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US Warns Europe: Release Emergency Diesel Supplies Or Face Export Ban
US Warns Europe: Release Emergency Diesel Supplies Or Face Export Ban
The refined products crisis remains unresolved as the Northern Hemisphere winter approaches.
Speaking in the Oval Office on Wednesday, President Trump said he holds discussions "every day" about a potential diesel export ban, blaming Russia's war in Ukraine for fueling the supply squeeze. His administration is now pressuring European governments to release emergency diesel inventories to contain further price surges and reduce the risk of an economic shock in the coming months.
Reuters reports that the Trump administration has asked Germany...
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Alphabet's Google said on Friday that it has changed how it enforces its spam rules in Europe, following concerns from EU regulators that the policy could unfairly hurt news publishers and other websites that carry content from commercial partners.
The Google logo outside the company's offices in London on June 24, 2025. Carlos Jasso/Reuters
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More Than Half Of Americans Believe AI Will Do More Harm Than Good: Poll
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Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times,
About 55 percent of Americans surveyed in a 2026 Quinnipiac poll said artificial intelligence (AI) will be more harmful than helpful.
The survey, released on March 30, was conducted in collaboration with the Quinnipiac University School of Computing & Engineering and the Quinnipiac University School of Business.
In April 2025, only 44 percent believed AI would do more harm than good in their daily lives.
In the 2026 poll, 21 percent answered...
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Washington's Renewed Russian Oil Sanctions Waiver Will Help Their Shared Indian Partner
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Authored by Andrew Korybko,
Both benefit from this since the US wants to avoid India sliding into turmoil amidst the global energy crisis and possibly offsetting its envisaged role as a counterweight of sorts to China while more energy revenue from India preemptively averts Russia’s potentially disproportionate dependence on China.
The Treasury Department renewed the US’ Russian oil sanctions waiver on Friday two days after Secretary Scott Bessent said that this wouldn’t happen.
It remains unclear what exactly accounts for this flip-flop, but...
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