‼️US Stocks plummet 500-plus points as Biden announces hefty oil reserves release.
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⚡️ White House: Biden currently has no plans to talk with Putin
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🛢 US will require valves on new pipelines in a new attempt to prevent disasters
US officials on Monday adopted a long-delayed rule aimed at reducing death and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures, in response to repeated fatal explosions and massive spills in California, Michigan and other states.
The rule requires companies to install valves that can quickly shut off the flow of oil, natural gas or other hazardous fuels when pipelines rupture. It came in response to a massive gas explosion in San Bruno, California, that killed eight people in 2010, and to large oil spills that flowed into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River and Montana’s Yellowstone River, as well as many other spills.
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg noted that more stringent regulations for the fossil fuel industry were needed because too many people have been harmed by pipeline failures.
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US officials on Monday adopted a long-delayed rule aimed at reducing death and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures, in response to repeated fatal explosions and massive spills in California, Michigan and other states.
The rule requires companies to install valves that can quickly shut off the flow of oil, natural gas or other hazardous fuels when pipelines rupture. It came in response to a massive gas explosion in San Bruno, California, that killed eight people in 2010, and to large oil spills that flowed into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River and Montana’s Yellowstone River, as well as many other spills.
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg noted that more stringent regulations for the fossil fuel industry were needed because too many people have been harmed by pipeline failures.
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⚡️US Extends deployment of Harry S. Truman Carrier strike group in Mediterranean - Pentagon
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🧠 Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study says
More than 4 in 10 US high school students said they felt sad or hopeless, according to government findings released on Thursday. The reports are based on some 7,700 public and private high school students from 128 schools. Among the findings:
🔹 44% reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless during the past year. A similar survey before COVID-19 hit put the figure at 37%.
🔹 66% said they found it more difficult to complete their schoolwork.
🔹 29% said a parent or other adult in their home lost a job and 11% said they experienced physical abuse by a parent or other adult at home.
Several medical groups have warned that pandemic isolation from school closures and lack of social gatherings has taken a toll on young people’s mental health.
More than 4 in 10 US high school students said they felt sad or hopeless, according to government findings released on Thursday. The reports are based on some 7,700 public and private high school students from 128 schools. Among the findings:
🔹 44% reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless during the past year. A similar survey before COVID-19 hit put the figure at 37%.
🔹 66% said they found it more difficult to complete their schoolwork.
🔹 29% said a parent or other adult in their home lost a job and 11% said they experienced physical abuse by a parent or other adult at home.
Several medical groups have warned that pandemic isolation from school closures and lack of social gatherings has taken a toll on young people’s mental health.
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🚨 Police: Student kills peer at South Carolina middle school
A 12-year-old student was shot and killed Thursday by another student of the same age inside their South Carolina middle school, authorities said.
The shooter was found hiding under a deck at a home not far from Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville about an hour after the shooting and was still armed, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said.
The boy is charged with murder and was taken to a juvenile prison in Columbia. No one else was injured in the shooting.
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A 12-year-old student was shot and killed Thursday by another student of the same age inside their South Carolina middle school, authorities said.
The shooter was found hiding under a deck at a home not far from Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville about an hour after the shooting and was still armed, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said.
The boy is charged with murder and was taken to a juvenile prison in Columbia. No one else was injured in the shooting.
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‼️ UK Opposing immediate Ukrainian-Russian ceasefire - The Times
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⚡⚡The US threats to introduce sanctions on Russia in the aerospace sphere are not in line with NASA's statements that the organization is interested in maintaining dialogue with Russia, Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said.
"In fact, we are speaking about conscious attempts to limit the technological development of our country. It comes to the US Department of the Treasury's threats of sanctions for any cooperation with Russia in the aerospace sphere despite NASA's remarks on its high interest in maintaining dialogue," Antonov said in a statement, as quoted by the Embassy's Telegram channel.
"We call on the US authorities to stop waiving the sanctions stick, which hits the US itself and its allies," the ambassador added.
