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Feds Seek to Greenlight Coal Exploration Project in Utah
Feds Seek to Greenlight Coal Exploration Project in Utah
Feds Seek to Greenlight Coal Exploration Project in Utah
2025-07-11 18:45:40
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed coal exploration project that would be located in Utah’s Muddy Creek Canyon. The notice in the Federal Register on Friday is the first such announcement from... Read More

Elections
AP Decision Notes: What to Expect in the Washington, DC, City Council Special Election
AP Decision Notes: What to Expect in the Washington, DC, City Council Special Election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in southeast Washington, D.C., will fill a vacant city council seat Tuesday in a special election to replace former Councilmember Trayon White, who was expelled from office in February following his 2024 arrest in a federal corruption probe. Among... Read More

Senate Panel Votes to Block Funding for New FBI Headquarters in DC

WASHINGTON — The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved an amendment to the annual Justice Department funding bill that effectively... Read More

2025-07-10 20:01:49
Federal Judge Certifies Class Action in Birthright Citizenship Case

CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship, reviving a legal standoff... Read More

2025-07-10 18:43:56
AP Decision Notes: What to Expect in Arizona's Special Congressional Primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight candidates will go before southern Arizona voters at the ballot box Tuesday in special congressional primaries to replace... Read More

2025-07-11 14:29:27

Food

2025-07-10 14:59:25
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Making Healthy Snacks a Habit When Afternoon Energy Slumps Strike at Work

NEW YORK (AP) — When Claire Paré was a classroom teacher, working in a setting where every minute, down to... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — When Claire Paré was a classroom teacher, working in a setting where every minute, down to the bathroom breaks, was scheduled, she brought granola bars, fruit and protein shakes to school so she’d be prepared when hunger hits.... Read More

Education

2025-07-10 14:52:49
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A Century After a Man Was Convicted of Teaching Evolution, the Debate on Religion in Schools Rages

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching... Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The law books record it as State of Tennessee v.... Read More

Science

2025-07-10 14:38:43
by Cameron Glymph
Capitol Hill Gathering Highlights the Impact of Canceled Research Grants 

WASHINGTON — Kimiko Krieger, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, moved from Texas to Maryland... Read More

WASHINGTON — Kimiko Krieger, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, moved from Texas to Maryland last year with the promise of research funding for five years through the National Institutes of Health.  However, shortly after... Read More

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2025-07-10 14:34:15
by Katelyn Sims
Trump, Pushing for Trade Deals, Unveils Latest Round of Sweeping Tariffs

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a new round of tariff demand letters on Wednesday, warning that levies ranging from... Read More

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a new round of tariff demand letters on Wednesday, warning that levies ranging from 25% to 40% would go into effect in August if the targeted countries fail to reach new trade deals with... Read More

2025-07-09 21:28:35
by Dan McCue
Pediatricians Sue Kennedy Over ‘Unscientific Changes’ to Vaccine Policy

WASHINGTON — The American Academy of Pediatrics and a half dozen other major medical groups sued Health Secretary Robert F.... Read More

WASHINGTON — The American Academy of Pediatrics and a half dozen other major medical groups sued Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday for making “unilateral, unscientific changes to federal vaccine policy” that they contend are an “assault” on... Read More

2025-07-09 21:10:34
by Dan McCue
Trump Pick to Lead CDC Advances in Senate

WASHINGTON — A Senate health panel on Wednesday narrowly voted to advance President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers... Read More

WASHINGTON — A Senate health panel on Wednesday narrowly voted to advance President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, setting the stage for a final vote on her nomination by the entire chamber. The... Read More

2025-07-09 19:50:48
by Tom Ramstack
Trump Suggests Federal Takeovers of New York City and Washington, DC

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested a federal takeover of the District of Columbia Tuesday. He said he appointed his... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested a federal takeover of the District of Columbia Tuesday. He said he appointed his chief of staff to meet with the city's mayor to discuss the possibility of a federal intervention. Trump says local... Read More

2025-07-09 12:55:02
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A 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule, Intended to Make Cancelling Subscriptions Easier, Is Blocked

(AP) — A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and... Read More

(AP) — A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a federal appeals court just days before it was set to go into effect. The... Read More

2025-07-09 12:45:48
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Musk's AI Company Scrubs Inappropriate Posts After Grok Chatbot Makes Antisemitic Comments

(AP) — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it's taking down “inappropriate posts" made by its Grok chatbot, which... Read More

(AP) — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it's taking down “inappropriate posts" made by its Grok chatbot, which appeared to include antisemitic comments that praised Adolf Hitler. Grok was developed by Musk’s xAI and pitched as alternative to... Read More

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