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One of the largest school districts in New Mexico subjects Navajo students to pervasive discrimination and a climate of fear, according to a report released last week by the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission.The 25-page report draws on testimony from parents and community members at four public hearings in Navajo Nation communities within the school district. It urges the New Mexico attorney generals office to release findings from a two-and-a-half-year investigation into the districts discipline of Indigenous students.The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commissions report cited an investigation published in December 2022 by New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica that found Indigenous students were punished more harshly than other students in New Mexico during the four years ending in 2020. The Gallup-McKinley district, which has the largest Indigenous student body of any local school district in the country, was largely responsible for that disparity, an analysis of student discipline records from across the state showed. Attorney General Ral Torrez opened an investigation into the districts disciplinary practices in 2023.On Wednesday, Torrezs chief of staff, Lauren Rodriguez, said the offices long-running investigation is complete and has found troubling disciplinary practices. She added that the agencys exhaustive investigation calls for the state Public Education Department to enforce student discipline data reporting requirements and better track that information. Previously, the districts former longtime Superintendent Mike Hyatt, had downplayed the amount of discipline Native students receive and pointed to poor data collection as an issue.Its our kids, our students, who are suffering the consequences of entrenched racism, Wendy Greyeyes, the chair of the commission that released the new report and an associate professor of Native American studies at the University of New Mexico, said in an interview.The Public Education Department should have caught the discipline disparities in the data it collects from districts, Greyeyes said. Theres obviously not a clear auditing of data thats being collected, she said.The attorney generals office told New Mexico In Depth that, despite its findings, its not clear under state law that the office can pursue formal legal action against the district for this particular conduct.That lack of legal clarity, the spokesperson said, is why Torrez has pushed for comprehensive state civil rights legislation since 2023.Under the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, private individuals can sue public bodies for violations of the state constitution, but law does not explicitly authorize the attorney general to investigate and prosecute public bodies for systemic inequities, the way the federal Department of Justice can. In 2023, New Mexico lawmakers passed a bill that would have given the attorney general broad authority to investigate state or local agencies for civil rights violations. The bill had bipartisan support, but Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham killed it with a pocket veto. (Lujan Grisham did not issue a formal statement about the veto but said at the time that the bill was well-intentioned but would create confusion and that much of the work outlined in the legislation can be undertaken by the AG regardless of whether or not the bill is signed.)At the time, Torrez told New Mexico In Depth that his office has an implied authority to pursue such cases, but that having it enshrined in law would have made it crystal clear.Torrezs spokesperson said he remains committed to seeing such legislation pass.At the four meetings held by the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission in September and October, parents, students and community members described harsh discipline, language barriers, discriminatory hiring practices, problems with special education plans and inadequate classroom heating systems.Greyeyes described a pervasive fear of retaliation. Some witnesses cried at hearings, she said afraid their words would get back to the district and parents spoke on behalf of children too afraid to testify themselves. Transcripts of their testimony were not publicly released.The commissions report recommends a formal agreement between the Navajo Nation and Gallup-McKinley for the district to adopt a discipline policy based on restorative justice, a strategy that seeks to rebuild relationships, not simply punish the student who caused the harm. Such a policy could be modeled on existing talking-circles programs at New Mexicos Cuba Independent School District and the STAR School east of Flagstaff, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, Greyeyes said.The report also recommends a comprehensive state financial audit of the districts spending on Native education compared to that of other students, and it calls for the state education department to better manage and track districts student discipline data.The school district did not respond to voice messages and emails seeking comment about the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission report.The problems identified in the commissions report are rooted in colonization, Greyeyes said. Its rooted in institutional racism. A lot of these things are accepted sometimes even by our own Navajo people, and we need to bring this information out and figure out a way to address these issues.The reports recommendations begin that conversation, she said.The post Native Students Receive Excessive Discipline in This New Mexico School District, Report Finds appeared first on ProPublica.

