TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas this week is the largest for an onshore crude oil pipeline in more than nine years and by far the largest in Keystone Pipeline history, according to federal data. Canadian company TC Energy estimated the spill on the Keystone system on Thursday …
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An oil spill in a creek in northeast Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly sending oil prices up on Thursday. Canada’s TC Energy said it shut down its Keystone system on Wednesday night following a drop in pipeline pressure. He …
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen helped mark a milestone in United States history on Thursday when she held up a new $5 bill signed for the first time by two women. Yellen’s signature will appear alongside that of U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba, the first Native American in that position. Yellen joked …
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale, floating wind farms in deep waters off the West Coast. The live online auction for the five leases – three off California’s central coast and two off its northern coast – has generated strong interest, and 43 companies from around …
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VERONA, Italy (AP) — Early-season revelers sipping mulled wine and shopping for holiday decorations packed the Verona Christmas Market for its inaugural weekend. But beyond the wooden market stalls, the Italian city has yet to decorate its granite-clad pedestrian streets with twinkling Christmas lights as officials debate the brightness of the season during an energy …
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BEIJING (AP) — Travelers arriving in China will spend less time in quarantine thanks to changes to sweeping virus checks announced Friday to reduce disruption to the economy and society. The announcement came as a surge in COVID-19 cases prompted Beijing to close parks and impose other restrictions. The country has reported 10,729 new cases …
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