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Offshore oil platforms are seen on April 20, 2020 in Huntington Beach, California. Michael Heiman | Getty Images Oil prices extended declines on Friday, under pressure from a surprise rise in U.S. stockpiles and ongoing weak demand from the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude was down 8 cents, or 0.2%, at $39.98 a barrel by 0110
5:38 PM ET Associated Press RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — The numbers suggested a stress-free time in the desert for Nelly Korda, who had five birdies and a clean card for a 5-under 67 to build an early two-shot lead Friday in the ANA Inspiration. All she could think about were two pars. The only fairway
Dozens of people are missing in Oregon as two large fires threaten to merge and hundreds of thousands are ordered to evacuate. The western US is reeling from a devastating wildfires season that has destroyed more than 2.6 million acres in California alone, killed at least 24 people, and given the area the world’s worst
3:14 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The official state song “Maryland, My Maryland” will not be performed before the Preakness next month because the lyrics are perceived by some to be racist. A spokesperson for Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness, said Friday the tradition of playing the song before the race will
A history and politics teacher has been crowned as the first winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 14 years. Donald Fear, 57, now plans to spend some of his £1m prize money on a motor home to holiday across the UK. The father of four, who lives in Telford, correctly answered the
September 11th, 2020 by U.S. Energy Information Administration In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that electricity generation from hydroelectric power plants in the United States will grow by 4% in 2020 from 2019 levels, to 280 billion kilowatt-hours, despite current drought conditions and extensive wildfires in parts of
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on Monday, June 4, 2018. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Apple revised its App Store guidelines on Friday ahead of the release of iOS 14, the latest version of the iPhone operating
Record rainfall across parts of Africa is stretching the resources of government officials and aid workers already struggling with COVID-19 outbreaks, regional conflicts, and other health-related emergencies. In Sudan, a three-month state of emergency has been declared after weeks of heavy rain caused the White and Blue Nile rivers to burst their banks. Tens of
Boris Johnson has urged Conservative MPs to support Brexit-related legislation which his government has admitted breaks international law. Addressing about 250 MPs on Friday evening, the prime minister said the controversial UK Internal Market Bill was necessary in order to avoid “an economic barrier down the Irish Sea”. He added that certain clauses in it
Nearly eight million people in Britain will be living under stricter lockdown rules after new restrictions were announced for a large part of the West Midlands. Households will be banned from meeting each other in Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull from Tuesday after a rise in coronavirus cases. From midnight, Lanarkshire is also joining areas around
Unity CEO John Riccitiello speaks onstage during Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 5, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Steve Jennings | TechCrunch | Getty Images With Silicon Valley’s tech workers stuck inside amid the dueling crises of the coronavirus pandemic and raging wildfires across California, the industry is
Downing Street is calling for “more realism” from the EU in trade negotiations but believes a post-Brexit trade deal is still possible despite a tumultuous week. Relations between Brussels and London soured dramatically as Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to back down over plans to override the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement. The EU had threatened legal
Tesla is preparing to export its made-in-China Model 3 cars to Europe and other markets, according to two new reports despite Elon Musk saying that Tesla wasn’t going to do just that. When Tesla started building its Gigafactory in Shanghai, in an attempt to reassure people that the automaker wasn’t just shifting production capacity to
A computer-generated image of the new Mayflower vessel. IBM Humans aren’t the only ones to have had their travel plans ruined by the coronavirus. A robot-powered boat that was due to cross the Atlantic this month has been forced to delay its voyage until next April after the virus caused complications in its development. The
Any short-term benefit that Instagram would see from a potential TikTok ban is “greatly outweighed by the risks of a fragmented internet,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Friday. “If we move to a place where countries start to silo internet within them, and we can’t operate in that way, I think that it’s much more