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Newsom says California will intervene if President Trump ends $7,500 EV tax credit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday that California would step in if President-elect Trump repeals the electric vehicle tax credit passed under President Biden.

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'Elections won't add water to the river': Colorado River negotiations move forward as President Trump transitions

Policymakers charged with steering the Colorado River's future say they will proceed with ongoing negotiations regardless of a change in federal leadership as a deadline approaches to decide on a long-term conservation strategy.

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Top Florida health officials recommend keeping fluoride out of drinking water

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Friday issued a recommendation against local water fluoridation.

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Microsoft announced Monday that thousands of users have reported issues with Outlook, Exchange, or Teams functionality and that it is investigating an outage affecting Microsoft 365 services. read more

Republicans grapple with Trump's controversial recess appointment plan

Republicans are grappling with the idea that President-elect Trump could test the limits of his constitutional authority by appointing controversial figures to his Cabinet during recess.

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