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📉 Monday 7:50 a.m.: Brent $108.45, Dow Futures 52,839 — Cash Still Friday’s 52,573

📉 Monday 7:50 a.m.: Brent $108.45, Dow Futures 52,839 — Cash Still Friday’s 52,573

Steve Sr. Editor September 14, 2026

Yahoo, 7:50–7:51 a.m. ET Monday: Brent $108.45, WTI $103.49. Dow futures 52,839. S&P futures 7,613.50. Nasdaq 100...

🧠 Knowledge: 81% Is Not Hanalei. 56 Firsts Is Not a Close. A WSJ Report Is Not a Finding. 7:50 Is Not 4:00.

🧠 Knowledge: 81% Is Not Hanalei. 56 Firsts Is Not a Close. A WSJ Report Is Not a Finding. 7:50 Is Not 4:00.

Steve Sr. Editor September 14, 2026

KIUC 81% is an island print — the North Shore is still dark. Texas 1 is a...

🏆 AP Top 25: Texas No. 1 With 56 Firsts — Ohio State 6, Oregon 21, Michigan Back at 19

🏆 AP Top 25: Texas No. 1 With 56 Firsts — Ohio State 6, Oregon 21, Michigan Back at 19

Steve Sr. Editor September 14, 2026

NCAA.com / AP, Sept. 13: Texas 1, 1,678 points, 56 first-place votes, 2-0, up from 4. Georgia...

🇺🇸 Kauai: 81% of KIUC Back On — 1,850 More Saturday–Sunday, 8,000-Plus Still Out

🇺🇸 Kauai: 81% of KIUC Back On — 1,850 More Saturday–Sunday, 8,000-Plus Still Out

Steve Sr. Editor September 14, 2026

Garden Island / KIUC, Monday 12:04 a.m.: Sunday restoration about 81%, up from Saturday’s 76%. About 1,850...

🇺🇸 Hawks: Six Alleged Black Axe Members Handed to FBI — Romance Scam, 100-Plus U.S. Women, More Than R100 Million

🇺🇸 Hawks: Six Alleged Black Axe Members Handed to FBI — Romance Scam, 100-Plus U.S. Women, More Than R100 Million

Steve Sr. Editor September 14, 2026

IOL / The Star, Sept. 14, citing South Africa’s Hawks: six Nigerian nationals arrested in Cape Town...

🌍 Zelenskiy: ‘Only One Path’ for Prosecutor General — Parliament Votes Tuesday on Kravchenko

🌍 Zelenskiy: ‘Only One Path’ for Prosecutor General — Parliament Votes Tuesday on Kravchenko

Steve Sr. Editor September 14, 2026

Reuters, Kyiv, Sept. 14, 6:06 a.m. UTC: President Zelenskiy told lawmakers to support removing Prosecutor General Ruslan...

🇺🇸 Trump on WSJ China-Iran Report: ‘They Basically Do What We Do’ — Three U.S. Troops Died in July

🇺🇸 Trump on WSJ China-Iran Report: ‘They Basically Do What We Do’ — Three U.S. Troops Died in July

Steve Sr. Editor September 14, 2026

Reuters, Air Force One, Sept. 13, posted Sept. 14: Trump brushed aside a Wall Street Journal report...

📅 Daily Post: Sunday Evening — Keep the Oil, Monday Moved, 16–13, $107.49 at 6:57

📅 Daily Post: Sunday Evening — Keep the Oil, Monday Moved, 16–13, $107.49 at 6:57

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

Trump said the U.S. could stay in Iran and keep the oil. Oman postponed Monday’s Hormuz meeting....

🧠 Knowledge: Postponed Is Not a Deal. Keep the Oil Is Not a Lease. An Extradition Is Not 16 Counts Proven. Sunday Is Not a Close.

🧠 Knowledge: Postponed Is Not a Deal. Keep the Oil Is Not a Lease. An Extradition Is Not 16 Counts Proven. Sunday Is Not a Close.

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

Oman moved Monday. That is an empty chair, not a corridor. Trump’s Venezuela sentence is a quote....

📉 Sunday Evening: Cash Still Friday’s 52,573 — Brent $107.49 at 6:57, Bitcoin About $76,650 at 7:07

📉 Sunday Evening: Cash Still Friday’s 52,573 — Brent $107.49 at 6:57, Bitcoin About $76,650 at 7:07

Steve Sr. Editor September 13, 2026

NYSE and Nasdaq are shut. Friday cash remains Dow 52,573.29, S&P 7,656.98, Nasdaq 26,333.04. Yahoo: Brent $107.49...