Rick Newman
Rick Newman, the founder of New York City’s hugely influential Catch a Rising Star comedy club that provided a training ground for the stand-up comics who would change the landscape of entertainment in the 1970s, died Feb. 20 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81. His wife Krysi Newman told The Washington Post that he died of pancreatic cancer. More from Deadline Chris Chesser Dies: 'Major League', 'The Color Of War' Producer Was 74 Huey "Piano
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Bias
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- Biden also benefits, ironically, from record oil and natural gas production here in the United States, even though he has championed green energy and vowed to wean the US economy off carbon.
- Biden himself would surely like to take the win. The Iranian onslaught, fired after Israel killed several Iranian militants in Syria on April 1, showcased America’s technical wizardry and left financial markets intact. Oil prices rose in anticipation of the Iranian strike, as American officials warned it was coming. But they stabilized after the attack itself amid hopes that the first overt shootout between Israel and Iran would wind down without disrupting energy flows.
- For the next six months, however, energy prices seem more likely to rise than fall.
- The fight may not be over, however, and Biden now seems likely to face the possible fallout of a Middle East war all the way through Election Day in November.
Conflicts of Interest
100%
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- Rick Newman, the founder of New York City’s hugely influential Catch a Rising Star comedy club that provided a training ground for the stand-up comics who would change the landscape of entertainment in the 1970s, died.
Contradictions
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- Expanding sanctions on Chinese firms buying Iranian crude oil exports could financially impact Tehran, but may also anger China and raise oil prices globally.
- Iran is already subject to heavy sanctions, leaving fewer avenues for further penalties.
- Rising risks that require costlier insurance are referred to as ‘disamenities’ in insurance lingo and lower property values.
- The options for sanctioning Iran without antagonizing China are limited.
- The US could impose or reimpose sanctions on Iranian oil sales, but doing so would increase global oil prices and potentially harm Biden’s approval ratings during an election year.
Deceptions
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- For the next six months, however, energy prices seem more likely to rise than fall.
- Getting gas prices down, and keeping them there, has been a top Biden priority ever since. As Biden fights for reelection, that effort to keep a lid on costs borne by American drivers is likely to shape Biden’s handling of whatever comes next in the Middle East crisis.
- The fight may not be over, however, and Biden now seems likely to face the possible fallout of a Middle East war all the way through Election Day in November.
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