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⚾ Red Sox 2–0 Cubs — Abreu’s Eighth-Inning Double Completes the Sweep; Game 1’s 4–3 Already Ran

⚾ Red Sox 2–0 Cubs — Abreu’s Eighth-Inning Double Completes the Sweep; Game 1’s 4–3 Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 26, 2026

Boston Sports Journal / CBS: Game 2, Fenway, Friday night. Wilyer Abreu a two-run double in the...

📉 Saturday Morning: BTC $84,100 at 8:05 — Cash Dark; Friday’s 51,829 Close Already Ran

📉 Saturday Morning: BTC $84,100 at 8:05 — Cash Dark; Friday’s 51,829 Close Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 26, 2026

Yahoo Finance: Bitcoin $84,100.04 at 8:05 a.m. ET Saturday. Cash is dark all weekend. Friday’s cash close...

🌍 Al-Malki: Two Missiles at Khamis Mushait and Two Drones at Riyadh Intercepted Saturday — Six and Petroline Already Ran

🌍 Al-Malki: Two Missiles at Khamis Mushait and Two Drones at Riyadh Intercepted Saturday — Six and Petroline Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 26, 2026

Al Arabiya / AFP, Saturday: Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki said two missiles aimed at Khamis...

📅 Friday Evening — Archives Held, Petroline 4 Million, 200 Gift Cards, Dow 51,829 Close, Red Sox 4–3, Crew-13 Go

📅 Friday Evening — Archives Held, Petroline 4 Million, 200 Gift Cards, Dow 51,829 Close, Red Sox 4–3, Crew-13 Go

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

Nikkei: Archives held; Xi left Andrews 1:10; Trump ‘much has been, and will be, accomplished.’ OilPrice: Petroline...

🧠 Knowledge: 51,829 Is the Close, Not 51,731. Archives Held Is Not a Year. 4 Million Is Not 7. 4–3 Is a Seed.

🧠 Knowledge: 51,829 Is the Close, Not 51,731. Archives Held Is Not a Year. 4 Million Is Not 7. 4–3 Is a Seed.

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

Dow 51,828.62 is Friday’s cash close, not the 1:01 tape at 51,730.62 and not Thursday’s 51,349.98. Bitcoin...

🔬 NASA: Crew-13 Flight Readiness Review Is Go — NET Oct. 1, 11:10 a.m.; Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov; McGetchin Already Ran

🔬 NASA: Crew-13 Flight Readiness Review Is Go — NET Oct. 1, 11:10 a.m.; Watkins, Delaney, Kutryk, Teteryatnikov; McGetchin Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

NASA, Jason Costa, Friday 3:06 p.m.: NASA, SpaceX, and partners polled go after today’s Flight Readiness Review...

⚾ Red Sox 4–3 Cubs — Wong’s Seventh-Inning Double Clinches AL’s No. 5 Seed; Rangers 3–1 Already Ran

⚾ Red Sox 4–3 Cubs — Wong’s Seventh-Inning Double Clinches AL’s No. 5 Seed; Rangers 3–1 Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

AP, Kyle Hightower, 5:07 p.m. ET, Fenway Game 1: Boston 4, Chicago 3. Connor Wong a tiebreaking...

📈 Close: Dow 51,829, +479 — S&P 7,743, Nasdaq 27,069; BTC $84,051 at 7:14; 1:01’s 51,731 Already Ran

📈 Close: Dow 51,829, +479 — S&P 7,743, Nasdaq 27,069; BTC $84,051 at 7:14; 1:01’s 51,731 Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

Yahoo Finance / AP close: Dow 51,828.62, up 478.64 from Thursday’s 51,349.98, +0.9%. S&P 500 7,743.41, +39.28....

🌍 OilPrice: Aramco Restarts Petroline at About 4 Million bpd — Two Sept. 23 Tankers Did Not Load; Macron and 3% Already Ran

🌍 OilPrice: Aramco Restarts Petroline at About 4 Million bpd — Two Sept. 23 Tankers Did Not Load; Macron and 3% Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

OilPrice, Friday 8:00 a.m. CDT: Saudi Aramco restarted the East-West pipeline at reduced rates, targeting about 4...

📅 Friday Midday — Two More Meets, Macron’s Yanbu Pledge, Lunsford $105M, Dow 51,731 at 1:01, Rangers 3–1, FC 27 Today

📅 Friday Midday — Two More Meets, Macron’s Yanbu Pledge, Lunsford $105M, Dow 51,731 at 1:01, Rangers 3–1, FC 27 Today

Steve Sr. Editor September 25, 2026

AP 11:57: Xi names Shenzhen and Doral; tea held. Macron: soldiers, radars, systems for Yanbu, not to...