The ordeal should prompt deep reflection on the values that underpin Australia’s relationship with its most important security ally, the US.
A lot of lead from gasoline, house paint and industrial emissions has ended up in soil, and it poses serious health risks.
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The new level won’t trigger automatic cleanups, but it sets a lower threshold for taking precautions to reduce lead exposure.
Donald Trump appointed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. If returned to the White House, he may seek to replace him.
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People who enter the US as refugees or with asylum generally adapt quickly and become productive members of society. But cities need help getting them settled and employed.
PacifiCorp’s Hunter coal-fired power plant in Utah is scheduled to shut down by 2032.
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There are better ways to keep employees on board, such as boosting pay and providing better benefits.
The Fort Randall hydropower dam in South Dakota flooded thousands of acres of Native American land when it was built in 1952.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently ruled that it won’t approve energy projects on Native lands without tribal consent. But many more applications are pending.
A Nigerien official explains to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken the jihadist crisis facing Niger and the surrounding region in March 2023.
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The disintegration of the United States’ relationship with Niger following its military coup in 2023 is giving way to stronger ties between the African country and Russia and China.
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conduct a drill with ballistic missiles in 2021.
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Israel has historically made statements and taken actions to placate US anger without always following through. But will Biden’s threat to put conditions on aid force Israel to behave differently?
More than 140 people died in the Crocus City Hall assualt in Moscow on March 22, 2023.
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The new rule isn’t a mandate for electric vehicles, but it will sharply increase their market share over the coming decade.
A Texas National Guard soldier watches over a group of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Dec. 18, 2023.
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The Supreme Court announced that Texas can have state authorities arrest and deport undocumented migrants. A lower court has temporarily blocked the law.