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Dramatic moment Esso petrol station was engulfed by flames in Washington

The footage shows dark smoke billowing out from the forecourt of the Esso garage on Heworth Road in the Concord area

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House Republicans launch probe of Biden’s oil reserve release

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are launching an investigation into what they say could be the “potential misuse” by the Biden administration of the nation’s emergency oil reserves to lower gasoline prices, as well as White House deliberations over a fuel export ban.

Tribune News Service

Biden says GDP growth undercuts ‘doomsayers’ ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — The latest U.S. economic data shows that the economy “is continuing to power forward” and is not in a recession, President Joe Biden said.

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GOP aims to flip Washington House seat back in key race

One of the key races that will help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives is playing out in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, where Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier is seeking a third term against a challenge from Republican Matt Larkin

The Independent UK

Obama, Bush Protected White-Collar Criminals And Upended The Rule Of Law

Failure to prosecute those responsible for the 2008 financial meltown made a mockery of the criminal-justice system.

Zenger

Fight against poverty has ground to a halt, World Bank warns

The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have reversed three decades of progress in reducing poverty, according to the World Bank, which is warning that the global goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 is now out of reach. In its latest report, the Washington-based lender estimates that 70…

France 24

Facebook's parent is fined nearly $25M for violating a campaign finance disclosure law

The penalty issued by a Washington state judge was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act.

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Abuse reports from detained Black immigrants disproportionately high, advocacy groups say

WASHINGTON — After analyzing the records of nearly 17,000 calls between 2016 and 2021 from its national immigrant detention hotline, Freedom for Immigrants released a report Wednesday that it and other advocacy groups say indicates a pattern of racism and abuse toward Black migrants.

Los Angeles Times

Nutrition advocates want investors to improve food sector practices

WASHINGTON — Shareholder coalitions say the power of investor money can be harnessed to press the food industry to provide more nutritional foods and still improve the companies’ bottom lines.

Tribune News Service

When Antony Blinken spoke about Bajrang Bali at the White House

WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Antony Blinken highlighted the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental American value and informed that a 500-year-old stolen statue of Hanuman, a Hindu deity, was returned to the Indian government earlier this year.

The Times of India

Iowa voters will decide Sen. Chuck Grassley's fate in his closest race in 42 years

Many Iowans cannot remember a time when Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley did not represent them in Washington. But as he seeks an eighth term, he faces his toughest race yet.

WEKU

Xi Jinping says China and US must ‘find ways to get along’

US President Joe Biden also told his security chiefs in Washington that the US is not seeking conflict with Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Commentary: A GOP tsunami is possible for the House, and the Senate is slipping away from Democrats

Tsunami patrol has been on watch in Washington since last year. I served in the House during the last four midterm elections and experienced three massive waves that swept the president’s party out of power with an average loss of 45 seats. Many House Democrats at the start of last…

Chicago Tribune

Meta hit with $24.7M fine over 822 campaign finance disclosure violations in Washington

The fine "represents the largest campaign finance penalty anywhere in the country — ever," Washington AG said.

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Tribune News Service

Facebook parent company fined $25 million for Washington state campaign finance violations

SEATTLE — Meta, Facebook’s parent company, was fined nearly $25 million Wednesday for intentionally and repeatedly violating Washington’s campaign finance laws.

The Independent UK

Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations

A Washington state judge has fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeated, willful violations of campaign finance disclosure laws

Tribune News Service

Justice Elena Kagan temporarily pauses subpoena from Jan. 6 committee for Arizona GOP leader's phone records

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily paused enforcement of a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol for the phone records of the head of the Arizona Republican Party.

Tribune News Service

Harris visits Seattle, touts electric school buses, infrastructure bill

SEATTLE — Vice President Kamala Harris, in Seattle on Wednesday, announced that nearly $1 billion has been awarded to school districts throughout the country to replace older school buses with newer electric and cleaner-running models.

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Trump’s legal team accepts service of congressional Jan. 6 subpoena

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have accepted service of the subpoena issued by the House committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a person familiar with the service said.

Tribune News Service

NJ Sen. Robert Menendez faces new federal probe

WASHINGTON — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez faces another federal investigation about five years after a trial on federal corruption charges ended in a mistrial, a Menendez adviser confirmed Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Arizona GOP leader takes Jan. 6 subpoena fight to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The head of the Arizona Republican Party asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to at least temporarily pause a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol that seeks her phone records.

Los Angeles Times

US hits Iran with new sanctions as punishment for ‘brutal’ crackdown on protesters

WASHINGTON — With efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal languishing, the Biden administration on Wednesday hit Tehran with a new batch of economic sanctions as punishment for repression of widespread demonstrations against restrictions on women and other issues.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers urge more scrutiny of Chinese firms in wake of charges

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are urging more scrutiny of Chinese companies in the U.S. after the Justice Department this week announced that two Chinese agents sought to obstruct prosecution of a telecommunications company reported to be Huawei Technologies.

Reuters

U.S. confident of U.N. Security Council resolution, task force on Haiti in early November -official

Washington is confident of securing a U.N. Security Council resolution and finding nations to lead a task force in early November to address the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols said on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

FDA delays advisory committee meeting on over-the-counter birth control pill

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday postponed a critical advisory meeting on an application for the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, citing the need “to review new information.”

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