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Trump's Venezuela oil deal and its implications

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NABEP's CEO Alejandro Betancourt has faced investigations into his past ventures.

The oil bought by the US on favorable terms will help refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and provide supply for military and other sensitive uses.

NABEP's near-term goal is to increase its production to more than 1 million barrels per day.

The White House confirmed Monday that the OSC would receive a 35 percent stake in NABEP under the deal.

If the White House figures are accurate, NABEP would be the second-largest oil company measured by proved reserves in the world behind Saudi Aramco.

5 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

CBS Sports college football Week 1 2026 odds and picks

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Lane Kiffin makes his LSU debut versus Clemson on Saturday.

Notre Dame is a 20.5-point favorite against Wisconsin.

Ohio State is a 50.5-point favorite against Ball State in Week 1.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Trump envoys arrive in Moscow ahead of Ukraine talks

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Putin told the envoys the current situation is not easy and that there is a high level of trust on the Russian side.

Zelenskyy said Russia fired strikes on airports in Kyiv and Boryspil overnight ahead of the US envoys' planned visit.

Yuri Ushakov said the Moscow talks also covered economic issues and potential major Russian-American projects.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships targeted

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The Strait of Hormuz previously carried about 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.

US Central Command said it permanently disabled two of the tankers and completely destroyed a third.

Iranian state media outlet Irib reported no casualties in the attack on the tanker near Kharg Island.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Al Jazeera analysis of Trump's threats to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain

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Iran has maintained that it is developing a nuclear power programme only and does not have plans to build a nuclear weapon.

Iran suspended cooperation with the IAEA after the June 2025 strikes.

The IAEA confirmed further damage to the entrance buildings of Natanz's underground enrichment plant in March 2026.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Prince William to attend King Harald's funeral in Norway

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The widowed Queen Sonja will be at the funeral.

New King Haakon VIII will be at the funeral.

Buckingham Palace announced Prince William's attendance at the funeral.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after warships targeted

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Iranian state media reported no casualties in the US attack on the tanker near Kharg Island.

CENTCOM claimed the three Iranian oil tankers were part of a multi-billion-dollar shadow network funding the IRGC and its regional proxies.

The IRGC said the three oil tankers it attacked in the Strait of Hormuz were using unauthorised routes.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Williams sisters' US Open return ends in tie-break defeat

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The match lasted three hours.

The Williams sisters won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together and three Olympic gold medals.

This was the first time the Williams sisters partnered in a Grand Slam doubles event since 2022.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

SEP 05

New tapes question Charles Manson 'Helter Skelter' motive

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Crowe was not a Black Panther.

Berlinger said prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi came up with the race war theory to convict Manson, who was not present at the Tate-LaBianca killings.

Beausoleil stabbed Gary Hinman to death and wrote 'Political Piggy' on a wall in Hinman's blood along with an animal paw print intended to implicate the Black Panthers.

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“This was a drug deal gone bad, trying to cover up Gary Hinman’s killing by doing another murder the next day to make it look like a copycat murder, which were the Tate murders. And when that murder didn’t hit newspapers like a Black Panther murder, they did the LaBianca murders. It’s a series of blunders by people who were trying to cover their tracks, not this grand scheme of 'Helter Skelter.'”
Joe Berlinger Said DATE NOT STATED Reported SEP 05 verbatim · 1 source

Berlinger describes the murders as a chain of cover-up blunders stemming from a botched drug deal, not a grand Helter Skelter scheme.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Berkshire Hathaway's two approaches to cashing in on AI

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In March, Berkshire paid $1.8 billion for a roughly 2.5% stake in Japanese insurer Tokio Marine.

Abel visited Tungaloy, a Berkshire operating unit in Japan that is part of IMC, which makes tool bits.

Berkshire has an almost $36 billion investment in shares of Google parent Alphabet that was initiated by Warren Buffett last year.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

German state elections: AfD bids for historic win in eastern vote

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Ulrich Siegmund was named 'Germany's most dangerous man' by Der Spiegel magazine.

AfD is aiming to secure a majority in the regional parliament of Saxony-Anhalt.

Ulrich Siegmund has not ruled out getting rid of domestic intelligence (BfV) in the state if AfD wins a majority.

2 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Everton vs Manchester United Premier League match preview

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The Everton vs Manchester United Premier League match is scheduled at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.

Carlos Baleba's ankle injury is preventing his Manchester United debut.

Idrissa Gueye was sent off in the 14th minute of Everton's win at Old Trafford last season.

3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.

Quote of the day
“That’s not to say that they were the prevailing cause. That wasn’t the case. But the fact that our public utility has prioritized these massive allotments of power and [accommodated] corporate expansion over the maintenance of the power grid that residents rely on speaks to a deeply structural issue. They are prioritizing the interests of corporations over people.”
Richard Massey Said DATE NOT STATED Reported SEP 05 verbatim · 1 source

Massey argued that the public utility prioritizing corporate expansion over grid maintenance reflects a structural issue favoring corporations over people.

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