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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a warning Sunday for those responsible for the drone attack on Saudi oil operations. In tweets, Trump said the U.S. is "locked and loaded" and awaiting verification of who undertook the attack that has disrupted 5% of the world's daily supply. U.S. officials have already blamed Iran, which denies responsibility. Crude oil futures shot up 9.5% as trading opened Sunday evening in New York. A spike in oil prices could have negative effects for the global economy.
DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers says contract talks with General Motors will resume Monday morning, but the threat of a strike remains. Union spokesman Brian Rothenberg says the negotiations are slated to begin at 10 a.m. Monday. GM's 49,200 UAW members still plan to go on strike nationwide at midnight. UAW represents workers at 33 manufacturing sites and 22 parts warehouses across the country.
NEW YORK (AP) — The largest player in the e-cigarette market says it's reviewing an announcement from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, but agrees there's a need for "aggressive category-wide action." Juul Labs Inc. spokesman Austin Finan says in a statement Sunday the company would "fully comply" with local laws and any federal policy when they're effective. Cuomo, a Democrat, announced the ban on Sunday.
UNDATED (AP) — The company that made billions selling OxyContin has filed for bankruptcy protection. The filing came Sunday, days after the Stamford, Connecticut-based company reached a tentative settlement with many of the 2,600 governments and other entities that are suing it over its role in the opioid crisis. But the holdouts include about half the states. Some of them are expected to object to the settlement in bankruptcy court and continue lawsuits against the Sackler family, which owns the company.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ric Ocasek, famed frontman for The Cars rock band, has been found dead in his New York City apartment. The New York City police department said officers responding to a 911 call found the 75-year-old Ocasek at about 4 p.m. on Sunday. They said there was no sign of foul play and that the medical examiner was to determine a cause of death. The Cars chart-topping hits in the late 1970s and 1980s included "Just What I Needed," "Shake It Up" and "Drive."
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