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A California lawmaker participated in a high-dollar NFL survivor pool run through a Sacramento dive bar and and signed his official work signature, records show.

Despite the dangers, no US casualties have been reported in connection to the minesweeping operation.

Six Nuclear Bills Clear House Committee Without A Single 'No' Vote

The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced six nuclear-industry bills on September 2nd, all without a single opposing vote. The measures target fuel recycling, uranium enrichment, licensing delays, regulatory staffing and transparency.

The vote to get it to the House floor is another testament to the lack of divide among the Republicans and Democrats regarding the need for more nuclear energy in America.

As we highlighted in a report from Goldman, the Western nuclear revival is gathering momentum across microreactors, small modular reactors and larger designs. But turning announcements into operating infrastructure requires fuel supplies and a regulatory system capable of processing the projects.

The six bills pushed to the House attempt to address at least some of the standing issues:

• H.R. 3978, Nuclear REFUEL Act, 44 yes - 0 no. This would simplify licensing for facilities that recycle spent nuclear fuel without isolating plutonium. Qualifying projects could use the single-step fuel-cycle licensing route instead of separate construction and operating approvals. The potential payoff is a clearer path to reusing nuclear material and developing domestic recycling capacity.
• H.R. 9612, American Enrichment Deployment Act, 43-0. Enrichment plants would receive treatment closer to other fuel-cycle facilities, including permission to begin construction before licensing under the same conditions. Developers would build at their own risk, but NRC approval would still be required. The aim is to bring additional domestic enrichment capacity online sooner.
• H.R. 5549, Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act, 44-0. This removes mandatory hearings when nobody with an affected interest requests one and requires informal procedures for covered hearings. It’s an opportunity to trim legal costs and delays without making public participation disappear.
• H.R. 9613, Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act, 41-0. This refocuses the NRC’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards on significant, novel reactor-design safety issues and changes membership and term rules. The idea is to reduce repetitive reviews.
• H.R. 9614, NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act, 42-0. The NRC chairman could pay career senior executives up to 110% of the applicable Senior Executive Service pay ceiling. It gives the regulator more room to retain experienced leadership as the industry competes for expertise.
• H.R. 9084, Department of Energy Nuclear Transparency Act, 41-0. DOE would have to announce covered nuclear-facility authorizations and safety-rule changes, and publish safety analyses, within 72 hours. It's unclear what the real benefit of this one is besides maybe providing more opportunity for nuclear skeptics to complain about faster regulatory actions. More transparency can be a good thing, but the benefit is less clear in this situation.

In July, ranking Democrat Frank Pallone, and even AOC, singled out the advisory-committee overhaul over concerns about weakening safety oversight. Pallone also sought implementation changes to the enrichment bill, while crediting the transparency measure with helping keep bipartisan nuclear legislation moving.

Surprisingly, those concerns never translated into recorded opposition at the full committee.

All this goes to highlight the dramatic change in opinion for the expansion of nuclear energy generating capacity in the US in recent years... 

Gallup found in 2025 that 61% of Americans favor nuclear energy, only a single point away from the highest level recorded in the poll's three-decade history. Gallop then ran a similar poll in April 2026, asking whether the U.S. should put more emphasis on various energy sources…

Nuclear was the only one of the six energy sources Gallup tested whose "more emphasis" support increased since 2021.

Tyler Durden Mon, 09/07/2026 - 13:30

1,380 people have been killed so far.

Hunter Biden is turning his notorious laptop into a crypto play -- launching a $LAPTOP meme coin that will hand out tokens to investors who lost money betting on President Trump’s rival digital currency.

NFL coaches are feeling the after effects of the Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini photo scandal, according to ESPN, which spoke with league insiders, reporters, players and coaches, most of whom spoke only on the condition of anonymity about the Patriots' offseason.

This year, the Jets opener feels like a simple one to figure out. You did not need AI or thousands of schedule permutations to figure out the NFL wanted Robert Saleh beginning his new job as Titans coach facing his old team, the Jets.

Artyom Kirpichenok was taken into custody by the Israel Security Agency on Aug. 2 after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport from Russia

The couple, notably, have chosen to keep their daughter out of the spotlight and have yet to reveal her name.

