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Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution

Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution

After years of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule last year requiring Minnesota’s taconite industry to cut its mercury emissions. Now the Trump administration is giving facilities at least two more years to comply.
by Dan Kraker

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Trump files defamation suit over 'Wall Street Journal' story on his Epstein ties

Trump files defamation suit over 'Wall Street Journal' story on his Epstein ties

President Trump said Friday he looked forward to seeing “The Wall Street Journal” and its owner, Rupert Murdoch in court after reporting on his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
by Stephen Fowler

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ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75 percent more next year, research shows

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75 percent more next year, research shows

A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two counts of burglary after multi-day trial

Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two counts of burglary after multi-day trial

A jury found state Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two felony burglary charges for breaking into her stepmother’s home in April of 2024. The conviction could cost the DFL control of the Minnesota Senate.
by David Schaper, Peter Cox, Mathew Holding Eagle III, Annie Baxter and Dana Ferguson

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Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees. That's according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.
by The Associated Press

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