TODAY’S GUN VIOLENCE story

Gunman kills 1 detainee, wounds 2 at ICE facility

What happened
A sniper shot three detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas early yesterday, killing one and critically wounding the other two before fatally shooting himself, the Department of Homeland Security said. No ICE officials were injured. The FBI said it was treating the attack as an “act of targeted violence.”

Who said what
The shooter — unofficially identified as Joshua Jahn, 29 — “fired indiscriminately” at the ICE office from a nearby rooftop, “including at a van” waiting outside that was holding the three victims, DHS said. None of the victims were identified. Police said it wasn’t clear who the shooter was targeting or why. Jahn “left a long record of himself online,” The New York Times said, but he “showed little obvious interest in politics,” instead posting about “video games, cars, ’South Park’ and marijuana.”

FBI Director Kash Patel posted what he said was a crime-scene photo of an unspent rifle shell with “ANTI-ICE” written on it in marker. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the “vile attack was motivated by hatred for ICE.” Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) told Dallas’ WFAA-TV that Trump administration officials appeared to be “trying to control this narrative and they don’t want migrants to be the victim in this story.”

What next?
Democratic officials and immigrant rights groups responded to the shooting with fresh calls for an end to political violence. President Donald Trump and other Republicans warned Democrats to stop “demonizing” ICE. Noem ordered more security at ICE facilities across the U.S., DHS said yesterday evening.

TODAY’S CLIMATE Story

China pledges first emissions cut, sidelining Trump

What happened
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday told a United Nations climate summit that his country would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by between 7% and 10% over the next 10 years and ramp up its solar and wind energy capacity so that renewables account for more than 30% of domestic energy consumption. It was Beijing’s first commitment to cut emissions, though climate experts called it an insufficient target from the world’s largest producer of heat-trapping gasses. The U.S., the world’s No. 2 emitter, did not attend the New York summit.

Who said what
“Green and low-carbon transition is the trend of our time,” Xi said via video. “While some countries are acting against it, the international community should stay focused in the right direction.” That was a “veiled rebuke” of President Donald Trump, Reuters said. The U.S. president told fellow world leaders on Tuesday that “windmills are pathetic,” climate change is a “con job” and if they “don’t get away from the green energy scam, your country is going to fail.”

China burns more coal than any other country but has also “emerged as the dominant manufacturer of clean-energy technologies,” The Wall Street Journal said. “Trump wants fossil fuels,” political scientist Ian Bremmer said to Reuters, “but letting China become the world’s sole powerful electro-state is the opposite of making America great again.”

What next?
China’s pledge could give a moderate boost to the U.N.’s COP30 climate negotiations in Brazil in November. “The U.S. going AWOL has lowered the bar for what will count as ambitious enough to qualify as sufficient,” energy analyst Lauri Myllyvirta told The Washington Post.

It’s not all bad

Once extinct in Scotland, white-tailed eagles are now thriving in parts of the country. The last of Scotland’s original eagle population was shot in 1918, but in 1975 efforts began to reintroduce the massive bird of prey. Eagles were released on the Isle of Rum and are now a “common sight along the west coast,” with more than 200 breeding pairs, bird monitor Dave Sexton told STV News.

Under the radar

Climate change is making us eat more sugar

Climate change may lead to a “substantial nationwide increase in added sugar consumption” by 2095, according to a study published in the journal Nature. This will happen largely in the form of “sugar-sweetened beverages and frozen desserts.” Basically, people “tend to take in more sweetened beverages as the temperature is getting higher and higher,” Duo Chan, a study co-author and climate scientist at the University of Southampton, said to The Associated Press.

Researchers analyzing the relationship between weather and consumer purchases found that “sugar consumption rose as temperatures moved between 54 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit,” said the AP. However, appetites “began to lessen when it grew warmer than 86 degrees.”

The increase in added sugar consumption — an extra 0.7 grams per person per day for every 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit of warming in U.S. households — may seem small, but it “adds up over time and has a big effect,” the AP said. The health implications of sugar consumption have been well-studied: It increases the risk of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. And the consequences will disproportionately impact certain demographics.

According to the study, men consumed more sugary soft drinks. The amount of added sugar consumed during hot weather was “several times higher for low- and very low-income families,” as lower-income households are less likely to have access to clean water and air conditioning, making them more reliant on sugary drinks to cool down, the AP said. There were also racial differences, with white people having the highest added sugar effect, while Asian Americans showed no significant change.

On this day

September 25, 1981

Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, after being appointed by President Ronald Reagan. She served as a justice until 2006. There have since been five women appointed to the Supreme Court: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

TODAY’S newspaperS

‘Free speech backlash’

“ICE detainee fatally shot” in Dallas, The Dallas Morning News says on Thursday’s front page. In California, former DACA recipient’s “ICE custody death raises questions,” the Los Angeles Times says. “Trump faces free speech backlash,” says USA Today. “Kimmel’s return won’t slow White House media attacks,” says The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “FEMA staff recount a struggle to reach chief” for “about 24 hours after Texas floods,” The Washington Post says. “Camp Mystic plans to reopen partially” after camper deaths, the Houston Chronicle says. “Zelenskyy’s charm offensive reverses Trump’s skepticism,” says The Wall Street Journal. “Costs may soar for Americans on Obamacare,” The New York Times says. “Steep prices for coffee beans” leaves shops “feeling roasted,” says The Oklahoman.

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Tall tale

Clean sweep

A train used to clean leaves off tracks in England has been christened Ctrl Alt Deleaf. The name was chosen in a public vote, beating out other finalists like Britney Clears, Leaf-Fall Weapon and The Autumn Avenger. Ctrl Alt Deleaf is part of a fleet equipped with high-pressure water jets to clear the debris so trains can run in a timely fashion. It was a clean win for Ctrl Alt Deleaf, which drew 50% of the 1,300 ballots cast.

Morning Report was written and edited by Nadia Croes, Catherine Garcia, Scott Hocker, Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, Justin Klawans, Rafi Schwartz, Peter Weber and Kari Wilkin, with illustrations by Stephen Kelly and Julia Wytrazek.