Friday, September 20

🚨NATION

📌 Gun-owner Kamala Harris tells Oprah that intruder is ‘getting shot' if one breaks into her house (USA TODAY)

📌 ‘I’m a black NAZI!’: North Caroline GOP nominee for governor Mark Robinson made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum (CNN)

 📌 Lawmakers expect Speaker Johnson will green light clean spending bill into December to avert government shutdown (POLITICO)

📌 Alaska man charged with threatening to assassinate 6 Supreme Court justices (CBS NEWS)

📌 NY Magazine political reporter put on leave after disclosing romantic relationship with RFK Jr. (CNN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Departing NATO chief warns US against 'isolationism' (FRANCE24)

📌 Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire (REUTERS)

📌 Husband of Russia's richest woman arrested on murder charge after office shootout (CBS NEWS)

📌 Surgeon 'became robotic' to treat sheer volume of wounded Lebanese (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Delta Airlines faces US investigation after flight passengers report bloody ears and noses (GUARDIAN)

📌 New research points to raccoon dogs in Wuhan market as pandemic trigger. It's controversial (NPR)

📌 European Union moves to compel Apple to open up operating system to rival tech (AP)

📌 Social media companies engaged in 'vast surveillance,' FTC finds, calling status quo 'unacceptable' (NBC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Billie Jean King to become first female athlete with Congressional Gold Medal (AXIOS)

📌 Sabrina Carpenter to bring holiday cheer with 'A Nonsense Christmas' variety special (ABC NEWS)

📌 Jon Lovett, podcaster and former Obama speechwriter, voted off 'Survivor 47' premiere (NBC NEWS)

📌 Actor Michael Madsen files for divorce from wife of 28 years, alleges she drove their son to die by suicide (PEOPLE)

Thursday, September 19

🚨NATION

📌 25 people injured in tractor accident at Wisconsin apple orchard (CBS NEWS)

📌 Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new indictment charging him with criminal sex act (ABC NEWS)

📌 US sues owner of cargo ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge over cleanup costs (REUTERS)

📌 Kentucky governor signs executive order banning conversion therapy (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Ukraine says it wiped a key Russian missile and artillery arsenal 'off the face of the earth' in long-range strikes (BUSINESS INSIDER)

📌 Venezuela's Gonzalez says he was forced to sign letter accepting court ruling of Maduro victory (REUTERS)

📌 In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy (NPR)

📌 Kate Middleton returns to royal duties days after revealing she is cancer-free (FOX NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 US overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives (NPR)

📌 Iconic Tupperware Brands seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy (ABC NEWS)

📌 GM electric vehicles can finally access Tesla Superchargers (VERGE)

📌 Deep links between alcohol and cancer are described in new report (NY POST)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 ‘SNL’ announces Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton and more as Season 50 hosts (NBC NEWS)

📌 "Shark Tank" taps KIND Snacks' founder Daniel Lubetzky as regular as Mark Cuban departs (DEADLINE)

📌 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs again denied bail in sex trafficking and racketeering case (GUARDIAN)

📌 Eli Manning leads 1st-time Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees for Class of 2025 (ESPN)

Wednesday, September 18

🚨NATION

📌 House Republicans to vote on doomed bill as government shutdown nears (NBC NEWS)

📌Trump says only “consequential” presidents get shot at (FOX NEWS)

📌 Florida will launch criminal probe into apparent assassination attempt of Trump, governor says (AP)

📌 Appeals court upholds sex crimes conviction of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell (ABC NEWS)

📌 Harris says Trump and abortion ban to blame for death of Georgia woman (REUTERS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Trudeau under pressure to step aside after Liberals loses crucial Montreal election (POLITICO)

📌 Disaster averted in Red Sea as burning tanker saved (BBC)

📌 Entire city evacuated after floods, 7 die in wildfires as extreme weather sweeps Europe (CNN)

📌 Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed people left hungry by drought (NBC NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Alaska-Hawaiian merger clears DOT review, but airlines must preserve miles, routes (CNBC)

📌 GLP-1 pills are coming, and they could revolutionize weight-loss treatment (CNN)

