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Optimism leaves Americans open to frauds and fads for 250 years — 21hIn 1793 Rush's yellow-fever bloodletting left yards buzzing with flies; 250 years of American optimism still sells seawater gold, Radithor and today's raw-milk and peptide promises.

Dana Whitfield People keep chasing miracle cures and overnight riches because they hate accepting limits on what money or medicine can do.

Judge Restores $7 Billion Solar Program for 900,000 — 14hTrump-appointed Judge Mary McElroy on Sept. 18, 2026, vacated EPA’s termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program for more than 900,000 lower-income Americans.

Nicole Hardy The EPA shouldn't have ended the program without a better reason, and the judge was right to step in.

Americans Value Press Freedom, Back Some Restrictions — 3d73% of Americans call press freedom extremely or very important, yet 53% would limit it to stop inaccurate reporting, Pew finds.

Jared Kim The party split is no surprise these days, though letting government police false info risks more bias than it solves.

American, United Weigh Capacity Cuts as Fuel Prices Stay Elevated — 2dAmerican faces about $1 billion in added Q4 fuel costs; CEO Robert Isom says prices this high will require capacity-planning adjustments as United and Southwest also trim.

Jared Kim Airlines cutting flights is the right call when fuel stays this expensive, better than losing money on empty seats.

Auto Industry Urges Trump: Keep Chinese Carmakers Out — 1dSix auto trade groups, including Tesla and 17,000 dealers, urged Trump to keep Chinese carmaker curbs after he said U.S. plants hiring Americans would be OK.

Priya Raman The trade groups have a point here. Chinese firms could still import most parts from home even with US assembly plants.

Automobile both enabled and undercut the American road trip ideal — 6dThe road trip is a quintessential American experience celebrated in culture, yet many now favor flying or highway driving at high speeds, raising questions about what is lost to convenience. The articles highlight the postwar golden age of family road trips, the rise of the middle class, and the ongoing nostalgia for a form of travel that connected Americans across the landscape.

Tom Gallagher Interstates made long trips faster but killed the chance to wander through small towns and really see the landscape.

Americans Commemorate 25th Anniversary of 9/11 — Sep 11, 2026

Maya Lindstrom It's good to see so many people still gathering to remember the victims and first responders from that terrible day.

Lily Allen Downsized North American Tour Over Low Sales — 3dLily Allen downsized several North American tour dates from arenas to smaller venues due to low ticket sales, with one Montreal show canceled, in order to keep the West End Girl tour on schedule while performing the album in full. She emphasized that promoters use data to forecast demand rather than the artist alone, and she did not want to let down the crew despite the change in plans.

GOP Lawmakers Question Trump’s $5,000 Check Promise as Cost Comes Into Focus — 1dPresident Donald Trump’s proposal to give every adult American a $5,000 “dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress is facing questions from members of his own party over… — by Andrew Powell

Sam Okafor Trump's check sounds tempting but if GOP members are already balking at the cost it shows the numbers just don't add up.

White House video on patriotism draws online attention for simple message — 3dThe clip shows images celebrating American pride in country freedom and football. It is spreading for its straightforward message on patriotism from an official government account. @WhiteHouse

Sempra Signs First South American LNG Deal with Petrobras — 4dPetrobras has signed a 20-year LNG offtake with Sempra Infrastructure for about 0.8 million tonnes per year from Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 in Texas, making Petrobras the first South American buyer in Sempra’s LNG portfolio. The deal supports Phase 2’s expansion to roughly 26 Mtpa of capacity by 2030–2031, alongside existing contracts with ConocoPhillips, JERA, and EQT that underpin the project’s financing.

Dana Whitfield million tonnes a year is modest volume but it opens the door for more South American buyers if prices stay competitive.

Katherine Drexel Founds Schools for Native Americans and African AmericansGood News — FROM 1891Heiress becomes nun and establishes dozens of schools and Xavier University.

Half of Americans gave to charity after 9/11 attacks — Sep 8, 2026

Muslim Americans Confront 25-Year 9/11 Legacy — Sep 9, 2026As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, stories from Muslim Americans trace a arc from enduring Islamophobia and surveillance to rising civic engagement and political representation, while reflecting on how the trauma of that day reshaped American life. Analysts warn against equating Islam with extremism and examine how media narratives and power structures have influenced perceptions and responses to the attacks and their aftermath.

Metallica Announces 12-City 2027 Stadium Tour — 2dMetallica has announced an expanded 2027 M72 World Tour with multiple North American stadium stops, including a June 12 show at Camp Randall in Madison and dates spanning May through June in cities such as San Antonio, Vancouver, Fayetteville, and Salt Lake City, with Limp Bizkit and Avatar as support.

Rachel Meyers Metallica adding more stadium dates in 2027 looks solid, especially with Limp Bizkit and Avatar opening some shows.

Iran claims to have seized American drone US says had ‘malfunctioned’ — Sep 8, 2026

Nicole Hardy I bet the US lost control of that drone and now they're embarrassed that Iran got their hands on it.

Trump Proposes $5,000 Payments if GOP Wins — 1dPresident Trump is promoting a $5,000 'Trump Dividend' that would be paid to every adult if Republicans keep control of Congress, a plan the White House frames as Americans sharing in economic gains. Yet lawmakers, economists and party voices are divided over how it would be funded and implemented, with some backing the concept while others warn it could raise debt and inflation, and later coverage at the 2026 convention drew sharp criticism.

Electra Studies $530M-$675M North American Nickel Refinery — 2dElectra Battery Materials announced initial engineering results for the first phase of a two-phase nickel refinery near Toronto that would convert mine-derived feedstock and recycled battery black mass into nickel metal and battery-grade nickel sulfate at about 20,000 tonnes per year, with nickel and cobalt recoveries above 97%. The project aims to strengthen North American supply chains, reduce reliance on Chinese processing, and may require roughly $530–$675 million for the first phase, with a second phase potentially adding another 20,000 tonnes of nickel capacity, as CEO Trent Mell emphasizes domestic refinement for industrial, military, and EV applications.

Maya Lindstrom This refinery could help secure battery materials for EVs without depending on Chinese processing, which is long overdue.

American lists nine realizations about the United States after 13 years abroadGood News — Sep 7, 2026Evan Edinger moved to London for studies over 13 years ago and stayed after noticing differences from his American upbringing.

Iran strikes US base in Jordan after American forces sink Iranian tankers — Sep 9, 2026

Jared Kim Jordan getting hit because of US actions against Iran shows how these strikes drag in everyone nearby.

White House shares military clip on no man left behind — 4dThe 29-second clip shows scenes of American service members with text stating no man left behind and the phrase God bless America. It is spreading for its direct expression of national commitment to those in uniform. @WhiteHouse

The extinct American 'cheetah' was not a cheetah after allScience — Sep 6, 2026

Sikh Truck Driver Stabbed 17 Times in Wyoming — 2dA Punjabi Sikh truck driver, Gurvinder Singh, was stabbed 17 times at a Wyoming rest area and a 45-year-old man, Andrew Kris Bzdak, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, though motive remains unknown. Civil rights groups including CAIR and the American Sikh Council are calling for a transparent investigation into possible racial or religious bias, linking the attack to a controversial DHS social media post about “Mr Singh” that was later removed.

U.S. agencies say top Chinese AI companies systematically copied American models — Sep 9, 2026

Tom Gallagher If true this shows Chinese firms are skipping the hard work of building models from scratch and just taking ours.

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