Reading the Times

Greenland's citizens are skeptical of a new security arrangement between the US and Denmark, which still needs to be approved by the Danish Parliament. Demonstrators formed a chain around the Kennedy Center in DC to protest efforts to close and demolish the arts center, which is a memorial to President John F. Kennedy. In Manhattan's East Village, a girl riding a bicycle was killed by a truck.

The Trump administration has banned several news outlets from the White House, including CNN, Politico, and MSNOW, a move likely to face legal challenges. In San Francisco, a company working for Google accidentally gave internet access to the Gemini AI, upon which it hacked three companies, following a pattern of breakouts from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta, leading to increased fears about control over the technology; unsurprisingly, Mr. Huang, the Nvidia CEO, says that AI dev

Telegraphs from St. Louis report that a treaty party had met with Indians near Fort Laramie (now Wyoming) and that the Oregon wagon train, with over 600 wagons, was still moving on after a fight with the Snake Indians. As reported in Dublin, Ireland on the 12th, the emigration mania to settle in America continues, although the fine weather points to a fine harvest; the blight of the potato disease is only partial this year, and there is an excess of flax. In the Levant, Briti

A 43-foot statue of Frederick the Great was unveiled in Berlin at the end of the street “Unter-der-Linden” earlier in September. An editorial warns that the upcoming New York State election may have an effect on the next presidential election because the opinions of the “Empire State” are regarded as representative of the country at large. Meanwhile, in New York City, two hack drivers were arrested and charged with furiously racing through the avenues uptown; they were releas

A federal district judge in Minnesota warned that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency violated almost 100 court orders issued in January. Because of oil disruptions related to the US attack on Iran, China appears to have a leading position in the energy landscape owing primarily to stock, piling oil and investing in colon and other alternatives.

Saudi Arabia is scrambling to reroute oil after a critical pipeline was damaged by a Yemen’s Houthi militia attack; the shutdown of the pipeline, through which flows 4% of the world’s oil supply, may raise energy prices. In the US, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 1/4%,to 4%, to fight persistent inflation.

A Saturday afternoon fire in New York City, destroyed three blocks of buildings; the total loss will probably exceed $75,000 but no deaths or injuries were reported. In Pennsylvania, the city of Philadelphia has consolidated with outline districts in hopes of avoiding future riots and bloodshed by providing a strong centralized police force. In Washington DC, the Washington national monument has reached the height of 98 feet.