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NATIONAL

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US--BIG TECH-ELECTRICITY CUTOFFS

US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

SUMMARY: As Big Tech’s data centers continue to grow threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are considering bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first to try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout like the winter storm in 2021 when dozens died. Lawmakers there passed a bill in June that orders up standards for power emergencies when utilities must disconnect big electric users. Now the concept is emerging in the 13-state mid-Atlantic grid and elsewhere as massive data centers are coming online faster than power plants can be built.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK-SHOT-FACT FOCUS

FACT FOCUS: Assassination of Charlie Kirk prompts flood of false and misleading claims online

SUMMARY: A bevy of false and misleading claims proliferated on social media in the two days it took officials to arrest and publicly identify 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspect in Wednesday’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. This reaction reflects a phenomenon often seen after breaking news events, when a lack of concrete facts is filled by misinformation and conspiracy theories. Such posts appeared within hours of the killing. Some of the earliest incorrectly identified the shooter before officials had released any information about a suspect. More claims spawned on Thursday and Friday, presenting old videos and photos as recent footage of the shooter and erroneously reporting on Robinson’s background.

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US--IMMIGRATION RAID-HYUNDAI PLANT

Families in crisis after massive immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia

SUMMARY: After Koreans detained in a historic raid on a Georgia Hyundai plant were sent home, lawyers and social workers say the nearly 200 non-Korean workers ensnared in the crackdown remain in legal limbo. Some are still unaccounted for. Rosie Harrison, who runs a nonprofit, says her organization’s phones have been ringing nonstop with panicked families needing help. The early September raid involved federal agents taking workers’ cellphones and detaining them. Some workers had legal authorization to work in the U.S. The raid has left families desperate for basic needs like food and baby formula.

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US--ACTIVE-SHOOTER-FALSE-ALARMS

Waves of fake threats to colleges are putting students on edge and testing dispatchers

SUMMARY: Around 50 college campuses across the country have been deluged in recent weeks with hoax calls about armed gunmen and other violence, laying bare the challenges of detecting fake threats quickly to prevent mass panic. Students at some schools spent hours hiding under desks, only to find out later it someone’s idea of a entertainment. On Thursday, several historically Black colleges locked down or canceled classes after receiving threats, at a time when the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college had campuses newly on edge. In other cases, schools figured out early that something was amiss, but even then it took time and resources.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK SHOT-WHAT TO KNOW

What to know about the killing of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA

SUMMARY: Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Utah man in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “We got him,” Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters at a news conference Friday announcing the arrest of Tyler Robinson in Wednesday’s killing of Kirk during an outdoor debate at Utah Valley University. Authorities say Robinson, a student at a different college, was taken into custody Thursday night. Robinson’s father recognized him from images released by authorities and encouraged him to turn himself in, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. Cox says Robinson’s family said Robinson had been critical of Kirk.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK SHOT-SUSPECT

Man arrested in Charlie Kirk’s killing had no known criminal history, had become ‘more political’

SUMMARY: The family of the young Utah man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk has told authorities he had recently become “more political” and recounted a dinner table conversation where they discussed whether the conservative activist was spreading hate. That’s according to a probable cause statement released Friday. A judge ordered Tyler James Robinson held without bail. Utah state records show the 22-year-old is registered to vote but not affiliated with a political party. His address is listed as his parents’ home in a suburb outside of St. George in southern Utah. Social media posts made by his mother through 2022 show an active family that spent time outdoors. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Robinson had a lawyer.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK SHOT

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

SUMMARY: A 22-year-old Utah man who was booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist’s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting. That’s what authorities said Friday as they announced the arrest of Tyler Robinson, which marked a major break in a case that shocked the country and raised fresh alarms about political violence in a deeply polarized United States. Utah Governor Spencer Cox said Robinson had become “more political” in the run-up to the shooting and mentioned during a dinner with family that Kirk would be visiting Utah. Cox credited Robinson’s family with helping turn him in.

