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Energy secretary proposes sweeping moves to support coal, nuclear plants

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry stands in front of a Dragline excavator shovel while addressing employees of the…

September 29, 2017

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Puerto Rico angry at Trump official ‘good-news story’ remark

Homeland security secretary visits island

September 29, 2017

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EPA: Tests show contaminants exposed at Texas Superfund site

EPA said Thursday night it has ordered the companies responsible for the San Jacinto River Waste Pits site to immediately…

September 29, 2017

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Wisconsin girl reaches plea deal in Slender Man case

The deal, announced in court Friday, means both girls will avoid prison time for the attack on Payton Leutner, who…

September 29, 2017

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Air Force Academy investigates racial slurs

Air Force security personnel are investigating, Lt. Col. Allen Herritage told the Colorado Springs Gazette on Thursday. Herritage said he…

September 29, 2017

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Climber: Rock fall strikes Yosemite for a second day

It was not immediately clear if there were new casualties, a day after another slab dropped from El Capitan, killing…

September 29, 2017

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Trump economic aide says tax overhaul aimed at middle class

President Donald Trump speaks in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Trump is calling the current tax system a “relic” and…

September 29, 2017

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Pipeline firm gives $15M toward security costs

A Texas firm that built the Dakota Access pipeline sent North Dakota $15 million on Thursday to help pay law…

September 29, 2017

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Puerto Ricans say U.S. relief efforts failing them

to receive infusion of funds

September 28, 2017

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Officials reopening Outer Banks as Maria races out to sea

A woman stands in the water as Hurricane Maria moves closer to North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday. Thousands of…

September 28, 2017

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Trump, Ryan clear the way for gov’t cash to Puerto Rico

Juana Matos resident Hector Rosa walks through a flooded area after the passing of Hurricane Maria, in Puerto Rico, on…

September 28, 2017

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Tribal head who led Dakota Access pipeline fight voted out

FILE – In this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, Dave Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, stands outside…

September 28, 2017

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Colorado says 430 pipelines failed leak test

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said the number of pipelines that failed represents 0.35 percent of the lines…

September 28, 2017

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California regulator admits to anxiety as legal pot nears

California voters in 2016 approved Proposition 64, which legalized recreational pot use for adults in the nation’s most populous state.…

September 28, 2017

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Wray installed as FBI director

absent at ceremony

September 28, 2017

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EPA’s Pruitt took charter, military flights that cost taxpayers more than $58,000

Pruittdu1-i-syn “When the administrator travels, he takes commercial flights,” EPA spokeswoman Liz Bowman said Wednesday, explaining that the one charter…

September 28, 2017

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EPA buys Pruitt a special booth for secret talks

Pruittdu1-i-syn EPA did not respond to questions Wednesday from The Associated Press about the government contract for the privacy booth…

September 27, 2017

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Dark days for Senate Leader McConnell as losses cast doubt

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and other GOP members…

September 27, 2017

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US middle class gets richer, but wealthy do even better

The Federal Reserve released a comprehensive report on U.S. households’ financial health on Wednesday including income and net worth of…

September 27, 2017

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Senator: Russian trolls using NFL debate to sow discord

Michael Conroy/Associated Press<br><br>Cleveland Browns fans hold a sign following the national anthem before an NFL football game between the Indianapolis…

September 27, 2017

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Scientists discover a species of giant rat

Vika, a sharp-toothed rat that grows up to 18 inches long and lives in a tree. It’s just a painting,…

September 27, 2017

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Saudi women allowed to drive in latest reform push by prince

Saudi Arabia authorities announced Tuesday that women will be allowed to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom…

September 27, 2017

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‘Nothing, nothing.’ Aid lags in hurricane-torn Puerto Rico

Valentin and her husband say they have not seen anyone from the Puerto Rican government, much less the Federal Emergency…

September 27, 2017

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Trump, GOP tax plan cuts rates, nearly doubles deduction

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with members of the House Ways and Means committee in the Roosevelt Room…

September 27, 2017