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It’s Friday, September 20 — here’s what you’ll find in today’s newsletter:

• Kamala Harris’s appearance on Oprah

• The upcoming “mini moon” astronomical event

• 4 quick hits of news from the last 24 hours

Kamala on Oprah

Kamala Harris appeared in a virtual campaign event with Oprah. Reuters says it drew massive engagement: Kamala's campaign advisers say around 200k signed up to view the livestream.

Watch the full livestream of the event for yourself here.

The NYT says the emotional appeals were what made the event so effective: Harris's Oprah stint nailed her empathy-driven strategy for critical battleground states.

But Liberty Nation thought the event was a total flop: The interview lacked depth and damaged Harris's credibility.

Either way, AP News says both Trump and Kamala are making media appearances to fire up their base in the lead up to the election: Kamala sat with Oprah, and Trump attends a “Fighting Antisemitism” event.

Mini-moon

Earth is about to get a cosmic visitor: USA Today says asteroid “2024 PT5” will circle us like a mini-moon for two months!

Space.com says to think of it like a cosmic boomerang -- it'll orbit the earth a bit, but eventually the momentum will throw it out of orbit.

Economic Times thinks it's pretty cool, especially since it's uncommon -- they come every few years.

This Redditor agrees, but says we probably won't see it -- you'd need a strong telescope, because it's only 10 meters across!

1) Sean Combs is under suicide watch in federal custody facing charges related to a decade of alleged abuse.

2) Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov claims that Elon Musk remotely disabled his Cybertruck used in Ukraine.

3) Microsoft's AI advancements necessitate restarting a US nuclear meltdown site, highlighting energy concerns.

4) Israel's airstrike in Beirut was aimed at a senior Hezbollah military figure, causing multiple casualties.