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Drivers wonder if they should go electric as the war spikes gas prices
When Kevin Ketels bought an electric 2026 Chevrolet Blazer last year, he wasn't thinking about the cost of gas. He just thought EVs were better and “wanted to be part of the future.” Now that the Iran war is spiking prices at the pump, the Detroit man is happy he is no longer filling up his 11-year-old gas-powered SUV.“Electricity can go up, but it won’t go up nearly as much as gas will and it won’t go up nearly as fast, either,” said Ketels, 55, an assistant professor of global supply chain management at Wayne State University.
Experts say prolonged high... Read More
Senegal is the latest African country to toughen punishment for homosexual acts
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal 's parliament has approved a new bill that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely Muslim West African nation, the latest African country to impose harsh penalties against the LGBTQ+ community.The new bill, which was introduced to parliament last month by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, describes homosexual acts as being "against nature.” It doubles the punishment for those convicted from prison sentences of one to five years to between five and 10 years.
Nearly all lawmakers voted in favor of the bill during Wednesday's... Read More
Bracket Watch: Indiana's chances dip after being ousted by Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament
Indiana's transition to a football school might now be complete.The Hoosiers lost to lowly Northwestern on Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament, and that may be enough to keep them out of the NCAA Tournament. Indiana was a bubble team to begin with before losing to the 15th-seeded team in its conference. The Indiana men haven't reached the Big Dance since 2023.
Luckily for the Hoosiers, they weren't the only bubble team that took a rough loss. Texas fell to 15th-seeded Mississippi in the SEC Tournament, and Cincinnati went down in overtime to UCF in the Big 12. SMU... Read More
Iran's unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping and energy infrastructure send oil prices soaring
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Unrelenting Iranian attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above $100 a barrel Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight.Iran hit a container ship off the coast of Dubai, caused a blaze near Bahrain's international airport, targeted a major Saudi oil field with a drone and forced Iraq to halt operations at all of its oil terminals after attacking its port of Basra on the Persian Gulf.
Iran flouted a U.N. Security Council resolution from... Read More
Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall attack
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow in Thursday convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shooting rampage in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years.A faction of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the March 22, 2024, massacre at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in which four gunmen shot people who were waiting for a show by a popular rock band and then set the building on fire.
All 19 defendants were handed lengthy prison terms: 15 were sentenced to life in prison,... Read More
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- Iran's unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping and energy infrastructure send oil prices soaring
- South Korean lawmakers pass law to manage Seoul's pledge of $350 billion in US investments
- The Latest: Key oil price spikes over $100 as Iranian attacks hit shipping
- Brent crude oil briefly tops $100 a barrel as Iran attacks on shipping worsen supply concerns
- Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war's impact on protected places
- State lawmakers rush to set rounding rules for when there are no pennies
- Trump visa changes squeeze rural schools relying on international teachers
- The Latest: Iranâs attacks on shipping worsen economic concerns as countries tap oil reserves
- Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois
- Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say
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