Thursday, September 4
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
D.C. A.G. sues to boot National Guard from city streets (AXIOS)
Texas lawmakers approve letting private citizens sue abortion pill providers (CNN)
Justice Department opens criminal probe into Fed's Lisa Cook (FOX)
States, companies sue Trump administration over wind farm stop-work order (POLITICO)
Trump to host tech CEOs for first event in newly renovated Rose Garden (THE HILL)
Chinese hackers may have stolen data from almost every single American (MO NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un hold talks amid western fears of ‘autocratic alliance’ (NPR)
Macron says 26 countries pledge troops as a reassurance force for Ukraine after fighting ends (AP)
Afghan earthquake death toll jumps to 2,205, as rescue efforts continue, official says (ABC)
Long-lost painting looted by Nazis recovered after it was spotted in a real estate listing (NBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Bari Weiss set for top role at CBS News as Paramount closes in on Free Press acquisition (THE WRAP) Paramount mandates five-day-a-week return to office ahead of massive cost cuts (VARIETY)
Most enduring and biggest iceberg breaks apart, with more splintering to come in its death spiral (AP)
Powerball jackpot grows to $1.7B as another drawing yields no big winner (NBC)
American Eagle stock soars 20% as retailer says Sydney Sweeney campaign is 'best' to date, beats earnings (CNBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Naomi Osaka beats Karolina Muchova, returns to US Open Semis (ESPN), Jannik Sinner defeats Lorenzo Musetti to advance to US Open Semis (THE GUARDIAN)
Justin Bieber reveals he's surprise-dropping ‘SWAG II’ at midnight tonight (PEOPLE)
Gaza film The Voice of Hind Rajab gets record 23-minute ovation at Venice (BBC)
London’s restored Big Ben clocktower is up for a top Architecture Prize (AP)