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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Crews have sealed 13 oil wells in California’s San Joaquin Valley that leaked methane, some reportedly at levels that risk an explosion, a state official said Friday. “The wellheads have been repaired," and there were no readings of methane emissions in a nearby neighborhood, said Uduak-Joe Ntuk, head of the California Geologic Energy Management, the conservation department division that oversees wells. Inspectors last week discovered that six idle oil wells near Bakersfield homes had been leaking methane, the conservation department announced earlier this week. Seven additional leaking wells were later discovered for a total of 13, the department confirmed Friday. The department didn't say how much methane had leaked but at least three of the original six wells found to be leaking had methane concentrations of 50,000 parts per million in the air surrounding them, according to a report from the state. Methane is potentially explosive at air … [Read more...] about Authorities: 13 wells leaked methane near California homes

Part of the charm of why Stranger Things has captivated an international fan base, is that the hit series is as much a coming-of-age drama as it is about supernatural monsters and hidden worlds. Talking to some of the cast members over a Zoom video call — Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Natalia Dyer, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink and Caleb McLaughlin — is only testament to this, as the lot discuss how their characters on the show mirror so many of the real-life dilemmas they deal with. The new season picks up six months after the epic Battle of Starcourt, in the aftermath of which all the friends are separated for the first time. As the horrors of the Upside Down surfaces again, a new mystery emerges threatening to derail life at Hawkins, in what is their most terrifying enemy yet. Back to the Eighties Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harrington, says that the Duffer brothers (the show’s creators) are so good at incorporating everybody’s personalities into the characters, that they might not … [Read more...] about Coming of age in Hawkins: Meet the cast of ‘Stranger Things’

Republican governors presented President Joe Biden with a list of demands on Thursday aimed at easing the nationwide baby formula shortage. The governors called on Biden to take certain steps to make baby formula importation immediately easier and said they are also seeking long-term modifications to the formula supply chain, according to a letter signed by 19 of the country’s 28 Republican governors and obtained by Breitbart News. “The supply chain for essential goods is broken,” the governors wrote. “And while we have a vested interest in promoting free commerce amongst our states, a crisis that risks the lives of our youngest demands immediate, decisive, and robust action.” Read a copy of the letter below: The letter comes after Abbott Nutrition, which Barron’s estimates controls 44 percent of the formula market, shuttered its plant in Sturgis, Michigan, in February and issued a voluntary recall of some of its formula products. The leading formula … [Read more...] about Exclusive: 19 GOP Governors Demand Biden Take ‘More Aggressive Action’ as Formula Crisis Continues

As Liverpool prepare to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final, they'll be well aware their run to Paris wouldn't have been possible without the help of some bargain buys. For all the importance of big-money stars like Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, the Reds' success goes beyond that. And it's not just the current squad who have benefited from the services of players picked up on the cheap. Some 17 years on from the Merseyside club's sensational 2005 comeback against AC Milan, Mirror Football looks at 10 of the players signed for less than £15m who have served Liverpool well over the years. Not just those who are likely to be involved in Paris this weekend, but some who helped the Reds deliver long before manager Jurgen Klopp took the reins. Pepe Reina - £8.81m A number of Liverpool's pre-2010 signings come close to making this list. Maxi Rodriguez, Martin Skrtel and Yossi Benayoun just miss out, for example, but 2005 signing Reina makes the cut. … [Read more...] about Liverpool’s 10 best bargain transfers since winning the 2005 Champions League

President Joe Biden revealed that after being elected to the White House, Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned him that democracies are on the decline and that one day "autocracies will run the world." "We're living through a global struggle between autocracies and democracies," Biden said during his commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy's graduating class. "I've met more with Xi Jinping than any other world leader has. When he called me to congratulate me on Election Night, he said to me what he said many times before," the president said on Friday. "He said democracies cannot be sustained in the 21st century, autocracies will run the world. Why? Things are changing so rapidly. Democracies require consensus, and it takes time, and you don't have the time." Biden and Xi have often struggled to see eye to eye on foreign policy, with the American leader championing democracy as his Chinese counterpart promotes autocracy . On Friday, Biden reiterated that he … [Read more...] about China president warned Biden democracy is dying: “You don’t have the time”

