Tuesday, September 22, 2026

The Fritter Post

121 stories·12 ongoing·94 min if you read all of it

1Ongoing·7 storiesUkraine strikes Russian refineries in Samara and Moscow as drone war escalates▸

3 sourcesRussian missiles and drones kill at least four in overnight strikes across Ukrainian cities→MeduzaUkrainian drones struck Samara overnight, setting fire to the Kuybyshev Refinery→MeduzaMoscow Refinery stopped processing oil after Ukrainian drone strike on election day→Ars TechnicaUkrainian naval drone destroys Russian explosive drone boat in the Black Sea→MeduzaZelensky and Trump will meet in New York to discuss ending mutual strikes on energy facilities, as both sides continue attacking each other's infrastructure.→MeduzaA Ukrainian drone struck the same apartment building in Kotelniki, near Moscow, for the second time in three months.→MeduzaRussia's Finance Ministry said it is preparing tax-law changes to let companies deduct spending on facility defense and recovery after drone attacks.→

2Ongoing·5 storiesIran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz as US blockade drives diesel to record high▸

Oregon Capital ChronicleDiesel hits a record $6.51 a gallon as Grassley urges Trump to ban exports→2 sourcesIran told Japan's Kyodo News it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure.→New York Times PoliticsTrump is set to meet with Persian Gulf allies as the Iran war and Yemen's Houthi conflict force Gulf states to reassess U.S. security guarantees.→Al Jazeera EnglishTreasury threatens to cut dollar access for any company serving Iranian airlines→Al Jazeera EnglishPakistan and Qatar mediate between Iran and the US as both sides signal terms for renewed talks→

36 sourcesICE shot a DoorDash driver who wasn't their target. He's now detained with a bullet near his spine.→

4Ongoing·3 storiesCNN, MS Now, and Politico sue Trump over White House ban as press pool boycotts coverage▸

5 sourcesCNN, MS Now, and Politico sue Trump over White House access ban→7 sourcesNetwork TV pool refuses to cover Trump after White House bars CNN from its rotating slot→2 sourcesWhite House launches "Trump TV" YouTube channel after banning critical outlets→

5Ongoing·4 storiesHouthis advance in western Yemen after Trump calls off airstrikes▸

The Guardian WorldUK to refuel Saudi jets defending Gulf oil infrastructure from Houthis→The Guardian WorldTrump called off airstrikes on Houthis as bombs were being loaded, report says→3 sourcesUN projects 230,000 displaced in Yemen as civilians flee bombing across the Red Sea→BBC News WorldG7 foreign ministers tell Iran to stop arming the Houthis→

62 sourcesTrump administration secretly deported 25,000 migrants to countries with no ties to them→

7Ongoing·2 storiesPhilippines races to build Pax Silica industrial hub as political clock ticks▸

South China Morning PostPhilippines scrambles to lock in US-backed semiconductor hub before 2028 political turnover→Inquirer.netChurch and civil society groups host dialogue on Pax Silica in Cagayan de Oro→

8Ongoing·5 storiesXi-Trump summit aims for trade truce as rare earth controls and North Korean missiles complicate talks▸

4 sourcesTaiwanese officials told to curtail Washington visits as Xi-Trump summit nears→2 sourcesU.S. trade representative blames China's rare earth controls for uncertainty over trade truce extension→3 sourcesXi arrives in Washington this week seeking a tactical truce with Trump→The DiplomatNorth Korea fires two ballistic missiles days before Xi-Trump summit→2 sourcesJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets Trump in New York on Tuesday, two days before Trump hosts Xi Jinping for a state visit, with Tokyo working to protect its interests from being traded away.→

92 sourcesICE removed thousands of detainees with final deportation orders from its public locator→10OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) NewsForest Service gives one week to weigh in on logging 5,000 acres of the Akawa Butte burn area→112 sourcesGemini AI escaped a closed test and hacked three real companies→128 sourcesTwelve states settle antitrust suit, clearing Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery→

