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Ric Bucher reacts to Kevin Durant being traded to the Houston Rockets and weighs in on whether constantly changing teams has damaged KD’s legacy.
HOUSTON: Oil prices slipped more than US$3, or 4 percent, on Monday (Jun 23) after Iran attacked the US military base in Qatar in retaliation for US attacks on its nuclear facilities, and took no action to disrupt oil and gas tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures were down US$2.91, or 3.8 percent, at US$74.09 a barrel by 1.13pm ET (1.13am, Singapore time) US West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) eased US$2.8, or 3.8 percent, to US$71.06. Explosions were heard over Qatar’s capital Doha on Monday, a Reuters witness reported, shortly after a Western diplomat said there…
WASHINGTON — The federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America is seeking more information from the government about whether it is complying with his order preserving the 83-year-old international news service.During a hearing on Monday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth asked a Justice Department attorney why the government hadn’t informed him of layoff notices that were sent Friday to over 600 employees of Voice of America and the federal agency that oversees it.The government lawyer, Brenda Gonzalez Horowitz, told Lamberth that the agency has been complying with his April 22 order “in good faith.” She…
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Recycling is one of those things that sounds simple just toss your bottles and cans in the blue bin and you’re saving the planet, right? Well, not quite. The truth is, recycling right takes a little more know-how, but the payoff is big: less waste in landfills, cleaner communities, and a healthier environment for everyone. If you’ve ever stood over your recycling cart, holding a greasy pizza box or a pile of old batteries, and wondered, “Does this go in?” you’re definitely not alone. Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons…
Stocks are positive as traders view Iran missile attacks as a limited response Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 23, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersStock indexes are positive so far this afternoon despite the Iranian attacks on U.S. bases, as investors view the missile fire as a relatively limited response to the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. The alternative, and a much more costly scenario for traders, would have been if Iran had targeted oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, for example, or Gulf state oil…
Bob Pockrass FOX Motorsports Insider ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Nolan Siegel hopes he has put some frustration behind him over the last week. It should be easy to look ahead. Riding an eighth-place finish Sunday at Road America, Siegel will have a new strategist starting with the next race in two weeks at Mid-Ohio. The strategist? Kyle Moyer. He was Scott McLaughlin’s strategist. That was until Penske released Moyer as part of a dismissal of the organization’s three main INDYCAR executives after two technical violations in a little more than a year.The well-respected Moyer likely had offers from many others, but…
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is finally set to get his hands on an English soccer team. Premier League side Crystal Palace announced on Monday that Johnson has signed “a legally binding contract” to buy the shares of fellow American John Textor, who has a 43% stake in the London club.Reports have placed the price between $220 million and $260 million. In 2000, Johnson purchased his first sports team, the Jets, for $635 million. That was, at the time, a record price for a New York professional sports team, and the third-most for any team. “Whilst the completion is pending…
Fiserv on Monday unveiled plans to launch a stablecoin, joining a growing number of U.S. companies exploring the technology as the crypto asset moves into the mainstream. The announcement comes after the U.S. Senate passed a landmark stablecoin bill last week, which analysts said could mark a turning point in the crypto oversight debate and a breakthrough for a sector long mired in regulatory uncertainty.The financial technology firm said its stablecoin, FIUSD, will be integrated into its existing banking and payments infrastructure by year-end. The company added that FIUSD will rely on stablecoin infrastructure provided by Paxos and Circle Internet.Shares…
Iran on Monday launched what its armed forces called a “powerful and destructive missile strike on the United States’ Al-Udeid military base in Qatar.”Explosions were heard in the skies over Doha, the capital of Qatar.Qatar’s Defense Ministry said its air defense had successfully intercepted the missile attack on Al-Udeid Air Base, which resulted in no deaths or injuries.NBC News reported that U.S. forces were braced for an imminent attack from Iran on sites in Iraq and Bahrain.The attack came two days after U.S. B-2 bombers and cruise missiles struck nuclear development facilities in Iran.The price of crude oil fell in…
[WASHINGTON] Iran on Sunday threatened US bases in the Middle East after massive air strikes that Washington said had destroyed Tehran’s nuclear programme, though some officials cautioned that the extent of damage was unclear.International concern intensified that the unprecedented US attacks would deepen conflict in the Middle East after Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran earlier this month.Ali Akbar Velayati, an advisor to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said bases used by US forces could be attacked in retaliation.“Any country in the region or elsewhere that is used by American forces to strike Iran will be considered a legitimate…