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  1. 14h ago

    The Ledger, Edition No. 133 for Thursday, August 20, 2026.

    SOURCES:  SEC — SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division  https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-72-sec-establishes-financial-reporting-accounting-unit-enforcement-division  Journal of Accountancy — A new top 5 firm: Grant Thornton acquiring fellow top 10 firm CBIZ  https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/jul/a-new-top-5-firm-grant-thornton-acquiring-fellow-top-10-firm-cbiz/  Texas CPA — AI in Accounting 2026: From Practical Automation to Strategic Advantage  https://www.tx.cpa/news-publications/todays-cpa-magazine/issues/article/march-april-2026/2026/03/05/ai-in-accounting-2026-from-practical-automation-to-strategic-advantage— 12 to KNOW Automation

  2. 15h ago

    12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Thursday, August 20, 2026.

    SOURCES:  CNBC — U.S. government debt passes $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/us-government-debt-passes-40-trillion-mark-for-the-first-time.html  NPR — The U.S. debt tops a record-shattering $40 trillion. Yes, with a T  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5937552/the-u-s-debt-tops-a-record-shattering-40-trillion-yes-with-a-t  Bloomberg — US Set to Halve Canada Steel, Aluminum Tariffs in Trade Deal  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/us-said-to-halve-tariffs-on-canada-steel-aluminum-in-trade-deal  Al Jazeera — US and Canada reach 'very fair' trade agreement, Trump says  https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/19/us-and-canada-reach-very-fair-trade-agreement-trump-says  CNN — Meta is back in the courtroom to face its biggest social media addiction trial yet  https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/tech/meta-attorneys-general-addiction-trial-opening-arguments  Yahoo Finance — Meta social media addiction trial opens  https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/meta-social-media-addiction-trial-223947201.html  Indeed Hiring Lab — March 2026 Labor Market Update: How Women Have Closed the Other Workforce Gender Gap  https://hiringlab.indeed.com/2026/03/26/how-women-have-closed-the-workforce-gender-gap/  IBTimes UK — Rise of Stay-At-Home Men Accelerates as Women Claim Majority Share of US Workforce Jobs  https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/women-hold-more-jobs-men-us-2026-1812564  The National — Disarm by September 30 or face terrorism charges, Iraqi leadership warns Iran-backed militias  https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/06/disarm-by-september-30-or-face-terrorism-charges-iraqi-leadership-warns-iran-backed-militias/  Aawsat — Iraq Sets September 30 Deadline for Pro-Iran Groups to Disarm  https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5290060-iraq-sets-september-30-deadline-pro-iran-groups-disarm  The Art Newspaper — Four works by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicily museum  https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/17/four-works-by-sicilian-renaissance-master-stolen-from-messina-museum  AP/NBC News — Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday  https://www.nbcnews.com/world/italy/thieves-steal-4-renaissance-artworks-sicilian-museum-heis-rcna592796  NPR — 15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here's where, and why  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5803505/school-corporal-punishment-policy-tracker  Quartz — Treasury doubles long-term bond buybacks to $4 billion  https://qz.com/treasury-long-term-bond-buybacks-liquidity-081926  CNBC — Treasury doubles debt buybacks as Bessent moves to steady bond market  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/treasury-announces-upscaled-buyback-operation-for-longer-term-debt-sending-yields-lower.html  CNBC — Stock market news for Aug. 19, 2026  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/stock-market-today-live-updates.html  Bloomberg — Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for August 19  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates  ESPN — 2026 Little League World Series: Baseball and softball results, schedules and more  https://www.espn.com/llws/story/_/id/49490865/2026-little-league-world-series-baseball-softball-schedule-results-how-watch  Yahoo Sports — 2026 Little League World Series: Full schedule, how to watch games  https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-little-league-world-series-100820439.html  Sunny Skyz — Man Rescued Alive After 15 Days Trapped in Underwater Cave in Complete Darkness  https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news— 12 to KNOW Automation

  3. 2d ago

    The Ledger, Edition No. 131 for Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

    SOURCES:  SEC — SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division  https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-72-sec-establishes-financial-reporting-accounting-unit-enforcement-division  Thomson Reuters — Big Four firms show significant improvement in PCAOB audit inspection results for 2025  https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/big-four-firms-show-significant-improvement-in-pcaob-audit-inspection-results-for-2025/  CPA Practice Advisor — Bad News for Not-Big-Five Accounting Firms: Size Drives AI Search Gravity  https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/08/17/bad-news-for-not-big-five-accounting-firms-size-drives-ai-search-gravity/188622/— 12 to KNOW Automation

