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exxon mobil Chief executive Darren Woods warned on Friday that the market has not been able to fully absorb the impact of the unprecedented oil supply disruption caused by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Mr. Woods told investors at Exxon’s first-quarter earnings conference that the disruption was alleviated by the large number of oil tankers in transit that had been loaded during the first month of the war. The CEO said strategic oil reserves had also been released and commercial stocks had been canceled.Woods said that as the conflict drags on, one of those…

Rubén Rocha Moya again denied allegations of supporting the cartel, saying he had taken a “temporary leave” for self-defense.The governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state has temporarily resigned, days after he was indicted by U.S. authorities on large-scale drug trafficking charges that further strained relations between the two countries.In a short video statement posted late Friday, Ruben Rocha Moya again denied any wrongdoing, but said he was taking a “temporary leave” to protect himself from the U.S. allegations.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe indictment, unsealed by U.S. prosecutors earlier this week, alleges that Rocha Moya and nine other officials…

More than 20,000 revelers gathered for an illegal rave at a military facility in central France despite the risk of unexploded ordnance nearby. The event, organized as “Bourges Technival” on social media, is being held at a military firing range deemed “extremely dangerous” by authorities. The vast grounds, which have been used for testing artillery, missiles and artillery shells, began drawing partygoers from across Europe on Thursday. The head of the local prefecture, Philippe Le Moyne Surssure, said the crowd of more than 2,000 cars at the event site was deemed illegal early Friday. Organizers did not seek permission for…

Ipswich Town have sealed an immediate return to the Premier League after a 3-0 final-day win over QPR secured automatic promotion from the Championship.They went into Saturday’s home game needing to match fellow challengers Millwall’s result at home to Oxford and the victory over Rangers has seen Kieran McKenna mastermind a second Championship promotion in three years. It is also a third promotion in four seasons on McKenna’s managerial CV, but the first in which he has had to pick a team up from setbacks while rebuilding a squad’s personnel and playing style. Two seasons ago, Ipswich were the surprise…

AI dictation apps have come a long way in a short period of time. For years, they were slow and imprecise unless you spoke with a specific accent and enunciated clearly. Advances in large-scale language models (LLMs) and speech-to-text models have changed the game, creating systems that can more accurately decode speech while preserving enough context to format text correctly. The developers have also built in features that automatically remove filler words, correct stumbles, and handle punctuation, outputting text that requires far less editing. While there are many such apps on the market today, we have compiled a list of…

The Kentucky Derby, the nation’s largest horse race, takes place Saturday in Louisville. If you are looking to bet on Kalshi, Polymarket or any other event-related prediction platform, you are out of luck. The major prediction platform, which hosts contracts for everything from sports results to geopolitical events to reality TV moments, does not offer event contracts for the Kentucky Derby, but horse racing is not included. CEO Bill Karstanjen, churchill downs racetrack, The company, which owns the Kentucky Derby and the racetrack where it is held, told CNBC that the horse race is unlikely to appear on the betting…

Hull came from behind to beat Norwich 2-1 at home, securing a place in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs thanks to a brace from Oli McBurnie.With Wrexham and Derby both struggling, the Tigers seized the chance to regain the top six finish they have occupied for most of the season with a come-from-behind victory at the MKM Stadium. Norwich were the best team in last month’s Championship and unsurprisingly took the lead with Mo Toure’s goal, despite having nothing to play for other than personal pride and improved contract negotiations. image: Mohamed Toure fires Norwich to put Hull ahead Hull…

The US flag on the Washington Monument and the dome of the US Capitol can be seen in the background. Sebastian Gollnow | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesControl of the U.S. Senate in this year’s midterm elections remains at stake just over half a year from Election Day, according to traders at prediction market platform Kalsi. Traders are giving both Republicans and Democrats a 50% chance of winning control of the Senate. Traders are pushing Democrats as favorites to flip the House majority, but their chances in the Senate in 2026 have narrowed. The odds of a Republican retaining the…

US President Donald Trump said the US Navy was acting “like pirates” in seizing ships amid a blockade of Iranian ports.”We … landed on it and took over the ship. We took over the cargo, we took over the oil. This is a very lucrative business,” President Trump said at a rally in Florida on Friday.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”We’re like pirates,” he added, drawing cheers from the crowd. “We’re like pirates, but we’re not playing games.”After the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Iran retaliated with attacks on Israel and Gulf states that…

london — A British woman who was refused permanent contraception through the UK’s National Health Service on the grounds that she might regret the decision has won her case with the country’s health ombudsman after a 10-year battle. Oxfordshire psychologist Leah Spasova spent years trying to get sterilized on the NHS, at the same time her provider was funding a man’s vasectomy. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), which investigates complaints about the NHS, has found that local health authorities are denying funding for sterilization to women rather than men. Ms Spasova brought the complaint after her request for…