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NextEra and Dominion Energy sweeten Virginia takeover deal amid scrutiny from Spanberger and other lawmakers

Dominion Energy and NextEra updated terms of their $67 billion Virginia utility merger, adding job, bill-credit, and low-income assistance commitments as Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger and lawmakers press for tougher regulatory review. The State Corporation Commission is set to weigh the deal, with an evidentiary hearing in mid-November and a decision expected into January.

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Drivers forced to shell out extra £7.5 billion at the pumps - netting Treasury £1.3 billion VAT windfall - thanks to Iran war, study finds, as petrol and diesel prices spiral again to four-year high

A study by the RAC Foundation found the Iran war has cost drivers an extra £7.5 billion at the pumps while the Treasury gained £1.3 billion in VAT. The article amplifies opposition calls for Labour to scrap a planned 3p-per-litre fuel duty rise, framing the policy as a further burden on motorists.

Right 3.8

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Trump admin moves to gut Biden's signature environmental rules

The EPA under Trump is moving to repeal Biden-era greenhouse gas standards for power plants, a move it says will save up to $670 billion in compliance costs and boost coal and natural gas production. The article presents the rollback as ending a 'war on coal' and protecting affordable American energy.

Right 4.9

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Trump sold out Venezuelan freedom for oil money America will never see

The op-ed argues that Trump betrayed Venezuela’s democratic opposition by signing a massive oil deal with Delcy Rodríguez’s regime, trading access to 65 billion barrels of crude for promises a dictatorship cannot credibly keep. It contends the 100-year agreement invites expropriation and broken contracts because Venezuela lacks rule-of-law institutions and divided political power.

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