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Oren and Tal Alexander speak at a panel at the Rockstars of Real Estate Event in New York., on Sept. 3, 2013. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for DETAILS Magazine/AP Images, File)2026-03-09T21:38:47Z NEW YORK (AP) Three brothers, including two of the nations most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking charges Monday after a five-week trial over accusations that they used drugs and force to rape scores of women they had dazzled with their wealth and opulent lifestyle.The verdict came after 11 women testified they were sexually assaulted by one or more of the brothers: twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 38, and Tal Alexander, 39.The women described attacks that occurred after they were invited to vacation locales including the Hamptons, a Caribbean cruise and a ski trip in Aspen, Colorado. More than 60 women say they were raped by one or more of the brothers, according to prosecutors.Defense lawyers suggested the accusers had faulty memories or were hoping to cash in on the brothers fortunes. The brothers, their lawyers conceded, were womanizers. But they insisted any sex was consensual. The jury began deliberating Thursday.Oren and Tal Alexander were brokers at real estate powerhouse Douglas Elliman before starting their own firm, Official. Alon Alexander worked at the familys private security firm. Besides the criminal case, the trio faced about two dozen lawsuits, including one filed Thursday by Tracy Tutor, a star of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles on Bravo. She alleges Oren Alexander drugged and assaulted her in a restaurant bathroom while she was in New York City for a real estate event. When those lawsuits first began being filed, multiple women came forward claiming they had also been sexually harassed or assaulted, and that the brothers misconduct with women had been an open secret in the real estate world for years.During the trial, many of the women who testified said they believed theyd been drugged after they were handed alcohol by one of the brothers. Some described feeling like theyd lost control of their bodies after less than one drink. The brothers met the women at nightclubs, parties and on dating apps, taking some on trips to ritzy locales, and paying for flights and luxury lodging. One woman testified that she met the brothers in 2012 at a party at actor Zac Efrons Manhattan apartment. She said she had almost no interaction with the actor, who was not accused of any misdeeds, and went to a nightclub later in the night before waking up naked with a nude Alon Alexander standing over her.Prosecutors pushed back on the idea that the accusers were hoping to cash in on lawsuits. Only two have lawsuits pending, prosecutor Elizabeth Espinosa told jurors, and both are wealthy themselves.One woman who testified said she was raped by Alon Alexander in Aspen, Colorado, in 2017, when she was 17 years old. She said she was the daughter of a billionaire.I dont want their money. I just dont want them to have it, she told jurors.Lindsey Acree, an artist and gallery owner in Brooklyn, testified she was raped by Tal Alexander and a second man at a home in the Hamptons in the summer of 2011 after becoming so disoriented from drinking less than half a glass of wine that she felt paralyzed. The woman, now 40, said she sued Tal Alexander last year even though she will never need their money because she became upset that the Alexanders kept calling us gold diggers, shake down artists, con artists.If theres a kid with a stick who keeps hitting people, you take their stick away, she told the jury. Money is their stick, so you take it away so they cant hurt people anymore.The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they choose to come forward publicly, as Acree and Tutor have done.Besides witness testimony, prosecutors tried to prove their case through text and email messages in which the brothers seemed to boast about their sexual exploits and their knowledge of the effects various drugs can have on a womans inhibitions, along with a blog that included a post titled: Its not rape if ...Prosecutors said the brothers emailed about sneaking drugs or party favors onto a cruise ship, recorded at least one assault on video and shared photos of victims. MICHAEL R. SISAK Sisak is an Associated Press reporter covering law enforcement, courts and prisons. He is based in New York. twitter mailto

Iran players react during their national anthem ahead of the Women's Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)2026-03-09T19:31:07Z WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian womens soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the Iran war began, Australias Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Tuesday.The women were transported from their hotel in Gold Coast, Australia to a safe location by Australian federal police officers in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time. There, they met with Burke and the processing of their humanitarian visas was finalized, the minister told reporters in Brisbane hours later.I say to the other members of the team the same opportunity is there, Burke said. Australia has taken the Iranian womens soccer team into our hearts.Local news outlets reported that the squad numbered about 20 women. Burke didnt detail