By Ryan Patrick Jones (Reuters) – The U.S. state of Alaska has sued the Biden administration for what it calls violations of a Congressional directive to allow oil and gas development in a portion of…
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On a porn set in California’s San Fernando Valley, a performer we’ll call Jake explains why he joined the industry after dabbling in escorting. He says he was drawn to porn work because of the…
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In the grand scheme of things, 45 years is not a long time. Back in 1980, it would take me three weeks to run a computer program, written in the programming language Cobol, that worked…
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday released guidance to help companies secure clean energy tax credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, finalizing a program to extend subsidies long available for wind and…
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When states give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, it affects nondrivers, too — even the littlest ones. Babies born to immigrants from Mexico and Central America are bigger and healthier in states that make that…
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Central banks no longer stand behind national currencies with the promise of repayment of their value in precious metals, such as gold and silver. Yet currencies remain as liabilities on the balance sheets of central…
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In a special episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast to start 2025, we’ve brought together three science editors from The Conversation’s editions around the world to discuss what to look out for in the world…
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By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices fell slightly on Tuesday as optimism over demand faded, although tighter Russian and Iranian supply driven by expanding Western sanctions checked losses. futures were down 25 cents, or 0.33%,…
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into law during his first term as president, will expire on Dec. 31, 2024. As Trump and Republicans prepare to negotiate…
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Investing.com– Oil prices experienced a slight decline on Monday amid volatile trading, despite earlier gains driven by colder weather and stronger-than-expected services activity in Europe. The drop followed some soft economic data. Annual inflation in Europe’s…
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