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CMS said every state, D.C., and Puerto Rico applied to the GENEROUS model, with 40 states plus Puerto Rico already signed and the rest due by Sep. 30. The agency estimates about $64.3 billion in taxpayer savings over ten years if the model works as described — while experts note
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RIYADH / DUBAI — Houthi fighters pushed Monday to seize Yemen’s Kahboub heights after a New York Times report that President Trump called off planned U.S. airstrikes at the last minute, Reuters reported.
MOSCOW — Russia’s ruling United Russia party took 57.83% after more than 95% of ballots were counted, the Central Election Commission said Monday — enough for a 355-seat constitutional majority, Reuters reported.
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s information ministry said Monday that 28 “terrorists” and suicide bombers were killed in airstrikes on three targets inside Afghanistan, Reuters reported.
DAKAR — Jihadists killed more than 100 Malian soldiers in a Sept. 10 Dioura attack, two sources told Reuters Monday, as Sévaré airport faced nights of shelling and JNIM pressed Konna.
LONDON — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday he approved Saudi Arabia’s request for limited defensive air-to-air refuelling — one Voyager tanker — after Houthi attacks intensified, Reuters reported.
SHANNON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Shannon Airport on Monday while their planes refueled, Reuters reported citing two sources; substance undisclosed.
MIAMI — Polo strengthened into a hurricane off western Mexico on Monday with winds near 80 mph and flood and mudslide risk for Guerrero and Michoacán, the Associated Press reported.
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What changes, and why it matters.
Which remaining states finalize GENEROUS agreements by Sept. 30 — and what deal details become public.
How far sealed-village and demolition orders go after the Ein Raya murder — and what Ramallah-area courts do next.
Whether Saudi Hormuz volumes stay elevated after the Red Sea pipeline hits — and how Brent holds near the early-week print.
Whether Trump meets Iran’s president in New York — and which pressure-vs-talks path he signals.
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