Administration studies tapping U S oil reserves
White House officials consider options to ease oil prices by possibly tapping emergency U.S. stocks while pressuring producers to raise market supply. Podesta cites authorities under law and strategic reserve purpose, noting past draws and ongoing diplomacy with Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Mexico. The piece also notes debates over the death penalty and concerns about Andrei Babitsky in Chechnya.
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Oil tanker seizure strains Iraq Iran ties and Oman role
The tanker seized in the Hormuz strike carried Iraqi oil, Oman will decide the ship’s fate, and Moscow was kept informed. U.S. officials say profits fund the mission, the fleet has intensified patrols, and Russia denies government ownership while Iran backs lifting the embargo. Soviet and U.S. stances on Iraq’s weapons program remain in focus.
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Spin City may survive Fox departure by moving set to LA
New York based Spin City faces relocation as Michael J. Fox leaves the show. The production and Fox both reside in New York, but a move to Los Angeles may be needed to accommodate new star Sheen. Phylicia Rashad buys Brainerd Institute in Chester with her mother Vivian Ayers Allen. Brainerd Institute, 1866 to 1939, was a historic black school founded by Presbyterian missionaries and served as a major feeder for Benedict College Johnson C Smith and Howard University.
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Dream and Defiance: Carter on Prison to Fame at Albion College
Rubin Hurricane Carter spoke at Albion College about dreaming as his lifeline during wrongful imprisonment for a 1966 triple homicide. He recalled his boxing career, release in 1988, and later fame, while noting his portrayal in The Hurricane.
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Oaxaca Reveries Meet Food Markets and Ancient Sites
A month in Oaxaca reveals a pedestrian city alive with crafts markets and color. The author savors empanadas and mezcal ice cream, visits Mercado Benito Juarez, Monte Alban, Santo Domingo Church, and Museo Regional de Oaxaca, and notes ethnically diverse communities, welcoming locals, and the lure of staying longer before returning to Mexico City.
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Informed Source Snippet Sparks Curious Trivia
A fragmented passage blends quirky facts and questions from L. M. Boyd style trivia. It notes dinosaurs, bird sleep, deer diets, a Parisian shop clerk Maria Vernet Worth as an early model, aardvarks and ants, Atlantic inflow keeping the Mediterranean from drying, European battles, New Zealand fir growth, and spade origins.
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