  4. 2d ago

    12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

    SOURCES:  NPR — Here are Alaska's 2026 primary election results  https://www.whro.org/2026-08-18/here-are-alaskas-2026-primary-election-results  270toWin — 2026 Alaska Primary Live Results  https://www.270towin.com/2026-election-results-live/state/alaska/primary/  CNN — Trump threatens to bomb Oman with Iran war stuck in stalemate  https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-deal-expired-strait-of-hormuz/  Fox News — Trump says Tehran wants deal, floats US control of Strait of Hormuz  https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/us-iran-war-news-trump-israel-hormuz-august-17  The Daily Upside — Big Box Earnings Preview: Walmart, Target Poised to Benefit  https://www.thedailyupside.com/industries/consumer/big-box-earnings-preview-walmart-and-target-expected-to-benefit-from-value-conscious-consumers/  Fortune — Walmart, Target and Home Depot set to give Wall Street a peek at the American consumer  https://fortune.com/2026/08/17/walmart-target-home-depot-earnings-consumer-spending-stocks-all-time-high/  Mongabay — Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest level since 2013  https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/amazon-deforestation-alerts-fall-to-lowest-level-since-2013-brazilian-data-show/  Al Jazeera — Under Lula, Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in a decade  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/10/under-lula-amazon-deforestation-falls-to-lowest-level-in-a-decade  Al Jazeera — Russia says more than 600 drones targeted Moscow region  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/russia-says-more-than-600-drones-targeted-moscow-region  NPR — Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5933006/ukraine-aerial-attack-6-dead-russia  Speed Commerce — How Much of the World's Shipping Goes Through Hormuz  https://www.speedcommerce.com/insights/how-much-of-the-worlds-shipping-goes-through-the-strait-of-hormuz/  CNN — Shipping faces more disruptions in the Middle East  https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/15/world/live-news/iran-war-trump  NPR — Jared Kushner held rare meeting with Hamas in Egypt  https://www.npr.org/sections/world/  CNN — Deadline to reach US-Iran deal expires, Trump threatens Oman  https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/17/world/live-news/iran-war-trump  Yahoo Finance — Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures extend losses  https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-tuesday-august-18-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-080822735.html  CNBC — Stock market today: Live updates  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/17/stock-market-today-live-updates.html  CNBC — Reddit stock jumps on inclusion in S&P 500  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/reddit-shares-jump-11percent-on-inclusion-in-sp-500.html  Forbes — Reddit Shares Jump 15% As It Joins The S&P 500 Next Week  https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/08/14/reddit-joins-the-sp-500-next-week-heres-what-that-means-for-shares/  ESPN — MLB Scores - August 17, 2026  https://www.espn.com/mlb/scoreboard/_/date/20260817  Boxscore — Monday, August 17, 2026  https://boxscore.email/mlb/2026-08-17  Sunny Skyz — He Grew Up Feeling Unwanted. After 55 Years, He Finally Met the Father He Prayed For  https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news— 12 to KNOW Automation

  5. 3d ago

    The Ledger, Edition No. 130 for Monday, August 17, 2026.

    SOURCES:  SEC — SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division  https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-72-sec-establishes-financial-reporting-accounting-unit-enforcement-division  Capterra — Accounting trends 2026: AI Tools are Shifting Expectations and Skills  https://www.capterra.com/resources/accounting-trends-ai-software-changing-work/  Thomson Reuters — What to know about the new PCAOB auditing standards for 2026  https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/blog/what-to-know-about-the-new-pcaob-auditing-standards/— 12 to KNOW Automation

  6. 3d ago

    12 to KNOW Morning Brief for Monday, August 17, 2026.

