The Week While You Were Out: Iran and Hormuz, the flydubai attack, a weak jobs report, Brazil votes

Iran and the U.S. dig in over Hormuz

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until its conditions are met, while President Trump says he has a decision to make on Iran.

✔ Sources: The National, Iran International, EA WorldView

UAE calls flydubai cockpit attack terrorism

UAE prosecutors say the co-pilot who attacked his captain on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv attempted a terrorist act; U.S. officials say he had earlier been flagged as a security risk.

✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, ABC News, CNBC

Hiring stalls as unemployment rises to 4.2%

Employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, far below forecasts, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%.

✔ Sources: CNN, Deseret News, AP via ABC15

Russia targets Kyiv's bridges

Russian strikes hit bridges over the Dnipro in Kyiv for a third straight day, damaging the Northern Bridge on Saturday.

✔ Sources: CNN, Bloomberg, AP via WSB Radio

Brazil votes in a tight Lula–Bolsonaro race

Brazilians are voting today in a close presidential race between President Lula and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro.

✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, NPR

Starship reaches orbit for the first time

SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight.

✔ Sources: Space.com, TechCrunch, Al Jazeera

U.S. sends a third carrier toward Iran

The Pentagon is sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier group and up to 10,000 more sailors and Marines to the Middle East.

✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, UPI

Eritrea and Ethiopia cut diplomatic ties

Eritrea severed ties with Ethiopia after Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled Eritrean diplomats, amid fighting in northern Ethiopia.

✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Arab News

New Jersey fines a data center over generators

New Jersey fined a Microsoft-linked data center in Vineland about $1 million for running 62 gas generators without permits.

✔ Sources: Jersey Vindicator, Democracy Now!

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