Ig had it all, and more-he had Merrin and a love founded on shared daydreams, mutual daring, and unlikely midsummer magic.īut Merrin's death damned all that.
Once the righteous Ig had enjoyed the life of the blessed: born into privilege, the second son of a renowned musician and younger brother of a rising late-night TV star, he had security, wealth, and a place in his community. But there was nothing natural about the horns, which were all too real. A mental breakdown would have been the most natural thing in the world. He had spent the last year in a lonely, private purgatory, following the death of his beloved, Merrin Williams, who was raped and murdered under inexplicable circumstances. and a pair of horns growing from his temples.Īt first Ig thought the horns were a hallucination, the product of a mind damaged by rage and grief. He woke up the next morning with a thunderous hangover, a raging headache. He had spent the last year in a lonely, private purgatory, following the death of h Ignatius Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. At first Ig thought the horns were a hallucination, the product of a mind damaged by rage and grief.
and a pair of horns growing from his temples. officials acknowledged Europe was in a different situation.Ignatius Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said Tuesday that when he visited Washington last week, U.S. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he opposes a European ban on Russian energy imports and that there’s no other way to meet the European Union’s needs for motor fuel, heat and electricity, and industrial use. in an effort to minimize any disruptions to the global energy markets. and international partners have sanctioned Russia’s largest banks, its central bank and finance ministry, and moved to block certain financial institutions from the SWIFT messaging system for international payments.īut the rules issued by the Treasury Department allow Russian energy transactions to keep going through non-sanctioned banks that are not based in the U.S. Global energy prices have surged after the invasion and have continued to rise despite coordinated releases of strategic reserves, making Russian exports even more lucrative.Īs a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Inflation is at a 40-year peak, fueled in large part by gas prices, and that could hurt Biden heading into the November midterm elections.īefore the invasion, Russian oil and gas made up more than a third of government revenues. imports, Biden has said he was reluctant to ban it, cutting into supplies here and pushing gasoline prices higher.
Though Russian oil makes up only a small part of U.S. The issue of oil sanctions has created a conflict for the president between political interests at home and efforts to impose costs on Russia. Russia supplies 40% of Europe’s gas and a quarter of its oil. Unlike the U.S., which is a major oil and gas producer, Europe relies on imports for 90% of its gas and 97% of its oil products. The U.K., which is no longer part of the EU, announced Tuesday that oil and oil products from Russia will be phased out by the end of the year. The European Union this week will commit to phasing out its reliance on Russia for energy needs as soon as possible, but filling the void without crippling EU economies will likely take some time.