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Official: Trump to challenge California mileage standard

The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California’s authority to set its own automobile gas mileage standards, a government official said Thursday, in another confrontation with a state that has repeatedly challenged environmental rollbacks. The Environmental Protection Agency was preparing paperwork for the White House that would set a […]

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Lana Del Rey Slams Critic Of New Album, Says She’s Not ‘Uncooked’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Lana Del Rey had a few choice words for a critic who reviewed her latest album. On Wednesday, writer Ann Powers tweeted a link to her review of “Norman Fucking Rockwell,” imploring readers to open their heart to “one more deep dive” into the artist’s “messy subconscious.” Open your heart to one more deep dive into

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AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans see weather disasters worsening

Technology / En Sound Media

Nearly three-quarters of Americans see weather disasters, like Hurricane Dorian, worsening and most of them blame global warming to some extent, a new poll finds. And scientists say they’re right. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey shows 72% of Americans think catastrophic weather is more severe, while 4% see it as less

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How the Larry Nassar scandal has affected others

Sports / En Sound Media

The Education Department fining Michigan State University $4.5 million for failing to respond to sexual assault complaints against former sports doctor Larry Nassar is the latest fallout from the scandal that has rocked the school for more than three years. Also Thursday, MSU President Samuel Stanley Jr. announced the resignation of Provost June Youatt, saying

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As Disasters Multiply, Billions in Recovery Funds Go Unspent

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is sitting on tens of billions of dollars in unspent recovery money meant to help Americans recover from disasters, leaving people less able to rebound from the effects of Hurricane Dorian and other storms. As of June 30, the government had spent less than one-third of the $107 billion provided

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Megan Rapinoe And Sue Bird Pose For InStyle’s October Issue Together

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

If you’re Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, you take the prize for best-dressed fall couple, of course. The stars from the U.S. women’s soccer team and the WNBA are featured in the October issue of InStyle, wearing coordinating looks and pairs of pants as big as our love for this power couple. Rapinoe and Bird

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Trolls cause shutdown of official Jeremy Renner app

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright DISNEY Image caption The official app gave fans access to exclusive content about Renner Superhero Hawkeye may have helped defeat Thanos – but trolls have proved too tough a foe for him to best. Actor Jeremy Renner, who plays Marvel’s eagle-eyed hero, has shut down his app after it was hijacked and used

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William Hill boss leaves as 700 bookies close

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images William Hill has announced its chief executive is leaving as it shifts its focus to online and international markets. The departure of Philip Bowcock comes after it said 700 betting shops would close because of the reduction of the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) to £2. Ulrik Bengtsson, chief

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Instagram Scammers Are Using The Fires In The Amazon To Rip People Off

Technology / En Sound Media

The Amazon rainforest is burning to the ground at an unprecedented rate, but don’t despair. With just one “like” on Instagram, you can donate $1; for a follow or repost, you can plant a tree. Making a difference is as easy as tapping your thumb — or so a vast network of scammers on the

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Laker Alex Caruso Gets Hit With Random Drug Test At Hilarious Time

Sports / En Sound Media

Here’s how the internet saw him ― as a power forward ready to kick sand in any opponent’s face. Caruso playfully suggested on his Instagram this week that the NBA noticed the images because he got hit with a random drug test. Coincidence or not, Caruso made fun of the timing. Instagram Let’s hope he

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