A week that began with the world wondering if the U.S. and China were inevitably headed to war over Taiwan took a different turn Thursday thanks to a speech delivered by Secretary of State Antony Blinken at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The concerns about looming conflict came on Monday when President Biden indicated that the U.S. would use military force to protect Taiwan from a potential Chinese attack . While Biden and his team quickly sought to clarify that the U.S. was not backing away from its policy of “strategic ambiguity” regarding Taiwan—arguing that what the president meant was that he was merely reiterating a long-standing commitment “to provide Taiwan with the military means to defend itself”—his remarks triggered a tough response from the Chinese, who asserted China maintained “the strong resolve, determination, and capability” to defend its “national sovereignty and territorial integrity.” As a consequence, interest was high in Blinken’s … [Read more...] about Secretary of State Blinken to China: You Want to Compete? Bring It On!

Incumbent Democratic Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader lost the state’s primary for the newly redrawn 5th congressional district, with his left-wing opponent, who received an endorsement from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, sailing ahead after a week of ballot counting. Left-wing candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner beat Schrader, according to the Associated Press. BREAKING: Jamie McLeod-Skinner wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. #APRaceCall at 8:55 a.m. PDT. https://t.co/CbUVqsUiJ1 — AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 27, 2022 The decision was held up by Clackamas County, which has reportedly suffered several issues with the vote tabulation because of misprinted ballots, according to the Statesman Journal. President Joe Biden used his first endorsement to back Schrader, saying while the two don’t always agree, Schrader had been key in passing Biden’s legislation, according to Fox News . (RELATED: Republican Rep. Adam … [Read more...] about Biden-Backed Incumbent Loses Primary To Ultra-Progressive Newcomer

Progressive challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner has defeated incumbent Rep. Kurt Schrader (D) in Oregon’s fifth congressional district, according to the Associated Press, kicking one of Congress’ most moderate Democrats to the curb. The two candidates were forced to wait more than a week for the results of the May 17 primary, in part caused by ballot-counting delays in Clackamas County, one of the state’s most populous. The state is also navigating a new vote-by-mail provision that allows returned ballots to be postmarked as late as Election Day , meaning ballots could continue to arrive and shift the totals over the next few days. Schrader and McLeod-Skinner’s matchup followed a year of tribulation between moderates and progressives in Congress during talks on passing the party’s signature social spending bill, the Build Back Better Act. Schrader was a member of the so-called “unbreakable nine” group of House members that said they would refuse to vote in favor of the Build Back … [Read more...] about Moderate Dem Congressman Loses to Progressive Challenger in Oregon

The Clash’s song “White Riot” would be a fitting musical accompaniment to the on-going yellow vests insurrection against French president Emmanuel Macron’s government. During weeks of disturbances, there has barely been a brown or black face in sight. This absence is particularly notable in major cities such as Paris, where vast suburban communities habitually blamed for all social ills have shown next to no interest in joining. Everybody, from the casseurs – a French word for those who go out to destroy property – to thugs fighting the police, has been overwhelmingly fair-skinned. Typically, reactionary commentators and other bigots who like to dwell on a mythical “enemy within” are very disappointed by this. When the Arc de Triomphe itself was ransacked by a mob just before Christmas, there was an outcry, especially when a statue of Marianne – the female personification of the French Republic – had her marble face smashed in. Neo-nazis obsessed with the Third … [Read more...] about The success of yellow vest protesters in France hinges on their whiteness – and this is why

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 27 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan coalition of senators is engaged in talks to address gun violence. It’s notable that this is the first time in years there’s been such an animated discussion on gun violence in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting. Sen. Chris Murphy , D-Conn., who was Newtown’s congressman and a senator-elect when bullets ripped through Sandy Hook Elementary in late 2012, has toiled behind the scenes for years to forge some sort of agreement. After the Texas slaughter, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , R-Ky., greenlit the talks in an effort to get "a bipartisan solution and come up with a proposal, if possible, that’s crafted to meet this particular problem. McConnell is not interested in some sort of accord that results in a show vote or … [Read more...] about The Hitchhiker’s Guide to bipartisan talks to forge a solution on gun violence