October 19, 2026

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⚖️ DOJ: 16 Charged in Election Cases — Perea Indicted on Deceased-Wife Ballot; Woody Double-Vote Count; Charges, Not Convictions wp-7848-domenici.jpg

⚖️ DOJ: 16 Charged in Election Cases — Perea Indicted on Deceased-Wife Ballot; Woody Double-Vote Count; Charges, Not Convictions

Steve Sr. Editor October 12, 2026
Justice Department, Monday Oct. 12: charges involving 16 people for illegal voting, false citizenship claims, a deceased-wife...
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🌍 GACA: Riyadh Airport Still Closed Monday After Sunday Strike — Pakistani Resident Dead, 11 Injured; Terminal 4 Hit; No Reopen Time wp-7844-kkia.jpg

🌍 GACA: Riyadh Airport Still Closed Monday After Sunday Strike — Pakistani Resident Dead, 11 Injured; Terminal 4 Hit; No Reopen Time

Steve Sr. Editor October 12, 2026
GACA, Monday: King Khalid International Airport remains shut while safety checks continue; no reopen time. Sunday: GACA...
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🇺🇸 AP / BBC: Trump Claims ‘Energy Ceasefire’ Effective Immediately — No Details; Zelenskyy: News to Kyiv, Ready If Russia Is wp-7840-whitehouse.jpg

🇺🇸 AP / BBC: Trump Claims ‘Energy Ceasefire’ Effective Immediately — No Details; Zelenskyy: News to Kyiv, Ready If Russia Is

Steve Sr. Editor October 12, 2026
AP via NPR, Sunday: President Trump wrote that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire,...
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🌍 CENTCOM: Fighter Jet Disables Panama-Flagged Ocean Molica in Gulf of Oman; Crew Unharmed; 4 Disabled, 135 Turned Since July 14 wp-7828-hormuz.jpg

🌍 CENTCOM: Fighter Jet Disables Panama-Flagged Ocean Molica in Gulf of Oman; Crew Unharmed; 4 Disabled, 135 Turned Since July 14

Steve Sr. Editor October 11, 2026
CENTCOM, Saturday Oct. 10: a U.S. fighter jet struck the stern of Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica, also...
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⚖️ IRS-CI / EDNY: Damaris Beltre, 59, 48 Months; $11,629,000 Restitution; Nearly $11 Million in False Refunds wp-7816-damato.jpg

⚖️ IRS-CI / EDNY: Damaris Beltre, 59, 48 Months; $11,629,000 Restitution; Nearly $11 Million in False Refunds

Steve Sr. Editor October 11, 2026
IRS Criminal Investigation, Thursday Oct. 8: Damaris Beltre, a former Freeport, New York tax preparer, sentenced in...
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🌍 Asharq: Yemen Army Claims 2,750 Precision Ops in 24 Hours — 1,400 ‘Neutralized,’ 250 Vehicles; Saturday’s ‘Not Secured’ Stands wp-7812-makkah.jpg

🌍 Asharq: Yemen Army Claims 2,750 Precision Ops in 24 Hours — 1,400 ‘Neutralized,’ 250 Vehicles; Saturday’s ‘Not Secured’ Stands

Steve Sr. Editor October 11, 2026
Asharq Al-Awsat, Aden, Sunday 07:51: on day 6 of Dawn of Yemen, Col. Majed al-Nuzaili said more...
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🇺🇸 NBC: Trump in Clarksville — ‘If We Don’t Win the Midterms, They’re Going to Blame Me’; Nov. 3 Vote Ask wp-7808-tn-capitol.jpg

🇺🇸 NBC: Trump in Clarksville — ‘If We Don’t Win the Midterms, They’re Going to Blame Me’; Nov. 3 Vote Ask

Steve Sr. Editor October 11, 2026
NBC News, Peter Nicholas, Saturday 8:31 p.m. ET: at a Clarksville, Tennessee rally President Trump said if...
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🔬 NASA: Final RFP for Commercial Space Stations; Proposals Dec. 8; Awards Expected Spring 2027 — Not an Award wp-7796-iss.jpg

🔬 NASA: Final RFP for Commercial Space Stations; Proposals Dec. 8; Awards Expected Spring 2027 — Not an Award

Steve Sr. Editor October 10, 2026
NASA, Friday: the agency released its final request for proposals for the next generation of commercial low-Earth-orbit...
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🌍 AFP: Gov Sources Say Advancing Around Bab el-Mandeb, Waterway Not Secured; Mayun Still Houthi; 63 Claimed wp-7780-bab.jpg

🌍 AFP: Gov Sources Say Advancing Around Bab el-Mandeb, Waterway Not Secured; Mayun Still Houthi; 63 Claimed

Steve Sr. Editor October 10, 2026
AFP, Saturday: Yemeni military sources said government forces were advancing around Bab al-Mandab but have not secured...
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