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Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the region’s most persistent environmental problems. They disrupt aquatic life, corrode pipes and can contaminate drinking water for decades.

Increasingly, analysts and economists are talking about hedging against U.S. risk and deploying their capital in markets that are more predictable.

European leaders who know their continent’s history must now see that the US president is siding with the forces of tyranny, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Younger Trump supporters held outlier views on gender, religion, and Trump’s obligations to follow the law, the survey found

Plus: Threats of new tariffs on NATO allies, masked federal agents stir unrest in Minnesota, and Trump’s new health care proposal.

Global consequences likely to be severe if the president is able to take control of US central bank

Trump's new tariff threats against Europe push the dollar lower and revive concerns over a potential "Sell America" trade.

Americans are already eating around 20 percent more protein than is recommended a day

America's large and growing national debt is not just a budgetary liability, but increasingly a geopolitical one too.