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UPDATE 1-US court lifts order blocking $655 mln clean-energy transmission line
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday lifted a lower court's order blocking a land exchange needed before developers can build a major clean-energy transmission line through a Mississippi River wildlife refuge. A three-judge panel of the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a Wisconsin federal judge's preliminary injunction issued in March blocking work on a last stretch of the Cardinal-Hickory Creek high voltage line, which has already cost developers $655 million, was not justified. The appeals court said the lower court needed to determine the three environmental groups that challenged the swap - the National Wildlife Refuge Association, Driftless Area Land Conservancy and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation - were likely to succeed in their lawsuit, but did not do so.
The Daily BeastFor Sale: Jeffrey Epstein’s Second ‘Black Book’ of the Rich and Famous
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Alice BenjaminA second “black book” of contact names and numbers belonging to the well-connected dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is going up for auction in two weeks time. On May 15, the black book will be offered for private sale by sealed bids by Alexander Historical Auctions. A forensic document examiner’s report on its authenticity will be provided alongside it.Asked how much he thought it may fetch, Bill Panagopulos, Alexander’s
ReutersStay alert: Quake warning app demand surges in earthquake-rattled Taiwan
Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to high demand from people eager to get a few extra seconds to take cover after more than 1,300 aftershocks rattled the island in the past month following a large temblor. Taiwan's east coast was struck by a 7.2 magnitude quake on April 3, killing 17 people. The frequent aftershocks since then - including more than 200 tremors in a 24-hour period starting April 22 - have unnerved many.
