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Report: U.S. consumed more energy in 2018 than ever before

The United States consumed more energy in 2018 than ever before, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday. Primary energy consumption in the U.S. reached a record high of 101.3 quadrillion British thermal units in 2018, up 4% from 2017 and 0.3% above the previous record set in 2007....
Poland, U.S. close to deal to build ‘Fort Trump,’ sources say

Poland is nearing a deal with the United States to establish an American military base in the former Communist bloc country, according to people familiar with the matter — an outpost the Poles see as a deterrent to Russian aggression and that the Kremlin would likely consider a provocation. If...
An art critic mourns the cultural tragedy of Notre Dame

In October 1793, anti-royalist citizens of Paris stormed the cathedral of Notre Dame, grabbing ropes and pulling down stone sculptures from the monumental facade. The mob mistook the royally garbed biblical kings of Judah for ancestors of the French monarchy, and they had had enough. The Catholic Church held the...
Bill would hike smoking, vaping age from 18 to 21 in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The minimum age for Floridians to possess tobacco and vaping products that deliver nicotine would rise from 18 to 21 under legislation approved by a state House committee. The measure that cleared the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday would also establish 21 as the minimum age for...
Police: Texas man offered $200 to beat transgender woman

DALLAS — Dallas police say a man was offered $200 to beat a transgender woman in an attack that was recorded as a crowd gathered to holler and watch. A police affidavit released Monday says the woman accidentally backed into a vehicle before the driver of that vehicle pointed a...
Russian support for Stalin surges to record high, poll shows

Respect among Russians for Josef Stalin has surged to the highest level of President Vladimir Putin’s era, with 70 percent saying his rule had been good for the country, according to a poll tracking attitudes toward the Soviet dictator. A record 51 percent viewed Stalin positively in March, up from...
Donations flow in as crews assess damage to Notre Dame Cathedral

PARIS – France on Tuesday was confronting the scorched remains of Notre Dame Cathedral as officials announced they had extinguished the inferno that partly damaged a symbol of the nation. Authorities said their first investigations suggested that the fire started by accident, perhaps in connection with much-needed renovations that left...
Officials: Man accused of throwing boy off Mall of America balcony had history of accosting women

A man accused of throwing a 5-year-old boy from a balcony at the Mall of America on Friday had been “looking for someone to kill,” authorities say. Emmanuel Aranda, 24, has been charged with attempted premeditated first-degree murder and is set to make his first court appearance on Tuesday afternoon....
Dog rescued while swimming 135 miles off ThailandVideo

BANGKOK — A dog found swimming more than 135 miles from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land. A worker on the rig belonging to Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Vitisak Payalaw, said on his Facebook page that...
Connecticut police solve decapitated-chicken mystery

WESTPORT, Conn. — Police have captured a man they say has been leaving decapitated chickens outside a Connecticut home. Westport police say a resident called at about 11:30 p.m. Friday to say someone had just dropped a bag containing two headless chickens and a headless pigeon on his property, then...
French president wants Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilt within 5 years

PARIS — The Latest on the fire that swept through Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral (all times local): 8:20 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to see the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral to be rebuilt within five years. Macron said Tuesday in a televised address to the nation that...
Columbine survivors raise children in world shaped by attack

DENVER — Dropping her kids off at school used to be the hardest part of Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson’s day. She would cry most mornings as they left the car, and relied on texted photos from their teachers to make it through the day. Now, the mother of four — and...
Dems subpoena banks in probe of Trump’s finances

WASHINGTON — Two House committees subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and several other financial institutions Monday as part of investigations into President Trump’s finances. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in a statement that the subpoenas are part of an investigation “into allegations of potential foreign influence on the U.S....
Rare bald eagle trio raising chicks in one Illinois nest

Live webcams like the one at a wildlife refuge in Fulton, Illinois, document some of nature’s oddities — like threesome of two males and one female bald eagle successfully raising young. Highly territorial, breeding bald eagle couples typically do not allow a third adult in on the breeding action. But...
Ohio lawmaker Sedrick Denson goes through drug education program, will keep seat

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A state lawmaker from Cincinnati who faced a felony charge over a pill found in his vehicle has completed a drug education program, and the charge was reduced and dismissed Monday to resolve that matter. An Adderall pill was found when a state trooper stopped Democratic Rep....
Notre Dame burning discussion: It’s the cathedral, not the university on fire

The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is on fire. Not the University of Notre Dame. As is the case nowadays with much of social media, the rush to be quickest or to tweet first has led to a bit of confusion in the Twitterverse. Here is an actual video of the...

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