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Analysis-When it comes to oil, the global economy is still hooked By Reuters

Analysis-When it comes to oil, the global economy is still hooked By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past a pump jack on an oil field owned by Bashneft company near the village of Nikolo-Berezovka, northwest from Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin…

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How much is the media buzz from a March Madness Cinderella run worth to a school like Saint Peter’s?

How much is the media buzz from a March Madness Cinderella run worth to a school like Saint Peter’s?

Few people outside Jersey City had heard of the No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s Peacocks before they upset No. 2 seed Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Two days later, Saint Peter’s…

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Factbox-Who is still buying Russian crude oil By Reuters

Factbox-Who is still buying Russian crude oil By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows railroad freight cars, including oil tanks, in Omsk, Russia May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko (Reuters) – Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States have imposed outright bans on…

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Coastal home buyers are ignoring rising flood risks, despite clear warnings and rising insurance premiums

Coastal home buyers are ignoring rising flood risks, despite clear warnings and rising insurance premiums

Apollo Beach, Florida, is a maze of canals lined with hundreds of houses perched right near the water’s edge. The whole community, just south of Tampa, is only about 3 feet above sea level, meaning…

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Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond

Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond

Want to go to space? It could cost you. This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make the first fully-private, crewed flight to the International Space Station. The going price for a seat is…

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BoE aims to boost comms with new ‘visual identity’

BoE aims to boost comms with new ‘visual identity’

The Bank of England’s new website The Bank of England launched a new “visual identity system” on March 3, including a redesigned website, new logo and changes to the way it presents data. “One part…

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Oil drops as supply crunch fears ease, trading costs rise By Reuters

Oil drops as supply crunch fears ease, trading costs rise By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind the chimneys of the Total Grandpuits oil refinery, southeast of Paris, France, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell about…

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March Madness stars can now cash in on endorsements – but some limits set by states and universities may still be unconstitutional

March Madness stars can now cash in on endorsements – but some limits set by states and universities may still be unconstitutional

March Madness is proving lucrative for some of its Cinderella stories and standout stars, thanks to a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that led the NCAA to end its longstanding ban on student athletes earning money…

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lessons from ‘old bones in boxes’

lessons from ‘old bones in boxes’

The discipline of physical anthropology has a dark, often fraught past. It was misused to justify slavery and even genocide. In this edited extract from the introduction of his new book, Bones and Bodies: How…

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Exclusive-OPEC officials tell EU of unease about proposed ban on Russian oil, sources say By Reuters

Exclusive-OPEC officials tell EU of unease about proposed ban on Russian oil, sources say By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The OPEC logo pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo By Alex…

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