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The Chinese military believes war in space is inevitable, so China is developing a space program advanced enough to disrupt U.S. military communications. That, according to a new report prepared by the U.S.-China Economic and Secretary Review Commission for Congress. The report, compiled by the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), was released by the commission on Monday and reveals that China is interested in attaining space supremacy, adding that Chinese military leaders think that control of space determines control of Earth.

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s leading effort to build a coal-fired electric plant that will capture and store its carbon emissions will take a shaky step forward on Tuesday, when the consortium building it announces a location for the $1.5 billion plant. But choosing a location may be the least of the problems for the builders, with the Energy Department making ambiguous statements about its commitment to the project. The department, which is supposed to pay for most of the work, called the announcement on a location “inadvisable” and seemed to distance itself from the plans, saying in a letter last...