US State Governor Pushes for Grid Reforms as Power Bills Swell

NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. state governor of ⁠Maryland ⁠Wes Moore on Monday pushed for ⁠reforms in PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. electricity market, including long-term power contracts and ​a requirement that data centers pay for the costly infrastructure needed to serve them. PJM Interconnection covers 13 states across the Midwest and …

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Americans enter quarantine after returning from hantavirus cruise ship

Americans enter quarantine after returning from hantavirus cruise ship – CBS News Watch CBS News The 18 Americans who were aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned to the U.S. and are now in quarantine. One remains in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center after testing positive. Ian Lee has more.

Trump and Xi Dialed Down the Trade War, but Challenges Lurk at Their China Summit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claims that America has increasingly profited from trade with China, largely playing down the tensions over rare earth minerals, tariffs and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence that could rupture relations between the world’s two largest economies. Trump departs Tuesday for a summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi …

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Supreme Court clears way for Alabama to adopt new House map

Supreme Court clears way for Alabama to adopt new House map – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a mandate in Alabama requiring the state to use a congressional map with two majority-Black districts. Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley joins to discuss his opposition to “racial gerrymandering.”

5/11: The Takeout with Major Garrett

5/11: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump says ceasefire with Iran “on life support”; Americans exposed to hantavirus return to quarantine in the U.S.

Would a federal gas tax pause give Americans financial relief?

Would a federal gas tax pause give Americans financial relief? – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump told CBS News on Monday that he wants to suspend the federal fuel tax as the war with Iran continues to send gas prices skyrocketing. CBS News business contributor Javier David joins with analysis.

Why hantavirus incubation period worries officials

Why hantavirus incubation period worries officials – CBS News Watch CBS News Seventeen Americans and a dual U.S.-British citizen are back in the U.S. after being evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook has the latest.

The China-Taiwan-U.S. relationship balancing act

President Trump told reporters on Monday he expects to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the U.S.’ relationship with Taiwan, specifically its longstanding policy of selling weapons to the island. CBS News’ Lindsey Reiser breaks down the delicate balancing act.