Daily News Collage 9 28 26

Selected stories

1. News organizations asked a federal court to block enforcement of the White House access ban while their case proceeds. Caption: “PRESS ACCESS FIGHT RETURNS.” Source: Associated Press
2. The administration finalized relaxed fuel-economy standards, lowering the projected 2031 fleetwide average for passenger cars and light trucks. Caption: “2031 FUEL RULES RELAXED.” Source: Associated Press
3. Justice Samuel Alito recused himself from a major climate case involving Boulder and energy companies after scrutiny of oil-stock holdings. Caption: “ALITO EXITS CLIMATE CASE.” Source: Associated Press
4. Treasury yields reached roughly two-decade highs and pushed major U.S. stock indexes lower. Caption: “TREASURY YIELDS HIT DECADES HIGH.” Source: Associated Press
5. The Senate passed a bipartisan bill to regulate college-athlete payments, transfers, and related protections. Caption: “SENATE PASSES COLLEGE SPORTS BILL.” Source: Associated Press
6. A powerful nor’easter brought flooding, damaging wind, coastal impacts, and outages across the Northeast and New England. Caption: “NOR’EASTER BATTERS NEW ENGLAND.” Sources: Washington Post September 28 story index, CNN September 28 transcripts

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