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A dozen states have sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade to stop its tariff policy, challenging Trump's claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

The White House and former USAID staff have differing views on the nature of the U.S. response to the earthquake that struck Myanmar and neighboring countries.

A power blackout hit all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend.

Trump said this would boost U.S. exports of beef, ethanol and other goods — though details on food standards still need to be worked out. The 10% U.S. tariff on imports of most British goods remains.

Elon Musk says he'll cut back his work with the federal government to one to two days per week. He said demand for Teslas is still strong, despite protests and plunging sales.

India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to a ceasefire following U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.

An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly electronics and save money on bills, consumer and environmental groups said.

Please join us for an online presentation about the state of the earth’s environment by NCCCA president Joe Houde. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdO6uqTsrH9z71sDeUuGO5xJ962IqFSJI?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0enzCu8Jsx3XM8gcREwwFtXSSXDEuEH15jsT4YhFqzEUzkPnmBRfSOpCo_aem_G6qxNML8s8TZwPw7V26k8w#/registration This will be the first of a three-part series. In this first discussion we will explore recent global, nature-based, and alien “Planetary Boundaries” (PBs), with the focus on the relationship between these. Joe will also take us on a tour of global heating, ocean systems, and the ozone hole. There will be time allotted for Q&A. There is no charge for this online event, but you must register in advance. Once you do, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to join the meeting. This will also enable us to inform you if there are any last-minute announcements, instructions, or other information. Thank you. About our speaker: Joe has worked in over 50 countries teaching seminars and consulting with business and government leaders. He has led workshops at over a dozen universities in the US, UK, Australia, South Africa and the Middle East. He has decades of managerial business experience and has worked as a counselor for people with disabilities as well as with women and men affected by domestic violence. His educational background includes a Master of Science, Electronics Commerce; Bachelor’s in business administration from National University; and a Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara. Joe has had long-standing interest in the environment and in 2018 completed the Climate Reality training held in Los Angeles, California.

Trump ordered his attorney general to move against state climate programs that clash with his energy agenda. Legal experts say his claims about the laws being unconstitutional are an overreach.

Youssef was in fifth grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new show, #1 Happy Family USA, draws on the experiences of his own Egyptian American family during that tense time.