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 CBS News — At least 1 dead as powerful, slow-moving nor'easter causes flooding, power outages to NYC, Long Island, New Jersey   NBC News — Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast, leaves over 130,000 without power   CNN — Powerful nor'easter lashes East Coast with rain, flooding and wind   Bloomberg — Supreme Court Lets Trump Expand Database for Voter Verification   CNBC — Supreme Court...

ChatFin — FASB AI Disclosure Rules 2026: What the New Accounting Standards Mean for Financial Reporting   https://chatfin.ai/blog/fasb-ai-disclosure-rules-2026-accounting-standards-financial-reporting/   Johnson Global Advisory / The CPA Journal network — Initial Observations: The New PCAOB Inspection Report Format   https://www.jgacpa.com/initial-observations-the-new-pcaob-inspection-report-forma...

CNBC — White House allows blocked reporters in after judge lifts Trump ban   https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/judge-lifts-trumps-white-house-ban-on-cnn-ms-now-and-politico.html   CNN — CNN, MS NOW and Politico allowed back into the White House after judge orders Trump admin to restore access   https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/politics/trump-press-lawsuit-ruling-white-house-access   AP — Some banned m...

 Variety — Taylor Swift Announces 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' Album With Four New Songs   https://variety.com/2026/music/news/taylor-swift-reveals-life-of-showgirl-encore-new-songs-1236872982/   ChartMasters — Most-Streamed Artists on Spotify: Top 1,000   https://chartmasters.org/most-streamed-artists-ever-on-spotify/   AOL / Elle — Selena Gomez and SZA Have Girl's Night at Sa...

 ChatFin — FASB AI Disclosure Rules 2026: What the New Accounting Standards Mean for Financial Reporting   https://chatfin.ai/blog/fasb-ai-disclosure-rules-2026-accounting-standards-financial-reporting/   Johnson Global Advisory — Initial Observations: The New PCAOB Inspection Report Format   https://www.jgacpa.com/initial-observations-the-new-pcaob-inspection-report-format   McGuireWoods — SEC En...

  The Hill — Donald Trump makes Marco Rubio permanent national security adviser   https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6104499-trump-makes-rubio-nsa/   Latin Times — Trump Makes Rubio Permanent National Security Adviser After 17 Months as Interim   https://www.latintimes.com/trump-makes-rubio-permanent-national-security-adviser-after-17-months-interim-599513   Government Executive — Congres...

SOURCES (ready to paste into show notes):   Bloomberg — Trump Says He's Pushed for Fuel Export Ban Amid Price Crunch   CNBC — Trump administration is examining whether a diesel export ban is feasible, Treasury Secretary says   Washington Post — Trump administration examining whether to do diesel export ban     NBC News — ICE officer shoots Venezuelan man delivering food in Austin, lawyer says...

 ChatFin — FASB AI Disclosure Rules 2026: What the New Accounting Standards Mean for Financial Reporting   https://chatfin.ai/blog/fasb-ai-disclosure-rules-2026-accounting-standards-financial-reporting/   Johnson Global Advisory — Initial Observations: The New PCAOB Inspection Report Format   https://www.jgacpa.com/initial-observations-the-new-pcaob-inspection-report-format   Harvard Law School Fo...

  CNN — Trump says proposed triumphal arch will double as military complex with snipers and drones   NBC News — Trump says his proposed arch will include a military complex housing drones and snipers   Al Jazeera — Trump says monumental arch in Washington, DC will also be military complex   CNN — Trump says he's 'banning' CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House   Al Jazeera — A &...

  Accounting Today — FASB proposes stablecoin disclosures   https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/fasb-proposes-stablecoin-disclosures   Johnson Global Advisory — Initial Observations: The New PCAOB Inspection Report Format   https://www.jgacpa.com/initial-observations-the-new-pcaob-inspection-report-format   CFO Dive — SEC launches new enforcement unit aimed at accounting fraud   https://www.cfodi...

NPR — Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center, as legal battle continues   https://www.wmra.org/2026-09-17/trump-threatens-to-tear-down-the-kennedy-center-as-legal-battle-continues   CNN — Trump seen with 'Kennedy Center demolished' poster; judge orders 30-day notice   https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/politics/is-the-kennedy-center-closed   Al Jazeera — US judge orders 30-day notice...

  PureWow / Bustle — Let's Decode the Easter Eggs in Taylor Swift's Emmy's Sketch   https://www.purewow.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-emmys-sketch-easter-eggs   Wikipedia / Billboard — List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2026   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number_ones_of_2026   E! News — Selena Gomez Proves She's the Real Trophy in All-Gold Emmys 20...

