The week in fourteen stories

US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say. The United States is preparing a sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel. The pending munitions package carries a total value of $2.8 billion according to sources cited by ABC News.

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US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say.

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The United States is preparing a sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel. The pending munitions package carries a total value of $2.8 billion according to sources cited by ABC News.

The week, in order Fourteen stories in the order the week produced them, Monday through Friday.

The week, in order

Fourteen stories in the order the week produced them, Monday through Friday.

1. Monday, September 14
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     Man pleads not guilty, denied bond for charges in Tasia Fortune’s murder
   • 
     China dismisses AI ‘fearmongering’ as spy chief warns of threat to Communist party rule
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     Graham & Ure make Pocognoli's first Scotland squad
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     Macklemore is dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage
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     Legendary costume designer Bob Mackie dies aged 87
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     ‘Great’ or ‘alarming’ - Should AI be reined in?
2. Tuesday, September 15
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     Bernie Sanders says Congress has been ‘asleep at the wheel’ over AI – video
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     Talking Shop with Ciara Miller ahead of her ‘Dancing with the Stars’ debut
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     AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog
3. Wednesday, September 16
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     Watch: Leaked photos reveal extensive damage at US bases in Gulf
   • 
     Trump’s latest branding battle: From the Politics Desk
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     No fire alarms or sprinklers at Pakistan neonatal unit where fire killed 14, report finds
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     US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say
4. Thursday, September 17
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     Cornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post

In today’s edition, Andrea Mitchell dives into the latest in the Kennedy Center saga. Plus, we examine new Republican defectors on the House’s Iran war vote. It earns its place because it comes through institutional reporting rather than secondhand accounts. Shares evidence or subject matter with 11 other stories in this edition. It went quiet over the weekend. This still rests on a single independent account from NBC News, so treat the details as provisional until another outlet confirms them.

How BNN covered it

In today’s edition, Andrea Mitchell dives into the latest in the Kennedy Center saga. Plus, we examine new Republican defectors on the House’s Iran war vote.

GOP strategist Karl Rove also said he wouldn't vote for French. It earns its place because it comes through institutional reporting rather than secondhand accounts. Shares evidence or subject matter with 11 other stories in this edition. It went quiet over the weekend. This still rests on a single independent account from ABC News, so treat the details as provisional until another outlet confirms them.

How BNN covered it

GOP strategist Karl Rove also said he wouldn't vote for French.

US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say The transaction would transfer a large quantity of heavy munitions to an existing recipient under established U.S. procedures. Reporting on the package follows routine notifications for foreign military sales. Further details on congressional review or delivery timelines remain outside the current source material.

US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say

• The transaction would transfer a large quantity of heavy munitions to an existing recipient under established U.S. procedures.
• Reporting on the package follows routine notifications for foreign military sales.
• Further details on congressional review or delivery timelines remain outside the current source material.

What the record actually carries So far ABC News is the only outlet carrying this. First carried by ABC News on Wednesday, September 16.

From the record

What the record actually carries

So far ABC News is the only outlet carrying this. First carried by ABC News on Wednesday, September 16.

Eleven stories, one subject Filed under different subjects. Governed by the same constraint.

Eleven stories, one subject

Filed under different subjects. Governed by the same constraint.

• US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources sayprecedesCornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say" was published 24 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• ‘Great’ or ‘alarming’ - Should AI be reined in?precedesWatch: Leaked photos reveal extensive damage at US bases in Gulf

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Global and Headlines, and "‘Great’ or ‘alarming’ - Should AI be reined in?" was published 47 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• ‘Great’ or ‘alarming’ - Should AI be reined in?mirrorsLegendary costume designer Bob Mackie dies aged 87

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Global and Headlines within 0 hours of each other. They describe the same subject from different vantage points.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• Legendary costume designer Bob Mackie dies aged 87precedesWatch: Leaked photos reveal extensive damage at US bases in Gulf

