President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Family behind OxyContin acknowledges its role in opioid crisis
Purdue Pharma’s marketing efforts have been blamed for contributing to an addiction and overdose crisis that has been linked to 470,000 deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades.
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Russia can’t use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics
Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years.
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Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts
An overwhelming amount of false information about COVID-19 followed the coronavirus as it circled the globe over the past year.
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Snowtrac: Snow totals for Dec. 17 storm
The map below illustrates reported snowfall accumulations from National Weather Service observers as of 9 p.m. Thursday. INTERACTIVE: Press Herald | @pressherald
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U.S. jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
Many employers are still slashing jobs as the pandemic forces more business restrictions and leads many consumers to stay home.
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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine gets public review ahead of likely approval
It’s the next-to-last step for the vaccine developed by drugmaker Moderna and the National Institutes of Health.
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Damage from border wall: blown-up mountains, toppled cactus
Government contractors are igniting dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops.
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U.S. plans new charges in 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing
The Justice Department expects to unseal charges in the coming days in connection with the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people.
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Snags on COVID-19 relief will likely force weekend session in Congress
Negotiators managed to keep their frustrations in check, at least publicly, even as the chances for announcing a deal Thursday seemed to slip away.