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Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes to move forward. The 6-1…
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2mMaine CDC reports 1st new measles case since February
Visitors to a drop-in clinic in Waterville on Sept. 12 may have been exposed, according to the Maine CDC.
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3mFencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. That vote came after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building. The Republican president had said in […]
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5mAfghan man sentenced to 20-year prison term in case tied to suicide bombing at Kabul airport
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Islamic State group member was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and about 160 Afghans at the Kabul airport five years ago during the American military’s chaotic withdrawal from the country. […]
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5mFederal prosecutors charge 3 in alleged $12M homelessness aid fraud in Southern California
NEW YORK (AP) — Three people were charged by federal authorities Wednesday with stealing $12 million in federal and state homelessness aid dollars to buy real estate, go on luxury trips and buy vintage vehicles. This is the second such arrest of people on federal fraud charges in Southern California this week, as the Trump […]
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6mAP exclusive: Change in human trafficking reporting alarms advocates for migrant children
The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims, a change that critics say could make some vulnerable minors easier to deport. The directive, in a Sept. 10 memo reviewed by The Associated Press, could mean that some victims would be […]