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U.S. House Democrat proposes repeal of Arctic refuge oil lease
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives proposed infrastructure legislation on Tuesday that would end oil and gas leases in an Alaskan wild...
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Pandemic accelerates depletion of U.S. Social Security trust funds -Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic will cause the main U.S. Social Security trust fund reserves to be depleted in 2033, a year sooner than an estimate made a year ago, as a steep drop in ...
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Biden says U.S. committed to safe passage for last 100-200 Americans left in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday said 90% of Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were able to do so, and the United States remained committed to helping the remaining 100 to...
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Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens California’s Lake Tahoe resort area
By Sharon Bernstein TRUCKEE, Calif. (Reuters) - Firefighters battled to protect homes on the fringe of tinder-dry forests near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday as a wildfire chased thousands of residents and tou...
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West Peoria man faces child porn charges
WEST PEORIA, Ill. – Illinois State Police say they are not yet done investigating a West Peoria man accused of possessing child pornography. Our news partner 25 News reports in addition to the c...
Will Stevenson Aug 31, 2021
Chile outlines plans for mining to increase traceability, use less water
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile has outlined plans to require miners in the country to increase traceability, slash water use amid a prolonged drought, and bolster the diversity of their ...
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Argentina extends beef export cap, stoking farm tensions
By Maximilian Heath and Nicols Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina extended beef export restrictions until the end of October on Tuesday, stoking tensions with the powerful farm sector as the ...
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Louisiana assesses major damage to power grid from Ida
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - The damage to Louisiana's power grid from Hurricane Ida is so extensive that the U.S. Coast Guard has joined the task of assessing the wreckage, a departure from its mar...
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El Salvador Congress backs $150 million fund for bitcoin ahead of adoption
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Congress on Tuesday approved a law to create a $150 million fund to facilitate conversions from bitcoin to U.S. dollars ahead of the Central A...
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Floods, outages stall energy firms’ restart efforts after Ida
By Marianna Parraga and Stephanie Kelly HOUSTON (Reuters) - Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages at oil production f...
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