The couple, notably, have chosen to keep their daughter out of the spotlight and have yet to reveal her name.

Gobbling up the greens could increase your personal curb appeal.

President Trump shared a mock-up of the United States Space Force uniforms on social media, detailing how they were “inspired by the discipline of the Starship Trooper uniform" but "modernized for the guardians of the space domain."

DOJ Announces Deal With Mount Sinai Ending Pediatric Sex-Change Interventions

Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,

The Justice Department announced Friday an agreement with Mount Sinai Health System that ends the New York hospital network's provision of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures to minors.

Mount Sinai West in New York City on Jan. 20, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Mount Sinai, one of the largest healthcare providers in New York, will stop those interventions, pay a monetary penalty, and dedicate $2 million to free medical care for people living with harmful consequences of treatments they received as children, the department said.

The deal is another product of a nationwide investigation into hospitals that performed gender transition procedures on children. Similar agreements have already been reached with Texas Children's Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Connecticut Children's Hospital.

Officials said Mount Sinai stayed cooperative, proactive, and solution-driven throughout the inquiry, they said, noting the multimillion-dollar commitment to detransition care.

"The Department of Justice is committed to holding accountable medical providers that violate federal law and endanger children through so-called gender-affirming care," Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. "This agreement puts an end to these practices at Mount Sinai and provides meaningful relief for individuals who have already suffered harm."

Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the Civil Division said the hospital follows a growing trend.

"A growing number of hospitals, like Mount Sinai, have recognized the medical scandal of sex-rejecting procedures," Shumate said. "While we are grateful when we secure resolutions to end this discredited practice and protect children, we must not and will not rest in our pursuit of justice for the victims it has left behind."

U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould for the Northern District of Texas, whose office worked the case, said his district "remains committed to holding medical providers, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies accountable for unsound medical practices and procedures that put our kids at risk."

He called the settlement "a step in the right direction."

The claims resolved in the agreement are allegations only. There has been no determination of liability, and Mount Sinai has denied all allegations.

The investigation stems from a January 2025 presidential order titled "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation," which directed the Justice Department to prioritize enforcement involving alleged violations of federal law. In April 2025, then-Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum on "Preventing the Mutilation of American Children."

The Civil Division then opened a nationwide probe of the child gender-transition industry. Investigators have examined possible violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the False Claims Act, and other federal healthcare laws. Issues include alleged fraudulent billing, such as the use of false diagnosis codes to obtain payment from federal programs and private insurers.

Those schemes, according to the department, compound harm to children by shifting the cost of potentially unlawful interventions onto taxpayers and insurers.

The department's earlier hospital settlements followed a similar pattern, emphasizing stopping the procedures on minors, imposing penalties, and funding restorative care. Texas Children's Hospital, under a May 2026 deal, agreed to open what officials described as the nation's first detransition clinic. Cleveland Clinic's June agreement barred puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries for minors for 20 years and required restorative care. Connecticut Children's August deal included a $500,000 commitment for patients living with harmful consequences of prior treatment.

An August HHS report titled "Wolves in White Coats" alleged that practitioners of pediatric gender treatments may have committed tens of millions of dollars in insurance fraud over a decade.

The report estimated hospitals billed nearly $120 million for such treatments since 2019 and said the work became "a strategic area of growth" in revenue. Vice President JD Vance called on the Justice Department to investigate the hospitals after the report's release.

In line with Trump administration policy, the Civil Division said it will continue to pursue cases nationwide, put an end to unlawful conduct, recover funds obtained through fraud, and hold accountable those who profit by violating federal law at children's expense.

Tyler Durden Mon, 09/07/2026 - 13:05

Researchers recently uncovered a long-lost medieval convent in an unusual location in Denmark: a soccer field — with an expert sharing details with Fox News Digital about the "rare" find. 

