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Oil prices fall sharply on Iran deal, but whether they go much lower ‘is highly questionable’

By Steve Kopack Energy prices broadly tumbled and global stocks rose Monday — but only moderately — after the U.S. and Iran said they had reached an agreement to end fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The price of U.S. crude oil closed down 4.8% to $80.75 per barrel, while international Brent crude closed down 4.7% to $83.17 per barrel. For both benchmarks, those closing prices were their lowest since the first week of March, just days after the war with Iran was launched. Heating oil, a proxy for jet fuel, declined by more than 3.5%, while wholesale gasoline prices dropped more

North Carolina’s private colleges claim $38B economic role as financial pressures mount

By Jamaal Abdul-Alim The private, nonprofit higher education sector in North Carolina has an annual economic impact of $38 billion, according to a new report from the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Dr. A. Hope Williams, president of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, or NCICU, said the finding shows the “continued macroeconomic impact” of private, nonprofit colleges in the Tar Heel State. “This report highlights that independent higher education is a rapidly growing, high-yield driver of commerce, jobs, and community infrastructure across North Carolina,” Williams said in a statement. The $38 billion impact includes support for 154,342 jobs, $16.1 billion in labor income, and $5.6 billion in tax revenues, according

Judge orders Trump officials to re-install signs and exhibits at national parks on topics like slavery and climate change

By Reuters BOSTON — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide because they “do not align with its preferred narrative.” U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston issued a preliminary injunction at the behest of groups representing park conservationists, historians and scientists, who argued that the U.S. Department of the Interior has been engaged in a “sustained campaign to erase history and undermine science.” Removing these signs not only undermines “the integrity of the National Parks; it sets a dangerous precedent of censorship and

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal and UFC fights at the White House

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a once unfathomable cage-fighting show on the White House’s storied South Lawn. Trump had been touting the emerging deal for weeks and the continuing conflict threatened to overshadow the UFC mixed martial arts extravaganza, where combatants inside a wire-mesh Octagon tried to punch, kick, chop and pummel each other into submission. Ahead of the event, however, the president said an agreement to end the conflict “is now complete.” He declared that the

Federal authorities investigate giant ‘8647’ markings on National Mall

By Josh Cradduck, Ryan J. Reilly, Raquel Coronell Uribe and Monica Alba Giant markings of the numbers 8647 appeared Thursday on the National Mall in Washington, prompting an investigation by federal authorities and claims of “political violence” by the White House. An Interior Department spokesperson called the incident “deranged” vandalism that “will not be tolerated.” “Any threat against the President is taken very seriously by the Department, and our U.S. Park Police will investigate this incident and hold those responsible accountable,” the spokesperson said. U.S. Park Police told NBC News in a statement that they responded Thursday morning and that a probe is underway. “The cause

Jeffery Lee breathes ‘sigh of relief’ after Alabama’s nitrogen execution is deemed unconstitutional

By Abigail Brooks and Erik Ortiz A death row prisoner whose planned execution Thursday was suddenly halted became emotional when he learned that a federal court had ruled Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. “It’s like an expected sigh of relief in one aspect, and then you still got to stay and maintain your focus and continue to fight,” Jeffery Lee, who has been on death row for nearly three decades, said by phone Tuesday. He spoke from the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, moments after a district court judge agreed to stop his

The Supreme Court has left limited alternatives for protecting minority voting rights

By Hansi Lo Wang Minority voters are left with limited alternatives for combatting racial discrimination in redistricting, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest undermining of the federal Voting Rights Act. Remaining options for protecting the collective power of racial-minority voters include state-level voting rights acts and map-drawing strategies, likely in Democratic-controlled states, yet they cannot fully replace the nationwide provisions under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that many legal experts say are now practically impossible to enforce. This week, the high court decided to allow Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court found intentionally discriminates against Black voters. That ruling has

Trump booed at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of NBA Finals

By Rohan Nadkarni, Raquel Coronell Uribe and Sarah Dean President Donald Trump attended Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday to cheer on his hometown team — but many of his fellow fans didn’t appear thrilled to have him there. As Trump was shown on the jumbotron here during the national anthem, the crowd erupted in loud booing. Trump smiled as he saluted through the song. The jeers were followed by raucous cheers as the camera panned to Knicks star Jalen Brunson on the court. Trump was standing in Knicks owner Jim Dolan’s box, accompanied by a slew of

Judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, says it’s an unlawful tax

By Reuters BOSTON — A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee that U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new ​H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it ‌constituted an unlawful tax that Congress never authorized. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state ​attorneys general challenging a fee Trump announced in September ​that dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas. The ⁠H-1B program offers 65,000 visas annually, with another 20,000 visas ​for workers with advanced degrees, approved for three to six years. ​Employers seeking a visa for

Justice Jackson pens unanimous decision backed by SCOTUS conservatives

by Steve Mollman The Supreme Court on Thursday handed down a unanimous decision authored by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, with all nine justices joining her opinion in a closely watched pharmaceutical patent dispute. The justices ruled 9-0 in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., reversing a lower court decision and sending the case back for further proceedings, marking a rare moment of full agreement on a court often portrayed as ideologically divided. Jackson, a Biden appointee, has been one of the court’s most frequent dissenters, making her authorship of a unanimous opinion all the more notable. The decision clarified the legal standard

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