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Coast Guard Ends Search as Six Presumed Dead in Medical Flight Off Nantucket

Latitude Air Ambulance said its crew, patient and escort aboard Heartbeat 104 are presumed lost after the Gulfstream vanished en route from Bermuda to Boston.

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Environment

National Hurricane Center Tracks Fujiwhara Risk as Twin Atlantic Invests Threaten Southeast Flooding

Forecasters are watching Invest 93L and Invest 94L in the southwest Atlantic for tropical development and a possible Fujiwhara interaction that could steer one system toward the Southeast or Mid-Atlantic while funneling tropical moisture into the Carolinas and Appalachians as early as this weekend.

Travel

Hopper Quotes 402 Dollar Thanksgiving Round-Trip, 31 Percent Above 2025 Level

Hopper puts the average domestic Thanksgiving round-trip at $402, up 31% from 2025, while the August CPI showed airfare up 23.4% year over year as carriers pass through jet-fuel costs.

Antonio Rizzo Oct 5, 2026

Health

New York Sues Zelle Owners After CFPB Drops Fraud Case, Leaving Victims on Bank Policies

Sam Rivera Oct 5, 2026

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Credit Cards

LendingTree Survey Puts Fair-Credit Card Offers Above 23 Percent This Fall

LendingTree’s September card-offer scan puts the average new-account APR at 23.82%, with the top of the range above 27% for weaker scores—while 84% of cardholders who asked for a lower rate last year got one.

Tyler Brooks Oct 5, 2026

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Deep DivePolitics

Why SNAP Won't Buy the Rotisserie Chicken Sitting Next to the Raw Bird

Federal law treats food hot at the register as a restaurant meal, and a 1977 ban written to keep grocers from beating fast-food outlets still governs the checkout lane.

Sarah Johnson Oct 4, 2026

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Travel

DOT Shrinks Airline-Control Delay List Before Oct. 19 as Holiday Trips Book Up

New Transportation Department rules taking effect Oct. 19 remove ten delay causes from the “airline-controlled” bucket, narrowing when carriers must offer cash refunds or hotel vouchers.

Antonio Rizzo Oct 4, 2026

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Health

Stewart's Shops Recalls Half-Gallon Ice Cream in Three States Over Possible Metal Pieces

Stewart’s Shops recalled two half-gallon ice cream flavors sold in New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire after a customer found metal in a carton bought between mid-July and Oct. 2.

Michael Patel Oct 4, 2026

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Politics

Alaska and Rhode Island Voter Registration Closes Sunday for Nov. 3 Midterm Election

Voter registration ends Sunday in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and several other states, one month before the Nov. 3 midterms that will decide control of Congress.

Sarah Johnson Oct 4, 2026

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Stocks

S&P 500 Heads Into Monday With ISM Report After Jobs Data Shock

After Friday’s payroll shock, investors enter a new week focused on Monday’s ISM services reading, a 10-year yield near 5.28%, and whether tech can keep carrying the Nasdaq.

Nina Okonkwo Oct 4, 2026

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Security

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Starts as FTC Reminds Consumers It Never Demands Cash Transfers

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the FTC is using the calendar to repeat a simple rule: anyone demanding cash, gold, or wire transfers in the agency’s name is a scammer.

Sam Rivera Oct 4, 2026

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Credit Cards

Eligible Amazon Prime Members Receive Automatic Settlement Payouts Without Filing Claims

Amazon is sending automatic refunds to eligible Prime members under the FTC’s $2.5 billion settlement over enrollment and cancellation practices—no claim form, but phishing copies are already circulating.

Tyler Brooks Oct 4, 2026

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