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Oil dances below $30 per barrel

CARLSBAD -- A local developer suggests that in light of the recent drop in crude oil prices, Carlsbad and the region should become more pro-active in economy diversification.

Oil prices briefly dropped again on Tuesday to below $30 per barrel, a 12-year low with both oil benchmarks closing at about $32 per barrel.

Forest River recalls Evo, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth and Wildwood recreational trailers

Forest River is recalling 721 model year 2016 Evo, Salem, Sandstorm, Shockwave, Stealth and Wildwood recreational trailers.

Electronic Doomsday for the US?

The Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)

Despite these previous warnings and North Korea's recent bomb test -- its fourth known nuclear test since 2006 -- "experts" are dismissing a nuclear threat from North Korea as of little concern because the apparent yield of the bomb was in the neighborhood of 10 kilotons or less.

California rejects VW's dirty diesel clean-up plan

Volkswagen's plan to clean up its 2.0-liter diesel-powered cars is "incomplete, substantially deficient and falls far short of meeting the legal requirements," the California Air Resources Board said today. CARB also said the plan would take too long to complete.

Are reported Iran-Russia arms deals genuine?

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign policy has experienced many developments following the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with six world powers on July 14. The most significant of these changes is perhaps how Russia is now viewing Iran as a major arms customer. Indeed, the past six months have been filled with nonstop stories by Russian media outlets quoting officials voicing Moscow’s keen interest in selling weapons to Tehran. Of note, the JCPOA lifts the ban on sales of major conventional arms and related components and services to Iran.

Arab Israelis are citizens, not punching bags!

It may be naïve to expect a politician to refrain from scoring political points, even the very trivial ones. When it comes to Arab-Israeli/Palestinian citizens, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t miss any opportunity to pander to his constituency by using the Arab minority as a punching bag.