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US--IMMIGRATION ARREST-SHOOTING DEATH

ICE officer fatally shoots suspect after being dragged by car near Chicago, officials say

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security says an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them. The officer was attempting to arrest a man Friday with a history of reckless driving who had entered the country illegally. The department says the man refused orders and drove his car at the officers. One officer was hit and dragged, prompting him to open fire. Both the officer and the suspect were taken to a hospital, where the suspect was pronounced dead. ICE says the incident occurred in Franklin Park, amid an ongoing enforcement operation in Chicago.

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US--ELECTION 2026-REDISTRICTING

Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed plan that could help Republicans win an additional US House seat

SUMMARY: The Missouri Senate has passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat. The Senate’s vote Friday sends the measure to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe for his expected signature. But opponents immediately announced a referendum petition that could force a statewide vote on the new map. Missouri is the third state to take up congressional redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections. Republicans in Texas passed a new House map aimed at winning five more seats. Democrats in California countered with their own redistricting plan aimed at picking up five seats, but it still needs voter approval.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK SHOT-COX

Utah’s governor, in impassioned remarks, urges Americans to find ‘off-ramp’ from political violence

SUMMARY: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is making an impassioned plea for Americans and young people in particular to use the horror of Charlie Kirk’s public assassination as an inflection point to turn the country away from political violence and division. Cox spoke Friday at a news conference announcing authorities had a suspect in the conservative activist’s killing in custody. Cox says this is a moment to make a choice: escalate or “find an off-ramp.” The two-term Republican governor has, throughout his political career, issued pleas for bipartisan cooperation and drawn national attention for his empathetic remarks. Cox says the suspect in Kirk’s killing had become “more political” before Wednesday’s shooting.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK-AN AMERICAN SNAPSHOT

Choose your America: In the aftermath of the Kirk slaying, a snapshot of a fractured nation

SUMMARY: The governor of Utah struggled to find the right words to describe the question so many have been asking: What is happening in America? The silence lasted nearly 10 seconds. He looked down. He opened and closed his mouth. “Our nation is broken,” Spencer Cox finally said, hours after the killing of Charlie Kirk. The governor described violent attacks on both Democrats and Republicans, including the killing of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, two assassination attempts on President Donald Trump and the firebombing of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence. His words stood out not just for the stark language about America’s troubles, but for his sober, somber acknowledgement that the violence reaches across the political divide.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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US--TRUMP-RUSSIA-UKRAINE

Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he believes the Russian-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum. Trump posted on his social media site Saturday that NATO’S commitment to winning the war “has been far less than 100%” and the purchase of Russian oil by some members of the alliance is “shocking.” NATO member Turkey is one of the largest buyers of Russian oil, after China and India. Hungary and Slovakia are among other NATO members that buy Russian oil.

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US--STATE OF THE FBI-SENATE HEARING-ABRIDGED

Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI

SUMMARY: FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week for oversight hearings. He raised eyebrows hours after Kirk’s killing when he posted on X that “the subject” in the killing was in custody when he in fact remained on the loose. That confusion was an early misstep in an investigation that has become the most consequential test of Patel’s young career as director. The hearings are expected to give a glimpse into the sustained tumult at the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.

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US--STATE OF THE FBI-SENATE HEARING

Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI

SUMMARY: FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week for oversight hearings. He raised eyebrows hours after Kirk’s killing when he posted on X that “the subject” in the killing was in custody when he in fact remained on the loose. That confusion was an early misstep in an investigation that has become the most consequential test of Patel’s young career as director. The hearings are expected to give a glimpse into the sustained tumult at the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.

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US--CHARLIE KIRK SHOT-MINNESOTA

Minneapolis suburb’s candidates campaign amid fear and violence after political assassinations

SUMMARY: As the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, two candidates are vying for a legislative seat left open by another political attack in Minnesota. Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in June and another state lawmaker and his wife were injured in what investigators call a politically motivated attack. The Republican candidate for Hortman’s now vacant seat, Ruth Bittner, says the political violence briefly made her reconsider running. Democrat Xp Lee, a former city council member, is also running. He supports a ban on semiautomatic weapons to reduce the charged political atmosphere.

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US--CONGRESS-HEALTH CARE

Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies

SUMMARY: There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic. But the credits are still in danger of expiring as Republicans and Democrats are at odds over how to do it. Democrats have been pushing for months to extend the subsidies. They were first put in place in 2021 and extended a year later, when they controlled Congress and the White House, for low income people who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. And some Republicans are now open to keeping the tax credits.

