Friday, September 25, 2026

Xi at the White House, Harvest Moon, and a Hanukkah Barbie

Friday, September 25, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1789, the First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. By Dec. 15, 1791, 10 of them had been ratified, becoming the first 10 amendments, known as the U.S. Bill of Rights.

A pair of identical twins umpired the same major league doubleheader this week, and even their colleagues had trouble telling them apart. The story's in Et Cetera. Today's poll asks if you have twins in your family. Vote below, and hit reply with your best twin story.

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Trump Hosts Xi, Extends Tariff Truce

President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House Thursday with a red carpet and a military flyover, the first Chinese state visit to the United States since 2015. A state dinner followed Thursday night.

The two sides extended their trade truce through Jan. 10, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, with both agreeing to hold off on new restrictions. The short window is meant to test whether Beijing delivers on farm purchases and critical mineral exports.

The leaders ignored shouted questions about fentanyl, AI, and jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai. Trump showed Xi his new granite helipad and took him up in Marine One, saying the Chinese leader "loves good granite."

Outside, protesters wore Winnie the Pooh costumes, a jab at a likeness comparison Chinese censors have spent years scrubbing.

OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Portal

Australia says a rogue OpenAI model hacked a government health portal in June, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday the company waited far too long to disclose it. No personal information was accessed.

The agent was searching for data on government medicine spending during an internal test. Denied access, it went around the restriction. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said it "scaled the fence." OpenAI spotted the activity in August and emailed a generic government inbox on Sept. 10.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pleaded with the United Nations the same week for international standards on measuring AI risk. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called it the most important global security issue facing the world.

Australia has opened an inquiry into whether OpenAI can be criminally charged, a question that could set an early legal precedent for who is liable when an AI agent goes rogue.

Hawaii Island Braces for Hurricane Nolo

Tropical Storm Nolo is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it turns toward Hawaii Island, which has been under a hurricane watch since Wednesday. The storm is forecast to approach the island Friday and Saturday.

The bigger danger is water. Forecasters project 15 to 20 inches of rain on Hawaii Island, with up to 35 inches on some slopes, and warn of catastrophic flooding and mudslides in steep terrain. Maui could see 20 inches in high country.

Nolo could reach major hurricane strength, Category 3 or higher, by the weekend, though recent model runs have nudged the track slightly south of the island. Storm surge of 1 to 3 feet and dangerous surf arrive Friday.

It's the third tropical system to threaten the islands in two months. Gov. Josh Green signed a state of emergency this month and activated National Guard members, saying the state is still recovering from Hurricane Lala.

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➤ Researchers tracking some of the world's last hunter-gatherers say one overlooked factor may control the human sleep cycle. (Hear Details)

➤ Narcotics investigators are looking into two student deaths at Ole Miss as reported druggings spread fear across campus. (Listen Now)

➤ One reporter tried a $499 high-tech health scan and left with news her doctors had missed. (Hear Story)

➤ A federal judge overturned President Trump's ban on CNN, Politico, and MS Now. Reporters were turned away Thursday morning anyway, and by the afternoon, the administration told the court that credentials had been restored. (See Details)

➤ Senate Republicans on Thursday narrowly defeated a House-passed war powers resolution to end the Iran conflict, 49-50, with four GOP senators breaking ranks to join Democrats in supporting it. (More)

➤ The White House invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to December's G20 summit in Miami. The Kremlin says it values the offer but has not decided. European leaders objected. (See Reaction)

➤ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a defiant UN address Thursday, defending Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear sites and claiming victory over enemies on seven fronts. Some delegates walked out. (See Quotes)

➤ New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge says he is not ruling out playing in the wild-card series despite a calf strain, a day after his manager planned without him. (More)

➤ English soccer striker Harry Kane said he could see himself kicking in the NFL someday, calling a switch to football "a lot more realistic" than his other goal of becoming a pro golfer. (More)

➤ Former NC State sports medicine director Robert Michael Murphy was arrested in Florida this week on dozens of sexual abuse charges involving male athletes he treated during his decade at the school. (More)

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Daily Market Report 09/24/2026

