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A view of high-voltage transmission towers in Houston. The law President Trump signed on July 4 ends tax incentives for wind and solar projects and is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U.S., according to a nonpartisan think tank. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The law that President Trump signed on July 4 …

The cost of electricity is poised to surge across the US in the wake of Republican legislation that takes an axe to cheap renewable energy, with people in states who voted for Donald Trump last year to be hardest hit by the increase in bills. As air conditioners crank up across the US during another sweltering summer amid an unfolding …

A teacher gives a tour of Nora Sterry Elementary School to students in Los Angeles in January. California is one of 24 states suing the Trump administration over frozen education grant funding. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 25 states are seeing growth in COVID cases as a summer wave appears to be starting, Adobe stock/HealthDay July 14 (UPI) — COVID-19 cases are on the rise again across the United States, with the biggest increases in parts of the South, Southeast and West Coast. The U.S. Centers for …

States sue to force feds to release $7 billion in education funding  The Washington Post 24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education  The New York Times Fairfax County schools brace for impact of frozen federal grant money  NBC4 Washington Blue states sue Trump administration in bid to undo freeze on billions in public education funds  CNN States sue over ‘plainly against …

24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education  The New York Times Oregon, Washington among states suing Trump administration over education funding freeze  KATU A District-by-District Accounting of the $6.2 billion U.S. Department of Education Has Held Back from Schools  New America Blue states sue Trump administration in bid to undo freeze on billions in public education funds  CNN Trump administration leaves …

Pennsylvania health officials are on alert after testing identified West Nile virus in mosquitoes living there.  The mosquitoes were collected came from Wilkinsburg, Schenley Park, Mt. Washington, Beltzhoover, Mt. Oliver, and Hazelwood, areas around Pittsburgh.  While no infections have been detected in Pennsylvania in people, the virus has cropped up in 14 states already.  Health officials across the US, including …

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HARTFORD, Conn. (WKRC) — A company recalled bread that was sold in 12 states, including Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. According to the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Hartford Bakery, Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of six lots of its “Lewis Bake Shop Artisan Style 1/2 Loaf” due to the presence of undeclared hazelnuts. The recall affects products …

Hartford Bakery, Inc. is voluntarily recalling hundreds of loaves of its “Lewis Bake Shop Artisan Style 1/2 Loaf” since the product may contain undeclared hazelnuts, the company said in an announcement shared by the Food and Drug Administration.  “People with a nut allergy or severe sensitivity to hazelnuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume …