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Sizing up Trump's military move to revive coal's fortunes

President Trump in a dark suit signing a document, surrounded by workers in dark uniforms and white helmets, with American flags in the background and a miner statue on the desk.
Feb 12, 2026 - World

Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system

A laser weapon is mounted to a Stryker combat vehicle. It is an Army green color. The background is sparse, but mainly white.

Congress erupts over Trump admin "spying" on Epstein file searches

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Updated Feb 12, 2026 - Energy & Climate

EPA abandons the foundation of greenhouse gas rules

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Feb 12, 2026 - Economy

The office job decline may solve a mystery of the 2020s economy

Feb 12, 2026 - Economy

Home sales plunge despite affordability improving

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Updated Feb 12, 2026
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Axios Twin Cities

ICE surge in Minnesota is over, border czar Homan says

Three ICE agents walking away

AI insiders are sounding the alarm

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Emissions will keep falling despite Trump's climate rollback

Illustration of a hand with scissor cutting emissions from a smoke stack

A year into Trump's term, voters say Biden was better

Photo illustration of President Biden and President Trump set against an American flag and downward trending bar chart

Scoop: Dems eye protests at Trump's State of the Union

Group of people in formal attire seated; one man in a blue suit holds a paper sign reading "LIES," a woman in a pink jacket holds a round sign also reading "LIES," both appear serious or upset.
Feb 11, 2026 - World

Untranslatable words for love from around the world

Illustration of a dictionary in the shape of a heart.

The Republican who Mike Johnson can't ever count on

Rep. Thomas Massie speaks to reporters about the Epstein files outside Justice Department offices in Washington on Feb. 9.
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