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A unanimous High Court ruled on Tuesday that Maryland officials overstepped their authority when they provided financial subsidies to encourage construction of a new power plant in the state.

A high-ranking Republican senator dismissed as "not satisfactory" a draft legislation aimed at addressing Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis before a looming debt default on May 1, deepening intraparty divisions on the complex rescue effort.

The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the widespread international tax avoidance schemes exposed by the Panama Papers leak, published by the Guardian and other journalistic partners.