Saturday, September 26, 2026
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  1. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTUpdate: At least 16 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes; Zelenskyy says Putin seeks pretexts
  2. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTUpdate: UN rights chief urges Ethiopia de-escalation after school airstrikes and forced-recruitment reports
  3. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTU.S. and China detail $30 billion reciprocal tariff relief and multi-year U.S. coal buys after Xi visit
  4. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTTrump marks National Hunting and Fishing Day, cites orders expanding public-land hunting access
  5. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM CTTrump attends No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee in Knoxville after Air Force One flyover
  6. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Trump publicly rejects Iran’s seven-day Hormuz proposal before Tennessee trip
  7. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine Saturday; Lavrov at U.N. blames Europe for blocking talks
  8. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTFighting intensifies in Ethiopia’s Tigray as seven armed groups align against Abiy
  9. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTTrump: Iran wants Hormuz deal ‘because they’re dying’; nuclear red line restated
  10. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Pocket-rescission clock runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end
  11. AI · Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM CTxAI launches Grok 4.7 for coding and knowledge work; available in Cursor and API
  12. SpaceX & Launches · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTSpaceX Falcon 9 lifts USSF-385 from Vandenberg; booster B1100 lands on OCISLY
  13. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Trump posts “Trump Strait” map as Iran still awaits a formal U.S. reply on Hormuz
  14. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Ukraine says Russia launched 173 drones overnight; six killed across the country
  15. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTWhite House leaves CNN off Air Force One for Trump’s Tennessee football trip
  16. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM CTWhite House pocket-rescinds about $810 million; Collins calls the move unlawful
  17. Breaking World · Sat, Sep 26World News Update: SpaceX launches USSF-385 from Vandenberg, California; Falcon 9 booster lands on droneship
  18. AI · Sat, Sep 26Grok 4.7 is out: xAI's newest model targets coding and office work at $2 per million input tokens
  19. SpaceX & Launches · Sat, Sep 26NASA names SpaceX Crew-14: four astronauts to fly Dragon to the space station no earlier than spring 2027
  20. Breaking World · Sat, Sep 26World News Update: SpaceX set to launch USSF-385 from Vandenberg, California; Russian strikes kill 4 in Ukraine