Thursday, September 24, 2026

Media Ban Blocked, Dolly Parton Estate Fight & Oktoberfest 

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Judge Lifts Trump’s Media Ban: CNN, Reuters, WaPo, AP

Key Moments From UNGA Day 2: NY Times, Fox News, NPR, WSJ, The Hill

Heads of AI Firms Speak at UN: AP, ABC News, Reuters, WaPo

Meta Launches New Hardware: CNBC, LA Times, Axios, Yahoo! Finance

Hawaii Bracing for Another Hurricane: Star-Advertiser, USA Today, CBS News, TWC

Powerful Nor’easter Takes Shape: TWC, NY Times, WaPo, ABC News

Another NYC Sewer Incident: NY Post, NBC News, NY Times, CBS News

Xi-Trump Summit Begins: ABC News, AP, Bloomberg, WSJ

ICE Defends Targeting U.S. Citizen: Newsweek, NY Times, AP, The Hill

Billy Bush Returns to Network TV News: Fox News, People, Variety, THR

Weinstein Sentenced in New York Case: NBC News, NY Post, WSJ, AP

Dolly Parton’s Estate vs. Nephew: TMZ, NY Times, AP, People

Phil Knight’s Historic University Donation: Seattle Times, Bloomberg, NY Times, Forbes

Thing to Know Thursday: Oktoberfest: City of Munich, History, AP, Nat Geo, Axios