Obama bars future Arctic and Atlantic offshore oil leasing
President Obama designated most Arctic Ocean waters and parts of the Atlantic as permanently off limits to new oil and gas leasing, a move aligned with Canada and aimed at safeguarding Arctic ecosystems while testing the incoming Trump administration. Existing leases remain unaffected. the ban uses a 1953 law and faces potential legal challenges.
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FBI sought Clinton emails on Weiner laptop during search
Court documents unsealed show the FBI aimed to review thousands of Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop as a possible hack, with the inquiry also tied to Clinton's private server. Agents noted prior work suggested the emails might contain classified material and possibly top secret information, risking grave damage to national security.
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Senate selects chairmen and vice chairmen for next session
Senate President-elect Mitch Carmichael announced the leadership slate for the 2017 legislative session with swearing-in set for January 11, 2017. Locally, Chandler Swope chairs Labor and is vice chair of Transportation, while Mark Maynard leads Natural Resources and chairs Economic Development as vice chair. Sue Cline will head the Interstate Cooperation Commission.
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Interstate Cooperation Commission
SiriusXM to give Baldwin two Dope Queens podcasts radio home
SiriusXM will add 11 WNYC Studios podcasts to its Insight channel starting Jan. 9, including Alec Baldwin's Here’s the Thing and 2 Dope Queens. Radiolab Freakonomics Radio Snap Judgment Death Money will join as SiriusXM tests broader podcast-to-radio crossovers with potential future radio series.
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