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11.01.26 - 00:12
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"Uninvestable": Trump′s $100 Billion Venezuela Gamble Meets Oil Industry Reality (ZeroHedge)
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"Uninvestable": Trump's $100 Billion Venezuela Gamble Meets Oil Industry Reality
President Donald Trump's push for U.S. oil companies to commit at least $100 billion toward rebuilding Venezuela's energy industry is meeting significant resistance from the very executives he is courting, according to Bloomberg.
Although the White House projects confidence, industry leaders are warning that Venezuela remains too unstable for major investment, with Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods describing the country bluntly as “uninvestable.”
At a closed-door meeting Friday with roughly 20 energy executives, Trump said he expected an agreement “today or very shortly thereafter” to restart large-scale drilling in Venezuela following the removal of Nicolás Maduro. He applied direct pressure, telling the group, “If you don't want to go in, just let me know, because I've got 25 people that aren't here today that are willing to take your place.”
Publicly, many executives praised the opportu...
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10.01.26 - 23:12
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Did Trump Accidentally Pardon Accused Jan 6 Pipe-Bomber? (ZeroHedge)
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Did Trump Accidentally Pardon Accused Jan 6 Pipe-Bomber?
It took nearly five years for the FBI to finally arrest someone for planting pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot, but the suspect may avoid serving a prison sentence thanks to the language in President Trump's sweeping pardon of those who participated in Jan. 6 mayhem.
In that pardon issued on the day of his 2025 inauguration, Trump commuted the sentences of 14 people convicted of offenses springing from the Jan 6 demonstrations. Next, seeking to free some 1,500 others from convictions or pending prosecutions, Trump wrote, "I do hereby...grant a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021."
The FBI says surveillance camera images captured Brian Cole as he planted bombs at RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of Jan. ...
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10.01.26 - 22:30
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How the AI race could play out for the US, China and the world (SCMP)
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The global artificial intelligence (AI) race remains one of the most hotly contested spheres of international competition. Few would bet today on an eventual winner, but current trends point to three possible scenarios that we should consider.
In the first scenario, the AI world is dominated by the US and China. While the US still has the technological edge, China is closing in fast and vies with the US for leadership on many of the key dimensions of AI prowess.
According to Stanford......
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