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BusinessOct 9Richelieu Hardware declares CAD 0.1566 dividendRichelieu Hardware has announced a dividend of CAD 0.1566 per share. This is a routine financial declaration from the company.Seeking Alpha Tech
PoliticsOct 9India pushes back after U.S. bars Microsoft, Indian firms from Visa programIndia is responding to a US decision to exclude Microsoft and Indian companies from a visa program. This indicates a potential diplomatic and economic dispute between the two nations.Seeking Alpha Tech
BusinessOct 9SIR Royalty Income Fund declares CAD 0.105 dividendSIR Royalty Income Fund has declared a dividend of CAD 0.105. This is a standard financial announcement from the fund.Seeking Alpha Tech
PoliticsOct 9Immigration split screen: Microsoft gets a crackdown and a medalThe Trump administration said Thursday that it was suspending Microsoft from a key program used to sponsor employees for green cards. Later that day, the administration honored the tech giant's CEO with a medal for innovation.Why it matters: The split-screen day highlights the tension between the administration's championing of Big Tech and its immigration policies, which constrain an industry that has long relied on hiring foreign-born workers.Tech leaders have said that restrictions on hiring hamper the country's ability to compete — especially at a moment when the U.S. is in a race with ChiAxios
PoliticsOct 9TV Legend Uses His Own Show to Fire Back at TrumpChuck Lorre had a brutal message for the White House.headtopics · united states of america
PoliticsOct 9After Fayetteville Street sweep, Durham debates rules for encampment removalsA tent sits near a fence at Oakwood Park on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Durham, N.C.newsobserver · united states of america
PoliticsOct 9Why young men won't come crawling back to Democrats | OpinionDemocrats lead young men by 17 points, but a midterm win won't mean they've repaired the damage that drove them to Trump in 2024.usatoday · united states of america
DisasterBreakingOct 9Hurricane Isaias: Track the storm’s path online as landfall loomsmashable_us · united states of america
PoliticsOct 9In a Dead Hero’s Ashes, El Salvador’s Ruler Finds a New SparkSword in hand, Nayib Bukele is revamping Latin America’s rich tradition of political exhumations. A new crypt projects his power across Central America.NYT World
PoliticsOct 9Why This Election Could Be More Complicated for Democrats Than Polls SuggestThe last two midterms where Democrats surged against an unpopular Republican president were in 2006 and 2018. They had notably different outcomes.NYT US
PoliticsOct 9Inside Ken Paxton’s Private Testimony About His MoneyA leaked deposition from a fraud inquiry in 2014 provides insight into the Senate candidate’s growing wealth and his tactics for defending himself.NYT US
PoliticsOct 9How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into TurmoilThe president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.NYT US
Sci & TechOct 9AI leaders lobby Trump health officials in government-run chat roomA Slack workspace has served as a war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading Americans to manage their healthcare and medical records on apps.CBS News
PoliticsOct 9The Controversial Class That M.I.T. Is Paying a Professor Not to TeachMichel DeGraff, a vocal pro-Palestinian activist, can’t be easily fired because he has tenure. But he has been kicked out of his department.NYT US
CyberOct 9Iranian campaign planted fake articles in real U.S. publications using ChatGPTChatGPT users in Iran made more than 100 fake articles published across at least 20 news outlets, OpenAI said.Washington Post World
PoliticsOct 9Poll: 1 in 4 Trump voters say GOP candidates should break from the presidentA new POLITICO Poll found a notable 26% of people who backed Trump in 2024 were ready for GOP candidates to take that leap.Politico
PoliticsOct 9The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politicsEvery week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.Politico
HealthOct 9A student hated reading for years. Her podcast explores finding the right diagnosisMiddle schooler Cora Walsh of Long Island, N.Y., has won the 2026 NPR Student Podcast Challenge with a story about her journey with dyslexia.NPR News
PoliticsOct 9Republican congressman tries to outrun a potential blue wave in New York toss-up seatRep. Mike Lawler, R-NY, is in a tight race for re-election in a toss-up district that could help determine control of Congress in November.NPR News
PoliticsOct 9Hunger grips a rural community hit by Trump’s cutsThose on the front lines of feeding their neighbors in rural West Virginia say they face unprecedented challenges brought on by Washington.NBC News
PoliticsOct 9Why mailing a ballot close to Election Day may get it rejected for a late postmarkIf you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes.NPR News
PoliticsOct 9New York police push politician to ground during anti-ICE protestNew York police push politician to ground during anti-ICE protestAl Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 9US targets Microsoft, Adobe in new visa crackdownThe Trump administration continues to crack down on immigration, with new restrictions on the H-1B visa programme. US Vice President JD Vance singled out Microsoft as having abused the system to recruit low-cost foreign workers, to the detriment of the American workforce. The tech giant has defended its hiring practices. Also in the show: Germany could join a UK-led fighter jet development programme, months after pulling out of a joint French project.France 24 [en]
MilitaryOct 9Pentagon To Livestream Firing Squad Execution Of Fort Hood ShooterThe last US military execution was carried out in 1961, when John Bennett was hanged for rape and attempted murder. The post Pentagon To Livestream Firing Squad Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV