Hurricane Lee is whirling through open waters as forecasters warn it could become the first Category 5 storm of the Atlantic season.
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Small business program upended in wake of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
A judge struck down a provision of a federal program meant to help minority-owned businesses, a ruling that could imperil other programs that benefit underrepresented groups.
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Prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump, others seeks protections for jurors
The preemptory step comes after the grand jurors who last month returned the indictment against Trump and 18 others were harassed after their information was posted online.
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Biden to block oil drilling in ‘irreplaceable’ Alaskan wildlands
In a separate move, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is canceling all seven outstanding leases the Trump administration awarded for oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in the state’s northeast corner.
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Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September
Defense attorneys said Hunter Biden has kept to the terms of an agreement sparing him from prosecution on a felony gun charge if he stays clean and out of trouble.
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A Russian strike on a city market in eastern Ukraine kills 17 and wounds dozens, officials say
Associated Press journalists at the site of the attack in the Donetsk region saw covered bodies on the ground and emergency workers extinguishing fires at market stalls, with blackened and mangled cars nearby.
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Lawsuit contends Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause bars Trump from running again for president
The complaint, likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court, was filed on behalf of 6 Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control of the data they hand over
Cars scored worst for privacy among more than a dozen product categories – including fitness trackers, reproductive-health apps, smart speakers and other connected home appliances.
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Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after 2024 election
The decision avoids an election year battle with industry groups and Republicans who have complained about what they consider overly intrusive rules on power plants, refineries, automobiles and other polluters.
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2023 summer set global record for highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
Daily September temperatures also are higher than what has been recorded before for this time of year, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer.