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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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SEP 29
Apple iPhone 2026 buying guide
55 verified facts from 1 source.
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SEP 29
The iPhone 17E supports 20W wired charging and 15W wireless charging.
SEP 29
iOS 27 on the iPhone Duo will place the dock vertically on the right side of the display.
SEP 29
The iPhone 17 and iPhone Duo each have a second 48-megapixel ultrawide camera.
SEP 29
The iPhone 18 Pro has a 6.3-inch display.
SEP 29
The iPhone 17E has a 6.1-inch display with a notch.
5 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
American Idol alum Caleb Flynn convicted of murdering wife
36 verified facts from 4 sources.
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SEP 29
A song prosecutors say Caleb Flynn wrote and dedicated to his mistress was played in court during the trial.
SEP 29
Alleigha Botner testified that she now hates Flynn because she believes he murdered his wife.
SEP 29
Alleigha Botner was 24 years old at the time of her testimony.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
US troops fully withdraw from Iraq
30 verified facts from 3 sources.
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SEP 29
Barzani said leaving the Kurdish region without an appropriate defensive system is shameful.
SEP 29
Douglas Silliman is the former US ambassador to Iraq and Kuwait and serves as president of the Arab Gulf States Institute.
SEP 29
Renad Mansour is the director of the Iraq Initiative at Chatham House.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
Trump AI summit: tech CEOs sign voluntary 'morally binding' AI agreement
26 verified facts from 4 sources.
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SEP 29
Trump said the agreement is 'almost like a constitution in a way.'
SEP 29
None of the controls listed in the agreement involve government regulators or include a commitment to publicly detail the findings of independent evaluations.
SEP 29
Mark Zuckerberg told a press conference after the lunch that he was proud of the agreement and called it a 'historic conversation.'
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
NFL Week 4 roundup: Ravens beat Cowboys in Rio, Commanders stun Seahawks
70 verified facts from 1 source.
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SEP 28
Tyler Loop kicked a 56-yard field goal to win the game for the Ravens.
SEP 28
Kyler Murray threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Addison for the Vikings.
SEP 28
Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes for the Washington Commanders.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
Manchester City found guilty of sham sponsorship deals by Premier League
26 verified facts from 3 sources.
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SEP 29
A behind-closed-doors hearing began in September 2024 and ran for about 12 weeks.
SEP 29
Sources told BBC Sport that other top flight clubs are seeking legal advice over possible compensation claims following the decision against City.
SEP 29
Roy Keane said he would throw his medals in the bin if he were a Manchester City player because of the cheating that took place.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
Bears beat Eagles 27-7 on Monday Night Football
25 verified facts from 3 sources.
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SEP 29
Alonso Orozco Jr., one of the group's leaders, said a wave of racist criticism emerged after the performance.
SEP 29
The national anthem was performed by a mariachi band before the game.
SEP 29
The Mariachi Herencia de Mexico is a two-time Grammy-nominated group out of Chicago, brought as part of the Bears' and NFL's celebration of Hispanic and Latin Heritage Month.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
White Sox vs Astros AL Wild Card Series
28 verified facts from 2 sources.
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SEP 29
AJ Blubaugh opened Game 1 for the Astros and did not get out of the first inning.
SEP 29
Hagen Smith pitched three scoreless innings as the White Sox opener in Game 1.
SEP 29
The White Sox won Game 1 6-3 in Houston.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
Caleb Flynn, former American Idol singer, found guilty of wife's murder
30 verified facts from 1 source.
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SEP 29
The jury took a little over two hours to convict Flynn on all nine counts of murder, assault and tampering with evidence.
SEP 29
Former American Idol singer Caleb Flynn was found guilty of murdering his wife.
SEP 29
Ashley Flynn was 37 years old.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer in Texas charged with assault
24 verified facts from 3 sources.
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SEP 29
The Department of Homeland Security has argued that Garcés Pérez is receiving adequate medical care.
SEP 29
Garcés Pérez told investigators that a law enforcement SUV struck his car after a brief chase and caused it to spin before an agent shot him in the back.
SEP 29
US attorney Justin R Simmons said Garcés Pérez tried to strike an officer with his car, causing the officer to fire his pistol.
2 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
Malaysia begins repatriation of Rohingya asylum seekers to Myanmar
24 verified facts from 3 sources.
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SEP 29
A case of genocide brought by The Gambia is underway at the International Court of Justice at The Hague.
SEP 29
Doctors Without Borders urged Malaysia to halt the returns and disclose who was being sent back and what risks each person faced.
SEP 29
More than 160 civil society organisations called for the repatriation to stop, citing violence and the risk that Rohingya could be pressed into armed groups.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
SEP 29
Trump's municipal bond portfolio reaches as much as $1 billion
26 verified facts from 2 sources.
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SEP 29
Trump ended 2025 with 807 municipal bond positions worth between $240.7 million and $797.6 million.
SEP 29
The 2025 tax cuts and spending law preserved the federal tax exemption for municipal bonds, including qualified private-activity bonds.
SEP 29
A federal judge blocked an HHS attempt to freeze child-care and family-assistance funding for Illinois and four other states, issuing a preliminary injunction in February.
1 fact single-source — treat as provisional.
Quote of the day
“The movie cost north of $125 million to make, and that figure is not only too big to probably justify itself; it’s a testament to the arrogance of the filmmakers — to the assumption that we’ll turn out in droves for this ponderous absurdist lecture.”
Owen Gleiberman
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Reported SEP 29
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Gleiberman wrote in his review that the film's budget reflected the arrogance of the filmmakers.
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