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Donald Trump ready to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, reports say
Trump tweeted on Wednesday that he would reach a final decision in a few days, shortly after a wave of reports said he was about to exit the deal. Donald Trump is poised to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, according to multiple reports, in a move that would profoundly undermine the landmark agreement by nearly 200 countries to curtail global warming. Trump tweeted late on Wednesday that he would announce his final decision at 3pm ET on Thursday in the White House rose garden.
The Latest: Portland rally gets go-ahead
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly stabbing attack on a Portland, Oregon, light-rail train (all times local):
U.S. Air Force veteran gets 35 years for trying to join Islamic State
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Tairod Pugh, a U.S. Air Force veteran convicted of attempting to join Islamic State, was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday after delivering an impassioned speech in which he maintained his innocence and decried what he called the United States' racism and Islamophobia. Pugh, who spoke for about half an hour before U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis cut him off, said he had done nothing wrong, and was treated unjustly because of his race and religion.
Correction: Mississippi Shooting-The Latest story
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — In a story May 30 about a series of shootings in Mississippi, The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on incorrect information from authorities, the middle name of the man charged in the shootings. His name is Willie Cory Godbolt, not Corey.
U.S. coal stocks fall; exit from climate deal may hurt, not help
By Rodrigo Campos and Nichola Groom NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. coal company shares dipped alongside renewable energy stocks on Wednesday after reports that President Donald Trump plans to pull the United States from a global accord on fighting climate change. The market reaction reflects concerns, raised by some coal companies in recent months, that a U.S. exit from the Paris Climate Agreement could unleash a global backlash against coal interests outside the United States.
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