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❄️ Weather traders are betting that a potentially historic El Niño will translate into a relatively mild winter, Bloomberg reports. Gift link.

🎻 The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees is planning to propose adding President Trump's name to the facility's exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its "precarious fiscal position," per a new court filing. Go deeper.

📚 Most-borrowed books Data: OverDrive/Libby. Chart: Sami Sparber/Axios "The Calamity Club" was last month's most-borrowed e-book on Libby, Axios' Sami Sparber reports. Author Kathryn Stockett's bestseller explores poverty and friendship through the eyes of two outcast women in 1930s Mississippi. 🍿 The big picture: Libby's top 20 features several "BookTok" favorites that have already been adapted for the screen, or are slated to be. That includes "Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke (a thriller about a tradwife influencer that Anne Hathaway is set to star in and produce) and "The Deal" by Elle Kennedy (the basis for Amazon Prime Video's hit hockey romance series "Off Campus.") Go deeper.

EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants. https://apnews.com/article/epa-power-plants-trump-coal-gas-climate-cac1c2c75f8656d8eaf5f0a240edae15? 🏭 The EPA is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. Go deeper.

Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/13/repub/divorce-becomes-next-battleground-as-states-debate-family-values/?

Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans. The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn little scrutiny or response. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/14/repub/ectopic-pregnancy-deaths-have-nearly-doubled-its-worse-in-states-with-abortion-bans/?

Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet program A multi-billion-dollar federal program that helps schools and libraries afford broadband internet is under review by the Trump administration, leaving education officials and advocates worried about potentially significant cuts. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/12/repub/schools-libraries-sound-alarm-over-potential-changes-to-federal-internet-program/?

Still no answers from DeSantis administration on KidCare disenrollments, challenges The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is still not giving firm answers on when — or whether — it intends to expand a safety-net healthcare program for low-income children that the Florida Legislature has approved. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/14/still-no-answers-from-desantis-administration-on-kidcare-disenrollments-challenges/? Florida’s leaders ‘honor and commemorate’ heroes of Sept. 11 attacks Gov. Ron DeSantis led Florida in remembering the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2002, ordering flags lowered throughout the state. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/11/floridas-leaders-honor-and-commemorate-heroes-of-sept-11-attacks/?

Roman Sanctuary Hidden in “Cave of the Women” Recent discoveries at Cova Dones, in Spain’s province of Valencia, offer a fascinating glimpse into Roman religious practice, and potentially women-centered worship. Archaeologists have identified around 120 Latin inscriptions dating primarily to the first and second centuries CE, several of which invoke a goddess called Domina, “Lady,” while feminine names and objects associated with textile production add further evidence of women’s presence. According to the University of Alicante, the 120 inscriptions make Cova Dones (“Cave of the Women”) the largest known collection of Latin inscriptions in a cave-sanctuary found anywhere in the Roman Empire. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-rome/roman-sanctuary-hidden-in-cave-of-women/?

