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This week in the pre-campaign Illustration: Brendan Lynch / Axios A look at what potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders are up to: 👌 California Gov. Gavin Newsom sat down with Don Lemon while touring South Carolina and other Southern states. Newsom said he thinks House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is doing an "incredible job" and said he has "great respect" for the energy the Democratic Socialists of America are bringing to the party despite disagreements on some issues. He declined to weigh in on the Senate candidacy of DSA member Angie Nixon in Florida, saying he didn't know enough about the race. 🤖 Newsom also signed several state bills regulating AI and social media (to varying degrees). One bill bans addictive social media features for children under 16. ✝️ New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez traveled to Florida to campaign for Nixon and attend the National Baptist Convention, which bills itself as one of the "nation's oldest and largest African American religious organizations." She said she's "been amazed watching how God works" in the last two years and argued that the country is going through a "great realignment." Ocasio-Cortez's office did not advise reporters about the visit ahead of time. Former Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff at the end of October and keynote a Democratic Party dinner, CNN reported. 🦀 Maryland Gov. Wes Moore further teased a potential 2028 run, telling Bakari Sellers, "The truth is that I am going to be part of a bigger conversation going forward, because I think the state of Maryland, and what we've done, has justified that." See the full episode of "The Bakari Sellers Show" here. Moore also announced a raise in the minimum wage to $18 an hour for some Maryland Aviation Administration contract workers at Baltimore's main airport. Buttigieg continues to be one of the only 2028 contenders who's welcomed by fellow Democrats in the most competitive House districts this year. He'll campaign next week in New York's Hudson Valley with Cait Conley, who's trying to beat Republican Rep. Mike Lawler. 🥊 Pritzker's PAC Ready for the Fight announced $20 million in spending to help House candidates, Politico reported. 🤠 Pritzker also traveled to Dallas as part of a Democratic counterprogramming effort to Trump's midterm convention. Pritzker argued that any Republican who attended is "probably going to be disqualified in 2028." Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly told 12News KPNX in Phoenix that he will make a decision about 2028 after the midterms, but that his wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords, is "very supportive" of him running. "She is a public servant through and through," he said. Kelly also walked in the Navajo Nation Parade in New Mexico and Arizona. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke at Shanksville, Pa., on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in remembrance of the victims of United 93. Shapiro called the field where the hijacked flight crashed "hallowed ground." Watch his full speech here. Buttigieg said on "Meet the Press" that he believes the country is ready for a gay president. "I wouldn't have run for president in the first place if I didn't believe that. Of course," he said via a remote interview from New Mexico. Booker encouraged his followers on X to watch an ad by former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, who's running for an Arizona House seat.

