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CNN

Report: Survivors Didn't Make a Call for Help

Admiral Bradley, overseeing the September 2 “double-tap” strike, told lawmakers the two shipwrecked survivors had no means to call for backup, undercutting a key Pentagon justification for the lethal second attack and deepening bipartisan scrutiny of the operation.

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SCOTUSblog

SCOTUS Backs Texas Map

The Supreme Court paused a lower-court decision that found Texas’ new congressional map racially discriminatory, allowing the Republican-leaning districts to be used in 2026 while justices consider the state’s appeal and ongoing challenges continue.

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New York Post

Kash Patel on How FBI Caught Bomber

FBI Director Kash Patel says the long-elusive DC pipe bomb suspect, Brian Cole, was finally identified and arrested through a renewed, “relentless” investigative push that relied on methodical police work rather than the $500,000 public reward.

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Weather.com

Brrrrrrrrr.

A powerful early-season arctic blast is plunging the Midwest and Northeast United States into subzero temperatures and threatening dozens of daily cold records as frigid air spreads farther south and east through early next week.

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NBC News

Grand Jury Backs Letitia James

A grand jury declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James less than two weeks after her initial case was voided over an unlawful prosecutor appointment, marking another setback for federal officials pursuing charges she has repeatedly dismissed as baseless.

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Daily Express US

80,000 Watch Boy Carry Out Execution

In Afghanistan’s eastern city of Khost, the Taliban staged another public execution before an estimated 80,000 spectators, compelling a 13-year-old boy to fatally shoot the man convicted of murdering 13 of his relatives in a display of Sharia law’s “eye for an eye” principle.

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NPR

Putin Objects to U.S. Peace Plan

Vladimir Putin said that while his lengthy Kremlin talks with U.S. envoys were “necessary” and “useful,” several key points in Washington’s Ukraine peace proposal remain unacceptable to Moscow, signaling that any negotiated end to the war is far from reach.

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The Atlantic

AI Chatbots Sway Voter Choices

A pair of new studies shows that AI chatbots can significantly shift voter preferences by overwhelming users with confident, fact like claims—raising alarms that generative AI could become a powerful, largely unregulated tool for political manipulation.

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National Review

"Fair Assessment" of Hegseth's Role

While initial reports accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of issuing a “no quarter” order during the first U.S. Caribbean boat strike, subsequent reporting and Hegseth’s own statements suggest he did not directly order the follow-up strike on survivors.

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Politico

Trump Voters Blaming Him for High Prices

New polling from Politico shows a growing number of Americans, including some of his own 2024 voters, are blaming President Donald Trump for the ongoing affordability crisis, signaling potential fractures in his coalition ahead of next year’s midterms.

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Just the Facts

New Motive Raised for MLK Jr. Killing

New reporting suggests that James Earl Ray’s assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. may have been driven more by a promised bounty and financial gain than by ideology, as late-life claims from St. Louis criminal Russell Byers strengthen the circumstantial case for a money-motivated plot.

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Axios

Foreign Service Morale Plummets

A new survey of over 2,100 American Foreign Service Association members reveals that morale in U.S. foreign services has plummeted under Trump, with 98% of respondents reporting low morale amid layoffs, heavier workloads, suspended projects, and disruptions to key diplomatic initiatives.

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USA Today

Making $14M in Porn Ruined Her Life

Nala Ray, who made $14 million on OnlyFans, has left the platform after a spiritual awakening and become an outspoken anti-porn advocate, sharing her story to warn others about the hidden costs of the industry while offering guidance to current creators.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Republican Clock Is Ticking

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board argues that Republicans’ narrow win of the Tennessee House seat signals a clear warning that voters are swinging left and the GOP majority is on borrowed time, with less than a year to accomplish whatever it wants to do.

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CNN

Do Americans Support Boat Strikes?

Polls suggest Americans are cautiously supportive of President Trump’s Caribbean boat strikes against suspected drug traffickers, but most want proof and transparency before fully backing the administration’s actions.

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Politico

GOP Pollster Says Pivot to Drug Prices

Trump’s pollster advised House Republicans to shift focus from extending Obamacare subsidies to lowering drug prices, emphasizing affordability issues and economic realities as central to appealing to voters ahead of the midterms.

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The Hill

5 Takeaways From Admiral's Briefing

Navy Adm. Frank Bradley briefed Congress on the Sept. 2 Caribbean drug boat strike, defending the operation while lawmakers debated whether follow-up attacks on survivors were lawful or raised serious ethical concerns.

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ABC News

Doctor Sentenced in Perry Case

Salvador Plasencia, the first of five people convicted in connection with “Friends” actor Matthew Perry’s 2023 fatal ketamine overdose, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for distributing the drug.

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The Hollywood Reporter

Bari Weiss Readies for Her Closeup

CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss will make her on-air debut leading a town hall with Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and current head of Turning Point USA, on Dec. 13 in New York.

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BBC

World Cup Draw Is Here

The 2026 World Cup draw will assign 48 teams into 12 groups using seeding and computer-assisted constraints to ensure top-ranked nations and hosts are properly placed while avoiding scheduling conflicts.

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