October 19, 2026

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🇺🇸 Charges: CBP Supervisor, 46 Computers — 39 CPUs Swapped, Newegg Trade-Ins, Max 10 Years If Convicted wp-5631-computers.jpg

🇺🇸 Charges: CBP Supervisor, 46 Computers — 39 CPUs Swapped, Newegg Trade-Ins, Max 10 Years If Convicted

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026
Bangor Daily News, citing a federal affidavit: Terry Liu, 39, Calais CBP supervisor, charged with theft of...
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🌍 UKMTO: Vessel Struck in Hormuz, Then a Fire — Crew Evacuated; Qeshm Official: 1 Killed, 3 Hurt wp-5603-hormuz.jpg

🌍 UKMTO: Vessel Struck in Hormuz, Then a Fire — Crew Evacuated; Qeshm Official: 1 Killed, 3 Hurt

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026
UK Maritime Trade Operations, Sunday: a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unidentified...
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🇺🇸 Charges: 100,000-Plus Wires, More Than $140 Million — Detroit Restaurant Owner, Arrested Sept. 3 wp-5599-detroit.jpg

🇺🇸 Charges: 100,000-Plus Wires, More Than $140 Million — Detroit Restaurant Owner, Arrested Sept. 3

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026
ClickOnDetroit, 5:00 a.m., citing a federal complaint: Juan Romo-Padilla, 58, charged with using La Posada — restaurant,...
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🌍 Ukraine: 6 Killed, 43 Hurt — 453 Drones, 405 Downed; Kyiv–Warsaw Locomotive Hit 2 km From Poland wp-5601-train.jpg

🌍 Ukraine: 6 Killed, 43 Hurt — 453 Drones, 405 Downed; Kyiv–Warsaw Locomotive Hit 2 km From Poland

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026
Kyiv Independent, Sept. 13: regional authorities, at least 6 civilians killed and 43 injured over the past...
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🇺🇸 Carr: Cruz on ESPN GameDay Is Fine — Cable, Not a Candidate; ABC Got a Warning Over Talarico wp-5597-studio.jpg

🇺🇸 Carr: Cruz on ESPN GameDay Is Fine — Cable, Not a Candidate; ABC Got a Warning Over Talarico

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026
Reuters, Sept. 13, 3:04 a.m. UTC: FCC Chair Brendan Carr said Ted Cruz’s Saturday ESPN College GameDay...
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🌍 Budanov: ‘We Are Getting Ready. In October.’ — Three-Sided Talks, Not a Peace. Peskov: Too Early for When and Where wp-5573-talks.jpg

🌍 Budanov: ‘We Are Getting Ready. In October.’ — Three-Sided Talks, Not a Peace. Peskov: Too Early for When and Where

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026
Reuters, Sept. 12: Kyrylo Budanov, Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, quoted by Ukrainian media: Kyiv is preparing for...
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🇺🇸 Trump to MBS: Intelligence, Not Direct Action — Houthis Also Asked Washington to Stay Out wp-5571-intel.jpg

🇺🇸 Trump to MBS: Intelligence, Not Direct Action — Houthis Also Asked Washington to Stay Out

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026
Reuters, Washington, Sept. 12: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman phoned Thursday and asked for U.S. military help...
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🌍 Iran–Oman Understanding Does Not Reopen Hormuz — Tasnim: Depends on U.S. Meeting Tehran’s Conditions wp-5569-hormuz.jpg

🌍 Iran–Oman Understanding Does Not Reopen Hormuz — Tasnim: Depends on U.S. Meeting Tehran’s Conditions

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026
Reuters, Saturday: An Iranian source told semi-official Tasnim that an understanding with Oman does not provide for...
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🇺🇸 Joonko Founder Pleads Guilty — $27 Million Raised, Forged Bank Statement, Series A $10 Million, Series B $17 Million wp-5567-plea.jpg

🇺🇸 Joonko Founder Pleads Guilty — $27 Million Raised, Forged Bank Statement, Series A $10 Million, Series B $17 Million

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026
SDNY / U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald: Ilit Raz, founder and former CEO of Joonko Diversity, pleaded guilty...
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