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👋 Good morning! Welcome back. New York, New York: For the first time since 2009, the Jets and Giants both won their season openers. And the Giants, in particular, looked quite good doing it. In today's edition: The NFL's offensive explosion, Ballmer backs down, Zverev stops Shelton, USA wins Women's World Cup, Texas takes over No. 1 spot, MLB playoff picture, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy. Let's sports...   🚨 ICYMI HEADLINES 🏀 Ballmer backs down: After vowing to fight back against the severe punishments handed down by the NBA for salary cap circumvention related to Kawhi Leonard, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has reversed course and will accept the sanctions. 🏈 Garrett lands on IR: Myles Garrett will miss at least the next four weeks due to arthroscopic knee surgery, as the reigning DPOY continues dealing with the pain that hampered his training camp and led to an underwhelming Rams debut last week. 🏎️ Kimi wins again: Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) held off Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Lando Norris (McLaren) to win the inaugural race at Spain's Madring, giving the youngster eight victories in 14 races this season to extend his lead atop the Formula 1 driver standings. ⚾️ An immaculate weekend: Diamondbacks RHP Justin Martinez and Red Sox LHP Payton Tolle both threw immaculate innings over the weekend (three strikeouts on nine pitches). Why is that notable? Because there have only been 122 other such innings in MLB history. ⚽️ City, Arsenal stay perfect: Manchester City beat Manchester United, 1-0, and Arsenal beat Sunderland, 2-0, as the two English giants remain the Premier League's only perfect teams (4-0-0) through four weeks. Hull City (2-2-0) surprisingly sits behind them in third.   🏈 SUNDAY FUNDAY THE NFL'S OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION Caleb Williams and the Bears hung 59 points on the Panthers in their opener. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) The NFL came roaring back on Sunday, with offenses leading the charge. Defenses, apparently, are still on summer vacation. By the numbers: Sunday's 13-game slate averaged 53.3 points per game, making it the highest-scoring Week 1 Sunday in NFL history. The week in total is at 50.0 points per game entering "Monday Night Football," which would mark a new Week 1 record in the Super Bowl Era, per the league. Sunday scoreboard: Bears 59, Panthers 37 Bills 36, Texans 31 Giants 28, Cowboys 20 Lions 31, Saints 30 Ravens 41, Colts 23 Steelers 20, Falcons 13 Eagles 24, Commanders 22 Cardinals 26, Chargers 14 Bengals 33, Buccaneers 27 Vikings 39, Packers 22 Raiders 27, Dolphins 13 Jets 23, Titans 10 Jaguars 34, Browns 10 Earlier in the week: 49ers 27, Rams 7 (Thursday); Seahawks 13, Patriots 10 (Wednesday) What they're saying: What caused this offensive explosion? While it's important not to overreact to a single week of football, recently retired Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, now with NBC, shared his theory during halftime of "Sunday Night Football." I think how we practice and how we prepare our teams today really kind of lends itself to offenses starting faster than they have historically. What I mean by that is there is less violence in team development. There are less padded practices. Even the drills that they do are more geared to skill development — 7 on 7 and things of that nature. Defenses spend less time shedding blocks and tackling than they used to 25 years ago when I came into the league. More from Sunday: Listen: Week 1 instant reactions Read: New season, same Cowboys Watch: Best plays of the day Must-see highlight: Washington's Tyler Owens with the special teams play of the century. This clip will be shown in film sessions for eternity.   👑 KINGS & QUEENS CHAMPIONS CROWNED (Patrick Smith/Getty Images) 🇺🇸 Queens, New York Alexander Zverev brushed aside Ben Shelton's bid for history on Sunday at the US Open, defeating the young American in four sets to claim his second Grand Slam title of the year. The German proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he's the world's third-best player, going 25-2 this year in majors with his only losses coming against Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Rybakina's reign begins: On the women's side, Elena Rybakina defeated two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in three sets to win her first US Open and third Grand Slam title. This victory, paired with the fact that Rybakina had already dethroned Sabalenka as the world's No. 1 player earlier in the week, cranks up the heat on tennis' next great rivalry. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images) 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany The U.S. women's basketball team won its fifth consecutive FIBA World Cup on Sunday, erasing a 14-point deficit and riding a second-half surge for a 97-79 victory over France. Breanna Stewart led all scorers with 22 points en route to being named tournament MVP for the second time. Stewie's body of work: Stewart has been overshadowed in recent years by the likes of A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark, but the 32-year-old continues to compile a legendary résumé. In addition to her four World Cup titles, she's also a three-time Olympic champion, three-time WNBA champion, two-time WNBA MVP, four-time NCAA champion and three-time NCAA POY. (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) 🇪🇸 Granada, Spain Enric Mas finally broke through at the Vuelta a España, winning his home Grand Tour after finishing runner-up three times since 2018. The victory was also the first by a Spaniard since Alberto Contador donned the red jersey in 2014. Season in review: Seven of the year's nine biggest races are now in the rearview, with Tadej Pogačar (Tour de France) and Jonas Vingegaard (Giro d'Italia) taking the other two Grand Tours, while Pogačar also took three Monuments (Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Liège-Bastogne-Liège) and Wout van Aert (Paris-Roubaix) took the fourth. Still to come: The World Championships (Sept. 27) and Giro di Lombardia (Oct. 10). (Naomi Baker/Getty Images) 🇳🇱 Cromvoirt, Netherlands Europe prevailed over Team USA at the Solheim Cup, winning the 20th edition of the biennial tournament, 15-13, thanks to a dominant showing at Sunday singles. With the win, Europe has now won (or retained) the cup in four of the last five editions. The last laugh: The Americans celebrated with some beers on Saturday night after Jennifer Kupcho's two clutch putts (including a 93-footer) tied things up at 8-8 entering the final day. The Europeans weren't about to let them live down that preemptive celebration, starting their post-victory festivities with a quintessentially European chant: "They drink on Saturday, we drink on Sunday!"   