The Dark Side of America's Rise to Oil Superpower

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The Dark Side of America's Rise to Oil Superpower

The last time U.S. drillers pumped 10 million barrels of crude a day, Richard Nixon was in the White House. The first oil crisis hadn't yet scared Americans into buying Toyotas, and fracking was an experimental technique a handful of engineers were trying, with meager success, to popularize. It was 1970
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Whirlpool Says It's Adding Jobs in Wake of Trump Tariff Decision

Bloomberg's Lynn Doan reports on Trump's approval of duties on solar equipment and washing machines made abroad. Whirlpool Corp. said it's adding 200 jobs after the Trump Administration imposed a tariff of up to 50 percent on large residential washing machines, a penalty aimed at imports from
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Trump Re-Starts Immigration Talks After Senate Ends Shutdown

President Donald Trump dove back into negotiations over immigration legislation on Monday, hours after the Senate indicated it would move to end a three-day government shutdown. The president met for lunch with six conservative Senate Republicans — Tom Cotton of Arkansas, John Cornyn of Texas
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US Safety Board Opens Probe of Second Tesla Autopilot Crash

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will investigate an accident involving a Tesla Inc. Model S sedan that rear-ended a firetruck on a freeway near Los Angeles on Monday, the agency said. The agency will send two investigators to conduct a field probe of the crash that occurred near Culver
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Fur and fury at 40000 feet as more people bring animals on planes

Gillian Lindt, who is blind and flies frequently with her guide dog, Stella, says an increase in untrained animals on planes is frustrating.
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