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With carbon capture boom, a wariness in historic Louisiana Black community over more pollution
ELKINSVILLE, La. (AP) — A dispute over a planned ammonia plant near a historic Black town in southeastern Louisiana ratcheted up a notch Friday with a challenge to the state's approval process. The battle over the plant is occurring despite the fact that part of the impetus to...
Chewy slides after filing shows third-biggest shareholder, 'Roaring Kitty,' sold his stake
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shares of Chewy slid close to 2% in overnight trading Wednesday after a regulatory filing revealed that the meme stock trader known as Roaring Kitty had sold his stake in the online pet store. A beneficial ownership filing with the Securities and Exchange...
Investigation finds Rhode Island governor played a role in awarding contract
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A long-running investigation found Tuesday that the Rhode Island governor “personally and directly intervened” in the awarding of a multimillion-dollar state contract but that his actions were not criminal. The findings of the investigation from the...
Biden announces $3B to reduce carbon emissions at US ports, 'the linchpin to America’s supply chain'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where a bridge collapse killed six construction workers in March and disrupted East Coast shipping routes for months. ...
These California cities could see big changes in rent control if Prop. 33 passes
If Californians vote to approve a rent control measure on the ballot, thousands of Berkeley tenants could immediately see new limits on how much their landlords can raise their rent each year. “Families who are living in units that aren’t right for them will have a chance to...
Republicans seek votes among the Amish, who rarely cast them, in swing-state Pennsylvania
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — On a recent weekday afternoon, an Amish man in a horse-drawn buggy navigated through a busy intersection of auto traffic in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County, past a billboard proclaiming: “Pray for God’s Mercy for Our Nation.” The billboard featured a...
Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive places
NEW YORK (AP) — A recent Supreme Court decision doesn't mean New York can't enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said Thursday, repeating findings it made a year ago. The 2nd U.S....
New York City doesn't require hotels to be licensed. That's likely changing soon
NEW YORK (AP) — In New York City, you need a license to cut hair, work as a tour guide or operate a doggy day care. But you do not need one to run a hotel. That's likely going to change after city lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that would require hotels to get a license and...
A look at food-related illnesses at restaurants over the years
Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well known restaurant chains, but they do happen. This week, an outbreak of E. coli food poisonings linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and...
Kentucky lawmaker dies weeks after plunging into an empty swimming pool on a mower
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky state Sen. Johnnie Turner, known for his staunch support for the coal industry and other causes in his Appalachian district, has died after being injured at home last month when he plunged into an empty swimming pool while aboard a lawn mower. He was 76. ...