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US--RUBIO-MIDEAST

Rubio meets Qatar’s prime minister before visiting Israel in a delicate balance with two allies

SUMMARY: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Qatar’s prime minister Friday before he visits Israel this weekend. It shows how the Trump administration is trying to balance relations between key Middle East allies days after Israel targeted Hamas leaders in a strike on Doha. The trip to Israel is a show of support for the increasingly isolated country before the United Nations holds likely contentious debate on the creation of a Palestinian state. Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff had dinner with the Qatari premier later Friday. The Trump administration is walking a delicate line between two major allies after Israel’s strike in Doha, where Hamas leaders had gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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US--TRUMP-MEMPHIS

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, to address crime concerns there. The president told Fox News on Friday that “the mayor is happy” and “the governor is happy” about the pending deployment. Democratic Mayor Paul Young pushed back on Trump’s assertion, saying “I did not ask for the National Guard and I don’t think it’s the way to drive down crime.” Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee confirmed the deployment was coming and said he planned to speak with the president Friday to work out details of the mission. Trump has also mused about sending troops to New Orleans, another majority-Black city in a Republican-leaning state.

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INTERNATIONAL

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EU--POLAND-UKRAINE-AIRSPACE

Poland deploys planes in its airspace because of threat of drone strikes in nearby Ukraine

SUMMARY: Authorities say Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine. The airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed. The alert on Saturday lasted around two hours. It came after multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland on Wednesday. That incident prompted NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down and underlined long-held concerns about the expansion of Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-GAZA

Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza City and hospital says at least 32 are dead

SUMMARY: Israel has intensified airstrikes in Gaza City, killing at least 32 people, including 12 children, according to medical staff. The strikes are part of an offensive to take over the city, which Israel claims is Hamas’ last stronghold. Despite urging residents to evacuate, hundreds of thousands remain, facing famine and dire conditions. The United Nations reports over 100,000 people have left since mid-August, but many are stuck due to high costs and overcrowded shelters. A U.N. initiative to bring temporary shelters into Gaza said more than 86,000 tents and other supplies were still awaiting clearance to enter Gaza as of last week.

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ML--YEMEN-SANAA HOMES

Israeli strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels damage residential homes, forcing families to live in ruins

SUMMARY: Israel’s deadly airstrikes this week targeting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have damaged residential areas in the country’s capital of Sanaa, leaving many houses in ruins and residents unable to afford repairs on their own. Wednesday’s strikes followed a drone launched by the Houthi rebels earlier that breached Israel’s multilayered air defenses and hit a southern Israeli airport. In Sanaa, where Yemen’s yearslong civil war has impoverished many, residents told The Associated Press they cannot afford any major repairs and that the local authorities are not offering compensation or help with reconstruction.

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LT--BRAZIL-BOLSONARO-FUTURE

Bolsonaro’s political influence in Brazil could endure despite his conviction

SUMMARY: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to over 27 years in prison for attempting a coup. Despite his conviction, Bolsonaro’s political influence remains strong. Tens of thousands rallied in his favor on Brazil’s Independence Day. Polls show Bolsonaro still holds a significant sway in Brazil’s polarized political landscape. Some allies are pushing for an amnesty bill to restore his political rights. Meanwhile, right-wing leaders are considering other candidates for the 2026 election, but Bolsonaro’s influence continues to shape Brazil’s political scene.

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EU-RUSSIA-EARTHQUAKE

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region

SUMMARY: A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was 111.7 kilometers east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and had a depth of 39 kms, according to the USGS. The Pacific Tsunami Warning System briefly said there was a threat of a possible tsunami from the earthquake but later dropped the threat from its website. The Japan Meteorological Agency said warnings were issued to coastal areas about a slight change in sea levels, but that means the likelihood of damage is minimal.

