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A dozen nations say they'll impose trade restrictions on Israel over its expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
Plus, OpenAI says it's solved one of the hardest problems in math.
They've been able to show that these models are becoming increasingly powerful and can do lots of stuff
that would have sounded really improbable and even impossible not all that long ago.
And a growing number of colleges are admitting students who didn't even apply directly.
It's Tuesday, September 8th.
I'm Alex Oselev for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
We begin this evening in Washington, where Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III announced
that he's retiring and will leave by the end of the year.
Bunch is the first African-American and the first historian to lead the institution,
which is the world's largest museum and research complex.
His departure follows more than a year of tension with President Trump over the way U.S.
History is portrayed at the Smithsonian.
The Smithsonian's governing board of regents is expected to name an acting chief.
In New York City, officials have released documents