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A California Post editorial accuses Gov. Gavin Newsom of flip-flopping on AI regulation, contrasting his 2025 veto of a data-center water-reporting bill with his 2026 support for similar controls. It attributes the shift purely to midterm politics and calls him a poll-driven politician lacking leadership.
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The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.11 percent, its highest since 2007, driven by the Iran war, energy shocks, and rising U.S. debt. The spike signals higher borrowing costs, including for 30-year mortgages, and the sell-off spread across global bond markets.
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Over 30 business and energy groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute, urged President Trump to reject a diesel export ban, arguing it would raise costs and invite foreign retaliation. The White House denied reports of a planned 90-day ban as it faces pressure over fuel prices before the midterms.
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Rural Republicans are pressing President Trump to lower diesel and gas prices, including by banning diesel exports, suspending fuel taxes, and ending the Iran war, as prices hit record highs ahead of the November elections. The White House says it is not considering an export ban, though the agriculture secretary says options are being evaluated.
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UK government borrowing rose to £18.3bn in August, about £3bn above forecasts, with high debt interest costs and warnings of further tax rises after a Middle East energy price spike. The article emphasizes Labour spending commitments and Conservative criticism of fiscal control while including ONS and Treasury responses.
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A new analysis by conservative energy groups says California's electricity prices are the highest in the US and more than double the national average. The article highlights claims that blue-state mandates and 'bad energy policy' drive higher rates, while noting Gov. Newsom's team did not directly respond.
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The article explains why President Trump and Saudi Arabia’s allies are not intervening against Houthi attacks, citing reluctance to enter a broader Iran-linked conflict and the long-running Yemeni civil war. It highlights the risks to Saudi cities, oil infrastructure, and global oil supplies while framing US disengagement as a strategic problem for Riyadh.
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Andy Burnham has approved a request from Saudi Arabia for UK military support, with RAF aircraft providing air-to-air refuelling to help defend oil infrastructure against Houthi missile and drone attacks. The deployment is described as time-limited and aimed at protecting oil routes and easing fuel price pressures. Burnham also plans to discuss the Middle East crisis with Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly.
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Ruth Sunderland argues Germany's political and economic troubles, including regional election defeats for Merz's CDU and rising energy costs, should serve as a warning to the UK. She criticizes UK energy windfall taxes and Labour's handling of North Sea wealth, while noting AI business potential but lamenting that a London-based firm is listing in New York.
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Industry leaders and the North Sea Transition Taskforce say 25,000 jobs have been lost since Labour took office and are urging ministers to scrap or accelerate the phase-out of the windfall tax on oil and gas. The report warns of a 'disorderly decline' and criticises Labour for slow approvals of North Sea fields, while the article presents the levy as crushing investment and jobs.
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The newsletter covers warnings from energy analysts and industry groups that banning diesel exports could raise prices and harm U.S. refiners, while also promoting a Republican-backed rollback of a Chesapeake Bay-era stormwater fee dubbed a 'rain tax.'
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Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms urged Gov. Brian Kemp to suspend the state diesel tax again as prices remain high. The article recounts Kemp's earlier temporary suspension, Bottoms blaming Trump and the Middle East war, and Republican rival Rick Jackson's alternative proposal, while an analyst attributes rising diesel costs to stacked Ukraine, Iran, and Russia supply disruptions.