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Monday, October 5, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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1
Brazil's Presidential Race Heads to Runoff After Flávio Bolsonaro Leads First Round
  • The Guardian — “Flávio Bolsonaro poised to win Brazilian presidency after shock first-round victory”
  • The Guardian — “Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge”
  • The New York Times — “A Bolsonaro Win Would Nearly Complete Trump’s Latin America Map”
  • The New York Times — “In a Major Boost for the Right, Another Bolsonaro Nears Brazil’s Presidency”
2
Investigation Finds FlyDubai Co-pilot Intended to Crash Plane into Tel Aviv Airport
  • The Guardian — “Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe”
  • Fox News World — “FlyDubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash Israel-bound jet at Ben Gurion Airport”
  • BBC World — “Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say”
  • NPR News — “FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, investigation finds”
3
FBI Arrests Woman Accused of Surveilling Taiwan President's Family on Behalf of China
  • NPR News — “FBI arrests a woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader's family for China”
4
U.S. Pulls B-1 Bombers from UK Air Base, Citing Security Threat
  • BBC News — “Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford”
  • BBC World — “Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford”
5
AI Investment Boom Complicates Federal Reserve's Effort to Control Inflation
  • The New York Times — “High Interest Rates Aren’t Slowing the A.I. Boom. That’s a Problem for the Fed.”
6
Trade Disruptions in the Persian Gulf Highlight Geographic Constraints on Global Energy Supply
  • The New York Times — “War Is Forcing the World to Reckon With Geography’s Power”
7
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether State Climate Lawsuits Against Oil Companies Can Proceed
  • Fox News — “Supreme Court begins new term with high-profile look at clean air and federal authority”
  • Fox News Politics — “Supreme Court begins new term with high-profile look at clean air and federal authority”
  • NPR News — “SCOTUS hears major climate change case. And, Brazil's presidential race goes to runoff”
  • Guardian Environment — “US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Opening the book on the October Term 2026”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court sends mixed signals on whether it will allow state-tort suits seeking to hold energy companies liable for climate change to go forward”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court declines to hear cases on “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts, felons’ Second Amendment rights, COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and other notable issues”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court to hear argument in dispute over Air Force’s detonation operations in Guam”
  • SCOTUSblog — “The first Monday in October”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Grand openings: what four introductions in Suncor v. Boulder show about starting a brief”
8
Texas Attorney General Investigates Pediatricians Over Childhood Vaccination Practices
  • The New York Times — “Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children”
9
Man Deported to Eswatini Under Third-Country Program Released After More Than a Year in Prison
  • PBS NewsHour — “Laotian man deported by U.S. to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison”
10
Republican Senator Says Votes for Hegseth and RFK Jr. Are His Biggest Career Regrets
  • PBS NewsHour — “Sen. Tillis says his vote for Hegseth was 'biggest regret of my career' in new book”
11
2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Three Scientists for Optogenetics Research
  • Stat — “2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for brain research tool called optogenetics”
  • The Guardian — “Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brain”
  • The New York Times — “Nobel Prize Awarded for Tool That Probes the Living Brain”
  • The New York Times — “What to Know About the 2026 Nobel Prizes”
  • BBC World — “Nobel Prize awarded for revealing inner workings of the brain”
  • NPR News — “Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity”
  • PBS NewsHour — “WATCH LIVE: Winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics is …”
12
U.S. Monitoring Death at Russian Plague Research Facility in Siberia
  • Fox News World — “Mystery death at Russian plague lab triggers sweeping precautions as US watches closely”
  • Fox News World — “US monitoring suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia, State Department official says”
  • BBC World — “US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia”
13
Florida Experiencing Largest Continental U.S. Dengue Outbreak in Decades
  • PBS NewsHour — “Florida's dengue outbreak is largest in continental U.S. in decades”
14
Vaxcyte Pneumococcal Vaccine VAX-31 Meets All Primary Endpoints in Phase 3 Adult Trial
  • Postregister — “Vaxcyte Reports Positive Topline Data from OPUS-1, the Pivotal Adult Phase 3 Trial of VAX-31, ...”
  • Enid News & Eagle — “Vaxcyte Reports Positive Topline Data from OPUS-1, the Pivotal Adult Phase 3 Trial of VAX-31, ...”
  • Newspressnow — “Vaxcyte Reports Positive Topline Data from OPUS-1, the Pivotal Adult Phase 3 Trial of VAX-31, ...”
15
Pentagon Stopped Using Anthropic AI Tools After Designating Company a Supply Chain Risk
  • BBC News — “Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told”
  • BBC World — “Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told”
16
OpenAI Safety Official Resigns, Citing Internal Culture Concerns
  • The Guardian — “OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’”
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