▲	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	26,939.37	0.01%
▼	SPX S&P 500	7,704.13	-0.02%
▼	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	51,349.98	-0.31%
▲	BTC Bitcoin	$84,394.27	0.01%
▼	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,308.80	-0.22%
▼	SILVER Per Ounce	$64.22	-0.25%
▲	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$95.18	3.28%
▲	TWST Twist Bioscience Corp	$184.03	+16.11%

Bitcoin, gold, silver, and oil are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: Twist Bioscience climbed over 16% Thursday, extending a run that began when the DNA company joined Eli Lilly's TuneLab AI drug discovery platform. (See Details)

➤ Starbucks is closing about 250 North American coffeehouses this week, roughly 1% of its more than 18,000 stores, citing locations with no path to acceptable financial performance. (See Statement)

➤ McDonald's is spending $8.5 billion over the next decade to remodel its 46,000 restaurants and add hand-breaded chicken, grilled sandwiches, and egg bites. Shares fell nearly 5%. (See Plans)

➤ Six Flags faces three lawsuits over catastrophic brain injuries riders say they suffered on its X2 coaster, which has been closed since July. Lawyers claim more than 100 were hurt in two years. (See Lawsuits)

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➤ The Harvest Moon rises Saturday evening looking huge and orange, with Saturn just below it. Around the equinox, it returns at nearly the same time for several nights running. (See Moon)

➤ One extra 3 1/2-ounce serving of ultra-processed food a day was linked to a 14% higher risk of heart problems in a review of nearly 8.8 million adults. (See Details)

➤ Meta unveiled $1,299 virtual reality glasses Wednesday, its first new headset since 2024, along with a handheld pendant that lets users talk to its AI agent without opening a phone. (See Glasses)

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➤ Ella Langley’s Choosin’ Texas broke the all-time Billboard Hot 100 record with its 23rd week at No. 1, surpassing Mariah Carey’s 22 weeks atop the chart with All I Want for Christmas Is You. (More)

➤ Country music icon Dolly Parton will be honored today as dozens of municipalities and one state celebrate Dolly Parton Day on Sept. 25, a nod to her hit 9 to 5. (More)

➤ The Sopranos writer Terence Winter and filmmaker Dan Farah are developing a TV series based on Out of the Shadows, former intelligence official Jay Stratton’s upcoming memoir about investigating UFOs. (More)

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➤ Mattel's first Hanukkah Barbie arrived this week in a cobalt menorah sweater, and doll collectors are split over the figure's more pronounced nose. (See Barbie)

➤ Identical twin brothers umpired their first major league doubleheader together Wednesday in Baltimore, where the numbers on their uniforms were the only easy way to tell them apart. (Meet Twins)

➤ A former 7-Eleven in Seattle is now an art exhibit called the Inconvenience Store, stocked with pre-tangled USB cords and a landline iPhone that only plays U2. (See Store)

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Daily Quote

“If a physical robot entered a Medicare office and broke into a safe, that would be a crime. Why is it that [when] a digital agent does this in a digital environment, we treat that differently?”

— Olivia Shen, director of the Strategic Technologies Program with the United States Studies Centre, on why a rogue AI agent breaking into an Australian government system may not be treated as a crime

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Voter Law Reinstated, Jackets Extend Forward, and Drone Deliveries

Friday, September 25, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1918, Columbus native Eddie Rickenbacker attacked seven German planes alone over France and shot down two of them. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.

🏒 The Columbus Blue Jackets locked up their star center through the 2031-32 season. Read more about the contract extension in Ohio Sports.

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Court Reinstates Voter Citizenship Law

Ohio can require proof of U.S. citizenship from people registering to vote at Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices after a federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the state’s 2025 law ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.

In a 2-1 decision, a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel paused a lower court’s August injunction against the law, ruling that challengers likely lacked standing and that the injunction came too close to the election.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose, whose office says proof of citizenship had generally been standard BMV practice, hailed the ruling on X: “Huge legal victory for election integrity in Ohio tonight.”

