ancient life on Mars, it has stumbled across some interesting things. Recently, on Aug. 31 (the 1,610th sol, or Martian day, of its mission), Perseverance captured an image of this rock, which looks like the head of a turtle coming out of its shell. What is it? …
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A total lunar eclipse will occur overnight on Sunday (Sept. 7) into the early hours of Monday (Sept. 8), creating a striking red ‘blood moon’ for skywatchers across Asia, Western Australia and Europe. The September lunar eclipse will reach its maximum phase, when the moon is fully immersed in Earth’s dark umbral shadow, at 5:11 p.m. EDT (21:11 GMT) on …
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