Russia says ready to supply LNG to Mexico
"We are already working with Mexico. We have excellent LNG technologies, and we are ready to share these technologies and supply LNG as well," Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev said.
Russia is prepared to offer oil extraction technologies suited for challenging geological conditions, as well as solutions aimed at improving the efficiency of oil processing, the embassy added.
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- New York Times
Grades, head-scratchers and more analysis from Day 1 of free agency
NBA free agency is moving fast and furious. Tuesday's biggest move was a stunner in Milwaukee. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images Getty Images Day 1 of free agency is in the books, and we don't really have the big free agent everybody is looking to grab this year. We mostly have a lot of trades happening, and teams wondering if Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to give up on being with the Milwaukee Bucks for life. Teams around the league are still trying to figure out life in the era of the crippling second apron, and we're seeing teams fully start to grasp how much they need to avoid that Trojan horse hard cap the owners worked into the collective bargaining agreement. Still, we had a lot happen through the first official day of free agency. All of that and more is covered below. GO FURTHER NBA free agency 2025: Grades, head-scratchers and more analysis from Day 1 Sando Mamukelashvili's contract with Toronto would leave the Raptors slightly in the luxury tax, with the potential to end up deeper if incentives on Jakob Poeltl, Immanuel Quickley and R.J. Barrett hit. A simple way to take the tax out of play would be trade Ochai Agbaji — owed $6.4 million in the final year of his contract — and then sign second-round pick Alijah Martin into the Raptors' 14th roster spot. Kevin Sousa / Getty Images The Toronto Raptors have agreed to sign 26-year-old big man Sandro Mamukelashvili to a two-year, $5.5 million contract with a second year player option, a team source confirmed. Mamukelashvili averaged 6.3 points per game for the San Antonio Spurs last season. Getty Images For so long, Trae Young seemed destined for an eventual trade. The Atlanta Hawks' All-Star guard was always a tremendous playmaker, but his ball dominance and defensive vulnerability made building a contender around him a quagmire. It meant Young lived in trade rumors every silly season. The Hawks made the Eastern Conference Finals years ago with Young, so there had to be a solution to get there once again. Now, after a dramatic yearlong makeover, the Hawks may have a shot at returning. Following years of Young trade rumors, the Hawks have built a team optimized to fit around the recently evolved version of him. GO FURTHER Hawks' rapid rebuild around Trae Young comes full circle, so is he still Atlanta's future? Getty Images There has been a lot said about the rapid influx of money into the NBA in recent years. The league is now minting future billionaires. It will likely soon have its first player making $100 million annually. The owners are doing fine, too, in case anyone had their concerns — the Los Angeles Lakers just sold at a $10 billion valuation, if you hadn't heard. But Sunday's contract agreement between the Houston Rockets and Jabari Smith Jr. felt like an inflection point. It felt like the NBA's first deal where there was just too much money to pass up. Smith intends to sign a five-year, $122 million extension with the Rockets. It was a bit surprising because Smith has not been supremely impressive since he went No. 3 in the 2022 NBA Draft, and Houston has a deep well of promising young talent it will need to pay soon, while also facing encroaching cap issues. The Rockets had until October to negotiate an extension with Smith but it did not seem like a pressing concern. They got a deal done, though. GO FURTHER What Jabari Smith Jr.'s extension tells us about the state of NBA player salaries Alex Slitz / Getty Images League sources say Damian Lillard is elated with the Bucks' decision to waive and stretch his contract, as it puts him in the kind of basketball-first position that few All-Star level players, if any, have experienced in league history. In short, he'll be able to join the contending team of his choosing, either sometime soon or perhaps next summer, without the financial aspect of the decision playing a significant part. With Lillard owed $54.1 million for this coming season and $58.4 million in the 2026-27 campaign, there is a salary offset for any team that acquires him during that two-year period. And while the Bucks would surely prefer that Lillard sign for a significant salary as a way to alleviate some of their financial burden, the reality is that he could sign for a minimum-salary deal and still be paid the same amount. That's a powerful place to be when you're a future Hall of Famer in your mid-30s who has never won a championship. Not surprisingly, league sources say Lillard received calls from several contending teams very quickly after the news of his Bucks' ending broke. The question now is whether he wants to sign with a team now and rehabilitate while under their care or wait until next summer to reassess the situation. All in all, it's a dream scenario for Lillard. Especially considering he might have been heading for a change of scenery even before his injury. GO FURTHER Bucks waiving Damian Lillard to make room to sign Myles Turner: