T he nation’s campuses are alive with sounds of optimism again: students reuniting, deans speechifying, parents with Allen wrenches wrestling with Chinese-made dressers. (I speak from experience.) Inside those stately buildings, though, the nation’s elite colleges are in a state of siege. The Trump administration continues to “investigate” dozens of major universities for fostering antisemitism. It’s tried to force at least nine schools to adopt a series of “anti-woke” policies — banning the use of race and sex in admissions, adhering to strict gender definitions, etc. — if they want to continue receiving federal grant money. It’s demanded that Penn turn over the names of its Jewish students, that Harvard hand over records of international kids. The point here isn’t so much to punish a couple of Ivy League schools as to establish a tremors of terror throughout academia. And it’s working.

By D Figg

Sept. 6, 2026 8:45 am EST

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The Jeep brand is built on the promise of go-anywhere ruggedness, and proponents will have you believe that Jeeps are so reliable they will be running long after civilization has collapsed. But we're not here to argue the merits and demerits of owning a Jeep — the brand has earned its reputation through decades of off-road prowess, even though every single car on this list is a pavement princess. What we're here to talk about is resale value and depreciation for Jeep models. While the brand does okay overall, there are some standouts, and not in the good way. 

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At a July protest against data centers in Lubbock, Texas, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller took the microphone to share his concerns about data center land grabs in his home state. But what he said could apply to what's happening in dozens of states across the U.S.

In some fusion systems, particles hotter than the core of the sun can become unstable within just a few thousandths of a second. That is far too fast for a human operator to respond. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University have developed a new software framework that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make those rapid decisions while maintaining strict safety controls and leaving people responsible for setting the system's objectives.

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ByNelli Bird

BBC Wales

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Watermelon Pictures has acquired “Everything Is Not OK,” a documentary from director Dev Benegal chronicling the life of artist Judith Blum Reddy.

The film will stream exclusively on Watermelon+, the distributor’s streaming platform.

More than 60 people, including civilians, killed as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in Taiz province.

Military forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government have been engaged in intense clashes with Houthi rebels across multiple fronts, most heavily in the Taiz and Hodeidah provinces and along the western Red Sea coast.

Temperatures could climb to 28C in late burst of warmth

Volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau disrupts flights at Soekarno-Hatta International airport, near Jakarta.

Flights have been suspended at Indonesia’s main airport outside Jakarta after volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Anak Krakatau was detected over the country’s capital.