Two energy projects highlighting the environmental justice movement in very different ways are under way in New Jersey.A gas-fired power backup power plant is proposed for a sewage treatment facility in an already-polluted minority community...

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SEATTLE (AP) - Now that the Seattle Kraken are full-fledged members of the NHL, general manager Ron Francis can start his wheeling and dealing. Signing players? That started this week with the addition of 21-year-old Luke Henman...

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MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - A water fill-up station in the mountains above Malibu is increasing capacity to handle larger firefighting helicopters that are being contracted to bolster Southern California fleets...

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday offered differing views on the outcomes of Idaho's longest ever legislative session after lawmakers grappled with challenges brought on by fast growth and an influx of new residents straining roads, schools and tax fairness policy...

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Beginning this fall, all Montana physicians will be able to dispense medications they prescribe to patients, not just those whose offices are at least 10 miles (about 16 kilometers) away from a pharmacy...

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $3 million in rent over the next two years for unused office space for a state agency that intends to allow most of its more than 400 employees to work from home indefinitely...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former NFL player Tim Tebow joined Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the state Capitol on Thursday to announce a multimillion-dollar partnership to fight human trafficking.Tebow, who is considering a return to football with the Jacksonville Jaguars, is due for an infusion of $1.2 ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration vowed Thursday to stand by Australia in its worsening trade and other disputes with China. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Australian counterpart that the U.S...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabamians will soon be able to have a bottle of pinot noir or chardonnay delivered in the mail after Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed wine shipment legislation into law. State lawmakers approved the bill this session after years of debate...

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___Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise payWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood of customers as the pandemic eases...

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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Lawmakers in Nevada have restored more than $301 million in planned cuts to Medicaid originally enacted last summer as the economy made a downward turn during the coronavirus pandemic...

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LONDON (AP) - Ireland's health service says it has shut down its IT systems after being targeted in a "significant ransomware attack."The Health Service Executive said Friday that the move is a precaution, and appointments for coronavirus vaccination have not been not affected...

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TOKYO (AP) - Honda swung into the black in January-March, recording a 213 billion yen ($2 billion) profit despite the lingering impact of the pandemic. The results, released Friday, marked a reversal from 29.5 billion yen in red ink Honda Motor Co...

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LONDON (AP) - Northern Ireland's largest British unionist party was choosing a new leader Friday, in a contest with two candidates and only 36 voters.The Democratic Unionist Party, senior partner in Northern Ireland's Catholic-Protestant power-sharing government, was choosing a replacement for ...

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PARIS (AP) - Tech giants and governments around the world - including the U.S. for the first time - are gathering virtually Friday and Saturday to find better ways to stop extremist violence from spreading online while also respecting freedom of expression...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that river traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas...

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LONDON (AP) - Britain hopes to host the U.N.'s delayed COP26 climate summit in person in November despite the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.K. official leading the preparations said Friday...

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The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association is forging ahead with its bid to establish an economically sustainable professional league in North America with or - for now - without the NHL's full financial backing...

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Thousands of Palestinians grabbed children and belongings and fled their homes Friday as Israel barraged the northern Gaza Strip with tank fire and airstrikes, killing a family of six in their house and heavily damaging other neighborhoods in what it said was an ...

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Sahina Islam can still recall the day when she heard an elderly Pakistani couple got kicked out of their New York City home by their son-in-law and were sitting near John F. Kennedy International Airport, stranded and with nowhere to go...

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When Cliff and Karen Tyllick set out to install solar panels on their Austin, Texas , home in 2012, their goal was to reduce their carbon footprint. The fact that they also saved thousands of dollars upfront and lowered their bills was a nice bonus...

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ZURICH (AP) - A FIFA fund helping players whose salaries were not paid sent $2 million to more than 400 applicants from Greek and Turkish clubs in the first wave of payments, world soccer's governing body said Wednesday...

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BOSTON (AP) - A Florida woman authorities allege used the personal information of a Massachusetts resident to fraudulently obtain a pandemic-related federal loan that she then used for a private flight to California and stays at luxury hotels has been arrested, federal prosecutors said...

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LONDON (AP) - U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by "hostile state actors" and criminal gangs.Raab also pledged 22 million pounds ($31 million) in support to "vulnerable" countries in Africa and the Indo-Pacific to improve their digital ...

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KNIGHTDALE, N.C. (AP) - Two people are charged with assault after a fight in a line at a North Carolina gas station as a fuel pipeline shutdown sparks panic-buying, authorities said. Knightdale police officers were called to a Marathon gas station in the town on Tuesday afternoon for a report of a ...

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SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) - Poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc., the third-largest employer in Arkansas, reported 2,866 COVID-19 cases at its workplaces, nearly one-third of the state's 9,065 sickened workers across all industries from May 19, 2020, to April 8, 2021, according to an Arkansascovid...

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For five years, a bill that would place the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in charge of fighting illicit drug use in horse racing went nowhere in Congress. In 2020, it finally passed - but that milestone came too late to resolve the crisis that enveloped the sport and its latest Kentucky Derby winner this ...

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed a property tax relief bill that opponents say is deeply flawed but backers say is better than nothing.The Republican governor on Wednesday approved the legislation rushed through by lawmakers last week...

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(Charleston) Post and Courier. May 10, 2021.Editorial: SC shouldn't subsidize open carry, but Senate had one good idea about gunsA week of debate in the Senate didn't produce a good reason for South Carolina to let people carry handguns openly in public...

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will take a closer look at two rare plants found only in northwestern New Mexico to see if they warrant protection under the federal Endangered Species Act as environmentalists push to stop oil and gas development in the region...

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