Sources Getty Images The Lakers' timeline situation ever since Luka Dončić was gifted to them back in early February has looked bizarre. Life was almost simpler before that trade. They could've aimed to ride out the LeBron James-Anthony Davis chapter until the wheels fell off. From there, they could've started selling Lakers mystique to new big stars in hopes of furthering their legacy and hanging more banners. Maybe it's not a foolproof plan and super easy to execute, but it's worked enough times in the franchise's history. And it worked after they signed LeBron back in 2018. Then, Dallas sent Dončić to the Lakers, which has changed just about everything. The Lakers now have to start playing for the future and present-day championship stability. The funny thing is lead executive Rob Pelinka was already trying to toe that line, as he wasn't ready to relinquish assets for another LeBron-Davis-led championship pursuit. Now, the Lakers must build around Dončić and aim for championship stability. The problem is LeBron is still very much on this team. Before free agency opened, he picked up his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season. It will be his 23rd season, just a mind-boggling number when you consider his résumé, mileage and current production. GO FURTHER LeBron James is no longer the Lakers' top priority. What's next for both parties? Both Detroit and Sacramento would benefit from turning Dennis Schröder's signing in Sacramento into a sign-and-trade. Detroit would gain a large trade exception — likely $14.1 million — they could potentially use in another deal this summer to bring in talent, while the Kings could take Schröder into their existing $16.8 million Kevin Hurter trade exception and leave their nontaxpayer midlevel exception open for other free agency moves. Because Schröder's deal is for three years, a sign-and-trade would be allowable. John Fisher / Getty Images Jericho Sims has agreed to a two-year contract to return to the Milwaukee Bucks, with the second year a player option, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. Gregory Shamus / Getty Images Dennis Schröder has agreed to a 3-year, $45 million contract with the Sacramento Kings, a league source confirmed. The Kings will be Schröder's 10th NBA team and fourth in the last nine months. The common theme in the Rockets' in-house business or their outward acquisitions is experience. Fred VanVleet, Steven Adams and Clint Capela are 31. Dorian Finney-Smith is 32. Kevin Durant is 36. As long as Ime Udoka has been at the helm, his voice within the organization has risen, and the 47-year-old has been vocal about his preference for older veterans. And as such, given the aforementioned alignment with Houston's front office and ownership, the team has fulfilled his wishes. After Houston's Game 7 loss to the Golden State Warriors, Udoka's end-of-season news conference drove home the point about the need for improved IQ and the power of experience, buzzwords that typically precede roster changes. Make no mistake: The Rockets' offseason is off to an excellent start. The overarching theme in negotiations has been maintaining financial leverage, all while building a roster that is built for now and later. The two-timeline approach is risky in a vacuum, but context, mainly personnel, is important. It might not have worked out in the Bay with James Wiseman and Jonathan Kuminga, but those are different players from Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith, Tari Eason and even Reed Sheppard. Still, it's jarring to see Houston move in this manner, particularly because of how quickly its methodology has shifted. Perhaps that's why it's difficult to quantify the magnitude of its summer business to this point. For years, the Rockets' ethos was patience and perseverance, opting to accumulate losses, build through the draft and maintain enough elasticity to capitalize at an opportune moment. That moment is now. The Rockets have peeled back the curtain on what was once a rebuild, laying out a championship-capable core. Read more on Houston's active start to free agency here. GO FURTHER Rockets want to balance experience with youth, and they're off to a great start Geoff Burke / Imagn Not only is the Jonas Valančiūnas acquisition great on the floor for the Nuggets, it gives Nikola Jokić an old foil for a teammate. Jokić joked about their joint physicality last December, when he scored a career-high 56 points, along with 16 rebounds and 8 assists against the Wizards – and Valančiūnas, who was then in Washington and who spent most of the night in a pitched, hard-nosed but good-natured battle with the Joker. Valančiūnas did just fine as well, with 20 points, 12 rebounds, 5 blocks and 5 assists in an improbable Wizards win. 'I had a couple of really good wrestling moves down there with Jonas,' Jokić said afterward. 