Oil Markets Caught Between Iran War Risks and Emergency SPR Releases
Crude oil gave back ground on Thursday as traders weighed emergency supply against tentative efforts to reopen talks with Iran. Neither side has taken control. The U.S. Strategic…
Bolsonaro’s Election Defeat Could Complicate U.S. Rare Earth Plans
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Bolsonaro has been secretly flown to Miami on a private jet, three days after losing Brazil’s presidential runoff to Lula and a day after…
Israel’s Election Deadlock Opens the Door to Another Iran Offensive
Netanyahu’s bloc fell eight seats short of a Knesset majority on October 27, winning 53 of 120 seats to 48 for Gadi Eisenkot’s camp. The Arab parties took…
U.S. Labs Look to New Materials to Close China’s Nuclear Lead
The United States is racing to reestablish itself as a frontrunner in the global nuclear energy sector. While the country still maintains its status as the world’s largest…
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Troubling discovery on state voter rolls sparks action days before midterms: ‘Should have been fixed’
A conservative legal group filed an election complaint in Maine Tuesday, alleging that more than 3,000 potentially dead people and hundreds of…
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Gasoline Up 34% and Heating Oil Up 74% as Voters Head to the Midterms
The results of the upcoming midterm elections will reveal just how much power global energy markets have over state-level politics – and…
U.S. Oil, Gas Drillers Still on Hold
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States remained unchanged again this week, according to…
America’s LNG Boom Faces Its Biggest Test Yet
A decade ago, the United States was only beginning to emerge from an energy outlook that had once assumed steadily rising dependence…
Europe Is Now Seriously Rethinking Its Oil Refinery Phase Down
Over the past couple of decades, Europe has pursued some of the world’s most ambitious clean energy policies, aiming to become the…
World’s First Permanent Nuclear Waste Site Wins License in Finland
The world’s very first permanent nuclear waste repository just got one major step closer to opening its doors for business. Posiva, the…
Trump’s Russian Diesel Is a Legal Hot Potato With a Five-Year Fuse
A Malta-flagged tanker called the Agioi Fanendes left the Russian port of Primorsk on Oct. 22 carrying nearly 40,000 metric tons of…
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Schumer accused of yearlong plot to plant ‘decoy’ candidate in critical Senate race
The Senate’s No. 2 Republican believes that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had a hand in the alleged scheme unfolding in…
The red wall facing its biggest threat in decades as Republicans scramble to defend Texas
DALLAS — Democrats see a rare opening in Texas, and James Talarico is giving them their clearest shot in years at turning…
Unhinged judge who called Latino attorney a ‘White savior’ ordered to undergo psychiatric examination
A Trump-appointed judge was ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination as part of an ongoing judicial misconduct investigation after she called a…
Trump-backed Alaska candidate blasts ‘so-called Republican’ Murkowski for endorsing Dem
Alaska Republican gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson said she was not surprised Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, crossed party lines to endorse her Democratic…
Resurfaced Peltola ‘criminal offense’ quote comes back to haunt her after explosive report: ‘Turn yourself in’
Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola is facing an onslaught of social media criticism over a resurfaced quote that critics say reeks…
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