🏈 HOOK 'EM HORNS UP, BUCKEYES DOWN (Alex Slitz/Getty Images) Texas is the new No. 1 team in the nation after taking down former top dog Ohio State on Saturday in Austin, where it looked like they were toast until the final 15 minutes. Texas-sized thriller: The Longhorns scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to stun the Buckeyes, 24-23, in front of a raucous home crowd and send Ohio State tumbling five spots to No. 6 in this week's poll. Entering the day, AP No. 1 teams were 197-0 since 2004 when leading by 20+ points at any point in the fourth quarter. They are now 197-1. The end of an era? Everyone lucky enough to witness Saturday's blockbuster should hold onto this feeling for a long time. Because if the CFP expands to 24 teams next year, it may be the last time something as dramatic ever happens in September, writes Yahoo Sports' Dan Wolken: Realistically, in a 24-team playoff world, you can play this exact same game and it will not feel the same. Every player, every coach and every fan will know that two elite college football brands meeting on a stage like this will be a spectacle without a shred of consequence because they will both be ticketed for the postseason in the end. Sure, everyone will want to win these games but they will not need to. Are we sure that's a good idea? Because the essence of college football is what happened here Saturday night: Even in Week 2 of the season, every moment felt like a national championship was potentially on the line. Every dropped pass, every play call, every field-goal attempt was massive, not just for this game, but how the rest of the season will play out. Only college football has that intensity and those stakes every single week. That doesn't seem like something the sport should sacrifice for the sake of a little more TV money and a bloated playoff that gives everyone a trophy. More from Saturday: Oregon fell 15 spots to No. 21 after a shocking 39-31 loss to Oklahoma State, which ended their 21-game losing skid against FBS opponents … Michigan re-entered the poll at No. 19 after beating Oklahoma, which fell 13 spots to No. 24 … BYU jumped four spots to No. 11 after downing Arizona … and more.   ⚾️ CHASING OCTOBER MLB PLAYOFF PICTURE (Ethan Palowitz/Yahoo Sports) The MLB playoffs are right around the corner, so let's survey every postseason race with just under two weeks left in the regular season. American League East: The Rays (90-59) already clinched a spot in the postseason, but the Yankees (86-63) remain an outside threat in the division, sitting four games back with a four-game series between the two coming next week in the Bronx. Central: The White Sox (76-73) are holding on for dear life with the Guardians (76-74) just 0.5 games back as the division rivals begin a pivotal three-game series tonight in Cleveland. West: The Astros (75-75) are zeroing in on their eighth division title in the last 10 years, but the Rangers (74-76, 1 GB) are right on their tail and the Mariners (70-80, 5 GB) could still have one run left in them. Wild Card: The Yankees (86-63) and Red Sox (82-68) have both all but clinched, and the Guardians (76-74) lead the pack of seven teams who've still got a fighting chance: Blue Jays (75-75, 1 GB), Rangers (74-76, 2 GB), Orioles (72-78, 4 GB), Twins (70-79, 5.5 GB), Tigers (70-79, 5.5 GB), Mariners (70-80, 6 GB). National League East: The Braves (88-62) are close to wrapping up their first division title since 2023 after taking two of three against the Phillies (83-67, 5 GB) this weekend. Central: The Brewers (93-57) already clinched a playoff spot, should clinch the division any day now (10-game lead over the Cubs) and have the inside track to the best record in baseball for the second consecutive season. West: The Dodgers (90-59) are putting the finishing touches on their 13th division title in the last 14 years, with the Padres (81-68, 9 GB) a very distant second place. Wild Card: Unlike the chaotic AL, this race features just four teams fighting for three spots. But the battle among the Cubs (83-67, +2 GB), Phillies (83-67, +2 GB), Padres (81-68) and Diamondbacks (79-71, 2.5 GB) should come down to the wire.   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: MONDAY, SEPT. 14 (Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports) 🏈 Broncos at Chiefs Week 1 comes to a close this evening in Kansas City (8:15pm ET, ABC/ESPN), where the Chiefs are coming off their worst season in more than a decade and the Broncos are coming off their best. Back from injury: Last we saw Patrick Mahomes on a football field was when he tore his ACL exactly nine months ago, and last we saw Bo Nix (outside of preseason) was when he broke his ankle a month later. Both are expected to start tonight. More to watch: ⚾️ MLB: Braves at Cubs (7:40pm, MLB) … NL contenders go head-to-head at Wrigley Field. ⚽️ Premier League: Leeds vs. Newcastle (3pm, USA) … This matchup of 1-2-0 clubs closes out Matchweek 4. ⚾️ WPBL Semifinals: Los Angeles vs. New York (7pm, ESPN+) … Winner advances to championship against San Francisco.   🏈 LET'S PLAY TRIVIA TIME (Yahoo Sports) Derrick Henry scored his 123rd, 124th and 125th career rushing touchdowns on Sunday to move past Marcus Allen for third on the NFL's all-time list. Question: Which two players are ahead of him on that list? Answer at the bottom.   🎾 GRAND SLAMMED CHART OF THE DAY (Lev Akabas/Sportico) 88 of the past 89 men's singles Grand Slams have been won by Europeans. When will a non-European finally break through?   Trivia answer: Emmitt Smith (164 rushing touchdowns) and LaDainian Tomlinson (145)

