Oil Prices Are Falling. Here’s Where That Could Spell Trouble.
For countries that depend heavily on oil revenue, dropping prices are worrisome.
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Military Leader Wins Presidential Election in Gabon
Brice Oligui Nguema had promised to relinquish power after he led a coup in 2023. He now is set to lead the oil-rich country for the next seven years.
Two Long Island nurses made more than $1.5 million in a fake vaccine card scheme, prosecutors say.
Two nurses on Long Island are accused of collecting more than $1.5 million by selling forged Covid-19 vaccination cards, according to the Suffolk …
Pope Francis’ Legacy in the U.S.: A More Open, and Then Divided, Church
Months into his papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was asked about gay priests, and he responded, “Who am I to judge?” Across the United States, Catholics and non-Catholics alike took a collective gasp. For years the Roman Catholic Church in the United …
Read It and Scream
Overcoming dark times is the point of every scary story ever told. Whether it be pestilence or zombies, ravenous phantoms or vengeful witches …
The Trade War’s Next Front: A U.S.-China Showdown in Geneva
President Trump hailed an agreement with Britain as a breakthrough — but far tougher negotiations, including with China, beckon.
Facebook Whistle-Blower Urges Lawmakers to Regulate the Company
WASHINGTON — A former Facebook product manager who turned into a whistle-blower gave lawmakers an unvarnished look into the inner workings of the …
G20 leaders send a symbolic message on a key climate target.
Leaders of the Group of 20 nations sent a symbolic message on Sunday as one of the most important climate conferences began, pledging to “pursue …
Anti-Nobel sentiment has spawned alternative awards over the years.
The choice of a Nobel Peace Prize recipient has often been viewed by autocratic governments as a provocative and hostile act, especially when the …
Wonking Out: Coins and Credibility
Franklin Roosevelt took the United States off the gold standard soon after his inauguration as president in 1933. It was an essential move: The …