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1๏ธโฃ Space waltz: Bright lights detected by NASA telescopes led astronomers to discover a pair of supermassive black holes dancing around each other. Theyโre only about 300 light-years apart, and this marks the closest pair found through visible and X-ray light.
2๏ธโฃ โNo-frillsโ groceries: Amazon is taking a page out of Aldiโs and Targetโs playbook and launching a new line of budget-friendly foods in an attempt to attract financially strapped shoppers who are ditching name brands to save money.
3๏ธโฃ Travel aesthetic: People are taking photos of their artfully arranged sunglasses, shoes, toiletries and reading material inside the TSAโs drab plastic security bins. This airport security trend is ruffling some feathers though โ hereโs why itโs controversial.
4๏ธโฃ Cool beans: Starbucks has been struggling, but the new CEO brewed up a different strategy โ and it all starts with comfortable chairs and a clear distinction between โto-goโ and โfor-hereโ service.
5๏ธโฃ Viral voyage: Unlimited food. Unlimited drama? Passengers recount what life was really like on board the nine-month cruise that became part of a social media storm.
Watch this
๐ฝ A-maizing rescue: Law enforcement officers in Wisconsin used a heat-seeking drone to find a 3-year-old boy who went missing at night in a massive cornfield.
Top headlines
โข What to watch for as Harris and Trump face off in critical presidential debate
โข Tropical Storm Francineโs track shifts east with strengthening expected
โข Delta planes collide while taxiing at Atlanta airport
Whatโs buzzing
๐บ โSNLโ shakeup: Three new cast members will join โSaturday Night Liveโ for the late-night comedy showโs 50th season, and Chloe Troast wonโt be returning.
Check this out
๐ Fresh start: The NFL season is in full swing after an exciting opening weekend. Take a look at some of the best photographs from the first slate of games.
$80,610
๐ฐ That was the median American household income last year, the first statistically significant annual increase since 2019.
Your health
๐ฉโ๐ผ Crisis in care: One in every three counties in the US does not have a single ob/gyn, and itโs affecting womenโs access to care, a new report found.
Quiz time
๐ณ๏ธ Which city, in a key battleground state, is hosting tonightโs ABC News presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump?
๏ปฟA. Detroit
B. Atlanta
C. Philadelphia
D. Milwaukee
โฌ๏ธ Scroll down for the answer.
Good vibes
๐ซ We like to wrap things up on a positive note: Chocolate, but without the guilt? Scientists explain why lab-grown cocoa and fermented fava beans could be the future. Theyโre looking for ways to make it greener and healthier using new techniques and ingredients.
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๏ปฟ๐ง Quiz answer: C. Tonightโs debate will be at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
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