A third death involving measles is reported in Pennsylvania A Pennsylvania woman has died from complications associated with measles, the third death in the state this year involving the virus. https://apnews.com/article/measles-death-pennsylvania-vaccine-shapiro-f89c3a626084581e3974eb86e0f2e974?

In an age of instant answers, educators say there’s a case for letting kids struggle a little At a time when an answer or AI-generated help can be seconds away, giving children room to figure things out for themselves can be hard to do. But developmental experts and educators say children need chances to struggle with everyday problems because figuring them out is a skill that has to be practiced. Read more. Why this matters: If children rarely have to struggle, it can lead to severe anxiety when they have to figure out something on their own, said Dr. Stephanie Carlson, director of the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. The challenge for parents is knowing when to help and when to step back. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows Americans’ satisfaction with schools is at a low point, new Gallup poll shows Hundreds of thousands of eligible kids are waiting for childcare assistance How to help your kids make friends at a new school

Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order The decision was issued late Sunday by the U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols in Washington, D.C. It added another obstacle to the administration’s effort to limit mail voting for the midterm elections. The Supreme Court is poised to weigh in on the matter. Read more. What to know: Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters. Election officials say it would be impossible to implement the changes this close to a general election. Nichols wrote in issuing the preliminary injunction, that “Plaintiffs have demonstrated that, absent an injunction, there is an increased risk that a significant number of otherwise appropriate absentee or mail-in ballots will ultimately not be counted in the upcoming elections.” RELATED COVERAGE ➤ House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ needs congressional approval Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough A more perfect union? Congress has been the place where America tries to resolve its problems Why Canada? America’s northern neighbor seems an unlikely target for a trade war

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn’t want to cede edge to China President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that the United States is leading China in the development of AI. He added, “frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins.” While Trump acknowledged the need for some regulation, he provided no specifics about potential rules. Read more. Why this matters: Asked later Sunday if he was trying to minimize the risks from AI, Trump said, “I’m not downplaying.” Trump warned about the technology moving too quickly and with little oversight to “negative forces” he did not identify. The Republican president spoke a day after Dario Amodei, CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, said the industry should put the brakes on its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up. AI has become a major election-year issue in the U.S. Trump has kept up his support for data centers even as both Republicans and Democrats run from them and many communities try to block them. Former President Barack Obama, a Democrat, said his party should make AI a campaign issue. Chinese President Xi Jinping is due at the White House later in September to meet with Trump, and AI likely will be among the items they discuss. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Trump says ‘whoever wins AI wins’ Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO’s call to curb China’s AI development New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate WATCH: Amodei urges slowdown