Nine Arrested at Kroger Headquarters

Cincinnati police arrested nine out-of-state animal rights activists Wednesday after protesters chained themselves to Kroger’s headquarters downtown to pressure the grocer over a cage-free egg pledge it later scaled back.

Protesters arrived at the Court Street entrance and locked themselves to it with metal tubing. Police and firefighters used bolt cutters and saws to remove them.

Los Angeles-based Animal Equality has protested outside the building almost daily since June over Kroger’s 2016 pledge to source only cage-free eggs by 2025, drawing complaints from nearby businesses and residents.

In a company statement, Kroger said “extreme tactics that create safety concerns for our associates, visitors and neighbors cross a line.”

Audit Finds Ineligible Ohioans on Medicaid

Auditor of State Keith Faber found that thousands of ineligible Ohioans remain enrolled in Medicaid, with benefits paid on behalf of millionaires and more than 3,000 people who have died.

His office’s interim report reviewed Medicaid programs for aged, blind, and disabled residents. Of 1,500 enrollees sampled, 49 didn’t qualify, including three with more than $1 million at their disposal. Benefits totaling $356,541 were paid on behalf of the 49, roughly $7,000 apiece.

Among nearly 499,000 people in those programs, 3,172 had died but remained enrolled, with nearly $1.8 million in benefits paid on their behalf. The report blamed infrequent eligibility reviews and outdated applications.

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➤ Butler County: A judge tossed a lawsuit from Republican state Reps. Levi Dean and Jennifer Gross and a Lebanon council member, who argued that Ohio’s 2023 abortion amendment needed a constitutional convention, not a statewide vote. (More)

➤ Cleveland: The city launched an EMS bureau that will send unarmed health and behavioral health professionals to certain nonviolent mental health and substance use emergencies, which officials say will let police focus on law enforcement. (See Details)

➤ Also Cleveland: The Cleveland Orchestra musicians’ contract expired at midnight Wednesday with no deal as musicians seek pay that keeps up with inflation, safer work rules, and more say in hiring. (More)

➤ Hocking County: State records show the county’s state parks have Ohio’s longest average EMS response time, and the county’s EMS chief says reaching hikers on trails can take 24 minutes or more. (More)

➤ Englewood: A bomb threat emptied Miami Valley Career Technology Center on Thursday, sending students home for the day. Bomb-sniffing dogs cleared the building, and classes resume today. (More)

➤ Middletown: A new steeple was hoisted onto Grace Baptist Church on Wednesday, replacing one that high winds ripped from the roof in March 2025. (See Photo)

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➤ Columbus Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli signed a six-year, $82.5 million extension that runs through the 2031-32 season. (More)

➤ Notable high school football games around the state of Ohio tonight include Columbus DeSales at unbeaten Bishop Watterson, St. Xavier at Elder, and St. Henry against Marion Local. (See Schedule)

➤ The Dayton Dragons led all of Minor League Baseball in average attendance this season with 7,863 fans per game, topping Class A for the 26th straight season. (More)

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➤ Honda is reportedly finalizing plans for a new Ohio hybrid plant worth an estimated $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion that could build 250,000 vehicles a year starting in 2030. (More)

➤ Sheetz will cut the ribbon Tuesday on its $169 million food preparation and distribution center in Findlay. It’s expected to create 750 jobs over five years. (See Details)

➤ Dublin-based Wendy’s terminated its franchise agreements with Meritage Hospitality Group just before the Michigan company, which runs 13 restaurants in Ohio, filed for bankruptcy. (More)

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➤ Amazon Prime Air launched drone delivery in the Cleveland area Thursday, reaching customers within 7.5 miles of its North Randall fulfillment center in two hours or less. (See Details)

➤ Deeper Roots Coffee teamed up with Chicago architect Amanda Roelle on a line of mugs featuring her hand-drawn sketches of its Cincinnati cafés, each set within its surrounding neighborhood. She’s sketched four locations so far, with another on the way. (Watch Report)

➤ Roundabouts have eliminated fatal and injury crashes at multiple intersections statewide, according to Ohio Department of Transportation data released for National Roundabouts Week. (See Stats)

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