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21st Century Wire says…
For the second straight year running, we are seeing a drop in oil prices and this translates to savings at the pump with many US states now enjoying prices below $2.00 per gallon. It’s also good for small to medium size businesses and translates into lower food prices (lower cost of transportation).
It also means that Fracking shale industry is no longer viable economically – which is good news if you are a fan of clean ground water.

KILLED: Rancher and protest spokesman Robert ‘Lavoy’ Finicum (Image Source: RT International)
21st Century Wire says…

Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
UPDATE: 1-30-2016
Last night, the standoff at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside Burns, Oregon took a rather ugly turn which resulted in one man shot dead and another wounded by federal agents.

J.R. Smith
21st Century Wire
If you have been watching the news this week you will have seen one story which has been gaining traction in western media coverage, that of the mosquito-borne illness known as the Zika Virus, which authorities are saying will cause birth defects for expecting mothers.