60 m. ago California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power

Imagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California's Central Valley. You and your family have cultivated this land for decades, but drought, increasing costs and decreasing water availability are making each year more difficult.

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67 m. ago Live updates: Congress scrambles to meet Friday deadline to pass Trump’s bill clawing back spending

Live updates: Congress scrambles to meet Friday deadline to pass Trump’s bill clawing back spending  The Washington Post

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69 m. ago Examining mushrooms under microscopes can help engineers design stronger materials

Pick up a button mushroom from the supermarket and it squishes easily between your fingers. Snap a woody bracket mushroom off a tree trunk and you'll struggle to break it. Both extremes grow from the same microscopic building blocks: hyphae—hair-thin tubes made mostly of the natural polymer chitin, a tough compound also found in crab shells.

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70 m. ago City: San Francisco landlord slapped with lawsuit over rodent

City: San Francisco landlord slapped with lawsuit over rodent-infested building  KRON4

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1 hour ago Washington Commanders lack of communication with Terry McLaurin may have cost the team more money

Washington Commanders lack of communication with Terry McLaurin may have cost the team more money  A to Z Sports

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1 hour ago US aid workers lobbied for weeks to save food stocks from destruction after Trump cuts

US aid workers lobbied for weeks to save food stocks from destruction after Trump cuts  Reuters

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1 hour ago Trump ‘not planning’ to fire Fed’s Powell as Washington speculates he will

Trump ‘not planning’ to fire Fed’s Powell as Washington speculates he will  MarketWatch

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2 h. ago Trump admin live updates: Trump says it's 'highly unlikely' he'll fire Fed's Powell

President Trump was asked on Wednesday about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell amid reports that Trump had indicated to allies he would fire him.

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2 h. ago Trump and the Energy Industry Are Eager to Power AI With Fossil Fuels

At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.

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2 h. ago The Economy Seems Healthy. Were the Warnings About Tariffs Overblown?

Economists say it will take time for the effects of trade policies to show up in economic data — but acknowledge they aren’t sure how long.

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2 h. ago NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it.

NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it.  The Washington Post

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2 h. ago As Republicans call for transparency into Epstein probe, Trump lashes out

In a post to Truth Social on Wednesday morning, Trump railed against Democrats, and some of his own supporters, calling the furor over the Epstein case a "hoax."

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2 h. ago Trump administration freeze of millions for adult education prompts layoffs and cuts in Alaska

Trump administration freeze of millions for adult education prompts layoffs and cuts in Alaska  Anchorage Daily News

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3 h. ago US President Donald Trump's administration deports five migrants to Eswatini

US President Donald Trump's administration deports five migrants to Eswatini  BBC

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3 h. ago How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell

How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell  NBC4 Washington

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3 h. ago Tariffs Push Up Prices, and the Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’

Plus, why that e-book cost your library $50.

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3 h. ago Bipartisan support helps foundations avoid tax increase in new Trump legislation

Bipartisan support helps foundations avoid tax increase in new Trump legislation  Washington Times

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3 h. ago RNC chair says 'big, beautiful bill' key part of GOP's strategy to win seats in midterm elections

GOP chair Michael Whatley touts Trump's domestic policy package as the embodiment of Republican promises on economy, border security and defense ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

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3 h. ago Iran's leader threatens 'even bigger blow' against US, Trump says he's in ‘no rush’ to talk

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns of further attacks against the U.S. and Israel despite degraded military program, though experts caution that Tehran's missile capabilities remain a threat.

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3 h. ago Speaker Johnson reveals Musk left MAGA ally's lengthy text hanging in 'the ether' after Trump blowup

Speaker Mike Johnson revealed his text to Elon Musk during his Trump feud went undelivered after the tech billionaire changed his phone number following disagreements.

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