5 things to know for Sept. 17: Secret Service, Immigration, North Carolina floods, Titan tragedy, Boeing strike

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Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.

1. Secret Service

A second apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump is raising new alarms about whether the Secret Service can adequately protect the Republican presidential candidate or . While Secret Service agents on Sunday prevented the potential shooter from firing at Trump while golfing at his West Palm Beach course — unlike the would-be assassin in Pennsylvania — questions remain about how another gunman was able to get within . Acting US Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe met with Trump and local law enforcement on Monday and defended his agency’s response to the gunman, emphasizing that the Sunday golf outing was an “off-the-record movement” that was not on Trump’s calendar.

2. Immigration

US officials on Monday touted another month of low border crossings, citing recent executive action curbing asylum access at the US southern border — even as former President Donald Trump levels campaign attacks over the Biden administration’s handling of border security. “July and August saw the ,” a White House spokesperson said. In August, the Border Patrol recorded about 58,000 encounters between ports of entry along the southern border, up slightly from July but far below the record numbers in recent months. Still, Trump and his running mate JD Vance continue to reiterate to fire up Trump’s base. Their debunked claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio, have in the city after officials received dozens of bomb threats this week.

3. North Carolina floods

Historic rainfall in North Carolina has flooded homes, stranded vehicles and forced water rescues. “It’s probably the worst flooding that any of us have seen in Carolina Beach,” Town Manager Bruce Oakley told CNN of the tourist town not far from Wilmington. Carolina Beach was after a “historic” 18 inches of rain fell there in 12 hours at one station, a once-in-1,000-year rainfall event, according to the National �鶹��ý Service in Wilmington. Flood watches remain for over 10 million people across North Carolina and eastern Virginia, which will begin to expire throughout today, including in Charlotte, Raleigh and Richmond.

4. Titan tragedy

The US Coast Guard on Monday began a multi-day hearing to examine the loss of the Titan — the ill-fated submersible authorities said imploded in the North Atlantic Ocean in June 2023, killing all five people aboard during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic. The first image of the was shared at the hearing. The presentation also revealed the vessel’s final message — just six seconds before it lost contact with the surface. “Dropped two wts,” the Titan’s , referring to weights the submersible could shed in hopes of returning to the surface. Seconds later, the Titan was “pinged” for the last time, and the mother ship lost track of the vessel. More details will likely come from the hearing, which is expected to continue until September 27.

5. Boeing strike

Boeing is making some temporary cutbacks amid a massive strike that virtually halted work on its aircraft. Boeing’s CFO Brian West on Monday announced the company is , and it will consider furloughs for employees, managers and executives. The plane maker is also planning to reduce spending with some of its 10,000 suppliers, West said in his memo. “(We) will stop issuing the majority of supplier purchase orders on the 737, 767 and 777 programs,” he wrote. Boeing is on and has lost $33 billion since 2019. Negotiations between the union and the company are scheduled to resume this week with a federal mediator.

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TODAY’S NUMBER

180,000

That’s how many troops Russian President Vladimir Putin recently . The staffing demand — which goes into effect in December — marks the third time Putin has expanded its ranks since launching his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.