October 19, 2026

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🇺🇸 Zelensky: Sunday Call With Trump, Agreed to Meet in New York — ‘Could Change a Lot’; Not a Handshake Yet wp-6359-unga.jpg

🇺🇸 Zelensky: Sunday Call With Trump, Agreed to Meet in New York — ‘Could Change a Lot’; Not a Handshake Yet

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026
Reuters, Sunday 7:13 p.m. UTC: Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with Donald Trump and the two agreed...
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🇺🇸 Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Sunday: Kramer Arrest ‘Saved Countless Lives’ — Charges Already Ran; Not a Verdict wp-6322-folder.jpg

🇺🇸 Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Sunday: Kramer Arrest ‘Saved Countless Lives’ — Charges Already Ran; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026
Jerusalem Post, Sunday 11:35: the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh said a thwarted mass-casualty plot by Jonathan...
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🌍 State Dept: Possible $24.3 Billion Sale of 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia — 49 Engines; 30-Day Congress Clock; Not a Delivery wp-6320-ramp.jpg

🌍 State Dept: Possible $24.3 Billion Sale of 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia — 49 Engines; 30-Day Congress Clock; Not a Delivery

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026
State Department, Sept. 17: a determination approving a possible foreign military sale of 48 F-35 Lightning II...
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🇺🇸 Reuters: Xi Will Skip UNGA for a Thursday Trump Meeting — U.S. Paid $725 Million This Week to Keep Its Vote wp-6318-unga.jpg

🇺🇸 Reuters: Xi Will Skip UNGA for a Thursday Trump Meeting — U.S. Paid $725 Million This Week to Keep Its Vote

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026
Reuters, Sunday, United Nations: nearly 130 heads of state convene this week. Xi Jinping will skip New...
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🇺🇸 Complaint: Laura Whisenant Allegedly Misused $121,980 in Uncle’s Social Security — Hearing Oct. 1 wp-6290-house.jpg

🇺🇸 Complaint: Laura Whisenant Allegedly Misused $121,980 in Uncle’s Social Security — Hearing Oct. 1

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026
ClickOnDetroit, Sunday 5:00 a.m. / SSA OIG complaint filed Sept. 8: Laura Whisenant of Detroit is accused...
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🌍 Coalition: Houthi Ballistic Missile Toward Riyadh Intercepted Saturday — AFP Saw an Aramco Tank Fire Near the Airport wp-6288-riyadh.jpg

🌍 Coalition: Houthi Ballistic Missile Toward Riyadh Intercepted Saturday — AFP Saw an Aramco Tank Fire Near the Airport

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026
AFP, Sunday 06:53 UTC: Saudi-led coalition said Saturday evening a Houthi ballistic missile toward Riyadh was intercepted...
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🇺🇸 Trump Cut Camp David Short Saturday — Ellipse Just Before 8 p.m.; White House Gave No Reason wp-6286-ellipse.jpg

🇺🇸 Trump Cut Camp David Short Saturday — Ellipse Just Before 8 p.m.; White House Gave No Reason

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026
The Hill, Saturday 9:28 p.m. ET / AFP: President Donald Trump returned to Washington a day early....
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🌍 Kpler: 23 Commodity Ships Through Bab el-Mandeb on Thursday — 13 In, 10 Out; 10-Day Average About 26 wp-6258-strait.jpg

🌍 Kpler: 23 Commodity Ships Through Bab el-Mandeb on Thursday — 13 In, 10 Out; 10-Day Average About 26

Steve Sr. Editor September 19, 2026
Robban Assafina, updated Saturday, citing Kpler at 0200 GMT Friday: 23 commodity vessels transited Bab el-Mandeb on...
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🇺🇸 DHS: ICE Arrested Helda Araceli Mendez-Merida in Indianapolis — Alleges a National-Election Vote; Removal Order From 2019 wp-6256-courthouse.jpg

🇺🇸 DHS: ICE Arrested Helda Araceli Mendez-Merida in Indianapolis — Alleges a National-Election Vote; Removal Order From 2019

Steve Sr. Editor September 19, 2026
Homeland Security, Friday, Sept. 18: ICE officers arrested Helda Araceli Mendez-Merida, a Guatemalan national, on Sept. 3...
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🇺🇸 Trump Says He Is Banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico From the White House — Scope Unclear; CNN Calls a Ban Illegal wp-6254-briefing.jpg

🇺🇸 Trump Says He Is Banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico From the White House — Scope Unclear; CNN Calls a Ban Illegal

Steve Sr. Editor September 19, 2026
Al Jazeera / AP: President Donald Trump posted Friday on Truth Social that, effective immediately, he is...
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