Ukraine's massive drone strike on Russia, ACA refund checks, Crew-13 speed record
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone offensives of the war overnight, hitting 12 Russian regions and Crimea with more than 300 drones. The Trump administration began mailing nearly a million ACA refund checks weeks before the November midterms, and August inflation came in cooler than expected, easing pressure on the Fed. Plus Colombia's contested presidential election, a record M&A first half, and NASA's Crew-13 chasing the fastest crewed trip to the ISS ever.
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