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Oil giants rake in steep profits amid high energy prices

by CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

Gasoline eased somewhat towards the end of the quarter, but customers were still paying more than $3.79 a gallon of regular, on average, in late September.

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Further blackouts in Kyiv as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

by ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

The mayor of Kyiv said that the city’s power grid was operating in ’emergency mode.’

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Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen announce divorce after 13 years

by LEANNE ITALIE and FRED GOODALL Associated Press October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

Brady and Bündchen posted statements on Instagram late Friday morning, each saying they had “amicably” reached the decision.

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As fentanyl drives overdose deaths, mistaken beliefs persist

by GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

Fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids ingrained in the nation’s illicit drug supply are killing more people in the U.S. than any other drug has.

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Intruder attacks Pelosi’s husband, calling, ‘Where is Nancy’

by COLLEEN LONG, OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, LISA MASCARO and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

The suspect identified as David DePape allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home, shouting ‘Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?’