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US Steel and Nippon sue Biden administration, Steelworkers union and Cleveland-Cliffs over their blocked merger

By Chris Isidore, Matt Egan and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — US Steel and Nippon, whose $14.3 billion merger was blocked by President Joe Biden last week, filed a lawsuit against the US government Monday, claiming Biden’s executive order to bar the companies from combining was signed for “purely political reasons.” “Today’s legal

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Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean, making a Trump reversal difficult

By David Goldman, Ella Nilsen and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced an executive action that will permanently ban future offshore oil and gas development in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in a way that could be especially difficult for the incoming Trump administration to undo. Biden’s executive

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Driving into Manhattan? That’ll cost you

CNN By Associated Press (AP) — New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. The toll, known as congestion pricing, is meant to reduce traffic gridlock in the densely packed city while

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Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish satirical cartoon of Bezos and Trump

By Jon Passantino and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced Friday she had resigned from The Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a satirical cartoon depicting billionaire Post owner Jeff Bezos on bended knee in front of President-elect Donald Trump. Talnaes, who had been with The

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A customer enjoys a non-alcoholic beverage at Hekate Cafe and Elixer Lounge on January 20

Americans have already been ditching spirits and beer. Alcohol companies are future proofing themselves

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Friday’s warning from the US surgeon general that alcohol is a “well-established, preventable cause of cancer” is perhaps a wakeup call for millions of Americans, but it’s the worst-case scenario that many beer and spirits companies have been preparing for over the years. Major brewers, including Molson

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