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Politics
South Carolina's comptroller quits after a $3.5 billion accounting error
Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's decision to leave the post he has held for 20 years came after scrutiny of his performance following the blunder in a year-end financial report.
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Business
GM will stop making the Chevy Camaro, but a successor may be in works
The Chevrolet Camaro, for decades the dream car of many teenage American males, is going out of production early next year. But General Motors says another generation may be in the works.
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National
Gopher tortoises in Southern states deserve federal protections, groups say
The tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat should be put on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups said as they prepared to sue the U.S. government over the issue.
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Environment
1 in 4 people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water, the U.N. says
The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap that needs to be filled to meet U.N. goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.
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World
Japan's prime minister arrives in Ukraine for talks with President Zelenskyy
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit.
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World
China leader Xi Jinping to visit Moscow in show of support for Vladimir Putin
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that Beijing is concerned about the year-old conflict spinning out of control and urged talks on a political solution.
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National
Trains derail in Arizona and Washington, with oil spilled on Puget Sound tribal land
The derailment in Washington state occurred on a berm along Padilla Bay, on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes. Most of 5,000 gallons of spilled diesel fuel leaked on the land.
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Technology
The U.K. is the latest to ban TikTok on government phones because of security concerns
British authorities said they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.
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Sports
NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies' Ja Morant 8 games for displaying a gun at a club
The NBA suspended Morant eight games without pay on after determining that his displaying a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was "conduct detrimental to the league."
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Environment
The EPA's new 'good neighbor' rule targets downwind pollution by power plants
Nearly two-dozen states will have to cut harmful industrial emissions of nitrogen oxide and other pollutants, improving air quality for millions of people living in downwind communities.