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  1. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 2 PM CTUpdate: IRGC claims seizure of U.S. Remus 600 underwater drone in Hormuz; CENTCOM denies
  2. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 2 PM CTUpdate: Kyivstar HQ hit; Kyiv prosecutors say security guard killed and two teens wounded Sunday
  3. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 2 PM CTUpdate: South Africa manhunt for eight Wedela gunmen after twin shootings kill 27; no arrests yet
  4. White House · Sun, Sep 27 · 2 PM CTUpdate: DOT still set Monday to finalize ~34.5 mpg CAFE target, ending Biden EV push
  5. White House · Sun, Sep 27 · 2 PM CTUpdate: Pocket-rescission clock still runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end
  6. Supreme Court · Sun, Sep 27 · 2 PM CTNo new Sunday afternoon orders; third-country deportation response still due Monday 4 p.m. EDT
  7. SpaceX & Launches · Sun, Sep 27 · 2 PM CTUpdate: SpaceX still targeting Monday morning for Starship Flight 14 — first orbital try from Starbase, Texas
  8. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Araghchi says Iran ‘fully prepared’ for war to resume; still awaits official U.S. reply
  9. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Russia hits Kyivstar headquarters; defense ministry says Vodafone Ukraine data center struck
  10. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Ramaphosa condemns South Africa shootings that killed 27; police still report no arrests
  11. White House · Sun, Sep 27 · 12 PM CTUpdate: DOT still set Monday to finalize ~34.5 mpg CAFE target, ending Biden EV push
  12. White House · Sun, Sep 27 · 12 PM CTUpdate: Pocket-rescission clock still runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end
  13. Supreme Court · Sun, Sep 27 · 12 PM CTNo new Sunday orders; third-country deportation response still due Monday 4 p.m. EDT
  14. World · Sun, Sep 27Kilauea's north vent keeps overflowing as USGS says 'Episode 55 remains a possibility'
  15. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 10 AM CTTwo South Africa township mass shootings kill at least 27; no arrests yet
  16. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Iran still awaits formal mediator reply; Bessent says isolation campaign is biting
  17. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Zelenskyy says Russia struck a Kyiv data center twice Sunday morning
  18. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 10 AM CTUpdate: U.S. ambassador mourns four Americans killed in Athens Plaka blast
  19. White House · Sun, Sep 27 · 10 AM CTUpdate: DOT still set Monday to finalize ~34.5 mpg CAFE target, ending Biden EV push
  20. White House · Sun, Sep 27 · 10 AM CTUpdate: Pocket-rescission clock still runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end