📌 Boeing strike emotions flare as security guard flashes gun in picket line altercation (CBS NEWS)

📌 Study shows how a woman's brain reorganizes during pregnancy (REUTERS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 David Beckham says he “hated” every minute of making recent documentary (FOX NEWS)

📌 Miley Cyrus sued over allegedly copying Bruno Mars song on Flowers (GUARDIAN)

📌 Jordan Chiles takes bronze medal fight to Swiss federal court in search of 'justice' (FOX NEWS)

📌 Ina Garten gets candid on near-divorce from husband Jeffrey: He ‘expected a wife that would make dinner’ (NY POST)

📌 Wendy Williams' guardian slams A&E Networks in new complaint, claims TV star only received $82K from Lifetime Doc (PEOPLE)

Tuesday, September 17

🚨NATION

📌 Diddy arrested following human trafficking investigation, multiple sexual assault allegations (FOX NEWS)

📌 Ohio GOP Gov. DeWine says ‘at least 33’ bomb threats prompt Springfield (home to pet eating allegations) to begin daily school sweeps (CNBC)

📌 Harris meets with Teamsters as union nears endorsement decision (POLITICO)

📌 Two retired FDNY chiefs arrested in connection with corruption probe (NBC NEWS)

📌 State of the Race: Early signs of a post-debate bounce for Harris (NY TIMES)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Putin orders Russian army to become second largest after China's at 1.5 million-strong (REUTERS)

📌 France’s European commissioner resigns amid row with its president (GUARDIAN)

📌 Typhoon Bebinca lashes Shanghai in strongest storm to hit city since 1949 (AP)

📌 A Sao Paulo mayoral candidate is treated in hospital after a rival attacks him with a chair (ABC NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Amazon mandates five days a week in office starting next year (REUTERS)

📌 Michael Kors admits it is harder to sell handbags in Tiktok, TSwift era during trial (CNBC)

📌 ‘All good here’ was 1 of the final texts sent from the doomed Titan submersible, hearing reveals (AP)

📌 The U.S. dollar is weakening ahead of Fed rate cut. This will determine what happens next (MARKETWATCH)

📌 Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with factory worker strike (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 2024 Emmys score 6.9 Million viewers, up 54% from last ceremony (THE WRAP)

📌 Tito Jackson, Jackson 5 singer and guitarist, dies at 70 (PEOPLE)

📌 Jane’s Addiction cancels reunion tour after on-stage band fight (VARIETY)

📌 Rupert Murdoch's 'Succession' court battle begins (BBC)

Monday, September 16

🚨NATION

📌 Fact check: Harris campaign social media account has repeatedly deceived with misleading edits and captions to attack former President Trump (CNN)

📌 Miami-Dade Police officer at the center of Tyreek Hill traffic stop has been suspended several times, police records show (NY POST)

📌 Trump declares ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT’ on social media (CBS NEWS)

📌 USPS’ long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut (CAR AND DRIVER)

📌 Astronauts Stuck In Space Make First Public Comments After Ride Leaves Without Them (HUFF POST)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Putin's options for Ukraine missiles response include nuclear test, experts say (REUTERS)

📌 China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world’s major economies (AP)

📌 Multiple deaths reported in eastern Romania as torrential rainstorms flood homes, block roads (CBS)

📌 Over 200 inmates escape from prison following heavy flooding in Nigeria (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Disney and DirecTV reach deal, ending two-week blackout (VARIETY)

📌 Home Depot to pay $2 million settlement for overcharging customers (YAHOO! FINANCE)

📌 Puzzling fossil discovery could reveal why Neanderthals disappeared (CNN)

📌 Pfizer drug shows promise in cancer-related condition that causes weight loss and weakness (STAT)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 ‘Shogun,’ ‘Hacks’ and ‘The Bear’ win big at Emmy Awards (AP) Read: EMMY WINNERS LIST

📌 One former NFL QB predicts Tom Brady may return to football to play for Miami Dolphins (CBS SPORTS)

📌 A bar is the worst place to meet a potential mate, dating coaches say (CNBC)

📌 The White House is planning an event this week to mark the 25th anniversary of The West Wing (DEADLINE)

