TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Republicans resurface anti-trans attacks in the closing stretch of the Virginia governor's race
As Virginia’s race for governor enters its final stretch, Republicans are turning to a familiar page in their playbook: anti-transgender attacks.
U.S. sending 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for operations targeting drug cartels
The U.S. is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to the Caribbean for operations targeting drug cartels, a source familiar with the plans confirmed Friday.
Global Impact
Three Britons among 16 people killed in Lisbon funicular crash, police confirm
Portuguese police have confirmed that three Britons were among the 16 people killed in Lisbon on Wednesday evening when one of the city’s funicular streetcars derailed and hurtled down a hill and into a building.
U.S. could take lead watching Ukraine buffer zone if peace deal with Russia comes together
If a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine ever comes together, the United States could take the lead role in monitoring a large buffer zone inside Ukraine envisioned as a way to protect the country from Russia, according to four people familiar with a plan that military officials from Ukraine’s allies, including the United States, have been discussing.
Economic Pulse
Cook Says Harvard Funding Fight Shows Trump’s Hidden Motives
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said a ruling in favor of Harvard University this week in its funding battle with the US backs her argument that President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her over alleged mortgage fraud is a pretext cloaking an ulterior motive.
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The U.S. added just 22,000 jobs in August, confirming dramatic slowdown in the labor market
U.S. job growth has almost entirely ground to a standstill, according to government data released Friday.
Quick Takes
Bridgerton fans think author Julia Quinn just confirmed which couple will be the focus of season 5.
Free radicals are unstable, reactive, toxic compounds that can damage cells, tissues, significant damage to your body’s cells and tissues
A French couple kept Louise, a playful black panther, in an apartment in northern France, triggering panic when she was spotted roaming nearby rooftops.
Britain’s Duchess of Kent, the wife of the cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth and best known for her long association with the Wimbledon tennis tournament, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. She was 92.
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