October 19, 2026

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🌍 Al-Malki: Holy-Site Security Is a ‘Red Line’ — 6:50 p.m. Local Intercept Claim; Sharif: ‘Dastardly’; NBC: Diesel $6.31 wp-5916-redline.jpg

🌍 Al-Malki: Holy-Site Security Is a ‘Red Line’ — 6:50 p.m. Local Intercept Claim; Sharif: ‘Dastardly’; NBC: Diesel $6.31

Steve Sr. Editor September 16, 2026
NBC, Sept. 16, 6:41 a.m. ET: Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki said Wednesday the drone south of Mecca...
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🇺🇸 DOJ: Five Charged in Alleged Russian Intel Murder-for-Hire Network — Still at Large; Peskov: No Comment wp-5888-court.jpg

🇺🇸 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...
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🌍 Saudi Coalition: Houthi Drone Downed South of Mecca — Houthis Deny Targeting Holy Sites; WHO: 2,883 Since Aug. 6 wp-5884-mecca.jpg

🌍 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....
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🌍 Trump’s Energy Pause Is Not a Halt — 200 Drones, Kyiv Stations Hit; Kremlin Calls It a Proposal wp-5862-station.jpg

🌍 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...
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🇺🇸 Dewey, 24, Charged in Kansas With Alien Voting; Louisiana: Johnson, 53, and Wedderburn, 52 — Charges, Not Convictions wp-5856-ballots.jpg

🇺🇸 Dewey, 24, Charged in Kansas With Alien Voting; Louisiana: Johnson, 53, and Wedderburn, 52 — Charges, Not Convictions

Steve Sr. Editor September 15, 2026
DOJ, Sept. 14: a Wichita grand jury charged Mariana Alexandra Dewey, 24, a Peruvian national and U.S....
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🇺🇸 4th Circuit Hears DOJ Bid to Revive Comey and James Cases — Halligan Appointment; No Ruling Posted wp-5854-court.jpg

🇺🇸 4th Circuit Hears DOJ Bid to Revive Comey and James Cases — Halligan Appointment; No Ruling Posted

Steve Sr. Editor September 15, 2026
Reuters, Richmond, Sept. 15: the 4th U.S. Circuit hears the Justice Department’s bid to reverse Judge Cameron...
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🌍 Houthis Dig In on Yemen’s West Coast — UNSC Sits 3 p.m. NY; Hanish Still a Claim; OCHA: 125,000 Displaced wp-5852-coast.jpg

🌍 Houthis Dig In on Yemen’s West Coast — UNSC Sits 3 p.m. NY; Hanish Still a Claim; OCHA: 125,000 Displaced

Steve Sr. Editor September 15, 2026
UN News, Sept. 15: emergency Council meeting 3 p.m. New York on Bab el-Mandeb. Mocha was Thursday....
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🇺🇸 Charges: Fresno Carrier, 8,500 Pieces Undelivered — Eastern District of California; Max Five Years If Convicted wp-5830-mail.jpg

🇺🇸 Charges: Fresno Carrier, 8,500 Pieces Undelivered — Eastern District of California; Max Five Years If Convicted

Steve Sr. Editor September 15, 2026
U.S. Attorney Eric Grant, Eastern District of California, via San Joaquin Valley Sun, Sept. 14: Ronald Juckno,...
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🌍 Saudi Alerts in Mecca and Jeddah — Lifted; Coalition: 13 Civilians Hurt in Monday Houthi Strikes wp-5826-skyline.jpg

🌍 Saudi Alerts in Mecca and Jeddah — Lifted; Coalition: 13 Civilians Hurt in Monday Houthi Strikes

Steve Sr. Editor September 15, 2026
Reuters, Riyadh/Dubai, Sept. 15: Saudi civil defence issued brief alerts including Mecca and Jeddah, then lifted them....
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