Wednesday, September 30, 2026

• 29 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear

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   Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after onboard altercation — The Washington Post

2. 2

   The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete — CNN

3. 3

   Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development — NPR

4. 4

   Jane Doe in Cornell University case told campus police, "I can say with 100% confidence I was raped," transcript shows — cbsnews.com

5. 5

   With retrial still undecided, DA pushes to limit public statements in Clancy case — WBUR

6. 6

   A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah — NPR

7. 7

   Exclusive | Ken Griffin Is Making the Largest Donation to Higher Education in U.S. History — WSJ

8. 8

   Venezuelan man shot and wounded by ICE agent in Texas is charged with assaulting an officer — NBC News

9. 9

   Democratic lawmakers call for protections over third country deportations after ‘indefensible’ court ruling — The Guardian

10. 10

    Gentle giant Backpack wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week — Al Jazeera

• This week: Senate takes final votes before elections — Roll Call
• The Senate just passed a historic bill to federally regulate college sports. What happens now? — nytimes.com
• Senate Approves Federal College Sports Bill, but House Vote Is Weeks Away — theroanokestar.com
• Protect College Sports Act scheduled for historic final vote in U.S. Senate on Monday — nytimes.com
• Protect College Sports Act heads to final Senate vote: What to know as landmark bill reaches crucial phase — CBS Sports
• 2026-09-30 — Redbook
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• 2026-09-30 — S&P/CS HPI Composite - 20 s.a.

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Being told my tea steeper is unprofessional

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WHY ARE YOU MAKING COPS BE AT YOU? WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

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This dad agrees

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Spider-Man 2 Stealth on Max Settings Looks Unreal 😎

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My cat's nose glitters in direct sunlight

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100T vs. FUT — VALORANT Champions Shanghai — Group Stage

• Being told my tea steeper is unprofessional — r/mildlyinfuriating
• This dad agrees — r/MadeMeSmile
• My cat's nose glitters in direct sunlight — r/mildlyinteresting
• What I asked for, color palette, and what I got — r/ExpectationVsReality
• TIL that William Whipple, one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, freed his slave after signing it because he believed one cannot s… — r/todayilearned
• WHY ARE YOU MAKING COPS BE AT YOU? WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? — 1,389 views
• Spider-Man 2 Stealth on Max Settings Looks Unreal 😎 — 1,122 views
• 100T vs. FUT — VALORANT Champions Shanghai — Group Stage — 24,933 views
• Noah Kahan - The Great Divide: The Last Of The Bugs — 24,440 views
• LIVE: NBC News NOW - Sept. 30 — 2,830 views
• Harry and Meghan blame ‘extraordinarily reckless’ paparazzi for security scare at children’s school — 500+ searches
• Novak Djokovic confirms his ‘primary motivation’ to keep playing tennis as he gets ready for the China Open — 2000+ searches
• Trump to send $500 ACA refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans — 2000+ searches
• Henry Winkler Reveals How a ‘Saturday Night Live’ Shoutout Led to His Role in 'The Waterboy' — 1000+ searches
• Eyes on weather as Australia look to avoid clean sweep against South Africa — 1000+ searches

• US actor Chad Lowe 'heartbroken' by death of daughter Fiona aged 13 — BBC
• ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Caps Yacht Rock Night With a Shock Elimination: See the Scores, Who Went Home — hollywoodreporter.com
• Ellison Picks HBO Content Chief to Run Paramount-Warner Streaming Business — WSJ
• New ‘South Park’ Takes On Data Centers And The Billionaires Who Build Them — Deadline
• Horoscope for Wednesday, 09/30/26 by Christopher Renstrom — SFGATE

• S&P 500 fut 7,727.75 -0.05%
• Nasdaq fut 30,560.00 -0.17%
• Dow fut 51,658.00 -0.09%
• VIX 16.13 +0.56%
• 10-yr yield 5.25% +0.29%
• Dollar (DXY) 101.24 -0.13%

• 08:55 · United States — Redbook → 8.2%
• 09:00 · United States — House Price Index → 0.3% vs 0.1% exp
• 09:00 · United States — House Price Index → 2.6%
• 09:00 · United States — House Price Index → 443.5
• 09:00 · United States — S&P/CS HPI Composite - 20 s.a. → 0.3%
• 09:00 · United States — S&P/CS HPI Composite - 20 n.s.a. → 0.0%

• MU Micron Technology, Inc. — $1190.4B, after hours, $31.41 exp
• JBL Jabil Inc. — $33.4B, pre market, $3.88 exp
• FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. — $9.5B, pre market, $4.32 exp
• CAG ConAgra Brands, Inc. — $6.8B, pre market, $0.31 exp
• CALM Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. — $3.2B, pre market
• SA Seabridge Gold, Inc. — $3.1B, not supplied
• PRGS Progress Software Corporation — $1.6B, after hours, $1.16 exp

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• Scammers use agency phone numbers, real federal agents' names to target NJ residents, FBI says — NBC 4 New York
• 7 new arrests made in $1.7M Florida fraud scheme: CFO Ingoglia — WFLA
• Seven Arrested in Massive EU Fraud Scheme Selling Used Phones as New — occrp.org
• New CMS board chair’s 2008 fraud conviction surfaces amid controversy — WSOC TV

• Blinding us with science: Gabriela González and Hank Green lead fall talks at Natural History Museum — Fresh Water Cleveland
• Was Anthropic’s Biology Breakthrough Borrowed From Another Scientist’s Work? - the-scientist.com — the-scientist.com
• Ohio State, Google partner to accelerate research and AI Fluency — Ohio State News
• The Human RNome Project Consortium seeks to publish first-ever complete sequence of the body’s RNA — browndailyherald.com

• 30-year fixed 7.03% (as of 2026-09-24)
• Older millennials are pulling away from the pack in the housing market—and they’re dominating the ‘hobbies’ economy, too — Fortune
• Home prices in Charleston: Here's an inside look at the local real estate market - Charleston Gazette-Mail — Charleston Gazette-Mail
• Sellers Slash Prices at Historic Pace To Lure Buyers Sidelined by Mortgage Rates — Realtor.com

• HAB-py tails: What dogs see when you smile — American Animal Hospital Association
• 135 more beagles released from Wisconsin research facility — abcnews.com
• Do Cats Really Prefer Women? The Research Says Yes — Yahoo

• Exercise Program Supports Better Attention and Slows Biological Aging in Breast Cancer Survivors — UC San Diego Today
• MSU’s Department of Kinesiology seeks participants for cardiovascular, fitness health research study — Mississippi State University
• Creatine may help build muscle even without exercise, researchers find — sciencedaily.com

• All New Games Coming To Xbox In October 2026 — Pure Xbox
• The 12 most exciting video game releases of October 2026 — Metro.co.uk
• Giants release Odell Beckham Jr. after three games and zero catches — NBC 4 New York

• The Babies Left Behind in America

• 2016 — Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
• 2016 — Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
• 2009 — The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
• 2005 — Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.

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• which flower is most fierce? Dandelion

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