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🌍 Ukraine: 11 Killed, 96 Hurt Overnight — Odesa 35 Injured, Air Force: 129 Drones, 110 Downed

🌍 Ukraine: 11 Killed, 96 Hurt Overnight — Odesa 35 Injured, Air Force: 129 Drones, 110 Downed

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

Kyiv Independent, Sept. 12, 12:03 p.m.: at least 11 killed and 96 injured across Ukraine in the...

🇺🇸 36 Months After a Plea — Compton Man Threw a Rock, Cut a CBP Officer, Paramount, June 7, 2025

🇺🇸 36 Months After a Plea — Compton Man Threw a Rock, Cut a CBP Officer, Paramount, June 7, 2025

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

NBC Los Angeles / U.S. Attorney’s Office: Elpidio Reyna, 42, sentenced Friday to three years. U.S. District...

🇺🇸 Trump in Dublin: He’d ‘Love’ a United Ireland — ‘Eventually’ — UK ‘Will Have Something to Say’

🇺🇸 Trump in Dublin: He’d ‘Love’ a United Ireland — ‘Eventually’ — UK ‘Will Have Something to Say’

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

Reuters, Sept. 12: After a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House, President Trump told reporters...

🎮 Ocarina of Time Remake: Nov. 5, $59.99 Digital, $69.99 Disc — Hardware Oct. 29 Does Not Include the Game

🎮 Ocarina of Time Remake: Nov. 5, $59.99 Digital, $69.99 Disc — Hardware Oct. 29 Does Not Include the Game

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

Gematsu, citing Nintendo: Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time streets Nov. 5....

📅 Daily Post: Saturday Morning — 38–21, a Pipeline Off, Markets Closed

📅 Daily Post: Saturday Morning — 38–21, a Pipeline Off, Markets Closed

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

Missouri beat Kansas. Ohio State–Texas is 7:30 — no score yet. Trump would take a China plant...

🧠 Knowledge: Saturday Is Not a Close. 7:30 Is Not a Score. Monday Is Not a Deal.

🧠 Knowledge: Saturday Is Not a Close. 7:30 Is Not a Score. Monday Is Not a Deal.

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

The NYSE is shut. Friday’s cash close is still Dow 52,573.29. Ohio State at Texas kicks at...

🇺🇸 Kauai: 73% of KIUC Back On — 2,700 More Friday, North Shore Maybe Late Next Week

🇺🇸 Kauai: 73% of KIUC Back On — 2,700 More Friday, North Shore Maybe Late Next Week

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

Star-Advertiser / KIUC: about 73% restored after 2,700 additional meters Friday, up from the 66% we filed...

📉 Markets Closed: Friday’s Close Still 52,573 — Brent $104.61, Bitcoin About $77,309

📉 Markets Closed: Friday’s Close Still 52,573 — Brent $104.61, Bitcoin About $77,309

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

NYSE and Nasdaq are shut Saturday. The cash close remains Dow 52,573.29, S&P 7,656.98, Nasdaq 26,333.04. Yahoo:...

🌍 Saudi Shuts East-West Pipeline After Iraq-Launched Drones — Precaution, Not a Deal

🌍 Saudi Shuts East-West Pipeline After Iraq-Launched Drones — Precaution, Not a Deal

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

AP / CNA, Saturday: Saudi Energy Ministry shut the 1980s East-West pipeline as a ‘precautionary measure’ after...

🇺🇸 76 Months for Brooklyn Daycare Owner — $64 Million Billed, $56 Million Paid, Plea Already In

🇺🇸 76 Months for Brooklyn Daycare Owner — $64 Million Billed, $56 Million Paid, Plea Already In

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

DOJ, Sept. 11: Zakia Khan, 55, of Brooklyn, sentenced to 76 months for leading a Medicaid fraud...