Alleged cockpit attack on Israel-bound flight, new Labor Secretary, Google's Gemini 4, Yankees sweep

Passengers and crew subdue flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing captain on flight to Tel Aviv

On flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Sept. 30, the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain in the cockpit. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the pilot apparently tried to crash the plane. Passengers and crew overpowered him and…

✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, Fox News

Senate confirms Keith Sonderling as Labor Secretary before campaign break

The Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as Secretary of Labor 47-41 late Wednesday, its last order of business before leaving for the midterm campaign. Sonderling had been acting secretary since April, after Lori Chavez-DeRemer left the post.

✔ Sources: CBS News, AP via News4JAX, U.S. Senate Daily Press

Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, its first new flagship AI model in nearly a year

Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, aimed at software engineering, knowledge work and cybersecurity. It is going first to a limited group of cybersecurity partners, with wider access after more testing. Google says it beats OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra on several…

✔ Sources: Axios, Yahoo Finance

Yankees beat Red Sox 9-2 to sweep wild-card series

Max Fried pitched six innings and Cody Bellinger drove in four runs as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-2 to sweep their AL Wild Card Series. New York plays the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series starting Saturday.

✔ Sources: AP via WSLS, Fox Sports

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