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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 · What You Need To Know

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  Speaker 1: It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know. Today,
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  Speaker 1: it's Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026. Number one, the House of
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  Speaker 1: Representatives came back from vacation and passed a short-term funding
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  Speaker 1: bill Tuesday to keep the federal government operating. through early December.
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  Speaker 1: This measure passed with a 370 to 48 vote and
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  Speaker 1: now moves to the President's desk for his signature following
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  Speaker 1: the Senate approval. Lawmakers enacted the extension ahead of the
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  Speaker 1: end of September fiscal deadline to prevent a government shutdown
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  Speaker 1: during election season. Number two, in what's described as a
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  Speaker 1: victory for the party's progressive wing, Democratic Senator Ed Markey
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  Speaker 1: defeated Congressman Seth Moulton in that party's Senate primary in
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  Speaker 1: Massachusetts Tuesday. Markey's win came as other longtime Democratic lawmakers
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  Speaker 1: lost to younger challengers in primaries this year. But this
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  Speaker 1: 80-year-old senator fended off his challenger by touting his liberal
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  Speaker 1: record as an author of the Green New Deal and
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  Speaker 1: vocal supporter of Medicare for all. Number three, the Lowe's
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  Speaker 1: Foundation partnered with major corporations including General Motors, NVIDIA, and
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  Speaker 1: Bank of America to form the Building Futures Skilled Trades Coalition.
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  Speaker 1: This cross-sector initiative aims to train and certify 1 million
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  Speaker 1: skilled workers by 2035 to help close the nation's growing
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  Speaker 1: labor shortage. Industry leaders estimate the current shortage of 2
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  Speaker 1: million skilled trade workers affects the U.S. economy by $ 1
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  Speaker 1: trillion today. a year. Number four, from the Good News File,
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  Speaker 1: Beyonce's Be Good Foundation is committing $ 200, 000 to assist Indiana
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  Speaker 1: communities recovering from severe August storms and flash flooding. This
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  Speaker 1: funding will support relief organizations including the City Life Center
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  Speaker 1: in providing food, household goods, and emergency supplies to those
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  Speaker 1: affected families in Gary and surrounding areas. The donation follows
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  Speaker 1: recent severe weather, that dropped up to a foot of
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  Speaker 1: rain across parts of central Indiana. Number five, black people,
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  Speaker 1: we must know our history. And September 2nd marks the
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  Speaker 1: birth anniversary of the acclaimed African-American artist, writer, and humanist,
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  Speaker 1: Romare Bearden. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. on
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  Speaker 1: this date, as I said, in 1911. Mr. Bearden earned
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  Speaker 1: a degree from New York University and drew inspiration from
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  Speaker 1: the Western classics, African sculpture, and jazz to create his
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  Speaker 1: renowned visual collages. Beyond his celebrated artwork and editorial cartooning
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  Speaker 1: for the Baltimore Afro-American, he spent decades supporting emerging young
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  Speaker 1: artists and serving as a social worker in New York City.
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  Speaker 1: Here's your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Be appreciative of
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  Speaker 1: today because every new day brings another opportunity to begin again.
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  Speaker 1: All right. I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed. Be empowered.