1. Congressional leaders announced an agreement on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election.
2. A Pennsylvania power plant home to the worst nuclear accident in US history will be restarted by early 2028, according to reports. The lone undamaged reactor at Three Mile Island plant will fuel the rapidly growing AI efforts by Microsoft
3. It’s flu season and U.S. health regulators have approved the first self-administered, at-home influenza vaccine; The treatment is delivered by way of a nasal spray (More)
4. The largest theater chains in the U.S. is hoping to change dwindling audience numbers with a 2.2-billion-dollar plan. They plan to get you back in the seats at the theater with what they call a tangible way for moviegoers to experience change. The remodels are centered on modernizing theaters and upgrading experiences through projection technology, snacking, new audio equipment, and new seating.
5. and the “Big Apple” may soon be known as the “Big Rat”. As the city is planning it’s first ever “Rat Summit”, inviting experts to share ideas on rodent mitigation, Terminix has ranked NYC as the #1 most rat infested city. No wonder it’s called “The City That Never Sleeps”, with all those rats, I’d never shut my eyes again.
and THAT’S TRENDING
