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Thursday, September 24, 2026

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WHITE HOUSE Australia Raises 'Extreme Concern' Over OpenAI Hack On Health Department Website · via HuffPost
WORLD Russian forces blockade Oleshky, using residents as human shields — expert · via NV
TARIFFS 7 Steps To Getting A Mortgage · via Forbes
COURTS Judge finds feds’ environmental analysis of Arizona mine insufficient · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE Democrats’ Recipe For Sun Belt Success: More Populism · via HuffPost
WORLD Russia hits Kyiv with missiles during Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S. lawmakers · via NV
WHITE HOUSE Erin Burnett Stunned By Ex-Trump Press Secretary's ‘Incredible’ Dictator-Media Anecdote · via HuffPost
WORLD Witkoff and Kushner pause peace talks to consult Russia · via NV
COURTS Jackson says all is not well on the Supreme Court emergency docket · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE Paul Krugman Makes Chilling Prediction About 'Sundowning' Trump · via HuffPost
WORLD Trump greets Xi Jinping with 100-foot red carpet — video · via NV
COURTS Prosecutors lack murder weapon for Baja beach killings of three foreign surfers · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE Dem-Aligned Organization Accepts Support From Palantir — And Refuses To Answer Questions About It · via HuffPost
WORLD Trump is failing to pressure Putin to end the war in Ukraine — analyst · via NV
CULTURE This Map Shows The Most Popular Baby Name In Every State — And There Are Some Big Surprises · via HuffPost
WHITE HOUSE Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations · via Michigan Advance
WORLD Germany Is Officially Adrift · via Foreign Policy
WORLD Three ceasefire tracks under discussion with Russia — Zelenskyy · via NV
WORLD Netanyahu Expected To Berate New York's Mamdani In 'Campaign Speech' Of UN Address · via HuffPost
COURTS Lula seeks probe into possible US election interference · via Courthouse News
CULTURE Plastic Surgeons Say Men Are Getting This Popular Procedure More Than Ever — Even Before Their Wives · via HuffPost
COURTS California says feds can’t sue over state vehicle emission regs · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE Mike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. · via Michigan Advance
WORLD Russian overnight barrage hits Odesa infrastructure and residential buildings · via NV
WHITE HOUSE Experts Warn COVID Cases Are Currently ‘Heating Up’ — And These Regions Are Particularly Affected · via HuffPost
COURTS Ninth Circuit: Trump admin can’t defund LA homeless services agency · via Courthouse News
COURTS Judge beefs up block on race-based ICE stops in LA · via Courthouse News
COURTS Immigrants ask Fifth Circuit to axe mandatory detention policy · via Courthouse News
COURTS Feds file Second Amendment suit against Minnesota over firearm purchase laws · via Courthouse News
COURTS Third-country removals put on hold, triggering Trump request to Supreme Court · via Courthouse News
COURTS Feds argue it’s too late to open 2027 Green Card Lottery · via Courthouse News
COURTS New York accuses Polymarket of flouting gambling laws · via Courthouse News
COURTS Defiant Netanyahu attacks NYC mayor at UN speech defending Israel · via Courthouse News
FACT CHECK WinSenate · via FactCheck.org
COURTS Paramount, state AGs defend settlement over Warner merger · via Courthouse News
FACT CHECK One Nation · via FactCheck.org
WHITE HOUSE Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short · via Michigan Advance
WORLD Macron says France sees signs Russia is preparing to mobilize 300,000 more men · via Meduza
WORLD Pakistan expands protected habitat for Indus River dolphin as recovery offers hope · via Mongabay
COURTS Chicago police union takes discipline fight to state Supreme Court · via Courthouse News
FACT CHECK League of Conservation Voters · via FactCheck.org
COURTS Ex-Senator Menendez seeks Second Circuit rescue from bribery conviction · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE DeSantis, Uthmeier announce arrests of 20 people in Florida for voter fraud · via Florida Phoenix
WORLD Trinidad & Tobago’s Special Operations Bill and the geography of development · via Global Voices
COURTS Flock data-sharing suit likely headed back to state court · via Courthouse News
COURTS Judge blocks requirement for porn sites to verify age for all ‘actually located’ in Utah · via Courthouse News
WORLD Anthrax suspected in 46 hippo deaths in Zambia amid potential spillover to humans · via Mongabay
COURTS Fourth Circuit calls real-time cellphone tracking a search · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE Trump’s FDA nominee draws bipartisan skepticism over abortion pill and vaccines · via Arizona Mirror
WHITE HOUSE CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health · via Stateline
WORLD A new cat species was just discovered. Several more may follow · via Mongabay
COURTS Germany investigates alleged 105-year-old Nazi POW camp guard · via Courthouse News
COURTS Record level of challenges after Sweden’s vote · via Courthouse News
