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(Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as concerns about China’s economic recovery prospects offset supply worries caused by Middle East tensions and a Ukrainian attack on a Russian refinery.Brent crude futures for August delivery rose 7 cents, or 0.08 percent, to $86.06 a barrel as of 0015 GMT ahead of the contract’s maturity later this week. The more actively traded September contract added 8 cents, or 0.09 percent, to $85.23.U.S. crude oil futures rose 11 cents, or 0.13%, to $81.74 a barrel.Both indexes rose about 3% last week, marking two consecutive weeks of gains.But since then, concerns…
A surge in fake job adverts on sites across Australia is frustrating jobseekers like Zoe Law. (Source: TikTok/Getty)There’s a frustrating trend in the workplace in Australia that’s sure to add to the woes of job seekers across the country. You may have applied for a job you saw online and had high hopes for your new job.But after submitting your application, you never hear back. It could be that you weren’t the right candidate, or that the job never even existed.Graham Wynne, founder of Superior People Recruitment, said: Yahoo Finance “Ghosting job ads” is an unfortunate process that many businesses…
Sipping a draft lager that she called “not a terrible city” in response to Trump’s disparagement of Milwaukee during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, Warren reiterated her argument that “the only way we’re going to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land is to vote for Joe Biden, even in states that have abortion measures on the presidential ballot.””If Trump wins, all of the voting efforts to protect states will be for naught,” she said, adding that “a federal nationwide abortion ban would mean no abortion anywhere.”In contrast to Biden, who has distanced herself from Democrats’ push…
The FBI has not yet said why it searched the home of David and Andy Duong, owners of Oakland curbside recycler California Waste Solutions, but the investigation may be politically related. Duong and his son Andy have been under investigation by state and city political regulators since 2019 for alleged money laundering. The California Fair Political Practices Commission and the Oakland Public Ethics Commission allege that the Duong family used “dummy donors” to conceal the true source of the funds and illegally diverted large amounts of money to local politicians’ campaign coffers. The FPPC and the Oakland Public Ethics Commission…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A portion of I-75 in Lexington has reopened after being closed for about five hours while police negotiated with an armed man. Traffic was backed up for miles in both directions on I-75 around 10 a.m. Monday. I-75 in Lexington reopens after police find ‘armed suicidal man’ FOX 56 arrived on scene to find traffic stops, speeding and a heavy police presence. The Lexington Police Department (LPD) said officers were dispatched to the Bryan Station Road overpass on Interstate 75 at approximately 9:42 a.m. where police said an “armed and suicidal individual” was at the…
Asia-Pacific markets are expected to open mixed on Tuesday as big U.S. technology stocks were sold off by other sectors such as banking and energy. Information technology was the S&P 500’s biggest faller on the day, falling more than 2%. Asian investors will be assessing South Korea’s June consumer confidence index and Japan’s services sector producer price index. Asia-Pacific markets are expected to open mixed on Tuesday, with big U.S. technology stocks being sold off by other sectors such as banking and energy. Tech darling Nvidia slumped 6.68% on Monday, making it one of the biggest contributors to the Nasdaq’s…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville police are on high alert for retaliatory violence following the shooting death of a local rapper known as Julio Julio in Tampa over the weekend.>>>Stream Action News Jax Live
EUGENE, Ore. — Asing Mu will look to continue her dominance in the women’s 800 meters, a 16-year-old sprint phenom is vying to become the youngest male member of the U.S. Olympic track and field team and hurdler Grant Holloway (aka “Flamingo”) will make his first appearance at the 2024 Olympic Trials. On Monday, hundreds of athletes will compete at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials for a spot on the world’s toughest U.S. team. The finals of the women’s high jump, long jump, 1500m, 400m, 5000m and 800m are scheduled for this evening and will be broadcast live…
According to federal court records, Assange agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified U.S. defense information.Assange is expected to be able to return to Australia, his country of citizenship, after serving 62 months in prison while fighting extradition on the charges, according to court records.WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has fought extradition for years to avoid prosecution for leaking troves of classified information about U.S. military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act, according to federal court records.Under the terms of his plea deal…
Image caption, Alhaji Aliu Dausi (left) and Haja Isatu Urie texted their daughter about their ordeal.Article informationauthor, Katrina Perry, Anna Fagie, Bernd Debsmann Jr.role, BBC News, Washington 1 hour agoAn American couple who died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia died of heat stroke after walking for more than two hours in scorching heat, their daughter told the BBC. Alhaji Aliu Dausi, 71, and Haja Isatou Urie, 65, of Bowie, Maryland, were among an estimated 1,300 people who died during the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. During this year’s rally, temperatures at times exceeded 122°F (50°C).Saida Urie told the…