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7 hours ago · The Carter energy legislation was approved by Congress after much deliberation and modification on October 15, 1978. The measure deregulated the sale of natural gas, dropped a longstanding pricing disparity between intra- and interstate gas, and created tax credits to encourage energy conservation and the use of non-fossil fuels.
- Lester Maddox
- Ronald Reagan
1 day ago · A Ukrainian missile has been destroyed over Belgorod, the Russian defence ministry has said. It said the Tochka-U tactical missile was launched at around 9.15pm local time (7.15pm UK time).
7 hours ago · Sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨, 鮓, pronounced or ⓘ) is a Japanese dish of prepared vinegared rice (鮨飯, sushi-meshi), usually with some sugar and salt, plus a variety of ingredients (ねた, neta), such as vegetables, and any meat, but most commonly seafood (often raw but can be cooked).
1 day ago · Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.It is surrounded by five countries: Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, making it one of only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth, the other being Liechtenstein.
7 hours ago · The UK's Slavery Abolition Act charged the British Royal Navy with ending the global slave trade. The first colonial empire in the century to abolish slavery was the British, who did so in 1834. America's Thirteenth Amendment following their Civil War abolished slavery there in 1865, and in Brazil slavery was abolished in 1888 (see abolitionism).
