Some operators are cashing in on the CBD craze by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic marijuana for natural CBD in vapes and edibles such as gummy bears, an Associated Press investigation has found.

The House Oversight committee is investigating whether Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao used her office to improperly benefit a shipping company owned and controlled by her family, the panel disclosed in a letter to Chao on Monday.

President Vladimir Putin said Russia is willing to help defend Saudi Arabia by selling it the advanced S-400 anti-aircraft system after major oil facilities in the kingdom came under attack at the weekend, halting half of its crude production.

Elon Musk revealed that he hired a private investigator for $50,000 to back up his assertion in a 2018 tweet that a British caver was a “pedo guy.”

Surging oil prices will probably reinforce the Federal Reserve’s resolve to cut interest rates this week as insurance against rising global risks, though the immediate effect on the U.S. economy is likely to be small.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said an attack targeting Saudi Aramco crude oil installation over the weekend was the result of a years-long war that Saudi Arabia has waged on Yemen.

Nearly all of the kingdom’s oil shipments to Canada travel to New Brunswick, home to a single refinery, Irving Oil Ltd.’s Saint John plant, which can process about 299,000 barrels a day.

The Canadian Province of Alberta is stressing high production standards, security and democratic values in a bid to win over foreign investors who are increasingly focused on environmental, social and governance issues, according to Premier Jason Kenney.

Donald Trump risks a political backlash if he retaliates against Iran over a weekend strike on Saudi Arabian oil facilities after campaigning on promises to withdraw the U.S. from foreign wars.

Saudi Aramco is growing less optimistic that there will be a rapid recovery in oil production from the weekend’s attack and now faces weeks or months before the majority of output is restored at the giant Abqaiq processing plant.