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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Friday Morning
  Biden expanded gun background checks. The White House...
  Biden expanded gun background checks. The White House finalized a new rule yesterday that aims to close what’s known as the gun show loophole that allows firearms dealers outside of physical stores to make sales without running background checks on buyers. The Biden administration expects 20,000 gun dealers who sell at weapon exhibitions or on the internet will now be required to pull customers’ criminal history and keep a record of sales.
  
  Instagram announced it’s launching a new feature that automatically detects and blurs nudity in direct messages in order to protect teens and fight sexual scams.
  
  Federal authorities said Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, stole $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar, potentially clearing Ohtani of any wrongdoing in a betting scandal that has rocked Major League Baseball.
  
  Harvard deleted its test-optional policy, joining several other elite colleges in reinstating SAT or ACT admission requirements.
  
  Spotify is reportedly developing a tool that allows users to speed up, edit, and otherwise manipulate songs.
  
  UnitedHealth Chairman Stephen Hemsley and other executives sold $102 million in company stock months before a federal antitrust probe became public, Bloomberg reported.
  
  
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• Closing Oil & Gas Prices
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil...
  
  
  Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell $1.19 to $85.02 per barrel Thursday. Brent crude for June delivery fell 74 cents to $89.74 per barrel.
  
  Wholesale gasoline for May delivery fell 1 cent to $2.77 a gallon. May heating oil fell 5 cents to $2.66 a gallon. May natural gas fell 13 cents to $1.76 per 1,000 cubic feet.
  
  
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• Dow posts 4-day skid, Nasdaq sweeps to record close
  Stocks mostly rebounded on Thursday, pushed higher by a rally in technology...
  Stocks mostly rebounded on Thursday, pushed higher by a rally in technology shares, with the Nasdaq sweeping to its first record close in almost three weeks.
  
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell only by about 3 points, or less than 0.1%, ending near 38,459.
  
  The S&P 500 Index added almost 38 points, or 0.7%, closing around 5,199.
  
  The Nasdaq Composite Index gained almost 271 points, or 1.7%, finishing at a record of around 16,442.
  
  
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• Haynesville's drilling challenges fuel tech breakthroughs
  The technical complexities of drilling in the Haynesville Shale have...
  The technical complexities of drilling in the Haynesville Shale have spurred significant advancements in drilling and completions technology that benefit the broader energy sector. Innovations such as disposable fiber in offset wells, flow-through cameras, advanced drill bits and refracking have enabled operations in the Haynesville's high-temperature, high-pressure and tough rock conditions, pushing the boundaries of what's achievable in challenging shale formations.
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• Russia Claims Massive Strikes on Ukrainian Oil and Gas Sites
  Russia has hit Ukrainian oil, gas, and power infrastructure with high-precision...
  Russia has hit Ukrainian oil, gas, and power infrastructure with high-precision long-range weapons and drones on Thursday night, in response to Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refining capacity, the Russian Defense Ministry said today.
  
  “In response to the attempts of the Kyiv regime to cause damage to Russia’s oil and gas industry and energy facilities, tonight the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against Ukraine’s fuel and energy infrastructure,” Russian news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying.
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