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More than 100 Michigan public water sources meet new, lower EPA contamination levels
TRAVERSE CITY — New standards from the EPA could mean more than a hundred more water sources in Michigan could…
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COP26 8 mos. later: checking the status of the climate fight
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday placed a huge hurdle in the way of President Joe Biden’s push to fight global…
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Gretchen Whitmer Is Fighting for Abortion Rights. Other Dems, Take Note.
Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court on June 24, handing the question of abortion rights to each…
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Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the…
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U.S. Promises Bigger Fines, Stepped Up Enforcement of Sensitive-Technology Restrictions
As Russia and China have worked their way up the list of U.S. national-security concerns, successive administrations have placed greater…
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How to Ease Into Activism Outside of Social Media
“In this case, if someone needs access to abortion pills or needs a place to stay, that groundwork of deep,…
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Supreme Court limits EPA’s role in combatting climate change in a fresh jab at the 50-year-old Clean Air Act
President Joe Biden’s plan to address climate change hit a major hurdle as the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to…
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Salary of supreme court justice? When does judge Jackson start? 4 things to know
The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm the nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in early…
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How to Effectively Argue About Abortion Rights With People Who Just Don’t Get It
In the days since the Supreme Court delivered its decision to overturn a half-century-old precedent, protestors for abortion rights have…
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Senator Pat Leahy has broken his hip
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont has broken a hip in a fall at his home…
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Online Healthcare Companies Increase Advertising for Morning-After Pill
Companies that sell sexual health products and medicines over the internet are shifting their marketing strategies to highlight the availability…
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Here’s why this trader is piling back into one of the year’s hottest commodities
The end of June is nigh and good riddance. Down about 7%, only March has delivered a win for S&P…
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G-7 summit ends with pledge to help Ukraine ‘as long as necessary’
ELMAU, Germany (AP) — Leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies struck a united stance Tuesday to support Ukraine for “as…
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SEC fines Ernst & Young $100 million for employees cheating on CPA ethics exams
Accounting giant Ernst & Young will pay $100 million to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission that hundreds…
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Concealed-carry laws boost gun crime by a third, study finds
A new study finds concealed-carry laws lead to a boost in gun crime by between 29% and 32%, mostly by…
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G-7 set to announce price cap on Russian oil
ELMAU, Germany (AP) — The Group of Seven economic powers are set to announce an agreement to pursue a price…
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Biden signs largest gun measure in decades, says ‘lives will be saved’
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a…
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CDC panel backs Moderna vaccine for children aged 6 to 17, and study finds vaccines saved about 20 million lives in their first year
A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Thursday to recommend Moderna’s COVID vaccine…
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What’s next after Roe v. Wade is overturned: Other rights connected to privacy are in danger
Almost all American adults — including parents, medical patients and people who are sexually active — regularly exercise their right…
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Afghanistan suffers aftershock as quake toll rises to 1,150 dead
GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — An aftershock took more lives Friday and threatened to pile even more misery on an area…
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Senate approves landmark bipartisan gun bill; House passage next
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday easily approved a bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unthinkable just a month ago,…
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Supreme Court sides with Republican lawmakers in North Carolina on voter ID
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in an ongoing fight…
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Offshore wind boosted as Biden, East Coast governors team up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is launching a formal partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing…
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Germany faces gas supply ‘crisis,’ declares alarm level
Germany activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies Thursday, saying Europe’s biggest economy faces…
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Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials…
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Biden unlikely to get OK from Congress for gas tax holiday, analysts say
While President Joe Biden is calling for Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months, analysts are…
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U.S. stocks open lower as Powell testifies before congress, recession worries return to the spotlight
Recession worries were back in the spotlight for Wall Street on Wednesday, with U.S. stocks opening lower and oil prices…
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Canada is banning single-use plastics, including grocery bags and straws
Restaurants and grocery stores worry about a supply of alternative products as the government announces details of its ban on…
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Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 920 people
A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border early Wednesday, killing at least…
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Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to stop Roundup lawsuits
The Supreme Court has rejected Bayer’s appeal to shut down thousands of lawsuits claiming that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.…
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Peter Dykstra: Low crimes and misdemeanors
When Ronald Reagan swept into office in a 1980 landslide, he appointed two contentious figures to run his primary environment…
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Yellen says the administration is fighting inflation, admits she was wrong that it was ‘transitory’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen emphasized that the White House has several strategies ready to go that will reduce an inflation…
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Biden announces new initiatives to curb methane during international climate meeting
At the US-hosted Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, the President argued Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war has “sharpened…
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FDA clears path for CDC to authorize mRNA vaccines in youngest children, but Florida officials say they do not recommend them
The Food and Drug Administration took the advice of a panel of advisers and authorized the COVID-19 vaccines developed by…
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Sweden, Finland Weigh Cyber Risks Stemming From NATO Applications
Authorities in Sweden and Finland have raised alert levels for cyberattacks, concerned they face increased hacking risks because of the…
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How gas interests slowed Chile’s clean energy transition
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chile holds itself out as a global leader on climate change. Nearly 22% of Chile’s…
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Senate votes against advancing $48 billion aid package for restaurants, other businesses
The Senate on Thursday voted against a motion to proceed on a $48 billion aid package aimed at restaurants, gyms,…
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U.S. House approves bill to take aim at gasoline ‘price gouging’
A closely divided U.S. House approved legislation Thursday to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil companies as prices…
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IRS audit rates keep dropping — especially for the 1%
No matter the size of a household’s budget, the increasingly short-staffed and cash-strapped Internal Revenue Service has been conducting fewer…
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The Round Goby, a New Threat to Lake Champlain, Reignites Debate Over Canal
click to enlarge Jon Olender Champlain Canal in Whitehall,…
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New Soccer Team Vermont Green FC Aims for Social and Environmental Justice
click to enlarge Luke Awtry Vermont Green FC players…
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Tough questions await SEC Chair Gensler as he seeks funding for his regulatory agenda
Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, takes his seat before the start of the Senate Banking,…
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn loses re-election bid in North Carolina GOP primary
RALEIGH, N.C. — First-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost his Republican primary race Tuesday to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, after the pro-Donald Trump…
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West Texas rancher pours $2 million into Sarah Stogner’s underdog campaign for statewide oil and gas board seat
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DOJ sues casino mogul Steve Wynn for failing to register as agent for China
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department sued longtime Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn on Tuesday to compel him to register…
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U.S. government is offering free COVID tests again, as cases rise 57% from two weeks ago; FDA authorizes booster for children aged 5 to 11
The federal government is again offering Americans free COVID-19 test kits through the mail, allowing for up to eight more…
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Pentagon Taps Lyft’s Machine-Learning Chief
The Defense Department has named a Silicon Valley veteran to fast-track the development of artificial-intelligence capabilities to be used by…
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Lael Brainard confirmed to be Powell’s No. 2 at Fed
Lael Brainard, who worked her way up the ladder of successive Democratic administrations, was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday to…
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Philadelphia scraps indoor face-mask mandate just days after reimposing it, while cases are rising again in 40 states
Philadelphia is ending its indoor face-mask mandate just days after reimposing it with health officials saying it’s no longer needed…
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CDC says face masks are still needed to protect the public, and WHO says omicron accounts for 99.5% of global COVID cases
The Justice Department has filed an appeal seeking to overturn a federal judge’s ruling that ended the face-mask mandate on…
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