'I think Jonas's wrestling, it's always interesting. I always talk to him normally, and it's always a little bit physical. I mean, it should be. We're big boys from Europe. We're kind of used to being in the contact. I think that's how it's supposed to be. Good rivalry.' GO FURTHER Nuggets waste Nikola Jokić's career night in inexplicable loss to woeful Wizards New Knicks signee Guerschon Yabusele is a good player and a good fit that fills a need. He can play the 5 and run next to Karl-Anthony Towns or Mitchell Robinson. Opponents need to guard him beyond the arc. I'm not obsessed with the second-year player option, given the Knicks' potential 2026-27 payroll. But sometimes that's the cost of doing business for a good player. Isaiah J. Downing / Imagn While everyone else is focused on the Bucks right now, the Dario Sarić for Jonas Valančiūnas trade is an absolutely incredible deal for the Denver Nuggets. They just traded $5 million in dead weight to the Sacramento Kings to get the best backup center of the Nikola Jokić era. Denver now is $2.4 million below the luxury tax line with at least on roster spot to fill. If that spot is a veteran minimum deal for $2.3 million, they will just barely stay under the tax and avoid the repeater penalty this year. Isaiah J. Downing / Imagn The Denver Nuggets have acquired Jonas Valančiūnas from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Dario Sarić, team sources confirmed to The Athletic. The Nuggets have had an incredible two days. Getty Images The Bucks made two moves that make sense individually but also raise an eyebrow when looked at collectively. They will pay Myles Turner an average of nearly $27 million per season and will get an above-average starting center for that contract who fits well on a Giannis Antetokounmpo team and should be a very capable replacement for Brook Lopez. They will also stretch-waive Damian Lillard, which means the Bucks will have a $22,516,574 cap charge on their books for each of the next five season. That makes sense too since he was essentially going to be an empty $54.13 million cap hit next season as he rehabbed from a torn Achilles. The last season of that contract was unlikely to be very productive either since he would be 36 and returning in his first season from that injury. The Bucks clearly want to remain competitive next season with Antetokounmpo and that makes sense too since they want to take advantage of his prime, let alone any concerns about losing him down the line. Still, they will now effectively be spending $49 million per season for the last two years on Turner's deal, and have another year of $22.5 million on the books after that. That could be about 12 percent (or more) of the cap in the 2027-28 season, which is more than a nontaxpayer midlevel exception would earn. We shall see if this set of moves will be worth it. Getty Images This is why I criticized the Pacers for taking Andrew Nembhard's salary from $2 million to $18 million for 2025-26 when they didn't have to in his extension last summer. It set the Pacers up to be way into the luxury tax, and you know when it came down to it that Indiana would blink rather than pay it. Keeping Myles Turner on the books for this year at $24 million would have been no sweat if Nembhard was still on his cheap rookie deal, but the Pacers turned the final year of it into a much bigger salary. That extension looked extravagant at the time — $56 million in new money for just two years — and despite Nembhard's playoff heroics, the Pacers are paying the price for it now. GO FURTHER The NBA offseason's most under-scrutinized moves, from Immanuel Quickley to Max Christie One thing you gotta hand to the Bucks: Any time it seems they need to operate with urgency to show a multi-time MVP they're trying to build a contender, they do it. Page 2
Android Authority
27 minutes ago
- Android Authority
Tired of surprise plan changes? AT&T's new Wireless Account Lock feature has you covered
AT&T TL;DR AT&T has introduced a new Wireless Account Lock for postpaid and prepaid subscribers. The feature prevents anyone from making unauthorized changes to your account, such as billing updates, line changes, or device changes. It's available as a toggle on the myAT&T app. AT&T is introducing a new Wireless Account Lock feature that lets you lock your subscriber account to prevent any unauthorized changes. People often complain about reps making changes to their accounts without their knowledge, adding or removing plans, promotions, etc. This new feature should protect AT&T users from anyone trying to alter their accounts without their consent. According to the carrier, Wireless Account Lock can be activated using the myAT&T app, where users will see a new lock switch. The feature disables key account changes, such as billing updates, line changes, or device changes. It also prevents anyone from buying a device on your account or moving your phone number to a SIM in a different device. Wireless Account Lock is available for AT&T's postpaid and prepaid subscribers. Postpaid accounts can also be managed by those who are given secondary online access by the account owner to co-manage the account. AT&T also has a similar account lock for business subscribers. What devices are protected by AT&T's Wireless Account Lock? AT&T says Wireless Account Lock affects every device and line on your AT&T Wireless account, including: Smartphones Tablets Wearables Hotspots Laptops Non-wireless services aren't included in Wireless Account Lock. How to activate Wireless Account Lock on AT&T? You can turn Wireless Account Lock on or off at any time using the myAT&T app. The app must be installed on a device active on your Wireless account. You will also receive an email on your primary account whenever you turn Wireless Account Lock on or off. Here's how you can turn on the feature: Open the myAT&T app Select Services Choose Mobile Security, then scroll to Wireless Account Lock Select Continue Choose the account that you want to lock or unlock Swipe to lock or unlock the account Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
