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As 2015 Begins, Remember 2014′s Wins
The core message from last year’s elections wasn't that voters embraced the GOP’s right-wing values, it's that they didn’t want to elect namby-pamby Democrats. But there is now a chance to say “yes” to an array of progressive ballot initiatives.
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Treasury refuses to close private jet tax loophole senators call a giveaway to billionaires
The formula values a flight from New York to Washington at $236, against a fair market cost of up to $5,112
Federal panel halts first AI data center approved on US public land
The board found regulators treated an 88.5-acre data center as barely different from the solar farm it was supposed to replace.
Israeli prosecutors indict 12 prison guards after Palestinian detainee beaten to death
Text messages seized by investigators show guards discussing the beating as it happened
Trump EPA proposes rule that would strip protection from most US streams and wetlands
Environmental groups say the rule would eliminate protection for most freshwater wetlands nationwide.
A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems...
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.