Thursday, September 26

🚨NATION

📌 The Secret Service is investigating a report that an agent groped a Harris staff member (AP)

📌 Senate report details Secret Service failures in response to Trump assassination attempt in Butler (CBS NEWS)

📌 House passes bill to head off government shutdown until December (THE HILL)

📌 Kentucky sheriff pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of judge in his chambers (CNN)

📌 US tracking ongoing Iranian threats to government officials, Blinken says (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Russia planning attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Zelensky warns (GUARDIAN)

📌 US troops deployed to Cyprus as fears of wider Middle East war intensify (CNN)

📌 Murder of Paris student fuels anger at failed deportation (BBC)

📌 Haiti PM says nation far from winning gang war as UN deadline looms (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Meta debuts cheaper Quest VR headset, new AI features (VERGE)

📌 Though it’s not the moon yet, it’s the next best thing for European astronauts (AP)

📌 Google, Volkswagen partner on smartphone AI assistant (REUTERS)

📌 Meet Pesto the Penguin, Australia's nearly 50-pound baby penguin capturing hearts worldwide with its hefty fluff (CBS NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum settle divorce spat over Magic Mike Money— six years after separating (DAILY MAIL)

📌 Kim Porter’s children say she didn’t write bestselling memoir about Diddy (AP)

📌 Julie Chrisley makes emotional court appearance as her 84-month tax evasion sentence is upheld (PEOPLE)

📌 Taylor Swift endorsement actually hurts Kamala Harris, poll suggests (NEWSWEEK)