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The Trump administration intends to ask Congress to allow E15, an ethanol-gas blend, to be sold at the pumps year-round, a U.S. official familiar with the matter told CBS News. The 15% ethanol blend is usually only available part of the year under a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency as temperatures rise to help ease high gas prices. The administration plans to make the request when it submits a supplemental funding request to lawmakers, the official said. Several requests on budget matters and non-budgetary matters were scheduled to be sent to the Hill on Wednesday. A lower 10% ethanol...

Several Arizona legislators hoped changing the blend of gasoline sold in the Valley would lower prices. They left a hearing at the State Capitol on Monday with little expert opinion to support the idea. Phoenix drivers and businesses have paid well above the national average for gasoline this year, with prices spiking in two waves over the summer, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In March, gas prices in Arizona were the fifth-highest in the nation. But the average price for unleaded regular gas peaked at $4.94 in May before dropping and leveling out at $4.76...

BlendTec's Tom Dickson and his blender of doom take on the new Apple Watch -- with Siri.

A “Mujahid Guide” is circulating that teaches Muslims in Western countries how to blend in: This book is a guide for the Muslims who are living in a majority non Muslim land, or a country where the rulers are harsh towards the believers. It will explain to you the different scenarios you may get into and how to react. It will teach you how to be a secret Agent who lives a double life, something Muslims will have to do to survive in the coming years. The book categorizes Muslims into three groups: Converts to Islam, born Muslims, and practicing...

These two videos staring Blendtec founder, Tom Dickson, tackle the Bailout and Global warming, while showing off the Blendtec Total Blender: Will It Blend? - BailoutWill It Blend? - Skis & Global Warming For those who don't know what Blendtec is, they are a Blender and Food Preparation Appliance company. This is from their "about" section: See what the Total Blender can do in the Blendtec test lab, as we ask the question, Will It Blend? Enjoy!

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2006 – Starbucks didn’t just wish then-Army Capt. Matt Parkinson well when he was activated to serve in Iraq as part of the Washington National Guard. Instead, the company went above and beyond what the federal law requires employers do for activated reserve-component personnel, Parkinson said. The company made up the difference between his civilian and military pay and maintained his benefits while he was activated, between November 2003 and February 2005. He said his supervisors and friends within the company offered him any support he needed, whether it was personal or job related. “It’s not just...