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  1. World · Thu, Oct 8 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Isaias becomes the season’s first Atlantic hurricane, with hurricane warnings up from Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle
  2. World · Thu, Oct 8 · 6 AM CTRussian glide-bomb strike on two buses kills 33 in Kramatorsk as Pryluky apartment toll rises to 22
  3. World · Thu, Oct 8 · 6 AM CTPentagon tells Central Command to be ready to resume major combat in Iran; Trump has not decided, officials say
  4. World · Thu, Oct 8 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Houthis claim another missile at Riyadh’s airport as Pakistani jets join strikes on the group and Syria weighs sending forces
  5. White House · Thu, Oct 8 · 6 AM CTTrump to present his first National Medals of Science, to Musk, Brin, Huang and Su; Roger Clemens to get the Medal of Freedom
  6. White House · Thu, Oct 8 · 6 AM CTDHS proposes a $70,000 fee for foreign students seeking post-graduation work permits under OPT
  7. White House · Thu, Oct 8 · 6 AM CTMaduro and his wife expected to face new charges over torture of Americans as Flores seeks release at today’s hearing
  8. White House · Thu, Oct 8 · 6 AM CTHegseth overhauls military inspectors general, banning anonymous complaints without credible evidence
  9. Supreme Court · Thu, Oct 8 · 6 AM CTJustices meet Friday on 14 relisted petitions, including police wrecking innocent people’s property and a Christian leafleter’s free-speech case
  10. World · Wed, Oct 7 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Isaias strengthens to 65 mph as hurricane and storm surge watches go up along the northern Gulf Coast
  11. World · Wed, Oct 7 · 5 PM CTHouthi attacks on two Saudi airports kill three as Iran-backed rebels also fire on Yemen’s Aden airport
  12. World · Wed, Oct 7 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Iran says it will ‘never give up’ enrichment, rejecting Vance’s demand for a meaningful cut
  13. White House · Wed, Oct 7 · 5 PM CTFBI says it stopped an ISIS-inspired plot to shoot up the Mall of America; Minnesota man, 18, arrested
  14. White House · Wed, Oct 7 · 5 PM CTTrump marks automatic enrollment of about 70 million children in Trump Accounts; Dells pledge $6.25 billion
  15. White House · Wed, Oct 7 · 5 PM CTICE launches a 45-day enforcement push across California, sources tell the Washington Examiner
  16. White House · Wed, Oct 7 · 5 PM CTTrump signs the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act and an identity theft fix for Social Security
  17. Supreme Court · Wed, Oct 7 · 5 PM CTJustices question whether the Air Force’s Guam permit application can be challenged yet; Court returns Oct. 13
  18. SpaceX & Launches · Wed, Oct 7SpaceX Crew-12 leaves the space station; Dragon targets Thursday splashdown off California
  19. World · Wed, Oct 7 · 6 AM CTTropical Storm Isaias forms in the Gulf and is forecast to become a hurricane before nearing the U.S. coast Friday
  20. World · Wed, Oct 7 · 6 AM CTThree years after Oct. 7: Israel warns of anniversary attacks as troops destroy a mile of Hamas tunnel and NYPD guards Jewish sites