Latest Headlines for Tuesday, September 8th.

Here are today’s top stories.

Military and intelligence officials are quietly discussing scaling back the long-standing U.S. troop and facility presence across the Middle East if the Trump administration succeeds in winding down the conflict with Iran. Any drawdown would mark a historic reversal of the post-9/11 buildup that once put a quarter-million American troops in the region. Source

President Trump declared that Canadian planemaker Bombardier can no longer sell aircraft in the United States unless it starts building them domestically, opening a fresh front in the trade dispute with Canada. The statement drew immediate pushback from Kansas Republican Senator Jerry Moran, whose state hosts Bombardier’s U.S. headquarters. Source

Iran threatened the United States with economic retaliation and said it had fired an advanced missile at U.S. warships, a sign that the six-month-old war continues to cycle between lulls and flare-ups. The escalation comes just days after both sides traded strikes anew. Source

Ohio’s gubernatorial race has tightened after a GOP voter was accused of attacking Democratic candidate Amy Acton, with prediction markets showing her odds against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy holding steady in the high 50s despite the incident. Traders had already priced in much of Acton’s recent momentum before the confrontation occurred. Read More

Republican John Sununu and Democrat Chris Pappas made their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire Senate primary, with polling showing Sununu holding a wide lead over rival Scott Brown while Pappas faces a notable challenge from democratic socialist Karishma Manzur. National figures including former Vice President Kamala Harris have weighed in on the race. See Details

Republicans entered the final stretch of the midterm cycle confident about holding their Senate majority, but slipping approval ratings for President Trump and voter frustration over the economy have put several previously safe seats in play. The battle for control of the chamber is now expected to exceed $3.4 billion in combined spending. See Details

Federal investigators have recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Amazon-branded cargo plane that crashed while landing in Miami over the weekend, killing five people. The Boeing 767 was on its third flight of the day, arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it ran off the runway. Read More

Federal food safety officials have recalled more than 1,500 pounds of ready-to-eat pork jowl products distributed across eight states after the items were found to potentially carry listeria contamination. The Italian-imported guanciale was shipped to retail and food service locations from Florida to New York and Texas. Find out More

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 lineup could become one of the first major consumer products to reflect rising “AI inflation,” with some models expected to cost at least $100 more than last year’s comparable devices. Surging demand for AI infrastructure has driven up the cost of memory chips and other components feeding into smartphone pricing. Source

U.S. stock futures were mixed as trading resumed after Labor Day, with oil prices climbing on renewed Middle East tensions and investors weighing a stronger-than-expected August jobs report against rising bond yields. Escalating conflict overseas added another layer of uncertainty heading into the holiday-shortened week. See Details

Oil prices pushed toward the $100 mark as traders returned from the long weekend to renewed inflation worries, higher bond yields and speculation about a Federal Reserve rate move next week. Dow futures slipped alongside broader market jitters tied to escalating Middle East tensions. Find out More

Chinese tech companies Huawei and Xiaomi both launched new flagship foldable smartphones just ahead of Apple’s upcoming product event, intensifying competition in China’s premium handset market. Huawei’s new device folds out twice into a tablet-sized screen and starts at nearly $3,000, with executives citing sharply higher memory costs as a pricing challenge. Source

Russia struck Kyiv with a combined wave of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones early Tuesday, killing two people and injuring at least ten. The attack broke a brief pause that had coincided with a visit from U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and left fires and structural damage across at least five districts of the Ukrainian capital. Source

The far-right Alternative for Germany party notched its first-ever state election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, renewing concern about a rising nationalist tide across Europe even as the picture elsewhere remains mixed. Hungary’s Viktor Orban lost his own election in a landslide earlier this year, and Dutch far-right figure Geert Wilders saw his governing coalition collapse after allies balked at his immigration crackdown. Read More

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for drone strikes on an airport and an Aramco facility inside Saudi Arabia, with at least 73 people reported injured. The Saudi-led coalition vowed a firm response to the attacks. Source

A teaser trailer for Nathan Fielder’s secretly filmed Elizabeth Holmes documentary set the internet ablaze this week after a surprise premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. The clip centers on an unnervingly intense exchange in which Holmes insists to Fielder that she has no reason to deceive him, only for him to press her on whether she’s being serious — a moment critics online have called some of the most captivating trailer footage in recent memory. The film, co-directed with Lance Oppenheim and distributed by A24, follows the Theranos founder in the weeks before she reported to prison and is set for an October theatrical release. Source

Netflix’s new adult animated comedy “Dang!” premiered this week, following a brother-and-sister duo in New York City whose lives are upended when their high-achieving older sister shows up wanting to spend time with them. The voice cast includes Stephanie Hsu, Poppy Liu, Andrew Law and Noel Wells. Read More

A slate of high-profile films debuted at the Venice Film Festival, including a documentary examining Elon Musk’s power and influence and a psychological thriller starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. The nearly four-hour Musk documentary comes from an Oscar-winning filmmaker who has previously profiled Enron and Scientology. Read More

No. 19 SMU escaped Tallahassee with a 27-24 win over Florida State on a game-winning field goal with 21 seconds left, capping a sloppy but entertaining ACC opener in which Heisman hopeful Kevin Jennings threw for close to 300 yards and three touchdowns despite two turnovers. The game itself almost didn’t happen on schedule — a power surge blew a transformer at Doak Campbell Stadium roughly five minutes before kickoff, plunging the lights out and freezing the scoreboard for nearly two hours while both teams retreated to their locker rooms and officials scrambled for a backup plan. Play eventually resumed on limited power, with the broadcast unable to show replays for the rest of the night. See Details

New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract extension, making the 24-year-old both the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL and the highest-paid player in franchise history. The deal surpasses the record previously held by teammate Milton Williams. Read More

The men’s side of the U.S. Open draw has already produced a string of upsets, most notably Novak Djokovic’s first-round exit, while Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka remain the betting favorites heading into the quarterfinals. Ben Shelton is among the contenders looking to knock off Alcaraz for a spot in the semifinals. Read More

An Illinois man received the surprise of his life after a lottery ticket handed to him as a birthday gift turned out to be worth $1 million rather than the $1,000 he initially believed he’d won. He plans to use the winnings for a family cruise and trip to Florida. Source