After Florida, More States Press US for Offshore Drilling Exemptions

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After Florida, More States Press US for Offshore Drilling Exemptions

U.S. News & World ReportJan. 10, 2018
The backlash could complicate President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand oil and gas production offshore. A proposed leasing plan unveiled last week aims to open up all U.S. coasts to drillers over the next five years. Alaska and Maine are the only two U.S. states whose governors have expressed support …
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US Reviews Emergency-Alert System After Hawaii Mishap

Wall Street Journal14 hours ago
Federal and local officials are reviewing the U.S. wireless emergency alert system after a false warning over an incoming ballistic missile rattled Hawaii on Saturday, exposing what officials say are troubling shortcomings in the network. Critics say the national alert system—which is used by local officials to …
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Transgender US Military Recruits Enlist Amid Uncertainty

U.S. News & World Report21 hours ago
Nicholas Bade, 37, who is among the transgender Americans who this month can enlist openly in the U.S. military for the first time after courts blocked President Donald TrumpÕs effort to re-establish a ban on transgender service members, poses outside a recruitment center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., …
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Where in the World Is the US Military? Everywhere

U.S. News & World ReportJan. 12, 2018
The deaths of U.S. soldiers this fall in Niger were a stark reminder that much of the American public, and even many of our country’s lawmakers, aren’t exactly sure what the war on terror looks like, much less where many of our other military operations are located. According to a new map published this …
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The Latest: Passenger From Casino Boat Fire Dies

U.S. News & World Report32 minutes ago
A female passenger on a casino shuttle boat that was consumed by a huge fire off Florida’s Gulf Coast has died. Jan. 15, 2018, at 8:06 a.m.. The Latest: Passenger From Casino Boat Fire Dies. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter · Post to Reddit. Email. Share in LinkedIn · Share on StumbleUpon · Share on Google …
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Erdogan Accuses US of Creating `Army of Terror’ on Turk Border

Bloomberg1 hour ago
Erdogan, who regards the Kurdish fighters as affiliates of Turkish Kurds battling for autonomy in Turkey’s southeast, said Monday that a Turkish offensive in the Kurdish-controlled town of Afrin in northern Syria was imminent. The spark for the campaign is a new U.S.-backed plan to turn thousands of Syrian …
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US Set to Cut UN Money for Palestinian Refugees

Bloomberg16 hours ago
Washington (AP) — The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year’s first contribution by more than half or perhaps entirely, and making additional donations contingent on major changes to the organization, …
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Trump Administration to Let States Adopt Medicaid Work …

U.S. News & World ReportJan. 11, 2018
FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Women in Healthcare panel hosted by Seema Verma (R), Administrator of the Centers for … WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration told U.S. states on Thursday they can for the first time move toward imposing work or job training …
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Florida Communities Scramble to Help Displaced Puerto Ricans

U.S. News & World ReportJan. 11, 2018
Washington, meanwhile, continues to wrestle with the question of how to help Puerto Rico, having long rejected the idea of a federal bailout for the insolvent U.S. territory, which filed for a form of bankruptcy in May. Congress appears unlikely to grant anywhere near the $94.4 billion the territory’s leaders …
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Africa Is Sending Us Its Best and Brightest

BloombergJan. 12, 2018
President Donald Trump decried Thursday that the U.S. was not taking in enough immigrants from Norway, and accepting too many arrivals from Haiti, El Salvador and Africa, combined with some flowery language I would prefer not to reproduce. There has been a vociferous emotional reaction to his …

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