💥 Native Americans' 2028 power play Illustration: Sarah Grillo / Axios. Stock: Getty Images 💪 The 2028 race for the White House will give new political clout to a long-overlooked constituency: Native American voters. Driving the news: 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 presidential race than ever before. In recent Democratic primaries, New Mexico typically has voted late in the season, in June. States that held the earliest primaries had much smaller Native populations. Now 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. 🔎 Zoom in: Any presidential candidate who wants to win New Mexico is "going to have to listen to tribes," warned Deb Haaland, the former U.S. interior secretary who made history in 2021 when she became the first Native American to head a cabinet agency. "We could be a large part in who that nominee is." Native leaders and their allies say that will force presidential candidates to engage closely with tribal governments and pay attention to issues such as tribal sovereignty, land and water rights, and rural infrastructure. 📝 Several potential 2028 contenders are already taking notes. Isaac Dakota Casados, a New Mexico Democratic consultant and Navajo Nation member, told us his phone has been ringing off the hook as presidential campaigns-in-waiting look to learn more about Native voters. "They're really trying to figure out how the Native American demographic plays into this larger picture," he said. "I think they're used to speaking to Hispanic and Latino populations within their states. This is a very unique variable that's very different to them." Casados said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged to him that he's "really gotta learn" about tribal leadership, while New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker was "fascinated" by New Mexico's myriad tribal cultures in a recent conversation. Kalyn Free, a Choctaw Nation citizen who's on the Democratic National Committee's powerful rules and bylaws committee, also said she's been getting outreach from presidential hopefuls and their teams. The jockeying among 2028ers to win Native American voters could help elevate new power players in the Indigenous community. Tribal governments will likely be courted for endorsements. Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo, is uniquely poised to become a sought-after validator for 2028 candidates in Indian country: She's running for governor of New Mexico this year. Some potential 2028 contenders already appear to be wooing Haaland. She met recently with Booker and is rallying with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg this weekend. Pritzker helped raise money for Haaland at an event in New Mexico this month. Haaland told us she talked with Pritzker about her efforts to investigate the troubled legacy of federal Indian boarding schools and President Trump's slashing of protections for Native American sacred sites. 🔭 Zoom out: New Mexico has the nation's third-largest share of people who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, and it includes 23 federally recognized tribes. When New Mexico votes in the presidential primary, the race will probably have been narrowed to two or three candidates — giving the state an oversized say in helping pick the party's nominee, Democratic strategists say. Native leaders say their community's voters don't easily map onto the party's progressive-vs.-moderate divide, and stressed that the community isn't a monolith in general elections, either. In the 2016 Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton won some states with significant Native populations, such as New Mexico and Arizona — but Bernie Sanders carried others, such as Alaska and Montana. In 2024's general election, some Native voters across the country — who polls suggested had been hit particularly hard by inflation — shifted toward Trump. Axios' Russell Contreras contributed reporting. — Holly Otterbein

Trump Mocks Melania’s Absence on Trip With Natalie Harp The first lady skipped President Donald Trump’s trip to Ireland while his ever-adoring aide was in tow. President Donald Trump poked fun at his wife as he jetted off on another international trip with his adoring aide by his side. Trump, 80, was accompanied by his “human printer” Natalie Harp, 35, on a trip to Ireland to meet with business leaders and attend the Irish Open golf tournament at his Doonbeg resort. In remarks at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Dublin, the president quipped that first lady Melania Trump, 56, wanted to be there with him but opted out of the seven-hour flight from Washington, D.C. “My wife is here in spirit. She’s watching right now. She said, ‘Say hello,’ because she was very friendly with these two people. I said, ‘Well, why don’t you come with me?’ She said, ‘Well, it’s a seven-hour trip. Maybe I’m not that friendly,’” he said, drawing laughter from the crowd. “I said, ‘Put on a Make America Great Again hat and come on. Let’s go.’ But, uh, she sends her regards,” he added. A Daily Beast analysis of the first lady’s schedule previously found that she has a shockingly lighter workload than her predecessors, Jill Biden and Michelle Obama. By the end of July, Melania had only made 38 public appearances. In stark contrast, Michelle gave 130 speeches, and Jill delivered 43 in the same 18-month period after moving into the White House. Melania reemerged in the public eye in late August to celebrate the expansion of her Fostering the Future initiative. “I heard you missed me. Here I am,” she said with a laugh at the time. “Here I am! Welcome to the White House.” Meanwhile, Harp is dutifully by Trump’s side through every engagement, whether it’s a round of golf or an overseas trip. Harp, a one-time anchor and host at the right-wing news network One America News, began working for Trump in 2022. She earned the moniker “human printer” by following Trump around, fulfilling his every request, including fetching merchandise, performing Google searches, printing stories from right-wing websites, and suggesting possible Truth Social posts. She earns a taxpayer-funded salary of $150,000 a year. Melania’s camp has insisted there is no bad blood between her and Harp, despite reports of the first lady being frustrated by the intense media coverage of Harp and her proximity to Trump. “They don’t know anything about the first lady’s personal and private life,” Melania’s spokesman Marc Beckman previously said. “What they need to do is look in the mirror because they’re all attacking this hardworking, very talented, very intelligent person in Natalie Harp,” he said. Melania has appeared to spend less and less time at the White House in her husband’s second term, with reports suggesting she instead divides her time between New York and Florida. Michael Wolff, Trump’s longtime biographer, has claimed it’s an open secret that the first lady leads a life completely separate from her husband. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-mocks-melanias-absence-on-ireland-trip-with-natalie-harp/? ps:What a pathetic couple!!!!!