Key Events This Holiday-Shortened Week: All Eyes On Friday's CPI

After Friday's blowout jobs report, attention now turns to inflation. Economists expect headline CPI (Friday) to rise by +0.4% month-on-month in August, up from +0.07% previously, while core CPI is expected to print at +0.2% month-on-month, broadly unchanged from July’s +0.22%. Higher gasoline prices are likely to support the headline reading, while core inflation should continue to benefit from gradually moderating shelter costs (which however are turning higher again per Case-Shiller). If realized, the forecasts would leave headline CPI broadly unchanged at 3.4% on a year-on-year basis while core inflation edges 10 bps lower to 2.4%.

Ahead of that, the PPI (Thursday) will provide another important input into the inflation outlook. Economists expect PPI to imply a +0.3% month-on-month increase in core PCE, up from +0.2% in July, leaving the annual rate rising to 4.6% from 4.2%. The remainder of the US calendar is relatively quiet, with markets closed today for the Labor Day holiday. However, the preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey (Friday) will also attract attention. Economists expect sentiment to decline to 51.0 from 51.7 in August, while the survey’s inflation expectations measures will be closely watched.

In Europe, the ECB policy decision (Thursday) will be the key event. DB's European economists expect a 25bp rate increase, taking the deposit rate to 2.50%, and investors will focus on any guidance regarding the likelihood of further tightening. DB economists also expect an additional hike in December. They have also upgraded their 2026 and 2027 economic forecasts by 0.3pp and 0.1pp to 0.8% and 1.2% respectively. Economic data will also be closely monitored, including German industrial production (today) and trade data (tomorrow), French industrial production (Wednesday), and UK monthly GDP (Friday). Inflation releases from Sweden (today) and Norway and Denmark (Thursday) will provide additional insight into regional price pressures.

In Asia, China will dominate the calendar. DB economists expect the August trade balance (tomorrow) to show stronger activity, with exports and imports forecast to grow a significant 27% and 29% year-on-year respectively. Inflation data (Wednesday) are expected to show CPI accelerating to 0.8% year-on-year from 0.5%, while PPI inflation moderates to 3.2% from 3.5%. In Japan, key releases include labor cash earnings and the Economy Watchers survey (tomorrow), followed by PPI data (Friday).  A reminder that the BoJ has an important meeting on Friday week, less than 36 hours after the FOMC conclusion.

Beyond the economic calendar, the US Treasury’s expanded long-end buyback programme begins on Wednesday, increasing support operations in longer-dated maturities. In politics, the US Republican Party will hold its first midterm national convention in Dallas on Wednesday and Thursday, while Canada’s counter-tariffs on US imports come into force tomorrow. Corporate earnings highlights include Inditex (Wednesday) and Adobe and Oracle (Thursday). Oracle will be the key given all the focus on AI capex.  

Courtesy of DB, here is a day-by-day calendar of events

Monday September 7

• Data: China August foreign reserves, Japan July leading index, coincident index, Germany July industrial production, Sweden August CPI
• Other: US Labor Day holiday (markets closed)

Tuesday September 8

• Data: US August NFIB small business optimism, NY Fed 1-yr inflation expectations, July consumer credit, China August trade balance, Japan July labor cash earnings, BoP current account balance, BoP trade balance, August bank lending, Economy Watchers survey, Germany July trade balance, France July current account balance, trade balance
• Auctions: US 3-yr Notes ($58bn)
• Other: Canada’s counter-tariffs on US imports enter into force

Wednesday September 9

• Data: China August CPI, PPI, Japan August M2, M3, machine tool orders, France July industrial production
• Earnings: Inditex
• Auctions: US 10-yr Notes (reopening, $39bn)
• Other: US Treasury’s expanded long-end buybacks take effect, the Republican Party holds its first midterm national convention in Dallas (through Thursday)

Thursday September 10

• Data: US August PPI, existing home sales, July wholesale trade sales, initial jobless claims, UK August RICS house price balance, Italy July industrial production, Norway August CPI, Denmark August CPI, Sweden July GDP indicator
• Central banks: ECB’s decision, BoJ’s Masu speaks
• Earnings: Adobe, Oracle
• Auctions: US 30-yr Bond (reopening, $22bn)

Friday September 11

• Data: US August CPI, federal budget balance, September University of Michigan survey, Q2 household net worth, UK July monthly GDP, Japan August PPI, Germany July current account balance, Italy Q2 unemployment rate
• Central banks: ECB’s Lane speaks

Finally, focusing just on the US, Goldman writes that the key economic data release this week is the CPI report on Friday. Fed officials are not expected to comment on monetary policy this week, reflecting the blackout period ahead of the September FOMC meeting.

