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January 10, 2023
U.S. soldiers attend the activation ceremony for the United States Space Forces Korea in Pyeongtaek, South Korea Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.
U.S. Military Creates Space Unit in S. Korea to Watch North
December 14, 2022
Dust flies as a farmer plows over a failed cotton field, Oct. 4, 2022, Halfway, Texas.
Rural Voters 'in the Trenches' on Climate
December 12, 2022
It shows that the United States and Russia have enough fossil fuel reserves to exhaust the world’s remaining carbon budget to stay under 1.5 degrees Celsius warming.
First Public Global Database of Fossil Fuels Launches
September 19, 2022
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Dredge Jadwin, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging vessel, powers south down the Mississippi River Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, past Commerce, Mo. Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states.
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Pumping Mississippi River Water West a Potential Drought Solution
California Assembly member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, a Democrat from Winters, California, speaks during a rally at the California Capitol on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Aguiar-Curry has introduced a bill that would require human drivers to be present for self-driving semitrucks.
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Self-Driving Semis Focus of California Rules, Legislation
Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden during a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022.
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Dutch, Japanese Join U.S. Limits on Chip Tech to China
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January 31, 2023
In this image from video, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2020.
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House Passes $2.2T Rescue Package
The House rushed President Donald Trump the rescue package Friday.
March 27, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2020.
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$2.2T Relief Bill Hits Snag
The bill's relief can hardly come soon enough.
March 27, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Washington.
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$2 Trillion Virus Rescue Bill Unrivaled
It's the largest economic rescue bill in history.
March 25, 2020
A Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police vehicle is parked on the other side of a tape police line along the Tidal Basin as cherry blossoms cover the trees, in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2020. As Washington, D.C. continues to work to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Mayor Muriel Bowser extended road closures and other measures to restrict access to the Tidal Basin, a main tourist attraction.
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The $2T Virus Aid Package
Officials emerged from grueling negotiations.
March 24, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks as Vice President Mike Pence, left, and FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor look on during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, March 22, 2020.
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Rescue Package Talks Continue
Negotiations continued through the night on the nearly $2 trillion proposal.
March 23, 2020
From left, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow attend a a meeting to discuss the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Washington.
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Negotiations Begin on $1T Economic Rescue
High-stakes is an understatement.
March 20, 2020
A National Park Service worker picks up trash along the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol are seen in the distance in Washington, at sunrise Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The number of tourist is down ahead of an expected surge in coronavirus cases.
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$500B to Americans in April
It's the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy.
March 18, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington.
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Trump Addresses Virus Impact on US Economy
U.S. businesses large and small are reeling from shutdowns, cancellations and public fear.
March 17, 2020
A worker in protective gear stacks plastic buckets containing medical waste from coronavirus patients at a medical center in Daegu, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. South Korea reported another large jump in new virus cases Monday a day after the the president called for 'unprecedented, powerful' steps to combat the outbreak that is increasingly confounding attempts to stop the spread.
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White House Readies Coronavirus Response Request
The urgent budget request will address the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
February 24, 2020
This Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, file photo shows the White House in Washington.
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Trump Budget Faces Skepticism
The $4.8 trillion budget isn’t likely to generate serious dialogue about fiscal problems that have deficits surging despite a healthy economy.
February 10, 2020
Mexico's Treasury Secretary Arturo Herrera, left, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland, second left, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, center, Mexico's top trade negotiator Jesus Seade, second right, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, hold the documents after signing an update to the North American Free Trade Agreement, at the national palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 10. 2019.
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Officials Say New Trade Deal a Win for American Workers
President Trump said the revamped trade pact will 'be great' for the United States.
December 11, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by House Congress members, speaks at a news conference to discuss the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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North American Trade Pact Agreement Announced
It is called a 'victory for America’s workers.'
December 10, 2019
In this March 11, 2019 photo, construction crews replace a section of the primary wall separating San Diego, above right, and Tijuana, Mexico, below left, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border.
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Trump Cuts $3.6B in Military Projects
Projects in 23 states, 19 countries and three U.S. territories would be stalled or killed by the plan.
September 5, 2019
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Shutdown Projecting $3B Hit to Economy
The biggest loss stems from furloughed federal employees not being able to spend money on goods and service.
January 29, 2019