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More refineries in the Middle East and in Russia are offline and China is increasingly prioritizing its domestic fuel market and has cut down on demand for crude, Smith said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Still, Gervais remained undeterred, doubling and tripling down on his comedy and delivering a since-viral “I don’t care” monologue during his final hosting stint.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You’re able to dictate the terms up front and also shut one side down on the field,” Lake said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Nvidia agreed on Thursday to buy their AI company, Hugging Face, for roughly $13 billion, doubling down on the chipmaker’s effort to challenge the dominance of proprietary AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“It’s true that these young people are at the bursting point. This afternoon they were making such a commotion I could hear them down on the street.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
