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The first known trackway made by an adult Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) was recently discovered in southwestern North Dakota by a team of scientists.

For all the misses they have had on big prospects over the years, the Yankees have also had some important wins in drafting and development.

Mark Desire, who is helming efforts to identify victims who perished on 9/11, told The Post, "We promised those families that we would continue to advance the technology and never give up."

The era of big wave elections — red or blue — in House races is over, according to the official House GOP campaign boss.

The national average of $6.05 is up from $5.85 last week and $3.70 this time last year, according to motor club AAA.

US Home Delistings Decline As Sellers Become More Willing To Make Deals

Property delistings nationwide recorded a year-over-year decline toward the end of this summer, as sellers showed more patience than they did a year ago and a larger share were willing to cut prices, according to Realtor.com.

The August 2026 Monthly Housing Trends Report, released on Sept. 2, indicated that delistings declined 12.6 percent in August from a year earlier, following decreases of 8.3 percent in June and 4.7 percent in July compared with the respective months in 2025.

By contrast, the December 2025 Realtor.com report showed that delistings in June and July 2025 jumped by 48 percent and 57 percent, respectively, from the same months in 2024.

Authored by As Mary Prenon reports for The Epoch Times, the report attributed the sharp rise in delistings last summer to elevated home prices, higher mortgage interest rates, and economic uncertainty.

The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was around 6.6 percent to 6.8 percent during summer 2025, according to Freddie Mac.

"With buyers and sellers far apart, the sellers' solution is to pull that trump card and delist, rather than cut prices," Realtor.com senior economist Jake Krimmel said at the time.

While the group's September 2026 data showed a year-over-year drop in delistings this summer, it also noted there were 10 consecutive months of annual list-price drops.

In August, 20.4 percent of active listings had price reductions, a 0.4 percentage-point increase from July and unchanged from August 2025.

Listings in pending status declined 0.2 percent from a year earlier, following eight months of gains, which peaked at 4.1 percent in May, according to the report. Contract signings also decreased 3.7 percent compared with August 2025.

Nationally, the median list price stood at $424,500 in August, a 1.0 percent decline from July and a 1.3 percent decline from August 2025.

"August brings a mixed reading: buyer demand softened and price cuts rose modestly above last year's pace, but sellers are still showing more patience than they did during last year's late-summer delisting wave," Krimmel said in a Sept. 3 statement.

"Price cuts, pending sales and delistings together can tell you whether sellers are satisfied, panicking, or somewhere in between."

Regionally, the West and South recorded the largest share of active listings with price reductions in August, at 22 percent and 21.4 percent, respectively. The Northeast had the lowest share, at 14.1 percent, while the share in the Midwest was 19.6 percent.

Meanwhile, 1.14 million active listings across the country were reported in August, including 401,760 new listings - a 5.2 percent dip from July. The report indicates that inventory grew across all four regions, with the Midwest leading by 10.5 percent.

"August's data shows a housing market entering its seasonal cool-down with less momentum than it had earlier this year," Realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale added in the report.

"Higher mortgage rates are meeting a point in the calendar when activity typically slows, and buyers appear to be responding more selectively."

As of Sept. 3, Freddie Mac reported an average 6.71 percent interest rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage, and 5.98 percent for a 15-year fixed loan.

Only the years 2000 and 2023 had higher rates at this time of year in the last 26 years...

Looking ahead to the fall, Realtor.com said the gap in delistings compared with last year could either persist or reverse, depending on market conditions and whether sellers will continue to rely on price reductions.

"Sellers may start to get more desperate in September and subsequent months when mortgage rates are likely to remain higher than they were at this time in 2025," the report noted.

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/11/2026 - 05:45

Veteran Post police reporter Larry Celona recalls the devastation of Ground Zero on 9/11 and the tragic loss of his friend, NYPD Det. Joseph Vigiano.

Former NFL star Chris Johnson penned an emotional letter to his children about his ALS diagnosis and the risks of his football career.

