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Iran threatens $200 oil barrels as US prepares massive release of emergency petroleum reserves
17+ hour, 35+ min ago (707+ words) Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy's head of petroleum analysis, says a rise in gas prices from a potential Iranian shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz "would not last long.' Iran warned the United States Wednesday that oil prices could soar to…...
Nonstop sirens in north as Hezbollah expands rocket fire to central Israel, Iran launches missile toward Jerusalem
16+ hour, 51+ min ago (72+ words) MISSILE AIMED AT JERUSALEM (Main headline, 4th story, link) Related stories:IRAN: BANKS NEXT TARGETWARNS OIL $200RAMPS UP STRIKES ON SHIPSNYT: TRUMP MISCALCULATEDFBI ALERT FOR CA DRONE ATTACKS Nonstop sirens in north as Hezbollah expands rocket fire to central Israel, Iran launches…...
The reading method that left many kids behind
21+ hour, 25+ min ago (696+ words) "My child can't read!" That's become a common complaint from parents. Why? It might be because kids are distracted by social media and video games. But I think it's also because reading instruction became lazy and political. Instead of memorizing…...
Billie Eilish in Talks to Make Movie Debut With Sarah Polley’s ‘The Bell Jar’
22+ hour, 35+ min ago (284+ words) The project from Focus Features adapts author Sylvia Plath's classic novel. Billie Eilish is eyeing the big screen. The music star is in talks to make her feature acting debut with Oscar-winning filmmaker Sarah Polley's adaptation of Sylvia Path's classic…...
Paris Jackson Rips Executors As Michael Jackson Estate Civil War Erupts
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (811+ words) Paris Jackson, to put it bluntly and with a little of A Few Good Men tossed in, wants the lawyers running her father's estate to beat it. "Aping the infamous Colonel Jessup, Mr. Branca testified that he had neither the…...
Israel eyes African forward base to bring war to Houthis’ doorstep
21+ hour, 47+ min ago (153+ words) Israel eyes African forward base to bring war to Houthis' doorstep... (First column, 13th story, link) Related stories:Oman's Biggest Port Struck by Drones...Trump mixed messaging sparks wild swings in markets...Who can take the pain the longest?Dozens of…...
The Oscars’ Fight to Stay Relevant Amid Its Cultural Decline
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (287+ words) For the first time, the Oscars are chasing the audience rather than leading it." You need no reminder that the Academy Awards have been bleeding viewers so profusely that it should be eligible for its own Makeup nomination. The ceremony…...
After Katzenberg: Hollywood Democrats Come Back To Life — With Cash
22+ hour, 30+ min ago (551+ words) Katzenberg is really like the general that just lost three wars," veteran political consultant Mike Murphy tells me. The Democrats really want to bring up some colonels to take his place, and they will emerge." On Saturday night in the…...
Here are 12 bills Democrats just passed to trample gun rights in Virginia
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (602+ words) Democrats have introduced 18 bills in the Virginia General Assembly to restrict gun rights since January. Twelve have already cleared both chambers10 are before Gov. Abigail Spanberger and two more are awaiting enrollment before heading to her desk. Not one is cosponsored…...
Meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax to protest against Trump
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (601+ words) Some US taxpayers are refusing to pay the federal government amid ICE surges, the war with Iran and more "I'm not paying my federal income taxes this year," Rachel Cohen declared in a recent Instagram video that received more than…...