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EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first federal limits on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water, a long-awaited protection...
Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

By MATTHEW BROWN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska - The Biden administration's approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as sc...
U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Fed...
Silicon Valley Bank's demise disrupts the disrupters in tech

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - Silicon Valley Bank's collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank's backbone, leaving shellshocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve...
Northeast winter storm shuts schools, knocks out power

By RODRIQUE NGOWI and KATHY MCCORMACK Associated Press
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - PITTSFIELD, Mass. - A winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, causing tens of thousands of power outages, widespread school closings, d...
Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women's rights, dies

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Associated Press
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women's and family rights in Congress, has died. She was 82. Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, ...
Woman fatally stabbed on Chicago train platform named attacker

Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - A 26-year-old woman who was stabbed at a downtown Chicago train platform uttered the name of her attacker before dying, police said Monday. Police announced a ...
Oscar Moments: Moms get special praise on feel-good night

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - It was chaotic, messy, wild, creative, big-hearted and utterly unique. If it were a bagel, it would most certainly have been the "everything" kind. But "Ev...
UK boosts defense spending in response to Russia and China

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Monday to increase military funding by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) over the next two years in response to Russia'...
After two historic U.S. bank failures, here's what comes next

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and KEN SWEET Associated Press
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Two large banks that cater to the tech industry have collapsed after a bank run, government agencies are taking emergency measures to backstop the financial...

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