The young man flanked the shattered entry of a ransacked CVS in Santa Monica, where people had swept the shelves clean of everything from diapers to detergent. The man, who did not cover his face, admitted he was a looter. He did not apologize. © (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Looters ransack the Apple …
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OPEC, Russia and allies were set on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July after crude prices doubled in the past two months on the back of their efforts to withdraw almost 10% of global supplies from the market. The group known as OPEC+ was also set to demand countries …
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By the first half of 2020, crude oil stockpiles are expected to increase by a staggering 1.5 billion barrels, which is the “unprecedented volume,” Algeria’s Oil Minister Mohamed Akrab said on Saturday, at the opening of the meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The minister, who is also chairing the OPEC …
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The nation’s capital is bracing for the largest protest yet on Saturday since the death of George Floyd, expanding a massive fenced perimeter around the White House, even as the Pentagon sent home hundreds of active duty troops positioned outside the city. Over 10 days of protests, the security perimeter around the White House has …
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The BLS noted that people were counted as “employed” if they were paid by their employer for any part of the pay period through the 12th, “even if they were not actually at their jobs.” Reality is the weekly state jobs report showed a huge increase in weekly claims for the period from May 15 …
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SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) –Oil headed for a sixth weekly gain after OPEC+ reached a tentative agreement to prolong its record production cuts. Brent crude was back above $40 a barrel, while futures in New York rose 2% on Friday. After almost a week of wrangling, Saudi Arabia and Russia clinched a deal with Iraq over its …
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Thursday that she agreed with former Defense Secretary James Mattis’ criticism of President Trump, calling it “true and honest and necessary and overdue.” Murkowski, who has signaled her discomfort with the president in the past, also said that she’s “struggling” with her support for him in November — a rare …
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary rebuke, former defense secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed use of military force to quell protests near the White House and said his former boss was setting up a “false conflict” between the military and civilian society. “I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry …
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5th Avenue is the most famous shopping strip in the world. And its in ruin. The true story is not being told. As a foot note the Gucci store was untouched. That is because its located in the Trump Tower and was protected by a army of secret service agents. The poor schmucks at Macy’s …
Washington (CNN)Attorney General William Barr on Monday evening ordered authorities to clear a crowd of protesters that had gathered near the White House, according to a Justice Department official, minutes ahead of President Donald Trump’s televised address from the Rose Garden. Barr and other top officials from agencies responsible for securing the White House had …
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