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Coal’s contradiction: Texas generates the most, West Virginia needs it most

Which states generate the most electricity from coal? According to May 2026 EIA data, Texas leads all states with 4,536 thousand MWh of coal-fired generation, followed by West Virginia (3,611 thousand MWh) and Kentucky (3,442 thousand MWh). But while West Virginia is 87.2% dependent on coal, it occupies a modest 8.95% share in Texas’s vast energy mix.

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Absentee and early voting in the US: What to know before the November 3 midterms

The U.S. midterm elections are not limited to Tuesday, November 3. For millions of voters, Election Day will begin much earlier, either through in-person early voting or by casting a mail-in ballot, despite recent attempts by President Donald Trump to restrict and overhaul mail-in voting.

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A person casts a mail-in ballot in Portland in May 2024.
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Helen DeWitt: ‘Publishers treat authors like outcasts until it’s time to go out and sell books’ 

The warning arrives in the form of an email, just a couple of days before the interview. Helen DeWitt, author of The Last Samurai, one of the most acclaimed novels of the century, has requested, as a prelude to the conversation with EL PAÍS, that her latest blog post be read. According to the mediator from Random House (her Spanish-language publisher) in the post, she “talks a bit about how, sometimes, the promotion imposed on her by publishers or awards prevents her from doing what she’s dedicated to: writing books.”

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American writer Helen DeWitt, in a photo provided by her publisher.
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