Brian Doherty, 57, Dies; Chronicled Libertarians and Other Outsiders
Fascinated by the fringes, he wrote a definitive history of libertarianism and books about underground comics and the Burning Man festival.
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Trump Delays Energy Strikes, but Iran’s Infrastructure Is Already Battered
U.S. and Israeli attacks on power plants and other civilian infrastructure risk escalating the conflict across the region, and angering Iran…
Energy Crisis Will Not Be Resolved Quickly if War Ends, I.E.A. Chief Warns
Fatih Birol, the leader of the International Energy Agency, said the Iran war was a bigger crisis than the two oil shocks in the 1970s combi…
Colombian Military Plane Crash Kills One and Injures Dozens
A military aircraft transporting 125 people was involved in an accident as it took off from southern Colombia, according to the authorities.
Judge Hears State Challenge to Trump’s Tech Deal Settlement
Democratic state attorneys general are fighting the Justice Department’s clearance of a $14 billion deal by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, ar…
Israel Says Its Own Artillery Killed a Farmer, Not a Hezbollah Rocket
Ofer Moskovitz, 60, an avocado farmer in a kibbutz on Israel’s border with Lebanon, was killed Sunday when the car he was riding in was hi…
One deeply red state, Alaska, may have the most at stake in a mail-in ballots case.
The nation’s most remote state relies on boats and planes to administer elections, and balloting is often at the mercy of extreme weather.
The justices are taking on a series of other election disputes this term.
The challenge to Mississippi’s mail-in ballot rules is one of several cases involving voting and elections.
Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms
In exchange, the French company TotalEnergies would invest in oil and natural gas projects in Texas and elsewhere.
Voice of America Journalists Sue, Saying Trump Officials Interfered in Coverage
The journalists said in the complaint that the administration was trying to force them to be a “mouthpiece” and that one official demand…
For Western Oil Companies, War in Iran Means Bigger Profits, and Risks
American and European oil and gas companies are expected to earn a lot more as prices surge but are worried about the future.
Warren Requests Information From MrBeast About Crypto and Children
The world’s most popular YouTube celebrity, who markets to children and has bragged about crypto trades, is getting into banking. Senator …