Iran War Underscores Risks of Trump’s Relentless Focus on Oil

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance. As crude oil …

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Will He Deploy US Troops to Seize Uranium?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing perhaps the most daunting question of the war with Iran, one that could define his time in office: Will he put U.S. troops on the ground in Iran to secure some 970 pounds of enriched uranium that Tehran could potentially use to build nuclear weapons? The president …

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Surging U.S. gas prices could erase bigger tax refunds, analysis finds

Higher U.S. gasoline prices stemming from the Iran war could effectively wipe out the fatter tax refunds many Americans are expected to collect this year, a new analysis found. Economists from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) estimate that the average U.S. household will spend an additional $740 on gas this year because of the …

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China Cracks Down on Fentanyl Networks in Move Long Sought by Washington

BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) – ⁠China ⁠has arrested seven people ⁠and subjected 12 more to “criminal compulsory measures” ​in a campaign targeting traffickers in fentanyl precursor chemicals, state ‌media said on Thursday, a ‌move long urged by the United States. For years ⁠Washington ⁠had pressed China for measures such as arresting the ​sellers of chemicals …

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Fugitive wanted in 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate is arrested in Mexico

A man who is wanted in Colombia and Ecuador for the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito in 2023 was arrested in Mexico and transferred to Colombia, authorities said Wednesday. Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales, an Ecuadorian national, arrived in Bogota on Wednesday, where he was intercepted at El Dorado Airport by Colombia’s …

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Hegseth and Caine holding briefing on Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are holding a briefing for reporters Thursday on the latest developments in the Iran wastheir first since Israel carried out strikes killing Iran’s top security chief Ali Larijani and Esmail Khatib, its intelligence minister. Despite U.S. and Israeli strikes against senior Iranian leaders, Director of …

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Sneak peek: What the Neighbors Saw

ALL NEW: Late at night a couple watches as a rolled-up carpet is carted out of a nearby home. Soon after they learn the combative neighbor who lived there is missing. “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, March 21 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. (Possible game delay)

EU Has Tools to Bypass Hungary’s Ukraine Loan Veto but Must Show Courage, Kallas Says

BRUSSELS, March 19 (Reuters) – ⁠There ⁠are alternatives to ⁠overcome Hungary’s veto on ​a 90 billion euro ($103 billion) loan ‌to Ukraine but ‌they will need political ⁠courage ⁠from European leaders, EU foreign policy chief ​Kaja Kallas said on Thursday. “There are alternatives, but let’s see how ​this goes. It will also need ⁠some ⁠political …

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Drone Attack From Sudan Kills 17 in Chad, Chadian Government Says

N’DJAMENA, March 19 (Reuters) – A cross-border drone ⁠attack ⁠from Sudan killed 17 ⁠people in Chad including mourners attending a funeral ​service, the Chadian government and local sources said on Thursday, and ‌the country’s president vowed to ‌retaliate for any further attacks. The border town of Tine ⁠was struck ⁠on Wednesday afternoon as mourners gathered …

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