what threats the players faced if they returned to Iran, but the asylum bids followed urging by Iranian groups in Australia and by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Australian government to offer help to the woman. The Iranian team arrived in Australia for the Womens Asian Cup last month, before the Iran war began. The team was knocked out of the tournament over the weekend and was facing the prospect of returning to a country under bombardment. Irans head coach Marziyeh Jafari on Sunday said the players want to come back to Iran as soon as we can, according to Australias national news agency, AAP. During the tournament, the players have mostly declined to comment on the situation at home, although Iran forward Sara Didar choked back tears in a news conference on Wednesday as she shared their concerns for their families, friends and all Iranians during the conflict. The teams silence during the anthem before an opening loss to South Korea last week was viewed by some as an act of resistance and others as a show of mourning. The team hasnt clarified. They later sang and saluted during the anthem before their remaining two matches. These women are tremendously popular in Australia, but we realize they are in a terribly difficult situation with the decisions that theyre making, Burke said. The opportunity will continue to be there for them to talk to Australian officials if they wish to.Burkes announcement came after Trump on Monday in Washington called on Australia to grant asylum to any team member who wanted it. Earlier that day, Trump had blasted Australia on social media, saying Australia was making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the ... team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely be killed. Trump called on Australia to grant the team asylum, adding: The U.S. will take them if you wont. Less than two hours later, in another social media post, Trump praised Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, saying, Hes on it! Five have already been taken care of, and the rest are on their way.Trump also said that some players feel they must go back because they are worried about the safety of their families, including threats to those family members if they dont return.Trumps offer of asylum represented something of a change for the president, whose administration has sought to limit the number of immigrants who can receive asylum for political purposes.Rico reported from Atlanta. CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY Graham-McLay is an Associated Press reporter covering regional and national stories about New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands by putting them in a global context. She is based in Wellington. twitter mailto R.J. RICO Rico is a U.S. Desk editor and reporter based in Atlanta for The Associated Press. He has covered housing, immigration and activism in the South. twitter mailto

Alexander Butterfield, testifies, July 16, 1973 before the Senate Watergate Committee. Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixons resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. He was 99. (AP Photo/File)2026-03-09T19:41:22Z WASHINGTON (AP) Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixons resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. He was 99. His death was confirmed to The Associated Press by his wife, Kim, and John Dean, who served as White House counsel to Nixon during the Watergate scandal and went on to, along with Butterfield, help expose the wrongdoing.He had the heavy responsibility of revealing something he was sworn to secrecy on, which is the installation of the Nixon taping system, Dean said. He stood up and told the truth.As a deputy assistant to the president, Butterfield oversaw the taping system connected to voice-activated listening devices that had been secretly placed in four locations, including Nixons office in the Executive Office Building and the presidential retreat at Camp David. Butterfield later said that, besides himself and the president, he believed that only White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman, a Haldeman assistant and a handful of Secret Service agents knew about the taping system. Everything was taped as long as the president was in attendance, Butterfield told Watergate investigators when testifying under oath during a preliminary interview.The tapes would expose Nixons role in the cover-up that followed the burglary in 1972 at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate building. To avoid impeachment by the House, Nixon resigned on Aug. 9, 1974, less than a month after the Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender the relevant tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor. Butterfield believed hed had a hand in the presidents fate. I didnt like to be the cause of that, but I felt that I was, in a lot of ways, he said in a 2008 oral history for the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Butterfield, a college friend of Haldemans at UCLA who had contacted his friend to ask about opportunities in the new Nixon administration, served as a deputy assistant to Nixon from 1969 to 1973. In that capacity, he worked under Haldeman and, among other duties, was secretary to the Cabinet and helped oversee White House operations.The Air Force veteran had left the White House to become administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration when Senate committee staffers privately questioned him on July 13, 1973, during their investigation of the Watergate break-in. A routine question about the possibility of a taping system had been prompted by former White House counsel John Deans testimony that he believed a conversation he had had with Nixon may have been recorded.When Butterfield acknowledged that a taping system indeed existed, he was brought before a public hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. The public revelation on July 16, 1973, of a taping system designed to record all the presidents conversations stunned Nixon friends and foes alike. The tapes promised Watergate investigators a rich vein of evidence in their quest to determine what Nixon and others knew about the break-in a great deal, as it turned out. Efforts by investigators to gain access to the tapes sparked a yearlong legal battle that was resolved in July 1974 when the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Nixon had to give them up.The thousands of hours of tapes made public over the years they are now controlled by the National Archives provide a unique, if often unflattering, view of Nixon. His words exposed a bad temper, vulgar language, bigoted racial and religious views, and unvarnished opinions about national and international figures.I just thought, When they hear those tapes I mean, I knew what was on these tapes theyre dynamite, Butterfield told the Nixon Library. I guess I didnt foresee that the president might be put out of office or impeached, but I thought it would be a perilous few years for him. I guess I couldnt conceive of (Nixon) being forced out of office. It had never happened before. Butterfield later said he believed that Nixons successor, President Gerald Ford, fired him as FAA administrator in 1975 as part of an agreement worked out between the Nixon and Ford staff members. He said he had heard from White House friends that he had been targeted shortly after his testimony to the Senate committee.After leaving the FAA, Butterfield worked as a business executive in California. He earned a masters degree from the University of California, San Diego, in 1994.Alexander Porter Butterfield was born on April 6, 1926, in Pensacola, Florida.He left UCLA to join the Navy and later earned a bachelors degree from the University of Maryland in 1956 and a masters degree from George Washington University in 1967. In 1948, he joined the Air Force and served as an instructor at a base near Las Vegas during the Korean War and later served in Germany. In Washington, he was a military assistant to the special assistant of the defense secretary in 1965 and 1966 and later served as senior military representative of the U.S. and representative for the commander-in-chief, Pacific Forces, Australia. He retired at the rank of colonel after 20 years in the Air Force.Butterfield was unsparing in his criticism of the former president in later years. While he commended Nixons achievements in foreign affairs, he considered his former boss not an honest man and a crook and believed that Nixon knew about the Watergate break-in before it occurred and was the architect of the ensuing cover-up.Butterfield found himself cheering just cheering the day Nixon resigned, he told the Nixon Library, because justice had prevailed.I didnt think that it would for a while, he said. This guy was the ringleader.___Daniel, the primary writer of this obituary, retired from The Associated Press in 2023.

This image provided by the U.S. Army shows U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky. (U.S. Amy via AP)2026-03-09T18:43:14Z ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) A Kentucky man who joined the Army straight out of high school is the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon announced Monday. Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, died Sunday after being wounded during a March 1 attack on the Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, a Pentagon statement said.Mike Bell, retired pastor of Glendale Christian Church, said hed known Pennington since he was a toddler and got a call from Penningtons father when the soldier was hurt. I talked to Tim Saturday morning, and he was doing a little better, and they were talking about maybe moving him to Germany, Bell said. But he said Tim Pennington called again that evening to ask for prayers as his sons condition was worsening, and then later told him the soldier had succumbed to his injuries. He was just a quiet person, said Bell, noting that Pennington attended the churchs after-school program. I mean, he never attracted attention because he was just steady doing what he needed to do to do it. Does that make sense? Pennington was assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command based at Fort Carson, Colorado. The units mission focused on missile warning, GPS, and long-haul satellite communications according to their website. This just breaks my heart, Keith Taul, judge-executive of Hardin County, where Pennington was from, said in a written statement emailed to The Associated Press. I have known the family for at least 30 years. I cant imagine the pain and suffering they are experiencing. To lose a single service member is just a devastating blow. But when it is one of our own, we grieve as a community.Glendale