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Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · PM Edition · Sources

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Pilot Arrested After Stabbing Co-Pilot on Dubai-to-Tel Aviv Flight; Passengers Helped Subdue Attacker
  • The Guardian — “Pilot who stabbed co-pilot on Israel-bound plane may have tried to crash it, says Netanyahu”
  • The Guardian — “‘Whoever is hearing me, we need help’: how flight 1073 survived its 17,000ft plunge”
  • The Guardian — “Netanyahu says pilot arrested after stabbing fellow pilot and apparently trying to crash Israel-bound plane – as it happened”
  • The New York Times — “Plane to Israel Narrowly Averts Disaster After Pilot Stabbing”
  • Fox News World — “Flydubai passenger says co-pilot stabbed captain before terrifying plunge, emergency landing”
  • BBC World — “What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Passengers describe stopping pilot's alleged attempt to crash Israel-bound flight”
2
U.S. Forces Complete Withdrawal from Iraq, Ending Military Presence After More Than Two Decades
  • The New York Times — “After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future”
  • The New York Times — “What I Saw as the U.S. Debacle in Iraq Unfurled”
  • Fox News World — “US military completes withdrawal of troops from Iraq after 12-year mission”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Former diplomats assess U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and region's future”
3
Russia Launches Largest Attack on Ukraine Energy Grid Since Spring; Putin Signals No End to War
  • BBC World — “Putin shows no sign of stopping the war as Russia doubles down on Ukraine”
  • BBC World — “Russia launches largest attack on Ukraine energy infrastructure since spring”
  • NPR News — “How Ukrainians are coping with new, more deadly Russian attacks”
4
UK Says Iran Likely Involved in Incident at RAF Fairford Air Base
  • The New York Times — “U.K. Believes Iran Was Involved in Incident at Air Base, Burnham Says”
5
ICRC Says Israeli Settler Violence Has Made Life 'Untenable' for Palestinians in West Bank
  • The Guardian — “Israeli forces overwhelmed by violent settlers in ‘terrorist attack’ on Palestinian family”
6
One in Five Working-Age Renters Struggled to Pay Rent Last Year, with Middle-Income Households Seeing Largest Increase
  • Marketplace — “People are increasingly struggling to pay rent”
7
Report: Meta Using AI Data Center Tax Break Intended for Research, Risking Billions in Federal Tax Liability
  • The New York Times — “How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes”
8
Elon Musk Named Co-Lead of Pentagon Taskforce on Future of Warfare
  • The Guardian — “Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare ”
  • Fox News Politics — “Elon Musk lands new Trump administration role shaping future of American warfare”
9
Supreme Court to Hear Argument on Deportation of Immigrants to Third Countries
  • SCOTUSblog — “Justices add deportation case to December argument session”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Supreme Court to hear argument on Trump administration’s deportation of immigrants to third-party countries”
10
Tennessee Executes Christa Pike After Supreme Court Lifts Lower-Court Stay
  • The Guardian — “Tennessee execution of Christa Pike can go ahead, US supreme court rules”
  • BBC News — “US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead”
  • BBC World — “US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead”
11
Pentagon Altered Overseas Voter Registration Forms, Removing Citizen Category Republicans Sought to Exclude
  • NPR News — “Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting”
12
Pentagon Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 2.76 Million Military and Civilian Personnel
  • Fox News Politics — “Pentagon data breach exposes Social Security numbers, personal info of 2.76M US military, civilian personnel”
13
FTC Opens Investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic Over Potential Consumer Harms
  • The New York Times — “F.T.C. Investigates OpenAI and Anthropic Over Potential Consumer Harms”
14
Large Kelvin Wave Approaching California Coast Expected to Raise Sea Levels and Increase Flood and Swell Risk
  • The New York Times — “A Kelvin Wave Is Heading Toward the California Coast, Bringing Trouble”
  • Guardian Environment — “California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise”
15
Swiss Glaciers Lost More Than 5% of Remaining Ice in a Single Year, Threatening Regional Water Supplies
  • BBC World — “Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies”
  • NPR News — “Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss”
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Electricity Disconnections Rose 28% Across 10 States During Record-Hot July as Energy Costs Climbed
  • Guardian Environment — “‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer”
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