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Month: January 2025

Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean, making a Trump reversal difficult

By David Goldman, Ella Nilsen and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced an executive action that will permanently ban future offshore oil and gas development in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in a way that could be especially difficult for the incoming Trump administration to undo. Biden’s executive

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Snow is piling up in Washington ahead of Trump’s certification as winter’s most significant storm yet hits

By Michelle Watson, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford, Karina Tsui and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A deadly winter storm is pummeling Washington, DC, and the mid-Atlantic Monday after causing hundreds of crashes and flight cancellations and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the central United States over the weekend. Here’s what’s happening: •

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‘Politics and bickering’ hindered New Orleans’ French Quarter security, consulting firm found in 2019 report

By Pamela Brown and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A consulting firm in 2019 found security in New Orleans’ French Quarter was hampered by politicking among various law enforcement agencies, private security outfits and stakeholders, according to a report obtained by CNN, painting a portrait of a city whose dysfunction inhibited its ability to protect

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