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How China's import cuts importing 8.5 million barrels a day down from 12.5 million and it's large oil reserve will keep oil prices low

07/15/2026

Not covered in the media for Hormuz is the combined response of US, China, India, Japan and the European Union to find alternatives to Hormuz making it less or not relevant to oil prices and oil supplies

07/10/2026

The Constructive Aspects of the situation in July 2026 from the Hormuz Crisis not covered in the Media

06/27/2026

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Six Exercises to Get the Quad Strength of a Tennis Star

  
WSJ - 07.01.2023 Original article ›
Jen Murphy | Photographs By David Cabrera For The Wall Street Journal
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 A number of exercizes that strengthen the quad and the legs are shown here by tennis professionals who say this helps in playing tennis. These exercises which include a number of squats are a way to strengthen the legs and lower body including stability ball squat, medicine ball toss, and lateral band walk.

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How Much Do You Know About Wind Power? Test Your Knowledge With This Quiz

  
WSJ - 07.21.2023 Original article ›
Daniel Akst
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Most of the US wind energy comes from Texas, Iowa, Kansas in the central region of the country. Wind makes up about 10% of energy in the US and 7% in the world. Solar adds another 5%. There is a long way to go. Nordic countries such as Denmark have made significant advances.

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Russian Hackers and American Hacks

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WSJ - 12.11.2016 Original article ›
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This editorial in the WSJ tackles the issue of Russian hacking during the U.S. presidential election by saying that this should not be seen as a move by Democrats after the election defeat, and yet at the same time supports the Republican Congress's efforts to hold an inquiry into the hacking during the election. 

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A Nordic Region That Inspired Henrik Ibsen Sets the Stage for a Charming Compound

  
WSJ - 07.22.2020 Original article ›
J.S. Marcus
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A house that inspired Henrik Ibsen in writing the play Peter Gynt is in the far north of Norway. Ig is 150 miles from Oslo. It was recently renovated with several centuries old wooden structures. The owner's grandfather personally brought the message of Norway's independence from Sweden to the Swedish king in 1905.

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Opinion | Europe’s Far-Right Wave Has Crested

  
WSJ - 05.30.2024 Original article ›
Joseph C. Sternberg
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Voter resentment of policies of established parties not attraction to extreme ideas is what drives people to support extreme parties AfD, Wilders, other parties on "far right." As established parties learn their lessons and as a new generation emerges in these parties people see prospects for the future with the new ideas in established parties.

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Buenos Aires metro fare jumps 360% amid Argentina’s harsh austerity measures

  
The Guardian - 05.17.2024 Original article ›
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Questions remain about whether such harsh austerity measures will work. The absence of alternatives have led to Argentines electing Milei as president to try a radical approach to fight inflation. The sudden increase of Buenos Aires subway fares by over 300% is part of the approach to improve state finances and bring inflation down. 

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Who is Stan Smith? New film uncovers tennis and footwear legend

  
The Guardian - 05.01.2024 Original article ›
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Get to know Stan Smith American tennis champion in the days of Ile Nastase and Arthur Ashe in 1972 in this documentary "Who is Stan Smith?" This was a period we see coming back today with lobs, different tactics of play, including closer to the net, coming back with Alcaraz and Spinner.

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America Flunked Its Test Run for the World Cup—Again

  
WSJ - 07.15.2024 Original article ›
Andrew Beaton
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Crowds breaking through the barricades, people without tickets storming the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, lack of safety for player's families, delays in the game time, and other problems made the US look bad for staging soccer games. A new test looms in 2026 with the World Cup Soccer to be played in the US.

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Live Election Updates: Harris Backs Supreme Court Reform During Busy Week

  
NYTimes.com - 07.29.2024 Original article ›
Kellen Browning, Maggie Astor
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US president Biden calls presidential immunity ruling of the US Supreme Court "extreme and dangerous." He calls for a 18 year term limit for Supreme Court Justices and a code of conduct. Biden proposes a constitutional amendment to put this into effect and Kamala Harris backs Biden's Supreme Court reform.

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Opinion | Erin Brockovich: What’s at Stake in November

  
NYTimes.com - 07.30.2024 Original article ›
Erin Brockovich
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Not just climate or infrastructure or manufacturing USA, what happens to forever chemicals and PFAS, dangerous chemicals in our food and water supplies under a Reagan style deregulation 2025-2028 that risks the lives of ordinary Americans, asks Erin Brockovich. She talks about the issues at stake to protect our water and food supplies from contamination.

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Key to Happiness or Distrust? The Couples Who Itemize Their Monthly Bills

  
WSJ - 07.28.2024 Original article ›
Dalvin Brown | Photographs By Brandon Thibodeaux For Wsj
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Couples divide their finances down the middle 50-50 or if one earns more 60-40 being common. This takes care of common household expenses. Transparency and clarity is important for doing this. Women marrying later in life already manage their finances and make a small shift to doing this as a couple. 