"In fact, we are speaking about conscious attempts to limit the technological development of our country. It comes to the US Department of the Treasury's threats of sanctions for any cooperation with Russia in the aerospace sphere despite NASA's remarks on its high interest in maintaining dialogue," Antonov said in a statement, as quoted by the Embassy's Telegram channel.
"We call on the US authorities to stop waiving the sanctions stick, which hits the US itself and its allies," the ambassador added.
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🚨 Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has plagued Indian Country in this state and nationwide.
The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable older adults in many states.
Besides notifying law enforcement when there’s a report of a missing Indigenous person, the new alert system will place messages on highway reader boards and on the radio and social media, and provide information to the news media.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, to help address a silent crisis that has plagued Indian Country in this state and nationwide.
The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable older adults in many states.
Besides notifying law enforcement when there’s a report of a missing Indigenous person, the new alert system will place messages on highway reader boards and on the radio and social media, and provide information to the news media.
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🎸 Red Hot Chili Peppers Honored With Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The American group have received 16 Grammy nominations, the first in 1990 for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal for the single 'Higher Ground,' having gone on to win six Grammys. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
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A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The American group have received 16 Grammy nominations, the first in 1990 for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal for the single 'Higher Ground,' having gone on to win six Grammys. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
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🔥 Tennessee wildfire near Gatlinburg prompts evacuations of 11,000 homes
A wildfire near Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee has spread to nearly 4,000 acres as of Thursday morning and is only 5% contained, according to Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters.
The Hatcher Mountain Fire has impacted 100 structures and 3,700 acres, not including spot fires across the county. Five firefighting vehicles have been damaged.
Over 200 people and 70 agencies have been involved in the firefighting efforts, according to Waters. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
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A wildfire near Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee has spread to nearly 4,000 acres as of Thursday morning and is only 5% contained, according to Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters.
The Hatcher Mountain Fire has impacted 100 structures and 3,700 acres, not including spot fires across the county. Five firefighting vehicles have been damaged.
Over 200 people and 70 agencies have been involved in the firefighting efforts, according to Waters. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
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An oil depot caught fire on Friday in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine, Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov said. "A fire has hit an oil depot in the city of Belgorod. All the emergency services have been sent to the site. Measures are being taken to tackle the blaze," Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel. The governor promised to provide details about causes of the incident later.
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🇺🇸 Pence unveils his ‘Freedom Agenda’ as he weighs 2024 run
Former US Vice President Mike Pence is offering his version of a “Freedom Agenda” platform for Republicans ahead of this year’s midterm elections, presenting a framework for GOP candidates — and possibly himself, for a 2024 presidential run.
Pence’s political platform brand, announced on Thursday, combines traditional Republican goals such as increasing American fossil fuel use, cutting taxes for the wealthy and corporations, and rolling back regulations, with priorities pursued by former President Donald Trump on issues like the environment, social services, trade and immigration.
Much of the 28-page plan reads like the platform of a presidential campaign, underscoring Pence’s ambitions and providing a road map that he is likely to pursue if he moves forward with a 2024 run.
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Former US Vice President Mike Pence is offering his version of a “Freedom Agenda” platform for Republicans ahead of this year’s midterm elections, presenting a framework for GOP candidates — and possibly himself, for a 2024 presidential run.
Pence’s political platform brand, announced on Thursday, combines traditional Republican goals such as increasing American fossil fuel use, cutting taxes for the wealthy and corporations, and rolling back regulations, with priorities pursued by former President Donald Trump on issues like the environment, social services, trade and immigration.
Much of the 28-page plan reads like the platform of a presidential campaign, underscoring Pence’s ambitions and providing a road map that he is likely to pursue if he moves forward with a 2024 run.
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An oil depot caught fire on Friday in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine, Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov said. "A fire has hit an oil depot in the city of Belgorod. All the emergency services have been sent to the…
⚡️ Two Ukrainian military helicopters attacked oil depot in Belgorod, Russia, Governor says
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