Hobie, That editorial by John Grossboll is quoting the article signed Ellen G. White in the July 5, 1898 Review and Herald. Grossboll uses no quotes and cites no reference. Go to the SDA archives, find the periodicals, then Review and Herald, July 5, 1898. Grossboll is copying EGW and not giving her credit. Try this link to the original article in which EGW sides with the ERV [Wescott and Hort] against the KJV. The remark in question is in the third column, 2nd paragraph. Hobie, I, too, was invested in the KJV only nonsense. Not to worry, God is Great!

Trump Goons Unload on ‘Freak’ Journalist Over Natalie Harp The president took his devoted aide to Ireland. The White House was not amused by the attention. Natalie Harp was in Ireland with Donald Trump. Naturally. The president’s 35-year-old aide—who has become a near-constant presence at his side—followed her boss on his two-day trip, prompting journalist Aaron Rupar to post a photo of her with the simple observation: “Look who made the trip to Ireland.” That apparently was enough to set off the White House’s Rapid Response 47 team. Rather than ignore the post, the taxpayer-funded communications operation lashed out by calling Rupar a “sick, deluded freak” who posts “creepy things” from behind his keyboard. The bizarre response only drew more attention to Harp, who has become one of the most conspicuous figures in Trump’s orbit. Known as the “human printer” for supplying Trump with positive news stories, the ever-present blonde has traveled extensively with the 80-year-old president and developed an unusually close working relationship with him. And now, apparently, even noticing that she’s there is enough to get the White House fighting mad. The hypersensitive RR immediately fired back on X: “President Trump does, in fact, travel with staff. Aaron, on the other hand, is a sick, deluded freak (in his 40s) who sits behind a keyboard and posts creepy things like this.” Tweeters on X weren’t having it. The best snapback came from Rupar himself, who quickly replied: “I know being in my 40s makes me too old for the president but I’m at peace with it.” He later added: “The taxpayer-funded White House incitement account is now attacking me for [checks notes] being in my 40s.” Another X user grumbled: “Reporter reports the factual news. MAGA cries.” Still another critic called the truth “triggering” for the “Trump cult.” One wag noted that Trump has no problem taking his “aide” (quotes are his) to a state visit, while not bothering to bring his wife, who has all but vanished from official functions. Trump himself awkwardly pointed out that the first lady was with him in Ireland “in spirit.” Another found it hilarious that the Rapid Response team thinks Rupar posts “creepy” things, while Trump doesn’t post creepy, even incendiary, positions. One stinging critic on X noted that the “real creep in his 40s” is White House spokesman Steven Cheung, who used to be the director of the Rapid Response team. He’s now the head of White House communications. Some have questioned Harp’s unusually intense devotion to Trump. In intimate letters to her boss, obtained by Trump biographer Michael Wolff, she told him that he is “all that matters to me.” She also emphasized: “I want things to always be right between us… I never want to bring you anything but joy.” Harp worked side-by-side with Trump for almost a year before obtaining a security clearance, which alarmed officials. She reportedly declined to complete the clearance process for more than a year before Trump and White House counsel intervened. The Daily Beast reached out to the Rapid Response team and the White House for further comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-goons-unload-on-freak-journalist-aaron-rupar-over-natalie-harp-mention/? ps:Right out in front of everyone! Pathetic!! But at the moment there really is no evidence?? Only what we see!!

No, that is the view in a editorial from 2019 by John J. Grosboll, and he adds "the true version reads," not Ellen White.

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Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-irish-whiskey-e2eaed86e5c13013af92c102ad082b76?

