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Some see Iran's assassination plots as yet another reason not to revive nuclear deal

5:38pm August 18, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

Feeling vindicated by recent evidence of an Iranian plot to kill former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, opponents to reviving the nuclear deal with Iran are pressing their case.

The Biden administration aims to make nature a measurable part of the U.S. economy

5:38pm August 18, 2022

by Nathan Rott

Environmental damage is a threat to the global economy but it's hardly counted in economic figures like the GDP. The Biden administration is unveiling an effort to give a more holistic accounting.

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Cars drive on flooded streets as Tropical Storm Henri approaches, in Hoboken New Jersey on August 22, 2021.

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Federal judges deal the oil industry another setback in climate litigation

5:31pm August 18, 2022

by Michael Copley

An appeals court said two climate change lawsuits against the oil industry should be heard in state court. Oil companies have been fighting such cases on jurisdictional grounds for years and losing.

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Many Americans falsely think migrants are bringing most of the fentanyl entering U.S.

5:08pm August 18, 2022

by Joel Rose

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows that big numbers of Americans believe incorrectly that "most" of the fentanyl entering the U.S. is smuggled by migrants. It's not the only misleading claim getting traction.

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Some survivors remain traumatized a year after a flood killed 20 in Waverly, Tenn.

5:08pm August 18, 2022

by Damon Mitchell

It's been one year since a flood tore through Waverly, Tenn., and killed 20 people. There's been lots of effort to rebuild but it's still unclear if the town will ever be the same.

Deshaun Watson to sit out 11 games and pay $5 million in sexual misconduct case

5:08pm August 18, 2022

by Tom Goldman

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will sit out 11 games and pay a $5 million fine. Watson agreed to the increased punishment after dozens of sexual misconduct allegations.

Defense attorney Nathaniel Barone (left) and Hadi Matar, who was charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie, listen during an arraignment Thursday in the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville, N.Y.

A judge denies bail for the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

4:51pm August 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Chautauqua County district attorney said that Hadi Matar stabbed the author a dozen times in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye, before he could be stopped by shocked bystanders.

The government must provide a redacted affidavit justifying the Mar-a-Lago search

4:45pm August 18, 2022

by Greg Allen

A judge today told the Justice Department it must provide a redacted version of the affidavit behind the search of Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence by next Thursday, Aug. 25.

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The 3rd school year since COVID hit has begun. Here's how students and staff feel

4:45pm August 18, 2022

by Cory Turner

Students in Jackson, Miss., are already back at their school desks. The district — like so many in the nation — is working to help students recover academically and emotionally from the pandemic.

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Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg arrives for a hearing on his criminal case at Manhattan Criminal Court on Aug. 12 in New York City. The Manhattan District Attorney's office is charging Weisselberg and the Trump Organiza

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Allen Weisselberg, a Trump Org employee for decades, pleads guilty to felony charges

3:31pm August 18, 2022

Weisselberg entered his guilty plea in state court in lower Manhattan on Thursday. He's the latest person close to former President Trump to plead guilty or be convicted at trial of a felony.