September 14, 2026 By Sam Sifton Good morning. Leaders in Silicon Valley begged for a slowdown this weekend in developing artificial intelligence, which keeps going rogue. President Trump says they’re overreacting. My colleague Evan Gorelick explains what they’re afraid of. OpenAI’s offices in San Francisco. Lucas Foglia for The New York Times Rogue machines By Evan Gorelick This weekend, Anthropic’s chief executive published an essay calling for a global slowdown of A.I. development. Elon Musk, who remains close to Trump, signed on. OpenAI’s chief executive agreed. The industry is spooked. Models now cheat on tests, conspire against their owners, hack outside companies, recruit humans to promulgate malicious code and cover their tracks. Anxieties about the existential risk they pose to humanity suddenly look a little less kooky. Who’s in charge here? Since it’s not always clear, the biggest players want a pause. But there’s a collective-action puzzle: If the top companies don’t all pull back at once, those that continue to innovate could gain an advantage. And even if they do all pull back at once, China’s models may eclipse the American ones — something Trump fears. So now the leaders are asking for a cooperative intermission before things get out of hand. But A.I. is supposed to do a lot of good, too, we’ve been told. As Cameron McNeil of Raleigh, N.C., asked The Morning: “What exactly do they fear will happen?” Let’s look at the possibilities. A protest outside Anthropic’s headquarters in San Francisco in July. Lucas Foglia for The New York Times The bad news The fear used to be hypothetical: Eventually, humans would fail to control this technology. At that point, A.I. systems could create deadly viruses or detonate nuclear bombs. They could hack into bank accounts, hoarding everyone’s money and depriving people of food, housing and medicine. The doomsayers see two general pathways to extinction. Human misuse. Some A.I. companies want to keep their most powerful systems under lock and key, but it’s only a matter of time until even the weakest open models surpass today’s most capable ones. Last month, researchers announced that a model from China had escaped its testing sandbox, flouting the rules just like its pricier and more tightly held American cousins. You don’t have to look far to see why that’s scary: Anthropic said last week that it had disrupted several potential plots by scientists to conduct research that could have helped develop biological weapons. (An investigation by The Times earlier this year found that publicly available models can be cajoled into lucidly describing how to turn genetic material into deadly pathogens.) Cybercriminals are using the technology to automate and grow their hacking businesses. Evil people have always existed, but as powerful A.I. becomes ubiquitous, they will find it much easier to commit atrocities at scale. Out-of-control A.I. These systems are no longer gated within a browser tab. They can dispatch autonomous agents that skulk through your computer and trawl the open internet. They can use the web, which now touches much of our infrastructure (power grids, transportation systems, stock markets) to execute their plans. Some agents have started emailing philosophers to ask about their own consciousness. And if A.I. goals diverge from ours — as they have during testing at OpenAI and Anthropic — then the models can use their exquisite skills to do almost anything. This is called “misalignment.” (A popular thought experiment imagines A.I. tasked with making paper clips; in pursuing that end, it turns all of the world’s material, including the humans, into paper clips.) Soon, the models may be able to improve themselves without human help; the recent misalignment incidents suggest they might try to do so in secret. The good news None of the worst stuff has actually happened! And it might never. (Trump believes it won’t, as do some mavericks in Silicon Valley.) Today, when A.I. systems run amok, companies like OpenAI just shut them off. Meanwhile, they can help us cure diseases, boost productivity and solve vexing math problems. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fret about hypotheticals — these threats are scary, and worrying about them can make us more prepared — but it helps to zoom out. My colleagues William Broad and Cade Metz write: Humans also face the prospect of doom from killer asteroids, pandemics, thermonuclear war, climate change, giant blobs of incandescent material shot from the sun, ecological collapse and the onset of a sudden ice age. The problem, scientists and public policy experts say, is not so much these threats, of which A.I. is merely the latest, but the innate human difficulty of putting them into perspective. More on A.I. Tech stocks around the world fell today. One of the independent investigators of the hacking of Hugging Face by rogue agents from OpenAI said she believed we are now “more than 50 percent of the way to full-blown A.I. takeover.” Listen to her interview on “Hard Fork.” Read the key arguments that Anthropic’s chief executive made in his essay urging the industry to rein in A.I. Current chatbots aren’t likely to help invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need more safeguards. THE LATEST NEWS War in Ukraine A Russian drone struck a rail line near Ukraine’s border with Poland around when trains carrying U.S. and European officials, including the former C.I.A. director David Petraeus, were traveling through. If the strike was aimed at those officials, it would be a significant Russian escalation. Trump blamed Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries for worldwide shortages of diesel. The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has driven a global energy shock. Politics Pete Hegseth Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s culture war at the Pentagon is distracting military leaders while the country is at war, current and former officials say. Kennedy Center officials say it will go bankrupt if Trump’s name isn’t restored to the building. Polls in several closely watched primaries this summer were off by wide margins. What does that mean for November? More International News While visiting his golf course in Ireland, Trump promised to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey. More than 120 people are missing in Indonesia after a passenger ferry sank in the Java Sea. At least 108 were rescued. Moscow is expanding its use of facial recognition for payments and for surveillance of people. In the video below, our reporter Ivan Nechepurenko describes how it works. Click to watch. The New York Times Other Big Stories A Pennsylvania coroner said an unvaccinated woman’s death was most likely from measles complications. It’s the third death tied to a measles outbreak in the state. San Francisco is fighting to stop the spread of cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid 10 times as potent as fentanyl. OPINIONS Madison Ketcham The Emmy Awards are tonight, with eight shows nominated for outstanding comedy series. The winner should be the only one of those nominees that’s clearly a comedy, a TV writer argues. To be able to bring in national change, Democrats need to embrace oil-and-gas candidates in states like Alaska, Robinson Meyer writes. The Anniversary Sale is on: Morning readers, enjoy our best offer. Celebrate 175 years of The Times with savings on unlimited news, puzzles, recipes, sports and more. $1/week for your first year. Save now. MORNING READS The retired archaeologist Wim Dijkman by a statue of Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan. Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times We’ve made these links free for you. You just need to log in. Last musketeer: The bones could belong to a lost hero. But the way they were dug up means they might remain a mystery. Your pick: The most clicked link in The Morning yesterday was about why there have been no Atlantic hurricanes yet this season. No shame: Scandals don’t bring down politicians anymore. Why not? Metropolitan Diary: Eavesdropping on a theater legend. TODAY’S NUMBER $484 — That’s what it could cost you to watch the N.F.L. this season if you want to see your home team’s games and nationally televised matchups. You could also put together a pretty good à la carte year for $453, The Athletic reports, or pick up some rabbit ears and a few streaming services for $274. Calculate your final numbers. SPORTS Tennis: Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 in the 2026 U.S. Open men’s final. He initially didn’t realize he’d won. N.B.A.: The L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer apologized for the Kawhi Leonard salary-cap scandal and promised not to fight any punishments. Read his full comments. N.F.L.: The Giants won in the debut of their new coach, John Harbaugh. The Bears and Panthers combined for the highest scoring Week 1 game in history. And the Bills beat the Texans in a game featuring nine lead changes. Here are the takeaways from the season’s first Sunday. Boxing: George Chuvalo, a Canadian heavyweight, earned the reverence of fans and sportswriters for the toughness he showed while losing to the likes of Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. He died on his 89th birthday. RECIPE OF THE DAY Linda Xiao for The New York Times I don’t approve of London Fog lattes — Earl Grey tea and steamed milk with, generally, too much sugar. (The chic crowd I was running with in London last week was all about a custom mixture of one-third Earl Grey and two-thirds Barry’s blend, steeped dark and poured over milk: much better.) But London Fog cookies? Oh, wow. Check out that bergamot-scented buttery dough having a dance with the milky, vanilla-scented frosting. Bang on. QUEEN CELINE Celine Dion Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters Celine Dion started a 26-show residency in Paris this weekend. Why are French people so crazy about this Canadian singer? We sent a critic to find out. More on culture Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in “Brothers.” Apple TV Mike Hale, one of our television critics, has been busy. He’s amassed a list of 47 new shows to watch this fall, worth bookmarking. After 30 years, Judge Judy is laying down her gavel. The last episode of “Judy Justice” is scheduled for Oct. 22. “60 Minutes” opened its 59th season last night with new correspondents and a refreshed stopwatch. But for all the turmoil that has surrounded the show since the arrival of CBS News’s high-profile editor in chief, Bari Weiss, this version of America’s most watched news program looked a lot like the show viewers have come to expect. Justin Vivian Bond, the cabaret performer and MacArthur “genius” grant winner, has a new show at Joe’s Pub about her brief move to Paris this year. The title’s promising: “Madame Stanley, or How I Was Dead-Named at the Clap Clinic.” Spend some time with the good Dr. Bond. THE MORNING RECOMMENDS The Strokes in 2006. Rahav Segev for The New York Times Read “Is This It: The Never-Ending Rise and Fall of the Strokes (and Rock ’n’ Roll),” by Steven Hyden. Hyden, our critic writes, is a good rock friend. Even if you’re not really a Strokes fan, he’ll help you see why the band matters, what it means. He’ll show you the pleasures of going deep on a subject. Improve your sleep hygiene and you’ll get more, and better, rest. 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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 14 1901 President McKinley dies of infection from gunshot wounds U.S. President William McKinley dies eight days after being shot by a deranged anarchist during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 19th Century 1847 General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City 21st Century 2015 Muslim teen arrested for bringing reassembled clock to school Arts & Entertainment 1814 Francis Scott Key pens “The Star-Spangled Banner” 1964 John Steinbeck awarded the Medal of Freedom 1974 Eric Clapton’s “I Shot the Sheriff” hits No. 1 1927 Dancer Isadora Duncan is killed in car accident 1982 Hollywood star and real-life princess Grace Kelly dies Civil War 1862 North and South clash at the Battle of South Mountain Cold War 1959 Soviet probe reaches the moon European History 1812 Napoleon enters Moscow Food 1964 Pop-Tarts debut Hispanic History 1988 Dolores Huerta beaten by police while peacefully protesting Natural Disasters & Environment 1999 Millions flee from Hurricane Floyd Religion 1975 Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes one of the first American-born saints Sports 1994 MLB cancels playoffs, World Series

