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Art Of Leverage? France Pushes 100-Million-Barrel Emergency Release After Trump Threatens Diesel Export Ban If confirmed, Bloomberg's report that France proposed that other European countries and International Energy Agency members release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency stockpiles would signal that Brussels is caving to President Trump’s demand.  Europe's dependence on US fuel supplies gives the Trump administration major bargaining power as the continent approaches winter with below-average energy supplies and exposure to higher costs if a cold snap or further supply disruptions materialize. The report has not...

Virginia Governor Signs Law Banning 'Ghost Guns' Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill to ban so-called “ghost guns,” another making it easier to sue gunmakers and sellers, and two other bills concerning possession of firearms by persons under court orders. The bills - signed on April 10 - are among more than two dozen gun control and gun safety bills that the Virginia General Assembly sent to Spanberger after its regular session ended on March 24. “Preventing gun violence is an issue of public...

Majority Of Americans Say It Would Be Good For Society If More People Were Religious: Poll Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times, A majority of U.S. adults (65 percent) say they believe that it would be good for society if more Americans were religious, according to a poll by Gallup. A man prays following an Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, on Feb. 22, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Gallup's Values and Beliefs survey, released on June 16, found a substantial gap between the sexes,...