is an unincorporated town of about 300 residents south of the Hardin County seat of Elizabethtown. In a statement posted on social media, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear called Pennington a hero who sacrificed everything serving our country.The other six service members killed since the conflict began on Feb. 28 were Army reservists killed in Kuwait when an Iranian drone struck an operations center at a civilian port.President Donald Trump on Saturday had joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for those six U.S. soldiers. The dignified transfer, a ritual that returns the remains of U.S. service members killed in action, is considered one of the most somber duties of any commander in chief. During his first term, Trump said bearing witness to the transfer was the toughest thing I have to do as president.Pennington graduated in 2017 from Central Hardin High School, where he was enrolled in the automotive technology pathway, district spokesman John Wright told the AP. Former automotive tech instructor Tom Pitt, who taught Pennington in 2017 at Hardin County Early College and Career Center, called him an American hero.A lot of times as a teacher, you have students who are smart, you have students who are charismatic, who are likable, dare I say, enchanting, said Pitt, who added that Pennington whom he called Nate was a Boy Scout. Rarely do you have students who are all of those. And Ben Pennington was all of those. He was basically the quintessential all-American. Pennington enlisted that year as a unit supply specialist, and was assigned to the space and missile command on June 10, 2025, the Army said in a release.Among his awards and decorations were the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is deeply saddened by the loss of Sgt. Pennington, said Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, USASMDC commanding general. He gave the ultimate sacrifice for the country he loved. That makes him nothing less than a hero, and he will always be remembered that way. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. Col. Michael F. Dyer, 1st Space Brigade commander, described Pennington as a dedicated and experienced noncommissioned officer who led with strength, professionalism and sense of duty. Pennington will be posthumously promoted to staff sergeant, the Pentagon said.___ Associated Press reporters Konstantin Toropin in Washington and Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee, contributed to this report. ALLEN G. BREED Breed is an Associated Press general assignment/feature writer. He joined the AP in 1988 in Kentucky. twitter mailto

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Gas prices are seen on a Shell station marqee Monday, March 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)2026-03-09T22:06:41Z NEW YORK (AP) As the price of crude oil surpassed $110 a barrel Monday, reaching heights not seen since 2022, consumers were feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide energy production.Gasoline prices are climbing, and many people will find some of the most immediate economic pain at the pump. But you dont have to drive a car to be affected. Nearly all goods including food that are bought and sold must travel from where theyre produced. Those costs will climb with higher gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices. And the spike in oil prices will likely be a big factor for U.S. inflation. As the war continues, some experts say the price of, well, everything could be affected. The longer this lasts, the more significant the shock would be, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at consulting firm EY-Parthenon. Heres how the growing cost of oil and gas could impact consumers as the war continues. At the pump: Gas prices are likely to continue climbing Gasoline, diesel and jet fuel are made from crude oil. As the cost of crude climbs, so do the prices of those widely used products, which keep equipment, cars, buses, delivery trucks and airplanes running. Across the U.S., drivers were paying an average of $3.48 for a gallon of regular gasoline Monday, compared with $2.98 before the war started. Prices have increased about 17% since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.Prices vary across states. In California, drivers were paying $5.20, up 12% from a week ago. Some of Californias refineries have shut down in recent years, so the massive state relies on imports of gasoline and other refined products from Asia. By contrast, the average price in Louisiana, which has oil production and refineries, was $3.04.The spike in oil prices is likely to further push up gasoline prices, and could be felt more significantly in Asia and Europe, which are more dependent on Middle Eastern oil and gas than the United States. The cost of shipping and goods increases alongside the price of dieselThe price of diesel which powers 18-wheeler trucks climbed Monday, too: to $4.65 a gallon in the U.S., a 23% jump since the war started.Cant underscore what a massive jolt this is to the logistics, trucking, (agriculture) sectors, Patrick De Haan, a petroleum analyst at GasBuddy, wrote on X Monday.The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that carries a fifth of the worlds crude oil and liquified natural gas, already has caused problems for the shipping industry. Quickly rising oil and gas prices will