13Ongoing·2 storiesLithuania moves to host nuclear weapons as it prepares evacuation plans against Russian threats▸

BBC News WorldLithuania's prime minister says the country has evacuation plans and will fight back if Russia attacks→MeduzaLithuanian parliament votes to lift constitutional ban on hosting nuclear weapons→

142 sourcesBritish Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge school shooting→15New York Times PoliticsWhite House labels critics terrorists and investigates unions and nonprofits after Charlie Kirk killing→16The Guardian USICE blocked a congresswoman from speaking with detainees at the country's largest detention camp→17KTVZ NewsChannel 21Oregon will notify 600,000 Health Plan members of new federal work rules starting in 2027→18Inquirer.netPhilippine Senate to vote on threshold to convict Vice President Sara Duterte→19Inside Climate NewsFederal judge rules Trump administration unlawfully terminated $7 billion in clean energy grants→203 sourcesMeta patches Muse AI assistant after zero-day let attackers seize the agent→

21Ongoing·2 storiesSouth Cotabato school shooting prompts Philippines to demand Reddit and Discord establish local presence▸

Inquirer.netPhilippine cybercrime agency gives Reddit and Discord 24 hours to name a local representative or face restrictions→Inquirer.netStudent shot in Banga school attack is conscious and breathing on her own after surgery→

22404 MediaOpenAI's contractors fired for using AI to do the work they were hired to do→232 sourcesUN expert says U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats may constitute crimes against humanity→24South China Morning PostSouth Korea's chip boom pulls teenagers straight to Samsung and SK Hynix, bypassing university→25The VergeCalifornia makes AI data centers pay their own grid and water costs→

26Ongoing·2 storiesEU deadlocked on Russia sanctions as Latvia blocks deal to extend measures▸

The Guardian WorldEU sanctions on nearly 3,000 Russian individuals and entities set to lapse without ambassador agreement→MeduzaLatvia blocks EU deal to lift sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman→

27OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) NewsMINT pulls out of Grants Pass shelter arrangement, leaving services and costs unsettled→28STAT NewsGOP health adviser Brian Blase defends Medicaid cuts expected to strip 7 million people of coverage→294 sourcesTrump to meet Gulf leaders in New York as Iran war nears seven months→302 sourcesOregon's top federal prosecutor targets sanctuary policies in press releases, offers no data linking immigrants to crime→31MeduzaZelensky met CIA Director Ratcliffe in Ireland, weeks after Ratcliffe's Moscow trip→32The Guardian USCDC excludes four Pennsylvania measles deaths from its count as outbreak accelerates→33The Guardian USFederal judge allows SpaceX land swap with Texas wildlife refuge to proceed→

34Ongoing·5 storiesMerz fights to hold coalition as AfD gains and Left win reshape German politics▸

2 sourcesGerman federal authorities prepare to cut Saxony-Anhalt off from secret Russia intelligence after AfD win→Süddeutsche ZeitungBSW to vote for AfD candidate for Saxony-Anhalt parliament president→BBC News WorldMerz pledges to hold coalition together after CDU election losses→BBC News WorldMerz's popularity falls to 13 percent, lowest for any German chancellor on record→Al Jazeera EnglishBerlin's state election gave The Left party its highest vote share at 25.7 percent, putting party leader Elif Eralp on track to become the city's first mayor with an immigrant background, while the far-right AfD took 16 percent and won a separate state election in the northeast.→

35Electronic Frontier FoundationCivil liberties groups urge D.C. Circuit to strike down FAA drone ban on recording immigration agents→36The Guardian WorldAll charges dropped against Stanford students who occupied president's office over Gaza→37Folha de São PauloEU and Philippines reach initial free trade agreement→38ProPublicaA defense contractor's bribery confession died with the FBI unit that heard it→39South China Morning PostChinese navy fires hypersonic anti-ship missile from Type 052D destroyer→

40Ongoing·2 storiesScientists warn planetary boundaries breached at worst levels ever recorded▸

