Thursday, September 25th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Hegseth orders hundreds of military commanders to Virginia for unprecedented meeting (FOX)
Trump hosts Turkey’s Erdogan at White House, considers lifting a ban on F-35 sales to the NATO ally (AP)
Fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska (THE HILL)
Alabama to execute man for 1997 shooting death of store clerk (NBC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas condemns Hamas, calls for demilitarized state in UN speech (MO NEWS)
France’s Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for campaign finance scandal (MSNBC)
A massive road collapse in Bangkok disrupts traffic and prompts evacuations (AP)
Polish man becomes the first climber to ski down the world’s highest mountain without supplemental oxygen (CBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations concerning Prime (AP)
Starbucks is closing more stores and laying off 900 workers (NPR)
The US economy grew at a 3.8% rate in the second quarter, significantly stronger than previously reported (CNN)
Million-year-old skull found in China suggests earlier origins of modern humans, scientists claim (BBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Rihanna welcomes baby #3 with A$AP Rocky (ABC)
1,200 Hollywood stars slam industry call to boycott Israel (TIMES OF ISRAEL) European soccer body UEFA set to vote to suspend Israel over war in Gaza (AP)
5,000 words, including “rizz” and “adulting,” added to Merriam-Webster dictionary in rare update (CBS)