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A chlorine gas leak at the plant last year caused a shelter in place order for nearby cities. -
The court issued a decision Monday morning allowing Texas to use the controversial congressional maps that were drawn last summer. The order reverses a lower court ruling that could have led to the maps being thrown out. -
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson traveled to the northwest state of Sinaloa for the groundbreaking ceremony for a billion-dollar methanol factory, one of the largest single private U.S. investments in Mexico in recent history. During the visit he announced an anti-corruption campaign targeting Mexican elected officials and politicians suspected of links to organized crime. -
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