6 AM · While you were asleep · Friday, October 9, 2026

Hurricane Isaias landfall tonight, Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize, Georgia Senate debate

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Hurricane Isaias set to make landfall on the Gulf Coast late tonight

Hurricane Isaias, a Category 2 storm near major-hurricane strength, is forecast to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday on the northern Gulf Coast, near the Alabama-Florida line around Pensacola. Forecasters warn of 5 to 7 feet of storm surge from…

✔ Sources: Fox Weather, ABC News, AccuWeather live

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South African judge Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights who has served as a judge at the International Criminal Court. The committee said she was…

✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, The National

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Ossoff and Collins clash in Georgia's first Senate debate

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins met Thursday night in their first televised debate, hosted by Atlanta News First and Gray Media. They clashed over tariffs, inflation, Medicaid and health care, the Iran war, immigration and voter…

✔ Sources: Atlanta News First, FOX 5 Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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10-year Treasury yield touches 5.35% as stock futures rebound

The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 5.35% on Thursday before easing to 5.23%, with bond yields at their highest levels in years, AP reports. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq 1.3% on Thursday as tech stocks slid. Early Friday, U.S. stock futures were…

✔ Sources: AP via KSAT, Yahoo Finance

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Guardians beat White Sox 9-5 to force ALDS Game 5

The Cleveland Guardians, who lost the first two games of the American League Division Series, beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in Chicago on Thursday, powered by a six-run sixth inning, to tie the series 2-2. Game 5 is Saturday night in Cleveland. The winner…

✔ Sources: MLB.com, CBS Sports

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