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Sep 01

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News Wrap: Biden set to step up attack on ‘extremist’ threats to democracy

In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden is set to step up his attack on what he calls "extremist" threats to democracy by former President Trump and his most zealous supporters. A federal judge heard arguments on whether an outside…

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Sep 01

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U.N. inspectors reach nuclear plant caught in crossfire of Ukrainian and Russian fighting

By Lisa Desjardins, Cai Pigliucci

U.N. inspectors made it to Europe's largest nuclear plant on a mission to avert disaster. The Zaporizhzhia plant is caught in the crossfire of Ukrainian and Russian fighting. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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Aug 29

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Fighting in southern Ukraine raises concerns over nuclear plant occupied by Russian forces

By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda

Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive to retake territory in the south currently occupied by Russian invaders. Fighting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has raised concerns that the facility could be damaged in the crossfire. Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear…

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Aug 23

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IAEA chief discusses an Iran nuclear deal, fighting near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant

By Nick Schifrin

Fear of a nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine has been rising as fighting around Europe's largest nuclear power plant has intensified. This as the U.S., Europe, and Iran are at a critical moment in their negotiations to re-enter an agreement over…

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Aug 22

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News Wrap: Pfizer seeks FDA approval for new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants

In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants, Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his post in December, Russia blamed Ukraine for a deadly car bombing near Moscow, Pakistan…

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Aug 20

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News Wrap: Russia to allow inspectors into occupied nuclear plant

In our news wrap Saturday, Russia has said international inspectors will be allowed into the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Islamic militants stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital in a deadly terror attack, the Supreme Court sided with Black voters in a…

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Aug 18

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News Wrap: Federal judge considers releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search

In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge in Florida says he's inclined to release the affidavit behind the search of former President Trump's estate with redactions, the UN calls for demilitarizing a nuclear plant in Ukraine, the death toll…

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Mar 29

New Mexico sues U.S. over proposed nuclear waste storage plans

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

New Mexico is suing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission over concerns that the federal agency hasn’t done enough to vet plans for a facility to store spent nuclear fuel in the state.

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Jan 05

New Jersey nuclear plant proposed at site of old reactor

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

The Camden company proposes building a new, smaller reactor, which would be a nationwide demonstration project, but has not yet formally applied for permission to do so.

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Nov 11

U.S. nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen

By Keith Ridler, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Minnesota with the help of a research lab in Idaho.

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