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HEAR Morgan Wallen as a DJ in Grand Theft Auto VI, which comes out next month. Three major movies hit theatres this weekend. And, I’ve got a new Lainey Wilson song for you to check out, Kinda Love It. That and more, in today’s Entertainment Update.

Prairie Public News Director Dave Thompson moderates a debate with North Dakota U.S. House candidates Trygve Hammer (D), Helene Neville (I), and Charles Tuttle (I) on Oct. 8, 2026. (Photo by Rick Gion/Prairie Public) BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Three challengers for North Dakota’s U.S. House seat listed their priorities during a debate Thursday on Prairie Public while criticizing the Republican incumbent for not participating.

BERLIN, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Germany on Friday dismissed remarks by the head of the French armed forces who said Berlin had decided to quit a troubled Franco-German tank project. The dispute is ​the latest sign of strain in Franco-German defence cooperation after ‌the two countries scrapped a joint next-generation fighter jet project in June. The project involves tank maker KNDS, a holding company created between France’s Nexter and Germany’s Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann (KMW).

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Millions of dollars from national and in-state groups have gone into campaigns telling North Dakotans how they should vote this fall on whether to make it harder to change the state constitution and provide free meals to school children. Campaign finance reports recently filed with the secretary of state brought into better focus who is spending money to support or defeat the general election’s two statewide ballot measures.

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) – China’s leading AI developers have publicly disclosed model-specific safety-test results for only a small fraction of their releases, a report by research firm SemiAnalysis said, as concerns about the risks ​posed by advanced AI systems increase worldwide.

By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Canada’s economy stunned widespread expectations to post a massive job loss in September and the unemployment rate edged up, data showed on Friday, effectively wiping off all the gains in jobs that was seen this year. The economy lost a net of ​68,300 jobs in September after a loss of 41,700 positions in August, Statistics Canada said. It ‌said the unemployment level inched up to 6.5%.

LUBAN AL-SHARQIYA, West Bank, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Israeli settlers have planted dozens of Israeli flags at the entrance of a streetside Palestinian cafe in the occupied West Bank, obscuring it from one ​side in what its owner described as a blatant act ‌of intimidation. The coffee shop in the small village of Luban al-Sharqiya sits along the West Bank’s main north-south traffic artery, used by both Palestinians and the approximately 500,000 Israeli settlers who live in the territory.

Oct 9 (Reuters) – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hired Judy Shelton, President Donald ​Trump’s former pick for ‌the Federal Reserve Board, as an adviser with a particular focus on China, the Treasury Department said ‌on ​Friday. Shelton previously led ⁠the European Bank ⁠for Reconstruction and Development and the National Endowment for Democracy, according to the Treasury. She ​has also worked as a fellow at the Independent ⁠Institute and the ⁠Hoover Institution at Stanford ​University.

BENGALURU, Oct 9 (Reuters) – India’s telecom minister said on Friday the country does not allow monopolies in any sector, pushing back after ​Elon Musk suggested billionaire Mukesh Ambani was ‌using political influence to block Starlink’s launch in the country. “India does not allow a monopoly in any sector,” telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said at a media briefing on ‌Friday, ​addressing Musk’s remarks.

DUBLIN, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Global leasing giant Avolon said on Friday it had agreed to order 140 aircraft from Boeing and 110 from ​Airbus, with an option to buy a further ‌100 jets from the European planemaker. The orders were the largest Avolon, the world’s third-biggest aircraft lessor, has placed with either manufacturer and bring its total number of aircraft on order ‌to ​749, on top of the ⁠561 it currently owns.