Energy in America

___ Social media plays whack-a-mole with Russia interference NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is spending heavily to avoid a repeat of the Russian interference that played out on its service in 2016.But it doesn't appear to have the upper hand yet — and may never.

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Here’s how one company has turned a dusty wasteland into a high-valued commodity in the Permian Basin of Texas.

The owner of nuclear power plants slated for closure in Massachusetts and Michigan says it plans to sell the facilities after they are shut down.

A can of Coca-Cola, a package of Pampers and plane tickets will likely cost more in the coming months, as consumers feel the impact of rising fuel prices, higher raw-materials costs and a range of new tariffs.

The Trump administration says people would drive more and be exposed to increased risk if their cars get better gas mileage, an argument intended to justify freezing Obama-era toughening of fuel standards.

Shareholders of SCANA agreed Tuesday to sell the South Carolina utility to Virginia-based Dominion Energy, which has agreed to swallow billions of dollars in debt from the company's failed nuclear construction project and other operations.

TransCanada Corp. is digging up a portion of the Keystone oil pipeline in South Dakota after an inspection identified potential issues with the pipeline's coating.

The country's oldest nuclear power plant is being sold to a company that will decommission it in the next eight years, decades earlier than required by industry protocols.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says the growing cyber threat cannot be underestimated and government and the public must work together to battle it.

U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday morning after a three-day losing streak.

Japan's nuclear policy-setting panel has approved a revised guideline on plutonium use, putting a cap on its stockpile and pledging to eventually reduce it to address international concern.

Energy giant BP says it is increasing its dividend for the first time in almost four years after second-quarter earnings quadrupled on higher oil prices and streamlined production.

Puerto Rico's government has reached a deal with a bondholder group to restructure more than a third of the debt owed by its troubled power company as the utility moves toward privatization.

___ CBS keeps Moonves in place during sexual misconduct inquiry NEW YORK (AP) —CBS will keep CEO Les Moonves in place during an investigation of sexual misconduct charges against him, the company said.

Georgia's governor has made good on his vow to restore a jet fuel tax cut that had been controversially killed by state GOP lawmakers irate over Delta Air Lines' decision to cut ties with the National Rifle Association.

Technology stocks continued to fall in early trading on Monday, following up on their sharp losses at the end of last week.