Saturday, October 24, 2026

Just in time for the midterms: gas prices reach highest level since April

 
Photo by Retiring Guy (10/24/2026)
Headline:  New York Times, 10/23/2026)

Joe Rennison reports on the impact on oil prices as a result of Trump's War of Whimsy:
Oil prices rose further on Friday, as hostilities across the Middle East continue to raise fears in the energy markets that the oil supply from the region would remain throttled. 
The price of Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, rose to $116.72 a barrel on Friday, taking its increase for the week to 6.2 percent, its biggest weekly rise in two months.  [emphasis added]
Brent prices have risen 60 percent since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb. 28 and are now at their highest level since April, and close to their highest levels since the war began. 
WTI, the U.S. benchmark, topped $103 a barrel on Friday, up more than 50 percent since the start of the war.
  
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Barron County Wisconsin reports 2nd outbreak of bird flu in a week

 
Headline:  WATT Poultry, 10/23/2026

Roy Graber reports:
For the second time in less than a week, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reported that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Barron County.
The latest flock infection was announced in a press release that was issued on Oct. 22. The earlier HPAI case was announced on Oct. 19. 
DATCP stated that its animal health officials were working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a joint incident response regarding both flocks. The affected premises were quarantined to restrict movement of poultry and poultry products. Birds on the property were depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. 
DATCP has not offered more specific information concerning the type of commercial poultry involved, or how many birds were in either of the flocks 

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Ebola spreads to Nigeria


Headline:  New York Times, 10/20/2026

Nigeria on Tuesday announced its first case of Ebola during the current outbreak, as the virus continued to spread internationally. 
The woman who was infected recently flew to Nigeria from Uganda and received the diagnosis several days after starting treatment at a private hospital in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, according to a statement by the Nigerian health ministry. 
“She is currently in isolation and receiving medical care,” said the statement, which was posted on social media. 
The epicenter of the world’s fastest growing Ebola outbreak is at the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 1,600 miles southeast of Abuja. More than 4,600 people have died in Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent’s main public health body.  [emphasis added]

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