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In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fastJul 03, 2025 10:57 am - As Republicans in Congress rushed forward with a massive tax and spending cut bill, a North Carolina renewable energy executive wrote to his 190 employees with a warning: Deep cuts to clean energy tax credits were going to hurt.
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94 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 45 people waiting for aid, authorities sayJul 03, 2025 8:20 am - Airstrikes and shootings killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 45 who were attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday.
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The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to signJul 03, 2025 8:15 am - House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s$4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline.
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U.S. labor market surprises with 147,000 new jobs last month. Here are the big takeawaysJul 03, 2025 8:06 am - Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs in the U.S. remain low despite uncertainty about how tariffs will impact the economy.
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Drive-by shooting kills 4 and wounds 14 others after a party at a Chicago restaurantJul 03, 2025 8:02 am - Four people have died from gunshot wounds and 14 others have been hospitalized following a drive-by shooting in Chicago, police said Thursday. At least three were in critical condition.
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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staffJul 02, 2025 8:21 pm - WASHINGTON — The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disrega...
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New CIA report criticizes investigation into Russia’s support for Trump in 2016Jul 02, 2025 8:05 pm - WASHINGTON — A declassified CIA memo released Wednesday challenges the work intelligence agencies did to conclude that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election...
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Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘left-wing agenda,’ Trump administration saysJul 02, 2025 7:50 pm - The Trump administration has accused states and schools of using federal education grants earmarked for immigrants’ children and low-income students to help fund “a radic...
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Judge blocks order barring asylum access at border and gives administration two weeks to appealJul 02, 2025 7:35 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Wednesday that an order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border was unlawful, throwing into doubt one ...
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Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot carsJul 02, 2025 4:37 pm - With record heat waves across the U.S., child advocates are warning parents and caretakers about the risks of heatstroke to children left inside hot vehicles.