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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – April 12, 2024
Greetings from Tyler, Can you imagine the absolute panic as Trump’s tormentors encounter one setback after another? We’re not going to follow every twist and turn of the legal cases, but none are looking too promising for those that fear what will happen if he should win the next presidential election. Not that he didn’t…
French rail sabotage plays havoc with Paris Olympics opening
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Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other key oil-producing members of the wider Opec+ alliance have announced surprise production cuts totalling more than 1.1 million barrels per day, declaring their intention is to stabilise crude markets. Several nations, led by Opec kingpin Saudi Arabia, on Sunday made a coordinated move to further curtail oil…
Chrysler recalls more than 24,000 hybrid minivans, tells owners to stop charging them
Chrysler parent Stellantis announced this week its recalling tens of thousands of hybrid vehicles due to the possibility of battery fires. More than 24,000 vehicles across the globe are subject to the recall announced Thursday by the company based in Amsterdam, Reuters is reporting. “The events are linked to a rare abnormality in individual cells…