Users in Houthi-held Yemen tried to develop advanced weapons with AI, Anthropic says Anthropic says Claude users in northern Yemen, territory controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, tried to use the AI model to develop advanced missiles. Anthropic said the users of the accounts, which it blocked after identifying them, did not succeed in “fielding an operational device” but did carry out a failed test of a guided rocket. It said it knows that because the users returned to its Claude chatbot to find out why it failed. Hazam al-Assad, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, said it is “unreasonable and illogical” that they would rely on open sources to develop and produce military capabilities. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up Strike on Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz kills 1, Iranian media say Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has few options as it faces mounting threats from Iran and its allies People fleeing Iran-backed rebels’ advance in Yemen describe a ‘hysterical panic’

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes storms before they get going. Just as El Nino traditionally dampens Atlantic hurricane season, it tends to rev up tropical cyclone activity in the Pacific, with moist air and little wind shear. And so far this year, storm activity in the eastern Pacific is nearly double than normal, with hurricanes lasting much longer than usual. While the Atlantic has had only five small tropical storms, there have been 16 named storms in the eastern Pacific and 20 in the central Pacific. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Tourists should skip Kauai for now as it recovers from Hurricane Lowell, officials say Radio silence amid Lowell reveals critical gap in emergency plan A stronger-than-normal El Nino alarms scientists over Galápagos wildlife and forests ps:I for am very happy about that! But what I'd like to know is if they knew about el nino than why did they predict a big hurricane season, with a number being C4 or higher??

Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman. Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. Black men age 18 and older — roughly 4.3% of the U.S. population, according to the latest census estimate — have unique historical experiences that make their voting patterns distinct from other groups. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage Trump touches a nerve while in Ireland by saying reunification would be ‘fantastic’ Federal judge rules Trump DHS plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, but juries, judges were unconvinced, AP analysis finds The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That’s being tested in Georgia Justice Department directs states to hold on to 2024 election records as it seeks their voter data Diesel prices are hitting record highs at a bad time for many US farmers CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept. 11 FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the Republican midterm convention US Rep. Tom Tiffany swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a Wisconsin lake President Donald Trump’s childhood home sells for $2 million GOP and Democratic officials in Nashville unite over renaming airport for Dolly Parton

Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, saying attacks causing a shortage KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure used to produce and distribute diesel, saying the attacks are causing a global shortage. He spoke after diesel prices in the U.S. hit a record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drones-odesa-refinery-border-crossing-17bb6a0401abc3eaa7d4586150a41d7d? ps:How pathetic?

😴 1 for the road: New status symbol Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios As more of us track our sleep through wearables and try different strategies to optimize nighttime rest, high sleep scores are becoming status symbols, The Wall Street Journal reports (gift link). People get scores from their wearables, smart mattresses and even baby monitors. How it works: Sleep scores aren't perfectly precise, but help spot patterns. If you know your baseline, you can experiment with changes like sleeping with white noise or on a cooler mattress topper to see if they meaningfully raise your score, CNET reports.

🗣️ Orators' new age Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios "As reading declines, ideas are spreading not by text but by spoken word" — a lasting piece of Charlie Kirk's legacy, The Economist reports ($): "Ideas that were once disseminated by headlines and columns are now being conveyed by TikToks and podcasts. As people spend more time absorbed in their screens and their AirPods, the human voice is making a comeback. That has consequences for how people communicate — and perhaps for the kinds of ideas that spread." 🤔 The intrigue: As oration comes back into vogue, so do its quirks. Written arguments are typically clean and structured, while spoken ones can repeat and ramble as people work toward their conclusion in real time. "The oral turn also helps explain the success of ... Donald Trump," The Economist notes. "Some have even compared his 'tagging' of enemies — 'crooked Hillary,' 'sleepy Joe' and so on — to Homer, who used epithets like 'ox-eyed Hera' and 'crooked-counseled' Cronos to lodge characters in audiences' minds."

💰 America's borrowing binge Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Americans are facing a rising tab as a multi-decade borrowing binge collides with a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war. Long-term interest rates are surging, as are consumer prices. It's a toxic mix of near-term inflation pressures and years of fiscal imbalance, Axios' Neil Irwin reports. 📈 Driving the news: The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 4.97% Friday, up a full percentage point since the end of February, and only a hair below its high since 2007. That rate helps set borrowing costs across the economy, from business loans to mortgages. The rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen in lockstep, reaching 7.08% Friday, per Mortgage News Daily — the highest in more than a year. Gasoline is now at a national average of $4.31 a gallon, while diesel has climbed to over $6 a gallon. 👀 All this means the Fed is now expected to raise its target interest rate this week, but longer-term borrowing rates are set in global markets — and determined by bigger forces. Read on.

