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    The Gas Industry Gutted Green Building Codes. Now, Republicans Want To Go Further.

    GOP lawmakers are pushing back on programs designed to help states and cities modernize construction standards and save more energy.

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    James Comer Formally Invites Joe Biden To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry

    Asking Biden to testify, and getting mad when he refuses, may signal the death rattle of the impeachment effort.

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    S&P 500 records best first quarter since 2019 going into Easter break

    The S&P 500 and the Dow closed at fresh records in New York on Thursday, with the former closing out its best start to the year since the Covid-19 pandemic ahead of the Easter break. - Mixed European markets - In Europe, London hit a one-year high while Frankfurt inched higher and Paris ended flat as traders continued to weigh the recent uptick in inflation ahead of fresh US figures on Friday. 

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    Venezuela's huge diaspora struggles to register to vote

    Millions of Venezuelans who fled economic misery in their country could find themselves unable to vote in key July presidential elections, as complaints mount over hurdles at consulates abroad for those seeking to register. Election registration was meant to start on March 18 and will run for a month, before the July 28 vote in which President Nicolas Maduro is seeking a third term.

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    US may soon unveil list of Chinese chip factories barred from receiving tech

    The Biden administration is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking factories barred from receiving key tools, three people familiar with matter said, to make it easier for companies to stem technology flows into China. The Commerce Department in 2022 barred U.S. companies from shipping equipment to Chinese factories producing advanced chips, as the U.S. seeks to severely limit Beijing's technological advances over national security concerns. But companies say it is difficult to pinpo

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    Lula, Macron condemn blocking of Venezuela opposition candidate

    French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday hit out at Venezuela over the exclusion of a key opposition candidate from July elections."We very firmly condemn the exclusion of a serious and credible candidate from this process," Macron said at a press conference in Brasilia, at the end of a three-day official visit to Brazil.

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    Baltimore bridge, port recovery will be 'very long road'

    A ship carrying a giant crane was en route Thursday to the scene of the catastrophic bridge collapse over Baltimore harbor, as authorities warned of extensive work before the major US port can reopen.Up the coast from Baltimore, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will plan take on additional cargo to help blunt the supply chain impacts, the governors of those states pledged in a joint statement Thursday. caw/acb

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