By David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN Business The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a man-made underground government storage complex built inside four separate salt domes on the Texas and Louisiana Gulf coast. Combined, the four SPR locations currently hold about 600 million barrels of crude oil. They’re about to get 30 million barrels lighter.
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By Aleks Klosok, CNN Ukraine will send a full contingent of 20 athletes and nine guides to the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Tuesday. The governing body tweeted a picture of the delegation with the message: “Ukraine’s Paralympic Team together earlier today before boarding for #Beijing2022.” The IPC
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Once snow and ice melt on the roads it can lead to drivers being frustrated with one thing, potholes.
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TONIGHT Abundant sunshine and a healthy breeze is pushing temperatures into the 70’s this afternoon. As dry as things still are, grass fires could get out of hand quickly so you’ll want to avoid the outdoor burning. These clear skies stick around for tomorrow, which means tonight will get a bit chilly. Expect lows back
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Domino’s is raising the price on one of its top promotions. The pizza chain announced that its “Mix and Match” deal, which lets customers choose two or more items for $5.99 each, will soon cost $1 more each for delivery orders. Domino’s said the price, which won’t change for carryout
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Agentes de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos incautaron cerca de US$ 3 millones en metanfetaminas escondidas en pequeños paquetes dentro en un cargamento de cebollas en San Diego, informó la agencia el viernes. El domingo 20 de febrero, agentes federales encontraron en el puerto de
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By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Albert Wise, who is disabled, never got his mail-in ballot. It took Houston-area retiree Pam Gaskin three attempts to get hers. And 95-year-old World War
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Houston, Texas, man has been sentenced in Missouri to five years in federal prison for defrauding two men out of $1.6 million. Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Duc Nguyen was sentenced Monday. Nguyen pleaded guilty last year to one count of wire fraud. Prosecutors say he persuaded Phillip Hudnall of
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Houston, Texas, man has been sentenced in Missouri to five years in federal prison for defrauding two men out of $1.6 million. Federal prosecutors say 58-year-old Duc Nguyen was sentenced Monday. Nguyen pleaded guilty last year to one count of wire fraud. Prosecutors say he persuaded Phillip Hudnall of
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, compartió su evaluación de la situación actual en Ucrania durante una llamada telefónica con su homólogo de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, este martes, según informó el Kremlin. “Vladimir Putin enfatizó que los objetivos de la operación militar especial son proteger a la población civil de
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN A large majority of Americans say the US should prioritize developing renewable energy, but remain wary of transitioning off fossil fuels entirely, according to new polling from Pew Research Center. The survey of 10,237 US adults was conducted weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine, which has increased energy costs around the world
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By Matthew Chance, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged US counterpart Joe Biden to deliver a strong and “useful” message about the Russian invasion at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, in an exclusive interview with CNN and Reuters from the bunker in Kyiv in which he is leading his military’s response.
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By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency’s 31 member countries have agreed to release 60 million barrels of oil from their strategic reserves “to send a strong message to oil markets” that supplies won’t fall short after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The board of the Paris-based IEA
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter’s rules against hateful conduct. Twitter suspended Vicky Hartzler’s personal account on Monday, saying she won’t be able to tweet, retweet, follow or like posts until she deletes the tweet. The mid-February tweet
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter’s rules against hateful conduct. Twitter suspended Vicky Hartzler’s personal account on Monday, saying she won’t be able to tweet, retweet, follow or like posts until she deletes the tweet. The mid-February tweet
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business March is looking a lot like January and February on Wall Street. That’s not good news for investors. The Dow fell nearly 600 points Tuesday, or 1.8%, one day after stocks capped off their second straight month of declines to start the year. The Dow managed to finish
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By Stephanie Busari, Nimi Princewill, Shama Nasinde and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, foreign students attempting to leave the country say they are experiencing racist treatment by Ukrainian security forces and border officials. One African medical student told CNN that she and other foreigners were ordered off the public transit
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La comunidad de inteligencia de EE.UU. convirtió la evaluación del estado de ánimo del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en una prioridad absoluta en los últimos días, ya que busca establecer cómo está afectando su manejo de la rápida escalada de la crisis de Ucrania, según dos fuentes familiarizadas con el proceso.
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Mientras las columnas acorazadas rusas marchaban desde diferentes direcciones sobre las principales ciudades de Ucrania, Belarús —el aliado más importante de Moscú en la región y desde donde provino una de las fuerzas invasoras rusas— celebró el domingo un referéndum para modificar su constitución. ¿Por qué es importante este hecho
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