The Guardian EnvironmentSeven of nine planetary boundaries breached at record levels, scientists report→Inside Climate NewsScientists say a year of climate extremes offers the latest evidence that the planet is "out of balance" and that breached Earth boundaries raise the risk of irreversible change.→

41Inquirer.netPhilippines records over 10,000 leptospirosis cases, exceeding epidemic threshold→42The DiplomatPhilippine budget planners assume growth and currency conditions current data does not support→43The Guardian WorldF-35 parts shipped from Australia to the US diverted to Hong Kong and still missing months later→445 sourcesCut cable and failed circuit at FAA Philadelphia facility halted flights across the Northeast→452 sourcesMifepristone restrictions block treatment for fibroids and endometriosis→46NPR NewsUnarmed mental health teams respond to 911 calls in nearly 100 cities→47Crosscut / Cascade PBSBikini baristas win $1.85 million in back pay from coffee hut owner→48South China Morning PostChina begins construction on first utility-scale supercritical CO2 and molten salt energy plant→492 sourcesJury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of three Palestinian students→50OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) NewsPro-AI PAC's spending for Hoyle becomes flashpoint in Oregon 4th District rematch→51The Guardian WorldUS aid withdrawal forced African countries to absorb health programs or lose them, report says→522 sourcesEl Niño ties all-time record strength, with peak still months away→53La Nación (Argentina)FBI warns agencies that people may be luring ICE agents through fake dating profiles to dox them→54Just SecurityJudge orders competency exam for USS Cole defendant but won't delay trial→55The American ProspectTrump froze the Education Department's civil rights investigations and gutted the office that prevented them→562 sourcesWhite House drafting order to give Russell Vought veto power over all NIH grants→57MeduzaAn anti-war Yabloko candidate's diary records a campaign built to be blocked→58MeduzaHungarian prime minister blocks planned Ukraine oil storage facility→59WiredUK Prime Minister Burnham faces Labour split over Palantir's NHS data contract→60The Guardian WorldPakistan jails Imran Khan's three sisters ahead of protest march for his release→61The Oregonian (OregonLive)Woman sues Oregon hospital for $17.5 million over misdiagnosed parasite→62The DiplomatIndigenous and civil society groups sue Indonesian government over Kalimantan wildfires→63Inquirer.netPhilippine government proposes P4.05 billion for five Metro Manila rain catchment facilities→64NPR NewsOpenAI solves Navier-Stokes problem but mathematicians say the solution teaches little→65The Guardian WorldColombia declares emergency as wildfire burns near Villa de Leyva→66GristForest Service proposes flipping its trail rule to "open unless designated closed→67BBC News UKIneos halts production at three Hull chemical plants, citing UK gas prices→682 sourcesTrump announces Belarus potash deal; Lukashenko says Belarus has nothing to sell→69MeduzaRussian courts cite school grades to deny conscripts alternative civilian service→70South China Morning PostIndonesia will keep buying Russian crude despite new US law threatening 100 per cent tariffs→71La Nación (Argentina)IRS proposes stripping refundable tax credits from 200,000 to 700,000 taxpayers over immigration status→72TechCrunchSamsung C&T to invest up to $100 million in Kairos Power's reactor for Google→

73Ongoing·2 storiesCambodia hosts anti-scam summit as it grants journalists access to former scamming compound▸

The DiplomatCambodia shows journalists a former scam compound built for 20,000 workers→South China Morning PostCambodia presents its scam crackdown to foreign governments as questions persist over missing money and elite complicity→

