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WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil prices spiked last week after the United States announced new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry in an attempt to lure Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end Moscow’s brutal war on Ukraine. U.S. benchmark crude jumped 5.6 percent to $61.79 per barrel and analysts say if the situation [...]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the decision last week that paves the way for future lease sales within the refuge’s 1.5 million-acre coastal plain, an area that’s [...]
Principals in Ohio will vote next month on a referendum that could clear the way for name, image and likeness agreements for high school athletes in the state, after a lawsuit by a standout wide receiver forced the issue. The vote — which will take place Nov. 17-21 — was moved up six months after [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8 percent in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said. The benefits increase for nearly 71 million Social Security recipients will go into effect in January. Increased payments to nearly 7.5 million [...]
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney set a goal for Canada to double its non-United States exports in the next decade, saying American tariffs are causing a chill in investment. Carney said many of Canada’s former strengths — based on close ties to America — have become vulnerabilities. “The jobs of workers in our [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion last week, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet. It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic: the United States hit [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration last week announced new “massive sanctions” against Russia’s oil industry that are aimed at moving Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and bringing an end to Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The sanctions against oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil followed months of calls from Ukrainian President Volodymyr [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain federal repayment plans following a lawsuit from the American Federation of Teachers. Under the agreement reached last week between the teachers union and the administration, the Education Department will process [...]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump ‘s plan to cut record beef prices by importing more meat from Argentina is running into opposition from American ranchers who are enjoying some rare profitable years and skepticism from industry analysts who say the president’s move probably wouldn’t lead to cheaper prices at grocery stores. The [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on non-American companies. Yet when it sought to hit back at U.S. interests this month, Beijing did exactly the same. In expanding export rules on rare earths, Beijing for the first time [...]