📌 How Does Patrick Mahomes Feel About Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola Copying His Style? See What the Chiefs’ QB Said About His Look-Alike (MSN)

Friday, September 13

🚨NATION

📌 4.7-magnitude earthquake rattles Malibu and Southern California coast (NBC NEWS)

📌 North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban (AP)

📌 News photographers slam Harris for reduced access (AXIOS)

📌 NYC Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigns after being raided by federal agents (CBS NEWS)

📌 Alberto Gonzales, Bush's attorney general, endorses Kamala Harris, warning of Donald Trump's "threat to the rule of law" (FOX NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 In Jordan's elections, anger at Israel over the Gaza war fuels Islamist gains (NPR)

📌 Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi (REUTERS)

📌 Ancient jar smashed by "curious" 4-year-old is back on display at museum after repairs (CBS NEWS)

📌 650-foot tsunami in Greenland fjord made waves that lasted 9 days, scientists find (NBC NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 A bag of Cheetos created a huge impact on a US national park ecosystem (AP)

📌 AI power players go to the White House to discuss AI’s massive thirst for energy (CNN)

📌 Four civilians on a daring SpaceX mission complete the first commercial spacewalk (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Gen Z ditches Google for this next most popular search engine (NY POST)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Harvey Weinstein indicted in connection to new sexual assault allegations (DEADLINE)

📌 US gymnast Jordan Chiles speaks for first time on Olympic bronze medal controversy: 'I felt like everything has been stripped' (YAHOO SPORTS)

📌 Cardi B gives birth, welcomes baby No. 3 with estranged husband Offset (E!)

📌 A'ja Wilson breaks the WNBA's single-season scoring record and eyes another milestone (NPR)

Thursday, September 12

🚨NATION

📌 Speaker Mike Johnson yanks government funding bill amid growing GOP defections (NBC NEWS)

📌 Wildfires scorch Southern California hillsides, torching homes and injuring several (AP)

📌 Mother of Apalachee High School shooter apologizes to victims’ families in open letter (CNN)

📌 Biden, Harris, Trump, Vance appear together at 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City (CBS NEWS)

📌 State and election officials issue warning over potential voting disruptions (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israeli official floats safe passage for Oct. 7 architect Yahya Sinwar in return for hostages (CNN)

📌 Mexico’s Senate approves contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber (AP)

📌 Top US and UK diplomats pledge almost $1.5B in additional aid for Ukraine during visit to Kyiv, but no breakthrough on strikes into Russia (REUTERS)

📌 China mulls raising retirement age as it confronts shrinking workforce (SEMAFOR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk today (AP)

📌 New CPI report shows another month of cooling inflation— what it means (ABC NEWS)

📌 Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation (CNN)

📌 The gender wage gap just widened for the first time in 20 years (AXIOS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Justin Timberlake snags plea deal in DWI case, will dodge drunk driving charges (NY POST)

📌 Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard sues Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sexual assault (PEOPLE)

📌 Dave Grohl hired divorce lawyer before love child reveal (DAILY BEAST)

📌 Incredible moment rock legend Bon Jovi convinces woman not to leap from bridge while filming music video in Nashville (DAILY MAIL)

Wednesday, September 11

🚨NATION

📌 Francine strengthens into a hurricane on its collision course with Louisiana (FOX WEATHER)

📌 Melania Trump questions Trump assassination attempt story: ‘We need to uncover the truth’ (MO NEWS)

📌 Missouri abortion-rights amendment will appear on the ballot, state Supreme Court rules (NBC NEWS)

📌 2 Delta planes collide while taxiing at Atlanta airport, knocking tail section from one (CNN)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Dozens of casualties and more feared buried in Israeli airstrike on Gaza humanitarian zone targeting Hamas militants (CNN)

📌 Australia plans minimum age for social media use, angering digital rights advocates (NBC NEWS)

📌 US says Russia received missiles from Iran, piles on sanctions (REUTERS)

📌 The Israeli military says its fatal shooting of a US activist was likely unintentional (AP)