The bus, with 45 people on board, overturned Thursday afternoon in a construction zone.

Huge Fire Along Saudi 'Hormuz Bypass' East-West Oil Pipeline After Alleged Houthi Strikes

Update(1815ET): While unconfirmed, this would mark a huge escalation of the Houthi entry into what's been creeping all summer into a regional war:

Yemen's armed forces targeted Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline; satellite data shows fires at six points along the route that transports crude oil from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea. (IRIB News)

Reports earlier in the day revealed Houthi attacks on southern areas of the kingdom, but made no mention of the Iran-aligned group targeting the further north East-West oil pipeline - which has become vital as an alternative bypass to the contested Strait of Hormuz. Earlier today: Houthis Seize Yemeni Port Of Mocha, Gaining Greater Leverage Over Bab Al Mandab Strait

And now an extremely alarming situation for global energy flows:

If true, this is very serious. The East-West pipeline is Saudi Arabia’s critical bypass around the Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/km3QMx0YRw

— OilPrice.com (@OilandEnergy) September 10, 2026

Analysts remain cautious about speaking in certainties at this early point...

"I want to stress that there is NOT YET concrete evidence to support that the Saudi East-West Pipeline has been hit. There is satellite imagery from multiple satellites that clearly indicate SOMETHING is going on, but there is not yet confirmation that it ACTUALLY has significant/catastrophic damage."

It's too early to make any hard claims, but the Copernicus browser Sentinel 3 shows a 80km long smoke trail. Larger than routine flaring. pic.twitter.com/enrSDAF7zc

— OilPrice.com (@OilandEnergy) September 10, 2026

Large smoke plumes south of Medina, as Iranian state media is quick to frame it as the result of a significant Houthi attack and escalation against the kingdom...

Satellite imagery captures fumes of smoke rising from Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline following an alleged strike by Yemen's Armed Forces.

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— PressTV Extra (@PresstvExtra) September 10, 2026

Map (via S&P Global Commodity Insights):

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Update(1735ET): It looks like that Iranians have fired on more international vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, with the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre within the last couple hours monitoring the below developing situation:

UKMTO says it has received a report of two vessels involved in a security incident 4nm West of Khasab Oman

The master of the vessel reports seeing four unknown projectiles hit two unknown vessels, causing fire on one vessel, and unsure of the status of the second vessel, 6nm north of his position.

Meanwhile...

WTI Crude back to $104

The IRGC taking shots at tankers 'violating' Iran's passage protocol has of late become a nightly and daily reality. As Washington tries to find an offramp, and ratchets the 'Economic D-day' sanctions, this is Tehran squeezing back and saying not so fast, seeking to impose a deep political and economic cost on the Trump administration.

There could also be another 'military answer' on Iran from the US side as soon as tonight. The Pentagon had launched sporadic attacks on southern Iran earlier this week. But the US also seems hesitant and fearful over the prospect of runway escalation and inescapable quagmire.  

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Brent crude futures traded above $102 a barrel Thursday morning after Iran threatened to intensify attacks, renewing concerns over tanker flows through the Hormuz maritime chokepoint. The supply risk extends well beyond crude to mounting shortages of refined products, particularly diesel, as the US diesel crack spread trades around $102 a barrel.

President Trump's indication yesterday that the conflict could continue beyond November's midterm elections suggests limited near-term fuel pump relief for working-class folks, with the US national gasoline average above the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon threshold and diesel at a record high. Trump also announced overnight a proposal for a $5,000 "Trump dividend" check for every American adult if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress.

Following Goldman, HSBC raised its 2026 average Brent crude forecast to $90 a barrel from $80, citing continued disruptions to shipping through the critical Gulf waterway that are expected to keep global oil balances tighter for longer.

With Hormuz flows running at roughly 30% of pre-conflict levels, HSBC analysts see the market adjusting to a prolonged period of depressed tanker transit through the chokepoint. That outlook suggests sustained supply constraints through year-end.

