Justice Department investigating oil market trading, sources say

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Washington — The Department of Justice is investigating suspicious trading timed to swings in the oil market, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.  Reuters first reported the trading. The existence of the investigation was first reported by ABC News. The oil market has been volatile amid the war with Iran. Tehran has effectively closed the … Read more

Bear kills worker at uranium mining company’s facility in Canada, forcing operations to shut down

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Toronto — A 27-year-old man was killed in a black bear attack over the weekend in northern Saskatchewan, according to local authorities and his employer.  The attack happened about 53 miles northeast of Points North Landing in central Saskatchewan, the province’s Ministry of Community Safety confirmed in a statement to CBS News. The ministry said the … Read more

Brad Raffensperger became famous by defying Trump. Now he wants Georgia Republicans to forget that

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CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Being as well known as Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger would be a dream for many ambitious politicians. “I think most people by now know who I am,” the Republican candidate for governor joked Tuesday as someone put up signs with his name before a speech in the Atlanta suburb of … Read more

$100,000 short-term CD vs. $100,000 long-term CD: Which will earn more interest now?

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Interest earnings on a $100,000 CD account will stack up fairly quickly in today’s elevated interest rate environment. Getty Images/iStockphoto In a traditional economic landscape, interest rates on long-term certificate of deposit (CD) accounts were typically much higher than those available with short-term CDs — and the logic was easy to understand. Since savers were … Read more

Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in Chicago park may be city’s first in over a century

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CHICAGO — Two bald eagles hatchlings have been spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors’ first successful wild breeding in the Windy City in more than a century. Chicago Park District officials announced last week that bird-watchers observed nesting activity starting in February in Park 597 … Read more