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Oil prices edge down on expected minimal sanctions impact – Reuters

Oil prices edge down on expected minimal sanctions impact  Reuters Oil Holds Decline With Trade Talks, Russia Energy Curbs in Focus  Bloomberg The Energy Report: Trump’s Russian Oil Crackdown  Investing.com Oil prices little changed as investors eye impact of new sanctions on Russia  Yahoo Finance Crude Oil Prices Erase Early Gains On The Outlook For Iraq To Boost Crude Exports  Barchart.com Source link

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Meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago

Meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago

A meteorite impact thousands of years ago may have triggered a landslide in the Grand Canyon and reshaped the Colorado River that runs through the national park. Geologists studying driftwood and lake sediments found in Stanton’s Cave — in Marble Canyon, which lies in the eastern part of the Grand Canyon — revealed a possible connection between the area and …

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Giant meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago

Giant meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago

The ancient meteor impact that formed Arizona’s Barringer Crater sent shock waves through the Grand Canyon — likely triggering a landslide that dammed the Colorado River, a new study suggests. Barringer Crater, also called Meteor Crater, formed between 53,000 and 63,000 years ago, when a giant cosmic “curveball” punched a hole in Earth’s surface. The force of the impact traveled …

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Study raises major questions about Earth’s ‘oldest’ impact crater

Study raises major questions about Earth’s ‘oldest’ impact crater

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the “clocks” geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case in point: the discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. The original study, by a different group, made headlines …

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US businesses brace for impact of all-out trade war – Politico

US businesses brace for impact of all-out trade war  Politico E.U. tariffs set to raise pasta and wine prices, threatening jobs on both sides of the Atlantic  NBC News Italy’s Chianti wine makers eye South America, Asia amid Trump tariff threat  Reuters Trump’s bold tariff strategy has French cheese and wine makers trembling with uncertainty  Fox Business Today in Italy: A roundup of the …

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Impact That Made Meteor Crater May Have Triggered Giant Grand Canyon Landslide

Impact That Made Meteor Crater May Have Triggered Giant Grand Canyon Landslide

When an asteroid made Meteor Crater in northern Arizona, it did more than leave the Earth’s best preserved impact crater. According to new research, the earthquake that the collision caused induced a landslide, which caused water to back up to the height of a 20-storey building above the current river. Meteor Crater, also known as Barringer Crater after the family …

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Chiefs Salary Cap: Breaking down impact of Trey Smith’s extension

Chiefs Salary Cap: Breaking down impact of Trey Smith’s extension

The Kansas City Chiefs managed to ink franchise-tagged guard Trey Smith to a four-year extension before Tuesday’s deadline. Rather than playing for $23.4 million on the franchise tag, Smith and the Chiefs agreed to a $94 million pact to make him the highest-paid guard in league history. Mike Florio of NBC Sports soon reported the contract terms, potentially keeping Smith …

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Tour de France stage nine: Van der Poel’s epic breakaway, Merlier takes second win, will Almeida abandon impact Pogacar?

Tour de France stage nine: Van der Poel’s epic breakaway, Merlier takes second win, will Almeida abandon impact Pogacar?

Belgium’s Tim Merlier won his second stage at this year’s Tour de France on Sunday, outsprinting Jonathan Milan and Arnaud De Lie in Châteauroux, but the real story of the day was an incredible day-long break from Alpecin-Deceuninck pair Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert. The duo attacked from the flag in Chinon, with Van der Poel eventually hanging …

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