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Soaring crude prices make the cost of pretty much everything else go up too because we almost literally eat oil

The price of oil has been spiking in recent weeks in response to concerns that the war in Ukraine will significantly reduce supply. But what happens in oil markets never stays in oil markets. The price of U.S. crude oil

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Inside Ted Cruz’s last-ditch battle to keep Trump in power – The Washington Post

Inside Ted Cruz’s last-ditch battle to keep Trump in power  The Washington Post

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Israel, Arab Countries Pledge to Strengthen Ties After Summit

A historic meeting of diplomats concluded with the group pledging to work more closely on security and economic interests, and promising to make this once-unthinkable gathering a regular event.

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Analysts investigate possibility of North Korea missile test ‘deception’

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Reports suggest North Korea’s biggest missile test ever may not have been what it seemed, raising new questions over the secretive country’s banned weapons programme. North Korea said it had test-fired its new Hwasong-17

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Ukraine and Russia Prepare for Talks in Turkey as Russian Missiles Hit Cities

Negotiators were scheduled to travel to Istanbul for face-to-face cease-fire talks after Moscow’s forces struck sites across Ukraine overnight.

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Shanghai is locking down over 10 million people at a time. Why that’s a big deal – CNN

Shanghai is locking down over 10 million people at a time. Why that’s a big deal  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News

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Taliban bars government employees without beards from work -sources

By Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere to a dress code or risk being fired, three sources told Reuters, the latest of several new restrictions imposed by the

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Kremlin says Biden’s remark on the end of Putin is alarming

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that U.S. President Joe Biden’s remark that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” was a cause for alarm, in a measured response to a public call from the United States

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Ukraine leader says he seeks peace ‘without delay’ in talks – The Associated Press – en Español

Ukraine leader says he seeks peace ‘without delay’ in talks  The Associated Press – en EspañolView Full Coverage on Google News

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Russia says Biden’s comment that Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ is ‘alarming’: LIVE UPDATES – Fox News

Russia says Biden’s comment that Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ is ‘alarming’: LIVE UPDATES  Fox News Bash presses NATO rep. on walking back Biden’s unscripted Putin declaration  CNN France’s Macron warns against escalation after Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’  Fox News

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