COURTS Voters sour on Trump economy as Democrats open 11-point midterm lead in new polling · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE Clerks reiterate Michigan elections are ‘safe, secure, fair’ as absentee voting begins · via Michigan Advance
COURTS In final ruling against ICE, judge blasts ‘dreadful’ and ‘squalid’ conditions at 26 Federal Plaza · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing · via Michigan Advance
COURTS Iowa athletes busted for betting take illegal search claims to Eighth Circuit · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE Lawmakers call on Michigan House to move on offshoring protections for call center workers · via Michigan Advance
WORLD Gas, solar, and tech companies all want this bill. Will Congress pass it? · via Grist
WORLD Zelensky says the ‘spirit of Anchorage’ concessions are no longer on the negotiating table. He credits Ukraine’s battlefield position. · via Meduza
COURTS California justices slap down Riverside County sheriff over ballot grab · via Courthouse News
COURTS EU adviser says civilian design is no passport for aircraft exports · via Courthouse News
COURTS Morocco’s ruling coalition dominates low-turnout Parliament election · via Courthouse News
WORLD Brazil’s tropical forest fund races to raise $2.7 billion before deadline · via Mongabay
COURTS Saudi Arabia reports fresh Houthi attacks, issues warning for Mecca · via Courthouse News
WORLD Ugandans plant trees near national park to keep people out of gorillas’ habitat · via Mongabay
COURTS Ethiopian conflict triggers panic-buying in Tigray · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention · via Michigan Advance
WORLD From Zelensky to Pezeshkian, five speeches that stood out at this year’s U.N. General Assembly debate · via Meduza
WORLD Peru faces hearing over threats to uncontacted Indigenous groups in the Amazon · via Mongabay
COURTS Eviction of pensioner puts Spain housing crisis in spotlight · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE First Lady Melania Trump and Madame Peng Liyuan Visit Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art Highlighting Sino-American Artwork, Culture, and the Next Generation · via White House
FACT CHECK America PAC · via FactCheck.org
WORLD Finland had planned to deport a Russian mother and son who helped Ukrainian refugees. Instead, it’s granting them asylum. · via Meduza
WORLD Zelensky says the Trump administration proposes a halt to energy strikes, a Black Sea grain corridor, and three-way talks with Russia · via Meduza
WORLD In Nepal, women seek ownership rights to the lands they tend · via Mongabay
COURTS English anti-migrant agitator arrested after slashing boat at sea · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE War-zone surveillance comes home as Predator drones fly loops over Arizona border towns · via Arizona Mirror
WHITE HOUSE Gov. DeSantis-appointed trial judge faces public reprimand for shooting comment · via Florida Phoenix
WORLD UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty · via Grist
WORLD Politico: Ukraine’s sanctions adviser urges EU sanctions on Russian billionaires Vladimir Potanin and Vladimir Lisin after Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov are delisted · via Meduza
WORLD Ebola, twins and women-led conservation: Reporting on gorillas for World Gorilla Day · via Mongabay
COURTS Missouri pols demand immunity over Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting posts · via Courthouse News
CULTURE How due process, not the First Amendment, got the White House ban on reporters blocked in court · via The Conversation
WHITE HOUSE Amid disposal hazards, Michigan lawmakers consider creating battery recycling program · via Michigan Advance
WHITE HOUSE Autism Speaks chair, managed care plans up on next ABA task force agenda · via Florida Phoenix
WHITE HOUSE Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states · via Stateline
COURTS Anxiety looms over Europe as Russia steps up ‘hybrid warfare’ · via Courthouse News
FACT CHECK Federal Real Property: The Judiciary Should Measure the Utilization of Its Administrative Space · via GAO
WORLD ‘Lost’ bird reappears in West Africa’s forests after more than a decade · via Mongabay
FACT CHECK Military Installations: Remote and Isolated Locations Face Challenges Delivering Critical Support Services · via GAO
WORLD New report reveals the environmental cost of USAID’s destruction · via Mongabay
FACT CHECK Maternal Health: Information on and Federal Oversight of Mortality Review Committees · via GAO
CULTURE 21 years after disaster helped bring peace to Aceh – has botched Indonesian response to floods reignited calls for independence? · via The Conversation
FACT CHECK FEMA: Billions in Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Subgrants Remain Unawarded · via GAO
CULTURE The medieval world had its own ‘deepfakes’ – church officials cited a fake imperial decree for centuries · via The Conversation
FACT CHECK Funding Status: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs and Inflation Reduction Acts at the Departments of Agriculture and Energy · via GAO
