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U.S. to end coal leasing in nation’s largest coal-producing region

The decision by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, a win for climate activists, affects a vast coal-producing region that stretches more than 13 million acres across Montana and Wyoming.

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Supreme Court rejects broad conservative challenge to consumer watchdog funding

The justices reversed a lower-court ruling that would have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a consumer watchdog agency created by Congress 12 years ago.

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The biggest 2024 Supreme Court rulings so far, and what’s still to come

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Michael Cohen testifies about lying in official proceedings

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What’s the deal with Jerry Seinfeld’s outspokenness?

The comedian wanted to put his Netflix movie “Unfrosted” in the spotlight. The attention ended up focusing on him instead.

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How I learned to listen for America

A lifelong quest to come together with the many others who were different from me.

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Trump just agreed to a bad deal on debates

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To best protect freedom of speech, let’s speak to one another

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Mike Johnson was on the ropes. Now he’s one of the most effective speakers ever.

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Biden’s right: The U.S. should oppose Israel’s tactics in Gaza

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Trump likes the Oxford comma? That’s stunning, strange and disorienting.

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Menendez says wife and co-defendant in corruption case has cancer

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U.S. military says Gaza pier is anchored, aid deliveries set to begin

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Record heat hits Florida, where DeSantis scrubbed ‘climate change’ from state laws

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Two brothers arrested for allegedly stealing $25M of crypto in 12 seconds

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Senior-care referral site ‘A Place for Mom’ stays mum on neglect

In some states, more than a third of facilities recommended by the popular website have been cited for substandard care, The Post found.

By Christopher Rowland, Steven Rich, Todd C. Frankel and Douglas MacMillan

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‘Bridgerton’ puts its chief gossip on trial

“Bridgerton’s” third season is about second chances; about makeovers and resurrections and fresh hopes, especially for those regarded as having few prospects.

By Lili Loofbourow

Are tacos and burritos sandwiches? A judge in Indiana ruled yes.

By Praveena Somasundaram

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DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida law

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A mountainous country loses its last glacier

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In grim milestone, U.S. overdose deaths top 100,000 for third straight year

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Congress passes FAA bill with airline safety and traveler upgrades

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