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1 Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility: The Defense Department will permanentl­y shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel, The Associated Press has learned.

2 Biden administra­tion moves to cut pollution: The Biden administra­tion on Monday proposed curbing pollution pouring out of the tailpipes of new tractor-trailers, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles that forms smog, along with emissions warming the planet. The Environmen­tal Protection Agency proposed a new rule to cut the emission of nitrogen oxides — poisonous and reactive gases that can cause asthma attacks — from engines in some of the biggest vehicles on roadways.

3 Levi’s suspends operations

in Russia: Denim company Levi Strauss & Co. is temporaril­y suspending commercial operations in Russia, where it gets about 2% of its sales, almost two weeks after the invasion of Ukraine.

4 Bed Bath &Beyond shakeup plotted: The investment firm of billionair­e Ryan Cohen has taken a large stake in Bed Bath & Beyond and is recommendi­ng that the struggling retailer sell all or part of its business. RC Ventures LLC has acquired a nearly 10% stake in Bed Bath & Beyond, according to a regulatory filing.

5 Gilead drug delays progressio­n

of common breast cancers: Gilead’ s drug Trodelvy slowed progressio­n of a common type of breast cancer in early results from a study that could help expand use of the therapy. The 543-patient study hit its main goal in treatment of spreading breast cancers bearing hormone receptors, proteins involved in cell growth that are often targeted by therapies.

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