"The key indicator to watch is whether this will put an end to the heavy shuttling of oil through the Strait of Hormuz," said Arne Lohmann Rasmussen, chief analyst at Global Risk Management in Copenhagen. "It may not come to a complete halt, but combined with the more aggressive Houthis in the Red Sea and higher Chinese crude oil imports, the global oil market balance appears to be deteriorating again."

Earlier this week, Vitol Group CEO Russell Hardy said about 10 million barrels a day have been crossing the waterway, roughly half of pre-war levels. He added that an exact figure is hard to quantify and that volumes aren't guaranteed daily.

Read:

• "It's Pretty Tight": Vitol Chief Warns Of Global Fuel Squeeze As Refineries Max Out, Leaving Little Room For More Chaos

Goldman commodities strategist Yulia Zhestkova Grigsby sharply revised tanker-flow estimates through the Hormuz chokepoint to between 15 million and 16 million barrels per day, roughly two-thirds of pre-war levels. That's mainly because the market is not counting ships that turn off their automatic identification systems to avoid detection by Iran.

Goldman's Daan Struyven also noted one upside scenario this week that could push Brent to $120 if the conflict persists...

"The fundamental picture for products remains bullish with global inventories and reserves deteriorating," said Darrell Fletcher, managing director for commodities at Bannockburn Capital Markets. Before 'Operation Epic Furry', about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas passed through Hormuz to global customers, mainly in Asia. The ongoing disruptions have sent NatGas prices in Europe above 81 euros on Thursday. 

Beyond energy, a broad-based commodity rally has pushed agricultural products and metals higher, sending the Bloomberg Commodity Index to levels last seen in 2012. HSBC analysts spot a commodities cycle developing into a "super squeeze," which suggests the move could be sustained.

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/11/2026 - 05:11

Migrants Placed In Tiny British Village Will Out Number Locals By 10 To 1

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,

The official line is that 1,256 single adult males will be placed at the old MoD depot on the edge of the Oxfordshire hamlet. Yet the document villagers pulled out of the consultation pack talks about "accommodation for 3,510 service users."

That is not a rounding error. In a place of 350 people and 46 children, it is a demographic wrecking ball.

Home Office sparks fresh outrage in Piddington as surfaced document reveals plan to house over 3,000 asylum seekers in village https://t.co/T4AmKxtZQN

— GB News (@GBNEWS) September 9, 2026

The Home Office calls the figure an "outdated estimate" and "categorically untrue." But the document has not been withdrawn.

The village has no pub, no shop, no pavement on the approach road and no street lighting worth the name. Men of fighting age would be free to come and go from a site that backs onto the children's playing field. That is the plan they are being told to accept as "fairness."

This is the same village that first exploded in July when the 1,250 figure landed with almost no consultation.

Children from the parish wrote to the Prime Minister asking him not to take the only home they had known. Seven-year-old Rex Perkin, whose family has lived there more than a century, worried he would no longer be able to walk to his sister's grave. On 4 July - American Independence Day - 96 percent of those who voted backed a referendum on leaving the United Kingdom. The second vote is now days away.

The new row began when residents working through the planning papers found an Unexploded Ordnance risk assessment for Bicester Site A. It states that "the proposed scheme" relates to "accommodation for 3,510 service users." The assessment is dated March this year. It is still online. It has not been amended.

The official planning application seeks a ten-year "temporary" change of use for "non-detained asylum accommodation," open 24 hours, for up to 1,256 single males aged 18 to 65. Consultation closes on 17 September. The village's symbolic independence referendum is two days earlier, on 15 September - Battle of Britain Day.

Parish council chairman Tim McNally put the contradiction in plain English.

"Although the proposal states 1,256 single males between the ages of 18 and 65, the service users focuses on 3,510," he said. "That is ten times the size of the village of Piddington. Now if that is an error, correct it. This is more than alarming. It is either deception at the greatest level or incompetence at the highest."

