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WASHINGTON (AP) — Tonight's State of the Union address comes just three weeks before the Iowa caucuses but President Barack Obama is not expected to get into the specifics of the 2016 contest. He is expected to present an optimistic vision built on economic progress under his tenure. According to excerpts released, Obama is to say that the future Americans want will be possible only if politics are fixed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House has voted to block new Obama administration regulations designed to reduce the environmental impact of coal mining on the nation's streams. The proposed rules would protect about 6,500 miles of streams nationwide while ensuring that mountains damaged by coal mining are restored once mining is completed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. official says Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken with Iran's foreign minister to work out that country's assurances that two small Navy vessels and their crews will be released quickly. The boats drifted into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf after one of them developed what the Pentagon says was a mechanical problem. The crews are expected to be transferred Wednesday morning local time.
UNDATED (AP) — The Powerball jackpot for tomorrow night's drawing will be an estimated $1.5 billion. It will bring tremendous wealth, and possibly lots of hassles to the winner. A lawyer who has represented winners says publicizing winners' names is like throwing meat into shark infested waters. Six states allow winners to remain anonymous. Others allow a trustee to collect the prize without the winner being present.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even spy bosses aren't immune to being hacked. It happened months ago to CIA Director John Brennan's personal email. Now an intelligence official is confirming that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's personal accounts have also been hacked. The online magazine Motherboard is reporting that the same teenage hacker who broke into Brennan's account also targeted Clapper. The teens is said to be protesting U.S. policy.
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