## Pentagon will remove media offices after judge reinstates New York Times press credentials

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The U.S. Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters’ access to the building, a department official announced Monday.

The Pentagon Press Association said the announcement “is a clear violation of the letter and spirit of last week’s ruling.”.

“At such a critical time, we ask why the Pentagon is choosing to restrict vital press freedoms that help inform all Americans,” the association said.

The new policy is the latest dispute over press access to President Donald Trump’s administration, which has limited legacy media while boosting conservative and pro-Trump outlets.

He ordered the Pentagon to reinstate the press credentials of seven Times journalists and struck down some of the agency’s restrictions on news reporting.

The current Pentagon press corps is comprised mostly of conservative outlets that agreed to the policy. »

### Minutes before Trump's announcement, $800 million in trades made on oil prices

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6.50am New York time is an unusual time for a rush on trades on West Texas Intermediate May futures.

But it showed that all of a sudden, a substantial sum of money was bet on oil prices dropping and the stock market rising.

In the space of a minute, more than $800 million in trades was made on oil futures. »

### Dying Light: The Beast Announces Restored Land Edition That Adds Lots of Free Content

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It's called Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land, and it includes the full game, all post-release content, and new Restored Land content.

It launches on March 26 and is free for existing players of Dying Light: The Beast.

In the meantime, don't miss IGN's review of Dying Light: The Beast as well as the 8 Things Dying Light: The Beast Doesn't Tell You. »

### UPDATE: Professional Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Player Arrested in Connection to Murder in Charles County

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Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officers responded and assisted in canvassing the locations to which Webber may have fled.

Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant for Webber’s arrest, and located Webber’s car in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The homicide is actively under investigation and further updates will be provided when they suspect and victims identity are released. »

### Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms

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The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue fossil fuel projects in the US.

Monday’s deal builds on that, by trying to ensure companies can’t continue building under a future administration friendlier to offshore wind.

The Justice Department will use nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funds to reimburse the company for money it spent to purchase leases under the Biden administration. »

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