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An Extraordinary White House Meeting

A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.

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An oil refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. In a meeting with the president, the Chevron chief executive pushed for an extension of the company’s license to operate in the country.
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Twitter Turns 20: Two Decades of Memes, Movements and Hot Takes

The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk.
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Trump rails against New York’s statewide datacenter moratorium

AI-friendly president shared a post saying governor Kathy Hochul should scrap the one-year policy β€˜IMMEDIATELY’

Donald Trump railed against the New York governor, Kathy Hochul, for pausing the construction of large new datacenters, the resource-intensive facilities that power artificial intelligence.

New York became the first US state to enact a moratorium on new datacenters on Tuesday, when Hochul signed an executive order mandating a one-year statewide pause on so-called β€œhyperscale” datacenters.

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Β© Photograph: Matt Roberts/Shutterstock

Β© Photograph: Matt Roberts/Shutterstock

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Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on "do-not-board" list, barring return

The Trump administration on Monday barred US citizens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from returning home amid an Ebola outbreak that continues to outpace response efforts.

Reuters first reported late Monday that Americans currently in the DRC or those who have recently traveled to the Ebola-stricken country have been put on a "do-not-board" list. They cannot travel back to the US until they have spent 21 days in a third country. The order, taken under a transportation authority known as Title 49, was independently confirmed by Politico on Tuesday.

Both outlets noted that roughly two dozen Americans who had been set to board flights home on Tuesday have already been blocked by the new rule. It remains unclear if the bar also applies to government workers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has at least two dozen employees working in the DRC.

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Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

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A hiker in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.
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Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

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Piping plovers need undisturbed beaches to nest and raise their young.
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E.P.A. Moves to Loosen Limits on Pollution From Trucks

The Trump administration wants to roll back some Biden-era restrictions on smog-causing emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.

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Trucks at the Port of Oakland. The new proposal would rescind a 2022 rule designed to significantly reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, which cause smog.
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Trump’s Plans for Nuclear Power Lurch Ahead

Recent technological advances have brought the president’s goals a bit closer to reality.

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright, center, visited the National Reactor Innovation Center near Idaho Falls, Idaho, last month.
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