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Rep. Fattah took illegal loan for Philly mayor’s race, US says

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah took an illegal $1 million loan to prop up an ailing mayoral bid and obtained federal funds and charity grants to pay most of it back, federal prosecutors said Monday as they outlined their racketeering case on the opening day of his trial.

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Exxon challenges demand for climate-change documents

DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. is squaring off against government investigators, including in Massachusetts, who believe the energy giant covered up knowledge of how fossil fuels contribute to climate change. Exxon went to state court this week in Texas to quash a subpoena issued last month by the attorney general