Gov. J.B. Pritzker talks about the state’s reopening on June 2. MATTOON — Lake Land College has announced that it will ease campus COVID-19 measures starting Friday in accordance with Centers for Disease Control mask guidelines and Phase 5 of the governor’s Restore […]
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Toyota Land Cruiser J300 debuts as a lighter, more powerful SUV
The Land Cruiser celebrates its 70th anniversary this year with an all-new generation. Too bad fans in the US weren’t invited to the party. Toyota Toyota revealed the latest generation of its flagship luxury off-road SUV during a global online premier Wednesday. The 300 Series Land Cruiser aims to merge […]
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New Toyota Land Cruiser Leaked, but U.S. Future Unclear
Photo credit: CocheSpias.net Leaked images have appeared online of a new Toyota Land Cruiser SUV, via CocheSpias.net. This will be the 300-series generation of the off-roader, and it looks to have a more modern exterior. We don’t know if this Land Cruiser will make it to the U.S. market, but […]
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49ers land receivers and corners in our 7-round mock draft
North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance is an intriguing prospect for the 49ers with the No. 3 pick in the draft. Andy Clayton-King AP SANTA CLARA You may have heard the NFL draft is quickly approaching with the first round on April 29. And while all the attention (rightfully so) […]
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Mount Rushmore key in move to regain land
Stephen Groves, Associated Press Published 3:35 p.m. ET March 24, 2021 Sioux Falls, S.D. – When then-President Donald Trump visited Mount Rushmore last year for a fireworks display, Lakota activist Nick Tilsen saw an opportunity to further a goal of returning to Native American tribes control of land they once […]
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Detroit Lions finalizing deal to land Michael Brockers from Rams
The Detroit Lions appear on the verge of getting some help along their defensive line, turning to a familiar trading partner to land it. The Lions and Los Angeles Rams are finalizing a trade that would send defensive tackle Michael Brockers to Detroit in exchange for a future seventh-round draft pick, according […]
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HGTV star Curtis fights Detroit land bank over rundown house
Mar. 9—DETROIT — HGTV star Nicole Curtis is at odds with Detroit’s land bank over a house in Islandview that she’s long hoped to restore. In her new show, “Rehab Addict Rescue,” the Lake Orion native helps Detroit families renovate aging homes. But offscreen, Curtis contends her goal of sinking […]
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Texans release J.J. Watt: Could Giants or Jets be in mix for him? Or is he destined to land with Steelers (and brother T.J. Watt)?
Future Hall of Fame defensive end J.J. Watt is now a free agent, after the Texans released him. So could — and should — the Giants or Jets be interested, considering both are trying to improve their pass rush? Or is Watt destined to land in Pittsburgh, where younger brother […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Court rules against fast-track of Trump EPA’s ‘secret science’ rule | Bureau of Land Management exodus: Agency lost 87 percent of staff in Trump HQ relocation | GM commits to electric light duty fleet by 2035
HAPPY THURSDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. […]
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Biden moves to block oil and gas leases on public land and in New Mexico that could be a big problem
This week the Biden administration put a 60-day hold on new oil and gas leases on public lands. While this is only temporary at the moment, the expectation is that this moratorium will become permanent sometime soon. This shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone who has been paying attention […]
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Biden halts oil and gas leases, permits on US land and water
FILE – In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. In the closing months of the Trump administration, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years. That stands to undercut President-elect Joe Biden’s plans to […]
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Native Americans Question J. Lo Singing ‘This Land Is Your Land’ At Inaugural
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — On the first day of Joe Biden’s presidency, Native Americans had reason to celebrate. Biden halted construction of the border wall that threatened to physically separate Indigenous people living on both sides. He also revoked a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that tribes fought […]
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Vegas firm buys Elk Grove CA ghost mall land for casino site
Elk Grove’s so-called “ghost mall” site has been sold to a Las Vegas firm. Hector Amezcua [email protected] Elk Grove’s abandoned “ghost mall” property is now in the hands of a Las Vegas gaming firm, city officials announced Monday, but a planned casino resort on the deserted site is still at […]
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400 Years After the ‘First Thanksgiving,’ the Tribe Who Fed the Pilgrims Continues to Fight for Their Land Amid Another Epidemic
Weetoomoo Carey, 8, left, and Jackolynn Carey, 5, Wampanoag Nipmucs from Mashpee, look across to the Mayflower replica anchored near Plymouth Rock on Nov. 26, 1991. They were with a group of Native Americans gathered for a day of mourning in response to the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving Weetoomoo Carey, 8, left, […]
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Day-tripping in Land Rover’s newest model
In these strange times of COVID-19 bubbles and limited travel, we need to find adventure close to home. With that in mind, my wife Claire and I embarked on a trek in search of fresh air, postcard vistas, home-baked treats and very large (carved) snakes. Our vehicle of choice was […]
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Land Rover’s reborn Defender is no off-road pretender
While the original Land Rover arrived after the Second World War in 1948, it was still very much a product of wartime thinking and ingenuity — do more with less. When it landed, the Landy was very much a bare-bones ride, but one with extraordinary off-road abilities . Not all […]
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Overnight Energy: EPA reapproves use of pesticide previously struck down in court | Interior OKs expanded oil activity in Alaska petroleum reserve | Green groups seek overturn of Colorado land plans after court decision ousting Pendley
HAPPY TUESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. CLICK HERE to subscribe to our newsletter. WEEDING […]
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Italy angered by supposed land grab by France on top of Mont Blanc
Italian sovereignty should be jealously guarded, said MPs from the League, the Right-wing party led by Matteo Salvini, who was deputy prime minister and interior minister until last summer. “The unilateral annexation by France of a highly symbolic piece of Italy is an affront,” MPs said in a statement. Soaring […]
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Democrats seek to block appeal of court ruling ousting Pendley, BLM land plans
A new bill from Sen. Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterHouse Republicans push VA for details on recent data breach OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Judge tosses land management plans after ousting Pendley from role | Trump says he could out-raise Biden with calls to Wall Street, oil execs | Supreme Court to review Trump […]
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Governor asks court to block actions by Trump’s land boss
FILE – In this Aug. 14, 2020, file photo, William Perry Pendley, acting director of the Bureau of Land Management, speaks to the media on the Grizzly Creek Fire in Eagle, Colo. A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully […]