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President Donald Trump’s investment accounts continued buying and selling shares of major oil and natural gas companies during the U.S. conflict with Iran, according to financial disclosure records covering the first half of 2026. The transactions have drawn renewed attention because the war has disrupted global energy markets, pushed oil prices higher and increased the profitability of some major energy companies. Trump continues to own individual energy stocks while serving as president, although the White House says he has no role in deciding when those investments are bought or sold. Trump’s accounts traded energy stocks during the conflict According to the latest available filings from the Office of Government Ethics, Trump’s investment accounts bought and sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of shares in oil and natural gas companies during the first half of the year. The companies involved included major energy producers such as ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips. One...

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PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh-area attorney has been charged with allegedly helping conceal evidence connected to a suspected cocaine trafficking operation involving two Penn State University fraternities, authorities said. Paul R. Robinson, 59, of Churchill, is the only person charged in the investigation who was not a Penn State student at the time of the alleged drug operation. Robinson, a managing attorney with the Pittsburgh law firm Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, PLLC, addressed the allegations in a Facebook post Tuesday, thanking friends and supporters who had stood by him and his family. “I just wanted to say thank you so much,” Robinson wrote, adding that he had “tried to do what was lawful.” However, investigators allege that Robinson took steps to conceal evidence connected to an ongoing cocaine investigation. Attorney accused of concealing drug evidence According to a criminal complaint, investigators allege that between Dec. 13 and Dec. 21, 2024, Robinson helped c...

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