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Federal Reserve says it will leave climate change organization
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Friday that it is leaving an international grouping of central banks that focused on how regulation of the financial system could help combat climate change. The Fed's membership has been criticized by Republicans in Congress. In a short...
Bitcoin soars past $100,000 ahead of possible early action on crypto by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The price of bitcoin topped $100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he's sworn in as president next week. Once a skeptic who said a few years ago that bitcoin “ seems like a scam,” Trump has...
Trump's EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate views
Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy” during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a department likely to play a central role in President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to slash federal regulations...
US recovers $31 million in federal payments to dead people
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in federal payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday was “just the tip of the iceberg.” The money was reclaimed as part of a five-month pilot program after...
Operator error blamed for elevator incident that led to death of guide at former Colorado gold mine
DENVER (AP) — An incident involving an elevator at a former Colorado gold mine that led to the death of a tour guide and trapped a group of tourists for hours last year was caused by “operator error,” authorities said Wednesday. The Teller County Sheriff's Office did not...
FDA OKs sales of Zyn nicotine pouches, citing health benefits for adult smokers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches, authorizing Philip Morris International’s Zyn to help adult smokers cut back or quit cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration OK'd 10 Zyn flavors, including coffee,...
Bill to protect South Dakota farms from spying could limit access to data
Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest animal feeding operations. Senate Bill 14 seeks to strengthen a set of...
The Latest: Burgum, Zeldin and more appear for confirmation hearings, Bondi returns for day 2
Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run. Here's the latest: ...
Battle over 'conversion therapy' ban, separation of powers before Wisconsin Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether a Republican-controlled legislative committee’s rejection of a state agency rule that would ban the practice of “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ people was unconstitutional. The challenge...
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. Food and Drug Administration officials granted a 2022 petition filed by two dozen food safety and health...
