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US Seizes Venezuelan Tankers - Washington to Control Oil Sales Indefinitely

U.S. forces seized sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela and Washington says it will oversee sales and revenues indefinitely, a move that shifts global energy flows, risks confrontation with allies and adversaries, and reorders oil market dynamics.

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1,000,000 - Approximate number of Ukrainians left without heat or water after Russian strikes

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"Get the f**k out of Minneapolis" — Mayor Jacob Frey

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"Arrest them all. They are criminals!!! Foreign ATM? Somali cash exodus from Minneapolis exponentially larger than other major US airports: https:// justthenews.com/government/sec urity/foreign-atm-somali-cash-exodus-minneapolis-exponentially-larger-other-major-us"