Roughly one-third of China’s total energy consumption now comes from electricity, according to the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, 50 percent higher than the global average. Natural gas accounts for just 4 percent of power generation in China, according to the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. “When you look at everything China has done, it has hedged its exposure in a way that few other countries have,” said Michal Meidan, director of the China energy program at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Trump has recently depressed growth in wind and solar energy by blocking nearly complete projects and cutting incentives that encourage development of renewable energy. China may also benefit from the energy shock from the Iran conflict by appearing to be a more acceptable partner for building out renewable energy.

Nor about how that decision will affect the world’s economies and markets for months, if not years to come. But short-term financial effects in the United States will be felt – at least initially – through higher market volatility and higher gas prices. And, depending on how long it lasts, the turmoil raises the risk of creating higher consumer prices, greater inflation and a recession. Or the spring of 2025, when President Donald Trump launched his “Liberation Day” tariffs on friend and foe alike. “Right now, the tangible result of the war is higher oil prices, which is like a tax on consumers.

A Times analysis for 2026 shows three of the top 10 ZIP Codes for highest home value were on Newport Beach. AdvertisementAttendees toured the showcased pleasure yacht Aviator, with its opulent salon, during the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival. Beverly Hills and Santa Monica ZIP Codes also joined the list, replacing Portola Valley, Ross, Palo Alto and Tiburon. The annual Lighting of the Bay outside Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort in Newport Beach. AdvertisementBut she also pointed to empty nesters in Newport Beach who might typically downsize but cannot find cheaper homes within Newport Beach and instead choose to stay put.

Upticks in Synthetic Identity FraudWhile deepfakes convincingly replicate real people, synthetic identity fraud removes the need for a real person altogether. Synthetic identity fraud (SIF) uses real information — such as real social security numbers, checking account numbers, driver’s license numbers, including those of the deceased — and combines it with fake names, addresses, and identification. However, disclosure requirements can only offer limited protection to generations who heavily rely on social media as their primary source of information. While not quite as high, 42% of Millennials and 26% of Gen X investors are consulting similar sources for financial advice. [7]How AI Makes Fraud EasierWhile the full extent of AI’s impact on fraud is still unfolding, the trajectory is clear.

Hegseth lashed out at the press to start the presser, singling out CNN and saying “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better!”:SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH: But some in this crew, in the press, just can’t stop. “Reports that the Trump administration underestimated the Iran War’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz.” Patently ridiculous, of course. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better! A CNN spokesperson reached out to Mediaite following the presser to say, “We stand by our reporting.”As the presser wound down, CNN News Central co-anchor John Berman immediately noted the attacks on the press — without mentioning Ellison or CNN. New: The Mediaite One-Sheet "Newsletter of Newsletters"Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting.

• What did the FCPA pause do? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode!

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - All six crew members aboard a U.S. military refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the U.S. military said on Friday. A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident the military said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. A U.S. official told Reuters that the second aircraft involved in the crash, which landed safely, was also a military refueling aircraft known as the KC-135. All Crew Members of U.S. KC-135 Loss in Iraq Confirmed DeceasedTAMPA, Fla. – All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, claimed responsibility for downing the U.S. military refueling aircraft.

Ask The Post AIDive deeperIt immediately drew rebuke from congressional Democrats, who had already attacked the administration for easing sanctions on Russian oil that earlier this month had only allowed sales only to India. “Without significant volumes of Russian oil, stabilization of the market is impossible,” Peskov said. With no sign that the strait will be safe for shipping traffic anytime soon, oil prices have continued to rise. Some oil and sanctions experts have questioned how much Russian oil can actually be delivered within the next 30 days. The U.S. and its allies have few remaining tools to keep oil prices from surging as the strait remains cut off.

For around 15 years, many American leaders — including all three presidents in that period — believed that the country was too deeply entangled in trying to reorder the societies of the Middle East. Yet here America is, once again, fighting a war to reorder a society in the greater Middle East. And like in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, this war seems unlikely to turn out quite as its proponents may hope. It responds to genuine crises in the Middle East. It sees a logic that is political, military and moral in responding.

‘Golden Girls’ writer tells Anderson Cooper how grief changed his storyJamie Wooten was a young sitcom writer on “The Golden Girls." Now 64, grieving his husband's death, he tells Anderson Cooper he finds himself in the same stage of life as the characters he once wrote about. Watch more of Anderson's All There Is at cnn.com/allthereis

HuffPost Headlines 3-13Katherine Heigl faces the public’s fury after a trip to Mar-a-Lago, Timothée Chalamet continues to face backlash and reporter Alanna Vagianos talks about her new HuffPost article “When Miscarriage Is Recast As Murder”— just some of the stories HuffPost is following today.

AdvertisementHours later, an inspection of a helicopter that responded to the shooting call at Byers’ home revealed a bullet had pierced the tail. Byers said he smoked marijuana and drank tequila before the incident and said it would have been impossible for him to make the shot LAPD claims nearly caused a helicopter crash. Gunshot residue tests confirmed Byers had recently fired a weapon, according to Siddall. Mike Bland said a single gunshot to a helicopter’s rotor blades or windshields could be enough to cause a crash. In November, an LAPD helicopter orbiting over the scene of an assault with a deadly weapon call was allegedly shot at at least three times by 57-year-old Anthony Whitsey.

He said the United States is dealing with it. The United States has been dealing with. CNN ANCHOR KATE BOLDUAN: But also on the strait of Hormuz, because the Joint Chiefs Chairman was asked about it as well. CNN ANCHOR KATE BOLDUAN: So there’s a lot to work through here. UPDATE: A CNN spokesperson reached out to Mediaite following the presser to say “We stand by our reporting.”Watch above via CNN News Central.

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And the Census Bureau has demonstrated that the nation needs immigrants as much as they need the blessings of American liberty. Given a clear binary choice — for or against deporting immigrants who are here illegally — most Americans favor deportation. The nation’s birth rate is below the replacement rate, so immigration must replenish the workforce whose tax contributions fund the entitlements. Immigrants were, on average, more than 12 percent more likely to be employed than the U.S.-born population. Unsurprisingly, immigrants’ workforce participation rate (66.5 percent) is higher than that of the U.S.-born population (61.7 percent), and immigrants’ portions of U.S. patents and start-ups exceeds immigrants’ portion of the population.