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Trump Announces CNN, MSNOW, Politico White House Ban — 9hTrump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House effective immediately on Sept. 18, 2026, accusing them of constant fake news.

Rachel Meyers This ban risks limiting public access to White House events without addressing the underlying media issues.

Reported U.S. Iran War Deaths Exceed Pentagon Tally — 10hFive officials say at least 22 U.S. troops have died since the Iran war began February 28, versus 18 in the Pentagon's public DCAS database as of September 18.

Chris Dalton The Pentagon needs to explain why these military and contractor deaths aren't showing up in their official count.

Suicide bombing at Kohat mosque kills 16 during Friday prayers — 19hAt least 16 killed when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed a Kohat police mosque during Friday prayers on Sept. 18, 2026; gunmen fought police as rescues began.

Zelenskyy Launches Carpathian Eight Summit for Regional Cooperation — 19hZelenskyy launched the Carpathian Eight summit in Bukovel Sept. 18-20 with seven neighbors and the EU, with EUR1 billion in deals expected as strikes killed two in Zhytomyr.

Jared Kim This summit with neighbors and the EU might finally deliver some real economic help if the billion euros in deals hold up.

Judge Restores $7 Billion Solar Program for 900,000 — 9hTrump-appointed Judge Mary McElroy on Sept. 18, 2026, vacated EPA’s termination of the $7 billion Solar for All program for more than 900,000 lower-income Americans.

Nicole Hardy The EPA shouldn't have ended the program without a better reason, and the judge was right to step in.

Frankie Muniz Describes Six-Week 'Nightmare' After Split — 13hFrankie Muniz, 40, said Sept. 18 the last six weeks have been a "nightmare" after hitting rock bottom, two months after his divorce from Paige Price.

Tom Gallagher Sounds like a rough stretch but plenty of people bounce back stronger once the dust settles from a split.

Amnesty Accuses Equatorial Guinea of Abusing U.S. Deportees — 14hAmnesty on Sept. 18 sought release of U.S. deportees Soliman and Birhane after Equatorial Guinea police bagged their heads and beat them Sept. 11; nearly 30 remain detained.

Sam Okafor Holding Samson Birhane in overcrowded cells with bags over his head is wrong and they both need to be released immediately.

Jana Partners Presses Cooper to Replace CEO — 1dJana Partners on September 18, 2026 pressed Cooper Companies to launch an immediate external CEO search and explore sales of CooperVision and CooperSurgical assets.

Dana Whitfield Cooper should seriously consider selling those divisions to unlock real value for shareholders.

Spain Unveils Squad in Ceuta Amid Migration Crisis — 18hLuis de la Fuente announced Spain’s Nations League squad from Ceuta on 18 Sep 2026, saying “This is Ceuta, this is Spain,” after more than 70,000 crossed from Morocco.

Elena Vasquez Picking Ceuta for the announcement shows resolve but the real test is handling daily crossings effectively.

Harry Kane Sets Bundesliga 100-Goal Record — 9hHarry Kane reached 100 Bundesliga goals in a record 98 appearances, then 101, in Bayern's 7-0 win over Union Berlin on September 18, 2026.

Dana Whitfield It's impressive how Kane has taken to German football without losing his edge. This record underlines his value beyond just the Premier League.

Diana’s ‘Revenge Dress’ Displayed Before Sotheby’s Auction — 1dSotheby's displayed Diana's 1994 Christina Stambolian 'revenge dress' in London Sept. 18 ahead of a Dec. 9 New York auction estimated at $150,000–$300,000.

Nicole Hardy That revenge dress still looks sharp even after decades. The auction estimate seems fair for such a piece of history.

Jazz, Keyonte George Agree to Five-Year, $157.5M Extension — 13hKeyonte George and the Utah Jazz agreed to a five-year, $157.5 million extension finalized September 18, 2026, with no options, running through 2031.

Jared Kim George deserves every dollar after his growth last season, but five years is a long bet on consistency.

Solidigm weighs first US NAND factory in upstate New York — 22hSolidigm is weighing its first U.S. NAND factory, with upstate New York a leading site, Reuters reported Sept. 18, 2026; SK hynix shares rose 6.4%.

Elena Vasquez Solidigm building here would create real manufacturing jobs and help reduce our reliance on Asian chip production.

India Regulator Probes Apple Over iOS 18 Warranty — 3dIndia's CCPA escalated a detailed Apple probe on July 29, 2026 over iOS 18; an iPhone 15 screen repair runs 27,900 rupees, over a third of retail price.

Chris Dalton Apple should lower its repair prices in India instead of making consumers pay over a third of the phone cost for basic fixes after iOS 18.