Thursday, September 11th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Colorado school shooting: one student in critical condition, shooter dead of self-inflicted gunshot (MO NEWS)
Bob Menendez’s wife says she was ex-senator’s ‘puppet’ as she gets 4½ years in prison for bribery (AP)
Ryan Routh trial begins after jury seated in Trump assassination attempt case (FOX)
Senators seek last-minute deal to avert ‘nuclear option’ on GOP rules change (THE HILL)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Israel strikes key Houthi targets in Yemen after drone strike on airport (EURO-NEWS)
UK fires Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador over ties to Jeffrey Epstein (BBC)
Brazil’s supreme court finds former leader Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup (GUARDIAN)
Massive gas tanker explosion in Mexico City injures at least 57 people, some seriously (NBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution (NPR)
Mortgage rates tumble, marking largest weekly drop in a year (FOX)
Paramount Skydance is preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, sources say (CNBC)
FTC investigating AI ‘companion’ chatbots amid growing concern about harm to kids (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Comedy Central pulls planned reruns of ‘South Park’ mocking Charlie Kirk (FOX)
Israeli film on Oct. 7 premieres at Toronto film festival after initially being dropped (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
The newest Bachelorette is ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul (AP)
Anthony Rizzo retiring as member of the Cubs after 14 MLB seasons (ESPN)