German energy czar warns: Don't let guard down on gas supply
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Germany's natural gas reserves are abundant, and prices are down. But the country's top utility regulator, Klaus Mueller, says it's too soon to sound the all clear on an energy crisis spawned by the …
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By DAVID McHUGH
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2/23/23
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Yellen affirms push for stronger Russia sanctions at G-20
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. will push for tougher, better enforced sanctions against Russia and is hoping for a “fully funded" package of financial support for Ukraine. Yellen …
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By SIBI ARASU
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2/23/23
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Could Nigeria’s cash shortage hurt the presidential vote?
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Voters in Nigeria are electing a new leader Saturday, with 18 candidates vying to lead a country facing a series of struggles — the newest and most pressing being a shortage of cash. Three …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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2/23/23
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Divided Cyprus' new president scopes out peace talks reset
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The new president of Cyprus is meeting informally with the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots to test the waters on reviving stalemated talks to end the island’s ethnic division. It has been …
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By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
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2/23/23
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Search suspended for 50 missing in China mine collapse
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State media report the search for at least 50 people missing since an open pit coal mine collapsed in northern China has been suspended following an additional landslide at the gigantic facility. Two …
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2/23/23
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Raimondo seeks to rally US behind $52 billion chip program
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The government's $52 billion investment to develop advanced computer chips has become a rare source of bipartisan agreement. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell voted for it because of its …
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By JOSH BOAK
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2/23/23
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At least 2 dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse
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Chinese state media say at least two people have died and more than 50 are missing following a collapse at an open pit mine in the country's northern Inner Mongolia region. The official Xinhua News …
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2/22/23
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Norfolk Southern is third railroad to offer paid sick time
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Norfolk Southern has become the third major freight railroad to offer some of its employees paid sick time. It announced a deal Wednesday with one of its unions in response to workers’ quality-of …
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By JOSH FUNK
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2/22/23
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Tiny Nevada town gets county OK to lift ban on alcohol sales
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Alcohol sales soon will be allowed in a tiny Nevada town with Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints roots and a decades-long ban on buying beer, wine and liquor. Lincoln County commissioners on …
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2/22/23
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Reprieve sought for cattle on eve of US shooting operation
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Ranchers are asking a U.S. district judge to delay what they describe as a potential mass slaughter of as many as 150 “unauthorized” cows on public land in southwestern New Mexico. Plans by the …
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
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2/22/23
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Little progress on California's plan to penalize oil profits
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California lawmakers are having their first public hearing on a proposal to penalize some oil company profits. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed the law in response to record high gas prices over the …
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By ADAM BEAM
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2/22/23
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Biden considers 1st offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by …
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
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2/22/23
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Fed Minutes: Almost all officials backed quarter-point hike
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Nearly all Federal Reserve policymakers agreed earlier this month to slow the pace of their rate increases to a quarter-point, with only “a few” supporting a larger half-point hike. The minutes …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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2/22/23
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Justices OK overtime pay for $200,000-a-year oil rig worker
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The Supreme Court has ruled that an energy company employee who earned more than $200,000 a year still qualified for overtime pay under a federal law meant to protect blue-collar workers. By a 6-3 …
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2/22/23
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No cow needed: Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes
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Draft U.S. rules would allow soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” to keep using the name. The Food and Drug Administration says plant-based beverages don't pretend to …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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2/22/23
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UK grocers limit sales of some vegetables amid shortages
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Several British supermarket chains have limited the amount of some fresh fruits and vegetables that customers can buy amid shortages blamed on bad weather in Spain and Morocco. Tesco, the U.K.’s …
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2/22/23
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Rales Foundation bets big on Carnegie Mellon STEM students
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Carnegie Mellon University and the Norman and Ruth Rales Foundation announced Wednesday a $116 million gift to endow scholarships for graduate students studying STEM from groups underrepresented in …
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By THALIA BEATY
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2/22/23
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Amazon closes $3.9B buyout of health company One Medical
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Amazon has closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary care organization One Medical. The health company runs a membership-based service offers virtual care as well as in-person visits. And …
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By HALELUYA HADERO
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2/22/23
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New estimate U.S. could face default on debt by early June
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A new estimate finds the U.S. could face an unprecedented default on its obligations as soon as early June if Congress does not act to lift the debt limit. The projection from the Bipartisan Policy …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN
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2/22/23
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EU carbon price passes symbolic 100 euros as reforms bite
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The price of releasing planet-heating carbon into the atmosphere rose above 100 euros in the European Union for the first time this week. Experts said Wednesday this is a signal that speaks for the …
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By FRANK JORDANS
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2/22/23
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