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Takeaways from AP-Grist reporting on federal support for rural renewable energy

Farming in America can be a tough business, and for some producers, finding more affordable energy can make the difference between profit and loss. But getting federal support to help them do that with renewables has become much more difficult since Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Trump has been hostile to renewable energy, instead promoting fossil fuels that he says are essential to American energy dominance. The Associated Press and Grist collaborated on a project to analyze how federal policy changes on energy are affecting farmers.

They found that two... Read More

France's foreign minister says 85-year-old widow detained by ICE returns home

PARIS (AP) — French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said an 85-year-old French widow of an American military veteran who was in immigration custody in the United States returned home on Friday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Marie-Thérèse Ross in Alabama on April 1 after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

“She returned to France this morning, this is a satisfaction for us,” Barrot told reporters during a visit to the southern city of Montpellier on Friday.

Barrot said he... Read More

Senior British official resigns over Mandelson appointment but Starmer insists he won't go

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington was appointed despite failing security checks.

Starmer says he was not informed that the Foreign Office had overruled the recommendation of security officials in early 2025 not to give Peter Mandelson the job. Many considered Mandelson a risky appointment because of his past friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Starmer said he was “absolutely furious” that he had been kept in the... Read More

Wall Street on pace for another winning week as Israel-Lebanon ceasefire boosts hope

Wall Street is on track to close out its third consecutive winning week and oil prices slid more than 3%, driven down by a truce between Israel and Lebanon.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, while futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq one day after both ticked up 0.3% Friday.

President Donald Trump late Thursday announced a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel that began early Friday and so far, appears to be holding. That boosted optimism for an extension of a tentative truce between Iran, the U.S. and Israel.

It was unclear whether... Read More

South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean internet erupted in celebration as a 2-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was captured safely Friday after a nine-day search that kept the nation on edge and made it a national celebrity.

The male wolf, named Neukgu, burrowed out of his enclosure at the O-World zoo in Daejeon on April 8, prompting a search that gripped the nation and raised fears about his safety. Animal rights activists questioned whether the wolf could survive outside the zoo and also worried it might be killed during capture, something that happened... Read More

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Takeaways from AP-Grist reporting on federal support for rural renewable energy

France's foreign minister says 85-year-old widow detained by ICE returns home

Senior British official resigns over Mandelson appointment but Starmer insists he won't go

Wall Street on pace for another winning week as Israel-Lebanon ceasefire boosts hope

South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely

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