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 Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against New York State Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, arguing that her civil investigation into his businesses should be stopped. Trump's suit argues that James is "guided solely by political animus" and that her investigation constitutes harassment of a private citizen. In a statement, James said the lawsuit would not delay or derail the investigation. More: - When the AG's investigation concludes, James can only file civil charges against Trump. She has said she intends to question Trump under oath.
- A criminal investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. is looking into whether Trump intentionally inflated the value of his assets to lenders.
- James' office is also participating in Vance's investigation.
- Trump's lawsuit highlights comments by James purporting to show a political bias against him, including tweets that she would "take on Donald Trump" and lead the "resistance" against him.
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 The EPA announced new rules significantly raising vehicle mileage standards, a move aimed at reducing U.S. carbon emissions. The final rule issued today sets aggressive standards with a goal of 40 miles per gallon being the industry-wide target by 2026. That standard is 25% higher than the rule issued in 2020 by the Trump administration and 5% higher than the EPA's own proposal from just a few months ago. More: - The Biden administration says its rule will expand market share for vehicles with no emissions.
- The EPA estimates that hybrid and electric vehicles will amount to 17% of all new vehicles sold in 2026. That number is currently 4%.
- The administration said the auto industry should have plenty of time to ensure its vehicles can meet these standards, though the head of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade group, said additional policies like consumer incentives would be necessary to meet the deadline.
- The new rules start with 2023 car models, with emissions standards continuing to increase through 2026.
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 More than 4 million people have signed a petition asking Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to commute the sentence of or grant clemency to a truck driver whose out-of-control big rig caused a crash that killed four people in 2019. Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced to 110 years in prison last week for causing the crash, though he maintains that his brakes failed. Colorado District Judge A. Bruce Jones said his hands were tied and he had no choice but to levy the minimum sentence for each charge, and that they had to be served consecutively. More: - The petition argues that Aguilera-Mederos is not at fault and that his employer should be held responsible for the accident.
- Greg Fulton, president of the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, said he agrees that the sentence seems too stiff, but that driver error was the ultimate cause of the crash. He did insinuate, however, that the trucking company might have made a mistake by putting an inexperienced driver on a mountain route.
- Aguilera-Mederos, now 26, was 23 at the time of the crash.
- Some videos on social media are promoting a trucking boycott of Colorado until Aguilera-Mederos' sentence is reduced, though Fulton said he had heard of no supply chain disruptions in the area due to a driver boycott.
- The April 25, 2019, crash caused a 28-car pileup, a fire across the highway, four deaths, and six injuries.
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 U.S. gas prices are dropping from their November high, though the cost of a gallon of gas is falling more swiftly in some parts of the country than others. The average cost of a gallon in Indiana and Michigan is $0.25 lower now than it was a month ago, though a gallon is only $0.11 cheaper than its $3.42 high nationwide. Prices remain high on the West Coast due to supply chain issues following flooding in British Columbia. More: - Crude oil prices elsewhere in the country have been dropping significantly, though they are still up 50% from a coronavirus-influenced 2020 lull.
- GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan said "you can tell there was some profit taking" in Michigan, as some stations posted a $0.60 drop in prices while others only had a $0.15 drop.
- Oil prices continued to drop (along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average) on Monday, reflecting omicron variant fears.
- California still has the highest gas prices in the nation, where an average gallon of gas last week was $4.67.
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 The remaining 12 hostages who were being held in Haiti for two months were not set free by their captors, but instead made a daring escape, officials said on Monday. The hostages, who were in Haiti as members of Christian Aid Ministries, an Ohio-based missionary group, escaped the building where they were being held, slipped past guards, and walked for miles with an infant and children before finding someone who was able to call for help. Five other hostages were previously freed, though it remains unclear if any ransom was paid to the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti. More: - All the hostages have since returned to the U.S. The 12 who escaped were flown by the U.S. Coast Guard to Florida.
- The hostages said they were moved around several times over the past two months, and often separated.
- A spokesperson for Christian Aid Ministries said the group was not physically harmed and were provided food, though some got sick and developed sores from having to bathe in contaminated water.
- The hostages came from Amish, Mennonite, and other Anabaptist communities in the U.S. and Canada.
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- Symphony of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, returned to Miami on Saturday after a seven-day trip during which 48 passengers and staff tested positive for COVID-19. The company credits its contact tracing efforts with keeping the virus from impacting more of the 7,000 aboard the ship.
- "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah is suing a New York City hospital, alleging malpractice following a 2020 surgery he says left him with "severe and painful personal injuries," as well as "severe emotional distress."
- Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 30 aerosol spray products due to concerns about high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene.
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 |  | Jonathan Harris is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles. |  | | Editor | Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is writing an illustrated book about climate change that will be published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade. | |
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