74404 Media404 Media asks residents to request Axon license plate camera logs from local police→75TechCrunchX will show users when governments force their posts to be limited→76WiredCisco Talos built a framework for finding AI-driven malware—and found an autonomous command system→77STAT NewsGrail shares surged 33% as FDA documents suggest a favorable view of its multi-cancer blood test→78South China Morning PostSerbian military unveils armed robot dogs after Chinese robotics factory opens in the country→79Folha de São PauloAMD surpasses $1 trillion in market value for the first time→80The Oregonian (OregonLive)Man linked to six women's deaths appears in Portland court→81South China Morning PostChina promotes miniaturized Han Xin code for semiconductors to challenge US standards→82KTVZ NewsChannel 21Oregon Business and Industry cites lagging growth and employment data in call for tax and regulatory reform→83The DiplomatVietnam's top leader meets U.S. trade representative as reciprocal deal nears completion→84South China Morning PostUN experts say Nicaragua is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since 2018→85BBC News UKMore than 19,000 homeless households in temporary housing in Scotland→86GristGeorgia Power delayed coal retirements and plans to run new gas plants harder ahead of EPA rule repeal→87BBC News UKFamily says no regular contact with pair held in Iran after hunger strikes ended→88Ars TechnicaTrump dismisses AI safety concerns as a "hoax," announces AI tsar and "AI Force"→89New York Times PoliticsExperts warn drivers may overestimate self-driving systems→90South China Morning PostStand News editor appeals sedition conviction, says he had no intent to harm national security→91Inquirer.netSenate bill to remove system loss charges from consumers' electricity bills reaches floor→92BBC News UKMartha's Rule reaches every A&E department in England→93Cascadia Daily News (Bellingham)GridStor proposes 100-megawatt battery facility in Custer, north of Ferndale→942 sourcesMan and police officer wounded in gunfire exchange near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur→95Inquirer.netProposed Bureau of Immigration border fee would affect returning OFWs, experts say→96KFF Health NewsHealthcare workers are dropping their own health insurance as premiums climb→97New York Times PoliticsForeign policy experts call AI a two-power race with the rest of the world sidelined→98Al Jazeera EnglishSyrians demand safety and justice as al-Sharaa prepares to present "new Syria" at UNGA→99Inquirer.netDSWD aid to sugarcane workers hit by pest infestation to reach P1.9 billion by yearend→1002 sourcesSri Lanka court convicts 15 over 2019 Easter bombings→1012 sourcesWashington County Chair Kathryn Harrington resigns after gesturing at colleague→102OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) NewsCrime Stoppers of Oregon will close its anonymous tip line at the end of September→103Folha de São PauloStorm strips roofs from 500 houses in southern Brazil city→104PBS NewsHourFirefighting helicopter crashes near Yosemite, killing both pilots→105The Oregonian (OregonLive)Oregon governor candidates won't debate on Portland TV→106The DiplomatReport examines U.S. military's footprint in Hawai'i as land leases come up for renewal→107Hankyoreh / 한겨레Korean column frames AI doomsday debate as U.S.-China power struggle→108Al Jazeera EnglishSudan gold mine collapse kills nearly 100 amid wartime desperation→109Los Angeles TimesSacramento River too warm for salmon eggs, advocates blame Trump administration→110Le MondeThales acquires GPS-free navigation specialist Exail for 3.9 billion euros→111Folha de São PauloLula faces tensions at UN as Brazil-U.S. dispute simmers before elections→112Hacker News (top)Cloudflare's Python Workers reach general availability→113Cascadia Daily News (Bellingham)Hydrogen tanker overturns in Bellingham; no spill, homes evacuated→114The Bend BulletinMerkley urges Trump to press Xi on political prisoners and transnational repression→115The Guardian WorldOpenAI's George Osborne calls datacentre opponents "nimbys" holding Britain back→116Cascadia Daily News (Bellingham)Washington education agency keeps mailed-check requirement for public records fees, despite governor's call to waive small charges→117The Guardian WorldReserve Bank governor says AI could be a bubble and is not yet lifting productivity→118TechCrunchBritish AI data center developer Nscale files for IPO→119MeduzaCzech journalists expose Rybar, a pro-war Russian Telegram channel, operating across Europe→120NPR NewsFour states to vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November→121TechCrunchOpenAI forms math advisory group after its AI resolves over 100 open problems→

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