Energy & Environment
The Week That Shook Big Oil
Posted on · A set of events shook the oil world this week: A tiny shareholder won a battle with Exxon, investors put pressure on Chevron and a Dutch court ordered Shell to slash emissions.
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Free Fall: Oil Prices Go Negative
Posted on · West Texas Intermediate hit the single digits for the first time in many decades, then kept plummeting, with oil selling for less than $2 a barrel. At the start of 2020, a barrel cost around $60.
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Oil Prices, Stocks Plunge After Saudi Arabia Stuns World With Massive Discounts
Posted on · Oil prices dropped as much as 30% following the unexpected Saudi decision to cut prices and boost production. The move reflects the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus and its economic effects.
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FACT CHECK: What’s Happening On The U.S.-Mexico Border?
Posted on · On Sunday, U.S. agents fired tear gas on migrants trying to cross into the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico. The migrants were protesting the slow pace with which the U.S. has been processing asylum claims.
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More Than 1 Million People Ordered to Evacuate as Hurricane Florence Approaches
Posted on · The Category 4 storm is expected to hit the Carolinas and Virginia Thursday or Friday
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MoviePass Limiting Subscribers to Three Movies Per Month
Posted on · The beleaguered movie theater subscription company will not be raising prices, as it had announced last week. Instead, it will institute a cap on theater visits.
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NFL, Players Agree To Temporarily Halt Enforcement Of Anthem Protest Rules
Posted on · The NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to temporarily suspend enforcement of new rules requiring players to stand during the national anthem while discussions on the policy continue.
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UPDATE: 17 Dead After Amphibious Tour Boat Sinks In Missouri Lake
Posted on · The duck boat carrying 31 people capsized during a severe storm that produced gusts of at least 60 mph. Divers worked through the night on rescue and recovery operations.
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A Latino Nonprofit Is Holding Separated Kids. Is That Care Or Complicity Or Both?
Posted on · Southwest Key has, for many years, operated shelters that house unaccompanied migrant children. The family separation policy shined a spotlight on that work — and raised uncomfortable questions.
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1 Charge Against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Dropped As He Resigns From Office
Posted on · Greitens has faced possible charges from multiple prosecutors, in two separate scandals: one about alleged sexual misconduct and blackmail, the other about accusations of campaign finance violations.
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White House Announces Tariffs, Trade Restrictions To Be Placed On China
Posted on · The Trump administration says it will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of Chinese goods with "industrially significant technology." A list of products will be released in the next few weeks.
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Supreme Court Rules States Are Free To Legalize Sports Betting
Posted on · "Congress can regulate sports gambling directly," the court wrote in a decision released Monday, "but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own."
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WATCH: Fissures, Lava Flow And Evacuations Continue On Hawaii’s Big Island
Posted on · "This is not the time for sightseeing," the Hawaii County Civil Defense agency says. Some 35 structures have been destroyed by lava from 10 active fissures. Officials are also warning of toxic gases.
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Boy Scouts Changing Name To ‘Scouts BSA,’ As Girls Welcomed Into Program
Posted on · The organization will still be Boy Scouts of America, but beginning in 2019, the program for older youth will change its name. Girls have already been allowed to sign up as Cub Scouts
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Otto Warmbier’s Parents Sue North Korea, Alleging Torture Of Their Son
Posted on · Warmbier, an American college student, died last summer after spending more than a year in North Korean custody. He was returned home in a coma. A lawsuit accuses Pyongyang of killing him.