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Iconic US magazine Sports Illustrated gets publishing lifeline
Iconic US magazine Sports Illustrated gets publishing lifeline

Sports Illustrated, one of America's most storied magazines, saw an end to months of limbo Monday as a new 10-year publishing deal was announced. On Monday, the turmoil appeared to have subsided as Sports Illustrated's owner said it has chosen a new company to publish the magazine, Minute Media, for a 10 year deal.

US oil stockpile to be refilled this year: Energy secretary
US oil stockpile to be refilled this year: Energy secretary

The United States plans to refill its strategic oil reserve by the end of 2024 after the stockpiles reached historic lows last year, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Monday. "By the end of this year we will essentially be back to where we would have been absent the sales," Granholm said at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston.

Success and setbacks: 100 days of Argentina's Milei
Success and setbacks: 100 days of Argentina's Milei

Argentina's President Javier Milei has slashed public spending but 100 days into his presidency social tensions are simmering and he is still battling to pass his flagship economic reforms. His party is a minority in Congress, and rivals have repeatedly beaten back his flagship reforms.

US finalizes ban on last form of asbestos in use
US finalizes ban on last form of asbestos in use

President Joe Biden's administration on Monday finalized a rule banning the last remaining form of asbestos in the United States, half a century after the government first targeted the cancer-causing mineral. Asbestos in oilfield brake blocks and aftermarket automotive brakes and linings will be banned six months after the rule is finalized.

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