Yes. Between March and August 2026, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) transferred about 86 tonnes of gold from holdings in the United States and Canada to London, citing rising geopolitical unrest and a need for stronger crisis preparedness. DNB said gold stored at the Bank of England is among the world’s most easily tradable, while reserves … Read more
U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to visit Moscow on Saturday, September 5, 2026, and Kyiv on Sunday, September 6, according to reporting that cites Ukrainian and Russian sources. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet the envoys in Kyiv after their Moscow talks with President Vladimir Putin—their first trip … Read more
On September 3, 2026, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, forthcoming legislation that would permanently ban developing or deploying superintelligent AI and temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator sets safety rules. The proposal would create a cabinet-level AI agency, pursue international agreements against … Read more
Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” event is set for Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (1:00 p.m. Eastern) at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, Cupertino. Apple will livestream the show on its website, YouTube, and the Apple TV app. The lineup is widely expected to include the iPhone 18 Pro and … Read more
Yes. As of Friday, September 4, 2026, Brent crude was trading around $96 a barrel and was up more than 7% for the week, on track for its biggest weekly gain since July, while West Texas Intermediate was near $92. The jump followed renewed U.S.-Iran fighting after a quieter stretch, with markets pricing higher risk … Read more
Yes. On September 4, 2026, Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 98 issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats. Bail was set at ₱120,000 for each count, and the court denied her motion to defer or recall the warrant and quash the information. Duterte confirmed her office … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on the Sources podcast that roughly 38,000 ChatGPT queries use about as much water as growing one California almond. He noted he was recalling the figure from memory and it might not be exact, but argued public worries about AI data-center water use are overstated. Altman has previously put water … Read more
Yes. Gloria Steinem married David Bale — a South African-born entrepreneur and environmentalist, and the father of actor Christian Bale — in 2000, which made her Christian Bale’s stepmother. The couple were together until David Bale’s death in 2003 from brain lymphoma. Steinem had no biological children of her own. After news of her death … Read more
Early long-range forecasts for winter 2026/2027 point to a strong “Super El Niño” shifting the storm track south across North America. Seasonal models favor above-normal snowfall across much of the southern and central United States — including the Sierra Nevada, south-central Rockies, Plains, Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic — while the Pacific Northwest, northern Plains, … Read more
Chad Powers Season 2 premiered on Hulu on September 3, 2026, with all six episodes released at once. Unlike Season 1’s weekly rollout, Season 2 is a full binge drop: episodes titled “7th Quarter” through “12th Quarter” all became available the same day. The Glen Powell college-football comedy streams exclusively on Hulu. Source: Esquire — … Read more