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What does Warren Buffett see in Chevron?

Many investors are increasingly hesitant to hold shares of oil and gas companies as a global energy transition gathers steam. Not Warren Buffett.

Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot

Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chai…

US expresses outrage over Erbil rocket attack as investigation gets underway

The White House said it was “outraged” by a rocket attack on coalition forces in Iraq that has been claimed by an Iranian-backed militia, but said is still working to determine who was responsible.

Former 9/11 commission chair sees parallel to riot aftermath: ‘There was a lot of confusion about what happened’

The former chair of the 9/11 commission former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean said on CNN that there was not an agreed upon set of facts at the start of the commission into September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, providing important context on where a new …

Reparations for slavery could have reduced Covid-19 transmission and deaths in the US, Harvard study says

Covid-19 is disproportionately sickening and killing Black Americans, the result of centuries of structural racism, a group of Harvard researchers says.

Alleged Capitol rioter drops request to travel to Peru to get married

An alleged Capitol rioter who asked a judge to let him get married in Peru has withdrawn his request, according to new court filings.

Academia’s troubling trend: White people passing as people of color

By now, it’s become a familiar revelation: Someone in the academy was pretending to be a person of color.

Biden says US will surpass goal of 100 million shots in 100 days; storm delays vaccinations: Latest COVID-19 updates.

A winter storm with icy roads and dangerously low temperatures was delaying shipments of vaccines to Florida and Texas. Latest COVID-19 updates.

      

Charges dismissed against Amy Cooper, white woman who called 911 on Black bird-watcher

Charges were dismissed Tuesday against Amy Cooper, the white woman who called 911 on a Black bird-watcher in New York’s Central Park last May.

      

‘I think there is a guilt’: Biden wants to (finally) end the war in Yemen

The war in Yemen has unleased a horrific humanitarian crisis and sullied America’s reputation. But there’s another, more personal dynamic driving Yemen to the forefront of the Biden administration’s agenda.

     

Mardi Gras celebrations toned down after last year’s revelry may have led to COVID-19 spike in New Orleans

Mardi Gras is being celebrated in homes across the country after last year’s public celebrations fueled an early COVID-19 spike in Louisiana.

      

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