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Sep 27 2023
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Oil prices surge to highest level in more than a year
The RN-Tuapsinsky refinery operated by Rosneft Oil Co. in Tuapse, Russia. Oil prices surged to their highest level in over a year during Asian trading hours, after crude stocks at a key storage hub fell to their lowest since July last year. Crude inventories in Cushing, Oklahoma fell to 22 million barrels in the fourth week of September — hovering close to the operational minimum, according to
CNBCOct 10 2023
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Biden Admin's Mixed Messages on Israel Embolden Hamas, GOP Says
The Biden administration’s demands for Israel to stand down as it mounts a defensive campaign against Hamas terrorists is undermining U.S. support for the Jewish state as it faces the most significant threat to its existence in 50 years, according to a group of Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee. The lawmakers blasted the Biden administration for social media blunders that
Washington Free BeaconOct 11 2023
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Meeker County turkeys test positive for avian flu
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says a commercial turkey flock has tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The presence of HPAI was confirmed in a flock of 140,000 commercial turkeys in Meeker County, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory. The site of the infection is quarantined and other birds on the
KSTPOct 11 2023
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Alaska school sports board votes to exclude transgender girls from girls teams
Transgender girls in Alaska are now banned from competing on girls’ school sports teams. The board of the Alaska School Activities Association — which regulates school sports in the state — voted 5-3 on Monday to adopt a new rule affecting transgender girls. The rule was required by the Alaska state school board, which voted in August to require that ASAA create a sports division limited to
KTOOOct 10 2023
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Biden to ask Congress for 'urgent action' to help Israel after 'sheer evil' Hamas attacks
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he would ask Congress to take “urgent action” to aid Israel after what he called “sheer evil” attacks by Hamas.
“When Congress returns we’re going to ask them to take urgent action to fund the security requirements of our partners,” the president said from the White House. He said the U.S. is already surging extra military aid including ammunition to
MarketWatchJul 17 2023
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Moore, Miller Lead Fundraising in West Virginia Congressional Races
CHARLESTON — While the race for U.S. Senate in 2024 has received much of the headlines, candidates for Congress in West Virginia are also raising money, with the state’s incumbent congresswoman and the state’s chief financial officer leading the pack in donations. Federal candidates submitted their July quarterly report to the Federal Election Commission by a Saturday deadline. These reports
The IntelligencerSep 20 2023
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Pennsylvania latest state to embrace automatic voter registration
In Pennsylvania’s closely watched gubernatorial race last year, Republican nominee Doug Mastriano had some rather unusual ideas about how to administer elections. As the far-right state senator argued, what officials needed to do was purge the state’s voter rolls entirely and force Pennsylvanians to re-register to vote. It was never altogether clear why the GOP candidate wanted to do this — it
MSNBCSep 09 2023
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Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely
This piece was originally published on the Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia.
U.S. senators and representatives returning from their summer vacations will need to shake off their suntans in quick time and get down to business.
Congress has just 11 days when it’
"The Conversation" ContributorOct 11 2023
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Former NFL player taken into custody in connection with his mother’s death, source says
Former NFL player Sergio Brown, whose mother was found dead last month near her suburban Chicago home, has been taken in custody by authorities in connection with the death, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN. Brown, who had traveled to Mexico, was deported Tuesday and taken into custody by US law enforcement officers near San Diego, the source said, based on an
San Jose Mercury NewsOct 11 2023
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Former NFL player Sergio Brown taken into custody in connection with his mother's death, source says
(CNN) — Former NFL player Sergio Brown, whose mother was found dead last month near her suburban Chicago home, has been taken in custody by authorities in connection with the death, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN. Brown, who had traveled to Mexico, was deported Tuesday and taken into custody by US law enforcement officers near San Diego, the source said,
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