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China’s record-high imports from earlier this year continued to slow down last month along with other commodity imports, as demand growth slackens. The average amount of oil China imported in November stood at 11.04 million bpd, Reuters’ Clyde Russell wrote today, noting it was more than a million bpd higher than the October average but slightly lower than the average for November 2019. One reason for the monthly increase was a result of delayed shipments, Russell noted. Indeed, China’s crude oil... Читать дальше...

Williams’s impressive ability to speak on wide-ranging issues with unusual clarity derived from his steadfast commitment to the “economic way of thinking.”

Released last week for the Nintendo Switch, Taiko No Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack is a bundle of two Japanese role-playing games in which players bang a drum to get through random encounters and boss battles. It’s weird.

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The Toronto FC midfielder grabbed the trophy and becomes the second player to win it for TFC.

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The unexpected point spree of this late-round Leafs draft pick is partly driven by time on ice. How much of his success is just minutes, though? Come find out.

The Windows 10 October 2020 Update brought some new tricks for your browser, Start menu and more. Here's how to use them.

In the 1936 Olympics, basketball was played outdoors on a dirt court. A storm during the final showed why that was such a bad idea.

Two members of the National Christian Resistance Movement, who were plotting the murder of black people as well overthrowing the government, have been sentenced to eight years imprisonment for planning terrorist activities.

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The much-maligned LCS is getting a major upgrade.

Here's What You Need to Remember: The U.S. Navy is fast-tracking a broad effort to arm its fleet of LCS ships with deck-mounted Hellfire weapons, offering new options, ranges and tactics for maritime attack. 

Should enemy helicopters, surveillance planes or armed drones be maneuvering to attack while circling above a U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship at seemingly unreachable ranges for the ship’s deck-mounted guns... Читать дальше...

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The Winter Meetings have gone virtual, which may mean fewer big trades and signings, but there will still be a Rule 5 draft. The Rule 5 draft was designed to prevent teams from hoarding talent. Players are eligible to be drafted if they are not on the 40-man roster and (a) they were signed at age 18 or younger and five seasons have passed or; (b) they were signed at age 19 or older and four seasons have passed. A drafted player must... Читать дальше...

Tesla is raising billions more, Nikola’s disgraced founder is doing just fine — and snakes. All that and more in The Morning Shift for December 8, 2020.

Amid the life-threateningly urgent climate crisis, it’s bad enough to pollute the planet with greenhouse gases. But to add insult to injury, some of the people and firms responsible for that pollution have tried to dress themselves up as climate heroes. You know the type: the ones who spent 2020 hiding behind gentle,…

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following basketball players-of-the-week for contests played Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2020. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2020-2021 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.

A pair of Main Street restaurants are the latest addition to the culinary hotbed in downtown Las Vegas.

Despite needing just a point, Man Utd face a tough task if they want to qualify for the Champions League last 16 when they travel to RB Leipzig on Tuesday

Mino Raiola has admitted that Paul Pogba is likely to leave Manchester United in 2021, with his contract set to expire at Old Trafford in 18 months

Farmers' stir: Will PM Modi stick to reform or give in to populist pressure?

There were plenty of highlight-reel saves from the Boston Bruins’ 2019-20 NHL season. The B’s had one of the best goalie tandems in the league with Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak putting up strong numbers between the pipes. But what were some of the best ones? Former Bruins goalie and current NESN Bruins analyst Andrew […]

The Texans have employed Korn Ferry to help with their search for a new head coach and General Manager, but the firm will not be the only group advising owner Cal McNair in the coming weeks. McNair has put together another advisory committee to help identify the right candidates for those openings. The group includes [more]

L'honorable Janet Austin, lieutenant-gouverneur de la Colombie-Britannique, prononce le discours du Thorne à l'Assemblée législative de Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique, le lundi 7 décembre 2020. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Jonathan Hayward »

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A parent, known only as April, has come under fire on Facebook after sharing a picture of her little girl's pretty pink bedroom and it's all because of the bed

As we lurch toward the end of an horrific year, news emerging from Israel should lift the hopes of all those in tech.