Thursday, October 9th
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Trust in federal health leadership is failing under RFK Jr., new poll finds (CNN)
Grand jury weighing mortgage fraud charges against NY AG Letitia James in Virginia federal court (FOX)
Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘putting blame’ on GOP congressional leaders for shutdown (POLITICO)
N.C. legislator arrested on child sex charges, officials say (SPECTRUM NEWS)
Judge upholds North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubled (AP)
Putin admits Russian air defenses downed Azerbaijan Airlines plane in 2024 that killed 38 (EURO NEWS)
French appeal court increases sentence of Gisèle Pelicot rapist (GUARDIAN)
Keir Starmer hails India trade deal as ‘launchpad’ for closer U.K.-India ties after meeting Modi (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Delta says premium travel is set to overtake coach cabin sales next year (CNBC)
OpenAI’s Sora hit 1 million downloads in less than five days (CNBC)
Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach (THE VERGE)
World’s first pig-to-human liver transplant keeps patient alive for 171 days (EURO NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-2 in Game 4 to reach first ALCS since 2016 (AP)
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature (NBC)
Judge tosses out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ (AP)
Justin Bieber shuts down mom’s public prayer for his healing (FOX)
Princess of Wales Kate Middleton warns too much screen time damages family life (BBC)