July 15, 2026 2:02 pm, EDT The Ohio chemical and oil products tanker unloads cargo at the Port of Long Beach, California, on May 7. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Trump administration officials are considering expanding Jones Act exemptions that have eased domestic shipping restrictions for energy products amid disruptions linked to the renewed conflict in
July 13, 2026 1:38 pm, EDT Shipping cranes stand above containerships loaded with shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles. (Mario Tama/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Energy and shipping interests are lobbying President Donald Trump on whether to extend a 150-day Jones Act waiver allowing foreign ships to carry cargo between U.S. ports. Oil and gas
AAnnie and Vernice (or Niecy, as Annie calls her) are “foster friends” raised in their hometown of Honeysuckle, Louisiana, in 1950s America. The heroes are defined by their motherlessness and their individual tragedies and their individual drives to escape pre-written destinies. In this haunting novel of motherhood and sisterhood, Tayari Jones writes about unknowability –