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Trump Set To Suspend Jones Act To Help Tame Oil Prices
Trump Set To Suspend Jones Act To Help Tame Oil Prices
One day after the Trump administration flip-flopped on using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) - eventually deciding to release 172 million barrels to try and counter the rising price of oil, they're now planning to issue temporary waivers for a century-old maritime law, the Jones Act, that requires American-built ships to be used to transport goods between US ports, in yet another attempt to control crude.
Under the plan, 30-day waivers would be issued that would allow foreign tankers to help supply refiners on...
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Russia Pounded By Biggest Ukrainian Drone Swarm Since January Ahead Of Geneva Talks
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Russia's Defense Ministry on Tuesday is reporting an overnight and early morning attack which marked the largest drone assault from Ukraine since early January.
Russian air defenses shot down more than 150 Ukrainian drones in the attack which included hundreds of UAVs sent in total, as officials from both sides are imminently expected meet in Switzerland for another round of peace talks.
via Reuters
According to the ministry, 79 drones were intercepted over the Black Sea and the Sea of...
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Fool’s Gold: The Art of the Steal and the Privatization of the Presidency
In his State of the Union address, President Trump declared that America is entering a “Golden Age.” Golden for whom? For a president who lives lavishly in a taxpayer-funded mansion, jets around to weekend golf getaways at taxpayer expense, and dismisses concerns about “affordability” as fake news, life might indeed be gilded. For the rest of […]
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Israeli Minister: IDF Will Disarm Gaza If Hamas Does Not Give Up Weapons
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that Hamas will be given a deadline to disarm, and if the group refuses to give up its weapons. “We estimate that in the coming days, Hamas will be given an ultimatum to disarm and completely demilitarise Gaza,” Smotrich said on Monday. If Hamas does not comply, the army […]
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