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There's a global shortage of natural gas because of the war. That has consequences for the U.S., the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas or LNG.
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The Iran war created a global natural gas shortage — a windfall for U.S. companies
Julia Simon
With Qatar's liquefied natural gas still offline, U.S. companies see an opening and are bringing in new investments.
A forensic chemist with the Drug Enforcement Administration holds vials of fentanyl pills at a DEA research laboratory in this file photo. Fentanyl deaths are plunging in the U.S, but the recovery is threatened by a new "synthetic soup" of toxic street drugs.
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Historic decline in U.S. overdose deaths threatened by changing street drug supply
Brian Mann
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You can order your own blood work now. Interpreting the results is another story
Kate Cunningham
Aziz Abu Sarah (left) and Maoz Inon in Jaffa, Israel, in January. Their new book, The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land, documents their peace activism that emerged from trauma and loss. Abu Sarah's brother died from injuries inflicted in Israeli custody and Inon's parents were killed by Hamas-led militants on Oct. 7, 2023.
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After losing loved ones, an Israeli and a Palestinian work together for Middle East peace
Michele Kelemen
Texas Standard
The role of Texas attorney general is more partisan. What does that mean for the next one?
The office has become more partisan under Ken Paxton. Whether that should continue is a major issue in the campaign to replace him.
New book spotlights seldom-told stories of the ‘Wild Women for Good’ behind Texas conservation
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign amid misconduct allegations; special election looms
Texans are taking a closer look at food labels after SNAP rules change
Today on Texas Standard: State takeovers of Texas schools raise questions
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