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Four Lucrative Tax Deductions That Seniors Often Overlook

  
WSJ - 11.30.2023 Original article ›
Lori Ioannou
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The married couple standard deduction for 2023 is up 7% to $27,700. If you are a senior and over 65 years or blind this goes up by $3000 to $30,700. The Medicare tax deduction comes in if you are self employed or have an LLC so that you can deduct for Medicare and for Medigap policies.

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Trump Floats ‘All-Tariff’ Federal Revenue System in Return to Capitol Hill

  
WSJ - 06.13.2024 Original article ›
Lindsay Wise, Katy Stech Ferek, Alex Leary
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In a visit to Washington DC Mr. Trump talks about an all tariff revenue system that would replace the income tax. He says he would take the corporate tax down from 21% to 20%. He meets with the CEO's in the Business Round Table including Dimon of JP Morgan Chase and of Bank of America.

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Rich-poor education gap grows for 16-year-olds in almost all of England

  
The Guardian - 07.15.2024 Original article ›
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There is a rich-poor education gap, a 19 month education gap for 11, 15, 17 year olds in England, except for London- according to the Education Policy think tank. Another of the challenges facing Labour's new government. The gap is larger for low income families eligible for school meals- about 2 years.

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Republicans Poised to Keep Control of House After Winning Senate

  
WSJ - 11.06.2024 Original article ›
Siobhan Hughes, Katy Stech Ferek
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House seats in New York flipped to Democrats, while House seats in California flipped to Republicans. The vote on issues of immigration, cost of living, and transgender cultural issues tend to indicate Republicans holding on to controlling the House of Representatives, according to the WSJ. DJT says Speaker Mike Johnson "has done a terrific job."

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Exclusive | One Million Are Now Dead or Injured in the Russia-Ukraine War

  
WSJ - 09.17.2024 Original article ›
Bojan Pancevski
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Both sides cannot lose sight of the fact that about 1 million people have either lost lives or been injured in the 36 month Ukraine War. Population decline faced Ukraine and Russia before the war, the effects are now increased, depleting the available resources on all sides in this conflict during a pandemic. 

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After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing, Americans Express Frustration With Health Insurance Industry

  
NYTimes.com - 12.06.2024 Original article ›
Dionne Searcey, Madison Malone Kircher
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This NYT report shows the extent of frustration with delay, dispute and denial as a practice in the US health insurance industry. Much of the comment in social media focused on this frustration. Between 2020-22 the number of denials doubled to 25% for UnitedHealthcare in its handling of claims by patients.

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Exclusive | Trump Team Explored Simplified Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs

  
WSJ - 03.18.2025 Original article ›
Gavin Bade, Josh Dawsey, Vipal Monga
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A tiered plan of high low and medium categories for tariffs nations was not adopted after long discussions in favor of individual nation tariffs. This will take much time to implement for the 200 nation staff under Trade Representative Jamieson. First reciprocal tariffs go into effect April 2, 2025 on Mexico and Canada.

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With a push from the polls and Elon Musk, is Reform UK edging ahead?

  
- 12.07.2024 Original article ›
Tim Shipman, Chief Political Commentator
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Nigel Farage of Reform surges ahead in the UK. With Tories under Kemi Badenoch uncertain about the future. Labour under Keir Starmer tells Whitehall civil servants to focus attention on delivering results that help improve the lives of the people and to bring results that are visible and make a difference to people.

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Spain orders 65,000 Airbnbs to close in fightback against mass tourism

  
- 05.20.2025 Original article ›
Isambard Wilkinson, Madrid
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Spain's fight against mass tourism shows that at some point  mass tourism lowers the quality of life and access to housing for locals. Did you know that Spain is the second most visited tourist country with 85 million tourists a year. France is the first with 90 million tourists.

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For Auto Workers, It Isn’t Just About Pay

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WSJ - 09.12.2023 Original article ›
Nora Eckert
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Worklife balance is now at the center of negotiations between UAW speaking for 150,000 autoworkers and Stellantis, Ford, GM. During the pandemic with mandatory overtime and working upto 6 days week, 10 hours a day, for product launches for many factory workers, meant a detrimental impact on personal health. A shorter workweek is proposed.

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Coronavirus: Wuhan residents allowed to leave for first time in months - BBC News

  
BBC News - 04.07.2020 Original article ›
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Wuhan residents are able to leave the city in China for the first time on April 7, 2020, with masks on.

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Paris goes car-free for a day amid surge in cycling due to coronavirus

  
France 24 - 09.28.2020 Original article ›
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The additional 50 kilometres of bicycle lanes are leading to a surge of people on bicycles in the French capital.

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At Covid Summit, Biden Sets Ambitious Goals for Vaccinating the World

  
NYTimes.com - 09.23.2021 Original article ›
Sheryl Gay Stolberg
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At the Covid summit president Biden sets a new goal of 70% of the world's population to be vaccinated.

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Eliud Kipchoge makes history with sub-two-hour marathon

  
The Times - 10.13.2019 Original article ›
John Goodbody, Vienna
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Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya sets a new record for running by doing a marathon in under 2 hours in Vienna, Austria.

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