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Trump says Europe will release "massive amount" of diesel oil from stockpiles
A joint statement from G7 world leaders confirmed there will be a "coordinated release" of 100 million barrels, to begin "immediately."
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BizPac Review
Oil prices drop after Trump pressure pushes Europe toward releasing diesel reserves
Oil prices fell Friday after a report that European countries were weighing a large release of emergency fuel stocks under pressure from the Trump administration. France proposed…
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NBC News
Vance talks 2028, Ted Cruz and a tough midterm climate that could affect his future
Vice President JD Vance said the GOP faces an “uphill climb” in the midterms — and that the results may be a data point he reviews as he decides his 2028 plans.
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Axios
Big Bend border wall construction blocked by judge
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from pursuing border wall construction in the Big Bend region in Texas on FridayThe big picture: The construction inside the national park sparked local outrage and environmental concerns, with Friday's decision handing the Department of Homeland Security a loss in its quest to rapidly expand the…
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The Guardian
Newly released bodycam video shows arrest of Luigi Mangione – video
Newly released police bodycam footage shows officers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, approaching, searching and arresting Luigi Mangione at a McDonald's on 9 December 2024 in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The Guardian has edited the video from multiple cameras to show the moments of the arrest
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Bill Pulte Said He Was Cracking Down on Fraud. Now He’s Firing the Investigators.
Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said last year that the agency, which oversees federal mortgage regulators Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, had launched a “wide crackdown on mortgage fraud.” That was never a persuasive claim. Pulte announced his campaign after drawing criticism for urging the Justice Department to prosecute officials…
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Climate activists lay groundwork for the next lawfare campaign if Boulder’s case collapses
Colorado climate activists spent the summer touring the state to build support for a plan that would make fossil fuel companies pay for climate-related costs, with organizers…
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Amazon Pledges $1 Billion for Communities Around Data Centers
Amazon announced Friday it will invest more than $1 billion over the next five years in communities that host its data centers across the United States.
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The New York Times
Trump to Name Jay Clayton to Serve as A.I. Czar
The director of national intelligence will help develop new policies, and potentially regulations, for the rapidly evolving technology.
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Fox News
Iraq sounds alarm on terror threat from Syria one day after US troops leave
Iraq's foreign minister warns ISIS fighters could cross from Syria as Baghdad prepares its forces just one day after the U.S. military withdrawal.
Trump Cites Iran's 'Drug Factories' As Another Target For Bombing
The president perhaps cited a new supposed front in the prolonged war.
The New Republic
Trump Spends All Night Trashing Ken Paxton, Then Says to Vote for Him
President Donald Trump went all the way to Texas to trash Ken Paxton in front of his own constituents. The president offered these comments during his rally at the Peterbilt Motors factory in Denton on Thursday night. “He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I’ll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is,” Trump said of the embattled attorney…
The Guardian
Christa Pike's lawyer says botched execution was 'cruel' and 'torturous' – video
Christa Pike is critically ill in a Nashville hospital after surviving two attempts by Tennessee to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyers say. Pike, 50, was sentenced to death in the 1990s for a murder she committed as a teenager, with her lawyers saying she has a blood disorder that made it difficult to establish an intravenous line. Pike’s lawyer…
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Democracy Now!
"Cruel & Torturous": Christa Pike in Critical Condition After Botched Tennessee Execution
Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee has halted executions for the remainder of the year after a death row prisoner survived two lethal injections on Wednesday. According to her lawyers, Christa Pike was still breathing after she was strapped to a gurney and injected with two syringes of pentobarbital in a botched execution that spanned more than two hours. Prior…
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The Hill
Rubio ordered Iranians out of US as negotiations stalled
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the Iranian delegation to leave the U.S. immediately Monday after the United Nations General Assembly as negotiations between both countries have stalled. The Hill’s broadcast partner NewsNation on Thursday confirmed this with the State Department, which previously approved visas for the “core” Iranian delegation to…
NBC News
FBI arrests Massachusetts man on charge of stalking conservative podcaster Katie Miller
The FBI on Thursday arrested a man on a charge of stalking former Trump administration adviser Katie Miller, an administration official familiar with the investigation told NBC News.
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Trump illegally fired Seattle’s U.S. attorney, judge rules
The ruling is the latest in a string of decisions finding that the administration bent federal law to keep loyalists in key prosecutorial posts.
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Axios
Netanyahu: Omani co-pilot went through Islamic radicalization
The initial investigation into the attempted hijacking of the FlyDubai flight from the UAE to Israel found that the co-pilot went through religious Islamic radicalization in recent months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News Thursday. Why it matters: Netanyahu's remarks, confirmed by an Israeli intelligence official and people who…
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