U.S. oil refineries that are unable to sell a dirty fuel waste product at home are exporting vast quantities of it to India instead.
Monthly Archives: November 2017
{FD} Judge withdraws from case of Ohio man who plotted US attacks
A federal judge has excused himself from the case of an Ohio man who admitted he plotted to kill military members in the U.S. Judge James Graham filed the notice of recusal in federal court Wednesday without explanation in the case of defendant Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud (ab-dee-RAH’-mahn shayk moh-HAH’-mud).
{FD} Manafort reaches $11 million bail agreement with Mueller’s office
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has reached an $11 million bail agreement on Thursday with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office after being indicted in late October, court documents said.
{FD} Tesla builds world’s biggest battery in Australian Outback
The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery has plugged into an Australian state grid, delivering on a promise by Tesla Inc. chief executive Elon Musk.
{FD} Fired FAU professor who questions Sandy Hook shooting testifies in court for old job
A fired Florida Atlantic University professor who once said the Sandy Hook massacre was staged by the government to promote gun control appeared in court on Thursday, claiming he was unlawfully dismissed from his position.
{FD} Doctors taken aback by unconscious patient’s ‘do not resuscitate’ tattoo
University of Miami doctors faced a vexing ethical dilemma when paramedics wheeled an unconscious elderly man with a “Do Not Resuscitate” chest tattoo into emergency room, according to a case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
{FD} Venezuelan negotiations resume as financial pressures mount
Venezuela’s socialist government and its opposition will seek Friday to jumpstart negotiations on resolving the country’s economic and political crisis, pressured by international sanctions and a looming presidential election.
{FD} North Korea’s latest ICBM has potential to reach Washington, Seoul says
North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile fired this week could have the ability of reaching targets as far as 8,100 miles away putting Washington within reach, South Korean officials said Friday.
{FD} 10 killed in fire in north China port city
Authorities say 10 people have died in a fire in a mixed residential-office building in a northern Chinese port city where scores were killed in an explosion two years ago.
{FD} Pope to greet Rohingya refugees at Bangladesh peace prayer
Pope Francis is ordaining 16 priests during a Mass in Bangladesh, the start of a busy day that will also bring him face-to-face with Rohingya Muslims refugees from Myanmar.
{FD} Japan inflation ticks up, jobless rate at 2.8 pct in October
Japan reports its core inflation rate rose 0.8 percent in October, a slight increase from the month before, while the jobless rate remained steady at a very low 2.8 percent.
{FD} Seoul: N. Korea’s new missile could reach Washington
South Korea says the most powerful missile that North Korea tested this week missile is potentially capable of striking targets as far as 13,000 kilometers (8,100 miles), which would put Washington within reach.
{FD} Strong quake jolts sparsely populated Iran; no damage
Iran’s state TV is reporting a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has jolted a sparsely populated area in the country’s southeast.
{FD} Japan emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019
Japan’s Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such abdication from the Chrysanthemum Throne in about 200 years, the government said Friday.
{FD} Kate Steinle’s accused killer found not guilty of murder, to be deported
Jurors have found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty of killing Kate Steinle on Pier 14 in San Francisco in July 2015 in the trial that sparked a national debate over illegal immigration.
{FD} New York City model, 26, found dead with throat slit in Jamaica, report says
A model from New York City was reportedly found dead earlier this week in a small town on the island of Jamaica.
{FD} Pennsylvania man’s loudspeaker broadcast of ‘Taps’ ends
A Pennsylvania man whose nightly broadcast of taps through loudspeakers led to lawsuit threats and complaints from his neighbors played the recording for the last time Thursday night.
{FD} Myanmar’s Suu Kyi visiting China amid crackdown criticism
Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting friendly neighbor China as international criticism over Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya Muslims grows.
{FD} Trump pressured Senate Intel, GOP to end Russia investigation, report says
President Trump exhorted Senate Republican leaders, including the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, to bring its investigation into Russian activities during last year’s election to a swift conclusion, The New York Times reported late Thursday.
{FD} Kate Steinle not guilty verdict sparks shock from political, media figures
The illegal immigrant accused of murdering Kate Steinle in July 2015 on a pier in San Francisco was found not guilty on Thursday night.
{FD} Las Vegas police release Bellagio robbery surveillance video showing suspect
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police released surveillance video Thursday showing the suspect and robbery that occurred Tuesday at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas strip.
{FD} Florida man stops during police chase to shoot up heroin
A Florida man being chased by deputies for grand theft and burglary made a pit stop to inject heroin, authorities said.
{FD} Winter driving tips and precautions
Ice, powerful gusts and heavy snowfall on the roads can make for the opposite of a winter wonderland.
{FD} Police: Driver purposely struck wife, child of deputy
Witnesses pulled a man out of a pickup truck and detained him for police after he appeared to intentionally drive onto a Phoenix sidewalk, killing the wife of a deputy sheriff and injuring his 11-year-old daughter authorities said Thursday.