Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine
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Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, has agreed to buy another electricity producer, Calpine, for $16.4 billion. The deal reflects the key role that natural gas is likely to play in meeting fast-rising U.S. electricity demand. The cash-and-stock deal, announced…

Wildfires in Southern California – The New York Times
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Wildfires in Southern California – The New York Times

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines By the staff of The Morning Wildfires are raging out of control across parts of Los Angeles. A fierce windstorm is fanning embers, billowing dangerous smoke across the city and turning the sky an apocalyptic red. At least four blazes are spreading in…

Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts
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Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden announced on Monday what he called a permanent stop to new oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters, saying he was making the move because drilling posed unnecessary risks to the environment, public health…

Tornado Confirmed in Northern California
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Tornado Confirmed in Northern California

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A winter storm in Northern California spawned a tornado on Friday, setting off a warning for people to seek shelter urgently. The tornado was confirmed around 5:30 p.m. local time near Paynes Creek and Shingletown, the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office said in…

Shrinking Colorado River will take a toll on the nation’s food supply
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Shrinking Colorado River will take a toll on the nation’s food supply

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The shelves and prices at your local grocery store could look a little different soon. The Colorado River, which provides water for about 15% of our country’s agriculture, is shrinking, and the current agreement that divvies up the water usage ends in 2026. The Imperial Valley in Southern California…

Three California police officers, one civilian hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash
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Three California police officers, one civilian hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At least three officers and one civilian have been hospitalized after a multi-vehicle car accident in Oakland, Calif., according to reports. Two police cars belonging to the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department were part of a three car accident that occurred at…

California Malibu police use infrared drone to rescue missing man on Christmas Eve
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California Malibu police use infrared drone to rescue missing man on Christmas Eve

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines California authorities used a heat-seeking drone to find an elderly man who went missing while going to fetch his mail on Christmas Eve. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Malibu Search and Rescue Team sprung into action to locate the 78-year-old who suffers…

‘Alien plant’ fossil unearthed near abandoned Utah town not related to any identified living or extinct species
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‘Alien plant’ fossil unearthed near abandoned Utah town not related to any identified living or extinct species

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month. Paleontologists found the fossilized leaves of the plant later dubbed…