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September 21, 2026

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North Korea Launches Missile to Pressure U.S. — North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea.

Fed Raises Rates to Combat Inflation — The Federal Reserve increased the key interest rate by 0.25%, adjusting it to 3.9%.

Ukraine Launches Largest Drone Attack on Moscow — Ukraine conducted a large-scale drone attack on Moscow, using over 1,600 drones, with 450 targeting the city.

The Era of AI Assistants: Tech Giants Compete — AI assistants are evolving into personal agents, actively managing daily tasks and changing interaction methods.

SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink V2 Mini Satellites — SpaceX launched 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 rocket.

NASA Releases First Roman Telescope Test Images — The Roman Telescope's Wide Field Infrared Camera (WFI) has released its first test images.

Snap Invests $3.5 Billion in AR Glasses Market — Snap is investing $3.5 billion in enterprise AR glasses, aiming to expand them as a work computing platform.