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Trump Criticizes Oil Companies Over Profits During Gulf Tensions

President Donald Trump has accused major oil companies of earning excessive profits during Persian Gulf tensions and urged them to reinvest more heavily in domestic drilling to help lower fuel prices.
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Major League Baseball Enters Final Month With Tight Postseason Races
US Leaders Pay Tribute to Dolly Parton After Singer’s Death
US Retail Spending Holds Up During Back-to-School Season
Wall Street Opens September With Modest Gains as Investors Await Economic Signals
AGCO Opens 115,000-Square-Foot Parts Distribution Centre in California
NOAA Tracks Two Atlantic Tropical Disturbances as Peak Storm Season Begins
US Postal Service Begins Rollout of New Mail Ballot Procedures
US Health Department Expands Association Health Plan Rules
EPA Finalizes Tighter Industrial Emissions Standards
US Universities Expand Semiconductor Research Facilities With CHIPS Act Funding
US Automakers Expand Hybrid Production as Consumer Demand Shifts
US Venture Capital Funding Surges Into Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity Startups
US Airlines Adjust Autumn Schedules Amid Air Traffic Controller Shortages
Justice Department Defends Cancellation of Billions in Environmental Grants
US Supreme Court Prepares for Major Executive Power Cases in Autumn Term
US Issues September Visa Bulletin With Tight Employment-Based Limits
Texas Enacts Right-to-Repair Law for Smartphones, Tablets and Laptops
US Congress Opens Funding Talks Ahead of End-of-September Shutdown Deadline
White House Pushes States to Speed Up AI Data Centre Permits
Trump Administration Expands Third-Country Deportations to Africa and Latin America
US Treasury Urges G20 to Coordinate Response to China’s $1.2 Trillion Trade Surplus
Federal Reserve Signals Cautious Rate Path Ahead of September Meeting
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John Ternus Takes Over as Apple CEO as Tim Cook Becomes Executive Chairman
US Strikes Iranian Rocket Launchers on Larak Island After Strait of Hormuz Mine Threat
US Envoy Discusses Long-Term Defence Procurement With Ukraine and NATO Allies
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US Appeals Court Upholds Industrial Air Quality Standards
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US Postal Service Begins New Mail Ballot Procedures Amid Legal Challenges
US Health Department Expands Rules for Association Health Plans
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