'Prime Minister...look what you are doing to 46 kids, who will basically lose their childhood.'

Chairman of Piddington Parish Council Tim McNally explains the impact that placing thousands of migrants in the local area would have on his community. pic.twitter.com/SrDt2ZPeU9

— GB News (@GBNEWS) September 9, 2026

Resident campaigner Ian Darby told GB News the same suspicion is now general.

"Clearly we're concerned and it's slightly beggars belief that if there was some original thinking at sort of 3,500 people, that they'd still be daft enough to include an old report that is no longer relevant in this consultation," he said.

He added, "Some of us are a little bit more suspicious and worry that that is potentially their ultimate plan, which for this village, just to remind everybody, would be ten times the size of this village. It's a takeover. It's a complete destruction of a beautiful little village."

'Ten times the size of this village, it's a takeover and complete destruction of a beautiful village.'

Ian Daeby says he is concerned that documents relating to the Piddington asylum site reference a capacity of 3,510, while the Home Office insists the limit is 1,256 migrants. pic.twitter.com/OzLVZqLZhY

— GB News (@GBNEWS) September 9, 2026

A Home Office spokesman replied: "It is categorically untrue to suggest we are seeking to house 3,510 people at the MOD Bicester. As our planning application clearly states, we are considering the site to accommodate up to 1,256 asylum seekers."

They added that community concerns are "central to our immigration reforms" and that hotels are being emptied in favour of former military sites.

Villagers note the 3,510 figure was never pulled from the file. They also note the application arrived after a 56-day wait with 11 sections redacted, including material on suicide and self-harm, health and safety, and handling a death on site.

'It is a symbol of a country whose rulers and politicians keep demanding public trust, whilst giving fewer and fewer reasons to offer it.' @GoodwinMJ analyses the significance of thousands of migrants being set to be housed in Piddington, a small village in Oxfordshire. pic.twitter.com/hExJQ6oXxM

— GB News (@GBNEWS) September 9, 2026

Piddington is a single-lane hamlet of thatched and brick cottages, a 13th-century Grade II-listed church, and a parish playing field. The nearest amenities are miles away down an unlit B-road with no pavement. Gardens sit close to the depot fence. The site is about 750 metres from family homes.

Resident Melise Witkin, 59, told the Mail the argument is not class and never was.

"This is not about being rich or poor, this is about safety," she said. "We are 356 people in the village with 46 children and 1,250 men turning up is a recipe for disaster. People walk their dogs, children play, I just think it is madness. This is about safety, nothing more. Even for them [the asylum seekers], along that road there is no pavement, there are no street lights. We don't have a pub, we don't have a shop, what are the asylum seekers going to do here."

Karen Joy said the fear is already in the houses.

"We feel we have been ignored," she said. "We are a very small village and there is nothing for the people in the asylum camp to do. Our worry is that they will wander into our village and the security is nil. We feel scared. That is all I feel, to be honest."

Victoria Hubbocks described what the change does to ordinary life. She runs at 5am. Her 11-year-old walks the dog alone. The village currently switches street lights off overnight because everyone knows everyone.

"I go for runs at 5 o'clock in the morning and I don't feel scared. I will have to change that," she said. "I think it effectively takes away my children's childhood." On the Prime Minister's demand that every area "step up," she added: "Step up? Fair enough, but ten men to each woman in Piddington isn't a fair proportion in any way, shape or form."

Joe Marshall, on the parish council, said police who visited the site left a phrase behind that nobody in Whitehall wants to repeat.

"We're sitting ducks," he said. "The police have come and had a look and said that we're sitting ducks, and we've not been given any reassurances." He also said the application is "full of inconsistencies," littered with typos, and missing "really crucial documents."

Mario Terzino has an 18-year-old daughter who walks the dog alone. That stops if the camp opens. "We've got no public transport. There is nothing here," he said. "It's not about who's going to the base. It's about the scale. We're talking about 1,250 people, or males, going into a site which is literally adjacent to our playing field. It's just bonkers."

