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US Says Attack On Saudi Oil Site Was An Iranian β€˜Act Of War’

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an β€œact of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said shows the raid was β€œunquestionably sponsored by Iran.”

Saudi Arabia Says Iranian Missiles, Drone Hit Oil Facilities

Saudi Arabia alleged Wednesday that Iranian cruise missiles and drones attacked the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry, showing journalists the remains of the weapons while stopping short of directly accusing Iran of launching the assault.

Fed Likely To Cut Rates A 2nd Time As Economic Threats Loom

The Federal Reserve looks poised to cut interest rates for a second time Wednesday to help extend the economic expansion in the face of global weakness, President Donald Trump’s trade war with China and geopolitical risks such as the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities.

Auto Strike Idles More Than 50 GM Factories And Warehouses

More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike Monday against General Motors, bringing more than 50 factories and parts warehouses to a standstill in the union’s first walkout against the No. 1 U.S. automaker in over a decade.

After Bankruptcy Filing, Purdue Pharma May Not Be Off Hook

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners expressed sympathy but not responsibility for the nation’s opioid crisis as the company filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday night, part of a move to settle some 2,600 lawsuits β€” most from state and local governments.

Eddie Money, 'Two Tickets To Paradise' Singer, Dies At 70

Eddie Money, who left behind a career as a New York police officer to become one of the top-selling rock stars of the 1970s and ’80s, with hits like β€œTwo Tickets to Paradise” and β€œTake Me Home Tonight,” has died. He was 70.

450 Miles Of Border Wall By Next Year? In Arizona, It Starts

On a dirt road past rows of date trees, just feet from a dry section of Colorado River, a small construction crew is putting up a towering border wall that the government hopes will reduce β€” for good β€” the flow of immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

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