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Beauty routines are not all about expensive, time-consuming salon visits or many pampering hours stuck in front of the mirror. Home hacks for beauty have taken the world by storm, promising simple, effective, affordable ways to glowing skin, healthy ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 17, 2024

Son-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge

The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for his role in a vast bribery conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company, some of which allegedly landed into accounts controlled by President Nicolás Maduro’s stepsons

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

Crude Declines on a Tepid Chinese Energy Demand Outlook

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) today is down -1.16 (-1.64%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) is down -0.0366 (-1.85%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are posting moderate losses today, with gasoline falling to a 1-week low. Concerns about weak Chinese energy demand are pressuring crude prices. Also, today's...

Barchart · Dec 17, 2024

Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos says U.K. is too negative as it invests in U.S.

Ineos acquired new oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico as the U.K. turns less friendly to fossil fuels.

Fortune · Dec 17, 2024

8 best popcorn makers for cinema-quality snacks at home

Sweet or salty? These popcorn makers are here to ramp up movie night

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

Crude Prices Fall on Lackluster Global Energy Demand

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Monday closed down -0.58 (-0.81%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed down -0.0261 (-1.30%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Monday settled moderately lower. Lackluster Chinese economic news on Monday weighed on crude prices. Also, last month's weaker-than-expected U S and Eurozone manufacturing...

Barchart · Dec 16, 2024

NZ’s government may ask the public to underwrite the risk of fossil fuel exploration – this could be unlawful

After reversing the ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration permits, New Zealand’s coalition government is now considering whether to share the risks of exploration with the fossil fuel industry.

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024

Gladiator II: a historian on the real north African kingdom of Numidia – and the men who ruled it

Gladiator II opens with a Roman fleet brutally laying siege to a city in the north African kingdom of Numidia. On the big screen we see ships set ablaze by pots of burning oil and defenders impaled by man-sized iron bolts. The so-called barbarian inhabitants are eventually enslaved and carted…

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024

Global Energy Demand Concerns Weigh on Crude Prices

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) today is down -0.75 (-1.05%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) is down -0.0263 (-1.31%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately lower. Lackluster Chinese economic news today signals weak economic growth that is bearish for energy demand and crude prices. Also, last...

Barchart · Dec 16, 2024

Ukraine calls for sanctions against Russia oil tankers over Black Sea spill

Top adviser says vessels that sank and ran aground are part of aged fleet that will continue to cause large-scale damage

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024