📌 Apple must pay $14 billion tax bill to Ireland, EU court rules (AXIOS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 US faces maternity care crisis, with 1 in 3 counties lacking obstetric doctors to provide care, report warns (NBC NEWS)

📌 SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on daring excursion into Earth’s radiation belts (CNN)

📌 Crypto fraud increased 45% last year to $5.6 Billion, FBI says (AP)

📌 Amazon targets Aldi and Target with a new lineup of ‘no-frills’ groceries (CNN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Tyreek Hill cited for careless driving in detainment fracas, Miami police ID officer placed on leave (NBC NEWS)

📌 50th season of ‘SNL’ welcomes three new cast members as Chloe Troast departs (DEADLINE)

📌 Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl admits to fathering baby outside of his marriage (FOX NEWS)

📌 Bad Bunny to star in Adam Sandler’s new Happy Gilmore 2 (PITCHFORK)

Tuesday, September 10

🚨NATION

📌 Republicans threaten a government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder to vote (VOX)

📌 On-the-run Kentucky I-75 shooting suspect vowed over text to ‘kill a lot of people,’ arrest warrant says (CNN)

📌 Harvey Weinstein rushed from prison to hospital for emergency heart surgery (FOX NEWS)

📌 NYPD commissioner expected to step down amid federal probe (POLITICO)

📌 Tropical Storm Francine forms in Gulf of Mexico, to hit Louisiana as a hurricane (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Princess Kate says she has finished cancer chemo treatment (GUARDIAN)

📌 US urges Israel to swiftly investigate killing of American woman in West Bank (NPR)

📌 Flooding sweeps away a bus and a bridge collapses in Vietnam as storm deaths rise to 59 (NBC NEWS)

📌 Germany expands border controls to curb irregular migration and extremism risks (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp succession plan challenged by hedge fund (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

📌 Women will soon be notified about their breast density after a mammogram. Here’s what that means (CNN)

📌 Google tries to reality-check Biden’s lawyers in court (POLITICO)

📌 Big Lots declares bankruptcy and agrees to be bought by private equity firm (CBS NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 A Miami-Dade officer is put on leave after Dolphins star Tyreek Hill is detained (NPR)

📌 Selena Gomez says she can't carry her own children amid health journey (E!)

📌 CMA Awards 2024 nominations led by Morgan Wallen, but no Beyoncé (CNN)

📌 James Earl Jones, acclaimed 'Field of Dreams' actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93 (USA TODAY)

Monday, September 9

🚨NATION

📌 Miami-Dade police officer placed on administrative duty after Dolphins star Tyreek Hill hand cuffed before game (AP)

📌 “Sitting on a keg of dynamite” - Landslides are destroying multi-million dollar homes across California (CNN)

📌 Teen who came face-to-face with alleged Georgia school shooter speaks out (CNN)

📌 Former VP Dick Cheney says he will vote for Harris (NPR)

📌 Former President George W. Bush has no plans to endorse in the election (NBC)

📌 More than 5,000 public schools closed across the U.S. between 2017 and 2022 (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 US believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, AP sources say (AP)

📌 White House requests investigation after Israeli troops shoot, kill American activist at protest (NBC)

📌 Deal coming soon? CIA director says more detailed Gaza ceasefire proposal due in days (JERUSALEM POST)

📌 Brazil probes ice buildup in plane crash that killed 62 (REUTERS)

📌 Repeated takes, coaching on lines: Inside Hamas’s hostage video machine (WSJ)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Toxic debris from Maui wildfires could fill 5 football fields 5 stories deep. Where will it end up? (AP)

📌 PwC tells employees it will start tracking their location to enforce back to office attendance (INC)

📌 Boeing Starliner returns to Earth empty, months later than planned (CNBC)

📌 Tennis Channel ousts CEO, citing time spent advising Dr. Phil (WSJ)

📌 What you can expect when Apple unveils the new iPhone tomorrow (CBS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Italian Jannik Sinner keeps American Taylor Fritz from taking home U.S. Open title (ESPN)

📌 Taylor Swift returns to U.S. Open after singing God Bless America in 2002 (US OPEN)