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Global and Headlines, and "Legendary costume designer Bob Mackie dies aged 87" was published 48 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• Graham & Ure make Pocognoli's first Scotland squadprecedesCornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "Graham & Ure make Pocognoli's first Scotland squad" was published 73 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• No fire alarms or sprinklers at Pakistan neonatal unit where fire killed 14, report findsprecedesCornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "No fire alarms or sprinklers at Pakistan neonatal unit where fire killed 14, report finds" was published 24 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdogprecedesCornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog" was published 46 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• Man pleads not guilty, denied bond for charges in Tasia Fortune’s murderprecedesCornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "Man pleads not guilty, denied bond for charges in Tasia Fortune’s murder" was published 75 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• Talking Shop with Ciara Miller ahead of her ‘Dancing with the Stars’ debutprecedesCornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "Talking Shop with Ciara Miller ahead of her ‘Dancing with the Stars’ debut" was published 49 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• Trump’s latest branding battle: From the Politics DeskprecedesCornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "Trump’s latest branding battle: From the Politics Desk" was published 24 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• Graham & Ure make Pocognoli's first Scotland squadprecedesUS preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "Graham & Ure make Pocognoli's first Scotland squad" was published 49 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

• US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources saymirrorsNo fire alarms or sprinklers at Pakistan neonatal unit where fire killed 14, report finds

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News within 0 hours of each other. They describe the same subject from different vantage points.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

"US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say" sits ahead of "Cornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post" Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say" was published 24 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

"US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say" sits ahead of "Cornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post"

Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say" was published 24 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

• US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources sayprecedesCornyn says he won't vote for Texas Republican Bo French after controversial post

  Both stories are reported under Current Events, Headlines and News, and "US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say" was published 24 hours first. That is a sequence in time, not a demonstrated cause.

  Association only — no cause is being claimed.

Graham & Ure make Pocognoli's first Scotland squad The selections mark the first senior opportunities for the two players under the new coach. Pocognoli is assembling his initial group since taking the role. The call-ups add fresh names to the Scotland roster. This is the kind of thing that reads as no event at all for months, and then reads as the only event that mattered.

Quiet consequence

Graham & Ure make Pocognoli's first Scotland squad

• The selections mark the first senior opportunities for the two players under the new coach.
• Pocognoli is assembling his initial group since taking the role.
• The call-ups add fresh names to the Scotland roster.

Still moving Nothing from this week is still accelerating. The stories most likely to move if anything does are "US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say" and "Man pleads not guilty, denied bond for charges in Tasia Fortune’s murder" — all settled for now, and worth watching for that reason rather than because they are unresolved.

Weekend watch

Still moving

• Nothing from this week is still accelerating.
• The stories most likely to move if anything does are "US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say" and "Man pleads not guilty, denied bond for charges in Tasia Fortune’s murder" — all settled for now, and worth watching for that reason rather than because they are unresolved.

Forward-looking. None of this has happened yet.

What's on the calendar US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say: The pending munitions package is worth $2.8 billion. Graham & Ure make Pocognoli's first Scotland squad: Stoke City centre-half Luke Graham and Sevilla striker Robbie Ure will receive their first full Scotland call-ups on Tuesday when Sebastien Pocognoli names his first squad as head coach. Bernie Sanders says Congress has been ‘asleep at the wheel’ over AI – video: Bernie Sanders criticised the advancement of artificial intelligence at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington Tuesday, warning that this version of AI is 'the least capable version of AI that we will ever have'.

What the weekend carries forward

What's on the calendar

• US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say: The pending munitions package is worth $2.8 billion.
• Graham & Ure make Pocognoli's first Scotland squad: Stoke City centre-half Luke Graham and Sevilla striker Robbie Ure will receive their first full Scotland call-ups on Tuesday when Sebastien Pocognoli names his first squad as head coach.
• Bernie Sanders says Congress has been ‘asleep at the wheel’ over AI – video: Bernie Sanders criticised the advancement of artificial intelligence at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington Tuesday, warning that this version of AI is 'the least capable version of AI that we will ever have'.

Forward-looking. None of this has happened yet.

If you only watch one thing Watch what its own reporting says is next — The pending munitions package is worth $2.8 billion.. It is the number underneath "US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say", and it is published without anyone having to announce it.

What the weekend carries forward

If you only watch one thing

• Watch what its own reporting says is next — The pending munitions package is worth $2.8 billion..
• It is the number underneath "US preparing sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, sources say", and it is published without anyone having to announce it.

Forward-looking. None of this has happened yet.