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Georgia Power Gets Green Light to Dramatically Grow Grid to Draw Data Centers
State’s public service commission unanimously approves hotly-contested plan after assurances developers, not ratepayers, to foot bill. Opponents not convinced.
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Delaware Supreme Court Restores Elon Musk’s $55 Billion Tesla Pay Deal
The state’s top court reversed a lower ruling, reinstating his 2018 Tesla compensation package after finding legal and procedural errors.
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Trump Says Lower Drug Prices Will Help Secure Midterm Wins for GOP
At a North Carolina rally, the president spoke about his push for most-favored-nation pricing on drugs.
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Middletown Water Supply Hit With Accidental Fluoride Surge in November: Public Works Commissioner
The Department of Public Works Commissioner revealed an accidental overdose of fluoride in the city water supply that happened in November.
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US House Passes Bill to Remove Gray Wolf From Endangered List
If enacted, the legislation would also be protected from being overturned by a judge.
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Chinese Researcher Charged With Smuggling E. Coli Into the US
The Indiana University scientist studied the same plant fungus as Chinese researchers in Michigan charged with smuggling it last month, the FBI reported.
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Investigation Launched Into Plane Crash That Killed NASCAR Legend
The ill-fated private jet was returning to the airport in heavy rain when it crashed and burst into flames, federal investigators reported.
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Marshals Service Rescues More Than 40 Missing Children
The victims range in age from 1.5 to 17 years old.
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Brown Shooting Suspect Died 2 Days Before Body Was Found: Autopsy
Authorities suspect a Portuguese national of carrying out the campus attack and MIT professor’s murder.
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Las Vegas Locals Say Hidden Fees, Less Value Are Driving Away Tourists
Some say they long for the old magic of Vegas to return.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik Drops Out of NY Governor’s Race, Won’t Seek Reelection
Stefanik’s decision means that only one candidate, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, is currently in the Republican primary contest.
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Oakland Airport Launches ‘Guest Pass’ Allowing Non-Passengers Past Security Check
The new program will allow non-passengers to go with their loved ones to the gates and see them off, the airport said.
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Nebraska to Become First State to Launch Medicaid Work Requirements
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said the state will be ready to move forward with the work requirements well before the federally mandated start date of Jan. 1, 2027.
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Sixth Circuit Blocks Michigan’s Conversion Therapy Ban on Free Speech Grounds
Michigan is one of 23 states that bans the practice for minors.
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US Halts Green Card Lottery Program After Brown University, MIT Shootings
The visa program was suspended at the direction of President Donald Trump, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Trump Taps Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to Lead NSA, Cyber Command
The deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command would fill a post that has been vacant for eight months.
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Wisconsin Judge Found Guilty of Obstruction for Aiding Illegal Immigrant to Evade ICE Agents
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was acquited of a second charge alleging she concealed a person from arrest.
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Florida Executes Man Claiming Intellectual Disability After Supreme Court Denies Reprieve
The state said tests showed Frank Athen Walls was of normal intelligence.
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Georgia Power Gets Green Light to Dramatically Grow Grid to Draw Data Centers
State’s public service commission unanimously approves hotly-contested plan after assurances developers, not ratepayers, to foot bill. Opponents not convinced.
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Delaware Supreme Court Restores Elon Musk’s $55 Billion Tesla Pay Deal
The state’s top court reversed a lower ruling, reinstating his 2018 Tesla compensation package after finding legal and procedural errors.
|
Trump Says Lower Drug Prices Will Help Secure Midterm Wins for GOP
At a North Carolina rally, the president spoke about his push for most-favored-nation pricing on drugs.
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Middletown Water Supply Hit With Accidental Fluoride Surge in November: Public Works Commissioner
The Department of Public Works Commissioner revealed an accidental overdose of fluoride in the city water supply that happened in November.
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US House Passes Bill to Remove Gray Wolf From Endangered List
If enacted, the legislation would also be protected from being overturned by a judge.
|
Chinese Researcher Charged With Smuggling E. Coli Into the US
The Indiana University scientist studied the same plant fungus as Chinese researchers in Michigan charged with smuggling it last month, the FBI reported.
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Investigation Launched Into Plane Crash That Killed NASCAR Legend
The ill-fated private jet was returning to the airport in heavy rain when it crashed and burst into flames, federal investigators reported.
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Marshals Service Rescues More Than 40 Missing Children
The victims range in age from 1.5 to 17 years old.
|
Brown Shooting Suspect Died 2 Days Before Body Was Found: Autopsy
Authorities suspect a Portuguese national of carrying out the campus attack and MIT professor’s murder.
|
Las Vegas Locals Say Hidden Fees, Less Value Are Driving Away Tourists
Some say they long for the old magic of Vegas to return.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik Drops Out of NY Governor’s Race, Won’t Seek Reelection
Stefanik’s decision means that only one candidate, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, is currently in the Republican primary contest.
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Oakland Airport Launches ‘Guest Pass’ Allowing Non-Passengers Past Security Check
The new program will allow non-passengers to go with their loved ones to the gates and see them off, the airport said.
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Nebraska to Become First State to Launch Medicaid Work Requirements
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said the state will be ready to move forward with the work requirements well before the federally mandated start date of Jan. 1, 2027.
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Sixth Circuit Blocks Michigan’s Conversion Therapy Ban on Free Speech Grounds
Michigan is one of 23 states that bans the practice for minors.
|
US Halts Green Card Lottery Program After Brown University, MIT Shootings
The visa program was suspended at the direction of President Donald Trump, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
|
Trump Taps Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to Lead NSA, Cyber Command
The deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command would fill a post that has been vacant for eight months.
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Wisconsin Judge Found Guilty of Obstruction for Aiding Illegal Immigrant to Evade ICE Agents
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was acquited of a second charge alleging she concealed a person from arrest.
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Florida Executes Man Claiming Intellectual Disability After Supreme Court Denies Reprieve
The state said tests showed Frank Athen Walls was of normal intelligence.
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