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A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it.

NYS Bill Would Let Towns Limit Distance Of Sex Offenders To Schools

Lawmakers in New York will consider a bill that would give Nassau and Suffolk Counties more power over how far away from schools sex offenders must…

Attorney General William Barr arrives to testify about the Justice Department's FY 2020 budget request before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.

Barr: Mueller Report Out Within 1 Week; IG Report On Russia Inquiry This Summer

The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel's report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election — and DOJ has at least one other report coming too.

A new Airbus A320neo aircraft is presented by the Spanish airline Vueling at Barcelona's airport on Sept. 27, 2018. The Trump administration is preparing to slap tariffs on imports from Europe, citing subsidies of Airbus jets.

U.S. Warns Of New Tariffs On Europe Over Airbus Subsidies

The Trump administration is preparing tariffs on billions of dollars in imports from Europe in retaliation for subsidies of Airbus jets. The levies would hit products ranging from aircraft to wine.

People walk past a branch of Bank of America in New York City in 2015. The bank announced Tuesday that it's raising its minimum wage to $20 an hour by 2021.

Bank Of America Raising Its Minimum Wage To $20 An Hour

The wage increase, which will be phased in by 2021, comes as the strong economy means employers are competing to fill open positions.

Election campaign billboards in Tel Aviv showing Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu (left), alongside the Blue and White alliance leaders Moshe Yaalon and Benny Gantz.

Israel Votes On Netanyahu's Political Future

The final results of the Israeli parliamentary election are too close to call. The election is largely seen as a referendum on Israel's longtime right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

Blizzard warnings have been issued for the Rockies and Plains areas, where a second bomb cyclone is predicted. Here, a man uses a bulldozer to clear snow in Limon, Colo., that was left by a bomb cyclone that swept across much of the state last month.

A 2nd Bomb Cyclone: Colorado Predicted To Go From 80 Degrees To A Blizzard

A "potentially historic spring blizzard" will hit this week, according to the National Weather Service office in Aberdeen, S.D.

President Trump repeated his false claim that the Obama administration had a policy of separating families at the border.

FACT CHECK: Trump Wrongly States Obama Administration Had Child Separation Policy

Speaking to reporters Tuesday, President Trump restated an earlier falsehood in which he blamed the Obama administration for a policy the Trump administration in fact started.

Personal Demons And Class Differences Complicate Love In 'Normal People'

Marianne is a social pariah, Connell is a football player. Sally Rooney's nuanced, flinty love story opens in a small town in Ireland, where two teens who "get" each other get together.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement are using Ian MacDonald's data to estimate the amount of oil being spilled at the Taylor Energy site.

This Oil Spill Has Been Leaking Into The Gulf For 14 Years

In the Gulf of Mexico, an oil spill triggered by a powerful hurricane has been leaking for more than 14 years with no solution in sight. The federal government is stepping in to try and contain it.

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