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May 27

EPA issues final rules protecting drinking water, streams

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration issued new rules Wednesday to protect the nation's drinking water and clarify which smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands are covered by anti-pollution and development provisions of the Clean Water Act.

Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Cleveland Police Department agreed to strict reform following an investigation into officers using excessive force. Also: A secret trial for a U.S. journalist in Iran, how big donors shape elections, human trafficking victims’ mass graves…