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When the EPA rolled back mercury regulations, it left this community in the path of pollution
The EPA rolled back a Biden-era regulation targeting power plants that burn lignite coal and emit significant amounts of toxic mercury. The agency said the high cost wasn’t worth the small gain in safety. But the cost-benefit analysis looks different for the …
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US Mortgage Rates Reach Highest This Year, Slowing Refinancing
US mortgage rates jumped last week to the highest level of the year, leading to a sharp pullback in refinancing activity.
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Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura Refinery Has Restarted Operations
Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil refinery restarted operations after an attack forced its closure earlier this month, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Iranian diaspora celebrates Persian festival wrapped in US, Israeli flags
Dancing on a beach in Barcelona, members of the Iranian diaspora celebrated the Persian festival of Chaharshanbe Suri.
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Colombian president says Gaza was an ‘experiment’ for wider destruction
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says the war in Gaza was an “experiment” designed to intimidate the Global South.
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US Postal Service will run out of cash within a year without Congress’ help, postmaster warns
The head of the US Postal Service has warned lawmakers that the storied 250-year-old agency is at a “critical juncture” and will run out of cash in less than a year unless Congress allows it to borrow more money and charge more for postage.
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Angela Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation
The ex-deputy PM did not name Keir Starmer in her attack on Labour's direction and policies - but she did not have to.
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DHS has a nearly billion-dollar plan to get immigrants to ‘self deport.’ 72,000 people have signed up so far
The program, called Project Homecoming, offers stipends of up to $2,600 and free flights to immigrants to return home.
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Here's BMW's first all-electric 3 series, the 2027 i3
The iX3 SUV was very good; we think the i3 sedan will be even better.
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China Gains an Edge From Trump’s War With Iran, Officials Say
China’s military has been studying President Donald Trump’s war on Iran for lessons that could prove helpful in any future conflict of its own, according to Western officials familiar with the matter, scrutinizing US offensive capabilities as it sees the stra…
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‘US and Israel have taken majority of Iran’s ballistic missile capability’
‘US and Israel have taken the vast majority of Iran’s ballistic missile capability’