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Today is Friday, October 3rd.
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Ukraine is about to receive a boost from the U.S.,
and American credit bureaus got some not-so-great news yesterday.
Plus, Saudi Arabia has been accused of exporting radicalism,
but it's making an effort to change all that.
It's definitely helping to soften the country's image and make it look more tolerant,
despite the fact that there are Romanian issues.
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The US is escalating its role in the war in Ukraine.
Washington is going to give Kiev new intelligence and will help guide long-range missiles and drone strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure.
Now, the U.S. already gives intelligence support to Ukraine,
but these new measures could make Ukraine's existing long-range drones and missiles more effective.
In addition, people familiar with the decision described a, quote,
seismic shift in attitude about the war inside President Donald Trump's inner circle.
But they caution that the president still does not want US taxpayer funds going to help Ukraine.
Instead, they said Trump wants NATO allies to buy American weapons and then send them to Kiev.
The American company behind FICO credit scores is shaking up a bedrock of mortgage lending.
Fair Isaac Corp announced yesterday it's going to sell its ratings directly to industry data companies rather than go through credit bureaus.