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🌍 Reuters: Yanbu War-Risk Insurance About 3% — Loadings Still Not Resumed; A Voyage Can Cost $3 Million; Six Missiles Already Ran

🌍 Reuters: Yanbu War-Risk Insurance About 3% — Loadings Still Not Resumed; A Voyage Can Cost $3 Million; Six Missiles Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

Reuters, London, Sept. 24: four industry sources put Saudi-linked Yanbu war-risk premiums at about 3% of a...

🇺🇸 Trump–Xi East Room Dinner — ‘Never Better,’ Eagle Statue Gifted; Friday Tea and Archives, Then Xi Leaves; Not a Year Deal

🇺🇸 Trump–Xi East Room Dinner — ‘Never Better,’ Eagle Statue Gifted; Friday Tea and Archives, Then Xi Leaves; Not a Year Deal

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

BBC / UPI, Friday: Thursday night’s state dinner in the East Room. Trump toasted harmony, peace and...

⚖️ Florida: 20 Arrested in Statewide Voter-Fraud Operation — 16 Alleged Noncitizen Ballots, 4 Felons on Probation; Not a Verdict

⚖️ Florida: 20 Arrested in Statewide Voter-Fraud Operation — 16 Alleged Noncitizen Ballots, 4 Felons on Probation; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

WFLA, Thursday 4:24 p.m. ET: Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier announced 20 arrests. Statewide...

🌍 Coalition: Six Houthi Ballistics Intercepted Toward Taif and Yanbu — Houthis Claim Riyadh and Aramco; Faisal: Bab Threat Is Global

🌍 Coalition: Six Houthi Ballistics Intercepted Toward Taif and Yanbu — Houthis Claim Riyadh and Aramco; Faisal: Bab Threat Is Global

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

SPA / Reuters, Thursday: Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki said six ballistic missiles toward Taif and Yanbu were...

🇺🇸 Xi: Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to Atlanta in Days; 100,000 Students Over Five Years — Trump: ‘Great Meeting’; Not a Year Deal

🇺🇸 Xi: Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to Atlanta in Days; 100,000 Students Over Five Years — Trump: ‘Great Meeting’; Not a Year Deal

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

AP / Axios, Thursday: Xi said Ping Ping and Fu Shuang will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in...

⚖️ MDFL: Christiane Vinette Young, 75, Charged — Three Counts of Voting by an Alien; Fort Myers; Not a Verdict

⚖️ MDFL: Christiane Vinette Young, 75, Charged — Three Counts of Voting by an Alien; Fort Myers; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

FOX 13 / U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe, Sept. 24: Canadian national Christiane Vinette Young, 75, Fort...

🌍 Houthis Claim 408 Ships Through Bab, Sept. 11–21 — 196 North, 212 South; Unverified; Saudi Ban Stands

🌍 Houthis Claim 408 Ships Through Bab, Sept. 11–21 — 196 North, 212 South; Unverified; Saudi Ban Stands

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

Xinhua / al-Masirah, Sept. 23: the Houthis said 408 commercial vessels transited Bab al-Mandab from Sept. 11...

🇺🇸 Trump and Xi at the White House — SI Named, Xi Pledges Fentanyl Help; Bessent Already Said Jan. 10; Not a Year Deal

🇺🇸 Trump and Xi at the White House — SI Named, Xi Pledges Fentanyl Help; Bessent Already Said Jan. 10; Not a Year Deal

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

Washington Times / Reuters, Thursday: Trump welcomed Xi in the Grand Foyer. Trump: security, technology, superintelligence. Xi:...

⚖️ EDPA: Jones, 48, Basley, 47, and Eight Others Charged — $5–10 Million a Month Alleged; 10 Names, Not a Verdict

⚖️ EDPA: Jones, 48, Basley, 47, and Eight Others Charged — $5–10 Million a Month Alleged; 10 Names, Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

U.S. Attorney David Metcalf, Wednesday: ten charged in the Jones-Basley organization. Gregory ‘Smallz’ Jones, 48, and Edward...

🌍 Reuters: Government Says It Repelled Overnight Houthi Push on Hejat al-Abd — Aden Lifeline; Claim, Not a Recapture

🌍 Reuters: Government Says It Repelled Overnight Houthi Push on Hejat al-Abd — Aden Lifeline; Claim, Not a Recapture

Steve Sr. Editor September 24, 2026

Reuters, Sept. 24, 9:33 a.m. UTC: Saudi-backed government sources said forces repelled overnight Iran-backed Houthi attacks on...