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Amid a U.S. teacher shortage, Florida turns to military veterans

By Maria Alejandra Cardona and Daniel Trotta MIAMI (Reuters) – So many Florida teachers have abandoned their profession in recent years that the state is inviting military veterans with no prior teaching experience to lead classrooms while they earn education credentials. Elsewhere across the United States as school resumed this August and September, districts have …

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U.S. energy chief Granholm meets with New England governors on fuel supplies

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with the governors of six states in the U.S. Northeast on Thursday to talk about their concerns about soaring fuel costs heading into winter, the Department of Energy said. The meeting came after governors, including Charles Baker of Massachusetts, Janet Mills of Maine and …

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NY Public Service Commission initiates act to decarbonise buildings

(Reuters) -Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday that the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) has begun to enact a Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act in an effort to decarbonise buildings across the state. Buildings account for 32% of overall emissions in New York, Hochul stated in the press release, and the …

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Florida’s DeSantis makes name as conservative culture warrior

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent two planeloads of migrants to the posh vacation island of Martha’s Vineyard this week, to protest the Biden administration’s immigration policies. It’s the latest provocation by DeSantis, a Republican who is seeking re-election as governor in November and is considered a potential 2024 presidential candidate. POLITICAL RISE DeSantis, …

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U.S. House panel seeks briefing on FAA Blue Origin probe

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of a subcommittee overseeing space issues and a top Republican asked the Federal Aviation Administration for a briefing on the investigation into the booster failure on Monday by Blue Origin’s New Shepard-23. The rocket from Jeff Bezos’ space company failed mid-flight shortly after liftoff, aborting its cargo capsule …

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Despite court ruling, Formosa plans to build Louisiana plastics plant

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Formosa Plastics Group still intends to build and operate a massive plastic and petrochemical plant proposed for Louisiana, the company said on Thursday, despite a judge’s decision to revoke its state air permits. FG LA, a unit of Formosa, said in a statement that it “intends to explore all legal …

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Judge rules for Trump, blocks review of seized classified records

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to let the Justice Department immediately resume reviewing classified records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Florida estate in an ongoing criminal investigation, siding with the former president. Federal Judge Aileen Cannon also appointed Senior District Judge Raymond Dearie as a third party to review records …

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U.S. railroads, workers avert shutdown, but hard work remains to finalize contract deal

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. freight railways and unions representing 115,000 workers may have reached a deal to avert a damaging shutdown that could have battered the U.S. economy, but the industry isn’t clear of that danger yet. Leaders of the 12 unions involved in the talks must now sell agreements to …

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Donors double amount Iowa teen ordered to pay family of her accused rapist

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Donations for an Iowa teenager poured in on Thursday, doubling the $150,000 amount a court ordered her to pay the family of a man whom she killed after he allegedly sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions. As of Thursday morning, a GoFundMe fundraiser for Pieper Lewis, 17, had raised more …

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