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Speed Read

Friday, October 17

⏳ THE SPEED READ

🚨NATION

  • John Bolton pleads not guilty in federal court (THE HILL)

  • ‘No Kings’ organizers project a massive turnout for this weekend’s protests (NPR)

  • Latest NYC poll shows Zohran Mamdani leading Andrew Cuomo by double digits (MO NEWS)

  • Mahmoud Khalil can freely travel around U.S. as he fights his deportation case, judge rules (AP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

  • Israel and Hamas trade blame as return of bodies threatens Gaza ceasefire (NBC)

  • Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with King’ (BBC)

  • Former Japanese PM Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101 (AP)

  • China expels nine generals from party and military (SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

  • Ford recalls more than 290,000 vehicles in US due to issue with rearview camera system (AP)

  • OpenAI’s Sora bans Martin Luther King Jr. deepfakes after his family complained (CNN)

  • California officials investigate possible local spread of mpox after 3 cases with no travel history reported (ABC)

  • A ‘dead’ volcano is coming back to life after 700,000 years (VICE)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

  • Pentagon blasts ‘woke garbage’ Netflix after release of new gay military series ‘Boots’ (NY POST)

  • Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and solo artist, dies at 74 (VARIETY)

  • Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer refuses to leave mound in heated exchange with manager in Game 4 win (FOX)

  • UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: ‘Wrong’ to bar Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Europa League game (ESPN)


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