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1. Trump says he won't use nuclear weapons or send ground troops to Iran  CNBC
2. Washington eyeing MOAB deployment against Iran's underground nuclear facilities  Fox News
3. Trump rules out using a nuclear bomb on Iran: Why that matters  Al Jazeera
4. Live - Pezeshkian says Tehran does not seek nuclear weapons  Iran International
5. Trump says US may need to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain  Reuters

1. Car registered to man accused of planning mass shooting was at Hindu temple he targeted, police say  NBC News
2. Tip-off foiled US teen's plot to attack Hindu temple, police say  BBC
3. Jammed rifle prevented an apparent mass murder plot at worship center in Aurora  NBC 5 Chicago
4. Teen Arrested Over Plan to Attack Hindu Temple, Officials Say  The New York Times
5. Leaders call for federal charges in alleged shooting plot against Hindu temple in Aurora  ABC7 Chicago

1. Dodgers’ three-peat dream dies with Game 4 NLCS loss to ‘relentless’ Brewers  Los Angeles Times
2. Dodgers tip cap to Brewers as title reign ends in NLCS sweep  ESPN
3. MLB Playoff Roundup: Dodgers’ three-peat dreams dead, Brewers sweep NLCS  Yahoo Sports
4. Has the Dodgers’ dynasty reached its end? Maybe not. But hard questions await  The New York Times
5. Dodgers left to ponder state of team core as cracks emerge in NLCS sweep  MLB.com

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1. U.S. stock futures steady as AI spending, Fed rate concerns weigh  Investing.com
2. Is the semiconductor industry headed for an almighty crash?  The Economist
3. Nvidia, AMD, Dell sink in global tech rout on AI funding worries  CNBC
4. Cracks are beginning to show in the stock market as doubts about AI investments grow  NBC News
5. Chip Stocks Set to Erase $1 Trillion in Value as Rout Deepens  Bloomberg

‘Training Day’ Actress Charlotte Ayanna Arrested for Allegedly Kicking Cop, Spreading Ashes  TMZ

1. Dodgers tip cap to Brewers as title reign ends in NLCS sweep  ESPN
2. Has the Dodgers’ dynasty reached its end? Maybe not. But hard questions await  The New York Times
3. How Dodgers' three-peat hopes ended with NLCS loss to Brewers  ESPN
4. Are you gratified that the Dodgers won’t three-peat?  Yahoo Sports
5. Dodgers left to ponder state of team core as cracks emerge in NLCS sweep  MLB.com

1. Ukraine critically low on Patriot interceptors as Russian strikes intensify  The Washington Post
2. Exclusive: Ukraine runs out of Patriot interceptor missiles as Zelensky and Trump clash over war  CNN
3. Ukraine's Patriot interceptor stocks again reach critically low levels, media reports  The Kyiv Independent
4. Ukraine runs out of US Patriot missile interceptors as Russia pummels cities: report  New York Post
5. CNN reports Ukraine has run out of Patriot missiles  Українська правда

1. Brewers sweep the Dodgers to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982  NPR
2. Brewers, relentless against the Dodgers, deliver an NLCS sweep. Can they go all the way?  The New York Times
3. Smart Can Win  Defector
4. Here's the World Series schedule 2026  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
5. The Dodgers weren't inevitable: Brewers remind champs that winning World Series is 'the hardest thing to do'  CBS Sports

1. Sam Darnold takes responsibility for Seahawks' loss at Denver: 'It's BS for me to keep turning the ball over'  Yahoo Sports
2. Seahawks' Sam Darnold owns up to late interceptions in overtime loss to Broncos  ESPN
3. Broncos beat Seahawks in overtime despite 168-yard output from Bo Nix's offense  NFL.com
4. Denver Broncos survive ugly offensive night to beat Seattle Seahawks 17-14 in overtime  Fox News
5. Seahawks QB Sam Darnold After Two Interceptions In Loss To Broncos: 'I've Got To Be Better'  Seattle Seahawks

1. Rubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollah  Al Jazeera
2. Rubio urges Lebanon to resist Hezbollah pressure over seized explosives  Axios
3. Hezbollah says it owned confiscated explosives, meant to attack Israel  Reuters
4. Hizbullah’s Explosives Smuggling Signals Preparations for Renewed War with Israel  Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
5. Sec. Rubio urges direct military-to-military communication between Lebanon and Israel | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS

1. Bets on Fed rate hold in October strengthen after Warsh comments  Financial Times
2. Warsh Avoids Signal on October Rate Move  WSJ
3. Warsh Vows Price Stability as A.I. Delivers ‘Shock’ to Economy  The New York Times
4. Fed's Warsh sees US economic tailwinds, mum on rate-path view  Reuters
5. Warsh Boosts Market Expectations of Fed Hold in October  Bloomberg

1. Israel’s Arab-led parties could decide the election if anyone would partner with them  AP News
2. Israelis prefer unity gov't to another election, Benjamin Netanyahu falls behind Gadi Eisenkot  The Jerusalem Post
3. Opinion | Want a different Israel? Vote for an Arab party  Haaretz
4. Israel’s Arab parties could be the kingmakers in its election  The Economist
5. Joint List makes Palestinian state a condition for post-election support  Israel National News

1. Horoscope for Friday, 10/16/26 by Christopher Renstrom  SFGATE
2. Horoscopes Today, October 16, 2026  USA Today
3. Horoscope for Friday, 10/16/26 by Georgia Nicols  CT Insider
4. Your Daily Singles Horoscope for October 16, 2026  Yahoo
5. Daily Horoscope: October 16: Don’t Rock the Boat  People.com

1. Press secretary Katie Zacharia confirms she didn’t pass the California bar exam  The Washington Post
2. Katie Zacharia Admits Failing Bar, but Defends Calling Herself a Lawyer  The New York Times
3. Katie Zacharia addresses brevity of first press briefing, defends legal credentials after criticism  FOX 5 DC
4. Trump press secretary explains failed bar exam  Axios
5. Can Katie Zacharia save her job after rocky debut as press secretary?  The Hill

1. Press secretary Katie Zacharia confirms she didn’t pass the California bar exam  The Washington Post
2. Katie Zacharia Admits Failing Bar, but Defends Calling Herself a Lawyer  The New York Times
3. Critics Floored by Sean Hannity’s Grilling of Katie Zacharia on Fox News: ‘She’s Cooked’  Yahoo
4. Trump’s history of deriding people who failed the bar exam  The Washington Post
5. Zacharia confirms she did not pass bar exam  WAVY.com

1. Press secretary Katie Zacharia confirms she didn’t pass the California bar exam  The Washington Post
2. Katie Zacharia Admits Failing Bar, but Defends Calling Herself a Lawyer  The New York Times
3. Critics Floored by Sean Hannity’s Grilling of Katie Zacharia on Fox News: ‘She’s Cooked’  Yahoo
4. Trump’s history of deriding people who failed the bar exam  The Washington Post
5. Trump press secretary explains failed bar exam  Axios