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US cancels automatic protections for endangered animals as critics warn of extinctions 0
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- July 18, 2026
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday canceled a rule intended to protect plants and animals considered endangered, the latest step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle key provisions of the landmark Endangered Species Act at the industry’s behest. Instead of receiving automatic protections, endangered species will need individualized protection
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US imposes 25% tariffs on some Brazilian imports, citing unfair trade practices 0
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- July 16, 2026
WASHINGTON– The United States is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a variety of what it considered unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th largest economy. The rates, which were first proposed last month, will go into effect on July 22. The order exempts some goods that are not produced in the
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Oil prices rise as fighting breaks out in the Middle East 0
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- July 14, 2026
Bangkok– Oil prices rose early Tuesday as fighting intensified in the Middle East, while Asian stocks were mixed as markets in Tokyo and Seoul recovered from early losses. The price of Brent crude oil rose more than 2.3% to $85.18 a barrel after soaring nearly 10% on Monday. U.S. benchmark crude oil rose 2.5% to
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What to know about Trump’s order to reduce the size of 2 national monuments in Utah 0
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- July 14, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY — Reviewing actions from his first term that were reversed, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah. The Republican’s actions undo proclamations by his predecessors that deemed sites worthy of preservation under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law that gives
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Trump administration rolls back key protection for endangered wildlife 0
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- July 12, 2026
PHOENIX — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for endangered wildlife from logging, oil drilling and other activities. The administration narrowed the definition of “damage” under the landmark law, a change with broad implications. For decades, the government defined harm
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New attacks raise questions about what comes next in Iran war 0
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- July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he is no longer sure he wants a deal and that the United States should “finish the job.” But he also insists that continued attacks do not mean a return to war or long-term actions. The confusion and uncertainty in
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