By the Sea of Galilee they unearthed a 1,600-year-old Christian house for the elderly. A Koine inscription—“Peace be with the elders”—stood beside mosaics. It may be the world’s oldest nursing home, tied to Byzantine care and social life.

In Canberra, Australia expelled the Iranian ambassador after IRGC-led antisemitic incidents following Oct. 7. It is the first such expulsion since World War II.

In Washington and Cambridge, talks between Trump and Harvard stalled. No new demands, a split over a political win and an independent monitor. Harvard faced a 2.2 billion freeze and antisemitism cuts, with a 500 million workforce plan under debate.

A Daily Mail poll ranks Democrats by likability: Tom Hanks leads, then The Rock, Clooney, Oprah, Bernie; Ilhan Omar sits last. The piece casts a grim 2028 forecast for the party.

Sabalenka defended her US Open title under a closed roof, beating Anisimova 6-3, 7-6(3). She is the first woman since Serena Williams to retain the crown; Anisimova battled the lighting as the tiebreak went 7-3.

The Digest, 9/7/2025 @830AM, CDT

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