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Devon Energy is acquiring Grayson Mill Energy’s Williston Basin operations in a $5 billion cash and stock deal.by By Michelle Chapman AP Business ReporterJuly 8, 2024 11:04 AM EST• 2 min readDevon Energy is acquiring Grayson Mill Energy’s Williston Basin operations in a $5 billion cash-and-stock deal as consolidation accelerates in the oil and gas sector.The transaction includes $3.25 billion in cash and $1.75 billion in stock.Houston-based Grayson Mill Energy is an oil and gas exploration company that received its first investment from private equity firm EnCap Investments in 2016.The asset sale appears to be a move by the company…
{KXLG – Watertown, South Dakota} Lake Area Technical College (LATC) Law Enforcement student Isabel Johnson from Sioux Falls won a gold medal in the Criminal Justice division at the prestigious SkillsUSA National Championships. The competition, held in Atlanta, Georgia, is the largest in the world, with 108 different career and technical fields competing.”We are extremely proud of Isabel’s achievement,” said Nikki Mark, SkillsUSA Director for South Dakota. “Her dedication, hard work and the excellent education LATC provided all combined to produce this incredible achievement.”The SkillsUSA Championships took place June 24-29, coinciding with the organization’s 61st annual National Leadership and Skills…
PARIS — While left-wing supporters were still celebrating the far right’s unexpected defeat in France’s election, attention was focused Monday on the solemn question of how to govern the deeply divided country as it enters unchartered political territory. The coalition of left-leaning parties won more than 180 seats to become the largest party, but was far short of the 289 seats needed for a majority in the National Assembly, the powerful lower house of parliament. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Together coalition won more than 160 seats, while the far-right Rally National and its allies came in third with 143 seats.…
Follow our Olympics coverage in the run up to the Paris Games.LAS VEGAS — Anthony Edwards knows his place on the roster of superstars that is the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team.That’s true. “I’m not a big fan of the NBA,” he said Sunday, when the cameras weren’t rolling, a few hours after the U.S.’ second practice of the summer, as he sat at a round table with a few reporters in a hotel ballroom somewhere on the Las Vegas Strip.”We’ve got LeBron, KD and Steph, so I don’t think anybody can win with just those three on the court.…
The election for the next president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly set to take place in November this year. The incumbent, Greg Barclay, has served as president for four years but is eligible to serve another term.However, there is speculation that BCCI Secretary General Jay Shah may run for the post and, if successful, he would become the youngest person ever to hold the position.The ICC is scheduled to hold its annual conference in Colombo in late July. CrickbazThe timeline for selecting the next president may be formally decided during the meeting. Shah himself has not commented…
Wahab Riaz had enough time to pocket the ball but somehow it just flew out of his hands.© X (Twitter) Former Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz was slammed by fans on social media after he dropped a regulation catch during the World Championship of Legends (WCL) match against India at Edgbaston. Wahab, who is the current chief selector of the Pakistan men’s senior team, was visibly disappointed after dropping the crucial ball. The incident occurred in India’s final over with Pakistan’s victory already secured. This happened after Anureet Singh smashed Aamer Yamin’s ball into the sky.Wahab had enough…
If the Biden administration has its way, many more electronic chips will be made in factories in, say, Texas or Arizona.They will then be shipped to partner countries such as Costa Rica, Vietnam and Kenya for final assembly before being sent out around the world to power everything from refrigerators to supercomputers.These places might not be the first to come to mind when you think of semiconductors, but administration officials are engaged in intense negotiations as they seek to transform the global semiconductor supply chain.Core elements of the plan include getting foreign companies to invest in chip manufacturing in the…
LAS VEGAS — Changes have been happening in the Bay Area since the Golden State Warriors won the 2022 NBA title, and Stephen Curry may very well be the last one there.Klay Thompson’s departure proved that even the dynasty Warriors are not immune to everything that happens in professional sports, officially beginning the disbanding of a key member of all four championships.And as the Western Conference continues to perform well, the Warriors are in danger of falling even further out of contention for a championship after already finishing 10th last season. Will Curry stick around until then?”I mean, I can…
Really supportIndependent journalismClick here for detailscloseOur mission is to provide unbiased, fact-based journalism that holds power accountable and exposes the truth.Every donation counts, whether it’s $5 or $50.Support us to deliver journalism without purpose.The Chinese military has begun joint military drills in Belarus that will run for the next 11 days in Brest, near the border with NATO member Poland.The joint military drills between Russia’s two most important allies came after Belarus became the 10th member of the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at its 24th summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.The Belarusian government said the drills would “lay the foundation for…
In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Sunday night was a chance for China’s national team to see how they fare against the saddest lineup on the saddest team in the NBA. The Charlotte Hornets, loaded with second-round picks and G-League talent, beat China by 31 points, 93-61. Charlotte literally had no standout players. LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges sat out the trip, Brandon Miller was called up to Team USA, and Mark Williams was still recovering from an injury. Even the team’s bench rotation didn’t suit up for Charlotte. China struggled to deal with the devastating one-two punch of…