add to the burden. Fuel prices account for 50% to 60% of the total operating cost of shipping goods by ship, according to Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice at Syracuse University, so higher fuel prices have a huge effect on the industry.When fuel prices start to go up, everything starts to slow down, Penfield said. So your ships slow down, your trucks slow down. People are less apt to ship things via air. And it really kind of causes a drag on the economy when fuel price go up.Fuel surcharges will also rise as shipping companies aim to pass along higher costs to their customers, ultimately making goods more expensive. Home energy bills will probably rise, and items made from plastic could cost more Heating your home and cooking food with natural gas are also likely to cost more as the war grinds on. Europes benchmark natural gas rose 75% since the war began, according to data from the Intercontinental Exchange. That could also affect the cost of products made from natural gas, such as petrochemical feedstock. Its used to make plastic and rubber, as well as nitrogen fertilizer.Eventually, groceries might be more expensive, tooThe spike in oil prices likely wont be felt immediately at U.S. grocery stores, said David Ortega, a professor of food economics and policy at Michigan State University. But if oil prices remain high for a month or more, he said, were in different territory.Higher oil prices impact the agricultural sector in two ways, Ortega said. They raise the cost of inputs such as fuel for farm equipment and the fertilizer, which is derived from natural gas. They also raise demand for soybean oil, palm oil and other vegetable oils that can be used as replacements for petroleum-based fuel. But Ortega said on-farm costs are only a small part of what consumers pay at the supermarket. A larger share comes from the cost of processing and transporting food, which uses a lot of energy.Food gets to the grocery store on diesel, whether its on a truck or on a boat, Ortega said.If oil prices remain elevated, fresh foods that must be transported quickly could see price hikes more quickly than packaged foods, which are less perishable, Ortega said. If inflation rises, everything gets more expensive With U.S. oil prices increasing by roughly 42% from their pre-war levels, to roughly $95 a barrel from about $67 before the conflict, that could push up inflation in the United States from 2.4% in January to 3% or higher in the coming months, according to a rough estimate by economists at JPMorgan.Economist Daco, of EY-Parthenon, estimated that the bump in gas prices could push monthly inflation to as high as 1% in March, which would be the highest monthly increase in four years. Yearly inflation would near 3% in that case. Thats a significant shock in and of itself, Daco said. Some experts say consumer spending will decrease Mark Mathews, chief economist and executive director of research at the National Retail Federation, said higher gas prices would likely affect consumer spending, particularly lower-income shoppers.U.S. households pay on average $2,500 a year, or nearly $50 a week, to fill up their tank, he said. If consumers are paying, say, $10 more per week, he said, their budgets are certainly affected. How do they offset that? he said. Going out to a movie theater or going to a theme park or going out to eat all those areas would be ... more likely see cuts.Some see hope that prices stay down for now Mathews expects that retailers will absorb higher transportation costs for a while as many did with higher tariff s before they increase prices.Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti warned against passing along higher energy costs to consumers, recalling the lessons learned after Russia invaded Ukraine.We must act immediately to stop energy prices from spreading to all consumer goods, as happened in 2022, he told a Monday G7 meeting in Brussels, according to a statement from his office. Ed Anderson, a professor of supply chain and operations management for the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, said shippers wont immediately pass on costs to customers.If the conflict is only in the short run, companies will eat it, he said. ___Associated Press journalists Nicole Winfield in Rome, Dee-Ann Durbin in Detroit and Anne DInnocenzio in New York contributed to this report. Rugaber reported from Washington. CATHY BUSSEWITZ Bussewitz is a national business reporter for The Associated Press. She writes about the workplace, job issues and wellness. twitter mailto MAE ANDERSON Anderson reports for The Associated Press on a wide range of issues that small businesses face. She is based in New York. twitter mailto

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Gary Woodland said Monday he has been battling post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of his 2023 brain surgery, telling Golf Channel in an emotional interview that he "can't waste energy" trying to hide it anymore.

Former Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with the Panthers, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.

The Steelers are signing former Panthers standout running back Rico Dowdle to a two-year, $12.25 million deal, NFL Network reported Monday.

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run blast in a big third inning to lead the U.S. over Mexico in the WBC.