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AS--NEPAL-PROTESTS

Nepal has first woman prime minister as president dissolves parliament and sets March elections

SUMMARY: Nepal’s president has appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister. President Ram Chandra Poudel also has dissolved parliament and set elections for March 5. Karki is the first woman to head the South Asian country’s government. The changes follow massive protests that caused the collapse of the previous administration. Karki was sworn in Friday. She was a popular figure while serving as the court’s only female chief justice in 2016 and 2017. Street demonstrations that began Monday in Kathmandu over a social media ban turned violent and prompted the resignation of the previous prime minister.

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UN--MIDEAST-WARS-UN-TWO-STATE SOLUTION

UN assembly votes overwhelmingly to back two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict

SUMMARY: The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It also urges Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently opposes. The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing the “New York Declaration,” which sets out a phased plan to end the nearly 80-year conflict. The vote on Friday was 142-10 with 12 abstentions. The nearly two-year war in Gaza and the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict are expected to be at the top of the agenda of world leaders at their annual gathering at the General Assembly starting on Sept. 22.

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EU--RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

NATO flexes its muscles and bulks up defenses on its eastern flank to ward off Russia

SUMMARY: NATO says it’s bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment. The military alliance flexed its muscles Friday to deter potential Russian aggression following an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory. NATO’s top military officer said a new operation, dubbed Eastern Sentry, will add new equipment from France, Denmark, Germany and the U.K. to the alliance’s air policing and existing air and ground-based defenses. French Rafale fighter jets, Danish F-16s, a frigate and ground-based defense systems have been pledged for the operation which NATO’s supreme commander aims to plug gaps in the defensive line and concentrate forces wherever they’re needed.

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AF--CONGO-CAPSIZED BOAT

At least 193 passengers killed in two boat accidents in northwestern Congo

SUMMARY: Authorities and state media in Congo say that two separate boat accidents this week in northwestern Congo killed at least 193 people dead and left scores missing, authorities and state media reported Friday The accidents happened about 150 kilometers apart in the Equateur province. One boat with nearly 500 passengers caught fire and capsized Thursday evening along the Congo River in the province’s Lukolela territory, Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry said in a report. The report said 209 survivors were rescued following the accident, involving a whaleboat near the village of Malange in Lukolela territory.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-WEST BANK

As Israel carried out strikes far beyond its borders, violence surged in the occupied West Bank

SUMMARY: As Israeli strikes in far-off Qatar and Yemen sparked regional tensions this week, violence surged in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem. A shooting attack at a Jerusalem bus stop killed six Israelis, and another two were stabbed and wounded in a separate incident. Israeli forces in the West Bank shot three 14-year-old Palestinians, killing two of them, and detained hundreds in a separate raid after an explosive device struck an armored vehicle, lightly wounding two soldiers. They were the latest violent ripples from the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, and the larger Israeli-Palestinian conflict that began decades earlier.

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BUSINESS

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US--FEDERAL RESERVE-COOK

Fed Governor Lisa Cook claimed 2nd residence as ‘vacation home,’ undercutting Trump fraud claims

SUMMARY: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate. That characterization that could undermine claims by the Trump administration that she committed mortgage fraud. President Donald Trump has sought to fire Cook “for cause,” relying on claims that Cook claimed both the condo and another property as her primary residence simultaneously. Trump is trying to reshape the central bank, in part to orchestrate a steep cut to interest rates. Documents obtained by The Associated Press also showed that on a second form submitted by Cook to gain a security clearance, she described the property as a “second home.”

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Wall Street coasts to the finish of its best week in the last 5

SUMMARY: Wall Street coasted to the finish of its best week in the last five. The S&P 500 barely budged on Friday and edged down by less than 0.1% from its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.4%. Stocks have rallied to records with expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week for the first time this year. Treasury yields rose in the bond market to recover some of their sharp drops from earlier in the week, which came after economic reports seemed to cement the case for a rate cut.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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US--VACCINE ACCESS-STATES

States are taking steps to ease access to COVID-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation

SUMMARY: The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina have signed orders intended to make COVID-19 vaccines available in pharmacies for people without individual prescriptions. At least a dozen states have taken similar steps this month as this season’s version of the vaccine becomes available and a federal advisory council has not recommended yearly shots for nearly everyone as it did in previous years. Nearly all the governors taking action are Democrats. But the pharmacy chain CVS says most states have existing policies that allow access to the shots anyway.

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