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The world’s oil-price benchmark is being radically reformed
economist.com T of Brent crude has a decent claim to be the world’s most important number. Two-thirds of the 100m barrels a day of oil traded globally derive their price from it. So do…
Oklahoma high court strikes down 2 abortion bans; procedure remains illegal in most cases
nbcnews.com OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that two state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional, but the procedure remains illegal in the state in…
CHIPS Act Funding for Science and Research Falls Short
nytimes.com A silicon wafer at Applied Materials, which plans to invest billions of dollars into a research facility in Sunnyvale, Calif. A deal to limit government spending in exchange…
Radical reform of the world’s oil-price benchmark seeks to avert chaos
economist.com T of Brent crude has a decent claim to be the world’s most important number. Two-thirds of the 100m barrels a day of oil traded globally derive their price from it. So do…
The New Climate Law Is Working. Clean Energy Investments Are Soaring
nytimes.com Last summer, in a meeting with business and labor leaders as Congress prepared to vote on the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden argued that it would result…
‘Justified: City Primeval’ Trailer: First Extended Look At Timothy Olyphant’s Return As Raylan Givens
deadline.com UPDATED with new trailer, 10:50 AM: Raylan Givens is back on the job in the first full trailer for FX’s limited series Justified: City Primeval. Timothy Olyphant reprises…
Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down 2 abortion bans; procedure still illegal in most cases
pbs.org The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that two state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional, but the procedure remains illegal in the state in most cases. In a…
NewsNation appoints Martin co-anchor
talkingbiznews.com The following excerpt was sent out from Editor & Publisher: NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing cable news network, today announced that its Dallas-based correspondent…
State officials ask Yellen for clarity on what will happen if debt bill doesn’t pass by June 5
thehill.com Top financial officers from 20 different states on Wednesday wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen seeking clarity in the event lawmakers do not vote to raise the debt…
US debt ceiling: Republican hard-right vows to sink deal hours before vote expected
theguardian.com Members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus have attacked the proposed spending cuts in the debt ceiling bill as woefully inadequate, and vowed to oppose the legislation…
Nevada becomes latest to enhance penalties for election worker intimidation after statewide exodus
nbcnews.com CARSON CITY, Nev. — Those who harass, intimidate or use force on election workers performing their duties in Nevada could soon face up to four years in prison under a new…
Extreme weather events of 2023
theweek.com The number of extreme weather events has seen a "staggering rise" in the past 30 years, says the United Nations, and experts warn climate change is "supercharging these…
William O’Neil, Founder of Investor’s Business Daily, Dies at Age 90
wsj.com William J. O’Neil , who grew up poor in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s, made a huge profit on early-1960s investments in Chrysler and Syntex, a pioneer in…
William O'Neil, Legendary Investor And Founder Of Investor's Business Daily, Dies At 90
investors.com William O'Neil, a successful investment broker who started his own equity research firm and brokerage serving hundreds of institutional investors before later creating…
Who Was IBD Founder William O'Neil? Learn About The Legendary Investor And CAN SLIM Investing System Creator
investors.com X Investor's Business Daily founder William O'Neil was a legendary investor and one of the true great American success stories. His entrepreneurial spirit and strong work…
William J. O'Neil: Live With Purpose, Learn From The Best
investors.com William J. O'Neil (1933-2023) built IBD's "10 Secrets To Success" column as an action plan for anyone who wants to create a better life for oneself or for others. X Secret…
Which House Rules Committee members opposed the debt ceiling bill?
newsweek.com Four Democrats and two Republicans on the House Rules Committee voted against the deal backed by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Cast Looks Back on Their Characters’ Evolution
hollywoodreporter.com The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel may have come to a close on May 26, but the characters at the heart of the Emmy-winning series will stay with the castmembers who played them for…
Hydrogen Is Ramping Up In The Energy Transition, But It May Be Oversold
forbes.com What we knew before. The following aspects of hydrogen have been explored before. Rystad Energy predicted two years ago that liquid hydrogen will find a place at the 2050…
Noncompete agreements violate US labor law, official says
reuters.com A U.S. labor board official on Tuesday said requiring workers to sign agreements not to join competing companies is usually illegal, the latest bid by government regulators…
How Richard Glossip’s case is challenging Republicans in Oklahoma to rethink the death penalty
pbs.org Richard Glossip has had a “last meal” three times. The Oklahoma death row prisoner has been given nine different execution dates for a crime he says he did not commit, and…
Google Expands its Digital Marketing Coaching Program for SMBs
socialmediatoday.com Google has announced an expansion of its digital coaches program for SMBs, which provides online marketing advice and assistance, for free, to diverse small businesses…
Ticket To Ride: Legends of the West is a legacy board game served family-style
polygon.com Pandemic Legacy turned a lot of heads when it came out in 2015, not the least of which was the head of Alan R. Moon. His award-winning game Ticket To Ride, launched in 2004,…
Full list of House Republicans who plan to vote for debt ceiling deal
newsweek.com A number of House Republicans have already publicly come out in support of the deal to raise the debt ceiling negotiated by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin…
The state-level battles brewing in America over LGBTQ+ rights
pbs.org More than a dozen GOP-led states have passed bans with limits ranging from healthcare to sports participation while Democratic-controlled states have sought to shore up…
America’s Most Famous WWII Generals
247wallst.com What makes a great military leader? According to retired Army Maj. Gen. John L. Gronski, senior mentor for the U.S. Army Mission Command Training Program, there are four…
Did an Oscar Winner Premiere at Cannes?
