Month: September 2024

7AM ET 09/27/2024 Newscast
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Plus, U.S. safety officials flag a potential hazard in around 350 of Boeing’s 737 planes. And, Chinese stocks have their best week in years as Beijing signals it will do more to prop up the economy. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hurricane Helene has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but when it made landfall late last night as a Category 4 hurricane, it packed a dangerous one-two punch of high winds and a storm surge. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday, and the Sudanese army has launched a major offensive to take back the capital. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Russell Lewis, Tara Neill, Donald Clyde, HJ Mai and Ally Schweitzer. It was produced by Iman Maani, Nia Dumas and Mansee Khurana. We get engineering support from Carleigh Strange, and our technical director is Andie Huether. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on Pope Francis’ visit to Belgium, where top government leaders are critical of the Catholic Church’s legacy of covering up sex abuse.

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Helene has slammed into Florida as a Category 4 hurricane and has now weakened as it moves north. Israel says its considering the US-led ceasefire proposal across the Israel-Lebanon border, after it’s prime minister earlier said its airstrikes would continue. New York City’s mayor is facing pressure from fellow Democrats to resign after his federal indictment. Ukraine’s president is expected to meet with former President Donald Trump today. Plus, a major shareholder of Trump Media has sold nearly all of his stake in the company
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The Yankees wrap up the AL East with a 10-1 win over the Orioles. Correspondent Colin Loughran reports.

The Dodgers clinch their 11th NL West title in 12 years with a 7-2 win over the Padres. Correspondent Mark Meyers reports.