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Trader Michael Milano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 23, 2018. U.S. stocks are mixed Monday morning as health care and industrial companies make gains and energy companies slip with oil prices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
April 23, 2018 - 12:40 pm

US stocks rise and bond yields set four-year highs

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Monday with health care and technology companies and retailers leading the way. Bond prices continue to fall and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note is getting close to 3 percent, a milestone it hasn't reached since January 2014. Aluminum producers are...
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April 23, 2018 - 10:09 am

Trump likes coal, but that doesn't mean he's hostile to wind

BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has courted coal miners and pushed for offshore oil drilling, but his administration is also vowing to help develop renewable offshore wind energy projects. Using federal leases, wind power projects along the East Coast are pressing ahead with the goal of...
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April 17, 2018 - 11:31 am

Chicago, surfers criticize US Steel spills settlement

PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Chicago and some Great Lakes surfers say a federal settlement inadequately punishes U.S. Steel for chemical spills into Lake Michigan. The University of Chicago discovered last year that the steelmaker's Midwest Plant has violated chromium limits at least four times since 2013...
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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2018, file photo, former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship, speaks during a town hall to kick off his campaign in Logan, W.Va. There's a new fact-checking operation in West Virginia, and it leaves one fact out of plain sight - that it's run by U.S. Senate candidate Blankenship's campaign. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
April 13, 2018 - 6:24 am

Ex-coal baron Blankenship debuts 'fact-check' campaign site

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — There's a new fact-checking operation in West Virginia, but it obscures where it's coming from: Don Blankenship's U.S. Senate campaign. The website www.factcheckwv.com explores issues in the Senate Republican primary that pits the former Massey Energy CEO against U.S. Rep...
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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2018, file photo, former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship, speaks during a town hall to kick off his campaign in Logan, W.Va. There's a new fact-checking operation in West Virginia, and it leaves one fact out of plain sight - that it's run by U.S. Senate candidate Blankenship's campaign. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
April 12, 2018 - 11:01 pm

Ex-coal baron Blankenship debuts 'fact-check' campaign site

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — There's a new fact-checking operation in West Virginia, and it leaves one fact out of plain sight — that it's run by U.S. Senate candidate Don Blankenship's campaign. The website www.factcheckwv.com explores issues in the Senate Republican primary that pits the former...
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April 12, 2018 - 10:55 pm

The Latest: Japan cautious about Trump trade deal request

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. trade dispute with China (all times local): 10:45 p.m. Japan is cautiously welcoming President Donald Trump's request to his trade team to explore the possibility of the United States rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Government spokesman...
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April 12, 2018 - 5:32 pm

Former coal lobbyist confirmed as No. 2 official at EPA

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed a former coal industry lobbyist as the second-highest official at the Environmental Protection Agency, putting him next in line to run the agency if embattled administrator Scott Pruitt is forced out or resigns. Senators approved Andrew Wheeler as...
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April 12, 2018 - 12:51 pm

The Latest: Lawmakers say Trump will look into trade talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. trade dispute with China (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Farm state lawmakers say President Donald Trump has asked top administration officials to look into rejoining talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, from which the U.S. withdrew last year. Nebraska Sen...
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April 12, 2018 - 12:00 pm

Senate Republicans aim to confirm EPA deputy administrator

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are moving to confirm a former coal industry lobbyist as the second-highest official at the Environmental Protection Agency, putting him next in line to run the agency if embattled administrator Scott Pruitt is forced out or resigns. The Senate voted 53-45...
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April 12, 2018 - 11:19 am

Business execs voice worries about the impact of tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — An array of business executives are expressing alarm to federal lawmakers Thursday about the impact that tariffs will have on their business. Kevin Kennedy, president of a steel fabrication business in Texas, says tariffs on steel and aluminum imports have led U.S. steel producers...
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