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Regulators contesting proposed Wyoming coal mining merger
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal regulators said Wednesday they are contesting two coal companies' proposed Wyoming operations merger, saying the proposal would stifle competition that has helped keep down prices. The Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint against Peabody Energy and Arch Coal, both based...
Rhode Island woman pleads guilty to child porn charge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island woman has pleaded guilty to soliciting and receiving materials involving the sexual exploitation of children, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Karissa Cave, 23, of Newport pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence to receipt of child pornography, U.S....
Cooper, Forest need primary wins before governor's showdown
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Democratic governor will have to defend his seat against the highest ranking Republican official elected statewide in this fall's general election if each wins his respective party primary next week. Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest are running for their party...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Feb. 25 The Orlando Sentinel on giving reparations or scholarships to the descendants of the 1920 Ocoee massacre: Ocoee stands alongside Rosewood and Groveland as place names synonymous with atrocities against Florida’s African-American people and...
NJ bill would make beachgoers fasten umbrellas to the sand
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Beachgoers at the Jersey Shore would have to tether their beach umbrellas to the sand to prevent them from flying off and injuring people under a recently introduced bill. Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling, a Monmouth County Democrat, wrote a bill that would require beach umbrellas to...
Bill would end bipartisan rule for Fish and Game Commission
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Roughly a month after one of Idaho's newest Fish and Game Commissioners had to step down because of his political affiliation, a panel of lawmakers has approved a bill to remove the commission's bipartisan membership requirements. The commissioners set hunting and fishing regulations,...
Pendleton gets $1.8M emergency loan for flood-damaged levee
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The city of Pendleton will get a $1.8 million through an emergency loan for repairs to a critical levee damaged by massive flooding in northeast Oregon earlier this month in hopes the structure can be fixed before the spring snowmelt, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. Brown, a...
SC utility execs under investigation asked few questions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two current executives of South Carolina's state owned utility who remain part of a criminal investigation into the failure to finish two nuclear plants in the state showed up for a meeting Wednesday after senators demanded their appearance. Santee Cooper Senior Vice President of...
Call me Harry: Prince eschews royal label in Scotland speech
LONDON (AP) — Just call him Harry. The British prince who is preparing to step back from royal duties would normally be referred to as sir or his royal highness. But as he was introduced to speak about sustainable tourism at an event in Scotland on Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex said the formality no longer...
Panasonic scraps solar panels partnership with Tesla
TOKYO (AP) — Panasonic is pulling out of its partnership with Tesla to produce solar panels at a factory in New York state, the Japanese electronics maker said Wednesday. Panasonic's production at the factory in Buffalo will end by May, with an exit by September, it said in a statement. The decision is to...
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