    SOURCES:  NPR — Multiple people dead as flooding continues in Indiana  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5934670/indiana-flooding-deaths  NBC News — At least 7 dead from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in Indiana  https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/floods/indiana-floods-death-toll-rcna592799  CBS News — FDA upgrades egg recall linked to salmonella to highest health risk level  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-class-1-egg-recall-salmonella/  FDA — Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Eggs (July 2026)  https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-eggs-july-2026  CBS News — CENTCOM chief meets with troops aboard USS Abraham Lincoln amid morale concerns  https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-uae-accuses-attacks-vance-oil-gas/  NPR — U.S. News and National Top Stories  https://www.npr.org/sections/national  CNN — Ukraine attacks Russia with hundreds of drones - one of Kyiv's largest assaults  https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/15/europe/russia-moscow-ukraine-air-attack-intl  NPR — Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5933006/ukraine-aerial-attack-6-dead-russia  NPR — A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security  https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5933052/sicily-art-heist-museum-parma  Washington Post — Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/08/16/italy-museum-theft-sicily-da-messina/e0d1877a-9964-11f1-9cc4-2dc9b46e2d5c_story.html  NPR — World News and International Headlines  https://www.npr.org/sections/world/  CNBC — JPMorgan could soon be the first $1 trillion bank  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/16/jpmorgan-may-become-first-1-trillion-bank-next-stop-could-be-2-trillion.html  Quartz — JPMorgan Chase market cap nears $1 trillion after record profit  https://qz.com/jpmorgan-record-profit-1-trillion-market-cap-071526  Bloomberg — Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for August 17  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates  NBC Sports — Lani Pallister ends Katie Ledecky's streak in 800m freestyle  https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/lani-pallister-katie-ledecky-swimming-pan-pacific-championships  ESPN — Pallister stuns Ledecky with first int'l 800m loss  https://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/story/_/id/49625094/pallister-hands-ledecky-first-international-800-free-loss  Olympics.com — Kate Douglass breaks 50m freestyle world record twice in one day  https://www.olympics.com/en/news/pan-pacific-swimming-championships-2026-u-s-star-kate-douglass-breaks-50m-freestyle-world-record-twice-in-one-day  ESPN — Kate Douglass sets second world record of day in 50-meter freestyle  https://www.espn.com/olympics/swimming/story/_/id/49620191/kate-douglass-blazes-50-meter-freestyle-world-record  Good News Network — This Day In History: Migratory Bird Treaty signed  https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/— 12 to KNOW Automation

  7. 6d ago

    13 to KNOW, Taylor Swift Weekly News, Edition No. 18 for Friday, August 14, 2026

    SOURCES:  Rolling Stone — Taylor Swift to Be Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-nashville-songwriters-hall-of-fame-1235606729/  Billboard — Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for Aug. 1, 2026  https://www.billboard.com/video/billboard-hot-100-top-10-countdown-august-1-2026/  Billboard — Gracie Abrams: How Boyfriend Paul Mescal Strengthened Her Songwriting  https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/gracie-abrams-boyfriend-paul-mescal-strengthened-songwriting-1236308788/  Variety — Travis Kelce Speaks Out on Wedding to Taylor Swift: 'Best Night of My Life'  https://variety.com/2026/music/news/travis-kelce-interview-taylor-swift-wedding-best-night-1236833147/  CBS News — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $26 million to charities ahead of wedding  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-donate-charity/  Just Jared — Taylor Swift Debuts Shorter Hair in First Public Appearance Since Wedding to Travis Kelce  https://www.justjared.com/2026/08/13/taylor-swift-debuts-shorter-hair-in-first-public-appearance-since-wedding-to-travis-kelce/  Jubilee Cast — Is Taylor Swift About to Drop Her Final 'Taylor's Version' Bombshell? Fans Are Convinced August 12 Could Be the Day  https://www.jubileecast.com/articles/38581/20260811/is-taylor-swift-about-to-drop-her-final-taylor-s-version-bombshell-fans-are-convinced-august-12-could-be-the-day.htm  Geo.tv — Taylor Swift returns to studio with Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff for TS13  https://www.geo.tv/latest/674842-taylor-swift-returns-to-studio-with-aaron-dessner-jack-antonoff-for-ts13  Today — Why are Swifties trading friendship bracelets? The backstory behind the nostalgic trend  https://www.today.com/popculture/music/taylor-swift-eras-tour-friendship-bracelets-rcna99768  Geo.tv — Travis Kelce's new career choice gets Taylor Swift's seal of approval  https://www.geo.tv/latest/677127-travis-kelces-new-career-choice-gets-taylor-swifts-seal-of-approvalLong live.— 13 to KNOW Automation

  8. 6d ago

    The Ledger, Edition No. 127 for Friday, August 14, 2026.

    SOURCES:  SEC.gov — SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division  https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-72-sec-establishes-financial-reporting-accounting-unit-enforcement-division  Journal of Accountancy — A new top 5 firm: Grant Thornton acquiring fellow top 10 firm CBIZ  https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/jul/a-new-top-5-firm-grant-thornton-acquiring-fellow-top-10-firm-cbiz/  Thomson Reuters — The impact of AI on the tax and accounting profession  https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/blog/the-impact-of-ai-on-the-tax-and-accounting-profession/— 12 to KNOW Automation

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    DeWayne Searcy
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    159
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