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On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1907, Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1990) was born. In 1909, Ralph E. Winters, Canadian-American film editor (died 2004) was born. In 1932, Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits. In 1948, United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board. In 1953, Vernon Coaker, English educator and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence was born. In 1958, The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing 18 ironworkers and injuring others. In 1960, The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty. In 1989, Interflug Flight 102 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, killing 21 people. In 2013, Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (born 1927) passed away. In 2017, A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Interior Department kills four more offshore wind projects in $765 million deal

Washington Examiner

June 17, 2026

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Interior Department kills four more offshore wind projects in $765 million deal

The Trump administration is spending nearly 800 million to cancel offshore leases for four wind farms along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, repaying the project developer in exchange for investments in fossil fuels. This is the third time this year that the Interior Department has moved to reimburse wind developers for what they previously paid []

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