📌 Selena Gomez reaches billionaire status thanks to her beauty brand (BLOOMBERG)

📌 The risk of fake influencers: Brands and creators are harnessing AI to mint synthetic influencers (AXIOS)

Friday, September 6

🚨NATION

📌 New details emerge about the 14-year-old suspect and victims in the deadliest school shooting this year (CNN)

📌 Trump says universities could lose accreditation over antisemitism (REUTERS)

📌 FBI raids homes of top NYC York City officials close to Mayor Eric Adams, sources say (NBC NEWS)

📌 Safety Concerns: Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA inspections after COVID delays (AP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei killed after she is set on fire by boyfriend (PEOPLE)

📌 US secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners (AP)

📌 Telegram founder breaks silence, calls his arrest “misguided”(NPR)

📌 Gunman at Israeli consulate killed by German police on anniversary of Munich Olympics massacre (FOX NEWS)

📌 Netanyahu is unequivocal about ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas: ‘There’s not a deal in the making’ (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Snapchat’s ‘disappearing’ messages make it easy for predators to target kids, state lawsuit alleges (VERGE)

📌 Parkinson’s may begin in the gut, study says, adding to growing evidence (WASHINGTON POST)

📌 Verizon is buying Frontier in $20B deal to strengthen its fiber network (AP)

📌 Advertisers plan to withdraw from X in record numbers (CNN)

📌 Youth e-cig use drops to lowest level in a decade (AXIOS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Taylor Swift is back for NFL Kickoff at Chiefs-Ravens game (VARIETY)

📌 Alex Morgan, American soccer star and Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement and second pregnancy (FOX NEWS)

📌 A musician siphoned $10 million in royalties after using AI to create hundreds of thousands of songs, streaming them billions of times (FORTUNE)

📌 Rembrandt painting found in Maine attic fetches $1.4 million at auction (NBC NEWS)

Thursday, September 5

🚨NATION

📌 Trump, Harris agree to rules for Tuesday debate (NBC)

📌 Republicans pushing Christianity into public schools are hitting resistance — even in red states (POLITICO)

📌 Some Walz family members endorse Trump (AP)

📌 Barron Trump arrives at NYU for first day at college (NY POST)

📌 Indictment: Right-Wing Influencers Allegedly Spread Russian Disinformation (WIRED)

📌 Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris (FOX NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Zelensky orders war's biggest reshuffle to give Ukraine 'new energy' (REUTERS)

📌 Israeli leader demands the country maintains control over Gaza-Egypt border (AP)

📌 Biden close to blocking Nippon Steel takeover of US Steel (REUTERS)

📌 "Tourist taxes" help hotspots in Europe cope with surges of visitors (AXIOS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Meta’s Oversight Board rules ‘from the River to the Sea’ is not hate speech (CNN)

📌 Molson Coors pumps the brakes on DEI practices (CNBC)

📌 Biden set to block US Steel's sale to Japan's Nippon Steel (AXIOS)

📌 Southwest brings back buy-one, get-one-free Companion Pass promotion (CNN)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Ridley Scott rebuilds Rome for ‘Gladiator II’ (AP)

📌 Travis Kelce's team shuts down 'entirely false' Taylor Swift breakup 'plan' (NEWSWEEK)

📌 ‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin will compete on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ amid deportation battle (AP)

📌 Kim Kardashian makes son Saint, 8, sign ‘extensive contract’ before starting YouTube channel (PAGE SIX)

📌 American Ezra Frech completes incredible Paralympic gold double (CNN)

Tuesday, September 4

🚨NATION

📌 US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel (AP)

📌 Former top aide to NY Gov charged with acting as foreign agent for Chinese government and communist party (CNBC)

📌 Amazon’s Alexa accused of anti-Trump bias; Company says they will correct issue (VARIETY)

📌 John McCain’s son decries Trump appearance at Arlington as a ‘violation’ that turned cemetery into campaign backdrop (CNN)

📌 House Democrats ask Trump for proof he did not take $10 million 'cash bribe' from Egypt (CNBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Venezuelan dictator Maduro moving Christmas up to October as he seeks to distract country from fraudulent election(GUARDIAN)

