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Birds fly past a pile of wood used to make pellets during a tour of a Drax facility in Gloster, Miss., Monday, May 20, 2024. British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, including Mississippi, recently disclosed that its Louisiana wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above their permitted limits. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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British energy giant reports violating toxic pollutant limits at Louisiana wood pellet facilities

By JACK BROOK JACK BROOK - Associated Press/Report for America
Mon,08/12/24-1:39PM, 179 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above their permitted limits.
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Hunter Biden departs from federal court June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Hunter Biden's lawyers say claims about foreign business dealing have no place in upcoming tax trial

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press
Mon,08/12/24-10:12AM, 122 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden's lawyers say prosecutors are inappropriately trying to insert “politically-charged” allegations about his foreign business dealings into the upcoming fede
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In this image provided by Jonathan Boeve, Jim Dreyer, right, talks to his support team in Lake Michigan, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, on the third day of his attempt to swim from Michigan to Wisconsin. (Jonathan Boeve via AP)

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Marathon swimmer says he quit Lake Michigan swim after going in wrong direction with dead GPS

By ED WHITE ED WHITE - Associated Press
Mon,08/12/24-12:07PM, 110 Reads
A man attempting an epic 80-mile (128 kilometer) swim across Lake Michigan said he gave up on the third day after losing two batteries for a critical GPS device and ending up badly off course.
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Steve Bakken, left, and Casey Neumann, of the New Economic Frontier ballot initiative group, carry boxes containing petitions to the Secretary of State's Office on Monday, July 8, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

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North Dakota voters to weigh in again on marijuana legalization

By JACK DURA JACK DURA - Associated Press
Mon,08/12/24-11:36AM, 103 Reads
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has qualified for the November election, the state's top election official said Monday.
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