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ConocoPhillips to Acquire Marathon Oil in $22.5 Billion All-Stock Deal
The takeover is the latest in a wave of consolidation sweeping the oil industry, with the biggest players rushing to acquire smaller rivals.
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Saudi Arabia Eyes a Future Beyond Oil
The kingdom is trying to juggle its still-vital petroleum industry with alternative energy sources like wind and solar as it faces pressure to lower carbon emissions.
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Mark Zuckerberg is Popular Again Thanks to Meta’s Open-Source AI
After some trying years during which Mr. Zuckerberg could do little right, many developers and technologists have embraced the Meta chief as their champion of “open-source” artificial intelligence.
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American Airlines Is Accused of Discrimination in Lawsuit
Three Black men said they and five other Black men were removed from a Phoenix-to-New York flight in January for about an hour because of a complaint about body odor.
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RFK Jr. files complaint over potential exclusion from debate stage
In a complaint to the Federal Election Commission, Kennedy alleges that President Biden and Donald Trump “colluded” to keep him from participating in a June 27 debate.
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Samuel Alito has decided that Samuel Alito is sufficiently impartial
That notwithstanding the significant questions that remain about the flag that flew outside the Supreme Court justice’s Virginia home.
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Musk tried to ‘punish’ critics, judge rules, in tossing a lawsuit
A federal judge ruled the lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate was about “punishing the defendants for their speech.”
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Can Trump Still Run for President if He Is Convicted?
The Constitution and American law have clear answers for only some of the questions that would arise if a presidential candidate were convicted of crimes. Others would bring the country into truly uncharted territory.

