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Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) is a Texas-based independent oil and natural gas company, focused on the acquisition, development, exploration, and exploitation of unconventional ...

In winter, a thick smog frequently envelops the city of nine million people as the fumes belched out by its many oil-fired factories are trapped by a layer of cold air. The stench of sulphur ...

In winter, a thick smog frequently envelops the city of nine million people as the fumes belched out by its many oil-fired factories are trapped by a layer of cold air. The stench of sulphur permeates ...

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan has been relieved from her duties as the service's top officer by the incoming Trump administration. In a Coast Guard-wide message sent out Tuesday morning ...

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The first female commandant of the Coast Guard was fired on Tuesday amid concerns over her diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, and failure to address border security and recruitment, ...

The termination was first reported by Fox News on Tuesday. A senior Homeland Security Department official said in a statement to Government Executive that the firing was due to “leadership ...

Mark Milley, whom Trump tapped as Joint Chiefs chair in 2018. Trump wrote on Truth Social that fired Hook from the Wilson Center; Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council ...