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The Trump administration announced a deal Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves, with the U.S. taking a majority stake. Energy experts say there are many reasons to be skeptical.
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The federal government on Friday announced 1.25-million acre feet of annual cuts to the Colorado River water used by California, Nevada and Arizona.
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