📌 Mongolia ignores an international warrant for Putin’s arrest, giving him a red-carpet welcome (AP)

📌 Members of Turkish national youth organization in custody after assault on US Marines (CNN)

📌 Chinese-linked online network is stoking US political division (AXIOS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 DirecTV offers customers $20 Refund for lost Disney channels (CBS NEWS)

📌 Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ for Oasis tickets set to be investigated by UK government (VERGE)

📌 Model Elle Macpherson says she was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago and refused chemotherapy (NBC NEWS)

📌 Hewlett Packard to pursue $4 billion damages to Mike Lynch estate after yacht death (YAHOO)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Bachelorette Jenn cries during finale after revealing how engagement ended (US WEEKLY)

📌 Elton John left with 'limited vision' in one eye after infection (BBC)

📌 Hundreds of ‘Game of Thrones’ props are up for auction, from Jon Snow’s sword to dragon skulls (TIME)

📌 Trump campaign must stop using 'Hold On, I'm Coming' after Hayes’ family's suit (ABC NEWS)

📌 Top hotdog eater Joey Chestnut beats his arch-rival and his own hot dog-eating world record (NPR)

Monday, September 3

🚨NATION

📌 Trump looks at plan that could give Elon Musk role in auditing US agencies (WASHINGTON POST)

📌 2024 turning into boys vs. girls election with record gender gap: Men prefer Trump, Women prefer Harris (AXIOS)

📌 Hunter Biden second federal criminal trial set to begin this week (THE HILL)

📌 Thousands of hotel workers continue nationwide strike on Labor Day, demanding higher pay (NBC NEWS)

📌 49ers player released from hospital after being shot in attempted robbery in San Francisco (ABC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 15 ISIS terrorists killed, 7 US troops injured during Iraq raid (MILITARY TIMES)

📌 US seizes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's plane (BBC)

📌 AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election since 1945 (CNN)

📌 Musk’s Starlink defies order to block X in Brazil (NY TIMES)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Railings on Titanic's iconic bow— immortalized by Jack and Rose in the famous movie scene— have broken off (NBC NEWS)

📌 NASA provides explanation for 'strange noises' coming from Boeing Starliner spacecraft (FOX NEWS)

📌 ‘A very serious situation’: Volkswagen could close plants in Germany for the first time in history (CNN)

📌 Computer tablet use linked to angry outbursts among toddlers, research shows (CBS NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 ESPN and Disney go dark for millions of DirecTV customers amid contract dispute (CBS NEWS)

📌 Paris mayor plans to keep Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower (GUARDIAN)

📌 Norwegian princess marries American self-styled shaman in front of star-studded audience (CNN)

📌 Venice Film Festival welcomes Pitt and Clooney, and their new film ‘Wolfs’ (AP)

Friday, August 30

🚨NATION

📌 Trump proposes making government or insurance companies pay for IVF treatment (CNN)

📌 Trump’s plan to make U.S. 'crypto capital of the planet' (CNBC)

📌 Boar’s Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show (CBS NEWS)

📌 Justice Dept. watchdog blasts FBI over handling of child sexual abuse cases (NBC NEWS)

📌 Biden administration to restart immigration program that was paused over fraud concerns (AP)

📌 ABC News debate rules include muted mics, despite Harris campaign's pushback (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israel kills a top terrorist in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began (AP)

📌 Millions told to evacuate as Japan hit by one of strongest typhoons in decades (BBC)

📌 Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says (REUTERS)

📌 Israel agrees to pauses in fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Catching up on sleep at weekends may lower heart disease risk by a fifth (GUARDIAN)

📌 OpenAI says ChatGPT usage has doubled since last year (AXIOS)

📌 Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches 6 passengers on sub-orbital trip to space and back (CBS NEWS)

📌 Mortgage rates drop again, but housing market remains stalled (FOX BUSINESS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 US intelligence helped stop terror plot targeting Taylor Swift concert, CIA deputy director confirms (CNN)

📌 ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested on suspicion of domestic violence (VARIETY)

📌 John Stamos claims Church of Scientology 'kicked me out' for being 'too annoying' (FOX NEWS)

