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The U.S. Department of Energy says it’s loaning $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island.
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A loose wire on the ship Dali may have been responsible for the power outages that eventually led to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, according to the NTSB.
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President Trump said Tuesday he will designate Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally, marking a step up in defense ties between the U.S. and the Gulf monarchy.
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Each generation adds to our collective vocabulary. Generation Alpha gave us “6-7.” Elaine Quijano set out to define and explain it.
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Epstein survivor says “we have been waiting for so long” as Congress votes on Epstein files; Retiree finds a new calling as volunteer EMT
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More than a dozen of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers stood alongside Democratic and GOP lawmakers and pressed Congress to look beyond politics.
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House overwhelmingly passes bill to release Epstein files with lone “no” vote; Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits U.S. for the first time since Jamal Khashoggi killing
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A panel of federal judges has blocked Texas from using a newly redrawn congressional map, which was designed to help Republicans maintain their majority in the House in next year’s midterm elections. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more.
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Documents suggest Epstein had contacts with the Saudi royal family and traveled to the Kingdom in the last years of his life.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended another day in the red on Tuesday, down nearly 500 points. A tech stock slump drove the losses, fueled by growing fears of an AI bubble. Brody Ford, Bloomberg technology reporter, breaks it down.
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