VOL. 2026 · NO. 263 WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

The WEEKLY BRIEF

Free Intelligence · The Week's Essential Stories
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Square Peg in a Round Hole — Andy: Musicals, and a Few Unexpected Turns
Square Peg in a Round Hole

Andy: Musicals, and a Few Unexpected Turns

40 min
The Story Behind the Release — Corey L. Hamilton on Faith Forgiveness and Second Chances
The Story Behind the Release

Corey L. Hamilton on Faith Forgiveness and Second Chances

32 min
Five(ish) Fangirls Podcast — Episode #539: Shake-Who?
Five(ish) Fangirls Podcast

Episode #539: Shake-Who?

81 min
The Warning with Steve Schmidt — Ukraine's Death Zone | Steve Schmidt & Ken Harbaugh
The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Ukraine's Death Zone | Steve Schmidt & Ken Harbaugh

31 min
987 The Shock Circuit — 987 THE SHOCK CIRCUIT REPLAY🔁 160926
987 The Shock Circuit

987 THE SHOCK CIRCUIT REPLAY🔁 160926

25 min
Technology

An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang

Google’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP's inner circle.
Ars Technica
U.S. Politics

Live updates: Trump tweaks DC arch plans; tensions run high in Middle East

President Trump, who is in Washington after returning from Camp David a day earlier than previously scheduled, said early Sunday that the planned triumphal arch near the nation's capital will now incorporate a "top grade military complex." Noting the changes were being made for national security purposes, Trump said the arch will have the ability...
The Hill
Science

Department of Energy launches $215 million race to build quantum computer by 2028

Agency aims to select teams for milestone-driven competition by year’s end
Science Magazine

LIVE: Fulham vs Manchester United – Premier League

Follow live updates, with build-up, predictions, team news and lineups, ahead of our text commentary stream coverage.
Al Jazeera

Lib Dems vow to end 'computer says no' economy to boost growth

Deputy leader Daisy Cooper also proposes a Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU in a speech to her party conference.
BBC Business

Chiltern Railways renationalised after 30 years

It joins Great British Railways as part of government plans to save money and improve services.
BBC Business

‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companies

Tariffs, fuel prices and interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses.
CNBC