The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and the Pentagon’s Plan to Livestream an Execution

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• Fiery Senate Debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia: Five Takeaways (nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/fiery-senate-debates…), by Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Patricia Mazzei
• ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood (nytimes.com/2026/10/08/nyregion/ice-shooting-n…), by Ed Shanahan, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Hamed Aleaziz
• Microsoft Suspended From Green Card Program as Trump Officials Widen Fraud Drive (nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/microsoft-v…), by Erica L. Green
• Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says (nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-e…), by Chris Cameron
• 6 Ways Isaias Is Remaking the Story of This Year’s Hurricane Season (nytimes.com/2026/10/08/weather/hurricane-isaia…), by Judson Jones
• What to Know About the 2026 Nobel Prizes (nytimes.com/article/nobel-prizes-2026.html), by The New York Times

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