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📅 Wednesday Morning — Burnham 40, Putin–MbS Call, Mauda $1.6M, BTC $85,554, Rays 6–1 East, PR148

📅 Wednesday Morning — Burnham 40, Putin–MbS Call, Mauda $1.6M, BTC $85,554, Rays 6–1 East, PR148

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

Reuters: Trump and Burnham, about 40 minutes; Falklands stand firm; Chagos still a deal. Kremlin: Putin–MbS named...

🧠 Knowledge: $85,554 Is Not $86,469. 52,205 Is Not 51,864. Burnham’s 40 Is Not Zelensky’s 40. 6–1 Is Not 2–0.

🧠 Knowledge: $85,554 Is Not $86,469. 52,205 Is Not 51,864. Burnham’s 40 Is Not Zelensky’s 40. 6–1 Is Not 2–0.

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

Bitcoin $85,554.47 at 8:10 a.m. ET is not Tuesday 7:10’s $86,469.35. YM 52,205 at 8:00 is a...

🛸 PURSUE: East China Sea Clip Back on the Paper — DOW-UAP-PR148, 59 Seconds of IR, 2023; Unresolved, Not a Craft

🛸 PURSUE: East China Sea Clip Back on the Paper — DOW-UAP-PR148, 59 Seconds of IR, 2023; Unresolved, Not a Craft

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

DVIDS, posted Sept. 18, 7:15 a.m.: DOW-UAP-PR148 is 59 seconds of infrared from a U.S. military platform...

⚾ Rays 6–1 Yankees — Rasmussen 11 K, Díaz Four RBI; Fifth AL East Title; Game 1’s 2–0 Already Ran

⚾ Rays 6–1 Yankees — Rasmussen 11 K, Díaz Four RBI; Fifth AL East Title; Game 1’s 2–0 Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

AP, Tuesday, Yankee Stadium, Game 2 of a day-night doubleheader: Tampa Bay 6, New York 1. Drew...

📉 Wednesday 8:10 a.m.: Bitcoin $85,554 — YM 52,205 at 8:00; Cash Still Closed; 7:10’s $86,469 Already Ran

📉 Wednesday 8:10 a.m.: Bitcoin $85,554 — YM 52,205 at 8:00; Cash Still Closed; 7:10’s $86,469 Already Ran

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

Yahoo Finance chart, Wednesday 8:10 a.m. ET: Bitcoin $85,554.47. Equity futures, 8:00 a.m. ET: E-mini Dow 52,205.00,...

🇺🇸 Local 10: Shmueal Mauda, 36, Miami Shores Detective — Federal $1.6M Senior-Fraud Complaint; Not a Verdict

🇺🇸 Local 10: Shmueal Mauda, 36, Miami Shores Detective — Federal $1.6M Senior-Fraud Complaint; Not a Verdict

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

Local 10 / U.S. Secret Service complaint, Tuesday: Detective Shmueal Mauda, 36, also Sam Mauda, plus Elisha...

🌍 Kremlin: Putin–MbS Call — Safe Passage Hormuz and Bab; Immediate Yemen Ceasefire Asked; Not a Reopening

🌍 Kremlin: Putin–MbS Call — Safe Passage Hormuz and Bab; Immediate Yemen Ceasefire Asked; Not a Reopening

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

Kremlin, Sept. 22, 15:05: Vladimir Putin phoned Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Both sides: no alternative to...

🇺🇸 Reuters: Trump–Burnham, About 40 Minutes — ‘Natural Business Person’; Falklands Stand Firm; Chagos Still a Deal, Not a Rewrite

🇺🇸 Reuters: Trump–Burnham, About 40 Minutes — ‘Natural Business Person’; Falklands Stand Firm; Chagos Still a Deal, Not a Rewrite

Steve Sr. Editor September 23, 2026

Reuters, Elizabeth Piper, United Nations, Sept. 22: first face-to-face, about 40 minutes. Trump called Andy Burnham a...

📅 Tuesday Evening — Close 51,864, Zelensky 40 Minutes, Yankees 2–0, Halo to Activision

📅 Tuesday Evening — Close 51,864, Zelensky 40 Minutes, Yankees 2–0, Halo to Activision

Steve Sr. Editor September 22, 2026

Yahoo close: Dow 51,863.69, −185 from Monday. Reuters: Zelensky, 40 minutes with Trump; energy ceasefire discussed, not...

🧠 Knowledge: 51,864 Is the Close. 51,863 Was 1:00. 40 Minutes Is Not a Truce. Three Conditions Are Not a Reopening. 2–0 Is Not 9–2.

🧠 Knowledge: 51,864 Is the Close. 51,863 Was 1:00. 40 Minutes Is Not a Truce. Three Conditions Are Not a Reopening. 2–0 Is Not 9–2.

Steve Sr. Editor September 22, 2026

Dow 51,863.69 is Tuesday’s close, not the 1:00 tape at 51,863.36 and not Monday’s 52,048.83. Bitcoin $86,469...