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Clinton parts with Obama administration on Arctic drilling

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday staked out her opposition to Arctic oil exploration, putting her at odds with the Obama administration one day after it approved drilling off Alaska. “The Arctic is a unique treasure,” Clinton said in a Twitter post. “Given what we know, it’s not worth the risk of drilling.” On Monday, the Obama administration gave Royal Dutch Shell PLC final approval to resume drilling into

First two women soldiers pass elite U.S. Army Ranger course

Two women have made military history after becoming the first female soldiers to pass the U.S. Army’s grueling Ranger Course, the Army said on Monday. In April, 19 women and 381 men began the first Army Ranger school that included women. The course, based at Fort Benning, Georgia, includes training in woodlands, mountainous terrain and Florida swampland.

Detroit to equip police officers, squad cars with cameras

Detroit officials on Tuesday will outline plans for outfitting the city’s police officers and squad cars with body and dashboard cameras, making the city the latest in the United States to enact reforms supporters say protect citizens and officers from bogus claims. Mayor Mike Duggan, who pledged earlier in 2015 that Detroit would be a leader in requiring officers to wear body cameras, and Police Chief James Craig, are scheduled

New Jersey governor to hold talks about transportation amid commuter delays

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is scheduled to meet with federal and state transportation officials on Tuesday to address the lengthy train delays that have frustrated commuters in recent weeks. Electrical problems in the rail tunnels linking New Jersey and New York City under the Hudson River caused delays that doubled and tripled the work commute of tens of thousands of people this summer, most recently on Monday. In testimony