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Pres. Trump signs executive order on coal

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Environmental activists criticized the order, saying it will increase pollution.
Fox Business |
President Donald Trump is looking to give coal a lift with executive orders he inked on Tuesday.
The Boston Globe |
US stocks are giving back some of their historic gains from the day before as Wall Street weighs a global trade war that has cooled in temperature but is still threatening the economy.

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