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One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press KEYPORT, N.J. (AP) — A major pipeline that would have moved natural gas through New Jersey and under two bays to New York has been killed, but another plan to transport liquefied gas from Pennsylvania by tanker truck is moving forward. Environmentalists who ...

I-95 in Connecticut reopens after flaming crash left it closed for days

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Interstate 95 in Connecticut reopened Sunday after a flaming crash involving a gasoline tanker scorched a bridge and left the roadway closed for days, officials said. Authorities shut the highway down in both directions after a three-vehicle crash Thursday involving a ...

$400 million boost in federal funds for security at places of worship

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A $400 million increase in federal funding is available for security in places of worship, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday. The boost in money comes as concerns rise over threats against Jewish and Muslim communities, fueled in part ...

Trump says Biden is running a ‘Gestapo’ administration

By BILL BARROW and LISA MASCARO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running a "Gestapo administration," the latest example of the former president employing the language of Nazi Germany in his ...

U.S. has rebuilt refugee system. What comes next?

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A church volunteer stood at an apartment door, beckoning inside a Congolese family for their first look at where they would live in America. "Your new house!" volunteer Dan Davidson exclaimed as the couple and the woman's brother ...