WORLD Biodiversity credits shouldn’t copy the carbon market playbook (commentary) · via Mongabay
CULTURE How Trump’s crypto winnings undermined the industry’s push for looser regulation · via The Conversation
WHITE HOUSE Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier · via Michigan Advance
FACT CHECK Private Health Insurance: Federal and State Oversight of Contraceptive Coverage Requirements · via GAO
WORLD Russia detained an Estonian, accusing him of trying to join Ukraine’s armed forces. He had come to see his wife, whom Estonia had denied asylum. · via Meduza
WORLD Earth life support systems are flashing red, warns 2026 Planetary Health Check · via Mongabay
COURTS Malta journalist’s killers lose fight over rushed defense · via Courthouse News
WHITE HOUSE Presidential Message on the Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen · via White House
CULTURE Why making Americans bet with cash could protect people from gambling problems · via The Conversation
CULTURE Irish reunification is more complicated than Trump may think · via The Conversation
CULTURE Friendship is built over time, through ordinary moments – I teach lonely college students to notice them · via The Conversation
CULTURE ICE arrests at Philadelphia International evoke time when airport police helped military catch AWOL Vietnam War soldiers in 1960s · via The Conversation
CULTURE AI tools can help Americans meet their civil legal needs · via The Conversation
FACT CHECK Immigration Detention: Urgent Planning Needed to Avoid Further Waste of Taxpayer Dollars · via GAO
WORLD Ukrainian man attacks people with knife at Polish monastery, killing two and injuring three · via Meduza
WORLD Indonesia’s geothermal push runs into local fears at Mount Ungaran · via Mongabay
CULTURE Cholesterol control gets personalized – a cardiologist explains how new guidelines tailor treatment to your unique risk profile · via The Conversation
WORLD Father of Latvia’s Sovereign Power party leader supplied ‘dragon’s teeth’ anti-tank barriers to Russian border region and occupied Donbas, The Insider reports · via Meduza
WHITE HOUSE Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets · via Michigan Advance
WORLD Putin’s Sochi residence was demolished and rebuilt from scratch. A contractor linked to his friend Arkady Rotenberg is behind the project, BBC’s Russian Service reports. · via Meduza
WORLD Bangladesh: Protests can change governments, but can they strengthen democracy? · via Global Voices
WHITE HOUSE New lawsuit alleges sexual misconduct, retaliation against 14-year-old at Interlochen arts school · via Michigan Advance
WORLD Russians are leaving the country again amid fears of another mobilization. In Georgia, Serbia, and Armenia, the housing rush has already begun. · via Meduza
CULTURE 45 Degrees North: Why Go To A Farm Show? · via Daily Yonder
WORLD Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones. · via Grist
WORLD As the Pentagon expands across the Pacific, Guam offers a warning · via Grist
WHITE HOUSE States put criminal justice, marijuana policies before voters in 2026 · via Stateline
CULTURE 5 Types Of Borrowing To Avoid While At Uni · via Forbes
WORLD Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Rostov region and Krasnodar Krai, damaging oil depot and industrial facility · via Meduza
WORLD ‘On a rocket, ****,’ Zelensky responds to Russian state TV propagandist shouting, ‘When are you coming to Moscow?’ · via Meduza
TARIFFS Labor Day, 2026 · via Federal Register
WORLD Russian strike on Kyiv kills two and damages maternity hospital · via Meduza
WORLD Zelenskyy’s meeting with Von der Leyen 'grew tense' over funding and slow reforms · via NV
TARIFFS Where Should You Go For First-Time Buyer Mortgage Advice? · via Forbes
CULTURE Wall Holes, Dingy Grout, Damaged Wood — These Tools Can Help You DIY Home Repairs · via HuffPost
WORLD Operation Crimean Switch Off: Ukraine’s drone forces hit 38 energy hubs in Russia and occupied areas · via NV
CULTURE I’ve Tried Everything For Lifelong Under-Eye Circles — Here’s What Makes A Noticeable Difference · via HuffPost
CULTURE Russian overnight attack hits Kyiv rail network, injuring worker and delaying trains · via NV
WORLD If Your Nails And Cuticles Are Falling Apart, Manicurists Told Us You Can Start Healing Them At Home · via HuffPost
WORLD Fire breaks out at major Russian oil refinery in Bashkortostan amid drone attack · via NV
WHITE HOUSE Arizona AG rivals Mayes and Petersen trade attacks over experience, donors and deportation · via Arizona Mirror
WHITE HOUSE Steven Cheung Hurls Ugly Slur At CNN's Erin Burnett Over Trump TV Remarks · via HuffPost
WORLD Restoration Ministry official suspended as investigators probe sanctions bribes · via NV
WHITE HOUSE Rezoning Florida scout camp land for development has deep ramifications · via Florida Phoenix
WORLD Russia Pounds Kyiv With Drones Hours Before Zelenskyy’s U.N. Address · via HuffPost
WORLD Russian oligarch wants to sell two 'problem' assets abroad · via NV
COURTS Trump suit against Des Moines Register dismissed by Iowa judge · via Courthouse News
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