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News Today

09/03/2026

Here is today’s US press round-up, from the editor of Bayou Blue Radio:

PBS, NPR, Associated Press, AXIOS, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Nation, NBC

AUTOMN EDITION

National news from the American press, selected by the editorial staff of Bayou Blue Radio.

PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) is the leading nonprofit public television network in the United States, renowned for its high quality documentaries, educational programming, cultural content,

and news. Funded through a combination of public support, viewer donations, and private philanthropy, PBS is dedicated to providing accessible, informative, and enriching programming for all audiences.

U.S. strikes Iran again as Tehran targets American allies in Gulf region

Prolonged Iran war creating major dent in global economy, Cliff Kupchan says

Democratic strategist on the new anti-partisan swing voters

No Democrat has won a Kansas Senate seat in a century. Can a megachurch pastor change that?

 

Screen shot 2025 06 14 at 11.12.13 amNPR was founded on February 26, 1970, when it was created by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting following the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.

Its first national broadcast aired later, on April 20, 1971.

Inside the failed mission to eliminate FEMA

As millions of kids lose SNAP food benefits, free school meals are also at risk

Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92

Democrats demand Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of midterms

The Associated Press, usually called “AP”,  was founded in May 1846 in New York City. It was created by several newspapers that joined together to share the cost of reporting news about the Mexican-American War.

Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Trump urges Republicans to run on his record despite his sagging popularity

Another Trump bid to curb birthright citizenship blocked

Iran targets Kuwait in retaliation for US bombardments, and other Mideast news

 

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The U.S. edition of The Guardian — known as Guardian US — was launched in September 2011 from New York City, under founding editor-in-chief Janine Gibson. It was created as the American digital operation of the British newspaper.

Bayou Blue Radio (The Voice of Jazz) was founded in France in 2016 before relocating to the United States in 2021. The station is dedicated to promoting contemporary American and European jazz while publishing in-depth editorial features and artist-focused articles on its website, bayoublueradio.org.

Editorial – September  2026:

THE YEAR EUROPE MUST CHOOSE ITS FUTURE

L’ANNÉE OÙ L’EUROPE DOIT CHOISIR SON AVENIR

SOCIETY

Additional Considerations Before Investing in Your Live Performance Setup

At Café Malta, a Coq au Vin Worth Crossing an Ocean For

Sennheiser HD 280 Pro: Learning to Hear Again

Apple: As Tim Cook Nears Exit, Professionals Dare to Hope Again

INTERVIEWS

Gregg Hill – The Interview

Interview: Yelena Eckemoff

Interview: Dr. Anthony Branker

Interview Frank Amsallem

Interview: Isabelle Bodenseh – Giving Voice to Dignity

Interview: Origin Records

Bayou Blue Radio – Paris-Move Jazz Awards 2025

ITW: Andy Emler, Refusing the Comfort of Borders

Rob Reiner, or the quiet humanism of American cinema

Music:

October: New albums on Bayou Blue Radio

Braff/Eldh/König – Outside

Jennifer Roberts – I’l Be Around

Jakob Manz – Supernova – Live at Alte Oper Frankfurt

Jochen Baldes – Bashō

Kevin Sun 1 / Kevin Sun 2

Michael Dease Big Band – The Sleeper

Michael Wollny – eine winterreise

Monk Volume Two – Live in Paris 1967

Ryan Keberlees Collective Do Brasil – Here Is Donato!

Steve Davis Trio -Meets Hank Jones Vpl.2

Steven Byth – Growth In Stasis

Tommy Muelner – Solitary Moon

Vanisha Gould – What a interesting Girl

September: New albums on Bayou Blue Radio

Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty –  Impure Imagination

Benny Green – Renovation!

Chris McCarthy – Too Late to Quit

Donald Vega – Play it Forward

Emil Ingmar – Polaroids

Emile Parisien – Floating

Geof Bradfield, Myra Melford, Ben Goldberg, Danna Hall – Open Or Close

Greg Chako –  Hard Bop: For The Record

Ida Sand – I Will Be Right There

Janis Siegel – The Art Of Vocalese

Jalen Baker – Repaved

Keb’ Mo’ – The Breakdown

Kris Davis Trio – Lost In Geneva

Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble – Love Is The Whole Thing, We Are Only Pieces

Mike Dana Jazz Orchestre

Morgan Freeman – Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience

Nico Widdsom Trio – On Fools and Clowns

Oscar Peterson – Around The World

Rich Halley 4 A Distant Land

Visions of Nar – Awakening

Sakoto Fujii Orchestra Berlin – Second attempt

Sullivan Fortner – Legacy Dance

Sounds Of April & Randall

The Gallery Concert IV: Sommerfest (Live)

Todd DelGiudice – Mas Alto

Yoron Israel – Inspiration

Wadada Leo Smith – Constellations Emispheres

 

The Washington Post was founded in 1877 by Stilson Hutchins. The newspaper published its first issue on December 6, 1877, in Washington, D.C.

Secret Service is getting the fortified White House that past presidents resisted

Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms

Gloria Steinem, lodestar of the modern women’s movement, dies at 92

Trump encouraged Army secretary to stay in job

 

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The Nation was founded on July 6, 1865. It is considered the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States.

Old and On the Way: How Ed Markey Dispatched Seth Moulton in Massachusetts

Trump Can’t Stop the Populist Uprising Against Data Centers

Dolly Parton Was More Than an Icon

Yes, the Democrats Have a Real Shot at the Senate This Time

 

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NBC News traces its origins back to 1926, when the NBC radio network first launched its news service.

However, the organization as a more formalized news division—what is commonly referred to today as NBC News—was officially established around 1940, as NBC expanded into television news and structured its reporting operations more clearly.