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For the first time, Texas Gulf Coast exports more oil than it imports
Texas has been flexing its global oil muscles. For the first time, the Lone Star state's biggest port district recently exported more crude oil than it imported, according to the Energy Department. It's a
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America is now the world’s largest oil producer
Move over Russia and Saudi Arabia. America has reclaimed its throne atop the oil world. For the first time since 1973, the United States is the world's largest producer of crude oil, according to
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Why red and blue states divide over green policy
(CNN)President Donald Trump's drive to rescind the federal efforts to combat global climate change is highlighting another chasm between Republican- and Democratic-leaning states.From wildfires to droughts, heat waves to intensifying hurricanes, the destabilizing impacts
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Florida dropped from offshore drilling plan
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A threat disguised as a duel: Putin’s ex-bodyguard challenges Navalny
Moscow (CNN)At first glance, it looked like an episode from nineteenth-century Russian novel: A general challenging his opponent to a duel. In reality, it was direct threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin's domestic political
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EU copyright showdown could reshape the internet
European lawmakers have approved new rules that could force Google and Facebook to stop users uploading copyrighted content and to share revenue with writers and musicians. The vote in the European Parliament is a
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Europe could hit tech companies with huge fines over terrorist content
Tech companies that fail to remove terrorist content quickly could soon face major fines. The European Commission proposed new rules on Wednesday that would require internet platforms to remove illegal terror content within an
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2017 was most miserable year on record, study says
London (CNN)Last year was the world's most miserable for more than a decade, according to a survey of people's emotions in more than 145 countries.People experienced sadness, stress, worry, anger and physical pain more
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Russia’s National Guard chief challenges opposition leader Navalny to a duel Russia’s National Guard chief challenges opposition leader Navalny to a duel
(CNN)Russia's National Guard chief, Viktor Zolotov, challenged opposition leader Alexei Navalny to an old-fashioned duel on Tuesday, in response to the political activist's allegations of government corruption.In a nearly seven-minute long video published to
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10 years after Lehman collapse, Carney says another crisis could happen
Have the risks of another financial crisis been eliminated in the 10 years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Not entirely, according to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney. "Could something like this happen


