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Top California air, climate regulator hopes to run Biden EPA
Over four decades, Mary Nichols has been the regulator behind some of the nation’s most ambitious climate policies and, in recent years,...
Mexico to introduce tax breaks along southern border, extend in north
Mexico will introduce fuel and sales tax breaks along the country’s southern border and extend a program of similar benefits through the...
A new doc peeks inside the USPS’s Operation Santa program
Filmmaker Dana Nachman wanted to make a documentary about the United States Postal Service’s Operation Santa program for years, but it never...
US reports worse-than-expected jobless claims data
Claims totalled 778,000 for the week ended November 21, more than the 733,000 expectation from economists surveyed by Dow Jones and up...
Trump says he will leave the White House if Electoral College votes for Biden
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Democratic President-elect...
27 veterans die due to COVID-19 in Illinois VA home
State officials are investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in rural Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and...
Pennsylvania court halts certification of election results in a surprise twist
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in the US on Wednesday ordered an injunction halting the certification of the rest of the ballots...
Some California counties winding down hotels for homeless
Some California counties are pushing ahead with plans to wind down a program that’s moved homeless people into hotel rooms amid the...
Thanksgiving in Denver, from free frozen birds to $200 turducken
The United States is having a Thanksgiving holiday like no other.
More than 20 million people are on some...
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GM, Nikola announce reworked partnership on fuel-cell systems
General Motors Co and Nikola Corp on Monday announced a reworked agreement on a fuel-cell partnership that eliminates an equity stake in...
Brazilian wine sales growth hits record amid Coronavirus pandemic
Sales of Brazilian wines have risen to a new record high this year, benefiting local producers, consulting firm Ideal Consulting told Xinhua...
Spain dismantles migrants’ ‘dock of shame’ in Canary Islands
Spanish authorities have dismantled a makeshift camp for migrant processing that for over three months was known as the “dock of shame”...
Biden unveils January 20 inaugural committee
President-elect Joe Biden is taking the first formal preparations for his Jan. 20 inauguration, unveiling the inaugural committee that will lead arrangements...
