Combined with spending by states and the private sector, the Inflation Reduction Act could help shrink U.S. carbon emissions by about two-fifths by 2030 and chop emissions from electricity by as much as 80%, advocates say.
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TikTok challenge possibly linked to New York teens’ deadly car crash
A police commissioner says a car crash that killed four teenagers in Buffalo, New York, may have been linked to a Tiktok car-theft challenge.
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Natural gas exporters: Market to be tight until 2025
Natural gas prices have skyrocketed worldwide following the Russian invasion of Ukraine this year.
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Conspiracy pushers nationwide target races for local election posts
An unknown number of election conspiracy theorists are running for one of the 10,000 positions nationwide that administer local elections and oversee the people who actually hand out ballots, tally votes and report results.
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St. Louis school gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
Orlando Harris, who was killed by police, left behind a hand-written note offering his explanation for the shooting Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School.
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Pingree and other House progressives rescind letter calling for direct talks with Putin
The reversal comes a day after the letter triggered fierce pushback from many Democrats, as well as from Ukrainian officials, who argued it was unrealistic to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Heart attack deaths jumped sharply among young U.S. adults in 2nd year of pandemic
These excessively higher rates of heart attack-related death have persisted throughout the pandemic, including the possibility that COVID-19 could trigger or accelerate coronary artery disease.
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Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war
Ukrainian authorities ask citizens not to return home yet and further tax the country’s battered energy infrastructure, and Western countries consider how to rebuild Ukraine when the war ends.
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Ash Carter, Obama’s defense secretary who opened jobs to women, dies
Carter died after suffering a heart attack on Monday evening.
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Conservative Rishi Sunak takes over as UK prime minister in midst of economic crisis
Sunak clinched the leadership position Monday, and is seen by his party as a safe pair of hands it hopes will stabilize an economy sliding toward recession.