The report comes as Trump seeks the 2024 Republican nomination while grappling with multiple criminal indictments, including a federal case and a Georgia case tied to his efforts to overturn Biden’s victory.
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Biden’s hydrogen tax credit unveiled as administration tries to jump start industry
The U.S. credit is the most generous in the world for hydrogen production, Jesse Jenkins, a professor at Princeton University who has analyzed the U.S. climate law, said last week.
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Supreme Court says no, for now, to quick ruling on whether Trump can be prosecuted
The ruling is a scheduling win for Trump and his lawyers, who have sought repeatedly to delay the criminal cases against him as he campaigns to reclaim the White House in 2024.
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Congress launches investigation into Osprey program after deadly crash in Japan last month
The government of Japan, the only international partner flying the Osprey, has also grounded its aircraft after the Nov. 29 crash.
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Gunman in Prague mass shooting had no record and slipped through cracks despite owning 8 guns
Authorities said the lone assailant had no criminal record and therefore did not attract the attention of authorities.
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Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes
The technology has been key in cases like the death of Tyre Nichols, where body camera footage showed how he was brutally beaten by Memphis, Tennessee, police who are now facing criminal charges.
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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
The president, in a statement, said his actions would help make the ‘promise of equal justice a reality.’
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UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities
The revised text was negotiated during a week and a half of high-level diplomacy by the United States, and the United Arab Emirates on behalf of Arab nations and others.
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Gaza death toll surpasses 20,000 and Israel expands ground offensive, despite pressure to scale back
The deaths, amounting to nearly 1% of the territory’s prewar population, are just one measure of the devastation wrought by the conflict that over 11 weeks has displaced nearly 85% of Gaza’s people.
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Faith groups say more foster families are needed to care for kids coming to U.S. alone
U.S. authorities encountered nearly 140,000 unaccompanied minors at the border with Mexico in fiscal 2023, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.