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Isaias became a major Category 3 hurricane Friday morning with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Landfall is expected Friday night on the northern Gulf Coast, near the western Florida Panhandle. Forecasters warn of up to 9 feet of storm surge in parts of…
✔ Sources: CBS News, FOX Weather, ABC News live updates
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an entity, blocking its property in the U.S. and restricting transactions with it by Americans and U.S. businesses. Companies that provide services to the court could…
✔ Sources: Al Jazeera, Deseret News, AP News Summary, Oct. 9 (via Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
President Trump set up a White House committee to investigate allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook made false statements on mortgage applications, his latest effort to remove her. The Supreme Court blocked an earlier attempt to fire her in…
✔ Sources: Fox News, ABC News, AP News Summary, Oct. 9 (via Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
Shares of Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile fell sharply Friday after SpaceX agreed to buy a nationwide 800 MHz low-band spectrum portfolio expected to be used for a mobile service. The deal needs FCC approval. The broader market rose: the Dow gained about 423…
✔ Sources: Yahoo Finance, Quartz, TheStreet
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey nominated interim Police Chief Bill Peterson, a 30-year department veteran, to lead the Minneapolis Police Department permanently. Peterson has been interim chief since former Chief Brian O'Hara left in May, and had said he did…
✔ Sources: KSTP, FOX 9, WCCO Radio
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