But a new federal report says it would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation’s electric grid.
Katherine Lee
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Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in former Confederate capital
The 21-foot-tall bronze sculpture, installed in 1890, had stood among four other massive Confederate statues in Richmond, Va., that were removed by the city last summer.
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U.S. working to speed up chartered evacuations from Afghanistan, Blinken says
As the extremist Taliban took control of the capital, the U.S. military and its allies evacuated more than 124,000 people, including nearly all of the estimated 6,000 U.S. citizens in the country.
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In New Jersey, New York Biden calls climate change ‘everybody’s crisis’
Biden said the threat from wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and other extreme weather must be dealt with in ways that will lessen the devastating effects of climate change.
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U.S. reaches 75% of adults with at least 1 vaccine dose
The U.S. hit 70% of adults with at least one dose in early August, four weeks after Biden’s July 4 target for the achievement.
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Texas governor signs restrictive Republican voting bill into law
The laws are part of a national GOP campaign, including in Florida, Georgia and Arizona, to tighten voting laws, partly driven by Trump’s false claims that the election was stolen.
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COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them – and when?
There’s still important science to be worked out about who really needs them and when.
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Study of J&J vaccine shows COVID infections cut in half among health workers
The vast majority of the breakthrough infections were mild.
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U.S. expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans
The secretary of homeland security says tens of thousands of Afghans have been admitted into the United States since the fall of Kabul and more are expected.
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Health officials warn booster shots may initially be for Pfizer recipients only
The FDA has only partial data on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters.