There are reports of a missile striking Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia. https://airlive.net/news/2026/10/10/incident-ongoing-at-king-khalids-international-airport-report-of-
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mastodon 4.7.3Executive Director, Jordan Ctr. for Journalism Advocacy & Innovation/Asst. Professor of Practice @ Univ. of Mississippi;
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The Democrat now leads the Republican by 4% in the Iowa US Senate race, according to a respected poll (although the cited margin of error is 4.4% but still this is a remarkable reversal from earlier polling). https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/07/in-key-iowa-senate-race-democrat-josh-turek-leads-ashley-hinson-poll/92108656007/
It's really a feat when you outlive the AP reporter who wrote your obituary. https://apnews.com/article/eva-marie-saint-dies-7019a82dbbac40b99a976354cbb89200
NYT - Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who briefly worked at DHS, has been chosen as the next White House press secretary. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/politics/katie-zacharia-trump-white-house-press-secretary.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.zbk0.Qfw9m9_8YEHZ&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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"If President Trump negotiated it with Putin, please tell us when the ceasefire begins. We are ready, and we will accept it." - Ukraine's president to Axios https://www.axios.com/2026/10/11/trump-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-zelensky
Three people were killed and 36 others injured in Houthi attacks targeting airports in Saudi Arabia. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/8/yemen-war-live-yemeni-forces-claim-key-heights-as-houthi-attacks-go-on
Pope Leo XIV reveals that he will undergo surgery to remove a “localized nodule” in his lung. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-10/pope-leo-xiv-to-undergo-surgery-remove-nodule-lung.html
Hundreds of family members of USS Arizona sailors who died in the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor will be on hand in Hawaii as the first caskets of 86 unknowns associated with the sunken ship are exhumed Dec. 7.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-10-09/pearl-harbor-arizona-unknowns-punchbowl-23100763.html
Forbes - TikTok’s executives quietly defanged its advertising rules, opening the floodgates to fraudsters that target American users with fake sales of products that never arrive. https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/10/07/tiktok-quietly-gutted-its-advertising-rules-scams-have-exploded-ever-since/
The FlyDubai attack is being widely dismissed as a covert Israeli operation. It’s the internet’s favorite conspiracy theme, stemming from government mistrust and the appeal of a sinister plot.
https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguardtech/p/the-false-flag-reflex?r=1g77q&utm_medium=ios
Sam Cooke sang “don’t know much about history,” but you will after listening to the fascinating lesson spanning the centuries about educating the republic in this weekend’s episode of America at 250: Due Diligence on your radio, online or right here. https://newsguy.substack.com/p/reading-writing-and-the-republic
Some of the employees pushed out of the US government last year are still struggling to find work that matches their skills. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/10/some-former-federal-employees-are-still-struggling-find-right-fit/416513/
Vice President JD Vance says he would not watch the planned live-streamed execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan and expresses skepticism over whether it’ll be broadcast. https://wapo.st/4j9T0zS
The BBC's new boss wants the British broadcaster to "be more Elvis." https://deadline.com/2026/10/bbc-silicon-valley-revolution-matt-brittin-1237148887/
President Trump says President Putin agreed to supply more than 4 million tons of diesel to the global market. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump-putin-russian-diesel-us-global-markets.html
YouTube, Twitch, Meta and Twitter/X aren’t saying whether they’ll allow the US government to livestream an execution on their platforms. https://www.theverge.com/streaming/1008722/youtube-meta-twitch-government-execution-livestream
Hitler Mussolini elected mayor of Queropalca, Peru. https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-hitler-bueno-retorna-al-poder-peru-y-sera-alcalde-del-distrito-yungar-727825.aspx
Two Philadelphia police officers are in hospital this morning after a gunman shot them multiple times. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-police-officers-shot-today-52nd-street/
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Update: Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority says the attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International airport (RUH) killed at least 12 people and injured 309 others, some of whom are in critical condition.