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Forget Energy Transfer? The Smartest High Yield Energy Stocks to Buy With $100 Right Now
The energy sector is known for being volatile. Geopolitical issues have left oil prices in an uncertain state. Investors can sidestep much of the energy sector's volatility with these two high yield stocks. 10 stocks we like better than Energy Transfer › Geopolitics is a risk for the markets that never seems to go away. It is a particularly acute issue for the energy sector, with a lot of oil coming out of the often geopolitically tense Middle East. This dynamic is clearly in the headlines today. But you can invest in the energy sector in a way that minimizes such risks. Here are two high-yield ways to do just that while you collect yields of up to 6.9%. The energy sector is largely broken down into three parts: the upstream, the midstream, and the downstream. The upstream is where oil and natural gas are produced. This segment is highly impacted by energy price swings. The downstream is where oil and natural gas get processed into chemicals and refined products, like gasoline. Oil and natural gas are key inputs, so commodity price swings have a huge impact on this segment. That said, many chemicals and refined products are also commodities, so there's often a double impact from commodity volatility in the downstream. The midstream is the big exception in the energy sector. Midstream companies own energy infrastructure like pipelines, storage, and transportation assets. These assets basically connect the upstream to the downstream and the rest of the world. Since most of the activity in this segment is really tied to moving energy commodities around, midstream companies tend to charge fees for the use of their assets. Demand for energy is more important than the price of energy in this business model. Demand for energy tends to be robust regardless of commodity prices because of how important energy is to modern life. All in, midstream companies generally have fairly reliable cash flows. That allows midstream companies to pay out generous dividends and support those dividends through the swings that frequently take place in the price of oil and natural gas. Investors looking for energy exposure without all of the geopolitical price risk should look at midstream players like Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) and Enbridge (NYSE: ENB). But not all midstream companies are equally reliable, as the dividend histories behind Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) and Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) highlight. Each one of these high-yield stocks trades for well less than $100 a share. There are two stats that make Enterprise and Enbridge attractive income investments. The first is yield, with Enterprise offering a distribution yield of roughly 6.9% and Enbridge a dividend yield of about 6.1%. That said, these aren't the only high-yield midstream businesses you can buy. For example, Energy Transfer has an even higher yield of 7.2%. Before you jump on that lofty yield, you should take a look at 2020, which was a difficult one for oil prices thanks to the economic shutdowns used to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. That was the year that Energy Transfer cut its distribution. Energy Transfer isn't the only midstream dividend stock to worry about. Kinder Morgan, which offers a lower 4% yield, fell short of its plans to raise its dividend by 25% in 2020, offering just a 5% hike instead. That seems reasonable, given the economic backdrop, but it comes after a dividend cut in 2016, the last time oil prices were in the dumps. And in 2016, Kinder Morgan cut after telling investors to expect an increase of up to 10%. To be fair, both Kinder Morgan and Energy Transfer used their dividend cuts to improve their financial conditions. But both Enterprise and Enbridge increased their disbursements in 2016 and 2020. And both have long been conservatively run, including having investment-grade-rated balance sheets. A strong financial foundation and a conservative operating ethos have allowed Enterprise to increase its distribution annually for 26 consecutive years and Enbridge to raise its dividend each year for 30 years. That reliability is the second reason that these two high-yielders stand out from the pack. And if you are going to put your hard-earned cash to work, even if it's just $100, you should probably stick with companies you can trust. There are clearly nuances to the businesses behind Kinder Morgan, Energy Transfer, Enterprise, and Enbridge. Some investors may even prefer Kinder Morgan and Energy Transfer based on their specific businesses. But if you are looking for income stocks you can trust in the volatile energy sector, North American midstream giants Enterprise and Enbridge stand out on the reliability front. Add in their lofty yields, and the choice should be pretty easy whether you are investing $100 or $100,000. Before you buy stock in Energy Transfer, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Energy Transfer wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $722,181!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $968,402!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 1,069% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 177% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 30, 2025 Reuben Gregg Brewer has positions in Enbridge. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Enbridge and Kinder Morgan. 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