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Civility and Then a Clash Over Jan. 6: Seven Takeaways From the Debate  The New York TimesWho Won The VP Debate Last Night? Here’s What Snap Polls And Betting Markets Say.  ForbesHow did Tim Walz and JD Vance do in the vice presidential debate? 4 key moments from Tuesday’s cordial clash  Yahoo! VoicesThe latest on the 2024 campaign and VP debate  CNN

CNN Poll: Harris and Trump locked in exceedingly close presidential race  CNN2024 has been an ‘unprecedented’ election, but the polls are telling us another story  The HillOpinion | Why the Election Is Coming Down to Defining Kamala Harris  The New York TimesHarris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch  The Associated Press

Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease  CNNNFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre makes stunning announcement about his health  Miami HeraldNFL legend Brett Favre announces he has Parkinson’s disease  Fox NewsFavre reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis at hearing  ESPN

Report on Antisemitism at CUNY Calls for Changes Across the System  The New York TimesCUNY ill-equipped to deal with volume of campus antisemitism: report  New York Daily NewsCUNY needs overhaul to combat ‘alarming’ antisemitism fueled by profs, do-nothing higher-ups: damning state probe  New York Post Policies at CUNY must be ‘overhauled and updated’ to handle rash of antisemitism since Oct. 7 attack: report  ABC7 New YorkReport ordered by Hochul calls for ‘overhaul’ of CUNY antisemitism policies  JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Head of United Nations calls global situation ‘unsustainable’ as annual meeting of leaders opens  The Associated PressLive updates: Biden’s speech, UN General Assembly news  CNNNew Yorkers Brace for Gridlock and Headaches as U.N. Convenes  The New York TimesLive: Updates From UN General Assembly  Bloomberg

Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone offer to buy Smartsheet for $8.4B in cash  TechCrunchBlackstone and Vista Equity Partners to acquire software maker Smartsheet for $8.4 billion  CNBCThis NYC Hedge Fund Will Reap A $90 Million Profit In The $8.4 Billion Smartsheet Deal  ForbesBlackstone, Vista Reach $8.4 Billion Deal to Buy Smartsheet  BloombergVista, Blackstone buying software maker Smartsheet for about $8.4 billion  Yahoo Finance

Israel launches deadly strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, warns people in Beirut and elsewhere to evacuate  CBS NewsIsrael strikes Hezbollah targets as conflict intensifies  CNNHezbollah first responders say three killed in Israeli strike on south Beirut  The Times of IsraelIsrael’s Strikes on Lebanon  The New York TimesIsraeli airstrikes kill hundreds in Lebanon: Maps show escalation of Hezbollah conflict  USA TODAY

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Waver; Chinese Stocks Surge on Stimulus Blitz  The Wall Street JournalOil prices rise more than 2% after China announces stimulus measures  MarketWatchEuropean markets trade higher, buoyed by China’s stimulus measures  CNBCChina Stimulus Plan Boosts Stocks; Germany Recession Concerns | Bloomberg The Pulse 09/24/24  BloombergChina stimulus pushes global shares to new peak, boosts commodities  Reuters

New ‘ghost shark’ discovered in New Zealand waters  BBC.comNew species of “ghost shark” discovered living deep in the Pacific Ocean to  CBS NewsNew Zealand scientists discover new ‘ghost shark’ species  Al Jazeera EnglishMysterious ‘Spookfish’ discovered by scientists deep in the Pacific Ocean  The Times of India

Trump Tells Women That They Won’t ‘Be Thinking About Abortion’  The New York TimesStephen Colbert Is Tickled by Trump’s Vow to Make Women Great Again  The New York TimesTrump says women won’t be ‘thinking about abortion’ if he’s elected, casting himself as their ‘protector’  CNNDonald Trump claims women are poorer than they were 4 years ago. Here’s what the data says.  CBS NewsTrump Rages at Female Voters in Epic Rants Amid Sudden New Poll Drop  The New Republic