📌 Matt Lauer’s daughter crashed into Hamptons fence and fled — but left license plate behind for cops to find (PAGE SIX)

Thursday, August 29

🚨NATION

📌 Supreme Court leaves Biden’s new student loan repayment plan blocked (CNN)

📌 Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says (AP NEWS)

📌 RFK Jr. wants off the ballot in 10 states. Some battlegrounds are saying no (CBS NEWS)

📌 Teen arrested in first violation of New York county's controversial mask ban (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israeli forces launch a major anti-terror operation in the West Bank (AP)

📌 French prosecutors charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, allege platform enabled organized crime and refused to cooperate with authorities, set bail at $5.56 million (NBC NEWS)

📌 Namibia plans to kill more than 700 animals including elephants and hippos — and distribute the meat (CNN)

📌 “Curious” 4-year-old accidentally breaks a 3,500-year-old jar at a Israeli museum (CBS NEWS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Google updates Gemini's AI image creator that failed to depict White people and resumes generating people (VERGE)

📌 There are 21 people with sloth fever. What to know about the deadly virus as US, Europe warn of imported cases (CBS NEWS)

📌 Unusually mild Atlantic hurricane season likely to ramp up (AXIOS)

📌 SpaceX postpones the launch of private Polaris mission once again (NBC NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 As Paralympics get bigger, some athletes say cheating is more prevalent (WASHINGTON POST)

📌 Iga Swiatek and other tennis players say their mental and physical health are ignored (AP)

📌 ‘Beetlejuice 2’ gets 3-minute Venice standing ovation for Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega’s performances (VARIETY)

📌 Country star Scotty McCreery boots fan from concert after seeing him hit a woman (NY POST)

Wednesday, August 28

🚨NATION

📌 Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. added to Trump transition team (CNN)

📌 More than 200 former Bush, McCain and Romney Republican staffers endorse Kamala Harris (AXIOS)

📌 Kamala Harris to sit down for first major interview since becoming nominee (CNN)

📌 Judge blocks Biden administration from granting legal status to immigrant spouses of US citizens (CBS NEWS)

📌 Trump staff had altercation during controversial visit to Arlington National Cemetery (NPR)

📌 Two workers killed and a third injured in an explosion at a Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta (AP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Top US, China officials to meet on military, Taiwan, fentanyl (REUTERS)

📌 New protests over rape and murder of Indian doctor see police use water cannon, tear gas on demonstrators (CBS NEWS)

📌 Ukraine’s F-16 jets get first aerial kills (DEFENSE NEWS)

📌 Ukraine to present 'victory plan' to US (BBC)

📌 Germany's grandmothers take on the far-right ahead of key state elections (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Americans are taking a lot more sick days — and Gen Z is leading the charge (BI)

📌 Vaccine hesitancy eats into back-to-school shots (AXIOS)

📌 US awards $521 million in grants to boost EV charging network (REUTERS)

📌 Ikea trials resale website to rival eBay and Gumtree (BBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 British rock band Oasis announces reunion tour 15 years after break up (CNN)

📌 The Paralympic Games open today, some 4,400 athletes will compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days in Paris (ABC NEWS)

📌 Kelce brothers sign deal with Amazon for ‘New Heights’ podcast worth more than $100 million (VARIETY)

📌 Mariah Carey says her mother and sister died on the same day (NPR)

Tuesday, August 27

🚨NATION

📌 Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump (AP)

📌 Trump & Harris now debating about their first debate (POLITICO)

📌 Apparent cyberattack leaves Seattle airport facing major internet outages (KING TV)

📌 Texas AG raids homes of Latino civil rights group members, setting up a voting rights showdown (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Germany's leader promises more deportations after visiting mass stabbing scene (REUTERS)

📌 As Russia unleashed a massive air attack, Ukrainian civilians' resilience kicked in (NBC NEWS)

📌 Prosecutors probe captain of superyacht that sank off Sicily, lawyer says (AP)

📌 Australia is the latest country to give workers the 'right to disconnect' after hours (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Americans set to spend a total of $39 billion on back-to-school shopping this year (CNN)