Celestial treat The same trio of planets was visible in March 2020, as seen in this photo from Alberta, Canada. Photo: Alan Dyer/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Early risers can spot three bright planets stretching across the morning sky for the rest of the month — and they won't need a telescope to see them, Axios Seattle's Christine Clarridge writes. Why it matters: Saturn, Mars and Jupiter can all be seen, weather permitting, in September's early morning hours, according to EarthSky. How it works: The planets will spread in a long arc along the ecliptic — the path the Sun, Moon and planets follow — like lights strung across the sky. To see all three, head outside before dawn and scan from east to west: Jupiter will be the bright one in the east, followed by reddish Mars and Saturn farther west.

🌐 Carney cozies up to Europe Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios For months, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has quietly courted European leaders — in France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia and beyond — to pull closer to the European Union. Carney has even floated a new title for Canada, the Wall Street Journal reports: "Associate Member of the European Union." 👀 The intrigue: Trump has spent the last 18 months trying to rewire the global trading order by brute force, Axios' Ben Berkowitz writes. A spat over milk and whiskey usually wouldn't be enough to wreck a $900 billion relationship between neighbors. But Carney is taking the long view that Trump's order may outlast Trump's presidency. Go deeper.

🤑 September spending spree Data: AdImpact. Chart: Stef Kight/Axios Republicans are outspending Democrats in almost every battleground Senate race this month as Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) looks to the GOP's cash advantage to help hold his majority. Why it matters: The post-Labor Day rush is here, with $390 million (and climbing) of Senate campaign ads headed for voters' TVs, tablets and phone screens, Axios' Stef W. Kight and Hans Nichols report. By the numbers: In three crucial states — Ohio, Texas and Michigan — Republicans have reserved at least $10 million more in September advertising than Democrats. 🍑 Only in Georgia, a state where incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff is now favored to win reelection, are Democrats outspending Republicans. Keep reading.

Hitting the AI brakes Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Over nine startling hours yesterday, the four biggest AI labs — which rarely agree on anything — set aside years of feuds and competition to endorse a slower development pace for their models. Their new stance: Prioritize safety over growth, even at a cost. The big picture: AI's unrelenting growth has hit an inflection point with the public, Washington and even the companies building it, Axios' Ben Berkowitz writes. Data centers are unpopular. People are panicked about doom scenarios. And 51 days before midterms, legislators suddenly realize there are points to be won by cracking down. ⚠️ Against that backdrop, the industry's most powerful CEOs hit the brakes yesterday. At 10 a.m. ET, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei dropped a 3,800-word essay saying model development needs to be paced, otherwise doom scenarios are possible — like a rogue-agent takeover of the entire internet, which he said could be as soon as six months from now. An hour later, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shocked the AI chattering class by quoting Amodei's essay on X and saying "Dario is right." Musk — who heads SpaceXAI, formerly xAI — had pointedly not joined previous industry-wide calls for any kind of slowdown. At 12:30 p.m., OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted: "I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier." In a Friday interview that was released on Saturday, Altman told Fortune his company won't go public this year, dashing hopes for a blockbuster IPO. He said OpenAI has too much safety work to do and would be better off doing that as a private company. At 7 p.m., Demis Hassabis — the Nobel laureate who co-founded and chairs Google DeepMind, and is Alphabet's chief scientist — tweeted: "Dario's essay points towards the right path forward. The details need working through, but the direction is correct for meeting this critical moment." 🔎 Between the lines: Publicly putting safety ahead of technological or financial growth may be the industry's only route to avoid a crackdown that's not on its terms. Legislators are begging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to stay in session and do something about the "threat" of AI. The more extreme alternative is something like Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) push to force a pause and make the most advanced AI illegal. Reality check: Most people realize there's too much money at stake to just stop. But the tradeoff may be between historic riches and slightly less historic riches. Let's see whether they actually agree on what oversight ("embedded third-party evaluators") and "slow" mean, then follow through. 🇨🇳 Friction point: No one in China is having the same kind of we'd-better-stop moment. Influential Silicon Valley tech voices, including former Trump official David Sacks, spent yesterday highlighting the counterargument that slowing down just lets adversaries — with no such safety qualms — catch up. In a late-night post, Sacks effectively dared OpenAI and Anthropic to voluntarily pace the AI frontier without waiting for the government. "If you don't, we'll know this was just another bid for regulatory capture — or an election-season psyop." Amodei even acknowledged that a safety regime only really works if authoritarian governments come to the table, too. "Pacing within democracies will be limited by the lead that U.S. companies have over authoritarian regimes, chiefly the Chinese Communist Party," he wrote. "If we slow down by more than this amount, then (unpaced) CCP-associated projects will pull ahead, creating significant national security risk." The bottom line: Yesterday may go down as the day AI changed — when industry moguls vowed to limit themselves.