vanityfair.com That’s a wrap on the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, but which of its many films will we be talking about later this year and into 2024? Triangle of Sadness, Top Gun: Maverick…
A Big U.S. Oil Refinery Could Go Up After a 50-Year Wait
barrons.com An Oklahoma oil hub could soon be home to the first large-scale oil refinery constructed in the U.S. in nearly 50 years. If the project actually does get built, it could…
How anti-LGBTQ sentiment is affecting Pride
vox.com Photo by Sean Drakes/Getty Images Regressive laws, waning corporate allyship, and threats of violence stoke fear and confusion. Repressive social backlash and extreme…
Sam's Club history: How Walmart grew its small-business supply store to a 600-warehouse behemoth locked in a battle with Costco
businessinsider.com Sam's Club was founded in 1983. Scott Olson/Getty Images Sam's Club opened its first discount warehouse in Midwest City, Oklahoma, in 1983. The name is an homage to Sam…
Colorado high schooler wants to graduate with a sash that's half-Mexican, half-American. Judge says that speech isn't free
fortune.com A federal judge ruled Friday that a rural Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation this weekend…
Home prices most expensive in Hawaii, cheapest in Illinois. Where does Utah rank?
stgeorgeutah.com ST. GEORGE — The average price of a home in the United States has gone up nearly 2,000% in the past 50 years. Buying a house is expensive, but a recent study reveals that…
Censoring ideas and rewriting history
theweek.com Several states are banning books and criminalizing the teaching of controversial topics. What's become verboten? Here's everything you need to know: Is censorship growing?…
Why Republicans are giving huge pay rises to teachers
economist.com I 8, teachers in Oklahoma staged an insurrection. Angry at dismal pay, they walked out of their classrooms for nine days and converged on the state capitol to demand more…
School-voucher schemes are spreading across America
economist.com P the walls in the packed hearing room. The double doors at the back opened and closed constantly as traffic flowed in and out. Adults whispered, some small children…
I have no hands or feet
newsweek.com I was born a quadruple amputee, which means that I'm missing both my hands and feet. I'm also adopted and have 18 siblings. My mother has an orphanage in Monrovia, Liberia,…
Sebastian Maniscalco, Robert De Niro, Kim Cattrall On New Comedy ‘About My Father’
forbes.com While he’s carefully crafted a playful on stage persona, storytelling lies at the heart of comedian Sebastian Maniscalco’s continually evolving stand-up act. Though he’s…
Republican 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis is 'blazing a trail' on school book bans
pbs.org TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — As he vies for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting a series of measures he has pushed that have led to…
Tech stocks surge as wave of interest in AI drives $4tn rally
theguardian.com A rush of interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has helped to fuel a $4tn (£3.2tn) rally in technology stocks this year, with the US Nasdaq exchange reaching its highest…
South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law paused until state Supreme Court review
pbs.org A judge on Friday put a temporary halt to South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.…
Infrastructure: Here's how states are benefiting from Biden's $1.2 trillion legislation
aol.com President Biden signed the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law in November 2021. Since then, the bipartisan legislation has provided state and…
David Einhorn Doubles-Down on These 2 Energy Stocks
yahoo.com David Einhorn’s hedge fund, Greenlight Capital, enjoyed some big gains in 2022, being one of the few to benefit from last year’s bear market. The conditions suited the value…
Why The Wealthy Invest In Real Assets
forbes.com Nick King, CEO and co-founder of Vint, an investment company for fine wine and rare spirits. Vint.co/disclaimer. For $558,000, you could buy a five-bedroom home outside of…
US oil and gas auction yields nearly $80 million for federal coffers
investing.com The U.S. on Thursday held its first sale of oil and gas drilling rights on federal lands since passage of President Joe Biden's landmark climate change law, attracting more…
Lululemon Expands Women’s Footwear With Road-To-Trail Blissfeel Trail Shoe
forbes.com Lululemon is going from the road to the trail. While announcing a six-day ultramarathon dubbed Further for March 2024 with a range of Lululemon athletes, the brand also…
Debt-ceiling talks: McCarthy and Biden both say Thursday that negotiators are making ‘progress’
marketwatch.com Top House Republicans and the Biden White House on Thursday sounded upbeat on Washington’s debt-ceiling talks, as investors continued to track the efforts to reach a…
States Where Students Score the Highest on the SAT
247wallst.com The majority of four year colleges and universities in America – about 80% of them – no longer require applicants to submit SAT scores. Before the pandemic, nearly half of…
Debt ceiling negotiations intensify as Fitch ratings warning on U.S. credit adds urgency
cnbc.com A sign for the financial agency Fitch Ratings on a building at the Canary Wharf business and shopping district in London, U.K., on Thursday, March 1, 2012. WASHINGTON — A…
My ex admitted killing Juli Busken
newsweek.com Anthony Sanchez waits on death row, his execution just months away. He is going to pay the ultimate price for a rape and murder he did not commit, according to his father's…
Anthony Sanchez, his execution nearing, pleads: "I'm not a killer"
newsweek.com A death row inmate scheduled for execution later this year has maintained his innocence, telling Newsweek in an exclusive interview: "I'm not a killer." Anthony Castillo…
Biden Remembers Uvalde Victims One Year After Texas Shooting
youtube.com As families and loved ones mourn the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden said from a solemn White…
Google searches questioning sexuality and gender up 1,300% since 2004, analysis shows
nbcnews.com Google searches by users for phrases questioning their own sexuality and gender identity — including “Am I gay” and “Am I lesbian” — have increased by 1,300% since 2004,…