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Activists Say New Laws To Protect Critical Infrastructure Aim To Silence Them

Greenpeace USA climbers rappelled off and formed a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge near Baytown, Texas, shutting down the Houston Ship Channel, the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States. Handout/via Reuters hide caption

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Activists Say New Laws To Protect Critical Infrastructure Aim To Silence Them

Climate activists protesting oil and gas are the first charged under a new critical infrastructure law in Texas. Supporters say the laws protect ports, pipelines and other sensitive places.

NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals

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NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals

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Activists Say New Laws To Protect Critical Infrastructure Aim To Silence Them

Greenpeace USA climbers rappelled off and formed a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge near Baytown, Texas, shutting down the Houston Ship Channel, the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States. Handout/via Reuters hide caption

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Kristin Chenoweth Is Doing It 'For The Girls'

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Kristin Chenoweth Is Doing It 'For The Girls'

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