A strong winter storm will drop the first significant snow of the season across parts of the Northeast this weekend, bringing up to a foot of snow in some places — though which places, exactly, remained uncertain on Friday morning. Forecasters said the final details of where the division of rain and snow will exactly […]
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Former Coal Towns Get Money for Clean-Energy Factories
In Weirton, W.Va., in the heart of coal country, a company started by MIT scientists plans to build a plant that will produce a metal and alloy critical for clean energy, fuel cells and cleaner steel. In Vernon, Texas, also a former coal town, a third-generation wind entrepreneur plans to manufacture turbines suitable for remote, […]
Read MorePennsylvania Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante Joins Long History of Notable Manhunts
For more than a week, Danelo Cavalcante, a Brazilian national who was convicted of murder in suburban Philadelphia and then escaped from prison, has eluded an intense manhunt that has grown to hundreds of law enforcement officers. The pursuit continued on Monday after a weekend in which Mr. Cavalcante, who is also wanted in Brazil […]
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