Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinians in Gaza, 1 in the West Bank

3rd Burning Man Attendee Dies En Route To Hospital Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A third person has died at this year's Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert, according to the local sheriff's office. Details about the death, reported on Sept. 8, were not released as festival attendees faced the usual traffic jam on their way home from the annual event in Black Rock Desert about 110 miles north of Reno. The death occurred en route to a Reno-area hospital on Sept. 4, according to the Burning Man Project. "We...

Nelson Peltz's Trian Discussing Wendy's Go-Private Takeover Shares of Wendy's jumped in premarket trading after the Financial Times reported that Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management is considering taking the hamburger chain private and is seeking investors to back the deal. FT noted: Trian in recent weeks has held discussions with outside investors, including in the Middle East, about financing a potential takeover of Wendy's, according to people familiar with the matter. Earlier this year, Trian stated in a regulatory filing that Wendy's is "currently undervalued," fueling speculation that Peltz would push for significant...

What Are Russia's Top Three Strategic Challenges? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The new "cordon sanitaire" that Trump 2.0 assembled around Russia, the difficulty in maintaining its Sino-Indo balancing act, and the broken feedback loops that afflict its Foreign Ministry are the main strategic risks that must be urgently addressed in order to most effectively ensure Russia's future. Putin wisely advised Russians during his keynote speech at the Valdai Club's latest annual meeting that "we certainly need a roadmap for our movement into the future. What we need is not wishful...