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There's a new oil deal between the US and Venezuela, President Trump on Friday called
“it "the biggest oil deal in world history."”
And Pierce Franco Ordonius says, "It could give the US majority control of more than 65
billion barrels worth of oil reserves."
The US official not authorized to speak publicly about the deal, told me that the US government is entering a joint venture with a private company in Venezuela. The US has not named that company, but through this venture, the US would effectively control 55% of the ventures output through a combination of equity ownership and access to oil at costs, but no info about how long this will take.
And it really could take a long time considering how run down the Venezuela system is. Venezuela's acting president Delci Rodriguez says the deal will help modernize the country's oil industry. The number of people missing from last week's catastrophic flooding at the border of Nepal and Tibet has now jumped to more than 4200.
And Pierce Winser Johnson reports the Trump administration says about 85 Americans remain unaccounted for. The State Department says its embassies in Kathmandu and Bay Jing are working with local officials as search and rescue operations continue. The US also has a disaster response advisor on the ground, helping determine what kind
of assistance is needed. Spokesperson Tommy Pigud tells ABCs this week that millions of dollars in emergency aid have already been approved.
We have activated from the State Department $3.6 million in emergency humanitarian assistance.
That includes up to three months of emergency food for up to 10,000 flood affected households. The money will also help restore damage roads and provide specialized transportation to remote communities. Winser Johnson and PR news, Washington. In Las Vegas today, closing arguments are set to take place at the trial of Duane Davis.
He is accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive by killing a rap icon to Paxacore. Steve Futterman is in Las Vegas with his subdate. Prosecutors claimed Duane Davis planned the killing of two Paxacore a few hours after Shakura assaulted Davis's nephew in the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel, deputy district attorney Benu Palau.
The opportunity presented itself for retribution, Duane Davis made sure that the shooters are and wrecked.
“The prosecutions key evidence has been Davis' own words in his memoir and in interviews”
where he admits taking part. But the defense as it was all in bellishment and exaggeration and that Davis wasn't even in Las Vegas when Shakura was killed by the end of the day deliberations should be underway. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Las Vegas. And you're listening to NPR from New York City.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun its journey to a parking orbit about a million
miles from Earth. As Joe Palauca reports, it's begun to check out its key systems after a successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday morning. The Roman Telescope is huge about the size of a school bus. Its design lets it see large swaths of the sky at a time.
It's expected to find new planets orbiting distant stars, discover new galaxies, and contribute to astronomers' understanding of a mysterious force called dark energy. At a news conference after the launch, Roman Telescope Project Manager Jackie Townsend sounded delighted by how well things went. The ride was magnificent, put us right where we wanted to be.
All of the deployments went great. The next 90 days will be spent making sure all the spacecraft systems are working properly and calibrating telescope instruments. For NPR News, I'm Joe Palauca. Voters in Iceland's coalition government rejected long-stall talks to join the European
Union. The National Electoral Commission said the referendum over the weekend was defeated by a margin of 52% to 47 with more than 82% of eligible voters casting ballots. Prime Minister Christrin Frosted Otter says she respects the results, but would not roll out future efforts to reopen the issue.
In Asia, stocks were mostly lower this morning after Fed Chairman Kevin Worsh indicated on Friday that the U.S. Central Bank may raise interest rates to bring down inflation, oil prices rose 3%. This is NPR News.
“Country singer and rapper Shibuzi wants us to remember our history accurately.”
Calboy image, you know, we tend to think that was just a white man, you know, on a horse with a cowboy hat, but you know, one in every four cowboys were black. On the Sunday story from up first, Shibuzi talks about his latest album and the black roots of country music. Listen to the Sunday story and the NPR app or wherever you get your podcast.
