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FILE PHOTO: A CenterPoint Energy crew member works to repair damaged lines as residents remained without power after a severe storm caused widespread damage in Houston, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2024.   REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
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Over 226,000 customers still without power after storms in Texas

More than 226,000 homes and businesses in Texas were still without power on Monday morning after storms battered the region last week

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery (foreground), which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, and storage tanks for refined petroleum products at the Kinder Morgan Carson Terminal (background), at sunset in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. Picture taken March 11, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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US refiners reward shareholders with big returns despite softer Q1 profits

Major U.S. fuel makers returned billions in capital to shareholders in Q1 even as refining margins softened and utilization rates fell

A Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle (EV) charges at an EV charging station inside a parking garage owned by the City of Baltimore, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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US NHTSA opens recall query into more than 51,000 Volkswagen EVs

The US auto safety regulator has opened a recall query into VW America's EVs over concerns of the vehicle door opening while driving

A Tesla Model X is shown at a Tesla service center in Costa Mesa, California, U.S., October 20, 2020.   REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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U.S. regulator closes preliminary review of Tesla’s Model X over seat belt issues

US auto safety regulator has closed a probe into over 100,000 Tesla Model X after the automaker issued a recall to fix seat...

Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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US appeals court won’t pause EPA power plant emissions rule for now

A federal appeals court on Friday refused to temporarily pause a landmark rule issued by the EPA requiring reductions in carbon emissions

FILE PHOTO: White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on civilian Nuclear deal

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US National Security Adviser met to discuss draft deal between Washington and Riyadh

FILE PHOTO: Houston Fire Department Wildland District 14 crews assess a downed tree blocking a street after a severe storm caused widespread damage in Spring Branch, Texas, U.S., May 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
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Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

Thousands of people in the Houston area faced sweltering heat without power on Saturday following severe storms

FILE PHOTO: White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?

US National Security Adviser will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a civil nuclear cooperation agreement

herly Herpich takes a photograph of a downtown building with blown out window in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm Friday, May 17, 2024, in Houston. Thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Widespread power outages from deadly Houston storm raise new risk: hot weather

As the Houston area works to restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so as all of southern Texas starts...

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021.  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM, LG agree $150m relief fund for Chevy Bolt EV owners over faulty batteries

General Motors and South Korea's LG Electronics agreed a $150m fund to provide relief to Chevy Bolt EV owners affected by defective batteries

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