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Trump ordered DOJ not to appeal ruling that loosened limits on “gangster weapons,” sources say

Washington — President Trump ordered the Justice Department not to appeal a court ruling that loosened restrictions on firearms known as “gangster weapons,” sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, a move that will let some Americans possess or sell short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and silencers with less government oversight. For more than 90…

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Grand Teton National Park forced to kill bear “because of poor decisions” made by human visitors

A black bear was euthanized at Grand Teton National Park last week, in a move that park officials blamed on the “poor decisions” of human visitors. “We need to be clear—this bear was lethally removed because of poor decisions made by park visitors,” the park said. “It is everyone’s responsibility to help keep bears wild: Never…

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Supreme Court declines to let Alabama move forward with nitrogen gas execution

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Alabama to move forward with a scheduled execution using nitrogen hypoxia. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the decision.  The Alabama Attorney General’s Office had petitioned the high court to reverse a federal judge’s decision to permanently ban the state from putting…

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Senate Democrat blocks House-passed bill to shield Americans from data center energy costs, proposing alternate measure

Washington — One Senate Democrat on Thursday scuttled a Republican-led effort to pass legislation aimed at shielding Americans from energy costs attributed to data centers, despite the bill securing widespread bipartisan support in the House a day earlier.  The measure, titled the Ratepayer Protection Act, seeks to force tech companies to pay for the costs…

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