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EPA set to erase limits on climate pollution from power plants
The Trump administration plans to announce Monday that the United States will no longer limit the planet-warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas, according to two people familiar with the proposal.
50 minutes ago1 min read


Impact of new cancer vaccines could be blunted by misinformation, hesitancy
Doctors and researchers point to the HPV vaccine as a cautionary tale.
1 hour ago6 min read


US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
3 days ago5 min read


Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet program
An FCC review of the E-Rate program could affect how schools and libraries operate.
4 days ago3 min read


GOP showcases ‘big beautiful bill’; its impacts are mixed
A year on, what’s known as the One Big Beautiful Bill — or, the “Big Ugly Bill,” as Democrats call it — has produced mixed results. Millions of people have received enhanced tax breaks, while millions are also losing access to federal food aid and health care. More immigrants are being arrested, many deported, some dying during the process.
4 days ago4 min read


Trump makes dubious pledge to give $5,000 to every adult if GOP wins midterms
President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November.
4 days ago3 min read


How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens
25 years later, the surveillance state has become a part of everyday policing. AI is taking it a step further.
4 days ago9 min read


Rejected mail ballots soar in Washington, Oregon after Postal Service changes
The number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon, according to newly released data highlighting concerns about recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of this fall’s pivotal midterm election.
5 days ago4 min read


A minute-by-minute chronology of 9/11
Terror struck America on Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four Boeing jets and turned them into missiles, killing almost 3,000 people.
5 days ago6 min read


US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada
The United States is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada, the White House said Tuesday, as the trade war between the two neighbors and longtime allies escalates.
6 days ago4 min read


Canada’s retaliatory tariffs escalate Trump’s trade war
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize over the holiday weekend.
6 days ago3 min read


Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP finds
Teaching about 9/11 in schools is more important than ever now that about one-third of Americans were born after al-Qaida hijackers crashed planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, the Pentagon and rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A growing majority of states — at least 40 — expect or suggest that public schools address 9/11 in some way, but the provisions vary widely in scope, specificity and framing, The Associated Press has found.
6 days ago5 min read
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