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  1. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Iran stands firm on Hormuz conditions after Trump’s public rejection
  2. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Russian attacks kill at least 14 and injure 57 across Ukraine; Odesa hit in mass strike
  3. World · Sun, Sep 27 · 6 AM CTFour American tourists among six killed in Athens Plaka building blast
  4. White House · Sun, Sep 27 · 6 AM CTUpdate: DOT set Monday to finalize ~34.5 mpg CAFE target, rolling back Biden’s EV push
  5. White House · Sun, Sep 27 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Pocket-rescission clock still runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end
  6. Supreme Court · Sun, Sep 27 · 6 AM CTNo new Sunday orders; third-country deportation response still due Monday 4 p.m. EDT
  7. World · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day Hormuz plan; Tehran still awaits mediators
  8. World · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: At least 16 killed as Ukraine and Russia trade strikes; Zelenskyy cites 55% jet-drone intercepts
  9. World · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: China’s vice president, at the U.N., presses Gulf sovereignty and an end to Cuba pressure
  10. World · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: U.S. and China detail $30 billion reciprocal tariff relief and multi-year U.S. coal buys
  11. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: DOT set Monday to finalize ~34.5 mpg CAFE target, down from Biden’s 50.4
  12. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: Pocket-rescission clock still runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end
  13. SpaceX & Launches · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts USSF-385 from Vandenberg; booster B1100 lands on OCISLY
  14. AI · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: xAI’s Grok 4.7 ships for coding and knowledge work in Cursor and the API
  15. Supreme Court · Sat, Sep 26 · Evening WrapEvening Wrap: No new Saturday orders; third-country deportation response still due Monday 4 p.m. EDT
  16. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTChina’s vice president, at the U.N., presses Gulf sovereignty and an end to Cuba pressure
  17. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTUpdate: Iran still awaits a formal mediator reply after Trump publicly rejects Hormuz plan
  18. World · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTUpdate: Tigrayan forces hold Mekelle, Axum and Shire airports as seven-group alliance fights Abiy
  19. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTUpdate: DOT set Monday to finalize ~34.5 mpg CAFE target, down from Biden’s 50.4
  20. White House · Sat, Sep 26 · 9 PM CTUpdate: Pocket-rescission clock still runs toward Wednesday fiscal-year end