The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has repeatedly operated on backup generators to cool the reactors and keep other safety systems running until regular power could be restored.
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Slightly fewer Americans apply for jobless aid last week
Applications for jobless benefits fell slightly last week with the U.S. job market remaining resilient in the face of rising interest rates and persistent inflation.
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Autopsy: Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to head, torso
The Migos rapper was shot Tuesday outside a private party at a downtown Houston bowling alley.
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Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest
Prosecutors say the two Belgians’ action ‘crossed a line’ of acceptable protest.
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Biden spending $4.5 billion to help lower home heating costs
The money will be made available through a low-income home energy assistance program.
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U.N. Security Council rejects Russia’s call for bio weapons probe
Russia circulated a 310-page document to council members last week alleging that military biological activity is taking place at biological laboratories in Ukraine with support from the U.S. Defense Department.
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Utah-based resort company closes on purchase of Jay Peak
A federal judge in September approved the company’s $76 million bid to buy Jay Peak Resort in Vermont after it won an auction for the ski area.
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Biden implores voters to save democracy from lies, violence
Six days before the midterm elections, President Biden is imploring voters to save American democracy.
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USDA says more than $200 million will help meat processors expand
The Agriculture Department has announced more than $223 million in grants and loans to help small- and mid-sized meat processing plants.
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Trump lawyers who fought election results saw Justice Thomas as key
In emails, one lawyer suggested that an appeal to Clarence Thomas, as the justice who handles emergency appeals from Georgia, could ‘end up being the key here.’