Oil Earnings, Binance Heist, A MAHA Update
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Oil Earnings, Binance Heist, A MAHA Update

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 31, 202615 min
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Oil companies are reporting sky-high profits this quarter. Hackers stole $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency this week, in the largest digital heist ever. It’s been just over two years since the rise of Make America Healthy Again. Has the Trump administration made good on the MAHA agenda? Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR P...

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The U.S. oil industry has earned over $130 billion since the U.S. and Israel started a war in Iran. Profits are three times higher than during the same period last year. I'm Aishah Roska.

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And I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News. ExxonMobil and Chevron report their best earnings in years, while the price of gasoline takes a bigger bite out of people's paychecks. Also it took hackers about 20 minutes to steal $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency this week.

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And how clean is our diet, our water, soil and air since Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s crusade for a healthier America? We check in on the Maha movement. So please stay with us.

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