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Dominion, Duke abandon plans to build $8B Atlantic Coast Pipeline, citing ‘increasing legal uncertainty’
The project’s developers, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy, announced the pipeline’s cancellation on Sunday, citing “increasing legal uncertainty.”
‘A threatened bison may charge’: California woman gored at Yellowstone National Park while trying to get a photo
A California woman was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park after approaching too closely for a photo, the National Park Service said.
Coronavirus has killed at least one person in all 50 states: Wyoming reports first death
The Cowboy State had been the only in the U.S. without a death since Hawaii reported the first of its now nine fatalities on March 31.
‘The floor was moving’: 6.5 earthquake strikes in Idaho, largest in the state since 1983
The temblor was centered 73 miles northeast of Meridian, a city on the outskirts of Boise, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
‘Milwaukee is grieving’: What we know about Molson Coors shooting
The Wednesday shooting left Milwaukee in mourning, with Mayor Tom Barrett calling it the “saddest day” in the 165-year history of the “Miller Valley.”
Taquan Air floatplane crashes near Ketchikan for second time in a week; 2 dead
Two people were killed Monday when a Taquan Air floatplane crashed near Ketchikan – the second deadly accident in a week with the regional airline.
In a series of late-night tweets, Trump says Republicans’ health care plan will go to vote after 2020 election
President Trump provided the first clue about the GOP’s’ timetable to introduce a replacement for former President Obama’s signature health care law.
Powerball’s Wednesday drawing will be for $750M: Here’s what you need to know
The largest lottery jackpot of 2019 has swelled to an estimated $750 million for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.
Mourning in Maine: Fire chief dies while attending funeral for fallen firefighter
Gov. Janet Mills says Maine has “given two of its best to the Heavens.”