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📅 Daily Post: Sunday Morning — 24–23, a Charge Not a Verdict, 76% On

📅 Daily Post: Sunday Morning — 24–23, a Charge Not a Verdict, 76% On

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

Texas 24–23, largest fourth-quarter rally to beat an AP No. 1. Carr said Cruz on GameDay is...

🧠 Knowledge: 24–23 Is a Final. Sunday Is Not a Close. A Charge Is Not 20 Years. 76% Is Not Hanalei.

🧠 Knowledge: 24–23 Is a Final. Sunday Is Not a Close. A Charge Is Not 20 Years. 76% Is Not Hanalei.

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

Texas 24–23 posted. The NYSE is still shut — Friday cash is still Dow 52,573.29. Romo-Padilla is...

🌍 UKMTO: Vessel Struck in Hormuz, Then a Fire — Crew Evacuated; Qeshm Official: 1 Killed, 3 Hurt

🌍 UKMTO: Vessel Struck in Hormuz, Then a Fire — Crew Evacuated; Qeshm Official: 1 Killed, 3 Hurt

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

UK Maritime Trade Operations, Sunday: a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unidentified...

🇺🇸 Kauai: 76% of KIUC Back On — 1,200 More Friday–Saturday, About 8,400 Still Out, 13 of 15 Lines

🇺🇸 Kauai: 76% of KIUC Back On — 1,200 More Friday–Saturday, About 8,400 Still Out, 13 of 15 Lines

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

Garden Island / KIUC, Sunday 12:05 a.m.: Saturday afternoon restoration about 76%, up from Friday’s 73%. About...

🇺🇸 Charges: 100,000-Plus Wires, More Than $140 Million — Detroit Restaurant Owner, Arrested Sept. 3

🇺🇸 Charges: 100,000-Plus Wires, More Than $140 Million — Detroit Restaurant Owner, Arrested Sept. 3

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

ClickOnDetroit, 5:00 a.m., citing a federal complaint: Juan Romo-Padilla, 58, charged with using La Posada — restaurant,...

🌍 Ukraine: 6 Killed, 43 Hurt — 453 Drones, 405 Downed; Kyiv–Warsaw Locomotive Hit 2 km From Poland

🌍 Ukraine: 6 Killed, 43 Hurt — 453 Drones, 405 Downed; Kyiv–Warsaw Locomotive Hit 2 km From Poland

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

Kyiv Independent, Sept. 13: regional authorities, at least 6 civilians killed and 43 injured over the past...

🇺🇸 Carr: Cruz on ESPN GameDay Is Fine — Cable, Not a Candidate; ABC Got a Warning Over Talarico

🇺🇸 Carr: Cruz on ESPN GameDay Is Fine — Cable, Not a Candidate; ABC Got a Warning Over Talarico

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

Reuters, Sept. 13, 3:04 a.m. UTC: FCC Chair Brendan Carr said Ted Cruz’s Saturday ESPN College GameDay...

🏆 Texas 24–23: Largest Fourth-Quarter Rally to Beat an AP No. 1 — Smothers 1-Yard, 25 Seconds

🏆 Texas 24–23: Largest Fourth-Quarter Rally to Beat an AP No. 1 — Smothers 1-Yard, 25 Seconds

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

AP, Jim Vertuno: No. 4 Texas beat No. 1 Ohio State 24–23 Saturday night in Austin. Down...

📅 Daily Post: Saturday Evening — 17–10, Connolly’s Sentence, Understanding ≠ Reopen

📅 Daily Post: Saturday Evening — 17–10, Connolly’s Sentence, Understanding ≠ Reopen

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

Michigan 17–10. Penn State 27–9. Indiana 55–0. Ohio State–Texas is 7:30 — no score yet. Connolly told...

🧠 Knowledge: 17–10 Is a Final. 7:30 Is Not. An Understanding Is Not a Reopen. A Plea Is Not 20 Years.

🧠 Knowledge: 17–10 Is a Final. 7:30 Is Not. An Understanding Is Not a Reopen. A Plea Is Not 20 Years.

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

Michigan 17–10 posted. Ohio State at Texas is a 7:30 kickoff — we will not type it...