A magnitude-6.0 quake struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. It hit seventeen miles from Jalalabad at five miles deep. Six hundred ten are dead, more than a thousand hurt. Aftershocks roll through Kabul as rescue teams work. Officials warn the toll may rise.

In Scotland, the Carnoustie Hoard heads to the National Museum of Scotland. The Bronze Age cache includes a gold-bound spearhead and a bronze sword in a wooden scabbard—the first sheathed Bronze Age sword found in Scotland.

A dozen writers spoke of their first jobs. The lessons were plain: cooperation, punctuality, pride in the craft, service to customers, and an eye on wages and rules.

The Digest, 9/1/2025 @230AM, CDT

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