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July 10, 2026
Federal government proposes to lessen nuclear reactor environmental reviews
07/09/26 5:34 PM ET A key government agency is proposing to lessen the scope of environmental reviews for nuclear reactors, limiting public input and exempting some reactors altogether. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Wednesday announced that it is narrowing review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a bedrock environmental law. This includes exempting reviews of some activities altogether, including the reapproval of existing reactors, as well as some new reactors ...
Go to discussionJudge dismisses suit challenging Sen. Tuberville's eligibility to run for Alabama governor
Jul 9, 2026 5:12 PM EDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville does not meet the residency requirement to run for governor of Alabama. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Brooke Reid dismissed the case on jurisdiction grounds after finding that she did not have the authority to decide the eligibility of a party's nominee prior to the general election. Reid, a Democrat, wrote that she had "wrestled" with the decision but ther ...
Go to discussionKevin Warsh names members of his Federal Reserve task forces, including Marc Andreessen, Doug McMillon
Published Thu, Jul 9 2026 3:05 PM EDT Updated Thu, Jul 9 2026 3:53 PM EDT Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Thursday released names of the experts who will comprise five task forces to examine the institution’s operations — a list that includes several prominent Wall Street names, business leaders and a wide expanse of academicians and former Fed officials. Warsh first disclosed his intention to create the task forces last month, saying they would tackle communications, data, the Fed’s ...
Go to discussionMigrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
WP Exclusive Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security's account of the fatal shooting. July 10, 2026 at 12:59 a.m. EDT Today at 12:59 a.m. EDT Police tape cordons off the street in Houston where the fatal shooting took place. (Jacob Lujan/Houston Chronicle/AP) By Arelis R. Hernndez HOUSTON -- The three men who were arrested during an immigrat ...
Go to discussionJudge has 'serious misgivings' about a $1.5M fine over Elon Musk's Twitter takeover - but approves it anyway
Thursday 09 July 2026 18:27 EDT A judge on Wednesday reluctantly approved a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of failing to immediately disclose his growing stake in what was then Twitter ahead of his eventual acquisition of the platform in 2022. District of Columbia federal judge Sparkle Sooknanan wrote that she “significant misgivings” over the terms of the deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission. She argued that Musk’s allegedly delayed admission that he owne ...
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