#Biden proposes climate stipulations for hydrogen tax credit

#Biden proposes climate stipulations for hydrogen tax credit

In order to access a lucrative tax credit, hydrogen energy producers will have to follow significant climate rules under a new proposal.  ©   (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky The Treasury Department on Tuesday proposed guidance that officials said would ensure the nascent hydrogen industry develops sustainably — rather than becoming a significant contributor to global warming.  …

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#Menendez blocks two Senate confirmations before holiday recess 

#Menendez blocks two Senate confirmations before holiday recess 

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) blocked the confirmation of two Senate nominees on Wednesday, protesting a “lack of responsiveness” from the Biden administration amid talks with Republicans over Ukraine aid and border security funding, according to Politico. Menendez blocked Basil Gooden’s nomination for the Department of Agriculture’s under-secretary of rural development and the renomination of Summer…

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#Jamal Khashoggi’s widow granted political asylum in US 

#Jamal Khashoggi’s widow granted political asylum in US 

The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who was murdered in 2018, has been granted political asylum in the U.S., according to The Washington Post. “Thank you to ⁦@RepDonBeyer @timkaine @danapriest @washingtonpost for your powerful help in getting me political asylum and telling the truth. Not done yet in getting #JusticeforJamal @JKhashoggi,” Hanan Elatr…

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#New Hampshire man indicted after allegedly threatening to kill three presidential candidates

#New Hampshire man indicted after allegedly threatening to kill three presidential candidates

A New Hampshire man was indicted for allegedly sending text messages in which he threatened to kill three presidential candidates, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Thirty-year-old Tyler Anderson was charged with three counts of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another. Anderson sent a string of threatening messages…

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#Is the Colorado decision a Rocky Mountain high?

#Is the Colorado decision a Rocky Mountain high?

By giving former President Trump the heave-ho from the primary ballot in their state, four justices of the Supreme Court of Colorado just handed the GOP the greatest Christmas present of all time. It spared the Republican Party the shame and dishonor of nominating a criminal defendant indicted in four jurisdictions on 91 felony counts…

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#Political promises won’t end drug shortages

#Political promises won’t end drug shortages

At any given point this year, at least 300 prescription drugs in the U.S. have been in short supply. From ADHD medication to chemotherapy treatments, patients’ well-being and longevity are put at risk by critically low supplies when patients are unable to get the drugs they need.  If drug shortages have hit anyone harder than…

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