Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• 35 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear

1. 1

   Trump tells U.N. he could ‘annihilate’ Iran but expects a deal after the midterm elections — NBC News

2. 2

   China's Xi kicks off state visit to Washington on Wednesday with a rare planeside welcome from Trump — AP News

3. 3

   Hurricane Polo grows into powerful Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast. See its path. — CBS News

4. 4

   DOJ defends White House media ban, urges court to reject lawsuit — NPR

5. 5

   ‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues — The Washington Post

6. 6

   "You shouldn't be here": Trump calls out CNN's Kaitlan Collins at U.N. — Axios

7. 7

   ICE officer in Texas shooting was recruit not using a body camera — The Washington Post

8. 8

   Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims — AP News

9. 9

   U.S. Rebukes Australia Over Proposed Limits on Social Media Algorithms — The New York Times

10. 10

    Trump’s Greenland deal, explained — politico.eu

• House passes bill to fully fund DHS through May 22; top Democrat says 'dead on arrival' in Senate — ABC News
• Pre-election agenda may prove too ambitious for Congress — rollcall.com
• Scoop: House tees up pre-election vote on curbing data center power bills — Axios
• House to vote next week on bill requiring AM radios in cars — WGEM
• Russia Sanctions Bill Scheduled for a House Vote Next Week (1) — Bloomberg Law News
• 2026-09-23 — ADP Employment Change Weekly
• 2026-09-23 — Redbook
• 2026-09-23 — U.S. President Trump Speaks
• 2026-09-23 — Richmond Manufacturing Index
• 2026-09-23 — Richmond Manufacturing Shipments

r/SipsTea

They could’ve just given the coworker the raise.

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3RD TRY TO GET A STREAM THAT WILL BE PUBLICIZED

r/pics

(OC) Last year, my mom Linda reading comments after going viral on Reddit. Today she’s in remission!

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ESPN FIRST TAKE LIVE HD 09/23/2026 | GET UP LIVE | Stephen A. Smith & Dan Orlovsky breaks NFL Today

r/MadeMeSmile

I got to give my husband some great news tonight! 🎉

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The BOB AND TOM SHOW - September 23, 2026

• They could’ve just given the coworker the raise. — r/SipsTea
• (OC) Last year, my mom Linda reading comments after going viral on Reddit. Today she’s in remission! — r/pics
• I got to give my husband some great news tonight! 🎉 — r/MadeMeSmile
• 🎉🎊🥳🎊🎉Today is Bilbo's and Frodo's birthdays!🎉🎊🥳🎊🎉 — r/lotrmemes
• Ain’t it obvious lol? — r/funny
• 3RD TRY TO GET A STREAM THAT WILL BE PUBLICIZED — 1,150 views
• ESPN FIRST TAKE LIVE HD 09/23/2026 | GET UP LIVE | Stephen A. Smith & Dan Orlovsky breaks NFL Today — 1,660 views
• The BOB AND TOM SHOW - September 23, 2026 — 2,059 views
• LIVE: ABC News Live - Wednesday, September 23 | ABC News — 1,376 views
• All signs! Predicting your future lover by the end of 2026 — 1,398 views
• Melania Trump breaks with the president on media ban — 500+ searches
• White House Defends Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico in Court Filing — 500+ searches
• Panthers release depth chart ahead of Week 3 of the 2026 season — 200+ searches
• Sources: Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks set for surgery, IR move — 500+ searches
• Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Joins Ryan Clark’s Production Company as Partner and Investor — 200+ searches

• Paramount-Warner Bros. Settlement to Be Considered at Thursday Court Hearing — hollywoodreporter.com
• ‘Dancing With the Stars’ season 35 week 2 recap: Judges dole out low scores as next contestant goes home — Entertainment Weekly
• ‘Digger’ First Reactions Split Over Tom Cruise’s ‘Baffling,’ ‘Unpleasant’ and ‘Brave’ New Movie: ‘The Divide on This Is Going to Be Wide’ — Variety
• Dr Drew Pinsky reveals red flag in Presley Gerber addiction treatment before model's death — Fox News
• How Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ became the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time — AP News

• S&P 500 fut 7,826.00 -0.07%
• Nasdaq fut 30,950.75 -0.25%
• Dow fut 52,168.00 -0.21%
• VIX 14.36 +1.06%
• 10-yr yield 4.97% +0.10%
• Dollar (DXY) 100.87 +0.27%

• 08:15 · United States — ADP Employment Change Weekly → 20.00K
• 08:55 · United States — Redbook → 7.6%
• 09:55 · United States — U.S. President Trump Speaks →  
• 10:00 · United States — Richmond Manufacturing Index → -2 vs 2 exp
• 10:00 · United States — Richmond Manufacturing Shipments → -5
• 10:00 · United States — Richmond Services Index → 0

• CTAS Cintas Corporation — $78.7B, pre market, $1.35 exp
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• GIS General Mills, Inc. — $18.9B, pre market, $0.72 exp
• MANU Manchester United Ltd. — $3.5B, pre market
• SA Seabridge Gold, Inc. — $3.3B, not supplied
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• OpenAI GPT–6 Astra breaks Enigma message that has resisted solution since 2005 — 680 points
• The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than rea — 26 points

• CMNH Welcomes Gabriela González and Hank Green — Cleveland Museum of Natural History
• Stanford Scientists Capture Quantum Jump in Sound as New Crater Is Found in Quebec — NBC Palm Springs
• John Platt: Google's AI Scientist Works Because Gemini Already Knows the World — finance.biggo.com
• Researchers Identify the First-Ever MHC II Peptide Binding Motifs in Dogs - The American Association of Immunologists — The American Association of Immunologist

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• State Economic Forecast - TD Economics — TD Economics
• Housing market tips toward buyers as supply outpaces demand.... — Salt Lake City Weekly
• Mortgage rates are nearing 7%, delivering another blow to a housing market already losing buyers — Fortune

• He Was One of the World’s Most Wanted Men. So He Bought a West African Country.

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