  PwC Viewpoint — FASB issues new guidance on PIK dividends    https://viewpoint.pwc.com/us/en/pwc/in-depth/2026/id202602.html   Johnson Global Advisory — Initial Observations: The New PCAOB Inspection Report Format    https://www.jgacpa.com/initial-observations-the-new-pcaob-inspection-report-format   Greenberg Traurig — SEC Creates Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division...

 CNBC — Fed rate decision September 2026: Rates rise to 3.75%-4%   Bloomberg — Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for September 17   Federal Reserve — Implementation Note issued September 16, 2026    https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260916a1.htm   CNBC — Trump calls Supreme Court mail ballot ruling 'big loss for Republicans'   NPR — The Supreme C...

 IFRS Foundation — IASB Update July 2026    https://www.ifrs.org/news-and-events/updates/iasb/2026/iasb-update-july-2026/   Johnson Global Advisory — Initial Observations: The New PCAOB Inspection Report Format    https://www.jgacpa.com/initial-observations-the-new-pcaob-inspection-report-format   Greenberg Traurig — SEC Creates Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division    ht...

 AP — Kennedy Center board votes to shut down building, minutes after Trump name ruling    https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/15/kennedy-center-board-votes-close-building-judge-blocks-trumps-name/   NPR — Kennedy Center board votes to close it, as judge again keeps Trump's name off    https://www.npr.org/2026/09/15/nx-s1-5969905/kennedy-center-closing-trump-name   AP — US Supreme Co...

 Deloitte Accounting Research Tool (DART) — FASB Holds September 3 Meeting    https://dart.deloitte.com/USDART/home/news/all-news/2025/sep/fasb-holds-sep-3-meeting   CLS Blue Sky Blog (Columbia Law School) — Are the Big Four Auditors' PCAOB Inspection Results Too Good to Be True?    http://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2026/09/09/are-the-big-four-auditors-pcaob-inspection-results-too-good-to-be-...

 NBC News — Judge rules that the trial of Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk's killing can go forward    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-decide-whether-tyler-robinson-will-stand-trial-charlie-kirks-ass-rcna595489   CNN — Case against suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing can proceed to trial, judge rules    https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/01/us/live-news/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-hearing...

Journal of Accountancy — FASB updates investment company fair value reporting standard    https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/sep/fasb-updates-investment-company-fair-value-reporting-standard/   Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting — SEC examines PCAOB's audit inspections, citing industry concerns, other reasons    https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/sec-examines-pcaobs-audit-inspec...

 NPR — Trump returns home to drum up voter support for GOP candidates ahead of midterms    https://www.wwno.org/npr-news/2026-09-14/trump-returns-home-to-drum-up-voter-support-for-gop-candidates-ahead-of-midterms   Washington Post — Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was illegal    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/09/12/federal-judge-rules-trump-plan-cut-fema-by-50-...

  Journal of Accountancy — FASB updates investment company fair value reporting standard    https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/sep/fasb-updates-investment-company-fair-value-reporting-standard/   PCAOB — PCAOB Posts Six New Inspection Reports    https://pcaobus.org/news-events/news-releases/news-release-detail/pcaob-posts-six-new-inspection-reports-august-2026   Quarles & Brady — S...

 National September 11 Memorial & Museum — Marking the 25th Anniversary    https://911memorial.org/marking-25th-anniversary   The White House — Patriot Day 2026, The 25th Anniversary of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks    https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/patriot-day-2026-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-september-11-terrorist-attacks/   Newsweek — Trump administration offic...

  Journal of Accountancy — FASB proposes several incremental improvements to GAAP    https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/sep/fasb-proposes-several-incremental-improvements-to-gaap/   PCAOB — PCAOB Posts Discussion Materials From Summer 2026 Meetings of the Inspections Modernization Council    https://pcaobus.org/news-events/news-releases/news-release-detail/pcaob-announces-members-of-th...

 AP — Trump and Vance Will Keynote the Republicans' Midterm convention in Texas    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/republican-midterm-convention-2026-what-to-know-about-trumps-dallas-event   CBS News — Live Updates: RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas    https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/live-updates/2026-rnc-midterm-convention-dallas-live-updates/   NPR — Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady la...

 Journal of Accountancy — FASB proposes several incremental improvements to GAAP    https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/sep/fasb-proposes-several-incremental-improvements-to-gaap/   CLS Blue Sky Blog — Are the Big Four Auditors' PCAOB Inspection Results Too Good to Be True?    http://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2026/09/09/are-the-big-four-auditors-pcaob-inspection-results-too-good-t...