Piddington is being sold as an isolated planning row. It is not. It is the same template stamped across rural Britain: take a high-trust village with no night-time economy, no spare police, and a children's play area, then drop in a barracks-worth of single adult males and call it "equity."

At RAF Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, a village of about 600 faces around 1,200 single adult males beside a primary school and nursery - six migrant men to every local woman.

 

In Gronant, North Wales, residents woke to find a former village hall, freshly turned into new-build homes, handed to asylum seekers with blacked-out vehicles and no warning. Locals called it an "absolute betrayal."

Crowborough in East Sussex watched hundreds of single adult males arrive at a former army camp. Women reported feeling unsafe. Volunteer patrols followed. Barnham in Suffolk sits on the same list. Together the three English MoD sites were framed as housing about 3,750 people while hotels are emptied.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham's answer to Piddington was not a pause. It was a doctrine. "All parts of the country need to play their part." Middle-class and leafy places, he said, can no longer sit outside the map. Borders minister Anna Turley called it a "more fair and equitable system" and insisted the men would be "contained" on site - while also confirming they "will be allowed out."

The cheerleaders for this policy tend to live nowhere near it. They praise "sharing the burden" until the burden is a lane with no pavement and 46 children. Then the enthusiasm thins out.

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf, who visited the village, blasted the 3,510 assessment.

"It's now been revealed the lying Labour Government had assessments carried out based on housing 3,510 migrants in the English village of Piddington, more than double the official figure of 1,256," he said. "That would have been 10 illegal migrants for every one resident. Villagers' lives will be ruined overnight. Ministers continue to conceal the true scale of what is coming, and the numbers keep rising before a single migrant has even arrived."

Samantha Phillips, 61, a 26-year resident now helping organise self-defence classes for women and children, said: "If this was to happen, if we were to get 3,510 male migrants, then the entire population of Piddington represents less than one tenth of the size of the local male migrants."

Andrea Owen, who grew up in the military community around Bicester, put the cultural point without a think-tank filter. "The British traditions and the British way of life are just being ripped away."

Look at the map and the pattern stops looking like incompetence. Channel crossings continue. Hotels become a political embarrassment. The solution chosen is not detention and removal. It is dispersal into the least densely populated, least policed, most culturally intact corners of the country.

They could not have picked places more alien to a cohort of fighting-age men from the other side of the world if they had tried. No mosque. No late-night high street. No anonymity. A medieval church, a playing field, dog walkers, and children who still treat the lane as their own. Then the same officials express surprise when women book self-defence classes and a parish council talks about independence.

Darby's warning is the one that matters if the 1,256 cap is even real. Once the site is open, it is the easy tap. "If I were sitting in their shoes and this was open even initially at sort of 1,200, and you did have a rush of new asylum seekers arriving, you're going to come here first, aren't you? Because you've already won the battle."

McNally asked the question Whitehall will not answer. "How can a government do this to us? Our children - our children's lives - are the ones that are being undermined."

The consultation ends on 17 September. The village votes on the 15th. Legal options are being prepared. A petition against using MoD sites without proper local consultation has already passed the threshold that forces a government response. Activity on the ground has already been reported. Ecological, electrical, sewage and water documents, residents say, are still not properly in place.

A government that wanted the least disruption would not park thousands of unvetted men against a playground in a hamlet of 350. A government that wanted maximum cultural shock would do exactly that - then lecture the people living there about "playing their part."

Piddington is not refusing to exist in modern Britain. It is refusing to be used as the demonstration site for a policy that treats English village life as surplus.

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/11/2026 - 05:00

The solemn event will take place on the hallowed ground where the Twin Towers once stood.

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A Georgia woman who admitted to killing her mother alongside her twin sister when they were teenagers – later earning the chilling nickname "Twisted Twins" – was released from prison, having only served a portion of her sentence.

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