Here is the News Brief for September 29th, 2025:
* What we know about the deadly shooting at a Michigan Mormon church
* Two Dead, Several Injured in Mass Shooting at Texas Casino
* 1 killed, 3 injured in Bourbon Street shooting, NOPD says
* Nine people dead and scores injured over weekend of mass US shootings
* 4 shot in Raleigh parking lot
* Trump, 79, Deletes Weird AI Video Shilling Magic Beds
* President Trump Renews Threat of 100% Tariffs on Films Made Outside the U.S.: ‘Our Movie Making Business Has Been Stolen’ Just Like ‘Stealing Candy From a Baby’ (Competitive Incentives and better and universal health care are the only real solution.)
* Democrats refuse to cave on health care before meeting with Trump on government shutdown
* Trump announces an agreement with Israel to end war in Gaza
* Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Already Bringing Out the Racists
We do not care, racist. Cause look at him. And then look at you. Exactly.
Congratulations, Benito. Vamos.
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