The S&P Global flash composite purchasing managers index (PMI) for August dropped to 45 — the lowest since May 2020 — from a final reading of 47.7 in July. A reading below 50 indicates a contraction in activity.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion returned to practice Monday after taking an unusual break during training camp for “personal reasons.” The team said his time away was already planned before camp.

The verdict against Adam Fox, 39, and Barry Croft Jr., 46, comes about four months after a federal judge in Grand Rapids, Michigan, declared a mistrial in the same case. Two other defendants were found not guilty in the first trial.

Over half of both millennial and Gen Z voters in America consider themselves to be independents, according to a new Gallup poll. In fact, each successive generation is retaining more independents than the generation prior, revealing a growing disconnect between America’s two reigning political parties and unaffiliated voters. 

“We are eliminating work, as well as reorganizing and simplifying functions throughout the business. You will hear more specifics from the leaders of your area of the business later this week,” CEO Jim Farley and Ford Chairman Bill Ford wrote in a joint email.

The Pentagon has rejected a request from Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to deploy National Guard troops to the nation’s capital to assist with immigrants being bused from Texas and Arizona.

It resolved claims that Facebook violated California law and its own privacy policy by gathering data from users who turned off Location Services on their mobile devices.