Thousands of wind turbines have been proposed for areas along the U.S. coastline as the nation tries to meet an ambitious goal of deploying enough of them offshore by 2030 to power 10 million homes.
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Trump launches 3rd bid for presidency amid Republican losses, legal probes
Former President Donald Trump has launched another run for the presidency again, telling supporters he will ‘make America great and glorious again.’
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Pelosi attack suspect pleads not guilty to federal charges
The federal charges include assaulting and attempting to kidnap a federal official’s family member.
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Knife used in attack that killed 4 University of Idaho students
The students’ deaths were considered to be ‘an isolated, targeted attack and there is no imminent threat to the community at large,’ according to police.
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University of Virginia shooting suspect was part of field trip, school confirms
Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a former member of the school’s football team, is accused of shooting and killing 3 current team members and wounding 2 other students, 1 of them also a football player.
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Poland says Russian-made missile struck there, killing 2
Ukraine’s president says Russia fired at least 85 missiles, most of them aimed at his country’s power facilities, and blacked out many cities.
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Democrats sue for Saturday voting in Georgia Senate runoff
The lawsuit challenges the state’s finding that it would be illegal to hold early voting on Nov. 26, the day after a state holiday.
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Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Though it hasn’t admitted liability, the company released a statement saying the money will ‘provide significant aid to communities across the country.’
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Reports of abuse, torture emerge as Russia retreats from Kherson
Authorities are to start investigating reports from Kherson residents that Russian forces set up at least three alleged torture sites in now-liberated parts of the wider Kherson region.
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Climate activists throw liquid at Klimt painting in Vienna
Climate activists in Austria have attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a black, oily liquid and one then glued himself to glass protecting the painting’s frame.