Bomb Found at Major U.S. Ethanol Plant in Peoria, Illinois, Forces Mass Evacuations; Device Rendered Safe, No Additional Explosives Located

A credible explosive device discovered at the BioUrja Renewables ethanol production facility in Peoria, Illinois, triggered a one-mile evacuation affecting more than 5,000 residents and workers on Friday, November 13, 2026. Local, state, and federal authorities, including the FBI and ATF, responded to the threat at the large industrial complex along the Illinois River. Bomb […]

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Europe Continues to Fund Both Sides of the War: EU’s Russian LNG Bill Already Tops 2025 Total Ahead of January 2027 Ban

With roughly 50 days remaining until the European Union’s full ban on Russian LNG imports takes effect on January 1, 2027, the bloc has already spent more on Russian liquefied natural gas this year than it did in all of 2025. German campaign group Urgewald, analyzing Kpler vessel-tracking data, estimates that EU ports received 12.89 […]

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Germany’s Carmakers Are Cutting at Home. Britain’s Steel Is on Life Support.

California Gasoline Is $5.63. The Energy Bill Is the Part Governments Control. German automakers put China and a brutal electric-vehicle price war first, and they are right to. Energy costs show up most clearly in the chemicals plant, in Britain’s steel towns, and at the California pump. German automakers put China and a brutal electric-vehicle […]

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Iran Called U.S. Claims of Qatar Talks a “Pure Lie.” Oil Bounced Off Two-Month Lows. Gasoline Stayed Under $4.

AAA’s national regular average stayed under $4 on Nov. 11, at $3.9429 a gallon, after falling to $3.9788 on Nov. 10 for the first time since July 19. Diesel is $6.1306. Crude’s November slide was built on hopes the war was winding down. After Mohsen Rezaei’s denial of U.S. claims of talks, that trade is […]

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