Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris.

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Residents rarely learn how data centers and their noise and energy and water use may affect their lives until it’s too late.

As federal investigations swirl around Mayor Eric Adams, his political influence, his agenda and his re-election effort are at risk.

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You can now lease federal property to restore it, not just to mine, cut or graze it.

Growing numbers of Chinese women are challenging a longstanding tradition that denies them village membership, and the lucrative payouts that go with it.