September 13, 2026 Good morning. Today we’re going back to school. Travis Duong, Hannah-Maria Bygrave, Ishani Peddi, Gene Winer and Nina Mareela Jones Fit check By Matt Yan I’m the host of Extra Credit, a newsletter for college students. Sign up here. Each generation has its own aesthetic. Gen Z is crafting a maximalist vibe. It’s glitchy and gloppy, but it’s not bland like that of our predecessors — sorry, millennials! (As one critic recently grumbled in the Times Opinion section: “Gen Z-ers dress like they’ve never worn clothes before.”) College quads now sometimes feel like catwalks: Students show off their personal style, some for the first time after years in high-school uniforms. I spoke with Jacob Gallagher, whose job is to know what’s cool. He hosts The Fashions, a newsletter that covers trends and what’s on the runway (you can sign up for it here). He answered questions about Gen Z attire. And as students return to school, we asked them how they’re dressing. Matt: How has fashion changed on campuses? Jacob: After the pandemic, everything (and this is not just on the campus) became way more dressed down. There used to be a certain sense of “getting dressed up” for class that just doesn’t really exist anymore. What trends are you seeing among college students and Gen Z? There is a lot of talk right now about how young people dress in this placeless, context-free mishmash. We call it “Gen Z chaos” in the office. When I was in college, your clothes reflected who you were, what you were into, what music you liked, what hobbies you had. I think you can’t really look at someone and glean that info anymore. There’s a lot of cobbling together thrifted clothes, stuff you’ve bought off TikTok Shop, making a shirt you inherited from a sibling into something that looks, well, interesting, perhaps rather than good. (Sorry!) If you were a college student today, what would you wear? Are you trying to fit in or be taken more seriously? As an outsider who is now well more than a decade removed from campus life, I tend to think a smidge of polish can do a lot. Does it make me washed and unc to, say … wear a button-up instead of a tee? Jeans instead of sweats? Maybe black loafers instead of Sambas? If you had to choose one staple item, what would it be? Get some good cotton shirts. They’re the kind of thing you can thrift or buy for under $50 at Uniqlo, and they’ll serve you well. You’ll need them for interviews, but you can also chuck them over some shorts on the weekend. Easiest, most versatile thing you can have in the closet. Campus style Readers of Extra Credit sent in these images of their style. Hannah-Maria Bygrave, 22, New York University This outfit was something I put together to attend my friend’s Howard homecoming. I believed the varsity jacket added a “school” touch, and the patchwork on the skirt sealed the deal. I wore the beige shoes to match the sleeves on the jacket. Nyx Hernandez, 20, New Mexico Highlands University I got most of my outfits from thrifting, gifts or clearance sections. I really like wearing button-ups and accessorize with what I have — for example, a slightly disheveled tie and some suspenders holding up my capris. I just love the color green. Might as well be the pop of color at my campus. Gene Winer, 21, University of Redlands I wore this the day I met Dolores Huerta, which also happened to be about a week prior to the Cesar Chavez revelations. Nina Mareela Jones, 18, Fashion Institute of Technology I’m wearing monochromatic pink Adidas Sambas, a lime green maxi skirt from Abercrombie & Fitch, a Jelly Firkin and a plain white tank top. More on college life: A new crop of students is trading keggers for yoga, saunas and cold plunges. At some universities, out-of-town parents can pay local moms to look after their college kids. THE LATEST NEWS A.I. 