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Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms
The Trump administration is paying another $1.2 billion to cancel an offshore wind lease, this time to German…
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US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security
The Trump administration is banning the import of new foreign-made humanoid robots, robot dogs, and power inverters, citing…
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FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s…
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DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says
A former employee of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency reportedly stole Americans’ personal data from the U.S.…
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US reportedly considering sweeping new chip export controls
How, and if, the Trump administration plans to regulate the export of semiconductors has remained unclear since Donald…
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Hackers and internet outages hit Iran amid US air strikes
Early on Saturday, cities across Iran, including its capital Tehran, were rocked by a series of U.S. and…
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US cybersecurity agency CISA reportedly in dire shape amid Trump cuts and layoffs
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA is reportedly in dire shape, according to bipartisan lawmakers and industry leaders who fear…
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Trump administration undermines EPA enforcement of Clean Air Act
After months of telegraphing the move, the Trump administration today officially repealed the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” which…
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Trump EPA reportedly seeks to revoke landmark air pollution rule
The Trump administration’s EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, is looking to repeal the 2009 “endangerment finding” that found greenhouse…
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Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE
Google handed over a trove of personal data about a student and journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs…