5 PM · While you were at work · Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Inflation hits 3.7%, Ukraine's Starlink limits, DOJ's California ballot deadline

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Inflation hits 3.7%, stocks fall; Social Security to rise 3.6% in 2027

The consumer price index rose 3.7% from a year earlier in September, above the 3.6% economists expected and up from 3.4% in August. Core prices, excluding food and energy, rose 2.6%. Gasoline drove much of the increase. The Nasdaq fell about 1.9% and the…

✔ Sources: Reuters (via Virginia Business), Reuters (via Investing.com), TheStreet

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Ukraine says SpaceX limited its military Starlink service without warning

Ukrainian officials say SpaceX imposed a speed limit overnight on Starlink terminals used by the military while in motion, without notice, disrupting a number of drone missions. Presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said the cap affects the Starshield…

✔ Sources: Kyiv Independent, Gizmodo (citing Reuters and WSJ), Kyiv Post

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Justice Department gives California 48 hours to review list of suspected noncitizen mail voters

In a letter to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter gave the state 48 hours to determine whether any citizens are on a federal list of people it believes are likely noncitizens who were sent mail…

✔ Sources: AP (via Fortune), AP (via Boston Globe), Reuters (via TradingView)

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Records detail federal takeover of Red Lake Nation's child welfare program

A federal notice released through a public records request shows the Bureau of Indian Affairs took over Red Lake Nation's child welfare program in September, saying children were in "imminent and substantial jeopardy." The notice alleges a "pattern of…

✔ Sources: MPR News, Native News Online (citing the Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Dodgers trail Brewers 2-0 as NLCS shifts to Los Angeles tonight

The Milwaukee Brewers won the first two games of the National League Championship Series at home, 2-1 and 7-4, over the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Game 3 is tonight at Dodger Stadium at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) on FS1, with…

✔ Sources: CBS Sports, MLB.com

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