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Qatar Heat So Unbearable As If "God Is Pointing A Giant Hair Dryer"
It was 116 degrees Fahrenheit (46.7 degrees Celsius) in the shade outside the new Al Janoub soccer stadium, and the air felt to air-conditioning expert Saud Ghani as if God had pointed "a giant hair dryer" at Qatar.
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Iran Denies Role In Saudi Attacks; Trump says US "Locked And Loaded"
Saudi Oil Attack: US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States was prepared to respond to the devastating attacks on two oil installations in Saudi Arabia that halved the state oil company's production output, while Iran rejected US accusations that it was responsible.
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More Than Half Of Saudi Oil Output Hit After Drone Attacks On Aramco Plants
Saudi Arabia drone attack: Explosions and towering fireballs struck the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil empire on Saturday in an apparent wave of drone attacks claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The blows knocked out more than half the kingdom's oil output for days or more and threatened to drive up already high tensions between Iran and its foes in the...
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Nearing Tipping Point: What You Need To Know About Amazon Forest Fires
As Brazil and the world mobilize soldiers and finances in response to a wave of wildfires in the Amazon, far more is at stake than Brazil's international reputation.
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How Qatar's Cows Show Growing Resistance To Saudi-Led Boycott
Three times a day, the Holstein cows on this dairy farm north of Doha placidly step onto a circular platform to get hooked up to automated milking tubes.
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As Trump Battles Congress, Federal Workers Are Caught In The Middle
Federal employees sought to figure out whether they will be paid and whether they will fall into the category of "excepted" workers who would be expected to show up no matter how long the impasse lasts between Congress and President Trump.
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Washington State Wants To Become The First To Tax Carbon Dioxide
Win or lose, Washington's Initiative 1631 is a case study in how thorny the politics of carbon pricing can be - starting with the name. Calling it a tax might please economists, but could be fatal politically. The measure's supporters call it a fee.
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How Elon Musk Became An Inequality Machine
That would be Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the serial corporate founder, rocket entrepreneur, would-be colonizer of distant planets, variously toiling to save humanity and, as summarized by Steven Mufson in these pages, "tireless salesman and visionary" - to which we should now add "shameless old-style corporate grabber."
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"Gold Standard Agreement": What US Told Saudi Arabia On Nuke Deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the Trump administration is insisting that Saudi Arabia accept the same limits on uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing as other Mideast nations seeking commercial nuclear energy deals with U.S. companies.
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Boeing, Airbus To Lose Deals With Trump's Iran Sanctions
Boeing and Airbus will lose contracts worth roughly $39 billion to replenish Iran's aging fleet of commercial planes as part of the Trump administration's reimposition of sanctions.
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Qatar Heat So Unbearable As If "God Is Pointing A Giant Hair Dryer"
It was 116 degrees Fahrenheit (46.7 degrees Celsius) in the shade outside the new Al Janoub soccer stadium, and the air felt to air-conditioning expert Saud Ghani as if God had pointed "a giant hair dryer" at Qatar.
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Iran Denies Role In Saudi Attacks; Trump says US "Locked And Loaded"
Saudi Oil Attack: US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States was prepared to respond to the devastating attacks on two oil installations in Saudi Arabia that halved the state oil company's production output, while Iran rejected US accusations that it was responsible.
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More Than Half Of Saudi Oil Output Hit After Drone Attacks On Aramco Plants
Saudi Arabia drone attack: Explosions and towering fireballs struck the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil empire on Saturday in an apparent wave of drone attacks claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The blows knocked out more than half the kingdom's oil output for days or more and threatened to drive up already high tensions between Iran and its foes in the...
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Nearing Tipping Point: What You Need To Know About Amazon Forest Fires
As Brazil and the world mobilize soldiers and finances in response to a wave of wildfires in the Amazon, far more is at stake than Brazil's international reputation.
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How Qatar's Cows Show Growing Resistance To Saudi-Led Boycott
Three times a day, the Holstein cows on this dairy farm north of Doha placidly step onto a circular platform to get hooked up to automated milking tubes.
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As Trump Battles Congress, Federal Workers Are Caught In The Middle
Federal employees sought to figure out whether they will be paid and whether they will fall into the category of "excepted" workers who would be expected to show up no matter how long the impasse lasts between Congress and President Trump.
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Washington State Wants To Become The First To Tax Carbon Dioxide
Win or lose, Washington's Initiative 1631 is a case study in how thorny the politics of carbon pricing can be - starting with the name. Calling it a tax might please economists, but could be fatal politically. The measure's supporters call it a fee.
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How Elon Musk Became An Inequality Machine
That would be Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the serial corporate founder, rocket entrepreneur, would-be colonizer of distant planets, variously toiling to save humanity and, as summarized by Steven Mufson in these pages, "tireless salesman and visionary" - to which we should now add "shameless old-style corporate grabber."
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"Gold Standard Agreement": What US Told Saudi Arabia On Nuke Deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the Trump administration is insisting that Saudi Arabia accept the same limits on uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing as other Mideast nations seeking commercial nuclear energy deals with U.S. companies.
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Boeing, Airbus To Lose Deals With Trump's Iran Sanctions
Boeing and Airbus will lose contracts worth roughly $39 billion to replenish Iran's aging fleet of commercial planes as part of the Trump administration's reimposition of sanctions.
