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The Neve Photon carrying crude oil from Venezuela docks at Port Freeport in Freeport, Texas, U.S., January 15, 2026. Antranik Tabitian | ReutersEnergy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday that the United States is locking in about 30% higher prices for Venezuelan crude as the country begins selling Latin American crude after detaining former President Nicolas Maduro.Washington has completed its first sale of about $500 million worth of Venezuelan crude oil, and more sales are expected in the coming days and weeks, a U.S. Department of Energy spokesperson said.”If you sell that same barrel of oil, you get a realized price…
Pregnant Hailee Steinfeld’s husband Josh Allen reacts to photo of Hailee Steinfeld wearing Broncos gear going viralHailee Steinfeld I almost fell in the wrong direction, but Josh Allen I’m not holding a grudge. It’s been just over a month since the couple announced that Hailey was pregnant with their first child. sinner Information about the actress who cheered for the Denver Broncos at the 2016 Super Bowl has started circulating online. And while Josh and the Buffalo Bills are scheduled to face a rival team in an NFL playoff game on January 17th, he’s not feeling pressured by his wife’s…
Aerial view of cargo ships and cargo containers in the port.Adoff01 / 500px | 500px | Getty ImagesIndia’s exports to China surged in December, but shipments to the U.S. fell as President Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs forced New Delhi to focus on alternative markets. Exports to China rose 67% to $2 billion in December, compared with a 1.8% decline in goods to the United States, New Delhi’s biggest export market, to $6.8 billion, according to government figures released late Thursday.The US imposed 50% tariffs on New Delhi, the highest of any country and even higher on China, upending both trade…
Duchess Kate breaks royal tradition with talks with England women’s rugby teamKate Middleton isn’t afraid to shift into high gear. In fact, the Princess of Wales recently broke traditional royal norms and drove herself to a reception hosted by the England women’s rugby team at Windsor Castle to commemorate their September 2025 World Cup victory. Kate, who is a patron of the team, arrived at the royal venue behind the wheel of a black car and exited from the driver’s side of the car, as seen in footage shared with X. No one else was in the car with her,…
A billboard in front of Mitsubishi Corporation’s headquarters in Tokyo, Thursday, January 15, 2026. Mitsubishi Corporation has agreed to buy Aison Energy Management LLC’s U.S. gas and pipeline assets for $5.2 billion, making it the largest acquisition by a Japanese company in the U.S. shale sector. Photographer: Takaaki Iwabe/Bloomberg (via Getty Images)Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMitsubishi Corporation announced Friday that a Japanese trading house aiming to increase its presence in Japan’s energy market will acquire U.S. shale gas assets in a $7.53 billion deal that includes debt.Mitsubishi Motors aims to capitalize on rising power demand from data centers, manufacturing…
Elon Musk and xAI logo.Vincent Filley | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Environmental Protection Agency this week closed a loophole exploited by Elon Musk’s xAI to quickly ramp up the company’s first data center in Memphis, Tennessee. Musk’s artificial intelligence startup used a cluster of gas-fired turbines to create a type of off-grid power plant for the Colossus facility. The company was able to avoid air pollution permits by classifying the turbines mounted on its trailers as “non-road engines.”The EPA’s latest rules make clear that these types of turbines cannot be designated as nonroad engines, especially if their total emissions exceed…
Some employees at the largest US military base in the Middle East are being asked to leave, US officials told CNN on Wednesday, as countries in the region press the Trump administration to reconsider military action against Iran. US officials described the order for some personnel to leave Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base as a “precautionary measure” given current tensions in the region. The US embassies in Saudi Arabia and Qatar advised their staff to “intensify their vigilance and limit non-essential travel” to military installations in the region, and the embassy in Riyadh called on citizens to maintain a “personal…
Keratosis pilaris (also known as KP), ingrown hairs, and rough, dry patches. Probably everyone has experienced at least one of these things at some point in their life. All of this is completely normal, and there’s nothing wrong with wanting to achieve smooth, baby-soft skin. What’s the secret? Add exfoliating products to your shower routine. Exfoliating products remove dead skin cells, increase cell turnover, and prevent pores from becoming clogged. This helps fight dryness, dullness, and rough texture. The result is brighter, smoother, softer and more radiant skin. There are several ways to exfoliate from head to toe, but the…
LONDON — European stock markets ended lower on Friday as investors continued to monitor geopolitical tensions.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index ended 0.1% lower, with major exchanges and most sectors mixed.Semiconductor stocks in the benchmark index rose on Thursday after TSMC’s strong results, with some stocks extending their gains into Friday. Stock prices of Dutch semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers ASML The stock hit a 52-week high and ended Friday trading 1.6% higher.This comes just days after a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia gave Orsted the green light to resume work on the nearly completed Revolution…
Earlier this week, the California Attorney General’s Office announced that it was investigating xAI over reports that its chatbot Grok was being used to create non-consensual sexual images of women and minors. On Friday, the government sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, demanding that it immediately stop producing CSAM, which contains non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material. “Today, I sent a cease-and-desist letter to xAI, demanding that the company immediately cease producing and distributing deepfakes, non-consensual intimate images, and child sexual abuse material,” California AG Rob Bonta said in a press release. “The production of this material…