President Joe Biden bet that a debate with Republican Donald Trump would boost his moribund reelection campaign. His gamble failed. A weary president looked every day of his 81 years. Instead of proving to voters that he had the stamina for another four year term, everything that could go wrong did. Biden misspoke numerous times, …
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The chief of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar said on Thursday that Israel is “ready to face Hezbollah” after defeating Hamas in Gaza. “We are in the midst of the longest war in our history since the War of Independence,” Bar said at a graduation ceremony for IAF pilots. “We have been …
Crude oil inventories in the United States rose this week by 914,000 barrels for the week ending June 21, according to The American Petroleum Institute (API), after analysts had expected a 3 million barrel draw.For the week prior, the API reported a 2.264 million barrel build in crude inventories. On Tuesday, the Department of Energy …
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Toyota Motor Corporation revealed on Thursday that its global sales, including Toyota, Daihatsu and Hino, decreased by 2.0% in May on an annual basis to reach 888,491 units. Sales in Japan alone nosedived by 20.5%, while foreign sales rose by 2.0% compared to the corresponding month a year earlier. According to the company’s release, global …
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby stated on Wednesday that the United States will continue to work with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in helping the latter’s country achieve a new ceasefire with Hamas. Speaking to reporters at a press briefing, Kirby also stressed Washington will continue to deliver the weapons and ammunition …
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Hamas representatives believe that the United States administration is not actively pushing for a ceasefire and hostage deal at the moment, Haaretz reported on Wednesday, citing a Palestinian official. The source said that Hamas expects Washington to start exerting more pressure on Israel after the Israeli military concludes its ground operation in southern Gaza’s city …
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Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending June 21, 2024 U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.5 million barrels per day during the week ending June 21, 2024, which was 234 thousand barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 92.2% of their operable capacity last week. Gasoline production …
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The US must signal to Iran and Hezbollah that an escalation of their fight with Israel will trigger a devastating response. Israel faces several grave decisions in the coming weeks — what to do in Gaza after the fighting in Rafah concludes, how to balance the campaign against Hamas with the quest to free the …
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United States President Joe Biden’s Senior Adviser for Energy and Investment Amos Hochstein supposedly warned Hezbollah that it is false to think that the US would be able to stop Israel from invading Lebanon if the militia’s attacks escalate.Hochstein asked Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri during his visit to Beirut last week to pass on …
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday met with United States President Joe Biden’s Senior Adviser for Energy and Investment, Amos Hochstein in Washington and stressed that the transition to the third phase in the Gaza war will affect all fronts. “Minister Gallant told Hochstein that the transition to ‘Phase C’ in the war in Gaza …
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