📌 Apple announces iPhone event for Sept. 9 (NBC NEWS)

📌 Heat-related deaths climbed 117% over 25 years (CBS NEWS)

📌 Judge orders ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli to surrender all copies of rare Wu-Tang Clan album (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 NFL changes kickoff rules and bans hip-drop tackles (AXIOS)

📌 The biggest star of the US Open: A cocktail that brought in $10 million (BI)

📌 Trump campaign disputes Foo Fighters over unauthorized use of music at rally (VARIETY)

📌 Bradley Whitford slams Cheryl Hines for not speaking out against husband RFK Jr (VARIETY)

📌 Environmental group calls for investigation into RFK Jr. incident with a chainsaw and a whale (THE WRAP)

Monday, August 26

🚨NATION

📌 Harris campaign says it's raised $540 million and saw a surge of donations during the convention (AP)

📌 Hurricane Hone brings heavy rain, winds to Hawaii’s Big Island (NBC NEWS)

📌 Secret Service places at least 5 agents on leave in Trump assassination attempt probe (MO NEWS)

📌 Small grocers feel squeezed by suppliers, and shoppers bear the pain (WASHINGTON POST)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israel and Hezbollah both claim victory after night of heavy fighting (AXIOS)

📌 Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversary (AP)

📌 Man arrested over suspected terror attack explosion at French synagogue (TIMES OF ISREAL)

📌 Telegram app founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport (GUARDIAN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Free at-home COVID testing program restarting as officials prepare for fall, winter season (ABC NEWS)

📌 Alice Walton (heiress to Walmart) is the world's richest woman — and may soon be worth $100 billion (BI)

📌 How SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn private spacewalk will work, launch today (SPACE)

📌 NBA says Warner Bros Discovery lacks reach & cash to challenge Amazon TV rights deal (DEADLINE)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Justin and Hailey Bieber have their first child (USA TODAY)

📌 ‘Ted Lasso’ eyes Season 4 with main cast members returning (VARIETY)

📌 Ben Affleck, 52, is 'hanging out' with RFK Jr.'s daughter Kick Kennedy, 36, amid Jennifer Lopez divorce (DAILY MAIL)

📌 Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce host Blake Lively birthday bash at Rhode Island beach house (TMZ)

📌 Jenna Ortega says she deleted Twitter after seeing explicit AI images of herself as a minor (NBC NEWS)

Friday, August 23

🚨NATION

📌 Gus Walz broke the internet after showing his emotional love for his father. Then the bullying began (USA TODAY)

📌 RFK Jr likely endorsing Trump today; How will it impact race? (NATE SILVER)

📌 Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure (CNN)

📌 California hospital told woman's family she had checked out when she was actually dead, new lawsuit says (NBC NEWS)

📌 FBI probes insect attack on Democratic breakfast in Chicago (USA TODAY)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Taliban passes laws banning women’s voices and faces in public (AP)

📌 Mexico to bring charges against cartel leader — for turning over another drug lord to US (CBS NEWS)

📌 Israeli demands for troops in Gaza blocking truce deal, sources say (REUTERS)

📌 Zelenskyy visits border area as Ukraine continues invasion of Russia (AP)

📌 Russia opens criminal investigation into CNN correspondent for reporting in Ukrainian-occupied Russia (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Canadian freight railroads shut down, dealing a potential blow to North America’s economy (CNN)

📌 Google agrees to America’s first newsroom funding deal. It’s already unpopular. (POLITICO)

📌 SpaceX is set to launch an ambitious mission featuring the first civilian spacewalk (CNBC)

📌 Home sales rise for the first time in five months as the number of listings grows (MARKET WATCH)

📌 Nearly 60% of baby foods in the U.S. don't meet nutritional guidelines, study says (NPR)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 TMZ roasted for inaccurately reporting Beyonce appearance at DNC (THE WRAP)

📌 Steph Curry endorses Kamala Harris at convention (YAHOO)

📌 Trump's campaign removes video featuring Beyoncé song after artist sent cease and desist (USA TODAY)

📌 Taylor Swift breaks silence on Vienna terrorism plot (USA TODAY)