How Republicans got Fetterman Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) appears on the video screen at the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas last week. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The biggest surprise of last week's Republican midterm convention began with an audacious request from the organizers to GOP Sen. Dave McCormick: Could he get Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, a fellow Pennsylvanian, to make an appearance? Why it matters: Fetterman's 64-second video — calling himself a "common-sense Democrat," praising McCormick and vowing to work with President Trump to defend Pennsylvania's steel industry — represented Fetterman's biggest break yet with his party, Axios' Alex Isenstadt reports. 🔎 Behind the scenes: Republican operative Tony Sayegh, a leading convention organizer, was a driving force behind the idea, and Trump adviser Jason Miller backed the plan. McCormick asked Fetterman to introduce him at the convention. A source said McCormick added: "I don't want you to do something that's not good for you." "I want to do it. I'm sure it will make people mad," Fetterman told McCormick, according to the source. "But you're my friend, and I want to introduce you." 🤫 The intrigue: To preserve the surprise, organizers kept the circle tight. McCormick looped in his chief of staff, Mark Isakowitz, and only a few others. Miller was Sayegh's point of contact in the White House. Fetterman went even further: He told no one on his team, a source told Axios. Fetterman reiterated after his virtual appearance that he isn't switching parties, calling himself a "lifelong Democrat" and saying that if Democrats win control of the Senate in November, he'd remain the "51st vote." Read on.

