Politics & Policy
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Trump administration picks expert who disputes climate crisis narrative to head key climate program
Feeling that a career in academia would be too restrictive on his intellectual freedom, Dr. Matt Wielicki left the university and has since called himself a "professor in exile."
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Taxpayers bear burden for federal student loans
Federal student loans differ significantly from private loans.
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Maine's Shenna Bellows joins frenzy to replace Platner
Bellows will join nearly all the unsuccessful candidates for the gubernatorial nod, including former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson and state Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Nirav Shah.
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Trump criticizes Ukrainian President Zelensky, calls Russia-Ukraine war 'killing field'
Trump spoke amid Russia and Ukraine's roughy 3-year-long war
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Former NFL kicker Jay Feely enters Arizona GOP primary for House seat, says Trump reason he'll runs
Feely said he started thinking about running for public office after the July 2024 attempted assassination of Trump in Pennsylvania.
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HHS Sec Kennedy considers taking Covid vaccine off CDC-recommended child vaccination list: report
The CDC added the COVID-19 vaccination to its immunization schedule for children in 2023.
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Elon Musk to scale back DOGE work in May as Tesla reports drop in revenue, profits
The billionaire said he will reduce the amount of time he spends working for the federal government to "a day or two per week," and the rest will be devoted to fixing the electric vehicle company.
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Louisiana lawmakers seek to rein in carbon capture projects Trump supports
Currently, Louisiana legislators have proposed a slate of bills aimed at slowing or even halting carbon capture in the state.
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Seattle mayor orders update to city's climate plan
Harrell’s order directs the city to produce a Climate Action Plan progress report by the third quarter of this year. Afterwards, the city will develop an updated climate action plan by the third quarter in 2026.
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Wisconsin election problems pile up as ex-Madison clerk investigated over November election
Both the state capital of Madison and Wisconsin’s largest city, Milwaukee, have experienced election issues ranging from uncounted absentee ballots to a shortage of ballots on Election Day, as officials seek to investigate the respective causes.
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Phillips 66 says activist investor pushing major changes has a conflict of interest with Citgo bid
Elliott Investment Management argues that streamlining Phillips 66 would improve the company's performance, but critics point out that Elliott is in a bidding competition to acquire Citgo, which is a major competitor with Phillips 66.
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Pittsylvania rejects gas plant over health concerns
The Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 on April 15 to deny Balico LLC's rezoning request for 763 acres to build a 3,500-megawatt gas plant and data center campus.
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Dow Jones bounces back with 1,000 point gain amid optimism regarding US-China trade war
All three major stock market indexes closed with gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 1,016.57 points, or 2.66%, at the close of business. The S&P 500 rose by 2.51%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.71%.