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Kim Raff for The New York Times Republican women in Utah are leading a fight against gerrymandering that would benefit their party. The Republican nominee for governor of Wisconsin had to swim to safety after his plane made an emergency landing in a lake. “Affordability” is the buzzword of this year’s campaigns. Here’s how candidates have approached it. Around the World Now that Yemen’s Houthis have captured a strategic island in the Red Sea, Iran and its allies control two key oil shipping routes. As war with the United States drags on, Iran’s hard-liners are gaining more power. In the video below, Mujib Mashal, our South Asia bureau chief, describes what he saw in Nepal after a river swept away entire towns, bridges and roads. Click to watch. The New York Times Other Big Stories There hasn’t been a single hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean yet this year. Here’s why. A geologist surveying a California creek found a rare Pacific mastodon tooth from the Ice Age. 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Lives Lived: Jonathan Cooper made custom violins for world-class musicians like Mark O’Connor and Alison Krauss using traditional methods. He died at 76. U.S. OPEN Elena Rybakina Karsten Moran for The New York Times Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the women’s final for her second Grand Slam title of the year. A day out at the men’s final between Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev could have cost you $100 — or $20,000. BOOK OF THE WEEK By Elisabeth Egan “Switzy,” by Emma Cline: A story about a regretful man en route to Zurich to end his life might not sound like a shoo-in for a riveting novel but, in Emma Cline’s hands, it is. David Hastings is an Alzheimer’s patient, a businessman, a father and a friend — in that order. Following him to Dignitas, we come to understand why he finds himself alone but for the company of a paid assistant. Cline’s tale, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, includes a goodbye, an apology and the ever-darkening shadow of dementia, yet it somehow manages to be more of a referendum on truth than it is on loss. (Read our review.) THE INTERVIEW Philip Montgomery for The New York Times “We use this word that neither Astra nor I have ever used before because we’re not nationalist people: We call them ‘traitors.’ Not traitors to a nation, not traitors to a flag or a border, but traitors to creation, traitors to life.” — Naomi Klein, the author and activist. In a new book, she and Astra Taylor (seen on the left above) argue that religious fundamentalists, ethnonationalists and tech oligarchs are hastening the destruction of the world. Klein and Taylor spoke with David Marchese about how they view these threats, and why they still have hope. Read (or watch) their full interview here. THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE Read this week’s magazine. THE MORNING RECOMMENDS … Slip on a lightweight knit, a sweater or a polo. The weather is getting mild, and style’s back on the agenda. Treat yourself to a memory foam pillow. Here are our favorites. Clean all the dust, skin flecks, hair and hand oil off your keyboard and mouse. Tune your circadian rhythm with a sunrise alarm clock. MEAL PLAN Rachel Vanni for The New York Times Tomatoes are otherworldly this time of year. Emily Weinstein, the editor in chief of NYT Cooking, recommends the perfect tomato basil chicken recipe to help you take full advantage of them. The chicken takes a cue from piccata and then heads in a decidedly summery direction: a quick pan sauce of butter, shallots, tomatoes, capers and a splash of red wine vinegar. Emily also suggests coconut curry noodles with shrimp and one-pan dumplings for dinner this week. NOW TIME TO PLAY Here is today’s Spelling Bee. Yesterday’s pangram was impartial. 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THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 13 1993 Israel-Palestine peace accord signed After decades of bloody animosity, representatives of Israel and Palestine meet on the South Lawn of the White House and sign a framework for peace. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 21st Century 2007 UN’s watershed Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted Arts & Entertainment 1996 Tupac Shakur dies 1990 “Law & Order” debuts 1916 Children’s author Roald Dahl is born 2004 Oprah gives away nearly 300 new cars Civil War 1862 Union troops discover Rebels’ Antietam battle plan Crime 1971 Massacre at Attica Prison Women’s History 1963 Mary Kay launches her namesake company World War II 1940 Italy invades Egypt

