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The Justice Department dropped its case Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 against MIT professor Gang Chen, charged last year with hiding work he did for the Chinese government, saying it 'could no longer meet its burden of proof at trial.' Chen was accused last year of concealing ties to Beijing while also collecting U.S. dollars for his nanotechnology research.

U.S. Drops Case Against MIT Professor Accused of Ties to China

He was linked to China while collecting federal dollars for his nanotechnology research.

In this May 9, 2019 photo, steel rods produced at the Gerdau Ameristeel mill in St. Paul, Minn. await shipment.

U.S., U.K. Begin Discussions on Removing Trump's Steel Tariffs

In 2018, Trump imposed tariffs of 25% on foreign steel and 10% on aluminum, calling them a threat to U.S. national security.

Lina Khan, nominee for commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks during a Senate confirmation hearing, April 21, 2021.

Regulators Aim at Illegal, Anticompetitive Mergers

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are moving toward a broader definition of anticompetitive conduct.

A Dixie Valley toad sits atop grass in Dixie Valley, Nev., on April 6, 2009. The Dixie Valley toad is found only in Nevada and its entire population lives in a thermal spring-fed wetland in the remote Dixie Valley. A federal appeals court will have to decide whether protecting historical tribal lands and a rare toad warrant blocking a major geothermal plant in Nevada as the nation tries to move away from fossil fuels amid a looming climate crisis.

Nevada Geothermal Power Lawsuit Bound for U.S. Appeals Court

Retired teacher Aydan Arat in Istanbul, Sept. 23, 2021.

Bloomberg Funds Programs to Solve Cities' Problems

Steel and concrete containers used for dry storage of spent fuel at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Sequoyah nuclear plant near Chattanooga, Tenn., are shown to the media during a Friday Jan. 13, 2012 tour. As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources won't be enough to keep the lights on. Nuclear power is emerging as an answer to fill the gap as states transition away from coal, oil and natural gas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the worst effects of a warming planet.

Race to Cut Carbon Emissions Splits States on Nuclear

President Joe Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington on Jan. 13, 2022.

Businesses React to Ruling Halting Vaccine Mandate

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Intel facility, Haifa, Israel, April 2020.

Amid Proposed Semiconductor Factory, Ohio Lawmakers Want Chip Law Funded

Intel reportedly intends to build a massive computer-chip factory near Columbus.

Drivers take an exit ramp off the Tobin Memorial Bridge on March 31, 2021, in Chelsea, Mass.

DoT Launches $27B Program to Fix 15K Bridges

The program will allocate nearly $5.5 billion in the first year.

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OSHA: Federal Agency Violated Safety Policies at Texas Plant

The violations would carry a penalty of more than $1 million in the private sector.

The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. The court's order Thursday during a spike in coronavirus cases deals a blow to the administration's efforts to boost the vaccination rate among Americans.

Supreme Court Halts Vaccine Rule for Large Businesses

The court's conservative majority concluded the administration overstepped its authority.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks about the Vineyard Wind project during a groundbreaking ceremony in Centerville, Mass., Nov. 18, 2021.

Feds to Hold Auction for Offshore Wind Power

The administration will offer nearly 500,000 acres off the coast of New York and New Jersey.

The European Union on Thursday blocked the merger between South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai and Daewoo, saying a union between two of the world’s biggest players in the industry would have given the combined company a global stranglehold on the production of liquified natural gas carriers.

EU Rejects Merger of Shipbuilders Daewoo, Hyundai

Regulators said the deal would have given the combined company a stranglehold on liquified natural gas carriers.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell listens during his re-nominations hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. With inflation high and the economy strengthening, the Fed has warned investors the ultra-easy conditions it’s created for them in recent years are likely to disappear. It's on track to raise interest rates earlier and more aggressively than expected, and it may also soon start letting go of some of the trillions of dollars of bonds it’s bought since the pandemic began.

As the Federal Reserve’s Money Printer Quiets, Markets Shake

The Fed has warned investors the ultra-easy conditions it’s created for them in recent years are likely to disappear.

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Supreme Court Considers Derailing Federal Vaccine Mandates

It appears inclined to keep it for health workers, but not the wider workforce.

A wild horse grazes next to the ruins of the Dungeness mansion on Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia, Sept. 20, 2008.

Judge Weighs Pausing Land Deal for Spaceport

Opponents are seeking to hold a referendum on the long-delayed project.

In the first first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, the Environmental Protection Agency is denying requests by three Midwest power plants to extend operations of leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash storage ponds.

EPA Moves to Crack Down on Dangerous Coal Ash Storage Ponds

Plants in four states will have to close the coal ash ponds months or years ahead of schedule.

Travelers line up to check in for an American Airlines flight to Los Angeles at Beijing Capital International Airport, Jan. 30, 2020.

Airlines Say China Forcing Flight Cancellations

More than a dozen flights were blocked amid tightening COVID-19 travel restrictions.