A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities.

The Biden administration has issued its first clean energy loan guarantee, reviving an Obama-era program that disbursed billions of dollars in guarantees to help launch the country’s first utility-scale wind and solar farms a decade ago but has largely gone dormant in recent years.

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SAN ANTONIO – A monolith, like the one that appeared in Utah last month, has appeared at the Animal Defense League -- maybe to help dogs and cats find their forever homes. A mysterious monolith had appeared at our Paul Jolly Center this morning. According to center officials, potential pet adopters can come to the center and take a photo with the monolith while visiting the center and hopefully taking home one of the animals sheltered there. Officials are unaware of how long the monolith will be in place, so act fast! Appointments are required, you can schedule yours by clicking here.

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs have jumped into the monolith fun after the mysterious object vanished from its precarious placement in Utah. According to the AP report, the monolith was removed by an “unknown party” on Nov. 27. According to the biologists who spotted the monolith, the structure stood at 11 feet tall with sides that appeared to be made out of stainless steel. NEW: Mysterious monolith appears in San Antonio after Utah one vanishes pic.twitter.com/3r92gqKD54 — Coyote (@SpursCoyote) December 1, 2020“NEW: Mysterious monolith appears in San Antonio after Utah one vanishes,” The Coyote tweeted on Tuesday. Could the great monolith have ended up in San Antonio, discovered only by the Spurs’ beloved mascot, Coyote?