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AP News thinks a conflict halfway across the globe is going to make us suddenly worship solar panels like they're the new iPhone launch. 🌞🚀 Meanwhile, we're just trying to figure out if we can toast bread without tripping the circuit breaker. 🍞⚡
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-wars-renewable-energy-asia-4b5fe0693ce5816472c905db85f7da6e #APNews #SolarPanels #TechTrends #EnergyCrisis #ToastingBread #Humor #HackerNews #ngated
Iran war energy crisis is a renewable energy wake-up call

The Iran war is exposing how much the global economy still depends on fragile fossil fuel supplies. The conflict has virtually choked off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. That's shaking up markets and pushing prices higher. Countries reliant on imported fossil fuels — from wealthy industrial economies to poorer developing nations — are facing major disruptions that can quickly ripple through utility bills, food prices, transport costs and electrical grids. Analysts say the crisis is a stark reminder that energy security is not just about stockpiles and shipping, but also about the lagging transition to renewable energy.

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ottoto5d ago

「元対テロ当局者は、イラン戦争に関する懸念をトランプ大統領に伝えることを許されなかったと語った。 」： #APNews

https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/politics-h8vn14lnz/-/a-094dvO-NSzyugbXaF9Gmxw%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0

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Ex-counterterrorism official says he wasn't allowed to share concerns about Iran war with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said Wednesday that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes “were not allowed” to share them with President Donald Trump. Speaking on Tucker Carlson’s …

Associated Press - By DAVID KLEPPER
ottoto6d ago

「イラン戦争により、米国の農家は肥料の価格と入手可能性について懸念を抱いている。」： #APNews

https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/u.s.-news-lhl4uphvz/-/a-aWzWbrhDQYGveo53l0fAcQ%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0

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Iran war has US farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton expects to pay $100,000 more for fertilizer this season, a 40% spike from his bill last year thanks to the war in Iran — and he is scrambling to cover that extra cost. “The problem is, is we’re so strained financially coming into this issue,” …

Associated Press - By JACK DURA
ottotoMar 16

「共和党はイラン戦争に関する公聴会開催の要求に抵抗し、民主党との新たな対立を生んでいる。」： #APNews

https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/politics-h8vn14lnz/-/a-lMnANa50RYyqbVQaC5kjvA%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0

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Republicans resist calls for Iran war hearings, creating a new standoff with Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict. Republicans in Congress have so far side-stepped public debate over the war, even as Senate Democrats reach for every tool at their …

Associated Press - By STEPHEN GROVES
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https://www.fogolf.com/1183852/daniel-berger-shoots-a-63-and-builds-a-3-shot-lead-at-bay-hill/ Daniel Berger shoots a 63 and builds a 3-shot lead at Bay Hill #ApNews #Arnold #Bay; #Berger #Cameron #Golf #GolfNews #Hill #JORDAN #MORIKAWA #new #Orleans #Palmer #Saints #Scheffler #sport
ottotoFeb 24

「ウォール街でAI関連株の大量売却が起こり、アジア株はまちまち」： #APNews

https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/business-and-finance-pbj3bpclz/-/a-DToL3VMUTDGKJdz-kmLRrw%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0

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Asian shares are mixed after heavy selling of potential AI losers hits Wall Street

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after U.S. stocks slumped on heavy selling of shares in companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence boom. U.S. futures climbed and oil prices also gained. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index surged 0.9% to 57,354.14 as computer-chip related …

Associated Press - By ELAINE KURTENBACH
ottotoFeb 24

「緊張が高まる中、中国は日本企業を輸出管理リストに掲載 」： #APNews

「中国は火曜日、日本企業20社を輸出管理リストに、その他の20社を監視リストに載せた。 中国が自国領であると主張する 台湾に関する日本の指導者のこれまでの発言をめぐり、緊張が続いている。

中国商務省の声明によると、中国の輸出業者は、民生と軍事の両方の目的に使用できる軍民両用製品を日本企業20社に販売することを禁止される。

標的となった企業には、造船や航空機エンジン、舶用機械の製造を手掛ける三菱重工業の複数の子会社のほか、川崎重工業や富士通の一部門などが含まれている。

同省は、外国の組織や個人が中国原産の軍民両用物品を20の団体に提供することも禁止していると述べた。

「現在進行中のすべての関連活動は直ちに停止されなければならない」と声明では述べられている。 」

https://apnews.com/article/china-japan-export-controls-45b91393374ddaebcd6d381e51eefc12?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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China puts Japanese companies on export control lists

China has put 20 Japanese companies on an export control list and 20 others on a watchlist, as tensions continue over the Japanese leader’s previous comments on Taiwan, the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own. Chinese exporters will be banned from selling dual-use goods, which can be used both for civilian and military purposes, to 20 Japanese companies, according to a statement Tuesday by China’s Commerce Ministry. Companies targeted include multiple subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, as well as divisions of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Fujitsu, among others. China has earlier criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who in November implied that Japan could militarily intervene in a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan.

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Anomalous HumanFeb 23

25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead during an operation that killed cartel leader 'El Mencho'

--Also news of families w/ small children stranded at the zoo overnight, workers with no way to return home, etc.

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-jalisco-cartel-mencho-sheinbaum-trump-226e50edc33f981d5d6509acc7021ae5

#APNews #ElMencho #Mexico #Cartels

25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead during an operation that killed cartel leader 'El Mencho'

Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch says 25 members of the National Guard were left dead in Jalisco in six separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes. Known as “El Mencho,” he was the boss of one of the fastest-growing criminal networks in Mexico, notorious for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine to the United States and staging brazen attacks against government officials who challenged it. Also killed were a prison guard, an agent from the state prosecutor’s office and a woman whom García Harfuch did not identify. He also said Monday some 30 criminal suspects were killed in Jalisco and four others were killed in Michoacan.

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Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧Feb 21

Cuban families receive ‘Made in Mexico’ essentials as crisis worsens
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-mexico-aid-sheinbaum-4e5732a8acf0905340821716c2ff397f

from #AssociatedPress #APNews
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
February 19, 2026

Guillermo Beltrán walked away with two heavy bags on Thursday, each containing an essential haul — rice, beans, amaranth and crackers — complemented by a bottle of oil, large cans of sardines and canned peaches. Every label carried the same simple phrase “Made in #Mexico.”

Beltrán, a 70-year-old Cuban father of two, was one of several hundred recipients of #Mexican #humanitarian assistance, ordered by President #ClaudiaSheinbaum in support of the island nation as it faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a #US #oil #embargo.

“I feel very grateful,” said Beltrán. “The Mexican president should be praised to the skies for showing such concern and courage.”

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #news #politics #USpol #Cuba

Cubans thank Mexico for food donations as energy crisis deepens

Mexico is sending major food aid to Cuba as the island struggles with fuel shortages and widespread blackouts. On Thursday, hundreds of people in Havana received bags of staples marked “Made in Mexico.” Mexico’s navy ships have brought roughly 800 tons of supplies to the island. The Cuban government says the food supports vulnerable families, including homes with underweight children or elderly relatives. State media has shown images of deliveries moving through bodegas, which use the ration book system. The crisis has grown since 2020 amid tighter U.S. sanctions and new pressure on oil sales.

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