Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $1.61 to $79.38 a barrel Wednesday.
Day: August 16, 2023
Windows Feature That Resets System Clock Based On Random Data Is Wreaking Havoc
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A few months ago, an engineer in a data center in Norway encountered some perplexing errors that caused a Windows server to suddenly reset its system clock to 55 days in the future. The engineer re…
At least 63 feared dead after boat capsizes off Cape Verde
Fishing vessel with 100 asylum seekers was travelling from Senegal to Spain’s Canary IslandsMore than 60 people are believed to have died after the boat they were travelling on from Senegal was found off Cape Verde, the International Organization for M…
Okoye’s journey: Chargers defensive lineman from Nigeria records a sack in his first football game
A 21-year-old defensive lineman from Nigeria recorded a sack in his first football game during the Los Angeles Chargers’ 34-17 victory over the Rams.
China Is Not a Revisionist Power in the Gulf
Shared interests with the United States prevent Beijing from challenging the status quo in the region.
WA’s carbon-pricing program nears $1 billion in revenue, far outpacing early estimates
Prices for Washington’s greenhouse-gas emission allowances have soared in the first year of the state’s carbon-pricing program.
Off-duty LA County deputy fatally shot by police at golf course
An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been fatally shot in an encounter with police officers at a Southern California golf course.
Uruguay to open diplomatic office in Jerusalem, foreign minister announces – The Times of Israel
Uruguay to open diplomatic office in Jerusalem, foreign minister announces The Times of Israel
Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and others in election case
Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis said in a proposed scheduling order filed with the court that she wants the trial to start on March 4.
After North Korea Response, Expert Says Army Pvt. Travis King’s Future Is Likely Political Pawn
North Korea’s acknowledgment Tuesday that it is holding runaway Army Pvt. Travis King has raised fresh questions about the unusual case.