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Monsanto, plaintiffs seek $7.25B settlement over Roundup cancer claims

Monsanto and thousands of people suing the company alleging its Roundup weedkiller caused them to develop cancer have reached a $7.25 billion settlement agreement. The proposed class action agreement would cover both current and future claims for people who were exposed to Monsanto’s Roundup and developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The settlement is not final; it would...

Almost half expect data centers to be campaign issue: Polling

A survey from Politico and Public First released Tuesday found that nearly half of respondents believe the increase in data centers will be a campaign issue in their area in the next five years. The poll also found that 37 percent of respondents would support a new data center built in their area, while 28...

Trump: Rodríguez ‘has to say’ Maduro is still leader of Venezuela

President Trump on Monday brushed off concerns over acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez saying ex-leader Nicolás Maduro, who was captured and arrested by U.S. authorities last month, is still in charge of the South American nation. “I think we have a great relationship,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “I think she probably has...

Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of more US talks

GENEVA (AP) — Iran's top diplomat met with the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency Monday, ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and said he would also meet with...

US military conducts first nuclear microreactor air transport

The Pentagon, along with the Department of Energy, on Sunday airlifted a small nuclear reactor, the first such transportation as the Trump administration looks to quickly deploy nuclear power across the U.S. The agencies moved the reactor in partnership with Valar Atomics, flying parts of one of the firm’s unfueled Ward 250 microreactors on a...

Democrats say Trump’s climate rollbacks ‘corruption in action’

Democrats are linking President Trump's unraveling of climate change regulations to a larger story about corruption, a midterm argument they think could hurt Republicans in the battles for the House and Senate this fall. While climate change itself may not be an issue driving most voters to the polls, Democrats are seeking to make a...

In farm bill, GOP takes another swing at pesticide protections loathed by MAHA

Republicans are using the farm bill to take another swing at passing legislation to protect pesticides, something sure to anger their allies in the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement. A House Republican iteration of the farm bill released on Friday includes a provision that prevents states and courts from penalizing pesticide makers for failing to...

Wright expects Venezuela oil sales to bring in $5B over next few months

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this week that he expects upcoming sales of Venezuelan oil to bring in $5 billion. "Sales today are over a billion dollars and in fact, we have sort of short-term agreements over the next few months that will bring in another $5 billion,” he told NBC News in an interview during his...

One of California’s most elusive animals captured near Yosemite

Fewer than 50 are believed to remain in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will dazzle people and penguins in Antarctica

NEW YORK (AP) — The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask — or waddle — in its glow. Tuesday's annular solar eclipse, known as a “ ring of fire,” will only be visible in the southernmost continent, home to research stations and diverse...

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