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Drone attack from Iraq forces Saudi Arabia to shut East-West pipeline, risking 4% of global oil supply as Brent hits $108
US Senate fails to advance Trump-backed crypto bill as four Republicans defect despite his ethics concessions
United Russia claims record 355-seat Duma supermajority in wartime vote barring anti-war Yabloko; largest Ukrainian drone strike hits Moscow during final-day voting
Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial ends in 11-1 deadlock mistrial; juror-misconduct alleged; retrial decision due at September 29 hearing
Patrick Clancy's first post-mistrial 60 Minutes interview reveals forgiveness and a new pregnancy; a retrial-or-dismissal decision is due September 29
Death toll in Philippines MV June Aster ferry fire off Coron, Palawan rises to 35 dead with 54 missing; cause under investigation
Pennsylvania confirms four measles-associated deaths as CDC's public count shows zero 2026 deaths, amid RFK Jr.-directed reporting changes
Typhoon Dujuan killed four and injured 22 in Japan, dumping record 832mm rain on Oshima; nearly two million were advised to evacuate
Presley Gerber, Cindy Crawford's 27-year-old model son, died at a California rehab facility September 20; police investigate suspected overdose, cause undetermined pending toxicology
Putin-linked Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands for Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding celebrations, sparking House Oversight investigation and Trump repayment claims
DOJ and Education Department find UC Berkeley Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants, citing admissions data; Berkeley denies wrongdoing
UNGA81 opens in New York as Trump meets Mamdani and Burnham; Abbas is visa-banned while an ATC glitch disrupts leader arrivals
Merz's CDU suffers historic double state-election defeat, falling below 5% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for the first time, as AfD surges and chancellor resists resignation calls
Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour after venues, urged by Robert Kraft and Jewish advocacy groups, refused to host his 'Free Palestine' stage remarks
GOP held its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas Sept 9–10 as Trump promised a $5,000 dividend and vulnerable Republicans skipped the event
Fed raises rates 25bp to 3.75-4% on Sept 16, 2026—first hike since 2023—as Warsh cites sticky inflation; Trump demands cuts

















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