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Oil drops as U. S. says deal with Iran and Hormuz reopening is near
47+ min ago (401+ words) Oil dropped as the US and Iran edged toward a deal, although President Donald Trump said that Washington's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would remain until an agreement was completed. Global crude benchmark Brent fell as much as 5. 2% to…...
Alaska's oil revival sparks a new energy rush Into the Arctic
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (1202+ words) When John Kurz left Alaska's North Slope in 2009, he was staring at a grim future for what had once been the country's premiere oil field." Crude production had"plummeted"to 567, 000 barrels per day, barely more than a quarter of the…...
Space X stock is about to join this growing constellation of public companies building a space-based economy
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (470+ words) Investors are salivating for Space X's blockbuster IPO in a few weeks, but there are already a number of publicly traded stocks with exposure to different parts of the expanding space economy. The space sector has come into renewed focus…...
The more generous U. S. ceasefire terms are, the more suspicious Iran becomes they're a ruse for another attack, expert says
6+ hour, 36+ min ago (551+ words) Iran's regime may be wondering if an emerging deal to extend its ceasefire with the U. S. is too good to be true. While talks are ongoing with key details still to be worked out, the outlines of a deal include Iran…...
The quiet $8 billion crisis: long COVID costs keep rising as Washington looks away
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (583+ words) Headlines on long COVID have become much more rare than during the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that doesn't mean the more than 44 million Americans who have at some point reported long COVID symptoms " a number that…...
82 dead in China's worst coal mine disaster in years " regulators flagged the risk 2 years ago
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (523+ words) A gas explosion at a coal mine in'China's'northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in recent years. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident at Changzhi city's…...
Nonprofit fraud isn't surging. Enforcement is
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (1337+ words) Nonprofit fraud is in the news a lot these days. Federal investigators in Minnesota prosecuted one of the largest alleged COVID-19 pandemic fraud schemes, in which several nonprofits and individuals are accused of stealing about $250 million from a federally funded…...
500, 000 people were locked in state psychiatric hospitals. Their descendants can't find out why
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (990+ words) Breta Meria Conole was in a state psychiatric hospital for more than two decades. But the reason why is a family mystery. Debby Hannigan, her great grandniece, tried for years to access Conole's medical records, because she thought they might…...
From Hobbes to the 14th amendment: The ancient and modern cases against Trump's $1. 8 billion fund
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (1247+ words) Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists relinquish their status as citizens the moment they seek to overthrow the government and should never be rewarded for doing so. Hobbes, one of the…...
'We want neighbors, not tourists.' Madrid's renters march with message for the boom economy
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (444+ words) Thousands of people rallied in central Madrid on Sunday against spiraling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the housing market despite a recent economic boom, particularly in cities such as the capital and Barcelona. Spain's housing crisis…...