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⚾ Brewers 5–1 Pirates — Fourth Straight NL Central Title; Misiorowski 5 Shutout Innings, 7 K

⚾ Brewers 5–1 Pirates — Fourth Straight NL Central Title; Misiorowski 5 Shutout Innings, 7 K

Steve Sr. Editor September 16, 2026

AP via ESPN: Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 1 on Tuesday night at PNC Park. Jacob Misiorowski 15–5: five...

📉 Wednesday 8:05 a.m.: Dow Futures 52,688 — Cash Still Tuesday’s 52,093; FOMC Votes 2 p.m.

📉 Wednesday 8:05 a.m.: Dow Futures 52,688 — Cash Still Tuesday’s 52,093; FOMC Votes 2 p.m.

Steve Sr. Editor September 16, 2026

Yahoo, 8:05 a.m. ET: Dow futures 52,688. S&P futures 7,683.25. Nasdaq 100 futures 29,421.25. WTI $103.41. Brent...

🇺🇸 Kauai: KIUC 83% On — 300 More Tuesday; Princeville/Hanalei Still an Estimate; Wainiha and Hāʻena Late Next Week

🇺🇸 Kauai: KIUC 83% On — 300 More Tuesday; Princeville/Hanalei Still an Estimate; Wainiha and Hāʻena Late Next Week

Steve Sr. Editor September 16, 2026

KIUC, Sept. 15 update: about 300 additional customers restored in 24 hours. Roughly 83% of members on....

🇺🇸 DOJ: Five Charged in Alleged Russian Intel Murder-for-Hire Network — Still at Large; Peskov: No Comment

🇺🇸 DOJ: Five Charged in Alleged Russian Intel Murder-for-Hire Network — Still at Large; Peskov: No Comment

Steve Sr. Editor September 16, 2026

DOJ, unsealed Tuesday; Reuters, Sept. 16: Yuri Khrameev, 63; Kirill Khrameev, 27; Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, 35; Yaidel...

🇺🇸 Senate Rejects CLARITY Act Cloture 49–50 — Needed 60; Coons Did Not Vote

🇺🇸 Senate Rejects CLARITY Act Cloture 49–50 — Needed 60; Coons Did Not Vote

Steve Sr. Editor September 16, 2026

U.S. Senate roll call 234, Sept. 15, 2:19 p.m.: cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R....

🌍 Saudi Coalition: Houthi Drone Downed South of Mecca — Houthis Deny Targeting Holy Sites; WHO: 2,883 Since Aug. 6

🌍 Saudi Coalition: Houthi Drone Downed South of Mecca — Houthis Deny Targeting Holy Sites; WHO: 2,883 Since Aug. 6

Steve Sr. Editor September 16, 2026

BBC/Reuters: Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said Tuesday evening the coalition intercepted a Houthi drone south of Mecca....

📅 Daily Post: Tuesday Evening — Dow 52,093, Houthis on the Coast, Hanish Still a Claim, 2–1 at Busch

📅 Daily Post: Tuesday Evening — Dow 52,093, Houthis on the Coast, Hanish Still a Claim, 2–1 at Busch

Steve Sr. Editor September 15, 2026

The cash close is in: Dow 52,093.11. Houthis still hold the west coast; Greater and Lesser Hanish...

🧠 Knowledge: Mocha Is Not Perim. Hanish Is Not Verified. 8.7% Is Not Hormuz. 125,000 Is Not 93,864. 3 p.m. Is Not a Vote.

🧠 Knowledge: Mocha Is Not Perim. Hanish Is Not Verified. 8.7% Is Not Hormuz. 125,000 Is Not 93,864. 3 p.m. Is Not a Vote.

Steve Sr. Editor September 15, 2026

Mocha is Thursday’s port. Perim is Friday’s island in the mouth of Bab el-Mandeb. Greater and Lesser...

🌍 Trump’s Energy Pause Is Not a Halt — 200 Drones, Kyiv Stations Hit; Kremlin Calls It a Proposal

🌍 Trump’s Energy Pause Is Not a Halt — 200 Drones, Kyiv Stations Hit; Kremlin Calls It a Proposal

Steve Sr. Editor September 15, 2026

NBC News, Sept. 15: Trump said Monday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop striking each...

⚾ Cardinals 2–1 Giants — Mathews No-Hit Into the Sixth; Burleson and Bernal Drive In the Runs

⚾ Cardinals 2–1 Giants — Mathews No-Hit Into the Sixth; Burleson and Bernal Drive In the Runs

Steve Sr. Editor September 15, 2026

AP via ESPN: St. Louis 2, San Francisco 1 on Monday night at Busch. Quinn Mathews took...