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24 NOV 2021 View in browser Facts, not fear. TRENDING TOPICS Curbing US gas prices • San Francisco lootings • Venezuela election results • Apple sues spyware firm • Pharmacies' opioid crisis role FEATURED UNDER-REPORTED STORIES Reducing grocery plastic • Fentanyl-tainted marijuana • mRNA vaccine future You are on the free plan of The Factual Help a friend be better informed. Get a free month of Premium. Refer a friend TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES #1 in U.S. News • 63 articles How will the US tapping into its national oil reserve impact gas prices? Highly-rated - last 48 hrs Biden administration to tap oil reserves in bid to tamp down rising gas prices. NBC News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 85% • 5 min read The Department of Energy will make available 50 million barrels of oil to lower prices. Of the 50 million barrels, 32 million will be returned to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the next three years on the assumption that prices go down in the future, and 18 million will come from a sale approved by Congress in the 2018 budget. ... [The Strategic Petroleum Reserve holds] 620 million barrels of crude oil, the world's largest emergency supply. While the stockpile is typically reserved for emergencies, the administration has broad authority to conduct oil exchanges — releases that are repaid to the stockpile. ... The release of the oil reserves should quickly translate into lower prices at the pump, and officials will be watching to make sure energy companies are passing along lower oil prices to consumers, a senior administration official said. The decision was made jointly with other major energy-consuming countries to curb increasing energy prices after oil-rich nations rejected repeated calls to increase production. Different political viewpoint Biden wants lower oil prices and lower oil supply. That's not how it works. Reason (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 77% • 3 min read Selected long-read Can President Biden do anything to lower gasoline prices? CBS News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 89% • 5 min read View all articles TODAY'S POLL Should the US tap into its oil reserves to bring down gas prices? Yes No Unsure All votes are anonymous. This poll closes at: 9:00 PDT YESTERDAY'S POLL Should someone charged with a violent offense be held without bail? 463 votes, 54 comments Context: Wisconsin parade attacker had recently posted bail for a violent crime. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " Yes - The purpose of bail is to guarantee the accused person to return to court. It is not an absolute right. You can be denied bail due to being a flight risk or being a potential menace to society. Violent offenders should be held to make sure they are no longer a threat to anyone else in society before being released." " Unsure - As always, a "one size fits all" mentality does not necessarily work. Was it a drunken fist fight in a bar? Probably best to let a person dry out overnight and then go home...." " No - I don't think we should consider any category in a blanket "hold without bail". Risk to society and flight ri..." Your comments and earned Respects. #2 in U.S. News • 41 articles Why is the San Francisco Bay Area seeing an apparent surge in lootings? On Friday night, thieves broke into at least 10 stores, including a Louis Vuitton in San Francisco's Union Square. And on Sunday night, officers in Hayward, about a 30-... Full summaries, images, and headlines for subscribers only. One payment. Once a year. $25 Upgrade Now #1 in World News • 11 articles Were Venezuela's recent elections conducted fairly? "The elections were implemented in better conditions in comparison with previous electoral processes," said Isabel Santos, the head of [a European Union observat... 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