Two Latvians arrested on suspicion of breaching the perimeter fence at an RAF base used by NATO and US military intelligence. https://news.sky.com/story/two-latvian-nationals-arrested-on-suspicion-of-trespass-offences-at-raf-base-13596565
Cook Political Report moving 18 US House races, all in Democrats' direction, with the most likely outcome is now that the minority party picks up nine to 19 seats. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/eighteen-more-house-race-ratings-move-democrats-favor
DOJ announces new charges against the ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing them of torturing American citizens and others held in Venezuela to repress opposition and preserve their power. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/nyregion/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-torture-americans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Audio recordings of radio communications capture tense warnings, language barriers and confusion between the US Navy and oil tankers’ crew members. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/preparing-to-fire-hear-the-radio-commands-enforcing-the-u-s-blockade-of-iran-5f85dda9?st=LbKKSm
Remarkable to see Tibetan influencer Tenzin Namchoe, who lives in India, recommending my book. I doubt copies of 'Behind the White House Curtain' are in Lhasa bookstores unless Kent State University Press has discovered a way to smuggle them past Chinese censors. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1JJ42rDeiA/
Nine people, including at least two children, are dead following a shooting last night in Erie, Pennsylvania. https://www.erienewsnow.com/news/police-confirm-nine-deaths-in-friday-s-shooting-in-east-erie/article_d29b5cb7-d769-49c6-8474-2d94776101ad.html
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Two hours after President Trump claimed on social media that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," Russia fired a missile at a CHP-5 thermal power plant in Kharkiv and reportedly other infrastructure in Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russia-pounds-kyivs-energy-infrastructure-as-trumps-energy-ceasefire-claim-catches-ukraine-off-guard/
DoJ sues Denver over. Mask ban. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-against-city-and-county-denver-colorado-challenging-mask
NYT - DoJ is investigating whether the major TV networks — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of President Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/business/media/trump-justice-department-tv-networks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H1E.o9cM.pBfJLnAST7Bh&smid=url-share
NYT - Health Secretary and vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. is planning a broad federal effort to address vaccine injuries, including a new NIH research clinic and a billing code to reimburse doctors for filing reports of serious vaccine side effects. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/politics/kennedy-vaccine-injuries.html?unlocked_article_code=1.G1E.GTXk.7STQ5VFVMivf&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Four AA flight attendants became ill in Italy after landing on a positioning flight from the US, following suspected food poisoning linked to unconsumed passenger meals onboard. https://airlive.net/news/2026/10/07/four-american-airlines-flight-attendants-fell-ill-after-eating-leftover-passengers-meals/
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Some scrutiny of the Trump Accounts from the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-accounts-kids-individual-stocks-6c8b8811?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1
Hurricane Isaias is disrupting US. crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and could limit about 2% of the country’s refining capacity, at a time when fuel markets are already tight around the world. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/hurricane-isaias-gulf-mexico-oil-refinery.html
As revealed by this Win McNamee/Getty photo at Monday's rally in Nebraska, the 'America First' president, while dancing to YMCA, modeled his JoS. A. Bank blazer that fashion experts say definitely was not made in the USA. (Former President Biden is also known for wearing the same brand)
Fox News Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, traveling on Air Force One in the TV correspondent seat, went to the front of the plane after takeoff from Texas last night to talk with President Trump off-the-record as WHCA president to discus press access after his ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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President Trump reacts to Zelenskyy's comment by saying Ukraine should get a new leader. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-trump-putin-diesel-228ccf74b2848c1ff0ac23f038b37512
Feds say they have arrested 18-year-old Minnesota resident Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud who allegedly planned a terrorist attack to coincide with the Oct. 24 Hmong Arts Celebration at Mall of America on behalf of Islamic State. https://kstp.com/kstp-news/fbi-arrests-man-who-planned-to-shoot-up-mall-of-america-in-support-of-islamic-state-group/
At least nine people taken to hospitals after being injured by “unexpected turbulence” aboard AV42 from MDE (Medellin, Columbia) that made an emergency landing this morning at MIA, diverting from its intended JFK destination. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/10/09/at-least-8-hospitalized-after-turbulent-flight-diverts-to-mia-first-responders-say/
A man is in the hospital after being shot by ICE agents in Manhattan. https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2026/10/08/nypd--person-shot-by-federal-agents-in-marble-hill
Kalshi is investigating suspicious bets about the selection of President Trump’s new White House press secretary, reports the Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/kalshi-probes-bets-on-trumps-pick-for-new-white-house-press-secretary-8b73a546?utm_source=www.status.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-skydance-squeeze&_bhlid=ca03759c25fc2e4b2901500f6596502f5df1c6bf
Observer - Andy Burnham is the first UK prime minister to confirm publicly that British authorities are “clear” that there was interference by the Kremlin in the 2016 Brexit vote. https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/from-russia-with-interference-burnham-first-pm-to-confirm-kremlin-role-in-brexit-vote
A judge orders Tennessee to preserve a sweeping range of physical and digital evidence from the state’s latest botched execution, including encrypted messages. https://www.newschannel5.com/news/watch-christa-pike-case-court-hearing
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay of South Africa for her efforts to promote peace and international law. https://www.reuters.com/world/navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-2026-nobel-peace-prize-2026-10-09/
A Russian glide bomb strike on two minibuses in Kramatorsk killed 33 people this morning. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-12-dead-after-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-kramatorsk-bus-stop/
Delhi Police today detained four former chief ministers, along with thousands of protesters, including young people and key leaders of several of India’s political parties. https://thewire.in/rights/live-updates-october-10-cockroach-janata-party-left-youth-movement-march-jantar-mantar-delhi-police
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nobel-literature-prize-9.7372580
