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  • Aug 10

    Dukes of Hazzard actor and former US Congressman Ben Jones dies at 84

    Ben Jones, who played mechanic Cooter Davenport in The Dukes of Hazzard and later served as a US Congressman for Georgia, died on 9 August 2026 at age 84 after a massive heart attack at his home in Virginia.

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New findings restate existing strikes and market pressures; only fresh items are an individual EU sanctions designation and an oil-price uptick driven by a separate Middle East event.

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