On 9/11, we saw the worst of humanity—but that day also allowed for some of its best. This week, we wanted to highlight some of the amazing stories of heroism by ordinary individuals. > Civilian boat captains helped evacuate roughly half a million people from lower Manhattan, resulting in the largest seaborne evacuation ever. (More, w/video) > Colleagues carried a quadriplegic coworker down nearly 70 flights of stairs to safety on 9/11. (More) > The "Man in the Red Bandana" saved lives by repeatedly entering the south tower's burning sky lobby to guide survivors to safety before dying in its collapse. (More, w/video) > Gander, a tiny town in Newfoundland, Canada, came together to host thousands of stranded passengers from 95 countries for days after 9/11 and inspired a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. (More, w/video) > Passengers and crew aboard hijacked United Flight 93 stormed the cockpit, forcing the hijackers to crash the plane short of its likely target, the US Capitol. See intact objects found in the wreckage of the crash. (More, w/video) An estimated 1 million Americans showed up to give blood in the days after the 9/11 attacks. Find your nearest blood drive today to support the Red Cross, which recently declared its second-ever national blood supply crisis. (Sign up info)

Never Forget Nearly 3,000 people died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the deadliest in US history. Their effects profoundly reshaped American society and the world. The day still resonates deeply: 93% of Americans who were at least 10 years old on 9/11 say they remember exactly where they were when they heard the news. > Decades of instability in the Middle East gave rise to al-Qaida. (More, w/video) > President George W. Bush explained his very public initial reaction to the attacks during a visit to a second-grade classroom. (More, w/video) > View artifacts at the Smithsonian that tell the story of 9/11. (More, w/photos) In response to 9/11, the US launched the Global War on Terror, beginning the longest military engagement in American history. Domestically, the government passed the Patriot Act, created the Department of Homeland Security, and transformed airport security while implementing controversial detention and interrogation policies. > Read how the attacks reshaped US foreign and military policy for decades. (More) > The Authorization for Use of Military Force, passed days after 9/11, has been used by five administrations to justify military operations in 22 countries. (More) > See Also: Netflix's outstanding five-part documentary on how 9/11 and the War on Terror changed America. (Watch trailer) More than 400 first responders died on 9/11, the largest loss of emergency personnel on a single day in American history. More than 10,000 members of the New York Fire Department have been diagnosed with at least one condition related to the World Trade Center's collapse, nearly 4,500 of which are cancers. > Hear from heroic firefighters who were there and loved ones of those who died that day. (More, w/video) > 9/11 first responders still deal with significant mental and physical impairments. (More) Discover more: > Queen Elizabeth II ordered the US national anthem played at Buckingham Palace after the attacks. (More, w/video) > Vladimir Putin was the first world leader to call Bush after 9/11, and visited the US two months later. (More) > Watch Jon Stewart's unifying opening monologue during his first show back after the tragedy. (More, w/video) > Hear the story behind President Bush's first pitch at the World Series in NYC, less than two months after 9/11. (More, w/video)

September 13, 2026 All Means All “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” (Matthew 28:18) “All” is a tiny word, but its all-encompassing meaning indicates its great importance, especially when in reference to Jesus. Consider its use in relation to creation. “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth . . . all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist” (Colossians 1:16-17). There was never a time when all things were not in Christ’s mighty hands. As the Father’s heir, Jesus received all these things from the Father. “[The Father] hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things” (Hebrews 1:2). “The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand” (John 3:35). The Father has also made Jesus the judge of all. “For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son” (John 5:22). Jesus Himself states that “all power is given unto me” (our text). With this power, Jesus redeems humanity and makes a new creation! “Thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him” (John 17:2). “Behold, I make all things new” (Revelation 21:5). Jesus desires “all men to be saved” (1 Timothy 2:4), so He directs us to “teach all nations” (Matthew 28:19). We need not look anywhere else for help. Jesus has all things in His hand and has all authority! What a great comfort to know that, “all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). MJS