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Arizona communities bank on Trump's push for coal to ensure they're not forgotten
JOSEPH CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Brantley Baird never misses a chance to talk history, from how his great-grandmother helped settle the town of Snowflake long before Arizona was granted statehood to tales of riding to school bareback and tethering his horse outside the one-room schoolhouse.
His family worked the land and raised l ... (full story)
In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents begin to rebuild
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild.
In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, construction workers recently began placing wooden beams to frame a house on a lot where only a charred fireplace remains standi ... (full story)
Tax deductions and credits
Q: What's the difference between a tax deduction and a tax credit? -- W.D., Washington, Indiana
A: Tax season is upon us, and that's a critical distinction to understand. Both deductions and credits will shrink your tax bill, but in different ways. Deductions are subtracted (deducted) from your taxable income, thereby reducing y ... (full story)
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The pope encouraged Christian-Muslim talk and helped break down stereotypes
(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Francis' pontificate marked a distinct shift in the Catholic Church's engagement with the Muslim world. While his predecessors fostered dialogue and tolerance, Francis sought more active engagement with Muslims, particularly in the Middle East.
Francis framed his efforts around the "culture of encoun ... (full story)
Teachers and librarians are among those least likely to die by suicide − public health researchers offer insights on what this means for other professions
(THE CONVERSATION) Where you work affects your risk of dying by suicide. For example, loggers, musicians and workers in the oil and gas industries have much higher rates of suicide than the rest of the population.
But on the flip side, some professions have very low rates of suicide. One of them is education. National and state ... (full story)
State
US states push for speed-limiting devices on the cars of dangerous drivers
A teenager who admitted being "addicted to speed" behind the wheel had totaled two other cars in the year before he slammed into a minivan at 112 mph (180 kph) in a Seattle suburb, killing the driver and three of the five children she was transporting for a homeschool co-op.
After sentencing Chase Daniel Jones last mon ... (full story)