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Energy Department Closes $1.9 Billion Loan to Restart Iowa Nuclear Plant for Google
Duane Arnold shut down in 2020 after a derecho tore into its cooling towers, and demand from AI data centers is bringing it back
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Sununu and Pappas Win New Hampshire Senate Primaries
A progressive challenge fell short on the Democratic side, and Stefany Shaheen won a House nomination by fewer than 2,000 votes
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Iran Fires 20 Missiles at Jordan Base After US Destroys Five Oil Tankers
Jordan says its air defenses intercepted 18 of them as Brent crude touches $100 and the IRGC warns tanker crews in Kuwait and Bahrain
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Inside the Race for Senate District 23: A Conversation with Ruslan Shamal
The Republican candidate discusses property tax reform, public safety, development, healthcare, education and transportation - and the challenge of advancing his agenda in a Democratic-controlled State Senate.
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Krakatau Eruption Shuts Eight Indonesian Airports
Ash from the volcano reached Jakarta before dawn, closing Soekarno-Hatta International and stranding roughly 150,000 passengers as officials tracked shifting winds
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Far-Right AfD Wins Landslide in German State Election
Projections put Alternative for Germany near 44.5 percent in Saxony-Anhalt, more than double Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats, though a governing majority is not assured
Amazon Cargo Jet Overruns Miami Runway, Killing 5
A Boeing 767 arriving from San Juan ran off Runway 30, struck vehicles on a street outside the airport fence and caught fire. The NTSB chairwoman is leading the investigation
US Military Turns Off Ad Trackers on Troops' Devices
Letters released Friday show the Air Force, Army, Navy and Special Operations Command disabled the identifiers, in some cases only this year
France Counts About 7,000 Excess Deaths From Summer Heat
The figure runs only through late July, and the health minister says the final count is still weeks away
NBA Hits Clippers With Record Cap Penalty Over Kawhi Leonard
The league took five first-round picks, fined the team $30 million and suspended owner Steve Ballmer for a year. The Clippers say the findings are wrong
Gloria Steinem, Who Gave American Feminism a Face, Dies at 92
The Ms. magazine co-founder died at her Manhattan home, weeks before a new memoir was set to publish
Germany Reports Two More Attacks on Its Power Grid
A letter claiming responsibility, a threat of another strike and a manhunt, in a week that also brought an arson arrest at a Munich defense firm
Whistleblower Warns of Flaws in New USPS Ballot System
A complaint released by Sen. Richard Blumenthal alleges the Postal Service skipped testing on a ballot portal built for the midterms. The agency says it is reviewing the claims
Iran Hits US Sites in Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq
Tehran's overnight barrage followed American strikes on Revolutionary Guard targets, in the heaviest exchange of the war in more than a month
NYC Bans Classroom AI Through 8th Grade
Mamdani and Chancellor Samuels set a one-year moratorium covering about 600,000 students and add screen time limits, eight days before classes begin
The recruiting turnaround is Hegseth's clearest result
Three years ago three branches could not fill their ranks. This year all five finished early, and the Pentagon is asking Congress for room to grow
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after months of friction with Hegseth
His exit leaves the largest branch of the U.S. military without Senate-confirmed leadership, civilian or uniformed
One hiker still missing after deadly Grand Canyon flash flood
Two Texas men were killed and more than 80 people were pulled from the inner canyon as the park's only water line failed
Rescuers bore into Nepal's flooded tunnels as flood deaths pass 1,000
About 500 hydropower workers are believed trapped underground a week after a glacier collapse emptied down the Trishuli valley
Tariffs, Manufacturing, and Exports: What America’s New Trade Policy Is Changing
U.S. tariff policy has changed sharply over the past two years. Washington is using tariffs to support domestic manufacturing, strengthen its position in trade negotiations, and reinforce strategic supply chains. But their success cannot be measured only by lower imports or higher customs revenue. What ultimately matters is what happens to manufacturing, exports, prices, and American business competitiveness.