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Xcel Energy to pay $640M to settle Colorado wildfire lawsuits

Xcel Energy to pay $640M to settle Colorado wildfire lawsuits

DENVER (AP) — Xcel Energy said Wednesday it expects to pay about $640 million to settle lawsuits alleging it was responsible for starting Colorado’s most destructive wildfire that killed two peopl...

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23 workers rescued after 43 hours in collapsed Colombia gold mine

23 workers rescued after 43 hours in collapsed Colombia gold mine

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Twenty-three workers were rescued Wednesday after spending 43 hours trapped in a collapsed underground gold mine in northern Colombia. The miners were met with applause as ...

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Jury awards $205M to the parents of a girl who died at a Colorado amusement park

Jury awards $205M to the parents of a girl who died at a Colorado amusement park

DENVER (AP) — A jury has awarded $205 million to the parents of a 6-year-old girl who fell to her death at a Colorado amusement park after she wasn’t strapped in to a ride. The verdict was reache...

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Washington job market battered by federal workforce cuts: report

Washington job market battered by federal workforce cuts: report

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial d...

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Panel: Nevada gov didn’t purposefully break ethics laws by wearing sheriff’s unform in campaign ads

Panel: Nevada gov didn’t purposefully break ethics laws by wearing sheriff’s unform in campaign ads

The long-running saga surrounding Gov. Joe Lombardo’s use of his Clark County sheriff’s badge and uniform during his first campaign for office finally ended this week with a settled agreement find...

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Freeport shares tumble, copper futures rise on guidance cut due to Indonesia mine accident

Freeport shares tumble, copper futures rise on guidance cut due to Indonesia mine accident

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shares of Freeport-McMoRan tumbled Wednesday after the Phoenix-based miner said it expected a significant decline in third-quarter copper revenue due to an accident at its Indone...

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