Oil memos show industry sought to cut refinery output
Internal Chevron and Texaco memos from the mid 1990s indicate oil firms discussed reducing refining capacity to boost profits. The documents, released by Sen. Wyden, suggest anti competitive signals though not proving illegal activity. Hearings on energy prices were planned.
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Nepal crown prince blamed for royal massacre
Investigators say 29 year old Crown Prince Dipendra was solely to blame for the June 1 killings at a Kathmandu dinner party. They found shells at the scene and state he died three days later from gunshot wounds after allegedly shooting his parents and seven others. King Gyanendra ordered the inquiry.
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Timeline of notable historical events through the centuries
The passage lists key events from Magna Carta in 1215 through 1996, including King John sealing the Magna Carta, Pope Leo X and Martin Luther, Washington leading the Continental Army, Arkansas becoming a state, rubber patent by Charles Goodyear, Polk's death, Arlington Cemetery, the General Slocum disaster, Saipan invasion, Queen Noor’s marriage, Israel Vatican relations, and Ella Fitzgerald’s death.
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Israel
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Ella Fitzgerald
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