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China’s continued expansion of its oil refining sector and its environmental policies often appear contradictory. On the one hand, it is the world’s leader in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and deployment, but on the other it continues to invest heavily in domestic refining capacity to produce the fuels that power EVs’ internal engine combustion competitors. China’s push into EVs risks stranding assets built today well before the end of their natural lifespans. But there is method in the apparent madness. Читать дальше...

This week’s OPEC joint ministerial monitoring committee (JMMC) meeting in Baku sent a powerful signal to the oil markets – OPEC does not see any fundamental changes taking place in the upcoming two months, calling off the April JMMC meeting altogether. That is not to say that OPEC became complacent – on the contrary, it intends to act upon the United States’ policy course vis-a-vis Iran and Venezuela. The waivers granted by the Trump Administration to eight nations are coming to an end on May 4th... Читать дальше...

President Trump made a rare appearance at a church Sunday. It’s a safe bet the sermon was not based on Proverbs 15:1 — “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” If it was, it didn’t appear to have much effect.

1. Jordan Peele doubles the horror and doubles the fun in the expertly crafted Us  The A.V. Club
2. This Is Lupita Nyong’o. Hollywood, Please Keep Up.  The New York Times
3. 'Us' Movie Review: Director Jordan Peele Horror Film  Rolling Stone
4. Lupita Nyong'o Makes a Transparent Balmain Blazer Look Good  Fashionista
5. Us review: Jordan Peele’s horrific take on a self-destructing country  Vox.com
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Lionel Scaloni insists he wants to see new faces, but rumours persist of a rift between the Albiceleste coach and Manchester City striker

We’ve spent decades bathed in the glow of artificial light, but it’s only recently that we’ve started to realize our bodies are naturally tuned to the sun, and exposure to the fake stuff can throw off sleep schedules and even damage our eyes. Dyson, which has re-engineered everything from vacuums to hair dryers, is…

If something runs on batteries, you’ll find a battery meter somewhere on it. Your smartphone, your vape; even batteries themselves can tell you how close they are to dying. So why am I excited about Dyson’s inclusion of a redesigned battery meter on its new V11 cordless vacuum? It finally alleviates the anxieties of…

The weather's warming up, which means spring is almost here. That heralds the cleaning out of musty apartments, students studying for finals and of course, allergy season. Dyson just unveiled a trio of products that can take care of all of thos...

The Wednesday, March 20, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Su-Ling Goh.

CHICAGO --- Averaging a 74 over two rounds during the seven-day period from March 11-17, Holy Cross College's Carter Silva (Escondido, Calif.) has been named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week, it was announced by the league office on Wednesday.

World Poetry Day: Indian poets who took the poetry to next level

Yes, friends, Redemption Garage is back, ready to do our damnedest to force you to, likely painfully, re-think some conceptions about cars you’ve long ago relegated to your mental scrapheap. This week, I want to do yet another Dodge/Chrysler product, the Dodge Neon. Specifically, the very first generation of Neons,…

You know you’re in the hands of a natural born filmmaker when you can feel yourself being tugged, as if by invisible forces, from one shot to the next, into a movie’s diabolical design. That’s the sensation provoked by Jordan Peele’s Us, which begins with a sequence so expertly shot, cut, and orchestrated that you can…

The future of vacuuming is cordless.

A year after halting all new designs of its wired stand-up vacuums, Dyson has made good on its promise to only introduce new cordless dirt busters. 

Succeeding the Cyclone V10 is the new V11 Torque Drive handheld vacuum. As its name implies, the V11's suction is powerful — delivering 20 percent more suction than the V10, according to Dyson. 

But even more useful is the teeny bit of intelligence Dyson's sprinkled onto the V11, which allows... Читать дальше...

Alongside today’s announcement of a new V11 cordless vacuum, Dyson also announced updates to its lighting and air purifier products. The first is the Dyson Lightcycle, its desk and floor lamp that can automatically adjust its lighting temperature based on ambient light or time of day. The high-end lamp also includes a scheduled lighting mode that gadgets like the new Casper Glow offer: you can now set wake and sleep times to gradually adjust as you prepare to rise or wind down.

Elisabeth Fuchs und die Philharmonie Salzburg bitten mit den Hollerstauden drei freche und gut gelaunte Pinzgauerinnen auf die Bühne der Kinderfestspiele.

To increase player safety, the Eastlink Centre will need to upgrade their boards and glass with newer flexible models to meet new Quebec Major Junior Hockey League standards.

Mark Donlevy faces a 14th charge of sexual assault following a Saskatoon police investigation surrounding the former massage therapist.

Idaho Falls Cricket Wireless says burglar drilled hole in back room, stole $5000 KPVI News 6 The following is a report by Natalia Hepworth of EastIdahoNews.com:

9-year-old Luca Cesternino was told he'd be sparring blindfolded with his Taekwondo instructors. Then he heard a familiar voice: his father, Staff Sergeant Rob Cesternino, who’d been deployed for nearly a year. Luca pulled off his blindfold and practically tackled his dad as the room cheered.

From SABR member Bill Felber at Call to the Pen on March 20, 2019:

In the entirety of MLB and White Sox history, the 1919 Black Sox scandal remains the biggest and best-known stain on baseball’s reputation.

The story of how eight members of the Chicago White Sox – Shoeless Joe Jackson, Eddie Cicotte, Lefty Williams, Chick Gandil, Swede Risberg, Happy Felsch, Buck Weaver and Fred McMullin -conspired with gamblers to fix the 1919 World Series has been detailed in numerous books, both fictional and non-fiction. Читать дальше...

Noah Centineo has his next movie role lined up! The 22-year-old To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before actor is in talks to portray the superhero He-Man in the upcoming film Masters of the Universe, Variety reports. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Noah Centineo Brothers Adam and Aaron Nee will direct the reboot. [...]

His focus on Bush's image, rather than the legacy of the war - a years-long insurgency, thousands of dead Iraqis and U.S. troops and fertile grounds for the Islamic State to bloom - touched off anger among some veterans and a former CIA analyst.