Today's Morning Drop starts with what Salvadorans with Temporary Protected Status need to know right now, plus new data on how millions of migrants have quietly reshaped American cities over the past eight years. Then the team takes over: Miranda weighs in on the backlash to Lena Dunham's surrogacy announcement, Gustavo previews a new father-and-son storytelling show landing in Highland Park this weekend, and we sit down with Howie D to talk about the Spanish he spent three decades learning to speak and the song that finally let him say it.

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An Australian HYROX athlete won her race in the middle of an accident nobody saw coming, and she is not the only one making headlines for refusing to back down today. A Latino work crew got the last word on the man who called ICE on them instead of paying for the fence they built. Plus, Hispanic Heritage Month opens in New York with a stacked Latino film lineup, alongside everything else from Washington and beyond you need before you start your day.

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Anthropic's CEO just warned the AI industry needs to slow down before it's too late; oil closed the week above $100 a barrel for the first time since May as two Middle East chokepoints came under threat, and Gael García Bernal pulled quadruple duty on a film that just premiered at two of the world's biggest festivals. Plus, a surveillance company at the center of an immigration-data controversy is buying political goodwill, and a green card holder was just deported through a court most Americans have never heard of. Here's everything you need to know before you start your day.

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Trump just promised every American $5,000, but only if his party wins in November, and it's raising some uncomfortable questions about what to call that. Plus, Apple unveils its first folding iPhone at a price that might make you rethink that cracked screen, Bad Bunny scores a massive win in reggaeton's biggest copyright fight, and the US Open has officially become more red carpet than tennis court. Here's everything you need to know to start your day.

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Mayor Mamdani just cracked open 25 years of records on the air at Ground Zero, and City Hall doesn't look good. Mexican football made Ballon d'Or history three times over in one shortlist, while gas prices did something they've never done on a Labor Day. Plus, we're finally explaining where the insult "Mickey Mouse" actually comes from.

[00:00] Morning rundown — Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch's retirement, Canada's $20 billion tariff strike back, Trump's push to rename New Mexico "New America," record $4.15 Labor Day gas prices, and Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities

[01:40] Where "Mickey Mouse" the insult actually comes from (with Alejo)

[04:00] Mamdani opens NYC's 9/11 records, breaking 25 years of silence (with Yamily)

[05:30] Mexico's historic Ballon d'Or nominations: Quiñones, Camberos & Club América Femenil (with Gustavo)

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Bad Bunny just swept the Creative Arts Emmys and is now halfway to EGOT status, but that’s not even the most surprising news of the week. Democrats and Republicans somehow found something to agree on: nobody wants an AI data center next door. Plus, what’s an aura battle, and why is “community” suddenly a dirty word online?

[00:00] Morning rundown — the data center backlash, the mail-ballot fight headed back to the Supreme Court, MAGA Inc’s $10 million ad buy, and the internet’s Trump-hair debate

[01:40] What’s an aura battle? Latin America’s new IRL charisma sport, explained (with Jenny)

[03:20] Is “community” just networking with better branding? (with Miranda Montenegro)

[05:20] Bad Bunny sweeps the Creative Arts Emmys and closes in on EGOT (with Gustavo)

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Gloria Steinem, Lindsay Clancy, and Venezuela's newest oil deal all made headlines this week, and each one goes deeper than the top-line news. We're breaking down what a stalled jury means for one of the country's most closely watched trials, why a hundred-year oil agreement has Venezuelans furious in the streets, and how one friendship helped shape two of the most important women's movements in modern history. Plus, your morning rundown: inflation, an ICE agent facing federal charges, and Elon Musk's latest political bet.

[00:09] Morning rundown — mortgage rates hit a 2026 high, ICE agent Christian Castro charged for lying about a Minnesota shooting, Gloria Steinem's death, and Elon Musk's $800K midterm spending spree

[01:25] Gloria Steinem's legacy, from Ms. Magazine to her friendship with Dolores Huerta (with Lau)

[02:42] The Lindsay Clancy case, explained — heads up, this one is heavy

[04:39] Inside Venezuela's 100-year oil deal, and why it's got people in the streets

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Today's drop covers a lot of ground, from oil prices spiking over new threats of war with Iran to a food recall crisis hitting your fridge right now. Plus, the AI cameras tracking your license plate on every drive, and the federal data quietly disappearing while nobody's watching. Here's everything you need to know before you start your day.

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Today’s drop covers a lot of ground, from a policy rollback that could reshape 60 million acres of national forest to Bad Bunny closing out his historic world tour exactly where it started. Plus, what one film professor wants every incoming student to pack for day one, and the barefoot Oaxacan runner who just reminded everyone what running like a girl actually looks like. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

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Luigi Mangione just admitted, in his own words, to killing a healthcare CEO, but his legal fight is far from over. Puerto Rico is rationing water for more than 180,000 U.S. citizens, and we ask why it isn't getting the coverage it deserves. Plus, a Cardinals rookie just did something no player has done in 150 years of baseball.

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