Monday, September 7 

• US Labor Day holiday observed. There are no major economic data releases scheduled. NYSE will be closed, SIFMA recommends bond markets remain closed.

Tuesday, September 8 

• There are no major economic data releases scheduled. 

Wednesday, September 9 

• There are no major economic data releases scheduled. 

Thursday, September 10 

• 08:30 AM PPI final demand, August (GS +0.4%, consensus +0.4%, last flat); PPI ex-food and energy, August (GS +0.3%, consensus +0.3%, last +0.2%); PPI ex-food, energy, and trade, August (GS +0.4%, consensus +0.3%, last +0.4%): As usual, we will watch the medical services and domestic passenger airfares components of this month’s PPI report for their read-through to PCE. Recent methodological changes mean that the portfolio management PPI is no longer an input into the PCE calculation, and that PPIs for data processing services and videogame software will be used to construct the computer software and accessories component of PCE. On net, we expect these changes to lead to a downward revision of 0.2pp to YoY PCE.
• 08:30 AM Initial jobless claims, week ended September 5 (GS 205k, consensus 205k, last 206k): Continuing jobless claims, week ended August 29 (consensus 1,780k, last 1,779k)
• 10:00 AM Existing home sales, August (GS -2.0%, consensus -1.6%, last -1.7%)
• 10:00 AM Wholesale inventories, July final (consensus +1.3%, last +1.3%)

Friday, September 11 

• 08:30 AM CPI (MoM), August (GS +0.39%, consensus +0.4%, last +0.1%); Core CPI (MoM), August (GS +0.23%, consensus +0.2%, last +0.2%); CPI (YoY), August (GS +3.40%, consensus +3.4%, last +3.4%); Core CPI (YoY), August (GS +2.40%, consensus +2.4%, last +2.5%): We estimate a 0.23% increase in August core CPI (month-over-month SA), which would lower the year-over-year rate by 0.1pp to 2.4% on a rounded basis. We expect mixed autos inflation, reflecting a 0.5% increase in used car prices, a 0.2% increase in new car prices, and a 0.2% decline in the car insurance category. We forecast benign readings for the shelter categories—a 0.22% increase in the OER category and a 0.23% increase in the rent category—reflecting the continued slowdown in their underlying trend. We expect firmer travel services inflation (airfares: +4%, lodging away from home: +0.3%), reflecting the signals from alternative price data. We estimate a 0.39% rise in headline CPI—reflecting higher food (+0.25%) and energy (+2.3%) prices—which would raise the year-over-year rate to +3.40% from +3.36%. Our forecast is consistent with a similar 0.22% monthly increase in the core PCE price index in August.
• 10:00 AM University of Michigan consumer sentiment, September preliminary (GS 52.0, consensus 51.0, last 51.7); University of Michigan 5-10-year inflation expectations, September preliminary (GS 3.3%, last 3.3%): We expect University of Michigan’s 5-10-year inflation expectations measure to remain unchanged at 3.3%, above its 1995-2019 average of 2.8%. We noted recently that these elevated levels in part reflect the increased politicization of survey responses and methodological changes rather than signaling an immediate risk of unanchoring.

Source: DB, Goldman, BofA

Tyler Durden Mon, 09/07/2026 - 12:55

The boygenius singer made her debut in Venice with flair.

The boygenius singer made her debut in Venice with flair.

"I'm on IVs almost 20 hours a day," she told her followers. "The only time I leave my house is to do my podcast."

"I'm on IVs almost 20 hours a day," she told her followers. "The only time I leave my house is to do my podcast."

What do you know? The New York Times just exposed its readers to some rare honesty about Gaza — running an 1,878-word plea from a native Gazan for  Hamas to be “expelled.” Hear, hear.