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)