Puerto Rican Towns Sue Big Oil in First-of-Its-Kind RICO Case

A group of 16 Puerto Rican municipalities has sued Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and other fossil fuel giants for alleged violations of the Racketeer …
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Clean energy is rapidly rising on the Texas power grid, but regulators in the Lone Star State are now considering a plan that could give fossil fuels a boost. The zero greenhouse gas emissions trio — wind, solar, and nuclear energy — provided more than 40 percent of electricity in the state in 2022. …
Santos forgoes his committees as House GOP struggles to boot Omar
The New York Republican told colleagues he'd step aside as his party struggles to find the votes to eject a Democrat from one of her panels. Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos told his GOP colleagues Tuesday that he would forgo the House committees he’d been assigned, two Republicans in the room …
New York investors snapping up Colorado River water rights, betting big on an increasingly scarce resource
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Judge Says Texas Attorney General Paxton Must Face Ethics Lawsuit
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Frontier to offer direct flights from Detroit to San Juan starting in May
Looking for a low-maintenance getaway to warmer, greener pastures? Frontier's on it. The airline is beginning to offer a nonstop flight from the …
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Meet the cast of Survivor 44
The cast of Survivor 44 has been revealed! Meet the 18 people who will be doing battle when season 44 of Survivor premieres March 1 on CBS. The full Survivor 44 cast is hereby revealed! Hometown: Highland Park, Ill. Current Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y. Occupation: Tech Investor Three Words to Describe You: …
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When This Pilot Quit Her Job, Her Employer Billed Her $20,000
Struggling to find a good job, Kate Fredericks signed a “training repayment” agreement with her new airline. She soon came to regret it. Kate Fredericks quit her job flying for the cargo airline Ameriflight in late November 2021, six and a half months into her stint as a pilot based out of Puerto …