Tag: executive orders
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NYC mayor throws support behind bill to ban Central Park horse carriages
New York City’s mayor has thrown his support behind a proposal to end the horse-drawn carriages that have been fixtures in Central Park for more than 150 years, citing safety concerns
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Army veteran who burned American flag near White House pleads not guilty to federal charges
An Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on flag burning has pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges
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Trump extends TikTok shutdown deadline for fourth time after reaching framework deal with China
President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec. 16
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US sanctions Iranian financiers, others over $100M in cryptocurrency transfers from Iran oil sales
The U.S. has sanctioned two Iranian financiers and several firms in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for allegedly coordinating $100 million in cryptocurrency transfers from Iranian oil sales
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Young activists won a landmark state climate trial. Now they’re challenging Trump’s orders
Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are challenging President Donald Trump’s energy agenda
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Maine principals fight DOJ request for student names in transgender athlete case
A Maine principals’ group is resisting a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena seeking the names of all students playing interscholastic sports
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5,276 acres in Colorado to be leased for oil, gas extraction
The Bureau of Land Management is opening up 5,276 acres of federal land for oil and gas extraction in Colorado. The nine parcels lie in Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Weld counties. Other than a 120-acre parcel 14 miles east of Eaton in Weld County, they are all in northwest Colorado in areas where drillers…