63 m. ago From rent control to recreational pot, these 11 questions could be coming to Mass. ballots this fall

Massachusetts voters could be faced with a record-setting number of ballot questions in 2026. The post From rent control to recreational pot, these 11 questions could be coming to Mass. ballots this fall appeared first on Boston.com.

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68 m. ago Power grid testing boosts distribution innovations to utility scale

A historic legacy now translates to pioneering capabilities in electric grid technology at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The secure electrical infrastructure that enabled World War II nuclear advances under the Manhattan Project has evolved into the ideal test bed for modernizing the nation's grid for the 21st century.

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1 hour ago DOJ’s top civil rights prosecutors depart as office is cut out of key probes

DOJ’s top civil rights prosecutors depart as office is cut out of key probes  The Washington Post

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2 h. ago Seattle Fire Department Responds To Blaze In Beacon Hill Apartment Building

Seattle Fire Department Responds To Blaze In Beacon Hill Apartment Building  The Seattle Medium

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2 h. ago Trump says 'HELP IS ON ITS WAY' for Iran as protest death toll tops 2,000

The death toll over 16 days of mass anti-government protests in Iran reached 2,000 as of Monday, according to data published by the the U.S.-based HRANA.

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3 h. ago 6 puppies saved by firefighters from suspected fentanyl overdose in Washington

6 puppies saved by firefighters from suspected fentanyl overdose in Washington  6abc Philadelphia

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3 h. ago EPA chief Lee Zeldin blasts NY Times over claim agency will stop considering 'lives saved' in pollution rules

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin attacked the "dishonest" New York Times for its report on new air pollution guidelines.

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4 h. ago News | Hundreds of apartments could replace departing Ross store in downtown Seattle

News | Hundreds of apartments could replace departing Ross store in downtown Seattle  CoStar

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4 h. ago Inflation held firm in December, testing Fed amid DOJ probe into Powell

Inflation held steady in December, continuing to prove stubborn just days after reports of a Department of Justice probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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4 h. ago Democratic senator grilled on his party's acceptance of mass illegal immigration under Biden

Sen. Mark Warner told CNBC the border shouldn't have been fully open under Biden, though he objected to President Trump's current deportation tactics.

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4 h. ago Federal Authorities Seize Two Website Domains Used to Import Illegal Machine Gun Conversion Devices and Silencers from China

Federal Authorities Seize Two Website Domains Used to Import Illegal Machine Gun Conversion Devices and Silencers from China  Department of Justice (.gov)

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6 h. ago Elizabeth Warren says Trump called her after speech criticizing his record on costs

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said President Donald Trump called her and she spoke to him on Monday after she had delivered remarks at an event earlier in the day.

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6 h. ago Addicted to your phone? Don’t break up with it entirely. Do this instead.

Addicted to your phone? Don’t break up with it entirely. Do this instead.  Los Angeles Times

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7 h. ago Steve Moore: Price Controls Like Capping Credit Card Interest 'Always a Mistake'

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” former Trump Economic Adviser Stephen Moore responded to President Donald Trump pushing for a cap on credit card interest rates by saying that “wage and price controls are always, always, The post Steve Moore: Price Controls Like Capping Credit Card Interest ‘Always a Mistake’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 h. ago We were college athletes. Supreme Court must listen to our case and save women’s sports

Madison Kenyon and Mary Kate Marshall, former Idaho State track athletes, will have their women's sports cases heard by the Supreme Court on Jan. 13.

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7 h. ago What to know about Trump's ugly feud with the Federal Reserve

A Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration's effort to bend the independent central bank to the president's will.

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8 h. ago Minnesota officials sue Department of Homeland Security over ICE tactics

State and local officials in Minnesota are suing the Department of Homeland Security over tactics used by immigration agents after the killing of a woman by an ICE agent.

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9 h. ago Australian teen charged with making hoax mass shooting calls to U.S. institutions

Australian teen charged with making hoax mass shooting calls to U.S. institutions  NBC News

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9 h. ago Iranians able to make some international calls as internet remains blocked amid protests

Iranians could make phone calls abroad after a communications blackout during a crackdown on anti-regime protests, but internet and text messaging remain restricted.

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10 h. ago WATCH: What to know about the DOJ's criminal probe into Fed Chair Powell

The Justice Department investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is sparking backlash and spotlighting the clash between the White House and the Federal Reserve Chair.

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