Perry and Zinke Named to Trump Cabinet Posts
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Rick Perry to head the Energy Department and Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Interior Department. Perry aims to shift energy policy toward fossil fuels, while Zinke brings Montana experience and a Navy SEAL background to the administration.
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Energy Department defies Trump request for climate staff data
The Energy Department will not provide names of employees and contractors who worked on climate change or attend UN climate talks, or professional society memberships. Spokesman Eben Burnham-Snyder says the department will protect staff integrity and independence.
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Kanye West Meets Donald Trump in Manhattan Tower Talk
Kanye West met Republican President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Tuesday to discuss multicultural issues such as bullying education and violence in Chicago. West suggested a possible role in Trump’s administration or a performance at the inauguration.
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Oakland Ghost Ship fire probe continues amid electrical line theories
Federal and local authorities said the Dec. 2 Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 remains under investigation with no final cause yet. Early reports cited overloaded electrical lines, but investigators have not singled out a cause.
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Oil spill prompts North Dakota cleanup tally
About a third of the more than 3 000 barrels of oil spilled from the Belle Fourche Pipeline reached Ash Coulee Creek after a leak last week. Officials estimate 3 100 barrels entered the water while 4 200 spilled, with recovery continuing as regulators trace the incident to December 5. The leak lies near protests over Energy Transfer’s Dakota Access line.
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Judge blocks mental health testimony in Roof case
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that defense lawyers cannot introduce evidence about Dylann Roofs mental health to jurors deciding his guilt in the June 2015 Charleston church massacre. Roof admitted to killing nine black parishioners during a Bible study and asked to present witnesses about his mental state and personal traits.
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U S strike kills ISIS militants tied to Paris attacks
The Pentagon said a December 4 strike in Raqqa killed two Islamic State leaders linked to the November 2015 Paris attacks that killed 130 people and a third militant convicted in absentia in Belgium. The named leaders were Salah Gourmat and Sammy Djedou, both involved in facilitating the 2015 machine gun and bomb plots.
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Unarmed Dementia Patient Fatally Shot by Bakersfield Police
A 73-year-old man with early dementia was shot nine times by Bakersfield police during a late night walk. His son says the man was unarmed. police reported a call about a man brandishing a handgun and a witness identified the suspect, who died at the scene. No weapon was found after the incident.
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