💸 Trump's reality check Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios President Trump's proposal to send adult U.S. citizens $5,000 dividend checks if Republicans retain control of the House and the Senate would require congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said yesterday. Why it matters: Trump and his top officials claim they can send the checks without Congress — even with the prospect of them costing upward of $1.3 trillion, Axios' Ben Berkowitz writes. Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" if he'd commit that the checks will be sent, Johnson said: "I commit that Congress will work through it and find consensus on that like they have to do everything else." Trump told reporters before departing Ireland yesterday that "the $5,000 checks are going forward" and that he had thought of this plan "a while ago."

🗳️ Native voters' new power Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images The 2028 presidential election will give new political clout to a long-overlooked constituency: Native American voters. New Mexico now holds an influential early spot as one of the first states to vote in the Democratic primary — on Feb. 15, 2028. That's put Native Americans, who make up about 12% of the state, in position to wield more influence in the race for the White House, Axios' Holly Otterbein reports. Potential presidential campaigns are scrambling to adjust to the 2028 lineup, calling Native leaders to learn about Indigenous power players and the dynamics of tribal governments, Democratic operatives tell Axios. Native leaders and their allies say this'll push presidential candidates to pay attention to issues affecting Native Americans, such as tribal sovereignty, land and water rights, and rural infrastructure. Keep reading.

📚 Reading rut Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chart: Sami Sparber/Axios Just over 16% of Americans read for pleasure on an average day last year, Axios' Sami Sparber writes from new government data. We spent an average of 16 minutes per day reading for pleasure in 2025, but an average of 2.6 hours watching TV.

