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MIDTERMS HORSERACE REMAINS TIGHT AT 51-49 WITH DEMOCRATS HOLDING A 2-POINT LEAD, BUT LEAD FLIPS TO REPUBLICANS +2 AMONG LIKELY MIDTERM VOTERSLESS THAN HALF OF VOTERS HAVE MADE A DECISION ON THEIR MIDTERMS VOTE, WITH 69% SAYING THEY WILL VOTEHALF OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE FAR LEFT AND 45% SAY THE GOP IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE FAR RIGHTTHREE-FOURTHS OF VOTERS WANT BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TO REJECT EXTREMIST VOICES WITHIN THEIR PARTIESA PLURALITY OF VOTERS RELY ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR INFORMATION ON POLITICS, EVEN AS 55% BELIEVE FEEDS ARE BEING MANIPULATED BY FOREIGN POWERS56% OF VOTERS NOW SEE AI AS AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM, AND CLOSE TO 6 IN 10 SAY IT WILL LEAD TO MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENTTWO-THIRDS OF VOTERS WANT THE U.S. AND CANADA TO COME TO A NEW TRADE AGREEMENT; MAJORITY PRIORITIZES MAINTAINING A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP AND LOWER PRICES FOR CONSUMERS66% OF VOTERS EXPECT AN IRANIAN UPRISING IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS DUE TO U.S. ECONOMIC AND MILITARY PRESSURE ON THE CURRENT REGIME

HireAccountants is a leading recruitment platform for hiring remote bookkeepers, accountants and other finance professionals in the US.This week the company launched a new AI vetting and matching tool, making it faster to hire a remote bookkeeper or accountant.HireAccountants facilitates 48-hour hiring turnaround, with significant cost savings compared to hiring a bookkeeper locally.

Strategic collaboration expands access to Synexis' patented DHP® technology, helping food manufacturers strengthen food safety programs, reduce operational risk, and protect products.

Recognizing his undeniable impact on the housing economy, Miller joins an elite class of C-level executives moving global markets forward.

Multiyear agreement brings CRLA's standards expertise into TEDU's product roadmap and provides preferred pricing for CRLA-certified institutions worldwide

New Telestream Vantage capability, powered by the NVIDIA Video Effects SDK, will enable broadcasters, sports organizations, and media companies to transform SD and HD content into 4K/UHD-ready assets.

WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Hispanic and Latino patients are delaying treatment, rationing medication, taking on debt, and traveling abroad to purchase prescription drugs because they cannot afford the high prices charged in the United States, according to a new report released today by Patients For Affordable Drugs, We Are Más, and Brown University's Information Futures Lab.

Ad fraud rate climbs to 5.58% as human-mimicking bots surge and AI-driven channels account for 71% of MFA losses

BROOKLYN, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / IEH Corporation (OTCQX:IEHC) announced today that in the last two weeks it has received $6.5 million worth of orders for its Hyperboloid connectors in support of the APKWS program, raising its backlog to over $45 million, nearly triple the level at this time last year.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Emerging Growth Research, LLC ("Emerging Growth Research" or "EGR") today announced the release of its company-sponsored research Flash Report on First Phosphate Corp. (NASDAQ:PHOS)(CSE:PHOS)(OTCQX:FRSPF)(FSE:KD0), a mineral development and clean technology company building a vertically integrated North American supply chain for lithium iron phosphate ("LFP") battery materials.

July and August funding totaled $2.97 million, representing approximately 88% of the Company's entire second-quarter 2026 funding volume, with September still remaining in the current quarter

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Black Titan Corporation (NASDAQ:BTTC) ("Black Titan" or the "Company") today announced that the senior unsecured convertible note (the "Note") issued to an institutional investor has been converted in full into an aggregate of 2,924,082 ordinary shares of the Company.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / It was there all along. SMX is unlocking new economic value from the enormous supply of plastic the world has already manufactured, much of it sitting in products, packaging and waste streams across the global economy. Now, as the economics of producing new plastic shift dramatically, that existing material is becoming far more valuable, turning what was once treated as waste into an increasingly competitive source of supply. SMX has developed the technology to authenticate that material, track its lifecycle and create an economic framework for putting it back to work.

Company Advances AI-Assisted Imaging Tools Designed to Help Users Track Possible Early Warning Signs and Visible Changes Over Time

Coordinated model gives Critical Access and community hospitals a clear route from identifying specialist and transfer gaps to implementing and measuring sustainable virtual clinical services.

Thrive Life Center, home to the first EESystem™ center in the Philippines, has been featured by Vogue Philippines in an in-depth wellness article examining the Energy Enhancement System, its origins, the experience inside an EESystem™ room, and the developing scientific conversation surrounding light- and energy-based wellness technologies.

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") and Earthwise Minerals Corp. (CSE:WISE)(FSE:966)(OTCQB:EWISF) ("Earthwise" or "WISE") have received results from the 3-hole, 1182m drill program recently completed at Eagle Plains' 100% owned Iron Range Project, SE British Columbia. Earthwise holds the exclusive option to acquire up to an 80% interest in the Iron Range Project and fully funded the 2026 drilling.

NEWARK, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2026 / Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTGX) ("Protagonist" or "the Company") today announced that Dinesh V. Patel, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in two investment bank conferences taking place in September 2026.

New Preppy Workforce platform helps hospitals and health systems build stronger talent pipelines

John Ternus took over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.

G20 finance leaders closed their two-day gathering on Tuesday with a statement that all but China backed in full, as Washington insisted that the presence of a Russian minister had no effect on talks.

Elena Rybakina said it was so far, so good with her left heel injury after she eased into the second round of the US Open with a straight sets victory over US teen Thea Frodin.

Thea Frodin is just 17 but she has already appeared in one of Hollywood's most iconic tennis movies.

Premier League clubs shattered their record of £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion) in transfer fees in one window on deadline day as Manchester City splashed out £125 million to Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez and signed Iliman Ndiaye.

Manchester City signed Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea on Tuesday in a reported £125 million deal ($167 million) that equalled the British transfer record.

With his first match in more than four months behind him, defending US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz will look to step up his game against Portugal's Jaime Faria on Wednesday.

Ten years after he first took a knee to protest US police brutality, Colin Kaepernick said he is still being blackballed by the NFL and no longer watches the "disingenuous" league.

A Honduran judge on Tuesday dismissed a corruption case against ex-leader Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was pardoned last year by US President Donald Trump after being convicted on drug trafficking charges.

Atletico Madrid sealed the signing of striker Jonathan David on loan from Juventus on Tuesday.

Ukrainian forward Mykhailo Mudryk, whose doping suspension recently ended, has been loaned by Chelsea to Tottenham Hotspur for the 2026/27 season, the London clubs announced Tuesday.

Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has joined Como on a one-year loan deal, the Serie A outfit announced Tuesday.

A federal judge has sided with Republican states and fossil fuel industry groups to strike down a landmark New York law that would have made polluters pay for the damages caused by global warming.