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A Valar Atomics microreactor is seen on a C-17 aircraft, without nuclear fuel, at March Air Reserve Base in California on Feb. 15. The reactor was transported from March Air Reserve Base to Hill Air Force Base in Utah.
Matthew Daly
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AP
A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah
Geoff Brumfiel
Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.
Rep. Mary Caferro, a Democrat in the Montana House, spoke at a rally in July at the Montana Capitol in Helena, criticizing the state's expedited rollout of Medicaid work requirements. She's among several Democrats who pushed for the state to delay implementing the rules until the Jan. 1 federal deadline.
Aaron Bolton
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MTPR
Montana starts enforcing Medicaid work requirements on Oct 1. Patients are confused
Aaron Bolton
Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman named Marjorie Tingley illuminates the wrenching decisions families and guardians face.
David Tingley
Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
Jordan Rau
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What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize
Lisa Hagen
Texas Standard
Trump administration’s reinterpretation of Endangered Species Act could weaken protections
The new directive repeals a definition of harm in regards to protected species.
From groceries to building materials, rising diesel prices may hit Texan’s wallets in other areas
Amazon drone delivery could soon come to more Texans — like it or not
Gov. Abbott warns of potential flash flooding across Texas this week
1 year later, widow of Dallas ICE Field Office shooting victim and advocates reflect on attack
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