Monday, September 29th

⏳ THE SPEED READ

🚨NATION

  • Trump announces new tariffs on furniture and foreign films (THE HILL)

  • Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying state’s National Guard in Portland (POLITICO)

  • Dems not budging on government shutdown demands ahead of high-stakes Trump meeting, Jeffries suggests (FOX)

  • Eric Adams drops out of New York mayoral race (NBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

  • Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 4 people and wounds 70 (AP) while Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups (AP)

  • Taliban shuts down internet across Afghanistan in latest crackdown (CBS)

  • Singapore denies entry to exiled HK pro-democracy activist, Nathan Law (BBC)

  • Iran executes another alleged Israeli spy amid surge in death penalties (EURO NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

  • Labor Dept. will not release Friday’s key jobs report, other data if government shuts down (CNBC)

  • Startup founder Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for $175M fraud (ABC)

  • Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout at $55 billion (AP)

  • Anthropic’s latest Claude AI model can work for 30 hours on its own (AXIOS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

  • Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban separate after 19 years of marriage (PEOPLE)

  • Dolly Parton postpones Las Vegas residency, citing ‘health challenges’ (THE GUARDIAN)

  • J.K. Rowling brands Emma Watson “ignorant” in lengthy post defending anti-trans stance (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

  • Rory McIlroy responds to ‘abusive’ crowd behavior after historic Ryder Cup win over US team (ABC)


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Friday, September 26th