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Storms Leave 95 Dead in Bangladesh, India

DHAKA, Bangladesh – The death toll in Bangladesh and India rose to at least 95 and nearly 1,000 remained missing Thursday after storms capsized boats, toppled houses and washed away roads, news reports and officials said. Rescuers recovered 30 more bodies overnight, pushing the death toll in Bangladesh to 49 …

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Official: I Was Told to Remove Royalty Payment Provision for Oil Companies

WASHINGTON – An official overseeing oil leasing says he was directed in the 1990s to remove a provision concerning royalty payments, leading to a financial windfall to oil companies, the Interior Department’s inspector general said Wednesday. He also unleashed a broad rebuke of his department’s record on ethics. Inspector General …

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Oil Prices Leap Nearly $2

WASHINGTON – Oil prices jumped almost $2 Wednesday after briefly dropping to nearly $60-a-barrel, while natural gas futures plunged to their lowest level since December 2002. The 7 percent decline in natural gas futures reflects that “storage is at a record, and there’s no demand,” said Fimat USA broker Mike …

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