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Feb 25 2021
News
Manchin will support Deb Haaland for Interior secretary, boosting her chances
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday he'll vote to confirm nominee Deb Haaland to be Interior secretary, a significant boost to her prospects.
In a statement, Manchin said that "while we do not agree on every issue, she reaffirmed her strong commitment to bipartisanship, addressing the diverse needs of our country and maintaining our nation’s energy independence."
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Jun 06 2021
News
Clock is ticking for Republicans on infrastructure, Biden officials say
Democrats will start the process on Wednesday of preparing an infrastructure bill for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, with or without Republican support, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told CNN on Sunday morning.
"The president still has hope, Joe Manchin still has hope” for crafting a bipartisan infrastructure bill with Republicans, Granholm said, referring to the
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Mar 07 2022
News
Blinken: US in ‘Active’ Talks With European Allies About Banning Russian Oil Imports
The United States is having “very active discussions” with its European allies about banning the importing of Russian oil, while “at the same time maintaining a steady global supply of oil,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.
Bipartisan calls have been mounting for the administration to add Russian energy exports to the target list of sanctions in response to President
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Feb 17 2021
News
Facebook Blocks News In Australia Over Government Plan To Force Payment To Publishers
Facebook said on Wednesday that it is preventing people inside Australia from accessing news stories on its platform. Facebook users elsewhere will not be able to view or share news stories from Australian outlets. The moves are a response to proposed legislation that would force social media platforms to pay Australian news organizations for links shared on its sites.
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Aug 19 2014
News
Despite sanctions relief, Iran aids Hamas with missile technology
When President Obama announced last year the easing of U.S. sanctions on Iran in return for concessions on its nuclear program, he cautiously hailed the deal as a “real opportunity to achieve a comprehensive, peaceful settlement” with Tehran. But while both countries work overtime on thorny nuclear issues, fresh evidence suggests Iran continues to support the Palestinian terrorist organization
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Jul 13 2022
News
U.S. Inflation Hits New Four-Decade High of 9.1%
U.S. inflation reached 9.1% in June, its highest rate in nearly 41 years, the Labor Department said.
The consumer-price index’s pace for June eclipsed May’s annual rate of 8.6% that led Federal Reserve officials to shift to a faster pace of benchmark interest-rate increases, according to meeting minutes released last week.
Core prices, a measure that strips out volatile food and
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Mar 26 2022
News
'Ukrainian Blood on Their Hands': Analysis Details How Big Oil Funded Putin's War Chest
Bolstering climate campaigners' charges that fossil fuels have funded Russia's ongoing assault of Ukraine, an analysis published Friday by three green groups reveals top energy companies helped build Russian President Vladimir Putin's war chest to the tune of nearly $100 billion since 2014.
The new briefing from Greenpeace USA, Global Witness, and Oil Change International targets eight
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Feb 11 2022
Opinion
Inflation Stays Broad And Elevated As The US Economy Roars Back
Inflation stayed broad and elevated in January, according to a U.S. government report on Thursday.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that annual inflation rose to 7.5% in January, up from 7% in the previous month. That was the highest inflation number since 1982 and ahead of market forecasts. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, came in at 6%, up from 5.5% in
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Oct 13 2020
Opinion
Vaccine development process is safe, claims of the contrary are baseless
All of our lives have been drastically impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — and we know all of us are eager to return to the way things were before the pandemic began. However, that simply won’t be possible without a safe, effective vaccine. Fortunately, due to the strength of American innovation and unprecedented public-private partnerships, a COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon. We
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Jun 14 2021
News
Biden gears up for showdown with 'killer' Putin on placid Lake Geneva
President Joe Biden has bluntly called Vladimir Putin a "killer" and said he "doesn't have a soul."
While he may have used robust language in the past, he is playing his cards closer to his chest ahead of the showdown with his Russian counterpart in an 18th-century Swiss villa overlooking Lake Geneva.
Landing in the U.K. last week, Biden told cheering throngs of U.S. Air Force
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