Biden administration to invest $1.2 billion in projects to suck carbon out of the air
The Biden administration will announce on Friday its first major investment to kickstart the US carbon removal industry -- something energy experts say is key to getting the country's planet-warming emissions under control.
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Biden administration defends communications with social media companies in high-stakes court fight
The Biden administration on Thursday defended its communications with social media giants in court, arguing those channels must stay open so that the federal government can help protect the public from threats to election security, Covid-19 misinformation and other dangers.
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Biden administration takes action against Lukashenko regime on third anniversary of fraudulent election
The Biden administration on Wednesday took action against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko to mark the third anniversary of the fraudulent election in Belarus and the strongman leader's brutal crackdown on protesters.
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Biden administration unveils draft changes to US merger review guidelines
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday released a set of long-anticipated draft updates to the nation's merger guidelines, introducing potentially comprehensive changes to the way the US government reviews mergers and acquisitions for the first time in more than a decade.
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Biden administration announces $39 billion in student debt relief following administrative fixes
The Biden administration announced Friday that 804,000 borrowers will have their student debt wiped away, totaling $39 billion worth of debt, in the coming weeks due to fixes that more accurately count qualified monthly payments under existing income-driven repayment plans.
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Justice Department appeals order blocking Biden officials from communicating with social media companies
The Justice Department is appealing a judge's order prohibiting various Biden administration agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content.
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Federal judge blocks Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered some Biden administration agencies and top officials not to communicate with social media companies about certain content, handing a win to GOP states in a lawsuit accusing the government of going too far in its effort to combat Covid-19 disinformation.
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Biden administration could soon approve sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine
The Biden administration is strongly considering approving the transfer of controversial cluster munition warheads to Ukraine, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN, as the Ukrainians struggle to make major gains in their weeks' old counteroffensive.
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Fraudsters likely stole over $200 billion in Covid relief aid, watchdog says
The Small Business Administration distributed more than $200 billion in potentially fraudulent Covid-19 relief funds, according to a federal watchdog.
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Belarus media guide
An overview of the media in Belarus, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
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Biden administration announces clean hydrogen goal to slash planet-warming pollution by 10% by 2050
The Biden administration on Monday announced a goal to produce 50 million metric tons of clean hydrogen fuel by 2050 -- an ambitious roadmap that, if successful, would cut around 10% of the country's planet-warming pollution by the same date.
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Biden administration imposes sanctions and visa restrictions in response to ongoing Sudan violence
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed financial sanctions and visa restrictions in response to the ongoing violence in Sudan.
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