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TechFaith groups across the U.S. are debating whether AI data centers should be allowed in their communities. In some areas, religious leaders are sharply divided over the issue.
PoliticsMoroccan voters went to the polls Wednesday morning to elect a new parliament. It was the first election since deadly youth-led protests nearly a year ago and a mass attempt by migrants to cross the country’s northern border into the Spanish territory of Ceuta.
EconomyMicrosoft plans to spend $10 billion through 2030 in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The company says the investment will expand infrastructure and reinforce cybersecurity capabilities.
WorldIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations that Tehran would never give in to the United States, while saying he still believes diplomacy can work. His remarks followed President Donald Trump’s threat at the same forum to “annihilate” Iran.
World10:10Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that Iran would never bend to President Donald Trump and that Iranians have been “the victims of terrorism.” A US delegate walked out. Pezeshkian also cited a deadly US strike on an Iranian elementary school at the start of the war and said Iran seeks nuclear technology “for progress, not to threat.”
PoliticsPeter Doocy of Fox News, the network’s senior White House correspondent, and Montana Republican Senator Steve Daines turn to the high-stakes summit on The Faulkner Focus while President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping.
WorldNearly a year after a ceasefire ended major fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, collapsing buildings damaged in the war are killing people in a secondary disaster.
PoliticsPresident Trump is among those present at the UN General Assembly.
TechA Senate Judiciary subcommittee led by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is holding a hearing to examine Flock’s nationwide artificial intelligence surveillance network.
TechAs AI safety and rogue agents draw attention, cybersecurity stocks are rising and investors are pouring capital into startups building security for an AI-native world. Index Ventures partner Shardul Shah has a front-row view, while companies including Instinct and Simile are attracting nine-figure checks and valuations that would have seemed implausible a few years ago.
TechBloomberg Open Interest examines Meta AI’s impact on the technology race and a confidential Morgan Stanley deal leak. The program also covers Iran diplomacy, the Strait of Hormuz, US-China summit stakes, the Trump-Xi AI agenda, open-source risks and Royal Caribbean’s $3 billion Sandals bet.
WorldU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that Russia and Ukraine had both expressed interest in a limited ceasefire covering grain and energy.
CultureThe broadcast features “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Capt. “Sully” speaking publicly about his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Angela Bassett discussing her return to “American Horror Story,” and Devon Sawa and Tiffani Thiessen talking about “Coven Academy.”
WorldDonald Trump had threatened to seize mineral-rich Greenland by force if he could not “acquire” or annex it. After months of tension, a new deal gives the US what the president calls “permanent control” over the island’s security, while authority remains with Denmark. Greenlanders are protected under the agreement, and NATO will remain involved.
HealthScientists say they have found why the bacterium behind the UK’s worst meningitis B outbreak earlier this year was so dangerous. More than 20 young people, mostly students, were infected in a March outbreak linked to a Canterbury nightclub. All required hospital treatment, nine went to intensive care and two died. UKHSA and Oxford experts identified part of the explanation by examining the bacterium’s DNA.
SocietyMore than 100 riders have come forward alleging that Six Flags’ famous X2 roller coaster caused brain bleeds and other head trauma, according to their attorneys. The claims follow a CNN investigation into riders who said X2 left them with debilitating injuries.
HealthAfter building a finance career and becoming a Goldman Sachs partner, Stacy Polley devoted more time to performing. Her cabaret productions support the Fork It Fund, which has raised $4 million for Alzheimer’s research, a cause made personal by her father’s recent death after battling the disease. Her next show, “Act VI: I Can’t Stand Still,” is scheduled for Oct. 8 at Sony Hall in Manhattan.
SocietyHarvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a jury found the former Hollywood mogul guilty of sexually assaulting former “Project Runway” production assistant Miriam Haley in a high-stakes New York retrial held more than a year earlier.
WorldAs world leaders gather in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly, UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq outlines the key issues on the agenda and the main topics expected to dominate the session.
WorldTyphoon Dujuan brought record-breaking rain and flooding to the Tokyo region, killing at least four people and injuring at least 22. Search and rescue efforts followed multiple landslides in residential areas of Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures.
PoliticsChinese President Xi Jinping has arrived at Joint Base Andrews near Washington, Maryland, where US President Donald Trump personally welcomed him. The reception marks the formal start of Xi’s state visit to the United States.
EconomyThe EU’s Industry Commissioner says the bloc may resort to punitive trade measures if Beijing fails to address the trade deficit. He says the imbalance is costing the EU thousands of jobs each week.