Today is Sept. 15, which means it’s USA TODAY’s birthday! “McPaper” – an insult USA TODAY has embraced over the years – turns 40 years old today. Also in the news: President Joe Biden said a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike. And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has sent dozens of immigrants to Massachusetts.
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Here is Thursday’s news:
🌅 Up first: Congratulations to Sofía Vergara’s Golden Buzzer act the Mayyas, who were crowned this season’s winner of “America’s Got Talent.” Read our recap.
USA TODAY turns 40
In 1982, USA TODAY introduced a brash new way to deliver the news – short, to the point, lots of entry points, color. Did that mark an inflection point for an industry that rejected us? Or did it, as some smartly think, serve as a template for the internet? Either way, what became apparent as we flipped through 480 months of news since the first edition in 1982, writes former executive editor David Colton, was how often USA TODAY made a difference. We’ve got 40 moments, chosen by dozens of current and former staffers, when USA TODAY made a difference to our readers, our nation or to our staff. Read more
