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  • Another OPEC? Indonesia hopes for a cartel for battery metals

    Another OPEC? Indonesia hopes for a cartel for battery metals

     

    Indonesia produces more nickel than any other country. As demand soars for batteries to power the energy transition, that presents a huge opportunity, and the archipelago nation of 276 million people intends to take advantage of it.

    ​Indonesia produces more nickel than any other country. As demand soars for batteries to power the energy transition, that presents a huge opportunity, and the archipelago nation of 276 million people intends to take advantage of it. 

  • The West just scrambled the oil market. What happens next is up to Russia

    The West just scrambled the oil market. What happens next is up to Russia

     

    Most Russian crude oil exports to Europe are now banned, marking the boldest effort yet by the West to pile financial pressure on President Vladimir Putin as his brutal war in Ukraine enters its tenth month.

    ​Most Russian crude oil exports to Europe are now banned, marking the boldest effort yet by the West to pile financial pressure on President Vladimir Putin as his brutal war in Ukraine enters its tenth month. 

  • Trump’s most anti-democratic statement yet looks like a desperate attempt to energize his lackluster 2024 campaign

    Trump’s most anti-democratic statement yet looks like a desperate attempt to energize his lackluster 2024 campaign

     

    Donald Trump’s call for the termination of the Constitution is his most extreme anti-democratic statement yet and seems oblivious to the sentiments of voters who rejected election deniers in the midterm elections.

    ​Donald Trump’s call for the termination of the Constitution is his most extreme anti-democratic statement yet and seems oblivious to the sentiments of voters who rejected election deniers in the midterm elections. 

  • Delta, pilots reach labor deal with 34% pay hike

    Delta, pilots reach labor deal with 34% pay hike

     

    Delta Air Lines has offered a 34% cumulative pay increase to its pilots over three years in a new contract, demonstrating the bargaining power aviators are enjoying in a short-staffed industry with booming travel demand.

    ​Delta Air Lines has offered a 34% cumulative pay increase to its pilots over three years in a new contract, demonstrating the bargaining power aviators are enjoying in a short-staffed industry with booming travel demand. 

  • Former Fort Worth police officer stands trial in the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson

    Former Fort Worth police officer stands trial in the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson

     

    The murder trial of a former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in front of her young nephew in her Texas home in 2019 begins on Monday.

    ​The murder trial of a former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in front of her young nephew in her Texas home in 2019 begins on Monday. 

  • Foxconn says it’s restoring production at the world’s largest iPhone factory

    Foxconn says it’s restoring production at the world’s largest iPhone factory

     

    Apple supplier Foxconn says it is “gradually” restoring production capacity at its sprawling campus in central China, which has been hit by Covid-19 restrictions and worker protests since October.

    ​Apple supplier Foxconn says it is “gradually” restoring production capacity at its sprawling campus in central China, which has been hit by Covid-19 restrictions and worker protests since October. 

  • Letters from surviving roommates read at church memorial service for slain University of Idaho students

    Letters from surviving roommates read at church memorial service for slain University of Idaho students

     

    At a memorial service for four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death last month, a pastor from an Idaho church read aloud letters from the surviving roommates, recalling their memories of their friends and sharing their sadness.

    ​At a memorial service for four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death last month, a pastor from an Idaho church read aloud letters from the surviving roommates, recalling their memories of their friends and sharing their sadness. 

  • FBI special agent found not guilty of attempted murder in Metro shooting incident

    FBI special agent found not guilty of attempted murder in Metro shooting incident

     

    An FBI special agent who shot and wounded a fellow passenger aboard a Washington, DC-area Metro train in December 2020 was found not guilty of attempted murder and other related charges by a Maryland jury on Friday, according to the state’s attorney for Montgomery County.

    ​An FBI special agent who shot and wounded a fellow passenger aboard a Washington, DC-area Metro train in December 2020 was found not guilty of attempted murder and other related charges by a Maryland jury on Friday, according to the state’s attorney for Montgomery County. 

  • Midwestern Democrat voices concern over Iowa possibly losing front-runner status on 2024 calendar

    Midwestern Democrat voices concern over Iowa possibly losing front-runner status on 2024 calendar

     

    Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois voiced concerns Sunday with Iowa potentially losing its status as the first state to vote in the presidential nominating process following a proposal by President Joe Biden to reshape the 2024 calendar.

    ​Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois voiced concerns Sunday with Iowa potentially losing its status as the first state to vote in the presidential nominating process following a proposal by President Joe Biden to reshape the 2024 calendar. 

  • Is the worst over for bitcoin and the rest of crypto?

    Is the worst over for bitcoin and the rest of crypto?

     

    The meltdown of FTX has sent the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tumbling more than 60% this year…and the carnage has spread to publicly traded companies with exposure to digital assets.

    ​The meltdown of FTX has sent the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tumbling more than 60% this year…and the carnage has spread to publicly traded companies with exposure to digital assets.