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It comes amid concern that energy-importing countries continue to top up President Vladimir Putin’s war chest with oil and gas revenue on a daily basis. International: Top News And Analysis
Nobody was happier to see the Jacksonville Jaguars flat-out overpay for free-agent wide receiver Christian Kirk than Tennessee Titans wideout, A.J. Brown. The football world was stunned when it learned that Kirk would be getting…
The emergency contract, signed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, did not go through the fiscal review process overseen by Tennessee legislators. GANNETT Syndication Service
The U.N. meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, was seen as humanity’s last and best chance to keep the all-important goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius alive. International: Top News And Analysis
Senators say they are close to a bipartisan infrastructure deal, but they still need to agree with President Biden on how to pay for it. U.S. News
China wrapped negotiations with the EU on an important investment deal and talked up hopes for more, less than a month before Joe Biden is set to take office. International: Top News And Analysis
Britain and the EU may be on the verge of signing a post-Brexit trade deal, and it’s sending government bond yields, sterling and stocks higher. International: Top News And Analysis
Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi spoke Thursday as Congress rushes to strike a coronavirus stimulus deal and avoid a government shutdown. International: Top News And Analysis
Microsoft’s deal talks with TikTok “ballooned” this summer after President Donald Trump intervened, according to a report from The New York Times. International: Top News And Analysis
Cotton, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the move could entice other Middle Eastern countries to buy more U.S. defense material. U.S. News