Daily News Collage 9 1 26

Selected stories

1. U.S. forces renewed strikes on Iranian radar targets as fighting around the Strait of Hormuz escalated. Caption: “U.S. STRIKES IRANIAN RADAR.” Source: https://apnews.com/article/ad84a64884aedbbd1e5914182bb3cd8d
2. The House passed a short-term funding measure through December 11 to avert a shutdown. Caption: “HOUSE PASSES STOPGAP FUNDING.” Source: https://apnews.com/article/a3df725f4bc4ffb39d02a234ea0e5cd3
3. Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, bringing flooding, wind damage, and outages. Caption: “EDOUARD FLOODS GULF COAST.” Source: https://apnews.com/article/947df7d220e9793e353631f51e40a06c
4. John Ternus took over as Apple CEO as Tim Cook became executive chairman. Caption: “APPLE CEO HANDOFF.” Source: https://apnews.com/article/2fac80118828b4ada9d160d012c7be32
5. U.S. stocks fell as renewed Iran strikes pushed oil above $90 and bond yields higher. Caption: “OIL TOPS $90.” Source: https://apnews.com/article/61f03262bb5dfa1c414c4fb7be40772e
6. New studies detailed rising threats against federal judges and increased use of home security and panic buttons. Caption: “JUDGES FACE RISING THREATS.” Source: https://apnews.com/article/423720c2ecf197cb11ea55684198aaff

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