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| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 · DAY 194 |
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Welcome to the Neighborhood
Day 194. Seattle has a particular way of welcoming people. Tonight, it involved falling behind New England, losing our starting quarterback, and making everyone wait until the final seconds to breathe. Seahawks 13, Patriots 10. Three fourth-quarter interceptions. Welcome, Khoslas. This is sometimes how we relax. AP
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If you’re celebrating the win while wondering who exactly just bought the team, here’s the introduction.
The Khosla family’s ownership group closed its $9.612 billion purchase on September 3. Vinod Khosla is the chair, his wife Neeru is the controlling owner, and their son Neal is vice chair. That’s the family taking over from Paul Allen’s estate, at the highest price ever paid for an NFL franchise. Reuters
Their story comes through India and Silicon Valley. Vinod grew up in an Indian Army household and studied electrical engineering in Delhi before coming to the United States for graduate school at Carnegie Mellon and Stanford. He co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982, became an investor at Kleiner Perkins, and started Khosla Ventures in 2004. His fortune grew out of building technology companies and backing others, with investments spanning computing, energy, healthcare, and artificial intelligence. Khosla Ventures
Neeru brings a different background. Raised in India and England, she studied molecular biology and co-founded the nonprofit CK-12 Foundation, which provides free educational resources. She’ll also lead the Seahawks Charitable Foundation. There’s a meaningful opportunity there to make the family’s arrival matter to children who may never get a ticket to Lumen Field. Biography, CK-12
Neal helped drive the family’s interest in buying the team. His mother credits his enthusiasm for football and desire to get involved. The family also arrives with previous ties to the 49ers, which I’m willing to treat as a correctable error in judgment. Introductory remarks
They’ve already announced white throwback uniforms for 2027. Somebody’s doing the homework. Announcement
Of course, the Allen name means something here. Paul helped keep the Seahawks in Seattle. Jody carried that stewardship forward after his death. The new owners are inheriting decades of attachment that no purchase agreement can fully describe. The ownership transition
I hope the Khoslas enjoy getting to know this place. Show up. Listen. Invest in the team and trust the people who know football. Let the community work become something families can point to.
Tonight, we got a win and a reason to introduce ourselves. Welcome to the neighborhood, Khoslas. Cheers to a good start. Go Hawks.
US Destroys Five Iranian Tankers; Iran Says It Targeted 10 Ships
The US military says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after attempted attacks on a US warship. Iran answered with missiles at a US base in Jordan. Jordan says it intercepted 18 of 20 missiles, with the other two falling in unpopulated areas, and reported no casualties. Iran later claimed attacks on 10 ships near Hormuz; the US denied its vessels were hit. By evening the story had moved from the water to the calendar: Trump told reporters at Andrews the war “will end immediately after our election” and that Washington is “not looking for” talks, though one “could possibly happen.” In Vienna the IAEA board voted 23-3, with eight abstentions, to report Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years; Tehran’s UN mission called the aim of forcing Iran to “surrender” delusional.
| War: Day 194 · began Feb 28 |
| Tankers destroyed: 5 · US military statement |
| Al Azraq salvo: 20 fired · 18 intercepted (Jordanian military) |
| Casualties: none reported by Jordan or CENTCOM |
| IAEA vote: 23–3 · 8 abstentions · first referral in 20 years |
| Brent: $101.21 · Wednesday settlement |
| WTI: $96.05 · Wednesday settlement |
| Midterms: Nov 3 · 55 days out |
Brent Settles Above $100 as the Shipping Conflict Escalates
Brent settled at $101.21 Wednesday and US benchmark crude at $96.05 as US-Iran attacks raised fears about oil supplies. The move carries the morning’s $100 breakthrough into the close. Disruption around Hormuz and attacks on Saudi energy facilities are squeezing the routes that move crude and fuel to buyers. Stocks fell a third straight day, the S&P 500 down 0.5% to 7,636 and the Dow 405 points, and the 10-year Treasury yield touched 4.857%, its highest since Nov 2023, after Treasury said it would triple its buybacks of longer-dated debt to $6B.
Kyiv Hit by Day, a Sumy Mall by Night; Ukraine Strikes 3,200 km Into Siberia
Russian drones came back to the capital in daylight Wednesday, killing one and injuring 17 and keeping the alert on for more than six hours, a day after the overnight barrage that killed five. At about 8 p.m. a drone hit the Manufaktura shopping center in Sumy, killing a 21-year-old man and woman and injuring at least 20, three of them children; the Starokozache crossing on the Moldovan border, where Tuesday’s strike killed two, reopened after repairs. Ukraine answered at range: the General Staff reported fires at the Novorossiysk naval base and oil terminal, and Special Operations Forces said they hit a gas facility in Yamalo-Nenets 3,200 km from the border, the deepest strike of the war. A source told the Kyiv Independent a Russian drone over Moldova came close to Zelenskyy’s plane as it took off for Norway.
Missouri Map Fight Returns to the Supreme Court
Opponents of Missouri’s Republican-drawn 2025 congressional map asked the US Supreme Court Wednesday to stop a federal order allowing its use in November. Chief US District Judge Stephen Clark’s order permits the new map, while Missouri’s Supreme Court has blocked it pending a referendum. The conflicting rulings leave election officials caught between courts with 55 days until the vote; the justices asked Missouri to respond by Thursday morning.
Hotel Strike a Block From Lumen Field Reaches Day 84
117 front-desk, housekeeping and kitchen workers have been out at the Pioneer Square Embassy Suites since Jun 18, the longest hotel strike in Washington’s history. UNITE HERE Local 8 is asking $3 an hour a year for two years plus year-round health coverage; Hilton has offered $5.35 spread over five years for non-tipped staff and says it’s bargaining in good faith.
Colombia Turns Back Toward Washington
Marco Rubio met President Abelardo de la Espriella in Barranquilla Tuesday with Washington’s $1B security assistance package, pledged in August, still on the table. Rubio signed memorandums on critical minerals and civil nuclear cooperation with Foreign Minister Omar Bula. The visit put concrete agreements behind the new Colombian government’s turn toward Washington; Rubio was in Quito with Daniel Noboa on Wednesday, with Lima to follow.
Energy Department Closes $1.9B Loan to Wake an Iowa Reactor
The department’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing closed a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra on Tuesday to restart Duane Arnold, a 615-MW plant shut in 2020, pending Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing. DOE’s announcement names no customer; trade reporting ties the restart to a power agreement with Google for data-center load.
Seahawks Rally to Win 13-10; Mariners Take the Afternoon Game
Seattle beat New England 13-10 after three fourth-quarter interceptions. Drew Lock took over after Sam Darnold left with a hip injury, and Josh Jobe’s interception sealed the win. Earlier, the Mariners beat Texas 3-2 as Kade Anderson earned his first major-league win with six innings of one-run pitching. Cole Young’s two-run double supplied the decisive runs. Seattle is 68-78, third in the AL West, with the Rangers again Thursday at 1:10.
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