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Energy Department to Gut Funding for Solar and Wind Projects
Stripping hundreds of millions of dollars from renewable energy and efficiency initiatives is part of a broader move to undo efforts to wean the United States off fossil fuels.
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Air India Plane Crash Report Says Fuel to Engines Was Cut Off
The focus on the fuel switches on Air India Flight 171 raised questions about the pilots’ actions.
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The F.C.C. Is Pressuring Companies to Drop D.E.I. It’s Succeeding, Too.
T-Mobile, seeking federal approval for two deals, is the latest company to drop its diversity programs amid scrutiny by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Skydance in Early Talks to Acquire Bari Weiss’s Free Press
David Ellison, the founder of Skydance, and Bari Weiss, the co-founder of The Free Press, are attending the annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley this week.
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After Texas Disaster, Trump Shifts His Tone on FEMA
Earlier this year, President Trump suggested he wanted to shutter the agency. Now, he says his aides “fixed it up in no time.”
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Aware of Trump’s Desire for Retribution, Experts Appear Shy to Speak Up
A New York Times investigative reporter explains how a problem he encountered while reporting reveals something important about the second Trump era.
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Schumer Urges RFK Jr. to Declare Public Health Emergency Over Measles
Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the “nightmare” seen in Texas.
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David Gergen, Washington Veteran Who Advised Four Presidents, Dies at 83
After serving in the government, he became a prominent political commentator. “Centrism doesn’t mean splitting the difference,” he said in 2020.
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Immigration Arrests in Los Angeles Spike Amid Aggressive Enforcement
Nearly 3,000 people have been arrested since the beginning of June, more than three times the number in previous months this year.
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Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Sweeping Drug Charges
The plea came at a vulnerable moment for the Sinaloa drug cartel, the organization Ovidio Guzmán López’s father helped found.