By John Haughey Advances in deep directional drilling fostered by hydraulic fracturing—or fracking—for natural gas are increasingly being deployed to tap into and develop geothermal energy encased below the Earth’s surface. According to the United States Department of Energy (DOE), geothermal energy generates less than a half-percent of the nation’s utility-scale electricity with the present […]
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Organic Eggs Recalled From Costco for Salmonella Risk
By Naveen Athrappully New York-based Handsome Brook Farms is pulling batches of eggs from the market following concerns the items could be contaminated with the salmonella bacteria. The recall is applicable to “10,800 retail units of the Organic Pasture Raised 24-Count Eggs sold under the Kirkland Signature brand name,” said a Nov. 27 recall announcement […]
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Egg Prices Jump Nearly 100 Percent Since October: USDA
By Naveen Athrappully Americans are spending nearly double on eggs compared to a few weeks ago, as bird flu cases continue to affect supplies, and frozen egg storage volumes remain lower than last year. The price of a dozen eggs has risen from $2.11 in early October to $4.16 at present, an increase of more […]
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What to Expect From Trump Administration’s Mass Deportation Plans
By Darlene McCormick Sanchez EAGLE PASS, Texas—Incoming border czar Tom Homan has made it clear that states such as Texas are about to have an ally in the White House when it comes to securing the U.S. southern border. Homan and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised a new era of cooperation between the federal government […]
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DOGE Seeks to Succeed Where Others Have Failed
By Kevin Stocklin As entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy trek to Washington D.C. to meet with GOP lawmakers this week, they have an even longer road ahead of them to achieve their goals of enacting major cuts to government budgets. The incoming Trump administration has set itself an ambitious goal through the newly-created Department […]
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FDA Issues Recall Alert for SunFed Cucumbers Due to Salmonella Risk
By Rudy Blalock The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of whole fresh American cucumbers Thursday that it says are potentially contaminated with Salmonella. The recall, initiated by SunFed Produce, LLC, encompasses all sizes of cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers with the “SunFed” label or in generic white boxes or black […]
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State Attorneys General Sue BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, Alleging Conspiracy Against Coal
By Kevin Stocklin Eleven state attorneys general, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, have filed an anti-trust suit against the world’s three largest asset managers—BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street. The suit alleges that the asset managers, which together control nearly $25 trillion in third-party investors’ money, have acted in unison against the coal industry […]
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CDC Amends Public Comments Policy Amid Censorship Lawsuit
By Samantha Flom A webpage detailing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s policy for moderating public comments has been revised amid litigation accusing the agency of censorship. The webpage outlines the CDC’s “Guidelines for Public Comments” on its websites, social media profiles, blogs, and applications. It also states that comments found to violate agency […]
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Tracking Every Trump Cabinet Pick
By The Epoch Times Staff President-elect Donald Trump is already beginning to finalize his Cabinet roster less than a week after his decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The president’s Cabinet usually includes the vice president and the heads of 15 executive departments, including the president’s chief of staff, the secretary of state, and […]
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How Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz Could Shape Trump’s China Policy
By Terri Wu and Lilly Zhou WASHINGTON—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) are set to have a unique opportunity to leave their footprint on President-elect Donald Trump’s China policy in the next four years. Trump selected Rubio as his Secretary of State and Waltz as his national security adviser. Both known as […]
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Trump Could Prompt Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship
By Sam Dorman Among President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for immigration is a move to end a longstanding practice of granting something known as “birthright citizenship” to children whose parents are illegally present in the United States. Last year, he vowed to sign an executive order directing agencies to abandon that practice, if reelected. How exactly Trump […]
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Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Trump Attorney General Consideration
By Jack Phillips Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz wrote on Nov. 21 that he is withdrawing himself from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney general. “It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance transition,” Gaetz wrote in a statement posted to […]
