Good morning, it’s Monday September 26th. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily, expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your mornings

In today's edition:

Sterling falls to record low of $1.035 against the dollar. The pound tumbled to a record low on Monday while government bonds extended heavy losses, stirring expectations of an emergency rise in UK interest rates in the wake of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s package of tax cuts last week. (Stephanie Findlay / Financial Times)

TikTok Seen Moving Toward U.S. Security Deal, but Hurdles Remain. The Biden administration and TikTok have drafted a preliminary agreement to resolve national security concerns posed by the Chinese-owned video app but face hurdles over the terms, as the platform negotiates to keep operating in the United States without major changes to its ownership structure. (Lauren Hirsch / The New York Times)

Girls Who Code founder speaks out after school district bans her books. Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani is speaking out after her company's book series was banned from a Pennsylvania school district. The books were just added to PEN America's Index of School Book Bans, a list of restricted literature around the country. (Bethany Biron / Business Insider)

NASA's Asteroid-Deflection Mission Spotlights Planetary Defense Effort. An uncrewed spacecraft will try to slam into a distant space rock to shift its orbit in a test of technology that one day might protect Earth from a catastrophic impact. (Aylin Woodward / Wall Street Journal)

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