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Violent Crime Rate Drops In Major US Cities Authored by Timothy Frudd via The Epoch Times, A new report shows that violent crime dropped in many of the United States’ largest cities during the first half of 2026, and there was a more than 17 percent decline in the number of homicides. A Major Cities Chiefs Association survey, which gathered data from 66 of the largest cities in the United States, was released on Aug. 5. It showed that levels of multiple categories of violent crime decreased from Jan. 1 to June 30,...

Indian Refiners Continue West Africa Crude Buying Spree By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com India’s state-run refiners continue their buying spree of crude from West Africa as the Middle East crisis has sapped supply and made deliveries uncertain. In one of the latest purchases via a tender, India’s state-owned refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has acquired 2 million barrels of Nigerian crude oil from Shell, trade sources told Reuters on Thursday. HPCL has bought 1 million barrels each of Nigerian crude grades Forcados and Bonga for its Visakh refinery in the state of...

Iran Threatens "Decisive Response" After US Begins 'Self-Defense' Strikes Following Downing Of Apache Helicopter Summary: US begins 'self defense' strikes against Iran Iran threatens retaliation after US retaliatory strikes Trump says 'US must respond' after Iran downed Apache over Strait  Trump says Washington and Tehran are in the "final throes" of cementing a deal, "two or three days" Iran shoots down US Apache helicopter over Strait, crew safe Despite Trump calls for Israeli ceasefire, casualties are rising in southern Lebanon So much for the early hopes of an imminent deal... US Begins "Self Defense" Strikes Against Iran, Iran Threatens...