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Energy official says Yucca Mountain ball in Congress’ court

The Trump administration is committed to finding a long-term disposal solution for the nation’s nuclear waste, but Congress first needs to fund the effort, a top Department of Energy official said Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Nevada’s 13,000 DACA participants confront ‘limbo’

President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program sent waves of concern through Southern Nevada’s undocumented immigrant communities even before it was announced Tuesday.

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Trump administration rescinds DACA, gives Congress 6 months to act

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the Trump administration will rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program, or DACA, authorized in 2012 by an executive order by former President Barack Obama.

Putin condemns North Korea test, says Trump ‘not my bride’

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday condemned North Korea’s latest nuclear test but also warned against using military force against the country, calling it a “road to nowhere” that could lead to a “global catastrophe.”

Yucca Mountain opposition to be focus at Las Vegas conference

Nevada’s opposition to Trump administration efforts to revive the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project will be underscored Tuesday at a Las Vegas conference on radioactive waste where government and industry experts will gather.