Monday, October 12, 2026

• 45 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear

1. 1

   Top oil executives dropped from event schedule after Riyadh attacks — Reuters

2. 2

   Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to an 'energy ceasefire' — NPR

3. 3

   Americans Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford awarded the Nobel Prize in economics — CNN

4. 4

   Facing smaller crowds and low approval ratings, Trump tries to rally the base for the midterms — NBC News

5. 5

   Whether Tennessee tries to execute Christa Pike again is an open question. Here’s why — CNN

6. 6

   Takeaways from first S.C. Senate debate between Darline Graham, Annie Andrews — The Washington Post

7. 7

   Judge halts Trump administration's taxpayer-funded ads — Axios

8. 8

   Waves From Powerful Storm Pound Beach Homes in Southern California — The New York Times

9. 9

   Rejection of streamed execution unites Australia — Politico

10. 10

    AP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct — AP News

• Arkansas governor moves up special election date for state Senate seat — Arkansas Advocate
• Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders resets special election date for Senate District 18, formerly held by Jonathan Dismang — KARK
• Is this the weekend we turn back clocks? When daylight saving time ends - Courier-Post — Courier-Post
• Immigrant moms with American babies anxiously await birthright citizenship ruling — ABC News
• Schneider expects Supreme Court ruling to thin carrier ranks — Trucking Dive
• 2026-10-13 — IMF Meetings
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• 2026-10-14 — NFIB Small Business Optimism
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r/technology

Russian disinformation bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers

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LIVE: NBC News NOW - Oct. 12

r/MadeMeSmile

There is still hope💞

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ESPN FIRST TAKE LIVE 10/12/2026 | GET UP LIVE | Stephen A. Smith and Michael Irvin Debate NFL Week 5

r/nextfuckinglevel

This is the best apology in the history of sports

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The BOB AND TOM SHOW - October 12, 2026

• Russian disinformation bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers — r/technology
• There is still hope💞 — r/MadeMeSmile
• This is the best apology in the history of sports — r/nextfuckinglevel
• I wonder who put the umbrella there to cover the cats — r/MadeMeSmile
• Suddenly there's less bot traffic on numerous sites. — r/PoursTea
• LIVE: NBC News NOW - Oct. 12 — 2,635 views
• ESPN FIRST TAKE LIVE 10/12/2026 | GET UP LIVE | Stephen A. Smith and Michael Irvin Debate NFL Week 5 — 4,765 views
• The BOB AND TOM SHOW - October 12, 2026 — 2,534 views
• LIVE: Trump campaign rally, Russian diesel deal, Saudi Arabia latest, Midterm elections, top stories — 772 views
• 94WIP LIVE: Reacting to ANOTHER Eagles Heartbreaking Loss vs Jags in London — 1,061 views
• Mahershala Ali is still hungry as an actor: 'Let's fail on camera until we find it' — 200+ searches
• Sports News, Transfers, Scores | Watch Live Sport — 100+ searches
• Wells Fargo cuts Amazon stock price target on cost pressures By Investing.com — 100+ searches
• Senators call for Trump to abandon Russian diesel plan, judge orders taxpayer-funded TV ads to be canceled — 500+ searches
• Fire Devastates the Oldest Covered Food Market in Paris — 500+ searches

• Kelly Clarkson says a Brooklyn store snubbed her. The shop says the item she wanted wasn’t for sale. — NBC News
• Russell Brand arrives at a London court for his trial on rape and sexual assault charges — AP News
• 'Other Mommy' tops the box office with $27.5M; 'The Social Reckoning' opens to $5.5M — ABC News
• Shane Gillis apologizes for dropping F-bomb on SNL — The Independent
• Hollywood Stuntman James Lew's Cause of Death Revealed — TMZ

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• Account takeover fraud (ATO): risks & prevention — Surfshark
• Experian NeuroID Recognized as Best Authentication Innovation in 2026 Fraud & AML Impact Awards — Business Wire

• TikTok CEO sees major scientific breakthroughs from AI within three years — CNBC
• TikTok’s Shou Chew expects an AI science breakthrough within three years — The Next Web
• TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew predicts AI scientific breakthroughs — Quartz
• TikTok CEO Sees AI Science Breakthroughs in 3 Years 2026 - https://tech-insider.org/ — https://tech-insider.org/

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• As Anchorage’s home costs rise, first-time buyers struggle to gain a foothold in the market — Anchorage Daily News
• Looking to buy or sell your Florida home? Here are 5 key tips for both — Palm Beach Daily News

• New UW study finds dogs with cognitive dysfunction and humans with Alzheimer’s have similar patterns — KIRO 7 News Seattle
• Lie down with dogs, wake up refreshed? That’s what a new study suggests. — NBC News
• Nebraska Humane Society: Do dogs really feel guilty? Science says maybe not — WOWT

• Study Reveals the Top Cardio Exercise for Burning Fat Without Losing Muscle — Verywell Health
• Just 10 minutes of daily exercise could unlock deeper sleep — Science Daily
• A new study reveals the surprisingly small amount of exercise needed to lift your mood — Yahoo Health

• PS5 Upcoming Game Releases October 2026 — VICE
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 release time, preload, size and early access — GAMINGbible
• New Nintendo Switch Games Release Dates — Nintendo Life

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Which of the following Union Pacific 'Big Boy' locomotives was restored to working order in 2019?