• 02/22/2025

Joe Manchin vows to fight Biden’s war on appliances: ‘Not supporting any of the craziness’

Fox News EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is pushing back against the Biden administration’s regulations targeting popular home appliances including natural gas-powered furnaces and stoves. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Manchin criticized the Department of Energy (DOE) for its aggressive energy efficiency rulemakings, arguing the agency should allow the free market to improve…

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Putin instructs to create drone centers in regions — Kremlin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is also instructed to consider measures of supporting agricultural producers depending on their use of domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicles https://tass.com/economy/1631865

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Egypt submits application to join BRICS, says Russian ambassador to Cairo

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Georgy Borisenko, Egypt is eager to boost trade and economic cooperation with Russia https://tass.com/world/1631863

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Cruz defends comments about Obama, Iran and nuclear weapons, scolds ‘ridiculous’ fact-checker

Fox News Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, defended himself on Twitter after a fact-checker claimed he was wrong about former President Obama, Iran and its “right” to have nuclear technology during a speech he gave last month. In a series of tweets, Cruz described the fact-checkers as “partisan, left-wing liars” and said their fact-check of a…

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Rainy season helping further ease drought in southern Taiwan

Taipei, June 14 (CNA) Two days after water alerts were either lifted or lowered for Taichung and Kaohsiung, reservoirs around Taiwan continued to show major gains in water reserves after heavy rains, the Water Resources Agency (WRA) said Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306140013

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What will happen in Israel’s home front if the IDF strikes Iran?

Jerusalem Post Home Front Command drilled a scenario in which about 100 civilians would be killed and about a thousand would be wounded. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-746251

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Taiwan shares end slightly up as electronics sector takes a pause

Taipei, June 14 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed slightly higher Wednesday as the bellwether electronics sector became weak after solid gains in recent sessions, while certain old economy and financial stocks trended higher offsetting the impact of losses suffered by large cap semiconductor stocks, dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306140012

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‘Cordon sanitaire’ in Ukraine to protect Russia should run along Lvov borders — Medvedev

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Yesterday, the Russian president said that it is necessary to create a demilitarized zone (‘cordon sanitaire’) for the security of our country. Given the enemy’s decision to supply the Kiev regime with increasingly long-range weapons, such a line should run along the borders…

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Senior diplomats of Russia, Syria, Turkey, Iran to meet in Astana on June 21 — envoy

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Relations between Ankara and Damascus deteriorated after the start of the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic in 2011 https://tass.com/politics/1631857

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Oil Demand to Peak This Decade as EVs Boom, IEA Says

Wall Street Journal The energy forecaster raised its expectations for 2023 on the back of strong demand from China, but expects demand growth to slow to a trickle within five years as developed nations rapidly shift to cleaner sources of energy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-demand-to-peak-this-decade-as-evs-boom-iea-says-dda664ea

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