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Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers

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ORIENT, Ohio — The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely — until his tractor rumbled over...

FBI employee accused of storing classified documents at home

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WASHINGTON — An FBI employee has been indicted on charges that she stored classified documents and other national security information at home over the...

AP-NORC poll: Police violence remains high concern in U.S.

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A year after George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a white police officer sparked global protests and a racial reckoning, a majority of...

AP’s firing of journalist following tweets prompts outcry

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NEW YORK — The Associated Press is being criticized for firing a young journalist over her social media activity, with some suggesting the news...

Veteran, retired cop takes case against police to high court

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WASHINGTON — Something went wrong at the security checkpoint at the VA hospital in El Paso, Texas, on a winter's day in 2016. ...

South Korea’s Moon to nudge Biden on North Korea diplomacy

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in is hoping Friday's White House meeting with President Joe Biden will lead to renewed diplomatic urgency by the U.S....

New York AG has 2 lawyers working with DA on Trump probe

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NEW YORK — New York's attorney general said Friday that she's assigned two lawyers to work with the Manhattan district's attorney's office on a...

EU court tells Poland to halt lignite mine on Czech border

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WARSAW, Poland — European Union’s top court on Friday ordered Poland to immediately stop extracting brown coal at the Turow mine, which is on...

27 cases of potential voter fraud identified in Wisconsin

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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election officials identified just over two dozen potential cases of voter fraud in the November presidential election and forwarded them...

US proposes tax of at least 15% on global corporate profits

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department supports a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15% — below the 21% minimum it has...