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Zimbabwe’s new currency woes hit traditional stores while illegal night bazaars flourish

By FARAI MUTSAKA – Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Batsirai Pabwe picked detergents, toothpaste, snacks and some pasta among several grocery items spread on the tarmac of a car parking space — an unorthodox night bazaar lit by cellphone flashlights and fluorescent lamps in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. Traditional stores are struggling to survive as

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‘No heating, no light’: Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas supplies

By STEPHEN McGRATH and AUREL OBREJA – Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — On a frigid morning in Moldova’s capital, 39-year-old postal worker Petru Murzin braces for a difficult winter as he fears a looming energy shortage could leave many Moldovans with “no heating, no light.” His concerns aren’t unfounded. On Jan. 1, Russia’s state-owned

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AYPA POWER SECURES $190 MILLION FINANCING FOR THE BYPASS BATTERY STORAGE PROJECT IN TEXAS

By Aypa Power AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Aypa Power, a Blackstone portfolio company and a leading developer and operator of utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable energy projects, successfully closed a $190 million financing package for the Bypass Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. Located in Fort Bend County, Texas, near Houston, the

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Two injured in rural Clear Lake crash Monday morning

By MARY PIEPER – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) Two people were transported to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries Monday following a two-vehicle accident near Clear Lake. The injured were Gary Bradshaw, 77, of Clear Lake, and an unidentified passenger, according to a press release from the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s

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Joice man drowned in Clear Lake Saturday

By MARY PIEPER – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) A North Iowa man accidentally drowned in Clear Lake on Saturday. The victim was identified as Bradley Church, 59, Joice, according to a press release from the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the intersection of North Shore Drive and East Lake Street

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Definitive Proxy Statement Filed in Connection with ONEOK’s Pending Acquisition of the Remaining Publicly Held Common Units of EnLink Midstream

By ONEOK, Inc. Special Meeting of EnLink Unitholders Set for Jan. 30, 2025 EnLink’s Board of Directors Recommends Unitholders Vote “FOR” All Proposals at the Special Meeting ONEOK Will Vote its EnLink Units “FOR” All Proposals TULSA, Okla., Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) (“ONEOK”) and EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (“EnLink”)

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Takeaways from AP’s reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to Congress

By TIFFANY STANLEY – Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Sarah McBride made history in Delaware as the first openly transgender state senator in the United States. Now she’s making history again, recently elected as the first openly trans member of Congress. Her political promotion has come during a reckoning for transgender rights when legislation

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3 must-knows about employee stock options

By Christine Benz of Morningstar Forms of compensation like r estricted stock units  and performance shares—whereby executives receive a batch of stock from their companies after meeting a performance target — have some key advantages relative to employee stock options. They’re more straightforward than stock options, and the associated taxes are less complex and often

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Missouri State hosts Schwieger and Valparaiso

By The Associated Press Valparaiso Beacons (7-6, 0-2 MVC) at Missouri State Bears (7-6, 0-2 MVC) Springfield, Missouri; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso takes on Missouri State after Cooper Schwieger scored 21 points in Valparaiso’s 81-75 overtime loss to the Bradley Braves. The Bears are 5-1 in home games. Missouri State averages 72.3

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