Thursday, September 17, 2026

Fed Raises Rates, AI Oversteps (Again) & Spider-Man Beats Star Wars

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Fed Hikes Interest Rates: Federal Reserve, Fox Business, Axios, ABC News, CNBC, NY Times

House Takes Early Recess: CBS News, NBC News, WaPo, NY Post

House Votes Again to End Iran War: WaPo, Fox News, AP, The Hill

House Passes New Russia Sanctions Bill: Axios, CBS News, NPR, AP

DOJ Charges Russian Spies With Plotting Attacks: NPR, BBC, NY Times, Fox News

OpenAI Discloses More Safety Incidents: WSJ, Axios, NY Times, Bloomberg

Southwestern U.S. Flooding: Fox Weather, CNN, TWC, NBC News

Susie Wiles Says She’s Cancer-Free: ABC News, WSJ, Politico, NY Post

Trump’s 3rd Surgeon General Pick Questioned: Fox News, AP, Bloomberg, NPR

Airlines Cut Schedules: Reuters, WSJ, Yahoo! Travel, Simple Flying

Merriam-Webster Adds New Words: Merriam-Webster, NBC News, The Hill, NY Times, BBC

Spider-Man Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie: Variety, USA Today, People, Forbes

Thing to Know Thursday: Primary Season Recap: The Hill, NPR, CNN, WaPo, Fox News