Your 12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Friday, September 4, 2026

 AP — US government shutdown update 2026: House passes short-term funding bill  https://abc7news.com/post/us-government-shutdown-update-2026-house-passes-short-term-funding-bill-avoid-before-election/19776082/  CNBC — U.S. House votes to avoid government shutdown amid GOP hard-liner resistance  https://www.cnbc.com/white-house/  CBS News — Judge temporarily blocks Trump birthright citizenship order  https://www.cbsnews.com/tag/donald-trump/  Washington Post — Judge rules on Trump birthright citizenship executive order  https://www.washingtonpost.com/donald-trump/  CNBC — Kuwait confronts missile and drone attacks amid Iran hostilities  https://investinglive.com/news/preview-august-non-farm-payrolls-by-the-numbers/  Al Jazeera — US strikes hit wedding near Sirik, Iran  https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-iran-conflict/  Bloomberg — Zelenskyy Threatens to Shut Air Traffic Over Russia With Drones  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-01/zelenskyy-threatens-to-shut-air-traffic-over-russia-with-drones  ABC News — Zelenskyy says foreign airlines suspend Russia flights  https://abcnews.com/International/zelenskyy-foreign-airlines-suspend-russia-flights-after-ukrainian/story?id=136164969  Washington Post — Norway seizes Russian vessel to enforce $4.22B Ukrainian arbitration claim  https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/03/norway-russia-vessel-seizure-arbitration-ukraine-crimea/d43758f6-a769-11f1-9e38-f705d048bd5a_story.html  AP — Norway seizes a Russian vessel in remote Arctic, drawing Putin's ire  https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/norway-seizes-russian-vessel-enforce-072959699.html  UPI — Norway seizes Russian ship at Svalbard  https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/09/03/norway-russian-ship-seized-svalbard/7501788471447/  CNBC — August 2026 jobs report: Payrolls projected up 53,000  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/august-2026-jobs-report-payrolls.html  Bloomberg — Nvidia Agrees to $13 Billion Deal for AI Platform Hugging Face  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-03/nvidia-agrees-to-13-billion-deal-for-ai-platform-hugging-face  CNBC — Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for almost $13 billion  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/nvidia-agrees-to-buy-hugging-face-for-almost-13-billion-ai-expansion.html  Euronews — Man lived with pig kidney for nine months before human transplant  https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/09/04/man-lived-with-pig-kidney-for-nine-months-before-human-transplant  Medical Xpress — Pig kidney xenotransplant successfully bridges patient to human transplant  https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-pig-kidney-xenotransplant-successfully-bridges.html  Explore.org — Fat Bear Week 2026 voting dates announced  https://explore.org/fat-bear-week  Katmai Conservancy — About Fat Bear Week  https://katmaiconservancy.org/fatbearweek— 12 to KNOW Automation