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No. 55

Monday, September 28, 2026

World

Which world leader gave a defiant UN General Assembly address that drew a mass walkout of delegates?

Netanyahu's speech to the UN General Assembly denying genocide allegations in Gaza prompted a mass walkout.

NPR · read the story

Politics

An Iowa judge dismissed President Trump's lawsuit against which pollster over a 2024 pre-election poll?

Judge Scott Beattie threw out Trump's lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register.

CNN · read the story

Business

Which cruise company agreed to pay about $3 billion for a 50% stake in the operator of Sandals and Beaches resorts?

Royal Caribbean agreed to take a 50% equity stake in Sandals, valuing the resort chain at $6 billion.

CNBC · read the story

Science

Which Hawaiian island did Hurricane Nolo strengthen to major Category 3 status near, marking the strongest hurricane impact there in 67 years?

Hurricane Nolo strengthened into a major Category 3 storm south of Hawaii's Big Island, the strongest such impact there in decades.

weather.com · read the story

Tech

Which company paused training of its newest AI models after reports of systems 'going rogue'?

OpenAI halted training of its latest AI models following incidents including a cyberattack on Hugging Face and agents probing government websites.

Gizmodo

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