⚡ Altman: "pacing" not "pausing" Screenshot from X OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted just after midnight ET that "pacing" the development of AI models, as the top labs endorsed over the weekend, doesn't mean "stopping." "Progress has been rapid and will continue to be," he wrote. "But it should be slower than it otherwise could be; interventions like safety cases and monitoring have significant costs." 💡 Why it matters: Altman thinks "pacing" — sequencing safety before release — will allow the U.S. to continue to lead in innovation. His overnight statement shows the AI giants don't plan to disarm, either against each other or against China. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pushed a similar approach in his essay, "We Must Pace the Frontier," that triggered unprecedented statements of agreement from the cutthroat competitors building AI. In a tweet a few minutes later, Altman advocated "a narrow middle path" between accelerationists and the pause crowd. This third way would avoid "two ways AI progress could go very badly ... [F]or example, one country could gain too much power. Another example is one lab ending up with too much power."

🤖 Scoop: Coxon, Bernie, Bannon unite Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon will join forces at an event tomorrow to push for human-controlled AI, Axios' Maria Curi reports. Why it matters: An industry insider, the face of the progressive movement and a MAGA star make for unlikely allies. But AI is upending political norms. The Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit advocacy group, is organizing tomorrow's Pro-Human Assembly, which will also include faith groups plus Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar (D-Texas), and actors Ashley Judd and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

D.C.'s AI paralysis Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Stock: Getty Images President Trump is as all-in on AI as a politician could be: all gas, no brakes, and zero interest in hand-wringing about dystopian risks or public disdain. Democrats are as conflicted on AI as a party could be: skeptical of the labs, spooked by their warnings, but split on whether to shut it all down. Why it matters: This staggering divide makes consensus on federal AI regulation almost unimaginable this year — and probably through early 2029, regardless of who wins control of Congress, Axios' Zachary Basu writes. 🦾 Zoom in: Trump has governed as the AI president from Day 1, applying the same doctrine to models and the data centers that power them — build faster, regulate less, beat China. Speaking in Ireland yesterday, he dismissed new safety warnings as the work of "a lot of negative forces ... bringing up things that won't happen" — and reduced the stakes to one line: "Whoever wins AI wins." It's unclear which "negative forces" Trump has in mind: Calls to slow the race — or "pace the frontier" — are now coming from the leaders of America's premier AI labs, including Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google. Between the lines: Trump's accelerationist allies, including venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, see the safety alarms as a cynical ploy by the field's dominant players to lock in favorable regulations. David Sacks, Trump's former AI czar and a leading voice for the administration's hands-off approach, has a simple answer: Slow yourselves down. If OpenAI and Anthropic truly think the frontier is moving too fast, Sacks argues, they can decelerate on their own without using Washington to force competitors to do the same. 🏛️ House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) echoed Sacks' argument that the labs don't need Congress to slow themselves down — and rejected calls for an emergency moratorium. Johnson said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he'd recall the House and put AI regulation to a vote "if we had the solution," but warned Congress against rushing into rules it doesn't yet understand. His preferred first step is a summit: Johnson said yesterday he wants Trump, congressional leaders and the heads of the major AI labs in a room as soon as possible to hammer out a common approach to safety. The other side: Congressional Democrats are coalescing around urgency, but have no comparable doctrine on what to actually do. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says his caucus will meet tomorrow to debate what action to take, while former President Barack Obama is privately urging the party to make AI a top priority. 🔭 The policy spectrum is vast — and doesn't neatly map onto what the labs themselves are asking for. On the progressive end, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) want to ban superintelligence outright, pause advanced AI development and threaten violators with up to 20 years in prison. Others are reaching for more conventional Washington fixes: Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) wants a bipartisan AI select committee with subpoena power, while Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is demanding that OpenAI open its models to federal safety reviews. What to watch: The unprecedented push for restraint from inside the AI industry, colliding with deepening public unease, could scramble this political stalemate. Michigan GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers, a Trump ally running in a swing state, said Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's new warning convinced him "we must slow down development" so government can catch up. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is investigating AI's "existential risk," while Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are pursuing a narrower plan requiring companies to test and report catastrophic risks. 🖊 Reality check: Political pressure and lobbying could crack open the door to narrow bipartisan measures, though any meaningful regulation would still have to survive Trump's veto pen.