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U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading Tuesday as investors welcomed solid results from homebuilders, retailers and other companies.

The Trump administration is set to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to slow global warming, the Clean Power Plan that restricts greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.

States with a history of fighting air pollution from coal-fired power plants are denouncing the Trump administration's move to scale back restrictions on emissions, with some threatening court challenges.

___ Microsoft uncovers more Russian hacking ahead of midterms Microsoft says it's discovered new Russian hacking efforts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections.

The Trump Administration's dismantling of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan will provide lower electricity cost for all Americans, according to the Acting EPA Administrator.

The Latest on Russia sanctions (all times local): 10:15 a.m.

Moldova's government says it will wait for a new Romanian gas pipeline to be built rather than extend a deal with Russian energy company Gazprom.

Asian shares were mixed Tuesday amid doubts on the prospects for resolving the trade dispute between the U.S. and China.

U.S. stocks moved mostly higher in early trading Monday, adding to the market's upbeat finish last week amid signs of progress in resolving the trade dispute between the U.S. and China.

The Latest on the Trump administration's plan to roll back the centerpiece of Obama-era efforts to slow global warming(all times local): 8:20 p.m.

Federal officials said Monday they were prepared to act quickly if oil pipelines in a sensitive Michigan waterway leak, drawing a skeptical response from a U.S. senator who said the handling of a suspected anchor strike last spring exposed flaws in the system.

The Trump administration is set to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to slow global warming, the Clean Power Plan that restricts greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.

___ US firms to Trump: Don't raise tariffs on more Chinese goods WASHINGTON (AP) — Fishermen off the Alaskan coast.

The company planning the Keystone XL oil pipeline is moving to condemn private land in South Dakota.

Iran's oil minister says France's oil giant Total SA has pulled out of Iran after cancelling its $5 billion, 20-year agreement to develop the country's massive South Pars offshore natural gas field over renewed U.S. sanctions.